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The Israel Football League (IFL) was founded in the summer of 2005 by a group of Israelis, led by Ofri Becker, who wanted to play tackle American football. The first season was played without pads or an official governing body. In 2007, the league began fully equipped play under the umbrella of AFI, and Israel Bowl I was held in 2008.
israel-football.co.il/ifl. The Israel Football League ( IFL; Hebrew: ליגת הפוטבול הישראלית ), also known as the Kraft Family Israel Football League for sponsorship reasons with the Kraft Family, is an amateur American football league consisting of eight teams. [1] The IFL is the highest level of American football in Israel ...
President. Steve Leibowitz. Website. https://afi.co.il. American Football in Israel ( AFI) is the governing body of all American football activities in Israel, including the Israel Football League and various flag football leagues, and is a member of the International Federation of American Football. [1]
The first international American football game played by Israel was played on 17 May 2012 in Baptist village near Petah Tikva, when the Israel national team met Maranatha Baptist Bible College. For Israeli players it was the first-ever game on a 100-yard field in an 11 player team.
Famous matches of the Israeli football team include the 1-2 and 0-1 defeat against Iran respectively in 1968 AFC Asian Cup and 1974 Asian Games, both held in Tehran when Israel and Iran were on friendly terms, the 3–2 win in France in the 1994 World Cup qualification, which ended up disqualifying the French team from the World Cup in the ...
Kraft Family Sports Campus is the home stadium of American Football in Israel. They host the Israel national American football team, Israel men's national flag football team and Israel women's national flag football team. They are also the home stadium of the Jerusalem Lions. It is sponsored by the New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
Stadium. Kraft Family Sports Campus. Colors. Blue and Gold. Head coach. Gane Medad. The Jerusalem Lions, commonly known as the Jerusalem "Big Blue" Lions, are a semiprofessional American football team based in Jerusalem. The Lions were a founding member of and currently compete in the Israel Football League. Jerusalem Lions uniform.
The Palestine Football Association (PFA) or Eretz Israel Football Association, was founded in a meeting held on 14 August 1928, [4] [5] and applied for membership of FIFA. It was admitted provisionally on 17 December 1928, affiliated on 17 May 1929 and recognised by FIFA's government on 6 July 1929.