Israel national football team
| Nickname(s) | התכולים-לבנים (The Skyblue and Whites) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Israel Football Association (IFA) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe; 1980–81; 1991–present) OFC (Oceania; 1985–89) AFC (Asia; 1954–74) | ||
| Head coach | Ran Ben Shimon | ||
| Captain | Eli Dasa | ||
| Most caps | Yossi Benayoun (101) | ||
| Top scorer | Eran Zahavi (35) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | ISR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 77 (19 January 2026) | ||
| Highest | 15 (November 2008) | ||
| Lowest | 99 (January 2018) | ||
| First international | |||
| Egypt 5–0 Mandatory Palestine (Cairo, Egypt; 4 April 1930) as the State of Israel: US Olympic Team 3–1 Israel (New York, United States; 26 September 1948) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Israel 9–0 Chinese Taipei (Wellington, New Zealand; 23 March 1988) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Germany 7–1 Israel (Kaiserslautern, Germany; 13 February 2002) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1970) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1970) | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1956) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1964) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1958) | ||
| Best result | Silver Medal (1974) | ||
The Israel national football team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל, romanized: Nivḥeret Yīsrāʾēl BeḴaduregel) represents Israel in men's international football, and is governed by the Israel Football Association. They have been members of the European Confederation UEFA since 1994.
Israel qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first and to date, only time, in 1970. They also won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, before a forced relocation to UEFA.