Beitar Jerusalem

Beersheba revels in edging Beitar for league title; mission not done

The reality was simple: if you want to be champions, you have to beat the champions, and Beitar managed only two points against Beersheba all year.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
HAPOEL BEERSHEBA celebrates securing the Israel Premier League title after edging Beitar Jerusalem in a season-long championship battle that came down to the final week.
Hapoel Beersheba celebrating the championship.

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
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

Top teams tested as State Cup heats up

Late goals, penalty drama, decisive wins dominate round of 32 • Beitar, Mac Haifa, Mac TA advance

DECEMBER 31, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
BEITAR JERUSALEM players celebrate following their narrow penalty victory over Kiryat Yam in Israel State Cup round-of-32 action this week.

Action-packed week in Israel Premier League

Beitar edges Ashdod with dramatic injury-time winner, Beersheba thumps K8 to stay on top.

DECEMBER 18, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV players celebrate after their third goal during Monday night’s 3-2 road victory over Hapoel Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium.

Second-half surge boosts Beitar Jerusalem past Maccabi Tel Aviv

Maccabi Haifa overcomes Hadera • Bnei Reineh holds Beersheba to draw • Hapoel Jerusalem wins

OCTOBER 29, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
BEITAR JERUSALEM players celebrate after the last of their three second-half tallies in their 3-1 upset victory over visiting Maccabi Tel Aviv at Teddy Stadium.

Beitar Jerusalem unveils fourth jersey marking "Eternal Nation"

Jordan Shua and Ori Dahan showcased the new jersey alongside injured fans from the war, with the team set to wear it against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

OCTOBER 27, 2024BySPORT 1
Beitar Jerusalem

Maccabi Tel Aviv falls in Europe, as fans in Israel were kept home

The latest on Israeli football including the results of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beitar Jerusalem, and more.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV’S Dor Peretz (left) in action with S.C. Braga’s Roger Fernandes during the clubs’ Europa League clash in Portugal, which Maccabi lost 2-1.

Justice Ministry spearheads anti-racism program with Beitar Jerusalem FC Youth Team

The youth players met with Ismaila Soro and Zohar Zasno, players from the senior team, to discuss how racism impacts the club.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Beitar Jerusalem Youth Team players participating in anti-racism workshop produced by the Justice Ministry and "Matzmihim" anti-racism organization, September 27, 2024.

Maccabi Tel Aviv ekes by Hapoel Beersheba in Israel Premier League

Bnei Reineh holds Maccabi Haifa, shorthanded Beitar blanks Netanya, and Hapoel Jerusalem is routed.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV winger Dor Turgeman scores the lone goal of the contest in the yellow-and-blue’ 1-0 victory over Hapoel Beersheba at Bloomfield Stadium.

Yellow-and-blue edges closer to clinching title

Gaby Kanichowsky dribbles during the yellow-and-blue’s 3-2 road win this week at Maccabi Bnei Reineh in Israel Premier League action.

MAY 1, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV’S Gaby Kanichowsky dribbles during the yellow-and-blue’s 3-2 road win this week at Maccabi Bnei Reineh in Israel Premier League action.

Benayoun out at Israel National Team; Bachar to take over from Hazan as coach?

Bachar, 44, won six Israeli Premier League titles between 2016 and 2023, with Hapoel Beersheb and Maccabi Haifa.

MARCH 27, 2024ByBENJAMIN GLATT
YOSSI BENAYOUN (left, in 2011 file photo) had a largely unsuccessful tenure as Sporting Director of the Israel National Team.

Maccabi Tel Aviv opens up 4-point lead

Yellow-and-blue beats Beitar as Maccabi Haifa shocked by Bnei Reineh • Hapoel Haifa leapfrogs BS

MARCH 12, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Beitar Jerusalem.