Gali Maimon

Maimon was named the new General Manager of the Express October 2009

Former Brooklyn Knights General Manager, Gali Maimon was named the new General Manager of the Express on October 2009.

Maimon, the 2008 Premier Development League Executive of the Year, spent three years with the Knights. Over that period the Knights went 26-12-10 in the regular season, qualifying for playoffs in three consecutive seasons and US open cup in 2008. The Knights record in playoffs the past three seasons was 3 wins 2 losses . The team Reached the Final Four Once and Twice the Final Eight.

His new team, the Jersey Express was 8-2-6 in 2008, their inaugural year. They lost their first-ever playoff match, 4-2 to the Reading Rage that season after nipping at the heels of the Knights throughout the regular season. Brooklyn won the PDL’s Northeast Division that season with a record of 10-2-4. The Express finished second with an 8-2-6 mark.

the First year with the Express Maimon team record a new record with 10 wins 3 losses and 3 ties, the team open the season with 4-0 record and did not Qaulify to the US open cup because of GD tie breaker with Reading United AC.

2010 Jersey Express made the Sweet sixteen of the PDL championships.

2011 Season the Express record a franchise new record with 11 Wins 3 Ties and 2 losses and reach the PDL top 8.

2012 Season the Express continue success with 10 wins 3 ties and 3 losses. made playoff

2013 Season the Express continue success with 8 wins 5 ties and 1 loss , the team qualify for first time in franchaise history to 2014 Lamar Hunt US open cup

2014 Season the Express continue success with 10 wins 1 loss and 3 ties , it was a year of “first” first time the Express won the Mid Atlantic Division Title, First time the Team won The Eastern Confernce title and Reached National Chamionship and qualify second time in franchise history to 2015 lamar hunt US open cup

2015 Season the Express Had the first ever Open cup win, The Express adavnce in the Open cup to third round and lost to NY Cosmos 3:0, The team finish the Season with 8 wins 3 losses and 3 ties and lost in the Eastern Confernce final game to NY Red Bulls U23

Maimon oveall teams record is 89 wins 31 losses and 30 ties in a span of 9 years as a General Manager.

Maimon is a native of Haifa, Israel, where he played soccer in the Macabi Haifa youth program and professionally in the Israeli Third Division. After service in the Israeli military, Maimon moved to the United States in 1983 and to Brooklyn in 1986, where he is an entrepreneur in several businesses, including Ariel Sports Services, and a member of Brooklyn’s soccer community.

He coached in the Met Oval Brooklyn Knights youth program and has coached in many youth soccer clubs and at Berkeley Carroll and Canarsie High Schools. He and his wife Randy have two children .