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Toto Cup Leumit
Season	1996–97
Champions	Bnei Yehuda ; (2nd title)
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The 1996–97 Toto Cup Leumit was the 13th season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction.

It was held in two stages. First, the 16 Liga Leumit teams were divided into four groups. The group winners advanced to the semi-finals, which, as was the final, were held as one-legged matches.

The competition was won by Bnei Yehuda, who had beaten Hapoel Haifa 3–0 in the final.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	MTA	HTA	HTZ	HRL
1	Maccabi Tel Aviv (A)	6	4	0	2	15	6	+9	12	—	1–3	4–0	3–0
2	Hapoel Tel Aviv	6	3	2	1	9	8	+1	11	0–3	—	3–2	0–0
3	Hapoel Tzafririm Holon	6	2	1	3	8	13	−5	7	2–1	1–1	—	3–1
4	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	6	1	1	4	6	11	−5	4	1–3	1–2	3–0	—

Source: WikiHapoel (in Hebrew); Maccabi Tel Aviv (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(A) Advanced to semifinal

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	MHA	HBS	HBN	MPT
1	Maccabi Haifa (A)	6	3	2	1	10	7	+3	11	—	1–2	0–0	1–0
2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	6	2	2	2	10	9	+1	8	1–3	—	3–0	1–1
3	Hapoel Beit She'an	6	2	1	3	7	10	−3	7	3–4	1–0	—	2–1
4	Maccabi Petah Tikva	6	1	1	4	6	11	−5	4	1–1	3–3	2–1	—

Source: Maccabi Haifa (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(A) Advanced to semifinal

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	BnY	BEI	MHE	HTY
1	Bnei Yehuda (A)	6	3	3	0	17	9	+8	12	—	2–2	2–2	3–0
2	Beitar Jerusalem	6	3	3	0	9	6	+3	12	2–2	—	2–1	0–0
3	Maccabi Herzliya	6	2	1	3	14	12	+2	7	2–4	1–2	—	4–1
4	Hapoel Tayibe	6	0	1	5	3	16	−13	1	1–4	0–1	1–4	—

Source: Bnei Yehuda Museum (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(A) Advanced to semifinal

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	HHA	HKS	HJE	HPT
1	Hapoel Haifa (A)	6	3	2	1	21	8	+13	11	—	1–2	0–2	3–0
2	Hapoel Kfar Saba	6	3	2	1	9	11	−2	11	2–2	—	2–0	1–1
3	Hapoel Jerusalem	6	2	1	3	7	12	−5	7	2–1	1–2	—	2–2
4	Hapoel Petah Tikva	6	0	3	3	8	14	−6	3	4–4	1–2	0–2	—

Source: hpt.co.il (in Hebrew); hpt.co.il (in Hebrew); Hapoel Kfar Saba (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(A) Advanced to semifinal

Elimination rounds

Semifinals

11 February 1997	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–1	Bnei Yehuda	Ramat Gan
		Report (in Hebrew)	Avigdor 11' (pen.)	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Danny Koren

11 February 1997	Maccabi Haifa	1–2	Hapoel Haifa	Haifa
	Glam 63'	Maccabi Haifa (in Hebrew)	Shitrit 56' Banin 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 6000 Referee: Meir Levi

Final

18 February 1997

Bnei Yehuda	3–0	Hapoel Haifa
Tikva 16', 63' Mizrahi 55'	Bnei Yehuda Museum (in Hebrew)

Ramat Gan Stadium

Attendance: 3000

Referee: Haim Lefkovich

1996–97 Toto Cup Leumit