Israel men's national lacrosse team

The Israel men's national lacrosse team is governed by the Israel Lacrosse Association. Their best finish was at the 2016 European Lacrosse Championship, winning the silver medal.[1] Israel finished in 7th place at the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship. In both tournaments, England defeated Israel by one goal in the single-elimination round.

Israel

Association	Israel Lacrosse Association
Confederation	ELF (Europe)
World Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2014)
Best result	Seventh (2014, 2018)
Medal record European Lacrosse Championship 2016 Hungary

History

Israel became able to compete in international tournaments once the Israel Lacrosse Association was officially recognized by World Lacrosse in April 2011.[2] In preparation for its first major international tournament, the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship, Israel held tryouts in July 2013 at Wingate Institute in Netanya, selecting a roster of 46 men.[3] The roster consisted of both Israelis and non-Israeli Jews from around the world, with the majority of the roster composed of Americans.[3] Any Jew, due to being eligible for Israeli citizenship under the law of return may play for Israel in the tournament, based on the rules of World Lacrosse.[4]

World Lacrosse Championships

Israel first competed at the World Lacrosse Championship in 2014, played in Denver, Colorado. Israel finished in 7th place out of 38 teams, after winning six of their eight games played.

Israel hosted the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship in Netanya.

World Lacrosse Championships record

Year	Result
2014	7th place
2018	7th place

2014 World Lacrosse Championship

Playing in its first-ever world championships, Israel very nearly duplicated Scotland's feat, twice narrowly falling in games that could have advanced the team into the Blue Division. After reaching the quarterfinals, the Israelis led Australia in the third quarter before dropping a tough 9-8 decision.[5] Then in a placement round game, Israel made a dramatic comeback to push England to overtime before suffering a 10-9 setback.[6] Israel finished seventh after defeating Blue Division squad Japan.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Israel	3	3	0	55	8	+47
Sweden	3	2	1	43	33	+10
Slovakia	3	1	2	26	41	−15
Korea	3	0	3	13	55	−42

Source:

Results

11 July 2014
Sweden	4–19	Israel
12 July 2014
Israel	17–2	Slovakia
13 July 2014
Israel	19–2	Korea	Report

	14 July				15 July
	Germany	9
	Czech Republic	5
					Germany	1
					Israel	15
	Ireland	9
	Israel	18
					15 July
					Czech Republic	10
					Ireland	12

	Play-in games 16 July					5th to 8th place games 17 July					5th place game 19 July
						Scotland (OT)		10
	New Zealand		8
						Japan		9
	Japan		17
											Scotland		13
											England		15
						Israel		9
	Germany		3
						England (OT)		10
	England		15
											7th place game 18 July
											Japan		10
											Israel		15

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
	2	Canada	7	6	1	91	39	+52
	1	United States	7	6	1	112	34	+78
	3	Iroquois	8	5	3	96	75	+21
4	4	Australia	8	3	5	62	106	−44
5	6	England	8	3	5	67	106	−39
6	1	Scotland	8	6	2	117	68	+49
7	1	Israel	8	6	2	120	47	+73
8	5	Japan	8	2	6	77	124	−47
9	1	Germany	8	6	2	87	59	+28
10	1	Ireland	8	6	2	105	63	+42

Source:

No	Name	Position	Home town	College
1	Joshua Rottman	A	Danville, CA	UC Davis
2	Hank Altschuler	G	Philadelphia, PA	Cabrini
3	Matthew Cherry	A	Ashkelon, Israel	Dickinson
4	Benjamin Smith	LSM	Longmeadow, MA	Harvard
5	Casey Cittadino	M	Baldwin, NY	Towson
6	Andrew Goldstein	G	Milton, MA	Dartmouth
7	Jesse Kane	M	Tel Aviv, Israel	Sackler-Tel Aviv University
8	Bradley Neumann	A	Woodbury, NY	Georgetown
9	Yochanan Katz	M	Jerusalem, Israel	Colorado State
10	Jonathan Rathauser	D	– Tel Aviv, Israel	Technion-Israel
11	Reuven Dressler	G	Ma’ale Adumim, West Bank	Israel Defense Forces
12	Richard Cheifitz	A	Fair Lawn, NJ	/ Kean
13	Shimon Laxer	M	Givat Shmuel, Israel	Bar-Ilan University
14	Aaron Tracy	M	Tel Aviv, Israel	Sackler-Tel Aviv University
15	Ben Bretter	M	Petach Tikvah, Israel	Montclair State
16	Cody Levine	M	Purchase, NY	Cornell
17	Mathew Markman	D	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hebrew University
18	Seth Mahler	M	Ashkelon, Israel	Whittier
19	Eytan Saperstein	D	Hewlett, NY	Tufts
20	Cole McCormack	M	Ashkelon, Israel	Cornell
21	Daniel Hartman	A	Bellmore, NY	Stevenson
22	Michael Pfeffer	A	Herzliya, Israel	Israel Defense Forces
23	Lee Coppersmith	M	Boca Raton, FL	Johns Hopkins
24	Gabriel Leonhard	M	Arad, Israel	Eastern
25	Mitch Goldberg	A	Damascus, MD	Richmond
26	Chris Friedman	D	Freeport, NY	Briarcliffe
27	Adam Crystal	D	Baldwin, NY	Drexel
29	Matthew Greenblatt	M	Gaithersburg, MD	Ithaca
30	Matthew Caple	M	Wellesley, MA	Tufts
31	Mark Jutkowitz	D	Bethesda, MD	Maryland
32	Daniel Leventhal	M	Tel Aviv, Israel	Tufts
33	Ari Sussman	A	New Haven, CT	Dartmouth
36	Samuel Adler	M	Netanya, Israel	SUNY Potsdam
40	Matthew Flapan	M	Ramle, Israel	Israel Defense Forces
41	Noach Miller	A	Tel Aviv, Israel	Vermont
42	Noah Knopf	LSM	New York, NY	Fieldston School
43	Kyle Bergman	M	Toronto, ON	Drexel
44	Sacha Stout	M	Manchester, England	Manchester
47	Alex Tress	LSM	Sinsbury, CT	Keene State
48	Connor Wolfe	G	New London, CT	Connecticut College
50	Dakota Sherman	LSM	Bloomfield Hills, MI	Michigan
77	Jacob Silberlicht	M	Ashkelon, Israel	Hobart
91	Matthew Opsahl	A	Potomac, MD	Hobart
96	Michael Grosz	M	St. Louis, MO	Robert Morris
99	Jason Senter	D	Rockville, MD	Florida State
0	Daniel Devery	D	Haifa, Israel	University of Haifa

Source:[7]

2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Manchester, England was originally selected to host the tournament, but withdrew in May 2017.[8][9] Instead, the championships took place in Netanya, Israel between 12 and 21 July 2018.[10] This was the first World Lacrosse Championship played outside of the United States, Canada, England, or Australia.

On Thursday, 12 July, the Opening Ceremony and first games were held at Netanya Stadium, a 13,610-seat multi-use stadium which opened in 2012. It served as a home field for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and features 36 luxury suites, a VIP seating area, and a modern press box. The stadium serves as the home field of Maccabi Netanya FC, as well as the temporary home of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC and Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.[10]

From Friday, 13 July to Saturday, 21 July, the tournament games were played at Wingate Institute. Located on 50 hectares (125 acres), the Wingate Institute serves as Israel's National Centre for Physical Education and Sport. The campus doubles as both the State of Israel's primary university for the development of physical education teachers, as well as the nation's official training centre for national teams, the Israel Olympic Team, and national and international sports science conferences. The campus hosts the Israel Olympiada annually and the Maccabiah Games every four years. Wingate Stadium also serves as the home field for the Israel National Rugby Team.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Israel	2	2	0	30	5	+25	Advance to upper bracket		—	11–3	—
2	Jamaica	2	1	1	20	18	+2	Advance to middle bracket		—	—	17–7
3	Russia	2	0	2	9	36	−27	Advance to lower bracket		2–19	—	—

Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Nation	Qualification
	Play-in	Final placement round
Israel  Puerto Rico	1st to 8th Place	Relegated to 5th to 8th Place

First round

Second round

Third round

GY1

Philippines

11

GD1

Switzerland

5

RD1

Israel

11

GY1

Philippines

8

RD1

Israel

16

YL1

Ireland

4

OR1

Sweden

11

TN1

Italy

13

YL1

Ireland

15

TN1

Italy

7

YL1

Ireland

12

PR1

Latvia

7

Results

Second round

Third round

RD1

Israel

11

GY1

Philippines

8

TN1

Italy

11

GY1

Philippines

12

	Quarterfinals 18 July					Semifinals 19 July					Gold medal game 21 July
						United States		14
	Israel		6
						Australia		5
	Australia		9
											United States		9
											Canada		8
						Canada		15
	Puerto Rico		7
						Iroquois		4
	Iroquois		14
											Bronze medal game 20 July
											Australia		12
											Iroquois		14

	Play-in games 18 July					5th to 8th place games 19 July					5th place game 20 July
						Israel		9
	Japan		11
						Japan		10
	Scotland		7
											Japan		9
											England		11
						Puerto Rico		4
	Ireland		10
						England		11
	England		11
											7th place game
											Israel		12
											Puerto Rico		1

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2018 World Lacrosse Championships.[11]

No	Name	Position	Home town	College
4	Benjamin Smith	LSM	Longmeadow, MA	Harvard
9	Yochanan Katz	M	Jerusalem, Israel	Colorado State
10	Jonathan Rathauser	D	Tel Aviv, Israel	Technion-Israel
18	Seth Mahler	M	Ashkelon, Israel	Whittier
26	Chris Friedman	D	Freeport, NY	Briarcliffe
32	Daniel Leventhal	M	Tel Aviv, Israel	Tufts
33	Ari Sussman	A	New Haven, CT	Dartmouth
36	Samuel Adler	M	Netanya, Israel	SUNY Potsdam
40	Matthew Flapan	M	Ramle, Israel	Israel Defense Forces
43	Kyle Bergman	M	Toronto, ON	Drexel
77	Jacob Silberlicht	M	Ashkelon, Israel	Hobart !

European Lacrosse Championships

Israel has competed at the European Lacrosse Championships since 2012. Their best finish was in 2016, winning the silver medal.[1] Prior to 2012, Israel was unable to compete due to the Israel Lacrosse Association not being officially recognized by the Federation of International Lacrosse until April 2011.[2]

European Lacrosse Championships record

Year	Result
2012	8th place
2016

2012 European Lacrosse Championship

During the 2012 Championship, Israel competed for the first time. Israel finished in eighth place, out of 17 teams.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Israel	4	4	0	49	28	+21
2	Wales	4	3	1	54	23	+31
3	Slovakia	4	2	2	35	42	−7
4	Norway	4	1	3	26	36	−10
5	France	4	0	4	17	52	−35

Source: Results

Matches

21 June
Slovakia	8: 11	(3: 1, 2: 5, 2: 2, 1: 3)	Israel	Time 29:40	[12]

22 June
France	4: 13	(0: 5, 0: 5, 0: 3, 4: 0)	Israel	Time: 23:33	[13]

24 June
Norway	3: 11	(2: 1, 0: 3, 1: 4, 0: 3)	Israel	Time: 27:30	[14]

25 June
Wales	13: 14	(4: 2, 3: 5, 2: 3, 4: 4)	Israel	Time: 32:27	[15]

Quarterfinals

26 June
Israel	3: 18	{2: 2, 1: 7, 0: 4, 0: 5)	Netherlands	Time: 25:52	[16]

5th-8th place match

28 June
Scotland	19: 6	(7: 0, 3: 3, 3: 2, 6: 1)	Israel	Time: 42:31	[17]

7th place match

29 June
Finland	16: 6	(2: 2, 2: 4, 6: 0, 6: 0)	Israel	Time: 33:20	[18]

Pos	Team
	England
	Ireland
	Sweden
4.	Netherlands
5.	Germany
6.	Scotland
7.	Finland
8.	Israel

Source:[19]

#	Name
1	Levine, Benjamin
2	Altschuler, Henry
4	Lieberman, Jonathan
7	Kane, Jesse
9	Katz, Yochanan Jared
10	Lewis, Zachary
12	Pankin, Joshua
15	Bretter, Ben
17	Markman, Mathew
18	Silverman, Benjamin
19	Sabag, Aryeh
20	Cheifitz, Richard
21	Goldstein, Noam
22	Pffeffer, Michael
24	Jacobs, Jack
27	Jacobs, Alex
29	Spielman, Matthew
31	Waddell, Adam
32	Hyman, Samuel
35	Ringel, Roey
47	Tress, Alex
77	Daisudov, Elan
88	Brandes, Abraham

2016 European Lacrosse Championship

During the 2016 Championship, Israel competed for the second time.

In the quarterfinals Israel defeated Germany 8–4 to improve to 6–0 in the tournament.[20] Tied 2-2 during half time, Israel scored four goals in the second halfto give them the victory.[21]

In the semifinals Israel defeated Wales 10–3. Israel had a 5–0 lead at halftime, and a 6–0 lead at the end of the third quarter. With the victory Israel improved to 7–0.[22]

In the finals Israel lost to England 7–6. Israel originally leading 3–2 at halftime, held a 4–3 lead in the third quarter, before England went on to score four unanswered goals.[23] With the loss, Israel won the silver medal.[24]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Israel	5	5	0	71	13	+58	Quarterfinals		—	—	—	—	17–1	12–0
2	Switzerland	5	4	1	60	22	+38			2–9	—	—	—	12–4	23–1
3	Sweden	5	3	2	53	37	+16	Classification 9–16		6–16	3–8	—	14–4	—	—
4	Belgium	5	2	3	38	62	−24			4–17	5–15	—	—	—	—
5	Spain	5	1	4	38	55	−17	Classification 17–24		—	—	8–12	11–12	—	—
6	Slovenia	5	0	5	9	80	−71			—	—	1–18	5–13	2–14	—

Source:

Matches

28 July
Switzerland	2: 9	(1: 0, 1: 4, 0: 2, 0: 3)	Israel	Time: 16:30

29 July
Israel	17: 1	(9: 0, 5: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0)	Spain	Time: 10:15

31 July
Belgium	4: 17	(2: 5, 0: 6, 1: 6, 1: 0)	Israel	Time: 13:15

1 August
Israel	12: 0	(4: 0, 6: 0, 5: 0, 0: 0)	Slovenia	Time: 11:45

2 August
Sweden	6: 16	(1: 5, 0: 4, 1: 4, 4: 3)	Israel	Time: 11:30

Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A1

England

12

C2

Switzerland

3

A1

England

14

D1

Finland

1

D1

Finland (OT)

9

B2

Scotland

8

A1

England

7

C1

Israel

6

C1

Israel

8

A2

Germany

4

C1

Israel

10

D2

Wales

1

B1

Wales

12

D2

Netherlands

5

Source:[25]

Quarterfinals

3 August
Israel	8: 4	(0: 1, 2: 1, 4: 0, 2: 2)	Germany	Time: 14:30

Semifinals

4 August
Wales	3: 10	(0: 3, 0: 2, 1: 4, 2: 1)	Israel	Time: 17:30

Finals

6 August
England	7: 6	(2: 1, 0: 2, 3: 1, 2: 2)	Israel	Time: 17:00

Pos.	Team	W–L
	England	8–0
	Israel	7–1
	Finland	7–1

Coach: Jeff Schwartz[26]
Assistant coach: Pete Ginnegar, Jordan Hirsch[27]

#	Name
1	Fischer, Eric
2	Milner, Jacob
3	Hartman, Jesse
5	Bernstein, Joshua
6	Gradinger, Max
7	Silberlicht, Jacob
9	Katz, Yochanan
10	Rathauser, Jonathan
11	Tobin, Glen
12	Kadish, Ian
13	Kansky, Eric
16	Landsman, Andrew
18	Mahler, Seth
19	Brodie, Caleb
20	Kane, Jacob
22	Cherry, Matthew
26	Friedman, Christopher
32	Leventhal, Daniel
33	Feinberg, Aaron
41	Miller, Noah
43	Bergman, Kyle
49	Ornstein, Zack
52	Siegel, Alex

Source:

2017 European Box Lacrosse Championships

The European Box Lacrosse Championships held its first championship event in Turku, Finland in July 2017. Israel defeated Czech Republic 8–7 to win the tournament.[28][29]

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External links

• Israel Lacrosse official website