2020–21 Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Maccabi Tel Aviv's 114th season since its establishment in 1906 and 73rd since the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 2020–21 campaign, the club competed in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Maccabi Tel Aviv
2020–21 season
ChairmanMitchell Goldhar
ManagerGiorgos Donis (until 22 December)
Patrick van Leeuwen (from 24 December)
StadiumBloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
Premier League2nd
State Cup1st
Toto Cup1st
Super Cup1st
Champions LeaguePlay-off round
Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerYonatan Cohen
Aleksandar Pešić
(10 each)

Squad edit

As of August 5, 2020[1]

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ISR Daniel Peretz
2 DF   ISR Ben Bitton (on loan from   Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
3 DF   ISR Matan Baltaxa
4 DF   ESP Enric Saborit
6 MF   ISR Dan Glazer
9 FW   BRB Nick Blackman
10 FW   ISR Itay Shechter
11 FW   ISR Tal Ben Haim
17 MF   ISR Dan Biton (on loan from   Ludogorets)
18 DF   ISR Eitan Tibi
19 GK   BRA Daniel Tenenbaum
21 DF   ISR Sheran Yeini (Captain)
22 MF   ISR Avi Rikan
23 MF   ISR Eyal Golasa
24 FW   ISR Yonatan Cohen
25 DF   ISR Amit Glazer
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF   ISR Ofir Davidzada
29 FW   ISR Eylon Almog
30 DF   ISR Maor Kandil
31 DF   ISR Shahar Piven
32 FW   ISR Dor Turgeman
34 MF   ISR Bar Cohen
36 MF   ISR Ido Shahar
38 FW   ISR Ronen Hanchis
39 FW   PAN Eduardo Guerrero
41 GK   ISR Ben Musayof
42 MF   ISR Dor Peretz
45 FW   ISR Matan Hozez
47 MF   ISR Eden Karzev
70 MF   SRB Uroš Nikolić
77 MF   ISR Ruslan Barsky

Competitions edit

Israeli Premier League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MHA MTA ASH HBS MPT IKS
1 Maccabi Haifa (C) 36 24 7 5 72 29 +43 79 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 4–0
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 36 21 12 3 65 33 +32 75 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a] 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–2
3 F.C. Ashdod 36 15 9 12 48 39 +9 54 0–3 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–1
4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 36 11 15 10 45 43 +2 48 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–2
5 Maccabi Petah Tikva 36 13 7 16 32 38 −6 46 1–2 0–3 1–3 0–0 2–0
6 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 36 12 10 14 37 45 −8 46 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2
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.[4]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the 2020–21 Israel State Cup winners, Maccabi Tel Aviv, qualified for the Europa Conference League via league position, the last Europa Conference League berth was awarded to the fourth-placed team.[2][3]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 21 12 3 65 33  +32 75 10 7 1 35 19  +16 11 5 2 30 14  +16

Last updated: 30 May 2021.
Source: [5]

Results by matchday edit

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAAH
ResultLDDDDWWWLWDWWWDWWWWWWWWWWDWDWDLDDWWD
Position9951086448753222222222221121112222222
Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

30 August 2020 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 Maccabi Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
11:00 IST (UTC+3) Saborit   30'
Shechter   83'
Report
  •   33' Abada
  •   48' Eliyahu
  •   74' Cohen
  •   85' Abada
  •   90' Sarsur
  •   90' Yanko
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevic
12 September 2020 2 Bnei Yehuda 2–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
20:30 IST (UTC+3) Allyson   6'
Mori   9'
Jan   21'
Jan   73'
Allyson   89'
Report Ben Bitton   64'
Kandil   80'
Shechter   83'
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Fucsman
16 December 2020 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–2 Maccabi Netanya Tel Aviv
20:45 IST (UTC+3) Cohen   35',   79'
Golasa   53'
Report Frater   30',   51'
Jaber   48'
Azulay   66'
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Erez Pappir
2 November 2020 4 Maccabi Haifa 2–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
21:00 IST (UTC+3) Chery   7'
Rukavytsya   8'
Rodríguez   21'
Mabouka   58'
Arad   86'
Abu Fani   86'
Report Golasa   29'
Guerrero   38'
Cohen   70'
Peretz   90'
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eli Hacmon
25 October 2020 5 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Tel Aviv
21:00 IST (UTC+3) Saborit   37'
Karzev   45'
Kandil   83'
Report Josué   83' Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Erez Pappir
8 November 2020 6 Bnei Sakhnin 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Sakhnin
20:15 IST (UTC+3) Utin   41'
Khalaila   90+6' (pen.)
Report Cohen   31' (pen.)
Saborit   43'
Kandil   54'
Pešić   67'
Karzev   90+3'
Stadium: Doha Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gal Leibovitz
22 November 2020 7 Hapoel Hadera 0–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Netanya
20:00 IST (UTC+3) Glazer   56'
Tabachnik   84'
Report Khattab   30' (o.g.)
Pešić   45'
Peretz   84'
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber
29 November 2020 8 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–0 Hapoel Kfar Saba Tel Aviv
20:45 IST (UTC+3) Ben Haim   56'
Pešić   38'
Biton   45+1'
Cohen   52'
Schechter   90'  
Report Khattab   30' (o.g.)
Pešić   45'
Peretz   84'
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Bar Natan
7 December 2020 9 Ashdod 3–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Ashdod
20:00 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Yud Alef Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Snir Levi
13 December 2020 10 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–3 Hapoel Haifa Tel Aviv
20:45 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Fuchsman
21 December 2020 11 Beitar Jerusalem 0–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv Jerusalem
20:45 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Orel Greenfeld
24 December 2020 12 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Tel Aviv
20:00 IST (UTC+3)
Report
  •   28' Hofmeister
  •   39' Ben-Shimon
  •   76' Broun
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Snir Levy
28 December 2020 13 Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
20:45 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Liran Liani
4 January 2021 14 Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
20:45 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gal Leibovich
7 January 2021 15 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
20:45 IST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aviad Shiloah
23 January 2021 16 Maccabi Netanya 1–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Netanya
20:45 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevic
27 January 2021 17 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Maccabi Haifa Tel Aviv
20:45 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Orel Grinfeld
1 February 2021 18 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Be'er Sheva
20:45 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gal Leibovich
6 February 2021 19 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 Bnei Sakhin Tel Aviv
20:15 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Bar Natan
10 February 2021 20 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 Hapoel Hadera Tel Aviv
20:15 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shalom Ben Avraham
13 February 2021 21 Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
19:50 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Fuchsman
1 March 2021 22 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 Ashdod Tel Aviv
20:15 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
4 March 2021 23 Hapoel Haifa 0–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
20:45 IST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 0
8 March 2021 24 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1 Beitar Jerusalem Tel Aviv
20:45 IST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
13 March 2021 25 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Kiryat Shmona
19:50 IST (UTC+3) Yoav Hofmayster   19'   34' Report
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 0
20 March 2021 26 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
3 April 2021 27 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Tel Aviv
Report Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
6 April 2021 28 Maccabi Haifa 1–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
20:00 Planić   18'
Lavi   19'
Atzili
Chery   90+4'
Report Geraldes   13'
Guerrero   50',   50'
Blackman   74'   76'
Kandil   87'
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber
11 April 2021 29 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 Maccabi Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
20:15
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,916
Referee: Orel Grinfeld
18 April 2021 30 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 F.C. Ashdod Tel Aviv
20:30 Saborit   71' Report Berihon   48' Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,822
Referee: Liran Liani
25 April 2021 31 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv Kiryat Shmona
20:15
Report Stadium: Municipal Stadium
3 May 2021 32 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Be'er Sheva
20:30 Kabha   61' Report Cohen   28' (pen.) Stadium: Turner Stadium
Referee: Orel Grinfeld
9 May 2021 33 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–2 Maccabi Haifa Tel Aviv
20:30 Lavi   6' (o.g.)
Pešić   17'
Glazer   45+12'
Yeini   67'
Report Donyoh   36'
Chery   39'
Abu Fani   57'
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 22,913
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevic
23 May 2021 34 Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
21:00 Report Guerrero   62'
Shechter   68'
Peretz   78'
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
26 May 2021 35 F.C. Ashdod 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Ashdod
20:00 Mugees  90' Report Guerrero   77'
Almog  88'
Stadium: Yud Alef Stadium
30 May 2021 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–2 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Tel Aviv
20:30 Biton   18'
Biton   39'
Report Lúcio   53'
Ansah   92+2'
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium

State Cup edit

16 March 2021 Round of 16Hapoel Haifa (1)2–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) Haifa
20:45 Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Referee: Shalom Ben Avraham, Avi Goldstein, Yossi Babayof, Sagi Berman
20 May 2021 Semi-FinalsMaccabi Haifa (1)0–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) Haifa
21:00
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Liran Liani
Assistant referees: Dudu Biton, Roei Hassan
Fourth official: Gal Laibuvitz
Note:

Toto Cup edit

22 August 2020 Final Bnei Sakhnin 0–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Sakhnin
20:30 Report
Stadium: Doha Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Idan Leiba

Israeli Super Cup edit

8 August 2020 First Leg Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Jerusalem
20:15 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Bar Natan
13 August 2020 Second Leg Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0
(4–0 agg.)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Tel Aviv
20:30 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gal Leibovich

UEFA Champions League edit

19 August 2020 (2020-08-19) First qualifying round Maccabi Tel Aviv   2–0   Riga Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
19:00 (20:00 IDT)
Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)
26 August 2020 (2020-08-26) Second qualifying round Sūduva   0–3   Maccabi Tel Aviv Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė
18:00 (19:00 EEST) Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
16 September 2020 (2020-09-16) Third qualifying round Maccabi Tel Aviv   1–0   Dynamo Brest Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
19:00 (20:00 EEST) Biton   50' (p) Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
22 September 2020 (2020-09-22) Play-off game 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv   1–2   Red Bull Salzburg Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
21:00 (22:00 IDT)
Report
Attendance: 0[7]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
30 September 2020 (2020-09-30) Play-off game 2 Red Bull Salzburg   3–1   Maccabi Tel Aviv Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim
21:00
Report
Attendance: 0[8]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Europa League edit

Group stage edit

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[9]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL MTA SIV QRB
1   Villarreal 6 5 1 0 17 5 +12 16 Advance to knockout phase 4–0 5–3 3–0[a]
2   Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 3 2 1 6 7 −1 11 1–1 1–0 1–0
3   Sivasspor 6 2 0 4 9 11 −2 6 0–1 1–2 2–0
4   Qarabağ 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1 1–3 1–1 2–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ The Villarreal v Qarabağ match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Villarreal after being cancelled as several players of the Qarabağ squad tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2.
22 October 2020 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv   1–0   Qarabağ Tel Aviv, Israel
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
29 October 2020 2 Sivasspor   1–2   Maccabi Tel Aviv Sivas, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
5 November 2020 3 Villarreal   4–0   Maccabi Tel Aviv Villarreal, Spain
22:10 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
26 November 2020 4 Maccabi Tel Aviv   1–1   Villarreal Tel Aviv, Israel
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
3 December 2020 5 Qarabağ   1–1   Maccabi Tel Aviv Istanbul, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Referee: Rob Hennessy (Ireland)
10 December 2020 6 Maccabi Tel Aviv   1–0   Sivasspor Tel Aviv, Israel
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Knockout phase edit

The round of 32 draw was held on 14 December 2020.[10]

18 February 2021 Round of 32 – 1st leg Maccabi Tel Aviv   0–2   Shakhtar Donetsk Tel Aviv, Israel
22:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier (France)
25 February 2021 Round of 32 – 2nd leg Shakhtar Donetsk   1–0
(3–0 agg.)
  Maccabi Tel Aviv Kyiv, Ukraine
19:55 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

References edit

  1. ^ "First Team Squad". Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Hapoel's appeal rejected, 4th place to Europe". Sports Channel (Israel) (in Hebrew). 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ "There's no Europe: Hapoel Tel Aviv's appeal was rejected". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Ligat ha'AL 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Maccabi Tel Aviv — Matches". soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv has Qualified to the State Cup Final". Israel Football Association (in Hebrew). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Full Time Summary Play-Offs 1st Leg – Maccabi Tel Aviv v Red Bull Salzburg" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Full Time Summary Play-Offs 2nd Leg – Red Bull Salzburg v Maccabi Tel Aviv" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  9. ^ "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Europa League round of 32 draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 1 December 2020.