Israel women's national football team
Women's national association football team representing Israel
The Israel women's national football team (Hebrew : נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל לנשים ) represents Israel in international women's football . The Israel women's national football team was established in 1997. Women's football in Israel was developed as an upside down pyramid by first opening the national team and then after 2 years opening the first women's football league in Israel. Women's Football in Israel is struggling to develop because it is lacking investment.
History
Women's football in Israel first appeared in 1970, with several clubs being formed in the following years. However, these clubs folded, except for the M.I.L.N (Moa'don Israeli LeKaduregel Nashim (Hebrew : מועדון ישראלי לכדורגל נשים , lit. Israeli Club for Women's Football)), which continued touring and playing exhibition matches in Israel and abroad.[2] During this period a team representing Israel played a match against Netherlands , losing 0–12.[3]
In 1997, following FIFA orders, the IFA established a women's national team ahead of the 1999 FIFA women's World Cup . Rony Schneider was appointed as team manager and supervised a series of trials, which resulted in a 26 women squad, which played its first official match against Romania on 2 November 1997.[4]
As of April 2015, the national team played 95 matches (31 wins, 7 draws, 57 losses), scoring 111 goals. The team is yet to make an appearance in either the World Cup or the Women's Euro .
FIFA world rankings
As of 14 April 2021 [5]
Year
End rank
Best rank
Worst rank
2003
70
70
72
2004
71
69
71
2005
67
67
71
2006
63
63
68
2007
63
61
64
2008
60
60
63
2009
57
56
57
2010
61
58
61
2011
65
60
65
2012
62
60
63
2013
55
55
61
2014
55
55
62
2015
59
57
59
2016
55
55
56
2017
62
53
62
2018
64
64
2019
63
63
2020
68
2021
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
Win
Draw
Lose
Fixture
2023
2024
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Manager history
Players
Current squad
Caps and goals are current as of 16 July 2024 after the match against Slovakia .
Recent call ups
The following players received a call-up within the last twelve months.
Notes
INJ Withdrew due to injury.
Records
Active players in bold , statistics correct as of 25 November 2021.
Most capped players
Top goalscorers
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Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA Women's World Cup
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks .
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier
Israel was entered into the UEFA Group 8 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.[20] [21]
Standings
Matches
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier
Israel was entered into the UEFA Group 7 qualifying round, finishing in third place.[22] [23]
Standings
Matches
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier
UEFA Women's Championship
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier
Israel was entered into the Group 7 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.[35] [36]
Standings
Matches
Goalscorers
2 goals
1 goal
2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier
Israel was entered into the Group 6 qualifying round, finishing in second place.[37] [38]
Standings
Matches
Goalscorers
7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
1 goal
2009 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier
Preliminary round – Group A2
Standings
Matches
Goalscorers
6 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Qualifying stage – Group 6
2013 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier
Israel was entered into the Group 4 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.[39]
Standings
Matches
Goalscorers
1 goal
1 own goal
Roster
Coach: Meir Nachmias
2017 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier
Israel was entered into the Group 8 qualifying round, and finished in last place.[40]
Standings
Matches
Goalscorers
1 goal
1 own goal
Roster
Source: [41]
See also
Notes
^ a b Due to the war in Israel , the two matches against Kazakhstan were postponed.[6]
^ a b On 17 November 2023, it was announced that both matches against Kazakhstan would take place in Hungary.[7]
^ a b c Due to the war in Israel , Israel played their Nations League "home" matches at a neutral venue.[8]
^ a b Due to the war in Armenia , the Armenian national team's flight was cancelled and the home match against them postponed while the away match was scheduled for a day earlier.[9]
^ a b c Due to the war in Israel , Israel played their Euro qualifying "home" matches at a neutral venue.[10]
^ a b Due to the Israel–Hamas war protests , Scotland will play their matches against Israel behind closed doors.[11]
References
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking" . FIFA . June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024 .
^ MILN 1970–1991 Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , IFA (in Hebrew)
^ Vriendschappelijk 1973–82, oefeninterland, seizoen 1977/'78 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
^ A New Era in Football in the Country – Women's Football Rony Schneider, 19 July 1998, IFA (in Hebrew)
^ FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Associations - Israel - Women's" . FIFA.com . Archived from the original on February 19, 2015.
^ Bartal, Lior (October 20, 2023). "בעקבות המלחמה: נדחו משחקי נבחרת הנשים בכדורגל מול קזחסטן בליגת האומות" [Due to the war: The women's national football team's games against Kazakhstan in the Nations League were postponed]. Davar (in Hebrew).
^ "משחקי נבחרת הנשים מול קזחסטן יתקיימו בהונגריה" [The games of the women's national team against Kazakhstan will take place in Hungary]. One (in Hebrew). November 17, 2023.
^ "Venues announced for upcoming UEFA Women's Nations League matches involving Israel" . UEFA . November 9, 2023.
^ Bartal, Lior (September 20, 2023). "בעקבות המלחמה בארמניה: משחק נבחרת הנשים בליגת האומות בכדורגל נדחה" [Due to the war in Armenia: The women's national team's game in the Nations League in football was postponed]. Davar (in Hebrew).
^ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final" . UEFA . October 19, 2023. After a thorough evaluation of the current safety and security situation in the whole territory of Israel, the UEFA Executive Committee decided that no UEFA competition matches shall be played in Israel until further notice.
^ Mitchell, Jenness (May 21, 2024). "Women's Scotland v Israel Euro 2025 qualifiers to be played behind closed doors" . Sky News .
^ "גבי בורשטיין ימונה למאמן נבחרת הנשים של ישראל" [Gabi Burstein will be appointed as the coach of the Israeli women's team]. One (in Hebrew). June 20, 2019.
^ "Burstein building for the future with Israel's women" . FIFA . August 12, 2019.
^ Bertal, Lior (July 28, 2021). "כדורגל: גילי לנדאו מונה למאמן נבחרת הנשים של ישראל" [Football: Gili Landau was appointed as the coach of the women's national team of Israel]. Davar (in Hebrew).
^ Lipkin, Gidi (May 18, 2022). "רשמית: לנדאו לא ימשיך כמאמן נבחרת הנשים" [Official: Landau will not continue as coach of the women's national team]. One (in Hebrew).
^ Fashceski, Motti (May 18, 2022). "לנדאו פוטר מהנבחרת, שרון אביטן יחליפו" [Landau fired from the national team, Sharon Avitan will replace him]. Sport 5 (in Hebrew).
^ Kashi, Itai (May 31, 2022). "שינוי נוסף: ארז בלפר מאמן נבחרת הנשים" [Another change: Erez Belfer coach of the women's national team]. Sport 5 (in Hebrew).
^ "סגל נבחרת הנשים למשחקים מול סרביה וסלובקיה" [Israel's women's national team squad for the matches against Serbia and Slovakia] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association . July 4, 2024.
^ "Israel Women National A Team" . Israel Football Association . Retrieved May 16, 2024 .
^ "European Qualifying for Women's World Cup 1999" . RSSSF .
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^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup archive" . FIFA.com . Archived from the original on October 9, 2014.
^ "Belgium v Finland" .
^ "Republic of Ireland v Scotland" .
^ FIFA.com. "Live Scores - Wales - Women's - Matches" . FIFA.com . Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
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^ Malta v Israel match report , UEFA.com, 7 May 2014.
^ "European Women Championship 2001" . RSSSF .
^ uefa.com. "UEFA Women's EURO 2001 - History - All matches – UEFA.com" . UEFA.com .
^ uefa.com. "UEFA Women's EURO 2005 - History - All matches – UEFA.com" . UEFA.com .
^ "European Women Championship 2005" . RSSSF .
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^ uefa.com. "UEFA Women's EURO 2017 - History - Standings – UEFA.com" . UEFA.com .
^ Women's National Football Team – Squad Archived August 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine IFA (in Hebrew)
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