2008–09 Toto Cup Al

Toto Cup Al
Season 2008–09
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv (3rd title)

The 2008–09 Toto Cup Al was the twenty-seventh season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and fifth under the current format. It was held in two stages. First, twelve Premier League teams were divided into three groups. The winners and runners-up, as well as two best third placed teams from each group, advanced to the Quarterfinals. Quarterfinals and Semifinals were held as two-legged matches, while the Final was one-legged match held at Ramat Gan Stadium. The defending champions were Maccabi Haifa. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the 2008–09 Toto Cup Al making it their third Toto Cup title overall.

Group stage

The matches were played from August 8 to November 12, 2008.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams progressed to the Quarterfinals
Teams eliminated from the competition

Group A

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Maccabi Haifa 6 3 3 0 12 5 +7 12
2 Bnei Yehuda 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10
3 Maccabi Netanya 6 2 1 3 6 10 4 7
4 Beitar Jerusalem 6 1 1 4 6 9 3 4

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 BEI BnY MHAMNE
Beitar Jerusalem 30 02 02
Bnei Yehuda 32 13 30
Maccabi Haifa 11 11 11
Maccabi Netanya 10 12 14

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 Ashdod 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8
3 Hakoah Ramat Gan 6 1 3 2 5 6 1 6
4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 6 1 3 2 6 9 3 6

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 FCA HAR MPTMTA
F.C. Ashdod 01 21 11
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 01 11 22
Maccabi Petah Tikva 11 11 03
Maccabi Tel Aviv 12 10 12

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 Tel Aviv 6 3 2 1 17 9 +8 11
2 Bnei Sakhnin 6 3 1 2 8 14 6 10
3 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 6 2 1 3 9 10 1 7
4 Hapoel Petah Tikva 6 1 2 3 7 8 1 5

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 BnS HPT HTAIKS
Bnei Sakhnin 11 04 21
Hapoel Petah Tikva 12 31 12
Hapoel Tel Aviv 72 00 43
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 01 21 11

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.

Elimination Rounds

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on January 5 and 6, 2009 while the second legs were played on January 13 and 14, 2009.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maccabi Netanya 1–5 F.C. Ashdod 1–4 0–1
Bnei Yehuda 2–2 (a) Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 0–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–2 (p. 4–3) Maccabi Haifa 2–0 0–2 (aet)

The first game between Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Bnei Sakhnin (that should have been played in Kiryat Shmona) has been cancelled due to safety reasons during the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict. The tie was eventually played as one-legged match on a neutral ground (Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan) on January 20, 2009.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–2 Bnei Sakhnin

Semifinals


Final

2009-02-04
20:00
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 – 0 F.C. Ashdod
Shivhon  60' Report
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 8,246
Referee: Moshe Bohbot

See also

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