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Israel national football team
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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.
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Israel women's national football team.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
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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 | Ran Ben Shimon | ||
Captain | Eli Dasa[1] | ||
Most caps | Yossi Benayoun (101)[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Top scorer | Eran Zahavi (35) | ||
Home stadium | Various Stadiums | ||
FIFA code | ISR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 78 ![]() | ||
Highest | 15 (November 2008) | ||
Lowest | 99 (January 2018) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Cairo, Egypt; 4 April 1930) as the State of Israel: ![]() ![]() (New York, United States; 26 September 1948) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Wellington, New Zealand; 23 March 1988) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (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 | ![]() | ||
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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.