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Israel national under-19 football team

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); or simply 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.

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]
Most capsU19: 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
First colours
Second colours
First international
U19:  Romania 1–1 Israel 
(Herzliya, Israel; 10 March 2001)[13]
U20:  Australia 0–0 Israel Israel
(Asunción, Paraguay; 9 February 1978)
Biggest win
U19:  Israel 9–0 Liechtenstein 
(Petah Tikva, Israel; 13 October 2013)[14][15]
U20: Israel Israel 6–0 Papua New Guinea 
(Sydney, Australia; 17 February 1985)
Biggest defeat
U19:  Portugal 7–1 Israel 
(Ferreiras, Portugal; 28 May 2012)
U20:  Paraguay 3–0 Israel Israel
(Asunción, Paraguay; 11 February 1978)
AFC (Asia) Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1964)
Best resultWinners (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972)
OFC (Oceania) Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1985)
Best resultRunners-up (1985, 1986)
UEFA (Europe) Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1997)
Best resultRunners-up (2022)
FIFA World Youth Championship
Intercontinental play-off
Appearances4 (first in 1978)
Best resultRunners-up (1982, 1990)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultThird place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2023)
Medal record
Representing  Israel U-19
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2022 SlovakiaTeam
Representing  Israel U-20
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2022 ArgentinaTeam

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] The youth team played its debut match against its England equivalent on 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 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] Throughout the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Israel started against 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] However, they lost to Uruguay in the semi-finals 0–1.[23] Israel went on to defeat South Korea 3–1 to secure third place in their FIFA U-20 World Cup debut.[24]

Results and fixtures – Israel U-20

  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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Colombia321053+27Knockout stage
2 Israel31114404
3  Japan310234−13
4  Senegal302123−12
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
v  Colombia
21 May 2023 (2023-05-21) Israel 1–2  Colombia Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata, Argentina
21:00 (Israel Summer Time)Turgeman 57' (pen.)Report
Attendance: 7,613
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
v Israel
24 May 2023 (2023-05-24) Senegal  1–1 Israel Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata, Argentina
21:00 (Israel Summer Time)P. Diop 80'ReportB. N'Diaye 58' (o.g.)Attendance: 2,078
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)
v Israel
27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) Japan  1–2 Israel Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina
00:00 (Israel Summer Time)Sakamoto 45+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

Bracket

 
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
 
  Colombia 1
 
31 May – La Plata
 
  Italy3
 
  England1
 
8 June – La Plata
 
  Italy2
 
  Italy2
 
1 June – Santiago del Estero
 
  South Korea1Third place play-off
 
  Ecuador2
 
4 June – Santiago del Estero11 June – La Plata
 
  South Korea3
 
  South Korea1 Israel3
 
31 May – San Juan
 
  Nigeria0  South Korea1
 
  Argentina0
 
 
  Nigeria2
 

Round of 16 (Eight-finals)

v Israel
30 May 2023 (2023-05-30) Uzbekistan  0–1 Israel Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina
00:00 (Israel Summer Time)ReportKhalaily 90+7'Attendance: 10,492
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

v Israel
8 June 2023 (2023-06-08) Uruguay  1–0 Israel Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata, Argentina
20:30 (Israel Summer Time)Duarte 61'ReportAttendance: 27,860
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Third place play-off

v  South Korea
11 June 2023 (2023-06-11) Israel 3–1  South Korea Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata, Argentina
20:30 (Israel Summer Time)
Report
Attendance: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

International records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA
1977did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[25]
2023Third placeThird Place7412118
2025Did not qualify
TotalThird place3rd7412118

AFC U-19 Championship

EditionRoundMPWDLGFGA
1964Champions*4310100
1965Champions6600324
1966Champions*5320162
1967Champions5410141
1968Third Place*7421162
1969Fourth Place640283
1970Quarter-finals4211101
1971Champions6510121
1972Champions6600200
Total9/949378413814
  • Champions* : Title shared
  • DNP : Did Not Participate
  • DNQ : Did not qualify

FIFA World Youth Championship Intercontinental play-off

EditionRoundMPWDLGFGA
1978Group Phase402215
1980Group Phase401315
1982Runners-up411246
1990Runners-up*210122

* Despite both matches of Israel against Australia being hosted in the same city of Sydney, Australia – Australia still won on away goals.

OFC U-20 Championship

EditionRoundMPWDLGFGA
1985Runners-up5311156
1986Runners-up4220113

South American Youth Championship

EditionRoundMPWDLGFGA
1988Group stage530264

UEFA European Under-18 Championship

EditionRoundMPWDLGFGA
1992Qualifying round
1993First qualifying round
1994First qualifying round
1995First qualifying round
1996First qualifying round
1997Group stage301216
1998Second qualifying round
1999First qualifying round
2000First qualifying round
2001Second qualifying round

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

EditionRoundMPWDLGFGASquad
2002First qualifying round
2003Second qualifying round
2004Second qualifying round
2005Elite round
2006Elite round
2007Elite round
2008Elite round
2009First qualifying round
2010First qualifying round
2011Elite round
2012Elite round
2013First qualifying round
2014Group stage300318Squad
2015First qualifying round
2016Elite round
2017Elite round
2018First qualifying round
2019Elite round
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022Runners-up521299Squad
2023Elite round
2024Elite round
Total2/2182151017

Results and fixtures – Israel U-19

  Win  Draw  Loss

2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Qualifiers

Qualifying Round – Group 4
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Netherlands3300131+129Elite round
2  Israel (H)320184+46
3  Cyprus301228−61
4  Moldova3012212−101
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
v  Israel
10 November 2021 (2021-11-10) Cyprus  0–1  Israel Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel
18:00 (19:00 IST)ReportAbed-Kassus 77'Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)
v  Moldova
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) Israel  6–0  Moldova Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel
18:40 (19:40 IST)Senior 6'
Turgeman 27'
Gloukh 75'
Abed-Kassus 81', 90+4'
Muche 89' (pen.)		ReportReferee: Luca Barbeno (San Marino)
v  Netherlands
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Israel  1–4  Netherlands Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel
16:00 (17:00 IST)Ibrahim Salman 36'ReportJimenez 11'
Emegha 45+3'
Simons 54' (pen.)
De Jong 66'		Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
Elite Round – Group 1
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Israel321041+37Final tournament
2  Hungary (H)311142+24
3  Scotland310225−33
4  Turkey310246−23
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
v  Hungary
23 March 2022 (2022-03-23) Israel  0–0  Hungary ETO Park, Győr, Hungary
19:30ReportReferee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
v  Israel
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) Turkey  1–3  Israel ETO Park, Győr, Hungary
16:00Elmaz 42' (pen.)ReportTurgeman 32', 35'
Edri 66'		Referee: Mohammed Al-emara (Finland)
v  Israel
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) Scotland  0–1  Israel Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary
17:45ReportRevivo 88'Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

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).

TeamMethod of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
 SlovakiaHosts2nd2002Third place (2002)
 RomaniaElite round Group 4 winners2nd2011Group Stage (2011)
 ItalyElite round Group 5 winners8th2019Champions (2003)
 IsraelElite round Group 1 winners2nd2014Group Stage (2014)
 FranceElite round Group 2 winners12th2019Champions (2005, 2010, 2016)
 EnglandElite round Group 3 winners11th2018Champions (2017)
 AustriaElite round Group 7 winners8th2016Semi-finals (2003, 2006, 2014)

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  England330070+79Knockout stage and 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2  Israel311165+14
3  Austria310258−33FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off
4  Serbia301249−51
Source: UEFA
v  Israel
19 June 2022 (2022-06-19) Serbia  2–2  Israel Mestský štadión, Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
17:30
Report
Attendance: 945
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
v  Austria
22 June 2022 (2022-06-22) Israel  4–2  Austria Mestský štadión, Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
17:30
Report
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)
v  England
25 June 2022 (2022-06-25) Israel  0–1  England Mestský štadión, Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
20:00Report
Attendance: 933
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
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

Winners qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Semi-finals

v  Israel
28 June 2022 (2022-06-28) France  1–2  Israel DAC Aréna, Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
20:00Virginius 62'Report
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

Final

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

Coaching staff – U-19 with U-20

As of May 2023[1][2][3]
PositionName
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

Current squad

The following players were called for the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Norway on 20, 23 and 26 March 2024; respectively.[27]

Caps and goals are correct as of 23 March 2024, after the match against Montenegro.[28]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1GKOfek Melika (2005-01-23) 23 January 2005 (age 19)170 Maccabi Petah Tikva
1GKDor Binyamini (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 19)30 Maccabi Petah Tikva
2DFNoam Ben Harush (2005-05-13) 13 May 2005 (age 19)150 Hapoel Haifa
2DFShavit Elgaby (2005-06-15) 15 June 2005 (age 19)150 Maccabi Petah Tikva
2DFNikita Stoyanov (2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 18)100 Maccabi Netanya
2DFMaor Yashilirmak (2005-01-16) 16 January 2005 (age 19)80 F.C. Ashdod
2DFGuy Dezent (2005-11-01) 1 November 2005 (age 18)60 Maccabi Petah Tikva
2DFAvi Turgeman (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 19)60 Hapoel Tel Aviv
3MFIdo Ouli (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18)81 Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MFLiran Hazan (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 19)73 Maccabi Petah Tikva
3MFLior Kasa (2005-09-27) 27 September 2005 (age 18)60 Maccabi Haifa
3MFIdo Cohen (2005-02-01) 1 February 2005 (age 19)41 Maccabi Petah Tikva
3MFYarin Levi (2005-08-01) 1 August 2005 (age 18)40 Maccabi Haifa
3MFNiv Yehoshua (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)40 Maccabi Petah Tikva
4FWSayed Abu Farchi (2006-05-11) 11 May 2006 (age 18)92 F.C. Kafr Qasim
4FWOri Azo (2005-07-17) 17 July 2005 (age 18)80 Maccabi Tel Aviv
4FWOmer Dahan (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 19)73 Maccabi Haifa
4FWKarem Zoabi (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 18)71 Hapoel Jerusalem
4FWYehuda Balay (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18)71 Maccabi Tel Aviv
4FWAnis Porat Ayash (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 19)62 Bnei Sakhnin

Current Under-19 squad

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
DFOfer Gelbard (2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 18)40 Hapoel Tel Avivv.  Croatia, 21 November 2023
DFLiav Eissat (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 19)50 Maccabi Haifav.  Croatia, 21 November 2023
DFFares Agbaria (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 19)51 Maccabi Netanyav.  Georgia, 28 February 2024
DFLiam Shahar (2005-09-01) 1 September 2005 (age 18)20 Maccabi Petah Tikvav.  Georgia, 28 February 2024
DFGatacho Yavalo (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)20 Maccabi Haifav.  Georgia, 28 February 2024
MFAmit Lemkin (2005-10-26) 26 October 2005 (age 18)90 Hapoel Tel Avivv.  Georgia, 28 February 2024
MFItamar Mashraki (2005-08-16) 16 August 2005 (age 18)30 Maccabi Petah Tikvav.  Georgia, 28 February 2024
MFYaniv Peretz (2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 17)00 Maccabi Petah Tikvav.  Georgia, 28 February 2024
FWEden Ben Simon (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19)51 Hapoel Haifav.  Croatia, 21 November 2023
FWEyad Khalaily (2006-07-02) 2 July 2006 (age 18)20 Maccabi Haifav.  Georgia, 28 February 2024

Honours

See also

References

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