2008–09 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season

Maccabi Haifa 2008–09 Elisha Levy Ya'akov Shahar Liga Al 1st State Cup Runners-up Toto Cup Quarterfinals Thembinkosi Fanteni (11) Thembinkosi Fanteni (16) _MHFC0809 _MHFC0809 _MHFC0809 _greentop 1e8951 FFFFFF _MHFC0809A _MHFC0809A _MHFC0809A 101010 101010 _MHFC0809T _MHFC0809T _MHFC0809T 101010 101010 14,500 vs Hapoel Tel Aviv (8 December 2008 & 18 May 2009) 7,000 vs Bnei Sakhnin (24 January 2009) 10,472 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 season was Maccabi Haifa's 51st season in Israeli Premier League, and their 27th consecutive season in the top division of Israeli football. The season was a great success for the club winning the league and coming extremely close to winning the State Cup to go with it. Liga Al 2008–09 Israeli Premier League Date OpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance30 August 2008F.C. AshdodH3 – 1Keinan, Katan (2)11,00013 September 2008Hapoel Tel AvivA0 – 00 (closed doors)21 September 2008Bnei YehudaH1 – 0Rafaelov7,50028 September 2008Beitar JerusalemA1 – 1Keinan18,0004 October 2008Maccabi Petah TikvaH3 – 1own goal, Fanteni (2)8,00018 October 2008Bnei SakhninA1 – 0Rafaelov2,50027 October 2008Maccabi Tel AvivH3 – 2Fanteni (2), Lior Rafaelov14,0001 November 2008Hakoah Amidar/Ramat GanA3 – 0Rafaelov, Boccoli, Kayal2,50010 November 2008Maccabi NetanyaH2 – 3Keinan, Fanteni14,00015 November 2008Ironi Kiryat ShmonaH1 – 1Rafaelov10,00022 November 2008Hapoel Petah TikvaA4 – 1Ghadir, Rafaelov, Kayal, Arbeitman4,00029 November 2008F.C. AshdodA3 – 1Fanteni, Golasa, Kayal5,0008 December 2008Hapoel Tel AvivH2 – 2Arbeitman, Maimon14,50015 December 2008Bnei Yehuda Tel AvivA1 – 0Katan8,00022 December 2008Beitar JerusalemH0 – 014,00017 January 2009Maccabi Petah TikvaA0 – 24,00024 January 2009Bnei SakhninH2 – 1Fanteni, Katan7,0002 February 2009Maccabi Tel AvivA1 – 1Boccoli13,0002 February 2009Hakoah Amidar/Ramat GanH2 – 0Katan, Boccoli8,00023 February 2009Maccabi NetanyaA0 – 25,0004 March 2009Ironi Kiryat ShmonaA0 – 11,0007 March 2009Hapoel Petah TikvaH1 – 0Osei9,00015 March 2009Bnei YehudaA1 – 0Masilela6,00021 March 2009Maccabi Petah TikvaH0 – 09,0006 April 2009F.C. AshdodA3 – 0Arbeitman, Rafaelov, Boccoli2,50011 April 2009Hapoel Petah TikvaH2 – 1Arbeitman, Meshumar10,00019 April 2009Maccabi Tel AvivA1 – 1Fanteni12,00025 April 2009Hapoel Petah TikvaH2 – 1Fanteni (2)8,0004 May 2009Bnei SakhninA0 – 03,0009 May 2009Hakoah Amidar Ramat GanH2 – 0Arbeitman, Rafaelov8,00018 May 2009Hapoel Tel AvivH1 – 0Katan14,50023 May 2009Maccabi NetanyaA2 – 0Fanteni, Kayal6,0001 June 2009Beitar JerusalemH1 – 1Rafaelov14,000 MHA State Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance14 February 2009Round 9Hapoel Ramat GanA1 – 0(aet)Katan 113'12 March 2009Round of 16Hapoel Tel AvivA1 – 1August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes (2 – 1p)Katan 81'12,50022 April 2009Quarter-finalMaccabi Ah"i NazarethA4 – 0August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Fanteni (2) 30', 87', Katan 45', Harazi 82'4,00013 May 2009Semi-finalMaccabi NetanyaN1 – 1August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes (5 – 4p)Meshumar 65'36,00026 May 2009FinalBeitar JerusalemN1 – 2August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Kayal 88'40,000 Toto Cup 2008–09 Toto Cup Al Group stage 2008–09 Toto Cup Al#Group A Date OpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendanceGroup position9 August 2008Beitar JerusalemH1 – 1Fanteni 31'1st17 August 2008Maccabi NetanyaH1 – 1Boccoli 5'1st23 August 2008Bnei YehudaA3 – 1Kayal 6', Rafaelov 16', Fanteni 21'1st5 November 2008Beitar JerusalemA2 – 0Ghadir 59', Arbeitman 89'1st29 October 2008Maccabi NetanyaA4 – 1Ghadir 20', Osei 43', Arbeitman (2) 53', 82'1st12 November 2008Bnei YehudaH1 – 1Ghadir 12'1st Group A n MHA Knockout stage DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance5 January 2009Quarter-finalFirst legHapoel Tel AvivA0 – 211 March 2009Quarter-finalSecond legHapoel Tel AvivH2 – 0(3 – 4p)Boccoli 22', Keinan 55' Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueState CupToto CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKISR Gad Amos00002020GKISR Nir Davidovich2205030300GKISR Amir Edri1100050160DFISR Ronnie Gafney401070120DFISR Alon Harazi2403140311DFISR Dekel Keinan2835041374DFUSA Leo Krupnik3004150391DFRSA Tsepo Masilela3204030390DFISR Shai Maimon610061122DFISR Eyal Meshumar1814260283DFNGA Anderson West30101050MFISR Omri Afek1401030180MFBRA Gustavo Boccoli3345042426MFCOL John Jairo Culma3005161412MFISR Liad Elmaliah00002020MFISR Eyal Golasa2615060371MFISR Beram Kayal3045251407MFISR Lior Rafaelov33950614410MFISR Yisrael Zaguri20006181FWISR Shlomi Arbeitman2855173409FWRSA Thembinkosi Fanteni301153624116FWISR Mohammad Ghadir1410073214FWISR Yaniv Katan311054404014FWGHA Ransford Osei1112041172 References Category:Maccabi Haifa F.C. seasons Maccabi Haifa