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.
Association | Israel Football Association (IFA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | U19/U20: Ofir Haim[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | U20: Ilay Madmon[4][5][6] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Most caps | U19: Maor Buzaglo[7][8] (35) U20: Roy Nawi[9][10] (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | U19: Maor Buzaglo[11][8] (21) U20: Anan Khalaily[12][10] (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Netanya Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | ISR | ||||||||||||||||||||
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First international | |||||||||||||||||||||
U19: (Herzliya, Israel; 10 March 2001)[13] U20: (Asunción, Paraguay; 9 February 1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||
U19: (Petah Tikva, Israel; 13 October 2013)[14][15] U20: (Sydney, Australia; 17 February 1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||
U19: (Ferreiras, Portugal; 28 May 2012) U20: (Asunción, Paraguay; 11 February 1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||
AFC (Asia) Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Winners | ||||||||||||||||||||
OFC (Oceania) Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1985) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Runners-up | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
editThe 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
editWin Draw Loss
2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
editGroup stage
editThe 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
edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
21 May 2023 | Israel | 1–2 | | Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata, Argentina |
21:00 (Israel Summer Time) | Turgeman |
Report | Attendance: 7,613 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
24 May 2023 | Senegal | 1–1 | | Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata, Argentina |
21:00 (Israel Summer Time) | P. Diop |
Report | B. N'Diaye |
Attendance: 2,078 Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina) |
27 May 2023 | Japan | 1–2 | | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina |
00:00 (Israel Summer Time) | Sakamoto |
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
editBracket
editRound of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
30 May – Mendoza | ||||||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||||||
4 June – Santiago del Estero | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
1 June – Santiago del Estero | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
8 June – La Plata | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
30 May – Mendoza | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
3 June – San Juan | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||
31 May – La Plata | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||||||
11 June – La Plata | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
31 May – San Juan | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||||||
3 June – San Juan | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
31 May – La Plata | ||||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
8 June – La Plata | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
1 June – Santiago del Estero | ||||||||||||||
1 | Third place play-off | |||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
4 June – Santiago del Estero | 11 June – La Plata | |||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||
1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
31 May – San Juan | ||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
Round of 16 (Eight-finals)
edit30 May 2023 | Uzbekistan | 0–1 | | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina |
00:00 (Israel Summer Time) | Report | Khalaily |
Attendance: 10,492 Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina) |
Quarter-finals
edit3 June 2023 | Israel | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina |
20:30 (Israel Summer Time) | Report |
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Attendance: 1,765 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
Semi-finals
edit8 June 2023 | Uruguay | 1–0 | | Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata, Argentina |
20:30 (Israel Summer Time) | Duarte |
Report | Attendance: 27,860 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
Third place play-off
edit11 June 2023 | Israel | 3–1 | | Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata, Argentina |
20:30 (Israel Summer Time) | Report |
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Attendance: Ramon Abatti (Brazil) |
International records
editFIFA U-20 World Cup
editFIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
did not qualify | ||||||||
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[25] | ||||||||
Third place | Third Place | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Total | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
AFC U-19 Championship
editEdition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
- Champions* : Title shared
- DNP : Did Not Participate
- DNQ : Did not qualify
FIFA World Youth Championship Intercontinental play-off
editEdition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group Phase | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Group Phase | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
editEdition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qualifying round | |||||||
First qualifying round | |||||||
First qualifying round | |||||||
First qualifying round | |||||||
First qualifying round | |||||||
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Second qualifying round | |||||||
First qualifying round | |||||||
First qualifying round | |||||||
Second qualifying round |
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
editEdition | Round | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First qualifying round | ||||||||
Second qualifying round | ||||||||
Second qualifying round | ||||||||
Elite round | ||||||||
Elite round | ||||||||
Elite round | ||||||||
Elite round | ||||||||
First qualifying round | ||||||||
First qualifying round | ||||||||
Elite round | ||||||||
Elite round | ||||||||
First qualifying round | ||||||||
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Squad | |
First qualifying round | ||||||||
Elite round | ||||||||
Elite round | ||||||||
First qualifying round | ||||||||
Elite round | ||||||||
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | Squad | |
Elite round | ||||||||
Elite round | ||||||||
Total | 2/21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
Results and fixtures – Israel U-19
editWin Draw Loss
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
editQualifiers
editQualifying Round – Group 4
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Cyprus | 0–1 | | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |
18:00 (19:00 IST) | Report | Abed-Kassus |
Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan) |
13 November 2021 | Israel | 6–0 | | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |
18:40 (19:40 IST) | Senior Turgeman Gloukh Abed-Kassus Muche |
Report | Referee: Luca Barbeno (San Marino) |
16 November 2021 | Israel | 1–4 | | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |
16:00 (17:00 IST) | Ibrahim Salman |
Report | Jimenez Emegha Simons De Jong |
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia) |
Elite Round – Group 1
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
23 March 2022 | Israel | 0–0 | | ETO Park, Győr, Hungary |
19:30 | Report | Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta) |
26 March 2022 | Turkey | 1–3 | | ETO Park, Győr, Hungary |
16:00 | Elmaz |
Report | Turgeman Edri |
Referee: Mohammed Al-emara (Finland) |
29 March 2022 | Scotland | 0–1 | | Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary |
17:45 | Report | Revivo |
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria) |
Qualified teams for the final tournament
editThe 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) | |
Elite round Group 4 winners | 2nd | 2011 | Group Stage (2011) | |
Elite round Group 5 winners | 8th | 2019 | Champions (2003) | |
Elite round Group 1 winners | 2nd | 2014 | Group Stage (2014) | |
Elite round Group 2 winners | 12th | 2019 | Champions (2005, 2010, 2016) | |
Elite round Group 3 winners | 11th | 2018 | Champions (2017) | |
Elite round Group 7 winners | 8th | 2016 | Semi-finals (2003, 2006, 2014) |
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship - Final tournament
editGroup stage
editThe 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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Serbia | 2–2 | | Mestský štadión, Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia |
17:30 | Report |
|
Attendance: 945 Referee: António Nobre (Portugal) |
22 June 2022 | Israel | 4–2 | | Mestský štadión, Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia |
17:30 |
|
Report | Attendance: 1,026 Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium) |
25 June 2022 | Israel | 0–1 | | Mestský štadión, Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia |
20:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 933 Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) |
Knockout stage
editBracket
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
28 June – DAC Aréna | ||||||
1 | ||||||
1 July – Anton Malatinský Stadium | ||||||
2 | ||||||
1 | ||||||
28 June – NTC Senec | ||||||
3 | ||||||
2 | ||||||
1 | ||||||
FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off
editWinners qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Semi-finals
edit28 June 2022 | France | 1–2 | | DAC Aréna, Dunajská Streda, Slovakia |
20:00 | Virginius |
Report |
|
Attendance: 1,226 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark) |
Final
editCoaching staff – U-19 with U-20
editPosition | Name |
---|---|
Head coach | |
Assistant managers | |
Goalkeeping Coach | |
Fitness Coaches | |
Technical manager | |
Head doctor | |
Physiotherapist | |
Physiotherapist/Masseur | |
Masseur |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe 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]
Current Under-19 squad
edit- The following Israeli U-19 players were called-up ahead of the friendly matches in March 2023.[29][citation needed]
- Caps and goals correct as of: 28 February 2024, after the match against
Georgia[citation needed]
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Ofer Gelbard | 29 January 2006 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Liav Eissat | 1 May 2005 | 5 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Fares Agbaria | 8 February 2005 | 5 | 1 | v. | |
DF | Liam Shahar | 1 September 2005 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Gatacho Yavalo | 1 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Amit Lemkin | 26 October 2005 | 9 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Itamar Mashraki | 16 August 2005 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Yaniv Peretz | 1 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Eden Ben Simon | 1 March 2005 | 5 | 1 | v. | |
FW | Eyad Khalaily | 2 July 2006 | 2 | 0 | v. |
Honours
edit- FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- Third Place (1): 2023
- AFC U-19 Championship (Asia):
- OFC Championship (Oceania):
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Europe):
- Runners-up (1): 2022
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - נבחרת ישראל עד גיל 20".
- ^ "מה עשה הנוער? הכירו את העולים ליורו - ספורט 5". 31 March 2022.
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