2008–09 Toto Cup Artzit

The 2008–09 Toto Cup Artzit was the 10th time the cup was being contested. This was the last edition of the third division Toto Cup, as Liga Artzit was dissolved at the end of the season.

Toto Cup Artzit

Season	2008–09
Champions	Hapoel Marmorek
← 2007–08

The final was played at Haberfeld Stadium in Rishon LeZion on 17 November 2008. The winners were Marmorek, who had beaten Hapoel Ashkelon 1–0 in the final.

Format change

For this season, the 12 Liga Artzit clubs were divided into three groups with four clubs in each group. The three group winners, together with the best runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		HRL	BST	MTC	HBJ
1	Hapoel Rishon LeZion (A)	6	4	1	1	10	5	+5	13		—	1–1	3–0	0–2^[a]
2	Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv	6	3	1	2	13	7	+6	10		1–3	—	3–2	7–0
3	Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel	6	3	0	3	10	11	−1	9		1–2	1–0	—	4–3
4	Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi	6	1	0	5	5	15	−10	3		0–1	0–1	0–2	—

Source: Toto Cup Artzit 2008/2009 IFA (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 Semifinals
Notes:

1. The match between Hapoel Rishon LeZion and Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi was awarded to Jadeidi, as Rishon LeZion fielded an ineligible player.^[1]

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		HBT	SNT	IBY	HUF
1	Hapoel Bnei Tamra (A)	6	4	1	1	10	5	+5	13		—	3–2	1–1	1–2
2	Sektzia Nes Tziona	6	3	1	2	11	7	+4	10		0–2	—	2–1	0–0
3	Ironi Bat Yam	6	1	2	3	6	9	−3	5		0–1	0–3	—	1–1
4	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	6	1	2	3	5	11	−6	5		0–2^[a]	1–4	1–3	—

Source: Toto Cup Artzit 2008/2009 IFA (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 Semifinals
Notes:

1. Hapoel Umm al-Fahm failed to show to the match against Hapoel Bnei Tamra^[2]

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		HMK	HAS	HNI	MKK
1	Hapoel Marmorek (A)	6	4	1	1	9	3	+6	13		—	2–0	0–0	4–0
2	Hapoel Ashkelon (A)	6	4	1	1	8	3	+5	13		2–0	—	2–0	2–0
3	Hapoel Nazareth Illit	6	1	3	2	6	8	−2	6		0–1	1–1	—	3–2
4	Maccabi Kafr Kanna	6	0	1	5	5	14	−9	1		1–2	0–1	2–2	—

Source: Toto Cup Artzit 2008/2009 IFA (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 Semifinals

Semifinals

28 October 2008

14:30

Hapoel Ashkelon	2–1	Hapoel Bnei Tamra
Barda   1', 31'	Report	Abu Yunes   61'

Winter Stadium

Referee: Eli Wahabi

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28 October 2008

19:00

Hapoel Marmorek	2–0	Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Sharabi   42' Hovgan   90'	Report

Winter Stadium

Referee: Nissim Bitton

Final

17 November 2008

17:00

Hapoel Ashkelon	0–1	Hapoel Marmorek
	Report	Barabi   90'

Haberfeld Stadium

Referee: Rami Ben Itzhak

See also

• Toto Cup
• 2008–09 Liga Artzit
• 2008–09 in Israeli football

References

1. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 75577 football.org.il, 17 September 2008 (in Hebrew)
2. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 75507 football.org.il, 3 September 2008 (in Hebrew)

External links

• Toto Cup Artzit 2008/2009 IFA (in Hebrew)