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:
pos | Shirt | Team | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts. | GD |
1 |  | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 71 | 33 | 69 | +38 |
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2 |  | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 16 | 68 | +28 |
3 |  | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 27 | 60 | +32 |
4 |  | Maccabi Haifa | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 49 | 34 | 52 | +15 |
5 |  | Hapoel Petach Tikva | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 42 | = |
6 |  | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 35 | 39 | +7 |
7 | | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 38 | = |
8 |  | Maccabi Herzliya | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 36 | -3 |
9 |  | Maccabi Petach Tikva | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 36 | -4 |
10 | | Ironi Rishon Lezion | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 52 | 36 | -10 |
11 | | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 45 | 34 | -10 |
12 | | Ironi Ashdod | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 57 | 33 | -18 |
13 | | Hapoel Beit She'an | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 51 | 31 | -16 |
14 |  | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 42 | 31 | -16 |
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15 |  | R-- Hapoel Beer Sheva | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 57 | 30 | -19 |
16 | | R-- Hapoel Ashkelon | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 50 | 21 | -24 |
Beit She'an Schedule
Hapoel Beit She'an 97/98 Fixtures and Results
02.08.97 | Ironi Rishon Lezion | A | 0-2 |
09.08.97 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | H | 2-0 |
20.08.97 | Bulgaria-Israel | A | 0-1 |
30.08.97 | Hapoel Petach Tikva | A | 2-3 |
06.09.97 | Hapoel Ashkelon | H | 1-3 |
13.09.97 | Maccabi Herzliya | A | 1-0 |
20.09.97 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | H | 0-2 |
27.09.97 | Hapoel Jerusalem | A | 0-1 |
| One month break for Jewish Holidays |
25.10.97 | Maccabi Haifa | H | 1-1 |
01.11.97 | Bnei Yehuda | A | 1-2 |
08.11.97 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | A | 1-1 |
15.11.97 | Maccabi Petach Tikva | H | 1-1 |
22.11.97 | Ironi Ashdod | A | 0-0 |
06.12.97 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | H | 0-1 |
13.12.97 | Beitar Jerusalem | A | 2-5 |
20.12.97 | Hapoel Haifa | H | 1-1 |
| One month winter break |
17.01.98 | Beitar Kfar Saba (Division 4) (State Cup) | A | 2-0 |
24.01.98 | Ironi Rishon Lezion | H | 3-1 |
31.01.98 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | A | 0-3 |
06.02.98 | Hapoel Petach Tikva | H | 0-0 |
13.02.98 | Hapoel Ashkelon | A | 0-0 |
20.02.98 | Maccabi Herzliya | H | 3-0 |
28.02.98 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | A | 0-2 |
07.03.98 | Beitar Jerusalem (State Cup) | H | 1-2 |
14.03.98 | Hapoel Jerusalem | H | 3-2 |
21.03.98 | Maccabi Haifa | A | 1-4 |
27.03.98 | Bnei Yehuda | H | 2-0 |
03.04.98 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | H | 2-1 |
10.04.98 | Maccabi Petach Tikva | A | 0-1 |
17.04.98 | Ironi Ashdod | H | 3-1 |
25.04.98 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | A | 1-4 |
02.05.98 | Beitar Jerusalem | H | 2-3 |
09.05.98 | Hapoel Haifa | A | 2-5 |