2001–02 Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. season
| 2001–02 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Dror Kashtan |
| Stadium | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv |
| Israeli Premier League | 2nd |
| Israel State Cup | Winners |
| Toto Cup | Winners |
| UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | Serghei Cleşcenco (14) |
During the 2001–02 Israeli football season, Hapoel Tel Aviv competed in the Israeli Premier League.
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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
UEFA Cup
Qualifying round
| 9 August 2001 | 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
Second round
| 18 October 2001 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 |  Chelsea | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 20:15 | Gershon 87' (pen.) Cleşcenco 94' |
Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands) |
| 1 November 2001 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | London, England |
| 21:00 | Zola 64' |
Report | Osterc 35' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
Third round
| 22 November 2001 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–1 |  Lokomotiv Moscow | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 18:00 | Osterc 42' Domb 89' |
Report | Izmailov 56' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland) |
| 6 December 2001 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Ramenskoye, Russia |
| 18:00 | Report | Osterc 48' |
Stadium: Saturn Stadium Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
Hapoel Tel Aviv won 3–1 on aggregate.
Fourth round
| 21 February 2002 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–0 |  Parma | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) |
| 28 February 2002 | Parma | 1–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Parma, Italy |
| 18:00 | Bonazzoli 85' |
Report | Osterc 31' Pisont 54' |
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland) |
Quarter-final
| 14 March 2002 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Milan | Nicosia, Cyprus[notes 1] |
| 20:00 | Cleșcenco 32' |
Report | Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain) |
| 21 March 2002 | Milan | 2–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Milan, Italy |
| 20:30 | Rui Costa 5' Gershon 45' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 23,184 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.
References
- ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Hapoel Tel Aviv 2001-02".
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