Toto Cup
Encyclopedia
The Toto Cup is an association football tournament
that exists separately in the two highest divisions in Israel
: the Premier League and Liga Leumit
.
From 1999 to 2009, the Toto Cup tournament was also held for the third division
which was later canceled due to the cancellation of Liga Artzit
.
The Toto Cup is the third most important competition in Israeli football
after the Israeli Premier League and the Israeli State Cup
and is considered as a negligible cup, and therefore the Israeli football teams are not investing in many of its games and uses the game to test the foreign players and to give a chance to the bench players and the youth players. However, The Israeli Sports Betting Council pays 1.1 million NIS for the winner, while the runner-up receive 900,000 NIS.
Since the 2009–10 season just one game was played in the quarter-finals on the home ground of one of the team by a raffle just like the State Cup
games.
The four winning teams who progressed to the semi-finals played their opponent once. the two winners reaches the final and the final winner is the cup winner. the finals and the Toto Cup Al semi-finals are always played in the Ramat Gan Stadium, while the Toto Cup Leumit are often played in the Rishon Stadium
or the Herzliya Stadium.
From the quarter-finals and above if a match is drawn, the game is settled with extra time and penalty shootouts
.
Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:...
that exists separately in the two highest divisions in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
: the Premier League and Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...
.
From 1999 to 2009, the Toto Cup tournament was also held for the third division
Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit was the third tier of Israeli football after the Premier League and Liga Leumit, and was run by the Israel Football Association.-Structure:...
which was later canceled due to the cancellation of Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit was the third tier of Israeli football after the Premier League and Liga Leumit, and was run by the Israel Football Association.-Structure:...
.
The Toto Cup is the third most important competition in Israeli football
Football in Israel
Football is the most popular sport in Israel. Football as an organised sport first developed in the United Kingdom who controlled Israel during the days of the British Mandate. Israel will be hosting the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2013....
after the Israeli Premier League and the Israeli State Cup
Israel State Cup
The State Cup , is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israeli Football Association.The State Cup was first held in 1927–28 as the Palestine Cup...
and is considered as a negligible cup, and therefore the Israeli football teams are not investing in many of its games and uses the game to test the foreign players and to give a chance to the bench players and the youth players. However, The Israeli Sports Betting Council pays 1.1 million NIS for the winner, while the runner-up receive 900,000 NIS.
Al
The group stages are usually played before the opening of the football leagues and take place from July to August, and the finals take place in January. the 16 teams in league are divided into 4 groups, four teams in each group. Each team plays against each team once, making a total of three games for each team. The best two teams in each group advances to the next round.Leumit
The group stages are usually played before the opening of the football leagues and take place from August to October, and the finals take place in December. the 16 teams in league are divided into 4 groups, four teams in each group. Each team plays against each team twice, making a total of six games for each team. The best two teams in each group advances to the next round.Further rounds
Until 2009, the eight teams that played in the quarter-finals played in a regular knock-out, two meetings for each team in the quarter-finals. Each team played one meeting at their home in the order determined in a raffle.Since the 2009–10 season just one game was played in the quarter-finals on the home ground of one of the team by a raffle just like the State Cup
Israel State Cup
The State Cup , is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israeli Football Association.The State Cup was first held in 1927–28 as the Palestine Cup...
games.
The four winning teams who progressed to the semi-finals played their opponent once. the two winners reaches the final and the final winner is the cup winner. the finals and the Toto Cup Al semi-finals are always played in the Ramat Gan Stadium, while the Toto Cup Leumit are often played in the Rishon Stadium
Haberfeld Stadium
Haberfeld Stadium a multi-purpose stadium in Rishon LeZion, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Ironi Rishon LeZion. The stadium holds 6,000 and was built in 1993....
or the Herzliya Stadium.
From the quarter-finals and above if a match is drawn, the game is settled with extra time and penalty shootouts
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
.
As League Cup
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | Maccabi Netanya | 3–2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 1983–84 | Maccabi Netanya | 3–1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
Toto Cup
| Season | Top Division | Second Division | Third Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–85 | Maccabi Yavne Maccabi Yavne F.C. Maccabi Yavne is an Israeli football club based in Yavne. They currently play in the South Division of Liga Alef.-History:The club was promoted to Liga Leumit for the first time in 1982. In 1985 they won the Toto Cup, beating Beitar Jerusalem 2-1 in the final... |
Hapoel Ashkelon | Not held |
| 1985–86 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Hadera F.C. Ironi Sport Eran Hadera–Giv'at Olga F.C. is an Israeli football club from Hadera.The unorthodox name of the team is the result of the union of two city rivals, Hapoel Hadera and Maccabi Hadera.... |
Not held |
| 1986–87 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | Hapoel Haifa | Not held |
| 1987–88 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | Hapoel Bat Yam | Not held |
| 1988–89 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Hadera F.C. Ironi Sport Eran Hadera–Giv'at Olga F.C. is an Israeli football club from Hadera.The unorthodox name of the team is the result of the union of two city rivals, Hapoel Hadera and Maccabi Hadera.... |
Not held |
| 1989–90 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Not held |
| 1990–91 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Not held |
| 1991–92 | Bnei Yehuda | Maccabi Jaffa | Not held |
| 1992–93 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Maccabi Jaffa | Not held |
| 1993–94 | Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups... |
Beitar Tel Aviv | Not held |
| 1994–95 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Hapoel Bat Yam | Not held |
| 1995–96 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan | Not held |
| 1996–97 | Bnei Yehuda | Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan | Not held |
| 1997–98 | Beitar Jerusalem | Maccabi Jaffa | Not held |
| 1998–99 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan | Not held |
| 1999–00 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Merged with the top division cup | Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| 2000–01 | Hapoel Haifa | Merged with the top division cup | Maccabi Kafr Kanna Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C. Maccabi Kafr Kanna is an Israeli football club based in Kafr Kanna. The club is currently in Liga Artzit and plays its home matches at the Azmi Nassar Stadium, named after Azmi Nassar-History:... |
| 2001–02 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Merged with the top division cup | Hapoel Ashkelon |
| 2002–03 | Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups... |
Merged with the top division cup | Hapoel Ashkelon |
| 2003–04 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Merged with the top division cup | Ironi Ramat HaSharon Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. Hapoel Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon Football Club is an Israeli football based in Ramat HaSharon. They are currently plays in Israeli Premier League at the Winter Stadium, Ramat Gan.-History:... |
| 2004–05 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Maccabi Netanya | Hapoel Ashkelon |
| 2005–06 | Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups... |
Hapoel Acre Hapoel Acre F.C. Hapoel Acre Football Club is an Israeli football club based in Acre, Israel. The club is currently in the Premier League and plays in dark blue shirts with white sleeves, dark blue shorts and white socks.-History:... |
Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| 2006–07 (Al) | Maccabi Herzliya | Ironi Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Shmona. The club are currently members of the Israeli Premier League and play at the Ironi Stadium... |
Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| 2007–08 | Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups... |
Hapoel Petah Tikva | Ironi Kiryat Ata Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C. Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata is an Israeli football club, located in Kiryat Ata. They play in Liga Alef and play at the Kiryat Ata Municipal Stadium.-History:... |
| Leumit) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Hapoel Marmorek |
| Al 2009–10 Toto Cup Al The 2009–10 Toto Cup Al was the twenty-eight season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and sixth under the current format. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen Premier League teams were divided into four groups. The winners and runners-up, were... > Leumit 2009–10 Toto Cup Leumit The 2009–10 Toto Cup Leumit was the twenty-eight season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and sixth under the current format. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams were divided into four groups. The winners and runners-up, were... ) |
Beitar Jerusalem | Ironi Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Shmona. The club are currently members of the Israeli Premier League and play at the Ironi Stadium... |
Not held |
| Al 2010–11 Toto Cup Al The 2010–11 Toto Cup Al was the twenty-nine season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and seventh under the current format. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen Premier League teams were divided into four groups. The winners and runners-up, were... > Leumit 2010–11 Toto Cup Leumit The 2010–11 Toto Cup Leumit was the twenty-nine season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and seventh under the current format. It held in two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams were divided into four groups. The winners and runners-up advanced to... ) |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Shmona. The club are currently members of the Israeli Premier League and play at the Ironi Stadium... |
Ironi Ramat HaSharon Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. Hapoel Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon Football Club is an Israeli football based in Ramat HaSharon. They are currently plays in Israeli Premier League at the Winter Stadium, Ramat Gan.-History:... |
Not held |
Winnings table
The winnings refers to only League Cup and top division Toto Cup.| Rank | Team | Winnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups... |
4 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 4 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club were founding members of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1970, the club's golden period lasted until the late 1980s, including four more league titles and a double... |
2 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2 | |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2 | |
| Shimshon Tel Aviv | 2 | |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 1 | |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1 | |
| Maccabi Yavne Maccabi Yavne F.C. Maccabi Yavne is an Israeli football club based in Yavne. They currently play in the South Division of Liga Alef.-History:The club was promoted to Liga Leumit for the first time in 1982. In 1985 they won the Toto Cup, beating Beitar Jerusalem 2-1 in the final... |
1 | |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Shmona. The club are currently members of the Israeli Premier League and play at the Ironi Stadium... |
1 |
External links
- Israel Football Association
- Toto Cup Al Israel Football Association
- Toto Cup Leumit Israel Football Association
- Toto Cup Artzit - 1999–2008 Israel Football Association
- Toto Cup Artzit - 2008–2009 Israel Football Association