European cups

3 clubs are european this year.Here are their matches :

Maccabi Haifa ( Champion's League)

Qualified as Israeli champion 2001 for the second preliminary round of the Champion's League, Maccabi Haifa must win 2 rounds to play the final round.

1st preliminary round

Date

Match

Result
24/07/2001 FC Haka Valkikoski (FIN)- Maccabi Haifa 0-1
01/08/2001 Maccabi Haifa - FC Haka Valkikoski (FIN) 4-0

Haifa is however eliminated by UEFA because the team let the player Badir play whereas he wasn't allowed to (red card the game before).
Hapoel Tel-Aviv (UEFA Cup)

Hapoel Tel-Aviv plays the UEFA cup as 2nd of the Israeli championship. Here are the results :

Preliminary round
Date Match Score
09/08/2001 Erevan (ARM) - Hapoel Tel-Aviv 0-2
23/08/2001 Hapoel Tel-Aviv - Erevan (ARM) 3-0
1st round
20/09/2001 Hapoel Tel-Aviv - Gazientepspor (TUR) 1-0
25/09/2001 Gazientepspor (TUR) - Hapoel Tel-Aviv 1-1
2nd round
18/10/2001 Hapoel Tel-Aviv - Chelsea (ENG) 2-0
1/11/2001 Chelsea (ENG) - Hapoel Tel-Aviv 1-1
1/16 finals
22/11/2001 Hapoel Tel-Aviv - Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS) 2-1
4/12/2001 Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS) - Hapoel Tel-Aviv 0-1
1/8 finals
21/2/2002 Hapoel Tel-Aviv - Parma (ITA) 0-0
28/2/2002 Parma (ITA) - Hapoel Tel-Aviv 1-2
1/4 finals
14/03/2002 Hapoel Tel-Aviv - Milan AC (ITA) 1-0
21/03/2002 Milan AC (ITA) - Hapoel Tel-Aviv 2-0
23/03 : The end. Thank you Hapoel !
2-0, what a deception !But Hapoel Tel-Aviv did an excellent season in europe and gave us a lot of emotion this year. thank you Hapoel, see you next year in Europe !!!

15/03 : Unbelieveable !
Game after game, Hapoel Tel-Aviv beats the best clubs.8000 fans of the reds flew to Nicosie to show to UEFA what they cand do. A goal of Kleshenko, at the 32nd min, form a great ball given by Yossi abouksis sent Hapoel to the stars.Second leg in a week, in Italy.

08/03 :Hapoel Tel-Aviv won't play in Israel !!!!
UEFA decided to force Hapoel to play the match out from the Israeli territory. Hapoel Tel-Aviv chose Nicosie, Chyprus, and called every Israeli fan to go over there.

Maccabi Tel-Aviv (UEFA Cup)

Hapoel Tel-Aviv plays the UEFA cup as winner of the Israel Cup 2001. Here are the results :

Preliminary round
Date Match Score
09/08/2001 Maccabi Tel-Aviv - Zalgiris Vilnius (LIT) 6-0
23/08/2001 Zalgiris Vilna (LIT) - Maccabi Tel-Aviv 0-1
1st round
20/09/2001 Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) - Maccabi Tel-Aviv 2-2
25/09/2001 Maccabi Tel-Aviv - Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 1-1
2nd round
16/10/2001 Roda FC (HOL) - Maccabi Tel-Aviv 4-1
1/11/2001 Maccabi Tel-Aviv - Roda FC (HOL) 2-1

Maccabi is eliminated but that is the best european season the club has done ever.