2002–03 Toto Cup Al

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Toto Cup Al
Season2002–03
ChampionsMaccabi Haifa

The 2002–03 Toto Cup Al was the 19th season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction. This was the 4th edition to be played with clubs of both Israeli Permier League and Liga Leumit clubs.

The competition began on 9 August 2002[1] and ended on 20 May 2003, with Maccabi Haifa beating Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 in the final.

Format change[]

The 24 Israeli Permier League and Liga Leumit clubs were divided into four groups, each with six clubs, with the top two teams advancing to the quarter-finals.

Group stage[]

The matches were played from 9 August 2002 to 27 January 2003.

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MHA MAN HPT HRA HHA HRL
1 Maccabi Haifa (A) 10 7 0 3 23 12 +11 21 — 1–2 5–0 3–1 1–0 3–1
2 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (A) 10 6 1 3 22 20 +2 19 1–0 — 1–4 2–0 3–1 4–2
3 Hapoel Petah Tikva 10 6 1 3 18 20 −2 19 1–5 5–4 — 1–2 2–1 1–0
4 Hapoel Ra'anana 10 3 2 5 13 17 −4 11 4–1 1–3 0–0 — 0–2 2–3
5 Hapoel Haifa 10 3 0 7 12 13 −1 9 1–2 4–0 0–1 0–1 — 3–0
6 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 10 2 2 6 16 22 −6 8 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–2 3–0 —
Source: rsssf.com (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 Semifinals

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HTA HNI MKK MNE MKG BnY
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv (A) 10 6 3 1 23 5 +18 21 — 3–0 4–1 4–0 4–0 2–2
2 Hapoel Nazareth Illit (A) 10 5 2 3 16 15 +1 17 1–0 — 0–2 4–1 0–0 3–3
3 Maccabi Kafr Kanna 10 4 3 3 16 16 0 15 1–1 0–3 — 4–2 1–2 1–1
4 Maccabi Netanya 10 4 2 4 15 17 −2 14 0–0 3–0 1–3 — 1–0 0–0
5 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 10 1 4 5 7 18 −11 7 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–4 — 2–2
6 Bnei Yehuda 10 0 6 4 14 20 −6 6 0–3 2–3 1–2 2–3 1–1 —
Source: rsssf.com (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 Semifinals

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MTA MPT BEI HRG BnS MHE
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv (A) 10 8 1 1 26 11 +15 25 — 2–1 3–0 5–0 2–1 3–1
2 Maccabi Petah Tikva (A) 10 6 2 2 18 11 +7 20 2–4 — 5–1 0–0 1–0 2–1
3 Beitar Jerusalem 10 3 4 3 13 15 −2 13 3–0 0–0 — 3–1 1–1 3–1
4 Hapoel Ramat Gan 10 3 2 5 8 15 −7 11 0–2 1–2 2–0 — 2–0 1–0
5 Bnei Sakhnin 10 1 4 5 8 14 −6 7 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 — 1–1
6 Maccabi Herzliya 10 0 5 5 9 16 −7 5 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 —
Source: rsssf.com (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 Semifinals

Group D[]

On 29 August 2002 Hakoah Ramat Gan was demoted to Liga Artzit and was replaced by Hapoel Tzafririm Holon. [2] As a result, the two matches played by Hakoah Ramat Gan before the club was demoted were annulled.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HTZ ASH HBS HKS BBS HJE
1 Hapoel Tzafririm Holon (A) 10 7 0 3 19 14 +5 21 — 0–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 5–2
2 F.C. Ironi Ashdod (A) 10 6 2 2 20 13 +7 20 1–2 — 2–1 0–4 0–0 4–1
3 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 10 5 0 5 19 15 +4 15 1–2 1–2 — 3–0 4–2 6–2
4 Hapoel Kfar Saba 10 3 2 5 12 13 −1 11 1–3 0–3 0–1 — 1–1 2–2
5 Beitar Be'er Sheva 10 2 4 4 19 19 0 10 3–1 3–3 2–0 0–2 — 1–4
6 Hapoel Jerusalem 10 2 2 6 27 27 0 8 3–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–2 —
Source: rsssf.com (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 Semifinals

Knockout Rounds[]

Quarter-finals[]

18 February 2003 Maccabi Haifa 3–1Maccabi Petah TikvaHaifa
Cohen 33', 55'
Badir 36'		 Report Alberman 65' Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
18 February 2003 F.C. Ashdod0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Hapoel Tel Aviv Ashdod
Report Stadium: Yud Alef Stadium
18 February 2003 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Hapoel Nazareth Illit Ilut
Report Stadium: Ilut Stadium
19 February 2003 Hapoel Tzafririm Holon0–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Dego 53', 86'

Semifinals[]

15 April 2003 Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–1Hapoel Nazareth IllitRamat Gan
15:45 Balili 16', 59'
89'		 Report Nyilas 45' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
15 April 2003 Maccabi Haifa 3–2Maccabi Tel AvivRamat Gan
18:30 Tal 72'
Katan 84'
Barda 90'		 Report Prohorenkovs 6'
62'		 Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium

Final[]

Hapoel Tel Aviv0–2Maccabi Haifa
Report Cohen 12'
45'

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Toto Cup: Victories to Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi T.A. 10 August 2002, Ynet (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Officially: Hakoah R.G., Tzafririm to Replace It in Leumit Yuval Pais and Moshe Gozgal, 29 August 2002, Ynet (in Hebrew)

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