2001–02 Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. season

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

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

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Results

UEFA Cup

Qualifying round

9 August 2001 (2001-08-09) Ararat 0–2 Hapoel Tel Aviv Yerevan, 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 Chelsea Tel Aviv, Israel
20:15 Gershon 87' (pen.)
Cleşcenco 94'
Report Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)

Third round

Hapoel Tel Aviv won 3–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round

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

Quarter-final

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