title: 2016–17 Hapoel Haifa F.C. season
text: # 2016–17 Hapoel Haifa F.C. season
  
  Hapoel Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football club located in Haifa. During the 2016-17 campaign they will be competing in the following competitions:Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup Ligat Al.
  
  ## Club
  
  ### Kits
  
  * Provider: Diadora
  * Main Sponsor: Sitrus
  * Secondary Sponsor: Moked Hat'ama
  
  | Home | Away | 3rd | 4th | GK 1 | GK 2 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ## First team
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | ISR | Robi Levkovich |
  | 3 | DF | ISR | Haim Megrelashvili |
  | 4 | DF | ISR | Dor Malul |
  | 5 | DF | ISR | Ofek Fishler |
  | 7 | MF | ISR | Maxim Plakuschenko |
  | 8 | MF | ISR | Hisham Kiwan |
  | 9 | FW | ISR | Eden Ben Basat |
  | 10 | FW | ISR | Idan Golan |
  | 11 | FW | ISR | Mahran Lala |
  | 12 | FW | ISR | Aner Shechter |
  | 15 | MF | ISR | Hanan Maman |
  | 16 | DF | POR | Bruno Pinheiro |
  | 17 | DF | ISR | Ohad Elbilia |
  | 18 | DF | ISR | Samuel Scheimann |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 19 | FW | ISR | Shlomi Arbeitman |
  | 20 | FW | ISR | Sa'ar Fadida |
  | 21 | DF | ISR | Oshri Roash |
  | 22 | GK | NED | Piet Velthuizen |
  | 23 | GK | ISR | Rotem Fadida |
  | 24 | DF | ISR | Liran Serdal |
  | 25 | FW | MNE | Žarko Korać |
  | 26 | MF | ISR | Yossi Dora |
  | 28 | MF | ISR | Ido Vaier |
  | 31 | FW | BRA | Adilson Bahia |
  | 42 | MF | ISR | Dor Peretz |
  | 55 | DF | ISR | Nisso Kapiloto |
  | 82 | MF | BRA | Júlio César |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### Summer
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | ISR | Robi Levkovich (from Hapoel Be'er Sheva) |
  | — | GK | NED | Piet Velthuizen (from Vitesse) |
  | — | DF | ISR | Nisso Kapiloto (from Beitar Jerusalem) |
  | — | MF | BRA | Júlio César (from Capivariano) |
  | — | FW | BRA | Adilson Bahia (from Pelotas) |
  | — | FW | CRO | Filip Jazvić (from Târgu Mureș) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | FW | ISR | Eli Elbaz (on loan to Hapoel Kfar Saba) |
  | — | GK | ISR | Niv Antman (to FC Dordrecht) |
  | — | DF | LTU | Tadas Kijanskas ( FC Zbrojovka Brno) |
  | — | FW | ISR | Tomer Swisa (to Hapoel Ashkelon) |
  | — | FW | ISR | Amir Abu Nil (on loan to Hapoel Rishon LeZion) |
  | — | MF | ISR | Adrian Rochet (to Hapoel Acre) |
  | — | GK | CRO | Marijan Antolović (to Koper) |
  | — | MF | BLR | Dzmitry Baha (to Atromitos) |
  | — | DF | ISR | Oren Bitton (to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona) |
  
  ### Winter
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | DF | ISR | Samuel Scheimann (from Hapoel Tel Aviv) |
  | — | FW | ISR | Eden Ben Basat (from Maccabi Tel Aviv) |
  | — | MF | ISR | Dor Peretz (on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv) |
  | — | DF | ISR | Ohad Elbilia (came from the youth group) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | FW | CRO | Filip Jazvić (to Universitatea Craiova) |
  | — | DF | ISR | Miki Yazo (on loan to Maccabi Ahi Nazareth) |
  | — | MF | ISR | Ahad Azam (to Hapoel Bnei Lod) |
  
  ## Pre-season and friendlies
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
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  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Ligat Ha'Al | 20 August 2016 | 13 May 2017 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 030.30 |
  | State Cup | 5 January 2017 | 1 March 2017 | Eighth Round | Quarter final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 050.00 |
  | Toto Cup | 31 July 2016 | 15 December 2016 | Group Stage | Semi Final | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 028.57 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 031.82 |
  
  Last updated: 13 May 2017 (2017-05-13). Source: Competitions
  
  ## Ligat Ha'Al
  
  ### Results summary
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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  Last updated: 13 May 2017. Source:
  
  ### Results by matchday
  
  | Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
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  | Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | L |
  | Position | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
  
  ### Regular season
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  **Regular season table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 38 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 35 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  | 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 28 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  | 9 | F.C. Ashdod | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 28 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  | 10 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 28 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  
  **Results overview**
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  | Opposition | Home score | Away score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Beitar Jerusalem | 4 - 0 | 0 - 1 |
  | Bnei Sakhnin | 1 - 2 | 0 - 1 |
  | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 1 - 0 | 1 - 1 |
  | F.C. Ashdod | 3 - 1 | 0 - 1 |
  | Hapoel Ashkelon | 3 - 1 | 2 - 3 |
  | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0 - 0 | 1 - 5 |
  | Hapoel Ra'anana | 1 - 0 | 0 - 2 |
  | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1 - 2 | 0 - 2 |
  | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1 - 2 | 2 - 1 |
  | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 |
  | Maccabi Haifa | 0 - 0 | 3 - 0 |
  | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2 - 1 | 1 - 3 |
  | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2 - 4 | 0 - 1 |
  
  ### Play-off
  
  **Relegation round table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 39 | |
  | 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 37 | |
  | 9 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 36 | |
  | 10 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 36 | |
  | 11 | Bnei Yehuda (Q) | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 35 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
  | 12 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 32 | |
  | 13 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (R) | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 31 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
  | 14 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (R) | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 29 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
  
  * ↑ Bnei Yehuda qualified for the Europa League Second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Israel State Cup
  * ↑ Hapoel Tel Aviv were deducted nine points for entering administration.
  
  **Results overview**
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  | Opposition | Home score | Away score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 1 - 1 | |
  | F.C. Ashdod | 1 - 1 | |
  | Hapoel Ashkelon | 1 - 4 | |
  | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | | 2 - 0 |
  | Hapoel Kfar Saba | | 0 - 1 |
  | Hapoel Ra'anana | | 2 - 0 |
  | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3 - 3 | |
  
  ## Toto Cup
  
  ### Group stage
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | Qualified to Quarter-finals |
  | 2 | Hapoel Haifa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Qualified to Quarter-finals |
  | 3 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Qualified to Quarter-finals |
  | 4 | Bnei Sakhnin | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
  | 5 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligat Ha'Al | Ligat Ha'Al | State Cup | State Cup | Toto Cup | Toto Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | ISR | Robi Levkovich | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | ISR | Haim Megrelashvili | 29 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | ISR | Dor Malul | 37 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | ISR | Ofek Fishler | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | ISR | Maxim Plakuschenko | 37 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
  | 8 | MF | ISR | Hisham Kiwan | 23 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
  | 9 | FW | ISR | Eden Ben Basat | 16 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | ISR | Idan Golan | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | ISR | Mahran Lala | 37 | 11 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
  | 12 | FW | ISR | Aner Shechter | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
  | 15 | MF | ISR | Hanan Maman | 42 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
  | 16 | DF | POR | Bruno Pinheiro | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 17 | DF | ISR | Ohad Elbilia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 18 | DF | ISR | Samuel Scheimann | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 19 | FW | ISR | Shlomi Arbeitman | 34 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 20 | FW | ISR | Sa'ar Fadida | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 21 | DF | ISR | Oshri Roash | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 22 | GK | NED | Piet Velthuizen | 33 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 23 | GK | ISR | Rotem Fadida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 24 | DF | ISR | Liran Serdal | 40 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | 25 | FW | MNE | Žarko Korać | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 26 | MF | ISR | Yossi Dora | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 28 | MF | ISR | Ido Vaier | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 31 | FW | BRA | Adilson Bahia | 40 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
  | 42 | MF | ISR | Dor Peretz | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 55 | DF | ISR | Nisso Kapiloto | 39 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
  | 82 | MF | BRA | Júlio César | 31 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | Players away from Hapoel Haifa on loan: ||||||||||||
  | 6 | DF | ISR | Miki Yazo | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | ISR | Eli Elbaz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | Players who appeared for Hapoel Haifa that left during the season: ||||||||||||
  | 9 | MF | CRO | Filip Jazvić | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  | Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Ligat Ha'Al | State Cup | Toto Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 15 | MF | | Hanan Maman | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
  | 2 | 11 | FW | | Mahran Lala | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
  | 3 | 31 | FW | | Adilson Bahia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
  | 3 | 7 | MF | | Maxim Plakuschenko | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
  | 5 | 19 | FW | | Shlomi Arbeitman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | 6 | 9 | FW | | Eden Ben Basat | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 7 | 82 | MF | | Júlio César | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | 4 | DF | | Dor Malul | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | 9 | FW | | Filip Jazvić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 7 | 55 | DF | | Nisso Kapiloto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 11 | 14 | FW | | Eli Elbaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 11 | 24 | DF | | Liran Serdal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 11 | 3 | DF | | Haim Megrelashvili | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 11 | 8 | MF | | Hisham Kiwan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 11 | 12 | FW | | Aner Shechter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 39 | 11 | 11 | 61 |
  
  Last updated: 13 May 2017
  
  