Israel national football team

The Israel national football team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל‎, Nivḥeret Yisra'el BeChaduregel) represents Israel in international football, and is governed by the Israel Football Association (IFA).

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Israel women's national football team.

Israel
Nickname(s)הכחולים-לבנים (The Blue and Whites)
AssociationIsrael Football Association (IFA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe; 1994–present)
AFC (Asia; 1954–74)
Head coachWillibald Ruttensteiner
CaptainBibras Natkho
Most capsYossi Benayoun (102)[1]
Top scorerMordechai Spiegler (33)[2]
Home stadiumTeddy Stadium (Jerusalem)
Sammy Ofer Stadium (Haifa)
Bloomfield Stadium (Tel Aviv)
Turner Stadium (Beersheba)
FIFA codeISR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 87 (10 December 2020)[3]
Highest15 (November 2008)
Lowest99 (January 2018)
First international
Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel):
 Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine
(Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934)
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
Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel):
 Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine
(Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934)
Israel:
 Germany 7–1 Israel
(Kaiserslautern, Germany; 12 February 2002)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1970)
Best resultGroup stage (1970)
Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1956)
Best resultChampions (1964)

Israel's national team is the direct successor of the Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel) national football team, which played five internationals in 1934–1940, and was managed by the Eretz Israel Football Association. Israel football is a part of the UEFA since 1994 as well.

The Israeli side qualified for their only FIFA World Cup to date in 1970.

History
Main articles: History of the Israel national football team and Mandatory Palestine 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 Palestinian Football Association was formed in August 1928, and joined FIFA in June 1929, but at the time the association was made up of Arab clubs, Jewish clubs, and clubs representing British policemen and soldiers serving in the region during the British Mandate rule that spanned the period between World War One and the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. The British Mandate of Palestine national team made its debut against Egypt in 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, losing 1–7 in Cairo. The team played five international matches, including a friendly match against Lebanon, until the British Mandate for Palestine was dissolved. During those 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.[4]

In 1948 the team became, officially, the national team of Israel.[5] 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
Main article: Politics and sports § Association football
Nahum Stelmach kicking; 1959

Israel competed in the Asian Football Confederation (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 won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup.

Israel hosted and won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup. In 1968, Israel went to their 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, and earned two points after draws with Sweden and finalist Italy, and a loss to Uruguay.

In 1976, Israel went to its second Olympic Games and lost in the quarterfinals again, this time against Brazil. In 1972 and 1977, it attempted World Cup qualification as part of Asia, which both times ended in failure.

Years in exile
Ronny Rosenthal against New Zealand in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

In 1974, Israel was excluded from AFC competitions, as a result of a proposal by Kuwait which was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions.[6] The vote coincided with the 1974 Asian Games, where the football competition was marred by the refusal of both North Korea[7] and Kuwait to play second-round matches against Israel.

During the 1980s, it played the majority of its matches against European teams, and competed in the European stage of qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. For the next two tournaments, it entered Oceania's qualification stage. In 1989, Israel made it to the CONMEBOL–OFC play-offs for the 1990 World Cup to play against Colombia, which qualified from the South American group, but lost (1–0, 0–0).

UEFA membership
Yossi Benayoun is Israel's most capped player with 102 caps.

In 1991, Israeli clubs began participating in European club competitions, 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.

Avram Grant has been the youngest national coach of Israel.

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 to no avail, as Israel finished a distant 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.[8]

All-time head-to-head record

As of 4 September 2020.

  Positive record   Neutral record   Negative record

  1. Includes matches against  West Germany.
  2. Includes matches against  Soviet Union.
  3. Includes matches against  Yugoslavia and  Serbia and Montenegro.
  4. As  South Vietnam.

Home stadium
Main articles: Teddy Stadium, Sammy Ofer Stadium, Bloomfield Stadium, and Turner Stadium
Teddy Stadium of Jerusalem, Israel's largest stadium
Sammy Ofer Stadium of Haifa, Israel's second largest stadium
Bloomfield Stadium of Tel Aviv, Israel's third largest stadium
Turner Stadium of Beersheba, Israel's newest stadium

In the past, the Israel national football team's home stadium was the Ramat Gan Stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan. The stadium seats 41,583 and was the first stadium in Israel to meet world-class standards.

Ever since 2014 Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa (30,780 seats), ever since 2015 Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem (34,000 seats), ever since 2018 Turner Stadium in Beersheba (16,126 seats), and ever since 2021 Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv (29,400 seats), are being used as the official home stadiums of the Israel national football team. All Four are considered to be world-class standard stadiums. The Israel Football Association has used Teddy Stadium and Bloomfield Stadium while hosting the 2013 Euro U21 championship in Israel.

Kit suppliers
Kit supplier Origin Period
Diadora Italy 1992–1995
Adidas Germany 2008–2018
Puma Germany 1985–1989, 1996–2008, 2018–present

Honours
Winners: 1964
Runners-up: 1956, 1960
Third place: 1968
Silver medalists (1): 1974

Competitive record

AFC Asian Cup
Main article: Israel at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1956 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 6 5
1960 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 6 4
1964 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 5 1
1968 Third Place 3rd 4 2 0 2 11 5
1972 Withdrew
Total 1 Title 4/15 13 9 0 4 28 15

Israel did not compete in a regional competition between the years 1968 and 1994, although in 1972 they were scheduled to compete in the AFC Asian Cup.

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA World Cup
Main article: Israel at the FIFA World Cup
Israel's FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA Confederation
1930 Did Not Enter Did Not Enter
1934 Did Not Qualify 2nd 2 0 0 2 2 11 CAF/AFC
1938 2nd 2 0 0 2 1 4 UEFA
1950 Did Not Qualify 2nd 2 0 0 2 2 11
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 To Be Determined TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026
Total 1/23 Group Stage 3 0 2 1 1 3
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks
  • 1930–1938 as Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel)
  • 1950– as Israel

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup — 12 Oct 1 Sep 7 Sep 12 Nov 28 Mar
2  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to second round 31 Mar — 7 Sep 12 Nov 28 Mar 15 Nov
3  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Nov 25 Mar — 9 Oct 31 Mar 4 Sep
4  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Mar 4 Sep 28 Mar — 15 Nov 12 Oct
5  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Sep 9 Oct 12 Oct 1 Sep — 7 Sep
6  Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Oct 1 Sep 12 Nov 31 Mar 25 Mar —
First match(es) will be played on 25 March 2021. Source: FIFA, UEFA

Asian Games
Asian Games Record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1951Did not qualify
1954
1958Quarterfinals320163
1962Did not qualify
1966
1970
1974Runners-up7601244
1978Did not qualify
1982
Total2/1310802307

Summer Olympic Games
See also: Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics and Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Summer Olympic Games record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1952 Did not qualify
1956
1960
1964
1968 Quarter-finals–420297
1972 Did not qualify
1976 Quarter-finals–403147
1980 Withdrew
1984 Did not qualify
1988
TotalQuarter-finals2/1082331314

Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, the football competition is played as an Under-23 competition

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA European Championship
Israel's UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship 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 To be determined
Total 0/7 69 28 14 27 112 88
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

2020 UEFA European Championship qualifiers
Eran Zahavi is the top goalscorer of Group G of the Euro 2020 qualifiers
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group G

Israel advanced to the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs, based on results in the UEFA Nations League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 10 8 1 1 18 5 +13 25 Qualify for final tournament — 0–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 2–0
2  Austria 10 6 1 3 19 9 +10 19 0–1 — 2–1 1–0 3–1 6–0
3  North Macedonia 10 4 2 4 12 13 −1 14[lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–1 1–4 — 2–1 1–0 3–1
4  Slovenia 10 4 2 4 16 11 +5 14[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 0–1 1–1 — 3–2 1–0
5  Israel 10 3 2 5 16 18 −2 11 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 — 3–1
6  Latvia 10 1 0 9 3 28 −25 3 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–5 0–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: North Macedonia 4, Slovenia 1.

UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA RK P/R
2018–19 C 1 2nd42026530
2020–21 B 2 3rd62227725
2022–23 B Future event
Best/total B — 2nd 10 4 2 4 13 12 25 —

2020–21 UEFA Nations League
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B § Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Czech Republic (P) 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 Promotion to League A — 1–2 1–0 2–0
2  Scotland 6 3 1 2 5 4 +1 10 1–0 — 1–1 1–0
3  Israel 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 1–2 1–0 — 1–1
4  Slovakia (R) 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 Relegation to League C 1–3 1–0 2–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.


  Win   Draw   Loss


Results and fixtures

2020
7 June 2020 (Canceled)[9] Friendly Ukraine  v  Israel Lviv, Ukraine
Report Stadium: Arena Lviv
4 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Scotland  1–1  Israel Glasgow, Scotland
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)		 Christie  45' (pen.) Report Zahavi  73' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 0[10]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
7 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Israel  1–1  Slovakia Netanya, Israel
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)		 Elmkies  90+1' Report Ďuriš  14' Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 0[11]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
8 October 2020 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs Scotland  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		  Israel Glasgow, Scotland
21:45
(19:45 UTC±0)		 Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 0[12]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Penalties
11 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Israel  1–2  Czech Republic Haifa, Israel
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 0[13]
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
14 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Slovakia  2–3  Israel Trnava, Slovakia
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium
Attendance: 0[14]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
11 November 2020 (Canceled)[15] Friendly Norway  v  Israel Oslo, Norway
Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
15 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Czech Republic  1–0  Israel Plzeň, Czech Republic
20:45
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 0[16]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
18 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Israel  1–0  Scotland Netanya, Israel
20:45
Report Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 0[17]
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Nations League matches against Czech Republic and Scotland on 15 and 18 November 2020.
Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2020 after the match against Scotland.
Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ofir Marciano (1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 23 0 Hibernian
1GK Ariel Harush (1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 20 0 Heerenveen
1GK Itamar Nitzan (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 0 0 Beitar Jerusalem
2DF Eitan Tibi (vice-captain) (1987-11-16) 16 November 1987 48 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2DF Eli Dasa (1992-12-03) 3 December 1992 32 0 Vitesse
2DF Sheran Yeini RET (1986-12-08) 8 December 1986 32 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2DF Taleb Tawatha (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 21 1 Maccabi Haifa
2DF Orel Dgani (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989 14 0 Beitar Jerusalem
2DF Hatem Abd Elhamed (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 10 0 Celtic
2DF Sun Menahem (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 6 0 Maccabi Haifa
2DF Joel Abu Hanna (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 1 0 Zorya Luhansk
2DF Or Dadia (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 0 0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
3MF Bibras Natkho (captain) (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 73 2 Partizan
3MF Nir Bitton (1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 33 2 Celtic
3MF Dor Peretz (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 17 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MF Eyal Golasa (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 16 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MF Mohammad Abu Fani (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 4 0 Maccabi Haifa
3MF Neta Lavi (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 4 0 Maccabi Haifa
4FW Eran Zahavi (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 59 24 PSV
4FW Manor Solomon (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 14 1 Shakhtar Donetsk
4FW Shon Weissman (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 11 0 Valladolid
4FW Yonatan Cohen (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 7 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
4FW Osama Khalaila (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 0 0 Bnei Sakhnin

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Israeli squad on the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Ofri Arad (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 1 0 Maccabi Haifa v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020
DF Maor Kandil (1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 1 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020 INJ
DF Idan Nachmias (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 1 0 Ironi Kiryat Shmona v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020
MF Ilay Elmkies (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 5 1 Den Haag v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020
MF Eden Karzev (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 1 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020
MF Dan Biton (1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 0 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Scotland, 8 October 2020 COV
MF Dan Glazer (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 8 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Slovakia, 7 September 2020
MF Avi Rikan (1988-09-10) 10 September 1988 5 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Slovakia, 7 September 2020
FW Mu'nas Dabbur (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 26 7 1899 Hoffenheim v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020 COV
FW Dia Saba (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 11 3 Al-Nasr v.  Slovakia, 14 October 2020
FW Eylon Almog (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 0 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Slovakia, 7 September 2020
  • COV Withdrew after being infected with the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary squad.
  • SUS Suspended.
  • RET Retired from international football.

Records
Main articles: List of Israel international footballers and Israel national football team records

Most capped players
As of 7 September 2020, the ten players with the most caps[1] for Israel are:
Rank. Name Career Caps Goals
1 Yossi Benayoun 1998–2017 102 24
2 Tal Ben Haim 2002–2017 96 2
3 Arik Benado 1995–2007 94 0
4 Alon Harazi 1992–2006 89 2
5 Amir Schelach 1992–2001 85 0
6 Mordechai Spiegler 1963–1977 83 33
Nir Klinger 1987–1997 2
8 Avi Nimni 1992–2005 80 17
9 Tal Banin 1990–2003 78 12
Itzhak Shum 1969–1981 10
Eyal Berkovic 1992–2004 9
Dudu Aouate 1999–2013 0

Bold denotes still active players.

Top goalscorers
Mordechai Spiegler (middle) is Israel's top scorer with 33 goals.
As of 18 November 2020, the ten players with the most goals[18] for Israel are:
Rank. Player Career Goals Caps Average
1 Mordechai Spiegler 1963–1977 33 83 0.4
2 Yehoshua Feigenbaum 1966–1977 24 50 0.48
Yossi Benayoun 1998–2017 102 0.24
Eran Zahavi 2010–present 59 0.41
5 Ronen Harazi 1992–1999 23 53 0.43
6 Nahum Stelmach 1956–1968 22 61 0.36
7 Gidi Damti 1971–1981 21 69 0.3
8 Giora Spiegel 1965–1980 18 44 0.41
Yehoshua Glazer 1949–1961 35 0.51
10 Eli Ohana 1984–1997 17 51 0.33
Avi Nimni 1992–2005 80 0.21
Tomer Hemed 2011–present 37 0.46

Bold denotes still active players.

Managers
Manager Years as manager Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF GA Win%[19]
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 2018–2020 16 6 2 8 22 23 037.50
Willibald Ruttensteiner (caretaker) 2020– 7 2 2 3 6 7 028.57

WDL record since 1948
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
1948 2020 504 187 116 201 037.10

See also

Notes

    References
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    2. "Mordechai Spiegler". RSSSF.
    3. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
    4. Mubarak, Hassanin. "Palestine – International Results – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
    5. "Statistical Kit: Preliminary Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil" (PDF). The AFC. 28 June 2011. p. 53. Retrieved 21 December 2020. A Jewish delegation from Palestine (then a British mandate) played at the qualifying games for 1934 & 1938. It was the first Jewish national team, and as such the forerunner of Israel.
    6. "Aust-Asian bid fails". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 1974. p. 11. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
    7. Rahman, Mansoor (14 September 1974). "'Visibles' win without any kick..." New Straits Times. p. 22. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
    8. Williams, Richard (19 May 2015). "Why Does Israel's Football Team Play In Europe?". Sky News. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
    9. The friendly match was canceled due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
    10. The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
    11. The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
    12. The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
    13. The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
    14. The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
    15. The friendly match was canceled due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
    16. The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
    17. The match was played behind closed doors due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
    18. "רשימת כובשים" [List of goalscorers] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
    19. Win% is rounded to two decimal places
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