The 2017–18 Toto Cup Al was the 33rd season of the third-important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the 12th tournament involving Israeli Premier League clubs only.
The competition is held in two stages. First, fourteen Premier League teams were divided into three groups, five teams in groups A and B and four teams in group C, the teams playing against each other once. The best three teams from groups A and B and the best two teams from group C will advance to the quarter-finals, which will be played over two-legged ties. The semi-finals and the final are then played as one-legged matches in a neutral venue.
Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs, with the northern clubs allocated to Group A, In Group B allocated the two teams from Tel Aviv, one team from Petah Tikva, one from Netanya and one more team from Ra'anana. The southern clubs allocated to Group C (including Beitar Jerusalem).
Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2017. 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.
Updated to match(es) played on 27 September 2017. 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.
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. 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.
^Hapoel Kiryat Shmona originally won the match 1–0. However, at the beginning of the second half Beitar had substituted in a sixth foreign player, when a maximum of five foreign players was allowed, and played with six foreign players until the 65th minute.[3] The game was awarded to Hapoel Kiryat Shmona with a score of 3–0.[4][5]
