The 2016–17

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup (, ''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, Ligat Ha'Al; and the Israeli 2nd division Liga Leumit. Both of the ...

Leumit was the 27th season of the second tier League Cup (as a separate competition) since its introduction. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen

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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. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') was an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. It was reestablished in 2024 as "Ironi Ashkelon". History After being founded in 1955, Hapoel Ashkelon spent their first few decades in ...

, having won the cup on its previous edition. In the final, played on 30 November 2016, Maccabi Sha'arayim defeated Hapoel Ramat Gan 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)
football.org.il Championship Regulations (pages 41-47)
football.org.il # Superior

goal difference Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...

# 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

References

External links

Official website
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