Maccabi’s Youth Academy teams were drawn for their respective State Cup ties at the Israel Football Association Headquarters. Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shachar’ were drawn away to Maccabi Haifa in the Quarter Final of the U19’s State Cup. Dedi Ben Dayan’s side began their journey in the Cup with a 7-0 victory at Haifa over Maccabi Neve Sha’anan in the round of 32 before knocking Hapoel Be’ersheva out on penalties in the round of 16.Youth Department teams State Cup draw:Under 19’s Quarter Finals:7.2.23 Maccabi Haifa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘ShaharUnder 17’s Semi Final:4.4.23 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Oded’ vs Hapoel Ra’ananaUnder 14’s Quarter Finals:18.2.23 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Baruch Ezrati’ vs Maccabi Netanya18.2.23 Hapoel Jerusalem vs Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shlomo’ Under 13’s Quarter Finals:18.2.23 Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Maccabi HaifaUnder 12’s Round of 16:Beitar Jerusalem ‘Tzav Piyus’ vs Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Oz’
Category: Junior Team
A Cup weekend at the Youth Academy
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’ 0-0 Hapoel Be’ersheva (Maccabi win 3-2 on pens) (U19’s)Goalkeeper Roei Amedi saved three penalties to help Maccabi’s U-19’s reach the Quarter Final at the expense of Hapoel Be’ersheva. With no goals in 90 minutes as well as 30 minutes of extra time, both teams faced each other for a penalty shoot-out. Yakir Zilberman and Bar Lin had their spot kicks saved by Be’ersheva’s keeper, but Maccabi’s custodian Roei Amedi saved the next three spot kicks and Roei Nabi successfully converted his penalty to send Dedi Ben Dayan’s side to the Quarter Finals. Maccabi Haifa 0-1 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Oded’ (U17’s)Ori Amayof’s 82nd minute header helped Maccabi’s U-17’s return from Haifa with a ticket to the next round after beating Maccabi Haifa 1-0. Zion’s Cohen’s side could now face in the Semi Finals: Maccabi Neatnya, Hapoel Ra’anana or another Haifa club – Neve Yossef SC.
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Eldad’ 2-3 Hapoel Haifa (U15’s)
Roy Gafni and Ilay Ben Simon were on the scoresheet but that wasn’t enough as Maccabi’s U-15’s suffered a 2-3 defeat at home to Hapoel Haifa which denied them a place in the Quarter Finals of the Cup. Other matches:
Beitar Jerusalem 0-4 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Baruch Ezrati’ (U14’s) south.
Hapoel Mate Asher 1-4 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shlomo’ (U14’s) north
Maccabi Tel Aviv (south) 5-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Ofer Dekel’ north (U13’s)
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Oz’ 3-1 Maccabi Haifa (U12’s south)
Agam Hanun signs new 3-year-deal at Maccabi
Agam Hanun (17) who scored 3 goals and assisted two others in 18 appearances for the U-19’s Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’, signed a new three-year-deal at the club. Hanun, is also a member of the Israel U-18’s national side for which he made 3 international appearances.
Maccabi’s Youth Department Manager, Guy Zuckerman told the club’s official website: Agam is a talented player who has been part of our Youth Academy since the age of 12 and during that time played at every age group. Agam is set to continue his progress at our youth team as we believe he has a lot of potential to continue his development at the club in the future.”
Sali Fahima joins Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’
Yisrael ‘Sali’ Fahima (17) joins Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Schahar’ U-19 side after signing a contract at the club. The midfielder, in his first season at Under 19 level, scored 1 goal in 8 appearances this season at Maccabi Haifa.Maccabi’s Youth Department Manager, Guy Zuckerman told the club’s official website: “We believe that Sali will continue his progress at the Youth Team as we are certain he has a great potential to develop at the club in the future”.
The Youth Academy’s weekend results
Hapoel Nir Ramat Hasharon 0-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’ (U19’s)
Maccabi ‘Shahar’ recorded a victory on MD18 with Yakir Zilberman (27) opening the score following an assist by Agam Hanun. Mohamad Taha (75) doubled the lead with Bar Lin playing a key role in the build-up for the second goal. Maccabi are currently 4th in the league standings and host Hapoel Be’ersheva for MD19 in their next match.Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Oded’ 3-0 Bnei Sakhnin (U17’s)
Maccabi’s U17’s side recorded a 2-0 victory at Bnei Sakhnin on MD15. Daniel Tieshler (19) put Maccabi in front with Nadav Haber (74) and Yahel Atias (85) completing the score for Zion Hen’s side remain second in the table three adrift of the leaders.Hapoel Petah Tikva 0-1 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Eli Fuchs’ (U16’s)
Maccabi’s U16’s recorded a 1-0 victory away to Hapoel Petah Tikva on MD15 with Yoav Chonio scoring the only of the game in the 10thminute. Despite being reduced to 10 men from the 30th minute, Maccabi held on to collect the points and remain second in the table with 39 points, level with the leaders but trail them on goal difference.
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Eldad’ 5-1 Hapoel Jerusalem (U15’s)
Maccabi kept their perfect record in midweek with another 5-1 victory at home over Hapoel Jerusalem on MD15. Ilay Ben Simon scored four goals and Roi Gafni completed the score as Maccabi comfortably lead the table with 45 points, 11 more than second place Maccabi Petah Tikva.
Other matches:
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Baruch Ezrati’ 7-0 Beitar Tubruk (U14’s)
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shlomo’ 4-3 Maccabi Netanya (U14’s) north
Maccabi Tel Aviv 5-0 Hapoel Ramat Gan (U13’s south)
Hapoel Jerusalem east 0-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Oz'(U12’s south)
The Youth Academy’s weekend results
Hapoel Hadera 2-1 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’ (U19’s)
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Schahar’ suffered a 2-1 defeat away to Hapoel Hadera.
Ori Azu (45) scored an equalizer for Maccabi to cancel Berti Sulimani’s (18) early lead before Sa’ar Schwartz (65) successfully converted a penalty to award the hosts the three points.
Dedi Ben Dayan’s side suffered their 7th defeat from 17 matches as they are currently ranked 8th in the league standings.
Hapoel Jerusalem 2-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Oded’ (U17’s)
Maccabi’s U17’s side were held to a 2-2 away to Hapoel Jerusalem on MD14. The hosts took the lead before Lior Mashansky levelled the score in the 21st minute. Jerusalem took the lead 15 minutes later before Said Abu Farhi scored for Zion Hen’s side to ensure the points are shared. Maccabi remain second in the table with 33 points, three adrift of the league leaders.
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Eli Fuchs’ 2-1 Hapoel Ra’anana (U16’s)
Maccabi’s U16’s recorded a 2-1 victory over Hapoel Ra’anana on MD14 with Yoav Chonio bagging a brace to record the 12th victory of the season. Maccabi remain second in the table with 36 points, level on points with the leaders but trail them having scored 2 goals less.
Hapoel Be’ersheva 2-3 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Eldad’ (U15’s)
Maccabi continued their perfect run this season by recording their 14th league win from as many matches. A week after beating third placed Maccabi Petah Tikva, Ilay Ben Simon (2) and Koren Mamman scored to inflict fifth place Be’ersheva a defeat.
Other matches:
Hapoel Tel Aviv north 0-6 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Baruch Ezrati’ (U14’s)*
Beitar Tubruk 0-4 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shlomo’ (U14’s) north*
Beitar Jerusalem 0-4 Maccabi Tel Aviv (U13’s south)*
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Oz’ 3-0 Hapoel Nir Ramat Hasharon U12’s south)*
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Leibo’ 8-0 Hapoel Hod Hasharon U 12’s north)*
Abdallah Dao joins U-19’s on loan
Maccabi reached an agreement with Ivorian outfit Bouake FC for the loan-deal of Abdallah Dao (18) who joined the club until the end of the season with an option to make the deal permanent. Dao, left a good impression on the Youth Academy’s coaching staff during a short spell at Kiryat Shalom’s training complex and has joined the Youth team squad. Maccabi’s Academy Director, Claudio Braga told the club’s official website: “Abdallah is a talented central defender who left a very good impression on our coaching staff. He trained with us over the past month and we all believe that Abdallah could develop in the Academy and contribute to the club. Joining a club in the middle of the season is not easy but I believe that all the relevant departments will help him settle in fast in order to help his development”.
Maccabi ‘Shahar’ beaten 2-1 by Real to finish 4th in Zagreb tourney
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’ played Spanish giants Real Madrid as part of the Mladen Ramljak international tournament in Zagreb, Croatia with both clubs ending their group in the runners up spot.Maccabi were beaten 2-1 by Real Madrid as Agam Hanun (24) scored a temporary equalizer for Dedi Ben Dayan’s side with Julen Jon Guerrero (19) and Cesar Palacios Perez (42) scoring for the Spanish club that edged the Yellow and Blue to third place.
Pixsell or GNK Dinamo ()
Drawn into Group B’ together with CR Flamengo (Brazil), Udinese Calcio (Italy) and Odense BK (Denmark), Maccabi began the tournament on Thursday with a match against the Rio de Janeiro club. Orel Baye put Maccabi in front before the Brazilians completed a two-goal comeback to win 2-1.On Friday, Yakir Zilberman scored a second half equalizer against Italian outfit Udinese as Maccabi were held to a 1-1 draw. In the third and final match of the group stages Maccabi’s U-19’s beat Danish side Odense 4-1 with Orel Baye (2), Ido Ben Shushan and Ori Azu scoring the goals.Real Madrid finished Group A’ that included hosts GNK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), PFC Ludogorets (Bulgaria) and SK Rapid Vienna (Austria) in second place – beat Maccabi in the match for third place.
Ben Dayan appointed as youth team coach
Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Youth Academy began its’ preparations for the 2022/23 season as the first team to do so is the club’s Under 19’s Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’. Dedi Ben Dayan, will guide the team for the first time as Head Coach after progressing from the role of Assistant Coach which he held during the past two years. Ben Dayan’s coaching staff will be completed in the next few days with the appointment of a new assistant coach who will join goalkeeping coach Shura Ubarov, Tal Volik the fitness coach and Or Aharon the Physiotherapist. The youth team includes several experienced players as well as young players who graduated from the academy’s Under 17’s.
A product of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Youth Academy, Dedi Ben Dayan who made it all to the senior side where he played for five years (1997-2002) joined the Youth Academy several years ago and was the Under 19’s Assistant Coach over the past two seasons. Ben Dayan, who will coach the Youth Academy’s senior team said at the end of the opening training session: “For me this is coming full circle – as a player who made his first footballing footsteps at the academy and especially at the youth team – all the way to the appointment as the U19’s Head Coach. The target now is to work had on the pitch in order to reach all our targets”.Maccabi’s Youth Academy Director, Claudio Braga, added: “Dedi Ben Dayan has been working at Maccabi’s Youth Academy for several years now and developed his coaching skills in the various positions he held. During a very successful playing career both at club and national team levels, as well as his previous role as the U-19’s assistant coach Dedi proved has a lot to give the young generation of players and we are all certain he can help them develop into the future generation of players. Dedi’s coaching staff will support him with everything that is necessary to achieve our collective and individual goals and we wish him all the best as the coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv Shahar”.
A product of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Youth Academy, Dedi Ben Dayan who made it all to the senior side where he played for five years (1997-2002) joined the Youth Academy several years ago and was the Under 19’s Assistant Coach over the past two seasons. Ben Dayan, who will coach the Youth Academy’s senior team said at the end of the opening training session: “For me this is coming full circle – as a player who made his first footballing footsteps at the academy and especially at the youth team – all the way to the appointment as the U19’s Head Coach. The target now is to work had on the pitch in order to reach all our targets”.Maccabi’s Youth Academy Director, Claudio Braga, added: “Dedi Ben Dayan has been working at Maccabi’s Youth Academy for several years now and developed his coaching skills in the various positions he held. During a very successful playing career both at club and national team levels, as well as his previous role as the U-19’s assistant coach Dedi proved has a lot to give the young generation of players and we are all certain he can help them develop into the future generation of players. Dedi’s coaching staff will support him with everything that is necessary to achieve our collective and individual goals and we wish him all the best as the coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv Shahar”. Roee Amedi signs 5-year-deal at Maccabi
Roee Amedi (18) signed a new contract at Maccabi Tel Aviv as the tall goalkeeper (194cm) secured his future until the end of the 2026/27 season.
Amedi, who already trained with Maccabi’s senior side this season and featured in 8 matches for the U19’s, was part of the successful Youth Cup campaign named after Avi Ran. Amedi also represented Israel and U16 and U18 levels making a total of 3 international appearances.
Maccabi’s Youth Academy Professional Director, Claudio Braga, told the club’s official website: “Roee is a talented young player with a lot of potential to develop into an excellent goalkeeper. We believe in Roee’s ability and hope he will prove the faith we showed in him both at club and national level””.
