Nadav Niddam joins Hapoel Petah Tikva after an agreement was reached between the two clubs for a season-long loan deal.

The 24-year-old midfielder who scored 2 goals in 29 appearances in all competitions during a loan spell with Ironi Kiryat Shmona last season, will join newly promoted club on loan for the 2025/26 campaign.

Good luck Nadav.

Ferencevaros that won the championship in the last seven seasons, took the lead as Lenny Joseph (20) continued Alexander Pesic’s header with a flick past Yoav Gerafi. Barnabas Nagy doubled Ferencevaros’ lead three minutes after the hour mark after drilling a low drive from inside the area. Shortly after the interval Maccabi’s former Serbian striker Aleksander Pesic swept in Jonathan Levy’s square ball to make it 3-0. Patati cut the deficit as he headed in Sagiv Jehezkel’s cross in the 51 minute. Zarko Lazetic changed his entire side right on the our mark while several minues later Edgar Szvikyan sealed Ferencevaros’ victory as he beat Ofek Melika from close range.

Maccabi: Yoav Gerafi (Ofek Melika 60), Tyrese Asante (Noam Ben Harush 60), Raz Shlomo (Liran Shpigel), Nemanja Stojic (Itay Ben Hemo 60), Sagiv Jehezkel (Denny Gropper 60), Issouf Sissokho (Ben Lederman 60), Ido Shahar (Itamar Noy 60), Dor Peretz (Elad Madmon 60), Weslley Patati (Hisham Layous 60), Osher Davida (Henry Addo 60), Ion Nicolaescu (Dor Turgeman 30) (Yonas Malede 60), (Saied Abu Farchi 80

Maccabi Tel Aviv got their pre-season to a fine start with a 5-0 victory over second division side Vasas at the training camp in Telki.

Club owner Mitch Goldhar who joined the team in the morning and watched the match with his representative Jack Angelides beside him.

Dor Peretz put Maccabi in front as early as the seventh minute after Issouf Sissokho carved the Vasas defense to release the captain who drilled a right-foot shot past Janos Uram. Ten minutes later Weslley Patati who looked lively down the right flank curled a left foot shot that beat the keeper but struck the base of the post.

Uram came to Vasas’ rescue as he denied Peretz from scoring a second in the 20^th minute after a clinical pass by Ido Shahar. In the 29^th minute Tyrese Asante picked Patati with a through ball allowing the Brazilian to skip past his marker and fire a low left foot drive that found the bottom far corner. Five minutes after the half hour mark Ofek Melika was at full stretch push away Milan Toth’s powerful shot which was making its way towards the top corner.

Maccabi’s coach Zarko Lazetic made 10 substitutions at the interval as he replaced all his fields allowing Noam Ben Harush, Ben Lederman, Denny Gropper and Itamar Noy make their first appearance in a Maccabi shirt while young Liran Shpiegel was handed his senior debut appearance. Three minutes after the restart, Ben Harush picked Ido Oli whose shot was deflected for a corner. In the 50^th minute Saied Abu Farchi led a counterattack and slipped the ball to Henry Addo whose shot was saved by the keeper. Seven minutes later Hisham Layous managed to steal the ball off the Vasas defense and tee up Oli before the diminutive midfielder sent a low drive that beat Agoston Kiss for Maccabi’s third. Roi Mishpati replaced Melika on 63 as two minutes later Itamar Noy’s free kick was headed by Itay Ben Hemo wide of the post.

In the 68^th minute Maccabi increased their lead to four as Shpiegel won a tackle inside Maccabi’s half and fed Oli who picked Abu Farchi’s run forward. The 19-year-old striker sent a perfect cross into the box where Addo rose high to end the move with a header that bounced in. A combination of Mishpati and the post denied Andras Rado on 78 before Shpiegel cleared Csaba Molnar rebound off the goal-line. Abu Farchi was rewarded for his hard work on 81 as Noy won possession just inside the Vasas penalty box, fed the striker whose first attempt was blocked before he recovered to sweep the rebound home for the fifth. Mispahti was quick off his line on 83 to deny Molnar and ensure that no goals are conceded at this match.

Maccabi: Ofek Melika (Roi Mishpati 63), Tyrese Asante (Noam Ben Harush 46), Raz Shlomo (Itay Ben Hemo 46), Nemanja Stojic (Liran Shpiegel 46), Sagiv Jehezkel (Denny Gropper 46), Issouf Sissokho (Ben Lederman 46), Ido Shahar (Itamar Noy 46), Dor Peretz (Ido Oli 46), Weslley Patati (Henry Addo 46), Elad Madmon (Hisham Layous 46), Younas Malede (Saied Abu Farchi 46).

After kicking off their pre-season training last week, Maccabi’s preparations are shifting a gear. This morning (Monday), the team departed for its pre-season training camp, which will take place this year in Hungary.

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While staying at the camp until July 9, Maccabi will play several practice matches before returning to Israel to gear up for the first official match of the season: the Super Cup against State Cup holders and last season’s runners up Hapoel Be’ersheva on July 13th. Nine days later Maccabi begin their Champions League qualifying campaign with the first leg of the 2nd qualifying round away to Pafos on July 22nd.

Squad for the Training Camp:

Goalkeepers: Roi Mishpati, Yoav Gerafi, Ofek Malika

Defenders: Roy Revivo, Tyrese Asante, Sagiv Jehezkel, Raz Shlomo, Danny Gropper, Nemanja Stojic, Noam Ben Harush, Liran Spiegel, Itay Ben Hemo

Midfielders: Dor Peretz, Wesley Patati, Ben Lederman, Issouf Sissokho, Itamar Noy, Ido Shahar, Ido Oli.

Forwards: Dor Turgeman, Elad Madmon, Osher Davida, Yonas Malede, Henry Addo, Hisham Layous, Ion Nicolaescu, Saied Abu Farhi

Bar Lin joins Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih after an agreement was reached with the Ukrainian club for a season-long loan deal.

The 20-year-old midfielder who made 45 appearances in all competitions during a two-year loan-spell with Hapoel Haifa, will join Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on loan for the 2025/26 campaign.

Lin is part of the Israel U21 squad for which he made 3 appearances and represented Israel’s young national sides on 12 international matches.

Good luck Bar.

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC wishes to thank Stav Lemkin for his services to the Club during this unforgettable season in Yellow and Blue.

Lemkin joined the Club in September 2024, made 29 appearances for Maccabi in all competitions, and won the League Championship and Toto Cup.

Thank you, Stav, for all you have done at Maccabi and good luck in your future endeavors.