Maccabi Haifa news

From preseason disaster to title contender: How Barak Bachar turned Maccabi Haifa around

For now, the broader message is unmistakable: Writing off Maccabi Haifa after its preseason struggles would have been premature.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Maccabi Haifa players celebrate during a recent victory as Barak Bachar’s Greens continue their resurgence, climbing to second place in the Israeli Premier League and emerging as serious contenders in the championship race.
Bruninho, Maccabi Haifa player.

Top of the Table: Maccabi Haifa relies on team power and Bruninho

Maccabi Haifa top the table despite a dull display. Bruninho suffered an injury and will undergo testing, while the team stays grounded: "The coming games will be the real test."

|BySHLOMO WEISS
Grimberg returns to Bachar’s squad.

From the bench to the spotlight: Adam Grimberg’s golden opportunity

At 17, Adam Grimberg was singled out as Maccabi Haifa’s future striker. With Melamed injured and Kani out, Grimberg returns as secondary striker, positioned for a debut vs Petah Tikva.

|BySHLOMO WEISS
Yaakov Shahar, president of Maccabi Haifa.

Yaakov Shahar puts Maccabi Haifa up for sale for $100 million

Calcalist reports the owner hires an investment bank to sell all his stake. Potential buyers include tech entrepreneurs who support the club and may acquire a minority stake with a billionaire.

|BySHLOMO WEISS

Greens flying high, at home and abroad

Beersheba books spot in Conference League group stage on penalties • Maccabi Tel Aviv eliminated

AUGUST 28, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Maccabi Haifa continued its torrid pace on Saturday, following up its qualifying for the Champions League group stage with a 4-1 win over Maccabi Netanya in local play.

Maccabi Haifa rejoices and looks ahead

With hero’s welcome to Israel after qualifying for Champions League, Greens captain Lavi reflects.

AUGUST 26, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI HAIFA fans celebrate at Ben-Gurion Airport while they await the return of the team from Serbia following the Greens’ 5-4 aggregate victory over Red Star Belgrade to advance to the group stage of the Champions League.

Greens get by Red Star, into group stage

Maccabi Haifa nets pair of improbable goals at end of each half in away draw • 5-4 aggregate triumph

AUGUST 24, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
AFTER FALLING to Tottenham Hotspur in last year's Europa League qualifying, Sun Menachem (right) and Israeli champion Maccabi Haifa got their Champions League qualifying campaign off to better start on Wednesday night, playing to a 1-1 home draw with Kairat Almaty of Kazahkstan

Israeli winners Maccabi Haifa qualify for Champions League

This is the first time an Israeli side has qualified for the Champions League since 2015 • for Haifa, this is the third qualification in the club's history

AUGUST 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MACCABI HAIFA players had plenty to celebrate this week after beating host Olympiacos 4-0 in their Champions League second-leg duel to move on to the third qualifying round with a 5-1 aggregate victory

Reveling in Maccabi Haifa’s European exploits

The Green Apes travel to Serbia with precarious one-goal lead in playoff • Maccabi TA crushes Bnei Reineh.

AUGUST 22, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI HAIFA is ready for a tough second-leg showdown with Red Star Belgrade tonight at the Marakana Stadium. The Greens beat the Serbian champ 3-2 last week in Israel and is eyeing a spot in the group stage of the Champions League

Maccabi Haifa notch 3-2 1st-leg home win over Red Star

“We started the game well, took a 1-0 lead and we could have scored even more.” - Maccabi Haifa coach Barak Bachar

AUGUST 18, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI HAIFA beat Red Star Belgrade 3-2 on Wednesday night at home in the first leg of their Champions League Play-Off duel.

Maccabi Haifa to have hands full with Red Star

Serbian side streaks into Champions League Play-Off clash vs Greens • 1st leg at Sammy Ofer

AUGUST 16, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI HAIFA will need all hands on deck for its Champions League Play-Off showdown against Red Star Belgrade, with the first leg kicking off tonight in Israel.

Enjoying Zahavi’s fairytale Maccabi return

After six years abroad in China and Holland, Israeli superstar striker thrilled to be back in Tel Aviv.

AUGUST 11, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ERAN ZAHAVI dribbles the ball against Aris Thessaloniki in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 2-0 first-leg win over the Greek side in Conference Leagure third-round qualifying.

Mac Haifa drops 2nd leg in Cyprus, but still advances

Greens conquer Apollon Limassol 4-2 on aggregate • Red Star Belgrade up next for spot in Champions League group stage

AUGUST 10, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI HAIFA got past Apollon Limassol to advance to the playoff round in Champions League qualifying.

Israeli sides sitting pretty ahead of second legs

Maccabi Haifa leads Limassol 4-0 • Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Beersheba up 2-0 in Conference League duels

AUGUST 8, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI HAIFA has been on a roll as of late and will look to close out Apollon Limassol this week to advance to the playoff round in Champions League qualifying.