Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv Compete for Nearly $900,000 Toto Cup Prize

The Toto Cup semi-finals concluded with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv advancing to the final, where they will compete not only for the title but also for significant financial rewards. The prize money varies depending on the teams' final standings, with the winner set to receive 900,000 shekels and the runner-up 650,000 shekels.

Other teams have secured varying amounts based on their placement: Hapoel Petah Tikva, finishing 14th, earns 110,000 shekels; Bnei Sakhnin and Ironi Tiberias, in 12th-13th place, receive 140,000 shekels each; Maccabi Petah Tikva and the loser between Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Jerusalem, in 10th-11th place, get 170,000 shekels; the winner between Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Jerusalem, in 9th place, earns 200,000 shekels.

Further up, the loser between Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Ramat Gan, in 8th place, receives 250,000 shekels; Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the winner between Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Ramat Gan, in 6th-7th place, get 300,000 shekels; Hapoel Haifa, in 5th place, earns 350,000 shekels; and both Hapoel Kiryat Shmona and Maccabi Netanya, in 3rd-4th place, receive 360,000 shekels each.

The financial stakes add an extra layer of competition beyond rankings, as teams vie for these monetary prizes in addition to their sporting achievements in the Toto Cup tournament.