Israel Olympic football team

Israel Olympic

Nickname(s)הנבחרת האולימפית (The Olympic Chosen Team)
התכולים-לבנים (The Skyblue and Whites)[1]
AssociationIsrael Football Association
Other affiliationSummer Olympics
FIFA
ConfederationUEFA (Europe; 1990s–present)
Head coachGuy Luzon[2]
CaptainOmri Gandelman[2]
FIFA codeISR
First colours
Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1968)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1968, 1976)

The Israel Olympic football team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל האולימפית, also known as Israel under-23 national football team) represents Israel in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The team is one of the Israeli youth football teams, and is only constituted when Israel qualifies for a Summer Olympics Games.

Israel is making its third Olympic appearance, representing Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in football in Paris, France, coached by Guy Luzon.[2]

  1. ^ Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs publication The Flag and the Emblem Archived 2007-04-17 at the Wayback Machine by art historian Alec Mishory, wherein he quotes "The Provisional Council of State Proclamation of the Flag of the State of Israel" made on 28 October 1948 by Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker.
  2. ^ a b c https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/football/men/gpd-000100--