This file lists the unofficial games played by Israel national team against representative sides (national, B, XI, Olympic, junior and army), provinces, cities selections, foreign clubs and others. All matches are friendlies. Note: The file includes also games played by Israel Olympic team which were not recognized by IFA as official (as opposed to other games played by the Olympic team which IFA recognized as official "A").
Date Opponent Venue Result 12/01/1924 Hakoah Wien (Austria) Home 0-3 [*] 14/01/1925 Hakoah Wien (Austria) Home 2-4 [*] Remarks: [*] Palestine fielded British players.
Date Opponent Venue Result 04/04/1930 Cairo XI Away 0-5 [1] ??/04/1930 Arsenal Cairo (Egypt) Away 2-1 [1] ??/04/1930 Alexandria XI Away 0-2 [1] ??/04/1930 British Army XI Egypt 2-5 [1] 06/06/1932 Arsenal Cairo (Egypt) Home 2-2 [2] 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 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 [3] 08/01/1938 First Vienna FC (Austria) Home 0-1 11/01/1938 First Vienna FC (Austria) Home 0-4 23/02/1938 Piraeus XI Away 2-0 [4] 26/12/1941 "The Wanderers" Home 3-8 [5] Remarks: [1] Palestine fielded a mixed team consisted of 9 British, 6 Jewish (boycotted by Hapoel) and 1 Arab. [2] Palestine fielded a mixed team consisted of Hapoel and Maccabi players. [3] 2nd Batt. North Staffordshire Regiments was a British army team. [4] Officially played by Tel-Aviv XI, but also players outside of Tel-Aviv were used. Piraeus XI consisted of players from the teams of Olympiakos and Ethnikos. [5] "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.
Date Opponent Venue Result 07/10/1948 USA Military Academy Away 9-0 14/10/1948 USA XI Away 1-4 [1] 17/10/1948 USA XI Away 2-3 [2] 25/08/1949 Macedonia XI Away 2-3 [3] 26/08/1949 Sarajevo XI Away 1-5 [3] 30/10/1950 Istanbul XI Away 1-2 [3] 06/12/1950 Istanbul XI Home 0-2 [3] 03/04/1954 Southern Transvaal (South Africa) Away 1-1 [4] 06/04/1954 Western Province (South Africa) Away 7-4 [4] 10/04/1954 Eastren Province (South Africa) Away 2-0 [4] 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 [4] 25/04/1954 Lourenço Marques XI (Mozambique) Away 2-0 03/05/1954 Northern Rhodesia Away 0-0 05/05/1954 Southern Rhodesia Away 1-2 09/05/1954 Southern Rhodesia Away 2-1 04/02/1956 FK Sarajevo (Yugoslavia) Home 3-3 16/02/1956 Kapfenberg SV (Austria) Home 2-1 29/04/1956 American Soccer League XI Away 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 08/01/1958 Copenhagen XI Home 2-1 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 24/06/1959 Lodz XI Away 1-1 [3] [5] 22/09/1959 Omonia (Cyprus) Home 5-1 11/11/1959 Brazil Amateurs XI Home 1-0 [6] 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 17/12/1963 Bucharest XI Home 1-1 [7] 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 29/04/1964 Sofia XI Home 1-1 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 10/05/1966 Finland B Away 0-1 12/05/1966 Finland U-23 Away 2-0 13/09/1967 Romania Away 1-3 09/10/1967 Ontario League XI Away 3-1 12/10/1967 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals (USA) Away 2-0 15/10/1967 USA XI Away 3-1 [8] 17/10/1967 Italian-American League XI 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 20/09/1968 Colorado XI (USA) Away 11-1 22/09/1968 Oakland Clippers (USA) Away 1-2 29/09/1968 Los Angeles XI Away 5-3 25/12/1968 Romania Home 4-5 31/12/1968 Romania Home 1-0 23/02/1969 Sweden Home 1-0 09/04/1969 Italy U-23 Home 2-0 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 29/08/1969 Göteborg XI Away 1-1 26/11/1969 Austria Wien (Austria) Home 2-3 25/02/1970 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Home 0-6 25/03/1970 Ethiopia Away 1-1 [9] 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 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 08/09/1971 Netherlands U-23 Away 0-2 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 07/11/1972 Argentina B Home 3-2 20/12/1972 Romania Home 2-1 09/01/1973 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Home 4-3 07/02/1973 Sporting CP (Portugal) Home 0-1 28/03/1973 Romania Away 1-3 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 [10] 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 01/06/1975 California XI Away 4-1 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 11/07/1976 Long Island XI Away 9-0 11/01/1977 Bayern München (West Germany) Home 2-0 13/02/1978 Denmark Home 1-0 [11] 07/03/1978 Skovbakken (Denmark) Home 1-1 [11] 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 04/02/1981 Austria Home 1-0 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 [11] 30/11/1982 Austria U-19 Home 1-0 [11] 22/12/1982 Tottenham Hotspur (England) Home 2-2 22/12/1982 Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) Home 1-3 [11] 24/01/1983 Servette Genève (Switzerland) Home 0-1 [11] 01/02/1983 Grasshopper Club (Switzerland) Home 2-2 [11] 08/02/1983 Grasshopper Club (Switzerland) Home 0-2 [11] 16/05/1983 Liverpool (England) Home 4-3 11/10/1983 Watford (England) Home 1-0 [11] 18/10/1983 Ipswich Town (England) Home 2-2 [11] 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 08/02/1988 Poland Home 2-1 [12] 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 02/10/2007 Israeli League Foreigners XI Home 4-2 Remarks: [1] USA XI consisted of USA Olympic strengthened by some professional players. [2] USA XI stood as "New York All-Star Professionals", actually USA national team without some of its key players. [3] officially played by Tel-Aviv XI, but actually it was Israel national team. [4] the game last 80 minutes. [5] Lodz XI consisted of Polish U-23 players, none of them from Lodz. [6] Brazil Amateurs XI consisted of players from Rio de Janeiro state amateur league with an average age of 22. [7] Bucharest XI consisted of players from Petrolul Ploieşti and Progresul Bucureşti. [8] USA XI consisted of players from the United Soccer Association. [9] apparently recognized as an official game by Ethiopia. [10] Steagul Roşu Braşov fielded its youth team strengthened by some senior players. [11] played by Israel Olympic team (without players who had participated in World Cup matches). [12] Israel didn't field its best players, officially played by Israel B (though Israel didn't have a "B" national team).
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