Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv Under-16 Team advances to State Cup Semifinals

The Under-16 squad secured their place in the State Cup semifinals after a 3:2 win over Beitar Tubruk in a match that took place at the PenguinPickUp Training Ground at Kiryat Shalom.

Maccabi took a quick lead thanks to an own goal but near the end of the second half Tubruk scored a pair of goals to take a 2:1 advantage. The young Yellow & Blue drew even once again due to an own goal and in added time Amit Tzur, who came on as a substitute found the winner as Maccabi recorded the 3:2 win moved into the Stats Cup semifinals.

Head Coach Eran Sassi summed up the win: “We began the match well and had 3 good chances to score but we couldn’t fin the back of the goal. The misses gave motivation to our rival and they began to play more aggressive. We lost control of the match and were disorganized which they took advantage of. Despite being ahead 1:0 they scored two goals and went into the break down 2:1. We started the second half well and we made a number of substitutes that brought us some new energy which is what helped us win the game as Amit Tzur scored the decisive goal. I’m proud of the guys and how they showed character and desire especially coming back from a deficit.”

In order to reach the semifinals, Eran Sassi’s team defeated Beitar Jerusalem, Ashdod and Maccabi Herzliya.

The U11 Team advances to the State Cup Final

Many of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Academy teams participated in the State Cup Semifinals stage at the Ramat Gan Stadium. The Under-11 squad defeated Maccabi Haifa while the Under-9 teams (South and North) were eliminated by Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Petah Tikva.


The matches at this age group were played with 7 players a side on a pitch that is split int9 two. The halves for the matches were 35 minutes a piece.

Maccabi Haifa – Maccabi Tel Aviv North (U11)
The U11 side defeated Maccabi Haifa 11:2 as the young Yellow & Blue dominated play throughout the contest to advance to the State Cup final.

Maccabi Haifa – Maccabi “Oz” Tel Aviv
The U9 South squad fell to the Greens by the score of 3:1 after leading 1:0 at the break.

Maccabi Petah Tikva – Maccabi “Leibo” Tel Aviv
The U9 North side lost to Petah Tikva by the score of 10:4.

Meet the Maccabi Stars: Passover Open Day

We hope that you haven’t made plans for Thursday April 25th (eve of the second Passover Holiday) because the you’ll be able to meet the Maccabi stars face to face, get autographs and take pictures with all of your heroes.

The event will begin at 12:45 and fans must be at the facility by 12:30. Registration opens today, and is limited to 500 people. Please note, you will not be able to attend if you do not register in advance.

How does it work?
Registration is open today Wednesday April 17th to all Maccabi FIRST members for the Community Day on Thursday April 25th at 12:45 at the Kiryat Shalom Training Facility, 106 Derech Ben Tzvi and is limited to 500 participants ONLY.

Each person may register up to 3 participants which includes the person submitting the registration. Just like when you make a reservation at a restaurant, you request a table for yourself plus 2 friends for a total of 3 ONLY.

IMPORTANT:
• Following the registration, you’ll receive an email requesting information about the participants.
• If you registered for the last Community Day and weren’t able to come but didn’t give us notice, you will not be allowed to attend this coming Community Day. If you register for this upcoming Community Day and can’t come, please let us know in advance.
• If weather conditions don’t permit the Community Day to take place, you will be notified a few hours prior to the event and you’ll be able to participate in the Community Day the following month.
• All participants must arrive at the Kiryat Shalom Training Facility by 12:30. Should you be delayed, you may not be able to participate in the event.
• In order to ensure that all fans meet all of the players, special greeting videos may not be recorded at the Training Facility.

Entrance to the Training Facility will be granted only after a full security check. Each participant will need to present their Teudat Tzehut ID Card, License or Passport in order to take part in the event. Entrance will not be granted to those whose names do not appear on the official registration list!

Participants are not allowed to bring with professional photographers or videographers.

For the rules and regulations, please click on the following link.

May 2022


Registration closed

Ticket Sales Bnei Yehuda Away Match

Maccabi Tel Aviv will play Bnei Yehuda on Matchday 31 of the Israel Premier League Ligat Japanika on Tuesday April 23rd at 20:30 at the Moshava Stadium. Tickets are now on sale.

Please Note: This match is part of the Points Allocation System and season ticket holders will receive 2 points for this contest while non-season ticket holders will receive 1 point. Make sure that when tickets are purchased via the Leaan Website, telephone or Leaan Ticket Office the season ticket number is used in order to receive full points. Should the purchase not be done by using the season ticket number points will not be allocated.

Should a ticket be purchased and the fan doesn’t attend the match, there will be no refunds and no points will be allocated.

Maccabi fans will be seated in the East Side Sections 10-14 (unreserved)

Tickets are on sale via the Leaan Ticket Office located at 42 Frishman Street Tel Aviv, telephone *8780 and the Leaan Website.

Print at Home is available

Ticket prices
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans will be seated in sections 10-14 (unreserved)

Leaan Ticket Office: 55 NIS

Telephone/Website: 60 NIS

On Matchday at the Stadium Box Office (should tickets remain): 50 NIS

Ticket Collection
Tickets may be collected at the Leaan Ticket Office located at 101 Dizengoff Street between Sunday-Thursday 09:00-19:00, Friday 09:00-13:30 and on Matchday until 12:00.
Tickets may be collected on Matchday at the Stadium ticket windows beginning 2 hours prior to the match.

Mazel Tov – Congratulations: Maccabi has gone undefeated in league play for a full year

Undefeated year
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Beer Sheva played to a 0:0 draw in league play last night. The Yellow & Blue may not have won but the fact that they finished the contest all knotted up means that the club has gone a full year undefeated in league action as of April 16th.

The last time Maccabi lost was a year ago when they fell to Beitar Jerusalem 3:2 at Teddy Stadium.

Since then the Yellow & Blue have gone undefeated in 36 matches which included 30 wins this season and 6 from the last campaign. Over the course of these games Maccabi has recorded 29 wins and drew 7 times.

הדרך לאליפות: גירסת משחקי הכס


Over the streak, Maccabi has only gone goalless in three of those matches with the last one coming yesterday against Hapoel Beer Sheva.

The Yellow & Blue have scored four goals 5 times, the most goals scored in a single match during that time. They defeated Maccabi Netanya twice by the score of 4:1.

Hapoel Beer Sheva, Bnei Yehuda and Maccabi Netanya were the three teams that Maccabi had played the most – 4 times each.

In fact, next Matchday the Yellow & Blue will face Bnei Yehuda, the same team that Maccabi defeated to begin the streak.

22 attempts on goal
Maccabi may not have found the back of the goal but they took 22 attempts compared to just 3 by Beer Sheva.

The Yellow & Blue’s average this season stands at 15.5 attempts towards the goal per match.

The most attempts this season of 25 was set last Matchday when Maccabi defeated Maccabi Netanya 4:1.

Maccabi tied their attempts with that of Matchday 12 when they dropped Ashdod 4:0 which was the most until the contest against Netanya.

Avi Rikan and Yonatan Cohen led the team with 5 and 4 respectively. Omer Atzili, Eliran and Atar who entered they match as a substitute had 3 attempts a piece.

In terms of kilometers covered against Beer Sheva, Avi Rikan (11.5km), Dan Glezer (10.9km) and Dor Peretz (10.8km) ran the most over the 90+ minutes of the match.

Peretz: “We didn’t win, but we are happy that we played well”

Dor Peretz, the Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder spoke about his sides 0:0 draw with Hapoel Beer Sheva:

“We want to win every match and the fans want us to win as well. We’re happy that we played well and that we were the better side. We didn’t win but it’s not the end of the world.”

Personal play:
“I had a drop in our play last month but that was good as it’s like a wave and we can’t always play our best and how we would like to. But I am happy I’m back to where I need to be.”

Talented group of players:
“I think we have a great team and while the names may be different as long as we can continue this way we will be fine as we are a talented group.”

Concentrating on their own play:
“I felt that we were better from the start of the match. But Beer Sheva is a very good team with a lot of quality and can be dangerous when they press. However, we concentrate on our play and we want to end the season as best of possible.”

Personal goals:
“I’m working on a number of things which are very important to me. I want to end the season with my season high in goals. Hopefully I’ll add one or two more.”

Favorite position:
“I’m happy to play as a 6 or 8 and with Dan. Playing with all of the players is a real pleasure.”

The championship and family support: Jair Amador looks back

Maccabi Tel Aviv faced Hapoel Beer Sheva on Monday and you voted for Jair Amador as the Factory 54 Man of the Match. One person who voted for Jair will win a 1,000 NIS gift certificate from Factory 54.

Following the match, Amador spoke to the Official website about winning the award:
“I want to thank all of the fans for their support in winning the Factory 54 Man of the Match award. I’m really content.”

Family support:
“My family came to Israel and were at the match. I’m really happy that they were here because when they cheer me on it gives me even more support and pushes me forward.”

About the match:
“Beer Sheva is a good team with quality players and they played better than the last time we met them. We played our football but we couldn’t score because we weren’t accurate enough near the goal. We had chances to win but the ball just didn’t go into the goal, but we knew to make sure we didn’t concede a goal.”

Hard work:
“I’m really happy that we won the championship and it wasn’t easy. We worked very hard all season long both the players and the professional staff. I’m very excited because it was very difficult.”

Ivic: “All of my players gave 100%”

Vladimir Ivic, the Maccabi Tel Aviv Head Coach looked back at his side’s 0:0 draw against Hapoel Beer Sheva at the Netanya Stadium:

“I believe that we deserved more than one point and we were the better team during the game. My players fought to the last second.”

Target to win:
“I don’t know what their target was before the game, Our target was to win the game. We created a lot of opportunities in the first half and we controlled the game. I don’t remember that they had a chance, perhaps one. This is football when we should win 3 or 4:0 but we drew 0:0.

Showing character:
“All of my players gave 100% for their part in the championship. They are fighting until the end and all of them showed character.”

Beer Sheva as a future contender for the title:
“For sure they will be as Beer Sheva is a serious team and they won the last three championships. They are a quality team and they will be one of the opponents for the championship next season.”

Maccabi and Beer Sheva play to a goalless 0:0 draw

Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Beer Sheva played to a goalless draw at the Netanya Stadium on Matchday 30 of the Israel Premier League Ligat Japanika as the Yellow & Blue dominated play but couldn’t break through the Southern Reds defense as each squad collected a point.

Head Coach Vladimir Ivic’s Starting XI included keeper Predrag Rajkovic, Maor Kandil, Eitan Tibi, Jair Amador, Enric Saborit, Avi Rikan, Dor Peretz, Dan Glezer, Omer Atzili, Yonatan Cohen, Aron Schoenfeld.

Available on the bench: Daniel Tenenbaum, Shahar Piven, Eli Dasa, Ophir Davidzada, Sheran Yeini, Itay Shechter, Eliran Atar.

First Half
Cohen sent Schoenfeld the ball in the 4’ but his attempt was blocked by the Beer Sheva defense and six minutes later Saborit’s chance was blocked by Loai Taha. Atzili’s 14’ shot went out and Cohen’s volley two minutes later was taken care of the Beer Sheva keeper Ohad Levita.

Dor Peretz was issued a yellow card in 24’ and three minutes later Rikan’s long distance chance went off of Marwan Kabha and went out as the ensuing corner kick saw Schoenfeld’s header just miss the target. Rikan’s 33’ attempt was blocked by the visiting defense while Saborit’s chip shot three minutes later just missed the goal.

Both Cohen and Rikan’s opportunities came up short in the 38’ and Cohen’s 43’ attempt went over the bar as the half ended goalless.

Second Half
Hanan Maman tried to get Beer Sheva on the board first but his shot was saved by Rajkovic in the 47’ while at the other end Kandil’s attempt was blocked by Levita. Itay Shechter entered the match in the 54’ replacing Schoenfeld and a minute later Saborit sent a cross to Atzili but his chance went out.

Rikan’s 58’ volley missed the target and four minutes later Eliran Atar came on for Atzili. Shechter handed the ball off to Glezer but his chance went over the bar in the 66’ as both sides spent the next quarter hour playing the majority of the time in the midfield.

Ophir Davidzada was introduced in the 83’ for Saborit and a minute later Kandil was issued a yellow card. Shechter and Atar each had chances in the 89’ to no avail and Atar’s 90’ attempt was caught by Levita as the match ended in a goalless draw.