Israeli 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 (99) |
| Top scorer | Mordechai Spiegler (33) |
| Home stadium |
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem |
| FIFA code | ISR |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 70  (10 August 2017)
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| Highest | 15 (November 2008) |
| Lowest | 98 (September 2016) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 59 (7 May 2017)
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| 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 | |
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Mandatory Palestine:  Germany 7–1 Israel (Kaiserslautern, Germany; 12 February 2002) |
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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 |
Mandatory Palestine: Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine
(Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934)
Israel:
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.
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