The Israel women's national basketball team represents
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
in international
women's basketball
Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It was first played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large parts via women's college compet ...
Eurobasket Women 1950
The 1950 EuroBasket Women, European Championship for Women was the 2nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Budapest, Hungary and took place May 14–20, 1950. The Soviet Union women's national basketball ...
, Israel competed for the first time, and finished in 11th place.
;Preliminary round - Group B
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;7th to 12th Place
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At the Eurobasket Women 1991, Israel competed for the second time, the first time since 1950, and finished in 8th and last place. In addition to competing, Israel was the host of the competition.
;Qualification - Group B
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;First Stage - Group A
After qualifying for the tournament, Israel entered the competition in Group A, and finished third.
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;5th to 8th places
Israel was matched up against Poland in the 5th-8th place round, losing 80-69. In the 7th-8th place round, Israel lost to Italy 78-65.
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;7th place
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At the
Eurobasket Women 1995
The 1995 EuroBasket Women, European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1995, was the 25th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Brno in Czech Republic and took place from 8 June to 18 ...
qualifier, Israel competed for the third time, and did not qualify.
;Qualification - First stage - Group E
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At the
Eurobasket Women 1997
The 1997 EuroBasket Women, European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1997, was the 26th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Hungary and took place from 6 June to 15 June 1997. won ...
qualifier, Israel competed in the qualifying round, and did not qualify.
;Qualification - First stage - Group B
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;Qualification - Second stage - Group C
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During the
EuroBasket Women 1999
The 1999 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1999, was the 27th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Poland and took place from May 28 to June 6, 1999. Host Poland won the go ...
tournament, Israel entered the qualifier round but failed to qualify for the main tournament.
;Qualifier - Group D
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;Challenge round - Group B
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During the
EuroBasket Women 2001
EuroBasket Women 2001 occurred in France from September 14 to September 23, 2001. The winners were the home team France, followed by Russia and Spain.
Venues
The tournament was held in three cities in France: Orléans, Le Mans and Gravelines. T ...
tournament, Israel entered the qualifier round but failed to qualify for the main tournament.
;Qualifier - Group C
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;Semifinals - Group A
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During the
EuroBasket Women 2003
The 2003 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2003, was the 29th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Greece and took place from September 19 to September 28, 2003. Russia won ...
tournament, Israel qualified for the third time and finished in 12th place after going 0-7.
;Qualifier
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;Preliminary Round - Group A
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;9th place bracket
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;Standings
During the
EuroBasket Women 2005
The 2005 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 2005 Women, was held in Turkey between 2 September and 11 September 2005. Czech Republic won the gold medal and Russia the silver medal while Spain won the bronze. Maria ...
tournament, Israel entered the qualifier round but failed to qualify for the main tournament.
;Qualifier - Division A - Group C
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;Additional qualifier - Group C
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;Coach: Eliyahu Rabi
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During the
EuroBasket Women 2007
The 2007 Eurobasket Women, European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2007, was the 31st regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Italy and took place from September 24, 2007 to October ...
tournament, Israel qualified for the fourth time and finished in 13th place.
In addition to competing in the tournament, Israel referee Seffi Shemmesh worked the qualifying round Group F game Serbia vs Italy, and Spain vs Russia. She also worked the classification round game France vs Lithuania.
;Preliminary round - Group A
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During the
EuroBasket Women 2009
The 2009 Eurobasket Women, European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2009, was the 32nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Latvia from June 7 to June 20, 2009.
Qualified teams
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tournament, Israel qualified for the fifth time and finished in 13th place.
In addition to competing in the tournament, Israeli referee Seffi Shemmesh worked the following games:
* Preliminary round - Group A - Spain vs Ukraine
* Preliminary round - Group B - Latvia vs Poland
* Preliminary round - Group B - Greece vs Latvia
* Qualifying round - Group F - Belarus vs Russia
* Qualifying round - Group F - Turkey vs France
* Quarterfinals - Slovakia vs Belarus
* Finals - Russia vs France
;Qualifying round - Group A
;Preliminary round - Group D
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During the
EuroBasket Women 2011
The 2011 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2011, was the 33rd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Poland from 18 June to 3 July 2011. This was the 4th time that the EuroBa ...
tournament, Israel qualified for the sixth time and finished in 13th place.
In addition to Israel competing in the tournament, Israeli referee Yaari Rainisch worked the following games:
* Preliminary round - Group C - Germany vs Poland
* Preliminary round - Group D - France vs Croatia
* Preliminary round - Group D - Greece vs France
* Main round - Group F - Montenegro vs France
* Main round - Group F - France vs Poland
* Classification round - Croatia vs Latvia
* Seventh place game - Latvia vs Lithuania
;Qualifying round - Group B
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;Preliminary round - Group B
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During the
EuroBasket Women 2013
The 2013 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2013, was the 34th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in France from 15 to 30 June 2013. This was the fourth time that the EuroBask ...
tournament, Israel entered the qualifier round but failed to qualify for the main tournament.
;Qualifier - Group A
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;Head coach: Eliyahu Rabi
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During the
EuroBasket Women 2015
The 2015 EuroBasket Women, European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2015, was the 35th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. The tournament was co-held in Hunga ...
tournament,
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
entered the qualifier round but failed to qualify for the main tournament.
In addition to competing, Israeli referee David Romano work the first leg, of the first round, finals match, between Greece and Poland.
;Qualifier - First round - Group D
Israel, in addition to participating in the tournament, was also the host nation of the qualifier, with all game were played in
Ramla
Ramla (), also known as Ramle (, ), is a city in the Central District of Israel. Ramle is one of Israel's mixed cities, with significant numbers of both Jews and Arabs.
The city was founded in the early 8th century CE by the Umayyad caliph S ...
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;;Knockout stage
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;Qualifier - Second round - Group F
During the first game of the round, Israel held an eight-point lead with eight minutes to go in the game, but ultimately fell to Croatia 76-73. During their first game against Bulgaria, Israel original trailed by eight before coming back to hold on to a 71-68 victory. During the third game of the tournament, Israel again lost to Croatia, by the score of 83-56. Israel, during their fourth game lost to Bulgaria and was officially eliminated from the tournament.
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Current roster
Roster for the
EuroBasket Women 2023
The 2023 EuroBasket Women, European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2023, was the 39th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Ljubljana, Slove ...
Sports in Israel
Sport in Israel plays an important role in Israeli culture and is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sport. The most popular sports in Israel have traditionally been Association football (mainly) and basketball (secondly) – with the fi ...