Israel national under-19 football team

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Israel
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association IFA
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Israel Eli Ohana
Most caps Maor Buzaglo (36)
Top scorer Maor Buzaglo (22)
FIFA code ISR
First colours
Second colours
Biggest win
Israel Israel 14 - 0 San Marino 
(Israel, 1997)
AFC Youth Championship
Appearances 9 (First in 1964)
Best result Winners, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972
European Championship
Appearances 1 (First in 1997)
Best result Fourth Place, 1997

Israel's national Under-19 team (Hebrew: נבחרת הנוער של ישראל בכדורגל‎), also known as Israel Under-19s or Israel U-19s, is considered to be the feeder team for the Israel national under-21 football team.

This team is for Israeli players aged 19 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 20 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-21s and Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments) and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U-19s, senior side and again for the U-19s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).

Israel U-19s do not have a permanent home. They play in stadia dotted all around Israel in an attempt to encourage fans in all areas of the country to get behind Israel. Because of the lack of appeal compared to the senior national team, smaller grounds are used (such as Herzliya Municipal Stadium).

Honours [edit]

Current squad [edit]

This squad is the squad selection for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification.

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
Goalkeepers
1GK Barak Levi (1993-01-07) January 7, 1993 (age 20) 5 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
1GK Ron Shushan (1993-06-11) June 11, 1993 (age 19) 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
Defenders
2DF Den Akafi (1993-06-07) June 7, 1993 (age 19) 2 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
2DF Shmuel Malul (1993-04-03) April 3, 1993 (age 20) 3 Israel Beitar Nes Tubruk
2DF Philip Hayek (1994-01-10) January 10, 1994 (age 19) 1 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
2DF Osher Abu (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 20) 4 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
2DF Imre Zaid (1993-03-10) March 10, 1993 (age 20) 3 Israel Maccabi Haifa
2DF Omer Tchalisher (1993-01-22) January 22, 1993 (age 20) 3 Israel Maccabi Netanya
2DF Yarin Hassan (1994-03-22) March 22, 1994 (age 19) 3 Israel Maccabi Netanya
2DF Liran Jan (1993-03-11) March 11, 1993 (age 20) 0 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba
2DF Dor Elo (1993-09-26) September 26, 1993 (age 19) 0 Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva
Midfielders
3MF Bar Avitan (1993-01-28) January 28, 1993 (age 20) 1 Israel Hapoel Ramat Gan
3MF Shahar Hirsh (1993-02-13) February 13, 1993 (age 20) 3 Israel Hapoel Haifa
3MF Dor Kochav (1993-05-06) May 6, 1993 (age 20) 1 Israel Maccabi Haifa
3MF Omry Perel (1994-02-15) February 15, 1994 (age 19) 1 Israel Hapoel Ramat Gan
3MF Kenneth Hassan Saief (1993-12-17) December 17, 1993 (age 19) 3 Israel Bnei Sakhnin
3MF Gidi Kanuk (1993-02-11) February 11, 1993 (age 20) 4 Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva
3MF Omri Altman (1994-03-23) March 23, 1994 (age 19) 4 England Fulham
3MF Nir Laks (1994-08-10) August 10, 1994 (age 18) 0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
3MF Tomer Yeruham (1993-04-06) April 6, 1993 (age 20) 4 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
Forwards
4FW Roi Atar (1994-04-04) April 4, 1994 (age 19) 1 Israel Maccabi Haifa
4FW Haytham Halabi (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993 (age 20) 3 Israel F.C. Nazareth Ilit
4FW Ben Azubel (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 (age 19) 4 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba
4FW Omer Nachmani (1993-10-29) October 29, 1993 (age 19) 3 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
4FW Ismail Riyan (1994-04-24) April 24, 1994 (age 19) 1 Israel Maccabi Haifa

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