2014–15 Toto Cup Leumit
Football tournament season
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The 2014–15 Toto Cup Leumit was the 24th season of the second tier League Cup (as a separate competition) since its introduction. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams were divided into four regionalized groups. The winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and the Final were held as one-legged matches. The final was played at the Ramat Gan Stadium on 9 December 2014, which saw Hapoel Bnei Lod defeat Bnei Yehuda with a score of 2–0.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Israel |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hapoel Bnei Lod |
| Runners-up | Bnei Yehuda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 63 (2.03 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Lanry Kahinda (Hapoel Afula) (5) |
The defending cup holders were Hapoel Rishon LeZion, having won the cup on its previous edition, but they were eliminated in the group stage.
Group stage
The draw took place on 30 June 2014.[1]
The matches are due to be played from 2 August to 16 August 2014. However the opening date was postponed because of the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.[2][3] and the group stage matches were played between 12 August and 19 August 2014.[4][5] The first round of group stage matches was played on 12 August 2014,[6][7] and the second the following Friday, 15 August 2014.[8][9]
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.[10][11]
- Superior goal difference
- Higher number of victories achieved
- Higher number of goals scored
- Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
- Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
- Higher number of victories achieved in the group matches played among the teams in question
- Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
- A deciding match, if needed to set which team qualifies to the quarter-finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ITI | HAF | MAN | HNI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ironi Tibieras (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |||
| 2 | Hapoel Afula (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | 2–4 | ||||
| 3 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |||
| 4 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | 1–3 |
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 | HKS | BnY | HRH | MHE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | 4–1 | ||||
| 2 | Bnei Yehuda (A) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |||
| 3 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 0–1 | ||||
| 4 | Maccabi Herzliya | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | 3–3 | 0–0 |
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 | HBL | BTR | HRG | HAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Bnei Lod (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 2 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (A) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 0–1 | ||||
| 3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | 0–3 | ||||
| 4 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
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 D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MYA | MKG | HRL | HJE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Yavne (A) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 | 0–0 | ||||
| 2 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat (A) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |||
| 3 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 0–0 | 5–2 | |||
| 4 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | 0–3 |
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
Quarterfinals
| 1 September 2014 | Ironi Tiberias | 1–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Afula |
| 19:00 | Dahan  12' |
report | Stadium: Afula Illit Stadium Referee: Snir Zecharia |
| 1 September 2014 | Maccabi Yavne | 0–1 | Bnei Yehuda | Ness Ziona |
| 19:00 | report | Hadad 55' |
Stadium: Ness Ziona Stadium Referee: Idan Almalem |
| 2 September 2014 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Hapoel Afula | Ashkelon |
| 19:00 | report | Stadium: Sala Stadium Referee: Oren Simanian |
| 2 September 2014 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 1–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | Lod |
| 19:00 | Lukman 77' |
report | Stadium: Lod Municipal Stadium Referee: Eliran Ben Simon |
Semifinals
| 4 November 2014 | Ironi Tiberias | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Hapoel Bnei Lod | Netanya |
| 17:00 | Biton  27' (o.g.) |
Report | Ben Lulu 15' |
Stadium: Netanya Stadium Referee: Shimon Elkabetz |
| Penalties | ||||
Avika  Siso Kirkitadze  Braver |
Lukman Shushan Azulay Sha'aban |
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| 4 November 2014 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Bnei Yehuda | Netanya |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Netanya Stadium Referee: Shalom Ben Avraham | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Zohar Ayala Ben Shimon Porat |
Galvan Kadusi Agayov Finish Baldout |
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Final
| 9 December 2014 | Bnei Yehuda | 0–2 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | Petah Tikva |
| 19:00 IST | Shavit 1' Ben Lulu 11' |
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium |