2015–16 Toto Cup Al

2015–16 Toto Cup Al
Country Israel
Teams 14
Champions Maccabi Petah Tikva
Runners-up Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Matches played 37
Goals scored 83 (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.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams advanced to the Quarterfinals

Group A

Group B

Group C

Knockout Rounds

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

All times are in Israel Standard Time

Quarter Finals

Team 1 Agg. 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

Second leg

Bnei Yehuda won 2–1 on aggregate.

Maccabi Petah Tikva won 2–1 on aggregate.

Ironi Kiryat Shmona won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

Semi Finals

Final

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. 1 2 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.
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