Only games recognized as official by IFA are included. Games in italics are not full internationals. All games are friendlies unless stated otherwise.Team Data:
Last game included: 26/3/2008 Israel - Chile 1-0
Date Opponent Venue Result Competition +9: 23/03/1988 Taiwan New Zealand 9-0 Olympics 1988 Qualifying +8: 08/09/1999 San Marino Home 8-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying +7: 17/03/1968 Ceylon Home 7-0 Olympics 1968 Qualifying 18/01/1999 Estonia Home 7-0 +6: 06/04/1966 Finland Home 7-1 21/05/1973 Thailand South Korea 6-0 World Cup 1974 Qualifying 05/09/1974 Philippines Iran 6-0 Asian Games 1974 03/09/1985 Taiwan Home 6-0 World Cup 1986 Qualifying 18/02/2004 Azerbaijan Home 6-0 +5: 03/09/1974 Malaysia Iran 8-3 Asian Games 1974 27/11/1960 Cyprus Home 6-1 World Cup 1962 Qualifying 12/05/1968 Hong Kong Iran 6-1 Asian Nations Cup 1968 08/06/1975 USA Olympic Away 5-0 08/09/1985 Taiwan Home 5-0 World Cup 1986 Qualifying 10/10/1998 San Marino Away 5-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying 06/06/1999 Austria Home 5-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying
Date Opponent Venue Result Competition -6: 16/03/1934 Egypt Away 1-7 World Cup 1934 Qualifying 09/11/1961 England U-23 Away 1-7 13/02/2002 Germany Away 1-7 21/08/1949 Yugoslavia Away 0-6 World Cup 1950 Qualifying 04/11/1961 Italy Away 0-6 World Cup 1962 Qualifying -5: 21/06/1959 Poland Away 2-7 04/05/1986 Argentina Home 2-7 11/07/1956 USSR Away 0-5 Olympics 1956 Qualifying 19/05/1963 Brazil Home 0-5 10/11/1965 Belgium Home 0-5 World Cup 1966 Qualifying 10/11/1987 Ireland Away 0-5 02/06/1993 Sweden Away 0-5 World Cup 1994 Qualifying 13/11/1999 Denmark Home 0-5 Euro 2000 Qualifying
Date Opponent Venue Result Competition 11 goals: 03/09/1974 Malaysia Iran 8-3 Asian Games 1974 9 goals: 08/10/1957 France B Home 4-5 21/06/1959 Poland Away 2-7 04/05/1986 Argentina Home 2-7 23/03/1988 Taiwan New Zealand 9-0 Olympics 1988 Qualifying 30/04/1996 South Korea Home 4-5 8 goals: 16/03/1934 Egypt Away 1-7 World Cup 1934 Qualifying 09/11/1961 England U-23 Away 1-7 06/04/1966 Finland Home 7-1 13/10/1968 Ghana Mexico 5-3 Olympics 1968 08/09/1999 San Marino Home 8-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying 13/02/2002 Germany Away 1-7
Date Opponent Venue Result Competition 26/05/1973 Japan South Korea 1-0 aet World Cup 1974 Qualifying 28/05/1973 South Korea Away 0-1 aet World Cup 1974 Qualifying 20/10/1968 Bulgaria Olympic Mexico 1-1 aet [a] Olympics 1968 01/04/1972 Thailand Burma 0-0 aet, 2-4 pen Olympics 1972 Qualifying 15/08/2005 Ukraine Away 0-0, 5-3 pen [b] [a] Bulgaria advanced to the semi-finals by drawing lots. [b] Extra time was not played.
Date Opponent Result Competition Scorers 6 scorers: 18/01/1999 Estonia 7-0 Avi Nimni (17 pen), Avi Tikva (29), Ronen Harazi (31, 36), Alon Mizrahi (43), Ofer Shitrit (82), Jan Talesnikov (88) 5 scorers: 19/10/1960 South Vietnam 5-1 Asian Nations Cup 1960 Rafi Levi (13), Nahum Stelmach (18), Shlomo Levi (25), Avraham Menchel (32), Amnon Aharonskind (70) 06/04/1966 Finland 7-1 Giora Spiegel (15, 32), Mordechai Spiegler (39, 54), Rahamim Talbi (46), Reuven Young (52), Moshe Romano (89) 21/05/1973 Thailand 6-0 [*] World Cup 1974 Qualifying Aumnat Charemchavalit (12 og), Mordechai Spiegler (62), Itzhak Shum (69), Zvi Rozen (73, 84 pen), Moshe Onana (78) 03/09/1974 Malaysia 8-3 Asian Games 1974 Moshe Onana (4, 18), Shalom Schwartz (10), Yehoshua Feigenbaum (39), Gidi Damti (48, 67, 89), Yoel Massuari (75) 05/09/1974 Philippines 6-0 Asian Games 1974 Moshe Schweitzer (16, 42), Gidi Damti (24), Itzhak Shum (31) , Moshe Onana (41), Yehoshua Feigenbaum (90) 08/06/1975 USA Olympic 5-0 Yehoshua Feigenbaum (5), Shalom Schwartz (36), Moshe Schweitzer (41), Zvi Rozen (43 pen), Itzhak Shum (57) 23/03/1988 Taiwan 9-0 Olympics 1988 Qualifying Roni Rosenthal (32), Eli Cohen (43), Uri Malmilian (50 pen), Nir Levin (58, 60, 66), Shalom Tikva (64, 82, 87) 17/05/1998 Latvia 5-1 Avi Nimni (16), Jan Talesnikov (22), Najuan Grayeb (30), Asi Tubi (64), Alon Mizrahi (78) 10/10/1998 San Marino 5-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying Haim Revivo (16), Avi Nimni (18), Alon Mizrahi (32), Mauro Valentini (58 og), Najuan Grayeb (83) 08/09/1999 San Marino 8-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying Yossi Benayoun (25, 46, 70), Alon Mizrahi (38), Haim Revivo (40, 69), Nir Sivilia (83), Yossi Abuksis (90) [*] one of the 5 scorers was an opponent player (own goal) 4 scorers: 27/04/1940 Lebanon 5-1 Herbert Meitner (1), Avraham Schneiderovitz (11), Gaul Machlis (30), Werner Kaspi (35, 60) 17/03/1968 Ceylon 7-0 Olympics 1968 Qualifying George Borba (1, 63), Mordechai Spiegler (12, 60, 85), Perera (30 og), Giora Spiegel (48) 22/03/1968 Ceylon 4-0 Olympics 1968 Qualifying Giora Spiegel (55), Rahamim Talbi (62), Shmuel Rosenthal (75), George Borba (78) 14/02/1995 Luxembourg 4-2 Ronen Harazi (22 pen), Alon Hazan (34), Amir Turjeman (57), Marc Birsens (89 og) 21/02/1996 Lithuania 4-2 Reuven Atar (23), Tal Banin (30), Itzik Zohar (75), Amir Turjeman (85) 06/06/1999 Austria 5-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying Eyal Berkovich (27, 48), Haim Revivo (45+1), Alon Mizrahi (54), Najuan Grayeb (75) 05/09/2002 Luxembourg 5-0 Kfir Udi (1, 68), Walid Badir (24), Adoram Keisy (79), Yossi Benayoun (85) 06/09/2006 Andorra 4-1 Euro 2008 Qualifying Yossi Benayoun (9), Amit Ben-Shushan (11), Shimon Gershon (43 pen), Toto Tamuz (69)
Remarkable data: - all the 11 Israeli players were replaced in the game of 12/02/2003. - record of 8 simultaneous substitutions was set in the game of 18/01/1999. - the biggest number of Israeli substitutions per game, ignoring simultaneous substitutions: 6 (3 times), on 18/02/1998, 05/09/2002 and 12/02/2003. Date Opponent Result Minutes of Substitutions 22 players: 12/02/2003 Armenia 2-0 43x1, 46x4, 57x2, 74x2, 80x1, 90x1 19 players: 18/01/1999 Estonia 7-0 46x8 24/02/1999 Latvia 2-0 46x4, 61x1, 67x1, 79x2 18/08/1999 Slovakia [*] 0-1 46x2, 55x1, 70x2, 74x2, 77x1 05/03/2003 Moldova 0-0 46x2, 56x1, 64x2, 75x2, 88x1 18/02/2004 Azerbaijan 6-0 52x1, 67x2, 70x1, 72x2, 85x2 18 players: 23/02/1994 Georgia [*] 2-0 46x5, 69x1, 80x1 20/09/1995 Uruguay 3-1 46x4, 61x1, 76x1, 83x1 09/02/1999 Belarus 2-1 46x3, 70x1, 83x1, 86x1, 88x1 05/09/2002 Luxembourg 5-0 46x1, 70x1, 72x1, 76x1, 83x1, 88x2 28/04/2004 Moldova 1-1 59x2, 62x2, 74x2, 82x1 [*] see also Substituted Substitutes
In Favor of Israel Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Scorer 17/03/1968 Ceylon Home 7-0 Olympics 1968 Qualifying George Borba (20") 18/10/1988 Malta Home 2-0 Moshe Sinai (40") 03/09/2000 Liechtenstein Home 2-0 World Cup 2002 Qualifying Alon Mizrahi (16") 05/09/2002 Luxembourg Away 5-0 Kfir Udi (24") 08/10/2005 Faroe Islands Home 2-1 World Cup 2006 Qualifying Yossi Benayoun (48") Against Israel Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Scorer 26/01/1977 Greece Home 1-1 Ilias Galakos 25/04/1995 Poland Away 3-4 Euro 1996 Qualifying Piotr Nowak
2 goals were scored during extra-time: one in favor of Israel, the other against it: In Favor of Israel Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Scorer 26/05/1973 Japan South Korea 1-0 aet World Cup 1974 Qualifying Moshe Onana (96) Against Israel Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Scorer 28/05/1973 South Korea Away 0-1 aet World Cup 1974 Qualifying Bum-Geun Cha (109) Some goals were scored in the last minute of the game or in stoppage time. In the friendly against Macedonia, held on 20/11/2002, both teams scored in the stoppage time: Macedonia equalized after 2 minutes of stoppage time, but after 2 minutes Israel scored a winning goal. In the world cup qualifier against Faroe Islands, on 08/10/2005, Israel scored at the first minute of the stoppage time but the Faroe Islands scored after 2 more minutes. Full list of last minute and stoppage time goals: In Favor of Israel Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Scorer 08/10/1957 France B Home 4-5 Boghos Ghougasian 25/09/1968 USA Away 4-0 Mordechai Spiegler 05/09/1974 Philippines Iran 6-0 Asian Games 1974 Yehoshua Feigenbaum 08/04/1981 Romania Home 2-1 [*] Shlomo Mizrahi 13/10/1993 France Away 3-2 [*] World Cup 1994 Qualifying Reuven Atar 10/11/1993 Finland Home 1-3 World Cup 1994 Qualifying Ronen Harazi 23/02/1994 Georgia Home 2-0 Eli Ohana 30/04/1996 South Korea Home 4-5 Itzik Zohar 08/09/1999 San Marino Home 8-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying Yossi Abuksis 03/06/2000 Hungary Away 1-2 Pini Balili 17/04/2002 Denmark Away 1-3 [P] Avi Nimni (pen) 20/11/2002 Macedonia Away 3-2 [*] Eli Biton 30/04/2003 Cyprus Italy 2-0 Euro 2004 Qualifying Shay Holtzman 26/03/2005 Ireland Home 1-1 [*] World Cup 2006 Qualifying Abas Suan 08/10/2005 Faroe Islands Home 2-1 World Cup 2006 Qualifying Michael Zandberg 17/11/2007 Russia Home 2-1 [*] Euro 2008 Qualifying Omer Golan Against Israel Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Scorer 15/10/1961 Italy Home 2-4 World Cup 1962 Qualifying Mario Corso 19/05/1968 Iran Away 1-2 [*] Asian Nations Cup 1968 Pavriz Ghleechkhani 02/09/1969 West Germany Amateurs Away 1-1 Klaus Hommrich 22/03/1970 Ethiopia Away 5-1 Tesfaye Tewolde 28/03/1979 Belgium Olympic Home 0-2 [P] Olympics 1980 Qualifying Yvan Hoste 09/05/1979 Spain Olympic Away 1-1 Olympics 1980 Qualifying Jose Cano Lopez 04/05/1986 Argentina Home 2-7 Carlos Tapia 06/03/1988 Australia Away 0-2 Olympics 1988 Qualifying Frank Farina 08/03/1995 Turkey Away 1-2 [*] Suat Kaya 05/08/1997 Belarus Away 3-2 Nikolay Rindnyuk 26/04/2000 Czech Republic Away 1-4 René Wagner 27/10/2001 Austria Home 1-1 [*] World Cup 2002 Qualifying Andreas Herzog 20/11/2002 Macedonia Away 3-2 [*] Goce Sedlovski 08/10/2005 Faroe Islands Home 2-1 World Cup 2006 Qualifying Símun Samuelsen 22/08/2007 Belarus Away 1-2 [*] Maksim Romashchenko [*] winning goal or equalizer [P] penalty kick goal
All the Israeli players who scored own goals were defensive players. The first own goal scored in a game of Israel, on 19/10/1966, was also the fastest one. It was scored by the stopper Yeshaayahu Schwager in the second minute of the game. The Israeli left defender Moshe Glam is the only Israeli who scored 2 own goals in international games. Moreover, he did it in a difference of less than 3 months. Another negative record was achieved by the Yaron Adiv, who scored an own goal in his debut. Michael Baur from Austria is the only player who scored both a regular goal and an own goal in the same game. He scored the own goal in the 6th minute of the World Cup 2002 qualifying match between Austria and Israel, held on 28/03/2001. It took him only other 8 minutes to equalize. Full list of own goals in matches involving Israel: In Favor of Israel Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Scorer 17/03/1968 Ceylon Home 7-0 Olympics 1968 Qualifying Perera (30) 21/05/1973 Thailand South Korea 6-0 World Cup 1974 Qualifying Aumnat Charemchvalit (12) 04/10/1979 Netherlands Olympic Away 4-3 Olympics 1980 Qualifying Rob Ouderland (77) 14/02/1995 Luxembourg Home 4-2 Marc Birsens (89) 10/10/1998 San Marino Away 5-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying Mauro Valentini (58) 28/03/2001 Austria Away 1-2 World Cup 2002 Qualifying Michael Baur (6) 28/04/2004 Moldova Home 1-1 Alexandr Covalenco (32) Against Israel Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Scorer 19/10/1966 Netherlands U-23 Away 1-4 Yeshaayahu Schwager (2) 15/09/1974 Iran Away 0-1 Itzhak Shum (30) 15/02/1983 Belgium Olympic Home 3-2 Yaron Adiv (16) 08/02/1989 Wales Home 3-3 Eitan Aharoni (57) 25/04/1990 Romania Home 1-4 Marko Balbul (7) 29/11/1994 Cyprus Home 4-3 Alon Harazi (15) 24/01/1996 Greece Away 1-2 Moshe Glam (27) 30/04/1996 South Korea Home 4-5 Moshe Glam (56) 30/03/2004 Lithuania Home 2-1 Tal Ben-Haim (44)
Date Attendance Stadium City Opponent Result Competition 15/09/1974 ~100000 Aryamehr Teheran Iran 0-1 Asian Games 1974 08/09/2007 85372 Wembley London England 0-3 Euro 2008 Qualifying 07/10/2000 ~80000 Santiago Bernabéu Madrid Spain 0-2 World Cup 2002 Qualifying 21/06/1959 ~70000 Olympic Wroclaw Poland 2-7 15/10/1989 ~65000 Metropolitano Barranquilla Colombia 0-1 World Cup 1990 Qualifying 28/04/1981 61489 Hampden Park Glasgow Scotland 1-3 World Cup 1982 Qualifying 04/11/1961 60799 Comunale Turin Italy 0-6 World Cup 1962 Qualifying 31/07/1956 ~60000 Municipal Ramat-Gan USSR 1-2 Olympics 1956 Qualifying 15/01/1958 ~60000 Municipal Ramat-Gan Wales 0-2 World Cup 1958 Qualifying 17/10/1960 ~60000 [*] Hyochang Park Seoul South Korea 0-3 Asian Nations Cup 1960 28/03/1972 ~60000 Aung San Rangoon India 1-0 Olympics 1972 Qualifying 01/04/1972 ~60000 Aung San Rangoon Thailand 0-0 aet Olympics 1972 Qualifying 05/09/1974 ~60000 Aryamehr Teheran Philippines 6-0 Asian Games 1974 11/10/2003 57900 Stade de France Saint-Denis France 0-3 Euro 2004 Qualifying [*] The stadium capacity was 25000 but tens of thousands burst into the stadium.
In the following games the leading moved from side to side at least 2 times: Date Opponent Venue Reversals Competition 13/10/1993 France Away 1-0 -> 1-2 -> 3-2 World Cup 1994 Qualifying 25/04/1995 Poland Away 0-1 -> 2-1 -> 2-4 [*] Euro 1996 Qualifying 15/08/2001 Lithuania Away 1-0 -> 1-2 -> 3-2 17/08/2005 Poland Ukraine 0-1 -> 2-1 -> 2-3 [*] ended 3-4
In the following games a leading of at least 2 goals has been lost: In Favor of Israel Date Opponent Venue Scores Competition 17/12/1959 Pakistan India 0-2 -> 2-2 Asian Nations Cup 1960 Qualifying 12/03/1969 Greece Home 1-3 -> 3-3 21/07/1976 Mexico Olympic Canada 0-2 -> 2-2 Olympics 1976 09/02/1977 Thailand Away 0-2 -> 2-2 [a] 04/10/1979 Netherlands Olympic Away 0-3 -> 4-3 Olympics 1980 Qualifying 04/05/1986 Argentina Home 0-2 -> 2-2 [b] 24/03/1993 Russia Home 0-2 -> 2-2 12/10/1994 Slovakia Home 0-2 -> 2-2 Euro 1996 Qualifying 04/06/2005 Ireland Away 0-2 -> 2-2 World Cup 2006 Qualifying [a] ended 3-3 [b] ended 2-7 Against Israel Date Opponent Venue Scores Competition 03/12/1950 Turkey Away 2-0 -> 2-3 15/10/1961 Italy Home 2-0 -> 2-4 World Cup 1962 Qualifying 15/09/1968 USA Away 3-0 -> 3-3 18/02/1969 Sweden Home 2-0 -> 2-3 08/02/1989 Wales Home 2-0 -> 2-2 [a] 20/11/2002 Macedonia Away 2-0 -> 2-2 [b] [a] ended 3-3 [b] ended 3-2
Num Date Opponent Venue Result Competition 100 20/10/1968 Bulgaria Olympic Mexico 1-1 aet Olympics 1968 200 08/11/1983 Romania Home 1-1 300 11/10/1995 Azerbaijan Home 2-0 Euro 1996 Qualifying 400 07/10/2006 Russia Away 1-1 Euro 2008 Qualifying
Num Scorer Date Opponent Result Competition 100 Rahamim Talbi (48) 21/11/1965 Bulgaria 1-2 World Cup 1966 Qualifying 200 Victor Sarussi (86) 30/03/1972 Indonesia 1-0 Olympics 1972 Qualifying 300 Shlomo Mizrahi (89) 08/04/1981 Romania 2-1 400 Itzik Zohar (76) 28/10/1992 Austria 2-5 World Cup 1994 Qualifying 500 Avi Nimni (51) 09/02/1999 Belarus 2-1 600 Walid Badir (35) 17/08/2005 Poland 2-3
Opponents Closest Opponent (shortest distance between capital cities): Lebanon - 235 km between Jerusalem and Beirut 27/04/1940 Israel - Lebanon 5-1 Farest Opponent (longest distance between capital cities): New Zealand - 16301 km between Jerusalem and Wellington 28/09/1969 Israel - New Zealand 4-0 01/10/1969 Israel - New Zealand 2-0 26/10/1985 New Zealand - Israel 3-1 10/11/1985 Israel - New Zealand 3-0 09/03/1988 Israel - New Zealand 2-0 27/03/1988 New Zealand - Israel 0-1 05/03/1989 Israel - New Zealand 1-0 09/04/1989 New Zealand - Israel 2-2 Northmost Opponent (by capital city): Iceland (capital: Reykjavik) - Latitude: 64°09'N, Longitude: 21°51'W 08/04/1992 Israel - Iceland 2-2 09/08/1992 Iceland - Israel 0-2 Southmost Opponent (by capital city): New Zealand (capital: Wellington) - Latitude: 41°18'S, Longitude: 174°47'E 28/09/1969 Israel - New Zealand 4-0 01/10/1969 Israel - New Zealand 2-0 26/10/1985 New Zealand - Israel 3-1 10/11/1985 Israel - New Zealand 3-0 09/03/1988 Israel - New Zealand 2-0 27/03/1988 New Zealand - Israel 0-1 05/03/1989 Israel - New Zealand 1-0 09/04/1989 New Zealand - Israel 2-2 Westmost Opponent (by capital city): Mexico & Mexico Olympic (capital: Mexico City) - Latitude: 19°24'N, Longitude: 99°09'W 20/10/1975 Israel - Mexico 1-0 21/07/1976 Israel - Mexico Olympic 2-2 Eastmost Opponent (by capital city): New Zealand (capital: Wellington) - Latitude: 41°18'S, Longitude: 174°47'E 28/09/1969 Israel - New Zealand 4-0 01/10/1969 Israel - New Zealand 2-0 26/10/1985 New Zealand - Israel 3-1 10/11/1985 Israel - New Zealand 3-0 09/03/1988 Israel - New Zealand 2-0 27/03/1988 New Zealand - Israel 0-1 05/03/1989 Israel - New Zealand 1-0 09/04/1989 New Zealand - Israel 2-2 Venues Closest Venue: Cairo, Egypt - 425 km from Jerusalem 16/03/1934 Egypt - Israel 7-1 Farest Venue: Wellington, New Zealand - 16301 km from Jerusalem 23/03/1988 Israel - Taiwan 9-0 Northmost Venue: Reykjavik, Iceland - Latitude: 64°09'N, Longitude: 21°51'W 09/08/1992 Iceland - Israel 0-2 Southmost Venue: Christchurch, New Zealand - Latitude: 43°29'S, Longitude: 172°32'E 20/03/1988 Israel - Australia 0-0 Westmost Venue: Guadalajara, Mexico - Latitude: 20°40'N, Longitude: 103°20'W 17/10/1968 Israel - Hungary Olympic 0-2 Eastmost Venue: Wellington, New Zealand - Latitude: 41°18'S, Longitude: 174°47'E 23/03/1988 Israel - Taiwan 9-0 Closest to the Equator Venue: Adis-Abeba, Ethiopia - Latitude: 9°1'N, Longitude: 38°45'W 22/03/1970 Ethiopia - Israel 1-5 Highest Venue: Toluca, Mexico - 2720 meters above sea level 07/06/1970 Israel - Sweden 1-1 11/06/1970 Israel - Italy 0-0 Lowest Venue: Beit-Shean, Israel - 164 meters below sea level (world record) 15/01/1975 Israel - USA Olympic 1-0 17/01/2001 Israel - Uzbekistan 2-0
In the friendly of 27/04/1940, 3 players scored their first international goal in their debut. One of them, Herbert Meitner, did it at the first minute of the game (see first minute goals)! On the other hand, Pini Balili scored his first international goal in the 90th minute (on 03/06/2000 against Hungary). Zahi Armeli and Shlomi Arbeitman hold a record of 3 goals in their debut (see hat-tricks). Other 5 players scored 2 goals in their debut. The defender Yaron Adiv was the only Israeli player who scored an own goal in his debut. He did it in the 16th minute of the friendly against Netherlands Olympic on 15/02/1983 (see own goals). Scorer Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Avraham Nudelmann 16/03/1934 Egypt Away 1-7 World Cup 1934 Qualifying Peri Neufeld 22/01/1938 Greece Home 1-3 World Cup 1938 Qualifying Herbert Meitner 27/04/1940 Lebanon Home 5-1 Avraham Schneiderovitz 27/04/1940 Lebanon Home 5-1 Werner Kaspi [2] 27/04/1940 Lebanon Home 5-1 Shmulik Ben-Dror 26/09/1948 USA Olympic Away 1-3 Dani Yalovski 30/07/1949 Cyprus Home 3-1 Boghos Ghougasian [2] 08/10/1957 France B Home 4-5 Shlomo Nahari 28/05/1958 Singapore Japan 2-1 Asian Games 1958 Amnon Aharonskind 19/10/1960 South Vietnam South Korea 5-1 Asian Nations Cup 1960 Dror Bar-Nur [2] 23/02/1972 Norway Home 2-1 Victor Sarussi 30/03/1972 Indonesia Burma 1-0 Olympics 1972 Qualifying Viki Peretz 13/11/1973 USA Home 3-1 Shalom Schwartz 03/09/1974 Malaysia Iran 8-3 Asian Games 1974 Beni Tabak 22/09/1976 Greece Away 1-0 Shalom Avitan [2] 18/04/1978 Netherlands Olympic Home 2-0 Zahi Armeli [3] 15/02/1983 Belgium Olympic Home 3-2 Eli Cohen 30/10/1983 Portugal Olympic Home 1-0 Olympics 1984 Qualifying Eli Ohana 04/04/1984 Ireland Home 1-0 Tal Banin 16/05/1990 USSR Home 3-2 Jan Talesnikov 18/02/1998 Turkey Home 4-0 Asi Tubi 17/05/1998 Latvia Away 5-1 Kfir Udi 23/02/2000 Russia Home 4-1 Pini Balili 03/06/2000 Hungary Away 1-2 Omri Afek [2] 21/08/2002 Lithuania Away 4-2 Michael Zandberg 21/08/2002 Lithuania Away 4-2 Shlomi Arbeitman [3] 18/02/2004 Azerbaijan Home 6-0 Avi Yehiel 04/06/2005 Ireland Away 2-2 World Cup 2006 Qualifying Roberto Colautti 02/09/2006 Estonia Away 1-0 Euro 2008 Qualifying Toto Tamuz 06/09/2006 Andorra Netherlands 4-1 Euro 2008 Qualifying Barak Itzhaki 02/06/2007 Macedonia Away 2-1 Euro 2008 Qualifying [2] 2 goals in debut [3] 3 goals in debut
There were 18 occasions when 3 or more international goals were scored by the same Israeli player. 2 players did it more than once: Yehoshua Feigenbaum (3 times) and Mordechai Spiegler (2 times), who is also the only Israeli player who scored 4 goals in the same game (4-0 over USA on 25/09/1968). Moreover, Spiegler scored his 4 goals in 20 minutes (70, 80, 87, 90)! On the other side, during 5 days in November 1961 Israel conceded twice 4 goals from one player! In the Olympics qualifying match against Taiwan, held on 23/03/1988 (9-0), 2 players scored hat-tricks: Nir Levin and Shalom Tikva. The 3 goals of Levin were scored in 8 minutes (58, 60, 66), the fastest hat-trick for Israel national team. On the other hand, the hat-trick of Spiegler in the Olympic qualifying match against Ceylon, held on 17/03/1968, is apparently the slowest one. Spiegler needed 74 minutes to score his 3 goals (11, 59, 85). Shlomi Arbeitman and Zahi Armeli scored hat-tricks in their debuts. Full list of players who scored hat-tricks in games involving Israel: In Favor of Israel Player Goals Minutes Date Opponent Result Competition Shlomi Arbeitman 9, 66, 69 18/02/2004 Azerbaijan 6-0 Zahi Armeli 22, 24, 45 15/02/1983 Belgium Olympic 3-2 Yossi Benayoun 25, 46, 70 08/09/1999 San Marino 8-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying Gidi Damti 48, 67, 89 03/09/1974 Malaysia 8-3 Asian Games 1974 Yehoshua Feigenbaum 16, 30, 71 13/10/1968 Ghana 5-3 Olympics 1968 15, 25, 79 22/03/1970 Ethiopia 5-1 31, 75, 88 06/01/1975 USA Olympic 3-0 Yehoshua Glazer 41, 59, 71 28/10/1950 Turkey 5-1 Rafi Levi 35, 43, 53 08/12/1959 India 3-1 Asian Nations Cup 1960 Qualifying Shlomo Levi 14, 30, 66 27/11/1960 Cyprus 6-1 World Cup 1962 Qualifying Nir Levin 58, 60, 66 23/03/1988 Taiwan 9-0 Olympics 1988 Qualifying Eli Ohana 56, 72, 79 08/09/1985 Taiwan 5-0 World Cup 1986 Qualifying Viki Peretz 29, 41, 80 14/02/1979 Greece 4-1 Mordechai Spiegler 70, 80, 87, 90 25/09/1968 USA 4-0 12, 60, 85 17/03/1968 Ceylon 7-0 Olympics 1968 Qualifying Beni Tabak 6, 18, 30 28/10/1981 Portugal 4-1 World Cup 1982 Qualifying Shalom Tikva 64, 82, 87 23/03/1988 Taiwan 9-0 Olympics 1988 Qualifying Rifat Turk 30, 33, 74 03/09/1985 Taiwan 6-0 World Cup 1986 Qualifying Against Israel Player Goals Minutes Date Opponent Result Competition Mahmoud Mokhtar Rifai 11, 35, 51 16/03/1934 Egypt 1-7 World Cup 1934 Qualifying Miloš Pajević 12, 19, 39 21/08/1949 Yugoslavia 0-6 World Cup 1950 Qualifying Marko Valok 19, 20, 64 18/09/1949 Yugoslavia 2-5 World Cup 1950 Qualifying Omar Sivori 16, 53, 67, 88 04/11/1961 Italy 0-6 World Cup 1962 Qualifying Frederick Hill 18, 40, 53, 74 09/11/1961 England U-23 1-7 Leif Skiöld 12, 82, 86 12/11/1962 Sweden 0-4 Paul Van Himst 24, 33, 70 10/11/1965 Belgium 0-5 World Cup 1966 Qualifying Inge Ejderstesdt 26, 30, 45 19/02/1968 Sweden 0-3 Nikolaos Gioutsos 8, 23, 48 12/03/1969 Greece 3-3 Sergio Almirón 4, 57, 62 04/05/1986 Argentina 2-7 David Kelly 42, 56, 71 10/11/1987 Ireland 0-5 Tomas Brolin 17, 42, 65 02/06/1993 Sweden 0-5 World Cup 1994 Qualifying Miroslav Klose 49, 51, 64 13/02/2002 Germany 1-7 Eduardo Da Silva 39, 54, 72 15/11/2006 Croatia 3-4 Euro 2008 Qualifying
Player Date Opponent Venue Result Competition 5 games: Yehoshua Feigenbaum 28/05/1974 Australia Home 2-1 03/09/1974 Malaysia Iran 8-3 Asian Games 1974 05/09/1974 Philippines Iran 6-0 Asian Games 1974 07/09/1974 Japan Iran 3-0 Asian Games 1974 10/09/1974 Burma Iran 3-0 Asian Games 1974 4 games: Nahum Stelmach 31/07/1956 USSR Home 1-2 Olympics 1956 Qualifying 01/09/1956 Hong Kong Away 2-3 Asian Nations Cup 1956 08/09/1956 South Korea Hong Kong 1-2 Asian Nations Cup 1956 12/09/1956 South Vietnam Hong Kong 2-1 Asian Nations Cup 1956 Gidi Damti (1) 03/09/1974 Malaysia Iran 8-3 Asian Games 1974 05/09/1974 Philippines Iran 6-0 Asian Games 1974 07/09/1974 Japan Iran 3-0 Asian Games 1974 10/09/1974 Burma Iran 3-0 Asian Games 1974 Gidi Damti (2) 03/03/1976 Northern Ireland Home 1-1 31/03/1976 Japan South Korea 3-0 Olympics 1976 Qualifying 04/04/1976 South Korea Away 3-1 Olympics 1976 Qualifying 11/04/1976 Japan Home 4-1 Olympics 1976 Qualifying Ronen Harazi 04/09/1994 Poland Home 2-1 Euro 1996 Qualifying 12/10/1994 Slovakia Home 2-2 Euro 1996 Qualifying 16/11/1994 Azerbaijan Turkey 2-0 Euro 1996 Qualifying 29/11/1994 Cyprus Home 4-3
In 3 of Israel games 2 Israeli players were sent off. In one of these games, the Olympic game of 21/07/1976, an opponent player was also sent off. This is the only time which 3 players were sent off in a game involving Israel. Alon Harazi is the only Israeli player who was sent off twice. Player Min. Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Gidon Tish [*] 45' 29/11/1959 Poland Home 1-1 Reuven Young [*] [**] 63' 19/05/1968 Iran Away 1-2 Asian Nations Cup 1968 Rahamim Talbi [*] 59' 17/10/1968 Hungary Olympic Mexico 0-2 Olympics 1968 Giora Spiegel 80' 30/03/1972 Indonesia Burma 1-0 Olympics 1972 Qualifying Avraham Lev [**] 67' 21/07/1976 Mexico Olympic Canada 2-2 Olympics 1976 Yaron Oz [**] 90' 21/07/1976 Mexico Olympic Canada 2-2 Olympics 1976 Meir Nimni 29' 12/02/1977 Australia Away 1-1 Yehuda Katsav 40' 10/10/1979 Belgium Olympic Away 0-0 Olympics 1980 Qualifying Eli Ohana 65' 20/10/1985 Australia Away 1-1 World Cup 1986 Qualifying Avinoam Ovadia [**] 65' 20/03/1988 Australia New Zealand 0-0 Olympics 1988 Qualifying Yaacov Hilel 31' 02/06/1993 Sweden Away 0-5 World Cup 1994 Qualifying Moshe Glam 84' 16/08/1995 Hungary Away 2-0 Alon Harazi 58' 17/06/1997 USA Away 1-2 Amir Shelah 90' 17/06/1997 USA Away 1-2 Alon Hazan [**] 89' 20/08/1997 Bulgaria Away 0-1 World Cup 1998 Qualifying Yossi Abuksis 66' 15/04/1998 Argentina Home 2-1 Avi Tikva 82' 18/08/1998 Poland Away 0-2 David Amsalem 60' 05/09/1998 Austria Away 1-1 Euro 2000 Qualifying Haim Revivo 57' 13/11/1999 Denmark Home 0-5 Euro 2000 Qualifying Avi Nimni 87' 06/09/2003 Slovenia Away 1-3 Euro 2004 Qualifying Tal Ben-Haim 90' 06/09/2003 Slovenia Away 1-3 Euro 2004 Qualifying Alon Harazi [**] 76' 17/08/2005 Poland Ukraine 2-3 [*] before the introduction of the red card [**] an opponent player was also sent off in this game Games with more than one player sent off: Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Players Sent Off 19/05/1968 Iran Away 1-2 Asian Nations Cup 1968 Giora Spiegel (53) - Fariborz Ismaeli (59) 13/10/1968 Ghana Mexico 5-3 Olympics 1968 Jones Attuquayefio (60), George Alhassan (89) 21/07/1976 Mexico Olympic Canada 2-2 Olympics 1976 Avraham Lev (67), Yaron Oz (90) - Lopez Malo (67) 20/03/1988 Australia New Zealand 0-0 Olympics 1988 Qualifying Avinoam Ovadia (62) - Gary McDowall (60) 24/03/1993 Russia Home 2-2 Sergei Kiryakov (41), Viktor Onopko (73) 17/06/1997 USA Away 1-2 Alon Harazi (58), Amir Shelah (90) 20/08/1997 Bulgaria Away 0-1 World Cup 1998 Qualifying Alon Hazan (89) - Anatoli Nankov (71) 06/09/2003 Slovenia Away 1-3 Euro 2004 Qualifying Avi Nimni (87), Tal Ben-Haim (90) 17/08/2005 Poland Ukraine 2-3 Alon Harazi (76) - Artur Boruc (34)
There were some cases that substitute players were later substituted by their coach. Remarkable is the case of Shalom Tikva, who entered to the field at the 72nd minute of the game of 08/04/1987, scored a goal 8 minutes later, and was substituted after one minute. Another player who played only 9 minutes is Ran Ben-Shimon (see below). Israel Players Player In Out Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Asher Almani [*] 20' 46' 22/10/1961 South Korea Home 1-1 Dani Shmulevich [*] 46' 65' 22/10/1961 South Korea Home 1-1 Zvi Heyman 46' 65' 26/01/1965 Netherlands Home 0-1 Itzhak Drucker ??' ??' 15/09/1968 USA Away 3-3 Arzi Ben-Yaacov 46' 66' 22/03/1970 Ethiopia Away 5-1 Yossi Avrahami 46' 70' 30/01/1979 Austria Home 0-1 Shalom Tikva [**] 72' 81' 08/04/1987 Romania Away 2-3 Alon Harazi 35' 88' 24/03/1993 Russia Home 2-2 Reuven Atar 46' 80' 23/02/1994 Georgia Home 2-0 Marko Balbul 46' 74' 07/06/1995 Romania Away 1-2 Euro 1996 Qualifying Ran Ben-Shimon 46' 55' 18/08/1999 Slovakia Away 0-1 [*] Dani Shmulevich was substituted by Asher Almani in the 20th minute but caught his place after half time. He played only 21 minutes in the second half until being replaced again. See Re-entering to the Field. [**] scored at the 80th minute Opponent Players Player In Out Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Matthias Herget ??' ??' 29/12/1976 West Germany Amateurs Home 0-1 Ilas Poursanidis 60' 77' 22/01/1997 Greece Home 1-1 Vlatko Grozdanovski 5' 51' 20/11/2002 Macedonia Away 3-2 Nikos NicoLaou 46' 76' 29/03/2003 Cyprus Away 1-1 Euro 2004 Qualifying Florentin Petre 46' 83' 06/02/2008 Romania Home 1-0
In 4 cases a player re-entered to the field after having been substituted: Player Out In Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Eli Fuchs 37' 46' 30/07/1949 Cyprus Home 3-1 Dani Shmulevich [*] 20' 46' 22/10/1961 South Korea Home 1-1 Shimon Cohen 46' 90' 12/11/1962 Sweden Home 0-4 Yeshaayahu Schwager 54' 60' 19/10/1966 Netherlands U-23 Away 1-4 [*] Dani Shmulevich was substituted again after re-entering. See Substituted Substitutes.
Notes: Sorted by number of successful kicks, then by success.
Penalty shootouts are not counted.
Player Total Scored Missed Success
Tal Banin 6 5 1 83%
Avi Nimni 6 4 2 67%
Shimon Gershon 3 3 0 100%
Giora Spiegel 6 3 3 50%
Mordechai Spiegler 2 2 0 100%
Zvi Rozen 3 2 1 67%
Itzhak Shum 3 2 1 [*] 67%
Uri Malmilian 4 2 2 50%
Ronen Harazi 1 1 0 100%
Rafi Levi 1 1 0 100%
Amatsia Levkovich 1 1 0 100%
Eli Ohana 1 1 0 100%
Noah Reznik 1 1 0 100%
Avraham Schneiderovich 1 1 0 100%
Nahum Stelmach 1 1 0 100%
Aharon Amar 1 0 1 0%
Reuven Atar 1 0 1 0%
Shai Holtzman 1 0 1 0%
Alon Mizrahi 1 0 1 0%
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Total 44 30 14 68%
[*] Itzhak Shum converted the missing penalty to goal
Player Birth Date First Game Age First Game Guy Asulin 09/04/1991 26/03/2008 16 yr 352 d Menahem Bello 26/12/1947 13/06/1965 17 yr 169 d Ben Sahar 10/08/1989 07/02/2007 17 yr 181 d Uri Malmilian 24/04/1957 15/01/1975 17 yr 266 d David Primo 05/05/1946 17/03/1964 17 yr 317 d Oded Machness 08/06/1956 28/05/1974 17 yr 354 d Dror Kashtan 01/10/1944 03/10/1962 18 yr 2 d
Player Birth Date Last Game Age Last Game Yaacov Hodorov [*] 16/06/1927 17/05/1964 36 yr 336 d Alon Harazi 13/02/1971 01/03/2006 35 yr 16 d Adoram Keisy 17/06/1972 15/11/2006 34 yr 151 d Eliezer Spiegel 20/06/1922 12/09/1956 34 yr 84 d Nissim Barda 24/04/1956 22/05/1990 34 yr 28 d Arik Benado 05/12/1973 08/09/2007 33 yr 277 d [*] goalkeeper
Player Birth Date First Goal Age First Goal Ben Sahar 10/08/1989 28/03/2007 17 yr 220 d Toto Tamuz 01/04/1988 06/09/2006 18 yr 158 d [*] Giora Spiegel 27/07/1947 06/04/1966 18 yr 253 d Shlomi Arbeitman 14/05/1985 18/02/2004 18 yr 280 d Tal Banin 07/03/1971 16/05/1990 19 yr 90 d [*] Yossi Benayoun 05/05/1980 05/09/1999 19 yr 123 d Mordechai Spiegler 19/08/1944 02/01/1964 19 yr 136 d [*] scored in his debut (See Goals in Debuts)
Player last game first game career duration Uri Malmilian 15/01/1975 09/10/1990 15 yr 267 d Giora Spiegel 21/11/1965 12/11/1980 14 yr 357 d Moshe Leon 16/05/1962 20/03/1977 14 yr 308 d Yaacov Hodorov 30/07/1949 17/05/1964 14 yr 292 d Avi Nimni 12/02/1992 08/10/2005 13 yr 238 d Eli Ohana 11/01/1984 20/08/1997 13 yr 221 d Alon Harazi 09/09/1992 01/03/2006 13 yr 173 d Mordechai Spiegler 29/12/1963 20/03/1977 13 yr 81 d
The following players hold a record of at least 7 years between 2 international
appearances:
Player last game first game break
before break after break period
Moshe Leon 21/11/1965 15/12/1976 11 yr 24 d
Avraham Bendori 26/09/1948 26/05/1958 9 yr 242 d
Haim Boch [a] 03/12/1950 29/11/1959 8 yr 361 d
Shlomzon Shalom [a][b] 27/04/1940 26/09/1948 8 yr 152 d
Giora Spiegel 30/03/1972 26/03/1980 7 yr 362 d
Binyamin Balanero 25/11/1962 22/03/1970 7 yr 117 d
Eliezer Spiegel 30/07/1949 12/09/1956 7 yr 44 d
[a] has only 2 international appearances
[b] the only player who played before and after 1948
The following are non-Jewish who played in the national team. The list is sorted by the year of first game. Player First Game Birth Country Nationality Boghos Ghougasian 08/10/1957 Syria Armenian Giagos Simantiris [a] 29/11/1959 Israel Greek Antonio Bonezzi [a][b] 14/12/1961 Argentina Argentinian Rifat Turk 23/07/1976 Israel Arab Zahi Armeli 15/02/1983 Israel Arab Ahmed Mussa 02/12/1992 Israel Arab Walid Badir 05/08/1997 Israel Arab Najuan Grayeb 18/03/1998 Israel Arab Abed Rabeh 21/08/2002 Israel Arab Abas Suan 18/02/2004 Israel Arab Salim Tuama 15/08/2005 Israel Arab Roberto Colautti [c] 02/09/2006 Argentina Argentinian Toto Tamuz [c] 06/09/2006 Nigeria Nigerian [a] see also Representing Other Countries. [b] not an Israeli citizen. [c] not an Israeli citizen until end of June 2007.
Beside playing for Israel the following players played for another national team: Antonio Bonezzi Country Caps Goals First Game Last Game USA 1 0 05/02/1961 05/02/1961 Israel 1 0 14/12/1961 29/11/1959 Giagos Simantiris Country Caps Goals First Game Last Game Israel 1 0 29/11/1959 29/11/1959 Greece 1 0 03/05/1961 03/05/1961
Player Caps Birth Date First Game Last Game Eliezer Spiegel 3 20/06/1922 26/09/1948 12/09/1956 Giora Spiegel 44 27/07/1947 21/11/1965 12/11/1980 David Schweitzer 6 18/07/1925 30/07/1949 01/05/1954 [*] Moshe Schweitzer 25 24/04/1954 03/09/1974 20/03/1977 [*] Shmuel Melika 2 1947 10/09/1968 13/10/1968 Meir Melika 3 01/08/1969 05/08/1992 09/09/1992 Cobi Zeituni 2 08/09/1948 08/04/1981 28/04/1981 Oren Zeituni 15 18/02/1976 23/12/1998 11/10/2003 Avi Cohen I 64 14/11/1956 19/07/1976 27/03/1988 Tamir Cohen 6 04/03/1984 13/10/2007 26/03/2008 Yaacov Buzaglo 1 20/05/1957 30/01/1979 30/01/1979 Maor Buzaglo 2 14/01/1988 17/11/2007 21/11/2007 [*] All the 25 caps of Moshe Schweitzer were under the coaching of David Schweitzer.
Player Caps Birth Date First Game Last Game Moshe "Jeri" Beit-Halevi 1 14/11/1912 20/02/1938 20/02/1938 [1] Avraham Beit-Halevi 2 1915 22/01/1938 20/02/1938 [1] Menahem Mirmovich 2 1919 22/01/1938 20/02/1938 Yosef Mirmovich 14 24/07/1924 26/09/1948 12/09/1956 Itzhak Gambash 4 01/04/1923 30/07/1949 03/12/1950 [2] Yaacov Gambash 3 1927 30/07/1949 18/09/1949 [2] Shmulik Ben-Dror 1 27/01/1924 26/09/1948 26/09/1948 Israel Ben-Dror 3 03/03/1932 08/11/1953 01/05/1954 Yaacov Visoker 9 05/09/1930 12/09/1956 19/03/1961 Itzik Visoker 70 18/09/1944 29/12/1963 25/07/1976 Shraga Bar 34 24/03/1948 10/09/1968 01/04/1972 Haim Bar 51 14/05/1954 04/12/1974 08/11/1983 Oded Machness 13 08/06/1956 28/05/1974 12/11/1980 [3] [*] Gadi Machness 21 08/06/1956 08/02/1978 08/10/1985 [3] [*] Itzhak Marili 2 1945 17/03/1968 22/03/1968 Zion Marili 6 11/02/1957 20/10/1985 25/03/1987 Roni Rosenthal 60 04/10/1963 19/12/1984 08/06/1997 Lior Rosenthal 1 02/08/1965 02/12/1987 02/12/1987 Igal Menahem 5 09/10/1963 16/12/1987 08/02/1989 [4] Shimon Menahem 1 21/12/1964 18/10/1988 18/10/1988 [4] Alon Brumer 2 05/11/1973 20/09/1995 15/12/1996 [5] [*] Gadi Brumer 23 05/11/1973 02/06/1993 20/11/2002 [5] [*] Shalom Tikva 23 08/05/1965 04/05/1986 23/02/1994 Avi Tikva 12 28/06/1976 18/08/1998 17/04/2002 Haim Revivo 67 22/02/1972 05/08/1992 11/10/2003 David Revivo 3 05/12/1977 17/11/2004 15/08/2005 [*] twin brothers [1] played together on 20/02/1938. [2] played together on 30/07/1949 and 18/09/1949. [3] played together on 15/11/1978 and 26/03/1980. [4] played together on 18/10/1988. [5] played together on 20/09/1995.
The following coaches coached players that had played with them before: Moshe Varon Played with Yaacov Hodorov 3 games (30/07/1949, 21/08/1949, 18/09/1949) and coached him 3 times (15/01/1958, 05/02/1958, 30/05/1958). Played with Yehoshua Glazer 2 games (30/07/1949, 18/09/1949) and coached him 5 times (15/01/1958, 05/02/1958, 26/05/1958, 28/05/1958, 30/05/1958). Yosef Mirmovich Played with Yaacov Hodorov 13 games (21/08/1949, 18/09/1949, 28/10/1950, 03/12/1950, 01/11/1953, 08/11/1953, 21/03/1954, 01/05/1954, 11/07/1956, 31/07/1956, 01/09/1956, 08/09/1956, 12/09/1956) and coached him once (17/05/1964). Played with Boaz Kofman 3 games (31/07/1956, 01/09/1956, 08/09/1956) and coached him once (17/05/1964). Played with Nahum Stelmach 5 games (11/07/1956, 31/07/1956, 01/09/1956, 08/09/1956, 12/09/1956) and coached him 4 times (17/05/1964, 26/05/1964, 29/05/1964, 03/06/1964).
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