Israel national futsal team

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.

Israel
Nickname(s)הכחולים-לבנים (The Blue and Whites)
AssociationIsrael Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
FIFA codeISR
FIFA ranking81 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
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)
World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances0
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 1994)
Best resultFirst Round (1994, 1997)

Competition history edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
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 edit

UEFA Futsal Euro record Qualification record
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

Players edit

Current squad edit

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 Club
18 1GK Mark Moiseev (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 29)   Rishon LeZion Futsal Club
23 1GK Shafir Hafif (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 26)   Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv

5 2DF Kfir Mutas (1991-02-28) 28 February 1991 (age 33)   Maccabi Netanya Futsal
8 2DF Dan Bar-El (1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 (age 30)   Maccabi Netanya Futsal
14 2DF Adam Cohen (captain) (1980-12-20) 20 December 1980 (age 43)
15 2DF Roei Noyman (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 26)   Rishon LeZion Futsal Club

2 4FW Ivan Diedunov (1989-11-01) 1 November 1989 (age 34)   Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv
6 4FW Yuval Gnieslaw (1998-05-04) 4 May 1998 (age 26)
7 4FW Yuval Piven (2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 (age 22)   Rishon LeZion Futsal Club
9 4FW Idan Shkolnik (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989 (age 35)   Maccabi Netanya Futsal
10 4FW Tamir Shkolnik (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 33)   Maccabi Netanya Futsal
11 4FW Mahmoud Taha (1996-02-21) 21 February 1996 (age 28)   Rishon LeZion Futsal Club
12 4FW Nadav Hai Harambam (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 31)   Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv
13 4FW Sharon Adani (1988-05-31) 31 May 1988 (age 36)   Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv

References edit

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

External links edit