2011–12 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season

Maccabi Haifa
2011–12 season
ChairmanYa'akov Shahar
ManagerElisha Levy
StadiumKiryat Eliezer
Ligat Ha'Al5th
State CupRunners-up
Toto CupGroup stage
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wiyam Amashe (14)
All:
Wiyam Amashe (21)
Highest home attendance20,000 vs K.R.C. Genk (17 August 2011)
Lowest home attendance4,000 vs Bnei Sakhnin (13 August 2011)
Average home league attendance10,143

The 2011–12 season was Maccabi Haifa's 54th season in Israeli Premier League, and their 30th consecutive season in the top division of Israeli football.

This season is considered by Haifa as the "almost season". After winning the Israeli Premier League in the earlier season, the team started the season with qualification matches in the Champions League, but lost the last qualification match on penalties to the Belgian team Genk. At the UEFA Europa League the team failed to qualify for the playoff level after losing the last game to Schalke from Germany, while FC Steaua București from Romania won their respective match, therefore qualifying ahead of Haifa. Their Israeli Premier League campaign was one of their most disappointing seasons ever. Haifa wasn't one of the contenders for the title, and the last match ended as a draw, meaning the team did not qualify for the UEFA Europa League the followingseason. At the State Cup the team lost to Hapoel Tel Aviv through a 93' minute goal. This disappointing season caused the owner Ya'akov Shahar to appoint former player Reuven Atar as the manager for the next season instead of Elisha Levi.

UEFA Champions League

Qualification

13 July 2011 Second round Maccabi Haifa Israel 5–1 Bosnia and HerzegovinaFK Borac Haifa, Israel
19:00 Boccoli Yellow card 23'
Amashe 45+1'
Buljat Yellow card 58'
Yahaya Yellow card 63'
Amashe 71'
Yampolsky 72'
Amashe 73'
Golasa 80'		 Report Raspudić 24'
Vidaković Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Italy Paolo Valeri
20 July 2011 Second round FK Borac Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 Israel Maccabi Haifa Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina
20:45 Ćorić 9'
Kovačević Yellow card 17'
Mikić Yellow card 19'
Ćorić 34'
Grahovac Yellow card 42'
Vidaković 84'		 Report Dvalishvili 24'
Amashe Yellow card 36'
Boccoli Yellow card 45+2'
Dvalishvili 54'
Yahaya Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Gradski Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Netherlands Richard Liesveld

Maccabi Haifa won 7–4 on aggregate.

27 July 2011 Third round Maccabi Haifa Israel 2–1 Slovenia Maribor Haifa, Israel
20:00 Dvalishvili 8'
Golasa Yellow card 52'
Yampolsky 70'
Vered Yellow card 81'
Davidovich Yellow card 84'		 Report Arghus Yellow card 7'
Tavares 27'
Cvijanović Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Portugal Artur Soares
20 July 2011 Third round Maribor Slovenia 1–1 Israel Maccabi Haifa Maribor, Slovenia
20:45 Mezga Yellow card 29'
Tavares 32'
Mejač Yellow card 56'		 Report Vered 10'
Buljat Yellow card 16'
Twatha Yellow card 19'
Meshumar Yellow card 75'
Dvalishvili Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: France Said Ennjimi

Maccabi Haifa won 3–2 on aggregate.

17 August 2011 Play-off round Maccabi Haifa Israel 2–1 Belgium Genk Ramat Gan, Israel
21:40 Amashe 8'
Dvalishvili 28'		 Report Barda 61'
Vossen Yellow card 76'
Joneleit Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Germany Wolfgang Stark
23 August 2011 play-off round Genk Belgium 2–1
(4–1 p)		 Israel Maccabi Haifa Genk, Belgium
21:40 Vossen 35'
Buffel 41'		 Report I.Cohen Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 109'
Meshumar Yellow card 34'
Golasa 37'
Twatha Yellow card 43'
Yahaya Yellow card 54'
Falah Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Cristal Arena
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: England Howard Webb
Penalties

3–3 on aggregate Genk won 4–1 on Penalties

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Group J

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group J
15 September 2011 Group stage Maccabi Haifa Israel 1–0 Cyprus AEK Larnaca Haifa, Israel
22:05 Golasa Yellow card 34'
Amashe Yellow card 42'
Ghadir 54'
Boccoli Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Dimech Yellow card 52'
Skopelitis Yellow card 71'
Linssen Yellow card 81'
Murillo Red card 82'
Priso Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Czech Republic Libor Kovařik
29 September 2011 Group stage Schalke Germany 3–1 Israel Maccabi Haifa Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:00 Fuchs 8' 66'
Farfán Yellow card 59'
Jurado 82'		 Report Vered 35'
T.Cohen Yellow card 57'
Twatiha Yellow card 73'
Dvalishvili Yellow card 81'
Ottman Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Arena AufSchalke
Attendance: 49,700
Referee: Portugal Manuel De Sousa
20 October 2011 Group stage Maccabi Haifa Israel 5–0 Romania Steaua Bucharest Haifa, Israel
20:00 Amashe 10', 20'
Yahaya Yellow card 23'
Katan 38'
Twatiha 72'
Vered 79'		 Report Latovlevici Yellow card 24'
Bicfalvi Red card 37'
Tatu Yellow card 56'
Iliev Red card 64'		 Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sweden Daniel Stålhammar
3 November 2011 Group stage Steaua Bucharest Romania 4–2 Israel Maccabi Haifa Bucharest, Romania
22:00 Costea 28', Red card 61'
Rusescu Yellow card 26'
Bourceanu Yellow card 32'
Tănase 64', 84'
Tănase Yellow card 84'
Nikolić Yellow card 89'		 Report Meshumar 36'
Katan 40'
Golasa Yellow card 69'
Amashe Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: National Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Netherlands Kevin Blom
13 July 2011 Group stage AEK Larnaca Cyprus 2–1 Israel Maccabi Haifa Nicosia, Cyprus
19:00 García 14'
Pintado 511'		 Report Dgani Yellow card 45+1'
Yampolsky Yellow card 70'
Buljat 75'		 Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: England Andre Marriner
13 July 2011 Group stage Maccabi Haifa Israel 0–3 Germany Schalke Haifa, Israel
22:00 Buljat 7' (o.g.)
Yahaya Yellow card 17'
Golasa Yellow card 44'		 Report MaricaYellow card 15', 84'
Draxler Yellow card 32'
Wiegel 90+2'		 Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: France Fredy Fautrel

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCH SB MHA AEK
1 Germany Schalke 04 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 14 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 3–1 0–0
2 Romania Steaua București 6 2 2 2 9 11 −2 8 0–0 — 4–2 3–1
3 Israel Maccabi Haifa 6 2 0 4 10 12 −2 6 0–3 5–0 — 1–0
4 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 5 0–5 1–1 2–1 —
Source: Soccerway

Ligat Ha'al

Main article: 2011–12 Israeli Premier League

Regular season

20 August 2011 1 Maccabi Netanya 1–4 Maccabi Haifa Netanya, Israel
17:15 Mugrabi 21' Amashe 29'

Amashe 55'
Amashe 61'

Amashe 86'		 Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Meir Levi
27 August 2011 2 Maccabi Haifa 2–2 Hapoel Petah Tikva Haifa, Israel
17:15 Fishbein 79' Bugala 87' Amashe 46'
Ghadir 75'		 Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Liran Liany
10 September 2011 3 F.C. Ashdod 1–0 Maccabi Haifa Ashdod, Israel
19:10 Hogirat 83' Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alon Yefet
18 September 2011 4 Maccabi Haifa 3–1 Hapoel Rishon LeZion Haifa, Israel
20:00 I. Cohen 71'

Falah 89'

Amashe 46'		 Baldout 8' Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Eli Chachmon
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
21 September 2011 Bnei Sakhnin A 0–2 2,500
24 September 2011 Ironi Ramat HaSharon H 5–0 Katan 14', Amashe 43', Falah 45', Vered 56', Ottman 72' 8,000
3 October 2011 Maccabi Tel Aviv A 1–1 Golasa 27' 15,000
15 October 2011 Hapoel Be'er Sheva A 1–1 Meshumar 45' 6,000
23 October 2011 Ironi Kiryat Shmona H 0–3 8,000
29 October 2011 Maccabi Petah Tikva A 4–1 Amashe (3) 3', 9', 62', Yampolsky 36' 3,000
6 November 2011 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv H 1–1 Azriel 31' 8,000
21 November 2011 Beitar Jerusalem A 4–1 Amashe (2) 26', 90', Dvalishvili (2) 61', 67' 16,000
26 November 2011 Hapoel Akko H 1–0 Dvalishvili 55' 8,500
5 December 2011 Hapoel Tel Aviv A 0–3 14,500
10 December 2011 Hapoel Haifa H 1–3 Dvalishvili 22' 13,500
19 December 2011 Maccabi Netanya H 2–1 Amashe 50', Yampolsky 80' 8,000
24 December 2011 Hapoel Petah Tikva A 1–3 Turgeman 63' 7,000
28 December 2011 F.C. Ashdod H 1–1 Dvalishvili 65' 8,000
31 December 2011 Ironi Rishon LeZion A 2–4 Dvalishvili 4', 8' 3,000
9 January 2012 Bnei Sakhnin H 0–0 6,000
14 January 2012 Ironi Ramat HaSharon A 0–0 2,000
23 January 2012 Maccabi Tel Aviv H 2–1 Vered 84, Twatiha 90 12,500
28 January 2012 Hapoel Be'er Sheva H 3–1 Golasa 11', Ghadir 49' Turgeman 92' 9,000
5 February 2012 Ironi Kiryat Shmona A 0–1 5,000
13 February 2012 Maccabi Petah Tikva H 4–1 Katan 8' Ghadir 24' Turgeman 50' 64' 6,000
19 October 2011 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv A 0–0 4,000
26 February 2012 Beitar Jerusalem H 1–0 Ghadir 33' 12,000
4 March 2012 Hapoel Akko A 1–0 Golasa 5' 4,000
12 March 2012 Hapoel Tel Aviv H 1–4 Vered 48' 10,000
17 March 2012 Hapoel Haifa A 1–1 Cesarec 93' 7,500

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 F.C. Ironi Ashdod 30 12 11 7 39 33 +6 47 Qualification for the championship round
5 Maccabi Netanya 30 13 8 9 44 40 +4 47
6 Maccabi Haifa 30 12 9 9 46 39 +7 45
7 Maccabi Tel Aviv 30 13 5 12 41 32 +9 44
8 Bnei Yehuda 30 11 10 9 38 27 +11 43
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match

Top playoff

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
24 March 2012 Bnei Sakhnin A 2–0 Yampolsky 24', Katan 73' 1,200
2 April 2012 F.C. Ashdod H 3–0 Yampolsky 45', Katan 80', Yahaya 85' 6,500
14 April 2012 Maccabi Netanya A 0–1 3,500
28 April 2012 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv A 1–2 Turgeman 69' 2,000
6 May 2012 Maccabi Tel Aviv H 2–1 Katan 12', Amashe 24' 10,000
9 May 2012 Ironi Kiryat Shmona A 1–0 Turgeman 12' 3,000
12 May 2012 Hapoel Tel Aviv H 1–1 Katan 23' 11,000

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Bnei Yehuda 37 16 11 10 53 36 +17 59 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
4 Maccabi Netanya 37 17 8 12 54 48 +6 59
5 Maccabi Haifa 37 16 10 11 56 44 +12 58
6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 37 16 7 14 55 43 +12 55
7 F.C. Ironi Ashdod 37 14 12 11 44 44 0 54
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
Notes:
  1. ^ Hapoel Tel Aviv qualified for the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2011–12 Israel State Cup. As they finished second, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the Europa League.

Israel State Cup

2 December 2011 Eighth Round Maccabi Be'er Sheva 1–2 Maccabi Haifa Be'er Sheva, Israel
20:45 Adir Danin 90' Buljat Yellow card 12'
Cocalić 36'
Boccoli Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Vasermil Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ziv Adlar
21 March 2012 Round of 16 Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Maccabi Haifa Kfar Saba, Israel
20:45 Itzahk Yellow card 12'
Banish Yellow card 49'
Regav Yellow card 82'		 Rozenbom Yellow card 45'
Vered Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Levita Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Roei Rainsriber
Penalties
Azuri soccer ball with red X
David soccer ball with check mark
Banish soccer ball with check mark
Oshwo soccer ball with check mark
Itzahk soccer ball with red X		 Amashe soccer ball with check mark
Azriel soccer ball with red X
Cocalić soccer ball with check mark
Yampolsky soccer ball with check mark
Falah soccer ball with check mark
20 April 2012 Quarter-final Maccabi Haifa 2–0 Hapoel Nazareth Illit Haifa, Israel
20:00 Turgeman 6'
Turgeman Yellow card 23'
Buljat Yellow card 35'
Katan 45'		 Hogirat Yellow card 18'
Diab Yellow card 21'		 Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Orel Greenfeld
2 May 2012 Semi-final Maccabi Haifa 2–1 F.C. Ashdod Ramat Gan, Israel
21:00 Yampolsky 29'
Yahaya Yellow card 43'
Katan 50'		 Biton 34'
Ambrose Yellow card 52'
Revivo Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Liran Liani
15 May 2012 Final Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 Maccabi Haifa Ramat Gan, Israel
20:00 Oremuš 58'
Igiebor 90+2'
Igiebor Yellow card 90+3'		 Meshumar Yellow card 22'
Yampolsky 62'		 Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Alon Yefat

Toto Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Toto Cup Al § Group A
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
30 July 2011 Ironi Kiryat Shmona A 1–2 Azulay 51' 2,000
6 August 2011 Hapoel Haifa A 1–1 Ghadir 34' 8,000
13 August 2011 Bnei Sakhnin H 1–0 Amashe 17' 4,000

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts IKS BnS MHA HHA
1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona (A) 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6 2–1 2–1
2 Bnei Sakhnin (A) 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4 2–0 1–1
3 Maccabi Haifa 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 1–0
4 Hapoel Haifa 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2 1–1
Source: football.org.il (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(A) Advanced to the quarterfinals

Squad statistics

No. Name Europe League State Cup Toto Cup Total
Appearances Minutes Yellow card Red card Goals Appearances Minutes Yellow card Red card Goals Appearances Minutes Yellow card Red card Goals Appearances Minutes Yellow card Red card Goals Appearances Minutes Yellow card Red card Goals
1 Israel Nir Davidovich 7 615 1 0 0 17 1492 0 0 0 4 390 0 0 0 2 125 0 1 0 30 2662 1 1 0
2 Israel Sari Falah 8 669 1 0 0 22 1712 5 0 2 2 122 0 0 0 3 270 0 0 0 35 2771 6 0 2
3 Croatia Jurica Buljat 9 810 2 0 1 31 2812 4 0 0 5 480 1 0 0 2 180 0 0 0 47 4282 7 0 1
4 Israel Orel Dgani 3 225 1 0 0 15 1275 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1500 5 0 0
4 Israel Shai Maimon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 0
5 Israel Itzik Cohen 3 289 1 1 0 9 732 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 0 0 13 1111 1 1 1
6 Ghana Seidu Yahaya 10 899 5 0 0 35 2947 5 0 1 4 360 1 0 0 3 262 0 0 0 52 4468 11 0 1
7 Brazil Gustavo Boccoli 10 494 3 0 0 27 1785 7 0 0 5 347 0 0 0 2 166 0 0 0 44 2802 10 0 0
8 Israel Haim Megrelashvili 0 0 0 0 0 2 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 136 0 0 0 5 174 0 0 0
8 Israel Hen Azriel 4 116 0 0 0 12 531 0 1 1 2 90 1 0 0 2 90 0 0 0 20 827 0 1 1
9 Georgia (country) Vladimir Dvalishvili 10 748 2 0 4 12 662 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1410 5 0 11
9 Croatia Danijel Cesarec 0 0 0 0 0 8 192 0 0 1 1 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 264 0 0 1
11 Israel Idan Vered 12 892 1 0 3 31 1977 5 0 3 4 389 1 0 0 3 134 1 0 0 50 3419 8 0 6
11 Israel Roi Atar 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 0 0
12 Israel Shoval Gozlan 0 0 0 0 0 6 108 0 0 0 2 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 165 0 0 0
12 Israel Shadi Shaban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 65 0 0 0 2 65 0 0 0
13 Israel Taleb Twatiha 12 1110 2 0 1 28 2342 1 0 1 4 280 0 0 0 3 142 0 0 0 47 3874 3 0 2
14 Israel Wiyam Amashe 12 954 3 0 6 28 2132 2 0 14 4 315 0 0 0 3 152 0 0 1 47 3553 5 0 21
15 Israel Eyal Golasa 12 1102 4 0 2 24 2018 2 1 3 2 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 2804 6 1 5
16 Israel Mohammad Ghadir 5 151 0 0 1 22 1264 4 0 4 4 219 0 0 0 3 247 0 0 1 34 1881 4 0 6
17 Israel Alon Turgeman 3 55 0 0 0 29 1374 2 0 6 5 247 1 0 1 1 23 0 0 0 38 1708 3 0 7
18 Israel Ali Ottman 3 181 1 0 0 18 1446 3 0 1 2 210 0 0 0 3 180 1 0 0 26 2007 5 0 1
19 Israel Shlomi Azulay 1 46 0 0 0 1 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 221 0 0 1 5 316 0 0 1
19 Israel Ismaeel Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 1 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56 0 0 0
19 Israel Ataa Jaber 0 0 0 0 0 1 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 47 0 0 0
20 Israel Yaniv Katan 7 492 0 0 2 31 2276 4 0 6 3 249 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 41 3017 4 0 10
21 Israel Tamir Cohen 6 202 1 0 0 14 684 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 886 3 0 0
22 Serbia Bojan Šaranov 6 495 0 0 0 21 1838 3 0 0 1 90 0 0 0 2 135 0 0 0 30 2558 3 0 0
23 Israel Dor Kochav 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0
23 Israel Eran Rozenbom 0 0 0 0 0 4 37 0 0 0 1 103 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 140 1 0 0
24 Ukraine Andriy Pylyavskyi 3 261 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 261 0 0 0
25 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Cocalić 0 0 0 0 0 16 1383 3 0 0 5 478 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 1861 3 0 1
26 Israel Dela Yampolsky 9 378 1 0 2 26 1383 2 0 4 5 268 0 0 2 3 185 0 0 0 43 2214 3 0 8
27 Israel Eyal Meshumar 10 930 2 0 1 20 1574 4 1 1 4 360 1 0 1 2 97 0 0 0 36 2931 7 1 3
28 Ecuador Marlon de Jesús 2 85 0 0 0 6 347 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 432 0 0 0
30 Lithuania Martinez Dapakos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46 0 0 0 1 46 0 0 0