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)

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

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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

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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 in Israel Summer Time (Israel Daylight Time, IDT), although the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup is entirely held at Argentina.

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) 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)
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' Report B. N'Diaye   58' (o.g.) Attendance: 2,078
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)
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

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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
 
  Colombia 1
 
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 Korea1  Israel3
 
31 May – San Juan
 
  Nigeria0   South Korea1
 
  Argentina0
 
 
  Nigeria2
 

Round of 16 (Eight-finals)

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

Quarter-finals

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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

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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' Report Attendance: 27,860
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Third place play-off

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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

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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 the COVID-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 Championship Intercontinental 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 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

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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 the COVID-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) Cyprus   0–1   Israel Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel
18:00 (19:00 IST) Report Abed-Kassus   77' Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)
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.)
Report Referee: Luca Barbeno (San Marino)
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Israel   1–4   Netherlands Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel
16:00 (17:00 IST) Ibrahim Salman   36' Report Jimenez   11'
Emegha   45+3'
Simons   54' (pen.)
De Jong   66'
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) Israel   0–0   Hungary ETO Park, Győr, Hungary
19:30 Report Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) Turkey   1–3   Israel ETO Park, Győr, Hungary
16:00 Elmaz   42' (pen.) Report Turgeman   32', 35'
Edri   66'
Referee: Mohammed Al-emara (Finland)
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) Scotland   0–1   Israel Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary
17:45 Report Revivo   88' Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

Qualified teams for the final tournament

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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).

Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
  Slovakia Hosts 2nd 2002 Third place (2002)
  Romania Elite round Group 4 winners 2nd 2011 Group Stage (2011)
  Italy Elite round Group 5 winners 8th 2019 Champions (2003)
  Israel Elite round Group 1 winners 2nd 2014 Group Stage (2014)
  France Elite round Group 2 winners 12th 2019 Champions (2005, 2010, 2016)
  England Elite round Group 3 winners 11th 2018 Champions (2017)
  Austria Elite round Group 7 winners 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 the 2023 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 stage and 2023 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) Serbia   2–2   Israel Mestský štadión, Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
17:30
Report
Attendance: 945
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
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)
25 June 2022 (2022-06-25) Israel   0–1   England Mestský 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 the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Semi-finals

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

Final

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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

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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 the Exhibition games against Cyprus on 8, and 10 October 2024; respectively.[27]

Caps and goals are correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Norway.[28]

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

2DF Ofer Gelbard (2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 18) 4 0   Hapoel Tel Aviv
2DF Noam Schwarz (2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Maccabi Tel Aviv
2DF Moran Waheb (2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Maccabi Haifa
2DF Daniel Tishler (2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Maccabi Tel Aviv
2DF Tomer Lannes Arbel (2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Maccabi Haifa
2DF Ahmad Abu Moch (2006-12-01) 1 December 2006 (age 17) 0 0   F.C. Ashdod
2DF Itay Baruch (2007-04-01) 1 April 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Maccabi Petah Tikva
2DF Benny Feldman (2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Maccabi Netanya

3MF Ido Ouli (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18) 8 1   Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MF Lotem Asras (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MF Roei Magor (2007-03-01) 1 March 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MF Itay Ehud (2006-09-21) 21 September 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Maccabi Haifa
3MF Yaniv Peretz (2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Maccabi Petah Tikva
3MF Ofek Mishan (2006-12-01) 1 December 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Hapoel Tel Aviv
3MF Yuval Ranon (2006-02-11) 11 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Werder Bremen

4FW Yehuda Balay (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18) 8 1   Hapoel Ramat HaSharon
4FW Eyad Khalaily (2006-07-02) 2 July 2006 (age 18) 2 0   Maccabi Haifa
4FW Jad Shibli (2006-01-27) 27 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Maccabi Haifa
4FW Ori Malka (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0   F.C. Ashdod
4FW Ori Hassan (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Bnei Yehuda

Current Under-19 squad

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



FW Karem Zoabi (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 18) 8 1   Rio Ave v.   Norway, 26 March 2024
FW Sayed Abu Farchi (2006-05-11) 11 May 2006 (age 18) 10 2   Maccabi Bnei Reineh v.   Norway, 26 March 2024

Honours

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See also

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References

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