2016–17 Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. season
# 2016–17 Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Hapoel Be'er Sheva 82nd season since its establishment in 1934, and 69th since the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 2016–17 campaign the club have competed in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup, UEFA Champions League.

## Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ISR | David Goresh |
| 22 | GK | ISR | Robi Levkovich |
| 55 | GK | ISR | Guy Haimov |
| 2 | DF | ISR | Ben Bitton |
| 3 | DF | ISR | Ben Turjeman |
| 4 | DF | POR | Miguel Vítor |
| 5 | DF | ISR | Shir Tzedek |
| 13 | DF | ISR | Ofir Davidzada |
| 17 | DF | ISR | Matan Ohayon |
| 20 | DF | ISR | Loai Taha |
| 21 | DF | ISR | Noam Gamon |
| 25 | DF | BRA | William Soares |
| 26 | DF | ISR | Amit Bitton |
| 7 | MF | ISR | Maharan Radi |
| 11 | MF | ISR | Maor Buzaglo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | MF | ROU | Ovidiu Hoban |
| 15 | MF | ISR | Vladimir Brown |
| 19 | MF | ISR | Dan Bitton |
| 24 | MF | ISR | Maor Melikson |
| 28 | MF | ISR | Or Havivyan |
| 30 | MF | NGA | John Ogu |
| — | MF | ISR | Yuval Shabtay |
| 4 | FW | ISR | Musa Tarabin |
| 8 | FW | ISR | Liel Sportas |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Anthony Nwakaeme |
| 10 | FW | ISR | Elyaniv Barda (Captain) |
| 14 | FW | ISR | Ben Sahar |
| 16 | FW | ISR | Mohammad Ghadir |

## Transfers

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | GK | ISR | Guy Haimov (from Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona) |
| — | DF | POR | Miguel Vítor (from PAOK) |
| — | MF | ISR | Yuval Shabtay (from Hapoel Ra'anana) |
| — | MF | ISR | Roei Gordana (loan return from Maccabi Petah Tikva) |
| — | FW | BRA | Lúcio Maranhão (from CRB) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ISR | Robi Levkovich (to Hapoel Haifa) |
| — | DF | BRA | William Soares (Free Agent) |
| — | DF | ISR | Ofir Davidzada (to Gent) |
| — | MF | ISR | Or Havivyan (on loan to Hapoel Petah Tikva) |
| — | FW | ISR | Liel Saportas (on loan to Hapoel Petah Tikva) |
| — | FW | ISR | Musa Tarabin (on loan to Hapoel Bnei Lod) |
| — | FW | ISR | Amran Alkrenawi (on loan to Hapoel Bnei Lod) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

### Toto Cup Al

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ASH | HBS | HAS | BEI |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Qualified to Quarter-finals | — | | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | Qualified to Quarter-finals | 0–1 | — | | |
| 3 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | | | 0–5 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | | | 2–4 | | — |

## UEFA Europa League

### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SPP | HBS | SOU | INT |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Southampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Internazionale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |

### Knockout Phase

vte2016–17 in Israeli football :

