Table listing every match played by Israel. The first five matches played were under the name of "Palestine/Eretz Israel".
Chart showing results achieved by the Israeli National team decade by decade
Table showing Israel's record victories and
defeats home, away and at neutral venues
Chart showing Israeli League Champions from 1931-32 to 2008-09
Chart showing Israeli State (FA) Cup Winners
from 1927-28 to 2008-09
Chart which combines the Israeli League, State
Cup & Toto Cup winners from 1927-28 to 2008-09
Chart showing Israeli Toto (League) Cup
Winners from 1982-83 to 2008-09
INTERNATIONAL TEAM
Israel (competing as "Palestine/Eretz Israel") took part in the 1934 & 1938 World Cup Qualification competitions and also played a friendly against Lebanon in 1940.
Just four months after Israel gained independence in 1948, the Israel national football team traveled to New York City to play their American counterparts in a friendly at the Polo Grounds. Over 40,000 spectators witnessed the newly formed Israeli side lose to the Americans 3-1. Shmuel Ben Dror went down in history as the first goal scorer in the history of the Israel national football team.
In 1954, Israel were founding members of the Asian Football Confederation but were evicted in the early 1970's and now play their football as part of UEFA and are currently ranked as one of the top 20 teams in the world by FIFA. In fact the latest rankings put Israel as 16th in the World and 13th in Europe - the highest Israel have achieved since playing in Asia.
To date, Israel have played a total of 87 different opponents at National level in competitions as diverse as the World Cup, the Asian Cup & Games, the European Championships and the Olympic Games.
Israel's World Cup Qualifiers have been played on all five continents - Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania and America - making them unique in world football.
CLUB FOOTBALL
During the British Mandate of Palestine, organized football consisted of British and Jewish clubs. As early as 1906, Maccabi Tel Aviv was formed as a social group. On April 24 1924 Hapoel Haifa was formed.
In February 1928, the first ever derby took place in the British Mandate between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Allenby Tel Aviv. Maccabi won 3-0 and was the start of the oldest rivalry which takes place in Israel.
When a cup competition was formed, British teams dominated until May 26, 1928 when two Jewish clubs made it to the final in Jerusalem. Hapoel Alenby Tel Aviv beat Maccabi HaShmonai Jerusalem 2-0, but the cup was shared since Hapoel had fielded an ineligible player.
Nine teams started the first league in 1932. The first winner of the league were the British Police who, under the guidance of Police Chief Speiser, were the best organized club in the country. Later he would serve as the first chairman of the Football Association.
Thirteen teams took part in the first Football League after Israel gained its independence. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the 1949-50 championship.
There were no League competitions in 1950-51, 1952-53 and 1966-67.
Currently, 12 clubs compete in the Top Flight of the Israeli League but there will be 16 teams from season 2009-10 onwards.
Israeli Football
Israel's complete record in the World Cup from the first matches against Egypt in the 1934 World Cup Qualifiers to the current 2010 Qualification Group
Details of Israel's playing squad for the 2010
World Cup Qualifiers including caps won, goals
scored and club affiliations
Full details of all of Israel's 87 different
international opponents listed in A to Z form
Chart showing League positions for every club in
the Top Israeli League from 1949-50 to 1978-79
Chart showing League positions for every club in
the Top Israeli League from 1979-80 to 2008-09
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