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.
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.
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
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
Source:[ 7]
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.
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
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.
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]
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
—
Source:[ 25]
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:[citation needed ]
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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