Eylon Almog scored a brace in the championship game, a 5:1 win over Bnei Yehuda on Matchday 29 of the Israel Youth Premier League and summed up the season as a whole:

“It’s a great feeling and I’m so happy for myself and the whole team. We had a fantastic season although we didn’t begin so well. Slowly but surely we improved and we were together during the tough times as we dealt with the difficulties. I’m happy we were able to take the championship.”

The brace scored in the championship match:
“It’s not just these two goals but the ones that I scored throughout the season. Today was the cherry on top of the whipped cream and I enjoyed it very much. We will have quite the celebration at our last match next week.”

Working hard with his teammates:
“They are each amazing and everyone worked so hard during training including the ones that sometimes got called up to the first team and came back. I think we did a great job altogether and I want to acknowledge everyone on the team.”

About Guy Tzarfati:
“Guy Tzarfati is a role model and was a great player. He was always here for us and not just on the pitch, but phone calls and messages. He cared about each one of us as well as the rest of the staff, I have no words.”

Next week’s celebrations:
“We will get together and celebrate properly next week when each one of us gets a championship plate.”

Maccabi “Asis David” Petah Tikva 1:5 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv
After almost securing the league title last week, Guy Tzarfati’s side officially became Under-19 Champions thanks to a 5:1 win over Maccabi Petah Tikva. Eylon Almog with a brace, William Agada, Mufleh Shalata and Netanel Peretz all scored for the Yellow & Blue as they now have an 8 point lead atop the table. Next week, the U19’s will host Kirayt Shemona and will lift the championship plate. For the Full Match Report Click Here.

Also on the site:
* Tzarfati: “This Championship is for the entire Club”
* Almog: “We had a fantastic season”
* From the Camera’s Lens: Maccabi “Shachar” Championship Match
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 0:1 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv
On the final Matchday of the season, Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv won the league title in a photo finish. The Yellow & Blue defeated Bnei Yehuda 1:0 at Shechunat HaTikva thanks to Itay Ben Hemo’s goal as the team won the championship due to a better goal differential over Beitar Jerusalem. For the Full Match Report Click Here.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 7:0 Gadna Tel Aviv “Nissim”
After winning the league title last week against Hapoel Beer Sheva, Ori David’s side deleted Gadna on the final Matchday of the season at home. Elad Kaplan x2, Oskar Glok x2, Ori Halevi x2 and Bar Lin all scored for the young Yellow & Blue. The Head Coach summed up the match: “We played very well for most of the match and we had endless chances near the goal and we scored 7 nice markers. I’m very satisfied by the guys performance.”

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv 3:0 Maccabi “Hadar” Herzliya
The Under-15 North squad won on the final Matchday of the season and finished in 3rd place, with 8 wins out of their last 9 matches. Asaf Heber’s team may have won their last match of the league but will play in the State Cup Final in Wednesday against Hapoel Beer Sheva at Ramat Gan Stadium. Hebei commented on the contest: “We had two main goals this match, the first was to end the league campaign with a win and the second was to make sure we all came out of the match healthy and no one would be suspended ahead of the State Cup Final on Wednesday. We did both as we took care of our opponent just as the match began and we attacked well. We scored three goals and we could have even scored more. Now it’s on to Wednesday’s State Cup Final at Ramat Gan Stadium.”

After three seasons, the league championship will return to Kiryat Shalom. Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv officially wrapped up the title with a 5:1 victory over Hapoel Petah Tikva and will host Kiryat Shemona next week when they lift the championship plate.

Head Coach Guy Tzarfati shared his thoughts on the championship:
“It’s a great feeling. I came full circle as I won the Under-19 title 22 years ago as the captain of the team and today, 22 years later I took home the championship as the coach. I’m happy for the players and the terrific staff as this is a championship for the entire club and that’s how it is at Maccabi as we all work together.”

The process:
“It took time for me to understand how to coach a youth team and players. Whoever doesn’t work in this industry doesn’t understand that it’s 24/7 work to be with the players as each has their own story that has to be processed both in your head and in your heart. It’s a huge challenge and I really enjoyed the process and what I am doing here.”

Together as a team:
“We’re going to eat together as a team and once a month we do something as group whether it’s Playstation, laser tag, paintball or going to a restaurant. Other than the hard work we all put in together, it’s important to also do fun things so the players get to know each other.”

Asking the fans to come out next week to see watch the team lift the championship plate:
“All season long I haven’t asked the Maccabi fans to come see us, but our last match which is at home we want the fans to come and pay homage to the squad. I want them to see what Maccabi Tel Aviv is all about.”

Now it’s official: The Israel Youth Premier League Ligat Ha’Al Championship will return to Kiryat Shalom!

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv visited Maccabi Petah Tikva on Matchday 29 of league play. With a 6 point lead over second place Hapoel Raanana and a +18 goal differential any result other than a defeat would guarantee Guy Tzarfati’s side the championship.

Starting XI: Daniel Peretz, Noam Cohen, Alon Shtrozberg, Fadi Najar, Yoav Hofmayster, Amit Glazer, Tomer Altman, Prince Thomas, Mufleh Shalata, Eylon Almog, William Agada.

First Half
In the 7’ the Yellow & Blue had their opening chance of the contest when Shalata took a quality attempt, however his opportunity went out. 12 minutes later, the host’s took the lead when Petah Tikva went out on a counter as Arad Bar sent a left footed ball into the far left hand corner beating Peretz.

The U19’s could have drawn even in the 34’ when Agada’s chance in the box was just cleared off the line by a Petah Tikva defender. Two minutes later the host’s almost doubled their advantage when Tomer Benbenishti beat the Yellow & Blue defenders but Peretz was in place to make the stop as the team’s went into the break with Petah Tikva sporting a 1:0 lead.

Second Half
Maccabi began taking control of the match and in the 62’ they drew even at 1:1 when Almog took a long distance scorcher that went into the top left corner of the goal. Two minutes later an Altman cross found Agada in the box who headed it home for a 2:1 lead.

בדקה ה-68 איילון אלמוג כבש את ה
In the 68’ Almog found the back of the goal once again for a 3:1 advantage while Atman sent the ball to Shalata who added the 4th goal for Maccabi “Shachar”. Just before the final whistle, Netanel Peretz added his name to the goal scorers list to give the U19’s a 5:1 win and a 9th Championship!

Maccabi “Asis” Petah Tikva – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, 16:20 Petah Tikva Maccabi Synthetic (U19)
After almost securing the league championship last Matchday, the Under-19 club will head to face Maccabi Petah Tikva where they will look to officially lock up the league title on Matchday 29. With two matches remaining, Guy Tzarfati’s side has a 6 point lead over second place Hapoel Raanana and an 18 goal advantage as they come into the contest with 6 wins in a row against the host who is in 6th place with 4 victories out of their last 5 games.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv (U17)
The Under-17 team is on break until May 16th due to the Israel National Team participating in the European Championships. The side sent 5 representatives to the competition in England.
Check out Last Matchday’s Goals!

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv, 11:00 Shchunat HaTikva Synthetic 2 (U16)
The championship match for the Under-16 side is here. After a win last Matchday at Kiryat Shalom over Hapoel Ramat Gan by the score of 3:0, the young Yellow & Blue will head to the Shchunat HaTikva where a victory by Raymond Atteveld’s squad will secure the championship. Maccabi enters the contest with 7 wins in a row and are in first place due to a better goal differential while even on points with 2nd place Beitar Jerusalem. The host’s are in 7th with 6 wins in 8 matches.

Photos from the midweek win over Hapoel Ramat Gan:

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv – Gadna Tel Aviv Nissim, 8:30 Kiryat Shalom synthetic (U15 South)
After winning the championship last week against Hapoel Beer Sheva, Ori David’s team will host Gadna on the final Matchday of the season and will look to end the campaign with a home victory. The visitor’s are in 13th place with an 8 game winless streak.

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv – Maccabi “Hadar” Herzliya, 8:30 Kiryat Shalom Synthetic (U15 North)
The Under-15 North side will host Herzliya on the last Matchday of the season as the young Yellow & Blue enter the contest in 2nd place with 7 wins out of their last 8 matches while Herzliya are in 11th place with 4 defeats in a row.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 1:0 Hapoel Petah Tikva
The club’s Under-19 team continued their momentum as they won an important contest against Petah Tikva on Matchday 28 of the Israel Youth Premier League Ligat Ha’Al. With their lead atop the table at 6 points thanks to Raanana’s loss and only two matches remaining together with a +18 goal differential, the young Yellow & Blue have almost wrapped up the league title. William Agada scored the only goal of the game. For the full Match Report Click Here.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv (U17)
The Under-17 side is on break until May 16 due to the Israel National Team taking part in the European Championships. Five Yellow & Blue representatives are with the squad in England. Last Friday Dan Lugassi scored in a 2:1 loss to the host.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 7:0 Hapoel Ashkelon (U16)
After a week off, the Under-16 side was back in action and picked up a big 7:0 win over Ashkelon to remain in first place due to a better goal differential than Beitar Jerusalem. Yonatan Paz, Tal Torjman x2, Niv Berkovich, Yishay Bozorgi, Roy Maayan and Amit Hevroni all scored for Maccabi. Head Coach Raymond Atteveld summed up the win: “We played well right from the get go and on the first attack we also scored. We continued to press the opponent and we could have scored even more goals. We used the players effectively as we have another match on Tuesday. All in all this was a good result and we didn’t concede a goal along with working together both for a defensive and offensive standpoint.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 1:0 Hapoel Beer Sheva (U15 South)
The Under-15 South team won the league championship after defeating Hapoel Beer Sheva. The young Yellow & Blue opened up a 5 point lead atop the table with only one match remaining. Elad Kaplan scored the winner. For the Full Match Report Click Here.

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv 1:0 Hapoel Kfar Saba (U15 North)
The Under-15 North Team defeated Kfar Saba on Matchday 29 of league play as the Yellow & Blue are in 3rd place with 7 wins out of their last 8 matches. Ben Lineker scored for Asaf Heber’s squad who summed up the performance: “The opponent who is one place behind us on the table gave us a tough time but we have been playing well lately. We scored the goal early on in the 10’ and we were able to cook down defensively from there. We controlled the pace of play but we missed some good chances. Near the end tiredness set in but we held on to the result.”

The club’s Under-19 side hosted Hapoel Petah Tikva on Matchday 28 of the Israel Youth Premier League as the young Yellow & Blue entered the contest in first place with a 3 point lead over Hapoel Raanana. The visitor’s came into the contest in second to last place and winless in their last five matches.

Head coach Guy Tzarfati’s Starting XI: Daniel Peretz, Noam Cohen, Alon Shtrozberg, Fadi Najar, Yoav Hofmayster, Amit Glazer, Tomer Altman, Prince Thomas, Mufleh Shalata, Eylon Almog and William Agada.

First Half
The Yellow & Blue began the match with tremendous pressure as Altman had the side’s first chance in the 3’ when his quality shot was saved by Adi Nasa the Petah Tikva keeper. Ten minutes later, Almog took the ball on the left wing and made his way to the middle of the box as the striker unleashed a scorcher but Nasa made the timely stop. In the 13’ Thomas sent the ball to Shalata on the right who sent a pinpoint perfect pass right to Agada’s head but the keeper was up to the task yet again to parry the ball away to safety.

A minute later Agada’s header from an Almog cross missed the target and in the 25’ Agada’s chance was again saved by a busy Nasa and sent out for a corner. Five minutes later Najar began the attack sent Thomas on his way who in turn passed the ball to Almog on the wing but his shot went wide.

In the 34’ Maccabi almost found their first goal of the match when Shalata sent the ball to Thomas in the middle of the pitch who gave and go with the former but Thomas’s opportunity was parried away by Nasa and the rebound was taken by the keeper off another chance by Agada as the half ended goalless.

Second Half
The half began just as the the first 45 minutes ended with Maccabi in complete control and in the 53’ they finally took a 1:0 lead as Almog crossed the ball from the left wing to Agada who beat the keeper for the one goal advantage. In the 71’ Shalata took a long range chance from the right side but Nasa came up with the ball as the Yellow & Blue looked to double the lead.

Peretz had to be alert a couple of minutes later as Tal Soares lifted the ball into the box to Olivier Boyse as the Maccabi keeper came up big making the timely save to stay in front. In the 78’ Hofmayster’s header went over the bar and just before the final whistle Eyal Hen who had come in as a substitute was stopped by Nasa as Maccabi wrapped up a 1:0 win and increased their lead atop the table to 6 points.