Maccabi Haifa news

Maccabi Haifa amputee team wins conference cup

The Greens defeated Scotland’s Ayr 4-0, completing a perfect tournament to claim the first-ever Conference League trophy. Ben Benjamin scored a brace, while Ohana and Maman added goals.

|BySHLOMO WEISS
Great pride. Maccabi Haifa in the final.
MACCABI TEL AVIV players celebrate their third goal in the yellow-and-blue’s 3-1 home Premier League victory over Maccabi Haifa at Bloomfield Stadium.

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s beats Maccabi Haifa 3-1 in Clasico, Maccabi Netanya crushes Beitar Jerusalem

"We could have pressed more and been more aggressive, we could have done a better job against a team like Maccabi Tel Aviv who were coming off a tough loss," Haifa coach Barak Bachar said.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Maccabi Haifa Reconsiders Its Plans. Benson’s Injury Moment.

Benson to be released or frozen: Maccabi Haifa will sign another foreign player

Following Manuel Benson's severe injury, Maccabi Haifa considers releasing or freezing him to sign Ghanaian Kwasi Sibo or a new winger.

|BySHLOMO WEISS
Peter Agba, Maccabi Haifa player.

Hungarian champions in talks to sign Maccabi Haifa's Peter Agba

As Ljubljana talks cool, Gyor enters the race for Peter Agba to help Maccabi Haifa solve its foreign player limit before Thursday.

|BySHLOMO WEISS

Maccabi Tel Aviv opens up 4-point lead

Yellow-and-blue beats Beitar as Maccabi Haifa shocked by Bnei Reineh • Hapoel Haifa leapfrogs BS

MARCH 12, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Beitar Jerusalem.

Maccabi Tel Aviv jumps out to big lead over Olympiacos, Haifa drops thriller

Israeli teams in European soccer play had mixed results over the weekend as Maccabi Tel Aviv won in Greece while Maccabi Haifa fell in dramatic fashion in Hungary.

MARCH 11, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV’S Eran Zahavi (left) and Ido Shachar celebrate during the 4-1 Conference League first-leg victory over Olympiacos (Maccabi Tel Aviv/Courtesy)

Maccabi TA trounces Netanya, tied for lead with Maccabi Haifa

Greens held in Haifa derby • Sakhnin stuns Beitar • Plenty of upset draws across the country

FEBRUARY 20, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV’S Roy Revivo (center) celebrates after scoring the yellow-and-blue’s second goal in their 5-1 road victory over Maccabi Netanya.

Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi TA advance in State Cup

Beitar Jerusalem eliminated by Hapoel Beersheba while Hapoel Jerusalem gets past Hapoel Tel Aviv.

JANUARY 30, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
TOMER HEMED (in black) and Maccabi Haifa come on strong late in their State Cup round-of-32 clash with Hapoel Kfar Saba, claiming three goals in the extra session for a 6-3 victory.

Maccabi Haifa to play Belgian soccer club in empty stadium due to safety concerns

Antisemitism has long been an issue in European soccer, with one major league, Germany’s Bundesliga, taking steps to curb anti-Jewish sentiment among its fans and at its stadiums.

JANUARY 20, 2024ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA
HAPOEL BEERSHEBA (in white) and Maccabi Haifa duel in the State Cup quartefinals in front of an empty Sammy Ofer Stadium stands – due to coronavirus concerns – in a match Beersheba claimed a 2-1 victory to advance.

Action heats up, fans will return to stands

Maccabi Tel Aviv holds off Sakhnin • Mac Haifa, Beitar draw • Hap Haifa edges Hap Jerusalem

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
AFTER NOT being allowed into stadiums across Israel since the war began, an agreement was reached yesterday for the immediate return of the fans to the stands, initially 1,000 per game, with the amount to increase according to the situation.

Turgeman's time has arrived: a summary of the premier league season

Maccabi Tel Aviv's victory is not enough, Dor Turgeman is needed as a game-changer if they want to compete for the championship.

DECEMBER 4, 2023ByDAVID ROSENTHAL
A difficult decision that provoked criticism but turned out to be the right one. Erez Kalpo

Israel at war- Israeli teams ask UEFA to push off matches

Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv asked for their upcoming matches against Villarreal in the Europa League and Zuria in the Conference League to be postponed.

OCTOBER 18, 2023ByWALLA!

Sports minister Miki Zohar is a 'neo-Nazi,' Israeli soccer fans chant

The incident took place during a game between the Israeli Maccabi Haifa and Panathinaikos in the European League.

OCTOBER 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Likud parliament member Miki Zohar reacts during an arrangements committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 13, 2020.

Maccabi Haifa: Israel's beacon of hope amid political, social strife

Why is Maccabi Haifa a beacon of light and civility? The contrast with some other teams is stark – especially Beitar Jerusalem.

OCTOBER 3, 2023BySHLOMO MAITAL
FOR THE second straight season, Maccabi Haifa is eying the Champions League group stage after getting past Sheriff Tiraspol in the second round of qualifying.