2021–22 Toto Cup Al
The 2021–22 Toto Cup Al is the 37th season of the third-important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the 16th tournament involving Israeli Premier League clubs only.[1]
| Country |  Israel |
|---|---|
| Teams | 14 |
| Defending champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Champions | Maccabi Haifa (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Semi-finalists | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 64 (2.21 per match) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 23 September 2021. | |
Maccabi Tel Aviv are the defending champions.[2]
Format changes
The four clubs playing in the UEFA competitions (Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv, F.C. Ashdod and Hapoel Be'er Sheva) will not take part in the group stage, while the remaining ten clubs were divided into two groups of five, at the end of the group stage each of the group winners will qualify to the semi-finals. Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv will play in the 2021 Israel Super Cup match for a place in one of the semi-finals (meeting the group winner with the least points accumulated), while F.C. Ashdod and Hapoel Be'er Sheva will play for a place in the other semi-final (meeting the group winner with the most points accumulated) . All clubs will participate in classification play-offs to determine their final positions.
Group stage
Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs, with the northern clubs allocated to Group A, and the southern clubs allocated to Group B. Each club will play the other clubs once.
The matches were scheduled to start on 31 July 2021.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HHA | BnS | HHD | IKS | HNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Haifa (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Semi-finals | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 2 | Bnei Sakhnin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5-8th classification play-offs | 2–3 | — | 2–3 | |||
| 3 | Hapoel Hadera | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9-10th classification play-offs | 1–2 | — | ||||
| 4 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11-12th classification play-offs | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | |||
| 5 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 | 13-14th classification play-offs | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)higher position in the last season.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HTA | HJE | MNE | MPT | BEI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 | Semi-finals | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | |||
| 2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 5-8th classification play-offs | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9-10th classification play-offs | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | |||
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | 11-12th classification play-offs | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | |||
| 5 | Beitar Jerusalem | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | 13-14th classification play-offs | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)higher position in last season.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
European qualification route
Israel Super Cup
UEFA qualifiers match
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
|---|---|---|
Firas Abu Akel  58' |
Classification play-offs
13–14th classification match
| 23 August 2021 13–14 place | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 0–0 (6–7 p) | Beitar Jerusalem | Nof HaGalil |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Green Stadium |
11–12th classification match
| 21 August 2021 11–12 place | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Kiryat Shmona |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Municipal Stadium |
9–10th classification match
| 21 August 2021 9–10 place | Hapoel Hadera | 0–2 | Maccabi Netanya | Netanya |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Netanya Stadium |
7–8th classification match
| 21 August 2021 7–8 place | F.C. Ashdod | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Bnei Sakhnin | Ashdod |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium |
5–6th classification match
| 22 August 2021 5–6 place | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Hapoel Jerusalem | Tel Aviv |
| 20:00 | Hanzis 49' |
Report | 73' (p) Hadida |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium |
Semi-finals
| 22 August 2021 Semi final | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Hapoel Haifa | Be'er Sheva |
| 20:30 | Solomon  44' |
Report | Stadium: Turner Stadium Attendance: 2,704 Referee: Idan Leiba | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 22 August 2021 Semi final | Maccabi Haifa | 2–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 9,483 Referee: Gal Leibovich |
Final
| 22 September 2021 Final | Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Netanya |
| 20:15 | Report |
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Stadium: Netanya Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Igal Frid | |
| Penalties | ||||
Final rankings
References
- במחזור הפתיחה של גביע הטוטו: דרבי בי-ם. Sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- מכבי תל אביב זכתה בגביע הטוטו עם 0:2 מול בני סכנין. Walla Sport (in Hebrew). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.