Israel women's national football team

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Israel national football team.
Israel
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationIsrael Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGabriel Burstein
CaptainKarin Sendel, Shay Sade
Most capsKarin Sendel (50)
Top scorerSilvi Jan (29)
FIFA codeISR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 71 Steady (20 August 2021)[1]
Highest53 (March 2017)
Lowest72 (August 2003)
First international
Unofficial:
 Israel 0–7 Romania 
(Bat Yam, Israel; 2 November 1997)
Official:
 Netherlands 12–0 Israel 
(Zaandam, Netherlands; 27 August 1977)
Biggest win
 Israel 12–1 Estonia 
(Herzliya, Israel; 9 October 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Israel 0–13 Poland 
(Ramat Gan, Israel; 24 February 1998)

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

2020[]

21 October 2022 Euro qualifying Denmark  4–0  Israel Viborg, Denmark
18:00
  • Harder Goal 48', 55'
  • Kuznetsov Goal 73' (o.g.)
  • Junge Pedersen Goal 81'
 Report Stadium: Viborg Stadium
Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia)
27 October 2022 Euro qualifying Georgia  1–2  Israel Tbilisi, Georgia
16:00
Report
  • Goal 10'
  • Goal 61'
 Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Referee: Liudmyla Telbukh (Ukraine)
1 December 2022 Euro qualifying Israel  0–2  Malta Ramat Gan, Israel
15:30 Report
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (Macedonia)

2021[]

24 February 2022 Euro qualifying Italy  12–0  Israel Florence, Italy
17:30
Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

Position Name
Head coach Gabriel Burstein

Manager history[]

Players[]

See also: Category:Israel women's international footballers

Current squad[]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Amit Beilin (2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Israel Kiryat Gat
1GK Fortun Rubin (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 25) 0 0 Israel Maccabi Emek Hefer
2DF Michal Been (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994 (age 26) 3 0 Israel ASA Tel Aviv
2DF Yahli Cohen (2002-01-28) 28 January 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Israel University Sport Club
2DF Tal Faingezicht (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Israel Academy of Girls
2DF Yarden Malka Ozel (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Israel ASA Tel Aviv
2DF Karin Rahamim (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 32) 3 0 Israel Kiryat Gat
2DF Nora Shanab (1987-12-09) 9 December 1987 (age 33) 12 0 Israel Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
2DF Meytal Sharabi (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 21) 3 0 Israel ASA Tel Aviv
3MF Eden Avital (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 21) 16 2 France Soyaux
3MF Shani David (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 30) 18 0 Israel Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
3MF Koral Hazan (1999-01-17) 17 January 1999 (age 22) 3 1 Israel Maccabi Emek Hefer
3MF Nicole Rantisi (2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Israel Kiryat Gat
3MF Reut Revaha (2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Israel Kiryat Gat
3MF Noa Selimhodzic (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 17) 0 0 Israel Maccabi Emek Hefer
3MF Karin Sendel (1988-10-26) 26 October 1988 (age 32) 58 1 Israel Ramat HaSharon
3MF Rachel Shtainshnaider (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 27) 5 1 Denmark Næstved BK
3MF Opal Sofer (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 24) 12 0 Israel ASA Tel Aviv
3MF Rakefet Zaiden (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Israel University Sport Club
3MF Libby Zelikowitz (1995-04-04) 4 April 1995 (age 26) 0 0 Israel Bnot Netanya
4FW Hodaya Biton (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Israel Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
4FW Reut Michaeli (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 19) 3 0 Israel Ramat HaSharon

Recent call ups[]

  • The following players received a call-up within the last twelve months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Amit Cohen (1999-07-22) 22 July 1999 (age 22) 5 0 United States Florida Atlantic Owls v.  Malta, 1 December 2020
GK Marom Keren (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 25) Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva v.  Malta, 1 December 2020
DF Irena Kuznetsov (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 19) 5 1 Cyprus AEL Limassol v.  Malta, 1 December 2020
DF Shahar Nakav (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 24) 23 0 Israel Kiryat Gat v.  Malta, 1 December 2020
DF Shai Pearl (1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 (age 24) Israel Ramat HaSharon v.  Malta, 1 December 2020
MF Roni Shimrich (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 (age 28) 18 0 Israel Ramat HaSharon v.  Malta, 1 December 2020
MF Marian Awad (1996-10-29) 29 October 1996 (age 24) 13 3 Israel Maccabi Emek Hefer v.  Georgia, 27 October 2020
MF Keren Goor (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 23) 7 1 United States Santa Clara Broncos v.  Georgia, 27 October 2020
MF Vital Kats (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 21) 2 0 Scotland Glasgow City v.  Georgia, 27 October 2020
FW Lee Falkon (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 29) 43 7 Israel Maccabi Emek Hefer v.  Malta, 1 December 2020
FW Maria Almasri (2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 (age 17) Israel Maccabi Kishronot Hadera v.  Georgia, 27 October 2020
FW Sharon Beck (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 26) 6 1 Germany SC Freiburg v.  Georgia, 27 October 2020

Records[]

See also: Category:Israel women's international footballers
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record[]

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did not enter — — — — — —
Sweden 1995 — — — — — —
United States 1999 Did not qualify 8 1 0 7 6 31
United States 2003 8 4 1 3 12 14
China 2007 6 4 1 1 11 6
Germany 2011 8 2 0 6 4 20
Canada 2015 10 4 0 6 9 27
France 2019 - - - - - -
Total — — — — — — — — 40 15 2 23 42 98
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier

UEFA Women's Championship[]

UEFA Women's Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Denmark 1991 Did not enter — — — — — —
Italy 1993 — — — — — —
Germany 1995 — — — — — —
Norway 1997 — — — — — —
Germany 2001 Did not qualify 8 2 0 6 5 26
England 2005 6 3 2 1 20 6
Finland 2009 11 3 1 7 12 35
Sweden 2013 8 0 0 8 1 36
Netherlands 2017 6 0 2 4 2 9
Total — — — — — — — — 39 8 5 26 40 112
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier
2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier
2009 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier
2013 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier
2017 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier

See also[]

  • Israel national football team

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