Israel national football team

The Israel National Football Team is the national football team of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association.

Israel
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)הכחולים-לבנים (The Blues 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
Most capsYossi Benayoun (101)[1]
Top scorerEran Zahavi (33)[2]
Home stadiumTeddy Stadium
Sammy Ofer Stadium
Bloomfield Stadium
Netanya Stadium
Turner Stadium
FIFA codeISR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 76 Steady (22 December 2022)[3]
Highest15 (November 2008)
Lowest99 (January 2018)
First international
 Egypt 5–0 Mandatory Palestine 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 (Taiwan) 
(Wellington, New Zealand; 23 March 1988)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine
(Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934)
 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 result2 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

They Play in Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, and in Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv. Israel had one World Cup appearance in 1970.

Most appearances

Top 12 Israeli players with most national apperances.

Bold players are active players.

PosPlayerAppsGoalsCareer
1 Yossi Benayoun 102 24 1998-2017
2 Tal Ben Haim 96 1 2002-active
3Arik Benado9401995-2007
4Alon Harazi8917 1992-2006
5Amir Schelach850 1992-2001
6Mordechai Spiegler83331963-1977
Nir Klinger832 1987-1997
8Avi Nimni8017 1992-2005
9Eyal Berkovic789 1992-2004
Tal Benin 78 12 1990-2003
Itzhak Shum 78 10 1969-1981
Dudu Aouate 78 0 1999-2013

Top scorers

PosPlayerGoalsAppsCareer
1Mordechai Spiegler3283
2Yehoshua Feigenbaum24
3Ronen Harazi23
4Nahum Stelmach22
5Shiye Glazer18
5Giora Spiegel18
5Yossi Benayoun18
8Alon Mizrahi17
8Eli Ohana17

References

  1. "The Israel Football Association". Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  2. "The Israel Football Association". Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  3. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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