2015–16 Toto Cup Al

2015–16 Toto Cup Al
Tournament details
CountryIsrael
Teams14
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Petah Tikva
Runner-upIroni Kiryat Shmona
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored83 (2.24 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Romania Ovidiu Hoban
Israel Alon Turgeman (3)

The 2015–16 Toto Cup Al was the 31st season of the third-important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the 11th tournament involving Israeli Premier League clubs only.

The competition was 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 advanced to the quarter-finals, which will was played over two-legged ties. The semi-finals and the final were then played as one-legged matches in a neutral venue.

The tournament started on 1 August 2015.[1][2][3] Maccabi Tel Aviv were the defending champions, after winning the previous competition.

Maccabi Petah Tikva won the title, beating Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3–1 in the final.[4]

Group stage

Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs, with the northern clubs allocated to Group A, Gush Dan clubs (from Tel Aviv and Petah Tikva, allocated to Group C), and the rest to Group B. The groups were announced by the IFA on 25 June 2015.[2]

The matches were played between 1 August 2015 and end on 17 August, with leftover matches played on 9 September, if necessary.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MHA IKS HHA BnS HAC
1 Maccabi Haifa (A) 4 4 0 0 8 2 +6 12 2–1 3–0
2 Ironi Kiryat Shmona (A) 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 1–2 1–0
3 Hapoel Haifa (A) 4 2 0 2 6 3 +3 6 2–0 3–0
4 Bnei Sakhnin 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1 0–1 1–3
5 Hapoel Acre 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1 0–1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2015. Source: football.org.il (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 quarter finals

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MNE HBS BEI HRA HKS
1 Maccabi Netanya (A) 4 2 2 0 4 0 +4 8 2–0 2–0
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (A) 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7 4–0 2–0
3 Beitar Jerusalem (A) 4 2 0 2 2 6 −4 6 1–0 1–0
4 Hapoel Ra'anana 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 0–0 1–1
5 Hapoel Kfar Saba 4 0 1 3 0 4 −4 1 0–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2015. Source: football.org.il (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 quarter finals

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MPT BnY MTA HTA
1 Maccabi Petah Tikva (A) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 3–0
2 Bnei Yehuda (A) 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 3–1 2–0
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3 0–3
4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0 2–3 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2015. Source: football.org.il (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 quarter finals

Knockout rounds

The quarter finals draw was held on 29 October.[5]

All times are in Israel Standard Time

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maccabi Haifa 1–2 Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–1 1–1
Beitar Jerusalem 2–2 (4–2 p) Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–1 1–1
Hapoel Haifa 1–2 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0–1 1–1
Bnei Yehuda 2–1 Maccabi Netanya 1–1 1–0

First leg

1 December 2015 Maccabi Haifa 0–1 Maccabi Petah Tikva Netanya
20:30 Shechter Red card 82' Summary
Report (Hebrew)		 Hugi 6' Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ziv Adler
2 December 2015 Bnei Yehuda 1–1 Maccabi Netanya Tel Aviv
19:00 Kadusi 86' Summary
Report (Hebrew)		 Jabarin 54' Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Gal Leibowitz
2 December 2015 Hapoel Haifa 0–1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Acre
19:05 Summary
Report (Hebrew)		 Abed 11' Stadium: Acre Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Menashe Mashiah
2 December 2015 Beitar Jerusalem 1–1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Jerusalem
21:00 L. Cohen 46' Summary
Report (Hebrew)		 Arbeitman 64' Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Oren Siminyan

Second leg

15 December 2015 Maccabi Netanya 0–1 Bnei Yehuda Netanya
20:00 Summary
Report (Hebrew)		 Nworuh 67' Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Orel Greenfeld

Bnei Yehuda won 2–1 on aggregate.

15 December 2015 Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–1 Maccabi Haifa Ashdod
20:30 Gavish 65' Summary
Report (Hebrew)		 Gozlan 16' Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium
Referee: Liran Liany

Maccabi Petah Tikva won 2–1 on aggregate.

16 December 2015 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–1 Hapoel Haifa Acre
20:00 Serdal 80' (o.g.) Summary
Report (Hebrew)		 Elbaz 80' Stadium: Acre Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Guy Berger

Ironi Kiryat Shmona won 2–1 on aggregate.

16 December 2015 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 p)		 Beitar Jerusalem Be'er Sheva
20:30 Tzedek 90+5' Summary
Report (Hebrew)		 Gabay 54' Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Daniel Bar-Natan
Penalties
Tzedek soccer ball with check mark
Ogu soccer ball with check mark
Arbeitman soccer ball with red X
Melikson soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Atzili
soccer ball with check mark I. Cohen
soccer ball with check mark Claudemir
soccer ball with check mark Rueda

2–2 on aggregate. Beitar Jerusalem won 4–2 on penalties.

Semifinals

30 December 2015 Bnei Yehuda 0–3 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Petah Tikva
19:00 Summary
Report (Hebrew)		 Amutu 38', 44'
Mizrachi 79'		 Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Eli Hachmon
30 December 2015 Maccabi Petah Tikva 2–0 Beitar Jerusalem Netanya
21:00 Kanyuk 32'
Jakobovich 59'		 Summary
Report (Hebrew)		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich

Final

2 February 2016 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–3 Maccabi Petah Tikva Netanya
19:30 Bruno 7' Summary
Report (Hebrew)		 Goldenberg 20'
Kalibat 59'
Rotman 89'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Alon Yefet

See also

References

  1. ^ Hapoel T.A., Maccabi T.A. and Bnei Yehuda in the Same Group Gidi Lapkin, 25 June 2015, One.co.il (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ a b Group Allocation in the Toto Cup – 2015/16 Season IFA, 25 June 2015 (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Toto Cup:Hapoel Ra'anana and Maccabi Netanya With a 0:0 Draw Guy Shalit, 1 August 2015, Walla! (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ Petah Tikva takes Toto Cup with final triumph over K8 Allon Sinai, 3 February 2016, The Jerusalem Post
  5. ^ Zrihan, Roi (29 October 2015). "Quarter final draw: BS versus Beitar, Haifa - PT". Sport 5.