2013–14 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season

Beitar Jerusalem
2013–14 season
ChairmanEli Tabib
ManagerRonny Levy
Ligat Ha'Al7th
State CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Itzik Cohen (7)
All: Itzik Cohen (7)
Highest home attendance30,300 (rd. 6 vs Hapoel Tel Aviv)
Lowest home attendance600 (rd. 32 vs Hapoel Ironi Acre)

The 2013–14 season is Beitar Jerusalem's 45th season in the Israeli Premier League.

Season overview[edit]

In May 2013, Eli Tabib negotiated with owner Arcadi Gaydamak with the target of purchasing Beitar Jerusalem. Gaydamak tried to find other investors in Russia whilst the negotiations with Tabib were ongoing.

On 4 June 2013, Eli Tabib purchased 75% of Beitar and the fan's group, "Amutat Ohadi Beitar", acquired 25% of the club. Elsewhere Gaydamak announced that he had achieved in finding a team of investors that was being represented by businessman, Tamirlan Majidov.

The fans began to claim that Majidov was actually working for Gaydamak and started to protest outside Gaydamak's house and announced that they wouldn't buy tickets or season tickets.

On 18 June 2013 Majidov notified that he had not bought Beitar, and Tabib officially became Beitar Jerusalem's chairman.

Soon after, Tabib signed Eli Cohen as the manager of the team, and extended David Amsalem's contract as the assistant manager.

On 3 December, after 3 consecutive losses in the league, Eli Tabib sacked Eli Cohen and David Amsalem became the caretaker manager.

On 9 December, Ronny Levy was appointed as the team's manager until the end of the season.

First team[edit]

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 GK Israel ISR Ariel Harush (Captain)
2 DF Israel ISR Eli Dasa
4 MF Spain ESP Jonathan Vila (on loan from Celta Vigo)
6 DF Israel ISR Tal Kachila
7 MF Israel ISR Omer Atzili
8 MF Israel ISR Aviram Baruchyan
9 FW Israel ISR Itzik Cohen
10 FW Israel ISR Shlomi Azulay (on loan from Maccabi Haifa)
11 MF Israel ISR Sintayehu Sallalich (on loan from Maccabi Haifa)
14 MF Israel ISR Dani Preda
15 DF Israel ISR Shai Haddad
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Israel ISR Moshe Lugasi (on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv)
17 MF Israel ISR Tzahi Elihen
18 GK Israel ISR Ohad Saidof
19 MF Israel ISR Roei Zikri
20 FW Brazil BRA Bryan
24 MF Israel ISR Ofir Kriaf
25 MF Argentina ARG Pablo Brandán
26 MF Israel ISR Dor Malul
28 MF Israel ISR Barak Moshe
55 DF Israel ISR Nisso Kapiloto
81 DF Serbia SRB Dušan Matović

Summer transfers[edit]

Winter transfers[edit]

Ligat Ha'Al (Premier League)[edit]

Fixtures[edit]

24 August 2012 1 Beitar Jerusalem 0–2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Ramat Gan
Saturday 20:15 IDT Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Nassar 19'
Swisa 90+1'
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium[A]
Attendance: 10,840
Referee: Eli Hachmon
31 August 2013 2 Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–3 Beitar Jerusalem Petah Tikva
Saturday 20:15 IDT Golan 1'
Đukić Yellow card 24' Red card 90+2'
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Haddad 20' (pen.)
I. Cohen 50'
Elihen 88'
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Daniel Bar-Natan
29 September 2013 4 Hapoel Ra'anana 2–2 Beitar Jerusalem Netanya
Sunday 20:10 IDT T. Cohen 14'
Baldout 53'
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
I. Cohen 5'
Bangura 29' Red card 80'
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich
5 October 2013 5 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 0–2 Beitar Jerusalem Ramat HaSharon
Saturday 20:00 IDT Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Haddad 9'
Sallalich 64'
Stadium: Grundman Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Erez Papier
21 October 2013 6 Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv Jerusalem
Monday 21:00 IDT Kapiloto 84' Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 30,300
Referee: Liran Liany
2 November 2013 8 Beitar Jerusalem 2–1 Bnei Yehuda Jerusalem
Saturday 19:30 IST Bangura 49', 65' Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Hrepka 32' Red card 75' Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ziv Adler
11 November 2013 9 Maccabi Haifa 2–0 Beitar Jerusalem Haifa
Monday 21:00 IST Turgeman 12'
Ezra 79'
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Orel Greenfeld
23 November 2013 10 Beitar Jerusalem 1–4 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Jerusalem
Saturday 19:30 IST Sallalich 64' Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Kahlon 17', 43' (pen.)
Dasa 29' (o.g.)
Panka 75'
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Menashe Mashiah
30 November 2013 11 F.C. Ashdod 1–0 Beitar Jerusalem Ashdod
Saturday 20:00 IST Bello 3' Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Liran Wachsberger
8 December 2013 12 Beitar Jerusalem 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Jerusalem
Sunday 20:50 IST Bryan 83' Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Prica 2'
Yitzhaki 40'
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Erez Papier
17 December 2013
Postponed due to weather
13
Bnei Sakhnin 0–0 Beitar Jerusalem Sakhnin
Tuesday 19:30 IST Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Doha Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Menashe Mashiah
5 January 2014 16 Hapoel Haifa 2–2 Beitar Jerusalem Haifa
Sunday 19:45 IST Korać 8'
Kijanskas 61'
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Roash 44' (o.g.)
I. Cohen 82'
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Liran Liany
11 January 2014 17 Beitar Jerusalem 1–1 Hapoel Ra'anana Jerusalem
Saturday 19:30 IST Baruchyan 2' Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Malka 89' Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Orel Greenfeld
19 January 2014 18 Beitar Jerusalem 0–1 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Jerusalem
Sunday 20:15 IST Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Sayef 73' Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Shai Shitrit
26 January 2014 19 Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–1 Beitar Jerusalem Netanya
Sunday 20:50 IST Abdurahimi 7'
Damari 42' (pen.)
Shechter 60'
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Bryan 79' Stadium: Netanya Stadium[B]
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Erez Papier
8 February 2014 21 Bnei Yehuda 0–0 Beitar Jerusalem Tel Aviv
Saturday 19:30 IST Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich
16 February 2014 22 Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 Maccabi Haifa Jerusalem
Sunday 20:15 IST Baruchyan 65' (pen.) Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber
22 February 2014 23 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–0 Beitar Jerusalem Kiryat Shmona
Saturday 19:30 IST Manga 67' Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Daniel Bar-Natan
1 March 2014 24 Beitar Jerusalem 2–0 F.C. Ashdod Jerusalem
Saturday 20:00 IST Brandán 2'
Kapiloto 28'
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Davidov Yellow card 89' Red card 90' Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Alon Yefet
10 March 2014 25 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 Beitar Jerusalem Netanya
Monday 20:50 IST Prica 73' Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Netanya Stadium[C]
Attendance: 11,658
Referee: Orel Greenfeld
15 March 2014 26 Beitar Jerusalem 0–1 Bnei Sakhnin Jerusalem
Saturday 19:30 IST Túñez Red card 72' Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Paz 83' Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ziv Adler
  1. ^
    Beitar Jerusalem hosted their first two home matches of the season outside Jerusalem due to the damage caused to Teddy Stadium during the Maccabiah in the summer.[45]
  2. ^
    Hapoel Tel Aviv will host round 19 away from home as punishment for their fans' unruliness in the Tel Aviv derby in round 13.[46]
  3. ^
    Maccabi Tel Aviv will host round 25 away from home as punishment for their fans' unruliness in their State Cup match against F.C. Ashdod.[47]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 F.C. Ironi Ashdod 26 8 7 11 28 35 −7 31 Qualification for the relegation round
8 Hapoel Haifa 26 8 7 11 27 34 −7 31
9 Beitar Jerusalem 26 8 6 12 21 28 −7 30
10 Hapoel Acre 26 6 9 11 24 37 −13 27
11 Hapoel Ra'anana 26 6 8 12 20 33 −13 26
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. Winners of 2013–14 Israel State Cup qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 8 6 12 21 28  −7 30 6 1 6 11 13  −2 2 5 6 10 15  −5

Last updated: 16 March 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Bottom playoff[edit]

30 March 2014 27 Beitar Jerusalem 3–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva Jerusalem
Sunday 20:15 IDT I. Cohen 47'
Baruchyan 62' (pen.)
Atzili 87'
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Daniel Bar-Natan
13 April 2014 29 Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 F.C. Ashdod Jerusalem
Sunday 20:15 IDT Azulay 78' Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tzvika Levi
21 April 2014 30 Hapoel Haifa 1–0 Beitar Jerusalem Haifa
Monday 20:00 IDT Avidor 30' Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Baruchyan Red card 11' Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Daniel Bar-Natan
3 May 2014 32 Beitar Jerusalem 0–2 Hapoel Ironi Acre Jerusalem
Saturday 18:30 IDT Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Salihi 30' (pen.)
Shabtay 83'
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Gal Leibowitz
10 May 2014 33 Hapoel Ra'anana 0–2 Beitar Jerusalem Netanya
Saturday 20:00 IDT Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Lerman 72' (o.g.)
Azulay 88' (pen.)
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Na'el Uda

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Beitar Jerusalem 33 12 6 15 31 32 −1 42
8 F.C. Ironi Ashdod 33 10 9 14 35 45 −10 39
9 Hapoel Ra'anana 33 9 11 13 31 40 −9 38
10 Hapoel Acre 33 8 12 13 30 42 −12 36
11 Hapoel Haifa 33 9 7 17 30 45 −15 34
12 Maccabi Petah Tikva 33 8 9 16 39 57 −18 33
13 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (R) 33 9 6 18 29 59 −30 33 Relegation to Liga Leumit
14 Bnei Yehuda (R) 33 7 10 16 32 45 −13 31
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
(R) Relegated

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
33 12 6 15 31 32  −1 42 9 1 7 19 15  +4 3 5 8 12 17  −5

Last updated: 11 May 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA
ResultLWLDWWDWLLLLDLWDDLLWDWLWLLWLWLWLW
Position1288974656910111111109991099899897878777
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2014. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League goalscorers per round[edit]

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
7 Israel Itzik Cohen 1 1 1 1 1 2
4 Israel Aviram Baruchyan 1 1 1 1
3 Sierra Leone Ibrahim Bangura 1 2
Brazil Bryan Jones Anicézio 1 1 1
Israel Shlomi Azulay 1 1 1
2 Israel Shai Haddad 1 1
Israel Sintayehu Sallalich 1 1
Israel Nisso Kapiloto 1 1
Own goal 1 1
1 Israel Tzahi Elihen 1
Argentina Pablo Brandán 1
Israel Omer Atzili 1
31 TOTAL 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 2

State Cup[edit]

Fixtures[edit]

29 January 2014 Round of 32 Beitar Jerusalem 2–0 Maccabi Bat Yam Jerusalem
Wednesday 19:00 IST Brandán 53'
Kapiloto 67'
Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gal Leibowitz
11 February 2014 Round of 16 Hapoel Bnei Lod 0–1 Beitar Jerusalem Lod
Tuesday 21:00 IST Summary
Report (Hebrew)
Azulay 56' Stadium: Lod Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Orel Greenfeld

Goalscorers[edit]

1 goal

References[edit]

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