Year Founded: 1992
Stadium: Doha (8,500 seats)
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Head Coach: Eli Cohen
Players who left: Muhamed Ghadir, Muhamed Calibat, Yosef Abu Laben, Ismaeel Rayan, Ayed Hbshe, Ataa Jaber
Players who arrived: Avraham Paz, Weam Amasha, Shlomi Azoulay, Eldar Hasanovic, Safwan Zoabi, Zhahi Elihen
Key Player: Weam Amasha
The striker who starred four years ago with Kiryat Shemona but wasn't able to fit in with Maccabi Haifa, has found a new home this summer in Eli Cohen's squad and will take over the bulk of the scoring with Muhamed Ghadir's departure.
Past encounters: Only once has Maccabi opened up the year against Bnei Sakhnin and that was in 2009/10. The Yellow-and-Blue under the direction of coach Avi Nimni won 3:1 on a brace by Armenian striker Yeghia Yavruyan and a goal by Sheran Yeini. In 2012/13, Maccabi then coached by Oscar Garcia defeated Sakhnin by its largest margin with a 4:0 victory on goals by Yoav Ziv, a brace by Eliran Atar, and a goal by Monas Dabbur, who also missed a penalty in the last few minutes of the match.