# 2018–19 Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. season

The 2018–19 season is Maccabi Tel Aviv's 112th season since its establishment in 1906, and 71st since the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 2018–19 campaignthe club have competed in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup, UEFA Europa League.

## First team

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ISR | Eli Dasa |
| 3 | DF | POR | Jair Amador |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Enric Saborit |
| 6 | MF | ISR | Dan Glazer |
| 7 | MF | ISR | Omer Atzili |
| 10 | FW | NGA | Chikeluba Ofoedu |
| 11 | FW | ISR | Itay Shechter |
| 15 | MF | ISR | Dor Micha |
| 16 | FW | ISR | Eliran Atar |
| 18 | DF | ISR | Eitan Tibi |
| 19 | GK | BRA | Daniel Tenenbaum |
| 20 | FW | ISR | Matan Hozez |
| 21 | MF | ISR | Sheran Yeini (Captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | ISR | Avi Rikan |
| 23 | MF | ISR | Eyal Golasa |
| 24 | FW | ISR | Yonatan Cohen |
| 25 | FW | USA | Aaron Schoenfeld |
| 27 | DF | ISR | Ofir Davidzada |
| 28 | MF | ITA | Cristian Battocchio |
| 30 | DF | ISR | Maor Kandil |
| 31 | DF | ISR | Shachar Piven |
| 41 | GK | ISR | Daniel Peretz |
| 42 | MF | ISR | Dor Peretz |
| 55 | GK | ISR | Haviv Ohayon |
| 77 | MF | ISR | Ruslan Barsky |
| 95 | GK | SRB | Predrag Rajković |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | POR | Jair (from Huesca) |
| — | MF | ISR | Roslan Barsky (loan return from Hapoel Haifa) |
| — | MF | ISR | Yonatan Cohen (loan return from Bnei Yehuda) |
| — | FW | ISR | Itay Shechter (from Beitar Jerusalem) |
| — | FW | ISR | Matan Hozez (loan return from Bnei Yehuda) |
| — | FW | ISR | Mavis Tchibota (loan return from Bnei Yehuda) |
| — | DF | ESP | Enric Saborit (from Athletic Bilbao) |
| — | FW | NGA | Chikeluba Ofoedu (from Eskişehirspor) |
| — | DF | ISR | Maor Kandil (from Bnei Yehuda) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ISR | Yuval Spungin (to Ironi Kiryat Shmona) |
| — | DF | MTQ | Jean-Sylvain Babin (loan return to Sporting Gijón) |
| — | DF | ISR | Tal Ben Haim (Released) |
| — | MF | ESP | José Rodríguez (loan return to Mainz 05) |
| — | FW | ISR | Barak Yitzhaki (Retired) |
| — | GK | ISR | Daniel Lifshitz (Retired) |
| — | DF | ISR | Ofir Davidzada (loan return to KAA Gent) |
| — | DF | ISR | Sagiv Yehezkel (on loan to Bnei Yehuda) |
| — | FW | ISR | Mavis Tchibota (to Bnei Yehuda) |
| — | FW | ISL | Vidar Orn Kjartansson (to Rostov) |

## Israeli Premier League
### Regular season
#### Regular season table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 12 | +45 | 66 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 44 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 39 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 37 | Qualification for the Championship round |

### Play-off
#### Championship round table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (C) | 36 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 77 | 17 | +60 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 53 | |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 42 | |
* ↑ Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Israel State Cup.

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 19 August 2018

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | State Cup | State Cup | Toto Cup | Toto Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | ISR | Eli Dasa | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | POR | Jair | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Enric Saborit | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ISR | Dan Glazer | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ISR | Omer Atzili | 18 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NGA | Chikeluba Ofoedu | 14 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ISR | Itay Shechter | 18 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ISR | Sheran Yeini | 19 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ISR | Dor Micha | 21 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | ISR | Eliran Atar | 18 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 17 | MF | ISR | Matan Hozez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ISR | Eitan Tibi | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | BRA | Daniel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ISR | Avi Rikan | 17 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ISR | Eyal Golasa | 15 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ISR | Yonatan Cohen | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | USA | Aaron Schoenfeld | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ISR | Maor Kandil | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ISR | Shachar Piven | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ISR | Dor Peretz | 16 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | GK | ISR | Haviv Ohayon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | ISR | Roslan Barsky | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 95 | GK | SRB | Predrag Rajković | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Players away from Maccabi Tel Aviv on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 45 | MF | ISR | Eliel Peretz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Maccabi Tel Aviv that left during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 77 | DF | ISR | Sean Goldberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ISL | Viðar Örn Kjartansson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |