WATCH: The U16’s defeat Hapoel Beer Sheva 3:0

This past Saturday while most of the Youth Department clubs were on International break, the Under-16 side defeated the southern squad thanks to goals bu Rotem Grama and a brace by Ori HaLevy on Matchday 2

After a rough start to the season on Matchday One against Maccabi Haifa, the Under-16 side hosted Hapoel Beer Sheva. In the 27’, a beautiful free kick by Rotem Grama found the back of the goal and gave the young Yellow & Blue a 1:0 lead. In the second half, Ori HaLevy scored a brace within four minutes (67’, 71’) to help Maccabi to a 3:0 victory against the southern squad.

Eran Sassi, the U16 Head Coach summed up the victory: “This was a match that was in our control from the opening to the closing minutes just like we had wanted. We were organized defensively but the most important thing was that the players worked hard and didn’t give up on any ball.”

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U19 Israel National Team with 7 Maccabi players win Serbian Tournament

The Under-19 Israel National Team won a friendly tournament in Serbia. Seven Yellow & Blue Youth Academy representatives took part in the competition which included the National teams from Montenegro, Hungary and Serbia

This past Monday saw the Israel Under-19 National Team play in a friendly Tournament in Serbia with a squad of 20 players including 7 from the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Academy. The first match under Head Coach Nir Levin resulted in a goalless draw against Montenegro while the second contest was a 3:1 win over their Hungarian counterparts. The third and final match ended in a 1:1 draw versus the host, Serbia which resulted in the Blue & White winning the tournament.

The seven Yellow & Blue Youth Academy members:
Daniel Peretz (Keeper of the Tournament)
Tomer Mahluf
Amit Glazer
Alon Shtrozberg
Yoav Hofmayster
Tamir Glazer
Mufleh Shalata

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UEFA Youth League: Maccabi “Shachar” drawn against Anzhi Makhachkala

The Club’s Under-19 team was drawn to face FC Anzhi Makhachkala in the UEFA Youth League. Should the Yellow & Blue advance to the next round, they will face the winner of the match between Sigma Olomouc (CZE) v Maribor (SVN)

After winning their domestic league championship last season, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, the Club’s Under-19 team took part in the UEFA Youth League draw. The young Yellow & Blue will face FC Anzhi Makhachkala from Russia in a two legged tie and should Guy Tzarfati’s squad advance they will play the winner of the match between Sigma Olomouc (CZE) v Maribor (SVN).

The first leg against Anzhi will take place in the city of Astrakhan on October 3rd, while the return leg will be played at the Ramle Stadium on October 24th. Should Maccabi advance the next round tie against either Sigma or Maribor will take place on November 7th away and on November 28th at home.

The Youth Department Director Guy Zukerman said: “It’s not a simple draw and it will be a difficult trip to get to the away match in Russia. From a professional side, I’m certain that we will be able to stand up to them and advance. In terms of the second draw should we advance, I’m sure that we will also be able to compete and continue to move along in the competition.”

“It’s always an incredible experience to be a part of the Champions League,” Zukerman continued. “I recall that when we participated in the group stages a few seasons ago, it was quite a wonderful experience. And now to be a part of a draw with some of the top youth departments in Europe, is also something extra special and gives us a tremendous amount of energy, respect and honor. I hope that we will also be able to honor the club with our performance on the pitch.”

Domestic Champions path guide

This path involves the domestic youth champions of the 32 best-ranked associations in the 2017 UEFA association coefficient rankings (the same rankings used to decide access to the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League).
Vacancies in the domestic champions path (because a club is instead eligible for the UEFA Champions League path, for example Atlético and Inter) are filled by the domestic youth champion of the next best-ranked association (in the above cases, Moldova and Iceland).
Chelsea, who won this competition in 2014/15 and 2015/16 but lost last season’s final to Barcelona, enter this path.
Two-time semi-finalists Anderlecht keep up their record of entering all six editions.
Debuts: AEL Limassol, Anji, Bohemians, FC Admira, Hamilton Academical, Hertha Berlin, Illés Akadémia, Lech Poznań, KR, Montpellier, Septemvri Sofia, Signa Olomouc, Žilina.

Road to Nyon

Play-offs
In the draw on 17 December, the eight Domestic Champions path survivors will be drawn at home to the eight UEFA Champions League path runners-up in one-off ties to be played on 12/13 February to decide the eight remaining round of 16 berths. The other eight places are taken by the UEFA Champions League path group winners.

Dates
Play-off draw: 17 December
Play-offs: 19/20 February
Knockout draw (round of 16 onwards): 22 February
Round of 16: 12/13 February
Quarter-finals: 2/3 April
Semi-final: 26 April, Nyon
Final: 29 April, Nyon

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Youth Academy Girls Project

This coming season will see the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Academy’s Girls Team Project expand. There will be a girls team at Kiryat Shalom that will participate in league play while there will also be a team at the Hadar Yosef Athletic Stadium (North)

The Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Academy’s Girls Project is expanding: For the first time a girls team will participate in league play and will train at the PenguinPickUp Training Ground at Kiryat Shalom. An additional younger girls team will also begin training under the auspices of Academy and Head Coach Mor Shaked.

New! The school at the Hadar Yosef Athletic Stadium will also have a girls team and train under the Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club. The Head Coach will be Dana Nissenboim.

For further information and to register click here

PenguinPickUp Training Ground Kiryat Shalom (Mor Shaked – 0524448103)
League Team: Girls born in 2007 and before
Monday 19:00, Wednesday 18:00 (Matches for children born between 2005-2007)
Open Girls Team: Girls born in 2008 and after
Monday 18:00, Friday 15:30

Hadar Yosef (Dana Nissenboim – 0506300890)
Open Girls Team: Girls born between 2006-2011
Tuesday and Thursday 16:00

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Eduardo Guerrero joins Maccabi on loan

18-year-old Panamanian striker Eduardo Guerrero joined Maccabi on a season long loan-deal with an option of making the deal permanent.

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC reached an agreement with UD Universitario of Panama for the loan deal of 18 year-old striker Eduardo Antonio Guerrero Locano who impressed during a three week trial at the club.

Maccabi’s Performance Director, Patrick van Leeuwen, told the club’s website: “Eduardo Guerrero is a player we have had training with our youth team for over 3 weeks now and left a very good impression. We think that he is a perfect match to the playing style we request from our players at Maccabi and Eduardo’s further development at the club is something we look forward to. Welcome Eduardo and good luck”.

Guerrero made his name on the international stage as he scored 4 goals for Panama U17’s in the CONCACAF qualifying campaign which wasn’t enough to see his country reach the U17 World Cup. Having made his full international debut for the Panama senior side in a friendly against Granada, Guerrero will aim to lead his country to the U-20 World Cup in Poland.

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Open Trials at the Youth Academy

The Youth Academy pitch at the Tel Aviv University Facility held an open trial day for young players. Over 60 youngsters came to the brand new synthetic pitch for a special training session with the Academy staff

The Maccabi Tel Aviv “Avi Cohen” Youth Academy held a special day for young players from across the country. The open trial day was held at the new Tel Aviv University training facility under the direction of Robin Verheul who heads the North programing, and the Academy’s chief scout Ran Elias.

Patrick van Leeuwen, the Club’s Performance Director goal with these special days is to be able to find additional quality players at various ages. Open to those born between 2008-2014, the staff prepared training sessions appropriate for different age groups and had the chance to impress the coaches on hand.

Should a player impress the staff, the club will be in contact with them. This amazing day was a fantastic opportunity for youngsters from around the country to get a taste of the values of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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WATCH: Youth Academy Goals & Results from Saturday September 1, 2018

The Under-19 side picked up their second win in a row, the U17’s drew against Beitar Tubruk in a wild game, while the Under-16’s fell at Maccabi Haifa. Watch all of the goals from this weekend

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 2:0 Hapoel Hadera
After starting the season off on the right foot last week at Sakhnin, the U19’s hosted their home opener at the Ramle Stadium against Hapoel Hadera on Matchday 2 of the Youth Premier League. Guy Tzarfati’s squad defeated Hadera thanks to goals by Omer Barami and Rave Assayag. For the full Match Report Click Here.

Beitar Tubruk 4:4 Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv
The Under-17 side visited Tubruk on Matchday 2 after defeating Bnei Yehuda last week in their season opener. Eliezer Ben Aharon’s side took an early lead but fell behind 4:2, however, the Yellow & Blue were able to come back and split the points in a 4:4 draw. Yali Lazar (x3) and Tal Torjman scored for Maccabi. Aharon commented following the match: “This match had a season’s worth of mistakes. The video will be a text book for the players to learn from their errors and how to do things better in the future. We scored 4 goals and were able to comeback after being down 4:2 in the 60’. It’s the second match in a row that we scored near the end of the game and that shows a lot of character on our part. We’ve given up 6 goals so far this season and the goal is to improve the situation. Now we have two weeks to do so.”

Maccabi Haifa 3:1 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv
The Club’s Under-16 team opened up their season with a loss at Maccabi Haifa on Matchday 1 as Yonatan Paz’s goal wasn’t enough for the young Yellow & Blue. Head Coach Eran Sassi spoke about the contest: “The match began with us in control and we had a number of good scoring chances. We also started the second half well but missed an open goal, however, we ended up scoring a little bit later to take a 1:0 lead. Haifa drew even in the 60’ due to a number of errors in the box. Over the last few minutes, they took advantage of mistakes by our defenders and scored another goal. During added time we tried to even up the match but we gave up the third goal on a counter attack. We’ll continue to work hard.”

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Maccabi “Shachar” defeats Hapoel Hadera 2:0

The Under-19 side continued its positive momentum from last week and defeated Hadera on Matchday 2 of the Israel Youth Premier League. Goals by Omer Barami and Rave Assayag handed Guy Tzarfati’s squad the victory

After a season opening win at Bnei Sakhnin last week, the Under-19 side hosted Hapoel Hadera on Matchday 2 of the Israel Youth Premier League at the Ramle Stadium.

Head Coach Guy Tzarfati’s Starting XI: Daniel Peretz, Michael Chilaka, Alon Shtrozberg, Amit Glazer, Tomer Machluf, Tamir Glazer, Mufleh Shalata, Yoav Hofmayster, Rave Assayag, Omer Barami, Eyal Hen.

First Half
The young Yellow & Blue opened the match well and took control of possession early on. In the 5’ Maccabi had their first opportunity as a Shalata free kick made its way to Hen but his shot missed the target while four minutes later Tzarfati’s squad began an attack down the left wing. Hen and Machluf exchanged passes as the latter crossed the ball into the box but Assayag’s header went out.

In the 10’ Hadera’s chance went by the post while over the next quarter hour both sides didn’t come up with any dangerous opportunities. Hofmayster took the ball in the midfield in the 25’ and went by a pair of Hadera players but his attempt went over the bar, however, two minutes later Maccabi found the back of the goal. Tamir Glazer sent the ball to Barami who beat the Hadera keeper Ofir Abarbanel to give the Yellow & Blue a 1:0 lead.

Tzarfati’s side continued to press and in the 28’ they almost doubled their advantage but Shalata’s chance went out while his 37’ attempt was saved by Hadera keeper. Peretz needed to be sharp right before the break as visiting striker Shado Godfrey’s opportunity was saved by the shot blocker as Maccabi took a 1:0 into halftime.

Second Half
The Yellow & Blue began the half pressuring Hadera and their efforts paid off when Assayag’s shot beat Abarbanel for a 2:0 Maccabi lead in the 52’. Godfrey looked to pull a goal back for the visitor’s in the 64’ but his attempt just went by the post and four minutes later David Daoudi’s long range strike hit the post and went out.

In the 80’ a pair of Maccabi substitutes, Bar Cohen and Gil Ben Shalosh almost added the third goal but the latter’s attempt also went off the post while Tal Yaguayev went down the left side and beat his defender but Abarbanel was again up to the task. As the match began to wind down, Ben Shalosh’s chance went over the bar in the 89’ and a nice defensive play by Amit Glazer helped Maccabi “Shachar” to the clean sheet and a 2:0 win.

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Youth Academy Saturday Action – September 1, 2018

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv will play their home opener when they host Hapoel Hadera on Matchday 2 of the Israel Youth Premier League. The U17’s head to Beitar Tubruk and the Under-16’s are also in action

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv – Hapoel Hadera, 16:00 Ramle (U19)
After picking up a win at Bnei Sakhnin in their season opener, the Under-19 side will play their first home match when they welcome Hapoel Hadera to the Ramle Stadium on Matchday 2 of the Israel Youth Premier League.

Beitar Tubruk – Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv, 16:00 Netanya Tubruk (U17)
The Under-17 club heads to Tubruk on Matchday 2 after recording a win last week at home against Bnei Yehuda. The host’s enter the contest after falling to Hapoel Tel Aviv on Matchday 1.

Maccabi Haifa – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv, 10:30 Haifa Kesef Lower Pitch (U16)
The Under-16 side will begin league play when they visit Maccabi Haifa on Matchday 1 as the new Head Coach Eran Sassi will look to get the seasons off to a good start.

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Open Day at the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Academy

On Sunday September 2nd, the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Academy will be holding an Open Day for footballers at the University Facility. The special day will feature training sessions, games as the professional staff will be on hand in order to find the potential players for the Academy

On Sunday September 2nd, the Maccabi Tel Aviv “Avi Cohen” Youth Academy will hold open an training day for both male and female players and goalkeepers from across the country. The program will take place at the University Facility (Klatskin Street 1, Tel Aviv) The special day will feature training sessions, games as the professional staff will see which players will impress and those who do will be invited for trials with the various teams in the Academy.

To register for the open training day please fill in the information requested below and email it to: relias@mtafc.com

The professional staff will also take part in this special day as the coaches from the youth department teams including the Performance Director Patrick van Leeuwen and the Academy’s scouts.

Players who impress the staff will be invited to the Academy for trials to see if they can join one of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s youth department teams. The day is open to both male and female players and goalkeepers – amateurs and professionals are welcome to participate from across the country. Throughout the day there will be specific training by age group according to the philosophy of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Academy.

The open training day will take place on September 2nd (should there be an overwhelming response an additional day will be added).
2010-2012 will begin at 16:45
2008-2009 will begin at 18:00
Where? At the University Facility, Klatskin Street 1, Tel Aviv

Please fill in the following details and email them to: relias@mtafc.com:

1. Full Name
2. Sex M/F
3. Birthdate
4. Height/weight and glove size
5. Position
6. How many years have you been an active player
Are you currently registered as an active player on a team?
If you are a player from another club that would like to participate in the open day you must have an approval from your club that you are allowed to participate in the open day.
7. Mobile phone number, parents number, address, email

Medical consent:
Active player – please attach a current medical consent form to the email
Players on trial, amateurs etc… – please attach a medical consent form from your family doctor.
Date
Parent signature

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