The Club’s Under-17 team drew 1:1 with Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Derby on Matchday 27 of league play. With 3 Matchdays remaining Head Coach Eliezer Ben Aharon’s Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv squad secured the league championship. With a 9 point lead over second place Maccabi Petah Tikva and a 35 goal differential the young Yellow & Blue have wrapped up the title.
Ben Aharon summed up the club’s achievement: “This was a Derby where we were the stronger team in almost every parameter. Despite not winning it’s great that we wrapped up the title. This was one off the most challenging seasons for me as a coach and we have 3 matches left so I want to make sure that we end the campaign as best as possible.”
Of the club’s 27 matches to date they have recorded 21 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. The Yellow & Blue have scored 90 goals while conceding only 32. The leading goal scorer to date is striker Tal Torjman with 25 goals.
