2025–26 Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. season

Maccabi Tel Aviv
2025–26 season
ChairmanMitchell Goldhar
ManagerŽarko Lazetić
StadiumBloomfield Stadium
Premier LeagueOngoing
Super CupRunners-up
State CupEighth round
Toto Cup5th
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
Europa LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague: Dor Peretz (5)
All: Dor Peretz (7)
Average home league attendance22,116

The 2025–26 season is Maccabi Tel Aviv's 119th season since its establishment in 1906 and 78th since the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 2025–26 campaign, the club will compete in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup and UEFA Champions League.

Season squad

As of 23 September 2025[1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ISR Yoav Gerafi
2 DF  ISR Avishay Cohen
3 DF  ISR Roy Revivo (Vice-captain)
4 DF  BRA Heitor
5 DF  GUI Ali Camara
6 DF  NED Tyrese Asante
10 MF  VEN Kervin Andrade
11 MF  ISR Sagiv Yehezkel (3rd captain)
13 DF  ISR Raz Shlomo
14 DF  ISR Denny Gropper
15 FW  ISR Yonas Malede
17 MF  SRB Kristijan Belic
19 FW  ISR Elad Madmon
21 DF  ISR Noam Ben Harush
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK  ISR Ofek Melika
23 MF  ISR Ben Lederman
28 MF  MLI Issouf Sissokho
29 FW  CPV Hélio Varela
30 MF  ISR Itamar Noy
34 FW  ISR Saied Abu Farchi
36 MF  ISR Ido Shahar
41 DF  ISR Itay Ben Hamo
42 MF  ISR Dor Peretz (Captain)
51 GK  ISR Shalev Saadya
77 MF  ISR Osher Davida
90 GK  ISR Roi Mishpati
98 FW  MDA Ion Nicolaescu

Internationals

Only up to eight non-Israeli nationals can be in an Israeli club squad . Those with Jewish ancestry, married to an Israeli or have played in Israel for an extended period of time, can claim a passport or permanent residency which would allow them to play with Israeli status.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. No. Player Transferred from Fee Ref
30 May 2025 MF 23 Ben Lederman Raków Częstochowa Free Transfer [2]
1 June 2025 DF 21 Noam Ben Harush Hapoel Haifa €1,000,000 [3]
1 June 2025 MF 30 Itamar Noy Hapoel Haifa Free Transfer [4]
1 June 2025 GK 1 Yoav Gerafi Hapoel Haifa Free Transfer [5]
25 June 2025 FW 98 Ion Nicolaescu Heerenveen €1,300,000 [6]
26 June 2025 DF 14 Denny Gropper Ludogorets Free Transfer [7]
15 July 2025 DF 4 Heitor Győri €850,000 [8]
17 July 2025 DF 5 Ali Camara Young Boys €500,000 [9]
10 August 2025 MF 17 Kristijan Belic AZ Alkmaar Loan [10]
1 September 2025 MF 10 Kervin Andrade Fortaleza €1,800,000 [11]
4 September 2025 FW 29 Hélio Varela Gent €1,700,000 [12]

Out

Date Pos. No. Player To club Fee Ref
31 May 2025 FW 7 Eran Zahavi — End of Contract [13]
31 May 2025 MF 14 Joris van Overeem Heerenveen End of Contract [14]
31 May 2025 GK 23 Simon Sluga Celje End of Contract [15]
31 May 2025 DF 4 Stav Lemkin Twente End of Loan
31 May 2025 DF 5 Idan Nachmias Ludogorets End of Contract [16]
21 June 2025 DF 27 Ofir Davidzada Hapoel Be'er Sheva End of Contract [17]
20 July 2025 MF 16 Gabi Kanichowsky Ferencváros End of Contract [18][19]
23 July 2025 MF 33 Hisham Layous Levadiakos Loan [20]
21 August 2025 FW 9 Dor Turgeman New England Revolution €4,700,000 [21]
29 August 2025 MF 10 Weslley Patati AZ Alkmaar €7,300,000 [22]
1 September 2025 DF 26 Kristijan Belic Sochi €1,200,000 [23]
21 September 2025 MF 27 Ori Azo F.C. Ashdod Loan [24]

Israeli Premier League

Main article: 2025–26 Israeli Premier League

Regular season

Main article: 2025–26 Israeli Premier League § Regular season

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 15 11 2 2 34 15 +19 35 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Beitar Jerusalem 15 10 3 2 37 18 +19 33
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 15 8 5 2 32 17 +15 29
4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 15 8 3 4 29 19 +10 25[a]
5 Maccabi Netanya 15 7 2 6 29 32 −3 23
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2025. 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Hapoel Tel Aviv had 2 points deducted following riot in Maccabi Tel Aviv match. [25]

Regular season matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

31 August 2025 2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0 Maccabi Netanya Tel Aviv
20:00
  • Peretz 20', 61'
  • Nicolaescu 22'
  • Noy 71'
 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 21,753
Referee: Ohad Asulin
13 September 2025 3 Ironi Tiberias 1–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv Nof HaGalil
20:00
Report
Stadium: Green Stadium
Attendance: 4,221
Referee: Orel Grinfeld
16 September 2025 1 Hapoel Petah Tikva 0–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
19:30 Report
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 9,135
Referee: Aviad Shiloah
20 September 2025 4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Hapoel Jerusalem Tel Aviv
20:00
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 22,478
Referee: Idan Layba
28 September 2025 5 Bnei Sakhnin 0–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv Sakhnin
20:15
  • Otanga
  • Abu Nil  80'  90+9'
 Report Stadium: Doha Stadium
Attendance: 2,828
Referee: Ohad Asulin
5 October 2025 6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 Maccabi Haifa Tel Aviv
20:30
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 25,101
Referee: Ygal Frid
19 October 2025 7 Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–3
w/o		 Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
20:30 Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 25,753
Referee: Sapir Berman
Note: Maccabi Tel Aviv won 3-0 by w/o due attendance riot
27 October 2025 8 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Tel Aviv
20:00
  • Sheratzky 45'
 Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 22,914
Referee: Nael Oda
1 November 2025 9 Maccabi Bnei Reineh 0–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Nof HaGalil
19:30
Stadium: Green Stadium
Attendance: 4,467
Referee: Gal Leibovich
9 November 2025 10 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–6 Beitar Jerusalem Tel Aviv
20:30
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 25,819
Referee: Sapir Berman
30 November 2025 11 F.C. Ashdod 2–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Ashdod
20:00
Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium
Attendance: 4,718
Referee: Gal Leibovich
3 December 2025 12 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Hapoel Haifa Tel Aviv
20:00
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 17,493
Referee: Gal Levi
7 December 2025 13 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv Be'er Sheva
20:30
Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 15,961
Referee: David Fuxman
15 December 2025 14 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–2 Hapoel Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
20:00
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 10,114
Referee: Yoav Mizrahi
21 December 2025 15 Maccabi Netanya v Maccabi Tel Aviv Netanya
20:15 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
30 December 2025 16 Maccabi Tel Aviv v Ironi Tiberias Tel Aviv
20:00 Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
3 January 2026 17 Hapoel Jerusalem v Maccabi Tel Aviv Jerusalem
15:00 Stadium: Teddy Stadium
10 January 2026 18 Maccabi Tel Aviv v Bnei Sakhnin Tel Aviv
20:00 Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
17 January 2026 19 Maccabi Haifa v Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
20:00 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
24 January 2026 20 Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
20:00 Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
31 January 2026 21 Ironi Kiryat Shmona v Maccabi Tel Aviv Kiryat Shmona
20:00 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
7 February 2026 22 Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Bnei Reineh Tel Aviv
TBD Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
14 February 2026 23 Beitar Jerusalem v Maccabi Tel Aviv Jerusalem
TBD Stadium: Teddy Stadium
21 February 2026 24 Maccabi Tel Aviv v F.C. Ashdod Tel Aviv
TBD Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
28 February 2026 25 Hapoel Haifa v Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
TBD Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
7 March 2026 26 Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Be'er Sheva Tel Aviv
TBD Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium

Israel Super Cup

Main article: 2025 Israel Super Cup
13 July 2025 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Tel Aviv
19:30
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 25,066
Referee: Gal Levi

Toto Cup Al

Main article: 2025–26 Toto Cup Al

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 August 2025 5–6 place Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Hapoel Jerusalem Tel Aviv
20:00
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,402
Referee: Aviv Klain

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round

22 July 2025 Q2 — 1st leg Pafos FC 1–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Limassol, Cyprus
20:00
Report
Stadium: Limassol Stadium
Attendance: 4,557
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
30 July 2025 Q2 — 2nd leg Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Pafos FC Bačka Topola, Serbia[note 1]
21:00 Report
Stadium: TSC Arena
Attendance: 421
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League qualifying

Third qualifying round

5 August 2025 Q3 — 1st leg Hamrun Spartans 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Paola, Malta
19:00
Report
Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium
Attendance: 1,097
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
14 August 2025 Q3 — 2nd leg Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Hamrun Spartans Bačka Topola, Serbia[note 1]
20:00
Report
Stadium: TSC Arena
Attendance: 145
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

Play-off round

21 August 2025 PO — 1st leg Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 Dynamo Kyiv Bačka Topola, Serbia[note 1]
20:00
Report
Stadium: TSC Arena
Attendance: 115
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
28 August 2025 PO — 2nd leg Dynamo Kyiv 1–0
(2–3 agg.)		 Maccabi Tel Aviv Lublin, Poland
20:00
Stadium: Arena Lublin
Attendance: 1,537
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

League phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League league phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
32 Utrecht (Z) 6 0 1 5 3 9 −6 1
33 Rangers (Z) 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8 1
34 Malmö FF (Z) 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1
35 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Z) 6 0 1 5 2 18 −16 1
36 Nice (E) 6 0 0 6 4 13 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2025. Source: UEFA[27]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Z) Cannot advance directly to the round of 16, but may still qualify via the play-offs (unseeded)
24 September 2025 (2025-09-24) PAOK 0–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki
18:45 (19:45 UTC+3) Report Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
2 October 2025 (2025-10-02) Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–3 Dinamo Zagreb TSC Arena, Bačka Topola, Serbia[note 1]
21:00
Report
Attendance: 255
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
23 October 2025 (2025-10-23) Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–3 Midtjylland TSC Arena, Bačka Topola, Serbia[note 1]
21:00 Report
Attendance: 487
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
6 November 2025 (2025-11-06) Aston Villa 2–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv Villa Park, Birmingham
21:00 (20:00 UTC+0)
Report Attendance: 29,429
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
27 November 2025 (2025-11-27) Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–6 Lyon TSC Arena, Bačka Topola, Serbia[note 1]
21:00 Report[28]
Attendance: 320
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
11 December 2025 (2025-12-11) VfB Stuttgart 4–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv MHPArena, Stuttgart
18:45
Report[29]
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
22 January 2026 (2026-01-22) SC Freiburg v Maccabi Tel Aviv Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau
18:45 Report[30]
29 January 2026 (2026-01-29) Maccabi Tel Aviv v Bologna TSC Arena, Bačka Topola, Serbia[note 1]
21:00 Report[31]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israeli teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[26] Therefore, Maccabi Tel Aviv will play their home matches at TSC Arena, Bačka Topola, Serbia, instead of their regular stadium, Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv.

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