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
Current coaching staff
PositionStaff Head coach Barak Bakhar Assistant Coach Guy Tzarfati Guy Weisinger Adrian Rochet Sport Director Lior Refaelov Team Manager Gil Ofek Physical trainer Dror Shimshon Uri Harel Gal Vaknin Goalkeeping Coach Itay ZilpaHead of Mental Development Elad Ashkenazi
Kits
Supplier: Adidas Main Sponsor: Volvo Secondary Sponsor: Amram Avraham Group, Variety Israel
Kits
New contracts and transfers
New contracts Date Player Age Expires Source Tomer Lannes Arbel June 2029 Yarin Levi June 2028 Daniel Darzi June 2030 Yinon Fainegezict June 2029 Elad Amir June 2030 Nevot Ratner June 2029 Liam Luski June 2029 Niv Gabay June 2029 Lisav Eissat June 2029
Transfers in
Date Player Age From Fee Source Michael Ohana Ironi Tiberias Free Pierre Cornud Saint-Étienne €850,000 Trivante Stewart Radnički Niš €1,500,000 Kenji Gorré Umm Salal Free Jelle Bataille Royal AntwerpFree Daniel Joulani Maccabi Petah Tikva €17,900 Zohar Zasno Beitar Jerusalem Swap deal Silva Kangani Swap deal + €1,100,000 Peter Agba Olimpija Ljubljana €1,200,000 Cédric Don Hapoel Jerusalem €1,300,000 Manuel Benson Burnley Free
Loans in
Date Position Player Age From Fee Source Đorđe Jovanović FC Basel Free
Loans return
Date Position Player Age From Fee Source Lisav Eissat Hapoel Hadera Free Suf Podgoreanu Heracles Lior Kasa Genoa Goni Naor Hapoel Tel Aviv Heorhiy Yermakov Oleksandriya Tomi Tsitoashvili Hapoel Kfar SabA €50,000
Transfers out Date Player Age Type To Fee Source Lior Refaelov Retired Maor Kandil End of Contract Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Free Tomás Sultani Tigre Mahmoud Jaber Transfer Saint-Étienne€2,000,000 Vital Nsimba Release Free Erik Shuranov Release FC Schweinfurt Free Rami Gershon Retired Ziv Ben Shimol Transfer Beitar Jerusalem €88,000 Dean David Transfer Yokohama Marinos €1,300,000 Lorenco Šimić Release Avellino Free Dia Saba Transfer Amedspor €700,000 Roey Elimelech Swap deal Beitar Jerusalem Free Ilay Hagag Free
Loans out
Date Player Age To Fee Source Yarin Levi Beitar Jerusalem Free Daniel Joulani Ironi Tiberias Free Getachew Yabelo Hapoel Kfar Saba Free Moran Waheb Itay Ehud Xander Severina Casa Pia Free Liam Hermesh Sheriff Tiraspol Eyad Khlaily Maccabi Bnei Reineh Tomer Lannes Arbel Hapoel Kfar SabaFree Omer Dahan Hapoel Ra'anana Goni Naor Athlitiki Enosi Larissa Free Matías Nahuel Jagiellonia Białystok Free
End of loan Date Player Age To Fee Source Ricardinho FC Viktoria Plzeň Free Oleksandr Syrota Dynamo Kyiv Free
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Ligat Ha'Al
Regular season
Regular season table
Regular season matches
Championship round
Championship round table
Championship round matches
Overall
Results overview
Opposition Regular season Championship round Home score Away score Home score Away score Beitar Jerusalem 1–2 0–0 3–0 0–3 Bnei Sakhnin 4–0 3–3 colspan=2 F.C. Ashdod 5–1 4–0 colspan=2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–1 0–0 0–1 5–2 Hapoel Haifa 2–0 1–1 colspan=2 Hapoel Jerusalem 2–2 1–1 colspan=2 Hapoel Petah Tikva 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 0–2 4–1 0–4 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4–1 1–0 colspan=2 Ironi Tiberias 3–2 1–1 colspan=2 Maccabi Bnei Reineh 4–0 4–0 colspan=2 Maccabi Netanya 2–3 1–4 colspan=2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1 1–1 1–3 0–3
Results summary
Results by round
State Cup
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Toto Cup
UEFA Europa Conference League
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Statistics
Squad statistics Ligat HaAlState CupToto CupUCELTotalNationNo.Pos.NameApp.Goals.App.Goals.App.Goals.App.Goals.App.Goals.2 Zohar Zasano10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 3 Sean Goldberg24 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 28 0 4 Ali Mohamed20 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 26 0 7 Silva Kangani30 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 33 5 8 Dolev Haziza29 6 3 2 1 0 3 1 36 9 9 Trivante Stewart29 11 3 0 0 0 4 1 36 12 11 Kenji Gorré25 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 29 5 14 Manuel Benson10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 15 Lior Kasa1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 16 Kenny Saief27 5 3 0 2 0 3 0 35 5 17 Suf Podgoreanu12 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 15 0 18 Guy Melamed23 15 4 3 1 0 2 0 30 18 19 Ethan Azoulay28 5 2 1 1 0 4 1 36 8 24 Lisav Eissat26 1 3 0 2 0 4 0 35 1 25 Jelle Bataille33 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 41 0 26 Michael Ohana16 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 21 3 27 Pierre Cornud16 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 24 0 28 Daniel Darzi4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 29 Yinon Fainegezict23 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 30 Abdoulaye Seck26 2 2 0 1 0 4 1 33 3 32 Itay Solomon1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33 Liam Luski3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 35 Noam Sztejfman8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 36 Nevot Ratner15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 37 Elad Amir9 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 38 Adam Grimberg4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 39 Niv Gabay8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 40 Shareef Kayouf5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 42 Eylon Baruch1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 44 Pedrão1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 45 Cédric Don12 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 2 77 Roee Fucs0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Peter Agba24 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 1 89 Heorhiy Yermakov32 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 38 0 99 Đorđe Jovanović14 3 0 0 2 0 4 0 20 3 Glenn Alvin0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tomi Tsitoashvili0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club5 Goni Naor6 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 11 0 7 Xander Severina1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 6 0 10 Matías Nahuel10 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 13 2 10 Dia Saba0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 38 Omer Dahan1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 Amit Arazi0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 36 Eyad Khlaily0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 0 42 Roey Elimelech0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Goals Rank Position Player Ligat HaAl State Cup Toto Cup UCEL Total 1 Guy Melamed 15 3 0 0 182 Trivante Stewart 11 0 0 1 123 Dolev Haziza 6 2 0 1 94 Ethan Azoulay 6 1 0 1 85 Kenji Gorré 4 1 0 0 5 Kenny Saief 5 0 0 0 5 7 Silva Kangani 3 2 0 0 58 Đorđe Jovanović 3 0 0 0 3 Michael Ohana 2 1 0 0 310 Abdoulaye Seck 1 0 0 1 2 Matías Nahuel 2 0 0 0 2 Cédric Don 2 0 0 0 2 Niv Gabay 2 0 0 0 214 Dia Saba 0 0 0 1 1 Peter Agba 1 0 0 0 1 Lisav Eissat 1 0 0 0 1 Manuel Benson 1 0 0 0 1 Navot Ratner 1 0 0 0 1
Assist Rank Position Player Ligat HaAl State Cup Toto Cup UCEL Total1 Kenji Gorré 6 2 0 1 92 Pierre Cornud 3 1 0 1 5 Jelle Bataille 3 1 0 1 5 Ethan Azoulay 5 0 0 0 5 5 Michael Ohana 4 0 0 0 46 Suf Podgoreanu 2 0 0 1 3 Manuel Benson 2 1 0 0 3 Đorđe Jovanović 1 0 0 2 3 Cédric Don 3 0 0 0 3 Silva Kangani 2 1 0 0 311 Dolev Haziza 2 0 0 0 2 Guy Melamed 2 0 0 0 2 Nevot Ratner 2 0 0 0 214 Kenny Saief 1 0 0 0 1 Yinon Fainegezict 0 1 0 0 1 Lisav Eissat 1 0 0 0 1 Abdoulaye Seck 0 1 0 0 1 Adam Grimberg 1 0 0 0 1 Zohar Zasno 1 0 0 0 1 Niv Gabay 1 0 0 0 1
Clean sheets Name Ligat HaAl State Cup Toto Cup UCEL Total 1 GK 89 Heorhiy Yermakov 10 0 0 2 122 GK 40 Shareef Kayouf 0 2 0 0 2
Disciplinary record for Ligat Ha'Al and State Cup Name Ligat Ha'Al State Cup Total 24 Lisav Eissat7719 Ethan Azoulay 7 729 Yinon Fainegezict 61 as Maccabu Haifa U-19 Player 6 27 Pierre Cornud3125130 Abdoulaye Seck3258 Dolev Haziza 5 54 Ali Mohamed 4 411 Kenji Gorré 4 425 Jelle Bataille31315 Goni Naor 2 226 Michael Ohana 2 1 2 180 Peter Agba 2 1 338 Adam Grimberg 3 2 as Maccabu Haifa U-19 Player 345 Cédric Franck Don 2as Hapeol Jerusalem Player 2 89 Heorhiy Yermakov223 Sean Goldberg 2 222 Trivante Stewart 1 2 1 210 Matías Nahuel 1 117 Suf Podgoreanu 1 12 Zohar Zasano1 1as Beitar Jerusalem Player 1 115 Lior Kasa 1 199 Đorđe Jovanović 1 128 Daniel Darzi 1 116 Kenny Saief 1 125 Jelle Bataille 1 136 Navot Ratner 11 1114 Manuel Benson 1 1
Suspensions PlayerDate ReceivedOffenceLength of suspension Zohar Zasano 31 August 2025 vs Maccabi Haifa 1 Matches F.C. Ashdod (H) 15 September 2025 Michael Ohana 8 November 2025 vs Bnei Sakhnin (A) 1 Matches Hapoel Petah Tikva (A) 29 November 2025 Trivante Stewart 8 November 2025 vs Hapoel Petah Tikva (A) 1 Matches Hapoel Tel Aviv (H) 2 December 2025 Jelle Bataille 14 December 2025 vs Maccabi Bnei Reineh (A) 1 Matches Beitar Jerusalem (H) 22 December 2025 Lisav Eissat 24 January 2026 vs Maccabi Netanya (A) 1 Matches Ironi Tiberias (H) 31 January 2026 Pierre Cornud 24 January 2026 vs Maccabi Netanya (A) 1 Matches Ironi Tiberias (H) 31 January 2026 Pierre Cornud 3 February 2026 vs F.C. Kafr Qasim (H) 1 Matches Hapoel Jerusalem (A) 7 February 2026 Dolev Haziza 7 April 2026 vs Hapoel Tel Aviv (A) 1 Matches Ironi Kiryat Shmona (A) 12 April 2026 Navot Ratner 7 April 2026 vs Hapoel Tel Aviv (A) 1 Matches Ironi Kiryat Shmona (A) 12 April 2026 Abdoulaye Seck 19 April 2026 vs Beitar Jerusalem (A) 1 Matches Maccabi Tel Aviv (H) 25 April 2026 Trivante Stewart 25 April 2026 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv (H) 2 Matches Hapoel Tel Aviv (A) Hapoel Petah Tikva (A) 29 April 20262 May 2026 Abdoulaye Seck 29 April 2026 Discipline vs Maccabi Tel Aviv (H) 1 Matches Hapoel Petah Tikva (A) 2 May 2026 Ethan Azoulay 6 May 2026 vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva (H) 1 Matches Beitar Jerusalem (H) 9 May 2026 Yinon Fainegezict 10 May 2026 vs Beitar Jerusalem (H) 1 Matches Maccabi Tel Aviv (A) 13 May 2026
Penalties Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition23 August 2025 Dolev Haziza Maccabi Bnei Reineh Ligat Ha`Al15 September 2025 Matías Nahuel F.C. Ashdod Ligat Ha`Al15 September 2025 Dolev Haziza F.C. Ashdod Ligat Ha`Al15 September 2025 Đorđe Jovanović F.C. Ashdod Ligat Ha`Al6 October 2025 Đorđe Jovanović Maccabi Tel Aviv Ligat Ha`Al18 October 2025 Dolev Haziza Maccabi Netanya Ligat Ha`Al18 October 2025 Đorđe Jovanović Maccabi Netanya Ligat Ha`Al1 November 2025 Trivante Stewart Hapoel Jerusalem Ligat Ha`Al8 November 2025 Trivante Stewart Bnei Sakhnin Ligat Ha`Al8 November 2025 Trivante Stewart Bnei Sakhnin Ligat Ha`Al2 December 2025 Dolev Haziza Hapoel Tel Aviv Ligat Ha`Al14 December 2025 Ethan Azoulay Maccabi Bnei Reineh Ligat Ha`Al2 May 2026 Dolev Haziza Hapoel Petah Tikva Ligat Ha`Al16 May 2026 Guy Melamed Hapoel Petah Tikva Ligat Ha`Al
Overall Total Home Away Natural Games played 46 23 22 1 Games won 20 12 8 — Games drawn 11 2 9 — Games lost 14 9 5 1 Biggest win 8–1 vs Maccabi Akhi Nazareth 4–0 vs Maccabi Bnei Reineh 5–1 vs F.C. Ashdod 4–0 vs Bnei Sakhnin 8–1 vs Maccabi Akhi Nazareth — Biggest loss 0–4 vs Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–2 vs Beitar Jerusalem vs 0–2 Raków Częstochowa 0–2 vs Maccabi Bnei Reineh 1–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–4 vs Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Biggest win (League) 4–0 vs Maccabi Bnei Reineh (twice) 5–1 vs F.C. Ashdod4–0 vs F.C. Ashdod4–0 vs Bnei Sakhnin 4–0 vs Maccabi Bnei Reineh 5–1 vs F.C. Ashdod4–0 vs Bnei Sakhnin 4–0 vs Maccabi Bnei Reineh4–0 vs F.C. Ashdod — Biggest loss (League) 0–4 vs Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–4 vs Hapoel Tel Aviv — Biggest win (Cup) 8–1 vs Maccabi Akhi Nazareth 8–1 vs Maccabi Akhi Nazareth — Biggest loss (Cup) 2–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 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 84 47 35 2 Goals conceded 58 26 29 3 Goal difference +26 +21 +6 –1 Average per game Average per game Clean sheets 13 5 8 — Yellow cards 83 38 45 — Red cards 7 2 5 — Most appearances Jelle Bataille (41) Most goals Guy Melamed (18) Most Assist Kenji Gorré (9) Penalties for 14 9 5 — Penalties scored 12 8 4 — Penalties against 10 4 5 1 Penalties saved 1 0 0 1
Notes
References
External links Maccabi Haifa website