2017–18 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season

The 2017–18 season is Maccabi Haifa's 60th season in Israeli Premier League, and their 36th consecutive season in the top division of Israeli football.

Maccabi Haifa
2017–18 season
ChairmanYa'akov Shahar
ManagerGuy Luzon
(until 9 December 2017)
Netherlands Rob Maas (interim)
Netherlands Fred Rutten (from 24 January 2018)
StadiumSammy Ofer
Ligat Ha'Al10th
State CupQuarter-final
Toto CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nikita Rukavytsya (9)
All:
Nikita Rukavytsya (14)
Highest home attendance28,114 (vs Beitar Jerusalem, 21 October 2017)
Lowest home attendance1,500 (vs Hapoel Akko, 24 October 2017)
Average home league attendance13,682

Club

Kits
Home
Away
3rd
4th
GK
GK 2

Squad information
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Israel Ohad Levita31EU 2014/15 42 0 2019 Free
2 CB Brazil Allyson26Non-EU 2017/18 38 0 2020 Free
4 CB Netherlands Etiënne Reijnen30Non-EU 2017/18 8 0 2019 Free
5 CB Israel Rami Gershon (captain)29Non-EU 2017/18 32 0 2022 750,000€
6 DM Israel Gal Alberman34EU 2017/18 36 0 2019 Free
7 RW Israel Sintayehu Sallalich26Non-EU 2017/18 60 8 2019 Free
8 FW Israel Ofir Mizrahi23Non-EU 2017/18 30 6 2019 €170,000
9 FW Israel Mohammed Awaed20Non-EU 2014/15 37 2 2019 Youth system
10 CM Israel Shlomi Azulay27Non-EU 2017/18 24 2 2020 Free Originally from youth system
11 AM Israel Maor Buzaglo 29Non-EU 2017/18 15 0 2020 Free Originally from youth system
13 FW Australia Nikita Rukavytsya30EU 2016/17 65 27 2019 400,000€ Israel Resident
16 FW Israel Omer Damari27Non-EU 2016/17 31 4 2018 Free
18 AM Brazil Caio31Non-EU 2017/18 27 3 2019 Free
19 AM Israel Roi Kahat25Non-EU 2016/17 73 10 2020 1,000,000€
22 GK Israel Gil Ofek31Non-EU 2015/16 1 0 2017 Free Originally from youth system
23 LB Israel Omri Ben Harush26Non-EU 2017/18 25 3 2019 Free
25 CM Israel Raz Meir21Non-EU 2014/15 25 0 2019 Free
26 RB Cameroon Ernest Mabouka29Non-EU 2017/18 33 0 2019 €400,000
31 DM Israel Neta Lavi20Non-EU 2015/16 83 1 2021 Youth system
32 FW Israel Amit Zenati20Non-EU 2016/17 23 1 2018 Youth system
33 FW Greece Stefanos Athanasiadis28EU 2017/18 20 1 2020 Free
40 CB Israel Yonatan Levi18Non-EU 2016/17 18 0 N/A Youth system
55 GK Israel Omri Glazer21Non-EU 2016/17 62 0 2020 250,000€
70 CM Bulgaria Georgi Kostadinov26EU 2017/18 32 2 2020 Free

Current coaching staff
Position Staff
Sporting Director Netherlands Mohammed Allach
Manager Netherlands Fred Rutten
Assistant Manager Netherlands Rob Maas
Assistant Manager Israel Itay Mordechai
Goalkeeping Coach Netherlands Arno van Zwam
Fitness Coach Israel Eran Shado
Fitness Coach Israel Uri Harel
Club Administrator Israel Rafi Osmo
Club doctor Israel Dr. Ami Berber
Masseur Israel Alexander Rubenchik
Physiotherapist Israel Tomer Bassan
Physiotherapist Israel Sergei Kotov
Logistic Israel Shay Bar
Logistic Israel Shlomi Elimelech
analyst Israel Idan Yona

Last updated: 4 February 2018
Source: F.C. Maccabi Haifa Official Website

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Type Fee Notes Source
28 May 2017 DF Brazil Allyson 26 Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva Free agent Free [1]
1 June 2017 MF Israel Gal Alberman 34 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Free agent Free [2]
23 June 2017 MF Bulgaria Georgi Kostadinov 22 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Free agent Free [3]
26 June 2017 FW Israel Ofir Mizrahi 23 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Transfer €170,000 [4]
27 June 2017 DF Israel Omri Ben Harush 26 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Free agent Free [5]
1 July 2017 FW Israel Shon Weissman 22 Israel Maccabi Netanya Loan returns Free
9 July 2017 DF Israel Raz Meir 21 Israel Hapoel Ashkelon Loan returns Free [6]
9 July 2017 DF Cameroon Ernest Mabouka 29 Slovakia Žilina Transfer €400,000 [7]
13 July 2017 MF Brazil Caio 31 Switzerland Grasshopper Transfer €500,000 [8]
13 August 2017 DF Israel Rami Gershon 29 Belgium Gent Transfer €750,000 [9]
22 August 2017 FW Greece Stefanos Athanasiadis 28 Greece PAOK Transfer Future Transfer [10]
27 August 2017 MF Israel Sintayehu Sallalich 26 Slovenia Maribor Free agent Free [11]
29 August 2017 MF Israel Shlomi Azulay 27 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Transfer Free [12]
27 September 2017 MF Israel Maor Buzaglo 29 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Free agent Free [13]
31 January 2018 DF Netherlands Etiënne Reijnen 30 Netherlands FC Groningen Free agent Free [14]

Out
Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Type Fee Notes Source
8 June 2017 DF Israel Eyad Abu Abaid 22 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Release Free
27 June 2017 DF Israel Ayid Habshi 22 Israel Bnei Yehuda Loan out Free
29 June 2017 DF Israel Ofri Arad 18 Israel Hapoel Ramat Gan Loan out Free
30 June 2017 MF Israel Liad Mordachi 19 Israel Ironi Nesher Loan out Free
1 July 2017 MF Israel Ismaeel Ryan 23 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Release Future Transfer
1 July 2017 MF Kosovo Enis Alushi 31 Germany Nürnberg End of Loan Free
1 July 2017 DF Iceland Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson 26 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Loan out Free
4 July 2017 FW Israel Yahav Gurfinkel 19 Israel Hapoel Nazareth Illit Loan out Free
7 July 2017 DF Israel Peter Elias 19 Israel Hapoel Nazareth Illit Loan out Free
7 July 2017 FW Israel Eias Arraf 19 Israel Hapoel Nazareth Illit Loan out Free
29 July 2017 DF Spain Marc Valiente 30 Belgium Eupen End of contract Free [15]
5 August 2017 DF Uruguay Gary Kagelmacher 29 Belgium Kortrijk Release €250,000 [16]
11 August 2017 MF Norway Fitim Azemi 25 Norway Vålerenga Release €250,000 [17]
14 August 2017 MF Israel Yaniv Brik 22 IsraelMaccabi Petah Tikva Loan out Free
22 August 2017 DF Israel Sun Menahem 23 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Loan out Free [18]
1 July 2017 MF Czech Republic Kamil Vacek 30 Poland Śląsk Wrocław Release Free [19]
29 August 2017 FW Israel Eliran Atar 36 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Transfer €650,000 [20]
3 September 2017 MF Israel Mohammad Abu Fani 19 Israel Hapoel Ramat Gan Loan out Free [21]
4 September 2017 MF Israel Eitan Velblum 19 Israel Hapoel Ramat Gan Loan out Free [22]
5 September 2017 FW Israel Shon Weissman 21 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Loan out Free [23]
1 January 2018 DF Israel Dekel Keinan 33 United States FC Cincinnati Release Free [24]
22 January 2018 DF Israel Shay Ben David 20 Israel Hapoel Ashkelon Loan out Free [25]
18 January 2018 MF Israel Gili Vermouth 32 Israel Hapoel Haifa Release Free [26]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

4 Jule 2017 Maccabi Haifa 1 – 1 Hapoel Ashkelon Haifa
19:00 Weissman 82' (p) Sharon Gormzano 71' Stadium: Kfar Galim Training Ground
13 Jule 2017 Training Camp Maccabi Haifa Israel 4 – 0 Germany Wolfsburg II Opalenica, Poland
19:00 Ben Harush 14'
Weissman 48'
Atar 61'
Zenati 79'		 Report
16 Jule 2017 Training Camp Maccabi Haifa Israel 1 – 0 Poland Miedź Legnica Opalenica, Poland
Atar 21' Report
19 July 2017 Training Camp Maccabi Haifa Israel 0 – 5 Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc Opalenica, Poland
25 Jule 2017 Maccabi Haifa 3 – 0 Hapoel Rishon LeZion Haifa
18:45 Vermouth 36' (p)
Awaed 45'
Mizrahi 64'		 Report Stadium: Kfar Galim Training Ground
31 August 2017 Maccabi Haifa 4 – 3 Maccabi Netanya Haifa
Caio 25'
Athanasiadis 45', 55'
Kahat 60'		 Report Saba 30'
Ribeiro , 		Stadium: Kfar Galim Training Ground
31 August 2017 Maccabi Haifa 5 – 0 Ironi Tiberias Haifa
Athanasiadis 7', 31'
Damari 42'
Rukavytsya 60', 79'		 Report Stadium: Kfar Galim Training Ground
18 September 2017 Maccabi Haifa 3 – 2 Hapoel Nazareth Illit Haifa
Caio 51', 52'
Awaed 80'		 Report Dayan 13'
Eias Arraf 75'		 Stadium: Kfar Galim Training Ground
16 November 2017 Maccabi Haifa 0 – 2 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Haifa
Yehezkel 68'
Weissman 85'		 Stadium: Kfar Galim Training Ground
19 March 2018 Maccabi Haifa 7 – 1 Ironi Tiberias Haifa
Stadium: Kfar Galim Training Ground

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Current position / round Final position / round First match Last match
Ligat Ha'Al Matchday 1–10th21 August 201713 May 2018
State Cup Round of 32–Quarter final7 January 20181 March 2018
Toto Cup Group stage–Semi-final29 July 201730 November 2017

Overview
Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligat Ha'Al 33 10 8 15 38 39 −1 030.30
State Cup 4 1 3 0 7 4 +3 025.00
Toto Cup 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 033.33
Total 43 13 15 15 47 50 −3 030.23

Ligat Ha'Al
Main article: 2017–18 Israeli Premier League

Regular season

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 August 2017 1 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 2 – 0 Maccabi Haifa Petah Tikva
20:30 Valskis Yellow card 3'
Hozez 74', 90+2'		 Report Kahat Yellow card 72'
Vermouth soccer ball with red X 89
Mizrahi Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium[27]
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Eli Hacmon
27 August 2017 2 Maccabi Haifa 3 – 1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Haifa
20:30 Keinan Yellow card 4'
Rukavytsya 30', soccer ball with red X 53
Sallalich 48'
Alberman Yellow card 59'
Glazer Yellow card 86'
Vermouth Yellow card 90'
Damari 90+4'		 Report Taha Red card 54'
Einbinder 65', Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 27,180
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz
10 September 2017 3 Hapoel Akko 2 – 0 Maccabi Haifa Akko
20:15 Azubel 54'
Mulić 90', Yellow card 90'		 Report Stadium: Akko Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Daniel Bar Natan
16 September 2017 4 Maccabi Haifa 4 – 2 Hapoel Ra'anana Haifa
19:00 Ben Harush 25'
Sallalich 34'
Kostadinov 48'
Rukavytsya 73'		 Report Babayev Yellow card 29'
Mohammed Shaker Yellow card 45'
Jordan Faucher 86'
Glazer 90' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 16,437
Referee: Igal Ferid
24 September 2017 5 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 – 0 Maccabi Haifa Netanya
21:00 Ben Haim Red card 44' Report Allyson Yellow card 34'
Lavi Yellow card 59'
Ben Harush 		Stadium: Netanya Stadium[28]
Attendance: 12,389
Referee: Alon Yefet
1 October 2017 6 Maccabi Haifa 1 – 0 F.C. Ashdod Haifa
21:00 Rukavytsya Yellow card 32'
Mizrahi 45'
Caio Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Tom Ben Zaken Yellow card 30'
Nir Bardea Red card 35'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 15,932
Referee: Sahlomi Ben-Avraham
14 October 2017 7 Maccabi Petah Tikva 2 – 2 Maccabi Haifa Petah Tikva
18:00 Cohen 14'
Tadé
Solomon 56'
Pires Yellow card 80'
Obieda Khateb Yellow card 87'		 Report Rukavytsya 62'
Kahat 70'
Awaed Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Liran Liany
21 October 2017 8 Maccabi Haifa 1 – 2 Beitar Jerusalem Haifa
20:30 Allyson Yellow card 42'
Ben Harush Yellow card 49'
Kostadinov Yellow card 84'
Athanasiadis 90+5'		 Report Shechter 45'
Allyson 65' (o.g.)
Paul Edgar Yellow card 78'
Klaiman Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 28,114
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz
28 October 2017 9 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1 – 0 Maccabi Haifa Kiryat Shmona
18:15 Eden Shamir Yellow card 56'
Abed 68'		 Report Kahat Yellow card 62' Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Daniel Bar Natan
5 November 2017 10 Maccabi Haifa 2 – 0 Bnei Sakhnin Haifa
21:00 Keinan Yellow card 30'
Ben Harush 45'
Caio Yellow card 46'
Damari 61'		 Report Khalaila Yellow card 37'
Maroon Gantus Red card 51'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 16,239
Referee: Eli Hacmon
25 November 2017 11 Maccabi Netanya 1 – 1 Maccabi Haifa Netanya
20:30 Olsak Yellow card 11'
Mohamed Yellow card 43'
Levy 45' (p)
Keita Yellow card 86'		 Report Kostadinov Yellow card 7'
Gershon Yellow card 45'
Sallalich 66'
Keinan Yellow card 86'
Glazer Yellow card 86'
Kahat Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Erez Papir
4 December 2017 12 Hapoel Haifa 1 – 0 Maccabi Haifa Haifa
21:00 Gînsari 12', Yellow card 44'
Arel Yellow card 53'
Serdal Yellow card 88'		 Report Mabouka Yellow card 60' Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 23,475
Referee: Menashe Mashiah
9 December 2017 13 Maccabi Haifa 1 – 1 Hapoel Ashkelon Haifa
18:15 Alberman Yellow card 41'
Rukavytsya 62'		 Report Ivančić 76'
Smiljanić Yellow card 77'
Ajayi Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 14,576
Referee: Daniel Bar Natan
16 December 2017 14 Maccabi Haifa 0 – 2 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Haifa
20:30 Sallalich Yellow card 4'
Levi Yellow card 79'		 Report Mori 31'
Ashkenazi Yellow card 33'
Cohen 51', Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 16,934
Referee: Liran Liany
23 December 2017 15 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2 – 0 Maccabi Haifa Be'er Sheva
21:00 Allyson 10' (o.g.)
Sahar Yellow card 67'
Ogu Yellow card 77'
Nwakaeme 89'		 Report Awaed Yellow card 7'
Sallalich Yellow card 23'
Levi Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Terner Stadium
Attendance: 15,417
Referee: Erez Papir
30 December 2017 16 Maccabi Haifa 0 – 1 Hapoel Akko Haifa
18:15 Allyson Yellow card 36'
Sallalich Yellow card 81'		 Report Azubel 31', Yellow card 52'
Gabriel Knaykovski Yellow card 45'
Strauss Yellow card 54'
El Krenawy Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Alon Yefet
10 January 2018 17 Hapoel Ra'anana 0 – 3 Maccabi Haifa Netanya
20:30 Nikolić Yellow card 41'
Vehava
Babayev Yellow card 80'		 Report Sallalich 38', 69'
Awaed Yellow card 56'
Rukavytsya 76'
Azulay Yellow card 84'
Athanasiadis Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Sahlomi Ben-Avraham
15 January 2018 18 Maccabi Haifa 1 – 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
21:00 Levi Yellow card 19'
Rukavytsya 66'
Gershon Yellow card 68'
Allyson Yellow card 74'		 Report Kjartansson 1', 54'
Tibi Yellow card 65'
Battocchio 85'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 22,472
Referee: Ziv Adler
20 January 2018 19 F.C. Ashdod 0 – 0 Maccabi Haifa Ashdod
18:15 Yuval Jakobovich Yellow card 45' Report Azulay Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Liran Liany
27 January 2018 20 Maccabi Haifa 1 – 1 Maccabi Petah Tikva Haifa
18:15 Rukavytsya 40'
Mizrahi Yellow card 65'		 Report Yaniv Brik Yellow card 13'
Cohen 36'
Pires Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 12,127
Referee: Alon Yefet
3 February 2018 21 Beitar Jerusalem 3 – 1 Maccabi Haifa Jerusalem
20:30 Shechter soccer ball with red X 8, 69'
Varenne 45+1'
Claudemir Yellow card 50'
Sabo 53'		 Report Mizrahi 35'
Athanasiadis Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 10,443
Referee: Ziv Adler
10 February 2018 22 Maccabi Haifa 4 – 0 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Haifa
18:15 Mabouka Yellow card 27'
Kahat 72'
Mizrahi 87', 90+2'
Sallalich 88'		 Report Cuéllar Yellow card 40'
Shaker Yellow card 47'
Abu Abaid Yellow card 66'
MenahemYellow card 69'
Brossou Red card 79'
Weissman Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 12,063
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber
17 February 2018 23 Bnei Sakhnin 1 – 0 Maccabi Haifa Akko
18:15 Azulay 23'
Jaber Yellow card 27'
Obeida Khateb Yellow card 30'
Maroon Gantus Yellow card 72'
Ottman Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Athanasiadis Yellow card 90+3'
Reijnen Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Akko Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Tzvika Levi
24 February 2018 24 Maccabi Haifa 1 – 2 Maccabi Netanya Haifa
18:15 Ben Harush 22', Yellow card 25'
Azulay Yellow card 37'		 Report Viki Kahlon 25'
Levy 35' (p), Yellow card 55'
Amos Yellow card 90+2'
Azulay Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 14,467
Referee: Daniel Bar Natan
5 March 2018 25 Maccabi Haifa 0 – 3 Hapoel Haifa Haifa
21:00 Mizrahi Yellow card 59'}
Azulay Yellow card 85'
Awaed Yellow card 90'		 Report Mabouka 44' (o.g.)
Tamaș 55'
Kapiloto Yellow card 59'
Turgeman 65'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: Ziv Adler
Referee: 10,132
10 March 2018 26 Hapoel Ashkelon 0 – 0 Maccabi Haifa Ashkelon
19:00 Malka Yellow card 75'
Haddad Yellow card 79'		 Report Gershon Yellow card 78' Stadium: Sala Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Alon Yefet

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 26 9 5 12 28 30 −2 32 Qualification for the Relegation round
9 Bnei Sakhnin 26 8 6 12 24 35 −11 30
10 Maccabi Haifa 26 6 7 13 26 33 −7 25
11 Hapoel Ra'anana 26 6 6 14 23 40 −17 24
12 F.C. Ashdod 26 4 9 13 22 39 −17 21
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.[29]


Results overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score
Beitar Jerusalem 1-2 1-3
Bnei Sakhnin 2-0 0-1
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 0-2 0-2
F.C. Ashdod 1-0 0-0
Hapoel Akko 0-2 0-1
Hapoel Ashkelon 1-1 0-0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3-1 0-2
Hapoel Haifa 0-1 0-3
Hapoel Ra'anana 4-2 0-3
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0-1 4-0
Maccabi Netanya 1-1 1-2
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2-2 1-1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-0 1-3

Play-off
17 March 2018 27 Maccabi Haifa 4 – 0 Hapoel Akko Haifa
16:00 Rukavytsya 19', 50'
Kostadinov Yellow card 30'
Sallalich 64'
Awaed 90+1'		 Report Amid Mahajna Yellow card 28'
Abdi Farhat Yellow card 48'
Zino Yellow card 38'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 6,982
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz
7 April 2018 28 F.C. Ashdod 2 – 1 Maccabi Haifa Ashdod
20:30 Dor Jan 45'
Mauricio Yellow card 60'
Tom Mond Yellow card 77'
Inbrum 87' (p)
Tom Ben Zaken Yellow card 89'
Shahar Piven Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Allyson Yellow card 36'
Rukavytsya 70' (p)
Mabouka Yellow card 86'
Azulay Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tzvika Levi
14 April 2018 29 Maccabi Haifa 2 – 1 Hapoel Ashkelon Haifa
20:30 Kahat 25', Yellow card 67'
Caio 86'
Alberman Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Manga 37' Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 7,314
Referee: Alon Yefet
21 April 2018 30 Maccabi Petah Tikva 0 – 1 Maccabi Haifa Petah Tikva
18:00 Zhairi Yellow card 39'
Sivok Yellow card 70'
Tadé Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Allyson Yellow card 2'
Azulay 13'
Alberman Yellow card 53'
Mizrahi Yellow card 65'
Gershon Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Idan Leiba
28 April 2018 31 Maccabi Haifa 1 – 2 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Haifa
18:00 Gershon Yellow card 61'
Mizrahi 88'		 Report Davidov 41'
Ryan 71'
Hasselbaink Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 8,211
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber
5 May 2018 32 Bnei Sakhnin 1 – 1 Maccabi Haifa Sakhnin
20:15 Obeida Khateb
Avidor Yellow card 67'
Mugrabi 90+3' (p)		 Report Kostadinov 87' Stadium: Doha Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Idan Leiba
13 May 2018 33 Maccabi Haifa 2 – 0 Hapoel Ra'anana Haifa
20:00 Caio Yellow card 29'
Alberman Yellow card 29'
Mizrahi 52'
Lavi Yellow card 67'
Zenati 89', 		Report Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 5,098
Referee: David Foxman

Relegation round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 33 13 6 14 39 36 +3 45
8 Maccabi Petah Tikva 33 12 7 14 40 44 −4 43
9 Hapoel Ra'anana 33 11 7 15 36 45 −9 40
10 Maccabi Haifa 33 10 8 15 38 39 −1 38
11 Bnei Sakhnin 33 10 8 15 32 47 −15 38
12 F.C. Ashdod 33 6 10 17 29 48 −19 28
13 Hapoel Ashkelon (R) 33 4 9 20 23 51 −28 21 Relegation to Liga Leumit
14 Hapoel Akko[lower-alpha 1] (R) 33 6 4 23 26 67 −41 20
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.[33]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Hapoel Acre were deducted 2 points; 2 were deducted points due to violations of contract rules (reduced from the original 3 point deduction) and another 2 points due fielding 6 foreigners in a match against Maccabi Petah Tikva on fixture 10(was returned on the 20th of December).[30][31][32]

Results overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score
Bnei Sakhnin 1-1
F.C. Ashdod 1-2
Hapoel Akko 4-0
Hapoel Ashkelon 2-1
Hapoel Ra'anana 2-0
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1-2
Maccabi Petah Tikva 0-1

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
33 10 8 15 38 39  −1 38 8 2 7 28 21  +7 2 6 8 10 18  −8

Last updated: 14 May 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
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GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWLWDWDLLWDLDLLLWLDDLWLLLDWLWWLDW
Position125978566867889999101010109101010101010109101010
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

State Cup
Main article: Israel State Cup

Round of 32
7 January 2018 Round of 32 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 5 p)		 Maccabi Haifa Petah Tikva
20:30 Hirsh Yellow card 6'
Raz Shlomo
Ostvind 27' (p), Yellow card 31'
Dgani Yellow card 34'
Barshazki Yellow card 96'		 Report Rukavytsya 11'
Mizrahi Yellow card 60'
Athanasiadis Yellow card 96'		 Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Liran Liany
Penalties
Agayev soccer ball with check mark
Daniel Gretz soccer ball with red X
Idan Cohen soccer ball with check mark
Ostvind soccer ball with check mark		 Alberman soccer ball with check mark
Rukavytsya soccer ball with check mark
Caio soccer ball with check mark
Gershon soccer ball with check mark
Athanasiadis soccer ball with check mark

Round of 16
24 January 2018 Round of 16 Maccabi Haifa 3-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
21:00 Kehat 54'
Sallalich 57'
Rukavytsya 76'
Glazer Yellow card 80'		 Report Dor Peretz Yellow card 76' Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 14,424
Referee: Eli Hacmon

Quarter final
6 February 2018 First leg Maccabi Haifa 2 – 2 Hapoel Haifa Haifa
21:00 Rukavytsya 11'
Sallalich 15'
Mabouka Yellow card 37'
Mizrahi Yellow card 73'
Allyson Yellow card 75'		 Report Turgeman 57'
Arel Yellow card 71'
Tamaș 76'
Mitrevski Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 19,216
Referee: Eitan Shmulevich
1 March 2018 Second leg Hapoel Haifa 1 – 1 Maccabi Haifa Haifa
20:50 Turgeman Yellow card 13', 45'
Tamaș Yellow card 55'
Ivančić Yellow card 69'
Šetkus Yellow card 78'
Malul Yellow card 8'		 Report Azulay 21', Yellow card 69'
Sallalich Yellow card 34'
Kostadinov Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Liran Liany

3-3 on aggregate. Hapoel Haifa won on away goals.

Toto Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Toto Cup Al

Group stage
29 July 2017 1 Bnei Sakhnin 1 – 4 Maccabi Haifa Akko
19:00 Mahmmoud Baderana 50'
Ottman Red card 72'		 Report Keinan 27'
Atar 37' (p), 75', Yellow card 69'
Vermouth 83' (p)
Kostadinov Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Akko Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Orel Grennfeld
5 August 2017 3 Maccabi Haifa 0 – 0 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Haifa
21:00 Mizrahi Yellow card 36' Report Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 11,345
Referee: Eli Hacmon
8 August 2017 4 Hapoel Haifa 1 – 4 Maccabi Haifa Haifa
21:00 Rukavytsya 5' (p), 25'
Allyson Yellow card 15'
Keinan Yellow card 20'
Kahat 59', 62'		 Report Sjöstedt Red card 3'
Kapiloto 75', Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ziv Adler
13 August 2017 5 Maccabi Haifa 2 – 2 Hapoel Akko Haifa
21:00 Caio 20'
Vermouth 51'
Meir Yellow card 45'		 Report Shish Yellow card 11'
El Krenawy 68'
Mulić 85'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 7,112
Referee: Igal Ferid

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Haifa 4 2 2 0 10 4 +6 8 Qualified to Quarter-finals
2 Hapoel Acre 4 2 1 1 5 7 −2 7
3 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 4 1 2 1 5 2 +3 5
4 Hapoel Haifa 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
5 Bnei Sakhnin 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2017. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.

Quarter-final
24 October 2017 Maccabi Haifa 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)		 Hapoel Akko Haifa
21:00 Caio 21'
Lavi Yellow card 31', 99'
Athanasiadis Yellow card 89'
Meir Yellow card 90'		 Report Bitton Yellow card 2'
Peter Onyekachi 69'
Zino Yellow card 89'
El Krenawy 109'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Idan Leiba
Penalties
Awaed soccer ball with check mark
Alberman soccer ball with check mark
Sallalich soccer ball with check mark
Kahat soccer ball with check mark		 Azubel soccer ball with red X
Sam soccer ball with check mark
El Krenawy soccer ball with check mark
Yinon Eliyahu soccer ball with check mark
Zino soccer ball with red X

Semi-final
30 November 2017 Semi-Final Maccabi Haifa 0 – 1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Netanya
21:00 Ben Harush Yellow card 19'
Keinan Yellow card 40'
Kostadinov Yellow card 81'		 Report Ohana 71'
Brown Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Daniel Bar Natan

Statistics

Squad statistics

Updated on 15 May 2018

Ligat Ha'Al State Cup Toto Cup Total
Nation No. Name GS Min. Assist GS Min. Assist GS Min. Assist GS Min. Assist
Goalkeepers
Israel 1 Ohad Levita 9 9 851 0 0 1 0 49 0 0 2 2 191 0 0 12 11 1,091 0 0
Israel 22 Gil Ofek 1 1 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 94 0 0
Israel 55 Omri Glazer 24 24 2,299 0 0 4 4 406 0 0 4 4 406 0 0 30 30 3,070 0 0
Defenders
Brazil 2 Allyson 31 31 2,903 0 0 4 4 414 0 0 4 3 343 0 0 39 38 3,660 0 0
Netherlands 4 Etiënne Reijnen 9 5 653 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 653 0 0
Israel 5 Rami Gershon 27 27 2,428 0 0 4 4 414 0 0 2 2 140 0 0 33 33 2,982 0 0
Israel 23 Omri Ben Harush 17 17 1,357 3 0 3 3 268 0 0 5 4 419 0 0 25 24 2,044 3 0
Israel 25 Raz Meir 16 16 1,494 0 1 2 1 178 0 0 6 3 356 0 0 24 20 2,028 0 1
Cameroon 26 Ernest Mabouka 27 26 2,455 0 3 3 3 236 0 0 4 3 294 0 1 34 32 2,985 0 4
Israel 40 Yonatan Levi 8 7 756 0 0 2 1 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 901 0 0
Midfielders
Israel 6 Gal Alberman 28 27 2,422 0 0 3 3 318 0 0 5 4 385 0 0 36 34 3,125 0 0
Israel 7 Sintayehu Sallalich 33 32 2,940 7 9 4 4 374 2 0 2 1 109 0 0 39 37 3,423 9 9
Israel 10 Shlomi Azulay 19 12 1,176 1 7 4 2 196 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 14 1,372 2 7
Israel 11 Maor Buzaglo 5 3 263 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 0 0 6 3 285 0 0
Brazil 18 Caio 23 13 2,413 1 1 1 1 37 0 0 5 4 378 2 0 29 17 2,828 3 1
Israel 19 Roi Kahat 29 25 2,160 3 0 4 4 357 1 1 6 5 460 2 0 39 34 2,977 6 1
Israel 31 Neta Lavi 7 3 437 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 270 1 0 11 5 707 1 0
Bulgaria 70 Georgi Kostadinov 25 22 1,965 2 0 3 3 273 0 1 5 4 338 0 0 33 29 2,576 2 1
Forwards
Israel 8 Ofir Mizrahi 22 8 942 6 2 4 0 138 0 0 4 3 229 0 3 30 11 1,309 6 5
Israel 9 Mohammed Awaed 17 5 571 1 0 2 1 116 0 1 2 1 93 0 1 21 7 780 1 2
Australia Israel 13 Nikita Rukavytsya 33 29 2,627 10 1 4 4 386 3 1 4 3 276 2 0 41 36 3,289 15 2
Israel 16 Omer Damari 18 10 990 2 3 2 2 160 0 1 3 1 90 0 0 23 13 1,240 2 4
Israel 32 Amit Zenati 3 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 80 1 0
Greece 33 Stefanos Athanasiadis 16 10 983 1 0 2 1 185 0 0 2 1 150 0 0 20 12 1,318 1 0
Players who no longer play for Maccabi Haifa
Israel 3 Shay Ben David 2 1 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 96 0 0 3 2 209 0 0
Israel 7 Sun Menahem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 163 0 0 3 2 163 0 0
Israel 9 Shon Weissman 1 1 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 192 0 0 4 3 288 0 0
Israel 14 Gili Vermouth 14 6 682 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 315 1 1 20 8 997 1 3
Israel 16 Eliran Atar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 121 2 0 2 1 121 2 0
Israel 21 Dekel Keinan 8 6 599 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 425 1 0 12 11 1,015 1 0
Israel 35 Eitan Velblum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 0 0 1 0 30 0 0
Israel 36 Mohammad Abu Fani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 71 0 0 2 1 71 0 0

Goals

Updated on 7 May 2018

Rank Player Position Ligat Ha'Al State Cup Toto Cup Total
1 Australia Nikita Rukavytsya FW 10 3 2 15
2 Israel Sintayehu Sallalich MF 7 2 0 9
3 Israel Roi Kahat MF 3 1 2 6
Israel Ofir Mizrahi FW 6 0 0 6
5 Israel Omri Ben Harush DF 3 0 0 3
Brazil Caio MF 1 0 2 3
6 Israel Omer Damari FW 2 0 0 2
Israel Shlomi Azulay MF 1 1 0 2
Bulgaria Georgi Kostadinov MF 2 0 0 2
7 Greece Stefanos Athanasiadis FW 1 0 0 1
Israel Mohammed Awaed FW 1 0 0 1
Israel Amit Zenati FW 1 0 0 1
Israel Neta Lavi MF 0 0 1 1
Players who no longer play for Maccabi Haifa
Israel Gili Vermouth MF 0 0 2 2
Israel Eliran Atar FW 0 0 2 2
Israel Dekel Keinan DF 0 0 1 1

Clean sheets

Updated on 14 May 2018

Rank Pos. No. Name Ligat Ha'Al State Cup Toto Cup Total
1 GK 55 Israel Omri Glazer 6 1 1 8
2 GK 1 Israel Ohad Levita 4 4

Disciplinary record (Ligat Ha'Al and State Cup)

Updated on 14 May 2018

No. Pos Nat Name Ligat Ha'Al State Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
2 DF Brazil Allyson 6 1 7
10 MF Israel Shlomi Azulay 5 1 6
8 FW Israel Ofir Mizrahi 3 2 5
5 DF Israel Rami Gershon 5 5
6 MF Israel Gal Alberman 5 5
70 MF Bulgaria Georgi Kostadinov 3 1 4
7 FW Israel Sintayehu Sallalich 3 1 4
19 MF Israel Roi Kahat 4 4
9 FW Israel Mohammed Awaed 4 4
26 DF Cameroon Ernest Mabouka 3 1 4
40 DF Israel Yonatan Levi 3 3
55 GK Israel Omri Glazer 2 1 3
33 FW Greece Stefanos Athanasiadis 3 3
18 MF Brazil Caio 3 3
31 MF Israel Neta Lavi 2 2
23 DF Israel Omri Ben Harush 2 1 2 1
32 FW Israel Amit Zenati 1 1 1 1
13 FW Australia Nikita Rukavytsya 1 1
4 DF Netherlands Etiënne Reijnen 1 1
Players who no longer play for Maccabi Haifa
21 DF Israel Dekel Keinan 3 3
14 MF Israel Gili Vermouth 1 1

Disciplinary record (Toto Cup)

Updated on 9 February 2018

No. Pos Nat Name Toto Cup
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
70 MF Bulgaria Georgi Kostadinov 2
21 DF Israel Dekel Keinan 2
25 DF Israel Raz Meir 2
16 FW Israel Eliran Atar 1
8 MF Israel Ofir Mizrahi 1
2 DF Brazil Allyson 1
31 MF Israel Neta Lavi 1
33 FW Greece Stefanos Athanasiadis 1
23 DF Israel Omri Ben Harush 1

Suspensions

Updated on Updated on 7 February 2018

PlayerDate ReceivedOffenceLength of suspension
Omri Ben Harush24 September 2017 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv1 MatchF.C. Ashdod (H)1 October 20176
Allyson6 February 2018Yellow card 75' vs Hapoel Haifa1 MatchBnei Sakhnin (A)17 February 2018
Ofir Mizrahi6 March 2018Yellow card 59' vs Hapoel Haifa1 MatchHapoel Akko (H)17 March 2018
Shlomi Azulay6 March 2018Yellow card 85' vs Hapoel Haifa1 MatchHapoel Akko (H)17 March 2018
Rami Gershon28 April 2018Yellow card 61' vs Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona1 MatchHapoel Ra'anana (H)12 May 2018

Overall
Total Home Away Natural
Games played4322201
Games won13940
Games drawn14680
Games lost16781
Biggest win4-0 vs Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
4-0 vs Hapoel Akko		4-0 vs Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
4-0 vs Hapoel Akko		4-1 vs Bnei Sakhnin
4-1 Hapoel Haifa
3-0 Hapoel Ra'anana		-
Biggest loss0-3 vs Hapoel Haifa0-3 vs Hapoel Haifa0-2 vs Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
0-2 vs Hapoel Akko
0-2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
1-3 Beitar Jerusalem		0-1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Biggest win (League)4-0 vs Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
4-0 vs Hapoel Akko		4-0 vs Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
4-0 vs Hapoel Akko		3-0 Hapoel Ra'anana-
Biggest loss (League)0-3 vs Hapoel Haifa0-3 vs Hapoel Haifa0-2 vs Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
0-2 vs Hapoel Akko
0-2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
1-3 Beitar Jerusalem		-
Biggest win (Cup)3-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv3-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv--
Biggest loss (Cup)----
Biggest win (Toto)4-1 vs Bnei Sakhnin
4-1 Hapoel Haifa		-4-1 vs Bnei Sakhnin
4-1 Hapoel Haifa		-
Biggest loss (Toto)0-1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva--0-1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Goals scored5737200
Goals conceded5027221
Goal difference+7+10-2-1
Clean sheets1275-
Average GF per game1.331.6810
Average GA per game1.161.231.11
Yellow cards8442393
Red cards211-
Most appearances-
Most minutes played-
Most goalsNikita Rukavytsya (15)
Penalties for615-
Penalties against615-
Winning rate30.23%40.91%20%0%

Last updated: Updated on 14 May 2018
Source: Competitive matches

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