Israel national football team
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| Nickname(s) | הכחולים-לבנים (The Blue and Whites) |
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| Association | Israel Football Association (IFA) |
| Confederation |
UEFA (Europe) (1991–present) OFC (Oceania) (1974–91) AFC (Asia) (1954–74) |
| Head coach | Elisha Levy |
| Captain | Eran Zahavi |
| Most caps | Yossi Benayoun (97) |
| Top scorer | Mordechai Spiegler (33) |
| Home stadium |
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem |
| FIFA code | ISR |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 60  5 (9 February 2017)
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| Highest | 15 (November 2008) |
| Lowest | 98 (September 2016) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 58 (23 January 2017) |
| Highest | 23 (4 April 1976) |
| Lowest | 80 (February 1968) |
| First international | |
Mandatory Palestine: Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine  (Cairo, Egypt; 16 March, 1934) Israel:  USA Olympic Team 3–1 Israel  (New York City, United States; 26 September, 1948) |
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| Biggest win | |
Israel 9–0 Chinese Taipei  (Wellington, New Zealand; 23 March, 1988) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Germany 7–1 Israel (Kaiserslautern, Germany; 12 February, 2002) Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine (Cairo, Egypt; 16 March, 1934) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1970) |
| Best result | Group stage, 1970 |
| Asian Cup | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1956) |
| Best result | Champions, 1964 |
The Israel national football team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל, Nivḥeret Yisra'el BeKhaduregel) is the national football team of Israel, governed by the Israel Football Association (IFA).
Israel's national team is the direct successor of the Mandatory Palestine/Eretz Israel national team, and was managed by the Eretz Israel Football Association. Israel has competed in FIFA World Cup qualifiers in three different confederations, competing in the Asian Football Confederation and the Oceania Football Confederation before settling in Europe as a member of the Union of European Football Associations in 1994.
The Israeli side qualified for their only FIFA World Cup to date in 1970. Israel also hosted and won the AFC Asian Cup in 1964, and was finalist in 1956 and in 1960.
Football does not have a long and rich tradition in Israel. The game was originally introduced during the time of the Ottoman Empire. The Palestinian Football Association was formed in August 1928, and joined FIFA in June 1929, but at the time the association was made up of Arab clubs, Jewish clubs, and clubs representing British policemen and soldiers serving in the region during the British Mandate rule that spanned the period between World War One and the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. The British Mandate of Palestine national team made its debut against Egypt in 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, losing 1–7 in Cairo. The team played five international matches, including a friendly match against Lebanon, until the British Mandate for Palestine was dissolved.
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