Israel national under-21 football team

 Israel Under-21
הנבחרת הצעירה
Association Israel Football Association
Head coach Israel Marco Balbul
Captain Ataa Jaber
Most caps Arik Benado (39)[1]
Top scorer Alon Mizrahi (15)[2]
Home stadium Ness Ziona Stadium
FIFA code ISR
First colours
Second colours
First international
Greece Greece U-21 2-2 Israel U-21 Israel
(Greece; 1990)
Biggest win
Israel Israel U-21 6-0 Austria U-21 Austria
(Israel)
Biggest defeat
Israel Israel U-21 0-4 Spain U-21 Spain
(Israel)
Israel Israel U-21 0-4 Italy U-21 Italy
(Israel; 2013)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances 2 (first in 2007)
Best result Group Stage, 3rd Place

Israel's national Under-21 team (Hebrew: הנבחרת הצעירה של ישראל בכדורגל‎‎) is considered to be the feeder team for the Israel national football team. It has recently qualified for the European Championships to be held in the Netherlands after beating the French under-21 team 2-1 on aggregate.

This team is for Israeli players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U-21s, senior side and again for the U-21s, as Shlomi Arbeitman has done recently. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).

The U-21 team came into existence, following the Israel's acceptance as a full member of UEFA. A draw in a qualifier against Greece in Greece was Israel U-21s' first result.

Israel U-21s 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).

Competition History

There is no Under-21 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup. European U-21 teams compete for the European Championship, with the finals every even-numbered year. It will be held in odd-numbered years from 2007. Israel has never fared well in European Under-21 Football Championships.

The current campaign started shortly after the 2006 finals - the qualification stage of the 2007 competition. UEFA have decided to shift the next tournament forward to avoid a clash with senior tournaments taking place in even-numbered years. The competition has therefore been reduced as qualifying must be completed in a year's less time. In their three-team qualification group, Israel finished ahead of Turkey and Wales. In the two-legged play-off against France for a place in the final stage, the team achieved a surprising 1-1 draw in France and won the home match 1-0, with Amir Taga scoring in stoppage time.

Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.

Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

Israel national under-21 football team at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Europe 1992Qualifying Stage6320173
France 1994Qualifying Stage103161716
Spain 1996Qualifying Stage103341211
Romania 1998Qualifying Stage8521179
Slovakia 2000Qualifying Stage8224613
Switzerland 2002Qualifying Stage84041613
Germany 2004Qualifying Stage8314611
Portugal 2006Qualifying Stage8431117
Netherlands 2007Group Stage511338
Sweden 2009Qualification Playoffs8521165
Denmark 2011Qualifying Stage8512188
Israel 2013Group Stage311136
Czech Republic 2015Qualifying Stage110072
Total2/1388391834146106

Players

Top Appearances

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-21 Caps
1Arik BenadoMaccabi Haifa, Beitar Jerusalem1992–199539
2Nir SiviliaMaccabi Tel Aviv, Bnei Yehuda, Beitar Jerusalem1993–199734
2Shay HoltzmanMaccabi Netanya, Maccabi Haifa, Tzafririm Holon1992–199534
3Dekel KeinanMaccabi Haifa, Bnei Sakhnin, Maccabi Netanya2003–200730
4Alon HalfonMaccabi Netanya, Hapoel Haifa1993–199529
4Tom AlmadonMaccabi Haifa 2004–200729
5Ofer TalkerIroni Ashdod, Hapoel Haifa1992–199528
6Ofir KopelMaccabi Haifa1994–199727
7Lior JanMaccabi Tel Aviv2006–200826
8Moshe OhayonF.C. Ashdod2001–200524

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s.

Top Goalscorers

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-21 Goals
1Alon MizrahiBnei Yehuda1992–199315
2Shay HoltzmanMaccabi Netanya, Maccabi Haifa, Tzafririm Holon1992–199514
3Moanes DabourMaccabi Tel Aviv, Grasshopper2011–201413
4Nir SiviliaMaccabi Tel Aviv, Bnei Yehuda, Beitar Jerusalem1993–199712
5Ben SaharChelsea, Espanyol2007–20108
5Maor BuzagloMaccabi Haifa, Hapoel Petah Tikva, Bnei Sakhnin, Maccabi Tel Aviv2007–20108
6Eli AbarbanelHapoel Petah Tikva1994–19997
6Amir TurgemanIroni Ashdod1992–19937

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s.

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 10 8 2 0 34 5 +29 26 Final tournament
2  Israel 10 6 3 1 21 4 +17 21
3  Greece 10 4 1 5 13 14 −1 13
4  Albania 10 3 3 4 11 20 −9 12
5  Hungary 10 3 3 4 19 16 +3 12
6  Liechtenstein 10 0 0 10 1 40 −39 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Fixtures

7 June 2015 (2015-06-07)
18:00
Liechtenstein  0–4  Israel
Report Kinda  5'
Altman  49', 62'
Abu Abaid  58'
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)
15:00
Albania  1–1  Israel
Çekiçi  84' (pen.) Report Hugi  29'

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)
18:45
Israel  3–0  Hungary
David  60'
Gozlan  85'
Ohana  90+2'		 Report
HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)
18:40
Israel  0–3  Portugal
Report Fernandes  28' (pen.)
Silva  35'
Horta  87'
HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen (Norway)

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)
19:00
Hungary  0–0  Israel
Report
Ménfői út, Győr
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)

28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)
15:30
Greece  0–1  Israel
Report Gozlan  74'
Peristeri Stadium, Peristeri
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Croatia)

2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
Portugal  v  Israel
Report

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
Israel  v  Liechtenstein
Report

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
Israel  v  Greece
Report

10 October 2016 (2016-10-10)
Israel  v  Albania
Report

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Israel Marco Balbul
Assistant Manager Israel Ofer Fabian
Assistant Manager Israel Alon Hazan
Goalkeeper Coach Israel Nir Davidovich
Fitness Coach Israel Yossi Kakun

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Greece and Albania.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Golan Elkaslasy (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 11 0 Israel Hapoel Ramat HaSharon
18 1GK Omri Glazer (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 2 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
23 1GK Yarden Krishtul (1994-10-19) 19 October 1994 1 0 Israel Hapoel Acre
2 2DF Sean Goldberg (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 8 0 Israel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
3 2DF Oren Biton (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 4 1 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
4 2DF Ayid Habshi (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 14 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
15 2DF Liran Serdal (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 5 0 Israel Hapoel Haifa
17 2DF Shahar Piven (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 0 0 Israel Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla
5 3MF David Keltjens (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 6 0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
6 3MF Dor Peretz (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 9 1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
7 3MF Maxim Plakuschenko (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 5 1 Israel Hapoel Haifa
8 3MF Neta Lavi (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 5 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
9 3MF Michael Ohana (1995-10-04) 4 October 1995 8 4 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
11 3MF Or Inbrom (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 3 0 Israel F.C. Ashdod
12 3MF Tambi Sagas (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 5 0 Israel Bnei Sakhnin
14 3MF Ido Davidov (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 7 0 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
16 3MF Eliel Peretz (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 4 1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
19 3MF Eden Shamir (1995-06-25) 25 June 1995 1 0 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
20 3MF Omri Altman (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 18 8 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
21 3MF Moti Barshazki (1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 2 1 Israel Hapoel Ramat Gan
10 4FW Shoval Gozlan (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 13 5 Israel Maccabi Haifa
13 4FW Dean David (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 9 1 Israel F.C. Ashdod
22 4FW Dor Hugi (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 11 3 Israel Hapoel Ra'anana

Recent callups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 8 months:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mahadi Zuabi (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 0 0 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona v.  Serbia, 2 June 2016
DF Omer Danino (1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 4 0 Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva v.  Serbia, 2 June 2016
DF Eli Balilty (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 1 0 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona v.  Serbia, 2 June 2016
DF Dudu Twito (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 2 0 Israel Maccabi Sha'arayim v.  Portugal, 17 November 2015
DF Ben Grabli (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 1 0 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba v.  Liechtenstein, 17 November 2015
DF Yuval Yosipovich (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 1 0 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva v.  Liechtenstein, 17 November 2015
DF Yarin Hassan (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 1 0 Israel Maccabi Netanya v.  Portugal, 17 November 2015
DF Gal Dvir (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 1 0 Israel Maccabi Herzliya v.  Poland, 8 October 2015
DF Eyad Abu Abaid (1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 8 1 Israel Maccabi Haifa v.  Portugal, 2 September 2016
MF Ben Reichert (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 7 1 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv v.  Poland, 8 October 2015
MF Adi Konstantinos (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 3 0 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem v.  Liechtenstein, 17 November 2015
MF Dolev Haziza (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 1 0 Israel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv v.  Liechtenstein, 17 November 2015
MF Yaniv Brik (1995-05-28) 28 May 1995 0 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa v.  Cyprus, 26 March 2015
MF Raz Cohen (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 0 0 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba v.  Poland, 8 October 2015
MF Gadi Kinda (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 16 1 Israel F.C. Ashdod v.  Hungary, 24 March 2016
MF Ataa Jaber (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 8 2 Israel Maccabi Haifa v.  Greece, 28 March 2016
MF Ismaeel Ryan (1994-04-24) 24 April 1994 6 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa v.  Greece, 28 March 2016
MF Ramzi Safouri (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 6 0 Israel Bnei Sakhnin v.  Serbia, 2 June 2016
FW Niv Zrihan (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 1 0 Israel F.C. Ashdod v.  Albania, 3 September 2015
FW Yonathan Cohen (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 1 0 Israel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv v.  Liechtenstein, 17 November 2015
FW Avishay Cohen (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 0 0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem v.  Albania, 3 September 2015
FW Oz Peretz (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 2 0 Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva v.  Greece, 28 March 2016
FW Ezaat Khlayli (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 1 0 Israel Hapoel Acre v.  Serbia, 2 June 2016
FW Sagiv Yehezkel (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 2 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Portugal, 2 September 2016

See also

References

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