Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Cluj of Romania in the 2nd leg of second round Champions League qualifying on July 30th at the Netanya Stadium at 20:00. Tickets go on sale on Monday evening at 19:00 with priority to 2018/19 season ticket holders until Wednesday July 23rd at 18:00 at which time the purchase of tickets will be open to the general public (should tickets remain).

Tickets are on sale at the Leaan Ticket Agency at their office located at 42 Frishman Street, Tel Aviv, Telephone *8780 or via the Leaan Website and the Maccabi Tel Aviv website.

Please note: Fans who join Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Official Supporters Club FOREVER Plus by 17:00 on Monday July 22nd will receive a coupon code to receive a free ticket to the match which can be redeemed via the Leaan Website. Those who join FOREVER Plus after 17:00 will receive a coupon code in the upcoming days.

Fans who were not season ticket subscribers during the 2018/19 season may redeem the coupon once the sale is open to the general public.

Ticket Prices
* It’s recommended to select Home Printing
* The advance ticket price will be less than on matchday
* Upper East Section – Unreserved, Lower East Section – Reserved, West 106-109 Reserved.

Leaan Ticket Office, Telephone, Website – 65 NIS
Matchday at the stadium box office – 70 NIS

Silver Section
Leaan Ticket Office, Telephone, Website – 150 NIS
Matchday at the stadium box office – 200 NIS

Ticket Collection
Tickets may be collected at the Leaan Ticket Office located at 42 Frishman Street, Tel Aviv between Sunday-Thursday 09:00-19:00, Friday 09:00-13:30.

Tickets may be collected on Matchday at the Stadium ticket windows beginning 3 hours prior to the match until 45 minutes after the start of the match.

Maccabi Tel Aviv will face Cluj on Wednesday in the first leg of the Champions League second round. However, even before the contest, the Yellow & Blue found out that they will play the winner of the second round tie between Celtic and Nomme Kalju should they advance to the third round.

The following were the clubs that Maccabi could have been drawn against.
Ajax (Holland)
The winner of the following ties:
Celtic (Scotland) – Kalju (Estonia)
Kopenhagen (Denmark) – TNS (Wales)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) – Saburtalo (Georgia)
Bate Borisov (Belarus) – Rosenborg (Norway)
APOEL (Cyprus) – Sutjeska (Montenegro)

In addition, should Maccabi not advance over Cluj they will play the winner of the tie between Tre Penne (San Marino) – Sudova (Lithuania) in the third round of Europa League qualifying.

The other options could have been as follows:
Piast (Poland) – Riga (Latvia)
Ararat-Armenia (Armenia) – Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar)
Valur (Iceland) – Ludogorets (Bulgaria)

Let’s get to know Maccabi Tel Aviv’s new recruit Andre Geraldes who began his morning with medical tests and ended it with his first training session at Kiryat Shalom. The defender also had a chance to meet his new teammates and tell us a little about himself and his expectations for the season ahead. So who is Geraldes? Watch:

Maccabi Tel Aviv is proud to launch the brand new official Supporters Club FOREVER  – The club that will give you Even More Maccabi!

After a long period of research, planning and thinking about the needs of the Yellow & Blue supporter, FOREVER brings the relationship between Maccabi and its fans to the summit.

FOREVER members will enjoy these exclusive benefits:
* Prestigious membership package worth 150 NIS
* 5% discount on Season Ticket subscriptions for the 2019/20 season
* Priority to select seats at Bloomfield Stadium (after renewal subscriptions)
* Unique events and benefits
And that’s not all! Click here to find out what other benefits await you

Fans will be able to choose from one of 3 options, FOREVER, FOREVER + and FOREVER + Credit Card, MASTER CARD GOLD Credit Card in conjunction with ISRACARD, which includes Free Membership for the FOREVER Club for the first season. For full details and benefits click here.

Chief Operating Officer Sharon Tammam spoke about the process in founding the fan club: “Over the past few years, we have conducted many research groups to understand what elements our fans wanted to see and that what strengthens the connection between us. We examined and researched 18 of the world’s biggest fan clubs. We also met with experts in the field of European Football fan clubs. As a result of these meetings, the FOREVER fan club was born whose purpose is to strengthen and upgrade the relationship between the fans and the club.

We are also pleased to announce the club’s partnership with ISRACARD, the leading credit card company in Israel. They have joined us with a clear understanding of the potential of the Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters. Not only will this fulfil the fan’s dream of owning a credit card that is totally Maccabi, but it will also give the supporters unparalleled benefits to the world of Maccabi and beyond.”

Andre Geraldes de Barros, joined Maccabi Tel Aviv FC on a one-year-loan-deal with an option to make the move permanent after an agreement was reached with his club Sporting Lisbon CP.

The 28-year-old Portuguese right-back, 181cm, who successfully underwent a medical at the club, will join Vladimir Ivic’s squad and will wear the number 28 at Maccabi.

Geraldes, who spent last season on-loan at Spanish outfit Sporting Gijon for which he made a total of 35 appearances in all competitions, told the club’s official website: “I am very happy to be here in Tel Aviv and excited to join the biggest club in Israel. Looking forward to the start of a successful season. Yalla Maccabi”.

Maccabi’s CEO, Ben Mansford, added: “Andre is a player that was identified as having the right qualities and personality to improve the current group. Andre possesses and excellent football pedigree and is part of a club renown for signing and developing some of the best talent in Europe. It was pleasing to see how excited Andre was to come and join Maccabi and I look forward to seeing him play in Yellow very soon. Geraldes already knows Nick Blackman from their time at Sporting Gijon last season so we are all confident that he will settle into life at Kiryat Shalom quickly. Welcome Andre. Finally, I would like to thank Mitch for enabling us to make this addition. Without his constant support and drive to push Maccabi forwards, it would be impossible to envisage signings such as this”.

Geraldes made his first footballing footsteps in the youth academy of his boyhood town Maia in the Porto region before joining Rio Ave on a free transfer and spending loan spells at Chaves for which he made his senior debut at the age of 19 and Aves the following season. Geraldes left Portugal for the first time in the 2012/13 season to join forces with fellow Portuguese coach Carlos Carvalhal at Istanbul Basakshir and made 32 appearances at the Turkish club. After 18 months in Turkey, Gerlades, returned to his native country and joined Belenenses SAD on-loan in January 2014 before signing for Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon. One season with Sporting B’ led Geraldes to return for a second loan-spell with Belenenses whom he helped reach the Europa League group stages making a total of 46 appearances in all competitions that season. Geraldes spent loan spells with Vitoria Setubal and a third stint with Belenenses before leaving Portugal to join Sporting Gijon of the Spanish second division where he played along with Nick Blackman.

How we waited, how we missed it, and now it’s happening – Maccabi Tel Aviv returns to Bloomfield and Season Tickets will go on sale beginning on July 28th. All of the details will be published over the course of the week. Watch the video

The 2019/20 season opened up last night as Maccabi won the first title of the campaign after taking home the Champions Cup with a 1:0 win over Bnei Yehuda. Aaron Schoenfeld found the back of the goal for the Yellow & Blue’s lone goal of the contest and he spoke about the win following the match:

“I feel great. It’s always great to start the season by winning a title. It’s fantastic to score and it’s a good beginning to the new campaign which will give us confidence going forward.”

About the new season:
“Last season was quite long with many matches. We are feel like everything is new right now. We lost some players but it’s still the same Maccabi as the heart of the club remains. This is the same club and everyone is enthusiastic about the new season.”

Looking ahead to Cluj:
“We are going into the match with the goal to win and that’s the only thing that we are thinking about. We saw Cluj and they are a good team, but Maccabi is a team of winners; everyone wants to win all the time. Of course we want to win titles and that we want to be in the Champions League Group Stages but we have to take it one match at a time.”

Dor Micha, the Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder looked back at his squad’s 1:0 victory against Bnei Yehuda to win the Champions Cup thanks to a goal by Aaron Schoenfeld. Micha also spoke about the Champions League qualifier against Cluj later this week:

“We’ll take the title but most importantly we need to get into match shape at this stage of the season. We have a few more days to prepare and it’s very important that we look good and play well.”

Closing a circle with Bnei Yehuda:
“This is actually closing a circle for the last time we lost the Champions Cup. I’m happy that today, which wasn’t a great game by us we knew how to win. This will give us energy to go forward.”

About the Champions League qualifier:
“We had two very intensive training camps and we worked very hard to prepare for the season. We know what we are heading into. This will be a totally different type of match from the Champions Cup and we have to look much better.”

Goals in Europe:
“I never go into a competition with the goal to lose and our goal is the Champions League. We really want to be there, it’s a dream and I know how much fun it is. We will give it our all and that is what we are going to work on.”

The upcoming season:
“In order for that to happen we have to be much better than last season. Our competition will be much better and it will be much harder. We will have to move up a gear.”

Personal goals ahead:
“I hope to have an even better season. I worked hard and I’m waiting to get going.”

Maccabi Tel Aviv opened up the 2019/20 season by winning the Champions Cup thanks to a first half goal by Aaron Schoenfeld. Following the victory, the Head Coach Vladimir Ivic spoke about the title plus he looked ahead to Wednesday night’s Champions League qualifier against Cluj:

“It’s great to win a title to open the season. It’s important that after a match like this we continue in with our next goal. We won the Cup today but it wasn’t simple. Bnei Yehuda made a number of personnel changes but they still maintained their aggressiveness and their mentality from the previous season.”

About the match against Cluj:
“You have to prepare properly for every match in Europe and we will do so and work hard. There are a number of players who are tired from the preseason but now we are really starting to play. We have three more days to get ready for the match.”

Adding another player to the squad:
“I believe that we will bring one or perhaps two players. We will know near the end of the transfer window. As of now we have a squad. We’ll work hard every match in order to do the best for Maccabi.”

The upcoming season:
“This year will be difficult of course. After last season, every club will want to beat us but I’m not worried. I’m happy with the work that the players have done this past month and we will prepare from match to match, that’s out philosophy.”

Maccabi Tel Aviv opened up the new 2019/20 season with a Champions Cup contest against Bnei Yehuda at the Moshava Stadium and took home the title thanks to a first half goal by Aaron Schoenfeld.

Head Coach Vladimir Ivic’s Starting XI included keeper Andreas Gianniotis, Maor Kandil, Sheran Yeini, Shahar Piven, Matan Baltaxa, Dan Glezer, Ruslan Barsky, Dor Micha, Matan Hozez, Yonatan Cohen and Aaron Schoenfeld.

First Half
Both sides opened the contest tentatively with few chances and in the 20’ Yeini was subbed out injured and was replaced by Jair Amador. In the 28’ Maccabi grabbed the lead as a corner from the left side came to Hozez who sent it over to Schoenfeld who put the ball behind the Bnei Yehuda keeper for a 1:0 advantage.

In the 35’ Gianniotis stood up to his first test when Zaneti tried to beat the Maccabi keeper from 17 meters but the shot stopper was ready. At the other end of the pitch Schoenfeld tried to double the lead as well as his goal output but his header off a cross from Glezer was easily saved by Zoubas.

Cohen had a chance to add to the Yellow & Blue lead right before the break but his shot from a tough angle was saved by an awaiting Zoubas as Maccabi took a 1:0 advantage into halftime.

Second Half
The second half began without any substitutes and in the 54’ Glezer had an opportunity to score of a Cohen corner but his header went over the goal while the aforementioned Cohen’s 25 meter laser just missed the Bnei Yehuda goal. 

Ivic brought on Eliran Atar, Itay Shechter, Avi Rin and Ophir Davidzada as Maccabi wrapped up the match and lifted the 2019/20 Champions Cup to the delight of the Yellow & Blue faithful. The club has now won their 6th Champions Cup, the most of any other Israeli team.