The 2016–17
Toto Cup
The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League (Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit.
F ...
Leumit was the 27th season of the
second tier League Cup
In several sports, most prominently association football, a league cup or secondary cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament t ...
(as a separate competition) since its introduction. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen
Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League.
Structure
There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...
teams were divided into four regionalized groups, with the winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final were held as one-legged matches.
The defending cup holders were
Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club currently competes in Liga Alef and plays at the 5,250-capacity Sala Sta ...
, having won the cup on its
previous edition.
In the final, played on 30 November 2016,
Maccabi Sha'arayim defeated
Hapoel Ramat Gan
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, ...
2–1.
Group stage
Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs. The groups were announced by the IFA on took place on 18 July 2016.
Leumit: Hapoel P.T. vs. Netanya in the Opening Round
18 July 2016, One
The matches are due to be played from 1 August.
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.[State Cup Regulations (page 22)](_blank)
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# Superior goal difference
# Higher number of victories achieved
# Higher number of goals scored
# Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
# Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
# Higher number of victories achieved in the group matches played among the teams in question
# Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
# A deciding match, if needed to set which team qualifies to the quarter-finals.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout Rounds
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
See also
* 2016–17 Toto Cup Al
The 2016–17 Toto Cup Al was the 32st season of the third-important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the 11th tournament involving Israeli Premier League clubs only.
The competition is held in two stages. First, fourtee ...
* 2016–17 Liga Leumit
The 2016–17 Liga Leumit is the 18th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 75rd season of second-tier football in Israel.
A total of sixteen teams are contesting in the league, including twelve sides from the 2015–16 se ...
* 2016–17 Israel State Cup
The 2016–17 Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina'') was the 78th season of Israel's nationwide Association football cup competition and the 63rd after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
The competition commenced i ...
References
External links
Official website
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