# 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.
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.

## History
### 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.
In 1948 the team became the national football team of Israel. 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
#### Muslim and Arab countries boycotting Israel

Israel was one of the founding members of the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) following its independence in 1948. After the 1974 Asian Games in Iran, and Israel's 0–1 tense loss to Iran in the finals, Kuwait and other Muslim and Arab countries refused to play them. Following this, Israel was expelled from the confederation. It tried to join continental bodies such as the OFC (Oceania), before eventually joining UEFA (Europe).

#### Israel's last years in the AFC

Israel competed at 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 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. The vote coincided with the 1974 Asian Games, where the football competition was marred by the refusal of both North Korea 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.

#### First steps in OFC

For the next two tournaments, Israel entered Oceania's (OFC) qualification stage.
In 1989, Israel won the OFC second round (Oceania) by finishing above both Australia and New Zealand. As a result, Israel made it to the CONMEBOL–OFC play-offs to represent Oceania and play against CONMEBOL's (South America) Colombia for the 1990 World Cup, but lost (1–0, 0–0).

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

## Home stadium

The first home game of the Israel national football team was at Palms Ground on 6 April 1934 against Egypt in a 1934 World Cup qualifier. Prior to the formation of Israel, they also played at the Maccabi Ground for the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and Maccabiah Stadium. The first national team to represent the newly formed State of Israel back in 1948, had played at the Ramat Gan Stadium as part of 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification, in front of 55,000 spectators. The Ramat Gan Stadium would remain Israel's home stadium until 2013.
Since the construction of Sammy Ofer Stadium in the city of Haifa, Teddy Stadium in the city of Jerusalem, Turner Stadium in the city of Be'er Sheva, Netanya Stadium in the city of Netanya and Bloomfield Stadium in the city of Tel Aviv – the Israel national team has rotated their official home matches between the latter five.
During the Israel–Hamas war, Israel played most of their home matches in Hungary.

### Active stadiums

| 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 | 30,942 | 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 |

### Inactive stadiums

| 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 |

## Kit suppliers

| Kit supplier | Origin | Period |
| Umbro | United Kingdom | 1970 |
| Diadora | Italy | 1992–1995 |
| Adidas | Germany | 2008–2018 |
| Puma | Germany | 1985–1989 1996–2008 2018–2024 |

## Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2025
## Coaching staff

    As of 23 May 2024.
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Ran Ben Shimon |
| Assistant coach | Amir Schelach |
| Assistant coach | Gal Cohen |
| Fitness coach | Eran Shedo |
| Fitness coach | Matan Shoshani |
| Goalkeeping coach | Itay Zilpa |
| Analyst | Adar Rosenberg |
| Analyst | Maayan Bahalul |
| Technical manager | Roy Reinschreiber |
| Technical manager | Avi Levi |
| Head doctor | Ehud "Udi" Kaufman |

### Coaching history

    As of 23 May 2024.
| Manager | Years as manager | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
| 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 | 2018–2019 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 037.50 |
| Willibald Ruttensteiner | 2020–7 February 2022 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 042.11 |
| Gadi Brumer (caretaker) | 17 March 2022 – 29 March 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 000.00 |
| Alon Hazan | 8 May 2022 – 27 March 2024 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 041.18 |
| Ran Ben Shimon | 23 May 2024 – present | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 050.00 |

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called for 2024–25 UEFA Nations, on 14 and 17 November 2024 against France and Belgium; respectively.
Caps and goals are correct as of 18 November 2024, after the match against Belgium.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Omri Glazer | (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 29) | 17 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 1GK | Daniel Peretz | (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 24) | 4 | 0 | Bayern Munich |
| 1GK | Yoav Gerafi | (1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 31) | 4 | 0 | Hapoel Haifa |
| 2DF | Eli Dasa (captain) | (1992-12-03) 3 December 1992 (age 32) | 65 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2DF | Sean Goldberg | (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 28) | 17 | 0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2DF | Raz Shlomo | (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 25) | 16 | 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2DF | Idan Nachmias | (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 28) | 9 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2DF | Roy Revivo | (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2DF | Guy Mizrahi | (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 3MF | Dor Peretz | (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29) | 47 | 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 3MF | Mohammad Abu Fani | (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 26) | 27 | 2 | Ferencváros |
| 3MF | Neta Lavi | (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 28) | 22 | 0 | Gamba Osaka |
| 3MF | Oscar Gloukh | (2004-04-01) 1 April 2004 (age 20) | 18 | 3 | Red Bull Salzburg |
| 3MF | Mahmoud Jaber | (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25) | 10 | 0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 3MF | Dan Biton | (1999-04-23) 23 April 1999 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 3MF | Eliel Peretz | (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 3MF | Yarin Levi | (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 4FW | Manor Solomon | (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 25) | 41 | 7 | Leeds United |
| 4FW | Tai Baribo | (1998-01-15) January 15, 1998 (age 27) | 18 | 3 | Philadelphia Union |
| 4FW | Liel Abada | (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 23) | 15 | 1 | Charlotte FC |
| 4FW | Anan Khalaily | (2004-09-03) 3 September 2004 (age 20) | 9 | 0 | Union SG |
| 4FW | Dean David | (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 29) | 8 | 1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 4FW | Dor Turgeman | (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 4FW | Yarden Shua | (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25) | 1 | 1 | Beitar Jerusalem |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Israel squad within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Roi Mishpati | (1992-11-23) 23 November 1992 (age 32) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | v. Belgium, 18 November 2024 |
| GK | Shareef Keouf | (2001-06-25) 25 June 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Haifa | v. Italy, 14 October 2024 |
| GK | Omer Nir'on | (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Netanya | v. Italy, 9 September 2024 |
| DF | Miguel Vítor | (1989-06-30) 30 June 1989 (age 35) | 12 | 0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | v. Estonia, 16 March 2025$^{INJ}$ |
| DF | Sagiv Yehezkel | (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 29) | 9 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | v. Belgium, 18 November 2024 |
| DF | Ilay Feingold | (2004-08-23) 23 August 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | New England Revolution | v. Belgium, 18 November 2024 |
| DF | Nikita Stoinov | (2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Netanya | v. Belgium, 18 November 2024 |
| DF | Denny Gropper | (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 26) | 8 | 0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | v. Italy, 14 October 2024 |
| DF | Matan Baltaxa | (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 29) | 2 | 0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | v. Italy, 14 October 2024 |
| DF | Ofri Arad | (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 26) | 10 | 0 | Kairat | v. Belarus, 11 June 2024 |
| DF | Gil Cohen | (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Beitar Jerusalem | v. Belarus, 11 June 2024 |
| DF | Uri Dahan | (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Beitar Jerusalem | v. Belarus, 11 June 2024 |
| DF | Ofir Davidzada | (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 33) | 19 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | v. Iceland, 21 March 2024 |
| MF | Dolev Haziza | (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 29) | 18 | 0 | Maccabi Haifa | v. Estonia, 17 March 2025$^{WD}$ |
| MF | Dia Saba | (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 32) | 13 | 3 | Maccabi Haifa | v. Estonia, 16 March 2025$^{INJ}$ |
| MF | Gabi Kanichowsky | (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27) | 16 | 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | v. Belgium, 18 November 2024 |
| MF | Omri Gandelman | (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 24) | 4 | 1 | Gent | v. Belgium, 18 November 2024 |
| MF | Ethan Azoulay | (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Maccabi Haifa | v. Belgium, 18 November 2024 |
| MF | Ramzi Safouri | (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 29) | 17 | 1 | Antalyaspor | v. Italy, 14 October 2024 |
| MF | Dan Glazer | (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28) | 21 | 1 | Kairat | v. Belarus, 11 June 2024 |
| MF | Gadi Kinda | (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) | 10 | 2 | Maccabi Haifa | v. Belarus, 11 June 2024 |
| MF | Mohammed Kna'an | (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 25) | 3 | 1 | Ashdod | v. Belarus, 11 June 2024 |
| MF | Roei Gordana | (1990-07-06) 6 July 1990 (age 34) | 2 | 0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | v. Belarus, 11 June 2024 |
| MF | Goni Naor | (1999-04-23) 23 April 1999 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | v. Belarus, 11 June 2024 |
| MF | Yoav Hofmayster | (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | Korona Kielce | v. Belarus, 11 June 2024 |
| MF | Eden Shamir | (1995-06-25) 25 June 1995 (age 29) | 1 | 0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | v. Belarus, 11 June 2024 |
| MF | Ofek Bitton | (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr | v. Belarus, 11 June 2024 |
| MF | Ido Shahar | (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | v. Iceland, 21 March 2024 |
| MF | Tomer Yosefi | (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr | v. Iceland, 21 March 2024 |
| FW | Guy Melamed | (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 32) | 3 | 1 | Hapoel Haifa | v. Belgium, 18 November 2024 |
| FW | Omri Altman | (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) | 2 | 0 | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | v. Belarus, 11 June 2024 |
| FW | Alon Turgeman | (1991-06-09) 9 June 1991 (age 33) | 2 | 0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | v. Belarus, 11 June 2024 |
| FW | Eran Zahavi | (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 37) | 74 | 35 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | v. Iceland, 21 March 2024 |
| $^{INJ}$ 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 |||||||

## Records

    As of 18 November 2023.
    Players in bold are still active with Israel.
    Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

### Most capped players

| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Yossi Benayoun | 101 | 23 | 1998–2017 |
| 2 | Tal Ben Haim | 95 | 2 | 2002–2017 |
| 3 | Arik Benado | 94 | 0 | 1995–2007 |
| 4 | Alon Harazi | 88 | 1 | 1992–2006 |
| 4 | Bibras Natcho | 88 | 4 | 2010–2023 |
| 6 | Amir Schelach | 85 | 0 | 1992–2001 |
| 7 | Avi Nimni | 80 | 17 | 1992–2005 |
| 8 | Dudu Aouate | 78 | 0 | 1999–2013 |
| 8 | Eyal Berkovic | 78 | 9 | 1992–2004 |
| 10 | Tal Banin | 77 | 12 | 1990–2003 |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
| 1 | Eran Zahavi (list) | 35 | 74 | 0.47 | 2010–present |
| 2 | Mordechai Spiegler | 24 | 57 | 0.42 | 1964–1977 |
| 3 | Ronen Harazi | 23 | 52 | 0.44 | 1992–1999 |
| 3 | Yossi Benayoun | 23 | 101 | 0.23 | 1998–2017 |
| 5 | Nahum Stelmach | 19 | 45 | 0.42 | 1956–1968 |
| 6 | Alon Mizrahi | 17 | 37 | 0.46 | 1992–2001 |
| 6 | Tomer Hemed | 17 | 38 | 0.45 | 2011–2019 |
| 6 | Eli Ohana | 17 | 50 | 0.34 | 1984–1997 |
| 6 | Avi Nimni | 17 | 80 | 0.21 | 1992–2005 |
| 10 | Yehoshua Feigenbaum | 15 | 36 | 0.42 | 1966–1977 |
| 10 | Mu'nas Dabbur | 15 | 40 | 0.38 | 2014–2022 |

## Competitive record
### FIFA World Cup

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| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Confederation |
| As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine | As Mandatory Palestine |
| 1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1934 | 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 | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Africa/Asia |
| 1938 | 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 | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Europe |
| As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel | As Israel |
| 1950 | 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 | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Europe |
| 1954 | 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 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Europe |
| 1958 | 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 | Play-off | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | CAF/AFC |
| 1962 | 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 | Final Round | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | UEFA |
| 1966 | 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 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | UEFA |
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Zone A Final | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | AFC/OFC |
| 1978 | 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 | First round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | AFC/OFC |
| 1982 | 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 | 5th | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | UEFA |
| 1986 | 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 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | OFC |
| 1990 | 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 | Play-off | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | OFC |
| 1994 | 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 | 6th | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 27 | UEFA |
| 1998 | 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 | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | UEFA |
| 2002 | 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 | 3rd | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | UEFA |
| 2006 | 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 | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 10 | UEFA |
| 2010 | 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 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | UEFA |
| 2014 | 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 | 3rd | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | UEFA |
| 2018 | 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 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | UEFA |
| 2022 | 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 | 3rd | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 21 | UEFA |
| 2026 | 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 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | | UEFA |
| 2030 | 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 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | UEFA |
| 2034 | 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 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | UEFA |
| Total | 1/22 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | Final Round | 130 | 43 | 35 | 52 | 180 | 180 | — |

### UEFA European Championship

| UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification 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 | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member |
| 1996 | 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 | 5th | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 |
| 2000 | 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 | Play-offs | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 |
| 2004 | 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 | 3rd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| 2008 | 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 | 4th | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 |
| 2012 | 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 | 3rd | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 |
| 2016 | 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 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 |
| 2020 | 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 | Play-offs | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 |
| 2024 | 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 | Play-offs | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 |
| 2028 | 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 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2032 | 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 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Play-offs | 80 | 32 | 17 | 31 | 124 | 103 |

### UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record :
| League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020–21 | B | 2 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | | 25th | 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 | B | 2 | 1st | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | | 17th | 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024–25 | A | 2 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | | TBD | 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 31 | TBD | TBD | Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
    *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

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

## Head-to-head record

    As of 18 November 2024
Positive record  Neutral record  Negative record
| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L |
| Albania | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Andorra | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Austria | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Belarus | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Belgium | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Canada | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Chile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Colombia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Croatia | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Cyprus | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Egypt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Estonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Faroe Islands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Finland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| France | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Georgia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Honduras | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Iceland | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Iran | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Italy | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Latvia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Malta | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Moldova | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| North Macedonia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Portugal | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Republic of Ireland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Romania | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Russia | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| San Marino | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Serbia | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Spain | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Turkey | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| United States | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Wales | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## FIFA World Ranking history

The following is a chart of yearly averages of Israel's FIFA World Ranking.

## Honours
### Continental

       As an [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] member
* AFC Asian Cup
** Champions (1): 1964
** Runners-up (2): 1956, 1960
** Third place (1): 1968
* Asian Games
** Silver Medal (1): 1974

### Summary

| Competition | | | | Total |
| AFC Asian Cup | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Asian Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |