Israel national football team
men's national association football team representing Israel
(Redirected from Mandatory Palestine national football team)
The Israel National Football Team is the national football team of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association.
| Nickname(s) | הכחולים-לבנים (The Blue and Whites) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Israel Football Association (IFA) | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) (1991–present) AFC (Asia) (1954–74) | |||
| Head coach | Andi Herzog | |||
| Captain | Bibras Natkho | |||
| Most caps | Yossi Benayoun (102)[1] | |||
| Top scorer | Mordechai Spiegler (33)[2] | |||
| Home stadium | Teddy Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium Bloomfield Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | ISR | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 76  (22 December 2022)[3] | |||
| Highest | 15 (November 2008) | |||
| Lowest | 99 (January 2018) | |||
| First international | ||||
Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel): Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine  (Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934) Israel:  USA Olympic Team 3–1 Israel  (New York City, 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 | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1970) | |||
| Best result | Group stage, 1970 | |||
| Asian Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1956) | |||
| Best result | Champions, 1964 | |||
They Play in Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, and in Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv. Israel had one World Cup appearance in 1970.
Most appearancesEdit
Top 12 Israeli players with most national apperances.
Bold players are active players.
| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Yossi Benayoun | 102 | 24 | 1998-2017 |
| 2 | Tal Ben Haim | 96 | 1 | 2002-active |
| 3 | Arik Benado | 94 | 0 | 1995-2007 |
| 4 | Alon Harazi | 89 | 17 | 1992-2006 |
| 5 | Amir Schelach | 85 | 0 | 1992-2001 |
| 6 | Mordechai Spiegler | 83 | 33 | 1963-1977 |
| Nir Klinger | 83 | 2 | 1987-1997 | |
| 8 | Avi Nimni | 80 | 17 | 1992-2005 |
| 9 | Eyal Berkovic | 78 | 9 | 1992-2004 |
| Tal Benin | 78 | 12 | 1990-2003 | |
| Itzhak Shum | 78 | 10 | 1969-1981 | |
| Dudu Aouate | 78 | 0 | 1999-2013 |
Top scorersEdit
| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Mordechai Spiegler | 32 | 83 | |
| 2 | Yehoshua Feigenbaum | 24 | ||
| 3 | Ronen Harazi | 23 | ||
| 4 | Nahum Stelmach | 22 | ||
| 5 | Shiye Glazer | 18 | ||
| 5 | Giora Spiegel | 18 | ||
| 5 | Yossi Benayoun | 18 | ||
| 8 | Alon Mizrahi | 17 | ||
| 8 | Eli Ohana | 17 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "The Israel Football Association". Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ↑ "The Israel Football Association". Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
