Beitar Jerusalem

Hapoel Beersheba captures Israeli soccer league championship over Beitar Jerusalem

Next up for Beersheba is its final game of the league season on Saturday night, when it hosts Maccabi Haifa, followed by a State Cup final clash against the same Maccabi Tel Aviv.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Hapoel Beersheba celebrating the championship.
NO MATTER if Hapoel Beersheba or Beitar Jerusalem emerge as the Israeli soccer champion, the final two matches of the season promise to provide plenty of thrills.

Hapoel Tel Aviv loses to Beersheba, Maccabi falls to Beitar in soccer Premier League weekend

Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi fell to Beersheba and Beitar over the weekend, leaving the league title race favoring Beersheba as the season nears its final matches.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
TIMOTI MUZIE (11) celebrates with his Beitar Jerusalem teammates after scoring the game-winning goal in the crucial 2-1 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Beitar, Beersheba in fierce fight to the finish

Both top teams win, Jerusalem still trails by 2 points in the championship race with just 2 games left.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
THE 1-1 draw this week between Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Beersheba at Teddy Stadium kept the Southern Reds in first place by two points with three matches left.

Despite draw with Hapoel Beersheba, Beitar Jerusalem still in title race

Elsewhere around the league, Hapoel Tel Aviv edged Hapoel Petah Tikva 1-0 thanks to Mor Buskila’s 74th-minute winner, clinching European qualification for next season.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

Greens rally to overcome host Hapoel Tel Aviv

Beersheba edges K8 • Yellow-and-blue tops Hap Haifa • Goalless weekend for Jerusalem clubs

NOVEMBER 29, 2021ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI HAIFA players celebrate after Omer Atzili’s stoppage-time tally secured a 3-1 victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv on Sunday night at Bloomfield Stadium.

Grapevine: Full flower

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
YEHORAM GAON

Beitar cancels Barcelona match after demand to not have game in Jerusalem

A planned friendly match was canceled by Beitar Jerusalem after FC Barcelona demanded that the game take place outside Jerusalem.

JULY 15, 2021ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Beitar Jerusalem's players look on as the team slumps to a 3-1 defeat to Bnei Yehuda, Februry 2, 2020

Joint List MK to FC Barcelona president: Cancel match vs Beitar Jerusalem

Last year, Around 1,200 people joined Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg in demanding Defense Minister Benny Gantz designate Beitar's far-right fan club 'La Familia' as a terrorist organization.

JULY 9, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE
SUPPORTERS OF Beitar Jerusalem cheer for their team during a soccer match against Maccabi Umm el-Fahm at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.

La Familia heads banned from entering Beitar Jerusalem games - court

"This decision will help eradicate violence and racism on the field," the club wrote.

MAY 7, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jerusalem supporters from the La Familia fan group hold up a match against Charleroi in Belgium

Leader Maccabi Haifa overwhelms Beitar

Greens stay ahead of Mac TA with 3-0 conquest in Jerusalem • Hapoel Haifa rallies to draw Beersheba

FEBRUARY 16, 2021ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI HAIFA players celebrate on the pitch at the end of the Greens 3-0 victory over Beitar Jerusalem in Israel Premier League action at Teddy Stadium.

Beitar Jerusalem FC withdraws sale to UAE Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa

The IFA's Transfer Rights Committee says the request was pulled since Bin Khalifa did not issue all the required documents, including a certificate of integrity.

FEBRUARY 11, 2021ByITSIK ITZHAKI/MAARIV/SPORT1
Moshe Hogeg with Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Nahyan

Takeover of Beitar Jerusalem, if it happens, could be game changer

By law, an accountant and legal team must investigate bin Khalifa’s affairs to ensure that the Dubai businessman has the financial capacity to stand behind his offer.

JANUARY 7, 2021ByPEGGY CIDOR
Beitar Jerusalem co-owners Moshe Hogeg (center) and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (right) pose with the sheikh’s son, Mohamed, after signing their historic partnership agreement on Monday evening.

Hapoel Haifa mounts comeback in Jerusalem

Beitar can’t hold on to two-goal lead, settles for draw • First-place Maccabi Haifa edges Hadera.

JANUARY 3, 2021ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
HAPOEL HAIFA midfielder Hanan Maman celebrates after his 82nd-minute goal – his second tally of the game – gave his team a 3-3 draw against Beitar Jerusalem (inset) on Saturday night in Premier League action at Teddy Stadium. (Danny Maron)

Willi to stay on as National Team coach

Maccabi Haifa edges Petah Tikva • Beitar Jerusalem holds Maccabi Tel Aviv to goalless draw

DECEMBER 22, 2020ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
IN A spirited Premier League duel, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem played to a 0-0 draw on Monday night at Teddy Stadium in the capital.