Hapoel Beersheba

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
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.
BEITAR JERUSALEM players are primed for a season-defining clash on Tuesday against Hapoel Beersheba at Teddy Stadium that could determine the title.

Do-or-die in Jerusalem: Beitar faces defining night in championship race

There is no reason to think that the yellow-and-black can’t do the unthinkable and take home the championship for the first time in close to two decades.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI HAIFA players celebrate their final goal in the 3-0 victory over Beitar Jerusalem in Israeli Premier League action on Saturday at Sammy Ofer Stadium.

Beersheba wins, overtakes Beitar Jerusalem in Israeli Premier League title race

Navot Ratner’s header gave Barak Bachar’s side a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute, while former Beitar forward Silva Kani doubled the advantage in the 60th minute.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
BEITAR JERUSALEM (in yellow) and Hapoel Beersheba are in a tight title race, separated by just two points after their 2-2 draw over the weekend.

Shabbat showdown down South as Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Beersheba deliver thriller

While the game ended in a 2-2 draw, the match had many ups and downs, creating excitement galore for fans of Hapoel Beersheba and Beitar Jerusalem.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

Beersheba opens up 4-point lead at the top

Southerners blank Sakhnin at Turner • Hapoel Haifa moves even with Mac TA • Beitar visits Ra’anana

MARCH 11, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Beersheba celebrating

Preview: Beersheba clings to 1st place over Beitar, Mac TA

Beersheba's inability to win at Turner Stadium on a consistent basis since the start of 2018 has cost it precious points in the tightest championship battle in decades.

MARCH 9, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Beersheba striker Tomas Pekhart (Danny Maron)

Beersheba, Beitar set sights on semifinals

As State Cup second legs kick off, Southerners visit K8 while Jerusalem looks to hold off Kfar Saba.

FEBRUARY 28, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Beitar Jerusalem striker Gaetan Varenne fires his team into the lead in a 2-0 victory at Hapoel Kfar Saba in the first leg of the State Cup quarterfinals.

State Cup quarterfinals set for second legs

Jerusalem only team with a lead as Beersheba knotted with K8, Haifa clubs, Ra’anana-Ashdod also tied.

FEBRUARY 27, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Beitar Jerusalem midfielder Erik Sabo (right) and Hapoel Beersheba’s Dan Einbinder battle for the ball during a 1-1 draw in Premier League action at Turner Stadium.

Beersheba leapfrogs Mac TA into 1st place

Defending champion defeats PT 3-0 after Ra’anana stuns yellow-and-blue on the road

FEBRUARY 18, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Beersheba midfielder Hanan Maman (right) celebrates after scoring one of his two goals in last night’s 3-0 win over Maccabi Petah Tikva at Turner Stadium.

Shorthanded Beersheba hopes to keep pace

Beersheba moved back to within a single point of Maccabi, bouncing back from last week’s loss to the yellow-and-blue, with a tense 2-0 victory over Ashdod SC at Turner Stadium on Monday.

FEBRUARY 16, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Beersheba striker Tomas Pekhart (Danny Maron)

Beersheba edges Ashdod, closes within one point of 1st

Ashdod remained just a single point above the relegation zone.

FEBRUARY 13, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Beersheba midfielder Hanan Maman celebrates after scoring in last night’s victory over Ashdod SC in Premier League action at Turner Stadium

Maccabi faces Hapoel in Haifa derby in cup quarterfinals

Hapoel Haifa is enjoying its best season since winning an historic championship in 1998/99, currently sitting in fourth place in the standings.

FEBRUARY 6, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Petah Tikva midfielder Yossi Benayoun.

Greens stun Mac TA to reach cup quarters

Haifa defeats yellow-and-blue 3-0 in front of new coach Fred Rutten. .

JANUARY 25, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Haifa players celebrate their second goal in last night’s 3-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the State Cup round-of-16

Mac TA, Hap Beersheba stumble into last-16

Late tallies give yellow-and-blue 3-0 conquest of MMBE • Southerners rally past Nazareth

JANUARY 6, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Two days after signing a four-year contract extension, Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder Dor Micha (right) set up his team’s opener in last night’s 3-0 victory over Bnei MMBE in the State Cup round-of-32.