Yellow-and-Blue Saturday – Match Results October 1, 2016

The Under-19 side fell at home while the Under-16 team beat Kabilyo-Jaffa. That and more from the Yellow & Blue Youth Department is inside

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 1:2 Hapoel Raanana

The Yellow & Blue returned to their Ramle home following two straight away matches, however, they couldn’t keep their win streak intact. The game began well for Guy Tzarfati’s squad as Or Dasa scored thanks to an Eden Kartzev assist, but two second half goals by the visitors determined the result in favor Raanana.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv 1:1 Hapoel Raanana

The first half ended goalless but in the second half Eliezer Ben Aharon’s charges gave up a goal to their former player Shachar Eylon before drawing even late on an Omer Berami strike to split the points.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 9:0 Maccabi Kabilyo-Jaffa

Alon Brumer’s squad defeated their counterpart from Jaffa by nine goals as Amit Yaakov, Nadav Nidam, Ra’ava Asayag (hattrick), Tal Yagudayev, Iddo Shachar and a brace by Gil Ben Shalosh all scored for the Yellow & Blue.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 3:0 Hapoel Kfar Saba

The Under-15 team of Ori David hosted the Sharon side and took 3-points in the home win thanks to goals by Nohari Biton, Doron Lindner and Or Roizman.

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv 3:3 SC Nesher

Tomer Yakubi, Tal Turgeman and Rom Berkovic gave Amir Sofer’s club a 3:0 lead but a second half comeback by the visitors left Maccabi “Ilan” with a disappointing draw.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 1:2 Hapoel Raanana

The Yellow & Blue returned to ...

When the players attempted to bring the new year with a song

The Jewish New Year is about to begin and that was a good enough reason for Shota Arveladze's players to sing in honor of the holiday. How did they do? WATCH! And...Happy New Year

Goldhar: “Shimon Peres was a courageous and inspirational man”

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC is saddened by the loss of former President of Israel, Shimon Peres z"l at the age of 93. The Owner added: “We will always have fond memories of the great man who dedicated his life to the State of Israel and the fight for peace in the Middle East.”

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC mourns the loss of Israel’s Ninth President Shimon Peres who passed away at the age of 93.

The owner of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, Mitch Goldhar stated: “Israel has never existed without Shimon Peres. His influence on the state, the region and the world will be felt for a long time; and we should be grateful for that. I had the pleasure and honour of meeting him on numerous occasions and in fact had dinner with him as recently as 2 months ago. He was a courageous and inspirational man
with a sharp intellect and always made those in his company feel like a friend. Maccabi Tel Aviv worked closely with Mr. Peres and the Peres Center for Peace and we will always have fond memories of the great man who dedicated his life to the State of Israel and the fight for peace in the Middle East.”

Following Maccabi’s 2012/13 championship season, Owner Mitch Goldhar, Owner’s Representative Jack Angelides and Sports Director Jordi Cruyff visited Shimon Peres while he was President and presented him with an Official Match Jersey with Number 1 on the back (signifying him as Israel’s Number One Citizen).

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC has an ongoing relationship with the Peres Center for Peace and Mr. Peres. Over the last two years, Club representatives, including players and Sports Director Jordi Cruyff took part in the World Cup for Peace Tournament.

On the State of Israel’s 67th Independence Day, Peres made his last visit to the Youth Department’s Training Facility at Kiryat Shalom for a joint event with the Peres Center. Peres met with former Club CEO Martin Bain and received an Official Match Jersey with the number 67 printed on the back.

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WATCH! Relive the 5:0 Maccabi Derby Victory

Shota Arveladze'a Yellow & Blue equalized the 1970 Derby win as they defeated Hapoel in the first league Derby of the season, Igiebor, Ben Chaim & Kjartansson all scored. Check it out

WATCH: Scarione & Kjartansson defeat Bnei Sakhnin

If you haven't seen the Argentine's brace or the Icelander's goal, then now's your chance to check out all of the Yellow & Blue highlights from last night

Dello Iacono: “The players need to be both physically & athletically prepared”

Maccabi's Director of Sports Science returned from a two-day conference in Barcelona which was attended by some of the world’s most famous Clubs. Topics discussed included how sports and science are integrated together and how they are essential to football

Both the world of football and the world of science have gone hand-in-hand continuously for more than a decade as the top football clubs around the globe understand that this is an integral part of professional advancement and progression which involves scientific analysis. Last week, Antonio Dello Iacono, the Youth Department’s Scientific Director attended a two-day conference in Barcelona that dealt with performance analysis and sports science.

Lecturers included academics who have worked on advanced theories with their football clubs as well as experts in the field of sports science for some of the top teams from across the world including Barcelona, Inter, Atletico Madrid, Valencia and many others.

“Some of the presentations were about new ideas while others strengthened theories and protocols that already are in practice. Even in Europe, the world of GPS is relatively new in the realm of football. It was just last year that UEFA approved its use in official matches and slowly but surely clubs are understanding that this is an absolute necessity.”

How does this system actually help improve player performance?

“Every club has a philosophy as to their football methodology. Each one looks at their performance in a different way. The analysis of our matches is built in a certain way that is different than the First Team and Youth Club. There are parameters that we can determine over two or three years that we would like our young players to get to and this way they can be better prepared from both a physical and athletic standpoint.”

Where do we begin bridging the knowledge gap?

“This coming season, we will be building and getting used to a new system. We will collect as much information objectively and subjectively as possible, so that next year we can compare and understand what my goal will be to continue to improve the team and take them to the next level as well as what the goals will be for team that moves up from the younger age group. For this, we are training the coaches and the fitness coaches on how to understand the data and to be involved in all these different aspects.”

Patrick Van Leeuwen is managing the professional development of the department, how does this effect the area of sports science?

“Patrick has brought a change in how we work uniformly across the all of the different teams. Some of the working principles of sports science is part of the work methodology. Each coach and trainer received physical training methods that need to be placed in the training units. The fitness trainers and coaches speak to each other in a different ‘language’ when it comes to training but in reality they are actually talking about the same thing. I am trying to coordinate between these two ‘languages’ in order that the work that needs to be done is taken care of in the best manner. One of the most important things that we are doing is establishing a database. I will be able to know in advance what needs to be adjusted or corrected in the training regimen.”

If you had to put your finger on the biggest differences on this subject between Israel and the rest of the world what would it be?

“In many clubs around the world there are individuals with academic backgrounds but in Israel that is not the case. The coaches in Israel may have a physical training background but that is not enough. Today, due to the complex demands in football for the highest quality and intensity, we have to know exactly what we are demanding from the player in the most minute details.”

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Youth Department Results, Saturday September 17, 2016

A big victory for the Under-19 side over Rishon Le'Zion, plus terrific starts for Eliezer Ben Aharon and Alon Brumer. Here's what happened in the Youth Department this past Saturday

Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion 0:6 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv

What a great way to pick up their first win of the season as the Yellow & Blue under the direction of Patrick Van Leeuwen just before Guy Tzarfati takes over scored a fantastic result. Netanel Peretz recorded a brace while Mahmoud Awesat, Eylon Almog, Or Dasa and Eden Kartzev all put home goals in the victory. Watch the highlights.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv 2:0 Ashdod

Sa’ar Berami’s brace within five minutes gave the Under-17 squad a 2:0 win over the southern side. Eliezer Ben Aharon should be pleased with his team’s performance and will look ahead to Matchday Two.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 1:0 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramle

It took 57 minutes for David Dego to score the lone goal of the contest as Alon Brumer’s outfit picked up the 3-points giving the coach his maiden win on the Yellow & Blue sidelines. Next Matchday will see Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” play the Little Derby against Bnei Yehuda.

Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion 0:6 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv

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Guy Tzarfati named Head Coach of the Under-19 Club

The former Yellow & Blue midfielder rejoins the Club as the new Head Coach of Maccabi "Shachar" Tel Aviv: "I'm excited to return to the place where I grew up"

Guy Tzarfati has joined the Club’s Youth Department as the Head Coach of the Under-19 side, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv. Tzarfati (37) took his first steps as a footballer in the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Department and advanced all the way to the First Team where he won the State Cup.

“We are delighted to welcome Guy Zarfati back to Maccabi Tel Aviv, the club he made his first steps as a player and graduated from the youth department all the way to the first team” said Patrick Van Leeuwen, Maccabi’s
Performance Director. “Guy’s important role as the coach of the U-19 Youth team will be to assist the academy in the development and  education of our young future prospects under the club’s new philosophy so that they could be considered in the future for the first team. We wish him all the best in his new role”. 

Tzarfati expressed his feelings to the Official Website following his appointment: “I’m excited to return to the place where I grew up. From my first steps as an infant, I remember myself being associated with Maccabi Tel Aviv. My father and my two brothers played at Maccabi and were part of title winning teams and part of the Youth Department. My personality was formed in this department and there’s no one happier than me to return home. Now I have the opportunity to give over what I experienced together with the new director of the department, someone who I very much believe in.”

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Maccabi “Shachar” defeats Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion 6:0

The Maccabi "Shachar" youngsters put on a terrific show at Haberfeld Stadium leading to a Matchday Two win. Peretz with a brace, Awesat, Almog, Dasa and Kartzev all scored

After falling to defeat on Matchday One of the Youth League, Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv visited Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion at Haberfeld Stadium under the direction of Patrick Van Leeuwen who is temporarily coaching the squad. The Performance Director didn’t make any changes to the Starting XI from last week.

First Half

Netanel Peretz opened the scoring as the young midfielder put the ball behind the Rishon keeper from inside the box to give the Yellow & Blue a 1:0 lead.

Maccabi “Shachar” continued to press the hosts and controlled the tempo of the game right from the get go. Mahmoud Awesat added the guest’s second goal of the match on an assist by Or Dasa while Eylon Almog put in the third before the break to give Maccabi a 3:0 lead after 45 minutes.

Second Half

Van Leeuwen’s squad came out in the second half and immediately added a goal by Or Dasa off a Ron Gabay assist, adding to the Yellow & Blue advantage. Netanel Peretz put in the visitor’s fifth goal with the help of Awesat and two minutes before time Eden Kartzev joined the party, scoring a header from Tomer Altman’s corner kick to give Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv their first win of the season.

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Youth Department Action, Saturday September 17, 2016

Maccabi "Shachar" will visit Rishon Le'Zion as they look for their first win of the season while Eliezer Ben Aharon and Alon Brumer's sides open up their season on Saturday

Hapoel “Yehuda” Rishon Le’Zion – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 11:30, Haberfeld

After a disappointing start to the season, Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Under-19 Club will look to get onto the winning track, however, their opponent also lost on the first Matchday of the season and will be aiming for a victory as well. Eden Kartzev should be part of the squad after returning from Germany where he was on national team duty with the Israel Under-17 side.

Maccabi “Yehonatan” Netanya – Maccabi “Oded” Te Aviv 10:00, Netanya

The Under-17 team will be back in action this weekend after a number of weeks away due to international tournaments as Eliezer Ben Aharon’s team will play at Maccabi Netanya. The Head Coach spoke about the new campaign: “This year is a very different. Every season is a new year but this will be totally different. The changes that have been made across the Youth Department has also given us a new perception and attitude that came along with Patrick’s arrival. We’re getting used to it and things are looking much better both on and off of the pitch. Our expectations this coming campaign are not exactly graded expectations but more of an agenda to be able to train and help more players reach the Under-19 Club and prepare them for the demands that this side will make on them.”

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv – Beitar Tel Aviv Ramle 08:30, Kiryat Shalom

Alon Brumer’s Under-16 outfit will also be in action this weekend against their counterparts from Beitar Tel Aviv Ramle. The coach of the Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” commented: “It’s very special and exciting for me to return to the Club that I grew up in and to be part of the process in aiding the younger players hopefully make it up to the First Team. This group is very talented but it’s also a team that is a combination of two Under-15 sides. I remember having to go through this as a player myself and it’s no easy task. Our goal for this team is to help them advance and improve from match to match and of course to be the best that they can be.”

Hapoel “Yehuda” Rishon Le’Zion – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 11:30, Haberfeld

After a ...