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Association | Israel Football Association (IFA) | |||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
Head coach | Ofir Haim[1][2] | |||
Captain | Ilay Madmoun[3][4][5] | |||
Most caps | Maor Buzaglo[6][7] (35) | |||
Top scorer | Maor Buzaglo[8][7] (21) | |||
Home stadium | Netanya Stadium | |||
FIFA code | ISR | |||
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First international | ||||
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Biggest win | ||||
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Biggest defeat | ||||
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AFC (Asia) Championship | ||||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1964) | |||
Best result | Winners ![]() | |||
OFC (Oceania) Championship | ||||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1985) | |||
Best result | Runners-up (1985, 1986) | |||
UEFA (Europe) Championship | ||||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1997) | |||
Best result | Runners-up ![]() | |||
FIFA World Youth Championship Intercontinental Play-Off | ||||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1978) | |||
Best result | Runners-up ![]() | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | |||
Best result | TBD (2023) |
Israel's national under-19 football team (Hebrew: נבחרת הנוער של ישראל בכדורגל עד גיל 19), also known as Israel Under-19s or Israel U19s, is regarded as the feeder team for the Israel national under-21 football 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. Also in existence are teams for Under-21s and Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-17s, and Under-16s. 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 country.
As of 2021, the Israel U19 home ground is the Netanya Stadium in the city of Netanya, Israel.
The idea to form a youth team first came about in 1957, as the IFA considered entering a team to the 1958 UEFA European Under-18 Championship tournament.[9] The youth team, an U19 squad, played its debut match against its England equivalent on 20 May 1962, losing 1–3.[10] Two days later, the team recorded its first victory, winning 2–1 in a rematch.[11]
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. The team continued to win the title five more times in the next 8 years, before Israel was banned from participating in AFC tournaments.[12]
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).[13]
In 1992, as Israel was admitted to UEFA, the squad began participating in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (under-18 tournament until 2002), appearing in the final tournament in 1997 and 2014.
Israel qualified for the 2023 U20 World Cup by virtue of its performance at the 2022 U19 European Championships.[14]
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![]() | Qualified | |||||||
Total | N/A | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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![]() | Champions* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
![]() | Champions* | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
![]() | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
![]() | Third Place* | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
![]() | Fourth Place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Total | 9/9 | 49 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 138 | 14 |
Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Group Phase | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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Group Phase | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
![]() | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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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 |
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![]() | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
![]() | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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![]() | Group stage | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Win Draw Loss
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Elite round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
10 November 2021 (2021-11-10) | Cyprus ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |
18:00 (19:00 IST) | Report | Abed ![]() |
Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan) |
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) | Israel ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |
18:40 (19:40 IST) | Senior ![]() Turgeman ![]() Gluh ![]() Abed ![]() Mucha ![]() |
Report | Referee: Luca Barbeno (San Marino) |
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) | Israel ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |
16:00 (17:00 IST) | Ibrahim Salman ![]() |
Report | Jimenez ![]() Emegha ![]() Simons ![]() De Jong ![]() |
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
23 March 2022 (2022-03-23) | Israel ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | ETO Park, Győr, Hungary |
19:30 | Report | Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta) |
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) | Turkey ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | ETO Park, Győr, Hungary |
16:00 | Elmaz ![]() |
Report | Turgeman ![]() Edri ![]() |
Referee: Mohammed Al-emara (Finland) |
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) | Scotland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary |
17:45 | Report | Revivo ![]() |
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria) |
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 |
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Hosts | 2nd | 2002 | Third place (2002) |
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Elite round Group 4 winners | 2nd | 2011 | Group Stage (2011) |
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Elite round Group 5 winners | 8th | 2019 | Champions (2003) |
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Elite round Group 1 winners | 2nd | 2014 | Group Stage (2014) |
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Elite round Group 2 winners | 12th | 2019 | Champions (2005, 2010, 2016) |
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Elite round Group 3 winners | 11th | 2018 | Champions (2017) |
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Elite round Group 7 winners | 8th | 2016 | Semi-finals (2003, 2006, 2014) |
The final tournament schedule was announced on 28 April 2022.[16]
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Knockout stage and 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
19 June 2022 (2022-06-19) | Serbia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Mestský štadión, Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia |
17:30 | Report |
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Attendance: 945 Referee: António Nobre (Portugal) |
22 June 2022 (2022-06-22) | Israel ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Mestský štadión, Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia |
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Report | Attendance: 1,026 Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium) |
25 June 2022 (2022-06-25) | Israel ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Mestský štadión, Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia |
20:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 933 Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
28 June – DAC Aréna | ||||||
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1 July – Anton Malatinský Stadium | ||||||
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28 June – NTC Senec | ||||||
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Winners qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
28 June 2022 (2022-06-28) | France ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | DAC Aréna, Dunajská Streda, Slovakia |
20:00 | Virginius ![]() |
Report |
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Attendance: 1,226 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark) |
1 July 2022 (2022-07-01) | Israel ![]() | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia |
20:00 |
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Referee: António Nobre (Portugal) |
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Lior Gliklich | (2003-01-02) January 2, 2003 (age 19) | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | 1GK | Tomer Zarfati | (2003-10-16) October 16, 2003 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | 2DF | Roy Revivo | (2003-05-22) May 22, 2003 (age 19) | 19 | 1 | ![]() |
5 | 2DF | Shon Edri | (2003-10-24) October 24, 2003 (age 19) | 19 | 1 | ![]() |
2 | 2DF | Ilay Tomer | (2004-04-08) April 8, 2004 (age 18) | 18 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | 2DF | Stav Lemkin | (2003-04-02) April 2, 2003 (age 19) | 15 | 1 | ![]() |
3 | 2DF | Or Alon Israelov | (2004-09-02) September 2, 2004 (age 18) | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | 2DF | Ilay Feingold | (2004-08-23) August 23, 2004 (age 18) | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | 3MF | Noam Muche | (2003-07-30) July 30, 2003 (age 19) | 17 | 1 | ![]() |
6 | 3MF | El-Yam Kancepolsky | (2003-12-22) December 22, 2003 (age 18) | 16 | 1 | ![]() |
10 | 3MF | Oscar Gloukh | (2004-04-01) April 1, 2004 (age 18) | 15 | 3 | ![]() |
8 | 3MF | Ilay Madmoun (captain) | (2003-02-23) February 23, 2003 (age 19) | 13 | 1 | ![]() |
15 | 3MF | Tay Abed-Kassus | (2004-08-03) 3 August 2004 (age 18) | 9 | 4 | ![]() |
14 | 3MF | Aharon Roy Nawi | (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 18) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | 4FW | Ariel Lugassy | (2004-11-24) November 24, 2004 (age 17) | 19 | 3 | ![]() |
20 | 4FW | Ahmad Ibrahim Salman | (2004-03-22) March 22, 2004 (age 18) | 17 | 2 | ![]() |
9 | 4FW | Dor David Turgeman | (2003-10-24) October 24, 2003 (age 19) | 16 | 5 | ![]() |
19 | 4FW | Idan Toklomety | (2004-08-09) August 9, 2004 (age 18) | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | 4FW | Nehorai Yifrah | (2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 19) | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
17 | 4FW | Orel Baye | (2004-03-02) 2 March 2004 (age 18) | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
The following players have been called up for the team since the first qualifying round of its current tournament and are still available for selection.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Maor Erlich | (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Tal Archel | (2003-06-10) June 10, 2003 (age 19) | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Maor Yesilirmak | (2005-01-16) January 16, 2005 (age 17) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Eden Otachi | (2003-01-01) January 1, 2003 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Yonatan Kay Laish | (2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 18) | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Khaled Zaid | (2004-12-05) 5 December 2004 (age 17) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Omer Senior | (2003-02-23) February 23, 2003 (age 19) | 9 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Sagi Genis | (2004-01-10) January 10, 2004 (age 18) | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
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