2014–15 Toto Cup Leumit

2014–15 Toto Cup Leumit

Country	Israel
Teams	16
Champions	Hapoel Bnei Lod
Runners-up	Bnei Yehuda
Matches played	31
Goals scored	63 (2.03 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Lanry Kahinda (Hapoel Afula) (5)
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The 2014–15 Toto Cup Leumit was the 24th season of the second tier League Cup (as a separate competition) since its introduction. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams were divided into four regionalized groups. The winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and the Final were held as one-legged matches. The final was played at the Ramat Gan Stadium on 9 December 2014, which saw Hapoel Bnei Lod defeat Bnei Yehuda with a score of 2–0.

The defending cup holders were Hapoel Rishon LeZion, having won the cup on its previous edition, but they were eliminated in the group stage.

Group stage

The draw took place on 30 June 2014.^[1]

The matches are due to be played from 2 August to 16 August 2014. However the opening date was postponed because of the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.^[2][3] and the group stage matches were played between 12 August and 19 August 2014.^[4][5] The first round of group stage matches was played on 12 August 2014,^[6][7] and the second the following Friday, 15 August 2014.^[8][9]

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.^[10][11]

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 Ironi Tiberias 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9 2 Hapoel Afula 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 3 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3 4 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0 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. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Home ╲ Away HAF HNI ITI MAN Hapoel Afula 2–4 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 1–3 Ironi Tibieras 3–1 2–1 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 0–1 3–0 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 Kfar Saba 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 2 Bnei Yehuda 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2 3 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2 4 Maccabi Herzliya 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2 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. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Home ╲ Away BnY HKS HRH MHE Bnei Yehuda 0–1 0–0 Hapoel Kfar Saba 4–1 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 0–1 Maccabi Herzliya 3–3 0–0 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 Bnei Lod 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 2 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4 3 Hapoel Ramat Gan 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3 4 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1 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. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Home ╲ Away BTR HAR HBL HRG Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 0–1 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 1–1 0–1 Hapoel Bnei Lod 2–0 1–0 Hapoel Ramat Gan 0–3 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 Maccabi Yavne 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5 2 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5 3 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4 4 Hapoel Jerusalem 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1 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. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Home ╲ Away HJE HRL MKG MYA Hapoel Jerusalem 0–3 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 5–2 0–0 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 0–0 2–0 Maccabi Yavne 0–0 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

Ironi Tiberias v Hapoel Kfar Saba

1 September 2014	Ironi Tiberias	1–0	Hapoel Kfar Saba	Afula
19:00	Dahan  12'	report		Stadium: Afula Illit Stadium Referee: Snir Zecharia

Maccabi Yavne v Bnei Yehuda

1 September 2014	Maccabi Yavne	0–1	Bnei Yehuda	Ness Ziona
19:00		report	Hadad  55'	Stadium: Ness Ziona Stadium Referee: Idan Almalem

Maccabi Kiryat Gat v Hapoel Afula

2 September 2014	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	0–0 (aet) (5–4 p)	Hapoel Afula	Ashkelon
19:00		report		Stadium: Sala Stadium Referee: Oren Simanian

Hapoel Bnei Lod v Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla

2 September 2014	Hapoel Bnei Lod	1–0	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla	Lod
19:00	Lukman  77'	report		Stadium: Lod Municipal Stadium Referee: Eliran Ben Simon

Semi Finals

Ironi Tiberias v Hapoel Bnei Lod

4 November 2014	Ironi Tiberias	1–1 (aet) (2–4 p)	Hapoel Bnei Lod	Netanya
17:00	Biton  27' (o.g.)	Report	Ben Lulu  15'	Stadium: Netanya Stadium Referee: Shimon Elkabetz
		Penalties
	Avika Siso Kirkitadze Braver		Lukman Shushan Azulay Sha'aban

Maccabi Kiryat Gat v Bnei Yehuda

4 November 2014	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	0–0 (aet) (3–5 p)	Bnei Yehuda	Netanya
20:00		Report		Stadium: Netanya Stadium Referee: Shalom Ben Avraham
		Penalties
	Zohar Ayala Ben Shimon Porat		Galvan Kadusi Agayov Finish Baldout

Final

Bnei Yehuda v Hapoel Bnei Lod

9 December 2014	Bnei Yehuda	0–2	Hapoel Bnei Lod	Ramat Gan
19:00 IST			Shavit  1' Ben Lulu  11'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium

See also

• 2014–15 Toto Cup Al
• 2014–15 Liga Leumit
• 2014–15 Israel State Cup

References

1. Draw of Toto Cup Matches from 2014/15 IFA, 30 June 2014 (Hebrew)
2. "Postponment of the Opening Round Matches of the Toto Cup". football.co.il. IFA. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
3. Itchaki, Itzik. "Decided: The Toto Cup Round This Weekend Is Postponed Due to the Situationthe". walla.co.il. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
4. Toto Cup Leumit Matches, Rounds 1-3 10 August 2014, football.org.il (Hebrew)
5. Will The Toto Cup Be Back on Tuesday? 10 August 2014, doublepass.sport5.co.il (Hebrew)
6. Toto Leumit: Shaking off the rust 12 August 2014, doublepass.sport5.co.il (Hebrew)
7. Toto Leumit: Kfar Saba Surprised Bnei Yehuda, a Goal to Toama 12 August 2014, walla.co.il
8. Toto Leumit: A Deluge of Goals 15 August 2014, doublepass.sport5.co.il (Hebrew)
9. Toto Cup Leumit: A Dramatic 3:3 for Bnei Yehuda and Maccabi Herzliya 15 August 2014, walla.co.il
10. State Cup Regulations (page 22) football.org.il (Hebrew)
11. Championship Regulations (pages 41-47) football.org.il (Hebrew)

External links

• Official website (Hebrew)