The Israel Football Association was established in 1928 and joined FIFA the following year. Israel founded in 1948 and began participating in international football matches in the same year. Israel is located in Asia. In the first few sessions of the Asian Cup, Asian Games Soccer Championship and Asian Football Club Champions Cup sponsored by the Asian Football Federation, the Israeli team performed well. In the Asian Cup, the Israeli team won the first runner-up, the second runner-up, the third champion and the fourth runner-up; at the Asian Games, the Israeli team won the seventh runner-up;