Israel national football team

Men's national association football team representing Israel

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

Israel

Nickname(s)| התכולים-לבנים (The Skyblue and Whites)
הנבחרת (The Chosen Team)
Association| Israel Football Association (IFA)
Confederation| UEFA (Europe; 1980–81; 1991–present)
OFC (Oceania; 1985–89)
AFC (Asia; 1954–74)
Head coach| Ran Ben Shimon
Captain| Eli Dasa[1]
Most caps| Yossi Benayoun (101)[a]
Top scorer| Eran Zahavi (35)
Home stadium| Various Stadiums
FIFA code| ISR

First colours

Second colours

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FIFA ranking
Current|  79  1 (19 September 2024)[2]
Highest| 15 (November 2008)
Lowest| 99 (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
Appearances| 1 (first in 1970)
Best result| Group stage (1970)
Asian Cup
Appearances| 4 (first in 1956)
Best result| Champions (1964)
Asian Games
Appearances| 2 (first in 1958)
Best result|  Silver Medal (1974)

Medal record

AFC Asian Cup
| 1956 Hong Kong | Team
| 1960 South Korea | Team
| 1964 Israel | Team
| 1968 Iran | Team
Asian Games
| 1974 Iran | Team

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

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

### Early history

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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.[4]

In 1948 the team became, officially, the national football team of (the State of) Israel.[5] 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

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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

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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").[6] After the 1974 Asian Games in Iran, and Israel's 0–1 tense loss to Iran in the finals,[7] 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.[8]

#### Israel's last years in the AFC

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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.[9][8] The vote coincided with the 1974 Asian Games, where the football competition was marred by the refusal of both North Korea[10] 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.

### Years in exile

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#### First steps in UEFA

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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

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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

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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.[11]

In 2018, Willi Ruttensteiner was appointed as technical director. A national football academy was founded and three supporting development centers were established.[12]

Israel subsequently failed to qualify for any World Cup or European Championship finals, and performed inconsistently during the qualifying phases in which they took part, alternating between the good and the not-so-good. However, in the qualifiers for Euro 2020, they came very close to making history. Despite finishing 5th and penultimate in their particularly homogeneous qualifying group, Israel earned the right to play in the play-offs thanks to their position in the 2018-2019 edition of the Nations League. They first had to play in the semi-final of the Path C play-off in Scotland to earn the right to play in the final of the play-off in Serbia, which defeated Norway away in extra time. The game was tight, and the Israelis were finally eliminated in a penalty shoot-out after a goalless draw in regulation time and extra time (0–0, 3:5), Eran Zahavi having missed the first Israeli shot.

Promoted to League B for the 2020-2021 edition of the Nations League without having finished top of their group in the previous edition, thanks to the change of format subsequently decided by UEFA, Israel ensured their survival by finishing 3rd and penultimate in their group, with a balanced record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. At the 2022-2023 Nations League, Israel finished top of its 3-team group (Russia, which should have taken part, was excluded from European and international competitions due to its aggression against Ukraine), thanks to 2 wins over Albania (2–1 in both legs) and 2 draws against Iceland (2–2 on each occasion), synonymous with promotion to League A for the 2024-2025 edition.

In the Euro 2024 qualifiers, Israel was again eliminated at the play-off stage, as in the previous edition. Indeed, they finished 3rd in their qualifying group and saw their place in the play-offs assured thanks to their status as group winners at the 2022-2023 Nations League. Against Iceland in the semi-finals of the play-offs for Path B, they opened the scoring with Eran Zahavi's 31st-minute penalty, but failed to hold on to their advantage and were soundly beaten (1–4). The turning points of the match were Roy Revivo's 73rd-minute red card for a crude foul, and Eran Zahavi's penalty miss 7 minutes after the red card, when the score was 1–2.

## Home stadium

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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

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Matches | Image  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Location  | First match  | Last match

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UEFA | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,400  | Tel Aviv, Israel | 17 May 1964  | 12 September 2023
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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

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Matches | Image  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Location  | First match  | Last match

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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

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Kit supplier  | Origin  | Period

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Umbro | United Kingdom | 1970
Diadora | Italy | 1992–1995
Adidas | Germany | 2008–2018
Puma | Germany | 1985–1989

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1996–2008

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2018–2024

## Results and fixtures

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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

### 2023

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Israel v  Belarus 12 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying|  Israel | 1–0|  Belarus | Tel Aviv, Israel

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20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |

* Kanichowsky 90+3'

| Report (UEFA) |  | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 28,435
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)

Kosovo v  Israel 12 November 2023[note 1] UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying|  Kosovo | 1–0|  Israel | Prishtina, Kosovo

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20:45 |

* Rashica 41'

| Report (UEFA) |  | Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 5,245
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Israel v  Switzerland 15 November 2023[note 2] UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying|  Israel | 1–1|  Switzerland | Felcsút, Hungary[note 3]

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20:45 |

* Weissman 88'

| Report (UEFA) |

* Vargas 36'

| Stadium: Pancho Aréna
Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Israel v  Romania 18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying|  Israel | 1–2|  Romania | Felcsút, Hungary[note 3]

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20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) |

* Zahavi 2'

| Report (UEFA) |

* Pușcaș 10'
* Hagi 63'

| Stadium: Pancho Aréna
Attendance: 2,921
Referee: François Letexier (France)

Andorra v  Israel 21 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying|  Andorra | 0–2|  Israel | Andorra la Vella, Andorra

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20:45 |  | Report (UEFA) |

* Cervós 29' (o.g.)
* Kinda 81'

| Stadium: Estadi Nacional
Attendance: 568
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

### 2024

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Israel v  Iceland 21 March 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs|  Israel | 1–4|  Iceland | Budapest, Hungary[note 3]

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20:45 |

* Zahavi 31' (pen.)

| Report |

* A. Guðmundsson 39', 83', 87'
* Traustason 42'

| Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Hungary v  Israel 8 June 2024 Friendly|  Hungary | 3–0|  Israel | Debrecen, Hungary

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18:00 |

* Sallai 11'
* Varga 19', 22'

| Report |  | Stadium: Nagyerdei Stadion
Attendance: 19,900
Referee: Cláudio Pereira (Portugal)

Belarus v  Israel 11 June 2024 Friendly|  Belarus | 0–4|  Israel | Budapest, Hungary

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18:00 UTC+2 |  | Report |

* Melamed 7'
* Safouri 18'
* Shlomo 36'
* Kna'an 82'

| Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

Belgium v  Israel 6 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League|  Belgium | 3–1|  Israel | Debrecen, Hungary

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20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |

* De Bruyne 21', 52' (pen.)
* Tielemans 48'

| Report (UEFA) |

* Castagne 36' (o.g.)

| Stadium: Nagyerdei Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Israel v  Italy 9 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League|  Israel | 1–2|  Italy | Budapest, Hungary[note 3]

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20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |

* Abu Fani 90'

| Report (UEFA) |

* Frattesi 38'
* Kean 62'

| Stadium: Bozsik Aréna
Attendance: 2,090
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Israel v  France 10 October 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League|  Israel | v|  France | Budapest, Hungary[note 3]

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20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |  | Report (UEFA) |  | Stadium: Bozsik Aréna

Italy v  Israel 14 October 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League|  Italy | v|  Israel | Udine, Italy

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20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |  | Report (UEFA) |  | Stadium: Dacia Arena

France v  Israel 14 November 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League|  France | v|  Israel | Saint-Denis, France

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20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |  | Report (UEFA) |  | Stadium: Stade de France

Israel v  Belgium 17 November 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League|  Israel | v|  Belgium | Budapest, Hungary[note 3]

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20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |  | Report (UEFA) |  | Stadium: Bozsik Aréna

## Coaching staff

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Ran Ben Shimon is the current official head coach of Israel.

As of 23 May 2024.[18][19]
Position  | Name

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Head coach  |  Ran Ben Shimon
Assistant coach  |  Amir Schelach
Gal Cohen
Fitness coach  |  Eran Shedo
Matan Shoshani
Goalkeeping coach  |  Itay Zilpa
Analyst  |  Adar Rosenberg
Maayan Bahalul
Technical manager  |  Roy Reinschreiber
Avi Levi
Head doctor  |  Ehud "Udi" Kaufman

### Coaching history

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As of 23 May 2024.[20][21]
Manager  | Years as manager  | Pld
| W
| D
| L
| GF | GA | Win%[22]

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Egon Pollak | 1948  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 000.00
Lajos Hess | 1949  | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 033.33
László Székely | 1950  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 050.00
Jerry Beit haLevi | 1953–54  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 000.00
Jackie Gibbons | 1956  | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 040.00
Jerry Beit haLevi | 1957  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 000.00
Moshe Varon | 1958  | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 040.00
Gyula Mándi | 1959–63  | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 63 | 038.71
George Ainsley | 1963–64  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 066.67
Yosef Merimovich | 1964  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 000.00
Gyula Mándi | 1964  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.00
Yosef Merimovich | 1964–65  | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 033.33
Milovan Ćirić | 1965–68  | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 45 | 032.00
Emmanuel Scheffer | 1968–70  | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 033.33
Edmond Schmilovich | 1970–73  | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 052.63
David Schweitzer | 1973–77  | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 67 | 34 | 047.22
Emmanuel Scheffer | 1978–79  | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 038.46
Jack Mansell | 1980–81  | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 020.00
Yosef Merimovich | 1983–86  | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 029.63
Miljenko Mihić | 1986–88  | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 020.00
Itzhak Schneor
Ya'akov Grundman | 1988–92  | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 027.78
Shlomo Scharf | 1992–2000  | 82 | 31 | 18 | 33 | 131 | 118 | 037.80
Richard Møller Nielsen | 2000–02  | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 035.00
Avram Grant | 2002–06  | 33 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 55 | 37 | 042.42
Dror Kashtan | 2006–10  | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 30 | 048.39
Eli Ohana (caretaker) | 2010  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.00
Luis Fernández | 2010–11  | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 040.00
Eli Guttman | 2011–15  | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 46 | 027.59
Alon Hazan (caretaker) | 2016  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 000.00
Elisha Levy | 2016–2017  | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 040.00
Alon Hazan (caretaker) | 2018  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 000.00
Andi Herzog[23] | 2018–2019  | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 037.50
Willibald Ruttensteiner[24][25] | 2020–7 February 2022  | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 042.11
Gadi Brumer[26] (caretaker) | 17 March 2022 – 29 March 2022  | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 000.00
Alon Hazan[21][27] | 8 May 2022 – 27 March 2024  | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 041.18
Ran Ben Shimon | 23 May 2024 – present  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 050.00

## Players

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### Current squad

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The following players were called for 2024–25 UEFA Nations, on 6 and 9 September 2024 against Belgium and Italy; respectively.[28][29]

Caps and goals are correct as of 11 June 2024, after the match against Belarus.[30][31][32][33]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Yoav Gerafi |  (1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 31) | 2  | 0  |  Hapoel Haifa
23  | 1GK | Shareef Keouf |  (2001-06-25) 25 June 2001 (age 23) | 0  | 0  |  Maccabi Haifa
18  | 1GK | Omer Nir'on |  (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 (age 23) | 0  | 0  |  Maccabi Netanya

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| 2DF | Eli Dasa (captain) |  (1992-12-03) 3 December 1992 (age 31) | 64  | 0  |  Dynamo Moscow
4  | 2DF | Raz Shlomo |  (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 25) | 12  | 2  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
11  | 2DF | Sagiv Yehezkel |  (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 29) | 8  | 0  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
12  | 2DF | Roy Revivo |  (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 21) | 6  | 0  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
22  | 2DF | Denny Gropper |  (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 25) | 4  | 0  |  Ludogorets Razgrad
5  | 2DF | Idan Nachmias |  (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27) | 3  | 0  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
3  | 2DF | Omri Gandelman |  (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 24) | 1  | 0  |  Gent
2  | 2DF | Ilay Feingold |  (2004-08-23) 23 August 2004 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  Maccabi Haifa

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8  | 3MF | Dor Peretz |  (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29) | 41  | 6  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
6  | 3MF | Neta Lavi |  (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 28) | 22  | 0  |  Gamba Osaka
16  | 3MF | Mohammad Abu Fani |  (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 26) | 22  | 0  |  Ferencváros
7  | 3MF | Ramzi Safouri |  (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 28) | 15  | 1  |  Antalyaspor
| 3MF | Gabi Kanichowsky |  (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27) | 14  | 1  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
15  | 3MF | Oscar Gloukh |  (2004-04-01) 1 April 2004 (age 20) | 12  | 3  |  Red Bull Salzburg
14  | 3MF | Mahmoud Jaber |  (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 24) | 4  | 0  |  Maccabi Haifa
17  | 3MF | Dan Biton |  (1999-04-23) 23 April 1999 (age 25) | 2  | 0  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
20  | 3MF | Ethan Azoulay |  (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 22) | 0  | 0  |  Maccabi Haifa

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10  | 4FW | Manor Solomon |  (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 25) | 37  | 7  |  Leeds United
9  | 4FW | Tai Baribo |  (1998-01-15) January 15, 1998 (age 26) | 16  | 3  |  Philadelphia Union
19  | 4FW | Liel Abada |  (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 22) | 11  | 1  |  Charlotte FC
| 4FW | Dor Turgeman |  (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 20) | 6  | 0  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
21  | 4FW | Dean David |  (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28) | 4  | 1  |  Maccabi Haifa
13  | 4FW | Anan Khalaily |  (2004-09-03) 3 September 2004 (age 20) | 4  | 0  |  Union SG

### Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the Israel squad within the last twelve months.[when?]

Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club  | Latest call-up

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GK | Daniel Peretz |  (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 24) | 2  | 0  |  Bayern Munich | v.  Iceland, 21 March 2024
GK | Gad Amos |  (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 35) | 0  | 0  |  Maccabi Bnei Reineh | v.  Andorra, 21 November 2023
GK | Omri Glazer |  (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 28) | 15  | 0  |  Red Star Belgrade | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024

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DF | Ofir Davidzada |  (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 33) | 19  | 0  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | v.  Iceland, 21 March 2024
DF | Sean Goldberg |  (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 28) | 15  | 0  |  Maccabi Haifa | v.  Iceland, 21 March 2024
DF | Miguel Vítor |  (1989-06-30) 30 June 1989 (age 35) | 12  | 0  |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | v.  Iceland, 21 March 2024
DF | Stav Lemkin |  (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21) | 3  | 0  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | v.  Andorra, 21 November 2023
DF | Avishay Cohen |  (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 29) | 1  | 0  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | v.  Andorra, 21 November 2023
DF | Gil Cohen |  (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 23) | 0  | 0  |  Beitar Jerusalem | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024
DF | Uri Dahan |  (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 24) | 0  | 0  |  Beitar Jerusalem | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024
DF | Ofri Arad |  (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 26) | 10  | 0  |  Kairat | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024

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MF | Tomer Yosefi |  (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) | 0  | 0  |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | v.  Iceland, 21 March 2024
MF | Ido Shahar |  (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) | 0  | 0  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | v.  Iceland, 21 March 2024
MF | Eden Kartsev |  (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24) | 6  | 0  |  Shenzhen Peng City | v.  Andorra, 21 November 2023
MF | Dan Glazer |  (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28) | 21  | 1  |  Pari Nizhny Novgorod | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024
MF | Gadi Kinda |  (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) | 10  | 2  |  Maccabi Haifa | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024
MF | Mohammed Kna'an |  (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 24) | 3  | 0  |  F.C. Ashdod | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024
MF | Goni Naor |  (1999-04-23) 23 April 1999 (age 25) | 2  | 0  |  Hapoel Tel Aviv | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024
MF | Yoav Hofmayster |  (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23) | 1  | 0  |  Korona Kielce | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024
MF | Eden Shamir |  (1995-06-25) 25 June 1995 (age 29) | 1  | 0  |  Maccabi Petah Tikva | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024
MF | Roei Gordana |  (1990-07-06) 6 July 1990 (age 34) | 2  | 0  |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024
MF | Eliel Peretz |  (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 27) | 2  | 0  |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024
MF | Ofek Bitton |  (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 24) | 0  | 0  |  Hapoel Jerusalem | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024

* * *

FW | Eran Zahavi |  (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 37) | 74  | 35  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | v.  Iceland, 21 March 2024
FW | Shon Weissman |  (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28) | 33  | 6  |  Granada | v.  Andorra, 21 November 2023
FW | Idan Gorno |  (2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 20) | 4  | 0  |  Crown Legacy | v.  Andorra, 21 November 2023
FW | Guy Melamed |  (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 31) | 3  | 1  |  Hapoel Haifa | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024
FW | Alon Turgeman |  (1991-06-09) 9 June 1991 (age 33) | 2  | 0  |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024
FW | Omri Altman |  (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) | 2  | 0  |  Volos | v.  Belarus, 11 June 2024

* * *

INJ Withdrew due to injury or illness
PRE Preliminary/extended squad
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension due to either a red card, or two accumulated yellow 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

## Records

[edit]

Main articles: List of Israel international footballers and Israel national football team records and statistics

As of 18 November 2023.[34]
Players in bold are still active with Israel.
Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

### Most capped players

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Yossi Benayoun is Israel's most capped player with 101 appearances – also both Israel's current Professional manager and Technical manager. Rank  | Name  | Caps  | Goals  | Career

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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
Bibras Natcho | 88 | 4 | 2010–2023
6  | 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

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Eran Zahavi is Israel's top scorer with 35 goals. Rank  | Name  | Goals  | Caps  | Ratio  | Career

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1  | Eran Zahavi
list) | 35 | 74  | 0.47  | 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  | 2011–2019
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
Mu'nas Dabbur | 15 | 40  | 0.38  | 2014–2022

## Competitive record

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### FIFA World Cup

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Main article: Israel at the FIFA World Cup

See also: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) and 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

FIFA World Cup record  |  | Qualification record

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Year  | Round  | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Outcome  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Confederation
As  Mandatory Palestine | As  Mandatory Palestine
1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter
1934 | Did not qualify | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Africa/Asia
1938 | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Europe
As  Israel | As  Israel
1950 | Did not qualify | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Europe
1954 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5
1958 | Play-off | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | CAF/AFC
1962 | Final Round | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | UEFA
1966 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12
1970 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad | Final Round | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | AFC/OFC
1974 | Did not qualify | Zone A Final | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2
1978 | First round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3
1982 | 5th | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | UEFA
1986 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | OFC
1990 | Play-off | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5
1994 | 6th | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 27 | UEFA
1998 | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7
2002 | 3rd | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7
2006 | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 10
2010 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10
2014 | 3rd | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14
2018 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15
2022 | 3rd | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 21
2026 | To be determined | To be determined
2030
2034
Total | 1/22 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | —  |  | Final Round | 130 | 43 | 35 | 52 | 180 | 180 | —

### UEFA European Championship

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UEFA European Championship record  |  | Qualification record

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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
1996 | Did not qualify | 5th | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13
2000 | Play-offs | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9
2004 | 3rd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11
2008 | 4th | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12
2012 | 3rd | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11
2016 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14
2020 | Play-offs | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18
2024 | Play-offs | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15
2028 | To be determined | To be determined
2032
Total | —  |  | Play-offs | 80 | 32 | 17 | 31 | 124 | 103

### UEFA Nations League

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UEFA Nations League record

League phase  |  | Finals
Season  | LG | Grp | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | Year  | Pos | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA | Squad
2018–19 | C | 1 | 2nd  | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |  | 30th  |  2019 | Did not qualify
2020–21 | B | 2 | 2nd  | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 |  | 25th  |  2021
2022–23 | B | 2 | 1st  | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 |  | 17th  |  2023
2024–25 | A | 2 | To be determined |  2025 | To be determined
Total  | 14  | 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

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Main article: Israel at the Summer Olympics

Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics § Qualification

See also: Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics, Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and 1980 Summer Olympics boycott

Olympic Games record

Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad
1952 | Did not enter
1956
1960 | Did not qualify
1964
1968 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | Squad
1972 | Did not qualify
1976 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Squad
1980 | Withdrew
1984 | Did not qualify
1988
1992–present  | Competition played as an Under-23 competition
Total | Quarter-finals | 2/10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | —

### AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: Israel at the AFC Asian Cup

See also: 1956 AFC Asian Cup, 1960 AFC Asian Cup, 1964 AFC Asian Cup, 1968 AFC Asian Cup, and 1972 AFC Asian Cup

| AFC Asian Cup record

Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad
1956 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad
1960 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad
1964 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Squad
1968 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | Squad
1972 | Withdrew\+
Total | 1 Title | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 15 | —

\+ Israel qualified as hosts but later withdrew. Thailand replaced them later.

* Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
* Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

### Asian Games

[edit]

Main article: Israel at the Asian Games

See also: Israel at the 1958 Asian Games, Israel at the 1974 Asian Games, Olympic Council of Asia § Member nations, and Olympic Council of Asia § Former members

| Asian Games record

Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad
1951 | Did not enter
1954
1958 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Squad
1962 | Did not enter
1966
1970
1974 | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | Squad
Total | 2/13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 7 | –

## FIFA World Ranking history

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This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2024)

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See also: History of the Israel national football team § 1993 to 2010 rating

The following is a chart of yearly averages of Israel's FIFA World Ranking.[35]

## Honours

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See also: History of the Israel national football team § Titles, and History of the Israel national football team § Awards

As an AFC member[36]

AFC Asian Cup

* Champions (1): 1964
* Runners-up (2): 1956, 1960
* Third place (1): 1968

Asian Games

* Silver Medal (1): 1974

## See also

[edit]

* Association football portal
* Israel portal

* UEFA European Football Championship
* Israel women's national football team
* Israel national under-23 football team
* Israel national under-21 football team
* Israel national under-20 football team
* Israel national under-19 football team
* Israel national under-18 football team
* Israel national under-17 football team
* Israel national under-16 football team
* Football in Israel
* Sports in Israel
* Israeli Premier League

## Notes

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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

1. ^ 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]
2. ^ 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 due to the Israel–Hamas war.[15][16]
3. ^ a b c d e f Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[17]

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* 2 Not a member of FIFA

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1 Associate member of OFC - Not a member of FIFA
2 Not a member of OFC and consequently not a member of FIFA
3 Northern Mariana Islands was only an associate member of OFC between 1998 and 2009 - Not a member of FIFA
4 Although not geographically in Oceania, Chinese Taipei was a member of the OFC between 1976–1978 and 1982–1989
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* t
* e

1960 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions|

* South Korea

Runners-up|

* Israel

Third place|

* Republic of China

Fourth place|

* South Vietnam

* v
* t
* e

1964 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions|

* Israel

Runners-up|

* India

Third place|

* South Korea

Fourth place|

* Hong Kong

* v
* t
* e

1968 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions|

* Iran

Runners-up|

* Burma

Third place|

* Israel

Fourth place|

* Republic of China

Fifth place|

* Hong Kong

* v
* t
* e

1970 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions|

* Brazil

Runners-up|

* Italy

Third place|

* West Germany

Fourth place|

* Uruguay

Quarter-finals|

* England
* Mexico
* Peru
* Soviet Union

Group stage|

* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* El Salvador
* Israel
* Morocco
* Romania
* Sweden

Squads

* v
* t
* e

Israel squad – 1956 AFC Asian Cup runners-up

* MF Balut
* FW Glazer
* MF Haldi
* GK Hodorov
* FW Israeli
* FW Kofman
* DF Kremer
* DF Matania
* FW Merimovich
* MF Rabinovich
* FW Rozenboim
* MF Schneor
* MF Silberstein
* FW Spiegel
* FW Stelmach
* GK Vissoker
* Coach: Gibbons

* v
* t
* e

Israel squad – 1960 AFC Asian Cup runners-up

* FW Amar
* FW Aronskind
* DF Atzmon
* DF Benbinisti
* MF Goldstein
* FW Glazer
* GK Hodorov
* MF Klemi
* FW R. Levi
* FW S. Levi
* DF Levkovich
* DF Moisescu
* MF Menchel
* MF Nahari
* FW Stelmach
* MF Tish
* GK Vissoker
* Coach: Mándi

* v
* t
* e

Israel squad – 1964 AFC Asian Cup winners (1st title)

* GK Levin
* GK Vissoker
* DF Bachar
* DF Kalmi
* DF Leon
* DF Matania
* DF Primo
* MF Katsav
* MF Levkovich
* MF Mahalal
* MF Spiegler
* MF Stelmach (c)
* MF Tish
* FW Aharoni
* FW Kalish
* FW Levi
* FW Talbi
* FW Young
* Coach: Merimovich

* v
* t
* e

Israel squad – 1968 AFC Asian Cup third place

* GK Levin
* GK Vissoker
* DF Bello
* DF Drucker
* DF Karako
* DF Marili
* DF Rosen
* DF Shmulevich-Rom
* MF Asis
* MF Borsuk
* MF Nurieli
* MF Rosenthal
* FW Borba
* FW Romano
* FW Spiegel
* FW Spiegler
* FW Talbi
* FW Young (c)
* Coach: Ćirić

* v
* t
* e

Israel football squad – 1968 Summer Olympics

* 1 Levin
* 2 Bar
* 3 Bello
* 4 Rosen
* 5 Schwager
* 6 Rosenthal
* 7 Talbi
* 8 Spiegel
* 9 Feigenbaum
* 10 Spiegler
* 11 Young
* 12 Drucker
* 13 Borba
* 14 Englander
* 15 Shum
* 16 Karako
* 17 Castro
* 18 Digmi
* 19 Malika
* Coach: Scheffer

* v
* t
* e

Israel squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Vissoker
* 2 Bar
* 3 Bello
* 4 Primo
* 5 Rosen
* 6 Rosenthal
* 7 Shum
* 8 Spiegel
* 9 Feigenbaum
* 10 Spiegler (c)
* 11 Borba
* 12 Schwager
* 13 Chazom
* 14 Shmulevich‑Rom
* 15 Talbi
* 16 Vollach
* 17 Ben Rimoz
* 18 Romano
* 19 Shuruk
* 20 Karako
* 21 Hameiri
* 22 Nossovsky
* Coach: Scheffer

* v
* t
* e

Israel football squad – 1976 Summer Olympics

* 1 Vissoker
* 2 Lev
* 3 Oz
* 4 Bar
* 5 M. Schweitzer
* 6 Peretz
* 7 Shum
* 8 Leventhal
* 9 Turk
* 10 Damti
* 11 Nimni
* 12 Sorinov
* 13 Machnes
* 14 Cohen
* 15 Gal
* 16 Ben Tuvim
* 17 Ben Dor
* Coach: D. Schweitzer

* v
* t
* e

Israel men's football squad – 2024 Summer Olympics

* 1 Nir'on
* 2 Feingold
* 3 Goldberg
* 4 Lemkin
* 5 Revivo
* 6 Gandelman
* 7 Davida
* 8 Azoulay
* 9 Turgeman
* 10 Gloukh
* 11 Abada
* 12 Ben Harush
* 13 Madmon
* 14 Preda
* 15 Yona
* 16 Israelov
* 17 Shahar
* 18 Eliasi
* 22 Sason
* Coach: Luzon

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