Israel national football team




This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Israel women's national football team.

































































































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Nickname(s)
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הכחולים-לבנים‬ (The Blue and Whites)
Association
Israel Football Association (IFA)
Confederation
UEFA (Europe) (1991–present)
AFC (Asia) (1954–74)
Head coach Andi Herzog
Captain Bibras Natkho
Most caps
Yossi Benayoun (102)[1]
Top scorer
Mordechai Spiegler (33)[2]
Home stadium
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
FIFA code ISR

















First colours













Second colours


FIFA ranking
Current 91 Increase 3 (25 October 2018)[3]
Highest 15 (November 2008)
Lowest 99 (January 2018)
Elo ranking
Current 67 Increase 6 (9 November 2018)[4]
Highest 15 (August 2008)
Lowest 80 (February 1968)
First international

Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel):
 Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine
(Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934)
Israel:
United States USA Olympic Team 3–1 Israel Israel
(New York City, United States; 26 September 1948)
Biggest win

Israel Israel 9–0 Chinese Taipei 
(Wellington, New Zealand; 23 March 1988)
Biggest defeat

Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel):
 Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine
(Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934)
Israel:
 Germany 7–1 Israel Israel
(Kaiserslautern, Germany; 12 February 2002)

World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 1970)
Best result Group stage, 1970
Asian Cup
Appearances 4 (first in 1956)
Best result Champions, 1964

The Israel national football team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל‎, Nivḥeret Yisra'el BeChaduregel) is the national football team of Israel, governed by the Israel Football Association (IFA).


Israel's national team is the direct successor of the Mandatory Palestine national football team, which played five internationals in 1934–1940, and was managed by the Eretz Israel Football Association. Israel has competed in FIFA World Cup qualifiers in three different confederations, competing in the Asian Football Confederation before settling in Europe as a member of the Union of European Football Associations in 1994.


The Israeli side qualified for their only FIFA World Cup to date in 1970. Israel also hosted and won the AFC Asian Cup in 1964, and was finalist in 1956 and in 1960.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Asian Football Confederation membership


    • 1.2 Years in exile


    • 1.3 European Football Confederation membership


    • 1.4 Ranking history




  • 2 All-time head-to-head record


  • 3 Stadium


  • 4 Kit suppliers


  • 5 Honours


    • 5.1 Titles




  • 6 Competitive record


    • 6.1 FIFA World Cup


    • 6.2 Summer Olympic Games


    • 6.3 AFC Asian Cup


    • 6.4 Asian Games


    • 6.5 UEFA European Championship


    • 6.6 UEFA Nations League




  • 7 2018 FIFA World Cup


    • 7.1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G




  • 8 2018–19 UEFA Nations League


    • 8.1 2018–19 UEFA Nations League - League C - Group 1




  • 9 Results and fixtures


    • 9.1 2017


    • 9.2 2018




  • 10 Players


    • 10.1 Current squad


    • 10.2 Recent call-ups




  • 11 Records


    • 11.1 Most capped players


    • 11.2 Top goalscorers




  • 12 Managers


    • 12.1 WDL Record since 1948




  • 13 See also


  • 14 Notes


  • 15 References


  • 16 External links





History


Main articles: History of the Israel national football team and Mandatory Palestine national football team

Football has a long tradition in Israel. The game was originally introduced during the time of the Ottoman Empire. The Palestinian Football Association was formed in August 1928, and joined FIFA in June 1929, but at the time the association was made up of Arab clubs, Jewish clubs, and clubs representing British policemen and soldiers serving in the region during the British Mandate rule that spanned the period between World War One and the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. The British Mandate of Palestine national team made its debut against Egypt in 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, losing 1–7 in Cairo. The team played five international matches, including a friendly match against Lebanon, until the British Mandate for Palestine was dissolved.


The Israel national team's first match as an independent nation was on 26 September 1948, against the USA Olympic Team. The game was won by the USA 1–3, and in the 20th minute of the game Shmuel Ben-Dror scored the first goal after the creation of the State of Israel.



Asian Football Confederation membership


Main article: Politics and sports § Association football




Nahum Stelmach kicking; 1959


Israel competed in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) between 1954 and 1974. Due to the Arab League boycott of Israel, several Muslim states refused to compete against Israel. The political situation culminated in Israel winning the 1958 World Cup qualifying stage for Asia and Africa without playing a single game, forcing FIFA to schedule a playoff between Israel and Wales to ensure the team did not qualify without playing at least one game (which Wales won).




Israel winning the 1964 AFC Asian Cup


Israel hosted and won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup. In 1968, Israel went to their first Olympic Games and lost to Bulgaria in the quarterfinals.


In 1969, Israel qualified for its first and only FIFA World Cup, via Asia/Oceania, and earned two points after draws with Sweden and finalist Italy, and a loss to Uruguay.


In 1976, Israel went to its second Olympic Games and lost in the quarterfinals again, this time against Brazil. In 1972 and 1977, it attempted World Cup qualification as part of Asia, which both times ended in failure.



Years in exile





Ronny Rosenthal against New Zealand in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification


In 1974, Israel was excluded from AFC competitions, as a result of a proposal by Kuwait which was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions.[5] The vote coincided with the 1974 Asian Games, where the football competition was marred by the refusal of both North Korea[6] and Kuwait to play second-round matches against Israel.


During the 1980s, it played the majority of its matches against European teams, and competed in the European stage of qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. For the next two tournaments, it entered Oceania's qualification stage. In 1989, Israel made it to the CONMEBOL–OFC play-offs for the 1990 World Cup to play against Colombia, which qualified from the South American group, but lost (1–0, 0–0).



European Football Confederation membership


In 1991, Israeli clubs began participating in European club competitions, and Israel returned to the European leg of World Cup qualifying in 1992. In 1994, Israel received full UEFA membership, 20 years after it had left Asia. Within Europe, Israel has been a relatively minor nation, though with some successes, notably winning 3–2 in Paris against France in 1993, and 5–0 against Austria in 1999. That year, Israel made it to the playoffs of UEFA Euro 2000, but was beaten by Denmark.





Avram Grant has been the youngest national coach of Israel





Yossi Benayoun is Israel's most capped player with 102 caps


Israel came close to advancing to the playoff stage in their 2006 World Cup qualifying group, finishing third, behind France, and tied on points with Switzerland, which also remained unbeaten in 10 matches after 4 wins and 6 draws. The Swiss had a better goal difference, though, and advanced to the qualification play-off. Coach Avram Grant announced his resignation on 26 October 2005. After the end of his contract, he was succeeded by Dror Kashtan.


In UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, Israel came very close to qualifying to final tournament, but finished fourth in Group E, behind group winners Croatia, 1 point behind Russia who also with Croatia qualified direct, as well as equal on 23 points (one less than Russia) from 12 games with England; who failed to advance as did Israel. The 4–3 home loss to Croatia was the first loss after 13 consecutive official games and 9 home games without a loss.


In 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, Israel again came in fourth, behind Switzerland, Greece, and Latvia. For the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, Kashtan was replaced as coach by Frenchman Luis Fernández, but to no avail, as Israel finished a distant third behind Greece and Croatia.


The continued presence of the Israeli Football Association in UEFA was a precedent cited by Australia to justify its transfer from the Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian Football Confederation.[7]



Ranking history












































































































































































Source: [8]



All-time head-to-head record


As of 14 October 2018.


  Positive Record
  Neutral Record
  Negative Record






















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































  1. ^ Includes matches against  West Germany.


  2. ^ Includes matches against  Soviet Union.


  3. ^ Includes matches against  Yugoslavia and  Serbia and Montenegro.




Stadium



An all-seated roofless stadium with a football pitch.


Sammy Ofer Stadium of Haifa. Israel's newest stadium


In the past, the Israel national football team's home stadium was the national stadium in Ramat Gan. The stadium seats 41,583 and was the first stadium in Israel to meet world-class standards.


Ever since 2014, Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa (30,784 seats) and Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem (34,000 seats) are being used as the home stadiums of the Israel national football team. Both are considered to be world-class standard stadiums. The Israel Football Association has used Teddy stadium while hosting the 2013 Euro U21 championship in Israel. Both stadiums also host matches of the Israel national football team, and of Israeli clubs for the UEFA Champions League.



Kit suppliers


Since July 2018, Puma is Israel's kit supplier, having previously supplied the kits from 1996 to 2008. Israel's kits were supplied by Diadora from 1988 to 1995 and Adidas from 2008 to 2018



Honours



Titles


  • AFC Asian Cup



1st, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 1964.


2nd, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (2): 1956, 1960.


  • Asian Games


2nd, silver medalist(s) Silver medal (1): 1974.


Competitive record



FIFA World Cup


Main article: Israel at the FIFA World Cup





































































Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
as  Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel)

Uruguay 1930
Did not enter

Italy 1934
Did not qualify

France 1938
as  Israel

Brazil 1950
Did not qualify

Switzerland 1954

Sweden 1958

Chile 1962

England 1966

Mexico 1970
 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 1 3

West Germany 1974
Did not qualify

Argentina 1978

Spain 1982

Mexico 1986

Italy 1990

United States 1994

France 1998

South Korea Japan 2002

Germany 2006

South Africa 2010

Brazil 2014

Russia 2018
Total 1/21 - 3 0 2 1 1 3

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks


Summer Olympic Games


See also: Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics and Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics




































































Summer Olympic Games record
Year
 Round
 Position
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GS
 GA

Finland 1952
Did not qualify

Australia 1956

Italy 1960

Japan 1964

Mexico 1968
 Quarter-finals – 4 2 0 2 9 7

West Germany 1972
Did not qualify

Canada 1976
 Quarter-finals – 4 0 3 1 4 7

Soviet Union 1980
Withdrew

United States 1984
Did not qualify

South Korea 1988
Total Quarter-finals 2/10 8 2 3 3 13
14

Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, the football competition is played as an Under-23 competition



*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.



AFC Asian Cup


Main article: Israel at the AFC Asian Cup










































































AFC Asian Cup record
Year
 Round
 Position
 GP
 W
 D*
 L
 GS
 GA

Hong Kong 1956
Runners-up
2nd
3
2
0
1
6
5

South Korea 1960
Runners-up
2nd
3
2
0
1
6
4

Israel 1964
Champions
1st
3
3
0
0
5
1

Iran 1968
Third Place
3rd
4
2
0
2
11
5

Thailand 1972
Withdrew

Total
Champions
4/15
13
9
0
4
28
15

Israel did not compete in a regional competition between the years 1968 and 1994, although in 1972 they were scheduled to compete in the AFC Asian Cup.



*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.



Asian Games





























































Asian Games Record
Year
 Result
 GP
 W
 D*
 L
 GS
 GA

India 1951
Did not qualify

Philippines 1954

Japan 1958
 Quarterfinals 3 2 0 1 6 3

Indonesia 1962
Did not qualify

Thailand 1966

Thailand 1970

Iran 1974
 Runners-up 7 6 0 1 24
4

Thailand 1978
Did not qualify

India 1982
Total 2/13 10 8 0 2 30
7


UEFA European Championship






































































































UEFA European Championship record
UEFA European Championship Qualification record
Year
 Round
 Position
Pld
W
D *
L
GF
GA
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
1960–1992
 Did Not Enter

England 1996
 Did Not Qualify
 10
 3
 3
 4
 13
 13

Belgium Netherlands 2000
 8
 4
 1
 3
 25
 9

Portugal 2004
 8
 2
 3
 3
 9
 11

Austria Switzerland 2008
 12
 7
 2
 3
 20
 12

Poland Ukraine 2012
 10
 5
 1
 4
 13
 11

France 2016
 10
 4
 1
 5
 16
 14

Total

0/15






48
21
10
17
80
56


*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.





1996 UEFA European Championship - Qualifier - Group 1


1996 marked Israel's first UEFA European Championship qualification attempt, out of ten such tournaments. Israel had last competed in a regional tournament at the 1968 Asian Cup.[9] Israel was expelled from the AFC in the early 1970s and eventually became a member of UEFA.[10]


Standings











































































































































Pos
 Team

[

  • v

  • t

  • e


]
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Qualification

Romania
France
Slovakia
Poland
Israel
Azerbaijan
1
 Romania
 10
 6
 3
 1
 18
 9
 +9
 21
 Qualify for final tournament
—
1–3
3–2
2–1
2–1
3–0
2
 France
 10
 5
 5
 0
 22
 2
 +20
 20

0–0
 —
4–0
1–1
2–0
10–0
3
 Slovakia
 10
 4
 2
 4
 14
 18
 −4
 14


0–2
0–0
 —
4–1
1–0
4–1
4
 Poland
 10
 3
 4
 3
 14
 12
 +2
 13

0–0
0–0
5–0
 —
4–3
1–0
5
 Israel
 10
 3
 3
 4
 13
 13
 0
 12

1–1
0–0
2–2
2–1
 —
2–0
6
 Azerbaijan
 10
 0
 1
 9
 2
 29
 −27
 1

1–4
0–2
0–1
0–0
0–2
 —

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches



4 September 199417:00 UTC+2












Israel  2 – 1  Poland

R. Harazi Goal 44', 59'
 Report
Kosecki Goal 80'


National Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)





12 October 199418:00 UTC+2












Israel  2 – 2  Slovakia

R. Harazi Goal 23'
Banin Goal 32' (pen.)
 Report
Rusnák Goal 5'
Moravčík Goal 14'


National Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 7,500

Referee: John Blankenstein (Netherlands)





16 November 199419:00 UTC+2












Azerbaijan  0 – 2  Israel
Report
R. Harazi Goal 30'
Rosenthal Goal 51'


Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium, Trabzon

Attendance: 2,863

Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)





14 December 199418:00 UTC+2












Israel  1 – 1  Romania

Rosenthal Goal 83'
 Report
Lǎcǎtuş Goal 70'


National Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Antonio Martín Navarrete (Spain)





29 March 199517:00 UTC+2












Israel  0 – 0  France
Report


National Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 39,000

Referee: Jim McCluskey (Scotland)





25 April 199517:30 UTC+2












Poland  4 – 3  Israel

Nowak Goal 1'
Juskowiak Goal 50'
Kowalczyk Goal 55'
Kosecki Goal 62'
 Report
Rosenthal Goal 33'
Revivo Goal 38'
Zohar Goal 70'


Górnik Zabrze Stadium, Zabrze

Attendance: 5,500

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)





7 June 199520:00 UTC+3












Romania  2 – 1  Israel

Lăcătuş Goal 16'
Munteanu Goal 56'
 Report
Berkovic Goal 50'


Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest

Attendance: 18,575

Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)





6 September 199518:00 UTC+2












Slovakia  1 – 0  Israel

Jančula Goal 54'
 Report


Všešportový areál, Košice

Attendance: 7,810

Referee: Marnix Sandra (Belgium)





11 October 199518:00 UTC+2












Israel  2 – 0  Azerbaijan

R. Harazi Goal 31', 90'
 Report


Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Claude Détruche (Switzerland)





15 November 199520:45 UTC+1












France  2 – 0  Israel

Djorkaeff Goal 69'
Lizarazu Goal 89'
 Report


Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen

Attendance: 20,822

Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)







2000 UEFA European Championship - Qualifier - Group 6


Israel competed in qualifiers for the UEFA Euro 2000. This marked Israel's second UEFA European Championship qualification attempt, out of eleven such tournaments.


Standings



















































































































Pos
 Team

[

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  • e


]
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Qualification

Spain
Israel
Austria
Cyprus
San Marino
1
 Spain
 8
 7
 0
 1
 42
 5
 +37
 21
 Qualify for final tournament
—
3–0
9–0
8–0
9–0
2
 Israel
 8
 4
 1
 3
 25
 9
 +16
 13
 Advance to play-offs

1–2
 —
5–0
3–0
8–0
3
 Austria
 8
 4
 1
 3
 19
 20
 −1
 13


1–3
1–1
 —
3–1
7–0
4
 Cyprus
 8
 4
 0
 4
 12
 21
 −9
 12

3–2
3–2
0–3
 —
4–0
5
 San Marino
 8
 0
 0
 8
 1
 44
 −43
 0

0–6
0–5
1–4
0–1
 —

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches



September 5, 199820:30 UTC+2












Austria  1–1  Israel

Reinmayr Goal 7'
 Report
Nimni Goal 68' (pen.)


Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Anders Frisk (SWE)





October 10, 199820:30 UTC+2












San Marino  0–5  Israel
Report
Revivo Goal 16'
Nimni Goal 18'
Mizrahi Goal 32'
M.Valentini Goal 58' (o.g.)
Grayeb Goal 82'


Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle

Attendance: 872

Referee: Asim Khudiev (AZE)





October 14, 199819:30 UTC+2












Israel  1–2  Spain

Hazan Goal 64'
 Report
Hierro Goal 65'
Etxeberria Goal 78'


Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance: 37,000

Referee: David Elleray (ENG)





March 28, 199918:00 UTC+2












Israel  3–0  Cyprus

Banin Goal 11'
Mizrahi Goal 48', 53'
 Report


Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Marcel Lică (ROU)





June 6, 199918:30 UTC+3












Israel  5–0  Austria

Berkovich Goal 26', 47'
Revivo Goal 46'
Mizrahi Goal 53'
Grayeb Goal 75'
 Report


Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance: 42,000

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (SVK)





September 5, 199920:00 UTC+3












Cyprus  3–2  Israel

Engomitis Goal 27'
Špoljarić Goal 53', 86' (pen.)
 Report
Badir Goal 31'
Benayoun Goal 82'


Tsirion Stadium, Limassol

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Graham Barber (ENG)





September 8, 199918:00 UTC+2












Israel  8–0  San Marino

Benayoun Goal 25', 46', 70'
Mizrahi Goal 38'
Revivo Goal 40', 68'
Sivilia Goal 84'
Abuksis Goal 89'
 Report


Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance: 25,078

Referee: Ilhami Kaplan (TUR)





October 10, 199919:30 UTC+2












Spain  3–0  Israel

Morientes Goal 30'
Martín Goal 37'
Raúl Goal 51'
 Report


Estadio Carlos Belmonte, Albacete

Attendance: 16,100

Referee: Hellmut Krug (GER)




Second placed teams

The best runner-up of the entire group phase qualified automatically for the final tournament. To determine the best runner-up, a comparison was made between all of them. Only matches played against teams that finished first, third and fourth were regarded. Matches played against fifth and sixth placed teams were discarded, because some groups had more teams than others.


After the best runner-up was found, all the others (eight of them) entered a random playoff to determine four more teams to qualify.




Standings









































































































































Pos
Grp
 Team

[

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]
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Qualification
1
7
 Portugal
 6
 4
 1
 1
 11
 3
 +8
 13
 Qualify for final tournament
2
3
 Turkey
 6
 4
 1
 1
 12
 5
 +7
 13
 Advance to play-offs
3
9
 Scotland
 6
 3
 1
 2
 9
 6
 +3
 10
4
1
 Denmark
 6
 3
 1
 2
 10
 8
 +2
 10
5
4
 Ukraine
 6
 2
 4
 0
 6
 4
 +2
 10
6
8
 Republic of Ireland
 6
 3
 1
 2
 6
 4
 +2
 10
7
6
 Israel
 6
 2
 1
 3
 12
 9
 +3
 7
8
5
 England
 6
 1
 4
 1
 5
 4
 +1
 7
9
2
 Slovenia
 6
 2
 1
 3
 6
 12
 −6
 7

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.



Matches

















Team 1
Agg.
 Team 2
 1st leg
 2nd leg

Israel 
 0–8
 Denmark
0–5
0–3



13 November 199920:05 UTC+2












Israel  0 – 5  Denmark
Report
Tomasson Goal 2', 34'
Tøfting Goal 67'
Jørgensen Goal 68'
Steen Nielsen Goal 73'


Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance: 42,000

Referee: David Elleray (England)





17 November 199919:15 UTC+1












Denmark  3 – 0  Israel

Sand Goal 4'
Steen Nielsen Goal 14'
Tomasson Goal 64'
 Report


Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 41,186

Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)




Denmark won 8–0 on aggregate.





2004 UEFA European Championship - Qualifier - Group 1


Standings



















































































































Pos
 Team

[

  • v

  • t

  • e


]
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Qualification

France
Slovenia
Israel
Cyprus
Malta
1
 France
 8
 8
 0
 0
 29
 2
 +27
 24
 Qualify for final tournament
—
5–0
3–0
5–0
6–0
2
 Slovenia
 8
 4
 2
 2
 15
 12
 +3
 14
 Advance to play-offs

0–2
 —
3–1
4–1
3–0
3
 Israel
 8
 2
 3
 3
 9
 11
 −2
 9


1–2
0–0
 —
2–0
2–2
4
 Cyprus
 8
 2
 2
 4
 9
 18
 −9
 8

1–2
2–2
1–1
 —
2–1
5
 Malta
 8
 0
 1
 7
 5
 24
 −19
 1

0–4
1–3
0–2
1–2
 —

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

|}


Games



12 October 200219:00 UTC+2












Malta  0–2  Israel

Balili Goal 56'
Revivo Goal 76'


Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 5,200

Referee: Sergei Shebek (UKR)





29 March 200319:00 UTC+2












Cyprus  1–1  Israel

Rauffmann Goal 61'
Afek Goal 2'


Tsirion Stadium, Limassol

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Mike McCurry (Scotland)





2 April 200320:45 UTC+2












Israel  1–2  France

Afek Goal 2'
Trezeguet Goal 23'
Zidane Goal 45'


Renzo Barbera Stadium, Palermo

Attendance: 2,455

Referee: Graham Barber (ENG)





30 April 200320:30 UTC+2












Israel  2–0  Cyprus

Badir Goal 88'
Holtzman Goal 90'


Renzo Barbera Stadium, Palermo

Attendance: 300

Referee: Michal Benes (CZE)





7 June 200321:15 UTC+3












Israel  0–0  Slovenia


Atatürk Stadium, Antalya

Attendance: 1,800

Referee: Massimo Busacca (SUI)





6 September 200320:15 UTC+2












Slovenia  3–1  Israel

Šiljak Goal 35'
Knavs Goal 37'
Čeh Goal 78'
Revivo Goal 69'


Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Herbert Fandel (GER)





10 September 200318:00 UTC+3












Israel  2–2  Malta

Revivo Goal 16'
Balili Goal 79'
Mifsud Goal 51' (pen.)
Carabott Goal 52'


Atatürk Stadium, Antalya

Attendance: 1,300

Referee: Eric Blareau (BEL)





11 October 200320:45 UTC+2












France  3–0  Israel

Henry Goal 9'
Trezeguet Goal 24'
Boumsong Goal 42'


Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 57,009

Referee: Cosimo-Giancarlo Bolognino (ITA)




Goalscorers



3 goals


  • Haim Revivo



2 goals



  • Omri Afek

  • Pini Balili




1 goal



  • Walid Badir

  • Shay Holtzman





2008 UEFA European Championship - Qualifier - Group E


Israel competed in qualifiers for the UEFA Euro 2008. This marked Israel's fourth UEFA European Championship qualification attempt, out of thirteen such tournaments.


Standings






































































































































































Pos
 Team

[

  • v

  • t

  • e


]
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Qualification

Croatia
Russia
England
Israel
Republic of Macedonia
Estonia
Andorra
1
 Croatia
 12
 9
 2
 1
 28
 8
 +20
 29
 Qualify for final tournament
—
0–0
2–0
1–0
2–1
2–0
7–0
2
 Russia
 12
 7
 3
 2
 18
 7
 +11
 24

0–0
 —
2–1
1–1
3–0
2–0
4–0
3
 England
 12
 7
 2
 3
 24
 7
 +17
 23


2–3
3–0
 —
3–0
0–0
3–0
5–0
4
 Israel
 12
 7
 2
 3
 20
 12
 +8
 23

3–4
2–1
0–0
 —
1–0
4–0
4–1
5
 Macedonia
 12
 4
 2
 6
 12
 12
 0
 14

2–0
0–2
0–1
1–2
 —
1–1
3–0
6
 Estonia
 12
 2
 1
 9
 5
 21
 −16
 7

0–1
0–2
0–3
0–1
0–1
 —
2–1
7
 Andorra
 12
 0
 0
 12
 2
 42
 −40
 0

0–6
0–1
0–3
0–2
0–3
0–2
 —

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches



2 September 200621:30 UTC+3












Estonia  0–1  Israel
Report
Colautti Goal 8'


A Le Coq Arena, Tallinn

Attendance: 7,800

Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium)





6 September 200619:00 UTC+2












Israel  4–1  Andorra

Benayoun Goal 9'
Ben-Shushan Goal 11'
Gershon Goal 43' (pen.)
Tamuz Goal 69'
 Report
Fernandez Goal 84'


Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen (Netherlands)[11][12]

Attendance: 0

Referee: Sinisa Zrnic (Bosnia)





7 October 200619:00 UTC+4












Russia  1–1  Israel

Arshavin Goal 5'
 Report
Ben-Shushan Goal 84'


Dynamo Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)





15 November 200619:00 UTC+2












Israel  3–4  Croatia

Colautti Goal 8', 89'
Benayoun Goal 68'
 Report
Srna Goal 35' (pen.)
Eduardo Goal 39', 54', 72'


Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat-Gan

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)





24 March 200720:30 UTC+2












Israel  0–0  England
Report


Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat-Gan

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)





28 March 200720:30 UTC+3












Israel  4–0  Estonia

Tal Goal 19'
Colautti Goal 29'
Sahar Goal 77', 80'
 Report


Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat-Gan

Attendance: 23,658

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)





2 June 200719:30 UTC+2












Macedonia  1–2  Israel

Stojkov Goal 13'
 Report
Yitzhaki Goal 11'
Colautti Goal 44'


Skopje City Stadium, Skopje

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)





6 June 200718:00 UTC+2












Andorra  0–2  Israel
Report
Tamuz Goal 37'
Colautti Goal 53'


Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella

Attendance: 618

Referee: Ian Stokes (Ireland)





8 September 200717:00 UTC+1












England  3–0  Israel

Wright-Phillips Goal 20'
Owen Goal 49'
Richards Goal 66'
 Report


Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 85,372

Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)





13 October 200720:15 UTC+2












Croatia  1–0  Israel

Eduardo Goal 52'
 Report


Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)





17 November 200720:00 UTC+2












Israel  2–1  Russia

Barda Goal 10'
Golan Goal 90+2'
 Report
Bilyaletdinov Goal 61'


Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat-Gan

Attendance: 27,563

Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)





21 November 200719:00 UTC+2












Israel  1–0  Macedonia

Barda Goal 35'
 Report


Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat-Gan

Attendance: 2,736

Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)




Goalscorers



2 goals



  • Elyaniv Barda

  • Yossi Benayoun

  • Amit Ben-Shushan

  • Ben Sahar

  • Toto Tamuz




1 goal



  • Shimon Gershon

  • Omer Golan

  • Idan Tal

  • Barak Yitzhaki





2012 UEFA European Championship - Qualifier - Group F


Israel competed in qualifiers for the UEFA Euro 2012. This marked Israel's fifth UEFA European Championship qualification attempt, out of fourteen such tournaments.


Standings



























































































Pos
 Team

[

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  • e


]
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Qualification
1
 Greece
 10
 7
 3
 0
 14
 5
 +9
 24
 Qualify for final tournament
2
 Croatia
 10
 7
 1
 2
 18
 7
 +11
 22
 Advance to play-offs
3
 Israel
 10
 5
 1
 4
 13
 11
 +2
 16
4
 Latvia
 10
 3
 2
 5
 9
 12
 −3
 11
5
 Georgia
 10
 2
 4
 4
 7
 9
 −2
 10
6
 Malta
 10
 0
 1
 9
 4
 21
 −17
 1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Group F fixtures were to be finalized at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010.[13] After that meeting proved inconclusive, the fixture list was determined by a random draw at the XXXIV Ordinary UEFA Congress in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 25 March.[14]




2 September 201021:15 UTC+3












Israel  3–1  Malta

Benayoun Goal 7', 64' (pen.), 75'
 Report
Pace Goal 38'


Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 17,365[15]

Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (France)





7 September 201021:00 UTC+4












Georgia  0–0  Israel
Report


Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 45,000[16]

Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)





9 October 201020:30 UTC+3












Israel  1–2  Croatia

Shechter Goal 81'
 Report
Kranjčar Goal 36' (pen.), 41'


Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 33,421[17]

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)





12 October 201021:45 UTC+3












Greece  2–1  Israel

Salpingidis Goal 22'
Karagounis Goal 63' (pen.)
 Report
Spyropoulos Goal 59' (o.g.)


Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Attendance: 16,935[18]

Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)





26 March 201121:00 UTC+2












Israel  2–1  Latvia

Barda Goal 16'
Kayal Goal 81'
 Report
Gorkšs Goal 62'


Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance: 10,801[19]

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)





29 March 201121:05 UTC+2












Israel  1–0  Georgia

Ben Haim II Goal 59'
 Report


Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance: 13,716[20]

Referee: Fredy Fautrel (France)





4 June 201119:30 UTC+3












Latvia  1–2  Israel

Cauņa Goal 62' (pen.)
 Report
Benayoun Goal 19'
Ben Haim I Goal 43' (pen.)


Skonto Stadium, Riga

Attendance: 6,147[21]

Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)





2 September 201116:05 UTC+3












Israel  0–1  Greece
Report
Ninis Goal 60'


Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance: 13,100[22]

Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)





6 September 201120:00 UTC+2












Croatia  3–1  Israel

Modrić Goal 47'
Eduardo Goal 55', 57'
 Report
Hemed Goal 44'


Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 13,688[23]

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)





11 October 201119:00 UTC+2












Malta  0–2  Israel
Report
Refaelov Goal 11'
Gershon Goal 90+3'


Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta'Qali

Attendance: 2,614[24]

Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)




Goalscorers



4 goals


  • Yossi Benayoun



1 goal



  • Elyaniv Barda

  • Tal Ben Haim I

  • Tal Ben Haim II

  • Tomer Hemed

  • Rami Gershon

  • Itay Shechter

  • Biram Kayal

  • Lior Refaelov


Note: During the tournament, Nikos Spyropoulos of Germany also scored on his own goal during a match against Israel.


Attendance
















Team
 Highest
 Lowest
 Total
 Average
 Israel 33,421 10,801 88,403
17,681

Discipline





























Position
 Player
 Country
 Yellow card
Red card
 Suspended for match(es)
 Reason
Defender Tal Ben Haim I  Israel 2 1 vs Greece (12 October 2010)
vs Malta (11 October 2011)		 Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Sent off in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match
Forward Itay Shechter  Israel 2 0 vs Latvia (26 March 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches




2016 UEFA European Championship - Qualifier - Group B


Israel competed in qualifiers for the UEFA Euro 2016. This marked Israel's sixth UEFA European Championship qualification attempt, out of fifteenth such tournaments.[25]


Standings



























































































Pos
 Team

[

  • v

  • t

  • e


]
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Qualification
1
 Belgium
 10
 7
 2
 1
 24
 5
 +19
 23
 Qualify for final tournament
2
 Wales
 10
 6
 3
 1
 11
 4
 +7
 21
3
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 10
 5
 2
 3
 17
 12
 +5
 17
 Advance to play-offs
4
 Israel
 10
 4
 1
 5
 16
 14
 +2
 13
5
 Cyprus
 10
 4
 0
 6
 16
 17
 −1
 12
6
 Andorra
 10
 0
 0
 10
 4
 36
 −32
 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches



10 October 2014 (2014-10-10)20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)












Cyprus  1–2  Israel

Makrides Goal 67'
 Report
Damari Goal 38'
Ben Haim II Goal 45'


GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Attendance: 19,164[26]

Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)





13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)












Andorra  1–4  Israel

Lima Goal 15' (pen.)
 Report
Damari Goal 3', 41', 82'
Hemed Goal 90+6' (pen.)


Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella

Attendance: 2,032[27]

Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)





16 November 2014 (2014-11-16)20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)












Israel  3–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vermouth Goal 36'
Damari Goal 45'
Zahavi Goal 70'
 Report


Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa

Attendance: 28,300[28]

Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)





28 March 2015 (2015-03-28)18:00
(20:00 UTC+3)[note 1]












Israel  0–3  Wales
Report
Ramsey Goal 45+1'
Bale Goal 50', 77'


Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa

Attendance: 30,200[30]

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)





31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)[note 2]20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)












Israel  0–1  Belgium
Report
Fellaini Goal 9'


Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem

Attendance: 29,750[32]

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)





12 June 2015 (2015-06-12)20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)












Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–1  Israel

Višća Goal 42', 75'
Džeko Goal 45+2' (pen.)
 Report
Ben Haim II Goal 41'


Bilino Polje, Zenica

Attendance: 12,100[33]

Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)





3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)












Israel  4–0  Andorra

Zahavi Goal 3'
Bitton Goal 22'
Hemed Goal 26' (pen.)
Dabour Goal 38'
 Report


Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa

Attendance: 22,650[34]

Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)





6 September 2015 (2015-09-06)18:00
(17:00 UTC+1)












Wales  0–0  Israel
Report


Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 32,653[35]

Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)





10 October 2015 (2015-10-10)20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)












Israel  1–2  Cyprus

Bitton Goal 76'
 Report
Dossa Júnior Goal 58'
Demetriou Goal 80'


Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem

Attendance: 25,300[36]

Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)





13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)












Belgium  3–1  Israel

Mertens Goal 64'
De Bruyne Goal 78'
Hazard Goal 84'
 Report
Hemed Goal 88'


King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 39,773[37]

Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)




Discipline





























Team
 Player
 Offence(s)
 Suspended for match(es)
 Israel Eitan Tibi
Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Wales (28 March 2015)		 vs Belgium (31 March 2015)
Lior Refaelov
Yellow card vs Cyprus (10 October 2014)
Yellow card vs Wales (28 March 2015)
Yellow card vs Belgium (31 March 2015)		 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (12 June 2015)
Sheran Yeini
Yellow card vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 November 2014)
Yellow card vs Belgium (31 March 2015)
Yellow card vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (12 June 2015)		 vs Andorra (3 September 2015)
Nir Bitton
Yellow card vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 November 2014)
Yellow card vs Wales (6 September 2015)
Yellow card vs Cyprus (10 October 2015)		 vs Belgium (13 October 2015)




2020 UEFA European Championship


Israel was one of the countries to submit UEFA Euro 2020 bids. The deadline for expressions of interest was 12 September 2013.[38] On 20 September, UEFA confirmed expressions of interest from 32 football associations to act as host cities.[39][40]


Israel’s bid was for Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem who’s capacity would be expanded from 34,000 to 53,000[41]


On 10 September 2014, UEFA published the evaluation reports of the 19 bids.[42][43] Before the voting on 19 September 2014, UEFA judged that Israel did not fulfill the bid requirements, so they did not participate at all in the selection phases.[44]





UEFA Nations League








































UEFA Nations League record
Year
 Division
 Round
Pos
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA

2018–19
C
TBD
TBD
 3
 2
 0
 1
 4
 2

Total
—
1/1
3
2
0
1
4
2





















2018 FIFA World Cup



2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G


Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G












































































































































Pos
 Team

[

  • v

  • t

  • e


]
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Qualification












1
 Spain
 10
 9
 1
 0
 36
 3
 +33
 28
 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
—
3–0
3–0
4–1
4–0
8–0
2
 Italy
 10
 7
 2
 1
 21
 8
 +13
 23
 Advance to second round

1–1
 —
2–0
1–0
1–1
5–0
3
 Albania
 10
 4
 1
 5
 10
 13
 −3
 13


0–2
0–1
 —
0–3
2–1
2–0
4
 Israel
 10
 4
 0
 6
 10
 15
 −5
 12

0–1
1–3
0–3
 —
0–1
2–1
5
 Macedonia
 10
 3
 2
 5
 15
 15
 0
 11

1–2
2–3
1–1
1–2
 —
4–0
6
 Liechtenstein
 10
 0
 0
 10
 1
 39
 −38
 0

0–8
0–4
0–2
0–1
0–3
 —

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers


2018–19 UEFA Nations League



2018–19 UEFA Nations League - League C - Group 1


Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C § Group 1







































































Pos
 Team

[

  • v

  • t

  • e


]
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Promotion or relegation

Israel
Scotland
Albania
1
 Israel
 3
 2
 0
 1
 4
 2
 +2
 6
 Promotion to League B
—
2–1
2–0
2
 Scotland
 2
 1
 0
 1
 3
 2
 +1
 3[a]


20 Nov
 —
2–0
3
 Albania
 3
 1
 0
 2
 1
 4
 −3
 3[a]
 Possible relegation to League D[b]

1–0
17 Nov
 —

Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:




  1. ^ ab Head-to-head points: Scotland 3, Albania 0.


  2. ^ The lowest ranked third-placed team of Nations League C will be relegated to League D.




Results and fixtures


  Win
  Draw
  Loss



2017



Liechtenstein  v  Israel


















Israel  v  Spain


















2018



Israel  v  Romania


















Albania  v  Israel


















Northern Ireland  v  Israel


















Israel  v  Scotland


















Israel  v  Albania


















Israel  v  Guatemala


















Scotland  v  Israel




















Players



Current squad


The following players have been called up for the friendly match against Guatemala on 15 November 2018 and the UEFA Nations League match against Scotland on 20 November.
Caps and goals updated as of 14 October 2018 after the match against Albania.
Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.































































































































































































































No.
Pos.
 Player
 Date of birth (age)
 Caps
 Goals
 Club
1
1GK
Ariel Harush
(1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 (age 30)
 13
 0
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
18
1GK
Guy Haimov
(1986-03-09) 9 March 1986 (age 32)
 3
 0
Israel Maccabi Haifa


1GK
Danny Amos
(1987-02-02) 2 February 1987 (age 31)
 0
 0
Israel Maccabi Netanya
12
2DF
Sheran Yeini
(1986-12-08) 8 December 1986 (age 31)
 22
 0
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
20
2DF
Omri Ben Harush
(1990-03-04) 4 March 1990 (age 28)
 17
 0
Belgium Lokeren
5
2DF
Shir Tzedek
(1989-08-22) 22 August 1989 (age 29)
 15
 0
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2
2DF
Eli Dasa
(1992-12-03) 3 December 1992 (age 25)
 13
 0
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
13
2DF
Taleb Tawatha
(1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 26)
 13
 0
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
22
2DF
Ben Bitton
(1991-01-03) 3 January 1991 (age 27)
 5
 0
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
4
2DF
Ayid Habshi
(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 23)
 3
 0
Israel Maccabi Haifa


2DF
Loai Taha
(1989-11-26) 26 November 1989 (age 28)
 1
 0
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
6
3MF
Bibras Natkho (Captain)
(1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 (age 30)
 54
 1
Greece Olympiacos


3MF
Eran Zahavi
(1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 31)
 40
 6
China Guangzhou R&F
7
3MF
Beram Kayal
(1988-05-02) 2 May 1988 (age 30)
 36
 1
England Brighton & Hove Albion


3MF
Almog Cohen
(1988-09-01) 1 September 1988 (age 30)
 24
 0
Germany Ingolstadt 04
8
3MF
Dor Peretz
(1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 23)
 6
 1
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv


3MF
Dor Micha
(1992-03-02) 2 March 1992 (age 26)
 3
 0
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
3
3MF
Dan Glazer
(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 22)
 1
 0
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv


4FW
Ben Sahar
(1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 29)
 42
 7
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
10
4FW
Tomer Hemed
(1987-05-02) 2 May 1987 (age 31)
 35
 17
England Queens Park Rangers
9
4FW
Moanes Dabour
(1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 26)
 11
 1
Austria Red Bull Salzburg
19
4FW
Dia Saba
(1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 25)
 4
 1
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva


4FW
Manor Solomon
(1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 19)
 1
 0
Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva


Recent call-ups


The following players have also been called up to the Israeli squad on the last 12 months.




































































































































































































Pos.
 Player
 Date of birth (age)
 Caps
 Goals
 Club
 Latest call-up

GK
Mahmmoud Kanadil
(1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 (age 30)
 0
 0
Israel Bnei Sakhnin
 v.  Albania, 14 October 2018

GK
Ofir Marciano
(1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 (age 29)
 11
 0
Scotland Hibernian
 v.  Romania, 24 March 2018 INJ

DF
Eitan Tibi
(1987-11-16) 16 November 1987 (age 30)
 38
 1
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
 v.  Albania, 14 October 2018

DF
Nisso Kapiloto
(1989-10-01) 1 October 1989 (age 29)
 2
 0
Israel Hapoel Haifa
 v.  Northern Ireland, 11 September 2018

DF
Samuel Scheimann
(1987-11-03) 3 November 1987 (age 31)
 2
 0
Israel Beitar Jerusalem
 v.  Northern Ireland, 11 September 2018

DF
 Oren Biton
(1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 24)
 0
 0
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
 v.  Argentina, 9 June 2018 INJ

DF
Tal Kachila
(1992-06-26) 26 June 1992 (age 26)
 0
 0
Israel Beitar Jerusalem
 v.  Romania, 24 March 2018

DF
 Maor Kandil
(1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 (age 24)
 0
 0
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
 v.  Romania, 24 March 2018

MF
Eyal Golasa
(1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 27)
 11
 0
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
 v.  Guatemala, 15 November 2018 INJ

MF
Dan Einbinder
(1989-02-16) 16 February 1989 (age 29)
 8
 1
Israel Beitar Jerusalem
 v.  Albania, 14 October 2018

MF
Maxim Plakuschenko
(1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 22)
 0
 0
Israel Hapoel Haifa
 v.  Northern Ireland, 11 September 2018

MF
Omer Atzili
(1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 25)
 2
 0
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
 v.  Argentina, 9 June 2018

MF
Eran Levy
(1985-08-04) 4 August 1985 (age 33)
 1
 0
Israel Beitar Jerusalem
 v.  Argentina, 9 June 2018

MF
Hanan Maman
(1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 29)
 1
 0
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
 v.  Argentina, 9 June 2018

MF
Maor Melikson
(1984-10-30) 30 October 1984 (age 34)
 25
 3
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
 v.  Romania, 24 March 2018

FW
Mohammed Awaed
(1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 21)
 0
 0
Israel Maccabi Haifa
 v.  Albania, 14 October 2018

FW
Itay Shechter
(1987-02-22) 22 February 1987 (age 31)
 24
 5
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
 v.  Albania, 14 October 2018

FW
Eliran Atar
(1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 31)
 7
 1
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
 v.  Albania, 14 October 2018

FW
Alon Turgeman
(1991-06-09) 9 June 1991 (age 27)
 2
 0
Austria Austria Wien
 v.  Northern Ireland, 11 September 2018 INJ

FW
Tal Ben Haim II
(1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 29)
 29
 5
Czech Republic Sparta Prague
 v.  Romania, 24 March 2018 INJ



  • INJ Withdrew due to an injury.


  • PRE Preliminary squad.


  • SUS Suspended.


  • RET Retired from international football.



Records


Main articles: List of Israel international footballers and Israel national football team records


Most capped players


As of 14 October 2018, the ten players with the most caps[1] for Israel are:


























































































Rank.
 Name
 Career
 Caps
 Goals
1
Yossi Benayoun
 1998–present
102
 24
2
Tal Ben Haim
 2002–present
96
 2
3
Arik Benado
 1995–2007
94
 0
4
Alon Harazi
 1992–2006
89
 2
5
Amir Schelach
 1992–2001
85
 0
6
Mordechai Spiegler
 1963–1977
83
 33

Nir Klinger
 1987–1997
83
 2
8
Avi Nimni
 1992–2005
80
 17
9
Tal Banin
 1990–2003
78
 12

Itzhak Shum
 1969–1981
78
 10

Eyal Berkovic
 1992–2004
78
 9

Dudu Aouate
 1999–2013
78
 0

Bold denotes still active players.



Top goalscorers





Mordechai Spiegler (middle) is Israel's top scorer with 33 goals


As of 14 October 2018, the ten players with the most goals[2] for Israel are:































































































Rank.
 Player
 Career
 Goals
 Caps
 Average
1
Mordechai Spiegler
 1963–1977
33
 83
 0.39
2
Yehoshua Feigenbaum
 1966–1977
24
 50
 0.48

Yossi Benayoun
 1998–present
24
 102
 0.24
4
Ronen Harazi
 1992–1999
23
 53
 0.43
5
Nahum Stelmach
 1956–1968
22
 61
 0.36
6
Gidi Damti
 1971–1981
21
 69
 0.30
7
Giora Spiegel
 1965–1980
18
 44
 0.40

Yehoshua Glazer
 1949–1961
18
 35
 0.51
9
Eli Ohana
 1984–1997
17
 51
 0.33

Avi Nimni
 1992–2005
17
 80
 0.21

Tomer Hemed
 2011–present
17
 35
 0.48

Bold denotes still active players.



Managers
















































































































































































































































































































































































WDL Record since 1948


























Team
 From
 To
 Record
P W D L Win %

Israel
 1948
 2018
7002481000000000000♠481
7002179000000000000♠179
7002112000000000000♠112
7002190000000000000♠190
07001372100000000000♠37.21


See also




  • Football in Israel

  • Sports in Israel

  • Israeli Premier League



Notes





  1. ^ The Israel v Wales match was originally to kick off at 20:45 (22:45 UTC+3), but was moved to 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) as matches cannot kick off later than 22:00 local time according to UEFA's guidelines.[29]


  2. ^ The Israel v Belgium match was originally to be played on 9 September 2014, 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3), but was postponed due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.[31]




References





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  2. ^ ab "The Israel Football Association".


  3. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.


  4. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.


  5. ^ "Aust-Asian bid fails". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1974-09-16. p. 11. Retrieved 2014-07-10.


  6. ^ Rahman, Mansoor (1974-09-14). "'Visibles' win without any kick..." New Straits Times. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-07-10.


  7. ^ Williams, Richard (19 May 2015). "Why Does Israel's Football Team Play In Europe?". Sky News. Retrieved 8 August 2016.


  8. ^ FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Associations - Israel - Men's - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.


  9. ^ "Malaysia, Singapore stay in Asian Cup central zone". The Straits Times. 16 August 1970.


  10. ^ "About the IFA". The Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2014.


  11. ^ Due to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, UEFA ordered that no matches in its competitions could be held in Israel until further notice. UEFA was scheduled to reconsider its ban on 14 September.
    "UEFA to reconsider ban on soccer games played in Israel". Haaretz. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2006.


  12. ^ On 15 September, UEFA lifted its ban on matches in Israel, returning to its previous policy of restricting Israel home matches to the Tel Aviv area. Israel's national stadium in Ramat Gan is within the allowed area.
    "UEFA lifts Israel match ban". UEFA. 15 September 2006. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2006.


  13. ^ "I Wales testira Hrvatsku".


  14. ^ "Fixtures draw completes qualifying schedule". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.


  15. ^ "Israel vs. Malta - 2 September 2010 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.


  16. ^ "Georgia vs. Israel - 7 September 2010 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.


  17. ^ "Israel vs. Croatia - 9 October 2010 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.


  18. ^ "Greece vs. Israel - 12 October 2010 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.


  19. ^ "Israel vs. Latvia - 26 March 2011 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.


  20. ^ "Israel vs. Georgia - 29 March 2011 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.


  21. ^ "Latvia vs. Israel - 4 June 2011 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.


  22. ^ "Israel vs. Greece - 2 September 2011 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.


  23. ^ "Croatia vs. Israel - 6 September 2011 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.


  24. ^ "Malta vs. Israel - 11 October 2011 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.


  25. ^ uefa.com. "UEFA EURO 2016 - History - Standings – UEFA.com". UEFA.com.


  26. ^ "Cyprus vs. Israel - 10 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.


  27. ^ "Andorra vs. Israel - 13 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.


  28. ^ "Israel vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 16 November 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.


  29. ^ "Israel v Wales correction of kick-off time" (PDF). Israel Football Association. 11 December 2014.


  30. ^ "Israel vs. Wales - 28 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.


  31. ^ "Israel v Belgium qualifier postponed". UEFA.com. 27 August 2014.


  32. ^ "Israel vs. Belgium - 31 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.


  33. ^ "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Israel - 12 June 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.


  34. ^ "Israel vs. Andorra - 3 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.


  35. ^ "Wales vs. Israel - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.


  36. ^ "Israel vs. Cyprus - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


  37. ^ "Belgium vs. Israel - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


  38. ^ "2020 bids on Dubrovnik agenda". UEFA.org. 5 September 2013.


  39. ^ Conway, Richard. "FA says Istanbul is 'front runner' for Euro 2020 semi-finals and final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2013.


  40. ^ "Thirty-two FAs considering EURO 2020 bids". UEFA.org. 20 September 2013.


  41. ^ "Teddy filed as a candidate for Euro 2020" (in Hebrew). sites.one.co.il. 11 September 2013.


  42. ^ "UEFA EURO 2020 bid evaluation report published". UEFA.com. 10 September 2014.


  43. ^ "UEFA Euro 2020 evaluation report" (PDF). UEFA.com.


  44. ^ "London to host UEFA EURO 2020 final". UEFA.org. 19 September 2014.


  45. ^ Win% is rounded to two decimal places




External links








  • The Israel Football Association (official)


  • Israel National Team Statistics (Hebrew)

  • RSSSF – List of "A" Games

  • RSSSF – List of Official Games

  • Reports for all matches of Israel national football team

















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