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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
ManagerIsrael Dror Kashtan
StadiumBloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
Israeli Premier League2nd
Israel State CupWinners
Toto CupWinners
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerSerghei Cleşcenco (14)

Season summary

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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

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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 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

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UEFA Cup

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Qualifying round

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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

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Second round

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Hapoel Tel Aviv 2001-02".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Notes

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  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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