Israel Olympic football team
National sports team
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The Israel Olympic football team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל האולימפית, also known as Israel under-23 national football team) represents Israel in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The team is one of the Israeli youth football teams, and is only constituted when Israel qualifies for a Summer Olympics Games.
הכחולים-לבנים (The Skyblue and Whites)[1]
FIFA
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| Nickname(s) | הנבחרת האולימפית (The Olympic Chosen Team) הכחולים-לבנים (The Skyblue and Whites)[1] | ||
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| Association | Israel Football Association | ||
| Other affiliation | Summer Olympics FIFA | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe; 1990s–present) | ||
| Head coach | Guy Luzon[2] | ||
| Captain | Omri Gandelman[2] | ||
| FIFA code | ISR | ||
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1968) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1968, 1976) | ||
Israel is making its third Olympic appearance, representing Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in football in Paris, France, coached by Guy Luzon.[2]
History
Previously, the Israel national team competed in two Olympic Games, in 1968 and 1976, reaching the quarter-final in both times. Since age limit has been set for participants under the age of 23 starting from the 1992 Olympic Games, Israel had experienced a long absence from the Olympic football tournament, failing to qualify.[3]
In the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Israel U21 reached the quarter-finals and then defeat the host Georgia 4–3 in a penalty shootout after 0–0 after 120 minutes, thus advancing to the semi-finals for the first time in its history.[4] This achievement also helped secure the team's qualification to the 2024 Olympic Games.[3][5]
2024 Summer Olympics
For the draw, Israel were in Pot 4 with Dominican Republic, Ukraine and Guinea. Israel was drawn to Group D with Japan, Paraguay and Mali. Its opening match of the tournament was against Mali and finished 1-1. The second match was a 4–2 loss to Paraguay with Omri Gandelman and Oscar Gloukh scoring the goals for Israel.[6] Needing to defeat Japan to have any chance to advance, Israel conceded a late goal to lose 1-0 and so finished last in its group. Israel finished 15th at the tournament, just ahead of Guinea.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of all match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2024
| 24 July 2024 Summer Olympics – Group stage | Mali  | 1–1 |  Israel | Paris, France |
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Report |
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Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 10,637 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand) |
| 27 July 2024 Summer Olympics – Group stage | Israel | 2–4 |  Paraguay | Paris, France |
| 20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Parc des Princes Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) |
| 30 July 2024 Summer Olympics – Group stage | Israel | 0-1 |  Japan | Nantes, France |
| 22:00 | Report | Hosoya | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire |
Head coaches
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Omer Nir'on | 17 April 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Netanya | |
| GK | Niv Eliasi | 1 February 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |
| DF | Ilay Feingold | 23 August 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Haifa | |
| DF | Roy Revivo | 22 May 2003 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| DF | Noam Ben Harush | 13 May 2005 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Haifa | |
| DF | Sean Goldberg* | 13 June 1995 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Haifa | |
| DF | Or Israelov | 2 September 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
| DF | Stav Lemkin | 2 April 2003 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | |
| MF | Ido Shahar | 20 August 2001 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| MF | Ayano Preda | 29 April 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Jerusalem | |
| MF | Ethan Azoulay | 26 May 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Netanya | |
| MF | Omri Gandelman* (captain[2]) | 16 May 2000 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 |  Gent | |
| MF | Adi Yona | 17 April 2004 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Beitar Jerusalem | |
| MF | Oscar Gloukh | 1 April 2004 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 |  Red Bull Salzburg | |
| MF | Yanir Ben Eliezer | 11 June 2006 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 |  Hougang United | |
| FW | Osher Davida | 18 February 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| FW | Liel Abada | 3 October 2001 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |  Charlotte FC | |
| FW | Elad Madmon | 10 February 2004 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| FW | Dor Turgeman | 24 October 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
* Overage player.
Overage players in Olympic Games
Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.
| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Goldberg* (DF) | Omri Gandelman* (MF & captain[2]) |
Summer Olympics record
Gold medalists Silver medalists Bronze medalists
| Summer Olympics | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
| 1956 to 1988 | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 |  Spain | Did not qualify | See Israel national under-21 football team | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004 |  Greece | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008 |  China | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012 |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 |  France | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad | ||||||||
| 2028 | United States | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | |||||||||
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
See also
- Football at the Summer Olympics
- Israel national football team – senior men's squad
- Israel national under-21 football team
- Israel national under-20 football team
- Israel national under-19 football team
- Israel national under-18 football team
- Israel national under-17 football team
- Israel national under-16 football team