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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 · 1 hour ago

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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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