2018–19 Toto Cup Leumit

The 2018–19 Toto Cup Leumit was the 29th season of the second tier League Cup (as a separate competition) since its introduction. It was divided into two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams were divided into four regionalized groups, with the winners advancing to the semi-finals, while the rest of the clubs were scheduled to play classification play-offs. However, the classification matches were only partly played.

2018–19 Toto Cup Leumit

Tournament details
Country	Israel
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem (1st title)
Runner-up	Hapoel Marmorek
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

In the final, played on 25 December 2018, Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem defeated Hapoel Marmorek 1–0.^[1]

Group stage

Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs. The groups were announced by the IFA on 19 June 2018.^[2]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		MAN	HNI	HIX	HAC
1	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Qualified to Semi-finals		—	-	-	2–1
2	Hapoel Nazareth Illit	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5	5-8th classification play-offs		1–1	—	2–2	-
3	Hapoel Iksal	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4	9-12th classification play-offs		1–3	-	—	2–0
4	Hapoel Acre	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0	13-16th classification play-offs		-	0–3	-	—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2018. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		HPT	HKS	HRS	HAF
1	Hapoel Petah Tikva	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Qualified to Semi-finals		—	1–1	-	-
2	Hapoel Kfar Saba	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5	5-8th classification play-offs		-	—	1–1	2–0
3	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4	9-12th classification play-offs		1–2	-	—	-
4	Hapoel Afula	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7	0	13-16th classification play-offs		0–2	-	0–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2018. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		HMR	TAR	HRG	HBL
1	Hapoel Marmorek	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7	Qualified to Semi-finals		—	-	0–0	1–0
2	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla	3	2	0	1	6	1	+5	6	5-8th classification play-offs		0–1	—	-	-
3	Hapoel Ramat Gan	3	1	1	1	2	5	−3	4	9-12th classification play-offs		-	0–4	—	-
4	Hapoel Bnei Lod	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0	13-16th classification play-offs		-	0–2	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2018. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		HKJ	SNZ	HRL	HAS
1	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7	Qualified to Semi-finals		—	-	1–0	-
2	Sektzia Nes Tziona	3	1	2	0	5	2	+3	5	5-8th classification play-offs		1–1	—	3–0	-
3	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3	9-12th classification play-offs		-	-	—	2–1
4	Hapoel Ashkelon	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1	13-16th classification play-offs		0–1	1–1	-	—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2018. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.

Classification play-offs

13-16th classification play-offs

Hapoel Bnei Lod v Hapoel Acre

17 August 2018	Hapoel Bnei Lod	1–0	Hapoel Acre	Lod
	Merey   28'	Report		Stadium: Municipal Stadium Referee: Dror Cohen

Hapoel Ashkelon v Hapoel Afula

20 August 2018	Hapoel Ashkelon	1–0	Hapoel Afula	Ashkelon
	Ben David   38' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Sala Stadium Referee: Niv Schteif

9-12th classification play-offs

Hapoel Ramat Gan v Hapoel Iksal

16 August 2018	Hapoel Ramat Gan	0–2	Hapoel Iksal	Ramat Gan
		Report	53' Tzemach   64' Karakra	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Dekel Tzino

Hapoel Rishon LeZion v Hapoel Ramat HaSharon

17 August 2018	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	1–0	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	Rishon LeZion
	Shviro   30'	Report		Stadium: Haberfeld Stadium Referee: Or Lugasi

5-8th classification play-offs

Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla v Hapoel Nazareth Illit

21 August 2018	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla	2–0	Hapoel Nazareth Illit	Ramla
	Badash   59' Shetach   89'	Report		Stadium: Municipal Stadium

Sektzia Nes Tziona v Hapoel Kfar Saba

16 August 2018	Sektzia Nes Tziona	3–4	Hapoel Kfar Saba	Ness Ziona
	Beit-Yaakov   8' Sharon   35' Levy   52'	Report	70' (pen.), 83' Fadida   90+2' Abutbul   90+6' Itzrin	Stadium: Ness Ziona Stadium Referee: Majd Rushrush

Finals

Semi-finals

Hapoel Marmorek v Maccabi Ahi Nazareth

16 August 2018	Hapoel Marmorek	2–1	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	Ramla
	Bala   27' Amsis   53'	Report	84' Exbard	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Referee: Snir Levi

Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem v Hapoel Petah Tikva

20 August 2018	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem	3–0	Hapoel Petah Tikva	Jerusalem
	Agade   42' Naor   54' Tamir   73'	Report		Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Aviad Yahav-Hai Shiloach

Final

25 September 2018

Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem	1–0	Hapoel Marmorek
Agade   62'	Report

Ramat Gan Stadium

Attendance: Ramat Gan

Referee: Shalev Sasson

Final rankings

R	Team
1	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
2	Hapoel Marmorek
3-4	Hapoel Petah Tikva Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
5-6	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla Hapoel Kfar Saba
7-8	Hapoel Nazareth Illit Sektzia Nes Tziona
9-10	Hapoel Iksal Hapoel Rishon LeZion
11-12	Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat HaSharon
13-14	Hapoel Bnei Lod Hapoel Ashkelon
15-16	Hapoel Acre Hapoel Afula

See also

• 2018–19 Toto Cup Al
• 2018–19 Liga Leumit
• 2018–19 Israel State Cup

References

1. Silverware for Katamon as progress continues on and off the field 2019-08-06 at the Wayback Machine SD Europe, 27 September 2018
2. Premier League Matches Draw: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Haifa in the First Round Walla!, 19 June 2018 (in Hebrew)

External links

• (in Hebrew)