List of Beitar Jerusalem F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Beitar Jerusalem Football Club in Israeli and European football, from 1936 (when the club first started to form) to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Israeli league that season.

The club has won the League Championship six times, the State Cup seven times and the Toto Cup two times.

History

Beitar Jerusalem Football Club was established in 1936 in the city of Jerusalem. Beitar is the only Israeli team that won the PeaceCup in 2001 after win A.S. Roma 1-0.

This is a list of seasons played by Beitar Jerusalem Football Club in Israeli and European football, from 1945–46 (when the club first competed in the cup) to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Israeli league that season. Records of minor competitions such as the Lilian Cup are not included due to them being considered of less importance than the State Cup and the Toto Cup.

History

Beitar Jerusalem was established in 1936, and initially played in the Jerusalem area only, due to travel difficulties. In 1946 the club first played in a national tournament, and joined Liga Bet the following season, although the club withdrew shortly after the season started. [1] The club was first promoted to the top division in 1954, spending one season at the top division before immediately dropping back to the second division. The club returned to the top division in 1968, and it played at the top division ever since, with the exception of two seasons. The club won its first major trophy in 1976, winning the State Cup, and its first championship in 1987. In total, the club won 6 league championships, 7 State Cups and 2 Toto Cups

Seasons

Season League State Cup League Cup International (Asia/Europe) Top goalscorer[nb 1]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1945–46 R2
1946–47 Bet South (2)[nb 2]R1
1947–48 Bet South (2)
[nb 3]
430017662nd
1948–49 R1[nb 4]
1949–50 Meuhedet South (2)169163721195th
1950–51
1951–52 Bet South (2)26115104550278thR2
1952–53 Round of 16
1953–54 Bet South (2)2620247626421st
1954–55 Alef (1)26851337592111th[nb 5]R3
1955–56 Alef (2)21[nb 6]731126451710th[nb 7]
1956–57 Alef (2)229494736236th
1957–58 Alef (2)2013433316301stQF
1958–59 Alef (2)2210664036264thR6R1
1959–60 Alef (2)2613673628324thRound of 16
1960–61 Alef (2)2688102734246th
1961–62 Alef (2)2681083633266th
1962–63 Alef (2)3099123344277thQF
1963–64 Alef South (2)2613675634323rdR2
1964–65 Alef South (2)3016596737372ndR5
1965–66 Alef South (2)3017676831403rdRound of 16
1966–67 Alef South (2)6047103161361041stR6
1967–68 R5
1968–69 Leumit (1)306141024422613thR6Group
1969–70 Leumit (1)301010102929305thSF
1970–71 Leumit (1)308101235362610thSF
1971–72 Leumit (1)3016953615412ndQF
1972–73 Leumit (1)30891321342514thRound of 16Group
1973–74 Leumit (1)30121082726343rdSF
1974–75 Leumit (1)30981323272615thFinal
1975–76 Leumit (1)34121664832402ndWinners
1976–77 Leumit (1)3012993523333rdR6
1977–78 Leumit (1)2612953214333rdSF
1978–79 Leumit (1)30141245023402ndWinners
1979–80 Leumit (1)304151115252316thSF
1980–81 Artzit (2)3019835111462ndR7
1981–82 Leumit (1)3091293736306thSF
1982–83 Leumit (1)3071583433368thQF
1983–84 Leumit (1)30151144527562ndQF
1984–85 Leumit (1)3017945227602ndWinnersFinal
1985–86 Leumit (1)3015784833524thWinnersGroup
1986–87 Leumit (1)3019925927661stSFGroup
1987–88 Leumit (1)311091238423911th Group
1988–89 Leumit (1)33126154244429thWinnersGroup
1989–90 Leumit (1)321081420253810thRound of 16Group
1990–91 Leumit (1)32842025462811thRound of 16Group
1991–92 Artzit (2)3017945020601st Group
1992–93 Leumit (1)3322566438711stQFGroup
1993–94 Leumit (1)39197137566644thRound of 16FinalCL, R1
1994–95 Leumit (1)30128104236446thSFGroup
1995–96 Leumit (2)3019746531643rdQFGoldIntertoto, Group
1996–97 Leumit (1)3021636220691stSFGroupUEFA Cup, QR
1997–98 Leumit (1)3020917133691stQFWinnersCL, 2QR
UEFA Cup, R1
1998–99 Leumit (1)3017676733574thFinalFinalUEFA Cup, R1-
1999–2000 Premier (1) 39 15 14 10 61 54 59 5th Final R2 Viktor Paço 13
2000–01 Premier (1) 38 18 9 11 49 42 62[nb 8] 5th R8 Final UEFA Cup, R1 Alon Mizrahi 13
2001–02 Premier (1) 33 7 12 14 39 49 33 10th SF R2 Manor Hassan
Itzik Zohar
11
2002–03 Premier (1) 33 10 6 17 46 59 36 9th R8 Group Andrzej Kubica 12
2003–04 Premier (1) 33 10 9 14 32 42 35 9th Round of 16 Group Avi Nimni 9
2004–05 Premier (1) 33 13 8 12 46 44 47 4th R9 QF Lior Asulin 15
2005–06 Permier (1) 33 17 7 9 51 33 58 3rd Round of 16 Group Intertoto, R2 Lior Asulin 12
2006–07 Premier (1) 33 19 10 4 52 24 67 1st R9 SF UEFA Cup, 2QR Toto Tamuz 11
2007–08 Premier (1) 33 20 7 6 61 23 67 1st Winners SF CL, 2QR Rômulo 17
2008–09 Premier (1) 33 16 12 5 49 28 57[nb 9] 3rd Winners Group CL, 2QR Barak Itzhaki 14
2009–10 Premier (1) 35 14 7 14 50 44 26[nb 10] 5th QF Winners Barak Itzhaki 16
2010–11 Premier (1) 35 12 9 14 38 35 26 11th[nb 11] QF QF Hen Azriel 10
2011–12 Premier (1) 37 15 7 15 32 44 50[nb 12] 9th R8 Group Amit Ben Shushan 7
2012–13 Premier (1) 33 9 12 12 44 54 39 10th QF Group Avi Reikan 11
2013–14 Premier (1) 33 12 6 15 31 32 42 7th QF Itzik Cohen 7
2014–15 Premier (1) 36 13 13 10 48 43 51[nb 13] 4th R8 Group Itzik Cohen
Lidor Cohen
8
2015–16 Premier (1) 36 18 6 12 46 37 58[nb 14] 3rd R8 SF EL, 2QR Nikita Rukavytsya 14
2016–17 Premier (1) 36 16 12 8 53 36 60 3rd SF Group EL,Play-off round Itay Shechter 19

Key

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Notes

  1. Goals in all competitions (Liga Leumit or Liga Al, State Cup, Toto Cup and European) are counted.
  2. The club withdrew from the league shortly after the season started.[1]
  3. The 1947–48 league was abandoned due to the Israeli War for Independence.
  4. The 1949 cup competition was delayed by appeals after the completion of the quarter-finals. After settling the appeals three further matches were played in February 1951, and the competition was abandoned.
  5. The club played a relegation/promotion against 12th placed Hapoel Kfar Saba and the two top placed teams from 1954–55 Liga Bet, Maccabi Jaffa and Hapoel Kiryat Haim. In the play-offs, which were played as a single round-robin tournament, Beitar Jerusalem finished last, dropping to the second division.[2]
  6. An 18th round match between Hapoel Nahariya and Beitar Jerusalem wasn't played due to misunderstanding between the teams regarding the time of the match,[3] and was left unplayed at the end of the season.[4]
  7. The club played a relegation/promotion against 11th placed Ahva Notzrit Haifa and the two top placed teams from 1955–56 Liga Bet North and South divisions, Maccabi Hadera and Maccabi Sha'arayim. In the play-offs, which were played as a single round-robin tournament, Beitar Jerusalem finished first, remaining in Liga Alef.[5]
  8. Beitar Jerusalem had 1 point deducted.
  9. Beitar Jerusalem had two points deducted due to a pitch invasion by it fans in the previous season against Maccabi Herzliya[6] and one point due to racist calls from Beitar fans.[7]
  10. Beitar Jerusalem scored 46 points in the regular season, which were halved at the beginning of the play-offs. The club scored 3 more points during the play-offs for a total of 49 points.
  11. Beitar Jerusalem scored 38 points in the regular season, which were halved at the beginning of the play-offs. The club scored 7 more points during the play-offs for a total of 45 points.
  12. Beitar Jerusalem were deducted two points for racist taunts from the crowd. [8]
  13. Beitar Jerusalem had one point deducted.[9]
  14. Beitar Jerusalem had two points deducted because of racial slurs by their fans.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 In the EI Football Association Hamashkif, 22 September 1946, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. Jaffa and Kfar Saba Promoted to Liga Leumit Hadshot HaSport, 6 November 1955 via IFA archive (in Hebrew)
  3. Hapoel J-m – Hapoel Balfouria 4:0 Davar, 15 April 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  4. Liga Alef Justified Its Existence Herut, 10 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  5. Three Goals from Ashkenazi Settled Maccabi Hadera's Fate Hadshot HaSport, 2 September 1956 via IFA archive (in Hebrew)
  6. "Beitar punished for pitch invasion". FIFA. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  7. "Beitar punished for racist abuse". FIFA. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  8. "Heavy penalty for Beitar: a deduction of two points" (in Hebrew). ONE. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  9. "Israel's football association decision regarding Beitar Jerusalem" (PDF) (in Hebrew). The Israel Football Association. 18 May 2015.
  10. Ben Ziv, Guy (10 May 2016). "Two points deducted from Beitar for racial crys" (in Hebrew). ONE.
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