2015–16 Toto Cup Leumit

2015–16 Toto Cup Leumit

Tournament details
Country	Israel
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Hapoel Ashkelon
Runner-up	F.C. Ashdod
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	66 (2.13 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Din David (5)

The 2015–16 Toto Cup Leumit was the 26th season of the second tier League Cup (as a separate competition) since its introduction. It is planned held in two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams are divided into four regionalized groups, with the winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final are due to be held as one-legged matches.

The defending cup holders were Hapoel Bnei Lod, having won the cup on its previous edition.

In the final, played on 15 December 2015, Hapoel Ashkelon defeated F.C. Ashdod 1–0.

Group stage

Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs. The groups were announced by the IFA on took place on 25 June 2015.

The matches are due to be played from 1 August.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.

1. Superior goal difference
2. Higher number of victories achieved
3. Higher number of goals scored
4. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
5. Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
6. Higher number of victories achieved in the group matches played among the teams in question
7. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
8. A deciding match, if needed to set which team qualifies to the quarter-finals.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Quarterfinals

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (A)	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
2	Hapoel Afula (A)	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6
3	Maccabi Herzliya	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	6
4	Hapoel Nazareth Illit	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

Updated to games played on 4 September 2015.
Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Home ╲ Away	HAF	HNI	MAN	MHE
Hapoel Afula			3–2
Hapoel Nazareth Illit	0–4
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth		5–0		1–0
Maccabi Herzliya	1–0	1–0

Updated to games played on 4 September 2015.
Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (A)	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
2	Hapoel Petah Tikva (A)	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	5
3	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	3	1	0	2	4	3	+1	3
4	Hapoel Ramat Gan	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Updated to games played on 4 September 2015.
Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Home ╲ Away	HPT	HRG	HRH	HRL
Hapoel Petah Tikva			0–0
Hapoel Ramat Gan	0–0			1–4
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon		2–1		1–0
Hapoel Rishon LeZion	0–1

Updated to games played on 4 September 2015.
Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hapoel Katamon (A)	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	6
2	Hapoel Jerusalem (A)	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
3	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
4	Hapoel Bnei Lod	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3

Updated to games played on 7 September 2015.
Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Home ╲ Away	BTR	HBL	HJE	HKN
Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla	1–0		2–2
Hapoel Bnei Lod	4–1
Hapoel Jerusalem		3–0
Hapoel Katamon		1–0	1–0

Updated to games played on 7 September 2015.
Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hapoel Ashkelon (A)	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
2	FC Ashdod (A)	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
3	Maccabi Yavne	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Updated to games played on 7 September 2015.
Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Home ╲ Away	FCA	HAS	MKG	MYA
F.C. Ashdod			2–0	1–1
Hapoel Ashkelon	1–1			1–0
Maccabi Kiryat Gat		0–2
Maccabi Yavne			1–1

Updated to games played on 17 August 2015.
Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout Rounds

Quarter Finals

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth v F.C. Ashdod

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	0–1	F.C. Ashdod	Ilut
18:30		report	David  12'	Stadium: Ilut Stadium Referee: Kobi Lechem HaCohen

Hapoel Afula v Hapoel Petah Tikva

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)	Hapoel Afula	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Hapoel Petah Tikva	Afula
19:00	Dayan  17'	report	Lungu  41'	Stadium: Afula Illit Stadium Referee: Idan Almalem
		Penalties
	Martin Dayan Shawat Malul		Azubel Mayo Kahlon Azulay S. Cohen

Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem v Hapoel Ramat HaSharon

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	Jerusalem
19:30	Ben Lulu  67'	report	Uzor  58'	Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Eliran Ben Simon
		Penalties
	Adam Mizrahi Oved Mazor Maman Baruchyan O. Cohen		Hadida Tchalisher Ben Yair Alesk Dvora Elkaslasy

Hapoel Jerusalem v Hapoel Ashkelon

21 October 2015 (2015-10-21)	Hapoel Jerusalem	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Hapoel Ashkelon	Jerusalem
19:00		report		Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Idan Leiba
		Penalties
	Horev Bitton Yosef Bruno Ricardo		Y. Revivo Buzaglo Abuhazira Dego

Semi Finals

Hapoel Petah Tikva v F.C. Ashdod

1 December 2015 (2015-12-01)	Hapoel Petah Tikva	1–3 (a.e.t.)	F.C. Ashdod	Ramat HaSharon
19:00	Mayo  32'	Report	David  62', 96' Kougbenya  111'	Stadium: Grundman Stadium Referee: Sahar Arbeli

Hapoel Ramat HaSharon v Hapoel Ashkelon

1 December 2015 (2015-12-01)	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	1–2	Hapoel Ashkelon	Ramla
19:00	Musa  70'	Report	Haddad  6' Shriki  78'	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Referee: David Fuchsman

Final

F.C. Ashdod v Hapoel Ashkelon

15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) 19:00 IST

F.C. Ashdod	0–1	Hapoel Ashkelon
	Report	Mishpati  88' (o.g.)

Ness Ziona Stadium Referee: Raafat el-Hamula

See also

• 2015–16 Toto Cup Al
• 2015–16 Liga Leumit
• 2015–16 Israel State Cup

External links

• Official website (Hebrew)