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Hosting Hapoel Petah Tikva – All the Details Ahead of the Match

Website Staff

18.9.26

Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv will host Hapoel Petah Tikva today at Bloomfield Stadium for Matchday 5 of the Winner League. Ahead of kickoff, we have gathered the league table standings, match officials, and full head-to-head history between the clubs in the league

Following an intensive start to the season that featured a European campaign, qualifying for the Toto Cup final, and four fast-paced league rounds, Hapoel returns to the special atmosphere of a Friday afternoon at Bloomfield.

Hapoel sits third in the table with 7 points out of a possible 12 and a positive goal record of 8:4 (+4). The Reds have recorded two victories (3-0 over Beitar Jerusalem and 4-0 over Hapoel Ramat Gan), one draw (0-0 in Haifa), and a single defeat.

Hapoel Petah Tikva is placed ninth with 3 points, following one win and three defeats in the opening four fixtures, holding a 2:5 goal tally (-3).

Stav Turiel will be absent from Hapoel's squad due to a suspension.

Match Information

Date & Time: Friday, September 18, 2026, 15:45

Competition: Winner League, Matchday 5

Venue: Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv-Jaffa (Home Match)

Referee: Dekel Tsino

Assistant Referees: Omer Barbiro, A'azam Abdallah

Video Assistant Referees (VAR): Idan Leiba, Rafael Geva

Fourth Official: Omer Ezer

Broadcaster: Sport 1 HD

Referee Dekel Tsino and the Head-to-Head League Record

The match will be officiated by referee Dekel Tsino, alongside VAR officials Idan Leiba and Rafael Geva. This marks Hapoel Tel Aviv's fourth league match under Tsino's whistle, with the Reds remaining unbeaten across the previous three fixtures with two wins and one draw (a 5:3 goal record in favor of Hapoel).

History Speaks: The League Record

Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Petah Tikva have met 136 times in top-flight league history since the establishment of the State.

Overall League Record: 60 wins for Hapoel Tel Aviv, 42 draws, and 34 wins for Hapoel Petah Tikva. The league goal tally stands at 201:136 in favor of Hapoel Tel Aviv (+65 goal difference).

Home League Record: In 69 home league matches against Hapoel Petah Tikva, the record stands at 35 wins for Hapoel Tel Aviv, 20 draws, and 14 defeats, with a 120:62 goal tally in favor of Hapoel.

Numbers from the Past in the League

All-Time League Appearances: Shavit Elimelech leads Hapoel Tel Aviv’s appearance chart in league matches against Hapoel Petah Tikva with 28 appearances. He is followed by Shimon Gershon and Yigal Antebi with 26 league appearances each, Rehavia Rosenbaum and Amatzia Levkovich with 24 appearances each, and Yaacov Eckhouse with 23 league appearances.

All-Time League Top Scorers: Yehoshua Feigenbaum tops Hapoel's all-time league scoring list against Hapoel Petah Tikva with 9 league goals (and 13 goals across all competitions). Following him are Yehezkel Chazom with 6 league goals, and Moshe Sinai, Rehavia Rosenbaum, Kfir Udi, Ibizito Ogbonna, and Toto Tamuz with 5 league goals each.

From the Current Squad: Stav Turiel leads the active squad with 2 league goals in 8 appearances against Hapoel Petah Tikva. Omri Altman and Daniel Dappa have scored one league goal each against the rivals from Petah Tikva.