This morning the 2015/16 Ligat Ha'Al schedule was drawn and announced by the Minhelet HaLiga at the Netanya Stadium. The matches for the Toto Cup which begins in early August were also drawn as Maccabi will face teams from their area of the country including Hapoel Tel Aviv, Bnei Yehuda and Maccabi Petach Tikva.
The game schedule for the Toto Cup was drawn through a schedule "option" lottery where schedule option four was chosen pitting Maccabi against Hapoel Tel Aviv in a Derby match on Matchday One, August 1st. The following games will see Maccabi take on Maccabi Petach Tikva and then Bnei Yehuda.
The Ligat Ha'Al schedule for 2015/16 was drawn in the same fashion, as schedule option six was chosen for the league which begins on August 22nd. The Yellow-and-Blue will face Bnei Sakhnin in their opening match that will take place at Bloomfield Stadium. Some of the hilights will see Maccabi visit Hapoel Beer Sheva on Matchday Two and then head up to Kiryat Shemona on Matchday Three. The Israeli Classico between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa will take place at Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa on Matchday Five while Maccabi will host Beitar Jerusalem on Matchday Eight. The "Tel Aviv Derby" will finally happen on Matchday Nine with Hapoel hosting the game.
After the league schedule was drawn, Maccabi Tel Aviv technical director Jordi Cruyff commented on the matches: "We were handed a tough draw to begin the season with 3 away matches against top clubs in the first five games but we can't complain as we will face every team at least twice. On the other hand it's great that we are opening the season at Bloomfield."
