2018–19 Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. season

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Maccabi Tel Aviv
2018–19 season
ChairmanMitchell Goldhar
ManagerVladimir Ivic
StadiumNetanya Stadium (temporary)
Premier League1st
State CupSemi-finals
Toto CupWinners
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: Eliran Atar (10)
All: Eliran Atar (17)

The 2018–19 season is Maccabi Tel Aviv's 112th season since its establishment in 1906, and 71st since the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 2018–19 campaignthe club have competed in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup, UEFA Europa League.

First team

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ISR Eli Dasa
3 DF  POR Jair Amador
4 DF  ESP Enric Saborit
6 MF  ISR Dan Glazer
7 MF  ISR Omer Atzili
10 FW  NGR Chikeluba Ofoedu
11 FW  ISR Itay Shechter
15 MF  ISR Dor Micha
16 FW  ISR Eliran Atar
18 DF  ISR Eitan Tibi
19 GK  BRA Daniel Tenenbaum
20 FW  ISR Matan Hozez
21 MF  ISR Sheran Yeini (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  ISR Avi Rikan
23 MF  ISR Eyal Golasa
24 FW  ISR Yonatan Cohen
25 FW  USA Aaron Schoenfeld
27 DF  ISR Ofir Davidzada
28 MF  ITA Cristian Battocchio
30 DF  ISR Maor Kandil
31 DF  ISR Shachar Piven
41 GK  ISR Daniel Peretz
42 MF  ISR Dor Peretz
55 GK  ISR Haviv Ohayon
77 MF  ISR Ruslan Barsky
95 GK  SRB Predrag Rajković

Transfers

Summer

In:

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  POR Jair (from Spain Huesca)
— MF  ISR Roslan Barsky (loan return from Hapoel Haifa)
— MF  ISR Yonatan Cohen (loan return from Bnei Yehuda)
— FW  ISR Itay Shechter (from Beitar Jerusalem)
— FW  ISR Matan Hozez (loan return from Bnei Yehuda)
— FW  ISR Mavis Tchibota (loan return from Bnei Yehuda)
— DF  ESP Enric Saborit (from Spain Athletic Bilbao)
— FW  NGR Chikeluba Ofoedu (from TurkeyEskişehirspor)
— DF  ISR Maor Kandil (from Bnei Yehuda)

Out:

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ISR Yuval Spungin (to Ironi Kiryat Shmona)
— DF  MTQ Jean-Sylvain Babin (loan return to Spain Sporting Gijón)
— DF  ISR Tal Ben Haim (Released)
— MF  ESP José Rodríguez (loan return to Germany Mainz 05)
— FW  ISR Barak Yitzhaki (Retired)
— GK  ISR Daniel Lifshitz (Retired)
— DF  ISR Ofir Davidzada (loan return to Belgium KAA Gent)
— DF  ISR Sagiv Yehezkel (on loan to Bnei Yehuda)
— FW  ISR Mavis Tchibota (to Bnei Yehuda)
— FW  ISL Vidar Orn Kjartansson (to Russia Rostov)

Pre-season and friendlies

Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel v Poland Arka Gdynia
25 June 2018 Training Camp Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 1-1 Poland Arka Gdynia Gdańsk, Poland
19:00 Atar 72' Janota 29'
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel v Cyprus APOEL FC
28 June 2018 Training Camp Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 1-2 Cyprus APOEL FC Gdańsk, Poland
19:00 Micha 57'
Tchibota Yellow card 67'		 Ioannou 10'
Souza 88'

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel v Serbia Radnički Niš
26 July 2018 First leg Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 2-0 Serbia Radnički Niš Netanya, Israel
20:00 Dasa Yellow card 35'
Kjartansson 51', 69' (pen.)
Atzili Yellow card 77' Red card 79'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Radnički Niš Serbia v Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
2 August 2018 Second leg Radnički Niš Serbia 2-2 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Niš, Serbia
22:00 Stanisavljević 44', 58' Pankov red-colored football 33' (o.g.)
Atar 38'
Jair Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Čair Stadium

Third qualifying round

Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel v Armenia FC Pyunik
16 August 2018 Second leg Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 2-1 Armenia FC Pyunik Netanya, Israel
20:30 Scechter Yellow card 52'
Micha 55'
Atar 68'		 Voynov 10'
Arakelyan Yellow card 37'
Grigoryan Yellow card 43'
Konaté Yellow card 57'
Hovsepyan Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium

Playoff round

Sarpsborg Norway v Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
9 August 2018 First leg Sarpsborg Norway 3-1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Sarpsborg, Norway
20:05 Heintz 1'
Nielsen 6' (pen.)
Jørgensen Yellow card 38'
Mortensen 56'		 Tibi Yellow card 5'
Kjartansson 13' (prn.)		 Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel v Norway Sarpsborg
30 August 2018 Second leg Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 2-1 Norway Sarpsborg Netanya, Israel
20:00 Atzili Yellow card 30' 52' (pen.)
Atar 60'		 Muhammed Yellow card 45'
Utvik Yellow card 50'
Halvorsen 81' Yellow card 81'
Askar Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium

Israeli Premier League

Regular season

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Haifa
26 August 2018 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 Maccabi Haifa Netanya
21:00 Jair Yellow card 26'
Rikan Yellow card 39'
Shechter 66'
Dasa Yellow card 74'
Peretz 76'		 Dos Santos Yellow card 13'
Lavi Yellow card 38'
Kramer Red card 67'
Awead Yellow card 70'
Weissman Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Ra'anana
15 September 2018 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-1 Hapoel Ra'anana Netanya
18:00 Shechter 16'
Atar 63', 69'
Ofoedu 89'		 Nimni Yellow card 23'
Maimoni Yellow card 51'
Yeini red-colored football 80' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Maccabi Netanya v Maccabi Tel Aviv
22 September 2018 4 Maccabi Netanya 1-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Netanya
20:30 Kahlon Yellow card 7'
Tiram 49' Yellow card 90'
Twito Yellow card 71'		 Davidzada Yellow card 1'
Piven Yellow card 27'
Shechter 29' Yellow card 40'
Dasa 81'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Beitar Jerusalem v Maccabi Tel Aviv
7 October 2018 6 Beitar Jerusalem 0-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Jerusalem
21:00 Siroshtein Yellow card 33'
Ben Haim Yellow card 44'
Inbrum Yellow card 82'		 Atzili 40', 88' Yellow card 54'
Peretz Yellow card 48'
Shechter Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Hadera
20 October 2018 7 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0 Hapoel Hadera Netanya
17:00 Ofoedu 7', 32'
Atzili Yellow card 30'
Golasa 36'
Saborit 54'		 Abu Zaid Yellow card 8'
Mateos Yellow card 57'
Tapoko Yellow card 64'
Plumain Yellow card 90'
Lúcio Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Hapoel Haifa v Maccabi Tel Aviv
28 October 2018 8 Hapoel Haifa 1–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
20:30 Arel Yellow card 22'
Vermouth Yellow card 45'
Mitrevski 90+1'		 Atzili 3'
Rikan Yellow card 39' 45'
Peretz 79'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Bnei Sakhnin
3 November 2018 9 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–0 Bnei Sakhnin Netanya
20:30 Kandil 36'
Yeini 51'
Atar 65'		 Khateb Yellow card 8'
Ganayem Yellow card 20'
Ghadir Yellow card 32'
Falah Yellow card 50'
Ottman Yellow card 53'
Gantous Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Maccabi Tel Aviv v F.C. Ashdod
4 December 2018 12 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0 F.C. Ashdod Netanya
20:30 Rikan 26'
Atar 36', 58'
Schoenfeld 51'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Maacabi Haifa v Maccabi Tel Aviv
17 December 2018 14 Maacabi Haifa 1–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
21:00 Atar 4', 43'
Barsky Yellow card 18'
Peretz 47'
Piven Yellow card 55'		 Mandjeck Yellow card 14'
Azulay Yellow card 35'
Sallalich Yellow card 69'
Awaed Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Be'er Sheva
25 December 2018 15 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Netanya
21:00 Ofoedu 21'
Jair Yellow card 38'
Cohen Yellow card 44'
Saborit 57'
Glazer Yellow card 60'
Rikan 70'		 Bitton Yellow card 50'
Elhamed Yellow card 69' Red card 80'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Netanya
7 January 2019 17 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1 Maccabi Netanya Netanya
Atzili 1', 61' Yellow card 36'
Kandil Yellow card 21'
Shechter Yellow card 38'
Micha 45'
Rikan 82'
Piven Yellow card 86'		 Vrgoč Yellow card 38'
Kahlon Yellow card 61'
Twito Yellow card 70'
Bećiraj Yellow card 73'
Olsak 86'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Hapoel Tel Aviv v Maccabi Tel Aviv
14 January 2019 18 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
21:00 Gotlieb 58'
Agayev Yellow card 81'
Boateng 88'
Safouri Yellow card 88'
Dgani Yellow card 90+3'		 Ofoedu 32' Yellow card 38'
Glazer Yellow card 46'
Rikan Yellow card 81'
Shechter Red card 88'		 Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Beitar Jerusalem
21 January 2019 19 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 Beitar Jerusalem Netanya
14:00 Micha 62' Report Plumain Yellow card 8'
Einbinder Yellow card 67'
Zehavi Yellow card 69'
Scheimann Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Hapoel Hadera v Maccabi Tel Aviv
28 January 2019 20 Hapoel Hadera 0-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Netanya
21:00 Zalka Yellow card 36'
Fochive Yellow card 90'		 Jair Yellow card 17'
Shechter 18'
Atar 29' Yellow card 36'
Glazer Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Bnei Sakhnin v Maccabi Tel Aviv
11 February 2019 22 Bnei Sakhnin 0-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv Sakhnin
20:30 Kandil Yellow card 88'
Mbola Yellow card 90'		 Davidzada Yellow card 71' Stadium: Doha Stadium
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Ironi Kiryat Shmona
16 February 2019 23 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-0 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Netanya
20:30 Atar 7', 62'
Atzili Yellow card 30'
Micha 32'
Peretz Yellow card 74'
Glazer Yellow card 85'		 Ryan Yellow card 18'
Morcillo Yellow card 33'
Abu Abaid Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Petah Tikva
23 February 2019 24 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 Maccabi Petah Tikva Netanya
16:00 Ofoedu Yellow card 36'
Atar 76' (pen.)
Micha 89'		 Kanyuk Yellow card 5'
Bambock Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 45'
Danino Yellow card 36'
Tako Yellow card 75'
Sivok Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Ashdod v Maccabi Tel Aviv
2 March 2019 25 Ashdod 0-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Ashdod
18:20 David Yellow card 39'
Lingane Yellow card 45'
Tzruya Yellow card 79'		 Atzili 60', 90+4'
Rikan Yellow card 61'
Dasa Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
11 March 2019 26 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Netanya
20:30 Rikan Yellow card 29' 81'
Atar 62'
Saborit Yellow card 64'
Barsky Yellow card 90'
Dasa Yellow card 90+5'		 Soro Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Sages 35'
Konstantini Yellow card 59'
Tchibota Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 26 20 6 0 57 12 +45 66 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Maccabi Haifa 26 12 8 6 34 27 +7 44
3 Maccabi Netanya 26 12 7 7 34 29 +5 43
4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 10 9 7 36 32 +4 39
5 Bnei Yehuda 26 10 7 9 39 25 +14 37
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[1]

Play-off

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Hadera
16 March 2019 27 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 Hapoel Hadera Netanya
16:00 Report Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 6,497
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Haifa
30 March 2019 28 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-0 Maccabi Haifa Netanya
21:00 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 12,280
Hapoel Hadera v Maccabi Tel Aviv
27 April 2019 32 Hapoel Hadera 0-1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Netanya
18:00 Report Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Maccabi Haifa v Maccabi Tel Aviv
19 May 2019 35 Maccabi Haifa 1-1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
20:30 Report Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 16,241

Championship round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv (C) 36 27 8 1 77 17 +60 89 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Maccabi Haifa 36 16 10 10 46 41 +5 58 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 36 15 10 11 48 46 +2 55
4 Maccabi Netanya 36 15 8 13 45 47 −2 53
5 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 36 14 9 13 56 41 +15 51 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
6 Hapoel Hadera 36 12 6 18 43 59 −16 42
Source: Israel Football Association, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:

State Cup

Beitar Jerusalem v Maccabi Tel Aviv
22 December 2018 Eighth Round Beitar Jerusalem 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Jerusalem
21:00 Siroshtein Yellow card 45'
Zahavi Yellow card 64'
Varenne 81'
Raly Yellow card 89'		 Rajković Yellow card 31'
Ohayon Red card 40'
Yeini Yellow card 42'
Atar 67'
Cohen 90+2'		 Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Acre
17 January 2019 Round of 16 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0 Hapoel Acre Netanya
19:00 Micha 12'
Cohen 32', 79'
Atar 43'		 Khalaila Yellow card 15' Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Bnei Sakhnin
26 February 2019 Quarter-final Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 Bnei Sakhnin Netanya
20:45 Report Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 1,320

Toto Cup

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Beitar Jerusalem
29 July 2018 UEFA qualifiers match Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 Beitar Jerusalem Netanya
21:00 Schoenfeld 57'
[		 Sabo Yellow card 3'
Siroshtein Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Tel Aviv
19 August 2018 Semi Final Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1 Hapoel Tel Aviv Netanya
21:00 Piven Yellow card 6' 59'
Cohen 36', 66' (pen.)
Ofoedu 82'		 Shlomo Yellow card 5'
Abed 25'
Gotlieb Yellow card 34'
Roger Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium

Squad statistics

As of match played 19 August 2018

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueState CupToto CupUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Israel ISR Eli Dasa 161101001050
3 DF Portugal POR Jair 14070001060
4 DF Spain ESP Enric Saborit 191121001060
6 MF Israel ISR Dan Glazer 160100002040
7 FW Israel ISR Omer Atzili 185125001050
10 FW Nigeria NGR Chikeluba Ofoedu 144113001120
11 MF Israel ISR Itay Shechter 184134002030
13 DF Israel ISR Sheran Yeini 191131002040
15 MF Israel ISR Dor Micha 211140001061
16 FW Israel ISR Eliran Atar 1811117001064
17 MF Israel ISR Matan Hozez 4010001020
18 DF Israel ISR Eitan Tibi 8010001060
19 GK Brazil BRA Daniel 0000000000
22 DF Israel ISR Avi Rikan 172132001030
23 MF Israel ISR Eyal Golasa 15292002040
24 MF Israel ISR Yonatan Cohen 5442001200
25 FW United States USA Aaron Schoenfeld 13271002140
30 DF Israel ISR Maor Kandil 6151001000
31 MF Israel ISR Shachar Piven 121100002100
42 MF Israel ISR Dor Peretz 164114001040
55 GK Israel ISR Haviv Ohayon 0000000000
77 DF Israel ISR Roslan Barsky 13060002050
95 GK Serbia SRB Predrag Rajković 220140002060
Players away from Maccabi Tel Aviv on loan:
45 MF Israel ISR Eliel Peretz 1000001000
Players who appeared for Maccabi Tel Aviv that left during the season:
77 DF Israel ISR Sean Goldberg 1000001000
9 FW Iceland ISL Viðar Örn Kjartansson 7200001062

References

  1. "Ligat ha'AL 2018/2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.