2007–08 Toto Cup Al

The 2007–08 Toto Cup Al was the 24th season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the third edition involving Premier League clubs only.

2007–08 Toto Cup Al

Tournament details
Country	Israel
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Maccabi Haifa (4th title)
Runner-up	Bnei Sakhnin
Tournament statistics
Matches played	47
Goals scored	119 (2.53 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Yeghia Yavruyan Renato Ribeiro (6)

The final, played at Ramat Gan Stadium on 19 December 2007, was won by Maccabi Haifa, who had beaten Bnei Sakhnin 2–0 in the final.

Format change

The 12 Premier League clubs were divided to three groups, with four teams in each group, playing a double round-robin tournament. The top two teams and the two best third-place finishers from the three groups advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group stage

The matches were played from 4 August 2007 to 14 November 2007

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		MNE	MHA	ASH	MHE
1	Maccabi Netanya (A)	6	2	3	1	9	4	+5	9			1–1	3–1	4–0
2	Maccabi Haifa (A)	6	2	3	1	7	5	+2	9		1–0		0–0	2–4
3	F.C. Ironi Ashdod (A)	6	1	4	1	5	6	−1	7		0–0	0–0		3–2
4	Maccabi Herzliya	6	1	2	3	8	14	−6	5		1–1	0–3	1–1

Source: football.org.il (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 the quarter finals

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		BEI	BnY	HKS	HTA
1	Beitar Jerusalem (A)	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10	13			1–2	2–0	5–0
2	Bnei Yehuda (A)	6	4	1	1	10	6	+4	13		1–1		3–1	1–2
3	Hapoel Kfar Saba	6	1	1	4	8	12	−4	4		1–3	1–2		4–1
4	Hapoel Tel Aviv	6	1	1	4	4	14	−10	4		0–2	0–1	1–1

Source: football.org.il (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 the quarter finals

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		MTA	BnS	MPT	IKS
1	Maccabi Tel Aviv (A)	6	4	1	1	10	6	+4	13			2–1	2–0	2–1
2	Bnei Sakhnin (A)	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10		1–2		3–0	2–0
3	Maccabi Petah Tikva (A)	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	7		0–1	2–0		3–0
4	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	6	0	3	3	5	11	−6	3		2–2	1–1	1–1

Source: football.org.il (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 the quarter finals

Knockout rounds

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Maccabi Haifa	2–0	Maccabi Tel Aviv	1–0	1–0
Bnei Yehuda	5–1	F.C. Ashdod	2–1	3–0
Maccabi Petah Tikva	2–3	Beitar Jerusalem	1–1	1–2
Bnei Sakhnin	3–0	Maccabi Netanya	2–0	1–0

Semifinals

Bnei Sakhnin v Bnei Yehuda

12 December 2007	Bnei Sakhnin	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Bnei Yehuda	Ramat Gan
16:45	Yavruyan 34'	Report	E. Biton 57'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Alon Yefet
	Penalties
	Khalaila Culma Yavruyan		Rosen Hodžić Abu Siam Haimovich

Maccabi Haifa v Beitar Jerusalem

12 December 2007	Maccabi Haifa	2–2 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p)	Beitar Jerusalem	Ramat Gan
19:45	Maimon 40' Renato 76'	Report	Tal 18' (pen.) Alberman 59'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Meir Levi
	Penalties
	Katan Harazi Renato Afek Gita Maimon Hanuka Hemed Paulinho		Alberman Zandber Gershon Azriel Tal Benado Ziv Boateng Kale

Final

19 December 2007

19:00

Maccabi Haifa	2–0	Bnei Sakhnin
Renato 53' (pen.), 87'	Report

Ramat Gan Stadium

Referee: Menashe Mashiah

See also

• Toto Cup
• 2007–08 Israeli Premier League
• 2007–08 Toto Cup Leumit

External links

• Toto Cup Al IFA (in Hebrew)