The Youth Academy’s weekend results

 The U19's were beaten by Hapoel Hadera in the league. The U17's were held to a draw by Hapoel Jerusalem, the U16's beat Ra'anana at home while the U15's beat Be'ersheva away

Hapoel Hadera 2-1 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’ (U19’s)
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Schahar’ suffered a 2-1 defeat away to Hapoel Hadera.
Ori Azu (45) scored an equalizer for Maccabi to cancel Berti Sulimani’s (18) early lead before Sa’ar Schwartz (65) successfully converted a penalty to award the hosts the three points.
Dedi Ben Dayan’s side suffered their 7th defeat from 17 matches as they are currently ranked 8th in the league standings.

Hapoel Jerusalem 2-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Oded’ (U17’s)
Maccabi’s U17’s side were held to a 2-2 away to Hapoel Jerusalem on MD14. The hosts took the lead before Lior Mashansky levelled the score in the 21st minute. Jerusalem took the lead 15 minutes later before Said Abu Farhi scored for Zion Hen’s side to ensure the points are shared. Maccabi remain second in the table with 33 points, three adrift of the league leaders.

Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Eli Fuchs’ 2-1 Hapoel Ra’anana (U16’s)
Maccabi’s U16’s recorded a 2-1 victory over Hapoel Ra’anana on MD14 with Yoav Chonio bagging a brace to record the 12th victory of the season. Maccabi remain second in the table with 36 points, level on points with the leaders but trail them having scored 2 goals less.

Hapoel Be’ersheva 2-3 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Eldad’ (U15’s)
Maccabi continued their perfect run this season by recording their 14th league win from as many matches. A week after beating third placed Maccabi Petah Tikva, Ilay Ben Simon (2) and Koren Mamman scored to inflict fifth place Be’ersheva a defeat.

Other matches:
Hapoel Tel Aviv north 0-6 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Baruch Ezrati’ (U14’s)*
Beitar Tubruk 0-4 Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shlomo’ (U14’s) north*
Beitar Jerusalem 0-4 Maccabi Tel Aviv (U13’s south)*
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Oz’ 3-0 Hapoel Nir Ramat Hasharon U12’s south)*
Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Leibo’ 8-0 Hapoel Hod Hasharon U 12’s north)*

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Abdallah Dao joins U-19’s on loan

 The 18-year-old central defender joins Maccabi on loan until the end of the season with an option from Ivory Coast side Bouake FC

Maccabi reached an agreement with Ivorian outfit Bouake FC for the loan-deal of Abdallah Dao (18) who joined the club until the end of the season with an option to make the deal permanent.    Dao, left a good impression on the Youth Academy’s coaching staff during a short spell at Kiryat Shalom’s training complex and has joined the Youth team squad.   Maccabi’s Academy Director, Claudio Braga told the club’s official website: “Abdallah is a talented central defender who left a very good impression on our coaching staff. He trained with us over the past month and we all believe that Abdallah could develop in the Academy and contribute to the club. Joining a club in the middle of the season is not easy but I believe that all the relevant departments will help him settle in fast in order to help his development”.

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Maccabi ‘Shahar’ beaten 2-1 by Real to finish 4th in Zagreb tourney

 Maccabi’s U-19’s finished the Zagreb international tournament in 4th spot following a 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the match for 3rd place. Agam Hanun (24) cancelled Julen Jon Gurrero’s (19) early lead before Cesar Palacios Perez (42) sealed the win.

Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’ played Spanish giants Real Madrid as part of the Mladen Ramljak international tournament in Zagreb, Croatia with both clubs ending their group in the runners up spot.Maccabi were beaten 2-1 by Real Madrid as Agam Hanun (24) scored a temporary equalizer for Dedi Ben Dayan’s side with Julen Jon Guerrero (19) and Cesar Palacios Perez (42) scoring for the Spanish club that edged the Yellow and Blue to third place.

Pixsell or GNK Dinamo ()

Drawn into Group B’ together with CR Flamengo (Brazil), Udinese Calcio (Italy) and Odense BK (Denmark), Maccabi began the tournament on Thursday with a match against the Rio de Janeiro club. Orel Baye put Maccabi in front before the Brazilians completed a two-goal comeback to win 2-1.On Friday, Yakir Zilberman scored a second half equalizer against Italian outfit Udinese as Maccabi were held to a 1-1 draw. In the third and final match of the group stages Maccabi’s U-19’s beat Danish side Odense 4-1 with Orel Baye (2), Ido Ben Shushan and Ori Azu scoring the goals.Real Madrid finished Group A’ that included hosts GNK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), PFC Ludogorets (Bulgaria) and SK Rapid Vienna (Austria) in second place – beat Maccabi in the match for third place.

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U-17’s finished 3rd in Bensemann tournament

 Maccabi’s U-17’s finished the Walther Bensemann tournament in 3rd place after beating Polish side Cracovia 1-0

Maccabi Tel Aviv U-17’s Academy side completed a three-day tournament in Nuremberg in memory of Walther Bensemann in the respectable 3rd place. Zion Cohen’s side, were drawn into Group A’ together with Bayern Munich, Chelsea and hosts Nuremberg.

Yoav Fleishman and Ido Awali led Maccabi to a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich on the opening day, before suffering a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea. A 1-0 victory over hosts Nuremberg thanks to a Yahel Atias goal secured Maccabi’s place in the Semi Final. Italian outfit Bologna proved to be a tough opponents as no goals were scored in regular and extra time before the Italians won 7-6 in a penalty shoot-out to reach the final. On the third and final day of the tournament Maccabi played Polish side Cracovia Krakow with Atias scoring a late winner to help the U-17’s secure 3rd place while Chelsea beat Bologna 3-1 to win the pre-season tournament.

Tournament final ranking:

1. Chelsea FC

2. FC Bologna

3. Maccabi Tel Aviv FC

4. MKS Cracovia Krakow

5. Eintracht Frankfurt

6. FC Nuremberg

7. Karlsruhe SC

8. FC Bayern Munich

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U-17’s travel to Germany for Walther Bensemann Tournament

 Maccabi U-17’s Academy side travelled to Germany where they will participate in a tournament against senior European sides such as Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Frankfurt and more

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Under 17’s travelled to Germany where they are set to hold a short pre-season training camp in Munich followed by the Walther Walther Bensemann tournament in Nuremberg.The lucrative tournament which will be staged at the training complex of FC Nuremberg between August 29th and 31st   will involve eight clubs from five countries: FC Nuremberg, FC Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt and Karlsruher SC (Germany), Chelsea (England), Bologna (Italy), Cracovia Krakow (Poland) and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The tournament which has been played since 1937 and will be staged for the 32nd time, combines top level football as well as a unique educational program, in memory of Walther Bensemann. One of the pioneers of German and European football history, Bensemann (1873-1934) was a founder of football clubs and the organizer of the first international matches involving German clubs as well as the co-founder of the German Football Association. As one of the founders of “Kicker” sports magazine, Bensemann wrote about his favorite sport, but also published articles about the political issues of his time, writing against dangerous militarism, poisoning nationalism and against latent and open anti-Semitism. He was convinced that football had the power to bring the European family together and to promote peace between people.Besides the footballing program the tournament The aim of the educational program is to learn from history and to translate the approaches of Walther Bensemann, a pioneer of football and European unification, into the present day. The life and vision of Bensemann is conveyed to the young players in order to strengthen them as ambassadors for democracy and against discrimination. 

The Bensemann campus is shaped by several Holocaust survivors who share their stories and leave a lasting impression on young people. The program includes a total of 19 workshops on Friday and Saturday mornings.

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Ben Dayan appointed as youth team coach

 Dedi Ben Dayan (43) was appointed as the Youth team Coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’ after spending the last two years as the Under 19’s Assistant Coach. Ben Dayan: “For me this is coming full circle”.
Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Youth Academy began its’ preparations for the 2022/23 season as the first team to do so is the club’s Under 19’s Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’. Dedi Ben Dayan, will guide the team for the first time as Head Coach after progressing from the role of Assistant Coach which he held during the past two years. Ben Dayan’s coaching staff will be completed in the next few days with the appointment of a new assistant coach who will join goalkeeping coach Shura Ubarov, Tal Volik the fitness coach and Or Aharon the Physiotherapist. The youth team includes several experienced players as well as young players who graduated from the academy’s Under 17’s.A product of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Youth Academy, Dedi Ben Dayan who made it all to the senior side where he played for five years (1997-2002) joined the Youth Academy several years ago and was the Under 19’s Assistant Coach over the past two seasons. Ben Dayan, who will coach the Youth Academy’s senior team said at the end of the opening training session: “For me this is coming full circle – as a player who made his first footballing footsteps at the academy and especially at the youth team – all the way to the appointment as the U19’s Head Coach. The target now is to work had on the pitch in order to reach all our targets”.Maccabi’s Youth Academy Director, Claudio Braga, added: “Dedi Ben Dayan has been working at Maccabi’s Youth Academy for several years now and developed his coaching skills in the various positions he held. During a very successful playing career both at club and national team levels, as well as his previous role as the U-19’s assistant coach Dedi proved has a lot to give the young generation of players and we are all certain he can help them develop into the future generation  of players. Dedi’s coaching staff will support him with everything that is necessary to achieve our collective and individual goals and we wish him all the best as the coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv Shahar”.  
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Roee Amedi signs 5-year-deal at Maccabi

 The 18 year old goalkeeper signed a 5-year-deal at Maccabi until the end of the 2026/27 season

Roee Amedi (18) signed a new contract at Maccabi Tel Aviv as the tall goalkeeper (194cm) secured his future until the end of the 2026/27 season.

Amedi, who already trained with Maccabi’s senior side this season and featured in 8 matches for the U19’s, was part of the successful Youth Cup campaign named after Avi Ran. Amedi also represented Israel and U16 and U18 levels making a total of 3 international appearances.

Maccabi’s Youth Academy Professional Director, Claudio Braga, told the club’s official website: “Roee is a talented young player with a lot of potential to develop into an excellent goalkeeper. We believe in Roee’s ability and hope he will prove the faith we showed in him both at club and national level””.

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Maccabi send 7 representatives to U19’s EURO

 Seven Maccabi players were named in the Israel squad that for 2022 European Under-19 Championship finals in Slovakia. Israel play Serbia (19.6), Austria (22.6) and England (25.6)

The 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship finals gets underway at the weekend as Israel qualified to the tournament hosted by Slovakia between June 18th and July 1st. Seven Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Academy players were named in the Israel 20-man squad for the European U19 finals: Ilay Tomer, Shon Edri, Roy Revivo, Roy Nawi, Oscar Gloukh, Orel Baye, Dor Turgeman

Israel were drawn into Group B together with England, Serbia and Austria as matches begin on Sunday (June 19th) with Israel playing Serbia and England facing Austria.

Group A consists of Italy, Romania and hosts Slovakia as the fixtures continue until Saturday (June 25th) with the top two teams in each group progressing to the semi-finals three days later.

All four semi-finalists will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup in Indonesia, along with the winner of a play-off between the team sides finishing third in the two groups, filling UEFA’s five slots.

Group B:

Sunday June 19th : Serbia vs Israel (17:30, Žiar nad Hronom)

Wednesday June 22nd: Israel vs Austria (17:30, Žiar nad Hronom)

Saturday June 25th: Israel vs England (20:00, Žiar nad Hronom)

The groups

Group A: Slovakia (hosts), Romania, Italy, France

Group B: England, Israel, Serbia, Austria

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Maccabi activate option on Ori Azu

 Maccabi Tel Aviv exercised  the option on the 16-year-old forward who joined the Youth Academy in January.

Ori Azu secured his future at Maccabi Tel Aviv after the club exercised the option on the 16-year-old who joined the club’s U-17’s earlier this year. Since joining Maccabi, Azu scored 9 goals in 16 appearances for the U17‘s before being promoted to the U19’s where he added another goal in 3 appearances.A regular member of Israel’s young national teams (U15’s and U17’s) Azu made a total of 6 appearances scoring a single goal against Hungary in August 2021.Maccabi’s Youth Department Manager, Guy Zukerman, said: “Ori is a talented forward who played at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Youth Academy five years ago. He returned to us in January as we believe he will continue his progress at the youth team as he has great potential to develop himself at the club in the future”.

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For the 14th time: Maccabi ‘Shahar’ wins Youth Cup

 A Bar Lin brace and a second half goal from Oscar Gloukh helped Maccabi’s U-19’s win the Youth Cup with a 3-0 victory over Maccabi Petah Tikva in the final. Maccabi won the Cup for the first time since the 2010/11 season and for the 14 time in the club’s history.

Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Shahar’ set a new Israeli record by winning the Youth Cup for the 14th time after beating Maccabi Petah Tikva 3-0 in Tuesday’s Youth Cup Final which was played at Netanya. Bar Lin (33,36) scored twice in the space of three first half minutes and Oscar Gloukh (79) who came off the bench sealed the victory for Peter van Den Berg’s side.
Maccabi ‘Shahar’ arrived at the Netanya stadium on the back of two successive defeats to Hapoel Be’ersheva and Bnei Sakhnin that saw them concede pole position in the table to Ashdod – the team they knocked out in the Semi Final. Petah Tikva came close to score in the opening minute but Shalev Daniel’s shot shaved the crossbar. Bar Lin set up Orel Baye in the 13th minute but the winger’s shot was caught by Petah Tikva’s keeper Maor Erlich. Four minutes later, Baye’s cut-back reached Lin in a dangerous position only for his shot to be blocked for a corner. Maccabi continued to look the dangerous side as Carlos Rivera’s through ball to Lin on 29 resulted with another save by Erlich in Petah Tikva’s goal. Three minutes after the half hour mark, Erlich could do nothing to prevent Maccabi from taking the lead. Roei Nawai headed the ball towards Lin who cut inside from the right flank before unleashing a powerful shot that deflected off a Petah Tikva defender to loop over the keeper and put Maccabi in front.Petah Tikva tried to level the score and sent players forward for a set piece but were caught on the counter attack. Baye charged forward and spotted Lin unmarked before the midfielder kept his calm and slotted in his and Maccabi’s second on 36.The second period was dominated by Petah Tikva’s attempts to cut the deficit and claw their way back into the game, while Maccabi tried increasing their lead. Rivera came close in the 66th minute but forced a save from Erlich before Tomer Alon denied Ariel Lugasi at the opposite end two minutes later.Twenty four hours after playing 78 minutes at Bloomfield in the first team’s 5-0 derby victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv, Oscar Gloukh was given a chance to re-join his fellow young teammates as he replaced Ori Halevi in the 72nd minute. Four minutes after his introduction, Gloukh exchanged passes with Linonly for a Petah Tikva defender to block the shot and deny the midfielder a hat trick. In the 78th minute however, Maccabi took the tie beyond Petah Tikva’s reach after Rivera and Baye had their initial efforts blocked as Gloukh pounced on the rebound and blasted in the third.With Maccabi’s owner’s representative Jack Angelides watching from the stands alongside the club’s management and the entire first team coaching staff, the U-19’s lifted the Avi Ran Youth Cup. Having won the Cup for the first time since the 2010/11 season, Maccabi ‘Shahar’ could now return to focus their efforts on the league in an attempt to emulate the achievement of that season by winning the double. Maccabi Tel Aviv: Tomer Alon, Ilay Tomer (Ari Merenstein 85), , Shon Edri, Adir Cordoba, Roy Revivo, Roei Nawi, Yonatan Paz (Anar Ushmandi 66), Bar Lin (Mohamad Abu Ayash 85), Ori Halevi (Oscar Gloukh 72), Orel Baye, Carlos Rivera (Ido Mizrahi 85).

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