Israel national under-19 football team
Association | Israel Football Association (IFA) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Ofir Haim[1][2] | ||
Captain | Ilay Madmon[3][2] | ||
Most caps | Maor Buzaglo[4][5] (35) | ||
Top scorer | Maor Buzaglo[6][5] (21) | ||
Home stadium | Netanya Stadium (Netanya) | ||
FIFA code | ISR | ||
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Biggest win | |||
Israel 14–0 San Marino (Israel, 1997) | |||
AFC (Asia) Championship | |||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1964) | ||
Best result | Winners 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972 | ||
OFC (Oceania) Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1985) | ||
Best result | Runners-up, 1985, 1986 | ||
UEFA (Europe) Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1997) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 1997, 2014 | ||
FIFA World Youth Championship Intercontinental Play-Off | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1978) | ||
Best result | Runners-up, 1982, 1990 |
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 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 HaMoshava Stadium).
History
The idea to form a youth team first came about in 1957, as the IFA considered entering a team to the 1958 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.[7] The youth team, an under-19 squad, played its first match against its England equivalent on 20 May 1962, losing 1–2.[8] Two days later, the team recorded its first victory, winning 2–1 in a rematch against England.[9]
In 1964, the youth team participated for the first time in the AFC Youth Championship, sharing the cup with Burma in its first tournament. The team went on to win the cup five more times in the next 8 years, before Israel was banned from participating in AFC tournaments.[10]
Until 1992, the youth team's only official tournaments were FIFA Youth Championship qualification tournaments, twice participating in the process in the OFC U-20 Championship and once in the South American Youth Football Championship. At the same period of time, to give the youth squad its share of international matches, the IFA established an annual tournament for under-18 teams, which was held in December and January between 1974 and 1989 (after which the tournament became a tournament for under-17 teams).[11]
In 1992, as Israel was admitted to UEFA, the youth started participating in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (under-18 tournament until 2002), appearing in the final tournament in 1997 and 2014.
International records
AFC U-19 Championship
Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1964 | Champions* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
1965 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
1966 | Champions* | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
1967 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
1968 | Third Place* | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
1969 | Fourth Place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
1970 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
1971 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
1972 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Total | 9/9 | 49 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 138 | 14 |
- Champions* : Title shared
- DNP : Did Not Participate
- DNQ : Did Not Qualify
FIFA World Youth Championship Intercontinental Play-Off
Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1978 | Group Phase | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1980 | Group Phase | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
1982 | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
1990 | Runners-up* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
* Despite both matches of Israel against Australia being hosted in the same city of Sydney, Australia – Australia still won on away goals.
Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1985 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
1986 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1988 | Group stage | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1992 | Qualifying round | ||||||
1993 | First qualifying round | ||||||
1994 | First qualifying round | ||||||
1995 | First qualifying round | ||||||
1996 | First qualifying round | ||||||
1997 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
1998 | Second qualifying round | ||||||
1999 | First qualifying round | ||||||
2000 | First qualifying round | ||||||
2001 | Second qualifying round |
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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2002 | First qualifying round | |||||||
2003 | Second qualifying round | |||||||
2004 | Second qualifying round | |||||||
2005 | Elite round | |||||||
2006 | Elite round | |||||||
2007 | Elite round | |||||||
2008 | Elite round | |||||||
2009 | First qualifying round | |||||||
2010 | First qualifying round | |||||||
2011 | Elite round | |||||||
2012 | Elite round | |||||||
2013 | First qualifying round | |||||||
2014 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Squad |
2015 | First qualifying round | |||||||
2016 | Elite round | |||||||
2017 | Elite round | |||||||
2018 | First qualifying round | |||||||
2019 | Elite round | |||||||
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2022 | Qualified for the Final tournmaent via the Elite round |
Honours
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Qualifiers
Qualifying Round – Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Elite round |
2 | Israel (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
4 | Moldova | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
10 November 2021 | Cyprus | 0–1 | Israel | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |
18:00 (19:00 IST) | Report | Abed 77' | Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan) |
13 November 2021 | Israel | 6–0 | Moldova | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |
18:40 (19:40 IST) | Senior 6' Turgeman 27' Gluh 75' Abed 81', 90+4' Mucha 89' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Luca Barbeno (San Marino) |
16 November 2021 | Israel | 1–4 | Netherlands | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |
16:00 (17:00 IST) | Ibrahim Salman 36' | Report | Jimenez 11' Emegha 45+3' Simons 54' (pen.) De Jong 66' |
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia) |
Elite Round – Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
23 March 2022 | Israel | 0–0 | Hungary | ETO Park, Győr, Hungary |
19:30 | Report | Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta) |
26 March 2022 | Turkey | 1–3 | Israel | ETO Park, Győr, Hungary |
16:00 | Elmaz 42' (pen.) | Report | Turgeman 32', 35' Edri 66' |
Referee: Mohammed Al-emara (Finland) |
29 March 2022 | Scotland | 0–1 | Israel | Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary |
17:45 | Report | Revivo 88' | Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria) |
Qualified teams for the final tournament
The following teams qualified for the final tournament of the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).
Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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Slovakia | Hosts | 2nd | 2002 | Third place (2002) |
Romania | Elite round Group 4 winners | 2nd | 2011 | Group Stage (2011) |
Italy | Elite round Group 5 winners | 8th | 2019 | Champions (2003) |
Israel | Elite round Group 1 winners | 2nd | 2014 | Group Stage (2014) |
France | Elite round Group 2 winners | 12th | 2019 | Champions (2005, 2010, 2016) |
England | Elite round Group 3 winners | 11th | 2018 | Champions (2017) |
Austria | Elite round Group 7 winners | 8th | 2016 | Semi-finals (2003, 2006, 2014) |
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
---|---|
Manager | Ofir Haim[1][2] |
Assistant Manager | Itay Mordechai[2] |
Assistant Manager | Eyal Gidron[1] |
Goalkeeper Coach | Guy Solomon[1] |
Fitness Coach | Ofer Eckstein[1] |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the all-away Elite Round matches of the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification against Hungary, Turkey, and Scotland, on March 2022.[3][12]
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team since the first qualifiying round of its current tournament and are still available for selection.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Maor Erlich | 3 March 2003 | 4 | 0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | v. Netherlands, 16 November 2021 |
DF | Yonatan Kay Laish | 27 January 2004 | 7 | 1 | Maccabi Haifa | v. Netherlands, 16 November 2021 |
DF | Khaled Zaid | 5 December 2004 | 5 | 0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | v. Netherlands, 16 November 2021 |
MF | Tai Abed | 3 August 2004 | 5 | 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | v. Netherlands, 16 November 2021 |
See also
- UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
- Israel national football team
- Israel national under-21 football team
- Israel national under-18 football team
- Israel national under-17 football team
- Israel national under-16 football team
References
- ^ a b c d e f https://www.football.org.il/national-team/?itemid=%7B03007F17-DBEF-4E19-97D5-CC764359DC1F%7D&national_team_id=1645
- ^ a b c d e f https://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=1504&docID=398177
- ^ a b c https://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=1504&docID=398180
- ^ https://www.football.org.il/national-team/?itemid=%7BAAA5C9C2-F110-45F6-A361-12CA131773D6%7D&national_team_id=1645
- ^ a b https://www.football.org.il/national-team/?national_team_id=1645
- ^ https://www.football.org.il/national-team/?itemid=%7B6531F5C0-3E2B-40F8-9ADA-0150745900E7%7D&national_team_id=1645
- ^ The Israeli Youth Team to the Luxembourg World Championship[permanent dead link] Herut, 17 November 1957, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ The English Youth Team Bested Israel (3:1)[permanent dead link] Herut 21 May 1962, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Israel Youth Repaid the English in the Haifa Match – 2:1[permanent dead link] Shlomo Mozar, Davar, 23 May 1962, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Time is right for Israel to return to its Asian roots James Montague, 27 February 2008, The Guardian
- ^ Winter U-18/U-17 Tournament in Israel RSSSF
- ^ a b https://www.football.org.il/national-team/?itemid=%7BB5274482-A7A7-450D-8E02-E5AC51A46973%7D&national_team_id=1645
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/teams/israel/israel-under-19/15425/