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

Results

UEFA Cup

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

First round

Second round
18 October 2001 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 ChelseaBloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
20:15 Gershon  87' (pen.)
Cleşcenco  94'		 Report Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)
1 November 2001 Chelsea 1–1 Hapoel Tel AvivStamford Bridge, London
21:00 Zola  64' Report Osterc  35' Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

Third round
22 November 2001 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 Lokomotiv MoscowBloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
18:00 Osterc  42'
Domb  89'		 Report Izmailov  56' Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)
6 December 2001 Lokomotiv Moscow 0–1 Hapoel Tel AvivSaturn Stadium, Ramenskoye
18:00 Report Osterc  48' Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Hapoel Tel Aviv won 3–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round
21 February 2002 Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–0 ParmaBloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
18:30 Report Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
28 February 2002 Parma 1–2 Hapoel Tel AvivStadio 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 1–0 MilanGSP 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 2–0 Hapoel Tel AvivSan 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".

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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