Israel national football team

The Israel men's national football team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל, romanized: Nivḥeret Yīsrāʾēl BeḴaduregel) represents Israel in international football, and is governed by the Israel Football Association (IFA).

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Israel women's national football team.

Israel
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)התכולים-לבנים (The Skyblue and Whites)
הנבחרת (The Chosen Team)
AssociationIsrael Football Association (IFA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe; 1980–81; 1991–present)
OFC (Oceania; 1985–89)
AFC (Asia; 1954–74)
Head coachAlon Hazan
CaptainEli Dasa[1]
Most capsYossi Benayoun (101)[lower-alpha 1]
Top scorerEran Zahavi (33)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeISR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 72 Increase 4 (21 September 2023)[2]
Highest15 (November 2008)
Lowest99 (January 2018)
First international
 Egypt 5–0 Mandatory Palestine 
(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
 Israel 9–0 Chinese Taipei 
(Wellington, New Zealand; 23 March 1988)
Biggest defeat
 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 place1956 Hong KongTeam
Silver medal – second place1960 South KoreaTeam
Gold medal – first place1964 IsraelTeam
Bronze medal – third place1968 IranTeam
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1974 IranTeam

Israel's national team is the direct successor of the British Mandate of Palestine (Eretz Israel) national team, that had played five international matches from 1934 to 1940, and was managed by the Palestine (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 the first time in 1970. They also won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, before a forced relocation to UEFA.

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 establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The Mandatory Palestine national football team made its debut against Cairo (Egypt) 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 Palestine won 1–5; until the British Mandate for Palestine 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
See also: Muslim and Arab World boycott, Mediterranean Games boycott, and AFC boycott
Israel winning the 1964 AFC Asian Cup

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").[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, Israel were expelled from the confederation and spent a few years trying to qualify from such continental bodies as the OFC (Oceania), before eventually joining UEFA (Europe) officially.[7]

Israel's last years in the AFC

Israel competed at 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 hosted and won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup.

In 1968, Israel went to their first Olympic Games and lost to Bulgaria in the quarterfinals.

1970's Israel national team at the Bloomfield Stadium of Tel Aviv, Israel

In 1969, Israel qualified for its first and only FIFA World Cup, via Asia/Oceania. Israel earned two points after a 1–1 draw with Sweden, 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 (as other Muslim and Arab countries refused to play against Israel), that was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions.[8][7] 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 1973 and 1977, Israel participated in the World Cup qualification tournament which included teams from both Asia and Oceania, but failed to qualify.

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.

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

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.

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 Israel failed to qualify again, finishing 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]

In 2018, Willi Ruttensteiner was appointed as technical director. A national football academy was founded and three supporting development centers were established.[11]

Home stadium

The first home game of the Israel national football team was at Palms Ground on 6 April 1934 against Egypt in a 1934 World Cup qualifier. Prior to the formation of Israel, they also played at the Maccabi Ground for the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and Maccabiah Stadium. The first national team to represent the newly formed State of Israel back in 1948, had played at the Ramat Gan Stadium as part of 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification, in front of 55,000 spectators. The Ramat Gan Stadium would remain Israel's home stadium until 2013.

Since the construction of Sammy Ofer Stadium in the city of Haifa, Teddy Stadium in the city of Jerusalem, Turner Stadium in the city of Be'er Sheva, Netanya Stadium in the city of Netanya and Bloomfield Stadium in the city of Tel Aviv – the Israel national team has rotated their official home matches between the latter five.

Active stadiums
Matches Image Stadium Capacity Location First match Last match
51
UEFA 		Bloomfield Stadium 29,400 Tel Aviv, Israel 17 May 1964 12 September 2023
14
UEFA 		Teddy Stadium 31,733 Jerusalem, Israel 12 February 1992 19 June 2023
12
UEFA 		Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,942 Haifa, Israel 16 November 2014 2 June 2022
9
UEFA 		Netanya Stadium 13,610 Netanya, Israel 6 February 2013 29 March 2022
4
UEFA 		Turner Stadium 16,126 Be'er Sheva, Israel 14 October 2018 12 October 2021

Inactive stadiums
Matches Image Stadium Capacity Location First match Last match
137 Ramat Gan Stadium 41,583 Ramat Gan, Israel 8 March 1954 15 October 2013
3 Maccabiah Stadium 20,000 Tel Aviv, Israel 30 July 1949 28 October 1950

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
See also: Israel national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022
17 November 2022 Friendly Israel  4–2  Zambia Petah Tikva, Israel
19:30
Report
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)
20 November 2022 Friendly Israel  2–3  Cyprus Petah Tikva, Israel
18:45
Report
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 7,352
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)

2023
25 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Israel  1–1  Kosovo Tel Aviv, Israel
18:00 (20:00 UTC+3)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 28,935
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
28 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Switzerland  3–0  Israel Geneva, Switzerland
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report (UEFA) Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 14,819
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Israel  2–1  Andorra Jerusalem, Israel
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Bulgaria)
9 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Romania  1–1  Israel Bucharest, Romania
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 49,193
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
12 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Israel  1–0  Belarus Tel Aviv, Israel
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report (UEFA) Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 28,435
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
15 November 2023[note 3] UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Israel  v   Switzerland TBD
TBD Report Stadium: TBD
18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Israel  v  Romania TBD[note 4]
20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Report (UEFA) Stadium: TBD

Times are CET/CEST,[note 5] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

  1. Due to the Belarusian country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[12]
  2. The Kosovo v Israel match, originally scheduled to be played on 15 October 2023, was postponed to 12 November 2023 due to the Israel–Hamas war.[13][14]
  3. The Israel v Switzerland match, originally scheduled to be played on 12 October 2023 at the Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, was postponed to a date to determine due and relocated to a neutral site to the Israel–Hamas war.[15][16]
  4. The Israel v Romania match, originally scheduled to be played at the Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, was relocated to a neutral site due to the Israel–Hamas war.
  5. CET (UTC+1) for matches until 25 March and from 29 October (matchday 1 and 9–10), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 26 March to 28 October 2023 (matchday 2–8).

Coaching staff
Avram Grant has been one of the youngest official head coaches of Israel
Alon Hazan is the current official head coach of Israel
As of 9 September 2023[17][18]
Position Name
Head coach Israel Alon Hazan
Professional manager
Technical manager		 Israel Yossi Benayoun
Assistant coach Israel Alon Harazi
Fitness coach Israel Eran Shedo
Israel Matan Shoshani
Goalkeeping coach Israel Itay Zilpa
Analyst Israel Adar Rosenberg
Israel Maayan Bahalul
Technical manager Israel Benny Tabak
Israel Avi Levi
Head doctor Israel Ehud "Udi" Kaufman
Doctor Israel Michal Goldwirth

Coaching history
As of 12 September 2023[19][20]

Players

Current squad

The following players were called for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Romania and Belarus on 9 and 12 September 2023, respectively.[33][34][35][36]

Caps and goals are correct as of 13 September 2023, after the match against Belarus.[37][38][39][40]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Daniel Peretz (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 1 0 Germany Bayern Munich
18 1GK Omri Glazer (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 10 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
23 1GK Yoav Gerafi (1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 1 0 Israel Hapoel Haifa
2 2DF Eli Dasa (captain) (1992-12-03) 3 December 1992 58 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow
4 2DF Miguel Vítor (1989-06-30) 30 June 1989 9 0 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
5 2DF Doron Leidner (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 8 0 Greece Olympiacos
13 2DF Stav Lemkin (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 2 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
17 2DF Sagiv Yehezkel (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 7 0 Turkey Antalyaspor
19 2DF Roy Revivo (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 3 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
22 2DF Ofir Davidzada (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 16 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
3 3MF Eden Karzev (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 5 0 Turkey Istanbul Basaksehir
6 3MF Neta Lavi (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 17 0 South Korea Pohang Steelers
7 3MF Ramzi Safouri (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 9 0 Turkey Antalyaspor
8 3MF Dor Peretz (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 37 6 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
12 3MF Gabi Kanichowsky (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 9 1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
14 3MF Gadi Kinda (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 5 1 United States Sporting Kansas City
15 3MF Oscar Gloukh (2004-04-01) 1 April 2004 8 3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
16 3MF Mohammad Abu Fani (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 17 0 Hungary Ferencváros
9 4FW Shon Weissman (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 30 5 Spain Granada
10 4FW Manor Solomon (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 37 7 England Tottenham Hotspur
11 4FW Dor Turgeman (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 2 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
20 4FW Tai Baribo (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 12 3 United States Philadelphia Union
21 4FW Dean David (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 3 1 Israel Maccabi Haifa
4FW Yonas Malede (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 2 0 Belgium Mechelen

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Israel squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Gad Amos (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 0 0 Israel Maccabi Bnei Reineh v.  Andorra, 9 Septembre 2023
DF Raz Shlomo (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 8 1 Belgium OH Leuven v.  Andorra, 9 Septembre 2023
DF Sean Goldberg INJ (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 11 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa v.  Romania, 10 September 2023
DF Ofri Arad (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 8 0 Kazakhstan Kairat v.  Andorra, 20 June 2023
DF Avishay Cohen (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 11 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Andorra, 20 June 2023
DF Ayid Habshi INJ (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 4 0 Israel Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona v.  Belarus, 16 June 2023
DF Eyad Abu Abaid INJ (1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 6 0 Israel Hapoel Beer Sheva v.  Romania, 10 Septembre 2023
DF Denny Gropper (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 3 0 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad v.   Switzerland, 28 March 2023
DF Liran Serdal (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 0 0 Israel Hapoel Haifa v.  Cyprus, 20 November 2022
DF Max Grechkin (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 1 0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem v.  Cyprus, 20 November 2022
MF Dan Glazer (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 18 0 Greece OFI Crete v.  Andorra, 20 June 2023
MF Omri Gandelman (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 1 0 Belgium Gent v.   Switzerland, 28 March 2023
MF Mohammed Kna'an (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 2 0 Israel MS Ashdod v.   Switzerland, 28 March 2023
MF Liran Rotman PRE (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996 0 0 Israel Maccabi Netanya v.   Switzerland, 28 March 2023
MF Bibras Natcho RET (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 88 4 Serbia Partizan Belgrade v.   Switzerland, 28 March 2023
MF Omri Altman (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 2 0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv v.  Cyprus, 20 November 2023
MF Mahmoud Jaber INJ (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 3 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa v.  Zambia, 17 November 2022
FW Dolev Haziza (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 10 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa v.  Andorra, 20 June 2023
FW Liel Abada INJ (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 10 1 Scotland Celtic v.  Andorra, 20 June 2023
FW Itamar Shviro (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 3 1 Israel Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona v.  Cyprus, 20 November 2022

INJ Withdrew due to injury or illness
PRE Preliminary/extended squad
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension due to yellow/red cards
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to neither injury nor illness issue
U21 Player withdrew from the squad to play for the national under-21 team

Player of the Year
Further information: Israeli Footballer of the Year

Records
Main articles: List of Israel international footballers and Israel national football team records and statistics
As of 28 November 2022[41]
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 appearances
Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Yossi Benayoun[lower-alpha 1] 101231998–2017
2 Tal Ben Haim[lower-alpha 2] 9522002–2017
3 Arik Benado9401995–2007
4 Alon Harazi8811992–2006
Bibras Natcho8842010–2023
6 Amir Schelach8501992–2001
7 Avi Nimni80171992–2005
8 Eyal Berkovic7891992–2004
Dudu Aouate7801999–2013
10 Tal Banin[lower-alpha 3] 77121990–2003

Top goalscorers
Eran Zahavi is Israel's top scorer with 33 goals
Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Eran Zahavi 33 70 0.47 2010–2021
2 Mordechai Spiegler[lower-alpha 4] 24 57 0.42 1964–1977
3 Ronen Harazi 23 52 0.44 1992–1999
Yossi Benayoun[lower-alpha 1] 23 101 0.23 1998–2017
5 Nahum Stelmach[lower-alpha 5] 19 45 0.42 1956–1968
6 Alon Mizrahi 17 37 0.46 1992–2001
Tomer Hemed 17 38 0.45 2011–2019
Eli Ohana[lower-alpha 6] 17 50 0.34 1984–1997
Avi Nimni 17 80 0.21 1992–2005
10 Yehoshua Feigenbaum[lower-alpha 7] 15 36 0.42 1966–1977
Mu'nas Dabbur 15 40 0.38 2014–2022

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup
Main article: Israel at the FIFA World Cup
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 As  Mandatory Palestine
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1934 Did not qualify2nd2002211Africa/Asia
French Third Republic 1938 2nd200214Europe
As  Israel As  Israel
Brazil 1950 Did not qualify2nd2002211Europe
Switzerland 1954 3rd400405
Sweden 1958 Play-off200204CAF/AFC
Chile 1962 Final Round63121314UEFA
England 1966 3rd4004112
Mexico 1970 Group stage12th302113Squad Final Round431081AFC/OFC
West Germany 1974 Did not qualifyZone A Final 6411122
Argentina 1978 First round421153
Spain 1982 5th8134610UEFA
Mexico 1986 2nd6312176OFC
Italy 1990 Play-off614155
United States 1994 6th101361027UEFA
France 1998 3rd841397
South Korea Japan 2002 3rd8332117
Germany 2006 3rd104601510
South Africa 2010 4th104422010
Brazil 2014 3rd103521914
Russia 2018 4th104061015
Qatar 2022 3rd105142321
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total1/22Group stage302113— Final Round130433552180180—

UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1960–1992 Not a UEFA member Not a UEFA member
England 1996 Did not qualify5th 103341313
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Play-offs 8413259
Portugal 2004 3rd 8233911
Austria Switzerland 2008 4th 127232012
Poland Ukraine 2012 3rd 105141311
France 2016 4th 104151614
Europe 2020 Play-offs 113351618
Germany 2024 To be determined To be determined
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028
Italy Turkey 2032
Total— Play-offs6928142711288

UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record
League phase Finals
Season LG GP Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK Year Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
2018–19 C 1 2nd 420265Rise30th Portugal 2019 Did not qualify
2020–21 B 2 2nd 622277Same position25th Italy 2021
2022–23 B 2 1st 422086Rise17th Netherlands 2023
2024–25 A To be determined 2025 To be determined
Total 16 6 4 4 21 18 17th Total —
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.

Olympic Games
See also: Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics and Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic Games record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGASquad
Finland 1952 Did not enter
Australia 1956
Italy 1960 Did not qualify
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968 Quarter-finals5th421197Squad
West Germany 1972 Did not qualify
Canada 1976 Quarter-finals6th403147Squad
Soviet Union 1980 Withdrew
United States 1984 Did not qualify
South Korea 1988
1992–present Competition played as an Under-23 competition
TotalQuarter-finals2/1082421314—

FIFA World Ranking history
See also: History of the Israel national football team

The following is a chart of yearly averages of Israel's FIFA World Ranking.[42]

Honours

AFC Asian Cup

Asian Games

See also

Notes
  1. 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

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