2025–26 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season

Maccabi Haifa
2025–26 season
PresidentYa'akov Shahar
Head coachArgentina Diego Flores
StadiumSammy Ofer
Ligat Ha'AlPreseason
State CupRound of 32
Toto Cup8th
Conference LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: -
All: 4 Players (1)
Highest home attendance20,301 vs Beitar Jerusalem
(19 July 2025)
Lowest home attendance244 vs Torpedo Zhodino-BelAZ
(31 July 2025)
[1]
Average home league attendance8,469 [2]
All statistics correct as of 6 June 2025 (2025-06-06).


The 2025–26 season is Maccabi Haifa's 68th season in the Israeli Premier League, and their 44th consecutive season in the top division of Israeli football.

Squad

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
3 CB Israel Sean Goldberg 30 2021/2022 156 4 2025/2026 Free Second nationality:Italy
4 DM Niger Ali Mohamed (vice captain) 29 2021/2022 191 2 2026/2027 €1,400,000 Second nationality:Israel
5 DM Israel Goni Naor 26 2022/2023 49 1 2025/2026 €562,000
7 RW Curaçao Xander Severina 24 2024/2025 31 6 2026/2027 €1,500,000 Second nationality:Netherlands
8 LW Israel Dolev Haziza (captain) 32 2019/2020 227 35 2026/2027 €310,000 Second nationality:France
9 LW Spain Matías Nahuel 28 2024/2025 16 1 2028/2029 €2,500,000 Second nationality:Argentina
11 LW Curaçao Kenji Gorré 30 2025/2026 1 0 2026/2027 Free Second nationality:Netherlands
15 DM Israel Lior Kasa 19 2023/2024 15 0 2027/2028 €1,100,000 Second nationality:Ethiopia
16 LM United States Kenny Saief 31 2023/2024 62 3 2026/2027 Free Second nationality:Israel
17 LW Israel Suf Podgoreanu 23 2019/2020 43 3 2025/2026 €300,000 Originally from youth system
Second nationality:Romania
18 CF Israel Guy Melamed 32 2024/2025 18 4 2026/2027 1,500,000€ Second nationality:Lithuania
19 DM Israel Ethan Azoulay 23 2024/2025 39 3 2028/2029 €1,500,000 Second nationality:France
22 CF Jamaica Trivante Stewart 25 2025/2026 4 1 2025/2026 €1,500,000
24 CB Israel Lisav Naif Eissat 20 2025/2026 6 0 2025/2026 Youth system Second nationality:Romania
25 RB Belgium Jelle Bataille 26 2025/2026 4 0 2027/2028 Free
26 AM Israel Michael Ohana 29 2025/2026 3 0 2024/2025 Free
27 LB France Pierre Cornud (vice captain) 28 2022/2023 99 1 2028/2029 €800,000
28 LW Israel Ilay Hagag 23 2023/2024 42 3 2026/2027 Youth system
30 CB Senegal Abdoulaye Seck (vice captain) 33 2022/2023 123 12 2025/2026 €400,000
31 DM Israel Amit Arazi 20 2024/2025 5 0 2026/2027 Youth system
36 LW Israel Eyad Khlaily 19 2024/2025 20 2 2027/2028 Youth system
37 CB Israel Elad Amir 19 2024/2025 3 1 2026/2027 Youth system
38 CF Israel Omer Dahan 20 2024/2025 8 3 2028/2029 Youth system
40 GK Israel Shareef Kayouf 24 2023/2024 88 0 2028/2029 Youth system
42 RB Israel Roey Elimelech 22 2021/2022 22 0 2027/2028 Youth system
44 CB Brazil Pedrão 28 2024/2025 18 0 2027/2028 €1,300,000
45 GK Israel Glenn Alvin 18 2025/2026 0 0 2025/2026 Youth system
77 GK Israel Roee Fucs 26 2020/2021 3 0 2025/2026 Youth system
89 GK Ukraine Heorhiy Yermakov 23 2025/2026 5 0 2026/2027 €100,000 Second nationality:Israel
99 CF Serbia Đorđe Jovanović 26 2025/2026 6 0 2025/2026 €1,000,000
  • Last updated: 18 August 2025
  • Source: mhaifafc.com
  • Ordered by squad number.

Current coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Argentina Diego Flores
Assistant Coach Argentina Luciano Theiler
Argentina Rubén Rodríguez
Israel Adrian Rochet
Sport Director Israel Lior Refaelov
Team Manager Israel Gil Ofek
Physical trainer Israel Dror Shimshon
Israel Uri Harel
Israel Gal Vaknin
Goalkeeping Coach Israel Itay Zilpa
Head of Mental Development Israel Elad Ashkenazi

Kits

Kits


Home
Third

New contracts and transfers

New contracts

Date Pos. Player Age Expires Source
9 June 2025 CB Israel Tomer Lannes Arbel 19 June 2029 [3]
11 June 2025 CM Israel Yarin Levi 20 June 2028 [4]

Transfers in

Date Pos. Player Age From Fee Source
25 June 2025 AM Israel Michael Ohana 29 Israel Ironi Tiberias Free [5]
27 June 2025 LB France Pierre Cornud 28 France Saint-Étienne 850,000€ [6]
17 July 2025 CF Jamaica Trivante Stewart 25 Serbia Radnički Niš 1,500,000€ [7]
LW Curaçao Kenji Gorré 30 Qatar Umm Salal Free [8]
RB Belgium Jelle Bataille 26 Belgium Royal Antwerp Free [9]
21 July 2025 LB Israel Daniel Joulani 26 Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva 17,900€

Loans in

Date Position Player Age From Fee Source
4 July 2025 CF Serbia Đorđe Jovanović 26 Switzerland FC Basel Free [10]

Loans return

Date Position Player Age From Fee Source
5 June 2025 CB Israel Lisav Naif Eissat 20 Israel Hapoel Hadera Free [11]
LW Israel Suf Podgoreanu 23 Netherlands Heracles
DM Israel Lior Kasa 19 Italy Genoa
DM Israel Goni Naor 26 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
6 June 2025 GK Ukraine Heorhiy Yermakov 23 Ukraine Oleksandriya [12]

Transfers out

Date Pos. Player Age Type To Fee Source
20 May 2025 LW Israel Lior Refaelov 39 Retired [13]
10 June 2025 RB Israel Maor Kandil 31 End of Contract Free [14]
GK Argentina Tomás Sultani 27 Argentina Tigre
17 June 2025 DM Israel Mahmoud Jaber 25 Transfer France Saint-Étienne 2,000,000€ [15]
24 June 2025 LB Democratic Republic of the Congo Vital Nsimba 32 Release Free [16]
15 June 2025 CF Germany Erik Shuranov 23 Release Germany FC Schweinfurt Free [17]
31 June 2025 CB Israel Rami Gershon 37 Retired
6 July 2025 CF Israel Dean David 29 Transfer Japan Yokohama Marinos 1,000,000€ [18]
14 July 2025 CB Croatia Lorenco Šimić 29 Release Italy Avellino Free [19]
3 August 2025 AM Israel Dia Saba 32 Transfer Turkey Amedspor 700,000€ [20]

Loans out

Date Pos. Player Age To Fee Source
11 June 2025 CM Israel Yarin Levi 20 Israel Beitar Jerusalem Free [21]
21 July 2025 LB Israel Daniel Joulani 26 Israel Ironi Tiberias Free
5 June 2025 RB Israel Getachew Yabelo 20 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba Free [22]
CB Israel Moran Waheb 19
27 July 2025 CM Israel Itay Ehud 18

End of loan

Date Pos. Player Age To Fee Source
5 June 2025 CF Brazil Ricardinho 24 Czech Republic FC Viktoria Plzeň Free [23]
31 June 2025 CB Ukraine Oleksandr Syrota 25 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Free

Pre-season and friendlies

3 July 2025 Maccabi Haifa Israel 1–0 Hungary Budapest Honvéd
18:30 (19:30 IDT)
  • David 80' (pen.)
Report
6 July 2025 Maccabi Haifa Israel 1–3 Hungary Diósgyőri Felcsút
18:00 (19:00 IDT)
Report
Stadium: Pancho Aréna
9 July 2025 Maccabi Haifa Israel 2–0 Hungary Győri Győr
18:30 (19:30 IDT)
Report Stadium: ETO Park


15 July 2025 Maccabi Haifa 2–0 Hapoel Acre Kfar Galim
17:30
Stadium: Kfar Galim Training Ground

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligat Ha'Al 23 August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
State Cup December 2025 TBD Round of 32 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Toto Cup 19 July 2025 17 August 2025 European qualification route 8th 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 24 July 2025 14 August 2025 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 050.00
Total 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 033.33

Last updated: 18 August 2025
Source: Competitions

Ligat Ha'Al

Regular season matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

31 August 2025 2 Beitar Jerusalem v Maccabi Haifa Jerusalem
20:30 Stadium: Teddy Stadium
13 September 2025 3 Maccabi Haifa v F.C. Ashdod Haifa
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
20 September 2025 4 Hapoel Haifa v Maccabi Haifa Haifa
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
27 September 2025 5 Maccabi Haifa v Hapoel Be'er Sheva Haifa
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
4 October 2025 6 Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Haifa Tel Aviv
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
18 October 2025 7 Maccabi Haifa v Maccabi Netanya Haifa
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
25 October 2025 8 Ironi Tiberias v Maccabi Haifa Nof HaGalil
Stadium: Green Stadium
1 November 2025 9 Maccabi Haifa v Hapoel Jerusalem Haifa
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
8 November 2025 10 Bnei Sakhnin v Maccabi Haifa Sakhnin
Stadium: Doha Stadium
29 November 2025 11 Hapoel Petah Tikva v Maccabi Haifa Petah Tikva
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
2 December 2025 12 Maccabi Haifa v Hapoel Tel Aviv Haifa
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
6 December 2025 13 Ironi Kiryat Shmona v Maccabi Haifa Netanya
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
13 December 2025 14 Maccabi Bnei Reineh v Maccabi Haifa Nof HaGalil
Stadium: Green Stadium
20 December 2025 15 Maccabi Haifa v Beitar Jerusalem Haifa
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
30 December 2025 16 F.C. Ashdod v Maccabi Haifa Ashdod
Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium
3 January 2026 17 Maccabi Haifa v Hapoel Haifa Haifa
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
10 January 2026 18 Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Maccabi Haifa Be'er Sheva
Stadium: Turner Stadium
17 January 2026 19 Maccabi Haifa v Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
24 January 2026 20 Maccabi Netanya v Maccabi Haifa Netanya
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
31 January 2026 21 Maccabi Haifa v Ironi Tiberias Haifa
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
7 February 2026 22 Hapoel Jerusalem v Maccabi Haifa Jerusalem
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
14 February 2026 23 Maccabi Haifa v Bnei Sakhnin Haifa
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
21 February 2026 24 Maccabi Haifa v Hapoel Petah Tikva Haifa
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
28 February 2026 25 Hapoel Tel Aviv v Maccabi Haifa Tel Aviv
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
7 March 2026 26 Maccabi Haifa v Ironi Kiryat Shmona Haifa
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium

Overall

Results overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Regular season
Home score Away score
Beitar Jerusalem
Bnei Sakhnin
F.C. Ashdod
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Ironi Tiberias
Maccabi Bnei Reineh
Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Tel Aviv

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 4 June 2025.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAH
Result
Position
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


State Cup


Round of 32

December 2025 Round of 32 v

Toto Cup

19 July 2025 (2025-07-19) European Route Maccabi Haifa 0-2 Beitar Jerusalem Haifa
20:30 Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 20,301
Referee: Gal Leibovich


17 August 2025 (2025-08-17) 7–8th classification Maccabi Haifa 0 - 2 Maccabi Bnei Reineh Haifa
19:45
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 4,862
Referee: Nael Odeh

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

24 July 2025 (2025-07-24) Second qualifying round – 1st leg Torpedo Zhodino-BelAZ Belarus 1 - 1 Israel Maccabi Haifa Szombathely, Hungary [note 1]
20:00 (21:00 IDT)
Report
Stadium: Haladás Sportkomplexum
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Alan Kijas (Austria)
31 July 2025 (2025-07-31) Second qualifying round – 2nd leg Maccabi Haifa Israel 3 - 0
(4 - 1 agg.)
Belarus Torpedo Zhodino-BelAZ Kisvárda, Hungary[note 2]
20:00 (21:00 IDT)
Report
Stadium: Várkerti Stadion
Attendance: 244
Referee: Sam Barrott (England)

Third qualifying round

7 August 2025 (2025-08-07) Third qualifying round – 1st leg Raków Częstochowa Poland 0 - 1 Israel Maccabi Haifa Raków, Częstochowa
21:00 (22:00 IDT) Report
Stadium: Miejski Stadion
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
14 August 2025 (2025-08-14) Third qualifying round – 2nd leg Maccabi Haifa Israel 0 - 2
(1 - 2 agg.)
Poland Raków Częstochowa Debrecen, Hungary[note 2]
20:00 (21:00 IDT)
Report
Stadium: Nagyerdei Stadion
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

Statistics

Squad statistics

Ligat HaAl State Cup Toto Cup UCEL Total
Nation No. Pos. Name App. Goals. App. Goals. App. Goals. App. Goals. App. Goals.
Israel 3 CB Sean Goldberg 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
Niger 4 DM Ali Mohamed 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 0
Israel 5 DM Goni Naor 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 0
Curaçao 7 RW Xander Severina 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 0
Israel 8 LW Dolev Haziza 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 4 1
Spain 9 LW Matías Nahuel 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Curaçao 11 LW Kenji Gorré 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Israel 15 DM Lior Kasa 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0
United States 16 LM Kenny Saief 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 0
Israel 17 LW Suf Podgoreanu 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
Israel 18 CF Guy Melamed 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
Israel 19 DM Ethan Azoulay 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 5 1
Israel 22 CF Trivante Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 1
Israel 24 CB Lisav Naif Eissat 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0
Belgium 25 RB Jelle Bataille 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
Israel 26 AM Michael Ohana 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
France 27 LB Pierre Cornud 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 0
Israel 28 LW Ilay Hagag 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegal 30 CB Abdoulaye Seck 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 5 1
Israel 31 DM Amit Arazi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Israel 36 LW Eyad Khlaily 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 0
Israel 37 CB Elad Amir 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Israel 38 CF Omer Dahan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Israel 40 GK Shareef Kayouf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Israel 42 RB Roey Elimelech 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Brazil 44 CB Pedrão 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Israel 45 GK Glenn Alvin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Israel 77 GK Roee Fucs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukraine 89 GK Heorhiy Yermakov 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 0
Serbia 99 CF Đorđe Jovanović 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
Israel 10 AM Dia Saba 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1

Goals

Rank Position Player Ligat HaAl State Cup Toto Cup UCEL Total
1 CB Senegal Abdoulaye Seck 0 0 0 1 1
AM Israel Dia Saba 0 0 0 1 1
LW Israel Dolev Haziza 0 0 0 1 1
CF Jamaica Trivante Stewart 0 0 0 1 1
DM Israel Ethan Azoulay 0 0 0 1 1

Assist

Rank Position Player Ligat HaAl State Cup Toto Cup UCEL Total
1 CF Serbia Đorđe Jovanović 0 0 0 2 2
2 LB France Pierre Cornud 0 0 0 1 1
LW Curaçao Kenji Gorré 0 0 0 1 1

Clean sheets

Rank Pos. No. Name Ligat HaAl State Cup Toto Cup UCEL Total
1 GK 89 Ukraine Heorhiy Yermakov 0 0 0 2 2

Disciplinary record for Ligat Ha'Al and State Cup

No. Pos Nat Name Ligat Ha'Al State Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card

Suspensions

Player Date Received Offence Length of suspension

Penalties

Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition

Overall

Total Home Away
Games played 6 4 2
Games won 2 1 1
Games drawn 1 0 1
Games lost 3 3 0
Biggest win 3-0 vs FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 3-0 vs FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 1-0 vs Raków Częstochowa
Biggest loss 0-2 vs Beitar Jerusalem
0-2 vs Raków Częstochowa
0-2 vs Maccabi Bnei Reineh
0-2 vs Beitar Jerusalem
vs 0-2 Raków Częstochowa
0-2 vs Maccabi Bnei Reineh
-
Biggest win (League) 0 0 0
Biggest loss (League) 0 0 0
Biggest win (Cup) 0 0 0
Biggest loss (Cup) 0 0 0
Biggest win (Toto) - - -
Biggest loss (Toto) 0-2 vs Beitar Jerusalem
0-2 vs Maccabi Bnei Reineh
0-2 vs Beitar Jerusalem
0-2 vs Maccabi Bnei Reineh
-
Biggest win (Europe) 3-0 vs FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 3-0 vs FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 1-0 vs Raków Częstochowa
Biggest loss (Europe) 0-2 vs Raków Częstochowa 0-2 vs Raków Częstochowa -
Goals scored 5 3 2
Goals conceded 7 6 1
Goal difference -2 -3 +1
Average GF per game 0.83 0.75 1
Average GA per game 1.17 1.5 0.5
Clean sheets 2 1 1
Yellow cards 16 9 7
Red cards 1 1 0
Most appearances Serbia Đorđe Jovanović (6)
Most goals 5 Players (1)
Most Assist Serbia Đorđe Jovanović (2)
Penalties for 0 0 0
Penalties scored 0 0 0
Penalties against 1 1 0
Penalties saved 0 0 0

Notes

  1. ^ a b Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[24]
  2. ^ a b Due to the Gaza war, Israeli teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[25]

References

  1. ^ the matche played at Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary
  2. ^ the matche in second qualifying round at Europa Conference League played in Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Kisvárda
  3. ^ "לנס חתם על חוזה חדש" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  4. ^ "ירין לוי חתם על חוזה ל-5 שנים" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  5. ^ "ברוך הבא אוחנה!" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. ^ "ברוך השב, פייר!" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  7. ^ "וולקאם סטיוארט!" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  8. ^ "ברוך הבא קנג'י!" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  9. ^ "ברוך הבא בטאיי!" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  10. ^ "וולקאם ג'ורג'ה!" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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  12. ^ "וולקאם ירמקוב" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
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  15. ^ "תודה, ג'אבר!" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  16. ^ "תודה, ויטאל" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  17. ^ "תודה, אריק" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  18. ^ "תודה, דינדה!" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  19. ^ "תודה, לורנצו!" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  20. ^ "תודה, דיא!" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  21. ^ "ירין לוי חתם על חוזה ל-5 שנים" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 June 2025.
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