# Israel Olympic football team

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.
Israel is making its third Olympic appearance, representing Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in football in Paris, France, coached by Guy Luzon.

## 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.
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. This achievement also helped secure the team's qualification to the 2024 Olympic Games.

### 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. 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
## Head coaches

    As of 25 July 2024
| Manager | Nation | Year | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % |
| Guy Luzon | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

## Players
### Current squad

* The following players were called up for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Omer Nir'on | (2001-04-17)17 April 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| 1GK | Niv Eliasi | (2002-02-01)1 February 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 2DF | Ilay Feingold | (2004-08-23)23 August 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2DF | Roy Revivo | (2003-05-22)22 May 2003 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2DF | Noam Ben Harush | (2005-05-13)13 May 2005 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Haifa |
| 2DF | Sean Goldberg* | (1995-06-13)13 June 1995 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2DF | Or Israelov | (2004-09-02)2 September 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2DF | Stav Lemkin | (2003-04-02)2 April 2003 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 3MF | Ido Shahar | (2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 3MF | Ayano Preda | (2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 3MF | Ethan Azoulay | (2002-05-26)26 May 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| 3MF | Omri Gandelman* (captain) | (2000-05-16)16 May 2000 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Gent |
| 3MF | Adi Yona | (2004-04-17)17 April 2004 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 3MF | Oscar Gloukh | (2004-04-01)1 April 2004 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Red Bull Salzburg |
| 3MF | Yanir Ben Eliezer | (2006-06-11)11 June 2006 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Hougang United |
| 4FW | Osher Davida | (2001-02-18)18 February 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 4FW | Liel Abada | (2001-10-03)3 October 2001 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Charlotte FC |
| 4FW | Elad Madmon | (2004-02-10)10 February 2004 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 4FW | Dor Turgeman | (2003-10-24)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 |
| 2024 | Sean Goldberg* (DF) | Omri Gandelman* (MF & captain) |

## Summer Olympics record

Gold medalists Silver medalists Bronze medalists
| Summer Olympics | Summer Olympics | Summer Olympics | Summer Olympics | Summer Olympics | Summer Olympics | Summer Olympics | Summer Olympics | Summer Olympics | Summer Olympics | | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification |
| Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | F | A |
| 1956 to 1988 | 1956 to 1988 | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team | See Israel national football team |
| 1992 | Spain | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team |
| 1996 | United States | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team |
| 2000 | Australia | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team |
| 2004 | Greece | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team |
| 2008 | China | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team |
| 2012 | United Kingdom | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team |
| 2016 | Brazil | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team |
| 2020 | Japan | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team |
| 2024 | France | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad | | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team |
| 2028 | United States | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | | | | | | | | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team | See Israel national under-21 football team |
| Total | Total | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | | | | | | | | |
    *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.