2018–19 Toto Cup Al

The 2018–19 Toto Cup Al is the 34th season of the third-important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the 13th tournament involving Israeli Premier League clubs only.

2018–19 Toto Cup Al
CountryIsrael
Teams14
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv (6th title)
Runners-upMaccabi Haifa
Matches played30
Goals scored79 (2.63 per match)

Maccabi Tel Aviv are the defending champions.[1]

Format changes

The four clubs playing in the Champions League and Europa League (Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Haifa) will not take part in the group stage, while the remaining ten clubs were divided into two groups of five clubs. At the end of the group stage each of the group winners will qualify to the semi-finals. Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Hapoel Haifa will play (in the 2018 Israel Super Cup match) for a place in one of the semi-finals (meeting the group winner with the fewest points accumulated), while Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem will play for a place in the other semi-final (meeting the group winner with the most points accumulated). All the clubs will participate in classification play-offs.[2]

Group stage

Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs, with the northern clubs allocated to Group A, and the southern clubs allocated to Group B. Each club will play the other clubs once.

The matches are scheduled to start on 28 July 2018.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams advanced to the Quarterfinals

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation MHA MNE BSK HKS HHD
1 Maccabi Haifa (Q) 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8 Semi-finals — 1–1 3–2
2 Maccabi Netanya 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 8 5-8th classification play-offs — 1–1 3–2
3 Bnei Sakhnin 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 6 9-10th classification play-offs 1–1 — 0–0
4 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 4 1 0 3 5 7 −2 3 11-12th classification play-offs 1–3 0–1 —
5 Hapoel Hadera 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1 13-14th classification play-offs 0–4 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation HTA MPT BYT HRA ASD
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Q) 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 10 Semi-finals — 1–1 4–0
2 Maccabi Petah Tikva 4 1 2 1 4 2 +2 5 5-8th classification play-offs — 0–0 3–0
3 Bnei Yehuda 4 1 2 1 7 9 −2 5 9-10th classification play-offs — 4–2 3–3
4 Hapoel Ra'anana 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4 11-12th classification play-offs 2–1 1–0 —
5 F.C. Ashdod 4 0 2 2 3 9 −6 2 13-14th classification play-offs 0–3 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

European qualification route

Israel Super Cup
See also: 2018 Israel Super Cup
Hapoel Haifa1-1Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Gabriel Tamas  28' Report Hen Dilmoni  26' (o.g.)
Penalties
Tamas
Kapiloto
Plakuschenko
Hadida
Arel 		5–4 Sahar
Melikson
Zrihan
Ezra
Tzedek

UEFA qualifiers match
Maccabi Tel Aviv1-0Beitar Jerusalem
Schoenfeld  56' Report

Classification play-offs

13-14th classification match
18 August 2018 F.C. Ashdod1-2Hapoel HaderaAshdod
18:45 Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium

11-12th classification match
18 August 2018 Hapoel Ra'anana1-0Hapoel Kiryat ShmonaRamat Gan
18:45 Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium

9-10th classification match
18 August 2018 Bnei Yehuda0-0
(4-5 p)		Bnei SakhninPetah Tikva
18:45 Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium

7-8th classification match
18 August 2018 Beitar Jerusalem1-3Maccabi Petah TikvaJerusalem
21:00 Stadium: Teddy Stadium

5-6th classification match
19 August 2018 Hapoel Be'er Sheva2-1Maccabi NetanyaBeersheba
21:00 Stadium: Turner Stadium

Semi-finals
Maccabi Tel Aviv4-1Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Haifa1-1Maccabi Haifa
Guy Hadida  21'
Papazoglou  76'
Zamir  82'		 Mizrahi  51'
dos Santos  68'
Rukavytsya  73'
Penalties
Tamaș
Kapiloto
Maxim Plakuschenko
Zamir
Malul 		2–3 Alberman
Rukavytsya
Mandjeck
Habshi
Kramer
Attendance: 10,600
Referee: Erez Papir

Final
Maccabi Tel Aviv2-1Maccabi Haifa
Atzili  32'
Atar  85'		 Awaed  42'
Referee: Gal Leibovitz

Final rankings
R Team
1Maccabi Tel Aviv
2Maccabi Haifa
3Hapoel Haifa
4Hapoel Tel Aviv
5Hapoel Be'er Sheva
6Maccabi Netanya
7Maccabi Petah Tikva
8Beitar Jerusalem
9Bnei Sakhnin
10Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
11Hapoel Ra'anana
12Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
13Hapoel Hadera
14F.C. Ashdod

References
  1. Maccabi Tel Aviv captures Toto Cup over Beersheba Allon Sinai, 15 December 2017, Jerusalem Post
  2. Premier League Matches Draw: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Haifa in the First Round Walla!, 19 June 2018 (in Hebrew)
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