Fans choose Yonatan Cohen as BSR Player of the Month

Yonatan Cohen’s fine form in December has earned him the BSR Player of the Month award as chosen by the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans.

Two goals, including one in the Derby, and four assists made Yonatan the overwhelming pick for the accolade, as 75 percent of fans named him as their favoured player for December. Omer Atzili, who also had a great month with two goals against Bnei Yehuda and another against Hapoel Kfar Sava, was second and gained 10 percent of the vote share.

If you voted for Yonatan, now is also your chance to win a prize. Today (Sunday, January 5) at 17:00, you will receive a text message to your mobile phone with a question. The first person to send back a correct answer will win two tickets to an upcoming Maccabi home game, a shirt signed by Yonatan Cohen and a scarf. The prizes will be awarded by Yonatan at the official club shop.

Junior team results on Saturday

Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar”, the club’s under-19 side, overcame Beitar Tubruk in wintry conditions in Netanya on Saturday and registered a 1-0 victory in the 15th round of the league that ended the first phase. The winner was scored by Ronen Hanchis, who headed home in the 18th minute from an excellent pass by Shai Balahssen.

U17 beat hosts Beitar Jerusalem 2-0 at Bayit Vagan and the result has seen them climb to second place in the standings after 14 rounds of matches with the gap from the top spot now down to two points. Ariel Belson and Dor Turgeman scored for Maccabi in the first half.

Hapoel Tel Aviv emerged as 2-1 winners over U16 in the Derby clash at Hapoel’s Wolfson training ground in the 16th round of action. Ofek Sasson put Maccabi ahead, but Hapoel came back with two of their own to win.

U15 returned from Kiryat Gat with a 5-0 victory in the 13th round of action in their division. It was a second big margin away victory for Maccabi’s boys that has them fourth in their division. Osher Bruchim scored a hat trick and Agam Hanoun got the other two goals.

Maccabi youth beat Beitar Tubruk 1-0

Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar”, the club’s under-19 side, overcame Beitar Tubruk in wintry conditions in Netanya on Saturday and registered a 1-0 victory in the 15th round of the league that ended the first phase.

The winner was scored by Ronen Hanchis, who headed home in the 18th minute from an excellent pass by Shai Balahssen.

Despite the difficult conditions, both sides had several chances to score throughout the match and most were in favour of Maccabi, particularly in the second half.

Maccabi’s lineup: Ben Mousayof, Guy Mizrahi, Mikel Mor, Itay Ben Hemo, Rotem Yatzkar, (Omer Itzhaki, 80), Afek Sapir Navot, Shai Balahssen, (Yalli Lazar, 77), Asaf Hershko, (Niv Berkovitz, 38), Tal Torgeman, (Or Roizman, 62), Parfait Guiagon, Ronen Hanchis (Shaked Navon, 90)

Time to vote for your BSR Player of the Month

Maccabi Tel Aviv maintained their place at the top of the TASE Premier League standings in December thanks to some excellent player performances and it’s now time to pick the BSR Player of December.

One lucky supporter will win two tickets to a Maccabi home game, a signed team shirt and a team scarf. The prizes will be presented at Maccabi’s official shop by your BSR Player of the Month winner.

All you need to do is to pick the player of your choice from the list below. The ballot is open until Sunday at 14:00.

On Sunday at 17:00, all the fans who voted for the winning player will receive a text message to their mobile phones. The first question recipient to send back the correct answer will win the prize.

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Omer Kats


Andreas Gianniotis


Daniel Tenenbaum


Jair Amador


Enric Saborit


Eitan Tibi


Sheran Yeini


Ofir Davidzada


André Geraldes


Maor Kandil


Shahar Piven


Dan Glazer


Dor Micha


Avi Rikan


Eyal Golasa


Dor Peretz


Uros Nikolic


Ruslan Barsky


Omer Atzili


Nick Blackman


Chico Ofoedu


Itay Shechter


Eliran Atar


Yonatan Cohen


Aaron Schoenfeld


Eylon Almog


Matan Hozez

Upcoming youth action this weekend

Beitar Tubruk v. Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar”, Netanya 11:00.
Maccabi Tel Aviv go into the away clash in third place in the standings against Tubruk, who are ninth and Eliezer Ben Aharon’s boys will be looking to return to winning ways after the goalless draw in the Tel Aviv Derby last week.

Beitar Jerusalem v. Maccabi Tel Aviv “Oded”, Bayit Vagan, Jerusalem 10:30.
U17 face another challenging encounter in the 14th round of action following their 1-1 home draw with division leaders Maccabi Haifa last week. The third-placed team will be away in Jerusalem against Beitar, who are 11th in the standings and will look for a morale-boosting win to keep close to Haifa.

Hapoel Tel Aviv v. Maccabi Tel Aviv “Eli Fuchs”, Wolfson training ground, 09:00.
This is an intriguing clash between second and first place in the standings and Assi Haber’s boys will desperately be looking to maintain Maccabi’s grip on the division lead. The teams are separated only by goal difference.

Ironi Kiryat Gat v. Maccabi Tel Aviv “Eldad”, Kiryat Gat 10:00.
Boys C are in fourth place in their division and will look to maintain their own positive momentum against bottom-placed Kiryat Gat who have yet to post a win after 13 outings.

Time to vote for your BSR Player of the Month

Maccabi Tel Aviv maintained their place at the top of the TASE Premier League standings in December thanks to some excellent player performances and it’s now time to pick the BSR Player of December.

One lucky supporter will win two tickets to a Maccabi home game, a signed team shirt and a team scarf. The prizes will be presented at Maccabi’s official shop by your BSR Player of the Month winner.

All you need to do is to pick the player of your choice from the list below. The ballot is open until Sunday at 14:00.

On Sunday at 17:00, all the fans who voted for the winning player will receive a text message to their mobile phones. The first question recipient to send back the correct answer will win the prize.

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עומר כץ


אנדראס יאניוטיס


דניאל טננבאום


ז'איר אמאדור


אנריק סבוריט


איתן טיבי


שרן ייני


אופיר דוידזאדה


אנדרה ג'ראלדש


מאור קנדיל


שחר פיבן


דן גלזר


דור מיכה


אבי ריקן


אייל גולסה


דור פרץ


אורוש ניקוליץ'


רוסלן ברסקי


עומר אצילי


ניק בלקמן


צ'יקו אופואדו


איתי שכטר


אלירן עטר


יונתן כהן


ארון שוינפלד


אילון אלמוג


מתן חוזז

Big games coming up in January

January 6: Maccabi Haifa v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Sammy Ofer Stadium, 20:15

Maccabi Haifa are the first opponents of the new year in an away match at Sammy Ofer Stadium and Vladimir Ivic’s charges take on their closest challengers for the TASE Premier League title. It will be a throw-back to the major clashes of the 1990s when the two clubs tussled regularly for supremacy of the league.

January 7: Transfer window opens

Off the field, the transfer window opens for a month until February 6. What changes, if any, will Maccabi make during this period? You can be the first to know through the Maccabi Tel Aviv smart phone app. Download it and register for free and set up alerts. You can also keep abreast of developments on maccabi-tlv.co.il/en

January 13: Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Beitar Jerusalem, TBA 20:15

Another big clash is next up on the pitch for Maccabi , who host in-form Beitar Jerusalem, currently in third place in the standings eight points off the pace. The venue for this home match will be determined later.

January 18: Hapoel Hadera v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Netanya 19:50

After two Monday night games, Maccabi return to action on Saturday in this away fixture against Hadera in Netanya, Maccabi’s former home.

January 25, Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Ashdod SC, Bloomfield, 19:50

The month ends with another home game and Maccabi hope to do the double over their opponents after winning the first clash between the two opponents in Ashdod 1-0 thanks to Chico Ofoedu’s winner.

Zahavi’s Derby strike voted as Hisense Goal of Decade

The Maccabi Tel Aviv Hisense Goal of the Decade has been announced following a week of fan voting and your choice for the club’s best goal of the past 10 years was Eran Zahavi’s winner in the 3-2 victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Derby of 2013-14.

The winning goal received 38 percent of the vote while Zahavi’s equaliser for 2-2 in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round against FC Basel was second with 25 percent. Barak Itzhaki’s overhead kick against Maccabi Haifa was third in the rankings with 20 percent and Moshiko Lugasi’s strike against Bnei Yehuda was fourth with 11 percent.

On Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at 17:00 all participants will receive a text message with a question and the person with the swiftest correct answer will win the lucrative prize of a season ticket for next season and a 50-inch Hisense TV.

Maccabi’s stats of the decade

Maccabi Tel Aviv have played 529 fixtures during the past decade. They have won 221 times, 73 matches have ended in draws and there have been 66 defeats. The goal difference is 923-481.

The fastest goal in any match was scored within 13 seconds from kickoff by Vidar Kjartansson.

Dor Micha has posted most appearances and has provided 91 goal assists.

Eran Zahavi has scored most goals, at 127, and Sheran Yeini has had most on-field time, with 26,661 minutes. 

Maccabi have won nine titles between 2010 and 2020, the most among any Israeli club in the period.

Spain is the source of most foreign players for Maccabi, with six, and there have been nine foreign coaches.

The most-played opposing team have been Maccabi Haifa, against whom there have been 40 meetings.

Dor is the most common given name among Maccabi’s players over the period: Dor Micha, Dor Peretz, Dor Jan, Dor Malul and Dor Galili.

The goal scored from the longest distance was struck by Mahran Radi from 35 metres in the Derby on February 2, 2015.

The most goals scored by the same player in one match is four, by Eran Zahavi against Kiryat Shmona on 27.12.2015.

Maccabi have amassed 736 league points during the decade, the most for any club and well ahead of Hapoel Beersheba, who had 609 points, and Maccabi Haifa in third with 584.

Current coach Vladimir Ivic has been at the helm for the most matches this decade, with 76. Second was Jordi Cruyff with 69 and third was Oscar Garcia with 50.

The most common result was 2-0, which was achieved 68 times. A 1-0 win was registered 64 times. The highest result was 6-0 and was notched three times, against Maccabi Haifa in 2015-16, Hapoel Petah Tikva in 2014-15 and Zeleznicar of Bosnia in 2011-12.

Eli Hakhmon was the referee who most commonly took charge of matches involving Maccabi. He did so 38 times.

Sheran Yeini, a defender, has kept goal on two occasions, in 2010-11 against Hapoel Beersheba, and against Maccabi Netanya in 2014-15.