Israel national under-19 football team

Israel under-19

Association	IFA
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Eli Ohana
Most caps	Maor Buzaglo (36)
Top scorer	Maor Buzaglo (22)
Home stadium	Netanya Stadium
FIFA code	ISR
First colours Second colours
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. The youth team, an under-19 squad, played its first match against its England equivalent on 20 May 1962, losing 1–2. Two days later, the team recorded its first victory, winning 2–1 in a rematch against England.

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.

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).

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
1964	Champions*	4	3	1	0	10	0
1965	Champions	6	6	0	0	32	4
1966	Champions*	5	3	2	0	16	2
1967	Champions	5	4	1	0	14	1
1968	Third Place*	7	4	2	1	16	2
1969	Fourth Place	6	4	0	2	8	3
1970	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	10	1
1971	Champions	6	5	1	0	10	1
1972	Champions	6	6	0	0	20	0
Total	9/9	49	37	8	4	136	14

• Champions* : Title shared
• DNP : Did Not Participate
• DNQ : Did Not Qualify

OFC U-20 Championship

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

South American Youth Championship

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

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1992	Did not qualify
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997	Group phase	3	0	1	2	1	6
1998	Did not qualify
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	8
2015	Did not qualify
2016	To be determined
2017
2018

Honours

• AFC U-19 Championship:
  • Winners (6): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972
  • Third Place (1): 1968
  • Fourth Place (1): 1969
• OFC Championship:
  • Runners-up (2): 1985, 1986

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

Recent results

Romania v Israel

8 April 2014 Friendly	Romania	1-0	Israel	Romania
17:00		Report

See also

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
• Israel national football team
• Israel national under-21 football team
• Israel national under-18 football team
• Israel national under-17 football team