National U-19 and U-20 association football team
Israel Under-19/Under-20 Association Israel Football Association (IFA)Confederation UEFA (Europe)Head coach U19 /U20 : Ofir Haim [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Captain U20 : Ilay Madmon [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Most caps U19 : Maor Buzaglo [ 7] [ 8] U20 : Roy Nawi [ 9] [ 10] Top scorer U19 : Maor Buzaglo [ 11] [ 8] U20 : Anan Khalaily [ 12] [ 10] Home stadium Netanya Stadium FIFA code ISR
U19 : Romania 1–1 Israel Herzliya , Israel ; 10 March 2001)[ 13] U20 : Australia 0–0 Israel Asunción , Paraguay ; 9 February 1978)U19 : Israel 9–0 Liechtenstein Petah Tikva , Israel ; 13 October 2013)[ 14] [ 15] U20 : Israel 6–0 Papua New Guinea Sydney , Australia ; 17 February 1985)U19 : Portugal 7–1 Israel Ferreiras , Portugal ; 28 May 2012) U20 : Paraguay 3–0 Israel Asunción , Paraguay ; 11 February 1978)Appearances 9 (first in 1964 ) Best result Winners 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1971 , 1972 )Appearances 2 (first in 1985 ) Best result Runners-up 1985 , 1986 ) Appearances 3 (first in 1997 ) Best result Runners-up 2022 ) Appearances 4 (first in 1978 ) Best result Runners-up 1982 , 1990 ) Appearances 1 (first in 2023 ) Best result Third place 2023 )
In Israeli football (soccer), the Israel national under-19 football team (Hebrew : נבחרת (הנוער של) ישראל בכדורגל עד גיל 19 ) and the Israel national under-20 football team (נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל עד גיל 20 Israel Under-19s, Israel U19s; Israel Under-20s, Israel U20s - both squads are also regarded as the feeders for the Israel national under-21 team .
This team is for Israeli players aged 19 (or under) at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-19 Championship campaign) so players may be up to 20 years old, such as in the FIFA U-20 World Cup . In addition to the Israel's senior squad , there are also the Israeli squads for U-21 players, and other youth teams such as, the U-18, the U-17, and the U-16. Players are not level or nation static so can compete at any level as long as they are eligible; U19s do not relinquish level or nation association while competing and can compete on senior side, then back to U19s, and "youth level' or senior level with another nation.[citation needed
As of 2021, the Israel U19 home ground is the Netanya Stadium in the city of Netanya , Israel.
History
The idea to form a youth team first came about in 1957, as the IFA (Israel Football Association ) considered entering a team to the 1958 UEFA European Under-18 Championship tournament.[ 16] England equivalent on 20 May 1962, losing 1–3.[ 17] [ 18]
In 1964, the youth team participated for its debut time in the AFC Youth Championship tournament, sharing the cup with Burma in its first tournament in 1964 . The team continued to win the title five more times in the next 8 years, before Israel was boycotted by Muslim and Arab countries along with North Korea , that voted against its participation in AFC tournaments during the 1970s.[ 19]
Until 1992, the youth team's only official tournaments were FIFA Youth Championship qualification tournaments, twice participating in the process in the OFC U-20 Championship and once in the South American Youth Football Championship . At the same period of time, to give the youth squad its share of international matches, the IFA established an annual tournament for under-18 teams, which was held in December and January between 1974 and 1989 (after which the tournament became a tournament for under-17 teams).[ 20]
In 1992, as Israel was admitted to UEFA , the squad began participating in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (an under-18 tournament until 2002), appearing in the final tournament in 1997 and 2014 and in 2022 .[ 21]
Israel qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup by virtue of its performance at the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship , finishing 2nd place after a loss to England in the final, 1–3 after extra time (1–1 at full time).[ 21] Colombia , which they lost 1–2. Then, they drew against Senegal 1–1. They came back from behind with 10-men to beat Japan 2–1, which secured Israel a spot in the knockout stage. Israel advanced out of the first knockout round with a 1–0 win against Uzbekistan . In the quarter-finals, they came from behind twice to defeat 5-time South American champions Brazil 3–2 in extra time.[ 22] Uruguay in the semi-finals 0–1.[ 23] South Korea 3–1 to secure third place in their FIFA U-20 World Cup debut.[ 24]
Win Draw Loss
2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Group stage
The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.
All times are in Israel Summer Time (Israel Daylight Time , IDT), although the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup is entirely held at Argentina .
Group C
The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advanced to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
International records
FIFA U-20 World Cup
AFC U-19 Championship
Edition
Round
MP
W
D
L
GF
GA
1964 Champions* 4
3
1
0
10
0
1965 Champions 6
6
0
0
32
4
1966 Champions* 5
3
2
0
16
2
1967 Champions 5
4
1
0
14
1
1968 Third Place*
7
4
2
1
16
2
1969 Fourth Place
6
4
0
2
8
3
1970 Quarter-finals
4
2
1
1
10
1
1971 Champions 6
5
1
0
12
1
1972 Champions 6
6
0
0
20
0
Total 9/9 49 37 8 4 138 14
Champions* : Title sharedDNP : Did Not ParticipateDNQ : Did not qualify
Edition
Round
MP
W
D
L
GF
GA
1978
Group Phase
4
0
2
2
1
5
1980
Group Phase
4
0
1
3
1
5
1982 Runners-up
4
1
1
2
4
6
1990
Runners-up*
2
1
0
1
2
2
* Despite both matches of Israel against Australia being hosted in the same city of Sydney , Australia – Australia still won on away goals .
Edition
Round
MP
W
D
L
GF
GA
1985 Runners-up
5
3
1
1
15
6
1986 Runners-up
4
2
2
0
11
3
Edition
Round
MP
W
D
L
GF
GA
1988 Group stage
5
3
0
2
6
4
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Edition
Round
MP
W
D
L
GF
GA
1992 Qualifying round
1993 First qualifying round
1994 First qualifying round
1995 First qualifying round
1996 First qualifying round
1997 Group stage
3
0
1
2
1
6
1998 Second qualifying round
1999 First qualifying round
2000 First qualifying round
2001 Second qualifying round
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Win Draw Loss
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Qualifiers
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification:
Tiebreakers (H) Hosts
Qualified teams for the final tournament
The following teams qualified for the final tournament of the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship - Final tournament
Group stage
The final tournament schedule was announced on 28 April 2022.[ 26]
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup .
Group B
Knockout stage
Bracket
FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off
Winners qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup .
Semi-finals
Final
As of May 2023 [ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Position
Name
Head coach
Ofir Haim
Assistant managers
Goalkeeping Coach
Guy Solomon
Fitness Coaches
Technical manager
Head doctor
Physiotherapist
Physiotherapist/Masseur
Masseur
Players
Current squad
The following players were called for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches against Albania , Northern Ireland and Denmark , on 13, 16 and 19 November 2024; respectively.[ 27]
Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Denamrk . [ 28]
Current Under-19 squad
Honours
See also
References
^ a b "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - נבחרת ישראל עד גיל 19" .^ a b " . 29 March 2022.^ a b "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - נבחרת ישראל עד גיל 20" .^ "מה עשה הנוער? הכירו את העולים ליורו - ספורט 5" . 31 March 2022.^ "סיקור משחק ישראל U19 נגד אנגליה U19, 25/06/2022 - ערוץ הספורט" .^ "France-Israel | Under-19 2022" . UEFA ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - מס' הופעות בנבחרת - נבחרת עד גיל 19" .^ a b "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - נבחרת עד גיל 19" .^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - מס' הופעות בנבחרת - נבחרת עד גיל 20" .^ a b "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - נבחרת עד גיל 20" .^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - רשימת כובשים - נבחרת עד גיל 19" .^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - רשימת כובשים - נבחרת עד גיל 20" .^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - עמוד משחק" .^ "Liechtenstein-Israel | Under-19 2014" .^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - עמוד משחק" .^ The Israeli Youth Team to the Luxembourg World Championship [permanent dead link ] (in Hebrew) ^ The English Youth Team Bested Israel (3:1) [permanent dead link ] (in Hebrew) ^ Israel Youth Repaid the English in the Haifa Match – 2:1 [permanent dead link ] (in Hebrew) ^ Time is right for Israel to return to its Asian roots James Montague, 27 February 2008, The Guardian^ Winter U-18/U-17 Tournament in Israel RSSSF^ a b "U19 Israeli Football Team Qualifies For U20 World Cup in Indonesia" . IsraellyCool. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022 .^ "Israel shocks Brazil to reach U20 World Cup semifinals, Italy outs Colombia" . Associated Press. 4 June 2023.^ "Duarte fires Uruguay into final" . FIFA. 8 June 2023.^ Bihler, Dennis (11 June 2023). "Israel defeats South Korea 3-1 for 3rd place in U20 World Cup" . ynetnews . ^ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions" . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020 .^ "2022 U19 EURO finals in Slovakia: Tournament information, scouting" . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 19 April 2021.^ "נבחרת הנוער תמריא לגאורגיה לצמד משחקי הכנה" (in Hebrew). 21 February 2024.^ "Denmark 3 - 2 Israel" . UEFA.^ "נבחרת ישראל עד גיל 19" (in Hebrew). ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל. Retrieved 23 March 2023 .
Under-18 era, 1948–2001
FIFA Youth UEFA Youth UEFA U-18 Qualification Squads
Under-19 era, 2002–present
UEFA U-19 Qualification Squads
Tournaments Finals Squads Qualification
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Israel's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and AFC U-20 Asian Cup .
Opponent
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Brazil
1
1
0
0
3
2
+1
100.00
Colombia
1
0
0
1
1
2
−1
00 0.00
Japan
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
100.00
Senegal
1
0
1
0
1
1
+0
00 0.00
South Korea
1
1
0
0
3
1
+2
100.00
Uruguay
1
0
0
1
0
1
−1
00 0.00
Uzbekistan
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
100.00
Total
7
4
1
2
11
8
+3
0 57.14
