# 2015–16 Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. season

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 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. 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 alongside him in a coaching role.

## Kit

Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: Fujitsu
* 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 |
| 19 June 2015 | MF | Claudiu Bumba | ASA Târgu Mureș | €650,000 |
| 19 June 2015 | MF | Mihai Pintilii | Al Hilal | Free |
| 27 July 2015 | DF | Loukas Vyntra | Levante | €250,000 |
| 5 August 2015 | MF | Ben Reichert | Maccabi Tel Aviv | €1,000,000 |

### Loaned in

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

## Competitions
### Ligat Ha'Al
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 27 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 13 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 14 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 37 | −27 | 11 | Qualification for the relegation round |

#### Relegation round

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

#### Results
### Toto Cup
#### Table

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