2021–22 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season

Maccabi Haifa
2021–22 season
PresidentYa'akov Shahar
Head coachBarak Bakhar
StadiumSammy Ofer
Ligat Ha'Al1st
State CupRunners-up
Toto CupWinners
Super CupWinners
Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round
Conference LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Omer Atzili (20)
All: Omer Atzili (27)
Highest home attendance29,258
(vs Maccabi Netanya (21 May 2022)
Lowest home attendance9,483
(vs Hapoel Tel Aviv (22 August 2021)
Average home league attendance22,226

The 2021–22 season was Maccabi Haifa's 64th season in Israeli Premier League, and their 40th consecutive season in the top division of Israeli football.

In this season, the team won its Second championship in a consecutive to achieve three from four title on this season (Israeli Premier League, Toto Cup and the israeli super cup) and Finished Runners-up on the Israeli state cup.

Club

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Squad information

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
3 DF Israel Sean Goldberg 29 2022/2023 45 0 2023/2024 Free Second nationality:Italy
4 MF Niger Ali Mohamed 29 2021/2022 49 0 2023/2024 1,400,000€
5 DF Serbia Bogdan Planić 32 2020/2021 84 4 2022/2023 Free
6 MF Israel Neta Lavi (captain) 28 2015/2016 234 10 2022/2023 Youth system
7 FW Israel Omer Atzili 31 2020/2021 77 26 2023/2024 Free Second nationality:Romania
8 FW Israel Dolev Haziza 31 2019/2020 132 25 2023/2024 310,000€ Second nationality:France
9 FW Israel Ben Sahar 35 2021/2022 36 3 2022/2023 Free
10 MF Suriname Tjaronn Chery (vice captain) 36 2019/2020 138 37 2022/2023 Free Second nationality:Nederland
11 FW Ghana Godsway Donyoh 30 2020/2021 75 15 2021/2022 50,000€
12 DF Israel Sun Menahem 30 2015/2016 206 11 2023/2024 20,000€
13 FW Republic of the Congo Mavis Tchibota 28 2021/2022 16 2 2023/2024 1,000,000€ Second nationality:Israel
14 MF Spain José Rodríguez 29 2021/2022 83 1 2022/2023 Free
15 DF Israel Ofri Arad 26 2018/2019 138 8 2023/2024 Youth system Second nationality: Germany
16 MF Israel Mohammad Abu Fani 26 2016/2017 109 11 2025/2026 Youth system
17 DF Israel Taleb Tawatha 32 2009/2010 240 7 2022/2023 €100,000 Originally from youth system
21 FW Israel Dean David 28 2021/2022 56 25 2024/2025 1,100,000€
23 DF Guadeloupe Mickaël Alphonse 35 2021/2022 18 0 2021/2022 Free Second nationality:France
24 DF Israel Uri Dahan 24 2021/2022 17 0 2024/2025 500,000€+Sweep deal
25 DF Israel Raz Meir 28 2017/2018 140 4 2024/2025 Youth system Originally from youth system
26 MF Israel Mahmoud Jaber 25 2021/2022 32 3 2023/2024 Youth system
33 MF Israel Maor Levi 24 2019/2020 61 4 2022/2023 Youth system
44 GK United States Josh Cohen 32 2019/2020 125 0 2022/2023 Free Second nationality:Israel
52 GK Israel Itamar Israeli 32 2021/2022 0 0 2022/2023 Free
55 DF Israel Rami Gershon 36 2017/2018 98 1 2021/2022 400,000€
77 GK Israel Roee Fucs 25 2021/2021 2 0 2022/2034 Youth system
90 GK Israel Roi Mishpati 31 2021/2022 9 0 2021/2022 Free

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Type Fee Notes Source
10 June 2021 DF Israel Sean Goldberg 29 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Transfer Free [1]
22 June 2021 MF Niger Ali Mohamed 29 Israel Beitar Jerusalem Transfer 1,400,000€ [2]
23 June 2021 DF Israel Ori Dahan 24 Israel Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Transfer 500,000€+Sweep deal [3]
24 June 2021 GK Israel Itamar Israeli 25 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba Transfer Free [4]
25 June 2021 DF Australia Ryan Strain 27 Australia Adelaide United Transfer €300,000 [5]
28 June 2021 FW Israel Dean David 28 Israel F.C. Ashdod Transfer €1,100,000 [6]
28 June 2021 FW Israel Ben Sahar 35 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Transfer Free [7]
30 June 2021 DF Israel Yahav Gurfinkel 26 Israel Hapoel Haifa Loan returns Free
30 June 2021 DF Nigeria Ikouwem Utin 24 Israel Bnei Sakhnin Loan returns Free
31 August 2021 GK Israel Roi Mishpati 31 Israel F.C. Ashdod Transfer Free [8]
2 February 2022 FW Republic of the Congo Mavis Tchibota 28 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad Transfer €1,000,000 [9]
3 February 2022 DF France Mickaël Alphonse 35 France Amiens Transfer Free [10]

Out

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Date Pos. Player Age Type Fee Moving to Notes Source
10 June 2021 MF Netherlands Yanic Wildschut 31 End of Contract Free Bulgaria CSKA Sofia [11]
15 June 2021 GK Israel Omri Glazer 28 Release Free Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva [12]
25 June 2021 DF Cameroon Ernest Mabouka 36 End of Contract Free Israel Hapoel Nof HaGalil [13]
25 June 2021 DF Israel Ayid Habshi 29 Transfer Deal Israel Hapoel Kiryat Shmona Part of Uri Dahan transfer deal. [14]
30 June 2021 DF The Gambia Sonko Kabba 22 Loan Out Free Israel Hapoel Ramat HaSharon [15]
7 July 2021 MF Israel Ihab Abu Alshikh 24 Loan Out Free Israel Maccabi Netanya [16]
12 July 2021 FW Australia Nikita Rukavytsya 37 End of Contract Free Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva [17]
12 July 2021 FW Israel Stav Nahmani 22 Loan Out Free Israel Hapoel Nof HaGalil [18]
15 July 2021 DF Israel Yahav Gurfinkel 26 Transfer €400,000 Sweden Norrköping [19]
26 July 2021 DF Israel Rony Laufer 23 Loan Out Free Israel Hapoel Afula [20]
15 August 2021 MF Israel Nehorai Ifrach 21 Loan Out Free Israel Hapoel Afula [21]
31 August 2021 DF Nigeria Ikouwem Utin 24 Transfer €150,000 Croatia Slaven Belupo [22]
9 September 2021 MF Israel Timothy Muzie 23 Loan Out Free Israel Hapoel Nof HaGalil [23]
9 September 2021 FW Israel Mohammed Awaed 27 Loan Out Free Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva [24]
12 January 2022 MF Israel Yuval Ashkenazi 32 End of Contract Free Israel Maccabi Netanya [25]
17 January 2022 DF Israel Roey Elimelech 22 Loan Out Free Israel Hapoel Afula
3 February 2022 DF Israel Adar Azruel 22 Loan Out Free Israel Hapoel Ra'anana
3 February 2022 DF Australia Ryan Strain 27 Release Free Free agent

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

29 June 2021 Maccabi Haifa Israel 2–3 Belgium OH Leuven
18:30 IST Sahar 61'
Nehorai Ifrach 87'
Report 18'
68'
85'
2 July 2021 Maccabi Haifa Israel 6–1 Belgium R. Charleroi
15:30 IST Chery 21'
Atzili 54', 82'
David 72' (p)
Goldberg 74'
Ashkenazi 72'
Report Gershon 52' (o.g.)

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligat Ha'Al 29 August 2021 21 May 2022 Matchday 1 Winners 36 24 6 6 79 27 +52 066.67
State Cup 18 December 2021 24 May 2022 Round of 32 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 13 2 +11 083.33
Toto Cup 22 August 2021 22 September 2021 European qualification route Winners 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Super Cup 25 July 2021 25 July 2021 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
UEFA Champions League 7 July 2021 14 July 2021 First qualifying round First qualifying round 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 22 July 2021 9 December 2021 Second qualifying round Group stage 12 5 2 5 23 15 +8 041.67
Total 59 37 9 13 121 48 +73 062.71

Last updated: 27 May 2022
Source: Competitions

including 3-0 Walkover win against Bnei Sakhnin in round 35 [26]

Ligat Ha'Al

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Regular season

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Regular season table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Haifa 26 18 5 3 62 19 +43 59 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 16 7 3 39 17 +22 55
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 26 16 5 5 48 31 +17 53
4 Bnei Sakhnin 26 12 6 8 28 29 −1 42
5 Maccabi Netanya 26 10 10 6 34 27 +7 40
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

29 August 2021 1 Hapoel Hadera 0–0 Maccabi Haifa Netanya
20:30
Report
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz
11 September 2021 2 Maccabi Haifa 2–1 Bnei Sakhnin Haifa
20:30
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 22,213
Referee: Daniel Bar Natan
18 September 2021 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Maccabi Haifa Tel Aviv
20:30
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 25,705
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber
26 September 2021 4 Maccabi Haifa 2–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva Haifa
20:15
Report
  • Yellow card 36' Daniel Plesher
  • Yellow card 41' Cohen
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 21,230
Referee: Snir Levi
3 October 2021 5 Maccabi Haifa 1–2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Haifa
20:45
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 26,102
Referee: Gal Leibovich
16 October 2021 6 Hapoel Jerusalem 1–4 Maccabi Haifa Jerusalem
18:00
Report
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 6,173
Referee: Nael Odeh
25 October 2021 7 Maccabi Haifa 2–0 Maccabi Netanya Haifa
20:45
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 22,572
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber
30 October 2021 8 F.C. Ashdod 2–2 Maccabi Haifa Ashdod
20:30
Report
Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium
Attendance: 5,140
Referee: Igal Frid
7 November 2021 9 Maccabi Haifa 4–0 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Haifa
20:15
Report
  • Yellow card 4' Alaa Jafar
  • Yellow card 4' Habshi
  • Yellow card 32' Ziv Morgan
  • Yellow card 77' Guy Ben Lulu
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 19,326
Referee: Liran Liany
28 November 2021 10 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–3 Maccabi Haifa Tel Aviv
20:45
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 13,922
Referee: Orel Grinfeld
2 December 2021 11 Maccabi Haifa 5–1 Hapoel Haifa Haifa
20:30
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 29,127
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber
5 December 2021 12 Hapoel Nof HaGalil 0–4 Maccabi Haifa Nof HaGalil
20:15
Report
Stadium: Green Stadium
Attendance: 3,615
Referee: Shalom Ben Avraham
13 December 2021 13 Maccabi Haifa 2–1 Beitar Jerusalem Haifa
20:45
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 29,135
Referee: Erez Papir
21 December 2021 14 Maccabi Haifa 1–0 Hapoel Hadera Haifa
20:30
Report
  • Yellow card 51' Tamir Glazer
  • Yellow card 80' Dia Lababidi
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 16,126
Referee: David Foxman
25 December 2021 15 Bnei Sakhnin 0–6 Maccabi Haifa Netanya[a]
19:50
  • Mufleh Shala'ata Yellow card 19'
  • Ihab Ghanayem Yellow card 25'
  • Kabha Red card 40'
Report
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 11,100
Referee: Shalom Ben Avraham
3 January 2022 16 Maccabi Haifa 3–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
20:30
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 29,123
Referee: Liran Liany
8 January 2022 17 Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–4 Maccabi Haifa Petah Tikva
17:45
Report
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 10,285
Referee: Gal Leibovitz
17 January 2022 18 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–2 Maccabi Haifa Be'er Sheva
20:30
Report
Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 14,640
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber
22 January 2022 19 Maccabi Haifa 1–1 Hapoel Jerusalem Haifa
19:50
Report
  • Yellow card 60' Awaka Ashta
  • Yellow card 62', 87' Agada
  • Red card 82' Omer Agbadish
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 21,894
Referee: Niv Shataif
30 January 2022 20 Maccabi Netanya 1–1 Maccabi Haifa Netanya
20:30
Report
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 12,297
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz
7 February 2022 21 Maccabi Haifa 6–0 F.C. Ashdod Haifa
20:30
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 25,732
Referee: Snir Lavi
14 February 2022 22 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–2 Maccabi Haifa Kiryat Shmona
20:15
Report
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Referee: Idan Leiba
21 February 2022 23 Maccabi Haifa 2–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv Haifa
20:30
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 29,114
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz
26 February 2022 24 Hapoel Haifa 0–1 Maccabi Haifa Haifa
20:00
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 26,285
Referee: Orel Grinfeld
5 March 2022 25 Maccabi Haifa 1–1 Hapoel Nof HaGalil Haifa
15:00
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 29,115
Referee: David Fuxman
14 March 2022 26 Beitar Jerusalem 0–1 Maccabi Haifa Jerusalem
20:30
Report
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 15,280
Referee: Orel Grinfeld

Results overview

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score
Beitar Jerusalem 2–1 1–0
Bnei Sakhnin 2–1 6–0
F.C. Ashdod 6–0 2–2
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–2 2–1
Hapoel Hadera 1–0 0–0
Hapoel Haifa 5–1 1–0
Hapoel Jerusalem 1–1 4–1
Hapoel Nof HaGalil 1–1 4–0
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 3–1
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4–0 1–2
Maccabi Netanya 2–0 1–1
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2–0 4–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–2 1–2

Championship round

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Championship round table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MHA HBS MTA MNE HTA BnS
1 Maccabi Haifa (C) 36 24 6 6 79 27 +52 78 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 2–0 1–3 4–0 3–0 1–0
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 36 20 10 6 53 30 +23 70 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–2 3–1
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 36 20 9 7 63 38 +25 69 1–1 1–1 2–1 5–0 0–0
4 Maccabi Netanya 36 13 13 10 47 41 +6 52 3–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 3–0
5 Hapoel Tel Aviv 36 13 11 12 44 47 −3 50 0–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–1
6 Bnei Sakhnin 36 13 10 13 33 43 −10 49 0–3[26] 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(C) Champions

Matches

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19 March 2022 27 Maccabi Haifa 3–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv Haifa
20:00
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 27,532
Referee: Idan Leiba
4 April 2022 28 Maccabi Haifa 2–0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Haifa
20:30
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 28,457
Referee: Orel Grinfeld
11 April 2022 29 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 Maccabi Haifa Tel Aviv
20:30
  • Oscar Gloch 27'
  • Yellow card 90'
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 25,132
Referee: Daniel Bar Natan
16 April 2022 30 Maccabi Haifa 1–0 Bnei Sakhnin Haifa
20:00
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 27,253
Referee: Snir Levi
23 April 2022 31 Maccabi Netanya 3–0 Maccabi Haifa Netanya
17:30
Report
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 12,198
Referee: Gal Leibovitz
2 May 2022 32 Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–2 Maccabi Haifa Tel Aviv
20:30
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 18,300
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber
7 May 2022 33 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–0 Maccabi Haifa Be'er Sheva
20:30
Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 12,945
Referee: David Foxman
10 May 2022 34 Maccabi Haifa 1–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
20:30
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 21,141
Referee: Idan Leiba
35 Bnei Sakhnin 0–3 Maccabi Haifa Petah Tikva[a]
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Note: w/o[26]
21 May 2022 36 Maccabi Haifa 4–0 Maccabi Netanya Haifa
20:30
Report Yellow card 2' Shlomo Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 29,258
Referee: cGal Leibovitz

Results overview

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score
Bnei Sakhnin 1–0 0–3 w/o[26]
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–0 0–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–0 2–0
Maccabi Netanya 4–0 0–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–3 1–1

Overall

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 24 6 6 79 27  +52 78 14 2 2 43 12  +31 10 4 4 36 15  +21

Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Source: Competitive matches

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Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAH
ResultDWLWLWWDWWWWWWWWWWDDWLWWDWWWDWLWLLWW
Position857465332222222211111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2022. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

State Cup

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18 December 2021 Round of 32 Maccabi Haifa 2–0 Hapoel Jerusalem (1) Haifa
15:00
Report
  • Yellow card 28' Badash
  • Yellow card 45' Awaka Ashta
  • Yellow card 92' Omer Agbadish
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 16,853
Referee: Idan Leiba
12 January 2022 Round of 16 Maccabi Haifa 4–0 Beitar Jerusalem (1) Haifa
20:00
Report
  • Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 34' Liel Deri
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 23,743
Referee: Igal Frid
2 February 2022 Quarter-finals — First leg Hapoel Hadera (1) 0–2 Maccabi Haifa Netanya
20:30
  • Usmman Yellow card 61'
  • Dia Lababidi Yellow card 71'
Report
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
1 March 2022 Quarter-finals — Second leg Maccabi Haifa 1–0
(3–0 agg.)
Hapoel Hadera (1) Haifa
20:00
Report
  • Yellow card 27' Ron Unger
  • Yellow card 31' Tamir Glazer
  • Yellow card 54' Afik Katan
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 11,746
Referee: Aviad Shiloach
19 April 2022 Semi-finals Maccabi Haifa 2–0 Hapoel Haifa (1) Tel Aviv
20:30
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 23,381
Referee: Idan Leiba

Toto Cup

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Semi-final

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22 August 2021 Semi final Maccabi Haifa 2–0Hapoel Tel AvivHaifa
20:45
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 9,483
Referee: Gal Leibovich

Final

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22 September 2021 Final Maccabi Haifa 1–1
(7–6 p)
Hapoel Be'er ShevaNetanya
20:15
Report
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Igal Frid
Penalties

Israel Super Cup

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25 July 2021 Maccabi Haifa 2–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
20:30 Atzili Yellow card 1'
Sahar 50'
Meir Yellow card 68'
Cohen Yellow card 70'
Abu Fani 72', Yellow card 90+2'
Levi Yellow card 90+1'
Report Yellow card 14' Glazer
Yellow card 37' Nachmias
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 19,798
Referee: Liran Liany

UEFA Champions League

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First qualifying round

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7 July 2021 1st qualifying round1st leg Maccabi Haifa Israel 1–1 Kazakhstan FC Kairat Haifa
20:00 (IDT)
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 25,138
Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro)
Assistant referees: Aleksandar Djikanović (Montenegro)
Assistant referees: Dragan Vujović (Montenegro)
Fourth official: Miloš Savović (Montenegro)
14 July 2021 1st qualifying round2nd leg FC Kairat Kazakhstan 2–0 Israel Maccabi Haifa Almaty
17:00 (IDT)
Report