title: 2017–18 Toto Cup Leumit
text: # 2017–18 Toto Cup Leumit
  
  The 2017–18 Toto Cup Leumit is the 28th season of the second tier League Cup (as a separate competition) since its introduction. It is divided into 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 are due to be held as one-legged matches.
  
  The defending cup holders, Maccabi Sha'arayim, are not competing in this edition, as the club was relegated to Liga Alef at the end of the previous season.
  
  In the final, played on 6 December 2017, Hapoel Afula defeated Hapoel Ramat Gan 3–0.
  
  ## Group stage
  
  Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs. The groups were announced by the IFA on took place on 29 June 2017.
  
  ### 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.
  * Key to colours in group tables
  * Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Quarterfinals
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | MAN | HAF | INE | HNI |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Qualified to Quarter-finals | — | | 2–0 | |
  | 2 | Hapoel Afula | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Qualified to Quarter-finals | 3–5 | — | | 1–0 |
  | 3 | Ironi Nesher | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | | | 0–1 | — | 3–2 |
  | 4 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | | 1–2 | | | — |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | HKS | HHD | MHZ | HRS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Qualified to Quarter-finals | — | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
  | 2 | Hapoel Hadera | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | Qualified to Quarter-finals | | — | 2–1 | |
  | 3 | Maccabi Herzliya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | | | | — | 0–0 |
  | 4 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | | 1–2 | 0–7 | | — |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | HTA | HRG | HBL | HPT |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Qualified to Quarter-finals | — | | | 3–0 |
  | 2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Qualified to Quarter-finals | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | |
  | 3 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | | 1–4 | | — | 0–0 |
  | 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | | | 0–2 | | — |
  
  ### Group D
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | HRL | HMR | BTR | HKJ |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Qualified to Quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | | 3–0 |
  | 2 | Hapoel Marmorek | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Qualified to Quarter-finals | | — | 4–2 | |
  | 3 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | | 0–0 | | — | 1–1 |
  | 4 | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | | | 0–1 | | — |
  
  ## Knockout rounds
  
  All times are in Israel Standard Time
  
  ### Quarter-finals
  
  The draw was held on 22 August 2017.
  
  