Ligat ha'Al 2001-02

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Ligat ha'Al is the football (soccer) premier league in Israel. The 2001-02 season saw Maccabi Haifa win their second consecutive title. It took place from the first match on August 25, 2001 to the final match on May 18, 2002.

Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Maccabi Kiryat Gat. The two teams relegated were Bnei Yehuda and Hapoel Tsafririm Holon.

Contents

[edit] Final Table

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Comments
1 Maccabi Haifa (C)
33
22
9
2
72
32
+40
75
UEFA Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv
33
20
7
6
55
32
+23
67
UEFA Cup Qualifying Round
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv
33
15
12
6
43
24
+19
57
UEFA Cup Qualifying Round1
4 F.C. Ashdod
33
14
7
12
47
52
-5
49
UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st round
5 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
33
14
6
13
44
48
-4
48
6 Hapoel Petah Tikva
33
13
8
12
40
36
+4
47
7 Maccabi Netanya
33
11
7
15
41
44
-3
40
8 Maccabi Petah Tikva
33
8
12
13
35
46
-11
36
9 Ironi Rishon LeZion
33
10
5
18
39
53
-14
35
10 Beitar Jerusalem
33
7
12
14
39
49
-10
33
11 Hapoel Haifa (R)
33
7
9
17
35
50
-15
30
Relegation to
Liga Leumit
12 Maccabi Kiryat Gat (R)
33
7
6
20
34
58
-24
27

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated

1. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the Israeli State Cup.

Ligat ha'Al 2001-02 Winners
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa
7th Title

[edit] Results

[edit] Top Goalscorers

Pos Nat Player Team Goals
1st Flag of Israel Cobi Refua Maccabi Petah Tikva 18
2nd Flag of Israel Shay Holtzman Ironi Rishon LeZion 17
3rd Flag of Moldova Sergei Clescenco Hapoel Tel-Aviv 14
4th Flag of Nigeria Yakubu Aiyegbeni Maccabi Haifa 13
Flag of Chile Rodrigo Goldberg Maccabi Tel Aviv 13
Flag of Israel Avi Nimni Maccabi Tel-Aviv 13
7th Flag of Israel Assi Tubi F.C. Ashdod 12
8th Flag of Israel Manor Hassan Beitar Jerusalem 11
Flag of Israel Itzik Zohar Beitar Jerusalem 11
10th Flag of Israel Motti Kakoun Hapoel Petah Tikva 10

[edit] See also

  • Toto Cup Al 2001-02
  • 2001/02 in Israeli football