Israel Football Association
Also known as Hitachduth Eretz Yisraelith Lemischak Kadur Regel
association football governing body of Israel
Key facts
- Founded
- 14 August 1928 ; 97 years ago ( 1928-08-14 ) (as the Football Association of Palestine)
- Headquarters
- Ramat Gan , Tel Aviv District , Israel
- Fifa affiliation
- 17 October 1929 ; 96 years ago ( 1929-10-17 )
- Uefa affiliation
- 1991 ; 35 years ago ( 1991 )
- Chairman
- Moshe Zuares
- Website
- www .football .org .il
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.football.org.il
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- inception
- 1928-07-18
- FIFA country code
- ISR
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The Israel Football Association (IFA; Hebrew: ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל HaHiṯəʼaḥăḏūṯ ləKaddūreḡel bəYiśrāʼēl, lit. 'The Association of Football in Israel') is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes a variety of association football leagues where the highest level is the Israeli Premier League; as well as national cups such as the Israel State Cup, the Toto Cup, and the Israel Super Cup; also, the Israel national football team. The IFA was originally founded in 1928, in Mandatory Palestine, and is based in Ramat Gan.
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