Maccabi Haifa set a precedent in Israeli football by becoming the first team to win the championship in a season in which it participated in the group stage of the Champions League. Its first challenge in the 2023/24 season, already without Barak Behar, will be to set another precedent: the first Israeli team to qualify twice in a row.
Last season, the Israeli champions benefited from Russia's exclusion from UEFA factories and the shifts caused by Real Madrid's Champions League win. This time, the Greens will enter the first round on July 11-12.