Maccabi will open the "Toto" Cup group stage in Netanya, then host Hapoel Ra'anana at Bloomfield and finish off with an away Derby
This morning at the offices of the Israel Football Association the draw was held for the match order and venues of the "Toto" (League) Cup competition. Prior to the draw Maccabi had already been allocated a place in group 2, bringing them together with three teams in their geographic proximity – Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Ra'anana and Maccabi Netanya – a move designed to increase suspense and interest in the competition, in particular by arranging as many municipal derbies as possible. Teams will face off just once during the group stage and the teams finishing first and second in the group will advance to a two-legged quarter final to be played later in the season. The semi-final will similarly be a knock-out affair played as one match at a neutral venue.
Group stage fixtures:
Matchday 1 – August 2nd Maccabi Tel Aviv play Maccabi Netanya away
Matchday 2 – August 9th Maccabi Tel Aviv play Hapoel Ra'anana at home
Matchday 3 – August 16th Maccabi Tel Aviv play Hapoel Tel Aviv away
The knock-out stage:
Quarter final: first leg October 28th/29th, return leg November 2nd/3rd
Semi-final: December 16th/17th
Final: either the 30th or the 31st of December
