# 2016–17 Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. season

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.
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.

## Match results
### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 13 | +41 | 59 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 56 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 48 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 40 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 39 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva (C, Q) | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 73 | 18 | +55 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Q) | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 72 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem (Q) | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 56 | |
| 5 | Bnei Sakhnin | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 48 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 45 | |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Position |
| 21 August 2016 - 20:00 | Beitar Jerusalem | Home | 2–2 | Mohammad Kalibat, Gidi Kanyuk | 7 |
| 27 August 2016 - 19:00 | Hapoel Ra'anana | Away | 1–0 | Liroy Zhairi | 4 |
| 12 September 2016 - 20:30 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Home | 2–0 | Gidi Kanyuk (2) | 3 |
| 18 September 2016 - 19:00 | Bnei Sakhnin | Away | 1–0 | Mihai Roman | 2 |
| 26 September 2016 - 20:30 | Maccabi Haifa | Home | 2–2 | Dor Elo, Liroy Zhairi | 2 |
| 15 October 2016 - 19:30 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Away | 0–5 | | 3 |
| 22 October 2016 - 16:00 | Bnei Yehuda | Away | 4–1 | Gidi Kanyuk, Mihai Roman (2), Mohammad Kalibat | 3 |
| 30 October 2016 - 19:00 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Home | 2–1 | Guy Melamed (2) | 2 |
| 6 November 2016 - 20:45 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Away | 0–0 | | 2 |
| 19 November 2016 - 18:00 | Hapoel Ashkelon | Home | 1–1 | Miahi Roman | 4 |
| 26 November 2016 - 18:00 | Hapoel Haifa | Away | 1–2 | Liroy Zhairi | 4 |
| 3 December 2016 - 18:00 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Home | 0–0 | | 4 |
| 11 December 2016 - 19:00 | F.C. Ironi Ashdod | Away | 2–2 | Gidi Kanyuk (2) | 4 |
| 17 December 2016 - 20:30 | Beitar Jerusalem | Away | 1–1 | Miahi Roman | 4 |
| 25 December 2016 - 19:00 | Hapoel Ra'anana | Home | 2–0 | Guy Melamed, Miahi Roman | 3 |
| 31 December 2016 - 20:30 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Away | 1–0 | Gidi Kanyuk | 3 |
| 10 January 2017 - 19:00 | Bnei Sakhnin | Home | 1–1 | Guy Melamed | 3 |
| 14 January 2017 - 18:15 | Maccabi Haifa | Away | 2–0 | Nenad Adamovic, Guy Melamed | 3 |
| 21 January 2017 - 20:30 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Home | 1–1 | Uri Magbo | 3 |
| 28 January 2017 - 16:00 | Bnei Yehuda | Home | 1–0 | Mihai Roman, Manor Solomon | 3 |
| 4 February 2017 - 16:00 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Away | 1–0 | Dovev Gabay | 3 |
| 13 February 2017 - 21:00 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Home | 0–1 | | 3 |
| 19 February 2017 - 19:00 | Hapoel Ashkelon | Away | 1–0 | Liroy Zhairi | 3 |
| 26 February 2017 - 19:00 | Hapoel Haifa | Home | 3–1 | Guy Melamed, Gidi Kanyuk, Romario | 3 |
| 5 March 2017 - 19:00 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Away | 3–1 | Guy Melamed (2),Gidi Kanyuk | 3 |
| 11 March 2017 - 18:00 | F.C. Ironi Ashdod | Home | 0–1 | | 3 |
| 18 March 2017 - 20:30 | Beitar Jerusalem | Home | 0–1 | | 3 |
| 2 April 2017 - 19:00 | Bnei Sakhnin | Away | 0–1 | | 3 |
| 9 April 2017 - 20:10 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Home | 1–2 | Gidi Kanyuk | 3 |
| 15 April 2017 - 20:30 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Away | 0–2 | | 3 |
| 22 April 2017 - 18:00 | Maccabi Haifa | Home | 0–1 | | 3 |
| 26 April 2017 - 19:45 | Beitar Jerusalem | Away | 1–2 | Guy Melamed | 4 |
| 29 April 2017 - 18:00 | Bnei Sakhnin | Home | 1–0 | Liroy Zhairi | 4 |
| 8 May 2017 - 20:00 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Away | 1–1 | Lidor Cohen | 4 |
| 14 May 2017 - 20:15 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Home | 2–1 | Manor Solomon, Lidor Cohen | 4 |
| 20 May 2017 - 20:30 | Maccabi Haifa | Away | 0–0 | | 4 |

### State Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 7 January 2017 - 16:30 | 8th round | Maccabi Haifa | Away | 2–0 | Guy Melamed, Nenad Adamović |
| 24 January 2017 - 19:00 | Round of 16 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Away | 2–0 | Mihai Roman, Guy Melamed |
| 8 February 2017 - 21:00 | Quarter-finals (1st leg) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Home | 0–1 | |
| 1 March 2017 - 21:00 | Quarter-finals (2nd leg) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Away | 1–2 | Guy Melamed |
Maccabi Petah Tikva lost 1–3 on aggregate.

### Toto Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Qualified to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Bnei Yehuda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Qualified to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Qualified to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 31 July 2016 - 21:00 | Group | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Away | 0–1 | |
| 3 August 2016 - 19:30 | Group | Bnei Yehuda | Home | 1–2 | Gidi Kanyuk |
| 7 August 2016 - 19:00 | Group | Hapoel Ra'anana | Away | 2–1 | Guy Melamed, Gal Levy |
| 10 August 2016 - 20:00 | Group | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Away | 0–0 | |

## Player details

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | State Cup | State Cup | Toto Cup | Toto Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ISR | Yossi Ginzburg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ISR | Zahi Gigi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | GK | ISR | Danny Amos | 41 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Allyson dos Santos | 39 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ISR | Omer Danino | 29 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Carlos Cuéllar | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ISR | Hagay Goldenberg | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | ISR | Naor Peser | 31 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ISR | Shmulik Malul | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ISR | Omri Luzon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | ISR | Uri Magbo | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ISR | Liran Rotman | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ISR | Lidor Cohen | 12 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ROU | Viorel Nicoară | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ISR | Dor Elo | 40 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ISR | Guy Melamed | 35 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ISR | Nirel Mahpud | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Nenad Adamović | 24 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ISR | Gidi Kanyuk | 41 | 11 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | ESP | Aitor | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | ISR | Assaf Levy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | BRA | Romário Pires | 40 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | ISR | Liroy Zhairi | 38 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | ISR | Mohammed Badir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | MF | ISR | Gal Levy | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ISR | Oz Peretz | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ISR | Dovev Gabay | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ISR | Mohammed Kalibat | 22 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ROU | Mihai Roman | 38 | 8 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ISR | Manor Solomon | 27 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ISR | Avihu Ezer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | NGA | Jacob Njuko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | ISR | Tai Baribo | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ISR | Yossi Ginzburg (from Maccabi Jaffa) |
| — | GK | ISR | Danny Amos (from Hapoel Acre) |
| — | DF | ESP | Carlos Cuéllar (from Almería) |
| — | DF | ISR | Shmulik Malul (from Hapoel Acre) |
| — | MF | BRA | Romário Pires (from Maccabi Haifa) |
| — | MF | ISR | Gal Levy (from Hapoel Rishon LeZion) |
| — | MF | ISR | Nirel Mahpud (from Hapoel Ashkelon) |
| — | MF | SRB | Nenad Adamović (from Dinamo Minsk) |
| — | FW | ISR | Oz Peretz (loan return from Hapoel Acre) |
| — | FW | ROU | Mihai Roman (on loan from NEC) |
| — | DF | ISR | Uri Magbo (from Beitar Jerusalem) |
| — | FW | ISR | Dovev Gabay (on loan from Bnei Yehuda) |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ISR | Itamar Nitzan (loan return to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona) |
| — | DF | ISR | Oded Gavish (to Maccabi Sha'arayim) |
| — | DF | FRA | Xavier Tomas (to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv) |
| — | DF | ISR | Dudu Twito (to Maccabi Sha'arayim, his player card still belongs to Hapoel Be'er Sheva) |
| — | GK | ISR | Yam Sasson (to Maccabi Sha'arayim) |
| — | MF | ISR | Mor Shaked (to Hapoel Petah Tikva) |
| — | MF | ISR | Roei Gordana (loan return to Hapoel Be'er Sheva) |
| — | MF | ISR | Omri Shifman (on loan to Hapoel Marmorek) |
| — | MF | ISR | Omer Sharabi (on loan to Hapoel Marmorek) |
| — | MF | ISR | Yuval Jakobovich (to ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș) |
| — | FW | ISR | Dor Hugi (to Hapoel Ra'anana, his player card still belongs to Maccabi Haifa) |
| — | FW | SWE | Rade Prica (to Landskrona BoIS) |
| — | FW | ISR | Idan Shemesh (to Bnei Sakhnin) |
| — | MF | ISR | Nirel Mahpud (on loan to Hapoel Ramat Gan) |
| — | FW | ISR | Mohammed Kalibat (to Hapoel Ra'anana) |
| — | FW | ISR | Oz Peretz (to Hapoel Ramat Gan) |