UEFA has handed down a combined €47,575 in fines against three Israeli clubs — Hapoel Beer Sheva, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv — over spectator-related incidents during this summer's European qualifying rounds, ONE reported.
Hapoel Beer Sheva took by far the heaviest hit, fined €24,250 across three separate fixtures in Champions League qualifying. UEFA imposed €6,000 for the home leg against Víkingur Reykjavík, €10,000 — the single largest individual penalty of the round — for the home tie against Red Star Belgrade, and a further €8,250 for the away leg in Serbia.
Beer Sheva swept past Víkingur to reach the third qualifying round and then got the better of Red Star Belgrade to stay alive in the Champions League picture, progress that has come bundled with a growing disciplinary bill from UEFA.
Beitar Jerusalem were fined €18,325, the second-heaviest sanction of the three, stemming from their Conference League qualifying tie away to AEK Larnaca in Cyprus.
Hapoel Tel Aviv drew the lightest penalty, €5,000, tied to their home leg against Poland's GKS Katowice in Conference League qualifying — still a reminder that no Israeli club in Europe this summer has come through fan-conduct scrutiny unscathed.
ONE did not detail the specific nature of each incident beyond spectator conduct, but the fines fit a familiar pattern: Israeli clubs have repeatedly been sanctioned by UEFA's disciplinary body in recent European campaigns over issues in the stands, from pyrotechnics to other supporter behaviour.
With three different Israeli sides now carrying fresh marks on their UEFA disciplinary record inside a single qualifying window, the cumulative €47,575 underlines how quickly those penalties can add up as more clubs advance further into Europe's club competitions.
