2014–15 Toto Cup Al

2014–15 Toto Cup Al
Tournament details
Country Israel
Teams14
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv
Runner-upMaccabi Haifa
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored89 (2.41 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Israel Mohammad Ghadir
Israel Murad Abu Anza
Spain Rubén Rayos (4)

The 2014–15 Toto Cup Al was the 30th season of the third-important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the 10th tournament involving Israeli Premier League clubs only. The tournament resumed after the planned competition for the previous season was cancelled.

The competition was held in two stages. First, fourteen Premier League teams were divided into three groups, five teams in groups A and C and four teams in group B, the teams playing against each other once. The best 3 teams from groups A and C and the best 2 teams from group B advanced to the quarter-finals, which was played over two legged ties. The semi-finals and the final were played as one-legged matches in a neutral venue.

The tournament was due to start on 2 August 2014, however the opening date was postponed because of the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.[1][2] The tournament eventually started on 12 August 2014.

Hapoel Haifa were the defending champions, after winning the previous competition. who made it their second Toto Cup Al title overall. In the final, played on 31 December 2014, Maccabi Tel Aviv had beaten Maccabi Haifa 2–1. This cup was the first title gained by Maccabi Tel Aviv this season, and was followed by the State Cup and the league title, to complete its domestic treble.

Group stage

The draw took place on 26 June 2014.[3]

The matches were due to start on 26 July 2014, however delays occurred by the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict caused the matches to start on 12 August 2014.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MHA BnS HHA IKS HAC
1 Maccabi Haifa (A) 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9 2–0 2–1
2 Bnei Sakhnin (A) 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 8 2–0 1–1
3 Hapoel Haifa (A) 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7 2–2 2–0
4 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4 0 2 2 2 3 −1 2 0–1 3–1
5 Hapoel Acre 4 0 1 3 4 8 −4 1 2–3 1–1
Source: football.org.il (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 the quarterfinals

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MTA HTA HRA MNE
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv (A) 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 2–0
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv (A) 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4 1–0 0–0
3 Hapoel Ra'anana 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4 1–0
4 Maccabi Netanya 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1 0–0 0–2
Source: football.org.il (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 the quarterfinals

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HPT ASH MPT BEI HBS
1 Hapoel Petah Tikva (A) 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7 4–0 1–1
2 F.C. Ironi Ashdod (A) 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7 1–0 1–1
3 Maccabi Petah Tikva (A) 4 1 2 1 1 3 −2 5 1–0 0–3
4 Beitar Jerusalem 4 1 1 2 4 3 +1 4 1–2 0–0
5 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 4 0 3 1 2 5 −3 3 0–0 0–3
Source: football.org.il (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 the quarterfinals

Knockout rounds

The quarter finals draw was held on 3 September,[4] although the third qualifying club from Group C was still undetermined.

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maccabi Tel Aviv 8–0 Hapoel Petah Tikva 6–0 2–0
Bnei Sakhnin 4–6 Maccabi Haifa 1–1 3–5
F.C. Ashdod 4–1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 2–1
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2–4 Hapoel Haifa 1–2 1–2

First leg

6 September 2014 (2014-09-06) Bnei Sakhnin 1–1 Maccabi Haifa Sakhnin
20:30 Mugrabi 60' Report (Hebrew) Cocalić 67' Stadium: Doha Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Erez Papier
7 September 2014 (2014-09-07) Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–2 Hapoel Haifa Petah Tikva
20:30 Hazurov 28' Report (Hebrew) Lala 16', 25' Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ziv Adler
9 September 2014 (2014-09-09) F.C. Ashdod 2–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv Ashdod
20:00 Siroshtein 60'
Avitan 83'		 Report (Hebrew) Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Menashe Mashiah
10 September 2014 (2014-09-10) Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–0 Hapoel Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
20:30 Margulies 5'
Tibi 17'
Ben Harush 22'
Zahavi 25'
Ben Basat 52' (pen.)
Peretz 63'		 Report (Hebrew) Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,242
Referee: Daniel Bar-Natan

Second leg

10 September 2014 (2014-09-10) Maccabi Haifa 5–3 Bnei Sakhnin Netanya
20:15 Abuhatzira 2'
Idrissou 22', 50'
Rayos 86'
Vered 90+3'		 Report (Hebrew) Ghadir 5', 47'
Paz 64'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich

Maccabi Haifa won 6–4 on aggregate.

10 September 2014 (2014-09-10) Hapoel Haifa 2–1 Maccabi Petah Tikva Haifa
20:20 Ostvind 40'
Kalonas 90'		 Report (Hebrew) Shemesh 47' Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Eli Hachmon

Hapoel Haifa won 4–2 on aggregate.

17 September 2014 (2014-09-17) Hapoel Petah Tikva 0–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
19:45 Report (Hebrew) Ben Harush 23'
Reichert 47'		 Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Gal Leibowitz

Maccabi Tel Aviv won 8–0 on aggregate.

23 September 2014 (2014-09-23) Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–2 F.C. Ashdod Tel Aviv
20:30 Abutbul Red card 26'
Abu Alhija 57'		 Report (Hebrew) Abu Anza 30', 40' Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Guy Berger

F.C. Ashdod won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

17 December 2014 Maccabi Haifa 3 – 1F.C. AshdodNetanya
Rayo 4'
Ezra 19'
Turgeman 59'		 Abu Anza 90+1' Stadium: Netanya Stadium
17 December 2014 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 – 0Hapoel HaifaPetah Tikva
Ben Haim 13' Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium

Final

31 December 2014 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Maccabi Haifa Netanya
19:30 Ohayon 47' (o.g.)
Mitrović 84' (pen.)		 Report Tibi 53' (o.g.) Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Referee: Menashe Mashiach

See also

References

  1. ^ "דחיית משחקי מחזור הפתיחה של גביע הטוטו" [Postponement of the Opening Round Matches of the Toto Cup]. football.co.il. IFA. Archived from the original on 2014-08-03. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ Itchaki, Itzik (29 July 2014). "Decided: The Toto Cup Round This Weekend Is Postponed Due to the Situationthe". walla.co.il. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. ^ Toto Cup Draw in Winner League and Liga Leumit football.co.il, 26 June 2014 (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ Toto Cup draw: Maccabi Haifa Again Against Sakhnin 3 September 2014, walla.co.il (in Hebrew)