ISRAELI NATIONAL LEAGUE, 1997-98 -
THE STATISTICS


Many summaries have been made about the wonderful Israeli League of 1997-98, both official and unofficial. One of the ways to sum up the season, though undoubtedly not complete and perfect, is to look upon the bare facts - who was the best, who played well both home and away, who scored most, etc. I tried to make these summaries as short and interesting as possible, to touch every relevant and interesting point that can explain the relegation or the great success. So, don't judge me too severely, would you??

NOTE: The Israeli surnames Cohen and Levi are quite well distributed, as you may know, and the same is true about the names such as Israel. Sometimes the certain persons even bear the same name and surname, even in the same profession. So, Israel Cohen (defender of Hapoel Tel-Aviv and Hapoel Ashkelon) is not the same person as Israel Cohen (defender of Maccabee Herzliya).

Also, I would like to thank my foreign subscribers who fixed my spelling in some of the foreign names. Here I'll try to bring the names of the foreign players in the most correct spelling possible.



Beitar Jerusalem
Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Hapoel Haifa
Maccabee Haifa
Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa
Maccabee Tel-Aviv
Hapoel Kefar-Saba
Maccabee Herzliya
Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa
Hapoel Rishon le-Zion
Hapoel Jerusalem
Maccabee Ironi Ashdod
Hapoel Beit-Shean
Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv
Hapoel Beer-Sheva
Hapoel Ashkelon




BEITAR JERUSALEM


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     The Champions' League.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +20= 9- 1, 71-33, 69 pts, Place  1.
  Round 1 - + 9= 6- 0, 36-16, 33 pts, Place  1.
  Round 2 - +11= 3- 1, 35-17, 36 pts, Place  1.
  Home    - +12= 3- 0, 43-19, 39 pts, Place  1.
  Away    - + 8= 6- 1, 28-14, 30 pts, Place  2.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 7= 2- 1.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 992=1277- 431, 1st round: + 481= 726- 143, 2nd round: + 511= 551- 228.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  16.    HOW ENDED:  +15= 1- 0, 44-14, 46 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  12.    HOW ENDED:  + 5= 6- 1, 27-19, 21 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         22.    HOW ENDED:  +20= 2- 0, 65-26, 62 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        12.    HOW ENDED:  + 5= 6- 1, 27-19, 21 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 3 times - 1:1 A, 1:0 A.
* 2 times - 1:1 H, 1:0 H, 2:1 H.
* 1 time  - 4:0 A, 3:3 A, 4:3 H, 0:1 A, 0:0 H, 2:2 A, 3:0 A, 4:2 H, 7:2 H,
             5:2 A, 4:2 H, 5:1 H, 2:1 A, 3:2 H, 0:0 A, 3:1 H, 5:2 H, 3:2 A.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +6-0.

COMEBACKS:                                   +5-0.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): +14= 0- 1.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Beer-Sheva. 7:2 H, 5:2 A.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Hapoel Kefar-Saba. 4:3 H, 0:1 A.


THE COACH:
  Dror Kashtan.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Avraham Levi, Moshe Dadash.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Shai Holtzman, Moshe Griff, Reuven Attar.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Ehud Kahila, Ronen Schweig, Yossi Shmueli.

FOREIGNERS:
* Sergei Tretyak, defender  , Ukraine.   [More than 5 seasons in Israel]
* Istvan Pisont , midfielder, Hungary.
* Istvan Salloi , midfielder, Hungary.
* Istvan Hamar  , midfielder, Hungary.

KEEPERS:
* Itzhak Korenfein, 28.5 games, 30 goals (2 pens) conceded, 1 pen  saved.
* Guy Griff       ,  1   game ,  2 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Moshe Griff     ,  0.5 games,  1 goal  (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Istvan Salloi              - 16 (2 pens).
* Istvan Pisont              - 15.
* Nir Sevilla                - 12.
* Istvan Hamar               -  8.
* Alon Harazi                -  5.
* Yossi Abuksis              -  4.
* Shai Holtzman              -  3.
* OWN GOALS, Eli Ohana       -  2.
* Alon Cohen, Nir Reichman,
  Tomer Azulai, Shmuel Levi  -  1.
* Itzhak Korenfein           - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (53 out of 71, 74.6%):
* Yossi Abuksis                              - 11.
* Istvan Pisont                              - 10.
* David Amsalem, Istvan Salloi, Nir Sevilla  -  5.
* Shmuel Levi, Alon Harazi, Istvan Hamar     -  3.
* Jean Talesnikov, Eli Ohana                 -  2.
* Ehud Kahila, Eitan Mizrahi,
  Nir Reichman, Shai Holtzman                -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Yossi Abuksis           MID       9      2    4    9
* Nir Sevilla             FRW       7      3    3    7
* Istvan Pisont           MID       5      1    2    5
* Sergei Tretyak          DEF       4      0    1    3
* Shmuel Levi             DEF       3      1    1    3
* Alon Harazi             DEF       3      0    2    3
* Istvan Hamar            MID       3      0    2    3
* David Amsalem           DEF       3      0    2    2
* Itzhak Korenfein        GK        3      0    0    3
* Istvan Salloi           MID       2      1    2    2
* Raanan Deri             DEF       2      0    0    2
* Shai Holtzman           FRW       1      0    1    1
* Jean Talesnikov         MID       1      0    0    1
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  13 players                       46      8   20   44

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  25.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 6):
  Shmuel Levi (2), Tomer Azulai (2), Yossi Abuksis, Istvan Pisont (Hungary).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Itzhak Korenfein, David Amsalem,
  Jean Talesnikov, Yossi Abuksis,
  Shmuel Levi, Nir Sevilla, Alon Harazi       - Israel , National.
* Raanan Deri, Alon Cohen                     - Israel , Olympic.
* Istvan Salloi, Istvan Pisont, Istvan Hamar  - Hungary, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Kiryat-Ono - 3:1 (Eitan Mizrahi, Reichman, Holtzman).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Beit-Shean - 2:1 (OG [Eitan Taib], Harazi).
* 1/ 4.  Hapoel Beer-Sheva - 1:2 AET (Hamar).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  7:2 over Hapoel Beer-Sheva, H, Week  6 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:1 to Hapoel Kefar-Saba, A, Week 18 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Istvan Pisont, 3:0 vs Hapoel Rishon le-Zion (3:0), Week 05 (Round 1).
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  A great penetration of Pisont who has passed three defenders and finally
  released a threatening shot, stuck under the right crossbar. "The Goal
  Of The Season", as chosen by "YEDIOTH AHRONOTH".

THE BEST PLAYER:      Yossi Abuksis, midfielder.
                      Also - "The Best Israeli Player Of 1997-98".

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HAPOEL TEL-AVIV


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:   The UEFA Cup.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +21= 5- 4, 44-16, 68 pts, Place  2.
  Round 1 - + 9= 5- 1, 15- 6, 32 pts, Place  2.
  Round 2 - +12= 0- 3, 29-10, 36 pts, Place  2.
  Home    - +10= 4- 1, 21- 6, 34 pts, Place  3.
  Away    - +11= 1- 3, 23-10, 34 pts, Place  1.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   +15= 3- 3.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: +1036=1356- 308, 1st round: + 384= 806- 160, 2nd round: + 652= 550- 148.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  21.    HOW ENDED:  +21= 0- 0, 41- 8, 63 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:   6.    HOW ENDED:  + 0= 2- 4,  3- 8,  2 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         21.    HOW ENDED:  +21= 0- 0, 41- 8, 63 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:         6.    HOW ENDED:  + 0= 2- 4,  3- 8,  2 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 5 times - 1:0 A, 1:0 H.
* 3 times - 0:0 H.
* 2 times - 2:1 H, 2:0 A.
* 1 time  - 0:1 A, 1:1 H, 2:0 H, 2:1 A, 3:2 H, 3:0 A, 0:1 H, 1:2 A, 0:2 A,
             1:1 A, 6:0 H, 4:1 A, 3:2 A.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +3-0.

COMEBACKS:                                   +0-0.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): +12= 0- 3.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Maccabee Tel-Aviv. 1:0 H, 3:0 A.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Beitar Jerusalem. 1:2 A, 0:1 H.


THE COACH:
  Eli Cohen.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Vickey Perets.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Pinney Balili, Sebastian Simerotic (Slovenia), Demian Geiser (Slovenia),
  Eyal Ben-Ami, Israel Cohen, Mario Masterovic (Croatia).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Cobi Hadadi, Gil Regev, Krasimierz Muskal (Poland), Tomer Eliyahu,
  Evgeniy Kashentsev (Belarus), Cobi Nachleiter.

FOREIGNERS:
* Georgi Daraselia   , midfielder, Georgia.
* Demian Geiser      , midfielder, Slovenia.
* Mario Masterovic   , midfielder, Croatia.
* Sebastian Simerotic, forward   , Slovenia.

KEEPERS:
* Shavit Elimelekh, 28.5 games, 14 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 2 pens saved.
      (The Best Israeli Keeper).
* Cobi Shallo     ,  1   game ,  2 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Yaacov Hillel   ,  0.5 games,  0 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Cobi Schwikka   , didn't play.
    Yaacov Hillel substituted the red-carded Shavit Elimelekh in the net
    (Week 25), after all the substitutions of Hapoel had already been used.

SCORERS:
* Offer Shitrit                      - 17 (6 pens).
* Georgi Daraselia                   -  6.
* Shalom Tikwa, Sebastian Simerotic  -  5.
* Asi Domb, Kefir Udi                -  3.
* Krasimierz Muskal, OWN GOAL,
  Pinney Balili, Shimon Gershon,
  Mario Masterovic                   -  1.

GOAL PASSES (26 out of 44, 59.1%):
* Shalom Tikwa                     -  7.
* Georgi Daraselia, Offer Shitrit  -  4.
* Felix Halfon                     -  3.
* Yaacov Hillel, Mario Masterovic  -  2.
* Kefir Udi, Sebastian Simerotic,
  Pinney Balili, Demian Geiser     -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Shalom Tikwa            MID       9      2    5    8
* Offer Shitrit           FRW       5      2    4    5
* Asi Domb                DEF       4      0    2    4
* Demian Geizer           MID       3      0    2    3
* Eyal Ben-Ami            DEF       3      0    0    3
* Georgi Daraselia        MID       2      1    2    2
* Israel Cohen            DEF       2      1    2    1
* Shavit Elimelekh        GK        2      0    1    2
* Shimon Gershon          DEF       2      0    1    2
* Avi Azulai              DEF       2      0    1    2
* Felix Halfon            DEF       2      0    0    2
* Sebastian Simerotic     MID       1      0    1    1
* Yaacov Hillel           DEF       1      0    0    1
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  13 players                       38      6   21   36

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  23.
 

SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 8):
  Demian Geiser (Slovenia) (2), Shavit Elimelekh, Shimon Gershon,
  Yaacov Hillel, Yaniv Yaron, Offer Shitrit, Krasimierz Muskal (Poland).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Felix Halfon                           - Israel, National.
* Shimon Gershon, Pinney Balili,
  Shakhar Cohen, Cobi Shallo, Kefir Udi  - Israel, Olympic.
* Demian Geiser, Sebastian Simerotic     - Slovenia, National.
* Georgi Daraselia                       - Georgia, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Maccabee Yaffa       - 4:1 (Tikwa, Simerotic 2, Shitrit).
* 1/ 8.  Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv - 2:1 (Shitrit, Tikwa).
* 1/ 4.  Hapoel Jerusalem     - 3:3 AET (Shitrit 3), 6:7 pen.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  6:0 over Hapoel Rishon le-Zion, H, Week 27 (Round 2).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:2 to Hapoel Haifa, A, Week 26 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Georgi Daraselia, 1:0 vs Maccabee Tel-Aviv (1:0), Week 09 (Round 1).
  --------------------------------------------------------------------
  A wonderful double-pass with Offer Shitrit, a cool penetration into
  the box and a clever shot to mislead the helpless Uvarov. A goal
  with a truly English scent.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Offer Shitrit, forward.

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HAPOEL HAIFA


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     The Intertoto Cup.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +17= 9- 4, 59-27, 60 pts, Place  3.
  Round 1 - + 8= 5- 2, 26-15, 29 pts, Place  3.
  Round 2 - + 9= 4- 2, 33-12, 31 pts, Place  3.
  Home    - +10= 4- 1, 31-10, 34 pts, Place  2.
  Away    - + 7= 5- 3, 28-17, 26 pts, Place  3.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:     + 8= 3- 2.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 871=1539- 290, 1st round: + 372= 809- 169, 2nd round: + 499= 730- 121.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  17.    HOW ENDED:  +15= 2- 0, 46-12, 47 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  10.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 4- 4, 13-15, 10 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         19.    HOW ENDED:  +17= 2- 0, 53-17, 53 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        11.    HOW ENDED:  + 3= 4- 4, 18-17, 13 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 4 times - 2:0 H.
* 3 times - 1:1 A.
* 2 times - 0:0 A, 1:1 H, 4:1 A, 1:2 A.
* 1 time  - 0:0 H, 0:1 A, 4:0 H, 2:1 H, 2:2 H, 5:4 A, 2:0 A, 3:1 A, 4:1 H,
             3:1 H, 1:0 A, 4:2 A, 0:1 H, 1:0 H, 5:2 H.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +5-0.

COMEBACKS:                                   +3-0.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): +12= 2- 1.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:     Hapoel Ashkelon. 3:1 A, 4:1 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:   Beitar Jerusalem. 0:0 A, 2:2 H.


THE COACH:
  Eli Gutman.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Sinica Conchalovic (Croatia), Sharon Avitan, Dmitriy Ulyanov (Russia),
  Goran Milenko (Croatia), Miroslav Bicinic (Croatia), Ronen Harazi.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Reuven Attar, Sinica Conchalovic (Croatia), Alon Caplan,
  Sergen Culakovic (Yugoslavia), Moshe Eisenberg, Naddar Hammam.

FOREIGNERS:
* Giovanni Rosso  , midfielder, Croatia.
* Dmitriy Ulyanov , midfielder, Russia.
* Miroslav Bicinic, midfielder, Croatia.
* Goran Milenko   , forward   , Croatia.

KEEPERS:
* Dudu Awwat, 22 games, 21 goals (2 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Avi Perets,  8 games,  6 goals (0 pens) conceded, 1 pen  saved.

SCORERS:
* Liron Basis                        - 11.
* Ronen Harazi                       - 10.
* Miroslav Bicinic                   -  6.
* Giovanni Rosso                     -  5 (2 pens).
* Offer Talker                       -  5         , 1 pen  missed.
* Reuven Attar                       -  4 (3 pens).
* Ran Ben-Shimon                     -  4         , 1 pen  missed.
* Dmitriy Ulyanov, Sergen Culakovic  -  3.
* Alon Halfon, Najouan Grayib        -  2.
* Cobi Danino, Oren Zeituni,
  Sharon Avitan, OWN GOAL            -  1.
* Alon Halfon                        - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (40 out of 59, 67.8%):
* Giovanni Rosso                        -  8.
* Najouan Grayib, Miroslav Bicinic      -  6.
* Liron Basis                           -  5.
* Ronen Harazi                          -  4.
* Dmitriy Ulyanov, Offer Talker,
  Reuven Attar, Sergen Culakovic        -  2.
* Dudu Awwat, Oren Flash, Oren Zeituni  -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Giovanni Rosso          MID      10      1    3   10
* Ran Ben-Shimon          DEF       8      0    4    6
* Ronen Harazi            FRW       5      1    4    5
* Najouan Grayib          DEF       4      1    1    4
* Miroslav Bicinic        MID       4      0    3    4
* Liron Basis             FRW       3      2    3    2
* Offer Talker            MID       3      0    1    3
* Alon Halfon             DEF       2      0    1    2
* Reuven Attar            MID       1      1    1    1
* Dudu Awwat              GK        1      0    1    1
* Sergen Culakovic        FRW       1      0    0    1
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  11 players                       42      6   22   39

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  23.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR (10):
  Oren Zeituni (2), Sergen Culakovic (Yugoslavia) (2), Alon Halfon,
  Ilan Tal, Ran Ben-Shimon, Dmitriy Ulyanov (Russia), Ilan Tal,
  Giovanni Rosso (Croatia), Sinica Conchalovic (Croatia).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Ran Ben-Shimon, Najouan Grayib,
  Liron Basis, Ronen Harazi, Offer Talker   - Israel, National.
* Dudu Awwat, Kefir Leibovich, Shai Harel,
  Cobi Danino, Oren Zeituni, Ilan Tal       - Israel, Olympic.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16. Hapoel Makhane-Yehuda - 7:0 (Avitan 2, Harazi, Leibovich,
                                      Ben-Shimon, Talker, Tal).
* 1/ 8. Hapoel Beer-Sheva     - 3:4 AET (Harazi 3).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  4:0 over Maccabee Ironi Ashdod, H, Week 17 (Round 2).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:1 to Maccabee Haifa, H, Week 28 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Miroslav Bicinic, 2:1 vs Maccabee Tel-Aviv (2:1), Week 03 (Round 1).
  --------------------------------------------------------------------
  What a shot! A goal very similar to the legendary goal of Haim Revivo vs
  the same miserable Alexander Uvarov - Bicinic got a ball badly cleared
  away by Moshe Glam, and shot a magnificent arched volley from 25 meters
  that descended just under the left crossbar of Uvarov. Just 73 minutes
  in the National League did Bicinic need to score... "The Goal Of The
  Season", as chosen by MYSELF and "HA'DAKA HA'91".

THE BEST PLAYER:      Giovanni Rosso (Croatia), midfielder.

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MACCABEE HAIFA


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     The Cup Winners' Cup.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +15= 7- 8, 49-34, 52 pts, Place  4.
  Round 1 - + 8= 3- 4, 27-17, 27 pts, Place  4.
  Round 2 - + 7= 4- 4, 22-17, 25 pts, Place  4.
  Home    - + 9= 3- 3, 29-20, 30 pts, Place  4.
  Away    - + 6= 4- 5, 20-14, 22 pts, Place  4.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 7= 2- 5.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 805=1431- 464, 1st round: + 407= 627- 316, 2nd round: + 398= 804- 148.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  +12= 2- 0, 29- 9, 38 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  + 3= 3- 8, 20-25, 12 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         18.    HOW ENDED:  +15= 3- 0, 43-16, 48 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        14.    HOW ENDED:  + 3= 3- 8, 20-25, 12 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 3 times - 0:1 A, 1:1 A.
* 2 times - 1:0 A, 1:2 A, 2:1 H, 2:0 H, 0:0 H.
* 1 time  - 4:1 A, 4:2 H, 2:2 H, 2:2 A, 0:1 H, 2:0 A, 0:4 H, 1:0 H, 3:0 A,
             4:1 H, 3:1 H, 2:4 H, 2:1 A, 5:3 H.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +3-1.

COMEBACKS:                                   +3-0.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 9= 3- 3.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa. 4:1 A, 2:1 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Hapoel Tel-Aviv. 0:1 H, 0:1 A.


THE COACH:
  Daniel Brailovsky.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Itzhak Zohar, Vladimir Niederhaus (Russia),
  Daniel Brailovsky (coach), Jiri Weora (Czechia).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Giora Spiegel (coach), Sergei Kandaurov (Russia), Heiman Halaila,
  Beni Hadad, Haim Silbas, Idan Shum, Eliezer Levi, Oren Dantziger,
  Avraham Abukarat (2nd coach).

FOREIGNERS:
* Sergei Belianchuk  , defender  , Ukraine.
* Ibrahim Doro       , midfielder, Bosnia.
* Vladimir Niederhaus, forward   , Russia.
* Jiri Weora         , forward   , Czech Republic.

KEEPERS:
* Nir Davidovich , 29.5 games, 33 goals (3 pens) conceded, 2 pens saved.
* Bonnie Ginzburg,  0.5 games,  1 goal  (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Alon Mizrahi                 - 18 (4 pens), 1 pen  missed.
      "The Best Israeli Scorer Of 1997-98".
* Ibrahim Doro, Hezi Shirazi   -  5.
* Sergei Kandaurov             -  5         , 1 pen  missed.
* Itzhak Zohar                 -  4.
* Vladimir Niederhaus          -  3.
* Haim Silbas                  -  2.
* Rajid Bransi                 -  1 (1 pen ).
* Adoram Keisi, Arik Benado,
  Golan Deri, Avishai Zhano,
  Sergei Belianchuk, OWN GOAL  -  1.
* Arik Benado                  - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (23 out of 49, 47.0%):
* Sergei Kandaurov                 -  5.
* Avishai Zhano, Ibrahim Doro      -  3.
* Adoram Keisi, Jiri Weora,
  Rajid Bransi                     -  2.
* Marco Balbul, Alon Mizrahi, 
  Guy Melamed, Arik Benado,
  Golan Deri, Vladimir Niederhaus  -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):  
* Alon Mizrahi            FRW       7      0    5    6
* Sergei Kandaurov        MID       5      1    4    4
* Nir Davidovich          GK        4      0    2    4
* Avishai Zhano           DEF       3      0    3    3
* Arik Benado             DEF       3      0    1    3
* Ibrahim Doro            MID       3      0    1    3
* Vladimir Niederhaus     FRW       2      0    2    1
* Offir Koppel            MID       1      0    1    1
* Marco Balbul            DEF       1      0    1    0
* Itzhak Zohar            MID       1      0    1    0
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  10 players                       30      1   21   25

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  21.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 6):
  Hezi Shirazi (2), Arik Benado, Eliran Elkayam,
  Alon Mizrahi, Ibrahim Doro (Bosnia).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Nir Davidovich, Avishai Zhano,
  Arik Benado, Offir Koppel, Alon Mizrahi   - Israel, National.
* Eliran Elkayam, Rajid Bransi, Zohar Meir  - Israel, Olympic.
* Vladimir Niederhaus                       - Russia, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Maccabee Netanya       - 5:0 (Zohar 2, Niederhaus, Alon Mizrahi,
                                        Shirazi).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Tsafririm Holon - 2:0 AET (Alon Mizrahi, Doro).
* 1/ 4.  Hapoel Rishon le-Zion  - 4:2 AET (Alon Mizrahi 3 (1 pen),
                                            Benado (pen)).
* 1/ 2.  Maccabee Ironi Ashdod  - 5:0 (Keisi, Benado, Alon Mizrahi, Doro 2).
* FINAL. Hapoel Jerusalem       - 2:0 AET (Belianchuk, Alon Mizrahi).
                Maccabee Haifa is the Israeli Cup Holder of 1997-98.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  4:1 over Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa, A, Week  1 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:4 to Hapoel Kefar-Saba, H, Week 21 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Alon Mizrahi, 1:0 vs Maccabee Herzliya (2:2), Week 03 (Round 1).
  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  A magnificent goal scored in a wrong week, altogether with Bicinic's.
  A swinging movement past the defender and a great shot with his left
  from 17 meters diagonally under the left crossbar of Shuli Gilardi.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Alon Mizrahi, forward.

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HAPOEL PETAKH-TIKWA


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     The Intertoto Cup.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +12= 6-12, 41-41, 42 pts, Place  5.
  Round 1 - + 8= 3- 4, 23-17, 27 pts, Place  5.
  Round 2 - + 4= 3- 8, 18-24, 15 pts, Place 13.
  Home    - + 7= 3- 5, 24-20, 24 pts, Place  8.
  Away    - + 5= 3- 7, 17-21, 18 pts, Place  7.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 8= 1- 3.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 582=1580- 538, 1st round: + 478= 740- 132, 2nd round: + 104= 840- 406.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  + 8= 3- 3, 23-16, 27 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  15.    HOW ENDED:  + 4= 2- 9, 18-25, 14 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         18.    HOW ENDED:  +12= 3- 3, 33-22, 39 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        19.    HOW ENDED:  + 4= 3-12, 24-37, 15 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 3 times - 1:2 A, 1:0 A.
* 2 times - 2:0 A, 1:1 H, 1:2 H, 1:3 A, 3:2 H.
* 1 time  - 1:4 H, 0:0 A, 4:0 H, 2:2 A, 2:1 A, 1:1 A, 0:2 H, 2:2 H, 1:0 H,
             2:0 H, 2:1 H, 2:4 A, 0:1 H, 0:1 A.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +1-1.

COMEBACKS:                                   +4-3.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 8= 0- 7.


THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa. 1:0 A, 2:0 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Maccabee Haifa. 1:4 H, 1:2 A.


THE COACH:
  Nir Levin.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Eli Mahpoud.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Eran Prizant, Idan Shum, Idan Hillel,
  Michael Zandberg, Armen Shakhagladian (Armenia).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Alon Maya, Yaniv Offri.

FOREIGNERS:
* Gabor Marton       , defender  , Hungary.
* Andrei Christophick, midfielder, Slovakia.
* Armen Shakhagladian, forward   , Armenia.

KEEPERS:
* Shai Hess   , 28 games, 39 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 2 pens saved.
* Eyal Abramov,  2 games,  2 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Moti Kakun                       - 12 (7 pens), 1 pen missed.
* Eli Abrabanel                    -  5 (1 pen ).
* Eran Prizant                     -  4.
* Manor Hassan, Idan Hillel        -  3.
* Ilan Boaron, Walid Badir,
  Yaniv Offri, OWN GOALS           -  2.
* Andrei Christophick, Idan Shum,
  Gabor Marton, Daniel Abbas,
  Michael Zandberg, Guy Shamir     -  1.
* Walid Badir                      - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (21 out of 41, 51.2%):
* Gabor Marton                 -  4.
* Ilan Boaron, Manor Hassan,
  Eli Abrabanel                -  3.
* Beni Kozoshvili, Moti Kakun  -  2.
* Walid Badir, Guy Shamir,
  Avi Crause, Daniel Abbas     -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Gabor Marton            DEF       6      0    3    6
* Shai Hess               GK        4      0    2    3
* Eli Abrabanel           FRW       3      0    2    2
* Andrei Christophick     MID       3      0    2    2
* Beni Kozoshvili         DEF       3      0    0    3
* Manor Hassan            MID       2      0    2    2
* Ilan Boaron             DEF       2      0    1    1
* Eyal Abramov            GK        1      0    0    1
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   8 players                       24      0   12   20

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  14.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 8):
  Ilan Boaron (3), Gabor Marton (Hungary), Moti Kakun,
  Avi Fletcher, Manor Hassan, Eli Abrabanel.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Walid Badir, Eli Abrabanel           - Israel, National.
* Guy Shamir, Avi Crause, Idan Hillel  - Israel, Olympic.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Beitar Tel-Aviv       - 1:0 (Prizant).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Kefar-Saba     - 3:0 (Hillel 2, Abrabanel).
* 1/ 4.  Maccabee Ironi Ashdod - 0:2.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  4:0 over Maccabee Ironi Ashdod, H, Week  6 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     1:4 to Maccabee Haifa, H, Week  1 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Walid Badir, 1:0 vs Hapoel Haifa (1:1), Week 08 (Round 1).
  ----------------------------------------------------------
  A magnificent effort, after having advanced for some 20 meters and
  having shot a threatening killer from 18 meters, under the right
  crossbar and centimeters out of reach of the flying Dudu Awwat.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Walid Badir, midfielder.

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MACCABEE TEL-AVIV


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     Not a participant.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +10= 9-11, 42-35, 39 pts, Place  6.
  Round 1 - + 4= 4- 7, 16-19, 16 pts, Place 11.
  Round 2 - + 6= 5- 4, 26-16, 23 pts, Place  5.
  Home    - + 7= 3- 5, 29-18, 24 pts, Place  7.
  Away    - + 3= 6- 6, 13-17, 15 pts, Place  9.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 5= 0- 7.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 688=1457- 555, 1st round: + 285= 701- 364, 2nd round: + 403= 756- 191.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  18.    HOW ENDED:  + 9= 6- 3, 36-18, 33 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  12.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 3- 8,  6-17,  6 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         19.    HOW ENDED:  +10= 6- 3, 38-19, 36 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        16.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 4-11, 12-26,  7 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 6 times - 1:1 A.
* 2 times - 1:2 H, 2:1 H, 1:1 H, 0:1 H, 0:1 A, 0:2 A, 1:2 A, 2:0 H.
* 1 time  - 3:3 H, 3:0 H, 0:3 H, 4:1 H, 1:0 A, 2:0 A, 7:1 H, 2:1 A.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +3-1.

COMEBACKS:                                   +1-3.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 6= 1- 8.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Maccabee Ironi Ashdod. 2:1 A, 7:1 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Hapoel Tel-Aviv. 0:1 A, 0:3 H.


THE COACH:
  Avraham Grant.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Shimon Cork, Emmanuel Offir.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Elek Nyilas (Hungary), Mikhail Osinov (Russia),
  Alexei Gerasimov (Russia), David Revivo.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Domagio Kosic (Croatia), Rodrigo Goldberg (Chile),
  Mikhail Osinov (Russia), Liran Siegel, Avi Nimni, Noam Shoham.

FOREIGNERS:
* Alexander Uvarov, keeper    , Russia.   [More than 5 seasons in Israel]
* Elek Nyilas     , midfielder, Hungary.
* Alexei Gerasimov, forward   , Russia.

KEEPERS:
* Alexander Uvarov, 28.5 games, 31 goals (4 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Alen Mashraki   ,  1.5 games,  4 goals (2 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Eli Driks                    - 14.
* Moshe Glam, Guy Tsarfati,
  Alon Offir, Dedi Ben-Dayan,
  Rodrigo Goldberg             -  3.
* Haim Hageage, Ben Luz,
  Nir Klinger, Elek Nyilas     -  2.
* Avi Nimni                    -  2 (2 pens), 1 pen  missed.
* Alon Brumer, Domagio Kosic,
  Ephraim Tsafrir              -  1.

GOAL PASSES (27 out of 42, 64.3%):
* Moshe Glam, Elek Nyilas, Guy Tsarfati  -  4.
* Offer Levi                             -  3.
* Dedi Ben-Dayan, Alon Offir, Avi Nimni  -  2.
* Guy Nakhman, Alon Brumer, Eli Driks,
  Haim Hageage, Ben Luz, David Revivo    -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Eli Driks               FRW       3      1    3    2
* Elek Nyilas             MID       3      0    2    3
* Guy Tsarfati            MID       3      0    2    2
* Avi Nimni               MID       2      0    2    2
* Alexander Uvarov        GK        1      1    1    1
* Moshe Glam              DEF       1      1    1    1
* Alon Offir              MID       1      0    1    1
* Rodrigo Goldberg        FRW       1      0    1    1
* Haim Hageage            MID       1      0    1    0
* Gadi Brumer             DEF       1      0    0    1
* Mikhail Osinov          MID       1      0    0    1
* Nir Klinger             MID       1      0    0    1
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  12 players                       19      3   14   16

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  14.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 7):
  Alexander Uvarov (Russia), Oren Rothem, Amir Shelakh,
  Offer Levi, Rodrigo Goldberg (Chile), Haim Hageage, Avi Nimni.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Amir Shelakh                - Israel , National.
* Guy Nakhman, Haim Hageage,
  Oren Rothem, Guy Tsarfati,
  Dedi Ben-Dayan, Ben Luz     - Israel , Olympic.
* Elek Nyilas                 - Hungary, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Ramat-Gan      - 5:0 (Ben-Dayan 2, Nyilas 2, Luz).
* 1/ 8.  Maccabee Ironi Ashdod - 3:4 (Driks 2 (2 pens), Gerasimov).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  7:1 over Maccabee Ironi Ashdod, H, Week 30 (Round 2).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:3 to Hapoel Tel-Aviv, H, Week 24 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Eli Driks, 4:1 vs Hapoel Beit-Shean (4:1), Week 28 (Round 2).
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  A great penetration of this old and experienced forward into the box
  of Beit-Shean past the 3 defenders, and the shot past the keeper.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Eli Driks, forward.

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HAPOEL KEFAR-SABA


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     Not a participant.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +10= 8-12, 39-39, 38 pts, Place  7.
  Round 1 - + 6= 3- 6, 19-20, 21 pts, Place  8.
  Round 2 - + 4= 5- 6, 20-19, 17 pts, Place 12.
  Home    - + 4= 5- 6, 15-20, 17 pts, Place 13.
  Away    - + 6= 3- 6, 24-19, 21 pts, Place  5.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:     + 4= 2- 6.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 736=1224- 740, 1st round: + 345= 553- 452, 2nd round: + 391= 671- 288.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  13.    HOW ENDED:  + 9= 3- 1, 25-11, 30 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  15.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 3-11, 14-28,  6 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         15.    HOW ENDED:  +10= 4- 1, 29-14, 34 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        17.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 4-12, 17-32,  7 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 2 times - 1:1 H, 2:2 H, 1:2 H, 0:1 H, 0:1 A, 1:0 H, 1:2 A, 2:1 A, 2:1 H.
* 1 time  - 3:4 A, 0:0 A, 0:2 A, 1:4 H, 0:2 H, 4:0 A, 3:1 A, 0:0 H, 2:2 A,
             1:0 A, 4:1 A, 1:1 A.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +2-1.

COMEBACKS:                                   +1-1.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 8= 0- 7.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:     Hapoel Ashkelon. 1:0 A, 2:1 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:   Hapoel Haifa. 0:2 A, 1:4 H.


THE COACH:
  Avi Cohen.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Noah Einstein.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Eliezer Spire, Niv Tal, Laszlo Komodi (Hungary), Sharon Mimer,
  Bakhva Ambidze (Georgia), Michael Zemlinskiy (Latvia).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Moti Eberbaum, Carrabilio Walker (Brazil),
  Paolo Corvinel (Brazil), Celsao Sousa (Brazil).

FOREIGNERS:
* Michael Zemlinskiy  , defender  , Latvia.
* Laszlo Komodi       , midfielder, Hungary.
* Bakhva Ambidze      , midfielder, Georgia.
* Washington de Santos, forward   , Brazil.

KEEPERS:
* Eran Scheinsinger, 29.5 games, 39 goals (5 pens) conceded, 1 pen  saved.
* Ami Rosenberg    ,  0.5 games,  0 goals (0 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Yaniv Avvargeal               -  7 (1 pen ), 1 pen missed.
* Laszlo Komodi                 -  6.
* Washington de Santos          -  5.
* Niv Tal, Bakhva Ambidze       -  4.
* Itai Koren                    -  3.
* Sharon Mimer, Eliezer Spire   -  2.
* Avi Sandor, Paolo Corvinel,
  Moti Eberbaum, Tamir Netser,
  Celsao Sousa, Tamir Ben-Haim  -  1.

GOAL PASSES (19 out of 39, 48.7%):
* Sharon Mimer                         -  6.
* Niv Tal                              -  3.
* Tomer Shem-Tov, Yaniv Avvargeal,
  Washington de Santos, Laszlo Komodi  -  2.
* Avi Sandor, Gabi Sapir               -  1.

THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Michael Zemlinskiy      DEF       4      0    2    2
* Tamir Netser            DEF       4      0    2    2
* Yaniv Avvargeal         FRW       3      0    1    3
* Gabi Sapir              MID       2      1    1    2
* Washington de Santos    FRW       2      0    2    1
* Bakhva Ambidze          MID       2      0    2    1
* Tomer Shem-Tov          MID       1      0    1    1
* Eran Scheinsinger       GK        1      0    1    0
* Tamir Ben-Haim          DEF       1      0    1    0
* Niv Tal                 MID       1      0    1    0
* Nir Yonai               MID       1      0    0    1
* Eliezer Spire           MID       1      0    0    1
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  12 players                       23      1   14   14

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  16.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 3):
  Tamir Netser, Tamir Ben-Haim, Bakhva Ambidze (Georgia).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Tomer Shem-Tov, Itai Koren,
  Yaniv Avvargeal              - Israel, Olympic.
* Laszlo Komodi                - Hungary, National.
* Bakhva Ambidze               - Georgia, National.
* Michael Zemlinskiy           - Latvia, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Lod          - 3:0 (Komodi, Avvargeal (pen), Ben-Haim).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa - 0:3.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  4:0 over Maccabee Haifa, A, Week 21 (Round 2).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     1:4 to Hapoel Haifa, H, Week 20 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Bakhva Ambidze, 1:0 vs Beitar Jerusalem (1:0), Week 18 (Round 2).
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  An incredible in its beauty killing free kick from 35 meters (!) just
  under the right crossbar of Itzhak Korenfein. The only goal to leave
  Beitar Jerusalem without points this season.

THE BEST PLAYERS:      Laszlo Komodi (Hungary), midfielder.

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MACCABEE HERZLIYA


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     Not a participant.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - + 9= 9-12, 37-40, 36 pts, Place  8.
  Round 1 - + 4= 6- 5, 20-19, 18 pts, Place  9.
  Round 2 - + 5= 3- 7, 17-21, 18 pts, Place 11.
  Home    - + 6= 5- 4, 20-16, 23 pts, Place  9.
  Away    - + 3= 4- 8, 17-24, 13 pts, Place 11.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:     + 3= 1- 8.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 596=1480- 624, 1st round: + 356= 756- 238, 2nd round: + 240= 724- 386.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  + 7= 5- 2, 26-18, 26 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  15.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 3-10, 11-22,  9 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         16.    HOW ENDED:  + 9= 5- 2, 30-20, 32 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        19.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 5-12, 19-32, 11 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 3 times - 0:1 A, 0:1 H, 1:1 H.
* 2 times - 1:1 A, 2:1 A, 2:3 A, 1:0 H, 1:2 A, 3:1 H.
* 1 time  - 2:2 A, 2:2 H, 0:2 H, 3:2 A, 0:3 A, 2:1 H, 3:3 H, 0:0 A, 2:0 H.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +0-1.

COMEBACKS:                                   +2-2.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 7= 3- 5.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:     Hapoel Ashkelon. 0:0 A, 2:0 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:   Hapoel Beit-Shean. 0:1 H, 0:3 A.


THE COACH:
  Shiya Feigenbaum.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Oleg Naduda (Russia), Moris Uzan, Moshe Eisenberg.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Moshe Eisenberg, Moshe Amsalem, Eyal Beglyabter, Marco Antonio (Brazil).

FOREIGNERS:
* Vassili Ivanov, defender  , Russia.
* Oleg Naduda   , midfielder, Russia.
* Santos Sierra , forward   , Brazil.

KEEPERS:
* Shuli Gilardi, 21 games, 27 goals (2 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Yehuda Boaron,  9 games, 13 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Santos Sierra                -  6.
* Vassili Ivanov               -  6 (4 pens).
* Ilan Bakhar, Oleg Naduda     -  5.
* Igal Entebbi                 -  3.
* Guy Gat                      -  3         , 1 pen  missed.
* Tsakhi Zanetti, Yaniv Cohen  -  2.
* Alex Barmecher, Moris Uzan,
  OWN GOAL, Roman Filipchuk    -  1.
* Yair Asayag                  -  1         , 1 pen  missed.
* Alex Barmecher               - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (24 out of 37, 64.9%):
* Vassili Ivanov               -  6.
* Yair Asayag                  -  5.
* Santos Sierra                -  3.
* Ilan Bakhar, Yaniv Cohen,
  Oleg Naduda, Tsakhi Zanetti  -  2.
* Alex Barmecher, Amit Levi    -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Oleg Naduda             MID       4      0    3    3
* Vassili Ivanov          MID       3      0    3    2
* Guy Gat                 DEF       3      0    1    2
* Yehuda Boaron           GK        2      0    2    2
* Ronen feigenbaum        DEF       2      0    2    2
* Ilan Bakhar             MID       2      0    1    2
* Yaniv Cohen             MID       2      0    1    2
* Igal Entebbi            DEF       1      0    1    0
* Amit Levi               DEF       1      0    0    1
* Santos Sierra           FRW       1      0    0    1
* Moris Uzan              FRW       1      0    0    1
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  11 players                       22      0   14   18

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  15.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 6):
  Ronen Feigenbaum (2), Alex Barmecher, Yair Asayag,
  Vassili Ivanov (Russia), Oleg Naduda (Russia).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Ronen Feigenbaum,
  Ilan Bakhar, Tsakhi Zanetti  - Israel, Olympic.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Tsafririm Holon - 0:3.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  3:1 over Hapoel Rishon le-Zion, H, Week 11 (Round 1).
                          over Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa  , H, Week 13 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:3 to Hapoel Beit-Shean, A, Week 20 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Moris Uzan, 2:2 vs Maccabee Haifa (2:2), Week 18 (Round 2).
  -----------------------------------------------------------
  The most original goal of the season. Getting a ball 7 meters from the
  net, Uzan turned around and bombed the net with his ... right shoulder!
  An unstoppable killer, the only goal Bonnie Ginzburg has conceded this
  season (not that he played much, though).

THE BEST PLAYER:      Vassili Ivanov (Russia), defender.

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MACCABEE PETAKH-TIKWA


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     Not a participant.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - + 8=12-10, 27-31, 36 pts, Place  9.
  Round 1 - + 3= 7- 5, 10-14, 16 pts, Place 12.
  Round 2 - + 5= 5- 5, 17-17, 20 pts, Place  7.
  Home    - + 3= 7- 5, 10-16, 16 pts, Place 14.
  Away    - + 5= 5- 5, 17-15, 20 pts, Place  6.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:     + 5= 5- 8.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 340=1780- 580, 1st round: +  87=1027- 236, 2nd round: + 253= 753- 344.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  10.    HOW ENDED:  + 7= 1- 2, 17-11, 22 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  15.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 6- 8, 10-20,  9 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         12.    HOW ENDED:  + 8= 2- 2, 22-15, 26 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        17.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 6-10, 11-27,  9 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 3 times - 0:0 H, 0:1 A, 1:1 H, 1:1 A.
* 2 times - 0:0 A, 3:2 A, 0:1 H, 0:2 H, 1:0 H.
* 1 time  - 1:4 H, 0:2 A, 2:0 A, 2:1 H, 1:3 A, 4:0 A, 2:2 H, 1:0 A.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +1-1.

COMEBACKS:                                   +1-2.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 5= 2- 8.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Ashkelon. 2:0 A, 1:0 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa. 0:1 H, 0:2 A.


THE COACH:
  Moshe Sinai.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Offer Fabian.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Carlos Pero (Argentina), Roman Filipchuk (Russia), Guy Mishal,
  Haim Irmiyahu, Haim Silbas, Shai Aharon, Kefir Partieli.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Carlos Pero (Argentina), Morad Abu-Kishak, Haim Irmiyahu,
  Raz Rabinovich, Offer Cohen.

FOREIGNERS:
* Morad Magamedov , defender  , Azerbaijan.
* Amiran Mogieri  , midfielder, Georgia.
* Roman Filipchuk , forward   , Russia.    [More than 5 seasons in Israel]

KEEPERS:
* Golan Malul, 25.5 games, 26 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Ohad Cohen ,  4.5 games,  5 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Idan Tal                             -  6.
* Tsakhi Shemariyahu                   -  4.
* Offer Cohen                          -  2.
* Amiran Mogieri, Roman Filipchuk      -  2 (1 pen ).
* Sharon Tsofin, Morad Magamedov,
  Raz Rabinovich, Carlos Pero,
  Tal Banya, Haim Shabo, Ismail Amar,
  Oren Gabai, Guy Itzhak, Noam Keisi   -  1.
* Haim Silbas                          -  1 (1 pen ).
* Guy Mishal                           - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (11 out of 27, 40.7%):
* Tsakhi Shemariyahu            -  3.
* Ismail Amar, Kefir Partieli,
  Idan Tal, Roman Filipchuk,
  Haim Shabo, Morad Magamedov,
  Offer Cohen, Shai Aharon      -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Idan Tal                MID       5      0    5    2
* Ismail Amar             DEF       3      0    1    3
* Morad Magamedov         DEF       2      0    2    0
* Offer Cohen             MID       1      0    1    0
* Haim Shabo              MID       1      0    1    0
* Golan Malul             GK        1      0    1    0
* Shai Aharon             MID       1      0    0    1
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   7 players                       14      0   11    6

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  13.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 8):
  Sharon Tsofin (2), Noam Keisi (2), Raz Rabinovich, Tsakhi Shemariyahu,
  Morad Magamedov (Azerbaijan), Amiran Mogieri (Georgia).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS: 
* Haim Silbas, Idan Tal    - Israel, National.
* Ismail Amar, Oren Gabai  - Israel, Olympic.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Maccabee Kefar-Kanna  - 1:0 AET (Aharon).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Rishon le-Zion - 0:1.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  4:0 over Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv, A, Week 25 (Round 2).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     1:4 to Hapoel Rishon le-Zion, H, Week  2 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Idan Tal, 1:0 vs Maccabee Tel-Aviv (1:0), Week 14 (Round 1).
  ------------------------------------------------------------
  A wonderful arched shot from 25 meters, mightily to the left high
  corner of Alexander Uvarov. How does Uvarov concede "only" the beauties?

THE BEST PLAYER:      Idan Tal, midfielder.

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HAPOEL RISHON LE-ZION


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     Not a participant.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +10= 6-14, 42-52, 36 pts, Place 10.
  Round 1 - + 4= 5- 6, 18-22, 17 pts, Place 10.
  Round 2 - + 6= 1- 8, 24-30, 19 pts, Place 10.
  Home    - + 6= 4- 5, 22-20, 22 pts, Place 10.
  Away    - + 4= 2- 9, 20-32, 14 pts, Place 10.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:     + 6= 1- 3.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 592=1421- 687, 1st round: + 249= 699- 402, 2nd round: + 343= 722- 285.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  15.    HOW ENDED:  + 9= 2- 4, 27-19, 29 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 3-10, 15-33,  6 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         17.    HOW ENDED:  +10= 3- 4, 32-21, 33 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        18.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 3-14, 22-46,  6 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 4 times - 1:1 H.
* 3 times - 1:2 A.
* 2 times - 1:0 A, 1:2 H, 1:3 A, 1:0 H, 2:1 H.
* 1 time  - 2:0 H, 4:1 A, 2:3 H, 0:3 H, 2:4 A, 0:2 A, 1:3 H, 0:0 A, 2:2 A,
             2:0 A, 0:6 A, 5:1 H, 3:5 A.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +2-2.

COMEBACKS:                                   +1-4.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 6= 0- 9.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Ashkelon. 1:0 H, 2:0 A.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Beitar Jerusalem. 0:3 H, 2:4 A.


THE COACH:
  Eyal Lakhman.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Ezer Cohen, Ronnie Levi.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Evgeniy Kashentsev (Belarus), Tomer Eliyahu, Noam Shoham,
  Alon Maya, Nissim Ben-David, Sharon Benita.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Willy Vincent (Belgium), Zlatko Zupatic (Croatia).

FOREIGNERS:
* Oleg Molokov      , defender, Russia.
* Evgeniy Kashentsev, defender, Belarus.

KEEPERS:
* Sagi Strauss , 29 games, 47 goals (10 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Yaniv Mizrahi,  1 game ,  5 goals ( 0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Rafi Cohen                   -  9.
* Nissan Capeta                -  7.
* Evgeniy Kashentsev           -  6.
* Moshe Sebeg                  -  4.
* Dani Albert,
  Nir Shikwa, Avi Pitusi       -  3.
* Sharon Martsiano, Alon Maya  -  2.
* Meir Azran                   -  2 (2 pens).
* Tomer Eliyahu                -  1.
* Noam Shoham                  -  0         , 1 pen  missed.

GOAL PASSES (31 out of 42, 73.8%):
* Nissan Capeta                    - 10.
* Dani Albert                      -  5.
* Eyal Cohen, Avi Pitusi           -  3.
* Nir Shikwa                       -  2.
* Meir Azran, Evgeniy Kashentsev,
  Sharon Benita, Assaf Maduel,
  Moshe Sebeg, Sharon Martsiano,
  Tomer Eliyahu, Kefir Agassi      -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Sagi Strauss            GK        4      0    3    4
* Dani Albert             DEF       4      0    2    4
* Nissan Capeta           MID       3      0    2    2
* Meir Azran              MID       2      0    2    2
* Rafi Cohen              FRW       2      0    2    2
* Moshe Sebeg             DEF       1      0    1    1
* Avi Pitusi              MID       1      0    1    1
* Oleg Molokov            DEF       1      0    1    0
* Alon Maya               MID       1      0    1    0
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   9 players                       19      0   15   16

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  17.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 9):
  Sharon Martsiano (3), Shadi Abu-Dib (2), Eyal Cohen,
  Tomer Eliyahu, Moshe Sebeg, Noam Shoham.
                        
ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Sagi Strauss  - Israel, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Maccabee Yavne        - 5:0 (Azran (pen), Sebeg, Capeta,
                                       Rafi Cohen, Abu-Dib).
* 1/ 8.  Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa - 1:0 (Capeta).
* 1/ 4.  Maccabee Haifa        - 2:4 AET (Martsiano, Kashentsev).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  5:1 over Hapoel Jerusalem, H, Week 28 (Round 2).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:6 to Hapoel Tel-Aviv, A, Week 27 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Alon Maya, 1:0 vs Maccabee Herzliya (1:0), Week 26 (Round 2).
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  A clever curved shot under the left crossbar, from 12 meters.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Nissan Capeta, midfielder.

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HAPOEL JERUSALEM


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:      Not a participant.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - + 8=10-12, 35-45, 34 pts, Place 11.
  Round 1 - + 5= 6- 4, 18-19, 21 pts, Place  8.
  Round 2 - + 3= 4- 8, 17-26, 13 pts, Place 14.
  Home    - + 6= 7- 2, 18-14, 25 pts, Place  6.
  Away    - + 2= 3-10, 17-31,  9 pts, Place 13.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:      + 4= 2- 4.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 587=1350- 763, 1st round: + 369= 577- 404, 2nd round: + 218= 773- 359.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  + 7= 5- 2, 20-15, 26 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 3-10, 15-30,  6 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         16.    HOW ENDED:  + 8= 6- 2, 25-19, 30 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        17.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 4-12, 21-38,  7 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 4 times - 1:1 H, 1:0 H.
* 3 times - 1:2 A.
* 2 times - 2:3 A, 0:1 H, 2:1 A, 1:1 A.
* 1 time  - 3:3 H, 3:2 H, 0:1 A, 0:0 A, 0:0 H, 2:2 H, 2:4 A, 0:2 A, 1:3 A,
             2:1 H, 1:5 A.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +0-1.

COMEBACKS:                                   +1-2.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 6= 0- 9.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Ashkelon. 2:1 A, 3:3 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Hapoel Haifa. 1:3 A, 0:1 H.


THE COACH:
  Yossi Mizrahi.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Victor Yona, Michel Dayan.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Chaba Horvath (Hungary), Laszlo Czeh (Hungary), Moti Mizrahi.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Shai Aharon.

FOREIGNERS:
* Stephan Mihei, defender  , Poland.
* Laszlo Czeh  , midfielder, Hungary.
* Chaba Horvath, midfielder, Hungary.

KEEPERS:
* Liran Strauber, 27.5 games, 44 goals (3 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Moti Mizrahi  ,  2.5 games,  1 goal  (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Rami Mor      , didn't play.

SCORERS:
* Assaf Tubi                          - 13 (2 pens).
* Laszlo Czeh                         -  7.
* Moti Ohayon                         -  4.
* Vickey Bukovza                      -  3.
* Chaba Horvath                       -  2.
* Michel Dayan, Eyal Avrahami,
  Salman Amar, Arik Sason, OWN GOALS  -  1.
* Eyal Avrahami, Chaba Horvath        - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (26 out of 35, 74.3%):
* Laszlo Czeh                      -  7.
* Dudi Stolper                     -  6.
* Salman Amar, Michel Dayan,
  Ram Setti, Moti Menakhem         -  2.
* Moti Ohayon, Assaf Tubi,
  Hagai Kol, Amir Gola, Gili Levi  -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Laszlo Czeh             MID       3      0    2    3
* Assaf Tubi              FRW       3      0    1    2
* Stephan Mihei           DEF       2      0    2    2
* Moti Ohayon             DEF       2      0    2    1
* Hagai Kol               DEF       2      0    0    2
* Chaba Horvath           MID       1      0    1    1
* Dudi Stolper            MID       1      0    1    1
* Liran Strauber          GK        1      0    1    1
* Michel Dayan            MID       1      0    1    0
* Amir Gola               DEF       1      0    0    1
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  10 players                       17      0   11   14

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  12.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 3):
  Shlomi Danino (2), Amir Gola.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Assaf Tubi, Moti Ohayon  - Israel, National.
* Salman Amar, Arik Sason  - Israel, Olympic.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Maccabee Kiryat-Gat   - 4:1 (Dayan, Tubi, Czeh, Stolper).
* 1/ 8.  Maccabee Ahi Nazareth - 5:3 (OG [Ahmed Abbed], Danino, Tubi,
                                       Amar, Horvath).
* 1/ 4.  Hapoel Tel-Aviv       - 3:3 AET (Stolper, Menakhem, Czeh), 7:6 pens.
* 1/ 2.  Hapoel Beer-Sheva     - 2:1 (Menakhem, Tubi (pen)).
* FINAL. Maccabee Haifa        - 0:2 AET.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  2:1 over Hapoel Ashkelon  , A, Week  1 (Round 1).
                          over Hapoel Kefar-Saba, A, Week  4 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     1:5 to Hapoel Rishon le-Zion, A, Week 28 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOALS:
* Chaba Horvath, 1:0 vs Maccabee Tel-Aviv (1:1), Week 25 (Round 2).
  -----------------------------------------------------------------
  An incredible in its beauty shot from 40 meters above Alexander Uvarov
  and in, a very rare in its precision execution.

* Arik Sason, 1:0 vs Hapoel Beer-Sheva (1:0), Week 29 (Round 2).
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  A short pass of Laszlo Czeh after a free kick met a killing might of
  Arik Sason's shot from 30 meters under the right crossbar of Shaul
  Smadja. One of the goals that sent Hapoel Beer-Sheva to League B.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Assaf Tubi, forward.

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MACCABEE IRONI ASHDOD


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     Not a participant.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - + 8= 9-13, 39-57, 33 pts, Place 12.
  Round 1 - + 5= 7- 3, 21-19, 22 pts, Place  6.
  Round 2 - + 3= 2-10, 18-38, 11 pts, Place 15.
  Home    - + 6= 3- 6, 23-26, 21 pts, Place 12.
  Away    - + 2= 6- 7, 16-31, 12 pts, Place 12.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 3= 3- 4.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 507=1284- 909, 1st round: + 347= 765- 238, 2nd round: + 160= 519- 671.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  11.    HOW ENDED:  + 8= 2- 1, 22-11, 26 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  16.    HOW ENDED:  + 0= 4-12, 17-46,  4 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         12.    HOW ENDED:  + 8= 3- 1, 24-13, 27 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        17.    HOW ENDED:  + 0= 4-13, 18-48,  4 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 3 times - 1:2 H, 1:1 A.
* 2 times - 2:2 A, 2:2 H, 0:4 A, 0:0 A, 1:0 H, 2:1 H.
* 1 time  - 0:4 H, 3:1 H, 1:2 A, 0:1 A, 2:3 A, 4:2 H, 4:1 A, 2:3 H, 1:7 A,
             1:4 H, 0:0 H, 1:3 A.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +1-5.

COMEBACKS:                                   +0-1.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 6= 0- 9.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Maccabee Herzliya. 1:0 A, 1:0 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Maccabee Tel-Aviv. 1:2 H, 1:7 A.


THE COACH:
  Rami Levi.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Shlomi Irim, Assif Ben-Ishai, Tibor Balog (Hungary),
  Krasimierz Muskal (Poland), Yossi Madar, Jan Suokonatio (Finland).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Alon Hazan, Ran Hafif, Naor Galili,
  Chaba Horvath (Hungary), Nissim Ben-David.

FOREIGNERS:
* Akakiy Devadze   , keeper    , Georgia.
* Jan Suokonatio   , midfielder, Finland.
* Krasimierz Muskal, midfielder, Poland.
* Tibor Balog      , midfielder, Hungary.

KEEPERS:
* Akakiy Devadze, 24 games, 38 goals (2 pens) conceded, 1 pen  saved.
* Guy Nakhshon  ,  6 games, 19 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Igal Zrihen                     - 10.
* Yossi Madar                     -  8 (2 pens).
* Amir Turgeman                   -  5.
* Naor Galili                     -  4.
* Alon Hazan                      -  4 (2 pens).
* Tibor Balog, OWN GOALS          -  2.
* Eyal Almoshnino, Avi Pinto,
  Victor Genish, Assif Ben-Ishai  -  1.
* Victor Genish                   - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (23 out of 39, 59.0%):
* Gadi Hazut, Assif Ben-Ishai  -  5.
* Yossi Madar, Amir Turgeman   -  3.
* Igal Zrihen, Naor Galili     -  2.
* Ben Parparov, Alon Hazan,
  Eyal Almoshnino              -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Akakiy Devadze          GK        5      0    4    3
* Alon Hazan              MID       4      1    3    4
* Yossi Madar             MID       3      0    3    1
* Naor Galili             FRW       2      0    1    2
* Guy Sharabi             DEF       2      0    0    2
* Amir Turgeman           FRW       1      0    1    1
* Tibor Balog             MID       1      0    1    1
* Eyal Almoshnino         MID       1      0    1    1
* Assif Ben-Ishai         DEF       1      0    0    1
* Gadi Hazut              DEF       1      0    0    1
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  10 players                       21      1   14   17

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  15.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 4):
  Yossi Madar (2), Guy Sharabi, Gal Fibakh.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Akakiy Devadze  - Georgia, National.
* Tibor Balog     - Hungary, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Bat-Yam      - 5:2 (Offir, Sudmi, Almoshnino, Turgeman 2).
* 1/ 8.  Maccabee Tel-Aviv   - 4:3 (Madar, Galili, Zrihen, Balog).
* 1/ 4.  Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa - 2:0 (Galili, Muskal).
* 1/ 2.  Maccabee Haifa      - 0:5.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  4:1 over Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv, A, Week 11 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     1:7 to Maccabee Tel-Aviv, A, Week 30 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Amir Turgeman, 2:0 vs Maccabee Haifa (2:1), Week 10 (Round 1).
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  A great lob from the Hagi point over Nir Davidovich who got far out
  of his net. A very precise execution.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Akakiy Devadze (Georgia), keeper.

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HAPOEL BEIT-SHEAN


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     Not a participant.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - + 8= 7-15, 35-51, 31 pts, Place 13.
  Round 1 - + 2= 5- 8, 13-24, 11 pts, Place 15.
  Round 2 - + 6= 2- 7, 22-27, 20 pts, Place  8.
  Home    - + 7= 4- 4, 24-17, 25 pts, Place  5.
  Away    - + 1= 3-11, 11-34,  6 pts, Place 16.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:     + 4= 3- 7.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 702=1220- 778, 1st round: + 285= 629- 436, 2nd round: + 417= 591- 342.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  + 7= 4- 3, 25-16, 25 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  13.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 0-12, 10-35,  3 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         16.    HOW ENDED:  + 8= 4- 4, 30-23, 28 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        16.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 0-15, 15-44,  3 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 3 times - 1:1 H.
* 2 times - 2:5 A, 1:4 A, 3:1 H, 2:0 H, 0:0 A, 0:1 A, 0:2 A.
* 1 time  - 0:3 A, 0:0 H, 2:3 A, 1:0 A, 3:0 H, 1:3 H, 0:2 H, 3:2 H, 1:3 A,
             1:1 A, 2:1 H, 2:3 H, 0:1 H.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +1-5.

COMEBACKS:                                   +1-4.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 4= 0-11.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Maccabee Herzliya. 1:0 A, 3:0 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Beitar Jerusalem. 2:5 A, 2:3 H.


THE COACH:
  Elisha Levi.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Elias Levi, Moshe Hazan, Avi Levi.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Zadko Adic (Croatia), Elmin Usmanovic (Bosnia), Heiman Halaila,
  Gala Pancheladze (Georgia), Primoz Gliha (Slovenia), Alon Caplan,
  Sergen Culakovic (Yugoslavia).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Elmin Usmanovic (Bosnia), Igor Acmagic (Croatia),
  Robert Regber (Croatia), Moris Uzan.

FOREIGNERS:
* Zadko Adic      , midfielder, Croatia.
* Gala Pancheladze, midfielder, Georgia.
* Primoz Gliha    , forward   , Slovenia.
* Sergen Culakovic, forward   , Yugoslavia.

KEEPERS:
* Meir Cohen      , 28.5 games, 50 goals (4 pens) conceded, 1 pen  saved.
* Sahar Rakhamim  ,  1   game ,  0 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Gala Pancheladze,  0.5 games,  1 goal  (1 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.
    Gala Pancheladze substituted the red-carded Meir Cohen in the net
    (Week 17), as all of Hapoel substitutions had already been used.

SCORERS:
* Eitan Taib                          -  8 (5 pens), 1 pen  missed.
* Sergen Culakovic, Zadko Adic        -  6.
* Moris Uzan                          -  4.
* Shimon Danan, Primoz Gliha          -  2.
* Cobi Ganon, Alon Caplan, OWN GOAL,
  Yehuda Amar, Udi Shnorman,
  Almog Hazan, Igor Acmagic           -  1.
* Almog Hazan                         - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (21 out of 35, 60.0%):
* Shimon Danan, Moti Ben-Hemo,
  Sergen Culakovic, Hanokh Mararo,
  Primoz Gliha, Avi Danan, Meir Melika  -  2.
* Cobi Ganon, Gala Pancheladze,
  Ami Azulai, Eitan Taib, Zadko Adic,
  Igor Acmagic, Elmin Usmanovic         -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Eitan Taib              DEF       8      0    4    7
* Meir Cohen              GK        3      1    2    2
* Moris Uzan              FRW       2      1    2    2
* Shimon Danan            MID       2      0    1    2
* Avi Danan               DEF       2      0    1    2
* Primoz Gliha            FRW       1      0    1    1
* Zadko Adic              FRW       1      0    1    1
* Ami Azulai              DEF       1      0    1    0
* Yehuda Amar             DEF       1      0    0    1
* Sergen Culakovic        FRW       1      0    0    1
* Cobi Ganon              DEF       1      0    0    1
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  11 players                       23      2   13   20

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  14.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 6):
  Gala Pancheladze (Georgia) (2), Yehuda Amar,
  Meir Cohen, Avi Danan, Zadko Adic (Croatia).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Alon Caplan, Udi Shnorman,
  Cobi Ganon, Avi Danan, Ami Azulai  - Israel, Olympic.
* Primoz Gliha                       - Slovenia, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Beitar Kefar-Saba - 2:0 (Adic (pen), Melika).
* 1/ 8.  Beitar Jerusalem  - 1:2 (Taib).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  3:0 over Maccabee Herzliya, H, Week 20 (Round 2).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     2:5 to Beitar Jerusalem, A, Week 14 (Round 1).
                          to Hapoel Haifa    , A, Week 30 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Almog Hazan, 2:2 vs Beitar Jerusalem (2:3), Week 29 (Round 2).
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  A great effort, when the midfielder shot a killing whipper from 20
  meters diagonally under the right crossbar of the desperately flying
  Itzhak Korenfein. Unfortunately, this ball started the 8 most awful
  minutes of the season, when Hapoel Beit-Shean seemed to do everything
  to "apologize" before Beitar about that goal.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Zadko Adic (Croatia), midfielder.

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BNEI-YEHUDA TEL-AVIV


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     Not a participant.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - + 8= 7-15, 26-42, 31 pts, Place 14.
  Round 1 - + 2= 5- 8, 12-20, 11 pts, Place 14.
  Round 2 - + 6= 2- 7, 14-22, 20 pts, Place  9.
  Home    - + 4= 3- 8, 14-25, 15 pts, Place 16.
  Away    - + 4= 4- 7, 12-17, 16 pts, Place  8.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:     + 3= 3-10.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 426=1426- 848, 1st round: + 220= 704- 426, 2nd round: + 206= 722- 422.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:   9.    HOW ENDED:  + 6= 3- 0, 15- 6, 21 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  18.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 1-15, 11-36,  7 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         11.    HOW ENDED:  + 8= 3- 0, 19- 8, 27 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        18.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 1-15, 11-36,  7 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 3 times - 0:1 A, 0:1 H, 2:1 A.
* 2 times - 0:0 A, 0:2 A, 1:4 H, 1:1 H, 1:1 A.
* 1 time  - 2:1 H, 0:0 H, 2:3 H, 2:0 A, 0:3 H, 1:0 H, 1:2 A, 3:1 H, 0:4 H,
             1:3 A, 2:0 H.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +0-4.

COMEBACKS:                                   +2-0.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 5= 1- 9.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa. 2:1 H, 2:1 A.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Hapoel Haifa. 0:1 A, 1:4 H.


THE COACH:
  Yaacov Grondman.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Boaz Sulami.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Timur Tugashi (Georgia), Yaniv Offri, Yuval Naim, Yaacov Grondman (coach).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Viko Hadad (coach), David Bella, Roi Fink, Eli Tsuref, Nissim Avitan,
  Yuval Ohana, Rothem Asraf, Timur Tugashi (Georgia).

FOREIGNERS:
* Marek Petrus  , defender  , Slovakia.
* Vassili Moukan, midfielder, Belarus.

KEEPERS:
* Rafi Cohen  , 26.5 games, 38 goals (3 pens) conceded, 2 pens saved.
* Yaniv Wahaba,  3.5 games,  4 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Cobi Refua                            -  7         , 1 pen  missed.
* Nissim Avitan                         -  4.
* Sahar Mizrahi                         -  3         , 1 pen  missed.
* Ron Nakhman, Eli Tsuref               -  2.
* Timur Tugashi, Aharon Siton,
  Stav Elimelekh, Vassili Moukan,
  Shuki Nagar, Moti Sason, Yaniv Offri  -  1.
* Yuval Naim                            -  1 (1 pen ).

GOAL PASSES (17 out of 26, 65.4%):
* Sahar Mizrahi                      -  7.
* Cobi Refua                         -  3.
* Vassili Moukan                     -  2.
* Aharon Siton, Nissim Avitan,
  Moti Sason, Avi Oved, Ron Nakhman  -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Rafi Cohen              GK        3      0    3    1
* Cobi Refua              FRW       3      0    3    1
* Shuki Nagar             DEF       3      0    0    3
* Sahar Mizrahi           MID       2      0    1    1
* Aharon Siton            DEF       1      0    1    1
* Eli Tsuref              FRW       1      0    1    1
* Nissim Avitan           FRW       1      0    1    1
* Stav Elimelekh          MID       1      0    0    1
* Ronen Adlen             DEF       1      0    0    1
* Yuval Naim              DEF       1      0    0    1
* Eilon Schwegger         DEF       1      0    0    1
* Marek Petrus            DEF       1      0    0    1
* Ron Nakhman             DEF       1      0    0    1
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  13 players                       20      0   10   15

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  12.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 5):
  Rafi Cohen, Yuval Naim, Marek Petrus (Slovakia),
  Eilon Schwegger, Aharon Siton.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Rafi Cohen                    - Israel, National.
* Shuki Nagar, Eilon Schwegger  - Israel, Olympic. 

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Hadera   - 4:2 (Refua 4).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Tel-Aviv - 1:2 (Yaniv Cohen).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  3:1 over Hapoel Beit-Shean, H, Week  9 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:4 to Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa, H, Week 25 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Moti Sason, 2:0 vs Maccabee Tel-Aviv (2:0), Week 27 (Round 2).
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  A good shot from 20 meters at half a height past the stunned Uvarov.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Rafi Cohen, keeper.

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HAPOEL BEER-SHEVA (relegated)


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     Not a participant.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - + 7= 9-14, 38-57, 30 pts, Place 15.
  Round 1 - + 1= 5- 9, 15-31,  8 pts, Place 16.
  Round 2 - + 6= 4- 5, 23-26, 22 pts, Place  6.
  Home    - + 6= 3- 6, 25-26, 21 pts, Place 11.
  Away    - + 1= 6- 8, 13-31,  8 pts, Place 14.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 3= 1- 7.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 485=1336- 879, 1st round: + 203= 624- 523, 2nd round: + 282= 712- 356.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  13.    HOW ENDED:  + 6= 5- 2, 24-19, 23 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  16.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 3-12, 14-38,  6 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         15.    HOW ENDED:  + 7= 6- 2, 30-23, 27 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        19.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 4-14, 22-50,  7 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 4 times - 0:2 A.
* 3 times - 1:1 H, 1:1 A.
* 2 times - 2:1 H, 1:2 H.
* 1 time  - 2:0 H, 3:0 H, 1:3 A, 0:3 A, 2:7 A, 2:5 H, 4:5 H, 2:2 A, 0:2 H,
             2:1 A, 3:1 H, 3:3 A, 1:0 H, 0:1 A, 0:0 A, 1:4 H.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +1-4.

COMEBACKS:                                   +1-2.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 3= 1-11.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv. 2:0 H, 1:1 A.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Beitar Jerusalem. 2:7 A, 2:5 H.


THE COACH:
  Eliyahu Offer.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Shalom Shrir, Ephraim Tsvi.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Jackie Dekel (coach), Eliyahu Offer (coach), David Perets, Bajiat Uda,
  Georgi Tsvetkov (Bulgaria, coach), Sergei Gusev (Ukraine), Ehud Kahila,
  Slavisa Cula (Bosnia), Christian Okpala (Nigeria),
  Marco Di Constanza (Italy), Aris Eliacic (Bosnia).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Beni Tabak (coach), Djula Jibotski (Hungary), Ronen Malka, Sharon Avitan,
  Georgi Tsvetkov (Bulgaria, coach), Ilan Vaaknin, Tomer Vaaknin,
  Chaba Horvath (Hungary), Jackie Dekel (coach),
  Alexei Zakharov (Russia), Sergei Gusev (Ukraine).

FOREIGNERS:
* Aris Eliacic      , defender  , Bosnia.
* Marco Di Constanza, midfielder, Italy.
* Slavisa Cula      , forward   , Bosnia.
* Christian Okpala  , forward   , Nigeria.

KEEPERS:
* Shaul Smadja, 30 games, 57 goals (4 pens) conceded, 2 pens saved.
* Ronen Malka , didn't play and finally left.

SCORERS:
* Yossi Benayoun                            - 15 (4 pens), 2 pens missed.
* Dudu Heffer                               -  5.
* Marco Di Constanza                        -  3.
* Slavisa Cula, Alon Riff, Tomer Vaaknin    -  2.
* Oren Sagron, Sergei Gusev, Aris Eliacic,
  Bajiat Uda, Sharon Avitan, Amir Avigdor,
  Yair Simhon, Christian Okpala, OWN GOAL   -  1.
* Amir Avigdor                               - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (23 out of 38, 60.5%):
* Yair Simhon                                    -  5.
* Dudu Heffer, Sergei Gusev                      -  3.
* Alon Riff, Rami Eliyahu, Christian Okpala      -  2.
* Slavisa Cula, Shimon Biton, Yossi Benayoun,
  Amir Avigdor, Marco Di Constanza, Oren Sagron  -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Yossi Benayoun          MID       5      1    1    5
* Amir Avigdor            MID       4      0    0    4
* Marco Di Constanza      FRW       3      0    2    3
* Dudu Heffer             MID       2      0    1    2
* Shaul Smadja            GK        2      0    1    1
* Bajiat Uda              MID       1      0    1    1
* Oren Sagron             FRW       1      0    1    1
* Ehud Kahila             DEF       1      0    1    1
* David Perets            DEF       1      0    1    1
* Sharon Bukhnik          DEF       1      0    1    0
* Christian Okpala        FRW       1      0    0    1
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  11 players                       22      1   10   20

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  12.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 6):
  Sharon Bukhnik (2), Ehud Kahila, Ilan Vaaknin, Sharon Raphael,
  Marco Di Constanza (Italy).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Yossi Benayoun  - Israel, Olympic.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Bnei-Sakhnin - 5:0 (Simhon 2, Di Constanza, Perets, Levi).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Haifa        - 4:3 AET (Benayoun 2 (1 pen), Simhon, Riff).
* 1/ 4.  Beitar Jerusalem    - 2:1 AET (Sagron, Okpala).
* 1/ 2.  Hapoel Jerusalem    - 1:2 (Heffer).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  3:0 over Hapoel Beit-Shean, H, Week 17 (Round 2).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     2:7 to Beitar Jerusalem, A, Week  6 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Bajiat Uda, 2:1 vs Maccabee Ironi Ashdod (2:1), Week 19 (Round 2).
  ------------------------------------------------------------------
  A great volley shot from 25 meters diagonally at half a height, to
  the left corner of the helplessly flying Akakiy Devadze.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Yossi Benayoun, midfielder.

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HAPOEL ASHKELON (relegated)


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1998-99:     Not a participant.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - + 5= 6-19, 26-50, 21 pts, Place 16.
  Round 1 - + 3= 3- 9, 13-24, 12 pts, Place 13.
  Round 2 - + 2= 3-10, 13-26,  9 pts, Place 16.
  Home    - + 4= 3- 8, 12-17, 15 pts, Place 15.
  Away    - + 1= 3-11, 14-33,  6 pts, Place 15.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 3= 4-10.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 415=1319- 966, 1st round: + 178= 765- 407, 2nd round: + 237= 554- 559.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:   9.    HOW ENDED:  + 4= 2- 3, 15-13, 14 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  17.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 0-16, 11-37,  3 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         10.    HOW ENDED:  + 5= 2- 3, 18-14, 17 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        21.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 1-19, 17-47,  4 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 3 times - 0:0 H, 0:2 A, 0:1 A.
* 2 times - 1:0 H, 0:2 H, 0:1 H, 1:2 H.
* 1 time  - 3:3 A, 2:4 A, 0:0 A, 3:1 A, 2:2 A, 1:5 A, 1:3 H, 1:4 A, 2:0 H,
             1:3 A, 3:1 H, 1:2 A, 2:3 H.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +0-2.

COMEBACKS:                                   +1-3.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 3= 1-11.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Beit-Shean. 3:1 A, 0:0 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Beitar Jerusalem. 1:5 A, 1:2 H.


THE COACH:
  Ronnie Dora.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Ronnie Dora (coach), Kakha Gogoashvili (Georgia), Nissim Avitan,
  Georgi Anchavadze (Georgia), David Kazelashvili (Georgia), Sharon Amar,
  Cobi Hadadi, Alon Elbaz, Nir Shitrit, Uzi Ohayon, Janos Tomka (Hungary).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Menashe Nuriel (coach), Jonh De Wolf (Holland), Yossi Shoshani,
  Alexander Taikov (Belarus), Eran Prizant, Samir Znapir (Romania).
 
FOREIGNERS:
* Janos Tomka       , defender  , Hungary.
* Georgi Anchavadze , midfielder, Georgia.
* David Kazelashvili, forward   , Georgia.
* Kakha Gogoashvili , forward   , Georgia.

KEEPERS:
* Asi Rakhamim, 28 games, 47 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 2 pens saved.
* Shimon Zelig,  2 games,  3 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Sagi Eini                           -  5.
* Goergi Anchavadze                   -  5         , 1 pen  missed.
* Dudu Dahan                          -  3.
* Boaz Meir, Samir Znapir, OWN GOALS  -  2.
* Kakha Gogoashvili, Shaya Geneva,
  David Kazelashvili, Nir Levi,
  Yossi Shoshani, Nissim Avitan       -  1.
* Cobi Hadadi                         -  1 (1 pen ).
* Dudu Dahan, Uzi Ohayon,
  John De Wolf, Alon Elbaz            - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (16 out of 26, 61.5%):
* Kakha Gogoashvili                  -  3.
* David Kazelashvili, Samir Znapir,
  Georgi Anchavadze, Yossi Shoshani  -  2.
* Sagi Eini, Tal Hecht, Dudu Dahan,
  Harel Kakhlon, Shlomi Gueta        -  1.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Pitch", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Asi Rakhamim            GK        2      0    2    1
* Samir Znapir            MID       1      1    1    1
* Georgi Anchavadze       MID       1      0    1    1
* David Kazelashvili      FRW       1      0    1    1
* Lallo Anka              DEF       1      0    1    1
* Sagi Eini               FRW       1      0    1    1
* Nissim Avitan           FRW       1      0    1    0
* Yossi Shoshani          MID       1      0    0    1
* Alexander Taikov        DEF       1      0    0    1
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   9 players                       10      1    8    8

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":   9.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 5):
  David Kazelashvili (Georgia) (2), Boaz Meir (2), Nir Shitrit.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Georgi Anchavadze, Kakha Gogoashvili,
  David Kazelashvili                     - Georgia, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Maccabee Ahi Nazareth - 1:2 (Anchavadze).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  3:1 over Hapoel Beit-Shean, A, Week 4 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     1:5 to Beitar Jerusalem, A, Week  8 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Sagi Eini, 1:1 vs Hapoel Beit-Shean (3:1), Week 04 (Round 1).
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  A good volley shot from 20 meters under the left crossbar of Meir
  Cohen who could do simply nothing.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Asi Rakhamim, keeper.

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