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Israel
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)הכחולים-לבנים (The Blue and Whites)
הנבחרת (The Chosen Team)
AssociationIsrael Football Association (IFA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe; 1980–81; 1991–present)
OFC (Oceania; 1985–89)
AFC (Asia; 1954–77)
Head coachAlon Hazan
CaptainBibras Natkho
Most capsYossi Benayoun (101)[a]
Top scorerEran Zahavi (33)
Home stadiumTeddy Stadium (Jerusalem)
Sammy Ofer Stadium (Haifa)
Bloomfield Stadium (Tel Aviv)
Turner Stadium (Be'er Sheva)
Netanya Stadium (Netanya)
FIFA codeISR
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 79 Decrease 1 (20 June 2024)[1]
Highest15 (November 2008)
Lowest99 (January 2018)
First international
 Cairo 5–0 Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel) 
(Cairo, Egypt; 4 April 1930)
as the State of Israel:
 US Olympic Team 3–1 Israel 
(New York, United States; 26 September 1948)
Biggest win
 Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel) 5–1 Lebanon 
(Tel Aviv, Mandatory Israel; 27 April 1940)
 Israel 9–0 Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) 
(Wellington, New Zealand; 23 March 1988)
Biggest defeat
 Cairo 5–0 Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel) 
(Cairo, Egypt; 4 April 1930)
 Yugoslavia 6–0 Israel 
(Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 21 August 1949)
 Italy 6–0 Israel 
(Turin, Italy; 4 November 1961)
 Germany 7–1 Israel 
(Kaiserslautern, Germany; 13 February 2002)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1970)
Best resultGroup stage (1970)
Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1956)
Best resultChampions (1964)
Asian Games
Appearances2 (first in 1958)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal (1974)
Medal record
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1956 Hong Kong Team
Silver medal – second place 1960 South Korea Team
Gold medal – first place 1964 Israel Team
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Iran Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1974 Iran Team

The Israel national football team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל, romanized: Nivheret Yisra'el BeKaduregel) 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 team, which played five internationals in 1934–1940, and was managed by the Eretz Israel Football Association. The Israel Football Association is a full member of the European Confederation UEFA since 1994.

Israel qualified for the FIFA World Cup for their first time in 1970. Israel has managed to win the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, prior to a forced relocation to UEFA (Europe).

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 I and the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. The British Mandate of Palestine (Eretz Israel) national team made its debut against Cairo in 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, losing 0–5 in Cairo, Egypt. The team played five international matches, including a friendly match against Lebanon that Israel won 1–5; until the British Mandate for Palestine (Eretz Israel) national team 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.[3]

In 1948 the team became, officially, the national football team of (the State of) Israel.[4] 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
See also: Association football and politics § The Muslim and Arab World boycotting Israel, and Mediterranean Games § Participating countries
Nahum Stelmach kicking; 1959

Muslim and Arab countries boycotting Israel

Israel was one of the founding members of the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) following its own independence in 1948 (prior to that it played under the banner of the "British Mandate of Palestine (Eretz Israel)".[5] After the 1974 Asian Games in Iran, and Israel's 0–1 tense loss to Iran in the finals,[6] Kuwait and other Muslim and Arab countries refused to play them. Following this, they were expelled from the confederation and spent a few years trying to qualify from such continental bodies as the OFC (Oceania) before officially joining UEFA (Europe).[7]

Israel's last years in the AFC

Israel winning the 1964 AFC Asian Cup
Israel national team at the Bloomfield Stadium of Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1970

Israel competed at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) between 1954 and 1977. 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 hosted and won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup.[citation needed]

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 a 1–1 draw with Sweden and a 0–0 draw with eventual finalist Italy, and a 0–2 loss to Uruguay. The goal against Sweden, scored by Mordechai Spiegler, is Israel's only FIFA World Cup goal to date.

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.[8] The vote coincided with the 1974 Asian Games, where the football competition was marred by the refusal of both North Korea[9] and Kuwait to play second-round matches against Israel.

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 playing for Israel at the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (Oceania) against New Zealand

First steps in UEFA

During the early 1980s, Israel played the majority of its matches against UEFA (Europe) teams, and competed in the European stage of qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

First steps in OFC

For the next two tournaments, Israel entered Oceania's (OFC) qualification stage.

In 1989, Israel won the OFC Second Round (Oceania) by finishing above both Australia and New Zealand. As a result, Israel made it to the CONMEBOL–OFC play-offs to represent Oceania and play against CONMEBOL's (South America) Colombia for the 1990 World Cup, but lost (1–0, 0–0).

UEFA membership

In 1991, Israeli clubs began participating in European club competitions of UEFA, 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.[10]

Home stadium

Main articles: Teddy Stadium, Sammy Ofer Stadium, Bloomfield Stadium, Turner Stadium, and Netanya 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 Be'er Sheva (16,126 seats), ever since 2020 Netanya Stadium in Netanya (13,610 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 five are considered to be world-class standard stadiums. The Israel Football Association has used Teddy Stadium, Bloomfield Stadium, and Netanya Stadium, while hosting the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Israel.

Teddy Stadium of Jerusalem, Israel's largest stadium
Sammy Ofer Stadium of Haifa, Israel's second largest stadium
Bloomfield Stadium of Tel Aviv, Israel's third largest stadium
Turner Stadium of Be'er Sheva, Israel's newest stadium
Netanya Stadium of Netanya, Israel's second newest stadium

Kit suppliers

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

Results and fixtures

Main articles: Israel national football team results (2020–present), Israel national football team results (1990–2019), and Israel national football team results (1934–1989)

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021

5 June 2021 Friendly Montenegro  1–3  Israel Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Attendance: 860[11]
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
9 June 2021 Friendly Portugal  4–0  Israel Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[12]
Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
1 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Faroe Islands  0–4  Israel Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 2,666[13]
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
7 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Denmark  5–0  Israel Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 35,158[16]
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
9 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Scotland  3–2  Israel Glasgow, Scotland
17:00 (19:00 UTC+3)
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,585[17]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
12 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Israel  2–1  Moldova Be'er Sheva, Israel
21:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 9,000[18]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
12 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Austria  4–2  Israel Klagenfurt, Austria
20:45 (21:45 UTC+2)
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 4,300[19]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
15 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Israel  3–2  Faroe Islands Netanya, Israel
19:45 (21:45 UTC+2)
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 6,800[20][21]
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

2022

26 March 2022 Friendly Germany  2–0  Israel Sinsheim, Germany
21:45 UTC+2 (22:45 UTC+3)
Report
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: PreZero Arena
Attendance: 25,600
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
29 March 2022 Friendly Israel  2–2  Romania Netanya, Israel
19:45 UTC+2 (20:45 UTC+3)
Report
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 6,970[22]
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
2 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Israel  v  Iceland Haifa, Israel
18:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Report (UEFA) Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
6 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Israel  Cancelled  Russia Haifa, Israel
19:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Report (UEFA) Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
10 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Albania  v  Israel Tirana, Albania
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Report (UEFA) Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
13 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Iceland  v  Israel Reykjavík, Iceland
18:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Report (UEFA) Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
24 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Israel  v  Albania Israel
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Report (UEFA)
27 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Russia  Cancelled  Israel Russia
19:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Report (UEFA)

Coaching staff

As of 17 March 2022
Position Name
Head coach Israel Gadi Brumer
Assistant coach Israel Alon Harazi
Second assistant coach England Paul Groves[23]
Goalkeeping coach Israel Giora Antman
Fitness coach Israel Eran Shedo

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Germany and Romania on 26 March 2022 and 29 March 2022; respectively.[33][34][35][36][37][38][23][39][40][41][42][43][44]

Caps and goals updated as of 29 March 2022, after the match against Romania.[45][46]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ofir Marciano (4th captain[44]) (1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 (age 34) 36 0 Netherlands Feyenoord
1GK Itamar Nitzan (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
1GK Omri Glazer (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2DF Eli Dasa (vice-captain[40][41]) (1992-12-03) 3 December 1992 (age 31) 45 0 Netherlands Vitesse COV
2DF Orel Dgani (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989 (age 35) 21 0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
2DF Sun Menahem (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 30) 17 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
2DF Ofir Davidzada (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 33) 16 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
2DF Eyad Abu Abaid (1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 (age 29) 5 1 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2DF Maor Kandil (1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 (age 30) 3 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
2DF Sean Goldberg (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
2DF Matan Baltaxa (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 28) 1 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MF Bibras Natkho (captain) (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 (age 36) 85 3 Serbia Partizan
3MF Manor Solomon (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 24) 28 4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk INJ
3MF Dor Peretz (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29) 27 4 Italy Venezia
3MF Dan Glazer (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 27) 13 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MF Mohammad Abu Fani (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 26) 13 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
3MF Dolev Haziza (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 29) 9 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
3MF Yonatan Cohen (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 (age 28) 8 0 Italy Pisa
3MF Aviv Daniel Avraham (1996-03-30) 30 March 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Israel Maccabi Netanya
3MF Gabi Kanichowsky (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 26) 2 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MF Ramzi Safouri (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 28) 2 0 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
4FW Mu'nas Dabbur (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 32) 37 15 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
4FW Tai Baribo (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Austria Wolfsberger
4FW Dean David (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Daniel Peretz (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Faroe Islands, 15 November 2021 U-21
GK Ariel Harush (1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 (age 36) 21 0 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva v.  Denmark, 7 September 2021 INJ
GK Boris Klaiman (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 33) 1 0 Greece Volos v.  Portugal, 9 June 2021 WD
DF Nir Bitton (3rd captain) (1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 (age 32) 39 3 Scotland Celtic v.  Germany, 26 March 2022 WD
DF Eitan Tibi (5th captain) (1987-11-16) 16 November 1987 (age 36) 57 1 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva v.  Faroe Islands, 15 November 2021
DF Hatem Abd Elhamed (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 33) 16 0 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva v.  Faroe Islands, 15 November 2021 INJ
DF Ofri Arad (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 25) 8 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa v.  Faroe Islands, 15 November 2021
DF Shahar Piven (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Faroe Islands, 15 November 2021 PRE
DF Doron Leidner (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv v.  Austria, 12 November 2021 U-21
DF Joel Abu Hanna (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) 6 0 Poland Legia Warsaw v.  Moldova, 12 October 2021 INJ
DF Idan Nachmias (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Scotland, 9 October 2021 INJ
DF Edi Gotlieb (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 31) 0 0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv v.  Scotland, 9 October 2021 INJ / PRE
DF Uri Dahan (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa v.  Denmark, 7 September 2021 PRE
DF Or Blorian (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva v.  Portugal, 9 June 2021 U-21
MF Eyal Golasa (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 32) 17 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Austria, 12 November 2021 INJ
MF Gadi Kinda (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) 5 1 United States Sporting Kansas City v.  Austria, 12 November 2021 INJ
MF Omri Gandelman (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Israel Maccabi Netanya v.  Austria, 12 November 2021 U-21
MF Goni Naor (1999-04-23) 23 April 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem v.  Moldova, 12 October 2021 PRE
MF Eden Shamir (1995-06-25) 25 June 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Moldova, 12 October 2021 PRE
MF Omer Atzili (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 30) 3 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa v.  Denmark, 7 September 2021 INJ
MF Neta Lavi (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 27) 9 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa v.  Portugal, 9 June 2021 INJ
MF Aviel Zargari (2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem v.  Portugal, 9 June 2021 U-21
FW Shon Weissman (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28) 20 2 Spain Valladolid v.  Faroe Islands, 15 November 2021 INJ
FW Liel Abada (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 22) 5 0 Scotland Celtic v.  Faroe Islands, 15 November 2021 U-21
FW Suf Podgoreanu (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Italy Spezia v.  Faroe Islands, 15 November 2021 U-21
FW Eran Zahavi (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 36) 67 33 Netherlands PSV v.  Austria, 12 November 2021 INJ
FW Yonas Malede (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 24) 2 0 Belgium Gent v.  Portugal, 9 June 2021
FW Osama Khalaila (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Portugal, 9 June 2021
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury or illness
  • COV = Withdrew due to COVID-19
  • PRE = Preliminary squad/standby
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • SUS = Serving suspension
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue
  • U-21 = Player withdrew from the squad to play for the national under-21 team

Records

Main articles: List of Israel international footballers and Israel national football team records and statistics
As of 9 October 2021[47]
Players in bold are still active with Israel.
Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Most capped players

Yossi Benayoun is Israel's most capped player with 101 caps
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Yossi Benayoun[a] 101 23 1998–2017
2 Tal Ben Haim[b] 95 2 2002–2017
3 Arik Benado 94 0 1995–2007
4 Alon Harazi 88 1 1992–2006
5 Bibras Natkho 85 3 2010–present
Amir Schelach 85 0 1992–2001
7 Avi Nimni 80 17 1992–2005
8 Eyal Berkovic 78 9 1992–2004
Dudu Aouate 78 0 1999–2013
10 Tal Banin[c] 77 12 1990–2003

Top goalscorers

Eran Zahavi is Israel's top goalscorer with 33 goals
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Eran Zahavi 33 67 0.49 2010–present
2 Mordechai Spiegler[d] 24 57 0.42 1964–1977
3 Ronen Harazi 23 52 0.44 1992–1999
Yossi Benayoun[a] 23 101 0.23 1998–2017
5 Nahum Stelmach[e] 19 45 0.42 1956–1968
6 Alon Mizrahi 17 37 0.46 1992–2001
Tomer Hemed 17 38 0.45 2011–present
Eli Ohana[f] 17 50 0.34 1984–1997
Avi Nimni 17 80 0.21 1992–2005
10 Yehoshua Feigenbaum[g] 15 36 0.42 1966–1977

Competitive record

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
As  Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel) As  Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel)
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Did not enter
Kingdom of Italy 1934 Did not qualify 2nd 2 0 0 2 2 11 Africa/Asia
French Third Republic 1938 2nd 2 0 0 2 1 4 Europe
As  Israel As  Israel
Fourth Brazilian Republic 1950 Did not qualify 2nd 2 0 0 2 2 11 Europe
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
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
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 3rd 10 5 1 4 23 21
United States Canada Mexico 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 1/22 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 3 130 43 35 52 180 180

UEFA European Championship

Template:Israel UEFA European Championship record

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 2 To be determined
Total B — 2nd 10 4 2 4 13 12 25 —

Olympic Games

See also: Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics and Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Finland 1952 Did not enter
Australia 1956
Italy 1960 Did not qualify
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968 Quarter-finals – 4 2 1 1 9 7 Squad
West Germany 1972 Did not qualify
Canada 1976 Quarter-finals – 4 0 3 1 4 7 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 Withdrew
United States 1984 Did not qualify
South Korea 1988
1992 – present Competition played as an Under-23 competition
Total Quarter-finals 2/10 8 2 4 2 13 14 –

Head-to-head record

As of 3 March 2022.

  Positive record   Neutral record   Negative record

FIFA ranking history

The following is a chart of yearly averages of Israel's FIFA ranking.[48]

Honours

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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Yossi Benayoun also played and scored against Romania B however this was not a full-international match and is therefore not included
  2. ^ Tal Ben Haim also played against Romania B however this was not a full-international match and is therefore not included
  3. ^ Tal Banin also played against USSR XI however this was not a full-international match and is therefore not included
  4. ^ Mordechai Spiegler also played in 25 matches that are not recognised by FIFA, scoring eight additional goals, however they are not full-international matches and are therefore not included
  5. ^ Nahum Stelmach also played in 19 matches that are not recognised by FIFA, scoring three additional goals, however they are not full-international matches and are therefore not included
  6. ^ Eli Ohana also played a 1984 Olympic qualification game however this was not a full-international match and is therefore not included
  7. ^ Yehoshua Feigenbaum also played in 15 matches that are not recognised by FIFA, scoring nine additional goals, however they are not full-international matches and are therefore not included
  8. ^ Includes matches against  West Germany.
  9. ^ Includes matches against  Soviet Union.
  10. ^ Includes matches against  Yugoslavia and  Serbia and Montenegro.
  11. ^ As  South Vietnam.

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