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, Tel Aviv
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. 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 Benzion Luz
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ISR Omri Afek
19 MF  HUN István Pisont
20 DF  ISR Yigal Antebi
21 DF  ISR Ilan Bachar
22 GK  ISR Nir Rahamin
23 MF  ISR Beni Hadad
24 MF  ISR Erez Mesika
26 DF  ISR Rahamim Halis
27 DF  ISR Klemi Saban
29 DF  ISR Tziki Kotler
30 DF  ISR Idan Skurchero
32 DF  ISR Asi Domb
33 GK  ISR Gay Salem

Results

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)

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

Third round
22 November 2001 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Bloomfield 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 Aviv Saturn 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 Parma Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
18:30 Report Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
28 February 2002 Parma 1–2 Hapoel Tel Aviv Stadio 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 Milan GSP 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 Aviv San 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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