2008–09 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season

Maccabi Haifa
2008–09 season
Chairman Israel Ya'akov Shahar
Manager Israel Elisha Levy
Liga Al 1st
State Cup Runners-up
Toto Cup Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer League:
South Africa Thembinkosi Fanteni (11)

All:
South Africa Thembinkosi Fanteni (16)
Highest home attendance 14,500 vs Hapoel Tel Aviv (8 December 2008 & 18 May 2009)
Lowest home attendance 7,000 vs Bnei Sakhnin (24 January 2009)
Average home league attendance 10,472
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2008–09 season was Maccabi Haifa's 51st season in Israeli Premier League, and their 27th consecutive season in the top division of Israeli football.

The season was a great success for the club winning the league and coming extremely close to winning the State Cup to go with it.

Liga Al (Premier League)

Date Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance
30 August 2008 F.C. Ashdod H 3 1 Keinan, Katan (2) 11,000
13 September 2008 Hapoel Tel Aviv A 0 0 0 (closed doors)
21 September 2008 Bnei Yehuda H 1 0 Rafaelov 7,500
28 September 2008 Beitar Jerusalem A 1 1 Keinan 18,000
4 October 2008 Maccabi Petah Tikva H 3 1 own goal, Fanteni (2) 8,000
18 October 2008 Bnei Sakhnin A 1 0 Rafaelov 2,500
27 October 2008 Maccabi Tel Aviv H 3 2 Fanteni (2), Lior Rafaelov 14,000
1 November 2008 Hakoah Amidar/Ramat Gan A 3 0 Rafaelov, Boccoli, Kayal 2,500
10 November 2008 Maccabi Netanya H 2 3 Keinan, Fanteni 14,000
15 November 2008 Ironi Kiryat Shmona H 1 1 Rafaelov 10,000
22 November 2008 Hapoel Petah Tikva A 4 1 Ghadir, Rafaelov, Kayal, Arbeitman 4,000
29 November 2008 F.C. Ashdod A 3 1 Fanteni, Golasa, Kayal 5,000
8 December 2008 Hapoel Tel Aviv H 2 2 Arbeitman, Maimon 14,500
15 December 2008 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv A 1 0 Katan 8,000
22 December 2008 Beitar Jerusalem H 0 0 14,000
17 January 2009 Maccabi Petah Tikva A 0 2 4,000
24 January 2009 Bnei Sakhnin H 2 1 Fanteni, Katan 7,000
2 February 2009 Maccabi Tel Aviv A 1 1 Boccoli 13,000
2 February 2009 Hakoah Amidar/Ramat Gan H 2 0 Katan, Boccoli 8,000
23 February 2009 Maccabi Netanya A 0 2 5,000
4 March 2009 Ironi Kiryat Shmona A 0 1 1,000
7 March 2009 Hapoel Petah Tikva H 1 0 Osei 9,000
15 March 2009 Bnei Yehuda A 1 0 Masilela 6,000
21 March 2009 Maccabi Petah Tikva H 0 0 9,000
6 April 2009 F.C. Ashdod A 3 0 Arbeitman, Rafaelov, Boccoli 2,500
11 April 2009 Hapoel Petah Tikva H 2 1 Arbeitman, Meshumar 10,000
19 April 2009 Maccabi Tel Aviv A 1 1 Fanteni 12,000
25 April 2009 Hapoel Petah Tikva H 2 1 Fanteni (2) 8,000
4 May 2009 Bnei Sakhnin A 0 0 3,000
9 May 2009 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan H 2 0 Arbeitman, Rafaelov 8,000
18 May 2009 Hapoel Tel Aviv H 1 0 Katan 14,500
23 May 2009 Maccabi Netanya A 2 0 Fanteni, Kayal 6,000
1 June 2009 Beitar Jerusalem H 1 1 Rafaelov 14,000


Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1Maccabi Haifa 33191044924+2567
2Hapoel Tel Aviv 33171064928+2161
3Beitar Jerusalem 33161254728+1957

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

State Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F A

Scorers Attendance
14 February 2009 Round 9 Hapoel Ramat Gan A 1 0
(aet)
Katan 113'
12 March 2009 Round of 16 Hapoel Tel Aviv A 1 1
(2 1p)
Katan 81' 12,500
22 April 2009 Quarter-final Maccabi Ah"i Nazareth A 4 0 Fanteni (2) 30', 87', Katan 45', Harazi 82' 4,000
13 May 2009 Semi-final Maccabi Netanya N 1 1
(5 4p)
Meshumar 65' 36,000
26 May 2009 Final Beitar Jerusalem N 1 2 Kayal 88' 40,000

Toto Cup

Group stage

Date Opponents H / A Result

F A

Scorers Attendance Group

position

9 August 2008 Beitar Jerusalem H 1 1 Fanteni 31' 1st
17 August 2008 Maccabi Netanya H 1 1 Boccoli 5' 1st
23 August 2008 Bnei Yehuda A 3 1 Kayal 6', Rafaelov 16', Fanteni 21' 1st
5 November 2008 Beitar Jerusalem A 2 0 Ghadir 59', Arbeitman 89' 1st
29 October 2008 Maccabi Netanya A 4 1 Ghadir 20', Osei 43', Arbeitman (2) 53', 82' 1st
12 November 2008 Bnei Yehuda H 1 1 Ghadir 12' 1st
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Maccabi Haifa 6330125+712
Bnei Yehuda 63121010010
Maccabi Netanya 621361047
Beitar Jerusalem 61146934

Knockout stage

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F A

Scorers Attendance
5 January 2009 Quarter-final
First leg
Hapoel Tel Aviv A 0 2
11 March 2009 Quarter-final
Second leg
Hapoel Tel Aviv H 2 0
(3 4p)
Boccoli 22', Keinan 55'

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League State Cup Toto Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GKIsrael Gad Amos 00002020
GKIsrael Nir Davidovich 2205030300
GKIsrael Amir Edri 1100050160
DFIsrael Ronnie Gafney 401070120
DFIsrael Alon Harazi 2403140311
DFIsrael Dekel Keinan 2835041374
DFUnited States Leo Krupnik 3004150391
DFSouth Africa Tsepo Masilela 3204030390
DFIsrael Shai Maimon 610061122
DFIsrael Eyal Meshumar 1814260283
DFNigeria Anderson West 30101050
MFIsrael Omri Afek 1401030180
MFBrazil Gustavo Boccoli 3345042426
MFColombia John Jairo Culma 3005161412
MFIsrael Liad Elmaleh 00002020
MFIsrael Eyal Golasa 2615060371
MFIsrael Beram Kayal 3045251407
MFIsrael Lior Rafaelov 33950614410
MFIsrael Yisrael Zaguri 20006181
FWIsrael Shlomi Arbeitman 2855173409
FWSouth Africa Thembinkosi Fanteni 301153624116
FWIsrael Mohammad Ghadir 1410073214
FWIsrael Yaniv Katan 311054404014
FWGhana Ransford Osei 1112041172
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