Israel women's national football team

Israel
Association Israel Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Meir Nachmias
Captain Adva Twil
Most caps Karin Sendel (50)
Top scorer Silvi Jan (30)
Home stadium Ramat Gan Stadium
FIFA code ISR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 63 Decrease 4 (22 June 2018)
Highest 53 (March 2017)
Lowest 72 (August 2003)
First international

 Netherlands 12–0 Israel 
(Zaandam, Netherlands; 27 August 1977)
(Unofficial)

 Israel 0–7 Romania 
(Bat Yam, Israel; 2 November 1997)
Biggest win
 Israel 12–1 Estonia 
(Herzliya, Israel; 9 October 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Israel 0–13 Poland 
(Ramat Gan, Israel; 24 February 1998)

The Israel women's national football team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל לנשים‎) represents Israel in international women's football. The Israel women's national football team was established in 1997. Women's Football in Israel was developed as an upside down pyramid by first opening the national team and then after 2 years opening the first women's football league in Israel. Women's Football in Israel is struggling to develop because it is lacking investment.

History

Women's football in Israel first appeared in 1970, with several clubs being formed in the following years. However, these clubs folded, except for the M.I.L.N (Moa'don Israeli LeKaduregel Nashim (Hebrew: מועדון ישראלי לכדורגל נשים‎, lit. Israeli Club for Women's Football)), which continued touring and playing exhibition matches in Israel and abroad.[1] During this period a team representing Israel played a match against Netherlands, losing 0–12.[2]

In 1997, following FIFA orders, the IFA established a women's national team ahead of the 1999 FIFA women's World Cup. Rony Schneider was appointed as team manager and supervised a series of trials, which resulted in a 26 women squad, which played its first official match against Romania on 2 November 1997.[3]

As of April 2015, the national team played 95 matches (31 wins, 7 draws, 57 loses), scoring 111 goals. The team is yet to make an appearance in either the World Cup or the Women's Euro.

Ranking history

Year End rank Best rank Worst rank
2003 70 70 72
2004 71 69 71
2005 67 67 71
2006 63 63 68
2007 63 61 64
2008 60 60 63
2009 57 56 57
2010 61 58 61
2011 65 60 65
2012 62 60 63
2013 55 55 61
2014 55 55 62
2015 59 57 59
2016 55 55 56
2017 TBA 53 62

Source: [4]

Competition history

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991Did Not Enter-------------
Sweden 1995Did Not Enter-------------
United States 1999Did Not Qualify-------81-7631
United States 2003Did Not Qualify-------84131214
China 2007Did Not Qualify-------6411116
Germany 2011Did Not Qualify-------82-6420
Canada 2015Did Not Qualify-------104-6927
France 2019Did Not Qualify-------
Total--------40152234298
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier

Israel was entered into the UEFA Group 8 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.[5][6]

Standings
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Romania 188530306
 Slovakia 178521335
 Hungary 168512329
 Israel 38107631
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 38107555
Matches
Israel 0–7 Romania
Israel 0–4 Slovakia
Israel 5–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovakia 5–0 Israel
Hungary 5–0 Israel
Israel 0–2 Hungary
Romania 4–0 Israel
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier

Israel was entered into the UEFA Group 7 qualifying round, finishing in third place.[7][8]

Standings
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Poland 248800251
 Croatia 1384131611
 Israel 1384131214
 Romania 882241813
 Estonia 08008436
Matches
Estonia 2–5 Israel
Mletsin  87'
Morkovkina  89'		 Jan  28', 35', 38', 51'
Shenar  32'
Croatia 4–0 Israel
Jakšić  27', 89'
Kozić  38'
Kovač  47'
Israel 1–0 Romania
Jan  9'
Israel 0–2 Poland
Poland 4–0 Israel
Poland
Romania 1–1 Israel
Israel 3–0 Estonia
Didich  48' (pen.)
Jan  71'
Shenar  90'
Israel 2–1 Croatia
Ozeri  5'
Didich  88'		 Kovač  2'
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier

Israel was entered into the UEFA Group 8 qualifying round, finishing in third place.[9]

In addition to Israel competing, Israeli referee Rachel Cohen worked the Group 3 match between Belgium and Finland,[10] and Group 4 between Republic of Ireland and Scotland.[11]

Standings
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Wales 146420172
 Israel 136411116
 Estonia 46114618
 Moldova 36105513
Matches
Estonia 2–5 Israel
Morkovkina  19', 39' Jan  12', 20', 54'
Shino  70'
Shenar  90+3'
Attendance: 200
Referee: De Boeck (Belgium)
Israel 2–0 Moldova
Dayan  90+2'
Cohen  90+3'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Remy (France)
Wales 1–1 Israel
Israel 1–0 Estonia
Moldova 0–1 Israel
Israel 1–3 Wales
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier

Israel was entered into the UEFA Group 6 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.

In addition to Israel competing, Israeli referee Lilach Asulin worked the Group 1 match between Northern Ireland and Estonia.[13]

Standings
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 8701286+2221
 Russia 8611306+2419
 Republic of Ireland 84131210+213
 Israel 8206424−206
 Kazakhstan 8008432−280
  Israel Kazakhstan Republic of Ireland Russia Switzerland
Israel  – 1–0 0–3 1–6 1–2
Kazakhstan  0–1 – 1–2 0–6 2–4
Republic of Ireland  3–0 2–1 – 1–1 1–2
Russia  4–0 8–0 3–0 – 0–3
Switzerland   6–0 8–0 2–0 1–2 –
Matches
Israel 1 – 0 Kazakhstan
Erez  42' Report
Referee: Laurence Zeien (Luxembourg)
Israel 1 – 2  Switzerland
Abbé  76' (o.g.) Report Maendly  55'
Abbé  90+1'
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Israel 1 – 6 Russia
Cohen  47' Report Poryadina  10'
Fomina  29', 89'
Savchenkova  62'
Kurochkina  81'
Kozhnikova  85'
Referee: Mihaela Gurdon Bašimamović (Croatia)
Israel 0 – 3 Republic of Ireland
Report O'Sullivan  32', 52'
O'Brien  81'
Referee: Ann-Helen Østervold (Norway)
Switzerland  6 – 0 Israel
Abbé  8', 64'
Barqui  14' (o.g.)
Stein  68'
Dickenmann  71'
Crnogorcevic  90+3'		 Report
Referee: Gordana Kuzmanović (Serbia)
Kazakhstan 0 – 1 Israel
Report Sofer  71'
Referee: Monica Mularczyk (Poland)
Russia 4 – 0 Israel
Kurochkina  5' (pen.)
Skotnikova  24'
Kozhnikova  31'
Sochneva  80'		 Report
Krasnoarmeysk Stadium, Krasnoarmeysk
Referee: Alexandra Ihringova (England)
Republic of Ireland 3 – 0 Israel
O'Sullivan  59', 64', 80' Report
Referee: Elia María Martínez Martínez (Spain)
Roster

Coach: Meir Nachmias

Goalscorers

1 goal

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier

Israel competed in the UEFA Group 3 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.[14]

In addition to Israel competing, Israeli referee Lilach Asulin worked the Group 1 match between Slovenia and Republic of Ireland,[15] Group 4 between Northern Ireland and Faroe Islands,[16] Group 5 between Albania and Belgium,[17] and Group 7 between Bulgaria and Finland.[18]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 10 9 1 0 53 1 +52 28 Women's World Cup — 3–0 1–1 9–0 9–0 11–0
2  Iceland 10 6 1 3 29 9 +20 19 0–2 — 0–1 3–0 9–1 5–0
3  Denmark 10 5 3 2 25 6 +19 18 0–1 1–1 — 0–1 3–1 8–0
4  Israel 10 4 0 6 9 27 −18 12 0–5 0–1 0–5 — 3–1 2–0
5  Serbia 10 3 1 6 16 34 −18 10 0–7 1–2 1–1 3–0 — 5–0
6  Malta 10 0 0 10 0 55 −55 0 0–5 0–8 0–5 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ Israel were awarded a 3–0 win. The match originally ended 2–0 to Israel.
Matches
Israel 2–0 Malta
Sofer  51'
Shelina  60'		 Report
Attendance: 110
Israel 3–1 Serbia
Fridman  26'
Falkon  38'
Sofer  67'		 Report Podovac  3' (pen.)
Attendance: 270
Referee: Marija Kurtes (Germany)
Israel 0–5  Switzerland
Report Humm  6', 28', 36'
Dickenmann  45' (pen.)
Crnogorčević  90+3'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)
Israel 0–1 Iceland
Report Brynjarsdóttir  60'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
Malta 0–3
Awarded[note 1]		 Israel
Report M. Fridman  36'
Lavi  60'
Attendance: 157
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
Switzerland  9–0 Israel
Humm  29'
Kiwic  32'
Bachmann  35', 39'
Moser  37'
Bürki  59', 84', 86'
Abbé  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 950
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Israel 0–5 Denmark
Report Nielsen  35', 86'
Harder  48'
Troelsgaard  56'
Pedersen  90+3'
Attendance: 150
Serbia 3–0 Israel
Smiljković  31', 34'
Bradić  82'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Aneliya Sinabova (Bulgaria)
Iceland 3–0 Israel
Brynjarsdóttir  2'
Friðriksdóttir  26'
Gunnarsdóttir  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 622
Denmark 0–1 Israel
Report Falkon  10'
Attendance: 657
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
Roster

Coach: Meir Nachmias

Goalscorers

2 goals

1 goal

European Championship

UEFA Women's Championship FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Denmark 1991Did Not Enter-------------
Italy 1993Did Not Enter-------------
Germany 1995Did Not Enter-------------
Norway 1997Did Not Enter-------------
Germany 2001Did Not Qualify-------8206526
England 2005Did Not Qualify-------6321206
Finland 2009Did Not Qualify-------113171235
Sweden 2013Did Not Qualify-------8008136
Netherlands 2017Did Not Qualify-------602429
Total--------39852640112
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier

Israel was entered into the Group 7 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.[20][21]

Standings
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Romania 228710345
 Belarus 168512209
 Slovakia 1585032310
 Israel 68206526
 Estonia 08008638
Matches
Israel 0–5 Belarus
Israel 2–1 Estonia
Israel 0–4 Romania
Israel 0–5 Slovakia
Slovakia 4–0 Israel
Romania 5–1 Israel
Estonia 1–2 Israel
Belarus 1–0 Israel
Goalscorers

2 goals

  • Inna Didich

1 goal

2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier

Israel was entered into the Group 6 qualifying round, finishing in second place.[22][23]

Standings
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Belarus 166510213
 Israel 116321206
 Estonia 46114626
 Kazakhstan 26024416
 Wales 0000000
Matches
Estonia 1–4 Israel
Pajo  34' Report Kochen  10'
Dayan  18'
Jan  44'
Shenar  53'
Kazakhstan 0–0 Israel
Report
Belarus 1–1 Israel
Lis  89' Report Liran  78'
Israel 12–1 Estonia
Israel  6'
Didich  12'
Ohana  29', 65', 76'
Jan  46', 62', 68', 71', 84'
Dayan  49', 66'		 Report Vaher  69'
Israel 3–1 Kazakhstan
Fahima  23'
Jan  44' (pen.)
Dayan  56'		 Report Yalova  38'
Israel 0–2 Belarus
Report Kuzniatsova  42', 90+2'
Goalscorers

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

1 goal


2009 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier
Preliminary round - Group A2
Standings
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Israel 9330092
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4311177
 Armenia 4311122
 Latvia 0300318
Matches
Israel 3–0 Latvia
Gian  28'
Fhima  32'
Shenar  70'		 Report
Referee: Berta Tavares (Portugal)
Israel 1–0 Armenia
Shenar  5' Report
Referee: Berta Tavares (Portugal)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–5 Israel
Škrbić  27'
Fetahović  46'		 Report Gian  13'
Shenar  23', 40', 81', 89'
Referee: Silvia Spinelli (Italy)
Goalscorers

6 goals

2 goals

1 goal


Qualifying stage - Group 6
Standings
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Norway 228710260+26
 Russia 198611257+18
 Austria 983051318−5
 Poland 782151120−9
 Israel 18017333−30
Matches
Israel 2–2 Poland
Erez  32'
Shelina  38'		 Report Żelazko  30'
Rytwińska  41'
Referee: Hilal Tuba Tosun Turkey
Israel 0–6 Russia
Report Kurochkina  29'
Kremleva  45'
Mokshanova  54'  59'  70'
Chmatchkova  79'
Referee: Anja Kunick Germany
Israel 0–3 Norway
Report Gulbrandsen  50'  73'
Wiik  78'
Referee: Yelena Savchenko Kazakhstan
Poland 4–1 Israel
Stobba  1'  25'
Gawrońska  34'
Maciaszczyk  44'		 Report Ohana  60'
City Stadium, Kutno
Referee: Tetyana Aseeva Ukraine
Austria 5–0 Israel
Wenninger  5'
Burger  48'  72'  90'
Celouch  74'		 Report
Sparkassenstadion Gleisdorf, Gleisdorf
Referee: Lena Arwedahl Sweden
Norway 7–0 Israel
Wiik  12'  45'
Gulbrandsen  19'  82'
Mykjåland  52'
Christensen  54'
Nordby  75' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Carla De Boeck Belgium
Russia 4–0 Israel
Letyushova  9'  22'
Mokshanova  59' (pen.)
Barbashina  67'		 Report
Stadion Krasnoarmeysk, Krasnoarmeysk
Referee: Esther Staubli Switzerland
Israel 0–2 Austria
Report Tieber  9'
Burger  43'
Beit She'an Municipal, Beit She'an
Referee: Marija Damjanovic Croatia
Goalscorers

1 goal


2013 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier

Israel was entered into the Group 4 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.[24]

Standings
     Team qualified for UEFA Women's Euro 2013
     Team competes in Play-off round
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 France 8 8 0 0 32 2 +30 24
 Scotland 8 5 1 2 21 12 +9 16
 Wales 8 3 1 4 12 14 −2 10
 Republic of Ireland 8 3 0 5 8 11 −3 9
 Israel 8 0 0 8 1 36 −35 0
Matches

Israel 0 – 5 France
Report Eni  5' (o.g.)
Franco  62'
Abily  71'
Le Sommer  86'
Delie  87'
Attendance: 137
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

Israel 1 – 6 Scotland
Lavi  35' Report Ross  5'
Beattie  9'
Little  48', 57'
Lauder  69'
Ravitz  72' (o.g.)
Attendance: 130
Referee: Ausra Kance (Lithuania)

Republic of Ireland 2 – 0 Israel
D. O'Sullivan  74'
Grant  87'		 Report
Attendance: 1,010
Referee: Petra Chudá (Slovakia)

France 5 – 0 Israel
Thiney  15', 37', 38'
Bompastor  22' (pen.)
Rubio  90'		 Report
Attendance: 10,159
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Israel 0 – 2 Wales
Report Lander  8'
Ingle  88'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Caroline De Boeck (Belgium)

Scotland 8 – 0 Israel
Lauder  1'
Little  6', 25', 44'
Sneddon  9'
Love  15'
J. Ross  28'
Corsie  83'		 Report
Attendance: 817
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)

Wales 5 – 0 Israel
Harding  3', 28', 36'
Wiltshire  50'
Keryakoplis  72'		 Report
Attendance: 721
Referee: Karolina Radzik-Johan (Poland)

Israel 0 – 2 Republic of Ireland
Report O'Sullivan  65'
Russell  67'
Attendance: 132
Referee: Paloma Quintero Siles (Spain)
Goalscorers

1 goal

1 own goal

Roster

Coach: Meir Nachmias

2017 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier

Israel was entered into the Group 8 qualifying round, and finished in last place.[25]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 8 7 1 0 29 2 +27 22 Final tournament
2  Austria 8 5 2 1 18 4 +14 17
3  Wales 8 3 2 3 13 11 +2 11
4  Kazakhstan 8 1 1 6 2 30 −28 4
5  Israel 8 0 2 6 2 17 −15 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
Israel 0–0 Kazakhstan
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Israel 0–1 Austria
Report Prohaska  48'
Attendance: 70
Referee: Karolina Radzik-Johan (Poland)
Israel 2–2 Wales
Falkon  25'
Shelina  83'		 Report Harding  59', 80'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Marta Frias Acedo (Spain)
Israel 0–1 Norway
Report Ad. Hegerberg  25'
Attendance: 192
Referee: Sabine Bonnin (France)
Kazakhstan 1–0 Israel
Yalova  69' Report
BIIK Stadium, Shymkent
Attendance: 550
Referee: Galiya Echeva (Bulgaria)
Austria 4–0 Israel
Burger  4', 19'
Barqui  41' (o.g.)
Kirchberger  78'		 Report
Waldviertler Volksbank Arena, Horn
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Sofia Karagiorgi (Cyprus)
Wales 3–0 Israel
Ward  16', 32'
Estcourt  59'		 Report
Referee: Eszter Urban (Hungary)
Norway 5–0 Israel
Ad. Hegerberg  43', 48', 52'
Bøe Risa  71'
Herlovsen  80'		 Report
Referee: Paula Brady (Republic of Ireland)
Goalscorers

1 goal

1 own goal

Roster
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Hanit Schwartz (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 15 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
1GK Mairav Shamir (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988 32 0 Germany MSV Duisburg
2DF Maya Barqui (1985-09-22) 22 September 1985 45 0 Israel Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
2DF Shani David (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 8 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
2DF Moran Fridman (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 38 2 Unattached
2DF Shahar Nakav (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 7 0 Unattached
2DF Shai Pearl (1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 6 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
2DF Michal Ravitz (1986-08-21) 21 August 1986 44 0 Israel Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
2DF Shay Sade (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 32 1 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
2DF Daniel Sofer (1988-01-14) 14 January 1988 23 3 Israel Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
3MF Lee Falkon (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 32 5 Germany MSV Duisburg
3MF Shir Levo (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 7 0 Israel F.C. Kiryat Gat
3MF Alina Metkalov (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 2 0 Unattached
3MF Diana Redman (1984-07-02) 2 July 1984 24 0 Spain Santa Teresa CD
3MF Karin Sendel (1988-10-26) 26 October 1988 36 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
3MF Arava Shahaf (1990-04-28) 28 April 1990 17 1 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
3MF Opal Sofer (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 1 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
3MF Adva Twil (1985-06-26) 26 June 1985 37 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
4FW Eden Avital (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 6 0 Israel ASA Tel Aviv
4FW Mor Efraim (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988 3 0 Israel F.C. Kiryat Gat
4FW Roni Shimrich (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 7 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon

Source: [26]


Current squad

As of 8 September 2016[26]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Hanit Schwartz (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 15 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
1GK Mairav Shamir (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988 32 0 Germany MSV Duisburg
2DF Maya Barqui (1985-09-22) 22 September 1985 45 0 Israel Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
2DF Shani David (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 8 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
2DF Moran Fridman (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 38 2 Unattached
2DF Shahar Nakav (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 7 0 Unattached
2DF Shai Pearl (1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 6 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
2DF Michal Ravitz (1986-08-21) 21 August 1986 44 0 Israel Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
2DF Shay Sade (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 32 1 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
2DF Daniel Sofer (1988-01-14) 14 January 1988 23 3 Israel Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
3MF Lee Falkon (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 32 5 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
3MF Shir Levo (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 7 0 Israel F.C. Kiryat Gat
3MF Alina Metkalov (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 2 0 Unattached
3MF Diana Redman (1984-07-02) 2 July 1984 24 0 Spain Santa Teresa CD
3MF Karin Sendel (1988-10-26) 26 October 1988 50 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
3MF Arava Shahaf (1990-04-28) 28 April 1990 17 1 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
3MF Opal Sofer (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 1 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
3MF Adva Twil (1985-06-26) 26 June 1985 37 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon
4FW Eden Avital (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 6 0 Israel ASA Tel Aviv
4FW Mor Efraim (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988 3 0 Israel F.C. Kiryat Gat
4FW Roni Shimrich (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 7 0 Israel F.C. Ramat HaSharon

Coaches

  • Rony Schneider (1997–2004)
  • Alon Schreier (2004–2008)
  • Mair Nachmias (current)

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Israel were awarded a 3–0 win. The match originally ended 2–0 to Israel.[19]
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