ISRAELI NATIONAL LEAGUE, 1998-99 -
THE STATISTICS


Many summaries have been made about the wonderful Israeli League of 1998-99, 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: 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.



Hapoel Haifa
Maccabee Tel-Aviv
Maccabee Haifa
Beitar Jerusalem
Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa
Hapoel Rishon le-Zion
Hapoel Kefar-Saba
Hapoel Jerusalem
Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa
Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv
Maccabee Ironi Ashdod
Maccabee Herzliya
Hapoel Tsafririm Holon
Hapoel Beit-Shean
Maccabee Yaffa




HAPOEL HAIFA


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     The Champions' League.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +22= 5- 3, 66-23, 71 pts, Place  1.
  Round 1 - +12= 2- 1, 32- 6, 38 pts, Place  1.
  Round 2 - +10= 3- 2, 34-17, 33 pts, Place  2.
  Home    - +13= 2- 0, 39- 7, 41 pts, Place  1.
  Away    - + 9= 3- 3, 27-16, 30 pts, Place  1.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   +16= 2- 0.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: +1304=1193- 203,
1st round: + 692= 706-  52, 2nd round: + 712= 487- 151,
Home: + 768= 553-  29, Away: + 536= 640- 174.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  23.    HOW ENDED:  +21= 1- 1, 55- 8, 64 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:   5.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 2- 2, 11-15,  5 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         26.    HOW ENDED:  +22= 1- 3, 63-20, 67 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:         6.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 2- 3, 12-17,  5 pts.

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


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +8-1.

COMEBACKS:                                   +1-3.

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

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Rishon le-Zion. 4:0 A, 4:0 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Maccabee Ironi Ashdod. 2:3 A, 2:2 H.


THE COACH:
  Eli Gutman.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Avi Kaufman.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Haim Hageage, Lavan Humreiki (Georgia), Alexander Jovic (Yugoslavia),
  Oren Nissim, Annan Perro, Ahmed Wahab, Assaf Wolf.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Shai Holtzman, Lavan Humreiki (Georgia), Moris Uzan.

FOREIGNERS:
* Giovanni Rosso , midfielder, Croatia.
* Goran Milenko  , midfielder, Croatia.
* Dmitriy Ulyanov, midfielder, Russia.
* Alexander Jovic, midfielder, Yugoslavia.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 26 men:
* Offer Talker            DEF    2684    30     0    30    5.8833
* Najouan Grayib          DEF    2576    29     0    29    6.1379
* Ran Ben-Shimon          DEF    2520    28     0    28    5.9821
* Dudu Awwat              GK     2430    27     0    27    5.9259
* Giovanni Rosso          MID    2422    28     0    27    6.3519
* Oren Zeituni            MID    2353    27     0    27    6.0741
* Goran Milenko           MID    2123    26     0    26    6.0385
* Liron Basis             FRW    2118    27     1    27    5.8148
* Dmitriy Ulyanov         MID    2093    24     0    24    6.1667
* Ami Azulai              DEF    1592    15    10    17    5.5882
* Alon Halfon             DEF    1463    18     0    17    5.7059
* Oren Nissim             FRW    1403    20     4    20    5.375
* Meir Ben-Margi          DEF     797     6    13    11    5.2727
* Alexander Jovic         FRW     628     6     7    10    5.55
* Ilan Tal                MID     567     3    16     6    5.6667
* Rami Aziz               DEF     366     3     7     4    4.875
* Haim Hageage            MID     336     2    14     4    4.875
* Shai Holtzman           FRW     328     5     0     5    5.1
* Kefir Leibovich         MID     178     2     3     2    6
* Avi Perets              GK      135     2     0     2    5
* Annan Perro             GK      135     1     1     2    5
* Cobi Danino             DEF     129     1     2     1    5.5
* Lavan Humreiki          FRW      72     0     3     1    5
* Eyal Tertetski          DEF      58     0     2     1    5
* Assaf Wolf              MID      11     0     1     0    ----
* Ahmed Wahab             DEF       8     0     1     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Dudu Awwat , 27   games, 14 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 1 pen  saved.
      (The Best Israeli Keeper of 1998-99)
* Avi Perets ,  1.5 games,  9 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Annan Perro,  1.5 games,  0 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Giovanni Rosso                            - 13 (5 pens), 1 pen  missed.
* Oren Nissim                               -  9.
* Najouan Grayib, Offer Talker              -  7.
* Liron Basis                               -  7 (2 pens).
* Ran Ben-Shimon, Goran Milenko, Ilan Tal   -  4.
* Alexander Jovic                           -  3.
* Dmitriy Ulyanov, Oren Zeituni, OWN GOALS  -  2.
* Haim Hageage                              -  1.
* Shai Holtzman                             -  1 (1 pen ).

GOAL PASSES (38 out of 66, 57.58%):
* Offer Talker                                     -  6.
* Dmitriy Ulyanov, Giovanni Rosso,
  Ran Ben-Shimon, Najouan Grayib                   -  4.
* Liron Basis, Goran Milenko, Oren Zeituni         -  3.
* Eyal Tertetski, Shai Holtzman, Alexander Jovic,
  Haim Hageage, Ilan Tal, Oren Nissim, Ami Azulai  -  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"):
* Najouan Grayib          DEF      12      0    6   12
* Giovanni Rosso          MID       8      1    6    6
* Offer Talker            DEF       5      0    1    5
* Oren Zeituni            MID       4      1    3    4
* Dmitriy Ulyanov         MID       4      1    2    4
* Dudu Awwat              GK        4      0    1    4
* Ran Ben-Shimon          DEF       4      0    1    4
* Goran Milenko           MID       3      1    3    2
* Liron Basis             FRW       3      0    2    1
* Ami Azulai              DEF       1      0    0    1
* Alon Halfon             DEF       1      0    0    1
* Alexander Jovic         FRW       1      0    0    1
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  12 players                       50      4   25   45

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  28.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 4):
  Alon Halfon, Goran Milenko, Giovanni Rosso (Croatia),
  Dmitriy Ulyanov (Russia).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Offer Talker, Najouan Grayib,
  Ran Ben-Shimon, Oren Zeituni   - Israel , National.
* Dudu Awwat, Ami Azulai,
  Kefir Leibovich                - Israel , Olympic.
* Alexander Jovic                - Yugoslavia, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Maccabee Lazarus Holon - 5:0 (Grayib 2, Ben-Shimon 2, Awwat (pen)).
* 1/ 8.  Maccabee Ironi Ashdod  - 2:0 (Ilan Tal, Talker).
* 1/ 4.  Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv   - 2:3 (Basis 2).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  6:0 over Hapoel Kefar-Saba, H, Week 13 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     3:7 to Hapoel Kefar-Saba, A, Week 28 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Giovanni Rosso, 2:1 vs Beitar Jerusalem (2:1), Week 11 (Round 1).
  -----------------------------------------------------------------
  Kidnapping the ball from Jean Talesnikov, Rosso performed a double-pass
  with Oren Nissim and then, from 28 meters, arched the ball over the badly
  positioned Itzhak Korenfein under his left crossbar. The minute, to remind
  you all, was the 95th! "THE GOAL OF THE SEASON", as chosen by "YEDIOTH
  AHRONOTH", "HA'DAKA HA'91" and MYSELF.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Giovanni Rosso (Croatia), midfielder.
                      Also - "The Best Israeli Player Of 1998-99".

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MACCABEE TEL-AVIV


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     The UEFA Cup.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +20= 3- 7, 77-32, 63 pts, Place  2.
  Round 1 - + 8= 3- 4, 35-18, 27 pts, Place  5.
  Round 2 - +12= 0- 3, 42-14, 36 pts, Place  1.
  Home    - +12= 2- 1, 41-13, 38 pts, Place  2.
  Away    - + 8= 1- 6, 36-19, 25 pts, Place  3.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   +13= 0- 3.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: +1314= 998- 388,
1st round: + 637= 516- 197, 2nd round: + 677= 482- 191,
Home: + 730= 501- 119, Away: + 584= 497- 269.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  23.    HOW ENDED:  +18= 3- 2, 67-17, 57 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:   7.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 0- 5, 10-15,  6 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         26.    HOW ENDED:  +20= 3- 3, 75-23, 63 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        11.    HOW ENDED:  + 3= 1- 7, 20-26, 10 pts.

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


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +10-1.

COMEBACKS:                                   +3-3.

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

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Kefar-Saba. 5:0 H, 5:0 A.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Hapoel Tel-Aviv. 1:1 H, 0:2 A.


THE COACH:
  Avraham Grant.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Nir Klinger, Emmanuel Offir (of blessed memory).

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Michael Emenalo (Nigeria), Eelin Ross (Romania),
  Avi Stroll, Itzhak Zohar, Marco Balbul, Avi Nimni, Eli Biton.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Haim Hageage, Alon Brumer, Oren Rothem, Offer Levi, Ephraim Tsafrir,
  Eelin Ross (Romania), Emmanuel Offir (2nd coach, died).

FOREIGNERS:
* Alexander Uvarov, keeper    , Russia.      [More than 5 seasons in Israel]
* Michael Emenalo , defender  , Nigeria.
* Alexei Kosolapov, midfielder, Russia.
* Andrzej Kubica  , forward   , Poland.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 27 men:
* Andrzej Kubica          FRW    2647    30     0    30    6.2833
* Dedi Ben-Dayan          DEF    2510    28     1    29    5.6034
* Alexander Uvarov        GK     2229    25     0    25    5.82
* Alon Offir              DEF    2193    25     0    25    5.74
* Alexei Kosolapov        MID    2136    25     0    25    5.96
* Avi Nimni               MID    2055    23     1    23    6.3261
* Kefir Edri              MID    2016    24     0    24    5.7917
* Michael Emenalo         DEF    1907    22     0    22    5.9318
* David Revivo            MID    1759    21     4    21    5.6905
* Marco Balbul            DEF    1592    19     1    19    5.6053
* Gadi Brumer             DEF    1549    17     3    17    5.4412
* Guy Tsarfati            MID    1497    17     6    17    5.8824
* Moshe Glam              MID    1386    16     7    15    5.5667
* Ben Luz                 MID     760     6     9    10    5.7
* Offir Haim              MID     684     7    17     9    5.5
* Alon Brumer             MID     488     5     1     6    5.1667
* Geoffrey Ishai          DEF     488     5     2     6    5
* Rafi Cohen              GK      471     5     1     5    4.7
* Eli Driks               FRW     470     2    18     4    5.625
* Itzhak Zohar            MID     183     2     5     2    5.25
* Oren Rothem             DEF     180     2     0     2    5
* Offer Levi              DEF     130     2     2     2    4.75
* Haim Hageage            MID      90     2     0     2    4.75
* Eli Biton               FRW      13     0     1     0    ----
* Eelin Ross              DEF      11     0     1     0    ----
* Ephraim Tsafrir         FRW      11     0     1     0    ----
* Avi Stroll              MID       7     0     1     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Alexander Uvarov, 24.5 games, 18 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 1 pen  saved.
* Rafi Cohen      ,  5.5 games, 14 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Andrzej Kubica             - 21 (5 pens), 1 pen  missed.
      (The Best Israeli Scorer of 1998-99)
* Avi Nimni                  - 17 (4 pens).
* Alexei Kosolapov           -  9,          1 pen  missed.
* Kefir Edri                 -  6.
* Moshe Glam                 -  5.
* Guy Tsarfati               -  4.
* Dedi Ben-Dayan, Eli Driks  -  3.
* Alon Offir                 -  3 (1 pen ).
* Itzhak Zohar               -  2.
* Eli Biton, Offir Haim,
  David Revivo, OWN GOAL     -  1.

GOAL PASSES (47 out of 77, 61.04%):
* Alon Offir                     -  9.
* Guy Tsarfati, Andrzej Kubica   -  6.
* Kefir Edri, Avi Nimni          -  5.
* Moshe Glam, Alexei Kosolapov   -  4.
* Dedi Ben-Dayan                 -  2.
* Haim Hageage, Itzhak Zohar,
  Eli Driks, Michael Emenalo,
  David Revivo, Alon Brumer      -  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"):
* Andrzej Kubica          FRW       9      0    6    8
* Avi Nimni               MID       7      1    5    5
* Alexei Kosolapov        MID       5      0    3    5
* Michael Emenalo         DEF       4      0    0    4
* Kefir Edri              MID       3      1    1    3
* Moshe Glam              MID       2      0    2    2
* Guy Tsarfati            MID       2      0    1    2
* Dedi Ben-Dayan          DEF       2      0    1    1
* Alexander Uvarov        GK        2      0    0    2
* Gadi Brumer             DEF       1      0    1    0
* Ben Luz                 MID       1      0    0    1
* Alon Offir              DEF       1      0    0    1
* David Revivo            MID       1      0    0    1
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  13 players                       40      2   20   35

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


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 6):
  Michael Emenalo (Nigeria) (2), Eli Driks, Moshe Glam,
  Alexei Kosolapov (Russia), Alon Offir.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Avi Nimni                    - Israel, National.
* David Revivo, Guy Tsarfati,
  Dedi Ben-Dayan, Kefir Edri   - Israel, Olympic.
* Alexei Kosolapov             - Russia, National.
* Andrzej Kubica               - Poland, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Raananna     - 3:1 AET (Offir, Driks, O. Haim).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa - 0:2.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  6:0 over Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv, A, Week 14 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:3 to Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa, H, Week  2 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Avi Nimni, 1:1 vs Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa (2:3), Week 25 (Round 2).
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The ball deflected to Avi Nimni who threw it into the air and continued
  with a bright left-footed arched volley from 30 meters that left Shai
  Hess stunned, what a beauty!

THE BEST PLAYER:      Andrzej Kubica (Poland), forward.

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MACCABEE HAIFA


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     The Intertoto Cup.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +19= 3- 8, 62-24, 60 pts, Place  3.
  Round 1 - +11= 2- 2, 36-11, 35 pts, Place  2.
  Round 2 - + 8= 1- 6, 26-13, 25 pts, Place  6.
  Home    - +12= 0- 3, 41-11, 36 pts, Place  3.
  Away    - + 7= 3- 5, 21-13, 24 pts, Place  4.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   +11= 2- 4.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 834=1195- 671,
1st round: + 390= 729- 231, 2nd round: + 444= 466- 440,
Home: + 605= 500- 245, Away: + 229= 695- 426.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  +14= 0- 0, 41- 3, 42 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  + 5= 1- 8, 21-21, 16 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         19.    HOW ENDED:  +19= 0- 0, 56- 8, 57 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        14.    HOW ENDED:  + 5= 1- 8, 21-21, 16 pts.

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


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +9-0.

COMEBACKS:                                   +5-0.

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

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa. 4:0 H, 4:0 A.

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


THE COACH:
  Daniel Brailovsky.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Hector Almandez (Argentina), Victor Pacha (Albania), Eyal Vakrat,
  Ronen Harazi, Jerzy Brzeczek (Poland), Shlomi Ben-Hemo,
  Daniel Brailovsky (as a coach).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Hector Almandez (Argentina), Alon Mizrahi, Sergei Belianchuk (Ukraine),
  Liron Vilner, Shlomi Dahan, Dusan Uhrin (coach, Czech Republic),
  Daniel Brailovsky (as a 2nd coach).

FOREIGNERS:
* Jerzy Brzeczek , midfielder, Poland.
* Ibrahim Doro   , midfielder, Bosnia.
* Radovan Romatko, midfielder, Czech Republic.
* Victor Pacha   , forward   , Albania.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 26 men:
* Arik Benado             DEF    2520    28     0    28    5.9286
* Adoram Keisi            DEF    2520    28     1    29    5.7418
* Yossi Benayoun          MID    2514    29     0    29    5.9655
* Alon Harazi             DEF    2413    27     0    27    5.9074
* Nir Davidovich          GK     2340    26     0    26    5.8654
* Offir Koppel            MID    2162    26     2    27    5.5185
* Avishai Zhano           DEF    2125    23     4    25    6.02
* Shuki Nagar             MID    1780    20     8    20    5.725
* Yaniv Katan             FRW    1542    15    11    20    5.8
* Radovan Romatko         MID    1440    18     5    19    5.4737
* Alon Mizrahi            FRW    1318    15     0    15    6.1667
* Ibrahim Doro            MID    1156    13    12    17    5.7353
* Jerzy Brzeczek          MID     960    12     1    13    5.5769
* Victor Pacha            FRW     796     8     6    11    5.1818
* Guy Melamed             DEF     691     8     3     8    5.25
* Ronen Harazi            FRW     495     6     2     7    5.3571
* Sergei Belianchuk       DEF     491     5     3     6    5.0833
* Amos Sassi              DEF     490     6     0     6    5.5833
* Haim Silbas             MID     479     3    10     6    5.5833
* Assaf Calman            MID     404     5     4     5    5.4
* Eyal Vakrat             GK      360     4     0     4    5.25
* Eliran Elkayam          DEF     291     4     0     4    5.125
* Liron Vilner            FRW     108     0    11     0    ----
* Hector Almandez         DEF      90     1     0     1    5.5
* Shlomi Ben-Hemo         MID      20     0     1     0    ----
* Shlomi Dahan            MID       5     0     1     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Nir Davidovich, 26   games, 19 goals (2 pens) conceded, 1 pen  saved.
* Eyal Vakrat   ,  4   games,  5 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Yossi Benayoun                      - 16.
* Alon Mizrahi                        - 14 (2 pens).
* Radovan Romatko                     -  5.
* Victor Pacha                        -  4.
* Alon Harazi                         -  3.
* Adoram Keisi                        -  3 (1 pen ).
* Avishai Zhano, Shuki Nagar,
  Ronen Harazi, Ibrahim Doro,
  Haim Silbas, Jerzy Brzeczek         -  2.
* Shlomi Ben-Hemo, Offir Koppel,
  Arik Benado, Yaniv Katan, OWN GOAL  -  1.

GOAL PASSES (40 out of 62, 64.52%):
* Yossi Benayoun                           -  9.
* Jerzy Brzeczek                           -  5.
* Radovan Romatko                          -  4.
* Alon Mizrahi, Adoram Keisi,
  Yaniv Katan, Shuki Nagar, Arik Benado    -  3.
* Ibrahim Doro, Avishai Zhano              -  2.
* Liron Vilner, Haim Silbas, Victor Pacha  -  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       8      1    6    4
* Alon Mizrahi            FRW       5      2    3    4
* Avishai Zhano           DEF       4      1    2    4
* Arik Benado             DEF       3      0    1    3
* Ibrahim Doro            MID       2      0    2    2
* Alon Harazi             DEF       2      0    0    2
* Adoram Keisi            DEF       2      0    0    2
* Radovan Romatko         MID       1      1    1    1
* Offir Koppel            MID       1      0    1    1
* Jerzy Brzeczek          MID       1      0    1    0
* Yaniv Katan             FRW       1      0    1    0
* Nir Davidovich          GK        1      0    0    1
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  12 players                       31      5   18   24

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  18.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 5):
  Sergei Belianchuk (Ukraine), Ibrahim Doro (Bosnia),
  Guy Melamed, Shuki Nagar, Avishai Zhano.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Alon Harazi, Yossi Benayoun,
  Avishai Zhano, Adoram Keisi,
  Shuki Nagar, Ronen Harazi,
  Nir Davidovich, Arik Benado  - Israel , National.
* Yossi Benayoun, Amos Sassi,
  Yaniv Katan, Guy Melamed     - Israel , Olympic.
* Jerzy Brzeczek               - Poland , National.
* Victor Pacha                 - Albania, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Bat-Yam         - 6:1 (R. Harazi 2, Romatko, Doro 2,
                                         Benayoun).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Tsafririm Holon - 4:1 (Nagar, R. Harazi, Benayoun, Benado).
* 1/ 4.  Beitar Jerusalem       - 1:5 AET (Zhano).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  6:1 over Hapoel Jerusalem, H, Week 10 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     2:4 to Beitar Jerusalem, H, Week  3 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Avishai Zhano, 6:0 vs Hapoel Jerusalem (6:1), Week 10 (Round 1).
  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  A diagonal bomb from 25 meters right under the right crossbar of the
  desperately flying Liran Strauber, to the post and in.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Yossi Benayoun, midfielder.

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BEITAR JERUSALEM


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     None.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +17= 6- 7, 67-33, 57 pts, Place  4.
  Round 1 - +10= 1- 4, 43-20, 31 pts, Place  3.
  Round 2 - + 7= 5- 3, 24-13, 26 pts, Place  4.
  Home    - + 9= 4- 2, 36-13, 31 pts, Place  5.
  Away    - + 8= 2- 5, 31-20, 26 pts, Place  2.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 8= 1- 2.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: +1201=1151- 348,
1st round: + 603= 542- 205, 2nd round: + 598= 609- 143,
Home: + 603= 638- 109, Away: + 598= 513- 239.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  22.    HOW ENDED:  +15= 4- 3, 55-24, 49 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:   7.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 1- 4, 12- 9,  7 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         24.    HOW ENDED:  +17= 4- 3, 64-26, 55 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        12.    HOW ENDED:  + 3= 2- 7, 22-22, 11 pts.

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

BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +7-0.

COMEBACKS:                                   +3-3.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): +10= 0- 5.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Beit-Shean. 6:0 H, 4:1 A.

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


THE COACH:
  Dror Kashtan.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Avraham Levi.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Mati Hageage, Valentin Theodoriku.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  NONE.

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

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 22 men:
* Amir Shelakh            DEF    2583    29     0    29    5.5172
* Itzhak Korenfein        GK     2565    29     0    29    5.6724
* Istvan Hamar            MID    2522    27     3    28    5.4464
* Yossi Abuksis           MID    2443    27     1    28    5.9286
* Offer Shitrit           FRW    2267    26     3    27    5.5741
* Jean Talesnikov         MID    2249    25     0    25    5.58
* Ilan Bakhar             MID    2196    25     4    26    5.4231
* Tamas Sandor            MID    2152    25     0    24    5.9375
* Asi Domb                DEF    1842    21     1    20    5.575
* Nir Sevilla             FRW    1577    17     6    22    6
* Sergei Tretyak          DEF    1577    18     1    18    5.8333
* Istvan Salloi           MID    1534    18     3    19    5.8158
* Raanan Deri             DEF    1276    12    10    16    5.2813
* Eitan Mizrahi           DEF    1166    14     3    14    5.8929
* Shmuel Levi             DEF     993    11     4    12    5.75
* Mati Hageage            MID     207     3     0     3    5.8333
* Nir Reichman            MID     190     2     6     2    5.25
* Guy Griff               GK      135     1     1     2    5.25
* Eli Ohana               FRW     106     0     5     1    4.5
* Ellad Yaacobi           FRW      38     0     4     0    ----
* Valentin Theodoriku     DEF      17     0     3     0    ----
* Cobi Reuven             MID       6     0     1     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Itzhak Korenfein, 28.5 games, 31 goals (6 pens) conceded, 2 pens saved.
* Guy Griff       ,  1.5 games,  2 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Nir Sevilla                   - 17.
* Offer Shitrit                 - 16 (1 pen ), 1 pen  missed.
* Tamas Sandor                  - 10.
* Istvan Salloi                 -  7 (2 pens), 1 pen  missed.
* Istvan Hamar                  -  4.
* Yossi Abuksis, Asi Domb       -  3.
* Shmuel Levi, Jean Talesnikov  -  2.
* Amir Shelakh, OWN GOAL,
  Sergei Tretyak                -  1.
* Asi Domb                      - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (53 out of 67, 79.10%):
* Yossi Abuksis               - 13.
* Offer Shitrit,
  Tamas Sandor, Istvan Hamar  -  7.
* Istvan Salloi, Nir Sevilla  -  5.
* Jean Talesnikov             -  4.
* Ilan Bakhar                 -  3.
* Shmuel Levi                 -  2.


THE BEST PLAYERS (4 numbers are - "The Best Weeks", "The Best Of The 
                  Week", "The Best On The Field", in "The 11 Of The Week"):
* Tamas Sandor            MID       7      0    4    5
* Nir Sevilla             FRW       6      1    4    4
* Yossi Abuksis           MID       5      0    1    5
* Sergei Tretyak          DEF       3      0    2    2
* Shmuel Levi             DEF       3      0    1    3
* Istvan Salloi           MID       2      1    2    2
* Offer Shitrit           FRW       2      1    1    2
* Ilan Bakhar             MID       2      0    2    1
* Raanan Deri             DEF       2      0    0    2
* Eitan Mizrahi           DEF       2      0    0    2
* Istvan Hamar            MID       1      1    1    1
* Jean Talesnikov         MID       1      0    1    1
* Asi Domb                DEF       1      0    0    1
* Amir Shelakh            DEF       1      0    0    1
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  14 players                       38      4   19   32

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  22.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 5):
  Raanan Deri (2), Eitan Mizrahi,
  Istvan Salloi (Hungary), Tamas Sandor (Hungary).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Jean Talesnikov, Offer Shitrit,
  Yossi Abuksis, Asi Domb, Nir Sevilla  - Israel , National.
* Raanan Deri, Ilan Bakhar              - Israel , Olympic.
* Tamas Sandor, Istvan Hamar            - Hungary, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Kefar-Shalem   - 7:0 (Sevilla, Shelakh, Salloi 2, Hamar,
                                        Shitrit 2).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Rishon le-Zion - 3:2 (E. Mizrahi, Bakhar, Sevilla).
* 1/ 4.  Maccabee Haifa        - 5:1 AET (Sevilla, Bakhar, Shitrit, Hamar,
                                            Yaacobi).
* 1/ 2.  Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv  - 4:2 (OG [Feigenbaum], Shitrit, T. Sandor,
                                        Bakhar).
* FINAL. Hapoel Tel-Aviv       - 1:1 AET (Sevilla), 1:3 pens.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  6:0 over Hapoel Beit-Shean, H, Week 10 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     2:4 to Maccabee Tel-Aviv, A, Week 28 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Istvan Salloi, 1:1 vs Maccabee Yaffa (7:1), Week 08 (Round 1).
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  Yossi Abuksis bounced the ball into the box at half a height, and Istvan
  Salloi raised to produce a half-back half-side scissors kick from 10
  meters under the opposite crossbar and over the keeper, something Marco
  van Basten was so famous for doing.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Yossi Abuksis, midfielder.

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HAPOEL TEL-AVIV


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     The UEFA Cup
                                                 (Israeli Cup winner).

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +15= 7- 8, 45-26, 52 pts, Place  5.
  Round 1 - + 6= 5- 4, 22-17, 23 pts, Place  7.
  Round 2 - + 9= 2- 4, 23- 9, 29 pts, Place  3.
  Home    - +11= 3- 1, 28- 7, 36 pts, Place  4.
  Away    - + 4= 4- 7, 17-19, 16 pts, Place  7.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 9= 3- 5.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 733=1619- 348,
1st round: + 325= 754- 271, 2nd round: + 408= 865-  77,
Home: + 399= 875-  76, Away: + 334= 744- 272.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  18.    HOW ENDED:  +14= 1- 3, 39-16, 43 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:   9.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 3- 5,  6-10,  6 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         19.    HOW ENDED:  +15= 1- 3, 42-17, 46 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        12.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 3- 8,  9-18,  6 pts.

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


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

COMEBACKS:                                   +1-3.

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

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Rishon le-Zion. 7:3 A, 6:1 H.

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


THE COACH:
  Eli Cohen.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Vickey Perets.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Yaacov Hillel, Ehud Kahila, Gabor Marton (Hungary),
  Ron Nakhman, Idan Tal, Kefir Udi.
                           
LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Robert Tezetski (Croatia), Yaniv Yaron.

FOREIGNERS:
* Davor Rupenik      , midfielder, Croatia.
* Gabor Marton       , midfielder, Hungary.
* Sebastian Simerotic, forward   , Slovenia.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 25 men:
* Shimon Gershon          DEF    2655    30     0    30    5.7167
* Shavit Elimelekh        GK     2413    27     1    27    5.6667
* Davor Rupenik           MID    2208    26     0    26    5.6923
* Assaf Tubi              FRW    1915    24     3    25    5.36
* Shalom Tikwa            MID    1912    20     6    25    5.8
* Sebastian Simerotic     FRW    1843    19     7    25    5.28
* Eyal Ben-Ami            DEF    1793    21     2    22    5.5909
* Felix Halfon            DEF    1747    21     2    21    5.9524
* Idan Tal                MID    1202    14     0    14    5.8929
* Salim Tuameh            MID    1167    10    13    16    5.5938
* Israel Cohen            DEF    1145    14     2    14    5.6429
* Yaacov Hillel           DEF    1093    12     1    13    5.6154
* Moti Ohayon             DEF    1057    12     3    13    5.4615
* Kefir Udi               FRW    1014    14     8    14    5.25
* Ehud Kahila             DEF     990    11     0    11    5.7727
* Avi Azulai              DEF     907     9     6    11    5.5909
* Gabor Marton            MID     854    10     2    11    5.4545
* Robert Tezetski         MID     808    11     0    11    5.0455
* Shakhar Cohen           DEF     778     9     7     9    5.5556
* Ron Nakhman             MID     752     7     7    10    5.65
* Ziv Kabeda              MID     444     2    10     6    5.75
* Cobi Shallo             GK      287     3     1     4    5.25
* Aviv Walnerman          FRW     164     1     5     4    5.25
* Yaniv Yaron             MID     152     2     1     2    5.5
* Pinney Balili           FRW     114     1     2     1    5

KEEPERS:
* Shavit Elimelekh, 27   games, 23 goals (2 pens) conceded, 1 pen  saved.
* Cobi Shallo     ,  3   games,  3 goals (0 pens) conceded, 1 pen  saved.

SCORERS:
* Assaf Tubi                        -  9 (1 pen ).
* Salim Tuameh                      -  7.
* Sebastian Simerotic               -  7 (4 pens).
* Shalom Tikwa                      -  6.
* Eyal Ben-Ami, Shimon Gershon,
  Idan Tal, Kefir Udi, Ron Nakhman  -  2.
* Avi Azulai, Aviv Walnerman,
  Israel Cohen, Gabor Marton,
  Ziv Kabeda, Davor Rupenik         -  1.

GOAL PASSES (29 out of 45, 64.44%):
* Assaf Tubi                         -  5.
* Idan Tal, Shalom Tikwa             -  4.
* Gabor Marton, Davor Rupenik        -  3.
* Kefir Udi, Salim Tuameh            -  2.
* Shakhar Cohen, Yaacov Hillel,
  Shimon Gershon, Eyal Ben-Ami,
  Sebastian Simerotic, Felix Halfon  -  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"):
* Salim Tuameh            MID       4      0    3    3
* Shimon Gershon          DEF       3      0    2    3
* Felix Halfon            DEF       3      0    1    3
* Ehud Kahila             DEF       3      0    1    2
* Idan Tal                MID       3      0    0    3
* Gabor Marton            MID       2      1    2    2
* Sebastian Simerotic     FRW       2      1    1    2
* Assaf Tubi              FRW       2      0    2    2
* Shavit Elimelekh        GK        2      0    2    1
* Davor Rupenik           MID       2      0    1    1
* Shalom Tikwa            MID       2      0    0    2
* Eyal Ben-Ami            DEF       1      0    0    1
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  12 players                       29      2   15   25

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  18.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR (10):
  Pinney Balili, Israel Cohen, Shavit Elimelekh, Ron Nakhman, Moti Ohayon,
  Cobi Shallo, Kefir Udi, Sebastian Simerotic (Slovenia),
  Robert Tezetski (Croatia), Salim Tuameh.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Idan Tal, Shavit Elimelekh  - Israel  , National.
* Shimon Gershon, Kefir Udi,
  Cobi Shallo, Salim Tuameh   - Israel  , Olympic.
* Sebastian Simerotic         - Slovenia, National.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Maccabee Bnei-Tira  - 6:0 (Simerotic, Tikwa, Tuameh, Marton, Tubi,
                                     Idan Tal).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Beer-Sheva   - 2:0 (Marton, Rupenik).
* 1/ 4.  Hapoel Kefar-Saba   - 3:0 (Tubi, Udi, Idan Tal).
* 1/ 2.  Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa - 2:0 (M. Ohayon, Tuameh).
* FINAL. Beitar Jerusalem    - 1:1 AET (Tikwa) 3:1 pens.
                Hapoel Tel-Aviv is the Israeli Cup holder of 1998-99.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  6:1 over Hapoel Rishon le-Zion, H, Week 25 (Round 2).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:2 to Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa, A, Week  2 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Gabor Marton, 1:0 vs Maccabee Tel-Aviv (2:0), Week 21 (Round 2).
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  The great pass of Idan Tal found a cleverness of Gabor Marton who
  softly lobbed a ball from 25 meters over the advanced Uvarov.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Felix Halfon, defender.

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HAPOEL PETAKH-TIKWA


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     None.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +13= 7-10, 54-47, 46 pts, Place  6.
  Round 1 - + 9= 1- 5, 30-20, 28 pts, Place  4.
  Round 2 - + 4= 6- 5, 24-27, 18 pts, Place 10.
  Home    - + 8= 4- 3, 34-18, 28 pts, Place  6.
  Away    - + 5= 3- 7, 20-29, 18 pts, Place  6.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 7= 0- 4.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 872=1119- 709,
1st round: + 437= 629- 384, 2nd round: + 435= 590- 325,
Home: + 562= 660- 128, Away: + 310= 459- 581.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  17.    HOW ENDED:  +11= 3- 3, 40-19, 36 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  13.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 4- 7, 14-28, 10 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         19.    HOW ENDED:  +13= 3- 3, 45-22, 42 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        17.    HOW ENDED:  + 3= 4-10, 21-38, 13 pts.

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


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

COMEBACKS:                                   +3-3.

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

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Beit-Shean. 7:0 H, 3:2 A.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Maccabee Haifa. 1:3 H, 0:4 A.


THE COACH:
  Giora Spiegel.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Eli Mahpoud.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Viadin Kolosevic (Croatia), Rami Amar, Reuven Attar, Yaniv Luzon,
  Gabor Marton (Hungary), Avi Ihiel, Igor Makoveyev (Ukraine),
  Vitaliy Komarnitskiy (Ukraine).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Mickey Angelkovic (Yugoslavia), Avi Crause,
  Gabor Marton (Hungary), Offir Moyal.

FOREIGNERS:
* Viadin Kolosevic    , defender  , Croatia.
* Vitaliy Komarnitskiy, defender  , Ukraine.
* Ilie Stan           , midfielder, Romania.
* Igor Makoveyev      , midfielder, Ukraine.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 26 men:
* Moti Kakun              FRW    2637    30     0    30    5.5833
* Shai Hess               GK     2337    26     0    26    5.7115
* Beni Kozoshvili         DEF    2282    27     0    26    5.4231
* Walid Badir             MID    2236    26     1    27    5.7778
* Ilan Boaron             DEF    2212    25     1    25    5.38
* Viadin Kolosevic        DEF    2127    25     0    24    5.3125
* Reuven Attar            MID    1894    25     2    26    5.6346
* Ilie Stan               MID    1780    20     2    21    5.4286
* Eli Abrabanel           MID    1697    19     8    22    5.3409
* Manor Hassan            MID    1431    15     9    22    5.4091
* Alon Maya               DEF    1356    15     3    18    5.4722
* Avi Ihiel               DEF    1117    12     1    13    5.2692
* Gabor Marton            MID    1056    13     1    14    5.9286
* Assif Ben-Ishai         MID     902    10     7    14    5.1429
* Guy Shamir              MID     837     7    10     9    5.5
* Igor Makoveyev          MID     768     9     3    11    5.4091
* Yaniv Hermesh           DEF     625     7     2     8    5.0625
* Michael Zandberg        MID     514     6     3     8    5.4375
* Yossi Rosen             MID     471     3    13     6    5
* Eyal Abramov            GK      363     4     1     4    5.25
* Rami Amar               DEF     360     4     0     4    5.125
* Mickey Angelkovic       FRW     244     1    10     0    ----
* Vitaliy Komarnitskiy    MID      59     1     1     1    5
* Idan Hillel             FRW      27     0     2     0    ----
* Daniel Abbas            FRW      18     0     1     0    ----
* Yaniv Luzon             MID      16     0     1     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Shai Hess   , 25.5 games, 35 goals (3 pens) conceded, 1 pen  saved.
* Eyal Abramov,  4.5 games, 12 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Moti Kakun                          - 20 (3 pens), 1 pen  missed.
* Walid Badir                         -  8.
* Reuven Attar                        -  5,          1 pen  missed.
* Eli Abrabanel, Manor Hassan         -  4.
* Ilan Boaron, Gabor Marton,
  Igor Makoveyev, Alon Maya           -  2.
* Assif Ben-Ishai, Michael Zandberg,
  Yossi Rosen, Guy Shamir, Ilie Stan  -  1.
* Walid Badir                         - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (37 out of 54, 68.52%):
* Ilie Stan                                 -  6.
* Gabor Marton                              -  5.
* Manor Hassan, Reuven Attar, Moti Kakun    -  4.
* Beni Kozoshvili, Assif Ben-Ishai,
  Alon Maya, Eli Abrabanel, Igor Makoveyev  -  2.
* Ilan Boaron, Walid Badir,
  Yossi Rosen, Michael Zandberg             -  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"):
* Moti Kakun              FRW       6      1    3    5
* Gabor Marton            MID       3      0    2    3
* Alon Maya               DEF       3      0    0    3
* Eli Abrabanel           MID       2      0    2    1
* Manor Hassan            MID       2      0    2    1
* Reuven Attar            MID       2      0    1    2
* Beni Kozoshvili         DEF       2      0    1    2
* Walid Badir             MID       2      0    1    1
* Ilan Boaron             DEF       2      0    1    1
* Michael Zandberg        MID       1      1    1    1
* Shai Hess               GK        1      0    1    0
* Viadin Kolosevic        DEF       1      0    0    1
* Guy Shamir              MID       1      0    0    1
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13 players                         28      2   15   22

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


SENT OFF THIS YEAR (11):
  Viadin Kolosevic (Croatia) (3), Beni Kozoshvili (3), Walid Badir,
  Mickey Angelkovic, (Yugoslavia), Manor Hassan, Alon Maya, Guy Shamir.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Walid Badir, Eli Abrabanel            - Israel , National.
* Yossi Rosen, Guy Shamir,
  Avi Ihiel, Michael Zandberg           - Israel , Olympic.
* Igor Makoveyev, Vitaliy Komarnitskiy  - Ukraine, Olympic.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Beitar Beer-Sheva  - 2:0 (OG [Dani Rozban], Hassan).
* 1/ 8.  Maccabee Tel-Aviv  - 2:0 (Kakun, Abrabanel).
* 1/ 4.  Maccabee Herzliya  - 1:0 (Makoveyev).
* 1/ 2.  Hapoel Tel-Aviv    - 0:2.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  7:0 over Hapoel Beit-Shean, H, Week  7 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:4 to Maccabee Haifa, A, Week 30 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Gabor Marton, 2:1 vs Beitar Jerusalem (3:2), Week 09 (Round 1).
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  Itzhak Korenfein got out to the corner flag and tried to clear the ball,
  but it reached Gabor Marton; the latter stopped it and sent a precisely
  measured arched shot under the left crossbar of Beitar, an effort even the
  flying header of Sergei Tretyak failed to deny. A magnificent goal, indeed.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Walid Badir, midfielder.

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HAPOEL RISHON LE-ZION


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     None.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +12= 6-12, 58-61, 42 pts, Place  7.
  Round 1 - + 4= 4- 7, 25-34, 16 pts, Place 12.
  Round 2 - + 8= 2- 5, 33-27, 26 pts, Place  5.
  Home    - + 8= 3- 4, 33-25, 27 pts, Place  8.
  Away    - + 4= 3- 8, 25-36, 15 pts, Place  9.

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

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 590=1214- 896,
1st round: + 354= 621- 375, 2nd round: + 236= 593- 521,
Home: + 370= 612- 368, Away: + 220= 602- 528.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:   9.    HOW ENDED:  + 5= 1- 3, 25-15, 16 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  19.    HOW ENDED:  + 7= 3- 9, 33-46, 24 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         17.    HOW ENDED:  +12= 2- 3, 46-25, 38 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        22.    HOW ENDED:  + 7= 3-12, 37-55, 24 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 3 times - 2:1 H.
* 2 times - 3:1 H, 1:2 A.
* 1 time  - 0:4 H, 2:2 A, 3:2 H, 2:5 A, 0:0 H, 0:0 A, 1:2 H, 3:7 H, 2:1 A,
             2:2 H, 4:1 A, 0:1 H, 2:4 A, 0:4 A, 1:1 H, 3:0 A, 1:1 A, 1:3 A,
             5:1 H, 1:6 A, 2:3 A, 3:2 A, 6:0 H.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +4-5.

COMEBACKS:                                   +7-3.

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

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Maccabee Yaffa. 4:1 A, 3:1 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Hapoel Tel-Aviv. 3:7 H, 1:6 A.


THE COACH:
  Elisha Levi.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Yaniv Yaron, Alon Brumer, Oren Gabai, Golan Deri, Shadi Abu-Dib,
  Amir Nussbaum, Nir Rakhmani, Oren Rothem, Nenad Markicevic (Slovenia).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Shadi Abu-Dib, Oleg Koshlyuk (Ukraine), Valentin Sergovenko (Russia),
  Martin Wolodarczyk (Poland).

FOREIGNERS:
* Nenad Markicevic, midfielder, Slovenia.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 26 men:
* Dani Albert             DEF    2700    30     0    30    5.4333
* Yaniv Mizrahi           GK     2610    29     0    29    5.4310
* Avi Pitusi              MID    2536    30     0    30    5.4833
* Udi Kabudi              FRW    2524    30     0    30    5.3
* Tomer Eliyahu           MID    2520    28     0    28    5.4107
* Golan Deri              DEF    2419    29     0    29    5.3276
* Nissan Capeta           MID    2242    28     1    28    5.4286
* Moshe Sebeg             DEF    1912    21     4    22    5.6364
* Rafi Cohen              FRW    1863    21     4    23    5.6739
* Oren Rothem             DEF    1208    14     0    14    5.3929
* Nenad Markicevic        MID    1147    14     1    15    5.4333
* Alon Brumer             MID    1133    13     0    13    5.5385
* Yehuda Amar             DEF    1099    11     9    12    5.5
* Nir Shikwa              FRW     982     9    13    13    5.5769
* Kefir Agassi            DEF     740     8     3     9    5
* Eyal Cohen              MID     609     4    21    11    5.2273
* Amir Nussbaum           DEF     334     4     1     5    5.2
* Oren Gabai              DEF     229     1     4     4    4.875
* Ronnie Ohana            MID     184     1     6     3    5
* Shadi Abu-Dib           MID     155     2     2     2    5.25
* Martin Wolodarczyk      DEF     144     1     2     2    4.75
* Assaf Shemesh           DEF     143     1     4     2    5
* Shlomi Ben-Hemo         GK       90     1     0     1    6
* Yaniv Yaron             MID      35     0     3     0    ----
* Kefir Haim              MID      18     0     1     0    ----
* Nir Rakhmani            DEF      10     0     1     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Yaniv Mizrahi  , 29   games, 61 goals (3 pens) conceded, 1 pen  saved.
* Shlomi Ben-Hemo,  1   game ,  0 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Nissan Capeta            - 14 (3 pens), 1 pen  missed.
* Rafi Cohen               - 12.
* Udi Kabudi               - 12 (1 pen ).
* Nir Shikwa               -  8.
* Moshe Sebeg              -  4.
* Dani Albert, Avi Pitusi  -  2.
* Eyal Cohen, Golan Deri,
  Tomer Eliyahu, OWN GOAL  -  1.

GOAL PASSES (38 out of 58, 65.52%):
* Udi Kabudi                             -  7.
* Nir Shikwa                             -  6.
* Avi Pitusi                             -  5.
* Golan Deri, Dani Albert                -  4.
* Nenad Markicevic                       -  3.
* Eyal Cohen, Moshe Sebeg                -  2.
* Nissan Capeta, Tomer Eliyahu,
  Yehuda Amar, Alon Brumer, Oren Rothem  -  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"):
* Moshe Sebeg             DEF       4      0    2    3
* Yaniv Mizrahi           GK        3      0    3    2
* Nissan Capeta           MID       2      0    2    1
* Rafi Cohen              FRW       2      0    2    1
* Yehuda Amar             DEF       2      0    2    0
* Udi Kabudi              FRW       2      0    2    0
* Dani Albert             DEF       2      0    0    2
* Golan Deri              DEF       2      0    0    2
* Nir Shikwa              FRW       1      1    1    1
* Alon Brumer             MID       1      0    1    1
* Oren Rothem             DEF       1      0    1    1
* Eyal Cohen              MID       1      0    1    0
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  12 players                       23      1   17   14

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  18.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 3):
  Nissan Capeta, Golan Deri, Oren Rothem.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Oren Rothem, Rafi Cohen, Golan Deri  - Israel, Olympic.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Ha'Koakh Ramat-Gan - 3:2 (Rafi Cohen 3).
* 1/ 8.  Beitar Jerusalem   - 2:3 (Shikwa 2).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  6:0 over Hapoel Beit-Shean, H, Week 30 (Round 2).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     1:6 to Hapoel Tel-Aviv, A, Week 25 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Udi Kabudi, 2:0 vs Hapoel Kefar-Saba (2:5), Week 04 (Round 1).
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  A great shot from 25 meters under the left crossbar of Sagi Strauss.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Rafi Cohen, forward.

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HAPOEL KEFAR-SABA


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     None.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +11= 6-13, 47-66, 39 pts, Place  8.
  Round 1 - + 5= 2- 8, 20-36, 17 pts, Place 11.
  Round 2 - + 6= 4- 5, 27-30, 22 pts, Place  9.
  Home    - + 7= 4- 4, 28-17, 25 pts, Place 11.
  Away    - + 4= 2- 9, 19-49, 14 pts, Place 10.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 6= 1- 5.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 680=1200- 820,
1st round: + 335= 589- 426, 2nd round: + 345= 611- 394,
Home: + 406= 618- 326, Away: + 274= 582- 494.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  15.    HOW ENDED:  + 8= 2- 5, 26-23, 26 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  + 3= 3- 8, 21-43, 12 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         19.    HOW ENDED:  +11= 2- 6, 40-31, 35 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        20.    HOW ENDED:  + 4= 3-13, 33-62, 15 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 2 times - 1:1 H, 1:0 H, 1:3 A, 1:4 A, 2:0 H.
* 1 time  - 5:2 H, 0:4 H, 1:0 A, 2:4 A, 0:6 A, 2:3 H, 0:5 A, 0:3 A, 1:1 A,
             2:3 H, 1:2 A, 1:4 H, 2:1 A, 0:0 H, 2:2 A, 4:1 A, 2:2 H, 2:0 A,
             7:3 H, 0:5 H.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +3-8.

COMEBACKS:                                   +4-6.

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

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Beit-Shean. 2:0 H, 2:0 A.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Maccabee Tel-Aviv. 0:5 A, 0:5 H.


THE COACH:
  Moshe Sinai.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Alon Caplan, Shimon Danan, Cobi Ganon, Avi Menashe, Israel Haim,
  Avigdor Itzhak, Rami Glam, Alon Cohen, Moshe Sinai (coach),
  Ronnie Maman, Ohad Tsur, Alon Aryeh.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Miro Cohen, Georgi Anchavadze (Georgia), Nir Yonai, Ehud Kahila,
  Alon Caplan, Dudi Stolper, Shimon Shenhar (coach).

FOREIGNERS:
* Nicholas Catalyn, defender  , Romania.
* Mario Masterovic, midfielder, Croatia.
* Adrian Ungur    , forward   , Romania.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 31 men:
* Yaniv Avvargeal         FRW    2455    27     3    30    5.45
* Sagi Strauss            GK     2340    26     0    26    5.4038
* Itai Koren              DEF    2313    28     1    29    5.1552
* Adrian Ungur            FRW    2143    25     2    26    5.5387
* Tamir Ben-Haim          MID    2048    25     1    25    5.36
* Mario Masterovic        MID    1987    24     1    25    5.02
* Tomer Shem-Tov          DEF    1957    21     5    25    5.22
* Niv Tal                 MID    1872    21     7    26    5.4423
* Nicholas Catalyn        DEF    1798    20     2    21    5
* Avigdor Itzhak          MID    1548    18     3    20    5.4
* Tamir Netser            DEF    1499    17     2    19    5.1579
* Idan Shum               MID    1446    17     5    21    5.2381
* Cobi Ganon              DEF    1404    16     1    17    5.3529
* Ehud Kahila             DEF     932    11     0    11    5.6364
* Shimon Danan            MID     674     7    10    10    5.25
* Georgi Anchavadze       MID     574     6     3     8    5.125
* Avi Sandor              MID     552     3    13     8    4.6875
* Yaniv Chichian          FRW     394     3     7     8    5.25
* Ami Rosenberg           GK      360     4     0     4    5.375
* Yossi Giannakh          FRW     244     1     8     3    4.5
* Rami Glam               DEF     217     2     3     3    4.6667
* Nir Yonai               DEF     132     1     3     1    5.5
* Alon Caplan             DEF     118     2     0     1    4.5
* Israel Haim             DEF     112     1     2     3    5
* Ronnie Maman            MID      73     2     0     2    5.25
* Ohad Tsur               MID      48     0     1     1    5
* Avi Menashe             MID      45     0     1     1    4.5
* Alon Cohen              MID      42     1     1     1    5
* Arieh Ellad             MID      31     1     0     1    5
* Alon Aryeh              MID       9     0     1     0    ----
* Shalom Meirovich        FRW       4     0     1     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Sagi Strauss , 26   games, 57 goals (2 pens) conceded, 1 pen  saved.
* Ami Rosenberg,  4   games,  9 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Yaniv Avvargeal                 - 17 (6 pens).
* Adrian Ungur                    - 11.
* Niv Tal                         - 10.
* Avigdor Itzhak                  -  3.
* Shimon Danan, Mario Masterovic  -  2.
* Ehud Kahila, Tomer Shem-Tov     -  1.
* Nicholas Catalyn, Tamir Netser  - -1 (own goals).

GOAL PASSES (23 out of 47, 48.94%):
* Niv Tal                                   -  4.
* Mario Masterovic, Adrian Ungur            -  3.
* Yaniv Avvargeal,Avigdor Itzhak,
  Tomer Shem-Tov, Shimon Danan, Itai Koren  -  2.
* Georgi Anchavadze, Cobi Ganon, Idan Shum  -  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"):
* Adrian Ungur            FRW       3      1    2    2
* Yaniv Avvargeal         FRW       3      1    1    3
* Niv Tal                 MID       3      0    3    2
* Ehud Kahila             DEF       2      0    1    1
* Sagi Strauss            GK        1      1    1    1
* Tamir Ben-Haim          MID       1      0    1    0
* Shimon Danan            MID       1      0    1    0
* Avigdor Itzhak          MID       1      0    0    1
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   8 players                       15      3   10   10

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  11.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 9):
  Adrian Ungur (2) (Romania), Alon Caplan, Shimon Danan, Cobi Ganon,
  Ehud Kahila, Mario Masterovic (Croatia), Idan Shum, Niv Tal.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Idan Shum, Itai Koren,
  Yaniv Avvargeal, Niv Tal  - Israel , Olympic.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Maccabee Acco    - 2:0 (Masterovic, Avvargeal).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Jerusalem - 5:1 (A. Itzhak, Avvargeal 3, Niv Tal).
* 1/ 4.  Hapoel Tel-Aviv  - 0:3.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  7:3 over Hapoel Haifa, H, Week 28 (Round 2).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:6 to Hapoel Haifa, A, Week 13 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Adrian Ungur, 3:2 vs Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa (3:2), Week 18 (Round 2).
  --------------------------------------------------------------------
  Masterovic gave the ball to Ungur, and the Romanian forward entered
  the box, passed Sharon Tsofin and, losing his balance and falling on
  his knee, somehow managed to produce a perfect arched shot from 14
  meters under the left crossbar of the miserable Ohad Cohen.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Yaniv Avvargeal, forward.

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HAPOEL JERUSALEM


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     None.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +11= 5-14, 35-52, 38 pts, Place  9.
  Round 1 - + 7= 2- 6, 23-25, 23 pts, Place  8.
  Round 2 - + 4= 3- 8, 12-27, 15 pts, Place 12.
  Home    - + 8= 3- 4, 24-21, 27 pts, Place  9.
  Away    - + 3= 2-10, 11-31, 11 pts, Place 13.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 5= 2- 8.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 561=1269- 870,
1st round: + 250= 740- 360, 2nd round: + 311= 529- 510,
Home: + 385= 642- 323, Away: + 176= 627- 547.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  10.    HOW ENDED:  + 7= 2- 1, 18-10, 23 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  18.    HOW ENDED:  + 4= 1-13, 17-42, 13 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         14.    HOW ENDED:  +11= 2- 1, 29-16, 35 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        19.    HOW ENDED:  + 4= 1-14, 18-47, 13 pts.

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


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

COMEBACKS:                                   +4-1.

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

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Beit-Shean. 5:0 A, 3:2 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Beitar Jerusalem. 1:3 A, 0:3 H.


THE COACH:
  Yossi Mizrahi.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Michel Dayan.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Victor Pacha (Albania), Sandy Valentinic (Bosnia), Dudu Liani,
  Itzhak Oka, Ednan Zeladzevic (Bosnia).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Yair Asayag, Amiran Mogieri (Georgia), Gili Levi, Hagai Kol,
  Shimon Davidian, Victor Pacha (Albania).

FOREIGNERS:
* Stephan Mihei   , defender  , Poland.
* Joseph Costelnik, midfielder, Czech Republic.
* Sandy Valentinic, midfielder, Bosnia.
* Ednan Zeladzevic, midfielder, Bosnia.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 28 men:
* Liran Strauber          GK     2610    29     0    29    5.6897
* Shlomi Danino           DEF    2404    27     0    27    5.4815
* Tomer Azulai            MID    2042    23     0    23    5.3478
* Stephan Mihei           DEF    2005    23     0    23    5.1739
* Joseph Costelnik        MID    1935    22     6    23    5.3043
* Moti Menakhem           FRW    1827    21     6    23    5.1304
* Salman Amar             DEF    1747    22     3    24    5.1667
* Udi Shnorman            MID    1524    21     2    22    5.2045
* Eyal Avrahami           MID    1517    17     5    21    5.4524
* Amir Gola               MID    1319    15     7    16    5.25
* Mahmoud Salman          MID    1277    14     6    17    5.3824
* Arik Sason              DEF    1197    15     3    15    5.2333
* Victor Pacha            FRW    1148    13     0    13    5.8462
* Ednan Zeladzevic        MID    1031    13     0    13    5.0385
* Golan Hermon            DEF     911     9     3    11    5.2273
* Amiran Mogieri          MID     724     9     0     9    5.3333
* Shai Aharon             FRW     601     5     8    10    5.05
* Itzhak Oka              MID     562     6     1     7    5.1429
* Yaniv Avrahami          MID     561     6     4     7    5.0714
* Sandy Valentinic        FRW     529     5     4     8    4.9375
* Ram Setti               MID     459     2     8     9    5.1667
* Dado Dahan              DEF     413     5     3     5    5.3
* Gili Levi               MID     373     1     7     7    5.6429
* Shimon Yogev            DEF     222     3     2     3    4.6667
* Dudu Liani              MID     180     1     4     3    4.8333
* Yair Asayag             FRW     128     1     4     1    5.5
* David Houdeida          MID     103     1     1     1    6.5
* Moti Mizrahi            GK       90     1     0     1    6

KEEPERS:
* Liran Strauber, 29   games, 51 goals (8 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Moti Mizrahi  ,  1   game ,  1 goal  (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Victor Pacha                       -  9,         1 pen  missed.
* Shlomi Danino                      -  7.
* Joseph Costelnik                   -  4.
* Mahmoud Salman, Udi Shnorman       -  3.
* Tomer Azulai                       -  2.
* Salman Amar, David Houdeida,
  Amiran Mogieri, Moti Menakhem,
  Shai Aharon, Itzhak Oka, OWN GOAL  -  1.
* Amir Gola                          - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (23 out of 35, 65.71%):
* Salman Amar                    -  4.
* Moti Menakhem                  -  3.
* Amiran Mogieri, Victor Pacha,
  Itzhak Oka, Joseph Costelnik   -  2.
* Dudu Liani, Sandy Valentinic,
  Eyal Avrahami, Udi Shnorman,
  Tomer Azulai, Shlomi Danino,
  Shai Aharon, Ednan Zeladzevic  -  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"):
* Victor Pacha            FRW       3      0    3    1
* Liran   Strauber        GK        3      0    2    2
* Shlomi Danino           DEF       2      1    2    1
* Eyal Avrahami           MID       2      0    2    1
* Salman Amar             DEF       2      0    1    1
* Joseph Costelnik        MID       1      0    1    1
* Udi Shnorman            MID       1      0    1    1
* Stephan Mihei           DEF       1      0    1    0
* Dado Dahan              DEF       1      0    0    1
* Amiran Mogieri          MID       1      0    0    1
* Itzhak Oka              MID       1      0    0    1
* Arik Sason              DEF       1      0    0    1
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  12 players                       19      1   13   12

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


SENT OFF THIS YEAR (11):
  Eyal Avrahami (2), Amir Gola (2), Arik Sason (2), Yaniv Avrahami,
  Joseph Costelnik (Czech Republic), Moti Menakhem,
  Amiran Mogieri (Georgia), Victor Pacha (Albania).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Salman Amar, Udi Shnorman  - Israel, Olympic.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Ashkelon   - 1:0 (S. Danino).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Kefar-Saba - 1:5 (Costelnik).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  5:0 over Hapoel Beit-Shean, A, Week  2 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     1:6 to Maccabee Haifa, A, Week 10 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Shlomi Danino, 2:2 vs Maccabee Tel-Aviv (3:2), Week 05 (Round 1).
  -----------------------------------------------------------------
  After a clever arched ball of Victor Pacha from the midline, Danino threw
  himself into a magnificent flying header from the penalty spot; with all
  the due respect, however, without Rafi Cohen's help it wouldn't be a goal.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Liran Strauber, keeper.

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MACCABEE PETAKH-TIKWA


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     None.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +10= 7-13, 45-45, 37 pts, Place 10.
  Round 1 - + 6= 5- 4, 27-20, 23 pts, Place  6.
  Round 2 - + 4= 2- 9, 18-25, 14 pts, Place 13.
  Home    - + 4= 5- 6, 18-21, 17 pts, Place 14.
  Away    - + 6= 2- 7, 27-24, 20 pts, Place  5.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 6= 2- 9.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 686=1168- 846,
1st round: + 383= 630- 337, 2nd round: + 303= 538- 509,
Home: + 246= 569- 535, Away: + 440= 599- 311.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  + 8= 3- 3, 36-14, 27 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 2-10,  9-31,  8 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         16.    HOW ENDED:  +10= 3- 3, 42-16, 33 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        17.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 2-13, 13-38,  8 pts.

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


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

COMEBACKS:                                   +2-3.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 7= 2- 6.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Beit-Shean. 4:0 H, 3:0 A.

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


THE COACH:
  Eyal Lakhman.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Freddie Asulin, Sharon Avitan, Dudu Goresh, Sami Muslem, Rave Sharabi,
  Arthur Petrosian (Armenia), Bastic Prenga (Slovenia), Guy Agiv,
  Moti Amar, Iytav Luzon.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Noam Keisi, Israel Luk, Bastic Prenga (Slovenia), Haim Shabo,
  Idan Tal, Arthur Petrosian (Armenia).

FOREIGNERS:
* Morad Magamedov, defender  , Azerbaijan.
* Miroslav Lusek , midfielder, Slovakia.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 30 men:
* Sharon Tsofin           DEF    2455    27     2    28    5.1071
* Morad Magamedov         DEF    2349    27     0    26    5.6346
* Ismail Amar             DEF    2282    26     0    26    5.5
* Rajid Bransi            FRW    2272    24     4    28    5.25
* Miroslav Lusek          MID    2098    26     0    26    5.6346
* Kefir Partieli          DEF    1949    23     0    22    5.2273
* Ohad Cohen              GK     1890    21     0    21    5.1190
* Guy Itzhak              MID    1858    21     5    23    5.4348
* Tomer Ben-Yosef         DEF    1758    21     1    21    5.2143
* Tsakhi Shemariyahu      FRW    1609    18     6    21    5.6667
* Sharon Avitan           FRW    1346    16     2    17    5.4118
* Idan Tal                MID    1346    15     0    15    6.1333
* Idan Malihi             MID    1165    14     6    14    5.0714
* Eran Levi               MID     931    12     2    13    5.0385
* Dudu Goresh             GK      810     9     0     9    5.2222
* Sami Muslem             MID     765     9     2    11    5.2273
* Arthur Petrosian        MID     670     6     8    10    5.05
* Rave Sharabi            FRW     525     5     8     6    5.0833
* Erez Bialla             FRW     257     0    19     2    4.5
* Haim Shabo              MID     248     3     3     3    5.5
* Eitan Pariente          DEF     205     2     1     2    5.25
* Guy Agiv                DEF     180     2     0     2    5.5
* Bastic Prenga           FRW     124     1     1     2    4.75
* Shabi Mira              MID     101     0     5     1    6
* Moti Amar               MID      90     1     0     1    4.5
* Shai Havashush          MID      52     1     0     1    5
* Noam Keisi              MID      32     0     1     1    6
* Freddie Asulin          MID       9     0     1     0    ----
* Erez Asulin             MID       8     0     1     0    ----
* Iytav Luzon             DEF       6     0     1     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Ohad Cohen , 21   games, 31 goals (3 pens) conceded, 0 pen  saved.
* Dudu Goresh,  9   games, 14 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Rajid Bransi                  - 10 (4 pens), 1 pen  missed.
* Guy Itzhak                    -  9.
* Sharon Avitan                 -  6.
* Ismail Amar                   -  5 (1 pen ).
* Tsakhi Shemariyahu            -  4.
* Idan Tal                      -  3 (1 pen ).
* Erez Bialla                   -  2.
* Miroslav Lusek, Idan Malihi,
  Rave Sharabi, Bastic Prenga,
  Kefir Partieli, Shabi Mira    -  1.
* Idan Tal                      - -1 (own goal).

GOAL PASSES (23 out of 45, 51.11%):
* Idan Tal                                  -  8.
* Guy Itzhak, Ismail Amar                   -  3.
* Tsakhi Shemariyahu, Rajid Bransi          -  2.
* Arthur Petrosian, Kefir Partieli,
  Eran Levi, Sharon Avitan, Miroslav Lusek  -  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"):
* Morad Magamedov         DEF       6      0    4    5
* Idan Tal                MID       3      1    2    3
* Tsakhi Shemariyahu      FRW       3      0    2    2
* Rajid Bransi            FRW       3      0    1    3
* Ismail Amar             DEF       2      0    2    1
* Sharon Avitan           FRW       1      0    1    1
* Guy Itzhak              MID       1      0    1    1
* Miroslav Lusek          MID       1      0    1    0
* Kefir Partieli          DEF       1      0    1    0
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   9 players                       21      1   15   16

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


SENT OFF THIS YEAR (11):
  Ismail Amar (2), Rajid Bransi, Miroslav Lusek (Slovakia), Sami Muslem,
  Morad Magamedov (Azerbaijan), Idan Malihi, Kefir Partieli, Sharon Tsofin,
  Arthur Petrosian (Armenia), Tsakhi Shemariyahu.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Rajid Bransi, Kefir Partieli,
  Tsakhi Shemariyahu, Dudu Goresh  - Israel , Olympic.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Maccabee Kefar-Kanna - 2:1 (Avitan, Bialla).
* 1/ 8.  Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv - 0:2.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  7:2 over Maccabee Ironi Ashdod, A, Week  4 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:4 to Maccabee Haifa, H, Week 22 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Rajid Bransi, 3:0 vs Maccabee Tel-Aviv (3:0), Week 02 (Round 1).
  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  A double pass of Rajid Bransi with Guy Itzhak left the former to finish
  the job with a clever soft shot from 18 meters to the left corner of Rafi
  Cohen at half a height.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Morad Magamedov (Azerbaijan), defender.

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BNEI-YEHUDA TEL-AVIV


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     None.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +10= 6-14, 43-51, 36 pts, Place 11.
  Round 1 - + 3= 3- 9, 18-35, 12 pts, Place 13.
  Round 2 - + 7= 3- 5, 25-16, 24 pts, Place  7.
  Home    - + 8= 1- 6, 25-22, 25 pts, Place 10.
  Away    - + 2= 5- 8, 18-29, 11 pts, Place 12.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 6= 0- 7.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 781=1274- 641, 
1st round: + 324= 590- 436, 2nd round: + 461= 684- 205,
Home: + 504= 624- 222, Away: + 281= 650- 419.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  18.    HOW ENDED:  +10= 4- 4, 37-18, 44 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  12.    HOW ENDED:  + 0= 2-10,  6-33,  2 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         18.    HOW ENDED:  +10= 4- 4, 37-18, 44 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        16.    HOW ENDED:  + 0= 2-14, 10-42,  2 pts.

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


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +4-5.

COMEBACKS:                                   +0-4.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 5= 0-10.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Maccabee Yaffa. 6:1 H, 3:0 A.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Maccabee Tel-Aviv. 0:6 H, 1:2 A.


THE COACH:
  Rami Levi.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Shlomo Abuksis, Rothem Asraf, Itzhak Avihail, Assaf Baldud, Alon Caplan,
  Ronen Feigenbaum, Naor Galili, Offer Levi, Eilon Schwegger, Roi Sharabi,
  Hezi Shirazi, Yaacov Grondman (2nd coach).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Yossi Apliya, Alon Caplan, Eli Levi, Yossi Gordana, Moni Shikli,
  Yaacov Grondman (2nd coach).

FOREIGNERS:
* Roman Fibernik, midfielder, Slovakia.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 29 men:
* Yaron Avihail           DEF    2686    30     0    30    5.3333
* Shaul Smadja            GK     2610    29     0    29    5.7586
* Cobi Refua              FRW    2443    28     0    28    5.625
* Yossi Madar             MID    2306    27     0    27    5.9259
* Aharon Siton            DEF    1889    23     1    23    5.2609
* David Liberman          MID    1719    23     0    23    5.3696
* Eilon Schwegger         DEF    1305    14     1    15    5.7667
* Roman Fibernik          DEF    1272    14     3    14    4.9643
* Offer Levi              DEF    1260    14     0    14    5.75
* Avi Fletcher            DEF    1252    14     3    14    5.4286
* Yossi Ballas            DEF    1247    15     2    14    5.2143
* Ronen Feigenbaum        DEF    1220    14     1    14    5.8571
* Hezi Shirazi            FRW    1142    14     0    14    5.9286
* Hanokh Mararo           MID    1058    12     4    13    5.4231
* Yossi Gordana           MID    1002    12     2    12    4.9167
* Yossi Alpiya            DEF     980    10     3    12    5.5
* Sahar Mizrahi           MID     863     7    11    11    5.2727
* Yossi Abuksis           DEF     829     8     5    11    5.4091
* Dan Barkolin            MID     612     6     8     8    5.6875
* Alon Caplan             DEF     426     5     0     5    4.9
* Oren Smama              MID     316     4     2     5    5.2
* Rothem Asraf            DEF     275     2     7     2    5
* Erez Alpiya             DEF     245     2     3     3    4.8333
* Naor Galili             FRW     122     0    10     0    ----
* Yaniv Wahaba            GK       90     1     0     1    6.5
* Shlomo Abuksis          MID      75     0     5     1    5
* Assaf Baldud            DEF      70     0     4     0    ----
* Roi Sharabi             MID      45     1     0     1    4.5
* Itzhak Avihail          MID      16     0     2     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Shaul Smadja, 29   games, 50 goals (8 pens) conceded, 2 pens saved.
* Yaniv Wahaba,  1   game ,  1 goal  (0 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Cobi Refua                    - 17.
* Yossi Madar                   - 10 (4 pens), 1 pen  missed.
* Offer Levi, Hezi Shirazi      -  4.
* Yossi Gordana, OWN GOALS      -  2.
* Avi Fletcher, Rothem Asraf,
  Yossi Alpiya, David Liberman  -  1.

GOAL PASSES (23 out of 43, 53.49%):
* Yossi Madar                   -  9.
* Hezi Shirazi, Offer Levi      -  3.
* Dan Barkolin, Cobi Refua      -  2.
* Yossi Alpiya, Sahar Mizrahi,
  Oren Smama, David Liberman    -  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 Madar             MID       5      0    3    3
* Shaul Smadja            GK        4      0    2    3
* Cobi Refua              FRW       3      1    3    2
* Ronen Feigenbaum        DEF       3      0    3    2
* Eilon Schwegger         DEF       2      0    1    2
* Hezi Shirazi            FRW       2      0    1    2
* Aharon Siton            DEF       2      0    1    2
* Yossi Abuksis           DEF       2      0    0    2
* Yaniv Wahaba            GK        1      0    1    1
* Avi Fletcher            DEF       1      0    0    1
* Offer Levi              DEF       1      0    0    1
* David Liberman          MID       1      0    0    1
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  12 players                       27      1   15   22

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


SENT OFF THIS YEAR (11):
  David Liberman (3), Sahar Mizrahi (3), Yossi Ballas (2),
  Erez Alpiya, Yossi Alpiya, Avi Fletcher.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Assaf Baldud  - Israel, Olympic.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Shimshon Tel-Aviv     - 1:0 (Madar).
* 1/ 8.  Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa - 2:0 (Madar, Refua).
* 1/ 4.  Hapoel Haifa          - 3:2 (Y. Avihail, Feigenbaum, Mararo).
* 1/ 2.  Beitar Jerusalem      - 2:4 (Shirazi 2).


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

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:6 to Maccabee Tel-Aviv, H, Week 14 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Hezi Shirazi, 1:0 vs Hapoel Jerusalem (2:0), Week 26 (Round 2).
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  A magnificent side scissors kick from 10 meters after a pass from the
  left wing, an unstoppable shot to the far corner of Liran Strauber.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Yossi Madar, midfielder.

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MACCABEE IRONI ASHDOD


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     None.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - + 9= 9-12, 40-49, 36 pts, Place 12.
  Round 1 - + 5= 5- 5, 25-26, 20 pts, Place 10.
  Round 2 - + 4= 4- 7, 15-23, 16 pts, Place 11.
  Home    - + 8= 4- 3, 29-24, 28 pts, Place  7.
  Away    - + 1= 5- 9, 11-25,  8 pts, Place 14.

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

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 604=1320- 776,
1st round: + 262= 706- 382, 2nd round: + 342= 614- 394,
Home: + 478= 590- 282, Away: + 126= 730- 494.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  12.    HOW ENDED:  + 7= 3- 2, 25-17, 24 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  15.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 3-10, 15-32,  9 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         15.    HOW ENDED:  + 9= 4- 2, 33-22, 31 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        19.    HOW ENDED:  + 3= 4-12, 23-43, 13 pts.

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


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

COMEBACKS:                                   +3-2.

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

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

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


THE COACH:
  Nissim Bakhar.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Yair Azulai, Barukh Dego, Gadi Hazut, Alberto Naveda (Argentina),
  Nissim Bakhar (coach).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Yossi Eisenberg, Alberto Naveda (Argentina), Nissim Malka, Naor Galili,
  Nir Levin (coach), Sharon Amar, Shlomi Ben-Hemo.

FOREIGNERS:
* Akakiy Devadze, keeper    , Georgia.
* Geza Masouli  , defender  , Hungary.
* Tibor Balog   , midfielder, Hungary.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 23 men:
* Amir Turgeman           FRW    2615    30     0    30    5.8167
* Geza Masouli            DEF    2512    28     0    28    5.2857
* Tibor Balog             MID    2324    27     1    27    5.6852
* Akakiy Devadze          GK     2232    26     0    25    5.6
* Eyal Almoshnino         MID    2003    23     0    23    5.4783
* Barukh Dego             MID    1917    21     3    22    6
* Eliezer Spire           DEF    1898    22     3    24    5.3542
* Gadi Hazut              DEF    1829    21     0    21    5.5714
* Adir Sharabi            MID    1818    21     3    22    5.4545
* Yossi Malka             DEF    1567    17     3    18    5.5556
* Alberto Naveda          MID    1367    16     2    17    5.4706
* Sharon Martsiano        DEF    1270    14     7    14    5.1429
* Gal Fibakh              DEF    1129    14     0    13    5.4615
* Igal Zrihen             FRW     974     9    11    14    5.1429
* Adir Tobol              DEF     882     9    10    11    4.9545
* Yossi Offir             MID     796     8    11    12    4.75
* Hananya Fadida          FRW     700     6    11     8    4.9375
* Shlomi Ben-Hemo         MID     697     9     2     9    5.3889
* Shimon Zelig            GK      468     4     3     5    5.7
* Naor Galili             FRW     215     1    10     2    4.75
* Yair Azulai             DEF     154     2     0     2    4.5
* Yossi Eisenberg         FRW     111     2     0     2    5
* Lior Sudmi              MID       2     0     1     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Akakiy Devadze, 24.5 games, 40 goals (2 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Shimon Zelig  ,  5.5 games,  9 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Amir Turgeman                    - 19 (7 pens), 1 pen missed.
* Tibor Balog                      -  6.
* Eyal Almoshnino,
  Barukh Dego, Alberto Naveda      -  3.
* Igal Zrihen                      -  2.
* Gadi Hazut, Sharon Martsiano,
  Yossi Eisenberg, Hananya Fadida  -  1.

GOAL PASSES (21 out of 40, 52.50%):
* Amir Turgeman                 -  6.
* Tibor Balog                   -  5.
* Gadi Hazut                    -  3.
* Barukh Dego, Eyal Almoshnino  -  2.
* Shlomi Ben-Hemo,
  Alberto Naveda, Adir Sharabi  -  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"):
* Amir Turgeman           FRW       7      1    6    5
* Tibor Balog             MID       5      0    2    3
* Barukh Dego             MID       2      0    1    1
* Eliezer Spire           DEF       2      0    0    2
* Eyal Almoshnino         MID       1      0    1    1
* Akakiy Devadze          GK        1      0    1    1
* Geza Masouli            DEF       1      0    1    0
* Igal Zrihen             FRW       1      0    1    0
* Gal Fibakh              DEF       1      0    0    1
* Yossi Malka             DEF       1      0    0    1
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  10 players                       22      1   13   15

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


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 8):
  Yossi Malka (2), Adir Tobol (2), Eyal Almoshnino,
  Gadi Hazut, Geza Masouli (Hungary), Igal Zrihen.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Barukh Dego  - Israel, Olympic.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Migdal-ha'Emek - 2:0 (Dego, Y. Malka).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Haifa          - 0:2.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  3:0 over Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv, H, Week  3 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     2:7 to Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa, A, Week  4 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Tibor Balog, 3:1 vs Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa (4:1), Week 12 (Round 1).
  -----------------------------------------------------------------
  After a combination of Alberto Naveda and Amir Turgeman, the ball
  reached Tibor Balog, and he raised 12 meters from the net for a
  fantastic bicycle kick under the right crossbar of Eyal Abramov.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Amir Turgeman, forward.

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MACCABEE HERZLIYA


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     None.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - +10= 5-15, 31-42, 35 pts, Place 13.
  Round 1 - + 3= 2-10, 14-25, 11 pts, Place 14.
  Round 2 - + 7= 3- 5, 17-17, 24 pts, Place  8.
  Home    - + 6= 4- 5, 21-19, 22 pts, Place 12.
  Away    - + 4= 1-10, 10-23, 13 pts, Place 11.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 4= 2-12.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 371=1514- 815,
1st round: +  93= 771- 486, 2nd round: + 278= 743- 329,
Home: + 271= 772- 307, Away: + 100= 742- 508.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:   8.    HOW ENDED:  + 8= 0- 0, 17- 6, 24 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  20.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 3-15, 14-36,  9 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         11.    HOW ENDED:  +10= 0- 1, 24-11, 30 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        20.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 3-15, 14-36,  9 pts.

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


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

COMEBACKS:                                   +2-1.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 5= 0-10.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Maccabee Yaffa. 3:0 H, 2:1 A.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Beitar Jerusalem. 1:4 H, 0:1 A.


THE COACH:
  Shiya Feigenbaum.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Lior Asulin, Hamlet Mchitarian (Armenia), Eli Levi, Liron Vilner,
  Haim Shabo, Moshe Levi, Shiya Feigenbaum (coach), Guy Freemore.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Lior Siluk, Vladimir Niederhaus (Russia), Andrei Bal (Russia, coach).

FOREIGNERS:
* Vassili Ivanov   , defender  , Russia.
* Oleg Naduda      , midfielder, Russia.
* Hamlet Mchitarian, midfielder, Armenia.
* Roman Filipchuk  , forward   , Ukraine.    [More than 5 seasons in Israel]

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 27 men:
* Shuli Gilardi           GK     2610    29     0    29    5.8276
* Igal Entebbi            DEF    2598    29     1    29    5.6034
* Guy Gat                 MID    2520    28     0    28    5.5357
* Vassili Ivanov          DEF    2420    27     0    27    5.8704
* Yaacov Koretski         DEF    2122    24     1    24    5.5
* Alex Barmecher          DEF    2076    23     2    23    5.5435
* Yair Simhon             FRW    1945    22     7    27    5.3519
* Amit Levi               MID    1783    22     3    22    5.2955
* Guy Mishal              DEF    1642    18     2    18    5.5556
* Oleg Naduda             MID    1381    16     0    16    5.5625
* Lior Asulin             FRW    1039     8    16    14    5.0357
* Tsakhi Zanetti          MID     951    12     6    12    5.1667
* Shai Asraf              DEF     941    12     0    12    4.9167
* Eitan Arbel             DEF     937    10     3    11    5.2727
* Vladimir Niederhaus     MID     937    12     2    13    5
* Oren Dantziger          FRW     869     7     9    12    5.25
* Hamlet Mchitarian       MID     739     7     6    11    5.5
* Roman Filipchuk         FRW     670     6     7    11    4.9091
* Liron Vilner            FRW     588     9     2     9    5.2778
* Haim Shabo              MID     339     6     4     6    5.0833
* Aleco Cohen             MID     141     1     4     1    5
* Erez Messika            DEF     137     0     5     2    4.5
* Guy Freemore            DEF      90     1     0     1    5
* Guy Solomon             GK       90     1     0     1    6.5
* Liron Malka             MID      29     0     1     1    5
* Eli Levi                MID      19     0     1     0    ----
* Moshe Levi              DEF      17     0     1     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Shuli Gilardi, 29   games, 40 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 2 pens saved.
* Guy Solomon  ,  1   game ,  2 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Lior Asulin, Yair Simhon           -  5.
* Igal Entebbi, Oleg Naduda          -  4.
* Vladimir Niederhaus                -  3.
* Vassili Ivanov                     -  3,         1 pen  missed.
* Oren Dantziger, Liron Vilner       -  2.
* Guy Gat, Erez Messika, Haim Shabo  -  1.

GOAL PASSES (18 out of 31, 58.06%):
* Roman Filipchuk, Yair Simhon  -  3.
* Oleg Naduda, Igal Entebbi,
  Haim Shabo, Vassili Ivanov    -  2.
* Hamlet Mchitarian, Guy Gat,
  Tsakhi Zanetti, Guy Mishal    -  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"):
* Shuli Gilardi           GK        5      1    4    5
* Igal Entebbi            DEF       4      0    2    4
* Vassili Ivanov          DEF       4      0    2    3
* Yair Simhon             FRW       3      0    2    2
* Oleg Naduda             MID       2      0    2    2
* Guy Mishal              DEF       2      0    1    2
* Lior Asulin             FRW       1      0    1    1
* Oren Dantziger          FRW       1      0    1    1
* Eitan Arbel             DEF       1      0    1    0
* Alex Barmecher          DEF       1      0    0    1
* Roman Filipchuk         FRW       1      0    0    1
* Yaacov Koretski         DEF       1      0    0    1
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  12 players                       26      1   16   23

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


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 4):
  Vassili Ivanov (Russia), Amit Levi, Hamlet Mchitarian (Armenia),
  Oleg Naduda (Russia).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
  None.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Taibe        - 8:0 (Asulin 2, Vilner 2, Entebbi,
                                      Filipchuk 2, Dantziger).
* 1/ 8.  Hapoel Beit-Shean   - 5:1 (Asulin 3, Mishal, Gilardi (pen)).
* 1/ 4.  Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa - 0:1.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  3:0 over Maccabee Yaffa, H, Week  3 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     1:4 to Beitar Jerusalem, H, Week  7 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Igal Entebbi, 2:1 vs Maccabee Tel-Aviv (2:3), Week 08 (Round 1).
  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  Kidnapping the ball at the left wing, Igal Entebbi passed a defender,
  approached the corner flag and from there sent an incredible ball
  (nobody knows whether it was a failed pass or an intentional shot) that
  caught Uvarov off guard and deflected in after hitting the bar! What a
  beauty! Deputy for "THE GOAL OF THE SEASON", as chosen by MYSELF.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Shuli Gilardi, keeper.

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HAPOEL TSAFRIRIM HOLON (relegated)


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     None.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - + 8=10-12, 35-38, 34 pts, Place 14.
  Round 1 - + 6= 4- 5, 22-13, 22 pts, Place  9.
  Round 2 - + 2= 6- 7, 13-25, 12 pts, Place 14.
  Home    - + 5= 3- 7, 17-16, 18 pts, Place 13.
  Away    - + 3= 7- 5, 18-22, 16 pts, Place  8.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 5= 3- 7.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 515=1574- 611,
1st round: + 332= 812- 206, 2nd round: + 183= 762- 405,
Home: + 266= 753- 331, Away: + 249= 821- 280.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:  13.    HOW ENDED:  + 7= 4- 2, 26-11, 25 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  14.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 3-10,  9-27,  6 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:         15.    HOW ENDED:  + 8= 5- 2, 30-14, 29 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        16.    HOW ENDED:  + 1= 3-12, 11-31,  6 pts.

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


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

COMEBACKS:                                   +1-2.

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

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Kefar-Saba. 4:0 A, 2:2 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Maccabee Tel-Aviv. 0:1 H, 0:4 A.


THE COACH:
  Guy Levi.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Ephraim Tsafrir, Georgi Daraselia (Georgia),
  Tal Khen, Martin Pashko (Slovakia), Amir Avigdor.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Alon Caplan, Oren Nissim, Eli Tsuref, Alexander Zhidkov (Azerbaijan).

FOREIGNERS:
* Martin Pashko   , keeper    , Slovakia.
* Nedzad Zaric    , midfielder, Slovenia.
* Georgi Daraselia, midfielder, Georgia.
* Samson Siasiah  , forward   , Nigeria.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 22 men:
* Samson Siasiah          FRW    2587    30     0    30    5.2333
* Nir Sokher              DEF    2520    28     0    28    5.4821
* Oren Flash              MID    2494    28     1    29    5.3793
* Rafi Fur                DEF    2437    28     0    28    5.4643
* Beni Hadad              MID    2376    30     0    29    5.3621
* Shlomi Dahan            MID    2345    27     0    27    5.4815
* Georgi Daraselia        MID    2247    25     0    25    5.74
* Nedzad Zaric            MID    2094    23     7    28    5.2143
* Moti Fleeter            DEF    1869    22     1    22    5.5227
* Martin Pashko           GK     1710    19     0    19    5.7105
* Amir Avigdor            DEF    1548    18     0    18    5.4167
* Tal Khen                DEF    1292    13     8    18    5.2778
* Marco Ben-Barukh        MID    1062    11    10    15    5.4
* Ephraim Tsafrir         FRW     638     6    11    10    5.1
* Alexander Zhidkov       GK      540     6     0     6    5.25
* David Kabeda            FRW     527     3    14     6    5.5833
* Ezra Buzaglo            FRW     492     5    13     6    5.0833
* Yaron Melika            GK      450     5     0     5    5.8
* Oren Nissim             FRW     168     3     0     2    5.25
* Cobi Postacci           DEF     108     0     6     1    5.5
* Avi Irmiyahu            DEF      91     0     4     1    4.5
* Moshe Dvir              FRW       7     0     2     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Martin Pashko    , 19   games, 28 goals (3 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Alexander Zhidkov,  6   games,  6 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* Yaron Melika     ,  5   games,  4 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Samson Siasiah                      - 12,          1 pen  missed.
* Georgi Daraselia                    -  7,          1 pen  missed.
* Beni Hadad                          -  4,          1 pen  missed.
* Oren Flash                          -  3,          1 pen  missed.
* Amir Avigdor, Ephraim Tsafrir       -  2.
* Ezra Buzaglo, David Kabeda,
  Tal Khen, Nir Sokher, Nedzad Zaric  -  1.

GOAL PASSES (22 out of 35, 62.86%):
* Georgi Daraselia                    -  8.
* Beni Hadad                          -  3.
* Marco Ben-Barukh,
  Moti Fleeter, Ephraim Tsafrir       -  2.
* Nedzad Zaric, Samson Siasiah,
  Shlomi Dahan, Rafi Fur, Oren Flash  -  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"):
* Georgi Daraselia        MID       3      0    3    2
* Oren Flash              MID       2      1    2    2
* Samson Siasiah          FRW       2      0    1    2
* Martin Pashko           GK        2      0    0    2
* Moti Fleeter            DEF       1      0    1    1
* David Kabeda            FRW       1      0    1    1
* Tal Khen                DEF       1      0    1    1
* Shlomi Dahan            MID       1      0    1    0
* Amir Avigdor            DEF       1      0    0    1
* Marco Ben-Barukh        MID       1      0    0    1
* Beni Hadad              MID       1      0    0    1
* Nir Sokher              DEF       1      0    0    1
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  12 players                       17      1   10   15

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  11.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 5):
  Marco Ben-Barukh, Shlomi Dahan, Moti Fleeter, Rafi Fur, Oren Nissim.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
* Tal Khen, Beni Hadad,
  Oren Flash, Ziv Kabeda  - Israel , Olympic.
* Georgi Daraselia        - Georgia, National. 

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Maccabee Netanya - 1:0 (Siasiah).
* 1/ 8.  Maccabee Haifa   - 1:4 (Tsafrir).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  4:0 over Hapoel Kefar-Saba, A, Week  8 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:4 to Maccabee Tel-Aviv, A, Week 22 (Round 2).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Samson Siasiah, 1:0 vs Maccabee Yaffa (1:1), Week 17 (Round 1).
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  A combination of Georgi Daraselia - Marco Ben-Barukh - Oren Flash finally
  brought the ball to Samson Siasiah, who from 8 meters performed a flawless
  back-scissors kick, leaving Irakliy Zoidze speechless.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Georgi Daraselia (Georgia), midfielder.

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HAPOEL BEIT-SHEAN (relegated)


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     None.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - + 5= 3-22, 25-83, 18 pts, Place 15.
  Round 1 - + 2= 2-11, 11-46,  8 pts, Place 15.
  Round 2 - + 3= 1-11, 14-37, 10 pts, Place 15.
  Home    - + 4= 2- 9, 16-34, 14 pts, Place 15.
  Away    - + 1= 1-13,  9-49,  4 pts, Place 15.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 1= 0-14.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 220=1176-1304,
1st round: + 165= 517- 668, 2nd round: +  55= 659- 636,
Home: + 201= 529- 620, Away: +  19= 647- 684.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:   5.    HOW ENDED:  + 3= 1- 1,  9- 6, 10 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  25.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 2-21, 16-77,  8 pts.
GAMES TO LEAD:          7.    HOW ENDED:  + 5= 1- 1, 13- 8, 16 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        26.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 2-22, 17-79,  8 pts.

THE RESULTS ACHIEVED (H home, A away):
* 3 times - 0:4 A, 2:1 H.
* 2 times - 0:5 H, 1:1 H, 1:3 A, 2:3 A, 0:1 H.
* 1 time  - 0:1 A, 0:7 A, 0:6 A, 0:2 A, 4:2 H, 1:3 H, 1:0 A, 1:1 A, 2:3 H,
             1:4 H, 0:2 H, 1:2 A, 0:3 H, 0:6 A.


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +0-10.

COMEBACKS:                                   +2-1.

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

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Hapoel Tsafririm Holon. 1:1 H, 1:0 A.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Beitar Jerusalem. 0:6 A, 1:4 H.


THE COACH:
  Elias Levi.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  NONE.

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Erez Azulai, Mickey Ben-Shabat, Alon Caplan, Marius Cinka (Romania),
  Yehuda Cohen, Dudu Dahan, Moris Uzan, Josso Rozosevic (Slovenia),
  Gili Levi, Eli Tsuref, Haim Irmiyahu, Gabi Sapir, Elias Levi (coach).

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Avraham Abukarat (coach), Erez Azulai, Golan Deri, Shimon Danan,
  Cobi Ganon, Itzhak Levi, Willy Vincent (Belgium).

FOREIGNERS:
* Josso Rozosevic , midfielder, Slovenia.
* Marius Cinka    , midfielder, Romania.
* Gala Pancheladze, midfielder, Georgia.
* Sergen Culakovic, forward   , Yugoslavia.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 35 men:
* Meir Cohen              GK     2340    26     0    26    5.6154
* Sergen Culakovic        FRW    2203    25     0    25    5.08
* Eitan Taib              DEF    1938    22     0    22    5.4773
* Dudu Dahan              DEF    1788    21     0    20    5.375
* Moris Uzan              FRW    1724    20     2    21    5.3095
* Jamil Hader             DEF    1675    19     4    20    4.925
* Gala Pancheladze        MID    1654    18     1    19    5.3947
* Avi Danan               DEF    1520    18     2    18    5
* Shai Elkaslassi         DEF    1511    18     0    18    4.8611
* Josso Rozosevic         MID    1437    16     0    16    5.1563
* Gabi Sapir              DEF    1226    14     1    14    5.25
* Almog Hazan             MID    1184    15     3    16    4.6875
* Yaniv Biton             MID    1136    11    11    16    5
* Marius Cinka            MID    1123    13     0    13    5.4231
* Eli Tsuref              FRW     980    11     2    13    5
* Cobi Ganon              DEF     900    10     0    10    4.8
* Roi Sagi                MID     664     9     9     9    4.5556
* Gili Levi               MID     634    10     2    10    5.3
* Shimon Danan            MID     617     7     0     7    5.0714
* Haim Irmiyahu           MID     482     3    11     6    4.9167
* Moti Ben-Hemo           MID     447     5     4     5    4.9
* Offir Asulin            MID     395     4     2     5    4.7
* Sahar Rakhamim          GK      360     4     0     4    4.5
* Willy Vincent           MID     270     3     0     3    4.6667
* Biah Zoabi              DEF     270     3     0     3    4.1667
* Rafi Elgrissi           MID     228     2     3     2    4.25
* Nadav Sandrussi         MID     221     0     7     3    4.8333
* Yossi Arameh            MID     191     2     3     3    4.5
* Alon Caplan             DEF     157     0     6     3    5.3333
* Yosef Itai              MID      80     1     0     1    4
* Roi Elbaz               MID      45     0     1     1    4.5
* Erez Azulai             MID      39     0     2     0    ----
* Yehuda Cohen            MID      13     0     1     0    ----
* Avi Oded                DEF      10     0     1     0    ----
* Mickey Ben-Shabat       MID       7     0     1     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Meir Cohen    , 26   games, 65 goals (4 pens) conceded, 3 pens saved.
* Sahar Rakhamim,  4   games, 18 goals (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Sergen Culakovic              -  7.
* Moris Uzan                    -  3.
* Dudu Dahan                    -  3 (1 pen ).
* Marius Cinka, Shimon Danan,
  Gala Pancheladze              -  2.
* Eitan Taib                    -  2 (2 pens).
* Yaniv Biton, Jamil Hader,
  Haim Irmiyahu                 -  1.
* Meir Cohen                    -  1 (1 pen ).
* Jamil Hader, Shai Elkaslassi  - -1 (own goals).

GOAL PASSES (13 out of 25, 52.00%):
* Marius Cinka                  -  4.
* Gala Pancheladze,
  Moris Uzan, Sergen Culakovic  -  2.
* Nadav Sandrussi,
  Shimon Danan, Yaniv Biton     -  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"):
* Meir Cohen              GK        5      0    3    4
* Eitan Taib              DEF       3      0    2    2
* Marius Cinka            MID       2      1    1    2
* Gala Pancheladze        MID       2      0    2    2
* Eli Tsuref              FRW       1      0    1    1
* Shimon Danan            MID       1      0    1    0
* Shai Elkaslassi         DEF       1      0    0    1
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   7 players                       15      1   10   12

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":  10.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 7):
  Marius Cinka (Romania) (2), Dudu Dahan (2),
  Avi Danan, Shai Elkaslassi, Eitan Taib.

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
  None.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Bnei-Lakhish - 1:1 AET (Hader), 4:1 pens.
* 1/ 8.  Maccabee Herzliya   - 1:5 (Culakovic).


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  4:2 over Hap. Rishon le-Zion, H, Week 15 (Round 1).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     0:7 to Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa, A, Week  7 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Yaniv Biton, 1:1 vs Hapoel Tsafririm Holon (1:1), Week 04 (Round 1).
  --------------------------------------------------------------------
  Trying to run away from his defender, 35 meters from the net of Holon
  at the left wing and with his back to the net, the youngster suddenly
  saw Alexander Zhidkov out of his net, turned around and arched a clever
  ball past the flying keeper.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Meir Cohen, keeper.

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MACCABEE YAFFA (relegated)


PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CUPS IN 1999-2000:     None.

LEAGUE GAMES OF THE LAST YEAR:
  Total   - + 2= 4-24, 15-73, 10 pts, Place 16.
  Round 1 - + 1= 1-13,  8-39,  4 pts, Place 16.
  Round 2 - + 1= 3-11,  7-34,  6 pts, Place 16.
  Home    - + 2= 2-11,  7-29,  8 pts, Place 16.
  Away    - + 0= 2-13,  8-44,  2 pts, Place 16.

DRY (no scoring -, no conceding +, nil draws =) GAMES:   + 2= 1-14.

MINUTES OF PLAY (leading +, equal =, being down -):
Sum: + 225=1226-1249,
1st round: + 140= 604- 606, 2nd round: +  85= 622- 643,
Home: + 132= 669- 549, Away: +  93= 557- 700.

GAMES TO SCORE FIRST:   7.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 2- 3,  7-15,  8 pts.
GAMES TO  LET  FIRST:  22.    HOW ENDED:  + 0= 1-21,  8-58,  1 pt.
GAMES TO LEAD:          7.    HOW ENDED:  + 2= 2- 3,  7-15,  8 pts.
GAMES TO TRAIL:        25.    HOW ENDED:  + 0= 1-24, 11-71,  1 pt.

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


BIG WINS (3 goals and more of difference):   +0-12.

COMEBACKS:                                   +0-3.

"PRIVATE" BALANCE (according to the laws of ECs,
                   by home and away games, etc.): + 0= 0-15.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE TEAM:    Maccabee Ironi Ashdod. 1:0 H, 0:2 A.
                              Maccabee Haifa.        0:2 A, 1:0 H.

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TEAM:  Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv. 1:6 A, 0:3 H.


THE COACH:
  Moshe Onana.

THE TRAINERS' STAFF:
  Nidal Mahamid (playing coach).

JOINED DURING THE SEASON:
  Morad Abu-Kishak, Omri Afek, Sharon Avitan, Boaz Sulami (coach),
  Moshe Onana (coach), Dudi Stolper, Ahmed Kahil, Offir Moyal, Uzi Ohayon,
  Edi Shakruka, Eran Sayag, Dudu Heffer, Sandy Valentinic (Bosnia),
  Shlomi Vaaknin, Ednan Zeladzevic (Bosnia), Ednan Zellard.

LEFT DURING THE SEASON:
  Sharon Avitan, Ben-Hur Mizrahi (coach), Peter Biankovski (Poland),
  Boaz Sulami (coach), Shmuel Dalaui, Dudu Heffer, Shaul Maimon,
  Ron Nakhman, Yaniv Offri, Itzhak Rozolio, Antel Mihei (Romania),
  Avivi Zohar, Dudi Stolper, Sandy Valentinic (Bosnia), Shlomi Vaaknin,
  Ednan Zeladzevic (Bosnia), Ednan Zellard.

FOREIGNERS:
* Irakliy Zoidze, keeper, Georgia.

PLAYERS' INFO (min., opened, substitute, marked games, average) - 36 men:
* Nidal Mahamid           MID    2129    24     0    23    5
* Gal Hershlikovich       DEF    2101    24     0    24    5.1875
* Raz Rabinovich          DEF    1914    21     2    22    4.9318
* Irakliy Zoidze          GK     1866    22     0    21    5.3810
* Dan Levi                DEF    1518    17     0    17    5.3529
* Alon Elmakeis           DEF    1516    17     0    17    5.0294
* Ran Djilovski           MID    1385    16     3    17    4.8529
* Omri Afek               DEF    1327    15     2    16    5.1563
* Morad Abu-Kishak        DEF    1309    15     1    15    5.4333
* Offir Moyal             DEF    1236    14     0    14    5
* Nissim Cohen            MID    1060    12     6    15    5.3667
* Uzi Ohayon              DEF    1011    12     2    14    5.0357
* Guy Nakhman             MID    1003    12     2    14    4.8571
* Imad Bukhari            FRW     999    11     6    13    4.9231
* Moti Sason              DEF     910     9     5    11    5.1818
* Ran Rishti              FRW     854     8    11    12    4.6667
* Sandy Valentinic        FRW     790     8     1     9    4.9444
* David Davidoff          GK      744     7     2     9    5.0556
* Ednan Zeladzevic        MID     727     8     1     8    5
* Zeev Lupo               DEF     644     8     1     7    4.7857
* Shlomi Vaaknin          DEF     496     6     1     6    4.9167
* Oren Kokhavi            FRW     473     5     5     8    4.6875
* Avivi Zohar             MID     450     5     0     5    4.6
* Sharon Avitan           FRW     360     4     0     4    5.5
* Eli Shakruka            MID     326     3     5     5    4.5
* Eran Sayag              DEF     320     4     2     4    4.625
* Itzhak Rozolio          DEF     285     3     2     4    4.75
* Peter Biankovski        MID     280     4     0     4    4.125
* Shmuel Dalaui           DEF     270     3     0     3    4.3333
* Dudi Stolper            MID     259     3     0     3    4.3333
* Antel Mihei             FRW     200     3     1     3    4
* Yaniv Offri             FRW     180     3     2     4    4
* Dudu Heffer             MID     179     2     1     3    5
* David Bella             GK       90     1     0     1    3.5
* Ednan Zellard           MID      90     1     0     1    5
* Ahmed Kahil             FRW      51     0     4     0    ----

KEEPERS:
* Irakliy Zoidze, 22.5 games, 45 goals (6 pens) conceded, 1 pen  saved.
* David Davidoff,  6.5 games, 21 goals (1 pen ) conceded, 0 pens saved.
* David Bella   ,  1   game ,  7 goal  (0 pens) conceded, 0 pens saved.

SCORERS:
* Imad Bukhari                          -  4 (1 pen ).
* Omri Afek, Nidal Mahamid              -  3.
* Alon Elmakeis, Sandy Valentinic,
  Nissim Cohen, Uzi Ohayon, Ran Rishti  -  1.

GOAL PASSES (10 out of 15, 66.67%):
* Nissim Cohen                           -  3.
* Sandy Valentinic                       -  2.
* Sharon Avitan, Ran Djilovski,
  Nidal Mahamid, Moti Sason, Uzi Ohayon  -  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"):
* Dan Levi                DEF       3      0    1    3
* Omri Afek               DEF       1      0    1    1
* Nissim Cohen            MID       1      0    1    1
* Uzi Ohayon              DEF       1      0    1    0
* Imad Bukhari            FRW       1      0    0    1
* Ran Rishti              FRW       1      0    0    1
* Irakliy Zoidze          GK        1      0    0    1
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   7 players                        9      0    4    8

WEEKS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE PLAYER WAS MENTIONED AS "THE BEST":   5.


SENT OFF THIS YEAR ( 9):
  Uzi Ohayon (2), Raz Rabinovich (2), Nidal Mahamid, Gal Hershlikovich,
  Dan Levi, Zeev Lupo, Antel Mihei (Romania).

ACTIVE PLAYERS IN NATIONAL TEAMS:
  None.

THE CUP ROAD:
* 1/16.  Hapoel Beer-Sheva - 1:1 AET (Shakruka), 1:3 pens.


THE BIGGEST VICTORY:  1:0 over Maccabee Ironi Ashdod, H, Week 11 (Round 1).
                               Maccabee Haifa       , H, Week 29 (Round 2).

THE BIGGEST LOSS:     1:7 to Beitar Jerusalem, A, Week  8 (Round 1).

THE BEST GOAL:
* Nidal Mahamid, 1:3 vs Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv (1:6), Week 04 (Round 1).
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  An incredible in its beauty shot, beating the dormant Shaul Smadja with
  an arched free kick from 45 meters.

THE BEST PLAYER:      Irakliy Zoidze (Georgia), keeper.

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