The 2018–19 season was Maccabi Haifa's 61st season in Israeli Premier League, and their 37th consecutive season in the top division of Israeli football.
Club
Kits
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Squad information
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Transfers
In
Date Player Moving from Type Fee Notes Source Michiel Kramer Sparta Rotterdam Free agent Free Shon Weissman Ironi Kiryat Shmona Loan returns Free Sun Menahem Ironi Kiryat Shmona Loan returns Free Yahav Gurfinkel Hapoel Nazareth Illit Loan returns Free Ayid Habshi Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Loan returns Free Ofri Arad Hapoel Ramat Gan Loan returns Free Georges Mandjeck Sparta Prague Loan in Free Guy Haimov Hapoel Be'er Sheva Free agent Free Seydouba Soumah FK Partizan Loan in Free Yarden Shua Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Transfer €1,400,000 Mohammad Abu Fani Hapoel Hadera Loan returns Free Maxim Plakuschenko Hapoel Haifa Transfer €420,000 Manuel Iturra Villarreal Free agent Free Kerim Frei Başakşehir Loan in Free
Out
Date Player Moving to Type Fee Notes Source Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson Levski Sofia Transfer Free Omer Damari RB Leipzig End of Loan Free Maor Buzaglo Free agent End of contract Free Mohammad Abu Fani Hapoel Hadera Loan out Free Roee Fucs Loan out Free Gil Hadad Sektzia Nes Tziona Loan out Free Georgi Kostadinov Arsenal Tula Transfer €20000 Omri Ben Harush K.S.C. Lokeren Transfer Free Yahav Gurfinkel Hapoel Hadera Loan out Free Stefanos Athanasiadis Release Free Yonatan Levi Hapoel Hadera Loan out Free Ohad Levita Hapoel Be'er Sheva Release Free Caio Hapoel Tel Aviv Loan out Free Yam Cohen Hapoel Nazareth Illit Loan out Free Michiel Kramer FC Utrecht Release Free Ofir Mizrahi Maccabi Petah Tikva Loan out Free Shlomi Azulay Hapoel Haifa Loan out Free Amit Zenati Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Loan out Free Seydouba Soumah Free agent End of Loan Free Manuel Iturra Free agentEnd of contract Free
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Ligat Ha'Al
Regular season
Regular season table
Results overview
OppositionHome scoreAway scoreBeitar Jerusalem1-21-1Bnei Sakhnin2-02-0Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv1-01-1F.C. Ashdod2-01-0Hapoel Be'er Sheva0-02-0Hapoel Haifa1-30-0Hapoel Hadera3-11-2Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona2-23-2Hapoel Ra'anana0-01-1Hapoel Tel Aviv3-21-2Maccabi Netanya0-20-0Maccabi Petah Tikva1-22-1Maccabi Tel Aviv1-30-2
Play-off
Championship round table
Results overview
OppositionHome scoreAway scoreBnei Yehuda Tel Aviv0-22-2Hapoel Be'er Sheva3-10-1Hapoel Hadera1-32-0Maccabi Netanya2-12-1Maccabi Tel Aviv1-10-1
Results summary
Results by round
State Cup
Round of 32
Round of 16
Toto Cup
Group stage
Semi-final
Final
Statistics
Squad statistics
Updated on 27 May 2019
Ligat Ha'AlState CupToto CupTotalNationNo.NameGSMin.AssistGSMin.AssistGSMin.AssistGSMin.AssistGoalkeepers 22Gil Ofek1 1 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 94 0 0 55Omri Glazer3 2 245 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 192 0 0 5 4 437 0 0 77Guy Haimov33 33 3,112 0 0 2 2 190 0 0 2 2 192 0 0 37 37 3,494 0 0 Defenders 2Allyson dos Santos15 12 1,045 0 0 1 1 51 0 0 6 6 578 1 0 22 19 1,674 1 0 4Etiënne Reijnen25 22 2,110 0 0 2 2 190 0 0 2 2 192 0 0 29 26 2,492 0 0 5Rami Gershon12 9 887 0 0 1 1 90 0 0 4 3 289 0 0 17 13 1,266 0 0 12Sun Menahem22 16 1,450 1 0 2 1 120 0 0 4 1 150 0 1 28 18 1,720 1 1 15Ofri Arad21 20 1,921 0 1 1 1 100 0 0 2 0 37 1 0 24 21 2,058 1 1 21Ayid Habshi31 30 2,729 0 1 1 1 100 0 0 4 4 362 0 0 36 35 3,191 0 1 25Raz Meir22 20 1,878 2 2 2 2 190 0 1 2 2 122 0 0 26 24 2,160 2 3 26Ernest Mabouka34 34 3,133 0 6 1 1 71 0 0 6 6 578 0 0 41 41 3,782 0 6 Midfielders 6Gal Alberman2 0 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 85 0 0 7 0 134 0 0 7Sintayehu Sallalich19 14 1,250 2 2 2 2 153 1 1 5 3 233 0 0 26 19 1,636 3 4 10Kerim Frei16 14 1,398 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 1,398 1 3 14Georges Mandjeck31 30 2,687 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 310 0 0 35 32 2,997 5 1 16Mohammad Abu Fani8 4 425 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 425 1 0 19Roi Kahat8 2 340 0 1 1 1 90 0 0 1 1 58 0 0 10 4 488 0 1 28Maxim Plakuschenko16 5 833 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 5 833 0 1 31Neta Lavi34 32 3,012 3 1 1 1 90 0 0 5 4 339 1 0 40 37 3,441 4 1 Forwards 9Mohammed Awaed27 20 1,876 7 4 2 1 105 1 0 6 5 433 1 5 35 26 2,414 9 9 11Yarden Shua15 8 899 3 3 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 999 3 3 13Nikita Rukavytsya35 33 2,597 9 3 2 1 117 0 0 6 5 436 4 2 43 39 3,150 13 5 27Shon Weissman25 13 1,440 8 3 1 1 73 1 0 5 2 161 1 0 31 15 1,674 10 7 Players who no longer play for Maccabi Haifa 1Ohad Levita0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 194 0 0 2 2 194 0 0 8Manuel Iturra2 1 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 63 0 0 8Ofir Mizrahi7 2 206 1 0 1 0 28 0 0 4 4 316 0 0 12 7 550 0 1 10Shlomi Azulay17 12 1,212 1 2 2 2 162 2 0 5 5 421 1 1 24 21 1,795 4 3 17Amit Zenati10 0 218 0 0 1 0 35 0 0 1 0 34 0 0 12 0 287 0 0 18Seydouba Soumah6 2 171 0 1 1 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 209 0 1 23Omri Ben Harush0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 0 1 0 15 0 0 29Michiel Kramer4 4 321 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 460 1 0 9 9 781 1 0 40Yonatan Levi0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 0 0 2 0 31 0 0
Goals
Updated on 27 May 2019
RankPlayerPositionLigat Ha'AlState CupToto CupTotal1 Nikita Rukavytsya904132 Shon Weissman811103 Mohammed Awaed71194 Georges Mandjeck50055 Neta Lavi30146 Sintayehu Sallalich2013 Yarden Shua30037 Raz Meir20028 Sun Menahem1001 Kerim Frei1001 Mohammad Abu Fani1001 Ofri Arad0011 Allyson dos Santos00119Own goals2002Players who no longer play for Maccabi Haifa10 Shlomi Azulay2215 Michiel Kramer0011
Assists
Updated on 20 May 2019
RankPlayerPositionLigat Ha'AlState CupToto CupTotal1 Mohammed Awaed40592 Ernest Mabouka60063 Nikita Rukavytsya30254 Sintayehu Sallalich21145 Shon Weissman3003 Yarden Shua3003 Raz Meir2103 Kerim Frei30036 Georges Mandjeck1001 Neta Lavi1001 Ayid Habshi1001 Maxim Plakuschenko 1001 Ofri Arad 1001 Roi Kahat 0011 Sun Menahem 0011Players who no longer play for Maccabi Haifa7 Shlomi Azulay2013 Seydouba Soumah1001 Ofir Mizrahi1001 Amit Zenati1001
Clean sheets
Updated on 23 April 2019
NameLigat Ha'AlState CupToto CupTotal1GK77 Guy Haimov101112GK22 Gil Ofek11GK55 Omri Glazer11
Disciplinary record (Ligat Ha'Al and State Cup)
Updated on 27 May 2019
NameLigat Ha'AlState CupTotal14Georges Mandjeck11111131Neta Lavi101011Yarden Shua91105 as Bnei Yehuda player21Ayid Habshi71812Sun Menahem6117126Ernest Mabouka511619Mohammed Awaed616116Mohammad Abu Fani5164 as Hapoel Hadera player77Guy Haimov5527Shon Weissman4428Maxim Plakuschenko552 as Hapoel Haifa player25Raz Meir3310Kerim Frei332Allyson dos Santos115Rami Gershon1132Timothy Muzie111 at the youth team5Rami Gershon114Etiënne Reijnen2255Omri Glazer11Players who no longer play for Maccabi Haifa10Shlomi Azulay6629Michiel Kramer111117Amit Zenati11
Disciplinary record (Toto Cup)
Updated on 27 August 2018
NameToto Cup8Ofir Mizrahi321Ayid Habshi22Allyson dos Santos229Michiel Kramer110Shlomi Azulay127Shon Weissman177Guy Haimov112Sun Menahem1
Suspensions
Updated on 20 March 2019
PlayerDate ReceivedOffenceLength of suspensionAmit Zenati13 May 2018 vs Hapoel Ra'anana (H) (2017–18 season) 2 MatchesMaccabi Netanya (H) Bnei Sakhnin (A) 28 July 2018 31 July 2018Ofir Mizrahi20 August 2018 vs Hapoel Haifa (A) 1 MatchMaccabi Tel Aviv (N) (2018–19 Toto Cup) 26 September 2018Michiel Kramer26 August 2018 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv (A) 3 MatchesF.C. Ashdod (H) Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (A) Maccabi Petah Tikva (H) 1 September 2018 15 September 201822 September 2018 Amit Zenati22 September 2018 vs Maccabi Petah Tikva (H) 1 MatchMaccabi Tel Aviv (N) (2018–19 Toto Cup) 26 September 2018Etiënne Reijnen22 October 2018 vs Maccabi Netanya (H) 1 MatchHapoel Tel Aviv (A) 29 October 2018 Sun Menahem22 October 2018 vs Maccabi Netanya (H) 2 MatchesHapoel Tel Aviv (A) Beitar Jerusalem (H) 29 October 2018 5 November 2018Shlomi Azulay29 September 2018 vs Hapoel Tel Aviv (A) 1 Match Hapoel Hadera (A) 10 November 2018Georges Mandjeck 10 November 2018 vs Hapoel Hadera (A) 1 Match Bnei Sakhnin (A) 4 December 2018Mohammed Awaed 17 December 2018 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv (H) 1 Match F.C. Ashdod (A) 27 December 2018Sun Menahem 26 December 2018 vs F.C. Ashdod (A) 1 Match Maccabi Petah Tikva (A) 5 January 2019Yarden Shua 6 January 2019 vs Hapoel Be'er Shevaas Bnei Yehuda player (H) 1 Match Hapoel Ra'anana (H) 19 January 2019Neta Lavi 12 January 2019 vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva (A) 1 Match Bnei Sakhnin (A) 22 January 2019Ayid Habshi 27 January 2019 vs Maccabi Netanya (A) 1 Match Beitar Jerusalem (A) 10 February 2019Georges Mandjeck 10 February 2019 vs Beitar Jerusalem (A) 1 Match Hapoel Hadera (H) 17 February 2019Guy Haimov 10 February 2019 vs Beitar Jerusalem (A) 1 Match Hapoel Haifa (A) 25 February 2019Ernest Mabouka 10 February 2019 vs Beitar Jerusalem (A) 1 Match Hapoel Haifa (A) 25 February 2019Mohammad Abu Fani 25 February 2019 vs Hapoel Haifa (A) 1 Match Ironi Kiryat Shmona (A) 9–11 March 2019Georges Mandjeck 2 March vs Bnei Sakhnin (H) 1 Match Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (H) 16–18 March 2019Ernest Mabouka 16 March 2019 vs Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (H) 1 Match Maccabi Tel Aviv (A) 30 March 2019Etiënne Reijnen22 April 2019 vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva (A) 2 MatchesBnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (A) Hapoel Be'er Sheva (H) 29 April 2019 6 May 2019Neta Lavi 22 April 2019 vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva (A) 1 Match Bnei Sakhnin (A) 22 January 20 Mohammed Awaed 16 March 2019 vs Hapoel Hadera (A) 3 Match Maccabi Tel Aviv (H) Maccabi Netanya (A) ? 19 May 2019 25 May 2019 ?Maxim Plakuschenko 19 March 2019 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv (H) 1 Match ? ?Yarden Shua 19 March 2019 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv (H) 1 Match ? ?
Penalties
Updated on 3 March 2019
Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition1 December 2018 Nikita Rukavytsya Hapoel HaifaLigat Ha'Al2 March 2019 Nikita Rukavytsya Bnei Sakhnin Ligat Ha'Al
Overall
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! !Total !Home !Away !Natural |- |align=left| Games played || 43 || 21 || 22 || 1 |- |align=left| Games won || 19 || 9 || 10 || -
|align=left| Games drawn || 12 || 4 || 8 || - |- |align=left| Games lost || 12 || 7 || 4 || 1 |- |align=left| Biggest win || 5-0 vs Hapoel Marmorek || 5-0 vs Hapoel Marmorek || 4-0 vs Hapoel Hadera || - |- |align=left| Biggest loss || 0-2 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-2 vs Maccabi Netanya 1-3 vs Hapoel Haifa 1-3 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-2 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 1-3 Hapoel Hadera 0-2 Hapoel Hadera || 0-2 vs Maccabi Netanya 1-3 vs Hapoel Haifa 1-3 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-2 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 1-3 Hapoel Hadera || 0-2 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-2 Hapoel Hadera || 1-2 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv |- |align=left| Biggest win (League) || 2-0 vs F.C. Ashdod 2-0 vs Bnei Sakhnin 2-0 vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3-1 vs Hapoel Hadera 2-0 vs Bnei Sakhnin 3-1 vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva || 2-0 vs F.C. Ashdod 3-1 vs Hapoel Hadera 2-0 vs Bnei Sakhnin 3-1 vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva || 2-0 vs Bnei Sakhnin 2-0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva || - |- |align=left| Biggest loss (League) || 0-2 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-2 vs Maccabi Netanya 1-3 vs Hapoel Haifa 1-3 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-2 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 1-3 Hapoel Hadera 0-2 Hapoel Hadera || 0-2 vs Maccabi Netanya 1-3 vs Hapoel Haifa 1-3 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-2 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 1-3 Hapoel Hadera || 0-2 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-2 Hapoel Hadera || - |- |align=left| Biggest win (Cup) || 5-0 vs Hapoel Marmorek || 5-0 vs Hapoel Marmorek || - || - |- |align=left| Biggest loss (Cup) || 0-1 vs Bnei Sakhnin || - || 0-1 vs Bnei Sakhnin || - |- |align=left| Biggest win (Toto) || 4-0 vs Hapoel Hadera || 3-2 vs Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona || 4-0 vs Hapoel Hadera || - |- |align=left| Biggest loss (Toto) || 1-2 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv || - || - || 1-2 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv |- |align=left| Goals scored || 61 || 32 || 28 || 1 |- |align=left| Goals conceded || 48 || 27 || 19 || 2 |- |align=left| Goal difference || +13 || +5 || +9 || -1 |- |align=left| Clean sheets || 11 || 5 || 6 || - |- |align=left| Average per game || || || || |- |align=left| Average per game || || || || |-