List of Beitar Jerusalem F.C. seasons

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This is a list of seasons played by Beitar Jerusalem Football Club in Israeli and European football, from 1936 (when the club first started to form) to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Israeli league that season.

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The club has won the League Championship six times, the State Cup seven times and the Toto Cup two times.

History

Beitar Jerusalem Football Club was established in 1936 in the city of Jerusalem. Beitar is the only Israeli team that won the PeaceCup in 2001 after win A.S. Roma 1–0.

This is a list of seasons played by Beitar Jerusalem Football Club in Israeli and European football, from 1945–46 (when the club first competed in the cup) to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Israeli league that season. Records of minor competitions such as the Lilian Cup are not included due to them being considered of less importance than the State Cup and the Toto Cup.

History

Beitar Jerusalem was established in 1936, and initially played in the Jerusalem area only, due to travel difficulties. In 1946 the club first played in a national tournament, and joined Liga Bet the following season, although the club withdrew shortly after the season started. [1] The club was first promoted to the top division in 1954, spending one season at the top division before immediately dropping back to the second division. The club returned to the top division in 1968, and it played at the top division ever since, with the exception of two seasons. The club won its first major trophy in 1976, winning the State Cup, and its first championship in 1987. In total, the club won 6 league championships, 7 State Cups and 2 Toto Cups

Seasons

SeasonLeague State Cup League Cup International (Asia/Europe)Top goalscorer [nb 1]
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPosNameGoals
1945–46 R2
1946–47 Bet South (2) [nb 2] R1
1947–48 Bet South (2)
[nb 3]
430017662nd
1948–49 R1 [nb 4]
1949–50 Meuhedet South (2)169163721195th
1950–51
1951–52 Bet South (2)26115104550278th R2
1952–53 Round of 16
1953–54 Bet South (2)2620247626421st
1954–55 Alef (1)26851337592111th [nb 5] R3
1955–56 Alef (2)21 [nb 6] 731126451710th [nb 7]
1956–57 Alef (2)229494736236th
1957–58 Alef (2)2013433316301st QF
1958–59 Alef (2)2210664036264th R6 R1
1959–60 Alef (2)2613673628324th Round of 16
1960–61 Alef (2)2688102734246th
1961–62 Alef (2)2681083633266th
1962–63 Alef (2)3099123344277th QF
1963–64 Alef South (2)2613675634323rd R2
1964–65 Alef South (2)3016596737372nd R5
1965–66 Alef South (2)3017676831403rd Round of 16
1966–67 Alef South (2)6047103161361041st R6
1967–68 R5
1968–69 Leumit (1)306141024422613th R6 Group
1969–70 Leumit (1)301010102929305th SF
1970–71 Leumit (1)308101235362610th SF
1971–72 Leumit (1)3016953615412nd QF
1972–73 Leumit (1)30891321342514th Round of 16 Group
1973–74 Leumit (1)30121082726343rd SF
1974–75 Leumit (1)30981323272615th Final
1975–76 Leumit (1)34121664832402nd Winners
1976–77 Leumit (1)3012993523333rd R6
1977–78 Leumit (1)2612953214333rd SF
1978–79 Leumit (1)30141245023402nd Winners
1979–80 Leumit (1)304151115252316th SF
1980–81 Artzit (2)3019835111462nd R7
1981–82 Leumit (1)3091293736306th SF
1982–83 Leumit (1)3071583433368th QF
1983–84 Leumit (1)30151144527562nd QF
1984–85 Leumit (1)3017945227602nd Winners Final
1985–86 Leumit (1)3015784833524th Winners Group
1986–87 Leumit (1)3019925927661st SF Group
1987–88 Leumit (1)311091238423911th Group
1988–89 Leumit (1)33126154244429th Winners Group
1989–90 Leumit (1)321081420253810th Round of 16 Group
1990–91 Leumit (1)32842025462811th Round of 16 Group
1991–92 Artzit (2)3017945020601st Group
1992–93 Leumit (1)3322566438711st QF Group
1993–94 Leumit (1)39197137566644th Round of 16 Final CL, R1
1994–95 Leumit (1)30128104236446th SF Group
1995–96 Leumit (2)3019746531643rd QF Gold Intertoto, Group
1996–97 Leumit (1)3021636220691st SF Group UEFA Cup, QR
1997–98 Leumit (1)3020917133691st QF Winners CL, 2QR
UEFA Cup, R1
1998–99 Leumit (1)3017676733574th Final Final UEFA Cup, R1 -
1999–2000 Premier (1)391514106154595th Final R2 Viktor Paço 13
2000–01 Premier (1)3818911494262 [nb 8] 5th R8 Final UEFA Cup, R1 Alon Mizrahi 13
2001–02 Premier (1)337121439493310th SF R2 Manor Hassan
Itzik Zohar
11
2002–03 Premier (1)33106174659369th R8 Group Andrzej Kubica 12
2003–04 Premier (1)33109143242359th Round of 16 Group Avi Nimni 9
2004–05 Premier (1)33138124644474th R9 QF Lior Asulin 15
2005–06 Premier (1)3317795133583rd Round of 16 Group Intertoto, R2 Lior Asulin 12
2006–07 Premier (1)33191045224671st R9 SF UEFA Cup, 2QR Toto Tamuz 11
2007–08 Premier (1)3320766123671st Winners SF CL, 2QR Rômulo 17
2008–09 Premier (1)3316125492857 [nb 9] 3rd Winners Group CL, 2QR Barak Itzhaki 14
2009–10 Premier (1)3514714504426 [nb 10] 5th QF Winners Barak Itzhaki 16
2010–11 Premier (1)351291438352611th [nb 11] QF QF Hen Azriel 10
2011–12 Premier (1)3715715324450 [nb 12] 9th R8 Group Amit Ben Shushan 7
2012–13 Premier (1)339121244543910th QF Group Avi Reikan 11
2013–14 Premier (1)33126153132427th QF Itzik Cohen 7
2014–15 Premier (1)36131310484351 [nb 13] 4th R8 Group Itzik Cohen
Lidor Cohen
8
2015–16 Premier (1)3618612463758 [nb 14] 3rd R8 SF EL, 2QR Nikita Rukavytsya 14
2016–17 Premier (1)36161285336603rd SF Group EL, Play-off round Itay Shechter 19
2017–18 Premier (1)3620887551683rd F QF EL, 2QR Gaëtan Varenne 16
2018–19 Premier (1)331110124343437th 8R QF EL, 1QR Gaëtan Varenne 8
2019–20 Premier (1)36161195135593rd QF Winners Shlomi Azulay 9
2020–21 Premier (1)144551915179th 8R 3rd El, 1QR

Key

ChampionsRunners-up Promoted Relegated

Notes

  1. Goals in all competitions (Liga Leumit or Liga Al, State Cup, Toto Cup and European) are counted.
  2. The club withdrew from the league shortly after the season started. [1]
  3. The 1947–48 league was abandoned due to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
  4. The 1949 cup competition was delayed by appeals after the completion of the quarter-finals. After settling the appeals three further matches were played in February 1951, and the competition was abandoned.
  5. The club played a relegation/promotion against 12th placed Hapoel Kfar Saba and the two top placed teams from 1954–55 Liga Bet, Maccabi Jaffa and Hapoel Kiryat Haim. In the play-offs, which were played as a single round-robin tournament, Beitar Jerusalem finished last, dropping to the second division. [2]
  6. An 18th round match between Hapoel Nahariya and Beitar Jerusalem wasn't played due to misunderstanding between the teams regarding the time of the match, [3] and was left unplayed at the end of the season. [4]
  7. The club played a relegation/promotion against 11th placed Ahva Notzrit Haifa and the two top placed teams from 1955–56 Liga Bet North and South divisions, Maccabi Hadera and Maccabi Sha'arayim. In the play-offs, which were played as a single round-robin tournament, Beitar Jerusalem finished first, remaining in Liga Alef. [5]
  8. Beitar Jerusalem had 1 point deducted.
  9. Beitar Jerusalem had two points deducted due to a pitch invasion by it fans in the previous season against Maccabi Herzliya [6] and one point due to racist calls from Beitar fans. [7]
  10. Beitar Jerusalem scored 46 points in the regular season, which were halved at the beginning of the play-offs. The club scored 3 more points during the play-offs for a total of 49 points.
  11. Beitar Jerusalem scored 38 points in the regular season, which were halved at the beginning of the play-offs. The club scored 7 more points during the play-offs for a total of 45 points.
  12. Beitar Jerusalem were deducted two points for racist taunts from the crowd. [8]
  13. Beitar Jerusalem had one point deducted. [9]
  14. Beitar Jerusalem had two points deducted because of racial slurs by their fans. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 In the EI Football Association Hamashkif, 22 September 1946, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. Jaffa and Kfar Saba Promoted to Liga Leumit Hadshot HaSport, 6 November 1955 via IFA archive (in Hebrew)
  3. Hapoel J-m – Hapoel Balfouria 4:0 Davar, 15 April 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  4. Liga Alef Justified Its Existence Herut, 10 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  5. Three Goals from Ashkenazi Settled Maccabi Hadera's Fate Hadshot HaSport, 2 September 1956 via IFA archive (in Hebrew)
  6. "Beitar punished for pitch invasion". FIFA. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  7. "Beitar punished for racist abuse". FIFA. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  8. "Heavy penalty for Beitar: a deduction of two points" (in Hebrew). ONE. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  9. "Israel's football association decision regarding Beitar Jerusalem" (PDF) (in Hebrew). The Israel Football Association. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  10. Ben Ziv, Guy (10 May 2016). "Two points deducted from Beitar for racial crys" (in Hebrew). ONE.