Israel Squads Premier League 2002/03

Ashdod SC

Name                    Position    Birth Date    Nationality         Remarks
Eyal Almoshnino         MID         10/04/1976    Israel              joined from Maccabi Haifa
Sharon Amar             MID         10/09/1976    Israel
Dudu Amsalem            MID         17/10/1983    Israel
Dudu Avraham            MID         01/12/1980    Israel              joined from Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Yaniv Azran             FWD         12/05/1983    Israel
Yair Azulay             MID         09/12/1977    Israel
Andrea Balaic           DEF         16/08/1970    Croatia
Yaniv Ben-Ishai         GK          21/09/1976    Israel
Yaniv Ben-Nissan        MID         22/08/1983    Israel
Josko Bilic             DEF         05/10/1974    Croatia             joined from Maccabi Netanya
Dudi Biton              FWD         23/10/1982    Israel
Gabor Boer              MID         19/12/1982    Hungary             left during the season
Oshri Elfassi           MID         28/07/1980    Israel
Amir Elkarif            DEF         07/08/1977    Israel
Hanan Fadida            FWD         01/12/1981    Israel
Yehuda Ginashvili       MID         17/04/1982    Israel
Alon Hazan              MID         14/09/1967    Israel
Shai Holtzman           FWD         01/01/1974    Israel              joined from Hapoel Ironi Rishon-Lezion
Sergei Kandaurov        MID         02/12/1972    Ukraine             joined during the season
Blagoja Milevski        DEF         25/03/1971    Macedonia
Nir Nahum               MID         09/09/1983    Israel
Oren Nissim             FWD         04/11/1976    Israel              joined from Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv
Yossi Ofir              MID         18/11/1978    Israel
Moshe Ohayon            MID         24/05/1983    Israel
Hanan Peretz            DEF         23/06/1982    Israel
Istvan Pisont           MID         16/05/1970    Hungary             left to Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv
Robert Regbar           FWD         14/10/1973    Croatia             left during the season
David Revivo            MID         05/12/1977    Israel
Yoni Rubin              GK          05/02/1982    Israel
Adir Tubul              DEF         03/06/1979    Israel

Coach:
Elisha Levi                         18/11/1957    Israel

Beitar Jerusalem

Name                    Position    Birth Date    Nationality         Remarks
Alon Abramovich         DEF         10/03/1980    Israel
David Amsalem           DEF         04/09/1971    Israel
Shlomi Arbeitman        FWD                       Israel
Miki Atiya              DEF         18/04/1981    Israel
Moshe Biton             FWD         18/11/1982    Israel
Aviram Bruchyan         MID         20/03/1985    Israel
Alon Cohen              MID         10/10/1979    Israel
Pablo Del Rio           MID         11/02/1976    Argentina           left during the season
Raanan Deri             MID         12/07/1976    Israel
Kfir Edri               MID         12/10/1976    Israel
Edmilson Ferreira       DEF         17/07/1973    Brazil
Golan Hermon            DEF         26/09/1977    Israel
Ehud Kahila             DEF         13/07/1968    Israel
Itzik Korenfein         GK          24/09/1971    Israel
Andrzej Kubica          FWD         07/07/1972    Poland
Maor Melikson           MID         30/10/1984    Israel
Eitan Mizrahi           MID         22/01/1972    Israel
Shlomi Moshe            MID         24/05/1983    Israel
Chukri Ogagawa          FWD                       Nigeria             joined during the season
Dani Podalski           GK          11/08/1984    Israel
Alon Sagir              DEF         20/08/1981    Israel
Ofer Talker             DEF         22/04/1973    Israel
Itzik Zohar             MID         30/10/1970    Israel
Eli Sason               MID         29/08/1982    Israel
Adir Shimon             DEF                       Israel              joined from Hapoel Beit-Shemesh
Jan Talesnikov          MID         11/12/1972    Israel
Dimitri Ulianov         MID         28/10/1970    Russia              joined from Hapoel Haifa
Elad Yaacobi            FWD         04/02/1981    Israel
Zion Zaken              MID         02/08/1981    Israel

Coach:
Eli Cohen                           03/01/1951    Israel              left during the season
Hanan Azulay                                      Israel              joined during the season

Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv

Name                    Position    Birth Date    Nationality         Remarks
Eli Abarbanel           MID         22/02/1976    Israel              joined during the season
Vladimir Andonov        MID         16/08/1975    Bulgaria
Yaron Avihail           DEF         09/09/1977    Israel
Salomon Avraham         MID         12/08/1983    Israel
Tomer Atuar             DEF         08/06/1983    Israel
Ronen Badash            MID         31/10/1977    Israel
Asi Baldut              MID         20/10/1981    Israel
Ran Ben-Shimon          DEF         28/11/1970    Israel
Cobi Dajani             MID                       Israel
Yossi Dora              MID         25/08/1981    Israel
Gustavo Fuentes         FWD         08/04/1973    Argentina
Roni Gafni              DEF         11/03/1980    Israel
Mor Golan               MID         23/06/1983    Israel
Felix Halfon            DEF         07/04/1972    Israel
Manor Hassan            MID         22/08/1976    Israel              left to Hapoel Petah-Tikva
Salah Hassarma          MID         24/02/1974    Israel
Jefri Ishai             DEF         10/01/1978    Israel
Guy Itzhakov            MID         15/10/1983    Israel
Avi Ivgi                GK          02/10/1978    Israel
Tomer Iwan              FWD         18/12/1980    Israel
Menahem Koretski        GK          04/04/1974    Israel
Dani Mishan             DEF         01/02/1976    Israel
Sahar Mizrahi           MID         07/07/1971    Israel
Oren Nissim             FWD         04/11/1976    Israel              left to Ashdod SC
Alon Osterovich         DEF                       Israel
Istvan Pisont           MID         16/05/1970    Hungary             joined from Ashdod SC
Moti Sason              MID         29/08/1975    Israel
Nir Sevilia             FWD         26/05/1975    Israel              joined from Maccabi Haifa
Hezi Shirazi            FWD         07/02/1969    Israel
Liron Vilner            FWD         07/02/1979    Israel              joined from Maccabi Netanya

Coach:
Eli Ohana                           01/02/1964    Israel

Hapoel Beer-Sheva

Name                    Position    Birth Date    Nationality         Remarks
Eyal Abed               DEF         18/01/1982    Israel
Rami Abu-Laben          MID         05/10/1977    Israel
Amir Abutbul            MID         30/08/1979    Israel
Elyaniv Barda           FWD         15/12/1981    Israel              left to Maccabi Haifa
Inon Barda              FWD         02/10/1984    Israel
Ido Bokovza             DEF         20/02/1983    Israel
Elad Bonfeld            MID         08/12/1980    Israel
Stav Elimeleh           MID         09/11/1969    Israel
Rami Eliyahu            MID         16/10/1977    Israel
Yaniv Elul              DEF         17/09/1978    Israel
Ofir Haim               FWD         21/04/1975    Israel
Tomer Haleva            DEF         27/09/1979    Israel
Zohar Hogeg             MID         16/10/1984    Israel
Oz Ifrah                DEF         10/12/1982    Israel
Evyatar Iluz            MID         04/11/1983    Israel
Remigiusz Jezierski     MID         19/01/1976    Poland
Blessing Kaku           MID         05/03/1978    Nigeria
Drazen Madunovic        DEF         17/03/1971    Croatia
Shuki Nagar             DEF         07/10/1977    Israel
Asi Rahamim             GK          03/07/1971    Israel
Oren Sagron             FWD         12/07/1972    Israel
Mordi Schwartz          GK          25/09/1980    Israel
Tomer Tadesa            DEF         25/11/1978    Israel
Bartosz Tarachulski     FWD         14/05/1975    Poland
Amir Uzan               DEF         22/11/1979    Israel

Coach:
Michael Kadosh                      23/04/1940    Israel

Hapoel Ironi Rishon-Lezion

Name                    Position    Birth Date    Nationality         Remarks
Moshe Aharoni                                     Israel              joined from Hapoel Nahlat-Yehuda
Dani Albert             DEF         07/04/1971    Israel
Mati Avraham            FWD         22/07/1983    Israel
Shlomi Ben-Hamo         GK          15/12/1978    Israel
Davor Bisic             MID                       Croatia             joined during the season
Udi Cabudi              FWD         27/05/1978    Israel              joined during the season
Moshe Cohen             MID                       Israel
Zion Cohen              FWD         07/03/1983    Israel
Roi Eliyahu             DEF         29/05/1982    Israel
Tomer Eliyahu           MID         25/02/1975    Israel
Edi Elkayam             DEF         26/07/1980    Israel
Avi Fitusi              MID         01/03/1971    Israel
Eli Gabai               DEF         31/01/1983    Israel
Haim Hajaj              MID         15/10/1975    Israel
Shai Holtzman           FWD         01/01/1974    Israel              left to Ashdod SC
Nissan Kapeta           FWD         28/12/1972    Israel
Moti Koltuv             DEF         21/07/1978    Israel
Vitali Komernitski      MID         02/08/1981    Ukraine
Golan Klimi             MID                       Israel
Dudu Liani                                        Israel              joined from Hapoel Tira
Sharon Marziano         DEF         29/12/1972    Israel
Shalev Menashe          MID         23/05/1982    Israel
Rafi Mizrahi            MID                       Israel
Yaniv Mizrahi           GK          11/02/1978    Israel
Gal Nir                 GK          30/03/1983    Israel              left to Hapoel Kfar-Saba
Moshe Sabag             DEF         27/04/1973    Israel
Isidor Sluk             DEF         13/10/1982    Israel
Grzegorz Wedzynski      MID         04/06/1970    Poland
Andrei Zavialov         DEF         02/01/1971    Ukraine

Coach:
Eitan Shalom                        15/12/1963    Israel              left during the season
Ziv Palgi                                         Israel              joined during the season

Hapoel Kfar-Saba

Name                    Position    Birth Date    Nationality         Remarks
Yaniv Abarjil           FWD         16/08/1977    Israel
Tsahi Barkol            MID         01/01/1977    Israel
Dejair Batista          DEF                       Brazil              joined during the season
Dedi Ben-Dayan          DEF         27/11/1978    Israel              joined from Hapoel Petah-Tikva
Yaniv Chichyan          DEF         15/08/1979    Israel
Ohad Cohen              GK          10/06/1975    Israel              left to Maccabi Petah-Tikva
Enes Demirovic          MID         13/07/1972    Bosnia-Herzegovina
Najuan Grayeb           DEF         30/01/1974    Israel              left to Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
Daniel Heidman          MID         10/12/1982    Israel              joined during the season
Muhamad Kabha           DEF         01/08/1976    Israel
Ofir Kopel              MID         25/04/1975    Israel
Itzhak Matiko           MID         01/01/1983    Israel
Eyal Meshumar           MID         10/08/1983    Israel
Claudio Milar           FWD         06/04/1974    Uruguay
Alon Mizrahi            FWD         22/11/1971    Israel
Cobi Nechteiler         DEF         09/11/1978    Israel
Gal Nir                 GK          30/03/1983    Israel              joined from Hapoel Ironi Rishon-Lezion
Radislav Radulovic      DEF         19/11/1972    Yugoslavia          left during the season
Eran Sheizinger         GK          03/12/1976    Israel
Tomer Shem-Tov          DEF         17/04/1978    Israel
Eyal Shen               MID         29/01/1980    Israel
Natan Shkuri            DEF         12/02/1976    Israel
Eliezer Spayer          DEF         21/03/1976    Israel
Dorin Tuturas           MID         11/03/1982    Romania
Dudi Zaneti             MID         15/07/1983    Israel
Liran Zarko             DEF         23/01/1981    Israel
Alon Ziv                DEF         29/10/1976    Israel              left to Maccabi Kfar-Kana

Coach:
Tamir Ben-Haim                      18/10/1964    Israel

Hapoel Petah-Tikva

Name                    Position    Birth Date    Nationality         Remarks
Eyal Abramov            GK          01/10/1972    Israel
Barak Bahar             DEF         21/09/1979    Israel
Dan Barkolin            DEF         06/09/1980    Israel
Dedi Ben-Dayan          DEF         27/11/1978    Israel              joined from Maccabi Tel-Aviv, left to Hapoel Kfar-Saba
Eran Cohen              DEF         09/04/1981    Israel
Gal Cohen               DEF         14/08/1982    Israel
Sandro Da Souza         DEF         10/07/1975    Brazil
Stanislav Dobrovin      FWD         02/09/1974    Russia
Shlomi Edri             FWD         29/05/1982    Israel
Erez Eliav              FWD         13/11/1977    Israel
Eliran Elkayam          MID         30/07/1976    Israel
Dudi Fadlon             DEF         16/09/1976    Israel
Anan Fero               GK          13/05/1980    Israel              left to Hapoel Jerusalem
Admir Hasancic          MID         29/11/1970    Bosnia-Herzegovina  joined from NK Zagreb (Croatia)
Manor Hassan            MID         22/08/1976    Israel              joined from Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv
Moti Kakun              FWD         23/04/1973    Israel
Yaniv Luzon             MID         06/08/1981    Israel
Alon Maya               DEF         31/08/1974    Israel
Jose Maria Paz          DEF         07/03/1978    Argentina
Mario Osivov            DEF         30/03/1973    Croatia             joined from NK Zagreb (Croatia)
Abed Rabeh              DEF         09/06/1975    Israel
Dudu Ratzabi            MID         19/09/1982    Israel
Yoni Rosenfeld          MID         17/11/1982    Israel
Yossi Rozen             MID         13/10/1979    Israel
Guy Shamir              MID         09/01/1978    Israel
Yossi Shivhon           MID         22/03/1982    Israel
Niv Tal                 FWD         31/03/1975    Israel
Avi Yehiel              DEF         26/09/1979    Israel
Shadi Zabidat           MID         27/01/1979    Israel

Coach:
Nir Levin                           04/03/1962    Israel              left during the season
Fredi David                                       Israel              began the season as asistant coach, became the coach during the season

Hapoel Tel-Aviv

Name                    Position    Birth Date    Nationality         Remarks
Yossi Abuksis           MID         10/09/1970    Israel
Shai Abutbul            MID         16/01/1983    Israel
Omri Afek               FWD         31/03/1979    Israel
Igal Antebi             DEF         01/08/1974    Israel
Azari Babayev           DEF         18/05/1982    Israel
Pini Balili             FWD         18/06/1979    Israel
Eyal Ben-Ami            MID         29/08/1976    Israel
Galil Ben-Shanan        GK                        Israel
Sergei Clescenco        FWD         20/05/1972    Moldova
Asi Domb                DEF         27/02/1974    Israel
Aviv Elhadad            FWD         20/02/1983    Israel
Shavit Elimeleh         GK          07/09/1971    Israel
Shimon Gershon          DEF         06/10/1977    Israel
Beni Hadad              DEF         04/08/1977    Israel
Alon Halfon             DEF         02/07/1973    Israel
Rami Halis              DEF         26/06/1982    Israel
Gabor Halmai            MID         07/01/1972    Hungary
Yaacov Hilel            DEF         27/08/1966    Israel
Avi Knafo               MID         04/08/1982    Israel
Tsiki Kotler            DEF         19/02/1980    Israel
Ben Luz                 MID         18/02/1978    Israel
Denis Onischenko        MID         15/09/1978    Ukraine
Nir Rahmin              GK          11/06/1980    Israel
Klimi Saban             DEF         17/02/1980    Israel
Welton Silva            FWD         11/07/1978    Brazil              left during the season
Salim Tuama             MID         09/08/1979    Israel
Kfir Udi                FWD         28/08/1979    Israel

Coach:
Dror Kashtan                        01/10/1944    Israel

Maccabi Haifa

Name                    Position    Birth Date    Nationality         Remarks
Yakubu Aiyegbeni        FWD         06/12/1977    Nigeria             left to Portsmouth (England)
Tom Almadon             GK          17/10/1977    Israel
Eyal Almoshnino         MID         10/04/1976    Israel              left to Ashdod SC
Liad Amir               DEF         27/02/1982    Israel
Asi Avrahami            MID         07/04/1983    Israel
Dudu Awat               GK          05/12/1983    Israel
Walid Badir             MID         12/03/1973    Israel
Elyaniv Barda           FWD         15/12/1981    Israel              joined from Hapoel Beer-Sheva
Arik Benado             DEF         05/12/1973    Israel
Shai Birok              MID         15/02/1984    Israel
Rafi Cohen              FWD         21/08/1974    Israel
Nir Davidovich          GK          17/12/1976    Israel
Eric Ejiofor            DEF         27/05/1978    Nigeria
Alon Harazi             DEF         13/02/1971    Israel
Guillermo Israelevich   MID         09/10/1982    Israel
Maor Janah              MID         10/02/1984    Israel
Avishai Jano            DEF         19/07/1970    Israel
Kamal Jubrin            DEF         12/06/1981    Israel              left to Maccabi Herzliya
Yaniv Katan             FWD         27/01/1981    Israel
Adoram Keisy            DEF         17/06/1972    Israel
Eran Levi               FWD         07/06/1983    Israel
Yossi Nagar             DEF         27/02/1982    Israel
Nenad Pralija           MID         11/12/1970    Croatia
Giovanni Rosso          MID         17/11/1972    Croatia
Nir Sevilia             FWD         26/05/1975    Israel              left to Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv
Idan Tal                MID         10/02/1975    Israel              joined from Rayo Vallacano (Spain)
Michael Zandberg        MID         16/04/1980    Israel
Raimondas Zutautas      MID         04/09/1972    Lithuania

Coach:
Itzhak Shum                         01/09/1948    Israel

Maccabi Netanya

Name                    Position    Birth Date    Nationality         Remarks
Ishmael Addo            FWD         30/12/1982    Ghana               joined during the season
Reuven Atar             MID         03/01/1969    Israel
Asaf Ben-Moha           DEF                       Israel
Josko Bilic             DEF         05/10/1974    Croatia             left to Ashdod SC
Ilan Boaron             DEF         07/05/1972    Israel
Shlomi Dahan            MID         30/09/1979    Israel              joined during the season
Avi Elfassi             MID         18/12/1980    Israel
Nitsan Filus            GK                        Israel
Ravid Gazal             FWD         09/06/1982    Israel
Adrian Dan Geman        DEF         28/04/1978    Romania
Lior Genish             DEF         01/10/1980    Israel
Ofir Halwani            DEF         12/04/1976    Israel
Ran Kojak               DEF         12/01/1981    Israel
Doron Lahmish           GK          11/09/1978    Israel
Lior Lenchinski         DEF         04/07/1980    Israel
Shlomi Levi             MID                       Israel
Imoro Lokman            DEF                       Ghana               joined during the season
Ruslan Lubarski         FWD         29/09/1974    Ukraine
Amos Nahaisi            DEF         06/12/1979    Israel              joined during the season
Martin Pesko            GK          28/01/1972    Slovakia
Amir Shelah             DEF         11/07/1970    Israel
Talas Shut              FWD         20/07/1981    Brazil              left during the season
Guy Solomon             GK          23/09/1977    Israel
Tomer Tayer             MID         15/01/1983    Israel
Guy Tsarfati            MID         28/04/1979    Israel
Kfir Tsukul             MID         05/12/1982    Israel
Ori Uzan                DEF         27/12/1978    Israel
Asi Vasihon             MID         30/07/1982    Israel              left during the season
Liron Vilner            FWD         07/02/1979    Israel              left to Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv
Israel Zviti            MID         15/01/1980    Israel

Coach:
Gili Landau                         07/05/1958    Israel

Maccabi Petah-Tikva

Name                    Position    Birth Date    Nationality         Remarks
Gal Alberman            MID         17/04/1983    Israel
Ismail Amar             DEF         30/03/1977    Israel
Lior Asulin             FWD         06/10/1980    Israel
Tomer Ben-Yosef         DEF         02/09/1979    Israel
Ohad Cohen              GK          10/06/1975    Israel              joined from Hapoel Kfar-Saba
Cobi Ganon              DEF         17/05/1976    Israel
Omer Golan              FWD         04/10/1982    Israel
Guy Itzhak              MID         02/10/1972    Israel
Erez Laluz              MID         27/06/1982    Israel
Alex Levit              FWD         11/02/1982    Israel
Itav Luzon              MID         26/12/1980    Israel
Uri Luzon               MID         11/08/1984    Israel
Morad Magamadov         DEF         25/09/1973    Azerbaijan
Idan Malihi             MID         11/06/1979    Israel
Asi Mashiah             DEF         10/10/1981    Israel
Ngoy N'Sumbu            MID         09/08/1969    Congo DR
Kfir Partieli           DEF         01/02/1979    Israel
Eitan Pariente          MID         19/08/1981    Israel
Cobi Refua              FWD         03/09/1974    Israel
Rubil Sarsur            FWD         17/08/1983    Israel
Cobi Shalo              GK          04/05/1979    Israel              left to Hapoel Beit-Shean
Sagi Strauss            GK          29/06/1976    Israel
Dragan Tadic            MID         12/02/1973    Croatia
Soli Tsemah             MID         05/06/1981    Israel
Sharon Tsofin           DEF         22/06/1970    Israel
Ekanza Simba            FWD         09/08/1969    Congo DR

Coach:
Guy Luzon                           07/08/1975    Israel

Maccabi Tel-Aviv

Name                    Position    Birth Date    Nationality         Remarks
Cobi Abadayev           FWD         10/11/1983    Israel              left to Hapoel Haifa
Dudu Avraham            MID         01/12/1980    Israel              left to Ashdod SC
Salam Abu-Siam          DEF         08/03/1983    Israel
Mauricio Aros           DEF         09/03/1976    Chile
Tal Banin               MID         07/03/1971    Israel
Dedi Ben-Dayan          DEF         27/11/1978    Israel              left to Hapoel Petah-Tikva
Tal Ben-Haim            DEF         31/03/1982    Israel
Eli Biton               FWD         25/01/1982    Israel
Gadi Brumer             DEF         05/11/1973    Israel
Liran Cohen             MID         14/02/1983    Israel
Tamir Cohen             DEF         04/03/1984    Israel
Asaf Crispis            FWD         07/04/1984    Israel
Baruch Dego             FWD         26/03/1981    Israel
Rodrigo Goldberg        FWD         09/08/1971    Chile
Cobi Mussa              DEF         18/04/1982    Israel
Moshe Mishaelov         DEF         14/09/1983    Israel
Avi Nimni               MID         26/04/1972    Israel
Reuven Oved             FWD         28/11/1983    Israel
John Paintsil           DEF         15/06/1981    Ghana               joined from Berekum Arsenals (Ghana)
Gal Pilian              MID         14/07/1982    Israel
Andrejs Prohorenkovs    FWD         05/02/1977    Latvia
Bruno Reis              MID         18/06/1978    Brazil
Ami Rozenberg           GK          02/08/1976    Israel
Asaf Sade               DEF         28/09/1983    Israel
Liran Strauber          GK          20/08/1974    Israel
Avi Strol               DEF         18/09/1980    Israel
Amir Turjeman           FWD         05/10/1972    Israel
Oren Zeituni            MID         18/02/1976    Israel

Coach:
Nir Klinger                         25/05/1966    Israel

1st level 2002/03

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