Israel national football team
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The Israel National Football Team is the national football team of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
Nickname(s) | הכחולים-לבנים (The Blues and Whites) הנבחרת (The Chosen Team) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 76 (22 December 2022)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 (Taiwan) (Wellington, New Zealand; 23 March 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine (Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934) 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.