Sept. 3-12: International break.
After two rounds of action in the TASE Premier League, Dan Glazer, Dor Peretz and Yonatan Cohen have been called up to the national squad as Israel face North Macedonia in Beersheba and Slovenia away over the next 10 days.

Sept. 7: FOREVER fans’ official tournament in partnership with POWERADE.
You are invited to be one of 32 teams who will compete for the coveted fans’ Summer Championship trophy. Valuable prized are up for grabs for the top three finishers. Entry is free for FOREVER supporters’ club members. Register here.

Sept 14: TASE Premier League – Hapoel Kfar Sava v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Moshava Stadium at 20:30. Maccabi will be looking to return to winning ways in an away fixture, for the second time this season at the Moshava Stadium in Petah Tikva, against promoted Hapoel Kfar Sava.

Sept 21: TASE Premier League – Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Maccabi Haifa, Bloomfield at 20:30.
One of the major fixtures of any season is a clash with the Greens from Haifa. A rich rivalry between the sides has often provided thrilling encounters. Maccabi will be the hosts for this clash which will be the first to be played at Bloomfield for three seasons and the new stadium will no doubt provide a great stage for the encounter.

Sept. 24: Toto Cup final – Beitar Jerusalem v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Netanya at 20:15.Maccabi will be looking to add a second trophy this season after winning the Champion of Champions. Victory would mean a third Toto Cup for Maccabi and in another clash against major opposition.

Sept. 28: TASE Premier League – Beitar Jerusalem v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Teddy Stadium at 20:30.
A second clash with Beitar in the space of four days in Jerusalem will be another intriguing encounter and comes on the eve of the start of the High Holidays and the last of the current Jewish year.

Midfielder Avi Rikan spoke to reporters after the goalless draw with Bnei Yehuda in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s first game back at the new Bloomfield stadium as hosts, he said the team would have to work harder in order to re-create last season’s excellent showing, but has no doubt that things will get back on track. 

“Of course, the game changed after we went a man down but I think, still, we could have shown a bit more quality. It’s only natural that when you lose a player, you become more defensive as there were necessary changes (in the lineup). 

“We really wanted to open our season at the new Bloomfield with a win, we only got a point but we’ll take the good things from this game and will carry on our quest.

“We didn’t start well, we know we need to look better than we did and I’m certain that it will happen as we progress. Sometimes this is a result of not yet being match fit combined with a few injury niggles, but I’m certain that with time we will gel.

“We have a short break now (during the national team’s matches) and I hope it will allow us to regroup and perhaps some injured players will return.

“Last season we began a little apprehensively but with time things fell into place and we were great. This time, there is an expectation for things to get off to a flying start, but it takes time but this is a different season, with different challenges. The players will have to work much harder this season to recreate the success from last year.

“It’s great to see Bloomfield swathed in yellow, unfortunately we sent the fans home with only a point but I’m sure that during the season we will make them happy in this stunning stadium.”

Dan Glazer and Maccabi Tel Aviv stepped onto the Bloomfield turf on Sunday but the side ended their much-awaited TASE Premier League clash with Bnei Yehuda in a frustrating goalless draw. This was the midfielder’s perspective.

“It was thrilling to be back at Bloomfield, this was a memorable experience” Glazer said.

“We always want to win every game we play, especially on this special occasion on our return to the new stadium. We wanted to make the crowd happy after they supported us from the kickoff but we are disappointed that we weren’t able to do so, although we will persevere,” he insisted. “I think we are working hard in training, we are only at the start of the season but today we showed that we are a tough team even after being left a player short. There are matches in which it is important not to lose, particularly when the circumstances dictate a difficult situation but I am certain that the coaching staff will ensure that we will look better as the season continues,” Glazer said.

He vowed to continue to work on his own game: “I need to see the recording of my own performance to see where I need to improve. Certainly, I need to work more on the attacking aspects of my game.”

Maccabi Tel Aviv played out a frustrating goalless draw with city rivals Bnei Yehuda on Sunday in their first home fixture at the new Bloomfield Stadium.

Maccabi played the whole of the second half with ten men after Dor Peretz was shown a second yellow card in the 45th minute. A host of fouls and infringements, with seven other players being shown yellow cards, never allowed the game to develop into a free-flowing contest as with both defences worked hard to close down their rivals’ attacking moves on a sticky night. 

Maccabi went into the match with great anticipation and fans voted with their feet, as 26,513 turned out to watch at the impressive new stadium which the club still hopes will be a fortress and will inspire continued success.

Referee Roei Rheinschreiber awarded Maccabi a penalty in the 33rd minute after Peretz appeared to be brought down in the area by Bnei Yehuda goalkeeper Emilios Zobas but after consulting the VAR system he overturned the decision and Peretz was shown the yellow card instead of Zobas.

Maccabi were saved in the 45th minute when a scissors kick by Bnei Yehuda’s Mohammed Gadir hit the right post. At the start of the second half, coach Vladimir Ivic substituted Dor Micha and Eliran Atar with Avi Rikan and Chico Ofuedo to restore some balance to the side. While the ten-man hosts held their own and even threatened intermittently, effective last-gasp defensive efforts by Bnei Yehuda, coupled with poor last passes or sloppy finishing ensured that no goals would be scored and the festive Bloomfield evening ended without the glory of a win.   

Since the foundation of the state in 1948, Maccabi Tel Aviv have hosted opponents at several venues: Eight seasons at the Maccabiah Stadium, six seasons at Basa, 13 seasons at Ramat Gan, three seasons in Netanya and 37 seasons at Bloomfield.

Maccabi have hosted fixtures at Bloomfield during five separate periods: 1963/64-1965/66, 1969/70-1984/85, 1986/87, 1995/96, 2000/01-2015/16.

Since the original Bloomfield Stadium was inaugurated in 1962, Maccabi have won 13 league championships, nine of which were gained when Bloomfield was the club’s home ground. Three of those titles were secured with a home victory there (1979, 1996, 2015).

Bloomfield has also hosted 11 State Cup finals, four of which included Maccabi, who won on each occasion. 

Maccabi’s first ever match at Bloomfield was an away league clash against Hapoel Tel Aviv in December 1962, losing  1-0.

Maccabi’s first home match at the venue was in the 1963/64 season when Yitzhak Nahmias scored in a 1-0 league win over Bnei Yehuda.

Maccabi’s final fixture before the stadium was closed for rebuilding was a 6-0 thrashing of Maccabi Haifa in the 2015/16 season.

Maccabi have played 833 official fixtures at Bloomfield over the years and have racked up 462 victories, 236 draws and 185 defeats. They have scored 1,476 goals and have conceded 791 times.

League fixtures have accounted for the vast majority of competitive matches,708. There have been 70 State Cup matches, 63 in the Toto Cup, 27 in European competitions, eight in the Intertoto Cup, five in the Champion of Champions Trophy and two in the “20-Year tournament.”

Maccabi have faced 81 opponents in all competitions at Bloomfield but Hapoel Tel Aviv have been the most common foe. The two sides have met 124 times. 

Of the 708 league matches played, 565 have been home fixtures and 143 have been as the away team. Maccabi’s league record at Bloomfield is 356 wins, 206 draws and 146 defeats, with a 1,116-608 positive goal difference.

There have been 299 home wins, 165 draws and 101 defeats with a 907-455 positive goal difference.

The largest crowd ever at the old Bloomfield Stadium was 22,000, and in 74 of Maccabi’s fixtures there has been a crowd in excess of 20,000.

Maccabi’s biggest league win at Bloomfield was a 10-1 win over Rishon Letzion in 2001.

Benny Tabak is the team’s outstanding scorer at the ground with 83 goals, 60 of them in league play.

Four Maccabi players have scored four times in one match at the stadium:

Eran Zahavi in the 5-0 league win over Kiryat Shmona (2015/16)

Benny Tabak in the 5-0 State Cup win over Hapoel Acre (1987/88)

Viki Peretz in the 6-0 State Cup win over Bnei Nazareth (1973/74)

Shalom Shikva in the 7-0 league win over Beitar Tel Aviv (1969/70)

Fastest Maccabi goal: 17 seconds by Maor Buzaglo, 2009/10 against Beitar Jerusalem.

Latest Maccabi goal: 99^th minute by Moshe Lugasi, 2012/13 against Bnei Yehuda.

Maccabi have fielded 431 players in matches at Bloomfield. Miko Belo, with 286 apperances, 241 in the league, has appeared most times.

Goalkeeper Bonnie Ginzburg making his debut for the full side in 1980/81 was the youngest-ever Maccabi player to turn out at Bloomfield when he was aged 15 years, 359 days, against Hapoel Ramat Gan.

Goalkeeper Alexander Ouvarov was Maccabi’s oldest player to appear at Bloomfield. It was his final match before retiring in 1999/2000, at 40 years, four months, against Beitar Jerusalem.

Maccabi’s longest winning streak at Bloomfield was nine matches in 2012/13 and the longest unbeaten run was 29 matches in 2014/15.