1996–97 Toto Cup Leumit

The 1996–97 Toto Cup Leumit was the 13th season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction.

Toto Cup Leumit
Season1996–97
ChampionsBnei Yehuda
(2nd title)
← 1995–96
1997–98 →

It was held in two stages. First, the 16 Liga Leumit teams were divided into four groups. The group winners advanced to the semi-finals, which, as was the final, were held as one-legged matches.

The competition was won by Bnei Yehuda, who had beaten Hapoel Haifa 3–0 in the final.

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MTA HTA HTZ HRL
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv (A) 6 4 0 2 15 6 +9 12 — 1–3 4–0 3–0
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 6 3 2 1 9 8 +1 11 0–3 — 3–2 0–0
3 Hapoel Tzafririm Holon 6 2 1 3 8 13 −5 7 2–1 1–1 — 3–1
4 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 6 1 1 4 6 11 −5 4 1–3 1–2 3–0 —
Source: WikiHapoel (in Hebrew); Maccabi Tel Aviv (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 semifinal.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MHA HBS HBN MPT
1 Maccabi Haifa (A) 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 — 1–2 0–0 1–0
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6 2 2 2 10 9 +1 8 1–3 — 3–0 1–1
3 Hapoel Beit She'an 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 3–4 1–0 — 2–1
4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 6 1 1 4 6 11 −5 4 1–1 3–3 2–1 —
Source: Maccabi Haifa (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 semifinal.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BnY BEI MHE HTY
1 Bnei Yehuda (A) 6 3 3 0 17 9 +8 12 — 2–2 2–2 3–0
2 Beitar Jerusalem 6 3 3 0 9 6 +3 12 2–2 — 2–1 0–0
3 Maccabi Herzliya 6 2 1 3 14 12 +2 7 2–4 1–2 — 4–1
4 Hapoel Tayibe 6 0 1 5 3 16 −13 1 1–4 0–1 1–4 —
Source: Bnei Yehuda Museum (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 semifinal.

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HHA HKS HJE HPT
1 Hapoel Haifa (A) 6 3 2 1 21 8 +13 11 — 1–2 0–2 3–0
2 Hapoel Kfar Saba 6 3 2 1 9 11 −2 11 2–2 — 2–0 1–1
3 Hapoel Jerusalem 6 2 1 3 7 12 −5 7 2–1 1–2 — 2–2
4 Hapoel Petah Tikva 6 0 3 3 8 14 −6 3 4–4 1–2 0–2 —
Source: hpt.co.il (in Hebrew); hpt.co.il (in Hebrew); Hapoel Kfar Saba (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 semifinal.

Elimination rounds

Semifinals
11 February 1997 Maccabi Tel Aviv0–1 Bnei Yehuda Ramat Gan
Report
(in Hebrew)		 Avigdor  11' (pen.) Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Danny Koren
11 February 1997 Maccabi Haifa1–2 Hapoel Haifa Haifa
Glam  63' Maccabi Haifa
(in Hebrew)		 Shitrit  56'
Banin  84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 6000
Referee: Meir Levi

Final
Bnei Yehuda3–0Hapoel Haifa
Tikva  16', 63'
Mizrahi  55'		 Bnei Yehuda Museum
(in Hebrew)
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Haim Lefkovich

See also
  • 1996–97 Toto Cup Artzit
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