Stadium: Teddy Stadium (31,733)
On the sidelines:
After guiding Beitar Jerusalem to a third place finish last season, Sharon Mimer began the season on the sidelines as Eli Ohana took control of the club from Eli Tabib on a day to day basis. However, just as the league was about to begin, Mimer was relieved of his duties and though he has yet to be replaced, assistant coach Gil Levanda will guide the team.
Comings & Goings:
Beitar had an interesting summer as they lost some key players but added others. Jesus Rueda left the club who was the defense general as did Dan Einbinder. However, Yossi Benayoun and Georginho who starred at Sakhnin joined the team as did Antony Gaetan Varenne, Amir Agayev, Miki Siroshrtein, Tzion Tzemach all joined the side.
So far this season:
The season just began but just like Maccabi, Beitar has played plenty of minutes as the club took part in the Europa League Qualifying Rounds. In this First Round, Beitar faced Vasas from Hungary and won both legs by 4:3 and 3:0 scores. However, their continental campaign came to an end in the second round as they fell to Botev Plovdiv 5:1 on aggregate. In Toto Cup action, Beitar has played three games winning 3:0 at Toto-Turner Stadium against Hapoel Beer Sheva, defeating Ashdod 3:1 while falling 2:1 to Hapoel Ashkelon on Matchday while advancing to the quarterfinal round of the competition.
Under the magnifying glass:
The analysts have said that the while Beitar has a potent offense, their defense is suspect. The 3:0 win over Hapoel Beer Sheva in Toto Cup play showed the best the Jerusalem side can offer as Itay Shechter looks to be the main man on the attack, however, Georginho, Benayoun, Vered along with Ezra and Agayev can all give other teams fits. Antony Varenne who arrived from Beitar Jerusalem (13 goals last season for Hapoel Jerusalem) has scored three goals so far campaign.
