Category: First Team
Maccabi veterans win Championship !
Maccabi Tel Aviv’s veterans team beat Hapoel Afula 2-1 in the Playoff Final at Or Yehuda to lift the Championship plate.
Guy Tubiak opened the scoring for the veterans team after a spectacular assis by Carlos Chakana as the veterans coached by Gabi Lasri and Uri Saliman took a ninth minute lead.
Despite clear dominance Maccabi carried their lead into the second half before Ron Hayat beat Liran Strauber to level the score in the 64th minute.
Four minutes later, Yakir Shina brought the ball down in side the area and from close range to score the winning goal and help the veterans to their first ever championship plate.
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The players’ predictions : Who will win EURO 2024?
EURO 2024 is going to dominate our lives over the next month as Maccabi’s players are amongst those who will closely monitor what is set to unfold in the European Championship Finals.
One can easily assume that you have been spending the past few days joining all sort of spread sheets and betting groups. Before the tournament kicks off, we asked some players to give their predictions and answer six questions: Who is the team they will support? What team will end up as the big winners? Who will be the top scorer? Who will be the tournaments’ surprise package, who will disappoint? and who is the player they would have been happy to play alongside? The answers are here below
Joris van Overeem
Your team: Holland
The Winner: England
Top scorer: Jude Bellingham
Surprise package: Denmark
Biggest disappointment: Spain
A player you would have liked to play alongside?: “Spain’s holding midfielder Rodri. He is the word best player in this position.”
Dan Biton
Your team: No favorite team
The Winner: England
Top scorer: Kilian Mbappe
Surprise package: Ukraine
Biggest disappointment: Italy
Alongside who would you have liked to play?: “Mbappe. With his pace – he will reach every through-ball for a one on one with the keeper.”
Matan Baltaxa
Shortly before reading our defender’s predictions let us remind you that Baltaxa arrives at this Euro with a lot of credit. During the last tournament, Baltaxa was the only one who challenged the world and predicted Italy would be crowned European champions. The rest was history, so sit down and take note of Baltaxa’s tips.
Your team: Portugal
The Winner: Portugal
Top scorer: Kilian Mbappe
Surprise package: Ukraine
Biggest disappointment: Holland
Alongside who would you have liked to play? “Mbappe. The best player in the world”
Ofir Davidzada
Your team: England
The Winner: France
Top scorer: Kilian Mbappe
Surprise package: Switzerland
Biggest disappointment: Portugal
Alongside who would you have liked to play? “Cristiano Ronaldo. A legend to play alongside him would be mad.”
Roy Revivo
Your team: England
The Winner: France
Top scorer: Kilian Mbappe
Surprise package: Albania
Biggest disappointment: Germany
Alongside who would you have liked to play? “Phil Fodden. The Preier League player of the season – don’t need to say anything further.”
Idan Nachmias
Your team: No preferred team
The Winner: Portugal
Top scorer: Harry Kane
Surprise package: Hungary
Biggest disappointment: Germany
Milson and friends: The season’s best dribbles
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Maccabi Tel Aviv FC announce that Robbie Keane and his staff will not be continuing with the Club next season.
The Club has agreed to Robbie Keane’s request that his extension option will not be exercised.
Maccabi’s Owner, Mitch Goldhar stated: “I wish to thank Robbie and all his staff, Rory Delap, Dave Sarachan, Mike Stowell and Phillip Hudson for their hard work and dedication throughout this season in helping to bring the championship back to Maccabi. Robbie and his staff faithfully fulfilled their duties under difficult circumstances for which I am and will always be grateful. Robbie, the Club and fans will always be connected through the challenging and successful 2023/24 campaign.”
Robbie Keane stated: “It has been a tough decision for me to leave Maccabi Tel Aviv FC. I would like to thank the Owner, all the players, coaches and the fans for making this an unforgettable season. I am very proud of everything we have achieved together as a team and most proud of the hard work and dedication which resulted in winning the Championship and Toto cup. Wishing everyone involved at the club all the best for the Champions League and season ahead.”
Maccabi Tel Aviv thanks Robbie, Rory, Dave, Mike and Phil, we wish you the very best for the future.
The Club will be making no further comment on the matter until such time as a new Head Coach is appointed for the 2024/25 season.
Season tickets holders refund ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear Supporters,
We would like to thank you for an unforgettable season where you played an integral part of this championship victory. The strength you displayed in the stands, at Bloomfield and in every stadium across the country pushing the players to win the 25th league title in the Club’s history.
Regrettably, after Israeli football returned to action in December and in view of the security situation as well as the Home Front Command decisions, matches gradually staged with fans a fact which prevented all season ticket holders from attending all the matches.
As a result, the Club has made the following reimbursement options for 2023/24 season ticket holders:
- Receiving a proportional reimbursement in full of the match tickets which couldn’t have been used.
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Donating the proportional amount from the matches to the Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Foundation in order to support the Southern communities nearest to Gaza that were severely affected by the events on October 7th.
The donations are set for:
- Construct a sports field or a youth club
- Zaka Organization
- Purchase of an Ambulance
- Sponsoring a unit in the Army and supporting their facilities
- Receiving 50% of the proportional amount as a reimbursement and donating 50% to the Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Foundation in order to support the Southern communities.
- A reimbursement of the proportionate amount from the matches each season ticket holder was unable to use, that will go towards the price of the 2024/25 season ticket.
The reimbursement procedure will begin on Thursday June 6th and close on Tuesday August 6th. Season Ticket holders (for the 2023/24 season) should receive a message with their personal reimbursement fee – a calculation of the season ticket price and the number of matches they were not entitled to receive a ticket for.
To chose one of the reimbursement options click here
For questions and queries please Email: Maccabi@mtafc.com
Veterans league: Maccabi reached Playoff Final!
Maccabi Tel Aviv’s veterans reached the Final of the Playoffs for the 2023/24 season after beating Maccabi Hasharon 4-2 in the Semi Final which took place at Or Yehuda on Wednesday. Goals from Yakir Shina (33) a Tal Ben Haim penalty (39) and an Amir Turgeman brace (42, 62) secured the place for Uri Saliman’s side in the final.
Maccabi: Liran Strauber, Carlos Chakana, Amir Shelah, Tal Ben Haim, Aviram Ziv, Ram Tepper, Moshe Mishaelof, Ze’ev Zeituni, Amiran Shkalim, Yakir Shina, Michael Zandberg.
Also played: Amir Turgeman, Yoav Ziv, Guy Tubiak, Ran Oz, Yaron Drori, Tal Shmaya, Avi Tzabag, Sagui Keinan, Almog Maman, and Tomer Shmuel
Thank You Luckassen, Mosquera and Tenenbaum
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC wishes to thank Derrick Luckassen, Orlando Mosquera and Daniel Tenenbaum for their services to the Club during their unforgettable seasons in Yellow and Blue.
Luckassen, joined Maccabi in September 2022 made 55 appearances for the Club winning the League Championship and Toto Cup in his second season in Yellow and Blue.
Macabi also wishes to thank Panamanian goalkeeper, Orlando Mosquera, who made 13 appearances since joining the Club in the summer of 2023.
Daniel Tenenbaum who made 2 appearances this season and a total of 110 in all competitions since 2017 will also be leaving the Club.
Or Yitzhak and Tomer Alon who were both part of the first team squad this season, will also be leaving the Club on the expiration of their contracts this summer.
Thank you and all the best for the future.
All included: The journey that took us all the way to the title
Shahar Rosen signs 3-year-deal
The 21-year-old defender who spent last season on loan with Bnei Yehuda, signed until the end of the 2026/27 season with an option to extend by a further season.
Shahar Rosen, the grandson of former Maccabi captain Zvi ‘Zvika’ Rozen, made last season 42 appearances in all competitions scoring one goal during a season-long-loan at Bnei Yehuda. The previous season, Rosen, who was raised at Maccabi’s Youth Academy was loaned to second division side Hapoel Kfar Sava for which he scored twice in 37 appearances.
After signing his contract, Rosen told the Club’s official website: “To sign a long-term contract at Maccabi Tel Aviv is a dream come true ever since joining the Youth Academy at the age of 5. After the training camp with the senior side in the summer and another loan in the second division, I feel more mature to fight for my place in the squad, prove myself and justify the chance I was given”.
