1998–99 Toto Cup Leumit

Toto Cup Leumit
Season1998–99
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv
(2nd Title)
← 1997–98

The 1998–99 Toto Cup Leumit was the 15th season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction.

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

The competition began on 15 August 1998 and ended on 2 February 1999, with Maccabi Tel Aviv beating Beitar Jerusalem 2–1 in the final.

Group stage

The matches were played from 15 August 1998 to 23 January 1999.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BEI MPT HPT HBN
1 Beitar Jerusalem (A) 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15 — 3–0 2–1 4–0
2 Maccabi Petah Tikva 6 3 0 3 10 9 +1 9 2–3 — 0–1 3–0
3 Hapoel Petah Tikva 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 6 0–2 1–3 — 1–0
4 Hapoel Beit She'an 6 2 0 4 7 14 −7 6 2–1 1–2 4–3 —
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 semifinals

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MTA HTA BnY HRL
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv (A) 6 6 0 0 25 2 +23 18 — 2–0 6–0 8–1
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 1–2 — 3–1 2–1
3 Bnei Yehuda 6 2 0 4 8 15 −7 6 0–1 2–0 — 3–2
4 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 6 1 0 5 8 23 −15 3 0–6 1–2 3–2 —
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 semifinals

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HHA HKS HJE MJF
1 Hapoel Haifa (A) 6 5 1 0 14 5 +9 16 — 2–1 3–2 4–0
2 Hapoel Kfar Saba 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 0–2 — 1–1 1–1
3 Hapoel Jerusalem 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5 1–1 0–2 — 4–2
4 Maccabi Jaffa 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4 1–2 1–2 2–1 —
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 semifinals

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HTZ MHA MHE MIA
1 Hapoel Tzafririm Holon (A) 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 11 — 1–1 2–0 2–0
2 Maccabi Haifa 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 0–2 — 3–1 3–0
3 Maccabi Herzliya 6 2 1 3 13 13 0 7 1–1 2–4 — 6–2
4 Maccabi Ironi Ashdod 6 2 0 4 10 19 −9 6 5–4 2–1 1–3 —
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 semifinals

Elimination rounds

Semifinals

26 January 1999 Beitar Jerusalem 3–2Hapoel HaifaRamat Gan
Shelach 24'
Shitrit 50' (pen.), 59'		 Roso 73' (pen.)
Nissim 88'		 Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
26 January 1999 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1Hapoel Tzafririm HolonRamat Gan
Tzarfati 1'
Kubica 23'
Nimni 60'		 Daraselia 45' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium

Final

Beitar Jerusalem1–2 (a.e.t.)Maccabi Tel Aviv
Hamar 43' Video summary Nimni 83', 101'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nir Ba'abur

See also

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