Maccabi Tel Aviv ended the first pre-season friendly match in Holland with a 1-0 defeat to Dutch side NAC Breda this evening (Saturday).

Patrick van Leeuwen’s charges continued their preparations for the forthcoming season which gets underway on July 22nd as they face the winner between FK Sutjeska of Montenegro and Georgian outfit FC Gagra. (The Montenegrian side have a 1-0 lead from the 1st leg as they travel to Georgia for Thursday’s return leg).

Head Coach Patrick van Leeuwen said at the end of the game: “After several days of training and an internal practice match, our players faced an opponent that opponent that wanted to play. It was a good test, we allowed all our players take part in different minutes of the game because we wanted everyone to play and see what they can do. We conceded a goal, and later created many chances both in the first and second half, but we were not accurate enough. It might have been due to the heavy load of hard work of the past few days, but I think we should have converted some of the chances”.

A new season, a new crest and now also a new kit. Maccabi Tel Aviv and FILA are proud to launch the official new 2021/22 Home kit.

For the third season in succession, the winning collaboration between the biggest club in Israel and the giant Italian fashion house continues. This current edition brings you the official playing kit who for the first time ever will proudly display the new Maccabi Tel Aviv crest.

The shirt also houses the famous checkered squares as a blend of modern and retro themes that throws back to some of the most successful seasons in Maccabi’s history.

The Jackard shirt was chosen to lead the new design and feature squares in two shades of Yellow which creates a striking and energetic pattern that capture the eye – all in the highest non compromising standard of advanced technology.

The new kit will also contain the following features:

* A highly innovative material that helps cool the body and for sweat evaporation.

* A golden FILA badge signifying the originality of the 2021/22 kit.

* A refreshing new appearance will also be visible as the main sponsor – with the logo of real estate giants ISRAEL-CANADA taking center stage at the front of the shirt.

Your new kit is already waiting for you at Maccabi’s official online shop, the Kiryat Shalom official store as well as the pop-up shop at Kenyon Hazahav shopping mall in Rishon Lezion.

Members of the FOREVER supporters club? You earned yourselves a 10% discount in an online purchase of the Yellow shirt! A coupon code will be sent to you via a text messages (SMS).

After jetting out this morning (Sunday) from Israel to Holland, Maccabi’s players began working. This evening Maccabi held its’ first session of the pre-season training camp that us based on the outskirts of Venlo.

Want to follow closely what happens in the training camp? You could find everything on the Official App as well as the Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok pages.

 

During their 11-days at the training camp, Maccabi will hold several practice matches before returning to Israel to prepare for the first leg of the Conference League 2^nd qualifying round.

The first opposition Maccabi will face in pre-season will be second division Dutch side NAC Breda on July 10^th (Tegelen, 17:30 local time). Three days later, on July 13^th Maccabi would line-up against SC Heerenveen (SDC Putten 18:30 local time) that finished 12^th in last season’s Eredivisie table.

Or Roizman and Rotem Yatzkar both signed a contract at Maccabi Tel Aviv for the next five seasons. The duo will join second division side Beitar Tel Aviv Bat-Yam on a season-long-loan for the 2021/22 season.

Guy Zukerman, Head of Maccabi’s Youth Academy told the club’s official website: “Or and Rotem are two talented players who today are making their first step on the way to becoming professional players at Maccabi Tel Aviv. We see great importance in the fact they will compete in the forthcoming season with senior players, and we will continue monitoring their progress at Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam.

Roizman (19), grew up at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Youth Academy and last season scored for Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’ 18 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions. Roizman, made his senior debut for Maccabi’s senior side during the final Playoff league match against Maccabi Petah Tikva. The forward, made 3 appearances, scoring one goal for Israel Under 17’s national side.

Yaztkar, (18) joined Maccabi’s Youth Academy from Ironi Kiryat Gat in the 2016/17 season. Last season with Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’ the midfielder scored one goal in 21 appearances in all competitions. YYatzkar, who trained with the senior side last season, was included in the first team squad for the Champions League Playoff return leg away to Salzburg.

After two weeks of pre-season training, Maccabi Tel Aviv stepped-up a gear. Patrick van Leeuwen’s players landed this morning (Sunday) in Holland where they will hold a pres-season training camp near Venlo.

Want to follow closely what happens in the training camp? You could find everything on the Official App as well as the Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok pages.

During their 11-days at the training camp, Maccabi will hold several practice matches before returning to Israel to prepare for the first leg of the Conference League 2^nd qualifying round.

The first opposition Maccabi will face in pre-season will be second division Dutch side NAC Breda on July 10^th (Tegelen, 17:30 local time). Three days later, on July 13^th Maccabi would line-up against SC Heerenveen (SDC Putten 18:30 local time) that finished 12^th in last season’s Eredivisie table.

Maccabi squad for Pre-Season:

Goalkeepers:

Daniel Tenenbaum, Daniel Peretz, Andreas Gianniotis, Or Yitzhak

Defenders:

Matan Baltaxa, Enric Saborit, Idan Nachmias, Ofir Davidzada, Andre Geraldes, Maor Kandil, Shahar Piven, Louis Hernandez, Guy Mizrahi.

Midfielders:

Dan Glazer, Sheran Yeini, Avi Rikan, Eyal Golasa, Ido Shahar, Nadav Niddam, Eden Karzev, Bar Cohen, Urosh Nikolic, Novatos Miroshi.

Forwards:

Matan Hozez, Tal Ben Chaim, Osama Khalaila, Jonathan  Cohen, Ronen Hanzis, Eylon Almog, Dor Turgeman, Eduardo Guerrero.