2017–18 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season

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 involvement 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 Siroshtein, Gaëtan Varenne, Or Va'aknin, and the one of the successful Israeli players of all times Yossi Benayoun.

Beitar Jerusalem F.C.
2017–18 season
ChairmanEli Ohana
ManagerSharon Mimer
Benny Ben Zaken
StadiumTeddy Stadium
Ligat Ha'Al3rd
State CupRunner-up
Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round
Toto CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Itay Shechter & Claudemir (9 goals)
All: Gaëtan Varenne (16 goals)
Highest home attendance25,500 vs. Hapoel Be'er Sheva
(5 May 2018)
Lowest home attendance1,500 vs. Hapoel Haifa
(21 May 2018)
Average home league attendance10,493

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

Transfers

Summer

Winter

Pre-season and friendlies

18 June 2017 Training CampVasas SC 2–1 Beitar Jerusalem
21 June 2017 Training CampFerencvárosi 1–0 Beitar JerusalemBudapest, Hungary
Stadium: Groupama Arena
11 October 2017 Hapoel Marmorek 0–1 Beitar JerusalemRehovot, Israel
Report
Stadium: Itztoni Stadium

Competitions

Ligat Ha'Al

Results

20 August 2017 1Maccabi Tel Aviv0 – 3Beitar JerusalemNetanya
21:00 IDT Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 11,325
Referee: Liran Liany
28 August 2017 2Beitar Jerusalem4 – 1AshdodPetah Tikva
20:30 IDT
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium[note 1]
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber
11 September 2017 3Maccabi Petah Tikva1 – 2Beitar JerusalemPetah Tikva
21:00 IDT
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alon Yefet
16 September 2017 4Beitar Jerusalem3 – 3Hapoel HaifaJerusalem
20:30 IDT
  • Vered  22', 39'
  • Georginho  66'
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ziv Adler
25 September 2017 5Beitar Jerusalem1 – 1Ironi Kiryat ShmonaJerusalem
20:30 IDT
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Menashe Mashiah
1 October 2017 6Bnei Sakhnin3 – 2Beitar JerusalemAcre
21:00 IDT
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Acre Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Eli Hachmon
16 October 2017 7Beitar Jerusalem4 – 1Maccabi NetanyaJerusalem
21:00 IDT
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Gal Leibowitz
21 October 2017 8Maccabi Haifa1 - 2Beitar JerusalemHaifa
20:30 Allyson  42'
Ben Harush  49'
Kostadinov  84'
Athanasiadis  90+5'
Report Shechter  45'
Allyson  65' (o.g.)
Paul Edgar  78'
Klaiman  90'
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 28,114
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz
28 October 2017 9Beitar Jerusalem2 - 0Hapoel AshkelonJerusalem
20:30 Shechter  5'
Ezra  38'
Summary Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Zvika Levi
4 November 2017 10Bnei Yehuda3 - 2Beitar JerusalemPetah Tikva
20:30 Buzaglo  22'  52'  60'
Valskis  89'  90'
Summary Claudemir  33' (pen.)
Paul Edgar Akoukou  42'
Kachila  44'
Shechter  49'
Verta  85'
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 9,100
Referee: Igal Frid
27 November 2017 11Beitar Jerusalem2 - 2Hapoel Be'er ShevaJerusalem
21:00 Heister  52'
Sabo  90+2'
Summary Nwakaeme  54'
Melikson  62'
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 22,434
Referee: Liran Liani
2 December 2017 12Hapoel Acre1 - 3Beitar JerusalemAcre
Zino  12' Summary Shechter  9'
Kachila  36'
Varenne  90'
Stadium: Acre Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Igal Frid
9 December 2017 13Beitar Jerusalem3 - 2Hapoel Ra'ananaJerusalem
Varenne  27'
Shechter  35'
Claudemir  58' (pen.)
Summary Abuhatzira  45' (pen.)
Faucher  62'
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Erez Papir
18 December 2017 14Beitar Jerusalem1 - 2Maccabi Tel AvivJerusalem
Claudemir  55' Summary Rikan  1'
Blackman  42'
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 24,232
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich
23 December 2017 15Ashdod1 - 3Beitar JerusalemAshdod
Elke  10' Summary Siroshtein  36'
Claudemir  45+2'
Tzemah  85'
Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Zvika Levi
30 December 2017 16Beitar Jerusalem1 - 0Maccabi Petah TikvaJerusalem
Berihon  69' Summary Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Ziv Adler
8 January 2018 17Hapoel Haifa0 - 2Beitar JerusalemHaifa
Summary Varenne  33'
Ezra  59'
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Eli Hackmon
13 January 2018 18Ironi Kiryat Shmona1 - 1Beitar JerusalemKiryat Shmona
Lako  3' Summary Claudemir  21' Stadium: Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich
22 January 2018 19Beitar Jerusalem4 - 2Bnei SakhninJerusalem
Kriaf  42'
Varenne  47'
Ezra  52'
Heister  68'
Summary Ataa  4'
Klaiman  37' (o.g.)
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Erez Papir
29 January 2018 20Maccabi Netanya2 - 1Beitar JerusalemNetanya
Levi  6'
Heubach  35'
Summary Varenne  89' Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Eli Hackmon
3 February 2018 21Beitar Jerusalem3 - 1Maccabi HaifaJerusalem
Varenne  45+1'
Sabo  53'
Shechter  69'
Summary Mizrachi  35' Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 11,300
Referee: Ziv Adler
10 February 2018 22Hapoel Ashkelon1 - 3Beitar JerusalemAshkelon
Jovanović  56' Summary Claudemir  64'
Varenne  87'
Sabo  89'
Stadium: Sala Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Liran Liani
19 February 2018 23Beitar Jerusalem2 - 0Bnei YehudaJerusalem
Claudemir  72'
Sylvestr  90+1'
Summary Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 0 *Radius game without fans
Referee: Shay Ben Avraam
25 February 2018 24Hapoel Be'er Sheva1-1Beitar JerusalemBeersheba
Maman  31' Summary Sylvestr  60' Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 15,700
Referee: Erez Papir
3 March 2018 25Beitar Jerusalem3-0Hapoel AcreJerusalem
Summary Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 6,062
Referee: Orel Grinfeld
10 March 2018 26Hapoel Ra'anana0-2Beitar JerusalemNetanya
Report
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 5,280
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich

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

17 March 2018 27Beitar Jerusalem2-0Maccabi NetanyaJerusalem
20:30 IST Sylvestr  5'
Sabo  78' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Orel Greenfeld
4 April 2018 28Hapoel Be'er Sheva3-1Beitar JerusalemBe'er Sheva
19:30 IST Sahar  3'
Zrihan  39', 50'
Report Sabo  53' (pen.) Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 15,900
Referee: Ziv Adler
8 April 2017 29Beitar Jerusalem1-1Bnei YehudaJerusalem
20:55 IST Vered  10' Report Gordana  53' (pen.) Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 6,870
Referee: Eli Hackmon
16 April 2018 30Beitar Jerusalem3-2Maccabi Tel AvivJerusalem
20:55 IST Claudemir  29'
Ezra  34'
Sylvestr  42'
Report Atzili  38' (pen.)
Kjartansson  58'
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 11,900
Referee: Liran Liani
23 April 2018 31Hapoel Haifa0-1Beitar JerusalemHaifa
20:55 IST Report Ezra  23' Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Alon Yefet
30 April 2018 32Maccabi Netanya4-1Beitar JerusalemNetanya
21:00 IST Avraham  16'
Saba  31'
Kougbenya  42'
Heubach  81'
Report Ezra  82' Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Orel Greenfeld
5 May 2018 33Beitar Jerusalem1-4Hapoel Be'er ShevaJerusalem
21:00 IST Ezra  22' Report Elhamed  47'
Mamam  52'
Sahar  62'
Nwakaeme  74'
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: Alon Yefet
12 May 2018 34Bnei Yehuda3-3Beitar JerusalemPetah Tikva
20:15 IST Gordana  52' (pen.)
Tchibota  53'
Cohen  78'
Report Kachila  20'
Vered  45+1' (pen.)
Sylvestr  60'
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Ziv Adler
15 May 2018 35Maccabi Tel Aviv3-1Beitar JerusalemNetanya
20:55 IST Rikan  8'
Davidzada  31'
Blackman  37' (pen.)
Report Kachila  64' Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 6,595
Referee: Idan Layba
21 May 2018 36Beitar Jerusalem1-1Hapoel HaifaJerusalem
21:00 IST Kriaf  59' Report Ginsari  63' Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Gal Laibovich

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

29 June 2017 First legBeitar Jerusalem 4–3 VasasPetah Tikva, Israel
19:45 IDT
Report
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium[note 1]
Attendance: 0 (No-crowd radius match)
Referee: Nenad Đokić (Serbia)
6 July 2017 Second legVasas 0–3
(3–7 agg.)
Beitar JerusalemBudapest, Hungary
20:30 CEST Report
Stadium: Szusza Ferenc stadion
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

Second qualifying round

13 July 2017 First legBeitar Jerusalem 1–1 Botev PlovdivPetah Tikva, Israel
19:45 IDT
Report
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium[note 1]
Attendance: 9,450
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
20 July 2017 Second legBotev Plovdiv 4–0
(5–1 agg.)
Beitar JerusalemBurgas, Bulgaria
20:30 EEST
Report Stadium: Lazur Stadium
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)

State Cup

4 January 2018 Eight RoundHapoel Rishon LeZion1 – 2Beitar JerusalemRishon LeZion
21:00 IDT Omri Shekel  19' Report Varenne  25', 42' Stadium: Haberfeld Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Daniel Bar Nathan
25 January 2018 Round of 16Beitar Jerusalem2 - 1Hapoel MarmorekJerusalem
20:50 Varenne  19'
Varenne  25'
Report Dyulgerov  32' Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Daniel Bar Nathan
6 February 2018 Quarter Finals , 1st legHapoel Kfar Saba0 - 2Beitar JerusalemKfar Saba
20:50 Varenne  42'
Yazo  61' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Levita Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Alon Yeffet
28 February 2018 Quarter Finals , 2nd legBeitar Jerusalem0-0
(2-0 agg.)
Hapoel Kfar SabaJerusalem
20:50 Stadium: Teddy Stadium
1 April 2018 Semi FinalsBeitar Jerusalem3-2Hapoel Ironi Kiryat ShmonaHaifa
20:50
Report
  • Shaker  31'
  • Nachmias  90+4'
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Erez Papir
9 May 2018 FinalHapoel Haifa3-1 (a.e.t.)Beitar JerusalemJerusalem
Plakuschenko  28'
Scheimann  105'
Turgeman  120'
Report Varenne  29' Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Liran Liany

Toto Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beitar Jerusalem 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Qualified to Quarter-finals
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 F.C. Ironi Ashdod 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 3
4 Hapoel Ashkelon 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
30 July 2017 Group CAshdod1–3Beitar JerusalemRishon LeZion
19:10 IDT
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Haberfeld Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ziv Adler

Knockout stage

Notes

  1. 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. 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).
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  28. "Ligat ha'AL 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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