Israel national futsal team

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Israel
Nickname(s)הכחולים-לבנים (The Blue and Whites)
Association Israel Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
FIFA code ISR
FIFA ranking 81 [1]
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Away colours
First international
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–5 Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
(Figueira da Foz, Portugal; December 5, 1998)
Biggest win
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 6–1 Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
(Skövde, Sweden; January 17, 2015)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 14–0 Israel  Flag of Israel.svg
(Minsk, Belarus; 6 April 2021)
World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances0
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 1994 )
Best resultFirst 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.

Contents

Competition history

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup recordQualification record
YearRoundPldWDLGFGAOutcomePldWDLGFGA
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1989 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1992
Flag of Spain.svg 1996
Flag of Guatemala.svg 2000 Did not qualifyGroup E 4th place4103717
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2004 Group 9 Runners-up210176
Flag of Brazil.svg 2008 Group 10 Runners-up 320154
Flag of Thailand.svg 2012 Group 3 3rd place 3021910
Flag of Colombia.svg 2016 Group E 4th place 3003815
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2021 Group D 3rd place 3021310
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2024 Group 7 3rd place 7124927
Total0/100000007/102556144889

UEFA Futsal Euro

UEFA Futsal Euro recordQualification record
YearRoundPldWDLGFGAOutcomePldWDLGFGA
Flag of Spain.svg 1996 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Spain.svg 1999 Did not qualifyGroup G 4th place3003319
Flag of Russia.svg 2001 Group E 3rd place310279
Flag of Italy.svg 2003 Group A 3rd place3012512
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2005 Group A 4th place3003315
Flag of Portugal.svg 2007 Group B 3rd place3102612
Flag of Hungary.svg 2010 Group D 3rd place 311166
Flag of Croatia.svg 2012 Group F 3rd place 3102711
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2014 Group E Runners-up 311198
Flag of Serbia.svg 2016 Group F 3rd place 311187
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2018 Group A 3rd place 310268
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2022 Group 5 4th place 102261742
Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg 2026 Group B 3rd place 302134
Total0/1300000012/1343982680153

Players

Current squad

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.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
181 GK Mark Moiseev (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 29) Flag of Israel.svg Rishon LeZion Futsal Club
231 GK Shafir Hafif (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 26) Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv

52 DF Kfir Mutas (1991-02-28) 28 February 1991 (age 33) Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Netanya Futsal
82 DF Dan Bar-El (1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 (age 30) Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Netanya Futsal
142 DF Adam Cohen (captain) (1980-12-20) 20 December 1980 (age 43)
152 DF Roei Noyman (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 26) Flag of Israel.svg Rishon LeZion Futsal Club

24 FW Ivan Diedunov (1989-11-01) 1 November 1989 (age 34) Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv
64 FW Yuval Gnieslaw (1998-05-04) 4 May 1998 (age 26)
74 FW Yuval Piven (2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 (age 22) Flag of Israel.svg Rishon LeZion Futsal Club
94 FW Idan Shkolnik (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989 (age 35) Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Netanya Futsal
104 FW Tamir Shkolnik (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 33) Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Netanya Futsal
114 FW Mahmoud Taha (1996-02-21) 21 February 1996 (age 28) Flag of Israel.svg Rishon LeZion Futsal Club
124 FW Nadav Hai Harambam (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 31) Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv
134 FW Sharon Adani (1988-05-31) 31 May 1988 (age 35) Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv

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References

  1. Futsal World Ranking
  2. "Israel Squad". UEFA . Retrieved 27 May 2024.