A month of big games

Monday, January 4th – Maccabi Petah Tikva – Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hamoshava stadium at 20:45

Following the convincing victory in the derby, Maccabi will kick-off the second league round as they travel to Petah Tikva for a match against the side currently ranked 3rd that beat them 2-1 when both sides met for the opening match of the season. 

Thursday, January 7th Maccabi Tel Aviv – Bnei Yehuda, Bloomfield stadium at 20:45

Surely you missed playing twice a week. Maccabi’s fixture list returns to be packed as three days after the match at Petah Tikva, Maccabi will host Bnei Yehuda at Bloomfield for a mini Tel Aviv derby on MD15 aiming to avenge the dramatic late 2-2 draw from MD2.

Monday, January 11th Maccabi Netanya – Maccabi Tel Aviv, Netanya stadium at 20:45

Less than a month after both sides were held to a 2-2 draw in a rescheduled match which was postponed from MD3, Maccabi will once again face the Netanya side that are coached by Raymond Atterveld as part of MD16.

Saturday, January 16th Hapoel Be’ersheva – Maccabi Tel Aviv, at 20:45.

The State Cup gets underway with a tough opponent as the 8th round draw teamed Maccabi up with current holders Hapoel Be’ersheva. Both sides met earlier this season as Patrick van Leeuwen guided Maccabi to a Super Cup victory and first trophy in the cabinet. With renovations of Be’ersheva’s Turner stadium approaching an end, the game could be relocated to the south, otherwise it will take place at Teddy stadium.

Tuesday, January 19th Maccabi Tel Aviv – Maccabi Haifa, Bloomfield at 20:45

This is probably on paper the most interesting match of January as the Champions host the current league leaders. When both teams met at Sammy Ofer stadium this season, the Haifaites took an early two-goal-lead before an impressive comeback settled the score at 2-2. 

Monday, January 25th Hapoel Be’ersheva – Maccabi Tel Aviv at 20:45

Less than a week after both teams faced each other in the State Cup, Maccabi will line-up against Be’ersheva once again in the league this time as part of MD18.

The match between Maccabi Tel Aviv against Bnei Sachnin at Bloomfield stadium originally scheduled for the weekend of January 30th – has yet to be confirmed by the League Management. 

Starting the Year with a free-print-deal on the purchase of a Yellow shirt!

Whether you fancy a shirt with Yonatan Cohen’s name on the back or you prefer Dor Peretz’s number 42 you are welcome to enjoy our New Years deal.

   

Watch the best photos of 2020

You voted: Yonatan Cohen scored the goal of the year!

Maccabi’s goal of the year project which is sponsored by Hisense has come to an end. After thousands of votes and 10 candidates, you chose Yonatan Cohen’s winning goal in the memorable 4-3 victory over Maccabi Haifa as the 2020 goal of the year.

Watch your final ranking: Maccabi’s top 10 goals for 2020

 

Shechter reaches 100 appearances

“It is very exciting to play for this massive club, to win titles, to be part of this club and for me it is some sort of a dream. I always tell the young players that they need to value every day they are at a club like Maccabi Tel Aviv. Every day I come to training, or a game, even if sometimes results are not as good – I am delighted. I won titles here and enjoyed success, and even though there are not so pleasant moments, I am proud to be part of this glorious club. A club that never moves from its direction, that aspires for excellence. We need to continue this way and we would like to bring success to the club and this set of fans”

Ben Chaim: “I love to win derbies”

Four years had gone since Tal Ben Chaim celebrated the taste of a derby win. T GB e forward who returned to Maccabi this summer after spending two seasons at Sparta Prague, enjoyed a man of the match performance in the 4-0 victory of the first Tel Aviv derby of the season. At the end of the match he said: “This win is important to all the players, everyone in the dressing room, the backroom offices and all the fans we miss so much. I love to win a derby. We deserved to win and did so in style with a convincing result. I think that every Maccabi fan can go to sleep proud and wake with a smile. I never look at who scored or who gave an assist. The important thing as a team is not who scored, but how many goals did the team score. Eylon (Almog) is Maccabi’s future more than me. I miss having fans in the stadium. I just hope we all get out of this period soon and for the fans to fill up the stadiums once again”.