2011–12 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season

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.

Maccabi Haifa
2011–12 season
ChairmanYa'akov Shahar
ManagerElisha Levy
StadiumKiryat Eliezer
Ligat Ha'Al5th
State CupRunners-up
Toto CupGroup stage
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

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

Maccabi Haifa won 7–4 on aggregate.

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

Maccabi Haifa won 3–2 on aggregate.

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

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

UEFA Europa League

Group J

15 September 2011 Group stage Maccabi Haifa 1–0 AEK Larnaca Haifa, Israel
22:05 Golasa  34'
Amashe  42'
Ghadir  54'
Boccoli  90+2'
Report Dimech  52'
Skopelitis  71'
Linssen  81'
Murillo  82'
Priso  84'
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Libor Kovařik
29 September 2011 Group stage Schalke 3–1 Maccabi Haifa Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:00 Fuchs  8'  66'
Farfán  59'
Jurado  82'
Report Vered  35'
T.Cohen  57'
Twatiha  73'
Dvalishvili  81'
Ottman  90'
Stadium: Arena AufSchalke
Attendance: 49,700
Referee: Manuel De Sousa
20 October 2011 Group stage Maccabi Haifa 5–0 Steaua Bucharest Haifa, Israel
20:00 Amashe  10',  20'
Yahaya  23'
Katan  38'
Twatiha  72'
Vered  79'
Report Latovlevici  24'
Bicfalvi  37'
Tatu  56'
Iliev  64'
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Daniel Stålhammar
3 November 2011 Group stage Steaua Bucharest 4–2 Maccabi Haifa Bucharest, Romania
22:00 Costea  28',  61'
Rusescu  26'
Bourceanu  32'
Tănase  64',  84'
Tănase  84'
Nikolić  89'
Report Meshumar  36'
Katan  40'
Golasa  69'
Amashe  89'
Stadium: National Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kevin Blom
13 July 2011 Group stage AEK Larnaca 2–1 Maccabi Haifa Nicosia, Cyprus
19:00 García  14'
Pintado  511'
Report Dgani  45+1'
Yampolsky  70'
Buljat  75'
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Andre Marriner
13 July 2011 Group stage Maccabi Haifa 0–3 Schalke Haifa, Israel
22:00 Buljat  7' (o.g.)
Yahaya  17'
Golasa  44'
Report Marica 15',  84'
Draxler  32'
Wiegel  90+2'
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Schalke 04 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Steaua București 6 2 2 2 9 11 2 8
3 Maccabi Haifa 6 2 0 4 10 12 2 6
4 AEK Larnaca 6 1 2 3 4 11 7 5
Source:

Ligat Ha'al

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[lower-alpha 1]
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  12'
Cocalić  36'
Boccoli  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  12'
Banish  49'
Regav  82'
Rozenbom  45'
Vered  50'
Stadium: Levita Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Roei Rainsriber
Penalties
Azuri
David
Banish
Oshwo
Itzahk
Amashe
Azriel
Cocalić
Yampolsky
Falah
20 April 2012 Quarter-final Maccabi Haifa 2–0 Hapoel Nazareth Illit Haifa, Israel
20:00 Turgeman  6'
Turgeman  23'
Buljat  35'
Katan  45'
Hogirat  18'
Diab  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  43'
Katan  50'
Biton 34'
Ambrose  52'
Revivo  59'
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Liran Liani
15 May 2012 Final Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–2 Maccabi Haifa Ramat Gan, Israel
20:00 Oremuš  58'
Igiebor  90+2'
Igiebor  90+3'
Meshumar  22'
Yampolsky  62'
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Alon Yefat

Toto Cup

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
1 Nir Davidovich 761510017149200043900002125010302662110
2 Sari Falah 866910022171250221220003270000352771602
3 Jurica Buljat 981020131281240054801002180000474282701
4 Orel Dgani 32251001512754000000000000181500500
4 Shai Maimon 000000000000000114000114000
5 Itzik Cohen 3289110973200100000190000131111111
6 Seidu Yahaya 10899500352947501436010032620005244681101
7 Gustavo Boccoli 10494300271785700534700021660004428021000
8 Haim Megrelashvili 000002380000000031360005174000
8 Hen Azriel 41160001253101129010029000020827011
9 Vladimir Dvalishvili 107482041266230700000000002214105011
9 Danijel Cesarec 000008192001174000000009264001
11 Idan Vered 1289210331197750343891003134100503419806
11 Roi Atar 000001200000000000000120000
12 Shoval Gozlan 000006108000257000000008165000
12 Shadi Shaban 000000000000000265000265000
13 Taleb Twatiha 12111020128234210142800003142000473874302
14 Wiyam Amashe 129543062821322014431500031520014735535021
15 Eyal Golasa 121102402242018213214100000000382804615
16 Mohammad Ghadir 515100122126440442190003247001341881406
17 Alon Turgeman 3550002913742065247101123000381708307
18 Ali Ottman 318110018144630122100003180100262007501
19 Shlomi Azulay 1460001490000000032210015316001
19 Ismaeel Ryan 000001560000000000000156000
19 Ataa Jaber 000001470000000000000147000
20 Yaniv Katan 74920023122764063249002000004130174010
21 Tamir Cohen 620210014684200000000000020886300
22 Bojan Šaranov 64950002118383001900002135000302558300
23 Dor Kochav 000000000011100000000111000
23 Eran Rozenbom 000004370001103100000005140100
24 Andriy Pylyavskyi 32610000000000000000003261000
25 Edin Cocalić 00000161383300547800100000211861301
26 Dela Yampolsky 937810226138320452680023185000432214308
27 Eyal Meshumar 109302012015744114360101297000362931713
28 Marlon de Jesús 285000634700000000000008432000
30 Martinez Dapakos 000000000000000146000146000
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