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«The Skyblues and Whites»

62 Matches
22 wins
14 draws
26 losses
94–110 Goals
−16 Difference
1.5 Scored per game
Form W 16 Nov 2025 · Home Moldova · 4:1 D 26 Mar · Away Georgia · 2:2 W 3 Jun · Away Albania · 1:0 L 24 Sep · Away Austria · 1:3 L 27 Sep · Home Republic of Ireland · 0:3 D 1 Oct · Home Kosovo National Team · 0:0

The night Israel became champions of Asia came in Ramat Gan in 1964, a 1-0 win over South Korea in the final that remains the country's only major title. It had been building toward that for years, having finished runners-up at the same tournament in 1956 and 1960 before the breakthrough arrived, and following it four years later with a third-place finish in 1968.

The team's roots go back to 1928, when the Palestine Football Association was formed under British Mandate rule, and the national side took shape in 1934, entering World Cup qualification that same year. The only appearance at the tournament itself came in 1970, where Mordechai Spiegler scored the country's single World Cup goal in the group stage.

Eran Zahavi has finished as the side's all-time leading marksman with 35 goals, while Yossi Benayoun's 101 caps stand as the record for appearances. Politics has shaped the fixture list as much as football has: matches against Lebanon and other Arab nations, including Syria, Egypt and Iran, have carried a weight beyond three points, tied to decades of regional conflict rather than to any single rivalry.

Ramat Gan Stadium, holding just over 41,500, has long served as the team's main stage, though Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv and Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem now share the load of home fixtures. The players still take the field in white and sky blue.

Latest results

Fixtures and results
4 Oct UEFA Nations League Republic of Ireland A
1 Oct UEFA Nations League Kosovo National Team H 0:0 D
27 Sep UEFA Nations League Republic of Ireland H 0:3 L
24 Sep UEFA Nations League Austria A 1:3 L
3 Jun Friendlies Albania A 1:0 W
26 Mar Friendlies Georgia A 2:2 D

Standing

UEFA Nations League

Group stage · League B - Group C

# Team M W D L Goals Pts
1 Austria 4 2 2 0 9:5 8
2 Kosovo National Team 4 1 2 1 3:4 5
3 Republic of Ireland 4 1 2 1 6:4 5
4 Israel 4 0 2 2 2:7 2
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Team statistics

matches counted in total: 62
62 Matches
22 wins
14 draws
26 losses
94–110 Goals
−16 Difference
1.5 Scored per game
Match outcomes matches counted in total: 62
22wins: 22 · 35% 14draws: 14 · 22% 26losses: 26 · 41%
wins draws losses
Scored and conceded last matches
16 Nov 2025 · Home Moldova · 4:1
26 Mar · Away Georgia · 2:2
3 Jun · Away Albania · 1:0
24 Sep · Away Austria · 1:3
27 Sep · Home Republic of Ireland · 0:3
1 Oct · Home Kosovo National Team · 0:0
scored — above the line conceded — below the line
Metric Total Home Away
Matches 62 28 34
Scored 94 48 46
Conceded 110 50 60
Scored per game 1.5 1.7 1.4
Conceded per game 1.8 1.8 1.8
Difference −16 −2 −14

Key players

by appearances over the last year
Oscar Gloukh Midfielder 4 Matches Dor Turgeman Forward 4 Matches Nikita Stoyanov Defender 4 Matches Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper 4 Matches Yarden Shua Forward 4 Matches Dor Peretz Midfielder 4 Matches Anan Khalaili Defender 4 Matches Eliel Peretz Midfielder 4 Matches

Squad of Israel

by appearances over the last year
Number Player Position Age Matches
11 IL Oscar Gloukh Midfielder 22 4
19 IL Dor Turgeman Forward 22 4
13 IL Nikita Stoyanov Defender 21 4
1 IL Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper 26 4
7 Yarden Shua Forward 4
8 Dor Peretz Midfielder 4
17 Anan Khalaili Defender 4
15 Eliel Peretz Midfielder 4
14 Guy Mizrahi Defender 4
12 L. Yariv Midfielder 4
5 Idan Nachmias Defender 4
9 Tai Baribo Forward 4
18 Omri Glazer Goalkeeper 4
2 Elazar Dasa Defender 4
23 Assav Tsur Goalkeeper 3
16 IL Gavriel Gilad Kanichowsky Midfielder 29 3
3 Ilay Feingold Defender 3
20 Liel Abada Forward 3
4 Raz Shlomo Defender 3
10 Manor Solomon Midfielder 3
3 Roy Revivo Defender 3
6 Omri Gandelman Midfielder 2
21 Ethane Azoulay Midfielder 2
22 S. Abu Farhi Forward 2
21 Idan Toklomati Giorno Forward 2
12 N. Steifman Defender 1
4 Or Blorian Defender 1
12 Stav Lemkin Defender 1
12 Itamar Noy Midfielder 1
1 Niv Eliasi Goalkeeper 1

Fixtures of Israel

Honours of Israel

  • AFC Asian Cup 1964 1
  • AFC Asian Cup 1956, 1960 2
  • Asian Games 1974 1
  • AFC Asian Cup 1968 1

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