# 2009–10 Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Hapoel Tel Aviv's 69th season in Israeli Premier League, and their 20th consecutive season in the top division of Israeli football.
The season was a great success for the club winning both the league and Israel State Cup.

## UEFA Europa League
### Qualification

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 30 July 2009 | IFK Göteborg | A | 3-1 | Shechter 73'; Yeboah 78'; Natcho 94'; | 7,638 |
| 6 August 2009 | IFK Göteborg | H | 1-1 | Zandberg 14' | 6,000 |
| 20 August 2009 | FK Teplice | A | 2-1 | Enyeama 72', Vermuth 94'; | 5,000 |
| 27 August 2009 | FK Teplice | H | 1-1 | Ben Dayan 91'; | 9,000 |

### Group C

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 17 September 2009 | Celtic F.C. | H | 2–1 | Vučićević 75'; Lala 88'; | 11,000 |
| 1 October 2009 | Hamburger SV | A | 2-4 | Shechter 37'; Yeboah 62'; | 30,000 |
| 22 October 2009 | SK Rapid Wien | H | 5-1 | Menteshashvili 54'; Shechter 59'; Vermuth 69'; Lala 90'; | 12,500 |
| 5 November 2009 | SK Rapid Wien | A | 3-0 | Yadin 13'; Vermuth 65'; Natcho 70'; | 50,000 |
| 2 December 2009 | Celtic F.C. | A | 0-2 | | 27,000 |
| 17 December 2009 | Hamburger SV | H | 1-0 | Yeboah 23'; | 15,164 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Celtic | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | |

### Knockout phase

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 18 February 2010 | FC Rubin Kazan | A | 0–3 | | 15,000 |
| 25 February 2010 | FC Rubin Kazan | H | 0-0 | | 12,864 |

## Ligat Ha'Al (Premier League)
### Regular season

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 22 August 2009 | Beitar Jerusalem | A | 0 – 0 | | 17,000 |
| 30 August 2009 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | H | 1 – 1 | Ben Dayan 12'; | 9,500 |
| 13 September 2009 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | A | 3 – 1 | Vučićević 18'; Zandberg 58'; Yadin 91'; | 7,500 |
| 21 September 2009 | Maccabi Haifa | H | 1 – 2 | Shechter 36'; | 14,000 |
| 4 October 2009 | Maccabi Netanya | A | 3 – 0 | Shechter 14',61'; Yeboah 39'; | 4,000 |
| 17 October 2009 | F.C. Ashdod | H | 2 – 2 | Vučićević 44'; Enyeama 76'; | 8,500 |
| 24 October 2009 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | A | 4 – 0 | Shechter 22',59'; Vučićević 54'; Ben Dayan 73'; | 3,500 |
| 1 November 2009 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | H | 1 – 0 | da Silva 12'; | 15,500 |
| 8 November 2009 | Bnei Sakhnin | A | 2 – 1 | da Silva 11'; Shechter 90'; | 3,000 |
| 21 November 2009 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | H | 7 – 1 | Shechter 3',33',41'; Ben Dayan 66'; Lala 69'; Zahavi 82'; Vermuth 86'; | 9,500 |
| 28 November 2009 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | A | 1 – 0 | Shechter 12'; | 7,000 |
| 7 December 2009 | Hapoel Haifa | H | 2 – 0 | Shechter 19'; Yadin 74'; | 7,500 |
| 29 December 2009 | Hapoel Akko | A | 1 – 1 | Lala 2'; | 2,000 |
| 21 December 2009 | Hapoel Ra'anana | H | 5 – 0 | Yeboah 20'; Ben Dayan 21',28'; Zahavi 40'; Shechter 62'; | 8,164 |
| 26 December 2009 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | A | 3 – 0 | Ben Dayan 23'; Enyeama 45'; da Silva 53'; | 2,500 |
| 4 January 2010 | Beitar Jerusalem | H | 4 – 3 | Lala 12'; Ben Dayan 35'; Zahavi 55'; Shechter 60'; | 14,264 |
| 9 January 2010 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | A | 0 – 0 | | 3,000 |
| 18 January 2010 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | H | 4 – 1 | Ben Dayan 31'; Vermuth 42',61'; Zahavi 75'; | 9,000 |
| 25 January 2010 | Maccabi Haifa | A | 0 – 0 | | 15,000 |
| 30 January 2010 | Maccabi Netanya | H | 3 – 3 | Vermuth 83',95'; Badir 89'; | 9,500 |
| 7 February 2010 | F.C. Ashdod | A | 4 – 0 | Zahavi 11'; Shechter 15',55'; Ben Dayan 64'; | 4,000 |
| 13 February 2010 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | H | 4 – 0 | Shechter 7'; Enyeama 39'; Merey 42'; Lala 44'; | 8,000 |
| 22 February 2010 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | A | 4 – 2 | Lala 17'; Shechter 21',65'; da Silva 30'; | 16,000 |
| 28 February 2010 | Bnei Sakhnin | H | 1 – 0 | Zahavi 34'; | 6,500 |
| 6 March 2010 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | A | 1 – 1 | da Silva 77'; | 3,500 |
| 13 March 2010 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | H | 4 – 0 | Yadin 11'; Shechter 21'; Vermuth 90'; | 11,000 |
| 22 March 2010 | Hapoel Haifa | A | 2 – 1 | Vermuth 25'; Zahavi 35'; | 4,500 |
| 27 March 2010 | Hapoel Akko | H | 5 – 3 | Badir 5'; Zahavi 13'; Merey 61'; Shechter 85'; Ben Dayan 88'; | 12,164 |
| 3 April 2010 | Hapoel Ra'anana | A | 4 – 1 | Vermuth 2'; Enyeama 56'; Vručina 59'; Shechter 87'; | 3,000 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 12 | +52 | 77 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 79 | 25 | +54 | 71 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 52 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 46 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 45 | Qualification for the championship round |
* ↑ F.C. Ashdod received a technical loss of 3–0 to Bnei Yehuda for fielding an ineligible player. The original game finished in a 1–1 draw.

### Top playoff

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 10 April 2010 | Ramat Gan | H | 3 – 1 | Enyeama 9'; Zahavi 16'; Shechter 33'; | 13,000 |
| 17 April 2010 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | H | 1 – 0 | de Ridder 46'; | 13,000 |
| 26 April 2010 | Maccabi Haifa | A | 1 – 0 | Lala 59'; | 14,500 |
| 1 May 2010 | F.C. Ashdod | H | 4 – 0 | Ben Dayan 8'; Badir 31'; de Ridder 66'; da Silva 88'; | 14,000 |
| 8 May 2010 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | H | 0 – 0 | | 16,000 |
| 15 May 2010 | Beitar Jerusalem | A | 2 – 1 | Vermuth 3'; Zahavi 92'; | 8,000 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (C) | 35 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 87 | 26 | +61 | 49 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 35 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 16 | +56 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 34 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Bnei Yehuda | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 31 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Beitar Jerusalem | 35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 26 | |
| 6 | F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 22 | |
* ↑ As Hapoel Tel Aviv won both League and 2009–10 Israel State Cup, the State Cup finalists Bnei Yehuda received the final Europa League spot.

## State Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 14 February 2009 | Round 9 | Hapoel Haifa | A | 3 – 0 | Lala 3'; Enyeama 45'; Shechter 75'; | 3,500 |
| 12 March 2009 | Round of 16 | Maccabi Jaffa | A | 5 – 0 | Shechter 3',53'; Badir 10'; Vručina 30'; Zahavi 40'; | 5,000 |
| 22 April 2009 | Quarter-final | Beitar Jerusalem | H | 2 – 0 | Ben Dayan 56'; Vermuth 73'; | 14,500 |
| 13 May 2009 | Semi-final | Ironi Ramat HaSharon | N | 3 – 1 | Shechter 26'; Vermuth 39'; Enyeama 58'; | 15,000 |
| 26 May 2009 | Final | Bnei Yehuda | N | 3 – 1 | Vermuth 25',75'; Enyeama 45'; | 34,432 |

## Toto Cup

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 August 2009 | Bnei Yehuda | A | 1 – 1 | Lala 59' | 1,500 |
| 10 August 2009 | Maccabi Netanya | A | 2 – 3 | Zandberg 8'; Shechter 55; | 350 |
| 15 August 2009 | Beitar Jerusalem | H | 2 – 1 | Lala 59'; Shechter 72; | 7,000 |
| 23 September 2009 | Beitar Jerusalem | A | 0 – 1 | | 1,500 |
| 17 November 2009 | Bnei Yehuda | H | 0 – 1 | | 100 |
| 11 December 2009 | Maccabi Netanya | H | 2 – 2 | Zahavi 49'; Hota 54'; | 800 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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