Nickname(s) | הכחולים-לבנים (The Blue and Whites) | ||
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Association | Israel Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
FIFA code | ISR | ||
FIFA ranking | 81 [1] | ||
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First international | |||
Israel 1–5 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Figueira da Foz, Portugal; December 5, 1998) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Israel 6–1 Scotland (Skövde, Sweden; January 17, 2015) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Belarus 14–0 Israel (Minsk, Belarus; 6 April 2021) | |||
FIFA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
UEFA Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
AMF World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 1994 ) | ||
Best result | First Round (1994, 1997) |
The Israel national futsal team is controlled by the Israel Football Association, the governing body for futsal in Israel and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships.
FIFA Futsal World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1992 | |||||||||||||||
1996 | |||||||||||||||
2000 | Did not qualify | Group E 4th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | |||||||
2004 | Group 9 Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||
2008 | Group 10 Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
2012 | Group 3 3rd place | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
2016 | Group E 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||
2021 | Group D 3rd place | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||
2024 | Group 7 3rd place | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 27 | ||||||||
Total | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7/10 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 89 |
UEFA Futsal Euro record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1999 | Did not qualify | Group G 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |||||||
2001 | Group E 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||
2003 | Group A 3rd place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||
2005 | Group A 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||
2007 | Group B 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||
2010 | Group D 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
2012 | Group F 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||
2014 | Group E Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||
2016 | Group F 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||
2018 | Group A 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
2022 | Group 5 4th place | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 42 | ||||||||
2026 | Group B 3rd place | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
Total | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12/13 | 43 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 80 | 153 |
The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifying matches against San Marino, Bulgaria and Austria on 11, 12 and 14 April 2024 respectively. [2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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18 | GK | Mark Moiseev | 16 September 1994 | Rishon LeZion Futsal Club | ||
23 | GK | Shafir Hafif | 10 May 1998 | Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv | ||
5 | DF | Kfir Mutas | 28 February 1991 | Maccabi Netanya Futsal | ||
8 | DF | Dan Bar-El | 9 June 1993 | Maccabi Netanya Futsal | ||
14 | DF | Adam Cohen (captain) | 20 December 1980 | |||
15 | DF | Roei Noyman | 22 June 1997 | Rishon LeZion Futsal Club | ||
2 | FW | Ivan Diedunov | 1 November 1989 | Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv | ||
6 | FW | Yuval Gnieslaw | 4 May 1998 | |||
7 | FW | Yuval Piven | 6 March 2002 | Rishon LeZion Futsal Club | ||
9 | FW | Idan Shkolnik | 1 January 1989 | Maccabi Netanya Futsal | ||
10 | FW | Tamir Shkolnik | 4 January 1991 | Maccabi Netanya Futsal | ||
11 | FW | Mahmoud Taha | 21 February 1996 | Rishon LeZion Futsal Club | ||
12 | FW | Nadav Hai Harambam | 21 September 1992 | Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv | ||
13 | FW | Sharon Adani | 31 May 1988 | Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv |
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