2017–18 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season explained

Club:Maccabi Haifa
Season:2017–18
Manager:Guy Luzon

Rob Maas (interim)
Fred Rutten (from 24 January 2018)
Chairman:Ya'akov Shahar
Stadium:Sammy Ofer
League:Ligat Ha'Al
League Result:10th
Cup1:State Cup
Cup1 Result:Quarter-final
Cup3:Toto Cup
Cup3 Result:Semi-final
League Topscorer:
Nikita Rukavytsya (9)
Season Topscorer:
Nikita Rukavytsya (14)
Highest Attendance:28,114 (vs Beitar Jerusalem, 21 October 2017)
Lowest Attendance:1,500 (vs Hapoel Akko, 24 October 2017)
Average Attendance:13,682
Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2017–18 season is Maccabi Haifa's 60th season in Israeli Premier League, and their 36th consecutive season in the top division of Israeli football.

Club

Kits

Current coaching staff

Results overview

OppositionHome scoreAway score
Beitar Jerusalem1-21-3
Bnei Sakhnin2-00-1
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv0-20-2
F.C. Ashdod1-00-0
Hapoel Akko0-20-1
Hapoel Ashkelon1-10-0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva3-10-2
Hapoel Haifa0-10-3
Hapoel Ra'anana4-20-3
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona0-14-0
Maccabi Netanya1-11-2
Maccabi Petah Tikva2-21-1
Maccabi Tel Aviv0-01-3

Play-off

Results overview

OppositionHome scoreAway score
Bnei Sakhninbgcolor=darkgrey1-1
F.C. Ashdodbgcolor=darkgrey1-2
Hapoel Akko4-0bgcolor=darkgrey
Hapoel Ashkelon2-1bgcolor=darkgrey
Hapoel Ra'anana2-0bgcolor=darkgrey
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona1-2bgcolor=darkgrey
Maccabi Petah Tikvabgcolor=darkgrey0-1

Results by round

State Cup

See main article: Israel State Cup.

Quarter final

3-3 on aggregate. Hapoel Haifa won on away goals.

Toto Cup

See main article: 2017–18 Toto Cup Al.

Group stage

Semi-final

Statistics

Squad statistics

Updated on 15 May 2018

Ligat Ha'AlState CupToto CupTotal
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Goalkeepers
1align=left Ohad Levita9 9 851 0 0 1 0 49 0 0 2 2 191 0 0 12 11 1,091 0 0
22align=left Gil Ofek1 1 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 94 0 0
55align=left Omri Glazer24 24 2,299 0 0 4 4 406 0 0 4 4 406 0 0 30 30 3,070 0 0
Defenders
2align=left Allyson31 31 2,9030 0 4 4 414 0 0 4 3 343 0 0 39 38 3,660 0 0
4align=left Etiënne Reijnen9 5 653 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 653 0 0
5align=left Rami Gershon27 27 2,428 0 0 4 4 414 0 0 2 2 140 0 0 33 33 2,982 0 0
23align=left Omri Ben Harush17 17 1,357 3 0 3 3 268 0 0 5 4 419 0 0 25 24 2,044 3 0
25align=left Raz Meir16 16 1,494 0 1 2 1 178 0 0 6 3 356 0 0 24 20 2,028 0 1
26align=left Ernest Mabouka27 26 2,455 0 3 3 3 236 0 0 4 3 294 0 1 34 32 2,985 0 4
40align=left Yonatan Levi8 7 756 0 0 2 1 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 901 0 0
Midfielders
6align=left Gal Alberman28 27 2,422 0 0 3 3 318 0 0 5 4 385 0 0 36 34 3,125 0 0
7align=left Sintayehu Sallalich33 32 2,940 7 9 4 4 374 2 0 2 1 109 0 0 39 37 3,423 9 9
10align=left Shlomi Azulay19 12 1,176 1 7 4 2 196 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 14 1,372 2 7
11align=left Maor Buzaglo5 3 263 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 0 0 6 3 285 0 0
18align=left Caio23 13 2,413 1 1 1 1 37 0 0 5 4 378 2 0 29 17 2,828 3 1
19align=left Roi Kahat29 25 2,160 3 0 4 4 357 1 1 6 5 460 2 0 39 34 2,977 6 1
31align=left Neta Lavi7 3 437 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 270 1 0 11 5 707 1 0
70align=left Georgi Kostadinov25 22 1,965 2 0 3 3 273 0 1 5 4 338 0 0 33 29 2,576 2 1
Forwards
8align=left Ofir Mizrahi22 8 942 6 2 4 0 138 0 0 4 3 229 0 3 30 11 1,309 6 5
9align=left Mohammed Awaed17 5 571 1 0 2 1 116 0 1 2 1 93 0 1 21 7 780 1 2
13align=left Nikita Rukavytsya33 29 2,627 10 1 4 4 386 3 1 4 3 276 2 0 41 36 3,289 15 2
16align=left Omer Damari18 10 990 2 3 2 2 160 0 1 3 1 90 0 0 23 13 1,240 2 4
32align=left Amit Zenati3 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 80 1 0
33align=left Stefanos Athanasiadis16 10 983 1 0 2 1 185 0 0 2 1 150 0 0 20 12 1,318 1 0
Players who no longer play for Maccabi Haifa
3align=left Shay Ben David2 1 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 96 0 0 3 2 209 0 0
7align=left Sun Menahem0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 163 0 0 3 2 163 0 0
9align=left Shon Weissman1 1 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 192 0 0 4 3 288 0 0
14align=left Gili Vermouth14 6 682 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 315 1 1 20 8 997 1 3
16align=left Eliran Atar0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 121 2 0 2 1 121 2 0
21align=left Dekel Keinan8 6 599 00 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 425 1 0 12 11 1,015 1 0
35align=left Eitan Velblum0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 0 0 1 0 30 0 0
36align=left Mohammad Abu Fani0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 71 0 0 2 1 71 0 0

Goals

Updated on 7 May 2018

RankPlayerPositionLigat Ha'AlState CupToto CupTotal
1 Nikita Rukavytsya103215
2 Sintayehu Sallalich7209
align=center rowspan=23 Roi Kahat3126
Ofir Mizrahi6006
align=center rowspan=25 Omri Ben Harush3003
Caio1023
align=center rowspan=36 Omer Damari2002
Shlomi Azulay1102
Georgi Kostadinov2002
align=center rowspan=47 Stefanos Athanasiadis1001
Mohammed Awaed1001
Amit Zenati1001
Neta Lavi0011
Players who no longer play for Maccabi Haifa
align=center rowspan=3 Gili Vermouth0022
Eliran Atar0022
Dekel Keinan0011

Clean sheets

Updated on 14 May 2018

width=35width=35width=35width=200 NameLigat Ha'AlState CupToto Cupwidth= 75Total
1GK55 Omri Glazer6118
2GK1 Ohad Levita44

Disciplinary record (Ligat Ha'Al and State Cup)

Updated on 14 May 2018

NameLigat Ha'AlState CupTotal
2Allyson617
10Shlomi Azulay516
8Ofir Mizrahi325
5Rami Gershon55
6Gal Alberman55
70Georgi Kostadinov314
7Sintayehu Sallalich314
19Roi Kahat44
9Mohammed Awaed44
26Ernest Mabouka314
40Yonatan Levi33
55Omri Glazer213
33Stefanos Athanasiadis33
18Caio33
31Neta Lavi22
23Omri Ben Harush2121
32Amit Zenati1111
13Nikita Rukavytsya11
4Etiënne Reijnen11
Players who no longer play for Maccabi Haifa
21Dekel Keinan33
14Gili Vermouth11

Disciplinary record (Toto Cup)

Updated on 9 February 2018

NameToto Cup
70Georgi Kostadinov2
21Dekel Keinan2
25Raz Meir2
16Eliran Atar1
8Ofir Mizrahi1
2Allyson1
31Neta Lavi1
33Stefanos Athanasiadis1
23Omri Ben Harush1

Suspensions

Updated on Updated on 7 February 2018

PlayerDate ReceivedOffenceLength of suspension
Omri Ben Harush24 September 2017 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv1 MatchF.C. Ashdod (H) 1 October 20176
Allyson6 February 2018 vs Hapoel Haifa1 MatchBnei Sakhnin (A) 17 February 2018
Ofir Mizrahi6 March 2018 vs Hapoel Haifa1 MatchHapoel Akko (H) 17 March 2018
Shlomi Azulay6 March 2018 vs Hapoel Haifa1 MatchHapoel Akko (H) 17 March 2018
Rami Gershon28 April 20181 Match Hapoel Ra'anana (H) 12 May 2018

Overall

TotalHomeAwayNatural
Games played 43 22 20 1
Games won 13 9 4 0
Games drawn 14 6 8 0
Games lost 16 7 8 1
Biggest win -
Biggest loss 0-1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Biggest win (League) -
Biggest loss (League) -
Biggest win (Cup) - -
Biggest loss (Cup) - - - -
Biggest win (Toto) - -
Biggest loss (Toto) - - 0-1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Goals scored 57 37 20 0
Goals conceded 50 27 22 1
Goal difference +7 +10 -2 -1
Clean sheets 12 7 5 -
Average per game
Average per game
Yellow cards 84 42 39 3
Red cards 2 1 1 -
Most appearances -
Most minutes played -
Most goals Nikita Rukavytsya (15)
Penalties for 6 1 5 -
Penalties against 6 1 5 -
Winning rate % % % %