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In 1948 the team became the national football team of Israel. [5] The Israel national team's first match as an independent nation was on 26 September 1948, against the US Olympic Team. The game was won by the US 1–3, and in the 20th minute of the game Shmuel Ben-Dror scored the first goal after the creation of the State of Israel.
The Football Association in Israel / Palestine was established on 14 August 1928 and was accepted as a member of FIFA a year later in 1929. The Home Association (now the Israel Football Association) wanted to send a national team to the first World Cup in Uruguay, but because of the boycott imposed by the Association English Football FIFA at the time the order was given by the British ...
Records in this section refer to Eretz Israel football team from its first official game in 1934 to 1948 and to the Israel national football team since Israel Declaration of Independence in 1948. The page is updated where necessary after each Israel match, and is correct as of 15 November 2015.
Shmuel Ben Dror went down in history as the first goal scorer in the history of the Israeli national team. In 1967, Hapoel Tel Aviv became the first club to win the Asian Club Championships. In the 2001–02 UEFA Cup Hapoel reached the quarter-finals after knocking out Chelsea, Lokomotiv Moscow and Parma.
Most points in a season: 2 points for a win: 47, Maccabi Netanya (Liga Leumit, 1970–71) 3 points for a win: 95, Maccabi Haifa (Liga Leumit, 1993–94) Fewest points in a season
This is a record of the Israel national team's results at the FIFA World Cup. They have qualified for the tournament on one occasion, in 1970. [1] Israel qualified for the 1970 World Cup as an Asian team. Nowadays Israel competes in the European zone, as well as a full member of UEFA since the 1990s. [citation needed]
Israel (in white) line up ahead of a friendly match against the Soviet Union in 1956 The Israel national football team has represented Israel in international association football since 1934, when it played its first official game (as Mandatory Palestine or Eretz Israel —"Land of Israel") against Egypt. It is fielded by the Israel Football Association (IFA), which has governed football in ...
Previously, the Israel national team competed in two Olympic Games, in 1968 and 1976, reaching the quarter-final in both times.Since age limit has been set for participants under the age of 23 starting from the 1992 Olympic Games, Israel had experienced a long absence from the Olympic football tournament, failing to qualify.