2001–02 Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. season

During the 2001–02 Israeli football season, Hapoel Tel Aviv competed in the Israeli Premier League.

Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.
2001–02 season
ManagerIsrael Dror Kashtan
StadiumBloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
Israeli Premier League2nd
Israel State CupWinners
Toto CupWinners
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerSerghei Cleşcenco (14)

Season summary

Hapoel Tel Aviv, although unable to claim the title, had a fantastic season in the UEFA Cup. The likes of Chelsea and Parma were knocked out by the Israelis before facing Italian giants AC Milan in the quarter-finals. Hapoel took a 1-0 lead at home, but lost 2-0 away. Nonetheless, the quarter-finals was an achievement to be proud of.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player[1]
1 GK Israel ISR Shavit Elimelech
3 DF Israel ISR Yaakov Hillel
4 DF Israel ISR Dudu Dahan
5 DF Israel ISR Shimon Gershon (captain)
6 MF Hungary HUN Gábor Halmai
7 FW Slovenia SVN Milan Osterc
8 MF Israel ISR Yossi Abukasis
9 FW Israel ISR Pini Balili
10 MF Israel ISR Salim Tuama
11 FW Israel ISR Kfir Udi
12 MF Ukraine UKR Denys Onischenko
15 FW Moldova MDA Serghei Cleșcenco
16 FW Israel ISR Avi Knafo
17 MF Israel ISR Benzion Luz
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Israel ISR Omri Afek
19 MF Hungary HUN István Pisont
20 DF Israel ISR Yigal Antebi
21 DF Israel ISR Ilan Bachar
22 GK Israel ISR Nir Rahamin
23 MF Israel ISR Beni Hadad
24 MF Israel ISR Erez Mesika
26 DF Israel ISR Rahamim Halis
27 DF Israel ISR Klemi Saban
29 DF Israel ISR Tziki Kotler
30 DF Israel ISR Idan Skurchero
32 DF Israel ISR Asi Domb
33 GK Israel ISR Gay Salem

Results

Qualifying round

9 August 2001 (2001-08-09) Ararat Armenia 0–2 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv Yerevan, Armenia
17:00 Report Tuama 38'
Osterc 43'
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Referee: Jaromir Hlavac (Czech Republic)

Second round

18 October 2001 Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 2–0 England Chelsea Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
20:15 Gershon 87' (pen.)
Cleşcenco 94'
Report Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)

Third round

Hapoel Tel Aviv won 3–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round

28 February 2002 Parma Italy 1–2 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma
18:00 Bonazzoli 85' Report Osterc 31'
Pisont 54'
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

Quarter-final

14 March 2002 (2002-03-14) Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 1–0 Italy Milan GSP Stadium, Nicosia[notes 1]
20:00 Cleșcenco 32' Report Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain)
21 March 2002 (2002-03-21) Milan Italy 2–0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv San Siro, Milan
20:30 Rui Costa 5'
Gershon 45' (o.g.)
Report Attendance: 23,184
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Hapoel Tel Aviv 2001-02".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Notes

  1. Match played in GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus after Milan refused to play in Israel. Allegedly, the club received anonymous threats from Hamas.
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