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Israel national under-19 football team
National U-19 and U-20 association football team
National U-19 and U-20 association football team
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Israel Under-19/Under-20 | ||||
| Logo | |||||
| Flag | |||||
| Badge | Flag of Israel.svg | ||||
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| FIFA Trigramme | ISR | ||||
| Association | Israel Football Association (IFA) | ||||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||
| Coach | U19/U20: Ofir Haim | ||||
| Captain | U20: Ilay Madmon | ||||
| U19: Maor Buzaglo<ref name | "mostCaps-u19" (35) | ||||
| U20: Roy Nawi<ref name | "mostCaps-u20" (7) | ||||
| U19: Maor Buzaglo<ref name | "topScorer-u19" (21) | ||||
| U20: Anan Khalaily<ref name | "topScorer-u20" (3) | ||||
| Home Stadium | Netanya Stadium | ||||
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| First game | U19: 1–1 | ||||
| (Herzliya, Israel; 10 March 2001) | |||||
| Largest win | U19: 9–0 | ||||
| (Petah Tikva, Israel; 13 October 2013) | |||||
| Regional name | AFC (Asia) Championship | ||||
| Regional cup apps | 9 | ||||
| Regional cup first | 1964 | ||||
| Regional cup best | Winners [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg | 14px]] (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972) | |||
| 2ndRegional name | OFC (Oceania) Championship | ||||
| 2ndRegional cup apps | 2 | ||||
| 2ndRegional cup first | 1985 | ||||
| 2ndRegional cup best | Runners-up [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg | 14px]] (1985, 1986) | |||
| 3rdRegional name | UEFA (Europe) Championship | ||||
| 3rdRegional cup apps | 3 | ||||
| 3rdRegional cup first | 1997 | ||||
| 3rdRegional cup best | Runners-up [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg | 14px]] (2022) | |||
| 4thRegional name | FIFA World Youth Championship | ||||
| Intercontinental play-off | |||||
| 4thRegional cup apps | 4 | ||||
| 4thRegional cup first | 1978 | ||||
| 4thRegional cup best | Runners-up [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg | 14px]] (1982, 1990) | |||
| U20WC apps | 1 | ||||
| U20WC first | 2023 | ||||
| U20WC best | Third place (2023) | ||||
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U19: Maor Buzaglo (35)
U20: Roy Nawi (7) U19: Maor Buzaglo (21)
U20: Anan Khalaily (3)
(Herzliya, Israel; 10 March 2001)
U20: 0–0 ISR Israel (Asunción, Paraguay; 9 February 1978) (Petah Tikva, Israel; 13 October 2013)
U20: ISR Israel 6–0 (Sydney, Australia; 17 February 1985) U19: 7–1 (Ferreiras, Portugal; 28 May 2012)
U20: 3–0 ISR Israel (Asunción, Paraguay; 11 February 1978)
Intercontinental play-off
In Israeli football (soccer), the Israel national under-19 football team () 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.
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.
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. The youth team played its debut match against its England equivalent on 20 May 1962, losing 1–3. Two days later, the Israeli squad recorded its first victory, winning 2–1 in a rematch in England.
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.
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).
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.
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). 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. However, they lost to Uruguay in the semi-finals 0–1. Israel went on to defeat South Korea 3–1 to secure third place in their FIFA U-20 World Cup debut.
Results and fixtures – Israel U-20
2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Group stage
Main article: 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
Main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup#Group_C
- Cortés
- Puerta
- Navi
- Senior
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
Main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup#Knockout_stage
Bracket
Main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup#Bracket
|30 May – Mendoza||4||0 |1 June – Santiago del Estero||0||1 |30 May – Mendoza||0|ISR Israel|1 |31 May – La Plata||4||1 |31 May – San Juan||5||1 |31 May – La Plata||1||2 |1 June – Santiago del Estero||2||3 |31 May – San Juan||0||2 |4 June – Santiago del Estero||0||2 |3 June – San Juan|ISR Israel |3||2 |3 June – San Juan| |1||3 |4 June – Santiago del Estero||1||0 |8 June – La Plata||1|ISR Israel|0 |8 June – La Plata||2||1 |11 June – La Plata||1||0 |11 June – La Plata|ISR Israel|3||1
Round of 16 (Eight-finals)
Main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup#Round_of_16
Quarter-finals
Main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup#Quarter-finals
- Khalaily
- Shibli
- Turgeman
- Marcos Leonardo
- Matheus Nascimento
Semi-finals
Main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup#Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup#Third_place_play-off
- Binyamin
- Senior
- Khalaily
- Lee Seung-won
International records
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| [](fifa-u-20-world-cup) | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUN 1977 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| JPN 1979 | |||||||||
| AUS 1981 | |||||||||
| MEX 1983 | |||||||||
| URS 1985 | |||||||||
| CHI 1987 | |||||||||
| KSA 1989 | |||||||||
| POR 1991 | |||||||||
| AUS 1993 | |||||||||
| QAT 1995 | |||||||||
| MAS 1997 | |||||||||
| NGA 1999 | |||||||||
| ARG 2001 | |||||||||
| UAE 2003 | |||||||||
| NED 2005 | |||||||||
| CAN 2007 | |||||||||
| EGY 2009 | |||||||||
| COL 2011 | |||||||||
| TUR 2013 | |||||||||
| NZL 2015 | |||||||||
| KOR 2017 | |||||||||
| POL 2019 | |||||||||
| IDN 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
| ARG 2023 | Third place | Third Place | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |
| CHI 2025 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| AzerbaijanUzbekistan 2027 | |||||||||
| Total | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
AFC U-19 Championship
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Vietnam 1964 | Champions* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Japan 1965 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Philippines 1966 | Champions* | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| THA 1967 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| South Korea 1968 | Third Place* | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| THA 1969 | Fourth Place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Philippines 1970 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Japan 1971 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| THA 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 U-20 World Cup|FIFA World Youth Championship]] Intercontinental play-off
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAR 1978 | Group Phase | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ARG 1980 | Group Phase | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| CRC 1982 | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| AUS 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.
[[OFC U-20 Championship]]
[[South American Youth Football Championship]]
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG 1988 | Group stage | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Main article: Israel national under-18 football team#UEFA European U-18 Championship
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany 1992 | Qualifying round | ||||||
| England 1993 | First qualifying round | ||||||
| Spain 1994 | First qualifying round | ||||||
| Greece 1995 | First qualifying round | ||||||
| France 1996 | First qualifying round | ||||||
| Iceland 1997 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Cyprus 1998 | Second qualifying round | ||||||
| Sweden 1999 | First qualifying round | ||||||
| Germany 2000 | First qualifying round | ||||||
| Finland 2001 | Second qualifying round |
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR 2002 | First qualifying round | |||||||
| LIE 2003 | Second qualifying round | |||||||
| SUI 2004 | Second qualifying round | |||||||
| NIR 2005 | Elite round | |||||||
| POL 2006 | Elite round | |||||||
| AUT 2007 | Elite round | |||||||
| CZE 2008 | Elite round | |||||||
| UKR 2009 | First qualifying round | |||||||
| FRA 2010 | First qualifying round | |||||||
| ROU 2011 | Elite round | |||||||
| EST 2012 | Elite round | |||||||
| LTU 2013 | First qualifying round | |||||||
| HUN 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Squad |
| GRE 2015 | First qualifying round | |||||||
| GER 2016 | Elite round | |||||||
| GEO 2017 | Elite round | |||||||
| FIN 2018 | First qualifying round | |||||||
| ARM 2019 | Elite round | |||||||
| NIR 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| ROU 2021 | ||||||||
| SVK 2022 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | Squad |
| MLT 2023 | Elite round | |||||||
| NIR 2024 | Elite round | |||||||
| ROU 2025 | Elite round | |||||||
| WAL 2026 | First qualifying round | |||||||
| ISR 2027 | Qualified as host | |||||||
| Total | 3/24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
Results and fixtures – Israel U-19
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Main article: 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Qualifiers
Main article: 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Qualifying Round – Group 4
Main article: 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification#Group 4
Turgeman Gloukh Abed-Kassus Muche Emegha Simons De Jong
Elite Round – Group 1
Main article: 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification#Group 1_2
Edri
Qualified teams for the final tournament
Main article: 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification#Qualified teams
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | (2002) | |||
| 2011 | (2011) | |||
| 2019 | (2003) | |||
| 2014 | (2014) | |||
| 2019 | (2005, 2010, 2016) | |||
| 2018 | (2017) | |||
| 2016 | (2003, 2006, 2014) |
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship - Final tournament
Main article: 2022 UEFA_European Under-19 Championship
Group stage
Main article: 2022 UEFA_European Under-19 Championship#Group stage
The final tournament schedule was announced on 28 April 2022.
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
All times are local [[Central European Summer Time
Group B
Main article: 2022 UEFA_European Under-19 Championship#Group B
- Leković
- Ibrahim Salman
- Lugassy
- Madmon
- Gloukh
- Demir
Knockout stage
Main article: 2022 UEFA_European Under-19 Championship#Knockout stage
Bracket
Main article: 2022 UEFA_European Under-19 Championship#Bracket
|1 July – Anton Malatinský Stadium||1| |3|3rdplace=no|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes|RD1=Semi-finals|RD2=Final
FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off
Main article: 2022 UEFA_European Under-19 Championship#FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off
Winners qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Semi-finals
Main article: 2022 UEFA_European Under-19 Championship#Semi-finals
- Kancepolsky
Final
Main article: 2022 UEFA_European Under-19 Championship#Final
- Gloukh
- Doyle
- Chukwuemeka
- Ramsey
Coaching staff – U-19 with U-20
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Israel squad within the last twelve months.
Honours
References
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Israel's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and AFC U-20 Asian Cup.
In [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Total |
|---|
In [[AFC U-20 Asian Cup]]
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Total |
|---|
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