Note: The term "official" as appears here refers to the status of the game, not the competition, i.e. a friendly can be official. The full list of categories 1 and 2 games (official games) can be found here. The full list of categories 3, 4 and 5 games (unofficial games) can be found here. All games are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
A game is full international if it's recognized as official by both FAs and by FIFA. Most of the games played by Israel against other national teams are full internationals: Date Opponent Venue Result Competition 16/03/1934 Egypt Away 1-7 [*] World Cup 1934 Qualifying 06/04/1934 Egypt Home 1-4 [*] World Cup 1934 Qualifying 22/01/1938 Greece Home 1-3 [*] World Cup 1938 Qualifying 20/02/1938 Greece Away 0-1 [*] World Cup 1938 Qualifying 27/04/1940 Lebanon Home 5-1 [*] 30/07/1949 Cyprus Home 3-1 21/08/1949 Yugoslavia Away 0-6 World Cup 1950 Qualifying 18/09/1949 Yugoslavia Home 2-5 World Cup 1950 Qualifying 28/10/1950 Turkey Home 5-1 03/12/1950 Turkey Away 2-3 01/11/1953 Greece Away 0-1 World Cup 1954 Qualifying 08/11/1953 Yugoslavia Away 0-1 World Cup 1954 Qualifying 08/03/1954 Greece Home 0-2 World Cup 1954 Qualifying 21/03/1954 Yugoslavia Home 0-1 World Cup 1954 Qualifying 01/05/1954 South Africa Away 1-2 11/07/1956 USSR Away 0-5 Olympics 1956 Qualifying 31/07/1956 USSR Home 1-2 Olympics 1956 Qualifying 01/09/1956 Hong Kong Away 3-2 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1956 08/09/1956 South Korea Hong Kong 1-2 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1956 12/09/1956 South Vietnam Hong Kong 2-1 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1956 15/01/1958 Wales Home 0-2 World Cup 1958 Qualifying 05/02/1958 Wales Away 0-2 World Cup 1958 Qualifying 26/05/1958 Iran Japan 4-0 Asian Games 1958 28/05/1958 Singapore Japan 2-1 Asian Games 1958 30/05/1958 Taiwan Japan 0-2 Asian Games 1958 21/06/1959 Poland Away 2-7 21/10/1959 Yugoslavia Home 2-2 Olympics 1960 Qualifying 29/11/1959 Poland Home 1-1 05/12/1959 Iran India 0-3 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1960 Qualifying 08/12/1959 India Away 3-1 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1960 Qualifying 10/12/1959 Pakistan India 2-0 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1960 Qualifying 12/12/1959 Iran India 1-1 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1960 Qualifying 16/12/1959 India Away 2-1 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1960 Qualifying 17/12/1959 Pakistan India 2-2 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1960 Qualifying 06/03/1960 Greece Home 2-1 Olympics 1960 Qualifying 03/04/1960 Greece Away 1-2 Olympics 1960 Qualifying 10/04/1960 Yugoslavia Away 2-1 Olympics 1960 Qualifying 17/10/1960 South Korea Away 0-3 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1960 19/10/1960 South Vietnam South Korea 5-1 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1960 23/10/1960 Taiwan South Korea 1-0 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1960 13/11/1960 Cyprus Away 1-1 World Cup 1962 Qualifying 27/11/1960 Cyprus Home 6-1 World Cup 1962 Qualifying 14/03/1961 Ethiopia Home 1-0 World Cup 1962 Qualifying 19/03/1961 Ethiopia Home 3-2 World Cup 1962 Qualifying 15/10/1961 Italy Home 2-4 World Cup 1962 Qualifying 22/10/1961 South Korea Home 1-1 04/11/1961 Italy Away 0-6 World Cup 1962 Qualifying 14/12/1961 Yugoslavia Home 0-2 16/05/1962 Turkey Away 0-1 03/10/1962 Ethiopia Home 3-0 12/11/1962 Sweden Home 0-4 25/11/1962 Turkey Home 0-2 19/05/1963 Brazil Home 0-5 26/05/1964 Hong Kong Home 1-0 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1964 29/05/1964 India Home 2-0 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1964 03/06/1964 South Korea Home 2-1 [a] Asian Nations Cup 1964 28/10/1964 Yugoslavia Home 2-0 01/12/1964 Denmark Home 0-1 26/01/1965 Netherlands Home 0-1 09/05/1965 Belgium Away 0-1 World Cup 1966 Qualifying 13/06/1965 Bulgaria Away 0-4 World Cup 1966 Qualifying 10/11/1965 Belgium Home 0-5 World Cup 1966 Qualifying 21/11/1965 Bulgaria Home 1-2 World Cup 1966 Qualifying 08/05/1966 Finland Away 3-0 15/06/1966 Uruguay Home 1-2 12/10/1966 Yugoslavia Home 1-3 26/10/1966 Denmark Away 1-3 03/12/1966 Poland Home 0-0 07/12/1966 Romania Home 1-2 10/01/1968 Belgium Home 0-2 14/02/1968 Switzerland Home 2-1 19/02/1968 Sweden Home 0-3 12/05/1968 Hong Kong Iran 6-1 Asian Nations Cup 1968 14/05/1968 Burma Iran 0-1 Asian Nations Cup 1968 17/05/1968 Taiwan Iran 4-1 Asian Nations Cup 1968 19/05/1968 Iran Away 1-2 Asian Nations Cup 1968 10/09/1968 Northern Ireland Home 2-3 15/09/1968 USA Away 3-3 25/09/1968 USA Away 4-0 18/02/1969 Sweden Home 2-3 12/03/1969 Greece Home 3-3 23/04/1969 Austria Home 1-1 25/08/1969 Sweden Away 1-3 28/09/1969 New Zealand Home 4-0 World Cup 1970 Qualifying 01/10/1969 New Zealand Home 2-0 World Cup 1970 Qualifying 04/12/1969 Australia Home 1-0 World Cup 1970 Qualifying 14/12/1969 Australia Away 1-1 World Cup 1970 Qualifying 28/01/1970 Netherlands Home 0-1 22/03/1970 Ethiopia Away 5-1 02/06/1970 Uruguay Mexico 0-2 World Cup 1970 07/06/1970 Sweden Mexico 1-1 World Cup 1970 11/06/1970 Italy Mexico 0-0 World Cup 1970 10/11/1970 Australia Home 0-1 02/03/1971 Sweden Home 2-1 11/11/1971 Australia Away 2-2 14/11/1971 Australia Away 0-1 21/11/1971 Australia Away 3-1 23/02/1972 Norway Home 2-1 20/02/1973 Argentina Home 1-1 16/05/1973 Japan South Korea 2-1 World Cup 1974 Qualifying 19/05/1973 Malaysia South Korea 3-0 World Cup 1974 Qualifying 21/05/1973 Thailand South Korea 6-0 World Cup 1974 Qualifying 23/05/1973 South Korea Away 0-0 World Cup 1974 Qualifying 26/05/1973 Japan South Korea 1-0 aet World Cup 1974 Qualifying 28/05/1973 South Korea Away 0-1 aet World Cup 1974 Qualifying 19/07/1973 Uruguay Home 1-2 13/11/1973 USA Home 3-1 15/11/1973 USA Home 2-0 28/05/1974 Australia Home 2-1 03/09/1974 Malaysia Iran 8-3 Asian Games 1974 05/09/1974 Philippines Iran 6-0 Asian Games 1974 07/09/1974 Japan Iran 3-0 Asian Games 1974 10/09/1974 Burma Iran 3-0 Asian Games 1974 15/09/1974 Iran Away 0-1 Asian Games 1974 04/12/1974 Romania Home 0-1 20/10/1975 Mexico Home 1-0 04/02/1976 Denmark Home 0-1 03/03/1976 Northern Ireland Home 1-1 22/09/1976 Greece Away 1-0 03/11/1976 Australia Home 1-1 15/12/1976 Austria Home 1-3 26/01/1977 Greece Home 1-1 12/02/1977 Australia Away 1-1 16/02/1977 Australia Away 1-1 27/02/1977 South Korea Home 0-0 World Cup 1978 Qualifying 06/03/1977 Japan Home 2-0 World Cup 1978 Qualifying 10/03/1977 Japan Home 2-0 World Cup 1978 Qualifying 20/03/1977 South Korea Away 1-3 World Cup 1978 Qualifying 08/02/1978 Denmark Home 2-0 22/02/1978 Netherlands Home 1-2 15/11/1978 Belgium Home 1-0 19/12/1978 Romania Home 1-1 30/01/1979 Austria Home 0-1 14/02/1979 Greece Home 4-1 26/03/1980 Northern Ireland Home 0-0 World Cup 1982 Qualifying 18/06/1980 Sweden Away 1-1 World Cup 1982 Qualifying 12/11/1980 Sweden Home 0-0 World Cup 1982 Qualifying 02/12/1980 Australia Home 0-1 17/12/1980 Portugal Away 0-3 World Cup 1982 Qualifying 25/02/1981 Scotland Home 0-1 World Cup 1982 Qualifying 08/04/1981 Romania Home 2-1 28/04/1981 Scotland Away 1-3 World Cup 1982 Qualifying 28/10/1981 Portugal Home 4-1 World Cup 1982 Qualifying 18/11/1981 Northern Ireland Away 0-1 World Cup 1982 Qualifying 26/09/1983 Uruguay Home 2-2 08/11/1983 Romania Home 1-1 04/04/1984 Ireland Home 3-0 11/04/1984 Romania Away 0-0 10/06/1984 Wales Home 0-0 06/09/1984 Malta Home 2-1 09/10/1984 Greece Away 2-2 16/10/1984 Northern Ireland Away 0-3 21/11/1984 Romania Home 1-1 19/12/1984 Luxembourg Home 2-0 09/01/1985 Greece Home 0-2 27/02/1985 Ireland Home 0-0 01/05/1985 Sweden Home 1-1 03/09/1985 Taiwan Home 6-0 World Cup 1986 Qualifying 08/09/1985 Taiwan Home 5-0 World Cup 1986 Qualifying 08/10/1985 Australia Home 1-2 World Cup 1986 Qualifying 20/10/1985 Australia Away 1-1 World Cup 1986 Qualifying 26/10/1985 New Zealand Away 1-3 World Cup 1986 Qualifying 10/11/1985 New Zealand Home 3-0 World Cup 1986 Qualifying 28/01/1986 Scotland Home 0-1 26/02/1986 England Home 1-2 04/05/1986 Argentina Home 2-7 08/10/1986 Romania Home 2-4 18/02/1987 Northern Ireland Home 1-1 25/03/1987 West Germany Home 0-2 08/04/1987 Romania Away 2-3 19/05/1987 Switzerland Away 0-1 01/06/1987 Brazil Home 0-4 10/11/1987 Ireland Away 0-5 02/12/1987 Malta Home 1-1 16/12/1987 Switzerland Home 0-2 19/01/1988 Belgium Home 2-3 27/01/1988 France Home 1-1 03/02/1988 Romania Home 0-2 10/02/1988 Poland Home 1-3 17/02/1988 England Home 0-0 18/10/1988 Malta Home 2-0 23/11/1988 Romania Away 0-3 04/01/1989 Netherlands Home 0-2 11/01/1989 Malta Away 2-1 08/02/1989 Wales Home 3-3 05/03/1989 New Zealand Home 1-0 World Cup 1990 Qualifying 19/03/1989 Australia Home 1-1 World Cup 1990 Qualifying 09/04/1989 New Zealand Away 2-2 World Cup 1990 Qualifying 16/04/1989 Australia Away 1-1 World Cup 1990 Qualifying 15/10/1989 Colombia Away 0-1 World Cup 1990 Qualifying 30/10/1989 Colombia Home 0-0 World Cup 1990 Qualifying 28/03/1990 Greece Away 1-2 25/04/1990 Romania Home 1-4 16/05/1990 USSR Home 3-2 22/05/1990 Argentina Home 1-2 12/02/1992 CIS Home 1-2 03/03/1992 Cyprus Home 2-1 08/04/1992 Iceland Home 2-2 05/08/1992 Faroe Islands Away 1-1 09/08/1992 Iceland Away 2-0 09/09/1992 Poland Away 1-1 23/09/1992 Hungary Away 0-0 28/10/1992 Austria Away 2-5 World Cup 1994 Qualifying 11/11/1992 Sweden Home 1-3 World Cup 1994 Qualifying 02/12/1992 Bulgaria Home 0-2 World Cup 1994 Qualifying 03/02/1993 Poland Home 0-0 17/02/1993 France Home 0-4 World Cup 1994 Qualifying 24/03/1993 Russia Home 2-2 27/04/1993 Ukraine Away 1-1 12/05/1993 Bulgaria Away 2-2 World Cup 1994 Qualifying 02/06/1993 Sweden Away 0-5 World Cup 1994 Qualifying 16/06/1993 Finland Away 0-0 World Cup 1994 Qualifying 22/09/1993 Romania Away 0-1 05/10/1993 Cyprus Away 2-2 13/10/1993 France Away 3-2 World Cup 1994 Qualifying 27/10/1993 Austria Home 1-1 World Cup 1994 Qualifying 10/11/1993 Finland Home 1-3 World Cup 1994 Qualifying 23/02/1994 Georgia Home 2-0 15/03/1994 Ukraine Home 1-0 20/04/1994 Lithuania Away 1-1 31/05/1994 Argentina Home 0-3 17/08/1994 Croatia Home 0-4 04/09/1994 Poland Home 2-1 Euro 1996 Qualifying 12/10/1994 Slovakia Home 2-2 Euro 1996 Qualifying 16/11/1994 Azerbaijan Turkey [b] 2-0 Euro 1996 Qualifying 29/11/1994 Cyprus Home 4-3 14/12/1994 Romania Home 1-1 Euro 1996 Qualifying 14/02/1995 Luxembourg Home 4-2 08/03/1995 Turkey Away 1-2 29/03/1995 France Home 0-0 Euro 1996 Qualifying 25/04/1995 Poland Away 3-4 Euro 1996 Qualifying 17/05/1995 Brazil Home 1-2 07/06/1995 Romania Away 1-2 Euro 1996 Qualifying 16/08/1995 Hungary Away 2-0 06/09/1995 Slovakia Away 0-1 Euro 1996 Qualifying 20/09/1995 Uruguay Home 3-1 11/10/1995 Azerbaijan Home 2-0 Euro 1996 Qualifying 15/11/1995 France Away 0-2 Euro 1996 Qualifying 24/01/1996 Greece Away 1-2 21/02/1996 Lithuania Home 4-2 26/03/1996 Croatia Away 0-2 30/04/1996 South Korea Home 4-5 14/08/1996 Romania Away 0-2 01/09/1996 Bulgaria Home 2-1 World Cup 1998 Qualifying 09/10/1996 Russia Home 1-1 World Cup 1998 Qualifying 10/11/1996 Cyprus Away 0-2 World Cup 1998 Qualifying 15/12/1996 Luxembourg Home 1-0 World Cup 1998 Qualifying 22/01/1997 Greece Home 1-1 26/02/1997 Germany Home 0-1 12/03/1997 Sweden Home 0-1 31/03/1997 Luxembourg Away 3-0 World Cup 1998 Qualifying 30/04/1997 Cyprus Home 2-0 World Cup 1998 Qualifying 08/06/1997 Russia Away 0-2 World Cup 1998 Qualifying 17/06/1997 USA Away 1-2 05/08/1997 Belarus Away 3-2 20/08/1997 Bulgaria Away 0-1 World Cup 1998 Qualifying 18/02/1998 Turkey Home 4-0 25/02/1998 Poland Home 2-0 18/03/1998 Romania Away 1-0 15/04/1998 Argentina Home 2-1 17/05/1998 Latvia Away 5-1 18/08/1998 Poland Away 0-2 05/09/1998 Austria Away 1-1 Euro 2000 Qualifying 10/10/1998 San Marino Away 5-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying 14/10/1998 Spain Home 1-2 Euro 2000 Qualifying 18/11/1998 Portugal Away 0-2 23/12/1998 Yugoslavia Home 2-0 18/01/1999 Estonia Home 7-0 20/01/1999 Norway Home 0-1 09/02/1999 Belarus Home 2-1 24/02/1999 Latvia Home 2-0 10/03/1999 Romania Away 2-0 28/03/1999 Cyprus Home 3-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying 06/06/1999 Austria Home 5-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying 18/08/1999 Slovakia Away 0-1 05/09/1999 Cyprus Away 2-3 Euro 2000 Qualifying 08/09/1999 San Marino Home 8-0 Euro 2000 Qualifying 10/10/1999 Spain Away 0-3 Euro 2000 Qualifying 13/11/1999 Denmark Home 0-5 Euro 2000 Qualifying 17/11/1999 Denmark Away 0-3 Euro 2000 Qualifying 23/02/2000 Russia Home 4-1 29/03/2000 Georgia Home 1-1 26/04/2000 Czech Republic Away 1-4 03/06/2000 Hungary Away 1-2 16/08/2000 Russia Away 0-1 03/09/2000 Liechtenstein Home 2-0 World Cup 2002 Qualifying 07/10/2000 Spain Away 0-2 World Cup 2002 Qualifying 11/10/2000 Bosnia-Herzegovina Home 3-1 World Cup 2002 Qualifying 15/11/2000 Portugal Away 1-2 17/01/2001 Uzbekistan Home 2-0 14/02/2001 Moldova Home 1-0 28/03/2001 Austria Away 1-2 World Cup 2002 Qualifying 24/04/2001 Georgia Away 2-3 02/06/2001 Liechtenstein Away 3-0 World Cup 2002 Qualifying 06/06/2001 Spain Home 1-1 World Cup 2002 Qualifying 15/08/2001 Lithuania Away 3-2 01/09/2001 Bosnia-Herzegovina Away 0-0 World Cup 2002 Qualifying 27/10/2001 Austria Home 1-1 World Cup 2002 Qualifying 13/02/2002 Germany Away 1-7 17/04/2002 Denmark Away 1-3 21/08/2002 Lithuania Away 4-2 05/09/2002 Luxembourg Away 5-0 12/10/2002 Malta Away 2-0 Euro 2004 Qualifying 20/11/2002 Macedonia Away 3-2 12/02/2003 Armenia Home 2-0 05/03/2003 Moldova Home 0-0 29/03/2003 Cyprus Away 1-1 Euro 2004 Qualifying 02/04/2003 France Italy [c] 1-2 Euro 2004 Qualifying 30/04/2003 Cyprus Italy [c] 2-0 Euro 2004 Qualifying 07/06/2003 Slovenia Turkey [c] 0-0 Euro 2004 Qualifying 20/08/2003 Russia Away 2-1 06/09/2003 Slovenia Away 1-3 Euro 2004 Qualifying 10/09/2003 Malta Turkey [c] 2-2 Euro 2004 Qualifying 11/10/2003 France Away 0-3 Euro 2004 Qualifying 18/02/2004 Azerbaijan Home 6-0 30/03/2004 Lithuania Home 2-1 28/04/2004 Moldova Home 1-1 27/05/2004 Georgia Away 1-0 18/08/2004 Croatia Away 0-1 04/09/2004 France Away 0-0 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 08/09/2004 Cyprus Home 2-1 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 09/10/2004 Switzerland Home 2-2 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 17/11/2004 Cyprus Away 2-1 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 09/02/2005 Croatia Home 3-3 26/03/2005 Ireland Home 1-1 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 30/03/2005 France Home 1-1 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 04/06/2005 Ireland Away 2-2 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 15/08/2005 Ukraine Away 0-0 [d] 17/08/2005 Poland Ukraine 2-3 03/09/2005 Switzerland Away 1-1 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 07/09/2005 Faroe Islands Away 2-0 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 08/10/2005 Faroe Islands Home 2-1 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 01/03/2006 Denmark Home 0-2 15/08/2006 Slovenia Away 1-1 02/09/2006 Estonia Away 1-0 Euro 2008 Qualifying 06/09/2006 Andorra Netherlands [c] 4-1 Euro 2008 Qualifying 07/10/2006 Russia Away 1-1 Euro 2008 Qualifying 15/11/2006 Croatia Home 3-4 Euro 2008 Qualifying 07/02/2007 Ukraine Home 1-1 24/03/2007 England Home 0-0 Euro 2008 Qualifying 28/03/2007 Estonia Home 4-0 Euro 2008 Qualifying 02/06/2007 Macedonia Away 2-1 Euro 2008 Qualifying 06/06/2007 Andorra Away 2-0 Euro 2008 Qualifying 22/08/2007 Belarus Away 1-2 08/09/2007 England Away 0-3 Euro 2008 Qualifying 13/10/2007 Croatia Away 0-1 Euro 2008 Qualifying 17/10/2007 Belarus Home 2-1 17/11/2007 Russia Home 2-1 Euro 2008 Qualifying 21/11/2007 Macedonia Home 1-0 Euro 2008 Qualifying 06/02/2008 Romania Home 1-0 26/03/2008 Chile Home 1-0 [*] Palestine FA [a] Lasted only 80 minutes. [b] Azerbaijan hosted the game in Turkey due to its war with Armenia. [c] Israel was not allowed to host official competitions due to security concern. [d] Israel won 5-3 on penalties. Extra time was not played.
IFA decided to recognize some of Israel games as official although they were not recognized as such by the opponent FA or by FIFA. These games are divided to 3 categories:
The following games were played against national teams and were recognized as official by both FAs. However they are not recognized as full international by FIFA. Date Opponent Venue Result Competition 29/12/1963 South Vietnam Away 1-0 Olympics 1964 Qualifying 17/03/1964 South Vietnam Home 0-2 Olympics 1964 Qualifying 17/03/1968 Ceylon Home 7-0 Olympics 1968 Qualifying 22/03/1968 Ceylon Home 4-0 Olympics 1968 Qualifying 13/10/1968 Ghana Mexico 5-3 Olympics 1968 15/10/1968 El Salvador Mexico 3-1 Olympics 1968 22/03/1972 Ceylon Burma 3-0 Olympics 1972 Qualifying 28/03/1972 India Burma 1-0 Olympics 1972 Qualifying 30/03/1972 Indonesia Burma 1-0 Olympics 1972 Qualifying 01/04/1972 Thailand Burma 0-0 Olympics 1972 Qualifying 31/03/1976 Japan South Korea 3-0 Olympics 1976 Qualifying 04/04/1976 South Korea Away 3-1 Olympics 1976 Qualifying 11/04/1976 Japan Home 4-1 Olympics 1976 Qualifying 28/04/1976 South Korea Home 0-0 Olympics 1976 Qualifying 19/07/1976 Guatemala Canada 0-0 Olympics 1976 06/03/1988 Australia Away 0-2 Olympics 1988 Qualifying 09/03/1988 New Zealand Australia 2-0 Olympics 1988 Qualifying 13/03/1988 Taiwan Australia 5-1 Olympics 1988 Qualifying 20/03/1988 Australia New Zealand 0-0 Olympics 1988 Qualifying 23/03/1988 Taiwan New Zealand 9-0 Olympics 1988 Qualifying 27/03/1988 New Zealand Away 1-0 Olympics 1988 Qualifying
The following games were played against national teams. However the opponent FA doesn't recognize them as official. Date Opponent Venue Result Competition 17/10/1962 Austria Home 1-1 17/03/1965 Switzerland Home 0-0 06/04/1966 Finland Home 7-1 16/05/1967 Scotland Home 1-2 28/05/1969 Greece Away 3-1 09/02/1977 Thailand [*] Away 3-3 09/10/1990 USSR Away 0-3 [*] Thailand stood as "United Bangkok selection".
The following games were played against representative teams which were not the opponents national teams: Date Opponent Venue Result Competition 26/09/1948 USA Olympic Away 1-3 08/10/1957 France B Home 4-5 22/05/1960 England U-23 Home 4-0 09/11/1961 England U-23 Away 1-7 17/05/1964 England U-23 Home 0-4 19/10/1966 Netherlands U-23 Away 1-4 22/10/1966 Switzerland B Away 0-4 07/09/1967 Netherlands Olympic Away 2-1 17/10/1968 Hungary Olympic Mexico 0-2 Olympics 1968 20/10/1968 Bulgaria Olympic Mexico 1-1 Olympics 1968 02/09/1969 West Germany Amateurs Away 1-1 14/01/1970 Romania Olympic Home 0-1 20/01/1970 Romania Olympic Home 1-2 17/02/1971 Italy U-23 Away 0-2 01/03/1972 Italy U-23 Home 0-1 06/01/1975 USA Olympic Home 3-0 15/01/1975 USA Olympic Home 1-0 08/06/1975 USA Olympic Away 5-0 21/07/1976 Mexico Olympic Canada 2-2 Olympics 1976 23/07/1976 France Olympic Canada 1-1 Olympics 1976 25/07/1976 Brazil Olympic Canada 1-4 Olympics 1976 29/12/1976 West Germany Amateurs Home 0-1 18/04/1978 Netherlands Olympic Home 2-0 [*] 28/03/1979 Belgium Olympic Home 0-2 Olympics 1980 Qualifying 09/05/1979 Spain Olympic Away 1-1 Olympics 1980 Qualifying 26/09/1979 Spain Olympic Home 0-3 Olympics 1980 Qualifying 04/10/1979 Netherlands Olympic Away 4-3 Olympics 1980 Qualifying 10/10/1979 Belgium Olympic Away 0-0 Olympics 1980 Qualifying 31/10/1979 Netherlands Olympic Home 1-1 Olympics 1980 Qualifying 15/02/1983 Belgium Olympic Home 3-2 [*] 08/06/1983 West Germany Olympic Away 0-2 [*] Olympics 1984 Qualifying 30/10/1983 Portugal Olympic Home 1-0 [*] Olympics 1984 Qualifying 20/11/1983 West Germany Olympic Home 0-1 [*] Olympics 1984 Qualifying 11/01/1984 Portugal Olympic Away 1-2 [*] Olympics 1984 Qualifying [*] Israel fielded its Olympic team (players who had participated in World Cup matches were ineligible) but IFA recognized the game as official.
02/01/1964 Hong Kong League XI Away 3-0 [*] [*] Hong Kong League XI consisted of players from Hong Kong and Taiwan national teams who played in the league of Hong Kong. According to IFA listing the game was played against Hong Kong national team...
Some games were played against representative teams (national or others) but were not recognzied by both FAs as official. For most of the games it's unclear why IFA decided not to recognize them as official as opposed to category 2 games.
The following game is recognized as official by the opponent FA but unlike category 1 games it's not recognized by IFA as official: Date Opponent Venue Result 25/03/1970 Ethiopia Away 1-1 [*] [*] Israel fielded reserve players.
The following games are not recognized as official by both FAs. They are equivalent to
category 2B (i.e. if IFA recognized them as official they would be category 2B games).
Date Opponent Venue Result
14/10/1948 USA XI Away 1-4 [a]
17/10/1948 USA XI Away 2-3 [b]
03/05/1954 Northern Rhodesia Away 0-0
05/05/1954 Southern Rhodesia Away 1-2
09/05/1954 Southern Rhodesia Away 2-1
13/09/1967 Romania Away 1-3
25/12/1968 Romania Home 4-5
31/12/1968 Romania Home 1-0
23/02/1969 Sweden Home 1-0
20/12/1972 Romania Home 2-1
28/03/1973 Romania Away 1-3
13/02/1978 Denmark Home 1-0 [c]
04/02/1981 Austria Home 1-0
08/02/1988 Poland Home 2-1 [d]
[a] USA XI consisted of USA Olympic strengthened by some professional players.
[b] USA XI stood as "New York All-Star Professionals", actually USA national team
without some of its key players.
[c] played by Israel Olympic team (without players who had participated in World Cup
matches)
[d] Israel didn't field its best players, officially played by Israel B (though Israel
didn't have a "B" national team).
These games were played against representative teams but unlike category 2C games they
are not recognized as official by IFA.
Date Opponent Venue Result
03/04/1954 Southern Transvaal (South Africa) Away 1-1 [a]
06/04/1954 Western Province (South Africa) Away 7-4 [a]
10/04/1954 Eastern Province (South Africa) Away 2-0 [a]
14/04/1954 Border (South Africa) Away 10-1
17/04/1954 Natal (South Africa) Away 1-1
21/04/1954 Southern Transvaal (South Africa) Away 1-0 [a]
10/05/1966 Finland B Away 0-1
12/05/1966 Finland U-23 Away 2-0
09/04/1969 Italy U-23 Home 2-0
08/09/1971 Netherlands U-23 Away 0-2
07/11/1972 Argentina B Home 3-2
30/11/1982 Austria U-19 Home 1-0 [b]
[a] the game last 80 minutes
[b] played by Israel Olympic team (without players who had participated in World Cup
matches)
Some games were played against foreign selections of players. These games are not official
for IFA:
Date Opponent Venue Result
04/04/1930 Cairo XI Away 0-5 [a] [*]
??/04/1930 Alexandria XI Away 0-2 [a] [*]
??/04/1930 British Army XI Egypt 2-5 [a] [*]
10/03/1934 British Air Force XI Home 7-2 [*]
12/03/1934 British Army XI Home 3-1 [*]
18/03/1934 Alexandria XI Away 0-0 [*]
23/02/1938 Piraeus XI Away 2-0 [*]
26/12/1941 "The Wanderers" Home 3-8 [b] [*]
25/08/1949 Macedonia XI Away 2-3 [c]
26/08/1949 Sarajevo XI Away 1-5 [c]
30/10/1950 Istanbul XI Away 1-2 [c]
06/12/1950 Istanbul XI Home 0-2 [c]
25/04/1954 Lourenço Marques XI (Mozambique) Away 2-0
29/04/1956 ASL XI (USA) Away 2-1
08/01/1958 Copenhagen XI Home 2-1
24/06/1959 Lodz XI Away 1-1 [c][d]
11/11/1959 Brazil Amateurs XI Home 1-0 [e]
17/12/1963 Bucharest XI Home 1-1 [f]
29/04/1964 Sofia XI Home 1-1
09/10/1967 Ontario League XI Away 3-1
15/10/1967 USA XI Away 3-1 [g]
17/10/1967 Italian-American League XI Away 2-0
20/09/1968 Colorado XI Away 11-1
29/09/1968 Los Angeles XI Away 5-3
29/08/1969 Göteborg XI Away 1-1
10/05/1970 New York XI Away 4-4
20/05/1970 Denver XI Away 8-3
25/06/1970 California XI Away 5-3
01/06/1975 California XI Away 4-1
11/07/1976 Long Island XI Away 9-0
02/10/2007 Israeli League Foreigners XI Home 4-2
[*] Palestine FA
[a] Palestine fielded a mixed team consisted of 9 British, 6 Jewish (boycotted by Hapoel)
and 1 Arab.
[b] "The Wanderers" was a selection of British league stars touring the middle east to
entertain the British troops in the region.
Palestine fielded a mixed team consisted of 7 Jewish, 2 British, 1 Arab and 1 Greek.
[c] officially played by Tel-Aviv XI, but actually it was Israel national team
[d] Lodz XI consisted of Polish U-23 players, none of them from Lodz
[e] Brazil Amateurs XI consisted of players from Rio de Janeiro state amateur league
with an average age of 22.
[f] Bucharest XI consisted of players from Petrolul Ploieşti and Progresul Bucureşti
[g] USA XI consisted of players from the United Soccer Association
All the games played between Israel to foreign clubs are not recognized as official by IFA.
Date Opponent Venue Result
12/01/1924 Hakoah Wien (Austria) Home 0-3 [*]
14/01/1925 Hakoah Wien (Austria) Home 2-4 [*]
??/04/1930 Arsenal Cairo (Egypt) Away 2-1 [a] [**]
06/06/1932 Arsenal Cairo (Egypt) Home 2-2 [b] [**]
07/04/1936 Bocskai (Hungary) Home 2-4 [**]
08/04/1936 Bocskai (Hungary) Home 1-1 [**]
05/01/1938 2nd Batt. North Staffordshire Regiments Home 3-4 [c] [**]
08/01/1938 First Vienna FC (Austria) Home 0-1 [**]
11/01/1938 First Vienna FC (Austria) Home 0-4 [**]
07/10/1948 USA Military Academy Away 9-0
04/02/1956 FK Sarajevo (Yugoslavia) Home 3-3
16/02/1956 Kapfenberg SV (Austria) Home 2-1
07/05/1956 Sunderland (England) Home 1-1
10/05/1956 Rampla Juniors (Uruguay) Home 0-2
13/06/1956 São Cristóvão (Brazil) Home 0-0
20/06/1956 First Vienna FC (Austria) Home 1-1
11/02/1957 Austria Wien (Austria) Home 0-2
12/03/1957 Újpest (Hungary) Home 0-3
29/01/1958 Admira Wacker Wien (Austria) Home 2-2
03/06/1959 Standard Liège (Belgium) Home 0-3
13/06/1959 América (Brazil) Home 0-1
22/09/1959 Omonia (Cyprus) Home 5-1
09/02/1960 Partizan Beograd (Yugoslavia) Home 1-2
20/04/1960 Vasas Budapest (Hungary) Home 0-3
15/02/1961 Galatasaray (Turkey) Home 0-0
04/05/1961 Chelsea FC (England) Home 0-2
05/09/1961 Juventus FC (Italy) Home 3-3
09/05/1962 FC Sedan (France) Home 1-1
27/05/1962 Tottenham Hotspur (England) Home 1-2
16/01/1963 OFK Beograd (Yugoslavia) Home 0-2
27/02/1963 Dinamo Bucureşti (Romania) Home 0-2
10/04/1963 Atlanta (Argentina) Home 1-0
30/04/1963 Universidad de Chile (Chile) Home 1-0
22/10/1963 Sparta Rotterdam (Netherlands) Home 1-3
29/10/1963 IFK Göteborg (Sweden) Home 0-1
25/11/1963 AIK Stockholm (Sweden) Home 3-1
19/02/1964 FC Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) Home 0-4
10/03/1964 MTK (Hungary) Home 1-1
01/04/1964 Peñarol (Uruguay) Home 1-3
31/08/1965 Torino (Italy) Home 2-1
12/10/1965 Arsenal (England) Home 2-2
07/12/1965 Spartak Moscow (USSR) Home 0-2
14/12/1965 Spartak Moscow (USSR) Home 0-1
16/02/1966 Steaua Bucureşti (Romania) Home 0-4
12/10/1967 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals (USA) Away 2-0
13/12/1967 Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) Home 1-6
14/08/1968 Davos (Switzerland) Away 11-0
18/08/1968 Vaduz (Liechtenstein) Away 5-1
21/08/1968 FC Luzern (Switzerland) Away 4-3
22/09/1968 Oakland Clippers (USA) Away 1-2
07/08/1969 River Plate (Argentina) Home 0-0
12/08/1969 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Away 0-3
17/08/1969 TuS Bremerhaven 93 (West Germany) Away 8-4
26/11/1969 Austria Wien (Austria) Home 2-3
25/02/1970 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Home 0-6
15/12/1970 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Home 0-1
19/01/1971 Crystal Palace (England) Home 0-0
05/05/1971 Wolverhampton Wanderers (England) Home 1-3
26/05/1971 Celtic FC (Scotland) Home 0-1
14/09/1971 FC Zürich (Switzerland) Away 0-2
17/11/1971 Sydney Hakoah (Australia) Away 2-0
07/12/1971 Rangers (Scotland) Home 0-0
21/12/1971 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Home 2-3
02/02/1972 Sheffield United (England) Home 0-0
11/10/1972 Independiente (Argentina) Home 0-0
09/01/1973 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Home 4-3
07/02/1973 Sporting CP (Portugal) Home 0-1
04/04/1973 West Ham United (England) Away 2-3
02/05/1973 West Ham United (England) Home 2-2
22/01/1974 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Home 0-1
07/05/1974 Hertha BSC Berlin (West Germany) Away 1-1
13/08/1974 Steagul Roşu Braşov (Romania) Away 4-0 [d]
14/08/1974 Tractorul Braşov (Romania) Away 3-0
15/08/1974 Carpaţi Braşov (Romania) Away 2-0
26/11/1974 Ipswich Town (England) Home 1-1
21/01/1975 Manchester City (England) Home 0-2
07/05/1975 Stoke City (England) Home 4-0
20/05/1975 Philadelphia Atoms (USA) Away 1-0
22/05/1975 Cosmos New York (USA) Away 1-1
25/05/1975 Miami Toros (USA) Away 2-2
27/05/1975 Chicago Sting (USA) Away 2-2
03/06/1975 Dallas Tornado (USA) Away 0-0
06/06/1975 Cleveland Cobras (USA) Away 4-1
07/07/1976 Cleveland Cobras (USA) Away 5-0
11/01/1977 Bayern München (West Germany) Home 2-0
07/03/1978 Skovbakken (Denmark) Home 1-1 [e]
08/05/1978 Anderlecht (Belgium) Away 1-2
03/01/1979 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Home 1-1
10/01/1979 Hibernian (Scotland) Home 1-1
04/09/1979 Eintracht Frankfurt (West Germany) Home 1-3
09/01/1980 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Home 0-2
25/11/1980 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Away 4-1
06/10/1981 Eintracht Frankfurt (West Germany) Home 0-3
24/05/1982 Everton (England) Home 1-1
26/05/1982 Everton (England) Home 0-0 [e]
22/12/1982 Tottenham Hotspur (England) Home 2-2
22/12/1982 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Home 1-3 [e]
24/01/1983 Servette Genève (Switzerland) Home 0-1 [e]
01/02/1983 Grasshopper Club (Switzerland) Home 2-2 [e]
08/02/1983 Grasshopper Club (Switzerland) Home 0-2 [e]
16/05/1983 Liverpool (England) Home 4-3
11/10/1983 Watford (England) Home 1-0 [e]
18/10/1983 Ipswich Town (England) Home 2-2 [e]
06/02/1984 FC Argeş Piteşti (Romania) Home 0-1
16/05/1984 Santos (Brazil) Home 2-1
22/05/1984 Liverpool (England) Home 1-4
14/05/1985 Anderlecht (Belgium) Home 1-1
22/05/1985 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) Home 4-2
28/07/1985 SpVgg Unterhaching (West Germany) Away 0-2
05/08/1985 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Away 3-7
08/08/1985 Den Bosch (Netherlands) Away 3-1
10/08/1985 NEC (Netherlands) Away 0-2
13/08/1985 Go Ahead Eagles (Netherlands) Away 3-4
11/05/1987 Liverpool (England) Home 3-0
20/12/1988 Aston Villa (England) Home 1-0
24/01/1989 Dinamo Kyiv (USSR) Home 0-4
12/09/1989 Standard Liège (Belgium) Home 2-0
26/09/1989 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Home 1-1
12/05/1992 AC Milan (Italy) Home 0-2
27/01/1993 Dinamo Kyiv (Ukraine) Home 2-0
29/07/1996 Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) Away 0-4
10/07/1997 Hertha BSC Berlin (Germany) Austria 2-2
12/07/1997 FC Košice (Slovakia) Austria 0-2
03/08/1999 Fulham (England) Away 0-2
29/01/2003 CSKA Moscow (Russia) Home 1-0
02/02/2005 CSKA Moscow (Russia) Home 0-1
[*] Beofre the formation of a football association in Palestine. Palestine fielded British
players.
[**] Palestine FA
[a] Palestine fielded a mixed team consisted of 9 British, 6 Jewish (boycotted by Hapoel)
and 1 Arab.
[b] Palestine fielded a mixed team consisted of Hapoel and Maccabi players.
[c] 2nd Batt. North Staffordshire Regiments was a British army team.
[d] Steagul Roşu Braşov fielded its youth team strengthened by some senior players.
[e] played by Israel Olympic team (without players who had participated in World Cup
matches).
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