2022–23 Toto Cup Al

The 2022–23 Toto Cup Al is the 38th season of the third-important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the 16th tournament involving Israeli Premier League clubs only.

2022–23 Toto Cup Al
Tournament details
CountryIsrael
Teams14
Defending championsMaccabi Haifa
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Netanya (1st title)
Runner-upHapoel Be'er Sheva
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored81 (2.7 per match)
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2023 (2023-05-21).

Maccabi Haifa were the defending champions.[1]

Format

The four clubs playing in the UEFA competitions (Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Netanya) 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 Hapoel Be'er Sheva will play in the 2022 Israel Super Cup match for a place in one of the semi-finals (meeting the group winner with the least points accumulated), while Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Netanya 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 30 July 2022.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationHHDBnSIKSMBRHHA
1Hapoel Hadera440072+512Semi-finals1–01–0
2Bnei Sakhnin421175+275–8th classification play-offs1–22–1
3Ironi Kiryat Shmona412144059–10th classification play-offs2–20–0
4Maccabi Bnei Reineh410356−1311–12th classification play-offs1–23–1
5Hapoel Haifa401328−6113–14th classification play-offs1–30–2
Source: Israel Football Association, One.co.il
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.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationHTAHJEBEIASHSNZ
1Hapoel Tel Aviv4301106+49Semi-finals2–02–3
2Hapoel Jerusalem420244065–8th classification play-offs1–32–0
3Beitar Jerusalem412155059–10th classification play-offs1–01–1
4F.C. Ashdod411256−1411–12th classification play-offs0–12–2
5Sektzia Ness Ziona411236−3413–14th classification play-offs1–31–0
Source: Israel Football Association, One.co.il
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.

European qualification route

Israel Super Cup

Maccabi Haifa1–1Hapoel Be'er Sheva
  • Atzili 1',  76'
  • Haziza  41'
Report
Penalties
3–4

UEFA qualifiers match

Maccabi Tel Aviv0–0Maccabi Netanya
Report
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 10,061
Referee: Snir Levi

Classification play-offs

13–14th classification match

11–12th classification match

9–10th classification match

7–8th classification match

5–6th classification match

8 December 2022 5–6 place Maccabi Haifa 4–1Bnei SakhninHaifa
20:15
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium

Semi-finals

7 December 2022 Semi final Maccabi Netanya 0–0
(5–4 p)
Hapoel HaderaNetanya
20:15ReportStadium: Netanya Stadium

Final

18 January 2023 Final Maccabi Netanya 0–0
(5–4 p)
Hapoel Be'er ShevaPetah Tikva
20:00ReportStadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 8,830

Final rankings

RTeam
Maccabi Netanya
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Hadera
Hapoel Tel Aviv
5Maccabi Haifa
6Bnei Sakhnin
7Maccabi Tel Aviv
8Hapoel Jerusalem
9Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
10Beitar Jerusalem
11Maccabi Bnei Reineh
12F.C. Ashdod
13Sektzia Ness Ziona
14Hapoel Haifa

References