title: 2016–17 Toto Cup Leumit
text: # 2016–17 Toto Cup Leumit
  
  The 2016–17 Toto Cup Leumit was the 27th season of the second tier League Cup (as a separate competition) since its introduction. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams were divided into four regionalized groups, with the winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final were held as one-legged matches.
  
  The defending cup holders were Hapoel Ashkelon, having won the cup on its previous edition.
  
  In the final, played on 30 November 2016, Maccabi Sha'arayim defeated Hapoel Ramat Gan 2–1.
  
  ## Group stage
  
  Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs. The groups were announced by the IFA on took place on 18 July 2016.
  
  The matches are due to be played from 1 August.
  
  ### Tiebreakers
  
  If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.
  
  * Superior goal difference
  * Higher number of victories achieved
  * Higher number of goals scored
  * Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
  * Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
  * Higher number of victories achieved in the group matches played among the teams in question
  * Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
  * A deciding match, if needed to set which team qualifies to the quarter-finals.
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MAN | HAF | HAC |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | | 3–2 | 0–0 |
  | 2 | Hapoel Afula (A) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | | | 1–2 |
  | 3 | Hapoel Acre | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1–2 | | |
  | 4 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | 0–0 | | 2–4 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MNE | HRH | INE | MHE |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Maccabi Netanya (A) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | | | | 2–2 |
  | 2 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (A) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | |
  | 3 | Ironi Nesher | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0–1 | | | 2–2 |
  | 4 | Maccabi Herzliya | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 2 | | 3–5 | | |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HBL | HRG | BTR | HPT |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hapoel Bnei Lod (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | | | 1–0 | 3–1 |
  | 2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0–2 | | | |
  | 3 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | | 2–3 | | 5–3 |
  | 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 0 | | | | |
  
  ### Group D
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MSH | HJE | HRL | HKN |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Maccabi Sha'arayim (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | | 1–0 | | 3–1 |
  | 2 | Hapoel Jerusalem (A) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | 1–0 | |
  | 3 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 1–1 | | | |
  | 4 | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
  