Israel EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Itztadion Teddy - Jerusalem Monday 9 October 2017 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Group G - Matchday 10 Spain Last updated 09/10/2017 15:01CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 9 Match-by-match lineups 10 Legend 13 1
Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Date Stage reached Match Result Venue Goalscorers 24/03/2017 QR (GS) Spain - Israel 4-1 Gijon FIFA World Cup Date Stage reached Silva 13, Vitolo 45+1, Diego Costa 51, Isco 88; Refaelov 76 Match Result Venue Goalscorers 06/06/2001 QR (GS) Israel - Spain 1-1 Tel Aviv Revivo 5; Raúl González 64 07/10/2000 QR (GS) Spain - Israel 2-0 Madrid Gerard 20, Hierro 54 UEFA EURO 2000 Date Stage reached Match Result Venue Goalscorers 10/10/1999 PR (GS) Spain - Israel 3-0 Albacete 14/10/1998 PR (GS) Israel - Spain 1-2 Tel Aviv Morientes 30, César Martín 38, Raúl González 52 Hazan 64; Hierro 65, Etxeberria 78 Total Qualifying Home Away Final tournament Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Israel 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 - - - - 5 0 1 4 3 12 Spain 3 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 - - - - 5 4 1 0 12 3 2
Squad list Israel Current season Qual. No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Boris Kleyman 26/10/1990 26 FT Beitar Jerusalem - 0 0 0 0 - Ariel Harush 25/05/1988 29 Anorthosis - 2 0 0 0 - Daniel Amos 02/02/1987 30 Defenders - Tal Ben Haim 31/03/1982 35 - Eytan Tibi 16/11/1987 29 M. Netanya M. Tel- Aviv M. Tel- Aviv - 0 0 0 0-3 0 0 0 * 6 1 0 0 - Omri Ben Harush 07/03/1990 27 M. Haifa - 1 0 0 0 - Hatem Elhamed 18/03/1991 26 - Dor Elo 26/09/1993 24 - Ofir Davidzada 05/05/1991 26 Midfielders - Yossi Benayoun 05/05/1980 37 - Bibras Natcho 18/02/1988 29 - Maor Melikson 30/10/1984 32 - Eliran Atar 17/02/1987 30 H. Beer- Sheva H. Beer- Sheva M. Tel- Aviv - 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-5 0 0 0 Beitar Jerusalem - 3 0 0 0 CSKA Moskva H. Beer- Sheva M. Tel- Aviv - 5 0 0 0-3 0 0 0-2 1 0 0 - Almog Cohen 01/09/1988 29 Ingolstadt - 7 0 0 0 - Daniel Einbinder 16/02/1989 28 H. Beer- Sheva - 6 1 0 0 - Nir Bitton 30/10/1991 25 Celtic * 2 0 0 0 - Tal Ben Chaim 05/08/1989 28 Sparta Praha - 8 2 0 0 - Marwan Kabha 23/02/1991 26 Maribor - 3 0 0 0 - David Keltjens 11/06/1995 22 Forwards - Lior Refaelov 26/04/1986 31 Beitar Jerusalem - 4 0 0 0 Club Brugge - 4 1 0 0 - Tomer Hemed 02/05/1987 30 Brighton - 7 3 0 0 - Etey Shechter 22/02/1987 30 - Idan Vered 25/05/1989 28 Beitar Jerusalem - 2 0 0 0 Beitar Jerusalem - 1 0 0 0 3
Israel Current season Qual. FT Coach - Elisha Levy 18/11/1957 59-9 0 0 0 4
Spain Current season Qual. No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Pepe Reina 31/08/1982 35 Napoli - 0 0 0 0 - David de Gea 07/11/1990 26 Man. United FT - 9 0 0 0 - Kepa Arrizabalaga 03/10/1994 23 Athletic - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Sergio Ramos 30/03/1986 31 Real Madrid * 8 1 0 0 - Nacho Monreal 26/02/1986 31 Arsenal - 3 1 0 0 - César Azpilicueta 28/08/1989 28 Chelsea - 0 0 0 0 - Nacho 18/01/1990 27 Real Madrid - 4 0 0 0 - Jordi Alba 21/03/1989 28 Barcelona * 6 0 0 0 - Marc Bartra 15/01/1991 26 Dortmund - 1 0 0 0 - Álvaro Odriozola 14/12/1995 21 Midfielders - Asier Illarramendi 08/03/1990 27 Real Sociedad Real Sociedad - 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 - Koke 08/01/1992 25 Atlético - 8 0 0 0 - Pedro Rodríguez 28/07/1987 30 Chelsea - 2 0 0 0 - Sergio Busquets 16/07/1988 29 Barcelona - 8 0 0 0 - Saúl Ñíguez 21/11/1994 22 Atlético - 3 0 0 0 - Isco 21/04/1992 25 - Marco Asensio 21/01/1996 21 Forwards Real Madrid Real Madrid - 7 5 0 0-3 0 0 0 - Iago Aspas 01/08/1987 30 Celta - 2 2 0 0 - José Callejón 11/02/1987 30 Napoli - 1 0 0 0 - Rodrigo 06/03/1991 26 Valencia - 1 1 0 0 - Aritz Aduriz 11/02/1981 36 Athletic - 2 1 0 0 - Jonathan Viera 21/10/1989 27 Coach Las Palmas - 0 0 0 0 - Julen Lopetegui 28/08/1966 51-9 0 0 0 5
Head coach Elisha Levy Date of birth: 18 November 1957 Nationality: Israeli Playing career: Hapoel Beit She'an FC (twice), Maccabi Haifa FC, Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC Coaching career: Hapoel Beit She'an FC (twice), Maccabi Herzliya FC, Hapoel Tzafririm Holon FC, Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion FC, Hapoel Kfar-Saba FC (twice), FC Ashdod, Bnei Sakhnin FC, Maccabi Haifa FC, Hapoel Beer Sheva FC Levy joined home-town club Hapoel Beit She'an aged 11 and stepped up to the first team in 1974, signing for Maccabi Haifa in 1982. A season later the midfielder joined Maccabi Petach-Tikva, where he spent four years prior to returning to Beit She'an, hanging up his boots in 1989. After steering Beit She'an up through the leagues, Levy went on to coach a number of clubs, enjoying particular success at Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion and Ashdod, securing a fourth-placed Premier League finish with the latter in 2001. Promotions to the top flight with both Hapoel Kfar-Saba (2005) and Bnei Sakhnin (2007) prompted a chance at Maccabi Haifa in 2008. Levy was an instant hit, winning the league in his first season and taking the club into the UEFA Champions League group stage the following campaign. Moved on after winning a second league title with Maccabi Haifa, spending three years at Hapoel Beer Sheva. He was confirmed as Israel coach on 20 April 2016, taking over from Eli Gutman. Julen Lopetegui Date of birth: 28 August 1966 Nationality: Spanish Playing career: San Sebastián CF, Castilla CF, UD Las Palmas, Real Madrid CF, CD Logroñés, FC Barcelona, Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, Spain Coaching career: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, Real Madrid Castilla, Spain Under-19s, Spain Under-20s, Spain Under- 21s, FC Porto, Spain Lopetegui's promising goalkeeping performances for Real Sociedad de Fútbol's youth sides led to a move to Real Madrid. The Basque native progressed into the senior squad, but, starved of opportunities, switched to Logroñes, where he made 107 Spanish top-flight appearances over three seasons. Those displays earned a move to Barcelona but again he found playing time limited, prompting a transfer to Rayo Vallecano, where he featured 112 times until retirement in 2002. He earned one senior international cap and was part of Spain's 1994 FIFA World Cup squad. Started his coaching career in 2003/04, at second division Rayo, but the experience was short-lived he was dismissed after ten games. After five years away from the bench he returned to active duty in 2008/09, with Real Madrid Castilla, ending the campaign in sixth place. In 2010 Lopetegui joined the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and led the U19s to the European title two years later before reaching the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2013. He had assumed control of the U21s in August 2012 and guided the holders to the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, winning the title in Israel. On 6 May 2014, he returned to club duties with Porto but failed to win any silverware with the club and left his post in January 2016. Appointed Vicente del Bosque's successor as Spain coach in July that year. 6
Match officials Referee Assistant referees Fourth official FIFA Match Commissioner Referee observer Craig Thomson (SCO) Alan Mulvanny (SCO), Graeme Stewart (SCO) Donald Robertson (SCO) Velid Imamović (BIH) Brian Lawlor (WAL) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Craig Thomson 20/06/1972 6 94 FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 06/09/2008 WC QR Spain Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 Murcia Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 29/03/2003 U19 2QR Israel France 1-4 Ales 31/03/2003 U19 2QR Spain Israel 2-0 Ales 24/07/2004 UIC R3 FC Spartak Moskva Villarreal CF 2-2 Moscow 08/10/2004 U21 QR Israel Switzerland 1-1 Hertzeliya 13/12/2006 UEL GS US Città di Palermo RC Celta de Vigo 1-1 Palermo 02/06/2007 EURO QR Latvia Spain 0-2 Riga 13/06/2007 U21 GS-FT Israel Belgium 0-1 Heerenveen 24/10/2007 UCL GS Rosenborg BK Valencia CF 2-0 Trondheim 06/09/2008 WC QR Spain Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 Murcia 04/12/2008 UEL GS KKS Lech Poznań RC Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 Poznan 27/08/2009 UEL PO Villarreal CF NAC Breda 6-1 Villarreal 15/09/2009 UCL GS Club Atlético de Madrid APOEL FC 0-0 Madrid 25/11/2009 UCL GS FC Bayern München Maccabi Haifa FC 1-0 Munich 01/04/2010 UEL QF Valencia CF Club Atlético de Madrid 2-2 Valencia 23/11/2010 UCL GS AFC Ajax Real Madrid CF 0-4 Amsterdam 17/02/2011 UEL R32 Sevilla FC FC Porto 1-2 Seville 06/04/2011 UCL QF FC Barcelona FC Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 Barcelona 23/08/2011 UCL PO Villarreal CF Odense BK 3-0 Villarreal 19/10/2011 UCL GS Bayer 04 Leverkusen Valencia CF 2-1 Leverkusen 14/02/2012 UCL R16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen FC Barcelona 1-3 Leverkusen 19/04/2012 UEL SF Club Atlético de Madrid Valencia CF 4-2 Madrid 23/10/2012 UCL GS FC BATE Borisov Valencia CF 0-3 Minsk 20/02/2013 UCL R16 AC Milan FC Barcelona 2-0 Milan 09/04/2013 UCL QF Borussia Dortmund Málaga CF 3-2 Dortmund 01/10/2014 UCL GS PFC Ludogorets 1945 Real Madrid CF 1-2 Sofia 7
Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 16/09/2015 UCL GS Valencia CF FC Zenit 2-3 Valencia 18/02/2016 UEL R32 Olympique de Marseille Athletic Club 0-1 Marseille 01/11/2016 UCL GS Club Atlético de Madrid FC Rostov 2-1 Madrid 09/03/2017 UEL R16 RC Celta de Vigo FC Krasnodar 2-1 Vigo 8
Competition facts The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup comprises nine groups of six teams, with matches played on a home-andaway basis. Qualifying takes place under the 'Week of Football' concept, introduced ahead of the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign, in which games are spread out from Thursday to Tuesday, shining the spotlight on more teams on the road to the finals in Russia. Moreover, thanks to the Week of Football, at least 43% of matches will be played on weekends, giving fans a better chance to follow the action on television, in the stadiums and on UEFA.com. Kick-off times will be set mainly at 18:00CET and 20:45CET on Saturdays and Sundays and at 20:45CET for Thursdays, Fridays, Mondays and Tuesdays. In double-header matchweeks, sides will play on Thursday/Sunday, Friday/Monday or Saturday/Tuesday. Each day of the Week of Football will feature eight to ten games. The nine group winners will qualify directly for the final tournament. The eight best runners-up will contest play-offs to decide the last four qualifiers for the finals. The 13 qualifiers then join hosts Russia in the finals to make it 14 UEFA member associations represented. How qualification works The other confederations have the following qualifying berths: Africa: 5 Asia: 4.5 North and Central America and Caribbean: 3.5 Oceania: 0.5 South America: 4.5 9
Match-by-match lineups Israel FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Group G Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Spain 9 8 1 0 35 3 25 Italy 9 6 2 1 20 8 20 Albania 9 4 1 4 10 12 13 Israel 9 4 0 5 10 14 12 FYR Macedonia 9 2 2 5 11 15 8 Liechtenstein 9 0 0 9 1 35 0 Matchday 1 (05/09/2016) Israel 1-3 Italy Goals: 0-1 Pellè 14, 0-2 Candreva 31 (P), 1-2 Ben Chaim 35, 1-3 Immobile 83 Israel: Goresh, Davidzada, Bitton (57 Atzily), Zahavi, Kayal, Hemed, Ben Chaim (62 Kehat), Yeini, Tzedek, Tibi (50 Gershon), Bitton Matchday 2 (06/10/2016) FYR Macedonia 1-2 Israel Goals: 0-1 Hemed 25, 0-2 Ben Chaim 43, 1-2 Nestorovski 63 Israel: Goresh, Dasa, Davidzada, Bitton, Zahavi, A. Cohen, Hemed (75 Abed), Ben Chaim (68 Buzaglo), Golasa (72 Einbinder), Tzedek, Tibi Matchday 3 (09/10/2016) Israel 2-1 Liechtenstein Goals: 1-0 Hemed 4, 2-0 Hemed 16, 2-1 Göppel 49 Israel: Goresh, Dasa, Gershon, Zahavi, A. Cohen, Hemed (75 Kehat), Buzaglo (63 Atzily), Ben Chaim (81 Dabbur), Golasa, Tzedek, Ben Harush Matchday 4 (12/11/2016) Albania 0-3 Israel Goals: 0-1 Zahavi 18 (P), 0-2 Einbinder 66, 0-3 Atar 83 Israel: Goresh, Dasa, Gershon, Natcho, Zahavi, A. Cohen, Einbinder (70 Hemed), Ben Chaim (75 Atar), Sahar (64 Buzaglo), Tzedek, Tibi Matchday 5 (24/03/2017) Spain 4-1 Israel Goals: 1-0 David Silva 13, 2-0 Vitolo 45+1, 3-0 Diego Costa 51, 3-1 Refaelov 76, 4-1 Isco 88 Israel: Marciano, Dasa, Gershon, Natcho, Zahavi, A. Cohen, Refaelov, Ben Chaim (64 Hemed), Einbinder (60 Keltjens), Tzedek, Tibi (19 Twatha) Matchday 6 (11/06/2017) Israel 0-3 Albania Goals: 0-1 Sadiku 22, 0-2 Sadiku 44, 0-3 Memushaj 71 Israel: Goresh, Dasa, Tzedek, Natcho, Zahavi, A. Cohen, Refaelov (57 Vered), Twatha, Sahar (67 Benayoun), Tibi, Golasa (53 Shechter) Matchday 7 (02/09/2017) Israel 0-1 FYR Macedonia Goals: 0-1 Pandev 73 Israel: Glazer, Bitton (71 Keltjens), Ben Haim, Melikson, Zahavi, A. Cohen, Ben Chaim (53 Einbinder), Ohana (46 Hemed), Tzedek, Davidzada, Kabha Matchday 8 (05/09/2017) Italy 1-0 Israel Goals: 1-0 Immobile 53 10
Israel: Harush, Ben Haim, Melikson (62 Ben Chaim), Natcho, A. Cohen (77 Einbinder), Refaelov, Shechter (69 Benayoun), Keltjens, Tzedek, Davidzada, Kabha Matchday 9 (06/10/2017) Liechtenstein 0-1 Israel Goals: 0-1 Tibi 21 Israel: Harush, Ben Haim, Melikson (78 Benayoun), Natcho, Keltjens, Refaelov (63 Einbinder), Hemed, Davidzada, Atar (70 Ben Chaim), Tibi, Kabha Matchday 10 (09/10/2017) Israel-Spain Spain FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (05/09/2016) Spain 8-0 Liechtenstein Goals: 1-0 Diego Costa 10, 2-0 Sergi Roberto 55, 3-0 David Silva 59, 4-0 Vitolo 60, 5-0 Diego Costa 66, 6-0 Morata 82, 7-0 Morata 83, 8-0 David Silva 90+1 Spain: De Gea, Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Sergi Roberto, Koke, Thiago Alcántara (46 Nolito), Vitolo (79 Asensio), Ramos, Jordi Alba, Diego Costa (68 Morata), David Silva Matchday 2 (06/10/2016) Italy 1-1 Spain Goals: 0-1 Vitolo 55, 1-1 De Rossi 82 (P) Spain: De Gea, Carvajal, Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Iniesta, Koke, Vitolo (84 Thiago Alcántara), Ramos, Jordi Alba (22 Nacho), Diego Costa (67 Morata), David Silva Matchday 3 (09/10/2016) Albania 0-2 Spain Goals: 0-1 Diego Costa 55, 0-2 Nolito 63 Spain: De Gea, Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Iniesta (78 Isco), Koke, Thiago Alcántara, Vitolo (60 Nolito), Ramos (80 Iñigo Martínez), Monreal, Diego Costa, David Silva Matchday 4 (12/11/2016) Spain 4-0 FYR Macedonia Goals: 1-0 Velkoski 34 (og), 2-0 Vitolo 63, 3-0 Monreal 84, 4-0 Aritz Aduriz 85 Spain: De Gea, Bartra, Sergio Busquets, Nacho, Morata (60 Aritz Aduriz), Koke (71 Isco), Thiago Alcántara, Vitolo (87 Callejón), Carvajal, Monreal, David Silva Matchday 5 (24/03/2017) Spain 4-1 Israel Goals: 1-0 David Silva 13, 2-0 Vitolo 45+1, 3-0 Diego Costa 51, 3-1 Refaelov 76, 4-1 Isco 88 Spain: De Gea, Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Iniesta (70 Isco), Thiago Alcántara (63 Koke), Vitolo (83 Aspas), Ramos, Jordi Alba, Diego Costa, Carvajal, David Silva Matchday 6 (11/06/2017) FYR Macedonia 1-2 Spain Goals: 0-1 David Silva 15, 0-2 Diego Costa 27, 1-2 Ristovski 66 Spain: De Gea, Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Iniesta (92 Saúl Ñíguez), Thiago Alcántara (74 Koke), Ramos, Jordi Alba, Diego Costa, Carvajal, David Silva (69 Pedro Rodríguez), Isco Matchday 7 (02/09/2017) Spain 3-0 Italy Goals: 1-0 Isco 13, 2-0 Isco 40, 3-0 Morata 77 Spain: De Gea, Carvajal, Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Iniesta (72 Morata), Koke, Ramos, Jordi Alba, Asensio (78 Saúl Ñíguez), David Silva, Isco (90 Villa) Matchday 8 (05/09/2017) Liechtenstein 0-8 Spain Goals: 0-1 Ramos 3, 0-2 Morata 15, 0-3 Isco 16, 0-4 David Silva 39, 0-5 Aspas 51, 0-6 Morata 54, 0-7 Aspas 63, 0-8 Göppel 89 (og) Spain: De Gea, Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Iniesta, Morata, Thiago Alcántara, Pedro Rodríguez, Ramos (46 Nacho), 11
Monreal, David Silva (46 Aspas), Isco (56 Deulofeu) Matchday 9 (06/10/2017) Spain 3-0 Albania Goals: 1-0 Rodrigo 16, 2-0 Isco 24, 3-0 Thiago Alcántara 27 Spain: De Gea, Piqué (60 Nacho), Odriozola, Koke, Thiago Alcántara, Saúl Ñíguez, Ramos, Jordi Alba, Rodrigo (82 Aritz Aduriz), David Silva (74 Asensio), Isco Matchday 10 (09/10/2017) Israel-Spain 12
Legend Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Other abbreviations National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Overall: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 13