Israel national football 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.
| Nickname(s) | התכולים-לבנים (The Skyblue 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) | ||
| Top scorer | Eran Zahavi (35) | ||
| Home stadium | Various Stadiums | ||
| FIFA code | ISR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 78 3 (4 April 2024) | ||
| 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) | ||
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.
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