The 2016–17 Maccabi Petah Tikva season was the club's 107th season since its establishment in 1912, and 4th straight season in the Israeli Premier League since promoting from Liga Leumit in 2012–13.
During the 2016–17 campaign the club have competed in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup.
Season review Following the departure of Dani Golan at the end of the previous season, the club signed the team's former player and manager Kobi Refua.Maccabi P.T.: Kobi Refua Appointed as Manager Avi Naim, 31 May 2016, Ynet
The club started the season in the Toto Cup, but failed to progress beyond the group stage. In the League, the club went off to a good start, reaching second place after 5 rounds and losing only 4 matches in the regular season, including remaining unbeaten for 10 matches, securing its place in the championship playoffs. However, a run of 7 losses meant the club lost the third place to Beitar Jerusalem by the end of the season, and with Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv winning the cup (with a penalty victory over second-placed Maccabi Tel Aviv, the club failed to reach the Europa League.
Throughout the season, the club played 44 matches, winning 18, drawing 11 and losing 15. Two players, Gidi Kanyuk and Guy Melamed placed in the league's top ten scorers.Leading goalscorer IFA
Match results Legend WinDrawLoss
League
+DateOpponentVenueResultMaccabi Petah Tikva's score written firstScorersPosition21 August 2016 - 20:00Beitar JerusalemHome2–2Mohammad Kalibat, Gidi Kanyuk727 August 2016 - 19:00Hapoel Ra'ananaAway1–0Liroy Zhairi412 September 2016 - 20:30Hapoel Tel AvivHome2–0Gidi Kanyuk (2)318 September 2016 - 19:00Bnei SakhninAway1–0Mihai Roman226 September 2016 - 20:30Maccabi HaifaHome2–2Dor Elo, Liroy Zhairi215 October 2016 - 19:30Hapoel Be'er ShevaAway0–5322 October 2016 - 16:00Bnei YehudaAway4–1Gidi Kanyuk, Mihai Roman (2), Mohammad Kalibat330 October 2016 - 19:00Hapoel Kiryat ShmonaHome2–1Guy Melamed (2)26 November 2016 - 20:45Maccabi Tel AvivAway0–0219 November 2016 - 18:00Hapoel AshkelonHome1–1Miahi Roman426 November 2016 - 18:00Hapoel HaifaAway1–2Liroy Zhairi43 December 2016 - 18:00Hapoel Kfar SabaHome0–0411 December 2016 - 19:00F.C. Ironi AshdodAway2–2Gidi Kanyuk (2)417 December 2016 - 20:30Beitar JerusalemAway1–1Miahi Roman425 December 2016 - 19:00Hapoel Ra'ananaHome2–0Guy Melamed, Miahi Roman331 December 2016 - 20:30Hapoel Tel AvivAway1–0Gidi Kanyuk310 January 2017 - 19:00Bnei SakhninHome1–1Guy Melamed314 January 2017 - 18:15Maccabi HaifaAway2–0Nenad Adamovic, Guy Melamed321 January 2017 - 20:30Hapoel Be'er ShevaHome1–1Uri Magbo328 January 2017 - 16:00Bnei YehudaHome1–0Mihai Roman, Manor Solomon34 February 2017 - 16:00Hapoel Kiryat ShmonaAway1–0Dovev Gabay313 February 2017 - 21:00Maccabi Tel AvivHome0–1319 February 2017 - 19:00Hapoel AshkelonAway1–0Liroy Zhairi326 February 2017 - 19:00Hapoel HaifaHome3–1Guy Melamed, Gidi Kanyuk, Romario35 March 2017 - 19:00Hapoel Kfar SabaAway3–1Guy Melamed (2), Gidi Kanyuk311 March 2017 - 18:00F.C. Ironi AshdodHome0–1318 March 2017 - 20:30Beitar JerusalemHome0–132 April 2017 - 19:00Bnei SakhninAway0–139 April 2017 - 20:10Hapoel Be'er ShevaHome1–2Gidi Kanyuk315 April 2017 - 20:30Maccabi Tel AvivAway0–2322 April 2017 - 18:00Maccabi HaifaHome0–1326 April 2017 - 19:45Beitar JerusalemAway1–2Guy Melamed429 April 2017 - 18:00Bnei SakhninHome1–0Liroy Zhairi48 May 2017 - 20:00Hapoel Be'er ShevaAway1–1Lidor Cohen414 May 2017 - 20:15Maccabi Tel AvivHome2–1Manor Solomon, Lidor Cohen420 May 2017 - 20:30Maccabi HaifaAway0–04
State Cup +DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers7 January 2017 - 16:308th roundMaccabi HaifaAway2–0Guy Melamed, Nenad Adamović24 January 2017 - 19:00Round of 16Hapoel Tel AvivAway2–0Mihai Roman, Guy Melamed 8 February 2017 - 21:00Quarter-finals (1st leg)Maccabi Tel AvivHome0–1 1 March 2017 - 21:00Quarter-finals (2nd leg)Maccabi Tel AvivAway1–2Guy Melamed
Maccabi Petah Tikva lost 1–3 on aggregate.
Toto Cup
+DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers31 July 2016 - 21:00GroupMaccabi Tel AvivAway0–13 August 2016 - 19:30GroupBnei YehudaHome1–2Gidi Kanyuk 7 August 2016 - 19:00GroupHapoel Ra'ananaAway2–1Guy Melamed, Gal Levy 10 August 2016 - 20:00GroupHapoel Tel AvivAway0–0
Player details List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition
Transfers In
דני עמוס חתם במכבי פ"ת Moti Pshehatzky, 20 July 2016
שמוליק מלול חתם לעונה אחת במכבי פתח תקווה Rotem Rozentski, 21 September 2016
אדאמוביץ' סיכם במכבי פ"ת ויהיה הזר השישי Rotem Rozentski, 1 September 2016
מיחאי רומן חתם לעונה במכבי פתח תקווה Edi Haliavin, 11 August 2016 רשמי: אורי מגבו חתם לשנתיים במכבי פ"ת Rotem Rozentski, 19 January 2017 דובב גבאי הושאל למכבי פתח תקוה: "הגיע כשחקן קו, לא כחלוץ" Itzik Itzhaki, 26 January 2017
Out
עודד גביש חתם לשנתיים במכבי שעריים Kobi Portal, 29 May 2016 רכש נוסף: תומא חתם לשנתיים בבני יהודה Erez Ne'eman, 22 June 2016 דודי טויטו חתם לעונה במכבי שעריים ONE system, 16 June 2016
הקאמבק של מור שקד: "שמח לחצות את הכביש ולחתום בהפועל פ"ת" Kobi Portal, 3 July 2016
עומרי שיפמן ועומר שרעבי מקבוצת הנוער של מכבי פתח תקווה חתמו הערב בהפועל מרמורק Doublepass system, 16 August 2016
יעקובוביץ' ונצר חתמו בטרגו מורש הרומנית Nadav Tzarfati, 20 September 2016 חיזוק לחוד: דור חוגי חתם לשנתיים בהפועל רעננה Raz Amir, 30 June 2016
סכנין בדילמה לגבי ז'אורז'יניו, שמש חתם לעונה Doron Ben Dor, 4 September 2016 לאומית: ניראל מחפוד חתם בהפועל רמת גן Walla sport system, 10 January 2017 מוחמד כליבאת חתם ברעננה עד לסיום העונה Einat Hirsh, 29 January 2017
See also List of Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. seasons
References