Summary

That's it. Beit She'an ends its 4th season in the top flight in 13th place, 1 point from relegation. This isn't as bad as it sounds, as 1 round before the end, Beit She'an secured its place. But the episode against Beitar Jerusalem (the team was accused of throwing the game) blackened the team's name forever. I am sure that nothing crooked happened, but Beit She'an's players did not play their hardest in injury time. I hope that the 4 excellent foreigners (Panculidze, Adic, Culkovic, Gliha) stay, and form a lethal attacking force (yeah right). This year 3 teams will be relegated in order to cut the league size, I don't see Beit She'an staying in the Liga Leumit. For now though, some rest. See you next year!

Final Israeli Liga Leumit Standings:
  
posShirtTeamPld.WDLGFGAPts.GD
1Beitar Jerusalem302091713369+38
2Hapoel Tel Aviv302154441668+28
3Hapoel Haifa301794592760+32
4Maccabi Haifa301578493452+15
5Hapoel Petach Tikva3012612414142=
6Maccabi Tel Aviv3010911423539+7
7Hapoel Kfar Saba3011811393938=
8Maccabi Herzliya3099123740 36-3
9Maccabi Petach Tikva3081210273136-4
10Ironi Rishon Lezion3010614425236-10
11Hapoel Jerusalem3081012354534-10
12Ironi Ashdod308913395733-18
13Hapoel Beit She'an308715355131-16
14Bnei Yehuda308715264231-16
15R-- Hapoel Beer Sheva307914385730-19
16R-- Hapoel Ashkelon305619265021-24
Beit She'an Schedule

Hapoel Beit She'an 97/98 Fixtures and Results

02.08.97Ironi Rishon LezionA0-2
09.08.97Hapoel Beer Sheva H2-0
20.08.97Bulgaria-IsraelA0-1
30.08.97Hapoel Petach TikvaA2-3
06.09.97Hapoel AshkelonH1-3
13.09.97Maccabi HerzliyaA1-0
20.09.97Hapoel Tel AvivH0-2
27.09.97Hapoel JerusalemA0-1
One month break for Jewish Holidays
25.10.97Maccabi HaifaH1-1
01.11.97Bnei YehudaA1-2
08.11.97Hapoel Kfar SabaA1-1
15.11.97Maccabi Petach TikvaH1-1
22.11.97Ironi AshdodA0-0
06.12.97Maccabi Tel AvivH0-1
13.12.97Beitar JerusalemA2-5
20.12.97Hapoel HaifaH1-1
One month winter break
17.01.98Beitar Kfar Saba (Division 4) (State Cup)A2-0
24.01.98Ironi Rishon LezionH3-1
31.01.98Hapoel Beer Sheva A0-3
06.02.98Hapoel Petach TikvaH0-0
13.02.98Hapoel AshkelonA0-0
20.02.98Maccabi HerzliyaH3-0
28.02.98Hapoel Tel AvivA0-2
07.03.98Beitar Jerusalem (State Cup)H1-2
14.03.98Hapoel JerusalemH3-2
21.03.98Maccabi HaifaA1-4
27.03.98Bnei YehudaH2-0
03.04.98Hapoel Kfar SabaH2-1
10.04.98Maccabi Petach TikvaA0-1
17.04.98Ironi AshdodH3-1
25.04.98Maccabi Tel AvivA1-4
02.05.98Beitar JerusalemH2-3
09.05.98Hapoel HaifaA2-5
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