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Revision as of 21:35, 23 May 2010

 Israel
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Blue and Whites
AssociationIsrael Football Association (IFA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe) (1994–present)
OFC (Oceania) (1974–1991)
AFC (Asia) (1954–1974)
Head coachLuis Fernández
CaptainYossi Benayoun
Most capsArik Benado (94)
Top scorerMordechai Spiegler (33)
Home stadiumRamat Gan Stadium
FIFA codeISR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current24
Highest15 (November 2008)
Lowest71 (September 1993)
First international
 United States 3 – 1  Israel
(New York, United States; 26 September 1948)
Biggest win
 Israel 9 – 0 Chinese Taipei 
(Wellington, New Zealand; 23 March 1988)
Biggest defeat
 Germany 7 – 1 Israel 
(Kaiserslautern, Germany; 12 February 2002)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1970)
Best resultRound 1, 1970
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1956)
Best resultWinners, 1964

The Israeli national football team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל) is the national football team of the State of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association (IFA).

Israel National Football team must not be confused with Palestine National Team during British Mandate. Israel has taken part in three different continents: Asia, Europe and Oceania in the Football World Cup qualifiers, before settling in Europe as a member of UEFA in 1994.

The Israeli side qualified for their only FIFA World Cup to date in 1970.

History

Upon the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, the IFA became the official association of the new state. The Israel national team's first game as an independent nation was on September 26, 1948, against the United States (result: 3–1 to the USA).

Asian history

Israel initially competed in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), although due to their ongoing geopolitical situation, many Asian nations often refused to compete against Israel. This meant that they mainly competed in European (UEFA) or Oceanian (OFC) World Cup qualifying tournaments. In 1964, Israel hosted and won the Asian Nations Cup. In 1968, Israel went to their first Olympic Games and lost to Bulgaria in the quarter-finals. In 1970, Israel qualified for their first and only World Cup, via Oceania, but only earned two points after draws with Sweden and finalist Italy and a loss to Uruguay.

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

Years in exile

In 1974, Israel was expelled from AFC as their position within it became untenable.[clarification needed] During the 1980s, they played their majority of matches against European teams, and competed in the European leg of qualification for the 1982 World Cup. For the next two tournaments, they entered the OFC's qualification groups and in 1989, Israel made it to the playoffs of the 1990 World Cup in Italy to play against Colombia, who qualified from the South American group, but lost (1–0, 0–0).

European history

In 1991, Israeli clubs began participating in European club competitions and Israel returned to the European leg of World Cup qualifying in 1992, notably winning 3–2 in Paris against France in 1993 and 5–0 against Austria in the late 1990s. In 1994, Israel received full UEFA membership, 20 years since they had left Asia. Within Europe, Israel have been a relatively minor nation, though with some successes. In 1999, Israel made it to the playoffs of Euro 2000, but was beaten by Denmark.

In 2006 World Cup qualifying, Israel finished third in European zone Group Four, behind France and Switzerland, respectively, despite being unbeaten in their 10 matches after four wins and six draws, and failed to qualify for the finals. 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 finished fourth in Group E, behind Croatia, Russia, and England, respectively. The 4–3 home loss to Croatia was the first loss after 13 consecutive official games and nine home games without a loss. Although Israel failed to qualify, they advanced in the world ranking, which led Israel to Pot 2 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification draw. The continued presence of the Israeli Football Association in UEFA was a precedent cited by Australia to justify its transfer from Oceania to the Asian Football Federation.

Stadium

Main article: Ramat Gan Stadium
Ramat Gan Stadium

Israel national football team play in the national stadium in ramat gan , the stadium contains 41,583 seats and he is the only stadium in Israel which is in a world-class standard . The stadium is mixed-use, fit for athletic competitions alongside its more popular usage as a football stadium when it hosts Israel international football matches along with the home UEFA Champions League of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa in the 2004–05 and 2009–10 seasons, respectively.

The pitch dimensions are 105 m × 68 m (115 × 74 yd), with a 10,500 m2 (2.6 acres) lawn. The stadium's plot area is 36,000 m2 (8.9 acres). The stadium also contains 6 dressing rooms, meeting halls, a conference center, press rooms, referees' room and medical and drug-test clinics. It is sided by 2 training fields, large athletes clinic, a cafe-restaurant, and a 3,900 space open-air car park. It also houses the headquarters of the Israel Football Association. The artificial lighting conditions in the stadium are on the same level with the world's top stadiums, offering a max 1,550 lux on every part of the pitch.

There are current plans to tear down the stadium and rebuild a bigger one, which is expected to have the capacity of 60,000 people. The stadium will cost more than 100 million dollars and is expected to start construction in 2011 and finish in 2015.

Competition history

FIFA World Cup record

File:Israel 1970.jpg
Israeli team in 1970 FIFA World Cup
Year Round Position GP W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter – – – – – – –
Italy 1934 Did not enter – – – – – – –
France 1938 Did not enter – – – – – – –
Brazil 1950 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
Chile 1962 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
England 1966 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
Mexico 1970 Round 1 13 3 0 2 1 1 3
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
Spain 1982 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
Italy 1990 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
United States 1994 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
France 1998 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
South KoreaJapan 2002 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
Germany 2006 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
Brazil 2014 – – – – – – –
Total 1/18 3 0 2 1 1 3

Asian Cup record

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Hong Kong 1956 Runner up 3 2 0 1 6 5
South Korea 1960 Runner up 3 2 0 1 6 4
Israel 1964 Champions 3 3 0 0 5 1
Iran 1968 Third place 4 2 0 2 11 5
Total 1 Title 13 9 0 4 28 15

Israel did not compete in a regional competition between the years 1968 and 1996

European Championship record

Year Round GP W D L GF GA
England 1996 Did not qualify – – – – – –
BelgiumNetherlands 2000 Did not qualify – – – – – –
Portugal 2004 Did not qualify – – – – – –
AustriaSwitzerland 2008 Did not qualify – – – – – –
PolandUkraine 2012 – – – – – –

UEFA Euro 2012

UEFA Euro 2012 qualification – Group F

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F

Template:UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F

Fixtures

Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7th March 2010. 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.[1]

Israel v Malta
Georgia v Israel
Israel v Croatia
Greece v Israel
Israel v Latvia
Israel v Georgia
Latvia v Israel
Israel v Greece
Croatia v Israel
Malta v Israel

Friendly matches

Israel's score is written first.

Opponents Venue Date Result
 Romania Stadionul Dan Păltinişanu, Timişoara, Romania 3 March 2010 2–0
 Uruguay Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay 26 May 2010
 Chile Estadio Collao, Concepción, Chile 30 May 2010
 Ivory Coast Parc des Princes, Paris, France 11 August 2010

Current squad

The following players were named for the Friendly Match against Uruguay on May 26, 2010 and Chile on May 30, 2010. Caps and goals correct as of May 13, 2010

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeepers
1GK Dudu Aouate (1977-10-17) October 17, 1977 (age 46) 49 0 Spain Mallorca
1GK Ariel Harush (1988-02-08) February 8, 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
1GK Ohad Levita (1986-02-17) February 17, 1986 (age 38) 0 0 Netherlands RKC Waalwijk
Defenders
2DF Dedi Ben Dayan (1978-11-22) November 22, 1978 (age 45) 23 1 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
2DF Tal Ben Haim (1982-03-31) March 31, 1982 (age 42) 54 0 England Portsmouth
2DF Dekel Keinan (1984-09-15) September 15, 1984 (age 39) 14 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
2DF Shai Maimon (1986-03-18) March 18, 1986 (age 38) 1 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
2DF Klemi Saban (1980-02-17) February 17, 1980 (age 44) 23 1 Israel Maccabi Netanya
2DF Yoav Ziv (1981-03-16) March 16, 1981 (age 43) 24 0 Belgium Lokeren
2DF Avi Strool (1980-09-18) September 18, 1980 (age 43) 14 0 Belgium Lokeren
2DF Ali Ottman (1987-02-08) February 8, 1987 (age 37) 0 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
Midfielders
3MF Lior Rafaelov (1986-04-26) April 26, 1986 (age 38) 1 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
3MF Bibras Natkho (1988-02-18) February 18, 1988 (age 36) 1 0 Russia Rubin Kazan
3MF Yossi Benayoun (1980-05-05) May 5, 1980 (age 44) 78 20 England Liverpool
3MF Gil Vermuth (1985-08-05) August 5, 1985 (age 39) 4 0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
3MF Avihai Yadin (1986-10-26) October 26, 1986 (age 37) 4 0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
3MF Maor Melikson (1984-10-30) October 30, 1984 (age 39) 0 0 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
3MF Nir Biton (1991-10-31) October 31, 1991 (age 32) 0 0 Israel F.C. Ashdod
Forwards
4FW Elyaniv Barda (1981-12-15) December 15, 1981 (age 42) 20 11 Belgium Racing Genk
4FW Itay Shechter (1987-02-22) February 22, 1987 (age 37) 4 0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
4FW Roberto Colautti (1982-05-24) May 24, 1982 (age 42) 17 6 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
4FW Omer Golan (1982-10-04) October 4, 1982 (age 41) 36 8 Belgium Lokeren
4FW Shlomi Arbeitman (1985-05-14) May 14, 1985 (age 39) 6 3 Israel Maccabi Haifa
4FW Ben Sahar (1989-08-10) August 10, 1989 (age 35) 18 5 Spain Espanyol

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called recently to Israel squad.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2DF Rami Gershon (1988-08-12) August 12, 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Belgium Standard Liège
2DF Ze'ev Haimovich (1983-04-07) April 7, 1983 (age 41) 1 0 Russia Terek Grozny
2DF Nir Mansour (1991-01-22) January 22, 1991 (age 33) 4 0 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Yuval Spungin (1987-04-03) April 3, 1987 (age 37) 9 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
2DF Dean Mori (1988-11-08) November 8, 1988 (age 35) 2 0 Israel Bnei Yehuda
3MF Tamir Cohen (1984-05-04) May 4, 1984 (age 40) 16 0 England Bolton Wanderers
3MF Gai Assulin (1991-04-09) April 9, 1991 (age 33) 1 0 Spain Barcelona Atlètic
3MF Almog Cohen (1988-09-01) September 1, 1988 (age 36) 13 0 Germany Nuremberg
3MF Eyal Golasa (1991-10-07) October 7, 1991 (age 32) 0 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
3MF Gal Alberman (1983-04-17) April 17, 1983 (age 41) 26 1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
3MF Idan Vered (1989-01-01) January 1, 1989 (age 35) 13 1 England West Ham United
3MF Aviram Baruchyan (1985-03-20) March 20, 1985 (age 39) 10 2 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
4FW Eliran Atar (1987-02-17) February 17, 1987 (age 37) 0 0 Israel Bnei Yehuda
4FW Pini Balili (1979-06-18) June 18, 1979 (age 45) 29 7 Turkey Antalyaspor
4FW Barak Yitzhaki (1984-09-25) September 25, 1984 (age 39) 11 1 Israel Beitar Jerusalem

Player history

Main article: Israel national football team records

Most capped players

  Still active national team players are highlighted


# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Arik Benado 1995–2007 94 0
2 Alon Harazi 1992–2006 89 2
3 Amir Schelach 1992–2001 85 0
4 Mordechai Spiegler 1963–1977 83 33
Nir Klinger 1987–1997 83 2
6 Avi Nimni 1992–2006 80 17
7
Yossi Benayoun 1998–present 78 20
Eyal Berkovic 1992–2004 78 14
Tal Banin 1990–2002 78 12
Itzhak Shum 1969–1981 78 10

Last updated: 12 May 2010

Top scorers

  Still active national team players are highlighted
# Player Career Goals Caps
1 Mordechai Spiegler 1963–1977 33 83
2 Yehoshua Feigenbaum 1966–1977 24 50
3 Ronen Harazi 1992–1999 23 55
4 Nahum Stelmach 1956–1968 22 61
5 Gidi Damti 1971–1981 21 69
6 Yossi Benayoun 1998–present 20 78
7 Giora Spiegel 1965–1980 18 44
Yehoshua Glazer 1949–1961 18 35
9 Eli Ohana 1984–1997 17 50
Avi Nimni 1992–2006 17 80

Last updated: 12 May 2010

Managers

Manager Israel career Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF GA Win %
Austria Egon Pollack 1948 1 0 0 0 0 1 00.0%
Austria Israel Lajos Hess 1949 3 1 0 2 5 12 33.3%
Hungary Vladislav Scali 1950 2 1 0 1 7 4 50.0%
Israel Jerry Beit haLevi 1953 – 1954 5 0 0 5 1 7 00.0%
England Jack Gibbons 1956 5 2 0 3 7 12 40.0%
Israel Jerry Beit haLevi 1957 1 0 0 1 4 5 00.0%
Israel Moshe Varon 1958 5 2 0 3 6 7 40.0%
Hungary Gyula Mándi 1959 – 1963 31 12 7 12 49 63 50.0%
England George Ainsley 1963 – 1964 3 2 0 1 4 2 66.7%
Israel Yosef Mirmovich 1964 1 0 0 0 0 4 00.0%
Hungary Gyula Mándi 1964 3 3 0 0 5 1 100.0%
Israel Yosef Mirmovich 1964 – 1965 3 1 0 2 2 2 33.3%
Serbia Milovan Ćirić 1965 – 1968 25 8 2 15 43 45 36.0%
Israel Emmanuel Scheffer 1968 – 1970 24 8 8 8 44 34 50.0%
Israel Edmond Schmilovich 1970 – 1973 19 10 4 5 27 13 63.2%
Israel David Schweitzer 1973 – 1977 36 17 11 8 67 34 62.5%
Israel Emmanuel Scheffer 1978 – 1979 13 5 4 4 17 15 53.8%
England Jack Mansell 1980 – 1981 10 2 3 5 8 12 35.0%
Israel Yosef Mirmovich 1983 – 1986 27 8 9 10 39 36 46.3%
Serbia Miljenko Mihić 1986 – 1988 20 4 5 11 27 35 32.5%
Israel Itzhak Schneor
Israel Ya'akov Grundman 		1988 – 1992 18 5 5 8 21 30 32.5%
Israel Shlomo Scharf 1992 – 1999 82 31 18 33 131 118 48.2%
Denmark Richard Møller Nielsen 2000 – 2002 20 7 4 9 29 33 45.0%
Israel Avram Grant 2002 – 2006 33 14 13 6 55 37 42.4%
Israel Dror Kashtan 2006 – 2010 19 10 4 5 27 19 52.6%
Israel Eli Ohana (caretaker) 2010 1 1 0 0 2 0 100%
France Luis Fernández 2010 – present 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Honours

Group stage (1): 1970
Winners (1): 1964
Finalists (2): 1956, 1960

References

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