Israel national football team

Early history

Football has a long tradition in Israel. The game was originally introduced during the time of the Ottoman Empire. The Palestine Football Association was formed in August 1928, and joined FIFA in June 1929, but at the time the association was made up of Arab and Jewish clubs as well as clubs of British policemen and soldiers serving in the region during the British Mandate. The Mandatory Palestine national football team made its debut against Cairo (Egypt) in 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, losing 0–5 in Cairo, Egypt. The team played five international matches, including a friendly match against Lebanon that Palestine won 1–5; until the British Mandate for Palestine national team was dissolved. During these five games, the national team fielded only Jewish players. Three anthems were played before each match: the British "God Save the King", the Jewish (and future Israeli) "HaTikvah", and the opposing team's anthem.^[3]

In 1948 the team became the national football team of Israel.^[4] The Israel national team's first match as an independent nation was on 26 September 1948, against the US Olympic Team. The game was won by the US 1–3, and in the 20th minute of the game Shmuel Ben-Dror scored the first goal after the creation of the State of Israel.

Asian Football Confederation membership

Israel's last years in the AFC

Israel competed at the AFC between 1954 and 1974. Due to the Arab League boycott of Israel, several Muslim countries refused to compete against Israel. The political situation culminated in Israel winning the 1958 World Cup qualifying stage for Asia and Africa without playing a single game, forcing FIFA to schedule a playoff between Israel and Wales to ensure the team did not qualify without playing at least one game (which Wales won).

Israel hosted and won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup.

In 1968, Israel went to its first Olympic Games and lost to Bulgaria in the quarterfinals.

In 1969, Israel qualified for its first and only FIFA World Cup, via Asia/Oceania. Israel earned two points after a 1–1 draw with Sweden, a 0–0 draw with eventual finalist Italy, and a 0–2 loss to Uruguay. The goal against Sweden, scored by Mordechai Spiegler, is Israel's only FIFA World Cup goal to date.

In 1974, Israel was excluded from AFC competitions, after Kuwait and other Muslim and Arab countries refused to play against it. The proposal was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions.^[8][7] The vote coincided with the 1974 Asian Games, where the football competition was marred by the refusal of both North Korea^[9] and Kuwait to play second-round matches against Israel.

In 1976, Israel went to its second Olympic Games and lost in the quarterfinals again, this time against Brazil. In 1973 and 1977, Israel participated in the World Cup qualification tournament which included teams from both Asia and Oceania, but failed to qualify.

Years in exile

First steps in UEFA

During the early 1980s, Israel played the majority of its matches against UEFA (Europe) teams, and competed in the European stage of qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

UEFA membership

In 1991, Israeli clubs began participating in European club competitions of UEFA, and Israel returned to the European leg of World Cup qualifying in 1992. In 1994, Israel received full UEFA membership, 20 years after it had left Asia. Within Europe, Israel has been a relatively minor nation, though with some successes, notably winning 3–2 in Paris against France in 1993, and 5–0 against Austria in 1999. That year, Israel made it to the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying play-offs, but was beaten by Denmark.

Israel came close to advancing to the playoff stage in their 2006 World Cup qualifying group, finishing third, behind France, and tied on points with Switzerland, which also remained unbeaten in 10 matches after 4 wins and 6 draws. The Swiss had a better goal difference, though, and advanced to the qualification play-off. Coach Avram Grant announced his resignation on 26 October 2005. After the end of his contract, he was succeeded by Dror Kashtan.

In UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, Israel came very close to qualifying for the final tournament, but finished fourth in Group E, just one point behind second-placed Russia, who qualified directly with Croatia, and level on 23 points with England, who also failed to advance. The 4–3 home loss to Croatia was the first loss after 13 consecutive official games and 9 home games without a loss.

In 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, Israel again came in fourth, behind Switzerland, Greece, and Latvia. For the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, Kashtan was replaced as coach by Frenchman Luis Fernández but Israel failed to qualify again, finishing third behind Greece and Croatia.

The continued presence of the Israeli Football Association in UEFA was a precedent cited by Australia to justify its transfer from the Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian Football Confederation.^[10]

In 2018, Willi Ruttensteiner was appointed as technical director. A national football academy was founded and three supporting development centers were established.^[11]

Israel subsequently failed to qualify for any World Cup or European Championship finals, and performed inconsistently during the qualifying phases in which they took part, alternating between the good and the not-so-good. However, in the qualifiers for Euro 2020, they came very close to making history. Despite finishing 5th and penultimate in their particularly homogeneous qualifying group, Israel earned the right to play in the play-offs thanks to their position in the 2018-2019 edition of the Nations League. They first had to play in the semi-final of the Path C play-off in Scotland to earn the right to play in the final of the play-off in Serbia, which defeated Norway away in extra time. The game was tight, and the Israelis were finally eliminated in a penalty shoot-out after a goalless draw in regulation time and extra time (0–0, 3:5), Eran Zahavi having missed the first Israeli shot.

Promoted to League B for the 2020-2021 edition of the Nations League without having finished top of their group in the previous edition, thanks to the change of format subsequently decided by UEFA, Israel ensured their survival by finishing 3rd and penultimate in their group, with a balanced record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. At the 2022-2023 Nations League, Israel finished top of its 3-team group (Russia, which should have taken part, was excluded from European and international competitions due to its aggression against Ukraine), thanks to 2 wins over Albania (2–1 in both legs) and 2 draws against Iceland (2–2 on each occasion), synonymous with promotion to League A for the 2024-2025 edition.

In the Euro 2024 qualifiers, Israel was again eliminated at the play-off stage, as in the previous edition. Indeed, they finished 3rd in their qualifying group and saw their place in the play-offs assured thanks to their status as group winners at the 2022-2023 Nations League. Against Iceland in the semi-finals of the play-offs for Path B, they opened the scoring with Eran Zahavi's 31st-minute penalty, but failed to hold on to their advantage and were soundly beaten (1–4). The turning points of the match were Roy Revivo's 73rd-minute red card for a crude foul, and Eran Zahavi's penalty miss 7 minutes after the red card, when the score was 1–2.

The Norwegian Football Federation has repeatedly lobbied for Israel to be removed from UEFA and for FIFA to ban them due to their ongoing conflict with Palestine, and when the two met in 2026 World Cup qualification, Norway donated all ticket proceeds towards helping Palestinian foundations. Norway was also the team that would eliminate Israel from UEFA qualifying, as they would place third in their group, behind the afforementioned Norway and Italy.

Active stadiums

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Matches	Image	Stadium	Capacity	Location	First match	Last match
51	UEFA	Bloomfield Stadium	29,400	Tel Aviv, Israel	17 May 1964	12 September 2023
14	UEFA	Teddy Stadium	31,733	Jerusalem, Israel	12 February 1992	19 June 2023
12	UEFA	Sammy Ofer Stadium	30,950	Haifa, Israel	16 November 2014	2 June 2022
9	UEFA	Netanya Stadium	13,610	Netanya, Israel	6 February 2013	29 March 2022
4	UEFA	Turner Stadium	16,126	Be'er Sheva, Israel	14 October 2018	12 October 2021

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Inactive stadiums

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Matches	Image	Stadium	Capacity	Location	First match	Last match
137		Ramat Gan Stadium	41,583	Ramat Gan, Israel	8 March 1954	15 October 2013
3		Maccabiah Stadium	20,000	Tel Aviv, Israel	30 July 1949	28 October 1950

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2025

Estonia  v  Israel

6 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Estonia	1–3	Israel	Tallinn, Estonia
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)	Käit 31'	Report	Biton 39', 49' Abu Fani 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 5,967 Referee: Willy Delajod (France)

Israel  v  Slovakia

10 June 2025 Friendly	Israel	1–0	Slovakia	Debrecen, Hungary[note 1]
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)	Shua 47'	Report		Stadium: Nagyerdei Stadion Referee: Matteo Marchetti (Italy)

Moldova  v  Israel

5 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Moldova	0–4	Israel	Chișinău, Moldova
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)		Report	Peretz 15' Solomon 35' Baribo 59' Gloukh 77'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 7,242 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

Israel  v  Italy

8 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Israel	4–5	Italy	Debrecen, Hungary[note 1]
20:45	Locatelli 16' (o.g.) Do. Peretz 52', 89' Bastoni 87' (o.g.)	Report	Kean 40', 54' Politano 59' Raspadori 81' Tonali 90+1'	Stadium: Nagyerdei Stadion Attendance: 2,540 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Norway  v  Israel

11 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	5–0	Israel	Oslo, Norway
18:00	Khalaili 17' (o.g.) Haaland 27', 63', 72' Nachmias 28' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 19,363 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Italy  v  Israel

14 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Italy	3–0	Israel	Udine, Italy
20:45	Retegui 45+2' (pen.), 74' Mancini 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 9,965 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Lithuania  v  Israel

13 November 2025 Friendly	Lithuania	0–0	Israel	Kaunas, Lithuania
21:00		Report		Stadium: Darius and Girenas Stadium Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (Latvia)

Israel  v  Moldova

16 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Israel	4–1	Moldova	Chișinău, Moldova[note 1]
20:45	Turgeman 21' (pen.) Revivo 65' E. Peretz 85' Baboglo 88' (o.g.)	Report	Nicolaescu 37'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 3,312 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

2026

Georgia  v  Israel

26 March 2026 Friendly	Georgia	2–2	Israel	Tbilisi, Georgia
20:00 UTC+4	Kvaratskhelia 36', 54'	Report	Mizrahi 60' Gandelman 64'	Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Attendance: 16,556 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

Albania  v  Israel

3 June 2026 Friendly	Albania	v	Israel	Tirana, Albania
20:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Arena Kombëtare

Austria  v  Israel

24 September 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Austria	v	Israel	Vienna, Austria
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion

Israel  v  Republic of Ireland

27 September 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Israel	v	Republic of Ireland	Israel
21:45 UTC+3		Report

Israel  v  Kosovo

1 October 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Israel	v	Kosovo	Israel
21:45 UTC+3		Report

Republic of Ireland  v  Israel

4 October 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Republic of Ireland	v	Israel	Dublin, Ireland
19:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Aviva Stadium

Kosovo  v  Israel

14 November 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Kosovo	v	Israel	Pristina, Kosovo
15:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium

Israel  v  Austria

17 November 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Israel	v	Austria	Israel
21:45 UTC+2		Report

Coaching history

As of 27 March 2026.^[15][16]

More information Manager, Years as manager ...

Manager	Years as manager	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%[17]
Egon Pollak	1948	1	0	0	1	0	1	000.00
Lajos Hess	1949	3	1	0	2	5	12	033.33
László Székely	1950	2	1	0	1	7	4	050.00
Jerry Beit haLevi	1953–54	5	0	0	5	1	7	000.00
Jackie Gibbons	1956	5	2	0	3	7	12	040.00
Jerry Beit haLevi	1957	1	0	0	1	4	5	000.00
Moshe Varon	1958	5	2	0	3	6	7	040.00
Gyula Mándi	1959–63	31	12	7	12	49	63	038.71
George Ainsley	1963–64	3	2	0	1	4	2	066.67
Yosef Merimovich	1964	1	0	0	1	0	4	000.00
Gyula Mándi	1964	3	3	0	0	5	1	100.00
Yosef Merimovich	1964–65	3	1	0	2	2	2	033.33
Milovan Ćirić	1965–68	25	8	2	15	43	45	032.00
Emmanuel Scheffer	1968–70	24	8	8	8	44	34	033.33
Edmond Schmilovich	1970–73	19	10	4	5	27	13	052.63
David Schweitzer	1973–77	36	17	11	8	67	34	047.22
Emmanuel Scheffer	1978–79	13	5	4	4	17	15	038.46
Jack Mansell	1980–81	10	2	3	5	8	12	020.00
Yosef Merimovich	1983–86	27	8	9	10	39	36	029.63
Miljenko Mihić	1986–88	20	4	5	11	27	35	020.00
Itzhak Schneor Ya'akov Grundman	1988–92	18	5	5	8	21	30	027.78
Shlomo Scharf	1992–2000	82	31	18	33	131	118	037.80
Richard Møller Nielsen	2000–02	20	7	4	9	29	33	035.00
Avram Grant	2002–06	33	14	13	6	55	37	042.42
Dror Kashtan	2006–10	31	15	10	6	51	30	048.39
Eli Ohana (caretaker)	2010	1	1	0	0	2	0	100.00
Luis Fernández	2010–11	15	6	1	8	12	18	040.00
Eli Guttman	2011–15	29	8	7	14	42	46	027.59
Alon Hazan (caretaker)	2016	1	0	0	1	0	2	000.00
Elisha Levy	2016–2017	10	4	1	5	11	15	040.00
Alon Hazan (caretaker)	2018	1	0	0	1	1	2	000.00
Andi Herzog[18]	2018–2019	16	6	2	8	29	26	037.50
Willibald Ruttensteiner[19][20]	2020–7 February 2022	19	8	4	7	33	33	042.11
Gadi Brumer[21] (caretaker)	17 March 2022 – 29 March 2022	2	0	1	1	2	4	000.00
Alon Hazan[16][22]	8 May 2022 – 27 March 2024	17	7	5	5	26	24	041.18
Ran Ben Shimon	23 May 2024 – present	19	7	3	9	31	38	036.84

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Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Georgia on 26 March 2026.

Caps and goals are correct as of 26 March 2026, after the match against Georgia.

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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Omri Glazer	(1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 30)	22	0	Red Star Belgrade
	1GK	Daniel Peretz	(2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 25)	11	0	Southampton
	1GK	Niv Eliasi	(2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 24)	0	0	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
	2DF	Eli Dasa	(1992-12-03) 3 December 1992 (age 33)	76	1	NEC Nijmegen
	2DF	Roy Revivo	(2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 23)	19	1	Maccabi Tel Aviv
	2DF	Idan Nachmias	(1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 29)	17	0	Ludogorets Razgrad
	2DF	Stav Lemkin	(2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 23)	9	0	Twente
	2DF	Guy Mizrahi	(2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 25)	7	1	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
	2DF	Or Blorian	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 26)	4	0	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
	2DF	Yarden Cohen	(1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 29)	1	0	Beitar Jerusalem
	2DF	Nikita Stoinov	(2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Dinamo București
	2DF	Itay Rotman	(2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Hapoel Petah Tikva
	3MF	Dor Peretz	(1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 31)	55	9	Maccabi Tel Aviv
	3MF	Oscar Gloukh	(2004-04-01) 1 April 2004 (age 22)	28	4	Ajax
	3MF	Gabi Kanichowsky	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 28)	20	1	Ferencváros
	3MF	Eliel Peretz	(1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 29)	13	1	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
	3MF	Omri Gandelman	(2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 26)	6	2	Lecce
	3MF	Stav Turiel	(2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 25)	4	0	Hapoel Tel Aviv
	3MF	Itamar Noy	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 25)	2	0	Maccabi Tel Aviv
	4FW	Tai Baribo	(1998-01-15) January 15, 1998 (age 28)	24	4	D.C. United
	4FW	Dor Turgeman	(2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 22)	17	2	New England Revolution
	4FW	Anan Khalaily	(2004-09-03) 3 September 2004 (age 21)	16	1	Union SG
	4FW	Yarden Shua	(1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 26)	8	2	Beitar Jerusalem

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Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Israel squad within the last twelve months.

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Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Omer Nir'on	(2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Maccabi Netanya	v.  Moldova, 16 November 2025
GK	Assaf Tzur	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Hapoel Tel Aviv	v.  Italy, 14 October 2025
GK	Yoav Gerafi	(1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 32)	4	0	Hapoel Haifa	v.  Slovakia, 10 June 2025
DF	Raz Shlomo	(1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 26)	21	2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	v.  Moldova, 16 November 2025
DF	Denny Gropper	(1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 27)	10	0	Maccabi Tel Aviv	v.  Moldova, 16 November 2025
DF	Sagiv Yehezkel	(1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 31)	13	0	Maccabi Tel Aviv	v.  Lithuania, 11 November 2025INJ
DF	Matan Baltaxa	(1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 30)	5	0	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	v.  Italy, 14 October 2025
MF	Yarin Levi	(2005-08-01) 1 August 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Beitar Jerusalem	v.  Georgia, 26 March 2026INJ
MF	Dan Biton	(1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 (age 30)	14	2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	v.  Moldova, 16 November 2025
MF	Mahmoud Jaber	(1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 26)	14	0	Saint-Étienne	v.  Moldova, 16 November 2025
MF	Mohammad Abu Fani	(1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 28)	33	4	Ferencváros	v.  Italy, 14 October 2025
MF	Ethan Azoulay	(2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Maccabi Haifa	v.  Italy, 14 October 2025
MF	Osher Davida	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Maccabi Tel Aviv	v.  Italy, 8 September 2025
MF	Adi Yona	(2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 (age 22)	0	0	Beitar Jerusalem	v.  Slovakia, 10 June 2025
MF	Lior Kasa	(2005-09-27) 27 September 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Maccabi Haifa	v.  Slovakia, 10 June 2025
FW	Idan Gorno	(2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 21)	6	0	Charlotte	v.  Moldova, 16 November 2025
FW	Amir Ganah	(2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	v.  Moldova, 16 November 2025
FW	Manor Solomon	(1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 26)	48	8	Fiorentina	v.  Italy, 14 October 2025
FW	Timothy Muzie	(2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Beitar Jerusalem	v.  Italy, 14 October 2025
FW	Liel Abada	(2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 24)	18	1	Charlotte	v.  Slovakia, 10 June 2025
INJ Withdrew due to injury or illness PRE Preliminary/extended squad RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension due to either a red card, or two accumulated yellow cards WD Player withdrew from the squad due to neither injury nor illness issue U21 Player withdrew from the squad to play for the national under-21 team

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Most capped players

Top goalscorers

FIFA World Cup

More information FIFA World Cup record, Qualification record ...

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Confederation
As  Mandatory Palestine											As  Mandatory Palestine
1930	Did not enter										Did not enter
1934	Did not qualify										2nd	2	0	0	2	2	11	Africa/Asia
1938											2nd	2	0	0	2	1	4	Europe
As  Israel											As  Israel
1950	Did not qualify										2nd	2	0	0	2	2	11	Europe
1954											3rd	4	0	0	4	0	5
1958											Play-off	2	0	0	2	0	4	CAF/AFC
1962											Final Round	6	3	1	2	13	14	UEFA
1966											3rd	4	0	0	4	1	12
1970	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	1	3	Squad		Final Round	4	3	1	0	8	1	AFC/OFC
1974	Did not qualify										Zone A Final	6	4	1	1	12	2
1978											First round	4	2	1	1	5	3
1982											5th	8	1	3	4	6	10	UEFA
1986											2nd	6	3	1	2	17	6	OFC
1990											Play-off	6	1	4	1	5	5
1994											6th	10	1	3	6	10	27	UEFA
1998											3rd	8	4	1	3	9	7
2002											3rd	8	3	3	2	11	7
2006											3rd	10	4	6	0	15	10
2010											4th	10	4	4	2	20	10
2014											3rd	10	3	5	2	19	14
2018											4th	10	4	0	6	10	15
2022											3rd	10	5	1	4	23	21
2026											3rd	8	4	0	4	19	20
2030	To be determined
2034
Total	1/22	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	3	—		Final Round	140	49	35	56	208	219	—

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UEFA European Championship

More information UEFA European Championship record, Qualification record ...

UEFA European Championship record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960–1992	Not a UEFA member										Not a UEFA member
1996	Did not qualify										5th	10	3	3	4	13	13
2000											Play-offs	8	4	1	3	25	9
2004											3rd	8	2	3	3	9	11
2008											4th	12	7	2	3	20	12
2012											3rd	10	5	1	4	13	11
2016											4th	10	4	1	5	16	14
2020											Play-offs	11	3	3	5	16	18
2024											Play-offs	11	4	3	4	12	15
2028	To be determined										To be determined
2032
Total	—										Play-offs	80	32	17	31	124	103

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UEFA Nations League

More information League phase, Finals ...

UEFA Nations League record
League phase													Finals
Season	LG	Grp	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK		Year	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
2018–19	C	1	2nd	4	2	0	2	6	5		30th		2019	Did not qualify
2020–21	B	2	2nd	6	2	2	2	7	7		25th		2021
2022–23	B	2	1st	4	2	2	0	8	6		17th		2023
2024–25	A	2	4th	6	1	1	4	5	13		TBD		2025
Total				20	7	5	8	26	31	TBD			Total	—

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*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.

Olympic Games

More information Olympic Games record, Year ...

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1952	Did not enter
1956
1960	Did not qualify
1964
1968	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	9	7	Squad
1972	Did not qualify
1976	Quarter-finals	6th	4	0	3	1	4	7	Squad
1980	Withdrew
1984	Did not qualify
1988
1992–present	Competition played as an Under-23 competition
Total	Quarter-finals	2/10	8	2	4	2	13	14	—

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More information AFC Asian Cup record, Year ...

AFC Asian Cup Main article: Israel at the AFC Asian Cup See also: 1956 AFC Asian Cup, 1960 AFC Asian Cup, 1964 AFC Asian Cup, 1968 AFC Asian Cup, and 1972 AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup record Year Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad 1956 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 6 5 Squad 1960 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 6 4 Squad 1964 Champions 3 3 0 0 5 1 Squad 1968 Third place 4 2 0 2 11 5 Squad 1972 Withdrew+ Total 1 Title 13 9 0 4 28 15 — + Israel qualified as hosts but later withdrew. Thailand replaced them later. Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Asian Games Main article: Israel at the Asian Games See also: Israel at the 1958 Asian Games, Israel at the 1974 Asian Games, Olympic Council of Asia § Member nations, and Olympic Council of Asia § Former members Asian Games record Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad 1951 Did not enter 1954 1958 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 6 3 Squad 1962 Did not enter 1966 1970 1974 Runners-up 7 6 0 1 24 4 Squad Total 2/13 10 8 0 2 30 7 –

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Continental

• AFC Asian Cup
  • Champions (1): 1964
  • Runners-up (2): 1956, 1960
  • Third place (1): 1968

• Asian Games¹
  • Silver Medal (1): 1974

Summary

More information Competition, Total ...

Competition				Total
AFC Asian Cup	1	2	1	4
Total	1	2	1	4

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Notes

1. Competition organized by OCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.