Maccabi Tel Aviv continued their preparations for the 2019/20 season at their training camp in Mierlo, Holland. This evening, Thursday 20:00 will see the Yellow & Blue face the Belgium champion Genk in their second friendly of the week.

 

Ahead of the match, Vladimir Ivic’s squad held a morning training session and spoke with the team.

Genk won the Belgium league title by two points over Club Brugge and are also in the midst of their preparations for the new campaign as their place in the Champions League Group Stages is already assured.

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC and Isracard Group signed a five-year partnership agreement. As part of the agreement, eligible supporters are set to enjoy a wide range of benefits Isracard has to offer.

The choice in a MASTERCARD derives from the wide range of activities the known brand is famous for, namely, a sponsor of the leading sporting events worldwide and as the credit card of the leading international football clubs.

The new Maccabi Tel Aviv FC credit card offers the supporters a wide range of unique benefits and rewards as well as exclusive club-based experiences.

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC COO, Sharon Tammam, welcomed the addition of Isracard as a business partner and said: “The decision to forge a partnership with the Isracard Group, the leader amongst Israel’s credit card companies, is natural for us. As the most successful football club in Israel, and a club that is constantly trying to give our supporters a lot more Maccabi, a credit card bearing our logo would reward our fans with benefits that match their support to Maccabi and other fields of interest”.

ISRACARD Group CEO, Ron Weksler, said: “The partnership with Maccabi Tel Aviv FC offers the supporters of the club to enjoy a range of benefits alongside the possibility to express their support via a designated credit card”.

Isracard Group is the largest credit card company in Israel and has been the market leader since its establishment over 40 years ago. With such a dominance in the field, Isracard benefits from continuous growth while constantly developing innovative products and services for both its business and private customers. Isracard is transforming the Israeli E-commerce field and has deepened its collaboration with the world’s most popular global brands, online marketplaces, and stores, as the group continues to expand its vast variety of promotions and discounts with local Israeli Brands.

As part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club Foundation programming for Lone Soldiers, we are proud to announce that we will be partnering Mesheli – and organization with a wide range of services discharged lone soldiers.

Mesheli helps discharged lone soldiers for up to 3 years after leaving the army with a number of services.

The organization provides help in the following areas including housing solutions, moving and furnishing apartments for soldiers, psychological treatments, education, scholarships and various other needs for lone soldiers once they are discharged from their military service and are now alone.

How can you help?

Mesheli and lone soldiers in Israel need help in a variety of ways. We want you, Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters become our playmakers and join our list of volunteers to help lone soldiers.
Together our goal is to provide any help that we can do for the soldiers. Lawyers? Electricians? Psychologists? Teachers? Other professions?

Put on your Yellow & Blue kit and join us. We will continue to keep up to date via the social media networks of the Maccabi Foundation.

If you are interested in joining us, please be in touch via email yshaham@mtafc.com

Maccabi Tel Aviv played their third friendly of the preseason and their first of the current training camp at Mierlo, Holland against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise from Belgium’s second division.

For Vladmir Ivic, this was a chance to see his deep squad in action ahead of the Yellow & Blue’s first official match of the 2019/20 season against Bnei Yehuda in the Champions Cup in just 11 days.

First Half
Maccabi playing in their checkered kits began the contest in control as they looked for a goal early on. However, in the 12’ it was Union who scored first thanks to a strike by Nils Bouekou who came in off the right side, made his way by a pair of defenders and out the ball into the goal from in close.

Three minutes later, Gianniotis made the save off an 18 meter free kick while Maccabi then had a number of chances to get on the board by Eden Kartsev and Dor Micha but they couldn’t find the equalizer.

Ivic’s side continued too search for a marker but in the 43’ union doubled their lead via Mohamed Camara who scored from inside the box just ahead of the break.

Second Half
Maccabi made a number of substitutes as Tenenbaum came on for Gianniotis as Maor Kandil, Dor Peretz and Sheran Yeini all entered the match in favor of Noam Cohen, Kartzev and Jair Amador.

The Yellow & Blue once again controlled the pace of play and had a chance to draw even early on in the second half but came up short. In the 63’ Ivic brought on Yonatan Cohen, Avi Rikan, Aaron Schoenfeld and Chico Ofoedu for Micha, Itay Shechter, Matan Hozez and Eylon Almog.

Maccabi had a number of attempts as the match came to an end with Union taking the 2:0 win. On Thursday, Ivic’s squad will face the Belgium champions Genk at 19:00.

This morning the Yellow & Blue held a training session at their camp in Mierlo, Holland. Vladimir Ivic’s players will face Royale Union Saint-Gilloise later in the day as the Belgium side finished in third place last season and just missed out on promotion. to add another victory after defeating Global Sport and Beitar Tel Aviv.

Make sure to keep up to date on the club’s Official Website, App and Social Networks.

After arriving earlier on Monday, this evening owner Mitch Goldhar saw Maccabi Tel Aviv’s preparations up close. The squad held an evening training session in Mierlo.

Vladimir Ivic’s players will continue their preparations for the 2019/20 season this coming week and will have three friendlies with the first on Tuesday at 19:00 Israel time against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise from the Belgium second division

Make sure to keep up to date with all the latest news and views from the training camp via the Club’s Official Website, App and Social Networks.

After arriving last night in Mierlo, Holland, Maccabi Tel Aviv continued their preparations at their second training camp of the preseason. On Monday afternoon the Club’s owner Mitch Goldhar joined the team at their hotel in order to watch the Champion’s preparations up close and personal ahead of their important goals that await the squad in the near future.

Earlier in the day, the club held a light training session at the camp’s fitness center while in the evening the squad will turn it up a gear with their first full session. Vladimir Ivic’s players will continue to prepare from the upcoming season this week and will play three friendlies. The first one will take place on Tuesday at 19:00 against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise from the Belgium second division. For all of the latest news and views from the training camp are sure to keep up to date via the Official Website, App and the Club’s Social Media Networks.

Just less than a week after returning to Israel from their first training camp, Maccabi Tel Aviv departed on Sunday for their second camp which will be held in the city of Mierlo, Holland.

Updates from the training camp in Holland can be found here on the Official Club Website, the App and all of the Club’s Social Media Networks.

In the video: Highlights from the first friendly

The players held a morning training session ahead of the departure to Holland where they will play three friendlies in preparation for their first official match of the season against Bnei Yehuda in the Champions Cup.

On Tuesday July 9th at 19:00 Maccabi Tel Aviv will face Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, a club from the Belgium Second Division who finished last season in third place.

Then on July 11th at 20:00, Maccabi Tel Aviv will play Genk the Belgium title holders who won the league by just two points over Club Brugge. Genk is also preparing for the new campaign as they will be playing in the group stages of the Champions League.

Finally on Sunday July 14the at 19:00, Maccabi Tel Aviv will take on Sparta Rotterdam in the last friendly who were promoted to Holland’s first division after winning the second division playoff.

The following day the Club will travel back to Israel and continue their preparations for their contest against Bnei Yehuda. Following the Champions Cup, the Yellow & Blue will play the first leg of second round Champions League qualifying action away at either Astana in Kazakhstan or Cluj in Romania.