Men's national lacrosse team of Israel
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.
History [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 2014 World Lacrosse Championship [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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
Results [ edit ] 11 July 2014 Sweden 4–19 Israel 12 July 2014 Israel 17–2 Slovakia 13 July 2014 Israel 19–2 Korea Report
Play-in games 16 July 5th to 8th place games 17 July 5th place game 19 July 1 Scotland (OT) 10 3 New Zealand8 Japan9 6 Japan 17 Scotland 13 England 15 2 Israel9 4 Germany3 England (OT) 10 7th place game 18 July 5 England 15 Japan10 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
No Name Position Hometown 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
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2018 World Lacrosse Championship [ edit ] 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 (120 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 [ edit ] 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 — —
Nation Qualification Play-in Final placement round Israel Puerto Rico 1st to 8th Place Relegated to 5th to 8th Place
Results [ edit ] The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2018 World Lacrosse Championships.[11]
No Name Position Hometown College 3 Matthew Cherry A Ashkelon, Israel Dickinson 4 Benjamin Smith LSM Longmeadow, MA Harvard 6 Eric Schneider G Massapequa, NY Johns Hopkins 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 16 Ryan Hunter A Herzliya, Israel Ohio State 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 42 Max Seibald M Hewlett, NY Cornell 43 Kyle Bergman M Toronto, ON Drexel 77 Jacob Silberlicht M Ashkelon, Israel Hobart 91 Max Adler M Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bentley
European Lacrosse Championships [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Year Result 2012 8th place 2016
2012 European Lacrosse Championship [ edit ] During the 2012 Championship, Israel competed for the first time. Israel finished in eighth place, out of 17 teams.
Standings [ edit ] Matches [ edit ] Quarterfinals [ edit ] 5th-8th place match 7th place match Source:[19]
# Name Position 1 Levine, Benjamin G 2 Altschuler, Henry G 3 Cherry, Matthew A 4 Lieberman, Jonathan M 5 Weisenberg, Maxwell M 6 Leventhal, Daniel M 7 Kane, Jesse M 8 Ascher, Jason LSM 9 Katz, Yochanan M 10 Lewis, Zachary M 11 Friedensohn, Blair G 12 Pankin, Joshua M 13 Dennenberg, David G 15 Bretter, Benjamin M 16 Rathauser, Jonathan LSM 17 Markman, Mathew D 18 Silverman, Benjamin D 19 Sabag, Aryeh D 20 Cheifitz, Richard A 21 Goldstein, Noam M 22 Pffeffer, Michael A 23 Goldstein, Evan A 24 Jacobs, Jack A 25 Dunn-Bernstein, Robert D 27 Jacobs, Alexander A 29 Spielman, Matthew M 31 Waddell, Adam D 32 Hyman, Samuel A 34 Mahler, Seth M 35 Ringel, Roey LSM 37 Tissenbaum, Jeremy M 41 Miller, Noah A 43 Belmont, Benjamin D 44 Stout, Sacha M 47 Tress, Alexander LSM 77 Daisudov, Elan M 88 Brandes, Abraham M 96 Grosz, Michael M 97 Franklin, David LSM 99 Senter, Jason D
2016 European Lacrosse Championship [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 — — 6 Slovenia 5 0 5 9 80 −71 — — 1–18 5–13 2–14 —
Matches [ edit ] Tournament bracket [ edit ] Source:[25]
Quarterfinals [ edit ] Semifinals [ edit ] 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
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2017 European Box Lacrosse Championships [ edit ] 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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