Israel national under-17 football team
| Association | Israel Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Gadi Brumer | ||
| Most caps | Mohammad Ghadir Omer Peretz (17 each) | ||
| Top scorer | Maor Buzaglo (9) | ||
| FIFA code | ISR | ||
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| European U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1996) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
The Israel national under-17 football team represents Israel in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Israel Football Association.
The team is for Israeli players aged 17 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-17 Football Championship cycle, so players can be up to 17 years old.
Competition history
Although the Israel Football Association became a member of UEFA as late as 1994, Israel U-16s took part in several European youth championships since the late 1980s, beginning with the 1987 European U-16 tournament, for which they qualified but failed to progress past the group stage after a defeat to Turkey U16s and draws against Denmark and Greece.[1]
The team managed to qualify for six other European U-16 championships (including five consecutive appearances between 1996 and 2000) before UEFA's renaming of youth levels in 2001. Since then, Israel U17s only qualified twice for the final tournament, in 2003 and 2005. Their best result in the under-16 era came in the 1996 European U-16 Championship where they won third place, beating Greece in a third-place play-off match.[2]
European Championship
Under-16 format
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 1988 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1989 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1990 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1991 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1992 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| 1996 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| 1997 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | –5 |
| 1998 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
| 1999 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | –2 |
| 2000 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 |
| 2001 | did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 7/15 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 46 | –10 |
Under-17 format
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2003 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 |
| 2004 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2005 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | –6 |
| 2006 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
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| 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 |
| 2019 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe[3][4] | |||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| 2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2024 | withdrew | |||||||
| Total | 4/19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 29 | –21 |
Past squads
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads
- 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squad
- 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squad
- 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squad
- 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squad
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.
- Match dates: 19, 22 and 25 March 2025
- Opposition: England, Northern Ireland and Slovenia
- Caps and goals correct as of: 22 March 2025, after the match against Northern Ireland
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ilai Potapov | 1 May 2008 | 10 | 0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | |
| GK | Ido Zavaro | 6 March 2008 | 3 | 0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
| DF | Liran Shpigel | 27 April 2008 | 17 | 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| DF | Liroy Avrevaya | 9 January 2008 | 12 | 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| DF | Gay Gavriel Eligulashvili | 1 January 2008 | 9 | 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
| DF | Yehonatan Kucher | 31 March 2008 | 9 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| DF | Eido Aharon | 2 March 2008 | 7 | 0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
| DF | Sahar Lavi | 23 May 2009 | 2 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| MF | Itamar Chosyd | 26 August 2008 | 11 | 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
| MF | Eran Ginat | 7 April 2008 | 11 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| MF | Ofek Chiproot | 15 January 2008 | 10 | 0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
| MF | Noam Yaakov | 15 October 2008 | 8 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| MF | Amitay Yamin | 7 January 2008 | 8 | 0 | Ashdod | |
| MF | Orian Goren | 15 March 2009 | 6 | 1 | Barcelona | |
| MF | Noam Cohen | 26 August 2008 | 3 | 1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | |
| FW | Ilay Ben Simon | 30 March 2009 | 11 | 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| FW | Ori Ben Lulu | 12 March 2008 | 10 | 0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
| FW | Adam Grimberg | 7 September 2009 | 4 | 2 | Maccabi Haifa | |
| FW | Liam Luski | 23 January 2009 | 4 | 1 | Maccabi Haifa | |
| FW | Noam George | 5 February 2008 | 4 | 0 | Bnei Yehuda | |
Recent call-ups
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
See also
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship
- Israel national football team
- Israel national under-21 football team
- Israel national under-19 football team
- Israel national under-18 football team
- Israel national under-16 football team
References
- ^ Garin, Erik (28 June 2006). "European U-16 Championship 1987". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ Garin, Erik (7 December 2003). "European U-16 Championship 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.