1998–99 Toto Cup Leumit

The 1998–99 Toto Cup Leumit was the 15th season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction.

Toto Cup Leumit
Season1998–99
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv
(2nd Title)
← 1997–98

It was held in two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams were divided into four groups. The group winners advanced to the semi-finals, which, as were the final held as one-legged matches.

The competition began on 15 August 1998 and ended on 2 February 1999, with Maccabi Tel Aviv beating Beitar Jerusalem 2–1 in the final.

Group stage

The matches were played from 15 August 1998 to 23 January 1999.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BEI MPT HPT HBN
1 Beitar Jerusalem (A) 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15 — 3–0 2–1 4–0
2 Maccabi Petah Tikva 6 3 0 3 10 9 +1 9 2–3 — 0–1 3–0
3 Hapoel Petah Tikva 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 6 0–2 1–3 — 1–0
4 Hapoel Beit She'an 6 2 0 4 7 14 −7 6 2–1 1–2 4–3 —
Source: rsssf.com (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(A) Advanced to semifinals.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MTA HTA BnY HRL
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv (A) 6 6 0 0 25 2 +23 18 — 2–0 6–0 8–1
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 1–2 — 3–1 2–1
3 Bnei Yehuda 6 2 0 4 8 15 −7 6 0–1 2–0 — 3–2
4 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 6 1 0 5 8 23 −15 3 0–6 1–2 3–2 —
Source: rsssf.com (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(A) Advanced to semifinals.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HHA HKS HJE MJF
1 Hapoel Haifa (A) 6 5 1 0 14 5 +9 16 — 2–1 3–2 4–0
2 Hapoel Kfar Saba 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 0–2 — 1–1 1–1
3 Hapoel Jerusalem 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5 1–1 0–2 — 4–2
4 Maccabi Jaffa 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4 1–2 1–2 2–1 —
Source: rsssf.com (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(A) Advanced to semifinals.

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HTZ MHA MHE MIA
1 Hapoel Tzafririm Holon (A) 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 11 — 1–1 2–0 2–0
2 Maccabi Haifa 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 0–2 — 3–1 3–0
3 Maccabi Herzliya 6 2 1 3 13 13 0 7 1–1 2–4 — 6–2
4 Maccabi Ironi Ashdod 6 2 0 4 10 19 −9 6 5–4 2–1 1–3 —
Source: rsssf.com (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(A) Advanced to semifinals.

Elimination Rounds

Semifinals
26 January 1999 Beitar Jerusalem3–2Hapoel HaifaRamat Gan
Shelach  24'
Shitrit  50' (pen.), 59'		 Roso  73' (pen.)
Nissim  88'		 Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
26 January 1999 Maccabi Tel Aviv3–1Hapoel Tzafririm HolonRamat Gan
Tzarfati  1'
Kubica  23'
Nimni  60'		 Daraselia  45' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium

Final
Beitar Jerusalem1–2 (a.e.t.)Maccabi Tel Aviv
Hamar  43' Video summary Nimni  83', 101'
Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nir Ba'abur

See also
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