Maccabi Tel Aviv

Beitar defeats Maccabi Tel Aviv in the capital

Jerusalem maintains a slim one-point lead over Hapoel Beersheba in the title race, as Yellow-and-blue is fading.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
BEITAR JERUSALEM captain Yarden Shua (front) celebrates after scoring in the 4-2 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv at Teddy Stadium.
BEITAR JERUSALEM players celebrate amid a roaring Teddy Stadium crowd as the capital club has surged into first place in a thrilling and tightly contested title race.

Beitar Jerusalem climbs to the summit as three-way title race reaches fever pitch

As each day goes by, it becomes a day closer to the end of the season and a chance to take home the elusive title, one that Beitar Jerusalem has not won since the 2007/08 season.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV players celebrate their 3-1 win over Maccabi Haifa after a commanding performance in the Israeli Classico kept their Premier League championship hopes alive.

Yellow-and-blue top Maccabi Haifa to maintain title hopes

Guy Melamed pulled a marker back to halve the lead, but Ido Shachar scored from the penalty spot after there was a handball in the box to close out the victory.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
HAPOEL TEL AVIV players celebrate after securing a Euroleague playoff berth despite a regular-season finale loss to Monaco. The Reds face Real Madrid in a best-of-five series.

Hapoel Tel Aviv heads to Euroleague quarterfinals

Hapoel Tel Aviv advances to the Euroleague quarterfinals despite a tough loss to Monaco, while Maccabi Tel Aviv now shifts focus to the Israeli league. Hapoel Jerusalem returns to action with a win.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

Israeli league: Walker’s 31-point performance leads Maccabi win; Hapoel TLV undefeated

Maccabi TLV rebounded with a dominant win fueled by Lonnie Walker (31 pts). Holon's coach slammed the performance, while Jerusalem and Tel Aviv also notched crucial victories.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV’S Lonnie Walker hangs from the rim after an emphatic dunk for two of his game-high 31 points in the yellow-and-blue’s 102-75 league victory over Hapoel Holon at Menora Mivtachim Arena.

UK police used false claims to ban Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from soccer match - report

Dutch police challenge the claims used by the British West Midlands police force to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from its Soccer match against Aston Villa.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police officer and security staff look on as protesters display banners before Maccabi Tel Aviv faces Aston Villa, in Birmingham, UK, November 6, 2025

Anti-Israel rioters attack Bologna police with firecrackers, set fires, build barricades

Violent protests against a Maccabi match saw masked rioters clash with police, injuring eight officers using flagpoles, bottles, clubs and flares.

NOVEMBER 22, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police spray water on protesters during a demonstration against the visiting Israeli basketball team on the day of the Virtus Bologna-Maccabi Tel Aviv Euroleague match in Bologna, Italy, November 21, 2025.

Blakeney lifts Hapoel to 85-80 win over Maccabi in fierce Tel Aviv derby

This was unlike any other derby from the recent past, with Hapoel Tel Aviv entering the contest as the clear favorites over Maccabi Tel Aviv.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ANTONIO BLAKENEY hits a three-pointer late in the fourth quarter of Hapoel Tel Aviv’s 85-80 derby victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv at Menora Mivtachim Arena.

Israeli hoops flying in Europe, except Maccabi: Hapoel Tel Aviv blows out Baskonia in EuroLeague

Hapoel Tel Aviv downed Baskonia 114-89 to move to 8-2 in EuroLeague, led by Elijah Bryant (24 pts). Meanwhile, Maccabi fell to Fenerbahce, dropping its record to 2-8.

NOVEMBER 12, 2025ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
HAPOEL TEL AVIV’S Vasilije Micic helped lead the Reds to a 25-point victory over Baskonia and keep them atop the Euroleague standings with an 8-2 record

Heart, heartbreak at Bloomfield: Bermans’ return and Beitar’s stunning rout of Mac TA

Former Gaza hostages Gali and Ziv Berman attended the game, thanking Maccabi Tel Aviv players and fans for their embrace of "endless love."

NOVEMBER 10, 2025ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
RELEASED HOSTAGES, and twins, Ziv (left) and Gali (right) Berman are honored on the pitch at Bloomfield Stadium before the Maccabi Tel Aviv-Beitar Jerusalem match.

Six arrested following 'death to IDF' chants at Maccabi TLV-Aston Villa soccer match

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were placed into a fenced-in basketball court near the stadium, following a ban from the UEFA Europa League match in Birmingham, UK.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A protester displays a banner reading "keep Anti-Semitism out of football" in support of Maccabi Tel Aviv outside the stadium before the match Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv in Birmingham, UK on November 6, 2025.

Maccabi Tel Aviv win as Hapoel Jerusalem come back to draw against Maccabi Haifa

Hapoel Jerusalem came back from two goals down to earn a draw against Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Premier League this weekend.

NOVEMBER 2, 2025ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Maccabi Tel Aviv players celebrate after their 2-0 Premier League win over Maccabi Bnei Reineh in Nof HaGalil.

Thrills, late drama, and crucial wins highlight Israeli soccer round

Beitar Jerusalem holds off Hapoel Haifa 3-2, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Netanya claim convincing conquests. Maccabi Haifa stunned by a last-gasp Tiberias equalizer.

OCTOBER 29, 2025ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Maccabi Tel Aviv players celebrate after their 3-1 Premier League win over Ironi Kiryat Shmona at Bloomfield Stadium.

The disturbing truth behind the UK’s ban on Israeli football fans - opinion

The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters, the arrest over a Magen David, the calls to criminalize Jewish soldiers – these are not isolated incidents. They are warnings.

OCTOBER 25, 2025ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
UK GREEN PARTY leader Zack Polanski – a Jew – has called for anyone who has served in Gaza to be arrested on charges of war crimes when they enter Britain, the writer notes.