Israel national under-19 football team

 Israel under-19
Association IFA
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Israel Alon Hazan
Most caps Maor Buzaglo (36)
Top scorer Maor Buzaglo (22)
Home stadium Netanya Stadium
FIFA code ISR
First colours
Second colours
Biggest win
Israel Israel 14 - 0 San Marino 
(Israel, 1997)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances 9 (first in 1964)
Best result Winners, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972
OFC Championship
Appearances 2 (first in 1985)
Best result Runners-up, 1985, 1986
European Championship
Appearances 2 (first in 1997)

Israel's national Under-19 team (Hebrew: נבחרת הנוער של ישראל בכדורגל), also known as Israel Under-19s or Israel U-19s, is considered to be the feeder team for the Israel national under-21 football team.

This team is for Israeli players aged 19 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 20 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-21s and Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments) and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U-19s, senior side and again for the U-19s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).

Israel U-19s do not have a permanent home. They play in stadia dotted all around Israel in an attempt to encourage fans in all areas of the country to get behind Israel. Because of the lack of appeal compared to the senior national team, smaller grounds are used (such as HaMoshava Stadium).

History

The idea to form a youth team first came about in 1957, as the IFA considered entering a team to the 1958 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.[1] The youth team, an under-19 squad, played its first match against its England equivalent on 20 May 1962, losing 1–2.[2] Two days later, the team recorded its first victory, winning 2–1 in a rematch against England.[3]

In 1964, the youth team participated for the first time in AFC Youth Championship, sharing the cup with Burma in its first tournament. The team went on to win the cup five more times in the next 8 years, before Israel was banned from participating in AFC tournaments.[4]

Until 1992, the youth team's only official tournaments were FIFA Youth Championship qualification tournaments, twice participating in the process in the OFC U-20 Championship and once in the South American Youth Football Championship. At the same period of time, to give the youth squad its share of international matches, the IFA established an annual tournament for under-18 teams, which was held in December and January between 1974 and 1989 (after which the tournament became a tournament for under-17 teams).[5]

In 1992, as Israel was admitted to UEFA, the youth started participating in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (under-18 tournament until 2002), appearing in the final tournament in 1997 and 2014.

International records

AFC U-19 Championship

Edition Round MP W D* L GF GA
South Vietnam 1964 Champions* 4310100
Japan 1965 Champions 6600324
Philippines 1966 Champions* 5320162
Thailand 1967 Champions 5410141
South Korea 1968 Third Place* 7421162
Thailand 1969 Fourth Place 640283
Philippines 1970 Quarter-finals 4211101
Japan 1971 Champions 6510101
Thailand 1972 Champions 6600200
Total9/949378413614

OFC U-20 Championship

Edition Round MP W D* L GF GA
Australia 1985 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 15 6
New Zealand 1986 Runners-up 4 2 2 0 11 3

South American Youth Championship

Edition Round MP W D* L GF GA
Argentina 1988 Group Phase 5 3 0 2 6 4

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Edition Round MP W D* L GF GA
Germany 1992 Did not qualify
England 1993
Spain 1994
Greece 1995
France 1996
Iceland 1997 Group phase 3 0 1 2 1 6
Cyprus 1998 Did not qualify
Sweden 1999
Germany 2000
Finland 2001
Norway 2002
Liechtenstein 2003
Switzerland 2004
Northern Ireland 2005
Poland 2006
Austria 2007
Czech Republic 2008
Ukraine 2009
France 2010
Romania 2011
Estonia 2012
Lithuania 2013
Hungary 2014 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 8
Greece 2015 Did not qualify
Germany2016 To be determined
Georgia (country)2017
Finland2018

Honours

Current squad

This squad is the squad selection for the Exhibition game against Belgium and Hungary.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeepers
1GK Sahar Hasson (1996-04-24) April 24, 1996 1 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
1GK Raz Rahamim (1995-05-14) May 14, 1995 2 0 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Defenders
2DF Guy Aviv (1996-02-26) February 26, 1996 9 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
2DF Idan Cohen (1996-01-06) January 6, 1996 5 0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
2DF Mor Fhima (1996-01-10) January 10, 1996 3 0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
2DF Neta Lavi (1996-08-25) August 25, 1996 3 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
2DF Israel Mucha (1996-06-12) June 12, 1996 1 0 Israel Beitar Nes Tubruk
Midfielders
3MF Aviv Avraham (1996-03-30) March 30, 1996 3 0 Israel Maccabi Netanya
3MF Eran Biton (1996-01-16) January 16, 1996 5 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
3MF Dan Glazar (1996-09-20) September 20, 1996 9 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MF Or Hasidim (1996-01-11) January 11, 1996 3 1 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
3MF Matan Hozez (1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 3 3 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MF Lior Inbroom (1996-01-12) January 12, 1996 3 2 Israel Maccabi Netanya
3MF Maxim Plakuschenko (1996-01-04) January 4, 1996 2 0 Israel Hapoel Haifa
3MF Idan Yogev (1996-01-03) January 3, 1996 3 1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Forwards
4FW Stav Ben Aharon (1996-01-10) January 10, 1996 2 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
4FW Vitalik Nashvilli (1997-02-15) February 15, 1997 6 3 Israel Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam
4FW Roberto Gingihashvilli (1997-11-21) November 21, 1997 3 4 Israel Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam
4FW Eldar Shafsha (1995-03-21) March 21, 1995 3 0 Israel Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
4FW Sean Weissman (1996-02-14) February 14, 1996 17 2 Israel Maccabi Haifa

Recent results

See also

References

  1. The Israeli Youth Team to the Luxembourg World Championship Herut, 17 November 1957, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  2. The English Youth Team Bested Israel (3:1) Herut 21 May 1962, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  3. Israel Youth Repaid the English in the Haifa Match – 2:1 Shlomo Mozar, Davar, 23 May 1962, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  4. Time is right for Israel to return to its Asian roots James Montague, 27 February 2008, The Guardian
  5. Winter U-18/U-17 Tournament in Israel RSSSF
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