Israel men's national lacrosse team

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AssociationIsrael Lacrosse Association
ConfederationELF (Europe)
World Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2014)
Best resultSeventh (2014, 2018, 2023)
Medal record
European Lacrosse Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Hungary

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]

Main article: World Lacrosse Championship
Year Result
United States 2014 7th place
Israel 2018 7th place
United States 2023 7th place

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 Israel 3 3 0 55 8 +47
Sweden Sweden 3 2 1 43 33 +10
Slovakia Slovakia 3 1 2 26 41 −15
South Korea Korea 3 0 3 13 55 −42
Source: [citation needed]

Results[edit]

11 July 2014
Sweden Sweden 4–19 Israel Israel
12 July 2014
Israel Israel 17–2 Slovakia Slovakia
13 July 2014
Israel Israel 19–2 South Korea Korea Report
 
14 July15 July
 
      
 
 
 
 
Germany Germany 9
 
 
 
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5
 
Germany Germany 1
 
 
 
Israel Israel 15
 
Republic of Ireland Ireland 9
 
 
Israel Israel 18
 
15 July
 
 
 
 
 
Czech Republic Czech Republic 10
 
 
Republic of Ireland Ireland 12
Play-in games
16 July		5th to 8th place games
17 July		5th place game
19 July
1Scotland Scotland (OT)10
3New Zealand New Zealand8Japan Japan9
6Japan Japan17Scotland Scotland13
England England15
2Israel Israel9
4Germany Germany3England England (OT)107th place game
18 July
5England England15
Japan Japan10
Israel Israel15
Pos Div Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2  Canada Canada 7 6 1 91 39 +52
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1  United States United States 7 6 1 112 34 +78
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3  Iroquois Iroquois 8 5 3 96 75 +21
4 4  Australia Australia 8 3 5 62 106 −44
5 6  England England 8 3 5 67 106 −39
6 1  Scotland Scotland 8 6 2 117 68 +49
7 1  Israel Israel 8 6 2 120 47 +73
8 5  Japan Japan 8 2 6 77 124 −47
9 1  Germany Germany 8 6 2 87 59 +28
10 1  Republic of Ireland Ireland 8 6 2 105 63 +42
Source: [citation needed]
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.

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 — —
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[edit]

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
1 United States14
3 Israel6 Australia5
6 Australia9 United States9
 Canada8
2 Canada15
4 Puerto Rico7 Iroquois4Bronze medal game
20 July
5 Iroquois14
 Australia12
 Iroquois14
Play-in games
18 July		5th to 8th place games
19 July		5th place game
20 July
1 Israel9
3 Japan11 Japan10
6 Scotland7 Japan9
 England11
2 Puerto Rico4
4 Ireland10 England117th place game
5 England11
 Israel12
 Puerto Rico1

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]

Main article: European_Lacrosse_Championships § Men's_competition
Year Result
Netherlands 2012 8th place
Hungary 2016 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

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]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ireland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sweden
4.  Netherlands
5.  Germany
6.  Scotland
7.  Finland
8.  Israel

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 Spain
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 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: [citation needed]

Matches[edit]

28 July
 Switzerland 2: 9 (1: 0, 1: 4, 0: 2, 0: 3)  Israel Time: 16:30 [citation needed]
29 July
 Israel 17: 1 (9: 0, 5: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0)  Spain Time: 10:15 [citation needed]
31 July
 Belgium 4: 17 (2: 5, 0: 6, 1: 6, 1: 0)  Israel Time: 13:15 [citation needed]
1 August
 Israel 12: 0 (4: 0, 6: 0, 5: 0, 0: 0)  Slovenia Time: 11:45 [citation needed]
2 August
 Sweden 6: 16 (1: 5, 0: 4, 1: 4, 4: 3)  Israel Time: 11:30 [citation needed]

Tournament bracket[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 England England 12
C2  Switzerland 3
A1 England England 14
D1  Finland 1
D1  Finland (OT) 9
B2 Scotland Scotland 8
A1 England 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[edit]

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

Semifinals[edit]

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

Finals[edit]

6 August
 England 7: 6 (2: 1, 0: 2, 3: 1, 2: 2)  Israel Time: 17:00 [citation needed]
Pos. Team W–L
1st place, gold medalist(s) England England 8–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Israel Israel 7–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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:[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]

References[edit]

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