Gal Galili Extends Coaching Tenure with Maccabi Tel Aviv Volleyball for Eighth Season

Gal Galili will continue as head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv's volleyball team for the 2026/2027 season, marking his eighth overall season and seventh consecutive since 2020/2021. With this extension, Galili surpasses Uri Hever, who coached the team for seven seasons and led them to three championships (1990, 1991, 1997). The club's longest-serving coach remains Zohar Bar Netzer, who managed for 16 seasons, winning six championships and five national cups.

Under Galili's leadership, Maccabi Tel Aviv has secured five championships and four national cups. Notably, in the 2022/2023 season, the team reached the European final for the first time in both the club's and Israeli volleyball's history. Asaf Lieber, chairman of Maccabi Tel Aviv volleyball, praised Galili as a cornerstone of the team and emphasized their shared goal to reclaim the championship and national cup in the upcoming season.

Maccabi Tel Aviv will also compete again in the CEV Challenge Cup, having participated in four of the last five seasons. Last season, the team achieved historic victories in Spain, Bulgaria, and France before being eliminated in the quarterfinals by Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia. This season's tournament will feature over 50 teams from 30 countries, including top clubs like Olympiacos, Fenerbahçe, and Dinamo Zagreb. Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Mate Asher/Akko will represent Israel. The draw for the matches is scheduled for the upcoming Wednesday in Luxembourg.