2016–17 Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. season

Maccabi Tel Aviv
2016–17 season
ChairmanMitchell Goldhar
StadiumNetanya Stadium (temporary)
Premier League2nd
State CupRunners-up
Toto CupQuarter-final
Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Viðar Örn Kjartansson (19)
All: Viðar Örn Kjartansson (24)

The 2016–17 season is Maccabi Tel Aviv's 110th season since its establishment in 1906, and 69th since the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 2016–17 campaign the club have competed in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup, UEFA Europa League.

First team

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ISR Daniel Lifshitz
2 DF  ISR Eli Dasa
3 DF  ISR Yuval Spungin
4 DF  BRA Ramon Roma
5 MF  ARG Óscar Scarione
6 MF  ISR Gal Alberman (Captain)
9 FW  ISL Viðar Kjartansson
10 FW  ISR Barak Yitzhaki
11 FW  ISR Tal Ben Haim II
13 MF  ISR Sheran Yeini
14 MF  POR Rúben Micael
15 MF  ISR Dor Micha
17 FW  ISR Sagiv Yehezkel
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  ISR Eitan Tibi
19 GK  BRA Daniel Tenenbaum
20 DF  ISR Omri Ben Harush
21 DF  BLR Egor Filipenko
22 MF  ISR Avi Rikan
23 MF  ISR Eyal Golasa
25 FW  USA Aaron Schoenfeld
26 DF  ISR Tal Ben Haim I
29 MF  BRA Marcelo Dos Santos
31 GK  ISR Barak Levi
45 MF  ISR Eliel Peretz
51 MF  ISR Yossi Benayoun
95 GK  SRB Predrag Rajković

Transfers

Summer

Winter

Pre-season and friendlies

19 June 2016 Training Camp Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–0 Dunajská Streda Leoben, Austria
19:00 Itzhaki 19' (pen.)
21'
Ben Basat 71'
23 June 2016 Training Camp Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 Paksi FC Leoben, Austria
19:00 16'

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

30 June 2016 First leg Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–0 ND Gorica Netanya, Israel
Igeibor 13', 69'
45'
Škarabot  11' Stadium: Netanya Stadium

Second qualifying round

14 July 2016 First leg FC Kairat 1–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Almaty, Kazakhstan
17:45 Alberman  55'
Benayoun 90'
Arshavin 29'
Marković  59'
Islamkhan  90+3'  90+3'
Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium
21 July 2016 Second leg Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 FC Kairat Netanya, Israel
20:00 Ben Haim FW 5'  22'
Igiebor  41'
Alberman 86'
Rajković  90+2'
Micha  90+3'
Lunin  24'
Gohou  53' 64'
Kuat 59'
Stadium: Netanya Stadium

Third qualifying round

Playoff round

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZEN AZ MTA DUN
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 5 0 1 17 8 +9 15 Advance to knockout phase 5–0 2–0 2–1
2 AZ 6 2 2 2 6 10 −4 8 3–2 1–2 1–1
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 3–4 0–0 2–1
4 Dundalk 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 4 1–2 0–1 1–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–4 Zenit Saint Petersburg Netanya, Israel
20:00 Medunjanin 26', 70'  86'
Kjartansson 50'
Rajković  77'
Dasa  79'  81'
Micha  83'
Report Kokorin  19' 77'
García  57'
Witsel  60'
Maurício 84'
Giuliano 86'
Đorđević 90+2'
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
29 September 2016 (2016-09-29) Dundalk 1–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv Dublin, Ireland
21:05 Kilduff 72'
Shields  89'
Report Ben Haim FW  81'
Ben Haim DF  90'
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
20 October 2016 (2016-10-20) AZ 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:05 Mühren 72' Report Scarione 24'
Ben Harush  35'
Medunjanin  67'
Golasa 82'
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
3 November 2016 (2016-11-03) Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 AZ Netanya, Israel
19:00 Tibi  44'
Dasa  50'
Kjartansson  69'
Benayoun  85'
Report Luckassen  53'
Johansson  85'
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
8 December 2016 (2016-12-08) Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Dundalk Netanya, Israel
19:00 Golasa  10'
Ben Haim II 21' (pen.)
Micha 38'
Report Rogers  20'
Dasa 27' (o.g.)
Horgan  75'
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

Israeli Premier League

Regular season

21 August 2016 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 Hapoel Kfar Saba Jerusalem
20:45 Nosa IgiebordIgiebor  40'
Ben Basat 45'
Ben Haim FW 55' (pen.), 69'
Tibi  75'
Benayoun  90'
Levi  48'
Tchibota 77'
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
18 September 2016 4 Hapoel Ra'anana 0–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Netanya
20:15 Ben Haim FW  15' 25', 53'
Rikan 53'
Alberman  55'
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
25 September 2016 5 Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv Netanya
21:00 Igiebor 5'
Ben Haim FW 55', 64'  59'
Kjartansson 75', 83'
Yadin  63'
Shish  63'
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
6 November 2016 9 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva Netanya
20:45 Micha  81' Zhairi  5'
Allyson  42'
Kanyuk  49'
Amos  68'
Elo  82'
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
3 December 2016 12 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 Hapoel Ashkelon Netanya
18:00 Izrin  29'
Oremuš  57'
Golasa  32'
Ben Haim FW  47'
Rajković  80'
Ben Harush  90+2'
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
11 December 2016 13 Hapoel Haifa 2–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
20:15 Lala 51'
Maman 70'
Rikan  21'
Yehezkel  25'
Micha 34'  44'
Fishler 39' (o.g.)
Igeibor  65'
Alberman 79'
Kjartansson 88'
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
24 December 2016 15 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 F.C. Ashdod Netanya
18:15 Golasa  32'
Filipenko  40'
Yitzhaki 52'
Zrihan  33' Stadium: Netanya Stadium
11 January 2017 17 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1 Hapoel Ra'anana Netanya
20:00 Benayoun 5'
Yitzhaki  21' 37'
Ben Haim FW 54' (pen.)
Rikan  63'
Kjartansson 69'
Babayev  21'
Shaker 51'  60'
Binyamin  52'
Kola  83'
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
22 January 2017 19 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Bnei Sakhnin Netanya
21:00 Scarione 15', 78'
Itzhaki  60'
Alberman  63'
Georginho  39' 73'
Safouri  50'  90+2'
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
30 January 2017 20 Maccabi Haifa 2–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
21:00 Damari 11'
Kagelmacher  29'
Alushi  34'
Vacek  50'
Kahat 87'
Golasa  15'
Alberman  42'
Kjartansson 66', 90'  73'
Itzhaki  70'
Dasa  90'
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
13 February 2017 22 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-0 Maccabi Petah Tikva Petah Tikva
21:00 Itzhaki 57'
Marcelo  86'
Scarione  90'
Danino  59'
Kanyuk  61'
Stadium: HaMoshava
5 March 2017 25 Hapoel Ashkelon 1-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Ashkelon
20:15 Izrin  16'
Lingane  33'
Ivančić 90'
Ben Haim FW 16' (pen.)
Yeini  18'
Rikan  21'
Itzhaki 50'
Stadium: Sala Stadium
12 March 2017 26 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-0 Hapoel Haifa Netanya
20:15 Peretz o.g.' (24)
Dasa  63'
Marcelo  90'
Roash  73'

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 18 5 3 54 13 +41 59 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 26 17 5 4 45 19 +26 56
3 Maccabi Petah Tikva 26 13 9 4 36 23 +13 48
4 Beitar Jerusalem 26 10 10 6 34 27 +7 40
5 Bnei Sakhnin 26 10 9 7 26 26 0 39
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]


Play-off

25 April 2017 32 Bnei Sakhnin 1-3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Sakhnin
19:45 Ottman 78'
Sagas  81'
Alberman  36'
Golasa 48'
Kjartansson 57', 89'
Yehezkel  68'
Stadium: Doha Stadium
14 May 2017 35 Maccabi Petah Tikva 2-1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
20:15 Peser  67'
Salomon 73'
Cohen 90+3'
Alberman  27'
Rikan 59'
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium

Championship round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (C, Q) 36 26 7 3 73 18 +55 85 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Q) 36 22 6 8 61 28 +33 72 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Beitar Jerusalem (Q) 36 16 12 8 53 36 +17 60
4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 36 15 11 10 42 34 +8 56
5 Bnei Sakhnin 36 13 9 14 32 46 −14 48
6 Maccabi Haifa 36 12 9 15 34 41 −7 45
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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


Israel State Cup

7 January 2017 Eighth round Bnei Lod 0–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Lod
18:30 Abu Siam  25'
Reuven  29'
Ninu  45'
Azberga  55'
Kjartansson 23', 26'
Benayoun 58'
Stadium: Lod Municipal Stadium
8 February 2017 qouater final first leg Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-0 Maccabi Petah Tikva Petah Tikva
21:00 Yeini  41'
Ben Haim FW (76)
Melamed  44'
Monroy  90+2'
Stadium: HaMoshava
1 March 2017 quarter final second leg Maccabi Petah Tikva 1-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Netanya
21:00 Magbo  38'
Melamed 54'  57'
Solomon  66'
Danino  68'
Romário  75'  81'
Cuéllar  89'
Kjartansson 50'
Tibi  74'
Scarione 90' (pen.)
Ben Haim FW  90'
Stadium: Netanya
5 April 2017 semi final Beitar Jerusalem 1-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
20:40 Conte  43'
Mori  45+2'
Ezra 89'
Schoenfeld 18'  69'
Micha 60'
Yeini  72'
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 9 Qualified to Quarter-finals
2 Bnei Yehuda 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7
3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5
4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 4 1 1 2 3 3 0 4
5 Hapoel Ra'anana 4 0 2 2 1 6 −5 2
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2016. 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.
10 August 2016 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–0 Hapoel Ra'anana Netanya
21:00 Igiebor 14'
Dasa  20'  45'
Micha 61'
Ben Harush  72'
90'
Babayev  65' Stadium: Netanya Stadium

Quarter final

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League State Cup Toto Cup UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 DF  ISR Daniel Lifshitz 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF  ISR Eli Dasa 51 0 31 0 5 0 5 0 10 0
3 DF  ISR Yuval Spungin 10 0 5 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
4 DF  BRA Ramon Menezes Roma 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF  ARG Ezequiel Óscar Scarione 35 9 19 5 4 1 5 0 7 3
6 MF  ISR Gal Alberman 52 2 31 1 4 0 5 0 12 1
9 FW  ISL Viðar Örn Kjartansson 44 24 33 19 4 4 2 0 5 1
10 FW  ISR Barak Itzhaki 41 7 26 7 4 0 5 0 6 0
11 FW  ISR Tal Ben Haim 52 18 31 14 5 1 4 0 12 3
13 DF  ISR Sheran Yeini 20 0 16 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  POR Rúben Micael 19 1 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF  ISR Dor Micha 55 7 34 2 6 1 3 2 12 2
17 FW  ISR Sagiv Yehezkel 14 0 9 0 2 0 2 0 1 0
18 DF  ISR Eitan Tibi 50 0 26 0 5 0 6 0 13 0
20 DF  ISR Omri Ben Harush 26 0 12 0 2 0 3 0 9 0
21 DF  BLR Egor Filipenko 33 0 17 0 3 0 6 0 7 0
22 DF  ISR Avi Rikan 30 3 15 3 2 0 5 0 8 0
23 MF  ISR Eyal Golasa 34 2 23 1 2 0 5 0 4 1
25 FW  ISR Aaron Schoenfeld 12 1 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
26 DF  ISR Tal Ben Haim 48 0 31 0 4 0 4 0 9 0
29 MF  BRA Marcelo 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF  ISR Eliel Peretz 18 0 8 0 2 0 6 0 2 0
51 MF  ISR Yossi Benayoun 48 5 29 1 4 1 4 1 11 2
95 GK  SRB Predrag Rajković 57 0 35 0 6 0 2 0 14 0
Players away from Maccabi Tel Aviv on loan:
16 MF  ISR Shlomi Azulay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
55 GK  ISR Haviv Ohayon 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
42 MF  ISR Dor Peretz 18 0 3 0 2 0 6 0 7 0
Players who appeared for Maccabi Tel Aviv that left during the season:
31 DF  ESP Carlos García 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
70 FW  POR Orlando Sá 10 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 7 1
9 FW  ISR Eden Ben Basat 24 5 10 1 1 0 4 4 9 0
4 MF  BIH Haris Medunjanin 37 2 18 0 2 0 3 0 14 2
40 MF  NGA Nosa Igiebor 32 7 15 2 0 0 3 1 14 4

References

  1. ^ a b "Ligat ha'AL 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 15 August 2016.