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Israel
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)הכחולים-לבנים (The Blue and Whites)
AssociationIsrael Football Association (IFA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe; 1994–present)
AFC (Asia; 1954–74)
Head coachWillibald Ruttensteiner
CaptainBibras Natkho
Most capsYossi Benayoun (102)[1]
Top scorerMordechai Spiegler (33)[2]
Home stadiumTeddy Stadium (Jerusalem)
Sammy Ofer Stadium (Haifa)
Bloomfield Stadium (Tel Aviv)
Turner Stadium (Beersheba)
FIFA codeISR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 78 Decrease 3 (4 April 2024)[3]
Highest15 (November 2008)
Lowest99 (January 2018)
First international
Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel):
 Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine
(Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934)
Israel:
United States US Olympic Team 3–1 Israel Israel
(New York, 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
Appearances1 (first in 1970)
Best resultGroup stage (1970)
Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1956)
Best resultChampions (1964)

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

Israel's national team is the direct successor of the Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel) national football team, which played five internationals in 1934–1940, and was managed by the Eretz Israel Football Association. Israel football is a part of the UEFA since 1994 as well.

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

History

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

Early history

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. During those five games, the national team fielded only Jewish players. Three anthems were played before each match: the British "God Save the King", the Jewish (and future Israeli) "Hatikvah" and the opposing team's anthem.[5]

In 1948 the team became, officially, the national team of Israel.[6] The Israel national team's first match as an independent nation was on 26 September 1948, against the US Olympic Team. The game was won by the US 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 countries 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 won 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.[7] The vote coincided with the 1974 Asian Games, where the football competition was marred by the refusal of both North Korea[8] 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).

UEFA membership

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

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 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying play-offs, but was beaten by Denmark.

Avram Grant has been the youngest national coach of Israel.

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 for the final tournament, but finished fourth in Group E, just one point behind second-placed Russia, who qualified directly with Croatia, and level on 23 points with England, who also failed to advance. 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.[9]

All-time head-to-head record

As of 4 September 2020.

  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.
  4. ^ As  South Vietnam.

Home stadium

Main articles: Teddy Stadium, Sammy Ofer Stadium, Bloomfield Stadium, and Turner Stadium
Teddy Stadium of Jerusalem, Israel's largest stadium
An all-seated roofless stadium with a football pitch.
Sammy Ofer Stadium of Haifa, Israel's second largest stadium
Bloomfield Stadium of Tel Aviv, Israel's third largest stadium
File:Turner Stadium.jpg
Turner Stadium of Beersheba, Israel's newest stadium

In the past, the Israel national football team's home stadium was the Ramat Gan Stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of 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 (30,780 seats), ever since 2015 Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem (34,000 seats), ever since 2018 Turner Stadium in Beersheba (16,126 seats), and ever since 2021 Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv (29,400 seats), are being used as the official home stadiums of the Israel national football team. All Four are considered to be world-class standard stadiums. The Israel Football Association has used Teddy Stadium and Bloomfield Stadium while hosting the 2013 Euro U21 championship in Israel.

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier Origin Period
Diadora Italy 1992–1995
Adidas Germany 2008–2018
Puma Germany 1985–1989, 1996–2008, 2018–present

Honours

Winners: 1964
Runners-up: 1956, 1960
Third place: 1968
Silver medalists (1): 1974

Competitive record

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 1 Title 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.

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Israel at the FIFA World Cup
Israel's FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA Confederation
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter Did Not Enter
Kingdom of Italy 1934 Did Not Qualify 2nd 2 0 0 2 2 11 CAF/AFC
French Third Republic 1938 2nd 2 0 0 2 1 4 UEFA
Fourth Brazilian Republic 1950 Did Not Qualify 2nd 2 0 0 2 2 11
Switzerland 1954 3rd 4 0 0 4 0 5
Sweden 1958 Play-off 2 0 0 2 0 4 CAF/AFC
Chile 1962 Final Round 6 3 1 2 13 14 UEFA
England 1966 3rd 4 0 0 4 1 12
Mexico 1970 Group Stage 12th 3 0 2 1 1 3 Squad Final Round 4 3 1 0 8 1 AFC/OFC
West Germany 1974 Did Not Qualify Zone A Final 6 4 1 1 12 2
Argentina 1978 First Round 4 2 1 1 5 3
Spain 1982 5th 8 1 3 4 6 10 UEFA
Mexico 1986 2nd 6 3 1 2 17 6 OFC
Italy 1990 Play-off 6 1 4 1 5 5
United States 1994 6th 10 1 3 6 10 27 UEFA
France 1998 3rd 8 4 1 3 9 7
South Korea Japan 2002 3rd 8 3 3 2 11 7
Germany 2006 3rd 10 4 6 0 15 10
South Africa 2010 4th 10 4 4 2 20 10
Brazil 2014 3rd 10 3 5 2 19 14
Russia 2018 4th 10 4 0 6 10 15
Qatar 2022 To Be Determined TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0
United States Canada Mexico 2026
Total 1/23 Group Stage 3 0 2 1 1 3
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks
  • 1930–1938 as Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel)
  • 1950– as Israel Israel

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F

Template:2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA group tables

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

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.

UEFA European Championship

Template:Israel UEFA European Championship record

2020 UEFA European Championship qualifiers

Eran Zahavi is the top goalscorer of Group G of the Euro 2020 qualifiers
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group G

Israel advanced to the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs, based on results in the UEFA Nations League.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Poland Austria North Macedonia Slovenia Israel Latvia
1  Poland 10 8 1 1 18 5 +13 25 Qualify for final tournament — 0–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 2–0
2  Austria 10 6 1 3 19 9 +10 19 0–1 — 2–1 1–0 3–1 6–0
3  North Macedonia 10 4 2 4 12 13 −1 14[a] Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–1 1–4 — 2–1 1–0 3–1
4  Slovenia 10 4 2 4 16 11 +5 14[a] 2–0 0–1 1–1 — 3–2 1–0
5  Israel 10 3 2 5 16 18 −2 11 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 — 3–1
6  Latvia 10 1 0 9 3 28 −25 3 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–5 0–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: North Macedonia 4, Slovenia 1.

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA RK P/R
2018–19 C 1 2nd 4 2 0 2 6 5 30 Rise
2020–21 B 2 3rd 6 2 2 2 7 7 25 Same position
2022–23 B Future event
Best/total B — 2nd 10 4 2 4 13 12 25 —

2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B § Group 2
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Czech Republic Scotland Israel Slovakia
1  Czech Republic (P) 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 Promotion to League A — 1–2 1–0 2–0
2  Scotland 6 3 1 2 5 4 +1 10 1–0 — 1–1 1–0
3  Israel 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 1–2 1–0 — 1–1
4  Slovakia (R) 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 Relegation to League C 1–3 1–0 2–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated


  Win   Draw   Loss


Results and fixtures

2020

7 June 2020 (Canceled)[10] Friendly Ukraine  v  Israel Lviv, Ukraine
Report Stadium: Arena Lviv
4 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Scotland  1–1  Israel Glasgow, Scotland
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)		 Christie 45' (pen.) Report Zahavi 73' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 0[11]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
7 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Israel  1–1  Slovakia Netanya, Israel
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)		 Elmkies 90+1' Report Ďuriš 14' Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 0[12]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
8 October 2020 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs Scotland  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		  Israel Glasgow, Scotland
21:45
(19:45 UTC±0)		 Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 0[13]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Penalties
11 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Israel  1–2  Czech Republic Haifa, Israel
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 0[14]
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
14 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Slovakia  2–3  Israel Trnava, Slovakia
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium
Attendance: 0[15]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
11 November 2020 (Canceled)[16] Friendly Norway  v  Israel Oslo, Norway
Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
15 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Czech Republic  1–0  Israel Plzeň, Czech Republic
20:45
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 0[17]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
18 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Israel  1–0  Scotland Netanya, Israel
20:45
Report Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 0[18]
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Nations League matches against Czech Republic and Scotland on 15 and 18 November 2020.
Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2020 after the match against Scotland.
Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ofir Marciano (1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 (age 34) 23 0 Scotland Hibernian
1GK Ariel Harush (1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 (age 36) 20 0 Netherlands Heerenveen
1GK Itamar Nitzan (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 36) 0 0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
2DF Eitan Tibi (vice-captain) (1987-11-16) 16 November 1987 (age 36) 48 1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
2DF Eli Dasa (1992-12-03) 3 December 1992 (age 31) 32 0 Netherlands Vitesse
2DF Sheran Yeini RET (1986-12-08) 8 December 1986 (age 37) 32 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
2DF Taleb Tawatha (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 31) 21 1 Israel Maccabi Haifa
2DF Orel Dgani (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989 (age 35) 14 0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
2DF Hatem Abd Elhamed (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 33) 10 0 Scotland Celtic
2DF Sun Menahem (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 30) 6 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
2DF Joel Abu Hanna (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk
2DF Or Dadia (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 26) 0 0 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
3MF Bibras Natkho (captain) (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 (age 36) 73 2 Serbia Partizan
3MF Nir Bitton (1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 (age 32) 33 2 Scotland Celtic
3MF Dor Peretz (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29) 17 1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MF Eyal Golasa (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 32) 16 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MF Mohammad Abu Fani (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 26) 4 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
3MF Neta Lavi (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 27) 4 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
4FW Eran Zahavi (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 36) 59 24 Netherlands PSV
4FW Manor Solomon (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 24) 14 1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
4FW Shon Weissman (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28) 11 0 Spain Valladolid
4FW Yonatan Cohen (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 (age 27) 7 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
4FW Osama Khalaila (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Israel Bnei Sakhnin

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
DF Ofri Arad (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 25) 1 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020
DF Maor Kandil (1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 (age 30) 1 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020 INJ
DF Idan Nachmias (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020
MF Ilay Elmkies (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 (age 24) 5 1 Netherlands Den Haag v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020
MF Eden Karzev (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020
MF Dan Biton (1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Scotland, 8 October 2020 COV
MF Dan Glazer (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 27) 8 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Slovakia, 7 September 2020
MF Avi Rikan (1988-09-10) 10 September 1988 (age 35) 5 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Slovakia, 7 September 2020
FW Mu'nas Dabbur (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 32) 26 7 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020 COV
FW Dia Saba (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 31) 11 3 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020
FW Eylon Almog (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Slovakia, 7 September 2020
  • COV Withdrew after being infected with the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • 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 7 September 2020, the ten players with the most caps[1] for Israel are:
Rank. Name Career Caps Goals
1 Yossi Benayoun 1998–2017 102 24
2 Tal Ben Haim 2002–2017 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 2
8 Avi Nimni 1992–2005 80 17
9 Tal Banin 1990–2003 78 12
Itzhak Shum 1969–1981 10
Eyal Berkovic 1992–2004 9
Dudu Aouate 1999–2013 0

Bold denotes still active players.

Top goalscorers

Mordechai Spiegler (middle) is Israel's top scorer with 33 goals.
As of 18 November 2020, the ten players with the most goals[19] for Israel are:
Rank. Player Career Goals Caps Average
1 Mordechai Spiegler 1963–1977 33 83 0.4
2 Yehoshua Feigenbaum 1966–1977 24 50 0.48
Yossi Benayoun 1998–2017 102 0.24
Eran Zahavi 2010–present 59 0.41
5 Ronen Harazi 1992–1999 23 53 0.43
6 Nahum Stelmach 1956–1968 22 61 0.36
7 Gidi Damti 1971–1981 21 69 0.3
8 Giora Spiegel 1965–1980 18 44 0.41
Yehoshua Glazer 1949–1961 35 0.51
10 Eli Ohana 1984–1997 17 51 0.33
Avi Nimni 1992–2005 80 0.21
Tomer Hemed 2011–present 37 0.46

Bold denotes still active players.

Managers

Manager Years as manager Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF GA Win%[20]
Austria Egon Pollak 1948 1 0 0 1 0 1 000.00
Austria Israel Lajos Hess 1949 3 1 0 2 5 12 033.33
Hungary László Székely 1950 2 1 0 1 7 4 050.00
Israel Jerry Beit haLevi 1953–54 5 0 0 5 1 7 000.00
England Jackie Gibbons 1956 5 2 0 3 7 12 040.00
Israel Jerry Beit haLevi 1957 1 0 0 1 4 5 000.00
Israel Moshe Varon 1958 5 2 0 3 6 7 040.00
Hungary Gyula Mándi 1959–63 31 12 7 12 49 63 038.71
England George Ainsley 1963–64 3 2 0 1 4 2 066.67
Israel Yosef Merimovich 1964 1 0 0 1 0 4 000.00
Hungary Gyula Mándi 1964 3 3 0 0 5 1 100.00
Israel Yosef Merimovich 1964–65 3 1 0 2 2 2 033.33
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milovan Ćirić 1965–68 25 8 2 15 43 45 032.00
Israel Emmanuel Scheffer 1968–70 24 8 8 8 44 34 033.33
Israel Romania Edmond Schmilovich 1970–73 19 10 4 5 27 13 052.63
Israel David Schweitzer 1973–77 36 17 11 8 67 34 047.22
Israel Emmanuel Scheffer 1978–79 13 5 4 4 17 15 038.46
England Jack Mansell 1980–81 10 2 3 5 8 12 020.00
Israel Yosef Merimovich 1983–86 27 8 9 10 39 36 029.63
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miljenko Mihić 1986–88 20 4 5 11 27 35 020.00
Israel Itzhak Schneor
Israel Ya'akov Grundman 		1988–92 18 5 5 8 21 30 027.78
Israel Shlomo Scharf 1992–2000 82 31 18 33 131 118 037.80
Denmark Richard Møller Nielsen 2000–02 20 7 4 9 29 33 035.00
Israel Avram Grant 2002–06 33 14 13 6 55 37 042.42
Israel Dror Kashtan 2006–10 31 15 10 6 51 30 048.39
Israel Eli Ohana (caretaker) 2010 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.00
France Spain Luis Fernández 2010–11 15 6 1 8 12 18 040.00
Israel Eli Guttman 2011–15 29 8 7 14 42 46 027.59
Israel Alon Hazan (caretaker) 2016 1 0 0 1 0 2 000.00
Israel Elisha Levy 2016–2017 10 4 1 5 11 15 040.00
Israel Alon Hazan (caretaker) 2018 1 0 0 1 1 2 000.00
Austria Andi Herzog 2018–2020 16 6 2 8 22 23 037.50
Austria Willibald Ruttensteiner (caretaker) 2020– 7 2 2 3 6 7 028.57

WDL record since 1948

Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Israel 1948 2020 504 187 116 201 037.10

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "מס' הופעות בנבחרת" [No. of appearances in the national team] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Mordechai Spiegler". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ Mubarak, Hassanin. "Palestine – International Results – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Statistical Kit: Preliminary Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil" (PDF). The AFC. 28 June 2011. p. 53. Retrieved 21 December 2020. A Jewish delegation from Palestine (then a British mandate) played at the qualifying games for 1934 & 1938. It was the first Jewish national team, and as such the forerunner of Israel.
  7. ^ "Aust-Asian bid fails". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 1974. p. 11. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  8. ^ Rahman, Mansoor (14 September 1974). "'Visibles' win without any kick..." New Straits Times. p. 22. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  9. ^ Williams, Richard (19 May 2015). "Why Does Israel's Football Team Play In Europe?". Sky News. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  10. ^ The friendly match was canceled due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
  11. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
  12. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
  13. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
  14. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
  15. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
  16. ^ The friendly match was canceled due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
  17. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
  18. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
  19. ^ "רשימת כובשים" [List of goalscorers] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  20. ^ Win% is rounded to two decimal places

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