2017–18 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season

Beitar Jerusalem F.C.
2017–18 season
Chairman Eli Ohana
Manager Sharon Mimer
Benny Ben Zaken
Stadium Teddy Stadium
Ligat Ha'Al 3rd
State Cup Runner-up
Europa League Second qualifying round
Toto Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League: Itay Shechter & Claudemir (9 goals)
All: Gaëtan Varenne (16 goals)
Highest home attendance 25,500 vs. Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
(5 May 2018)
Lowest home attendance 1,500 vs. Israel Hapoel Haifa
(21 May 2018)
Average home league attendance 10,493
Home colours
Away colours

The 2017–18 season is Beitar Jerusalem 81st season since its establishment in 1936, and 70th since the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 2017–18 campaign the club have competed in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup, UEFA Europa League. In the end of the previous season the association of Israeli football decide that The owner Tabib can't manage the team for 2 years, because his invlovement in criminal case. In 28 May the owner Eli Tabib announced the joining of the biggest legend of Beitar Eli Ohana to the chairman. Within the preparations of the season, Beitar signed the players: Georginho, Amir Agayev, Zion Tzemah, Miki Siroshrtein, Gaëtan Varenne, Or Va'aknin, and the one of the successful Israeli players of all times Yossi Benayoun.

Current squad

As of 18 January 2018

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

No. Position Player
1 Israel GK Boris Klaiman
2 France DF Antoine Conte
3 Israel MF David Keltjens
6 Israel DF Tal Kachila
7 Slovakia FW Jakub Sylvestr
8 Israel MF Idan Vered
9 Israel FW Itay Shechter (Captain)
10 Brazil MF Georginho
12 Israel MF Or Va'aknin
13 Israel DF Sean Goldberg
14 Brazil MF Claudemir
No. Position Player
16 Israel DF Hen Dilmoni
18 Israel MF Hen Ezra
19 Israel DF Ofer Verta
20 Israel DF Miki Siroshtein
21 Denmark FW David Boysen
22 Israel GK Stav Shushan
23 Germany DF Marcel Heister
24 Israel MF Ofir Kriaf
25 France FW Gaëtan Varenne
52 Slovakia MF Erik Sabo(on loan from PAOK FC)
77 Israel MF Ya'akov Berihon

Transfers

Summer

Winter

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Ligat Ha'Al

Results

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 17 6 3 43 18 +25 57 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Beitar Jerusalem 26 17 5 4 60 30 +30 56
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 26 16 7 3 44 20 +24 55
4 Hapoel Haifa 26 15 7 4 36 21 +15 52
5 Maccabi Netanya 26 12 9 5 43 29 +14 45
Updated to match(es) played on 12 March 2018. Source: Israel Football Association, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[27]

Top playoff

Top playoff table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (C, Q) 36 24 8 4 70 27 +43 80 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Q) 36 21 8 7 60 33 +27 71 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Beitar Jerusalem (Q) 36 20 8 8 75 51 +24 68
4 Hapoel Haifa (Q) 36 17 11 8 48 39 +9 62 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Maccabi Netanya 36 16 10 10 59 54 +5 58
6 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 36 13 10 13 47 41 +6 49
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2018. Source: Israel Football Association, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[28]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:


UEFA Europe League

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

State Cup

Toto Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Beitar Jerusalem hosted their UEFA Europa League home matches and the regular season round 2 outside Jerusalem, due to the 2017 Maccabiah Games and reseeding of the grass at Teddy Stadium.[26]

References

  1. Ben Ziv, Guy (20 May 2017). "ז'אורז'יניו על סף חתימה בבית"ר, עגייב חתם" [Georginho on verge of signing with Beitar; Agayev has signed]. ONE (in Hebrew).
  2. Pshechazky, Moti (21 May 2017). "מאדום לצהוב: ז'אורז'יניו חתם ל-3 שנים בבית"ר י-ם" [From Red to Yellow: Georginho signed for 3 years at Beitar Jerusalem] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  3. Ben Ziv, Guy (12 June 2017). "צמח חתם לשלוש שנים, ניהולו של אוחנה אושר" [Tzemah signed for 3 years, management by Ohana has been confirmed]. ONE (in Hebrew).
  4. 1 2 Pshehatzky, Moti (14 June 2017). "וראן וסירושטיין חתמו בבית"ר ירושלים" [Varenne and Siroshtein signed with Beitar Jerusalem] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  5. Lipkin, Gidi (15 June 2017). "טביב רכש את קונטה והאריך את חוזהו ב-3 שנים" [Tabib bought Conte and extended his contract by 3 years]. ONE.
  6. Lipkin, Gidi (19 June 2017). "בניון הצטרף לבית"ר: הקבוצה שאהדתי כל חיי" [Benayoun joined Beitar: The team I have supported all my life]. ONE (in Hebrew).
  7. Sa'ar, Ofir (27 August 2017). "בית"ר ירושלים: פול אדגר חתם בהשאלה לעונה, עם אופציה לרכישה" [Beitar Jerusalem: Paul Edgar has signed on loan for the season, with an option to buy] (in Hebrew). Walla!.
  8. Pshehatzky, Moti (13 September 2017). "הצליח להרשים: פול אדגר סיכם בבית"ר לחמש שנים" [Managed to impress: Paul Edgar agreed to terms with Beitar for 5 years] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  9. Pshehazky, Moti (4 September 2017). "רשמית: שון גולדברג חתם בבית"ר ירושלים" [Official: Sean Goldberg signed with Beitar Jerusalem]. Sport 5.
  10. Ben Ziv, Guy (8 September 2017). "רשמית: עופר ורטה חתם לעונה בבית"ר ירושלים" [Official: Ofer Verta signed for the season at Beitar Jerusalem]. ONE.
  11. Berman, Yigal (25 May 2017). "דן איינבינדר חתם ל-3 שנים בהפועל באר שבע" [Dan Einbinder signed for 3 years at Hapoel Be'er Sheva]. ONE (in Hebrew).
  12. "רשמית: חסוס רואדה חתם באפואל ניקוסיה" [Official: Jesús Rueda signed with APOEL Nicosia]. ONE (in Hebrew). 1 June 2017.
  13. Gefen, Guy (4 June 2017). "שלומי אביסידריס חתם בהפועל ראשל"צ" [Shlomi Avisidris signed with Hapoel Rishon LeZion]. Double Pass (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  14. Krakow, Amit (4 June 2017). "נעים מתחזק: עוז ראלי חתם בהפועל אשקלון" [Naim is strengthening: Oz Raly signed with Hapoel Ashkelon]. ONE (in Hebrew).
  15. Blach, Dor (20 June 2017). "זגורי חתם בבני סכנין על חוזה לשנתיים" [Zaguri signed with Bnei Sakhnin on a two-year contract] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  16. Ben Ziv, Guy (21 June 2017). "קובי מויאל חתם לשנתיים בניו יורק קוסמוס" [Kobi Moyal signed for two years at New York Cosmos]. ONE (in Hebrew).
  17. Blach, Dor (23 August 2017). "בני יהודה הודיעה: דן מורי חתם לשנתיים" [Bnei Yehuda have announced: Dan Mori has signed for two years] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  18. Portal, Kobi; Doref, Liran (5 September 2017). "אבישי כהן חתם בבית"ר ת"א/רמלה" [Avishay Cohen signed with Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla]. Double Pass (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  19. "דני פרדה חתם במכבי הרצליה" [Danny Preda signed with Maccabi Herzliya]. Double Pass (in Hebrew). Sport 5. 5 September 2017.
  20. אופיר קריאף חתם לשנתיים וחצי בבית"ר ירושלים Guy Ben Ziv, 15 January 2018 (in Hebrew)
  21. דיויד כץ בויסן חתם בבית"ר ירושלים Guy Ben Ziv, 7 December 2017 (in Hebrew)
  22. בית"ר ירושלים: יקוב סילבסטר חתם לחצי עונה עם אופציה להארכה Ofir Sa'ar, 31 January 2018 (in Hebrew)
  23. מתחזקת: עגייב חתם בהפועל תל אביב לשנה וחצי Maor Rahmani, 4 January 2018 (in Hebrew)
  24. יוסי בניון חתם לעונה וחצי במכבי פתח תקוה, ירוויח כ-180 אלף דולר בעונה Itzik Itzhaki, 30 January 2018 (in Hebrew)
  25. ישראל זגורי וציון צמח חתמו בהפועל אשקלון Dor Biton, 31 January 2018 (in Hebrew)
  26. Ben Ziv, Guy (11 May 2017). "סופית: בית"ר תפתח את העונה הבאה במושבה" [Confirmed: Beitar will open the next season at HaMoshava]. ONE (in Hebrew).
  27. "Ligat ha'AL 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  28. "Ligat ha'AL 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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