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2024–25 Toto Cup Al
The 2024–25 Toto Cup Al was the 40th season of the football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the 18th tournament involving Israeli Premier League clubs only. Maccabi Tel Aviv were the defending champions in the season that started on 27 July 2024. Format The four clubs playing in the UEFA competitions (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Maccabi Petah Tikva) will not take part in the group stage, while the remaining ten clubs were divided into two groups of five, at the end of the group stage each of the group winners will qualify to the semi-finals. Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Petah Tikva played in the 2024 Israel Super Cup match for a place in one of the semi-finals (meeting the group winner with the least points accumulated), while Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva played for a place in the other semi-final (meeting the group winner with the most points accumulated). All clubs will participate in classification play-offs to determine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toto Cup
The Israel Toto Cup (, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League Ligat ha'Al, Ligat Ha'Al; and the Israeli 2nd division Liga Leumit. Both of these leagues are featured separately for the Israel Toto Cup – at a distinct seasonal tournament for each of these two. They are simply referred to as ''Toto Cup Al'' and ''Toto Cup Leumit'', in many global media outlets. From 1999 to 2009, the tournament was also open to clubs from the Liga Artzit, third division, until the cancellation of Liga Artzit. The Toto Cup is the third most important competition in Football in Israel, Israeli football after the Israeli Premier League and the Israel State Cup, Israeli State Cup. As it isn't highly regarded, List of football clubs in Israel, Israeli clubs use the games to rotate their squad and give fringe players and youth players a chance. However, the Israeli Sports Betting Council pays 1.25 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Toto Cup Al
The 2024–25 Toto Cup Al was the 40th season of the football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the 18th tournament involving Israeli Premier League clubs only. Maccabi Tel Aviv were the defending champions in the season that started on 27 July 2024. Format The four clubs playing in the UEFA competitions (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Maccabi Petah Tikva) will not take part in the group stage, while the remaining ten clubs were divided into two groups of five, at the end of the group stage each of the group winners will qualify to the semi-finals. Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Petah Tikva played in the 2024 Israel Super Cup match for a place in one of the semi-finals (meeting the group winner with the least points accumulated), while Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva played for a place in the other semi-final (meeting the group winner with the most points accumulated). All clubs will participate in classification play-offs to determine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Ofer Stadium
Sammy Ofer Stadium (), also known as Haifa Municipal Stadium (), is a 30,942 seats multi-purpose stadium in Haifa, Israel. Construction began in late 2009 and was completed in 2014. The stadium was developed and built by the Haifa Economic Corporation, managed by Adv. Gal Peleg. Currently, the stadium is used mostly for football matches, hosting the home games of Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa. The stadium replaced Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, which was closed in 2014 and demolished in 2015. The stadium is named after the late Israeli billionaire Sammy Ofer (1922–2011), who donated $20,000,000 to build the stadium. Ofer's contribution was 19% of the total cost of the stadium. ''Statue of World Peace,'' a 15-meter high stainless steel sculpture created and donated by Chinese artist We Yuan Yan (Yao Yuan), adorns the stadium plaza. The design features a woman and a dove poised as if about to take flight. History On 16 September 2008, the Haifa Construction Committee approved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dia Saba
Dia Saba (sometimes Sabi'a or Seba, , ; born 18 November 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa. Early life Saba was born in Majd al-Krum, Israel, to a Muslim-Arab family. He is a cousin of former footballer Ahmad Saba'a. Career Saba began his career with the youth selections of Hapoel Haifa, and later moved to Beitar Nes Tubruk. In summer 2011, Saba joined Maccabi Tel Aviv and played under manager Motti Ivanir. However, he made only two appearances over four months, and in January 2012 was subsequently loaned to Hapoel Be'er Sheva until the end of the season. On 21 January 2012, Saba made his debut for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and scored twice in a 2–0 victory over Hapoel Haifa, helping the club to stay in the league. He was then again loaned for half the season. In February 2013 he moved to Bnei Sakhnin, playing ten league matches and failing to score. Before the 2013–14 season, Saba sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadi Kinda
Gadi Kinda (; 23 March 1994 – 20 May 2025) was a professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Ethiopia, he won 10 caps with the Israel national team. Early life Kinda was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family. At the age of three, he immigrated to Israel with his family. At age 9, He joined football club Ashdod, which he made his professional debut in 2011, at age 17. Club career From the age of 17, Kinda played for F.C. Ashdod in the Israeli Premier League and stayed with the club for eight years. In February 2019, he moved to Beitar Jerusalem. In January 2020, Kinda joined Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy. He made his debut on 29 February, and scored in a 3–1 win away to the Vancouver Whitecaps. Following the 2020 season, Kinda was signed permanently by Sporting Kansas City. Sporting Kansas City declared that Kinda would miss the entire 2022 season due to a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean David
Dean David (or Din, ; born 14 March 1996) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Israel football team. Early life David was born and raised in Nehora, Israel, to a family of Jewish descent. His younger brother Yanay David is also a footballer who plays for Israeli club Bnei Eilat. He was enlisted to serve as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces in 2014. Club career Maccabi Haifa On 5 October 2022, David scored both his debut goal as well as his Israeli side's first away goal in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage, coming on as 72nd substitute against Italian side Juventus, in a match that ended in a 1–3 away loss for Maccabi Haifa. International career He has been a youth international for the Israel U-19 in 2014, and for the Israel U-21 from 2015 to 2016. David was first called-up to the Israeli senior side on 17 March 2022, ahead of the friendly matches against Germany and Romania. He made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orel Grinfeld
Orel Grinfeld (; born 21 August 1981) is an Israeli football referee. He has been on the FIFA list of international referees since 2012, and took charge of his first international matches in March that year, officiating in two Group 1 matches in the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round. He has since gone on to referee senior matches, making his debut in the UEFA Europa League group stage in 2015–16. He made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2018–19 group stage game between Real Madrid and Viktoria Plzeň. In 2019–20 season, he became the first Israeli referee to officiate a game in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage, in a last 16 game between Lazio and Bayern Munich. UEFA Euro 2020 This was Grinfeld's first appearance at a major tournament. Grinfeld refereed the Netherlands–Austria (Group C) match. See also *List of football referees *List of Jews in sports (non-players) The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensivel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 495,600, it is the economic and technological center of the country and a global high tech hub. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second-most-populous city, after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city, ahead of West Jerusalem. Tel Aviv is governed by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, headed by Mayor Ron Huldai, and is home to most of Israel's foreign embassies. It is a beta+ world city and is ranked 53rd in the 2022 Global Financial Centres Index. Tel Aviv has the third- or fourth-largest economy and the largest economy per capita in the Middle East. Tel Aviv is ranked the 4th top global startup ecosystem hub. The city currently has the highest cost of living in the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomfield Stadium
Bloomfield Stadium () is a football stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel, with a capacity of 29,400. It is the home stadium of Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv. The stadium also serves the Israel national football team for some select home matches. History Bloomfield Stadium was built in Eastern Jaffa, on the land where Basa Stadium, home to Hapoel Tel Aviv since 1950, once stood. Finance for the stadium project came from the Canadian Association of Labour, Israel, a Canadian charity supporting the charitable works of the Hapoel Sports Movement of the Histadrut Labour Organization in Israel, the Bloomfield family of Montreal, Canada, directly and through their family foundation called the Eldee Foundation. The project was financed in Canada and intended to honor the names of brothers Bernard M. Bloomfield and Louis M. Bloomfield, Q.C. of Montreal, Canada for their lifelong dedication to the ideals of sport in Israel. The first match at the new stadium was a 1–1 draw between H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matan Hozez
Matan Hozez (; born 12 August 1996) is an Israeli footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Jerusalem. Early life Hozez was born in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel, to a family of Sephardic Jewish descent. Honours Club Maccabi Tel Aviv * Israeli Premier League (1): 2019-20 * Israel State Cup (1): 2020-21 * Toto Cup (1): 2020-21 * Israel Super Cup (1): 2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ... References 1996 births Living people Israeli Sephardi Jews Israeli Mizrahi Jews Israeli men's footballers Footballers from Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eran Zahavi
Eran Zahavi (also spelled Zehavi, , ; born 25 July 1987) is an Israeli professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward. Zahavi was named Israeli Footballer of the Year twice (2013–14 and 2014–15), and finished as the top goalscorer of the Israeli Premier League for three consecutive seasons, in 2013–14 Israeli Premier League, 2013–14 (29 goals), 2014–15 Israeli Premier League, 2014–15 (27 goals) and 2015–16 Israeli Premier League, 2015–16 (35 goals, all-time league record). In December 2014, Zahavi broke the Israeli Premier League record for scoring in consecutive appearances after he scored for the 18th game in a row. In 2016, he broke the Israeli league six-decade-old season scoring record, beating the 1954–55 record. He was named the 2017 Chinese Super League Most valuable player, MVP, and broke the league's single-season scoring record in 2019. Zahavi made his debut for the Israel national football team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maccabi Netanya F
A Maccabi or Maccabee () is one of the Maccabees, a group of Jewish rebel warriors who controlled Judea. Maccabi or Maccabee may also refer to: People * Bruce Maccabee, an American optical physicist * Judas Maccabeus or Judah Maccabee, leader of the Maccabean Revolt Other * Maccabi (sports) Maccabi World Union is an international Judaism, Jewish sports organisation spanning five continents (Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Europe) and more than 50 countries, with some 400,000 members. The Maccabi World Union organises ... (or Maccabi World Union), international Jewish sports association ** List of Maccabi sports clubs and organisations * Maccabi Sherutei Briut, an Israeli Health Maintenance Organization * Maccabi youth movement, a Zionist youth movement established in 1929 * Maccabim-Re'ut, a former local council in central Israel * Operation Maccabi, a 1948 military operation * Maccabee (beer), produced by Tempo Beer Industries See also * Maccabees (disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
