[2] On September 11, 2010, after losing the first leg of the repechage against Belarus side by 3:2, and beating them by 3:1 at home, the team qualified for the 2011 European Championship after thirty nine years of absence on this competition.

[3] In the beginning of the State of Israel, volleyball was one of the sports with regular contests, including women's championships.

[4] The first time Israel women's national team participated in a prestigious competition, was the 1956 World Championship, in France.

The tournament was held in Italy, where the team played the preliminary round, reaching the second place in its group, after Hungary and before England.

Israel has achieved one win and suffered four losses in its last appearance on the European championship tournament, finishing 11th.

[5] In the spring of 2010, the Israeli team played in 2011 European Championship qualifier in Group C along with the sides of Ukraine, United Kingdom and Slovakia.