Israel national American football team

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Israel Israel ישראל
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Founded 2012
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Colors Blue and White
Head coach Yonah Mishaan
Defensive Coordinator Lewis Henry Esler Duker
General manager Neria Granevich

The Israel national American football team is the official

Israeli Football League
players and coaching staff.

First game

The first international American football game played by Israel was played on 17 May 2012 in Baptist village near

IFL, American football is played on 60-yard fields by 9 player teams (in 2012, the IFL played with 8 player teams). The game finished with a 49 - 6 Maranatha win.[2]

Current playing squad

2015 Israel National American Football Team Playing Squad (vs Spain)
Quarterbacks
  •  5 Matt Kauffman (Haifa Underdogs)
  • 13 Alex Swieca (
    University of Michigan Wolverines
    )

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

European Championship of American football

2018 European Championship

The first official game in EFAF competitions took place on 30 August 2015 in Madrid. The opponents were Spain from EFAF C Group European Championship. As a new entrant, Israel could earn its way into Group B.[3] Israel won the game 28–20.[4]

Israel then played in the four-team Group B European Championship in Italy in September 2016 with the winner of the four-team tournament eligible for another qualifying round against either Denmark or Sweden,[5] the sixth and fifth place of the 2014 championship respectively, to the A Championship, then planned to be held in Germany in 2018.

The Israel delegation of 45 players and 18 coaches was the largest ever Israeli delegation sent international for a single sport competition.[6]

Date Opponent Venue Final score Competition Result MVP
30 August 2015  Spain Prado de Santo Domingo, Madrid, ESP 28 - 20
EFAF European Championship
Qualifier for Group B
Win Dani Eastman [7]
2 September 2016  Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro, ITA 10 - 40[8]
EFAF European Championship
Group B Semifinal
Loss
4 September 2016   Switzerland Lignano Sabbiadoro, ITA 0 - 51[9]
EFAF European Championship
Group B third place match
Loss

See also

References

  1. ^ Tepper, Greg (16 May 2012). "In 'grass roots miracle,' Israel national team to play its first football game". Times of Israel.
  2. ^ "Israel's American football team debuts". Foxsports. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Israel's national football team heads to Spain for first int'l showdown". Jerusalem Post. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ^ Israel's Football Team Defeats Spain in First International Game
  5. ^ Israel’s tackle football team to compete in Europe
  6. ^ Israeli football team set to take on the world
  7. ^ "Israel Beats Spain In First International Game to Qualify for IFAF Europe's Group B". American Football International. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  8. ^ Italy Vs Israel
  9. ^ Switzerland Vs Israel