2020–21 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season

Beitar Jerusalem are an Israeli football club based in Jerusalem. The 2020–21 season will be the clubs 84th competitive campaign since the club were formed. During this season the club will have competed in the following competitions: Israeli Premier League, Toto Cup Al, UEFA Europa League, State Cup.

Beitar Jerusalem

2020–21 season
Chairman	Eli Ohana
Manager	Yossi Mizrahi
Stadium	Teddy Stadium
Israeli Premier League	8th
Toto Cup Al	3rd
UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round
State Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Eliran Atar (11) All: Eliran Atar (11)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Current squad

As of 7 September 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ISR	Itamar Nitzan
2	DF	FRA	Antoine Conte
3	DF	ISR	Oren Biton
5	DF	POR	Diogo Verdasca
6	MF	ISR	Aviel Zargari
8	MF	ISR	Idan Vered (captain)
10	MF	BRA	Matheusinho
11	MF	ISR	Michael Ohana
12	MF	ISR	Liran Rotman
13	MF	ISR	Roy Doga
16	FW	ISR	Eliran Atar
17	FW	ISR	Uziel Pardo
19	MF	ISR	Shalom Edri

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	ISR	Yarden Shua
21	DF	PAR	Santiago Ocampos
22	GK	ISR	Netanel Daloya
23	MF	ISR	Tamir Adi
24	MF	ISR	Ofir Kriaf
26	DF	ISR	Tal Ben Haim
28	DF	ISR	Uri Magbo
33	GK	ISR	Roy Sason
39	FW	SUR	Gleofilo Vlijter
44	DF	ISR	Orel Dgani
55	MF	NIG	Ali Mohamed
77	DF	ISR	Shay Konstantini
—	DF	ISR	Idan Weintraub

On loan

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ISR	Ofek Ivri (to Hapoel Ashkelon)
—	DF	ISR	Max Grechkin (at Zorya Luhansk until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	ISR	Yakir Artzi (at Hapoel Ramat HaSharon until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	ISR	Yurai Maliach (to Hapoel Jerusalem until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	ISR	Ya'akov Mizrahi (at Hapoel Ramat HaSharon until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	ISR	Noam Heftzedi (to Nordia Jerusalem)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ISR	David Tubul (to Maccabi Ironi Sderot)
—	DF	ISR	Oz Siton (to Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan)
—	DF	ISR	Daniel Hava (to Nordia Jerusalem)
—	MF	ISR	Dor Konstantinos (to Nordia Jerusalem)
—	MF	ISR	Niv Badash (to Nordia Jerusalem)
—	MF	ISR	Rotem Sastiel (to Nordia Jerusalem)
—	MF	ISR	Gadi Kinda (at Sporting Kansas City until 30 December 2020)

Transfers

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	30 August 2020		Matchday 1		14	4	5	5	19	15	+4	028.57
State Cup	17 January 2021		Eighth Round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Toto Cup	8 August 2020	22 August 2020	Matchday 1	3rd	4	2	2	0	3	0	+3	050.00
UEFA Europa League	27 August 2020		First qualifying round	First qualifying round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total					19	6	7	6	22	17	+5	031.58

Last updated: 21 January 2021
Source: Competitions

Israeli Premier League

Main article: 2020–21 Israeli Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Maccabi Petah Tikva	26	11	4	11	24	23	+1	37	Qualification for the Championship round
7	Maccabi Netanya	26	9	7	10	35	30	+5	34	Transfer to the Relegation round
8	Beitar Jerusalem	26	8	8	10	31	32	−1	32
9	Hapoel Hadera	26	8	8	10	26	28	−2	32
10	Hapoel Haifa	26	7	9	10	30	37	−7	30

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
16	5	5	6	21	16	+5	20	2	3	4	12	11	+1	3	2	2	9	5	+4

Last updated: 26 January 2021.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A
Result	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	D	W	W	L
Position	7	6	8	9	2	6	9	9	12	12	10	10	9	9	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2021. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Hapoel Haifa v Beitar Jerusalem

30 August 2020 1	Hapoel Haifa	0–1	Beitar Jerusalem	Haifa
20:15		Report	Konstantini 90+3'	Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Roi Reinshreiber

Hapoel Tel Aviv v Beitar Jerusalem

31 October 2020 4	Hapoel Tel Aviv	1–1	Beitar Jerusalem	Tel Aviv
17:50	Altman 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Ohana 59'	Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Roi Reinshreiber

Beitar Jerusalem v Hapoel Hadera

4 November 2020 2	Beitar Jerusalem	4–0	Hapoel Hadera	Jerusalem
20:00	Atar 58' Ohana 62', 75' Edri 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Teddy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Snir Levi

Bnei Yehuda v Beitar Jerusalem

7 November 2020 6	Bnei Yehuda	1–0	Beitar Jerusalem	Tel Aviv
20:30	Zrihan 19'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch

Beitar Jerusalem v Maccabi Netanya

22 November 2020 7	Beitar Jerusalem	1–1	Maccabi Netanya	Jerusalem
20:45	Magbo 37'	Report	Kanichowsky 15'	Stadium: Teddy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Bar Natan

Beitar Jerusalem v Maccabi Petah Tikva

25 November 2020 5	Beitar Jerusalem	1–2	Maccabi Petah Tikva	Jerusalem
20:00	Atar 18'	Report	Abada 16' Hindy 42'	Stadium: Teddy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Aviad Shiloach

Maccabi Haifa v Beitar Jerusalem

30 November 2020 8	Maccabi Haifa	2–0	Beitar Jerusalem	Haifa
20:45 IST	Rukavytsya 45+1' Haziza 34'	Report		Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Liran Liany
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

Beitar Jerusalem v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

7 December 2020 9	Beitar Jerusalem	1–2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Jerusalem
20:45 IST	Shua 16'	Report	Josué 65' (pen.), 70'	Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich

Beitar Jerusalem v Ironi Kiryat Shmona

17 December 2020 3	Beitar Jerusalem	1–0	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	Jerusalem
20:00 IST	Vlijter 35'	Report		Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Snir Levi

Beitar Jerusalem v Maccabi Tel Aviv

21 December 2021 11	Beitar Jerusalem	0–0	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Jerusalem
20:45 IST		Report		Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Orel Grinfeeld

Hapoel Kfar Saba v Beitar Jerusalem

24 December 2021 12	Hapoel Kfar Saba	1–1	Beitar Jerusalem	Petah Tikva
20:45 IST	Omoh 38'	Report	Solomon 45' (o.g.)	Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium Referee: Odeh Na'al

Beitar Jerusalem v Ashdod

28 December 2021 13	Beitar Jerusalem	1–2	Ashdod	Jerusalem
20:00 IST	Mohamed 24'	Report	David 11' Bayo 90+3'	Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Gal Laibuvitz

Beitar Jerusalem v Hapoel Haifa

2 January 2021 14	Beitar Jerusalem	3–3	Hapoel Haifa	Jerusalem
20:00 IST	Adi 49' Atar 63' Shua 73'	Report	Stein 44' Maman 77', 82'	Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Liran Liany

Hapoel Hadera v Beitar Jerusalem

6 January 2021 15	Hapoel Hadera	0–4	Beitar Jerusalem	Netanya
20:45 IST		Report	Shua 9' Atar 12', 39', 54'	Stadium: Netanya Stadium Referee: David Fuxman

Ironi Kiryat Shmona v Beitar Jerusalem

23 January 2021 16	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	0–2	Beitar Jerusalem	Kiryat Shmona
18:45 IST		Report	Mohamed 2' Shua 50'	Stadium: Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium Referee: Erez Papir

Beitar Jerusalem v Hapoel Tel Aviv

26 January 2021 17	Beitar Jerusalem	0–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Jerusalem
20:00 IST		Report	Altman	Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Gil Laibuvitz

Maccabi Netanya v Beitar Jerusalem

11 February 2021 20	Maccabi Netanya	1–2	Beitar Jerusalem	Netanya
20:15 IST	Gouré 77'	Report	Ohana 9' Vered 61'	Stadium: Netanya Stadium Referee: Igal Frid

Beitar Jerusalem v Maccabi Haifa

15 February 2021 21	Beitar Jerusalem	0–3	Maccabi Haifa	Jerusalem
20:45 IST		Report	Haziza 17' Chery 50' Donyoh 52'	Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Roi Reinshreiber

Bnei Sakhnin v Beitar Jerusalem

18 February 2021 10	Bnei Sakhnin	0–0	Beitar Jerusalem	Sakhnin
20:00 IST		Report		Stadium: Doha Stadium Referee: Orel Grinfeeld

Maccabi Petah Tikva v Beitar Jerusalem

24 February 2021 18	Maccabi Petah Tikva	0–1	Beitar Jerusalem	Petah Tikva
20:00 IST		Report	Vered 45'	Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium Referee: Aviad Shiloach

Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Beitar Jerusalem

28 February 2021 22	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1–1	Beitar Jerusalem	Be'er Sheva
20:45 IST	Hatuel 83'	Report	Shua 46'	Stadium: Turner Stadium Referee: Idan Layba

Beitar Jerusalem v Bnei Sakhnin

4 March 2021 23	Beitar Jerusalem	2–3	Bnei Sakhnin	Jerusalem
20:00 IST	Atar 74' Matheusinho 86'	Report	Kayal 7' (pen.), 30' Barshazki 59'	Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Liran Liany

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Beitar Jerusalem

8 March 2021 24	Maccabi Tel Aviv	4–1	Beitar Jerusalem	Tel Aviv
20:45 IST	Shechter 28' Shua 48' (o.g.) Saborit 53' (pen.) Rikan 76'	Report	Ohana 70'	Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Referee: Gil Laibuvitz

Beitar Jerusalem v Bnei Yehuda

11 March 2021 19	Beitar Jerusalem	1–1	Bnei Yehuda	Jerusalem
20:00 IST	Atar 57'	Report	Fochive 74'	Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Erez Papir

Beitar Jerusalem v Hapoel Kfar Saba

14 March 2021 25	Beitar Jerusalem	2–1	Hapoel Kfar Saba	Jerusalem
20:15 IST	Atar 43' (pen.) Dego 84'	Report	Muzie 6'	Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Aviad Shiloach

Ashdod v Beitar Jerusalem

20 March 2021 26	Ashdod	2–0	Beitar Jerusalem	Ashdod
19:15 IST	Safouri 14' Azulay II 30'	Report		Stadium: Yud Alef Stadium Referee: Idan Layba

Toto Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Toto Cup Al

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		BEI	BYT	HTA	ASH
1	Beitar Jerusalem	3	1	2	0	2	0	+2	5	Possible Final based on other 1st places		—		0–0
2	Bnei Yehuda	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4	Possible 5–6th match based on other 2nd places		0–0	—		1–5
3	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3	1	1	1	1	3	−2	4	Possible 9–10th match based on other 3rd places			0–3	—
4	F.C. Ashdod	3	1	0	2	5	4	+1	3	Possible 11–12th match based on other 4th places		2–0		0–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals for;

Bnei Yehuda v Beitar Jerusalem

8 August 2020 Match 1	Bnei Yehuda	0–0	Beitar Jerusalem	Tel Aviv
20:15		Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Igal Frid

Beitar Jerusalem v Hapoel Tel Aviv

11 August 2020 Match 2	Beitar Jerusalem	0–0	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Jerusalem
21:00		Report		Stadium: Teddy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Idan Layba

Ashdod v Beitar Jerusalem

16 August 2020 Match 3	Ashdod	0–2	Beitar Jerusalem	Ashdod
19:30		Report	Vered 16' Rotman 75'	Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sagi Berman

Ranking of first-placed teams

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bnei Sakhnin	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Qualified to the Final
2	Maccabi Netanya	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	6	Qualified to 3–4 classification match
3	Beitar Jerusalem	3	1	2	0	2	0	+2	5

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) 2019–20 Israeli Premier League;

Classification play-offs

Maccabi Netanya v Beitar Jerusalem

22 August 2020 3–4th classification match	Maccabi Netanya	0–1	Beitar Jerusalem	Netanya
21:00		Report	Edri 78'	Stadium: Netanya Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Snir Levi

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Europa League qualifying phase

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Teuta Durrës v Beitar Jerusalem

27 August 2020 First Qualifying Round	Teuta Durrës	2–0	Beitar Jerusalem	Durrës
16:30	Krasniqi 6' Hebaj 87'	Report		Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nikolas Neokleous (Cyprus)

State Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Israel State Cup

Hapoel Acre v Beitar Jerusalem

21 February 2021 Round of 32	Hapoel Acre	0–2	Beitar Jerusalem	Acre
20:00			Shua 44' (pen.), 45'	Stadium: Acre Municipal Stadium Referee: Dror Bar Natan

External links

• Official website
• UEFA Profile
• בית"ר.נט – אתר האוהדים של בית"ר י-ם (fans website)
• Betexplorer
• Soccerway
• World Football