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U19s beat Nes Ziona 3-0 at home

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Maccabi's U19s beat Nes Tziona 3-0 to maintain their lead in the league table. Next week's challenge: Away to Kiryat Shmona

This morning Maccabi Tel Aviv "Shachar" welcomed their counterparts from Sektzia Nes Ziona in gameweek 25 of the national U19 Premier League. In the parallel away fixture last December, "Shachar" succeeded in scoring an impressive eight goals to no reply. This time round, despite controlling affairs from the opening whistle, it took the home side twenty-five minutes for those efforts to bear fruit. A joint run between two Maccabi midfielders, Eliel Peretz and Matan Hozez, resulted in Hozez sending a high ball into the area. Striker Raz Yitzhak's resultant header was parried valiantly by the Nes Ziona keeper but fellow striker Mavis Tchibota was first to get to the rebound and stroked home to give "Shachar" a 1-0 advantage. Maccabi maintained their domination throughout the half and only a lack of concentration and simple bad luck in front of goal prevented them from widening the margin.

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This state of affairs continued after the restart, with "Shachar" ruling the roost but failing to open up a more convincing lead. On 73 minutes head coach Ziv Arie sent on Omri Haramati for Mavis Tchibota and moments later the substitution paid dividends when the midfielder broke free after a Nes Ziona possession and passed on to the successful duo Hozez – Peretz, with the latter having only the keeper to beat. And beat him he did to make it 2-0 to the home side. Five minutes from time Haramati would play a crucial role in Maccabi's third, when he dispossessed the opposition and passed on to Raz Yitzhak, who slalomed his way past the Nes Ziona defence to fire into the upper left-hand corner of the net to finish off the scoring at 3-0.

The important victory keeps Maccabi top of the table, albeit on goal difference, ahead of next week's difficult away tie at Ironi Kiryat Shmona and just two weeks ahead of their crucial face-off against joint leaders Maccabi Haifa. The match also saw the Under-19 debut of two Under-17s, Tomer Altman and Ran Vaturi. 

Ticket sales for Kiryat Shmona

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Ticket sales are underway for Maccabi's third play-off tie, away to Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Next Monday night April 13th at 8.55pm, Maccabi Tel Aviv will head north to face Ironi Kiryat Shmona in gameweek 29 of the Israeli Premier ("Winner"). Ticket sales are now underway and it's a great opportunity for all the club's loyal fans to get behind their beloved team in their efforts to stay top through this tricky away tie.

Tickets are now on sale, for Maccabi supporters only, at the official Maccabi shop at 147 Dizengoff St. in Tel Aviv and through the "Leaan" ticket agency, both online and at their offices at 101 Dizengoff St., also in Tel Aviv. Tickets will also be available at the stadium ticket offices on the day of the match.

To purchase your ticket online, click here.

Ticket prices

At the official Maccabi shop at 147 Dizengoff St. in Tel Aviv and at the "Leaan" agency ticket offices: NIS 55

Online or by telephone (*8780): NIS 60

On matchday at Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium: NIS 50  

 

SATURDAY’S matches IN THE YOUTH DIVISION

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After celebrating two State Cup wins last Wednesday, the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Division will return to league duties this Saturday with a number of exciting fixtures on the programme. Here follows a summary

This Saturday, in gameweek 25 of the national U19 Premier League, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Shachar" will welcome their counterparts from Sektzia Nes Ziona, who are currently languishing in fifteenth place in the table. The match will be played at Ramla's municipal stadium with the kick-off scheduled for 11.30am. Head coach Ziv Arie's "Shachar" go into the match after a 1-0 loss last week at Hapoel Beer Sheva that left them level at the top of the table with title rivals Maccabi Haifa and leading them on goal difference alone. The joint leaders are scheduled to face off in two weeks' time.

After two consecutive league victories and an impressive win over Beitar Jerusalem that advanced them to the U17 State Cup finals last Wednesday, head coach Eliezer Ben Aharon's Maccabi Tel Aviv "Oded" will host Bnei Sakhnin at the Kiryat Shalom training ground for an 11am kick-off. Head coach Shlomi Mitelka's Under-16s will try to maintain the momentum of five consecutive league victories when they set out on Saturday to face Ashdod FC at 11.30am. With a number of squad members having just returned from a tournament in Italy, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eldad", the club's Under-15 Team 1, will host Beitar Tel Aviv–Ramla at Kiryat Shalom at noon. Their counterparts from Team 2 will travel up the coast to face Maccabi Haifa at their "Ketzef" training ground at 11am.

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A second Maccabi Youth Division Team to have won their State Cup competition last Wednesday, the Under-14 Team South, will head in the opposite direction for an early 9am kick-off against Ashdod FC with a view to closing the three-point gap with title rivals Maccabi Haifa. Much like the Under-15 Team 2, coaches Nissim Dvash and Tamir Shamir's Under-14 Team North will also be playing in Haifa on Saturday afternoon at 3pm, in their case against the red half of the city, Hapoel Haifa. Maccabi's Under-13 Team North will host Bnei Yehuda for a "little derby" at Kiryat Shalom at 10.15am, with Team South welcoming Maccabi Shoham to their Hadar Yosef playing field at the same hour.

 

 

Gaziantepspor to pay Medunjanin transfer fee

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Turkish club Gaziantepspor have agreed to pay Maccabi a transfer fee for their sale of ex-Maccabi midfielder Haris Medunjanin to Spanish side Deportivo de La Coruna

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), an international body established to settle disputes related to sport, today (Wednesday) ruled that Turkish Super Lig club Gaziantepspor will pay to Maccabi Tel Aviv a transfer fee for their sale of ex-Maccabi midfielder Haris Medunjanin to Spanish second division side Deportivo de La Coruna, to the tune of €325,000.

Medunjanin joined Maccabi Tel Aviv at the start of 2010, scoring nine goals in his maiden season. He spent three years with the club until moving on to Gaziantepspor in 2013. The following season the Bosnian was sold on to Deportivo de La Coruna. 

 

 

Maccabi to stay at Bloomfield through 2015/16

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With Maccabi's own Bloomfield Stadium braced to undergo a vital facelift, the club have signed an agreement to remain there throughout the 2015/16 pre-playoff season

Under the terms of an agreement signed with Sport Palaces of Tel Aviv – Yafo Ltd., Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club will begin their 2015/16 European campaign at Bloomfield Stadium and continue to host their league and Cup matches there at least until the end of the Israeli Premier League pre-playoff season.

Bloomfield

Maccabi Tel Aviv returned to their beloved Bloomfield Stadium at the start of the new millennium after five years of exile at the National Stadium in Ramat Gan. Since that long-awaited return fifteen years ago, Maccabi have won three championships and three State Cups, while conducting two campaigns in the group stages of the Europa League.

Sign up for the next NIVEA MEN CHALLENGE

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Ever dreamt of coming out on the pitch at Bloomfield Stadium in team kit to display your own special football moves to the cheers of thousands of adoring Maccabi fans? Here's your chance to make it happen!

Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club and NIVEA MEN, the world's leading cosmetics brand for men, are proud to invite two of the club's loyal season ticket holders to join them for a challenge – the NIVEA MEN CHALLENGE. Started last month at the home tie against Maccabi Haifa, the NIVEA MEN CHALLENGE will be repeated at half time of the team's next home game against Beitar Jerusalem at Bloomfield Stadium on April 20th. The two lucky participants will first be given a full Maccabi kit to wear, with their names and chosen numbers printed on the back. Then they'll receive a short training before taking their place on the pitch to face their challenge, with the entire Maccabi home crowd looking on in envy.

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What will be the challenge this time? Wait and see. One thing is for certain: The winner will receive a handsome reward – a season's worth of NIVEA MEN products in a special gift package. And both contestants will be invited to have their photographs taken to save the moment for posterity.

So if you're a season ticket holder over the age of 18, and have at least some basic footballing skills, just fill in this online form and submit it by Wednesday April 1st at 5pm.

Are you ready for the challenge?

 

 

Maccabi win first Two youth state cups

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Following a long and exhausting campaign, four of Maccabi's Youth teams today played State Cup finals in Shfayim near Tel Aviv. All the results, the pictures and the reactions here below

Today (Wednesday) the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Division had a long and busy day at "Beit Nivharot" playing field in Shfayim near Tel Aviv. Four of the division's teams played in three separate State Cup finals, two of which resulted in Maccabi Tel Aviv lifting the trophy.

The first of those finals saw Maccabi's Under-11 Team North take on their counterparts from Maccabi Haifa. The charges of coaches Shay Levi and Adi Zana acquitted themselves admirably throughout the contest, but despite their best efforts ended the tie at the wrong end of a 5-3 scoreline. The Maccabi youngsters took the lead through Ido Mizrahi, but their northern opponents turned the match around to 2-1. Maccabi equalised courtesy of Amit Sharam but despite a spirited display missed the final touch and paid the price of seeing their opponents raise the stakes to 5-2 before Amit Gold scored a consolation goal for Maccabi to make it 5-3. At the end of a determined but ultimately disappointing encounter, head coach Shay Levi was full of praise for his youngsters: "What you have here is a perfectly splendid group of kids, including one spectacular young sportswoman. They were magnificent out there today and I couldn't be prouder".

Next up was the rare opportunity to see not one but two of Maccabi's youth teams competing in the same final. Both of the club's Under-12 teams, "Oz" and "Leibo", exhibited the kind of quality required to defeat all opponents throughout their respective campaigns, resulting in an all-Maccabi U12 State Cup final. And as befits two teams of such quality, the scoreline after regular time read a dramatic 5-5, moving the decisive stage of the tie to the penalty spot. It was there that the youngsters from Under-12 Team North got the edge and were awarded the tie, and the Yankele Grundman State Cup trophy, on a 6-5 outcome. Goalscorers for Team North were Omer Rozio (brace), Omer Senior, Ittimar Dekel and Guy Nof. For Team South the honours went to Aviv Shayo (brace), Ben Linker, Orel Azarzar and Shon Edry.

Under-12s
Under-12s

Following the hard-fought encounter, Team South head coach Guy Shemesh said: "This was a really high quality contest, you can see that on the result. Both teams chased the ball throughout. It's been a long campaign and we put everything we had into it. Losing to our mates from Team North on penalties, well, that's not really losing at all so far we're concerned". Team North head coach Adi Somech reacted to his team's victory by telling the official Maccabi Tel Aviv website crew: "This was a top-notch Cup final that went back and forth between North and South. Such high quality football means that the real winner here is Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club".

Under-12s
Under-12s

But the jewel in the crown of this youth State Cup day was supplied by coaches Ori David and Aviv Rein and their lads from Maccabi's Under-14 Team South.  Their opponents in the final were none other than traditional derby rivals Hapoel Tel Aviv, their objective to win for Maccabi a second youth State Cup trophy. The yellow half of Under-14 Tel Aviv dominated almost throughout the match, with Maccabi's Osher Davida providing the first goal. Hapoel succeeded in equalising just before the break and even managed to take a 2-1 lead just after the restart. But it was then, down a goal after surrendering the lead, that Ori David's charges really showed their character and mettle by slamming five successive goals past the Hapoel keeper without reply to finish 6-2 winners of the Duvid Schwitzer U14 State Cup. David Degu scored twice, Omri Ram, Omer Yitzhaki and Tal Yagudaev all added individual efforts. Maccabi Youth Division football director Nir Levin compared that never-say-die character to the kind the senior team displayed in their 3-1 victory over title rivals Hapoel Beer Sheva on Monday night.

Under-14s

After harvesting Maccabi Tel Aviv's second State Cup trophy of the day, Under-14 Team South coaches Ori David and Aviv Rein had an important message for the splendid lads under their charge: "They represented their club with honour and according to all the guiding principles of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Division. We're proud of the lot of them and love them all in equal measure".

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Zahavi: “title ceremony is still some way off”

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Eran Zahavi, who scored his 23rd and 24th league goals of the season in Maccabi's victory over Hapoel Beer Sheva on Monday, took the opportunity of his visit yesterday to the Maccabi shop to put things in perspective: "Our improving form is as important as the three points"

A day after Maccabi Tel Aviv's impressive 3-1 victory over nearest title rivals Hapoel Beer Sheva, midfielder Eran Zahavi and striker Barak Itzhaki took time out to visit the official Maccabi shop on Dizengoff St. in the heart of Tel Aviv. There they spent the afternoon mingling with the hundreds of adoring fans who flocked to see them in the hope of seeing some of that Maccabi Tel Aviv stardust rub off on them as well.

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In between signing team shirts and posing for "selfies" with the eager Maccabi supporters, Monday night's double scorer Eran Zahavi found time to say a sobering word about the significance of the victory that opened up an eight point gap for Maccabi at the top of the Israeli Premier League table: "We beat Beer Sheva and took three very important points but the title ceremony is still some way off. The other two times we played them this season we also controlled the match but we didn't win and winning's what's important. All told I think we've been showing vastly improving form in our recent outings and that's as important as the three points. We just have to keep it up".

ZEHAVI

Zahavi also had something to say about his standing in the competition for European football's prestigious "Golden Boot" award. With international stars like Christiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Diego Costa ahead of him in the queue the midfielder admitted: "I won't be getting the "Golden Boot", that's for sure, but I can still do the very best I can for the team, game in game out. Scoring a lot of goals was not one of my targets at the start of the season. What I really wanted to do was help the team and improve as a player and scoring goals is one expression of realising that target. It's nice of course but what's most important is the good season we're having and hopefully we'll carry on that way".     

 

 

 

Stardust at the Maccabi Dizengoff Shop

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Hundreds of adoring Maccabi fans flocked to the club's official Dizengoff merchandise shop to see team stars Barak Itzhaki and Eran Zahavi

With sweet recollections of their team's most recent triumph still lingering, hundreds of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, young and old alike, today flocked to the club's official Dizengoff Tel Aviv merchandise shop for a special day of sales attended by none other than two of the team's outstanding stars, Barak Itzhaki and Eran Zahavi.

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The illustrious pair's presence lent a very special atmosphere to the occasion as the two signed autographs, chatted with fans and had their photographs taken with them.

ZEHAVI

Eran, whose two goals last night were the pièce de résistance in Maccabi's resounding victory over nearest title rivals Hapoel Beer Sheva, was delighted to once again step into the spotlight, this time in closer proximity to his adoring fans. "We love these kinds of events," the prolific goalscorer told the official Maccabi website crew, "The connection between the club and the fans is very important to us and we put as much time as we can into making sure those ties get stronger. And as long as we know it brings joy to the fans it's worth every minute. That's one of the great privileges of being a personality, you get to make people happy".

ITZHAKI

Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club would like to thank all the supporters who came to the shop yesterday. We look forward to seeing each and every one of you again at future club events.

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Einbinder: “The atmosphere will be fantastic”

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Midfielder Dan Einbinder is raring to go ahead of tonight's encounter against second-place Hapoel Beer Sheva

Everything is ready for tonight's 8.55pm kick-off at Bloomfield Stadium against Maccabi Tel Aviv's nearest title rival, Hapoel Beer Sheva, who sit just five points off the pace. Many of the players remember a similar situation last year, when the two clubs met in the play-offs at Bloomfield and a Maccabi victory stretched their lead from five points to eight to help pave the way to their second straight championship.

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"The leading team facing number two is always a 'match of the season'", says Dan Einbinder, who was in the first eleven for Maccabi's season 2013/14 triumph. "It's a match both sides want to win. I believe we've prepared ourselves as best we can and are ready to go out there and win".

As for tomorrow night's difficult rivals the midfielder commented: "Beer Sheva have done great things, last year and this one. They're having a great season but we've only to look after ourselves. We try to work hard, study our rivals and be as prepared for the match as we possibly can. We want to win and that's what we'll be after when we go out there tonight".

"We have to play our game. We're at Bloomfield, our home turf with our fans, and we have to hit the ground running, be hungrier and of course be in our best form and win the match".

Einbinder also had a word to say about the support the players get from the fans: "I'm sure Bloomfield will be packed and noisy as always. Our fans come to every match at every venue to support us, especially at Bloomfield, so I'm sure the atmosphere will be fantastic. All we have to do is make it even better out on the pitch".