2015–16 Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. season

Hapoel Tel Aviv
2015–16 season
Owners	Amir Gross Kabiri
Coach	César Mendiondo (30 May 2015 - 3 September 2015) ; Eli Guttman
Stadium	Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
Ligat Ha'Al	12th
State Cup	Round of 16
Toto Cup	Group stage (4th)
Top goalscorer	League: Aaron Schoenfeld (8); All: Aaron Schoenfeld (8)
Highest home attendance	League: 11,500 vs Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (30 September 2015)
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Hapoel Tel Aviv Football Club's 92nd year in the Israeli Football, their 26th consecutive and 74th season in the Top Division in Israel.

Season overview

Hapeol started the campaign with César Mendiondo^[1] but on 3 September after two games he was sacked. This left Walid Badir in charge until November 2015 with Hapoel appointing Guy Levy as the new coach.^[2] On 12 January 2016 it was confirmed that Eli Guttman would return to the club in the manager position after leaving his post as Israeli manager and that Guy Levy would work along side him in a coaching role.^[3]

Kit

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goalkeeper

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ISR	Ariel Harush
2	DF	ISR	Yom-Tov Ofer
3	DF	ISR	Guy Gomberg
4	DF	ISR	Gal Shish
5	DF	ISR	Iyad Abu Abaid
6	DF	ISR	Adi Gotlieb
7	MF	ROU	Claudiu Bumba
8	MF	ROU	Mihai Pintilii
9	MF	ISR	Ben Reichert
10	FW	ISR	Omri Altman
11	FW	ISR	Ramzi Safuri
12	FW	USA	Aaron Schoenfeld


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	ISR	Nir Lax
16	FW	ISR	Sagiv Yehezkel
18	DF	ISR	Samuel Scheimann
19	MF	BRA	Cauê (footballer, born 1989)
20	MF	GAM	Hamza Barry
22	GK	ISR	Tzlil Hatuka
23	MF	MNE	Nemanja Nikolić
24	DF	GRE	Loukas Vyntra
26	DF	ISR	Avihay Yadin
33	GK	ISR	David Alon
77	MF	ISR	Siraj Nassar

Transfers

In

Date from	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
19 June 2015	MF	Claudiu Bumba	ASA Târgu Mureș	€650,000	^[4]
19 June 2015	MF	Mihai Pintilii	Al Hilal	Free	^[4]
27 July 2015	DF	Loukas Vyntra	Levante	€250,000	^[5]
5 August 2015	MF	Ben Reichert	Maccabi Tel Aviv	€1,000,000	^[6]

Loaned in

Date from	Pos.	Nationality	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
3 February 2016	MF		Hamza Barry	Apollon Limassol	End of season	^[7]

Competitions

Ligat Ha'Al

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Hapoel Acre	26	8	5	13	18	36	−18	29	Qualification for the relegation round
11	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	26	6	10	10	25	31	−6	28
12	Hapoel Tel Aviv	26	6	9	11	17	31	−14	27
13	Hapoel Haifa	26	5	10	11	27	37	−10	25
14	Maccabi Netanya	26	1	8	17	10	37	−27	11

Source: Israel Football Association, 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.^[8]

Results

24 August 2015 1	Beitar Jerusalem	0–0	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Jerusalem
18:55				Stadium: Teddy Stadium Attendance: 21,000

29 August 2015 2	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–3	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	Tel Aviv
18:00				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 9,300

12 September 2015 3	Hapoel Tel Aviv	1–1	Maccabi Netanya	Tel Aviv
15:00				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 11,200

19 September 2015 4	Hapoel Haifa	0–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Haifa
15:45				Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 4,500

28 September 2015 5	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3–1	Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
17:00				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 11,267

3 October 2015 6	Hapoel Kfar Saba	1–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Kfar Saba
15:00				Stadium: Levita Stadium Attendance: 2,400

17 October 2015 7	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–4	Bnei Sakhnin	Tel Aviv
15:45				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 8,024

25 October 2015 8	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	3–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Beersheva
18:30				Stadium: Turner Stadium Attendance: 14,000

31 October 2015 9	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
16:00				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 12,178

7 November 2015 10	Hapoel Ra'anana	0–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Ra'anana
15:00				Stadium: Karnei Oren Memorial Field Attendance: 5,100

23 November 2015 11	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–3	Maccabi Haifa	Tel Aviv
18:55				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 9,000

30 November 2015 12	Hapoel Acre	0–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Acre
18:30				Stadium: Acre Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,500

5 December 2015 13	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–1	Maccabi Petah Tikva	Tel Aviv
13:30				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 9,000

12 December 2015 14	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–0	Beitar Jerusalem	Tel Aviv
18:15				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 10,200

19 December 2015 15	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	3–0	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Kiryat Shmona
16:45				Stadium: Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium Attendance: 1,400

26 December 2015 16	Maccabi Netanya	1–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Netanya
17:30				Stadium: Netanya Stadium Attendance: 5,000

3 January 2016 17	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–0	Hapoel Haifa	Tel Aviv
18:15				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 5,000

9 January 2016 18	Bnei Yehuda	1–3	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
15:00				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 4,900

16 January 2016 19	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–1	Hapoel Kfar Saba	Tel Aviv
15:00				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 10,200

23 January 2016 20	Bnei Sakhnin	1–0	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Sakhnin
15:30				Stadium: Doha Stadium Attendance: 1,800

30 January 2016 21	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–1	Hapoel Beer Sheva	Tel Aviv
17:30				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 9,354

7 February 2016 22	Maccabi Tel Aviv	1–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
18:55				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 13,750

13 February 2016 23	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2–1	Hapoel Ra'anana	Tel Aviv
18:00				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 10,900

20 February 2016 24	Maccabi Haifa	0–0	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Haifa
18:00				Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 11,400

29 February 2016 25	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–2	Hapoel Acre	Tel Aviv
18:00				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 10,700

5 March 2016 26	Maccabi Petah Tikva	1–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Petah Tikva
15:00				Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium Attendance: 5,200

Relegation round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
7	Maccabi Petah Tikva	33	13	7	13	34	35	−1	46
8	Bnei Yehuda	33	13	7	13	37	43	−6	46
9	Hapoel Tel Aviv	33	10	12	11	30	37	−7	42
10	Hapoel Kfar Saba	33	9	11	13	23	37	−14	38
11	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	33	8	12	13	32	39	−7	36
12	Hapoel Haifa	33	7	13	13	38	48	−10	34
13	Hapoel Acre (R)	33	9	7	17	27	48	−21	34	Relegation to Liga Leumit
14	Maccabi Netanya (R)	33	1	9	23	14	50	−36	12	Relegation to Liga Leumit

Source: Israel Football Association, 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.^[9]
(R) Relegated

Results

19 March 2016 1	Hapoel Kfar Saba	0–3	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Kfar Saba
17:15				Stadium: Levita Stadium Attendance: 3,800

2 April 2016 2	Hapoel Tel Aviv	1–0	Hapoel Acre	Tel Aviv
18:00				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 5,900

10 April 2016 3	Maccabi Netanya	0–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Netanya
18:30				Stadium: Netanya Stadium Attendance: 5,600

16 April 2016 4	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	1–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Kiryat Shmona
15:45				Stadium: Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,700

30 April 2016 5	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3–3	Hapoel Haifa	Tel Aviv
18:00				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 5,500

7 May 2016 6	Bnei Yehuda	2–4	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
16:00				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 5,700

15 May 2016 7	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–0	Maccabi Petah Tikva	Tel Aviv
18:30				Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 5,500

State Cup

Results

Eighth round	Hapoel Nazareth Illit	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Nof HaGalil, Israel
				Stadium: Green Stadium

Round of 16	Hapoel Kfar Saba	2–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Kfar Saba, Israel
				Stadium: Levita Stadium

Toto Cup

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	MPT	BnY	MTA	HTA
1	Maccabi Petah Tikva (A)	3	3	0	9	2	+7	9		3–0
2	Bnei Yehuda (A)	3	2	1	5	4	+1	6			3–1	2–0
3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	3	1	2	4	7	−3	3	0–3
4	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3	0	3	3	8	−5	0	2–3		1–3

Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2015. Source: football.org.il (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(A) Advanced to the quarter finals

Results

References

^ "César Mendiondo takes charge of Hapoel Tel Aviv". Sport. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ Sinai, Allon (6 November 2015). "Guy Levy appointed as new Hapoel Tel Aviv coach". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ Sinai, Allon (12 January 2016). "Gutman's second tenure at Hap TA under way". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "OFICIAL: Pintilii și Bumba au semnat cu Hapoel Tel Aviv. Primele declarații" [OFFICIAL: Pintilii and Bumba signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv. Their first statements] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ "Ανακοίνωσε Βύντρα η Χάποελ Τελ Αβίβ!". sdna.gr. 27 July 2015.
^ Sinai, Allon (5 August 2015). "Reichert's trivial Tel Aviv flip-flop much ado about not much". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
^ "Soccer: Flailing Maccabi Netanya hopes shake-up helps". The Jerusalem Post. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "Ligat ha'AL 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
^ "Ligat ha'AL 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

[1] "César Mendiondo takes charge of Hapoel Tel Aviv". Sport. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[2] Sinai, Allon (6 November 2015). "Guy Levy appointed as new Hapoel Tel Aviv coach". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[3] Sinai, Allon (12 January 2016). "Gutman's second tenure at Hap TA under way". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[bumba-Pintilii-4] "OFICIAL: Pintilii și Bumba au semnat cu Hapoel Tel Aviv. Primele declarații" [OFFICIAL: Pintilii and Bumba signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv. Their first statements] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[5] "Ανακοίνωσε Βύντρα η Χάποελ Τελ Αβίβ!". sdna.gr. 27 July 2015.

[6] Sinai, Allon (5 August 2015). "Reichert's trivial Tel Aviv flip-flop much ado about not much". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

[7] "Soccer: Flailing Maccabi Netanya hopes shake-up helps". The Jerusalem Post. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

[8] "Ligat ha'AL 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

[9] "Ligat ha'AL 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

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