2002–03 Toto Cup Artzit

Toto Cup Artzit
Season2002–03
ChampionsHapoel Ashkelon
(2nd Title)

The 2002–03 Toto Cup Artzit was the 4th time the cup was being contested as a competition for the third tier in the Israeli football league system.

The competition was won, for the second consecutive time, by Hapoel Ashkelon, who had beaten Hapoel Majd al-Krum 2–1 in the final with a golden goal during extra time.

Format change

The 12 Liga Artzit clubs were divided into two groups, each with six clubs, with the top two teams advancing to the quarter-finals.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts IKS HAS HBY HBN BST MRA
1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona (A) 10 4 4 2 19 17 +2 16 — 0–0 3–3 1–1 2–3 1–0
2 Hapoel Ashkelon (A) 10 4 4 2 9 8 +1 16 2–4 — 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–2
3 Hapoel Bat Yam 10 2 7 1 11 8 +3 13 3–0 0–0 — 0–0 1–1 1–0
4 Hapoel Beit She'an 10 3 4 3 14 16 −2 13 2–2 1–0 1–1 — 4–3 3–2
5 Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv 10 3 2 5 15 15 0 11 2–3 0–1 1–1 2–0 — 2–0
6 Maccabi Ramat Amidar 10 2 3 5 13 17 −4 9 1–3 1–1 1–1 4–2 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 the Semifinals

Group B

On 29 August 2002 Hakoah Ramat Gan was demoted to Liga Artzit and was replaced by Hapoel Tzafririm Holon.[1] As a result, the two matches played by Hapoel Tzafririm Holon before the club was promoted were annulled.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HAC HMJ HRH IKA HMR HSU
1 Hapoel Acre (A) 10 5 4 1 20 11 +9 19 — 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 6–1
2 Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum (A) 10 5 4 1 16 10 +6 19 1–3 — 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–2
3 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 10 4 3 3 16 17 −1 15 0–2 0–2 — 3–2 4–3 1–1
4 Maccabi Kiryat Ata 10 2 6 2 24 17 +7 12 2–2 0–0 2–2 — 1–1 8–1
5 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 10 2 2 6 15 22 −7 8 1–1 0–3 1–2 4–3 — 3–1
6 Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei 10 1 3 6 11 25 −14 6 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 —
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 the Semifinals

Knockout rounds

Semifinals

Home Team Score Away Team
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Acre 0–1 Hapoel Majd al-Krum

Final

Hapoel Ashkelon2–1 (a.e.t.)Hapoel Majd al-Krum
Elkayam 4'
Taher gold-colored soccer ball 106' (o.g.)		 Report Saba'a 35'

See also


References

  1. ^ Officially: Hakoah R.G. in Artzit, Tzafririm to Replace It in Leumit Yuval Pais and Moshe Gozgal, 29 August 2002, Ynet (in Hebrew)