In all competitions throughout history 236 Tel Aviv derbies were played. The overall record currently stands on 98 Maccabi victories, 69 Hapoel victories while 69 other derbies ended in a draw with an overall goal tally of 327-243.
Both sides faced each other in the league 170 times with Maccabi winning 64 matches, drawing 59 while Hapoel won 47 with a total goal tally of 219-158.
After the number of victories in derbies to each side stood at 45 each at the end of the 2012/13 season, Maccabi has since opened a gap of 17 more victories.
In 13 derbies in the Playoffs so far Maccabi had won 7, drawn 5 and lost only once.
During the current decade, both Tel Aviv teams had met in 5 Playoff matches (in the 2020 and 2022 seasons, and in MD27 last month).
Maccabi won all 5 matches without conceding a goal as the goal tally currently stands on 13-0.
The highest victory in a Tel Aviv derby is 5-0 recorded five times in 1970, 2017, 2022 and 2024.
A total of 2,612,500 fans attended the 164 Tel Aviv league derbies which were played with fans.
The average attendance at derbies currently stands at 15,930 fans per match, which is the highest average attendance of any league fixture in Israeli football history.
A total of 408 Maccabi players featured in the Tel Aviv derby.
Maccabi’s all time appearance record holder, Miko Belo, also made the most appearances in derbies recording 33 matches. Sheran Yeini, is behind Belo on both charts with 32 derby appearances, while Avi Nimni and Benny Tabak share third place with 29 appearances each.
So far, 94 Maccabi players have scored in the Tel Aviv derby. The leading goalscorers in derbies are Eran Zahavi and Shiye Glazer with 11 goals each.
Out of 79 players who delivered assists for Maccabi in the derby, Avi Nimni holds the assist record against Hapoel with 6 assists. Eran Zahavi and Giyora Spiegel share second place with 5 assists each.
A total of 57 players featured for both clubs in derbies. Among the current squad, Osher Davida, Sagiv Jehezkel, Raz Shlomo and Denny Gropper previously played for Hapoel. Hapoel’s defender Shahar Piven, and forward Omri Altman played for Maccabi.
Hapoel’s Head Coach Elyaniv Barda faced Maccabi in 14 league matches as a coach (with Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Be’ersheva). Barda’s record against Maccabi currently stands on 9 defeats, 4 victories and 1 draw.
