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
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
State Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance14 February 2009Round 9Hapoel Ramat GanA1 – 0(aet)Katan 113'12 March 2009Round of 16Hapoel Tel AvivA1 – 1(2 – 1p)Katan 81'12,50022 April 2009Quarter-finalMaccabi Ah"i NazarethA4 – 0Fanteni (2) 30', 87', Katan 45', Harazi 82'4,00013 May 2009Semi-finalMaccabi NetanyaN1 – 1(5 – 4p)Meshumar 65'36,00026 May 2009FinalBeitar JerusalemN1 – 2Kayal 88'40,000
Toto Cup
Group stage
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
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 CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Gad Amos00002020GK Nir Davidovich2205030300GK Amir Edri1100050160DF Ronnie Gafney401070120DF Alon Harazi2403140311DF Dekel Keinan2835041374DF Leo Krupnik3004150391DF Tsepo Masilela3204030390DF Shai Maimon610061122DF Eyal Meshumar1814260283DF Anderson West30101050MF Omri Afek1401030180MF Gustavo Boccoli3345042426MF John Jairo Culma3005161412MF Liad Elmaliah00002020MF Eyal Golasa2615060371MF Beram Kayal3045251407MF Lior Rafaelov33950614410MF Yisrael Zaguri20006181FW Shlomi Arbeitman2855173409FW Thembinkosi Fanteni301153624116FW Mohammad Ghadir1410073214FW Yaniv Katan311054404014FW Ransford Osei1112041172
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