Israel national under-19 football team

InIsraeli football(soccer), theIsrael national under-19 football team(Hebrew:נבחרת (הנוער של) ישראל בכדורגל עד גיל 19) and theIsrael national under-20 football team(נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל עד גיל 20); or simplyIsraelUnder-19s, Israel U19s; Israel Under-20s, Israel U20s - both squads are also regarded as the feeders for theIsrael national under-21 team.

Israel Under-19/Under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationIsrael Football Association(IFA)
ConfederationUEFA(Europe)
Head coachU19/U20:Ofir Haim[1][2][3]
CaptainU20:Ilay Madmon[4][5][6]
MostcapsU19:Maor Buzaglo[7][8](35)
U20:Roy Nawi[9][10](7)
Top scorerU19:Maor Buzaglo[11][8](21)
U20:Anan Khalaily[12][10](3)
Home stadiumNetanya Stadium
FIFA codeISR
Firstcolours
Secondcolours
First international
U19:Romania1–1Israel
(Herzliya,Israel;10 March 2001)[13]
U20:Australia0–0IsraelIsrael
(Asunción,Paraguay;9 February 1978)
Biggest win
U19:Israel9–0Liechtenstein
(Petah Tikva,Israel;13 October 2013)[14][15]
U20:IsraelIsrael6–0Papua New Guinea
(Sydney,Australia;17 February 1985)
Biggest defeat
U19:Portugal7–1Israel
(Ferreiras,Portugal;28 May 2012)
U20:Paraguay3–0IsraelIsrael
(Asunción,Paraguay;11 February 1978)
AFC (Asia) Championship
Appearances9 (first in1964)
Best resultWinners(1964,1965,1966,1967,1971,1972)
OFC (Oceania) Championship
Appearances2 (first in1985)
Best resultRunners-up(1985,1986)
UEFA (Europe) Championship
Appearances3 (first in1997)
Best resultRunners-up(2022)
FIFA World Youth Championship
Intercontinental play-off
Appearances4 (first in1978)
Best resultRunners-up(1982,1990)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in2023)
Best resultThird place3rd place, bronze medalist(s)(2023)

This team is for Israeli players aged 19 (or under) at the start of a two-yearUEFA European Under-19 Championshipcampaign) so players may be up to 20 years old, such as in theFIFA U-20 World Cup.In addition to theIsrael'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 theNetanya Stadiumin the city ofNetanya,Israel.

History

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The idea to form a youth team first came about in 1957, as theIFA(Israel Football Association) considered entering a team to the1958 UEFA European Under-18 Championshiptournament.[16]The youth team played its debut match against itsEngland equivalenton 20 May 1962, losing 1–3.[17]Two days later, the Israeli squad recorded its first victory, winning 2–1 in a rematch in England.[18]

In 1964, the youth team participated for its debut time in theAFC Youth Championshiptournament, sharing the cup withBurmain itsfirst tournament in 1964.The team continued to win the title five more times in the next 8 years, beforeIsrael was boycottedbyMuslimandArab countriesalong withNorth Korea,that voted against its participation in AFC tournaments during the 1970s.[19]

Until 1992, the youth team's only official tournaments wereFIFA Youth Championshipqualification tournaments, twice participating in the process in theOFC U-20 Championshipand once in theSouth 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 toUEFA,the squad began participating in theUEFA European Under-19 Championship(anunder-18tournament until 2002), appearing in the final tournament in1997and2014and in2022.[21]

Israel qualified for the2023 FIFA U-20 World Cupby virtue of its performance at the2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship,finishing 2nd place after a loss toEnglandin the final, 1–3 after extra time (1–1 at full time).[21]Throughout the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Israel started againstColombia,which they lost 1–2. Then, they drew againstSenegal1–1. They came back from behind with 10-men to beatJapan2–1, which secured Israel a spot in the knockout stage. Israel advanced out of the first knockout round with a 1–0 win againstUzbekistan.In the quarter-finals, they came from behind twice to defeat 5-time South American championsBrazil3–2 in extra time.[22]However, they lost toUruguayin the semi-finals 0–1.[23]Israel went on to defeatSouth Korea3–1 to secure third place in their FIFA U-20 World Cup debut.[24]

Results and fixtures – Israel U-20

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Win Draw Loss

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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Group stage

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The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.

All times are inIsrael Summer Time(Israel Daylight Time,IDT), although the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup is entirely held atArgentina.

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colombia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Knockout stage
2 Israel 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Japan 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4 Senegal 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Group stage tiebreakers
21 May 2023(2023-05-21)Israel1–2ColombiaEstadio Único Diego Armando Maradona,La Plata,Argentina
21:00 (Israel Summer Time) Turgeman57' (pen.) Report Attendance: 7,613
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
24 May 2023(2023-05-24)Senegal1–1IsraelEstadio Único Diego Armando Maradona,La Plata,Argentina
21:00 (Israel Summer Time) P. Diop80' Report B. N'Diaye58' (o.g.) Attendance: 2,078
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)
27 May 2023(2023-05-27)Japan1–2IsraelEstadio Malvinas Argentinas,Mendoza,Argentina
00:00 (Israel Summer Time) Sakamoto45+1' Report
Attendance: 7,581
Referee:Piero Maza(Chile)

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

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Bracket

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
30 May –Mendoza
United States4
4 June –Santiago del Estero
New Zealand0
United States0
1 June –Santiago del Estero
Uruguay2
Gambia0
8 June –La Plata
Uruguay1
Uruguay1
30 May –Mendoza
Israel0
Uzbekistan0
3 June –San Juan
Israel1
Israel(a.e.t.)3
31 May –La Plata
Brazil2
Brazil4
11 June –La Plata
Tunisia1
Uruguay1
31 May –San Juan
Italy0
Colombia5
3 June –San Juan
Slovakia1
Colombia1
31 May –La Plata
Italy3
England1
8 June –La Plata
Italy2
Italy2
1 June –Santiago del Estero
South Korea1 Third place play-off
Ecuador2
4 June –Santiago del Estero11 June –La Plata
South Korea3
South Korea1Israel3
31 May –San Juan
Nigeria0 South Korea1
Argentina0
Nigeria2

Round of 16 (Eight-finals)

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30 May 2023(2023-05-30)Uzbekistan0–1IsraelEstadio Malvinas Argentinas,Mendoza,Argentina
00:00 (Israel Summer Time) Report Khalaily90+7' Attendance: 10,492
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)

Quarter-finals

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3 June 2023(2023-06-03)Israel3–2(a.e.t.)BrazilEstadio San Juan del Bicentenario,San Juan,Argentina
20:30 (Israel Summer Time)
Report Attendance: 1,765
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

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11 June 2023(2023-06-11)Israel3–1South KoreaEstadio Único Diego Armando Maradona,La Plata,Argentina
20:30 (Israel Summer Time) Report Attendance: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

International records

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

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FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Round Position GP W D L GF GA
1977 did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021 Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic[25]
2023 Third place Third Place 7 4 1 2 11 8
2025 Did not qualify
Total Third place 3rd 7 4 1 2 11 8

AFC U-19 Championship

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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 shared
  • DNP:Did Not Participate
  • DNQ:Did not qualify

FIFA World Youth ChampionshipIntercontinental play-off

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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 againstAustraliabeing hosted in the same city ofSydney,Australia – Australia still won onaway 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

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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

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Edition Round MP W D L GF GA Squad
2002 First qualifying round
2003 Second qualifying round
2004 Second qualifying round
2005 Elite round
2006 Elite round
2007 Elite round
2008 Elite round
2009 First qualifying round
2010 First qualifying round
2011 Elite round
2012 Elite round
2013 First qualifying round
2014 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 8 Squad
2015 First qualifying round
2016 Elite round
2017 Elite round
2018 First qualifying round
2019 Elite round
2020 Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 9 9 Squad
2023 Elite round
2024 Elite round
Total 2/21 8 2 1 5 10 17

Results and fixtures – Israel U-19

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Win Draw Loss

2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

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Qualifiers

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Qualifying Round – Group 4
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Elite round
2 Israel(H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 Cyprus 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
4 Moldova 3 0 1 2 2 12 −10 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification:Tiebreakers
(H)Hosts
10 November 2021(2021-11-10)Cyprus0–1IsraelNetanya Stadium,Netanya,Israel
18:00(19:00IST) Report Abed-Kassus77' Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)
13 November 2021(2021-11-13)Israel6–0MoldovaNetanya Stadium,Netanya,Israel
18:40(19:40IST) Senior6'
Turgeman27'
Gloukh75'
Abed-Kassus81',90+4'
Muche89' (pen.)
Report Referee: Luca Barbeno (San Marino)
16 November 2021(2021-11-16)Israel1–4NetherlandsNetanya Stadium,Netanya,Israel
16:00(17:00IST) Ibrahim Salman36' Report Jimenez11'
Emegha45+3'
Simons54' (pen.)
De Jong66'
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
Elite Round – Group 1
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Israel 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Final tournament
2 Hungary(H) 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
3 Scotland 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4 Turkey 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification:Qualification tiebreakers
(H)Hosts
23 March 2022(2022-03-23)Israel0–0HungaryETO Park,Győr,Hungary
19:30 Report Referee:Philip Farrugia(Malta)
26 March 2022(2022-03-26)Turkey1–3IsraelETO Park,Győr,Hungary
16:00 Elmaz42' (pen.) Report Turgeman32',35'
Edri66'
Referee:Mohammed Al-emara(Finland)

Qualified teams for the final tournament

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The following teams qualified for thefinal tournamentof the2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).

Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
Slovakia Hosts 2nd 2002 Third place(2002)
Romania Elite round Group 4winners 2nd 2011 Group Stage(2011)
Italy Elite round Group 5winners 8th 2019 Champions(2003)
Israel Elite round Group 1winners 2nd 2014 Group Stage(2014)
France Elite round Group 2winners 12th 2019 Champions(2005,2010,2016)
England Elite round Group 3winners 11th 2018 Champions(2017)
Austria Elite round Group 7winners 8th 2016 Semi-finals(2003,2006,2014)

2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship - Final tournament

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Group stage

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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 the2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Knockout stageand2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2 Israel 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
3 Austria 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3 FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off
4 Serbia 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Source:UEFA
19 June 2022(2022-06-19)Serbia2–2IsraelMestský štadión,Žiar nad Hronom,Slovakia
17:30 Report Attendance: 945
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
22 June 2022(2022-06-22)Israel4–2AustriaMestský štadión,Žiar nad Hronom,Slovakia
17:30 Report
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)
25 June 2022(2022-06-25)Israel0–1EnglandMestský štadión,Žiar nad Hronom,Slovakia
20:00 Report Attendance: 933
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
28 June –DAC Aréna
France1
1 July –Anton Malatinský Stadium
Israel2
Israel1
28 June –NTC Senec
England(a.e.t.)3
England2
Italy1

FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off

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Winners qualified for the2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Semi-finals

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28 June 2022(2022-06-28)France1–2IsraelDAC Aréna,Dunajská Streda,Slovakia
20:00 Virginius62' Report Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

Final

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1 July 2022(2022-07-01)Israel1–3(a.e.t.)EnglandAnton Malatinský Stadium,Trnava,Slovakia
20:00
Report Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

Coaching staff – U-19 with U-20

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As of May 2023[1][2][3]
Position Name
Head coach Ofir Haim
Assistant managers Itay Mordechai
Eyal Gidron
Goalkeeping Coach Guy Solomon
Fitness Coaches Ofer Eckstein
Yehuda "Udi" Ben-Simhon (U-20 only)
Technical manager Asi Meir
Head doctor Miki Zager
Physiotherapist Ronen Grundman (U-20 only)
Physiotherapist/Masseur Igor Lomovsky
Masseur Nissan Refael Davidi

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called for the2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualificationmatches againstAlbania,Northern IrelandandDenamrk,on 13, 16 and 19 November 2024; respectively.[27]

Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match againstDenamrk.[28]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Roey Levi (2006-08-01)1 August 2006(age 18) 5 0 F.C. Ashdod
18 1GK Daniel Cohen (2006-08-01)1 August 2006(age 18) 1 0 Maccabi Netanya

2 2DF Noam Schwarz (2006-07-15)15 July 2006(age 18) 5 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
3 2DF Daniel Tishler (2006-09-28)28 September 2006(age 18) 5 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv
4 2DF Moran Waheb (2006-06-01)1 June 2006(age 18) 5 0 Maccabi Haifa
5 2DF Tomer Lannes Arbel (2006-02-06)6 February 2006(age 18) 4 0 Maccabi Haifa
13 2DF Itay Baruch (2007-04-01)1 April 2007(age 17) 3 0 Maccabi Petah Tikva
14 2DF Amit Banay (2006-02-01)1 February 2006(age 18) 2 0 Maccabi Petah Tikva
20 2DF Ahmad Abu Moch (2006-12-01)1 December 2006(age 18) 3 0 F.C. Ashdod

6 3MF Itay Ehud (2006-09-21)21 September 2006(age 18) 4 0 Maccabi Haifa
8 3MF Ido Ouli (2006-03-01)1 March 2006(age 18) 13 4 Maccabi Tel Aviv
10 3MF Liran Hazan (2006-05-10)10 May 2006(age 18) 11 6 Maccabi Petah Tikva
12 3MF Yaniv Peretz (2007-02-01)1 February 2007(age 17) 3 0 Maccabi Petah Tikva
15 3MF Roei Magor (2007-03-01)1 March 2007(age 17) 5 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv
16 3MF Yuval Ranon (2006-02-11)11 February 2006(age 18) 4 0 Werder Bremen

7 4FW Eyad Khalaily (2006-07-02)2 July 2006(age 18) 6 1 Maccabi Haifa
9 4FW Sayed Abu Farchi (2006-05-11)11 May 2006(age 18) 12 3 Maccabi Bnei Reineh
11 4FW Karem Zoabi (2006-05-03)3 May 2006(age 18) 12 2 Rio Ave
17 4FW Jad Shibli (2006-01-27)27 January 2006(age 18) 4 1 Maccabi Haifa
19 4FW Yehuda Balay (2006-03-01)1 March 2006(age 18) 13 2 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon

Current Under-19 squad

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Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

DF Ofer Gelbard (2006-01-29)29 January 2006(age 18) 5 0 Hapoel Tel Aviv v.Cyprus,10 October 2024
DF Benny Feldman (2006-11-01)1 November 2006(age 18) 1 0 Maccabi Netanya v.Cyprus,10 October 2024

MF Lotem Asras (2006-01-15)15 January 2006(age 18) 2 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv v.Cyprus,10 October 2024
MF Ofek Mishan (2006-12-01)1 December 2006(age 18) 1 0 Hapoel Tel Aviv v.Cyprus,10 October 2024

FW Ori Malka (2006-01-01)1 January 2006(age 18) 2 1 F.C. Ashdod v.Cyprus,10 October 2024
FW Ori Hassan (2006-05-01)1 May 2006(age 18) 0 0 Bnei Yehuda v.Norway,26 March 2024

Honours

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See also

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References

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Head-to-head record

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The following table shows Israel's head-to-head record in theFIFA U-20 World Cup.