Do you know the cliche, “Open up your Diaries”? Well now’s the time to do exactly that. The schedule for the first and second round of matches has been released and we’re ready to go. After a short break in the action the league will begin again on August 20th and the race for the championship will be underway.

Let’s take a look at some of the big matches. The Derby against Hapoel Tel Aviv will take place at home on Matchday 5 while Beitar Jerusalem will visit Netanya on Matchday 3. The Yellow & Blue will take a trip down to Turner Stadium and an encounter with Hapoel Beer Sheva on Matchday 8 and will host Maccabi Haifa the week before.

For the full list of matches, CLICK HERE

The Toto Cup Group Stage was also announced and Maccabi finds itself in Group B with Hapoel Raanana, Maccabi Petach Tikva, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda. The first match will be against Maccabi Petach Tikva at home.

Toto Cup Schedule
Matchday 1, July 30-August 1: Maccabi Tel Aviv – Maccabi Petach Tikva
Matchday 2, August 2-3: Bye
Matchday 3, August 6-8: Bnei Yehuda – Maccabi Tel Aviv
Matchday 4, August 9-10: Maccabi Tel Aviv – Hapoel Raanana
Matchday 5, August 15-17: Hapoel Tel Aviv – Maccabi Tel Aviv