Israel women's national football team

Israel

Association	Israel Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Meir Nachmias
Captain	Adva Twil
Most caps	Sarit Shenar (39)
Top scorer	Silvi Jan (30)
Home stadium	Ramat Gan Stadium
FIFA code	ISR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	57 (25 September 2015)
Highest	55 (June 2014, December 2014)
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)

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. During this period a team representing Israel played a match against Netherlands, losing 0–12.

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.

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.

Honours

World Cup record

World Cup Finals
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Performance in European Championship

• 1991 : Did not enter
• 1993 : Did not enter
• 1995 : Did not enter
• 1997 : Did not enter
• 2001 : Did not enter
• 2005 : Did not qualify
• 2009 : Did not qualify
• 2013 : Did not qualify

Current squad

As of March 2015

Goalkeepers
Name	Born	Club	Caps (goals)
Sapir Kaduri	1993	Maccabi Kishronot Hadera	0 (0)
Hanit Schwartz	1987	F.C. Ramat HaSharon	14 (0)
Mairav Shamir	1988	Telstar	12 (0)
Defenders
Name	Born	Club	Caps (goals)
Maya Barqui	1985	Maccabi Kishronot Hadera	35 (0)
Na'ama Cohen	1988	F.C. Kiryat Gat	10 (0)
Shani David	1991	Maccabi Kishronot Hadera	1 (0)
Moran Fridman	1990	ASA Tel Aviv	29 (2)
Michal Ravitz	1986	ASA Tel Aviv	35 (0)
Shay Sade	1990	ASA Tel Aviv	22 (0)
Daniel Sofer	1988	Maccabi Kishronot Hadera	15 (3)
Midfielders
Name	Born	Club	Caps (goals)
Lee Falkon	1992	ASA Tel Aviv	22 (3)
Tal Isaev	1993	Maccabi Kishronot Hadera	4 (0)
Moran Lavi	1983	ASA Tel Aviv	35 (2)
Shir Levo	1988	Maccabi Holon	5 (0)
Diana Redman	1984	Santa Teresa CD	15 (0)
Sapir Sarusi	1994	Maccabi Kishronot Hadera	0 (0)
Karin Sendel	1988	F.C. Ramat HaSharon	26 (0)
Arava Shahaf	1990	F.C. Ramat HaSharon	8 (0)
Adva Twil	1985	Maccabi Kishronot Hadera	28 (0)
Strikers
Name	Born	Club	Caps (goals)
Shelly Israel	1986	ASA Tel Aviv	31 (4)
Roni Shimrich	1993	F.C. Ramat HaSharon	6 (0)

Coaches

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

Overall official record

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position	Scorers
1999 WC qualification	Regular Stage (Class B)	0–7 0–4	Romania	4 / 5
		0–4 0–5	Slovakia
		5–0 1–4	Bosnia		Jan (4), Hajaj / Biran
		0–5 0–2	Hungary
2001 EC qualification	Regular Stage (Class B)	0–5 0–1	Belarus	4 / 5
		2–1 2–1	Estonia		Jan, Knafo / Didich (2)
		0–4 1–5	Romania		Shenar
		0–5 0–4	Slovakia
2003 WC qualification	Regular Stage (Class B)	5–2 3–0	Estonia	3 / 5	Jan (4), Shenar / Didich, Jan, Shenar
		0–4 2–1	Croatia		Ozeri, Didich
		1–0 1–1	Romania		Jan / Shenar
		0–2 0–4	Poland
2005 EC qualification	Regular Stage (Class B)	4–1 12–1	Estonia	2 / 4	Kochen, Dayan, Jan, Shenar / Jan (5), Ohana (3) Dayan (2), Didich, Israel
		0–0 3–1	Kazakhstan		Fahima, Jan, Dayan
		1–1 0–2	Belarus		Liran
2007 WC qualification	Regular Stage (Class B)	5–2 1–0	Estonia	2 / 4	Jan (3), Shino, Shenar / Jan
		2–0 1–0	Moldova		Dayan, V. Cohen / Jan
		1–1 1–3	Wales		Israel / Ohana
2009 EC qualification	Preliminary Stage	3–0	Latvia	1 / 4	Fahima, Jan, Shenar
		1–0	Armenia		Shenar
		5–2	Bosnia		Shenar (4), Jan
	Regular Stage	2–2 1–4	Poland	5 / 5	Erez, Israel / Ohana
		0–6 0–4	Russia
		0–3 0–7	Norway
		0–5 0–2	Austria
2011 WC qualification	Regular Stage	1–0 1–0	Kazakhstan	4 / 5	Erez / Sofer
		1–2 0–6	Switzerland		Abbé (o.g.)
		1–6 0–4	Russia		Y. Cohen
		0–3 0–3	Ireland
2013 EC qualification	Regular Stage	0–5 0–5	France	5 / 5
		1–6 0–8	Scotland		Lavi
		0–2 0–2	Ireland
		0–2 0–5	Wales
2015 WC qualification	Regular Stage	2–0 3–0*	Malta	4 / 6	Sofer, Israel / Fridman, Lavi
		3–1 0–3	Serbia		Fridman, Falkon, Sofer
		0–5 0–9	Switzerland
		0–1 0–3	Iceland
		0–5 1–0	Denmark		Falkon

External links

• IFA
• FIFA profile