2001–02 Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. season

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.	Position	Player^[1]
1	GK	Shavit Elimelech
3	DF	Yaakov Hillel
4	DF	Dudu Dahan
5	DF	Shimon Gershon (captain)
6	MF	Gábor Halmai
7	FW	Milan Osterc
8	MF	Yossi Abukasis
9	FW	Pini Balili
10	MF	Salim Tuama
11	FW	Kfir Udi
12	MF	Denys Onischenko
15	FW	Serghei Cleșcenco
16	FW	Avi Knafo
17	MF	Benzion Luz

No.	Position	Player
18	MF	Omri Afek
19	MF	István Pisont
20	DF	Yigal Antebi
21	DF	Ilan Bachar
22	GK	Nir Rahamin
23	MF	Beni Hadad
24	MF	Erez Mesika
26	DF	Rahamim Halis
27	DF	Klemi Saban
29	DF	Tziki Kotler
30	DF	Idan Skurchero
32	DF	Asi Domb
33	GK	Gay 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)

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

↑ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Hapoel Tel Aviv 2001-02".

Notes

↑ Match played in GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus after Milan refused to play in Israel. Allegedly, the club received anonymous threats from Hamas.

Hapoel Tel Aviv Football Club

Honours Players Managers Records Seasons

History	History of Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. in European football

Home stadium	Palms Stadium (1927–1943) Hapoel Ground (1943–1949) Bloomfield

Related articles	Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. (women) Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. Tel Aviv derby

Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. seasons

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1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

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1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000

2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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