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]

2021–22 Toto Cup Al
Tournament details
CountryIsrael
Teams14
Defending championsMaccabi Tel Aviv
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Haifa (5th title)
Runner-upHapoel Be'er Sheva
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored64 (2.21 per match)

All statistics correct as of 23 September 2021 (2021-09-23).

Maccabi Tel Aviv are the defending champions.[2]

Format changes

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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

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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

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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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Israel Football Association
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

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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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Israel Football Association
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

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Israel Super Cup

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Maccabi Haifa2–0Maccabi Tel Aviv
Report
Attendance: 19,798
Referee: Liran Liany

UEFA qualifiers match

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F.C. Ashdod1–2Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Firas Abu Akel   58'

Classification play-offs

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13–14th classification match

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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

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9–10th classification match

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21 August 2021 9–10 place Hapoel Hadera 0–2 Maccabi Netanya Netanya
20:30 Report Stadium: Netanya Stadium

7–8th classification match

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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

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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

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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

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22 September 2021 Final Maccabi Haifa 1–1
(7–6 p)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Netanya
20:15
Report
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Igal Frid
Penalties

Final rankings

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R Team
1 Maccabi Haifa
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
3 Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Tel Aviv
5 Hapoel Jerusalem
6 Maccabi Tel Aviv
7 Bnei Sakhnin
8 F.C. Ashdod
9 Maccabi Netanya
10 Hapoel Hadera
11 Maccabi Petah Tikva
12 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
13 Beitar Jerusalem
14 Hapoel Nof HaGalil

References

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  1. ^ במחזור הפתיחה של גביע הטוטו: דרבי בי-ם. Sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ מכבי תל אביב זכתה בגביע הטוטו עם 0:2 מול בני סכנין. Walla Sport (in Hebrew). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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