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Israel Under-21
הנבחרת הצעירה
Association	Israel Football Association
Head coach	; Marco Balbul;
Captain	Neta Lavi
Most caps;	; Arik Benado (39)
Top scorer	; Alon Mizrahi (15)
Home stadium	HaMoshava Stadium
FIFA code	ISR
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; First colours;	; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Second colours;
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First international
	; Greece 2–2 Israel ; (Greece; 1990)
Biggest win
	; Israel 6–0 Austria ; (Israel)
Biggest defeat
	; Israel 0–4 Spain ; (Israel) ; Israel 0–4 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 consists of Israeli players aged 21 or under at the start of each two-year UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Team members may also simultaneously qualify to various teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s, or even the senior national team, so long as the meet the respective age restriction. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (provided the player is eligible).

The U-21 team has been constructed, 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
1992	Qualifying Stage	6	3	2	0	17	3
1994	Qualifying Stage	10	3	1	6	17	16
1996	Qualifying Stage	10	3	3	4	12	11
1998	Qualifying Stage	8	5	2	1	17	9
2000	Qualifying Stage	8	2	2	4	6	13
2002	Qualifying Stage	8	4	0	4	16	13
2004	Qualifying Stage	8	3	1	4	6	11
2006	Qualifying Stage	8	4	3	1	11	7
2007	Group Stage	5	1	1	3	3	8
2009	Qualification Playoffs	8	5	2	1	16	5
2011	Qualifying Stage	8	5	1	2	18	8
2013	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	3	6
2015	Qualifying Stage	8	5	0	3	22	15
2017	Qualifying Stage	10	6	3	1	21	4
2019	TBA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/14	88	39	18	34	146	106

Players

Top Appearances

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-21 Caps
1	Arik Benado	Maccabi Haifa, Beitar Jerusalem	1992–1995	39
2	Nir Sivilia	Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bnei Yehuda, Beitar Jerusalem	1993–1997	34
2	Shay Holtzman	Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Haifa, Tzafririm Holon	1992–1995	34
3	Dekel Keinan	Maccabi Haifa, Bnei Sakhnin, Maccabi Netanya	2003–2007	30
4	Alon Halfon	Maccabi Netanya, Hapoel Haifa	1993–1995	29
4	Tom Almadon	Maccabi Haifa	2004–2007	29
5	Ofer Talker	Ironi Ashdod, Hapoel Haifa	1992–1995	28
6	Ofir Kopel	Maccabi Haifa	1994–1997	27
7	Lior Jan	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2006–2008	26
8	Moshe Ohayon	F.C. Ashdod	2001–2005	24

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
1	Alon Mizrahi	Bnei Yehuda	1992–1993	15
2	Shay Holtzman	Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Haifa, Tzafririm Holon	1992–1995	14
3	Moanes Dabour	Maccabi Tel Aviv, Grasshopper	2011–2014	13
4	Nir Sivilia	Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bnei Yehuda, Beitar Jerusalem	1993–1997	12
5	Ben Sahar	Chelsea, Espanyol	2007–2010	8
5	Maor Buzaglo	Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Petah Tikva, Bnei Sakhnin, Maccabi Tel Aviv	2007–2010	8
6	Eli Abarbanel	Hapoel Petah Tikva	1994–1999	7
6	Amir Turgeman	Ironi Ashdod	1992–1993	7

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

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 5

Pos	Team [ v t e ]	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	10	8	1	1	33	7	+26	25	Final tournament
2	Norway	10	4	3	3	15	13	+2	15
3	Republic of Ireland	10	4	2	4	12	15	−3	14^[a]
4	Israel	10	4	2	4	17	18	−1	14^[a]
5	Kosovo	10	3	3	4	9	12	−3	12
6	Azerbaijan	10	0	3	7	6	27	−21	3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a^b Head-to-head results: Republic of Ireland 4–0 Israel, Israel 3–1 Republic of Ireland.

Coaching staff

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

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Germany and Norway on 22 and 27 March 2018.[1]

Caps and goals as of 28 March 2018.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Omri Glazer	(1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 22)	8	0	Maccabi Haifa
18	1GK	Assaf Tzur	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 20)	0	0	Hapoel Ra'anana
	1GK	Tamir Lalo	(1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 21)	0	0	Beitar Kfar Saba

3	2DF	Shay Ben David	(1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 21)	4	0	Hapoel Ashkelon
4	2DF	Nir Bardea	(1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 22)	3	0	F.C. Ashdod
5	2DF	Amit Bitton	(1996-07-24) 24 July 1996 (age 22)	6	0	F.C. Ashdod
16	2DF	Yarden Cohen	(1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 21)	1	0	Hapoel Ra'anana
17	2DF	Idan Nachmias	(1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 21)	3	1	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
22	2DF	Manamto Asefa	(1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 20)	2	0	F.C. Ashdod
	2DF	Paz Ben Ari	(1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 21)	2	0	Bnei Yehuda

2	3MF	Raz Meir	(1996-11-30) 30 November 1996 (age 21)	7	0	Maccabi Haifa
6	3MF	Dan Glazer	(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 22)	5	0	Maccabi Netanya
7	3MF	Maxim Plakuschenko	(1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 22)	12	2	Hapoel Haifa
8	3MF	Neta Lavi	(1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 22)	7	0	Maccabi Haifa
15	3MF	Tom Rosenthal	(1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 22)	1	0	Dordrecht
20	3MF	Gabriel Knyakovski	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 21)	4	0	Hapoel Acre
	3MF	Or Dasa	(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 20)	1	1	Hapoel Ra'anana
	3MF	Omer Lakou	(1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 20)	0	0	Ironi Kiryat Shmona

9	4FW	Sean Weissman	(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 22)	5	1	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
10	4FW	Matan Hozez	(1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 22)	6	0	Bnei Yehuda
11	4FW	Manor Solomon	(1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 19)	3	0	Maccabi Petah Tikva
12	4FW	Mohammed Awaed	(1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 21)	3	0	Maccabi Haifa
13	4FW	Yonas Malede	(1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 19)	0	0	Maccabi Netanya
	4FW	Mohammed Shaker	(1996-11-14) 14 November 1996 (age 22)	1	0	Hapoel Ra'anana

Recent callups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Sahar Hasson	(1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 22)	2	0	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla	v. Germany, 14 November 2017

DF	Raz Nachmias	(1996-05-06) May 6, 1996 (age 22)	3	0	Hapoel Tel Aviv	v. Germany, 14 November 2017
DF	Amir Nassar	(1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 21)	2	0	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	v. Germany, 14 November 2017
DF	Ofek Fishler	(1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 22)	0	0	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla	v. Germany, 14 November 2017
DF	Maxim Grechkin	(1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 (age 22)	1	0	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla	v. Cyprus, 23 March 2017
DF	Shay Konstantini	(1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 (age 22)	1	0	Hapoel Nazareth Illit	v. Cyprus, 23 March 2017
DF	Bar Hillel	(1996-05-05) May 5, 1996 (age 22)	0	0	Hapoel Acre	v. Serbia, 8 June 2017
DF	Maron Gantous	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 22)	1	0	Bnei Sakhnin	v. Republic of Ireland, 9 October 2017
DF	Noam Gamon	(1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 21)	2	0	Hapoel Afula	v. Republic of Ireland, 9 October 2017
DF	Abdi Farhat	(1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 (age 22)	0	0	Hapoel Acre	v. Republic of Ireland, 9 October 2017

MF	Yonatan Cohen	(1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 (age 22)	3	1	Bnei Yehuda	v. Germany, 14 November 2017
MF	Aviv Avraham	(1996-03-30) 30 March 1996 (age 22)	3	0	Maccabi Netanya	v. Germany, 14 November 2017
MF	Moti Barshazki	(1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 22)	6	2	Hapoel Tel Aviv	v. Germany, 14 November 2017
MF	Yuval Haliva	(1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 22)	0	0	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	v. Serbia, 5 June 2017
MF	Ariel Hadar	(1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 22)	0	0	Hapoel Katamon	v. Serbia, 5 June 2017
MF	Ihab Ganayem	(1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 (age 22)	0	0	Bnei Sakhnin	v. Cyprus, 6 September 2017
MF	Amran El Krenawy	(1996-02-21) February 21, 1996 (age 22)	0	0	Hapoel Acre	v. Cyprus, 6 September 2017
MF	Eliel Peretz	(1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 22)	8	2	Bnei Yehuda	v. Republic of Ireland, 9 October 2017

FW	Lior Inbrum	(1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 22)	4	0	F.C. Ashdod	v. Germany, 14 November 2017
FW	Dean David	(1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 22)	9	1	F.C. Ashdod	v. Albania, 10 October 2016
FW	Daniel Avital	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 21)	1	0	Maccabi Herzliya	v. Cyprus, 23 March 2017
FW	Amit Zenati	(1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 21)	0	0	Maccabi Haifa	v. Cyprus, 23 March 2017
FW	Mamoon Qashoua	(1997-12-29) 29 December 1997 (age 20)	0	0	Hapoel Haifa	v. Republic of Ireland, 9 October 2017

References

^ http://football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamAppearance.aspx?NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=943&PAGE_NUM=1

^ http://football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamCaptivate.aspx?NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=943&PAGE_NUM=1

External links

Uefa Under-21 website Contains full results archive

The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21 Championship hosts and additional statistics, such as the Group Winners table for the 1998 qualifiers.

[table_hth_IRL0.6324093684705-3] Head-to-head results: Republic of Ireland 4–0 Israel, Israel 3–1 Republic of Ireland.

[1] ttp://football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamAppearance.aspx?NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=943&PAGE_NUM=1

[2] ttp://football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamCaptivate.aspx?NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=943&PAGE_NUM=1

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