Israel national football team
The Israel National Football Team is the national football team of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association.
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| Nickname(s) | הכחולים-לבנים (The Skyblues and Whites) הנבחרת (The Chosen Team) | ||
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| Association | Israel Football Association (IFA) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia; 1954–74) OFC (Oceania; 1985–89) UEFA (Europe; 1980–81; 1991–present) | ||
| Head coach | Alon Hazan | ||
| Captain | Eli Dasa | ||
| Most caps | Yossi Benayoun (101)[1] | ||
| Top scorer | Eran Zahavi (33)[2] | ||
| Home stadium | Teddy Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium Bloomfield Stadium Netanya Stadium Turner Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | ISR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 81  1 (19 September 2024) | ||
| Highest | 16 (October 2008) | ||
| Lowest | 109 (January 2018) | ||
| First international | |||
| 22x20px Egypt 5–0 23x15px Mandatory Palestine (Cairo, Egypt; 4 April 1930) as the "State of Israel": 22x20px US Olympic Team 3–1 Israel 22x20px (New York, United States; 26 September 1948) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 22x20px Israel 9–0 Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) [[File:{{{flag alias-1988}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] (Wellington, New Zealand; 23 March 1988) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| 22x20px Egypt 7–1 23x15px Mandatory Palestine (Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934) 22x20px Germany 7–1 Israel 22x20px Kaiserslautern, Germany; 13 February 2002) | |||
They Play in Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, and in Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv. Israel has been a member of UEFA since 1994. The national team was not recognized by FIFA until 1948. The same year, they played their first FIFA-recognized match in a 3–1 humiliating defeat to the American under-20 team in a friendly.
Most appearances
Top 12 Israeli players with most national apperances.
Bold players are active players.
| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Yossi Benayoun | 101 | 23 | 1998-2017 |
| 2 | Tal Ben Haim | 96 | 1 | 2002-active |
| 3 | Arik Benado | 94 | 0 | 1995-2007 |
| 4 | Alon Harazi | 89 | 1 | 1992-2006 |
| 5 | Amir Schelach | 85 | 0 | 1992-2001 |
| 6 | Mordechai Spiegler | 83 | 24 | 1963-1977 |
| Nir Klinger | 83 | 2 | 1987-1997 | |
| 8 | Avi Nimni | 80 | 17 | 1992-2005 |
| 9 | Eyal Berkovic | 78 | 9 | 1992-2004 |
| Tal Benin | 78 | 12 | 1990-2003 | |
| Itzhak Shum | 78 | 10 | 1969-1981 | |
| Dudu Aouate | 78 | 0 | 1999-2013 |
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Mordechai Spiegler | 24 | 83 | |
| 2 | Yehoshua Feigenbaum | 15 | ||
| 3 | Ronen Harazi | 23 | ||
| 4 | Nahum Stelmach | 19 | ||
| 5 | Shiye Glazer | 18 | ||
| 5 | Giora Spiegel | 18 | ||
| 5 | Yossi Benayoun | 18 | ||
| 8 | Alon Mizrahi | 17 | ||
| 8 | Eli Ohana | 17 |
Israel National Football Team Media
- Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - The Asian Cup.jpg
Israel winning the 1964 AFC Asian Cup
- Israeli National Team 1970.jpg
1970's Israel national team at the Bloomfield Stadium of Tel Aviv, Israel
- Israel v New Zealand - Ramat Gan, 1989 - Ronny Rosenthal.jpg
Ronny Rosenthal playing for Israel at the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (Oceania) against New Zealand
- Bloomfield Stadium, January 2022 - 42.jpg
Bloomfield Stadium, January 2022 - 42
- TeddyStadiumJerusalemِApr172023 03.jpg
TeddyStadiumJerusalemِApr172023 03
- PikiWiki Israel 59466 sami ofer stadium (cropped 3).jpg
PikiWiki Israel 59466 sami ofer stadium (cropped 3)
- Netanya-Stadium 39 (cropped 2).jpg
Netanya-Stadium 39 (cropped 2)
- Turner Stadium 08.jpg
Turner Stadium
- Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Stadium 3.jpg
Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Stadium 3
- Maccabiah Stadium.JPG
The old Maccabiah Stadium in Tel Aviv
References
- ↑ "The Israel Football Association". Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ↑ "The Israel Football Association". Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
