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Maccabi Wins First Women's Tel Aviv Derby in Over 20 Years as 2026/27 Season Kicks Off
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First reported by N12 · Aug 20, 2026
What happened
The 2026/27 Israeli Women's Premier League season opened with Maccabi Tel Aviv winning the first women's Tel Aviv derby in over 20 years, beating Hapoel Tel Aviv 2-1. Other notable results included Maccabi Holon's 4-0 win over Bnot Netanya and Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem's 3-0 victory against Maccabi Kesherot Hadera. The next round of matches will take place on August 25, 2026.
- 01Maccabi Tel Aviv won the first women's Tel Aviv derby in over 20 years, beating Hapoel 2-1.
- 02Maccabi Holon defeated Bnot Netanya 4-0 despite Netanya fielding only 10 players.
- 03Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem started strong with a 3-0 win over Maccabi Kesherot Hadera.
- 04M.S. Kiryat Gat edged Hapoel Ra'anana 2-1 in Group B action.
- 05The 2026/27 women's league season began with the Athena Cup matches on August 20.
- 06Next round of Athena Cup games is scheduled for August 25, 2026.
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