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
Alon Hazan
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
FIFA ranking
Current
78 3 (4 April 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.
^"נאתכו: בטוח שהנבחרת תגיע ליורו, אהיה בשווייץ" (in Hebrew). 25 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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Global Information
3 (4 April 2024)[2]
Egypt 5–0 Mandatory Palestine 
US Olympic Team 3–1 Israel 
Germany 7–1 Israel 
Silver Medal (1974)
