On Monday June 3rd, the Maccabi Tel Aviv “Avi Cohen” Youth Academy will hold open an training day for both male and female players and goalkeepers from across the country. The program will take place at Kiryat Shalom 106 Derech Ben Tzvi Street, Tel Aviv. The special day will feature training sessions, games as the professional staff will see which players will impress and those who do will be invited for trials with the various teams in the Academy.

To register for the open training day please fill in the information requested below and email it to: relias@mtafc.com

The professional staff will also take part in this special day as the coaches from the youth department teams including the Performance Director Patrick van Leeuwen and the Academy’s scouts.

Players who impress the staff will be invited to the Academy for trials to see if they can join one of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s youth department teams. The day is open to both male and female players and goalkeepers – amateurs and professionals are welcome to participate from across the country. Throughout the day there will be specific training by age group according to the philosophy of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Academy.

The open training day will take place on June 3rd (should there be an overwhelming response an additional day will be added).
2007-2013 will begin at 16:00
Where? Kiryat Shalom 106 Derech Ben Tzvi Street, Tel Aviv

Please fill in the following details and email them to: relias@mtafc.com:

1. Full Name
2. Sex M/F
3. Birthdate
4. Height/weight and glove size
5. Position
6. How many years have you been an active player
Are you currently registered as an active player on a team?
If you are a player from another club that would like to participate in the open day you must have an approval from your club that you are allowed to participate in the open day.
7. Mobile phone number, parents number, address, email

Medical consent:
Active player – please attach a current medical consent form to the email
Players on trial, amateurs etc… – please attach a medical consent form from your family doctor.
Date
Parent signature

The club’s Under-17 team officially secured the league championship. The young Yellow & Blue defeated Hapoel Raanana 4:1 as Maccabi will keep the title at Kiryat Shalom.

Of 28 matches Maccabi won 22, drew 3 and lost 3. The Yellow & Blue have scored 94 goals to date (most in the league) and conceded only 33 (least in the league). Tal Torjman has scored 26 goals to top the league.

Unforgettable matches from the season to date:
Matchday 3 – Maccabi defeats Kiryat Shemona 6:0
Matchday 5 – 2:0 win over Maccabi Petah Tikva, rival for the title
Matchday 12 – Away win over Hapoel Tel Aviv 3:1 in the Derby
Matchday 15 – 6:2 win over Maccabi Haifa one of the title rivals to end the round in style
Matchday 27 – 1:1 Derby draw with Hapoel Tel Aviv which for all intents and purposes wrapped up the title.
Matchday 28 – It’s official! Maccabi defeats Hapoel Raanana 4:1 to keep the league title at Kiryat Shalom.

The club’s Under-15 squad Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Ashkelon 5:1 to secure the league title on Matchday 29. Maccabi entered the day in first place with a 2 point lead over Maccabi Petah Tikva knowing the a win would guarantee them the title and keep the championship at Kiryat Shalom for the second season in a row.

Ori David’s squad are having a wonderful season this year with 23 wins, 4 draws and 2 lossses in 29 Matchdays. They’ve scored 91 goals and conceded 22 as the top scorers are Oral Bahia and Liad Ramot who each of scored 20 goals.

The squad has scored in 25 out of 29 contests and gave recorded 13 clean sheets, the average score stands that 3:1.

Head Coach Ori David summed up the club’s journey: “Just like last week, we played quality football as per the club’s philosophy. We were very focused to come in a win and we’ve now brought the championship back to Kiryat Shalom. We scored some nice goals thanks to the players hard work.

This season has been excellent and I had the privilege to work with players who want to succeed at Maccabi Tel Aviv. They are kids who understand the values of the club and this makes it all the easier to succeed. In addition, it’s also the amazing parents who support the club.

We saw this season that many players also took part in Under-16 league and Cup competitions to great success. On a personal level I feel that I’ve improved and advanced from in many areas both on a off of the pitch. I have an incredible staff that includes Boaz my assistant coach, Eliad the keeper coach as well as Gal, Meirav and of course Patrick and Raymond who invested in us all the way. I’m proud of the players.”

The Israel Under-16 National Team is participating in a UEFA tournament with Ireland, Ukraine and Figi. 3 representatives from the Youth Academy as participating in the competition.

This past Monday the National Team began the tournament against the Irish National Team. Despite having a one goal lead Ireland mounted a comeback to take a 2:1 win. This morning Israel defeated Ukraine 2:0 and on Friday they will play Figi at 13:30 to end the competition.

The three Youth Academy members are from the Under-16 team and include Amit Kodman, Ener Oshmandi and Elad Kaplan.

The Club’s Under-17 team drew 1:1 with Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Derby on Matchday 27 of league play. With 3 Matchdays remaining Head Coach Eliezer Ben Aharon’s Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv squad secured the league championship. With a 9 point lead over second place Maccabi Petah Tikva and a 35 goal differential the young Yellow & Blue have wrapped up the title.

Ben Aharon summed up the club’s achievement: “This was a Derby where we were the stronger team in almost every parameter. Despite not winning it’s great that we wrapped up the title. This was one off the most challenging seasons for me as a coach and we have 3 matches left so I want to make sure that we end the campaign as best as possible.”

Of the club’s 27 matches to date they have recorded 21 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. The Yellow & Blue have scored 90 goals while conceding only 32. The leading goal scorer to date is striker Tal Torjman with 25 goals.

On Wednesday, the Club’s Under-16 Team, Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv advanced to the State Cup Final where they will play Ahi Nazareth after defeating Hapoel Tel Aviv in a penalty shootout 4:2. The score at full time was 1:1.

Eran Sassi’s squad controlled the pace of play and took the lead in the first half. However, despite maintaining possession throughout the second half, the Reds scored on a free kick five minutes until the end of regulation time to draw even.

The contest went to a penalty shootout after a goalless extra-time where Maccabi scored all 4 of their spot kicks while Hapoel missed once and had a kick saved by the Yellow & Blue keeper as Sassi’s charges took a 4:2 win.

The head coach Eran Sassi summed up the victory: “Our first half was a bit disorganized and we played from side to side. We didn’t have the control we would have liked. However, we were still dangerous and had numerous chances as we took a 1:0 lead at the break. Our goal in the second half was to control the pace of play with quality opportunities and we had a better half. But the players began to tire and we made a number of substitutes where we saw how well prepared they were after coming off of the bench. A few minutes before the end of the match we gave up a goal and both sides were couldn’t score in the extratime period. Thankfully we won the penalty shootout and I’m the happiest person in the world for the players as they deserved this win.”

Today, Wednesday, the Under-14 North Squad Maccabi “Shlomo” Tel Aviv advanced to the State Cup final after defeating Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion 6:0 at Ramat Gan Stadium.

Head Coach Adi Heber summed up the victory: “The draw handed us a semifinal clash against Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion. On paper the quality between the sides was evident. We prepared for the match through video sessions and training sessions where we were able to see how we could take advantage of our strengths against them.

From the very first seconds of the contest the players were able to do what they had prepared to the best of their abilities. We scored an early goal and had many chances where we scored a total of 6 markers. I’m happy as to the aggressiveness and fight we had for every ball and we didn’t allow our opponents a second of air throughout the match. I want to thank the players and my staff, Alon Peleg, Adi Somekh, Shai Hess and Robin Verheul. We will celebrate today and tomorrow we will begin our preparations for the next league game.”

The Under-16 squad secured their place in the State Cup semifinals after a 3:2 win over Beitar Tubruk in a match that took place at the PenguinPickUp Training Ground at Kiryat Shalom.

Maccabi took a quick lead thanks to an own goal but near the end of the second half Tubruk scored a pair of goals to take a 2:1 advantage. The young Yellow & Blue drew even once again due to an own goal and in added time Amit Tzur, who came on as a substitute found the winner as Maccabi recorded the 3:2 win moved into the Stats Cup semifinals.

Head Coach Eran Sassi summed up the win: “We began the match well and had 3 good chances to score but we couldn’t fin the back of the goal. The misses gave motivation to our rival and they began to play more aggressive. We lost control of the match and were disorganized which they took advantage of. Despite being ahead 1:0 they scored two goals and went into the break down 2:1. We started the second half well and we made a number of substitutes that brought us some new energy which is what helped us win the game as Amit Tzur scored the decisive goal. I’m proud of the guys and how they showed character and desire especially coming back from a deficit.”

In order to reach the semifinals, Eran Sassi’s team defeated Beitar Jerusalem, Ashdod and Maccabi Herzliya.