2001–02_Israeli_Premier_League
2001–02 Israeli Premier League
Football league season
The 2001–02 Israeli Premier League season saw Maccabi Haifa win their second consecutive title. It took place from the first match on 25 August 2001 to the final match on 18 May 2002.
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maccabi Haifa 7th title |
| Relegated | Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Kiryat Gat |
| Top goalscorer | Kobi Refua (18) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → | |
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Maccabi Kiryat Gat. The two teams relegated were Bnei Yehuda and Tzafririm Holon.
Twelve teams took part in the 2001-02 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2000-01 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2000-01 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva were promoted as champions of the 2000-01 Liga Leumit. Maccabi Kiryat Gat were promoted as runners up. Hapoel Be'er Sheva returned to the top flight after an absence of four seasons while Maccabi Kiryat Gat made their debut in the top flight.
Bnei Yehuda and Tzafririm Holon were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2000-01 season.
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 021,600 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 015,700 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Hapoel Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | 014,002 |
| Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Vasermil Stadium | 013,000 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 07,800 |
| Maccabi Kiryat Gat[A] | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | Sar-Tov Stadium | 07,500 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium | 06,800 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| Ironi Rishon LeZion | Haberfeld Stadium | 06,000 |
^ ^ The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa (C) | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 67 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 57 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 48 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 47 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 40 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 36 | |
| 9 | Ironi Rishon LeZion | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 35 | |
| 10 | Beitar Jerusalem | 33 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 33 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Haifa (R) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
| 12 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat (R) | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 27 |
- Maccabi Tel Aviv won the Israeli State Cup.
First and second round
| Home \ Away | BEI | ASH | HBS | HHA | HPT | HTA | IRZ | MHA | MKG | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 4–1 | 6–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Ironi Rishon LeZion | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–4 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Third round
| Home \ Away | BEI | ASH | HBS | HHA | HPT | HTA | IRZ | MHA | MKG | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | — | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | 0–0 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–0 | — | — | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | — | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | — | — |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | — |
| Hapoel Haifa | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 0–5 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Ironi Rishon LeZion | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Haifa | — | 5–1 | 3–1 | — | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–4 | — | 1–1 | — |
| Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 3–3 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Maccabi Netanya | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–6 | — | — | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kobi Refua |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 18 |
| 2 | Shay Holtzman |
Ironi Rishon LeZion | 17 |
| 3 |  Serghei Cleşcenco |
Hapoel Tel-Aviv | 14 |
| 4 |  Yakubu |
Maccabi Haifa | 13 |
 Rodrigo Goldberg |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | |
| Avi Nimni |
Maccabi Tel-Aviv | 13 | |
| 7 | Assi Tubi |
F.C. Ashdod | 12 |
| 8 | Manor Hassan |
Beitar Jerusalem | 11 |
| Itzik Zohar |
Beitar Jerusalem | 11 | |
| 10 | Motti Kakoun |
Hapoel Petah Tikva | 10 |