| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Israel |
| Teams | 14 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Runners-up | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 37 |
| Goals scored | 83 (2.24 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Ovidiu Hoban Alon Turgeman (3) |
The2015–16Toto Cup Al was the 31st season of the third-importantfootball tournament inIsrael since its introduction and the 11th tournament involvingIsraeli Premier League clubs only.
The competition was held in two stages. First, fourteenPremier League teams were divided into three groups, five teams in groups A and B and four teams in group C, the teams playing against each other once. The best three teams from groups A and B and the best two teams from group C advanced to the quarter-finals, which will was played overtwo-legged ties. The semi-finals and the final were then played as one-legged matches in a neutral venue.
The tournament started on 1 August 2015.[1][2][3]Maccabi Tel Aviv were the defending champions, after winning theprevious competition.
Maccabi Petah Tikva won the title, beatingIroni Kiryat Shmona 3–1 in the final.[4]
Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs, with the northern clubs allocated to Group A,Gush Dan clubs (fromTel Aviv andPetah Tikva, allocated to Group C), and the rest to Group B. The groups were announced by the IFA on 25 June 2015.[2]
The matches were played between 1 August 2015 and end on 17 August, with leftover matches played on 9 September, if necessary.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MHA | IKS | HHA | BnS | HAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa(A) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 12 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||||
| 2 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona(A) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||||
| 3 | Hapoel Haifa(A) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||||
| 4 | Bnei Sakhnin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | ||||
| 5 | Hapoel Acre | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MNE | HBS | BEI | HRA | HKS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Netanya(A) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva(A) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem(A) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| 4 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| 5 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MPT | BnY | MTA | HTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva(A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | 3–0 | ||||
| 2 | Bnei Yehuda(A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | 0–3 | ||||
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
The quarter finals draw was held on 29 October.[5]
All times are inIsrael Standard Time
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2–2 (4–2p) | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 1–2 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–1 | Maccabi Netanya | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 1 December 2015 | Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Netanya |
| 20:30 | Shechter 82' | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Hugi 6' | Stadium:Netanya Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Ziv Adler |
| 2 December 2015 | Bnei Yehuda | 1–1 | Maccabi Netanya | Tel Aviv |
| 19:00 | Kadusi 86' | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Jabarin 54' | Stadium:Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Gal Leibowitz |
| 2 December 2015 | Hapoel Haifa | 0–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Acre |
| 19:05 | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Abed 11' | Stadium:Acre Municipal Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee:Menashe Mashiah |
| 2 December 2015 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Jerusalem |
| 21:00 | L. Cohen 46' | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Arbeitman 64' | Stadium:Teddy Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Oren Siminyan |
| 15 December 2015 | Maccabi Netanya | 0–1 | Bnei Yehuda | Netanya |
| 20:00 | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Nworuh 67' | Stadium:Netanya Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Orel Greenfeld |
Bnei Yehuda won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 15 December 2015 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa | Ashdod |
| 20:30 | Gavish 65' | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Gozlan 16' | Stadium:Yud-Alef Stadium Referee:Liran Liany |
Maccabi Petah Tikva won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 16 December 2015 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–1 | Hapoel Haifa | Acre |
| 20:00 | Serdal 80' (o.g.) | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Elbaz 80' | Stadium:Acre Municipal Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Guy Berger |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 16 December 2015 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4p) | Beitar Jerusalem | Be'er Sheva |
| 20:30 | Tzedek 90+5' | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Gabay 54' | Stadium:Turner Stadium Attendance: 9,400 Referee: Daniel Bar-Natan |
| Penalties | ||||
Tzedek Ogu Arbeitman  Melikson | AtziliI. CohenClaudemirRueda | |||
2–2 on aggregate. Beitar Jerusalem won 4–2 on penalties.
| 30 December 2015 | Bnei Yehuda | 0–3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Petah Tikva |
| 19:00 | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Amutu 38',44' Mizrachi 79' | Stadium:HaMoshava Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Eli Hachmon |
| 30 December 2015 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Netanya |
| 21:00 | Kanyuk 32' Jakobovich 59' | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Stadium:Netanya Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich |
| 2 February 2016 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Netanya |
| 19:30 | Bruno 7' | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Goldenberg 20' Kalibat 59'Rotman 89' | Stadium:Netanya Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee:Alon Yefet |