Israel Olympic football team
National sports team
| Association | Israel Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Guy Luzon | ||
| FIFA code | ISR | ||
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| Summer Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) | ||
| Best result | TBD (2024) | ||
The Israel Olympic football team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל האולימפית, also known as Israel under-23 national football team) represents Israel in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The team is one of the Israeli youth football teams and only is only constituted when Israel qualifies for Summer Olympics.
Israel is expected to make its debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France, headed by Guy Luzon.[1]
History
Previosuly, the Israel national team competed previously 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.[2]
In the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Israel U21 reached the quarter-finals and then defeat the host Georgia 4-3 in a penalty shootout after 0-0 after 120 minutes, thus advancing to the semi-finals for the first time in its history.[3] This achievement also helped secure the team's qualification to the 2024 Olympic Games.[2][4]
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of all match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2024
Mali 
v 
Israel
v 
Israel | 24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) Summer Olympics – Group stage | Mali | v | Israel | Paris, France |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes |
Israel v 
Paraguay
v 
Paraguay | 27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) Summer Olympics – Group stage | Israel | v | Paraguay | Paris, France |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes |
Israel v 
Japan
v 
Japan | 30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) Summer Olympics – Group stage | Israel | v | Japan | Nantes, France |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire |
Head coaches
- As of 1 July 2024
| Manager | Nation | Year | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Luzon | | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called-up for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Daniel Peretz* | (2000-07-10)10 July 2000 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 |  Bayern Munich | |
| 1GK | Niv Eliasi | (2002-02-01)1 February 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |
| 2DF | Ilay Feingold | (2004-08-23)23 August 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Haifa | |
| 2DF | Roy Revivo | (2003-05-22)22 May 2003 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 2DF | Noam Ben Harush | (2005-05-13)13 May 2005 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Haifa | |
| 2DF | Sean Goldberg* | (1995-06-13)13 June 1995 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Haifa | |
| 2DF | Or Israelov | (2004-09-02)2 September 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
| 2DF | Stav Lemkin | (2003-04-02)2 April 2003 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | |
| 3MF | Ido Shahar | (2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 3MF | Ayano Preda | (2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Jerusalem | |
| 3MF | Ethan Azoulay | (2002-05-26)26 May 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Netanya | |
| 3MF | Omri Gandelman* | (2000-05-16)16 May 2000 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 |  Gent | |
| 3MF | Adi Yona | (2004-04-17)17 April 2004 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Beitar Jerusalem | |
| 3MF | Oscar Gloukh | (2004-04-01)1 April 2004 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 |  Red Bull Salzburg | |
| 4FW | Osher Davida | (2001-02-18)18 February 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 4FW | Liel Abada | (2001-10-03)3 October 2001 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |  Charlotte FC | |
| 4FW | Elad Madmon | (2004-02-10)10 February 2004 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 4FW | Dor Turgeman | (2003-10-24)24 October 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
* Overage player.
Overage players in Olympic Games
| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Peretz (GK) | Sean Goldberg (DF) | Omri Gandelman (MF) |
Olympic Games record
| Summer Olympic Games Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1952 to  1988 | See the Israel national football team | |||||||
 1992 to 2020 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2024 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 1/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Luzon: Israel can be contenders at Paris 2024". FIFA. 4 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Israel qualifies for Paris Olympics, will face England in Euro U-21 semifinal". Times of Israel. 2 July 2023.
- ^ "מסע הקסם נמשך: הנבחרת הצעירה גברה על גיאורגיה בדרך לחצי גמר היורו". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). 1 July 2023.
- ^ "הישג ענק: נבחרת ישראל תשתתף באולימפיאדה". Sports 5 Channel (in Hebrew). 1 July 2023.
- ^ "סרטון סגל הנבחרת לאולימפיאדה הוא הסיפור של כולנו כאן, החיים בין הכאב לתקווה. …" [The video of the squad for the Olympics is the story of all of us here, living between pain and hope...]. Facebook (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. 23 May 2023.
External links
- IFA official website
- 2024 Paris football schedule. digitalhub.fifa.com
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