The Under-17s play a Tel Aviv derby against Hapoel while the Under-15s play a Maccabi tel Aviv derby against one another in Saturday's State Cup activity
The youth division State Cup competition is approaching a critical phase and on Saturday Maccabi Tel Aviv's competitors will be looking to move into the semi-finals. The club's Under-17s face an intriguing tie as head coach Eliezer ben Aharon's lads play away to Hapoel tel Aviv at their Wolfson training ground at 9am, only a week before the two sides meet in the national Under-17 Premier League at the very same venue. Maccabi's Under-16's opponent will be Hapoel Haifa when they meet at the latter's Kiryat Haim training facility at 11am. Just two days later, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eli Fuchs" will welcome Hapoel Beer Sheva at Kiryat Shalom training ground for their next league encounter.
Both of Maccabi tel Aviv's Under-15 squads have reached the quarter finals and were drawn together at their mutual home ground at Kiryat Shalom, though on paper it will be team 1, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Eldad", hosting team 2. Maccabi's Under-14 Team South will host Ashdod FC at 8.30am in the Cup and just two days later Hapoel Kiryat Ono in the l;eague at the same place and time. Team North also face two games in as many days, Saturday away at Hapoel Upper Nazareth in the Cup at 12.45pm and on Monday at Avi Ran Field to face Beitar Haifa in the league at 1pm.
