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This article is about Israel national football team players with at least 20 appearances. For a list of all national team players with a Wikipedia article, see the Israel international footballers category. For the current national team squad, see current squad.
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Israel (in white) line up ahead of a friendly match against the Soviet Union in 1956

The Israel national football team has represented Israel in international association football since 1934, when it played its first official game (as Eretz Israel – "Land of Israel") against Egypt.[1] It is fielded by the Israel Football Association (IFA), which has governed football in the country since its formation in 1928,[2] and has borne its present name since the foundation of the State of Israel in 1948. Israel competed as a member of the Asian Football Confederation from 1956 until 1974, when it was expelled for political reasons;[2] it then played without formal affiliation to any regional bloc for two decades. In 1994, the IFA was admitted as a full member to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), enabling its national team to start competing in UEFA competitions.[2] This arrangement endures to the present day.

Since 1934, more than 450 players have appeared for the Israel national team;[3] those 97 with 20 or more caps are listed here. The Israel national team's only major honour is the AFC Asian Cup, which it hosted and won in 1964.[4] It has qualified for the FIFA World Cup final tournament once, in 1970, and for the Summer Olympic Games twice, in 1968 and in 1976.[4][5][6]

Israel's all-time top goalscorer is Mordechai Spiegler, who scored 33 international goals in 83 matches between 1963 and 1977.[7][8] Arik Benado, a defender, holds the record for the most national team appearances, with 94 between 1995 and 2007.[9][3] The current player closest to matching either of these tallies is the team's present captain, Yossi Benayoun, a midfielder, who has played for Israel 88 times since 1998, scoring 24 goals.[10] The team's highest-capped goalkeeper, Itzhak Vissoker, represented Israel 69 times between 1963 and 1976.[11] Of the goalkeepers who remain eligible for selection, Dudu Aouate has the most caps, with 65.[12] The most-capped Israeli Arab player is Walid Badir, who appeared for the national side 74 times between 1997 and 2007, scoring 12 goals.[13]

Players

Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup, Summer Olympic Games, AFC Asian Cup, and UEFA European Football Championship matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. The statistics given here include some matches recognised as official by the Israel Football Association (IFA), but not by FIFA; the tallies maintained by FIFA for a given player may be slightly lower than the IFA's.[14] The years given in the column marked "national team career" are those of each player's first and last international cap. Players are initially listed by number of caps, then number of goals scored. Where two or more players have the same number of caps and goals scored, they are initially listed alphabetically. Statistics are correct as of the match played on 31 May 2012.[3][8]
Key
† Still eligible for the national team[n 1]
‡ Played on the team that won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
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Arik Benado is the most-capped Israel international, having appeared in 94 matches.
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Mordechai Spiegler is the all-time leading goalscorer, with 33 goals in 83 games.
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Yossi Benayoun is the active player with the highest number of caps and goals, with tallies of 88 and 24 respectively.
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Avi Nimni scored 17 goals in 80 international games.
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Walid Badir is the most-capped Israeli Arab player, with 74 caps and 12 goals.
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Itzhak Vissoker is the goalkeeper with the highest number of Israeli international caps, with 69.
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Tal Ben Haim has so far played for Israel 67 times, scoring once.
Israel national team footballers with at least 20 appearances
# Name Position National team
career 		Caps Goals Ref
1 Arik Benado DF 1995–2007 94 0 [9]
2 Alon Harazi DF 1992–2006 89 2 [15]
3 Yossi Benayoun† MF 1998–2012 88 24 [10]
4 Amir Schelach DF 1992–2001 85 0 [16]
5 Mordechai Spiegler‡ FW 1963–1977 83 33 [7]
6 Nir Klinger MF 1987–1997 83 2 [17]
7 Avi Nimni MF 1992–2005 80 17 [18]
8 Tal Banin MF 1990–2003 78 12 [19]
9 Itzhak Shum MF 1969–1981 78 10 [20]
10 Eyal Berkovic MF 1992–2004 78 9 [21]
11 Walid Badir DF 1997–2007 74 12 [13]
12 Alon Hazan MF 1990–2000 72 5 [22]
13 Gidi Damti FW 1971–1981 69 21 [23]
14 Idan Tal MF 1998–2007 69 5 [24]
15 Itzhak Vissoker‡ GK 1963–1976 69 0 [11]
16 Bonni Ginzburg GK 1984–1996 68 0 [25]
17 Haim Revivo MF 1992–2003 67 15 [26]
18 Tal Ben Haim† DF 2002–2012 67 1 [27]
19 Dudu Aouate† GK 1999–2012 65 0 [12]
20 Avi Cohen DF 1976–1988 64 1 [28]
21 Uri Malmilian MF 1975–1990 62 16 [29]
22 Nahum Stelmach‡ FW 1956–1968 61 22 [30]
23 Ronny Rosenthal FW 1984–1997 60 11 [31]
24 Zvi Rosen DF 1968–1975 58 5 [32]
25 Menachem Bello DF 1965–1975 57 0 [33]
26 Adoram Keisi DF 1994–2006 54 4 [34]
27 Ronen Harazi FW 1992–1999 53 23 [35]
28 Eli Ohana FW 1984–1997 51 17 [36]
29 Haim Bar DF 1974–1983 51 1 [37]
30 Nir Davidovich GK 1998–2010 51 0 [38]
31 Yehoshua Feigenbaum FW 1966–1977 50 24 [39]
32 Roby Young‡ MF 1961–1969 50 8 [40]
33 Shimon Gershon DF 1999–2008 50 4 [41]
34 Moshe Sinai MF 1981–1990 47 7 [42]
35 Rachamim Talbi FW 1965–1973 45 10 [43]
36 Giora Spiegel MF 1965–1980 44 18 [44]
37 Shmuel Rosenthal MF 1965–1973 43 2 [45]
38 Rafi Cohen GK 1992–2000 43 0 [46]
39 Amatzia Levkovich‡ DF 1957–1965 42 1 [47]
40 Vicky Peretz FW 1973–1983 40 14 [48]
41 Felix Halfon DF 1992–1998 38 0 [49]
42 David Primo‡ DF 1964–1976 38 0 [50]
43 Alon Mizrahi FW 1992–2001 37 16 [51]
44 Omer Golan† FW 2004–2010 37 8 [52]
45 George Borba MF 1966–1973 37 7 [53]
46 Yisha'ayahu Schwager DF 1966–1974 37 0 [54]
47 Gideon Tish‡ MF 1958–1964 36 1 [55]
48 Yehoshua Glazer FW 1949–1961 35 18 [56]
49 Yossi Abukasis MF 1996–2003 35 3 [57]
50 Shraga Bar FW 1968–1972 34 1 [58]
51 Ran Ben Shimon MF 1992–1999 34 0 [59]
52 Reuven Atar MF 1989–1997 33 3 [60]
53 Rifaat Turk MF 1976–1986 33 3 [61]
54 Avi Cohen DF 1987–1992 32 5 [62]
55 Efraim Davidi DF 1983–1990 32 0 [63]
56 Itzik Zohar MF 1992–2000 31 9 [64]
57 Yaniv Katan FW 2000–2009 31 5 [65]
58 David Amsalem DF 1992–1999 31 0 [66]
59 Ya'akov Hodorov GK 1949–1964 31 0 [67]
60 Elyaniv Barda† FW 2007–2012 30 12 [68]
61 Avraham Menchel MF 1959–1963 30 7 [69]
62 Moshe Glam DF 1993–1997 30 2 [70]
63 David Pizanti DF 1983–1989 30 0 [71]
64 Pini Balili FW 2000–2007 29 7 [72]
65 Jacob Akhuiz DF 1980–1986 29 0 [73]
66 Dani Shmulevich-Rom FW 1960–1970 29 0 [74]
67 Zahi Armeli FW 1983–1986 28 10 [75]
68 Ben Sahar† FW 2007–2012 29 6 [76]
69 Dedi Ben Dayan† DF 2000–2012 28 1 [77]
70 Yoav Ziv† DF 2006–2011 28 0 [78]
71 Omri Afek MF 2002–2006 27 5 [79]
72 Eli Driks FW 1987–1996 27 4 [80]
73 Gal Alberman† MF 2002–2010 27 1 [81]
74 Yaron Oz‏ MF 1973–1977 26 2 [82]
75 Moshe Leon‡ DF 1962–1977 26 1 [83]
76 Yosef Goldstein MF 1953–1961 25 1 [84]
77 Eli Leventhal MF 1974–1977 25 1 [85]
78 Klemi Saban† DF 2004–2010 25 1 [86]
79 Yehuda Amar DF 1987–1993 25 0 [87]
80 Arie Haviv GK 1978–1985 25 0 [88]
81 Gadi Brumer DF 1993–2002 24 2 [89]
82 Shlomo Kirat DF 1978–1985 24 0 [90]
83 Meir Nimni DF 1974–1977 24 0 [91]
84 Moshe Schweitzer MF 1974–1977 23 8 [92]
85 Shalom Tikva FW 1986–1994 23 6 [93]
86 Ofer Talker DF 1997–2001 23 1 [94]
87 Haim Levin‡ GK 1963–1969 22 0 [95]
88 Roberto Colautti† FW 2006–2010 21 6 [96]
89 Jan Talesnikov MF 1998–2000 21 4 [97]
90 Beram Kayal† MF 2008–2011 21 1 [98]
91 Gad Machnes DF 1978–1985 21 1 [99]
92 Tamir Cohen† MF 2007–2011 21 0 [100]
93 Dekel Keinan† DF 2007–2011 21 0 [101]
94 Michael Zandberg MF 2002–2007 20 4 [102]
95 Eli Cohen MF 1983–1989 20 3 [103]
96 Nir Alon DF 1988–1989 20 1 [104]
97 Yaron Parselani DF 1983–1989 20 0 [105]

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^ Players marked as "still eligible for the national team" are those who have not retired from international football and who are, therefore, still selectable.
References
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  32. ^ "Zvi Rosen". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  33. ^ "Menachem Bello". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  34. ^ "Adoram Keisi". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  35. ^ "Ronen Harazi". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  36. ^ "Eli Ohana". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  37. ^ "Haim Bar". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  38. ^ "Nir Davidovich". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  39. ^ "Yehoshua Feigenbaum". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  40. ^ "Roby Young". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  41. ^ "Shimon Gershon". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  42. ^ "Moshe Sinai". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  43. ^ "Rachamim Talbi". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  44. ^ "RacGiora Spiegel". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  45. ^ "Shmuel Rosenthal". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  46. ^ "Rafi Cohen". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  47. ^ "Amatzia Levkovich". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  48. ^ "Vicky Peretz". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  49. ^ "Felix Halfon". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  50. ^ "David Primo". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  51. ^ "Alon Mizrahi". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  52. ^ "Omer Golan". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  53. ^ "George Borba". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  54. ^ "Yisha'ayahu Schwager". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  55. ^ "Gideon Tish". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  56. ^ "Yehoshua Glazer". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  57. ^ "Yossi Abukasis". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  58. ^ "Shraga Bar". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  59. ^ "Ran Ben Shimon". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  60. ^ "Reuven Atar". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  61. ^ "Rifaat Turk". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  62. ^ "Avi Cohen". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  63. ^ "Efraim Davidi". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  64. ^ "Itzik Zohar". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  65. ^ "Yaniv Katan". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  66. ^ "David Amsalem". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  67. ^ "Ya'akov Hodorov". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  68. ^ "Elyaniv Barda". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  69. ^ "Avraham Menchel". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  70. ^ "Moshe Glam". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  71. ^ "David Pizanti". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  72. ^ "Pini Balili". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  73. ^ "Jacob Akhuiz". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  74. ^ "Dani Shmulevich-Rom". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  75. ^ "Zahi Armeli". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  76. ^ "Ben Sahar". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  77. ^ "Dedi Ben Dayan". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  78. ^ "Yoav Ziv". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  79. ^ "Omri Afek". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  80. ^ "Eli Driks". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  81. ^ "Gal Alberman". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  82. ^ "Yaron Oz‏". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  83. ^ "Moshe Leon". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  84. ^ "Yosef Goldstein". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  85. ^ "Eli Leventhal". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  86. ^ "Klemi Saban". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  87. ^ "Yehuda Amar". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  88. ^ "Arie Haviv". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  89. ^ "Gadi Brumer". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  90. ^ "Shlomo Kirat". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  91. ^ "Meir Nimni". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  92. ^ "Moshe Schweitzer". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  93. ^ "Shalom Tikva". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  94. ^ "Ofer Talker". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  95. ^ "Haim Levin". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  96. ^ "Roberto Colautti". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  97. ^ "Jan Talesnikov". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  98. ^ "Beram Kayal". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  99. ^ "Gad Machnes". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  100. ^ "Tamir Cohen". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  101. ^ "Dekel Keinan". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  102. ^ "Michael Zandberg". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  103. ^ "Eli Cohen". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  104. ^ "Nir Alon". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  105. ^ "Yaron Parselani". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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