2014–15 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season

Beitar Jerusalem
2014–15 season
Chairman Eli Tabib
Manager Meni Koretski
(until 28 January 2015)
Guy Levy
(from 28 January 2015)
Ligat Ha'Al 4th
State Cup Round of 32
Toto Cup Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Itzik Cohen (8)
All: Lidor Cohen, Itzik Cohen (8)
Highest home attendance 23,000 (rd. 18 vs Hapoel Tel Aviv)
Lowest home attendance 3,000 (rd. 29 vs Maccabi Petah Tikva)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 season is Beitar Jerusalem's 46th season in the Israeli Premier League.

First team

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 Israel DF Eli Dasa
4 Israel DF Ze'ev Haimovich
5 Spain DF César Arzo
6 Israel DF Tal Kachila
7 Israel MF Omer Atzili
8 Israel MF Shlomi Azulay
9 Israel FW Itzik Cohen
10 Israel MF Hanan Maman
11 Israel MF Dani Preda
12 Israel FW Avishay Cohen
No. Position Player
14 Brazil MF Claudemir
15 Israel DF Shmulik Malul
17 Israel MF Lidor Cohen
18 Israel MF Ben Malka
19 Israel FW Tomer Swisa
20 Israel MF Omer Nachmani
22 Israel GK Ben Rahav
23 Israel DF Tomer Yerucham
24 Israel MF Ofir Kriaf (Captain)
28 Romania MF Liviu Antal
81 Serbia DF Dušan Matović (Vice-captain)

Summer transfers

Players In
Name Nat Pos Moving from
Boris Klaiman Israel GK Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv[1]
Ben Rahav Israel GK Israel Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla[2]
Ze'ev Haimovich Israel DF Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv[3]
César Arzo Spain DF Spain Real Zaragoza[4]
Shmulik Malul Israel DF Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva
Claudemir Brazil MF Portugal Nacional[5]
Hanan Maman Israel MF Belgium Waasland-Beveren[2][6]
Lidor Cohen Israel MF Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva[3]
Mor Shaked Israel MF Israel Hapoel Rishon LeZion[3]
Shlomi Azulay Israel MF Israel Hapoel Rishon LeZion[7]
Omer Nachmani Israel MF Israel Maccabi Herzliya (loan return)
Žarko Korać Montenegro FW Montenegro Zeta[4]
Tomer Swisa Israel FW Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva[8]
Sani Emmanuel Nigeria FW Italy Lazio[9][10]
Players Out
Name Nat Pos Moving to
Ariel Harush Israel GK Israel Maccabi Netanya[11][12]
Ohad Saidof Israel GK Israel Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem[13]
Shai Haddad Israel DF End of contract[14]
Nisso Kapiloto Israel DF Switzerland St. Gallen[15]
Orel Horev Israel DF IsraelHakoah Amidar Ramat Gan (loan)[16]
Jonathan Vila Spain MF Spain Celta Vigo (loan return)
Sintayehu Sallallich Israel MF Israel Maccabi Haifa (loan return)
Aviram Baruchyan Israel MF Released[17]
Tzahi Elihen Israel MF IsraelHakoah Amidar Ramat Gan[16][18]
Pablo Brandán Argentina MF Romania CSU Craiova[16]
Dor Malul Israel MF Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva[19]
Barak Moshe Israel MF Israel Hapoel Jerusalem[20]
Shlomi Azulay Israel FW Israel Maccabi Haifa (loan return)
Moshe Lugasi Israel FW Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan return)
Bryan Brazil FW Israel Hapoel Ramat Gan Giv'atayim[21]
Roei Zikri Israel FW Israel Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan (loan)[18]
Sani Emmanuel Nigeria FW Released[22]

Winter transfers

Players In
Name Nat Pos Moving from
Ben Malka Israel MF Free agent[23]
Liviu Antal Romania MF Turkey Gençlerbirliği[24]
Players Out
Name Nat Pos Moving to
Mor Shaked Israel MF Israel Hapoel Bnei Lod[25]
Žarko Korać Montenegro FW Israel Hapoel Haifa[26]

Pre-season and friendlies

Ligat Ha'Al (Premier League)

Fixtures

The whole season was postponed due to war

  1. ^ Beitar Jerusalem hosted round 4 outside Jerusalem due to reseeding of the grass at Teddy Stadium.[27]
  2. ^ Maccabi Tel Aviv hosted round 12 outside Tel Aviv due to their fan's violence during the Tel Aviv derby.[28]
  3. ^ Beitar Jerusalem hosted round 13 outside Jerusalem as a punishment for racial slurs by their fans in the match against Bnei Sakhnin.[29][30]
  4. ^ Beitar Jerusalem played round 22 with no crowd and hosted round 25 outside Jerusalem as a punishment for racial slurs by their fans against Eyad Abu Abaid of Maccabi Netanya.[31][32]

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 26 17 5 4 53 20+33 0541 Top Playoff
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 14 7 5 47 24+23 49
3 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 26 13 8 5 40 27+13 47
4 Beitar Jerusalem 26 10 10 6 38 29 +9 40
5 Maccabi Petah Tikva 26 10 9 7 28 30−2 39
6 Maccabi Haifa 26 11 4 11 38 29+9 37

Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv deduced one point.[28]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 10 10 6 38 29 +9 40 5 4 4 18 14 +4 5 6 2 20 15 +5

Last updated: 15 March 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Top playoff

  1. ^ Beitar Jerusalem will host rounds 29 & 31 outside Jerusalem as a punishment for racial slurs by their fans against Ahmed Abed of Ironi Kiryat Shmona.[33]

Top playoff table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv (C) (Q) 36 21 9 6 67 32+35 0701 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Ironi Kiryat Shmona (Q) 36 18 10 8 53 38+15 64 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 3
3 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Q) 36 17 11 8 63 40+23 62 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 3
4 Beitar Jerusalem (Q) 36 13 13 10 48 43+5 0512 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 3
5 Maccabi Haifa 36 14 8 14 51 37+14 50
6 Maccabi Petah Tikva 36 12 12 12 34 41−7 48

Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv deduced one point.[34]
2 Beitar Jerusalem deduced two points.[35]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 13 13 10 48 43 +5 52 6 7 5 23 17 +6 7 6 5 25 26 −1

Last updated: 31 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAHAHHHAHA
Result D W D D W D D L L L W D D L W W D D L W W L D W W W W D L L D L D W W L
Position 5 5 7 7 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5[F]   4 4

Last updated: 31 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

      Win       Draw       Loss
Ground: A = Away; H = Home

  1. ^ Beitar were deduced 2 points after racist calls by their fans during the round 32 match.[35]

League goalscorers per round

Total Player Goals per Round
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
8 Israel Itzik Cohen 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
6 Israel Omer Atzili 1 1 1 1 1 1
Israel Lidor Cohen 2 1 1 1 1
5 Montenegro Žarko Korać 1 1 1 1 1
Israel Hanan Maman 1 1 1 1 1
4 Israel Shlomi Azulay 1 1 1 1
3 Romania Liviu Antal 1 2
2 Israel Tomer Swisa 1 1
Israel Eli Dasa 1 1
Brazil Claudemir 1 1
Israel Ofir Kriaf 1 1
Own goal 2
1 Israel Tal Kachila 1
48 TOTAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 3 4 3 1 0 3 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 0

State Cup

Fixtures

Goalscorers

1 goal

Toto Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Toto Cup Al

Group stage

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Hapoel Petah Tikva 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7
2 F.C. Ashdod 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7
3 Maccabi Petah Tikva 4 1 2 1 1 3 −2 5
4 Beitar Jerusalem 4 1 1 2 4 3 +1 4
5 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 4 0 3 1 2 5 −3 3

Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

  1. ^ Beitar Jerusalem hosted their first home matches of the season outside Jerusalem due to renovation of Teddy Stadium.[36]

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ↑ Asyag, Ofira (4 July 2014). "Tabib and Hajaj agreed upon transferring Klaiman to Beitar" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  2. 1 2 Miller, Tal; Yankelovitch, Roey (25 June 2014). "Beitar Jerusalem: Hanan Maman signed for one season, goalkeeper Ben Rahav agreed to terms" (in Hebrew). Israel Sport.
  3. 1 2 3 Ben Ziv, Guy (17 July 2014). "Haimovich finalised with Beitar, Mor Shaked signed for two years" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  4. 1 2 Ben Ziv, Guy (3 July 2014). "Korać and Arzo signed with Beitar, Amir Edry is a candidate" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  5. ↑ Maman, Assi; Berman, Yigal (14 July 2014). "2:1 for Beitar Jerusalem over Ashdod, Claudemir has signed" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  6. ↑ Ben Ziv, Guy (25 June 2014). "Eli Tabib returned, Hanan Maman signed with Beitar for one season" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  7. ↑ Ben Ziv, Guy (21 July 2014). "Rishon LeZion's midfielder Shlomi Azulay has signed with Beitar" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  8. ↑ Ben Ziv, Guy (14 September 2014). "Swisa signed with Beitar Jerusalem: Happy to finally join" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  9. ↑ Ben Ziv, Guy (21 October 2014). "Sani Emmanuel finalized with Beitar Jerusalem for a season" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  10. ↑ Ben Ziv, Guy (24 October 2014). "Beitar Jerusalem training blown: Hapoel represent Gaza" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  11. ↑ Ben Ziv, Guy (11 August 2014). "The arbitrator has ruled: Harush will be released for free from Beitar" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  12. ↑ Amir, Raz (28 August 2014). "Ariel Harush has basically finalized with Maccabi Netanya for two years" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  13. ↑ Saar, Ofir (23 July 2014). "Ohad Saidof finalised with Hapoel Katamon" (in Hebrew). Walla!.
  14. ↑ Pashketzki, Motti (8 September 2014). "Home Alone: An impressive resume doesn't promise anything" (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  15. ↑ Ben Ziv, Guy (12 June 2014). "Nisso Kapiloto signed with St. Gallen for three years" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  16. 1 2 3 Sabag, Eylon (7 September 2014). "Beitar Jerusalem gets revamped - Meet Beitar Jerusalem 2014–2015" (in Hebrew). Beitar.NET.
  17. ↑ Pashketzki, Motti (24 April 2014). "Exclusive: Aviram Baruchyan has been suspend from Beitar and will leave in the summer" (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  18. 1 2 Saar, Ofir (5 September 2014). "The negotiations between Beitar Jerusalem and Tomer Swissa are stuck" (in Hebrew). Walla!.
  19. ↑ Itzchaki, Itzik (25 June 2014). "Dor Malul finalised for two seasons in Be'er Sheva. Barkat spoke to Moyal" (in Hebrew). Walla!.
  20. ↑ Amuyal, Ziv (27 August 2014). "Will flourish in the Leumit? Barak Moshe signed with Hapoel Jerusalem" (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  21. ↑ Saar, Ofir (11 August 2014). "Bryan Jones signed with Hapoel Ramat Gan" (in Hebrew). Walla!.
  22. ↑ Ben Ziv, Guy (13 November 2014). "Sani Emmanuel released from Beitar, but will continue training" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  23. ↑ Weiss, Shlomo (25 December 2014). "Beitar Jerusalem: Ben Malka signed until the end of the season" (in Hebrew). Walla!.
  24. ↑ Pashketzki, Motti (1 February 2015). "Liviu Antal signed with Beitar: I know where I have arrived" (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  25. ↑ Pashketzki, Motti (23 January 2015). "Mor Shaked: Today Koretski is sorry he didn't let me play" (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  26. ↑ Ben Ziv, Guy (23 December 2014). "He is returning: Korać's transfer to Hapoel Haifa has been signed" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  27. ↑ Pashketzki, Motti (19 October 2014). "Optimism in Beitar Jerusalem: We're better than Ashdod" (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  28. 1 2 Bar Dayan, Shirly (24 November 2014). "Hapoel, Maccabi each deducted one point for TA derby debacle" (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  29. ↑ Sharon, Liron; Ben Dor, Doron (26 November 2014). "Radius game with crowd punishment for Beitar Jerusalem and Bnei Sakhnin" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  30. ↑ Goldenberg, Sivan (2 December 2014). "Beitar's radius game will not be against H. Petah Tikva" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  31. ↑ Sharon, Liron (28 January 2015). "Heavy punishment for Beitar Jerusalem: A Point deduction" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  32. ↑ Maman, Asi (4 February 2015). "A mitigation of Beitar's punishment: The league point was returned" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  33. ↑ "Tough punishment for Beitar: Two radius games and a fine" (in Hebrew). ONE. 15 February 2015.
  34. ↑ Bar Dayan, Shirly (24 November 2014). "Hapoel, Maccabi each deducted one point for TA derby debacle" (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  35. 1 2 Ben Ziv, Guy (7 May 2015). "Two points deducted from Beitar, the East Wing will be closed" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  36. ↑ Ben Ziv, Guy (18 August 2014). "Coming Home: Beitar finally starts in Teddy" (in Hebrew). ONE.

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