Maccabi's U17s and 16s will both be playing at home on Saturday. The U19s Cup tie is scheduled for January 3rd
An intriguing slate of matches awaits the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Division this Saturday, with the Under-19s' home tie against fellow title contenders Ironi Kiryat Shmona topping the bill. The match at the Kiryat Shalom training ground will start at noon and be broadcast live on Israeli sports channel 55. Head coach Ziv Arie's lads go into the match trailing current U19 Premier League leaders Maccabi Haifa by just two points and will hope to reproduce the magic that last week led to their greatest margin of victory so far this season, a comprehensive 0-8 rout of Sektzia Nes Tziona. It was also announced that Maccabi Tel Aviv "Shachar" will be playing their first U19 State Cup tie at home against Hapoel Jerusalem on January 3rd of next year.
Maccabi Tel Aviv "Oded", the club's Under-17s, will also be playing at home this Saturday when they defend their place at the top of the U17 Premier League table against Hapoel Ra'anana in an 8.30am kick-off at Kiryat Shalom. Later on at 2.15pm, the training ground's artificial pitch will be the scene of another Maccabi defence of the top spot when the Under-16s take on Hapoel Beer Sheva. The busy day at Kiryat Shalom will also the club's Under-15 Team 1, who host Ashdod FC at 10.45am. The only older side of Maccabi's Youth Division to play away on Saturday will be the Under-15 Team 2, who will travel to Kadima Tzoran FC for a 1pm kick-off.
Maccabi's Under-14 teams will both be playing away, Team North at Maccabi Petach Tikva at 8.30pm and Team South at nearby Maccabi Jaffa, also at 8.30am. The club's Under-13 Team North will travel to Ashdod FC and Team South will host Beitar Jerusalem at Kiryat Shalom at 12.30pm.
