The Israel Football Association on Thursday ordered a week’s delay in the start of the TASE Premier League playoff phase because of corona virus following instructions by the Health Ministry to limit spectators at fixtures scheduled for this weekend. They are now scheduled to begin on March 14. 
The current Health Ministry stipulation forbids gatherings of over 5,000 people at public events but as each of the upper playoff rounds are expecting to attract attendances of around 25,000, the clubs and the IFA are hoping that the additional time will allow them to mitigate the situation.
The Israel Professional Football League administration has been charged with presenting a plan to the authorities that it hopes will allow the large stadiums to accommodate a far greater number of fans.
Maccabi’s revised schedule follows but the exact dates are still to be set:
Round 27, March 14-16: Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Hapoel Haifa, Bloomfield
Round 28, April 4-6: Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Maccabi Haifa, Bloomfield
Round 29, April 11-13: Beitar Jerusalem v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Teddy Stadium
Round 30, April 18-19: Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Hapoel Beersheba, Bloomfield
Round 31, April 21-22: Hapoel Tel Aviv v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bloomfield
Round 32, April 25-26: Hapoel Haifa v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Sammy Ofer
Round 33, May 2-4: Maccabi Haifa v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Sammy Ofer
Round 34, May 9-11: Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Beitar Jerusalem, Bloomfield
Round 35, May 16-18: Hapoel Beersheba v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Turner Stadium
Round 36, May 23-15: Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Hapoel Tel Aviv, Bloomfield
