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Palestine national football team

April 24, 2023

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Palestine women's national football team. For the team active from 1934 to 1940, see Mandatory Palestine national football team.

The Palestine national football team (Arabic: منتخب فِلَسطِيْن لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم), controlled by the Palestinian Football Association, represents Palestine in association football. The squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continentally, and FIFA worldwide.

Palestine
Nickname(s)أُسُودُ كَنعَان (Lions of Canaan)
الْفَدَائِيُّون (The Fedayeen)
الْفُرْسَان (The Knights)
AssociationPalestinian Football Association
(الإتِّحَادُ الْفِلَسْطِيْنِيّ لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachMakram Daboub
CaptainAbdelatif Bahdari
Most capsAbdelatif Bahdari (79)
Top scorerFahed Attal (14)
Home stadiumFaisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
FIFA codePLE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 93 (6 April 2023)[1]
Highest73 (February – March 2018)
Lowest191 (April – August 1999)
First international
 Egypt 8–1 Palestine 
(Alexandria, Egypt; 1 August 1953)[2]
Biggest win
 Palestine 11–0 Guam 
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 1 April 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 8–1 Palestine 
(Alexandria, Egypt; 1 August 1953)
 Iran 7–0 Palestine 
(Tehran, Iran; 5 October 2011)
Asian Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2015)
Best resultGroup stage (2015, 2019)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best resultChampions (2014)
WAFF Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2000)
Best resultGroup stage (7 times)
Medal record

A football federation in Mandatory Palestine was founded in 1928. While a team for the Arab residents of Palestine played its first match in 1953, the national team was nearly recognized by FIFA in 1998, after the creation of the Palestinian National Authority. The same year, Palestine played their first FIFA-recognized match in a 3–1 defeat to Lebanon in a friendly. The team has won the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, thanks to a 1–0 win over the Philippines in the final. Their win in the competition qualified them to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, marking their first appearance in the competition. Palestine also qualified to the following edition of the Asian Cup in 2019, their first through regular qualification. They have yet to qualify for the World Cup.

The Palestinian team is known by various nicknames: "Lions of Canaan" (Arabic: أُسُودُ كَنعَان), "the Fedayeen" (Arabic: الْفَدَائِيُّون) and "the Knights" (Arabic: الْفُرْسَان). Their main colours are red and white. The team reached an all-time high position of 73rd in the FIFA ranking in February 2018 after going on a 12-match unbeaten streak, from 29 March 2016 to 22 March 2018. Palestine's main venue is the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium in Al-Ram; however, they have been forced to play in neutral stadiums for home matches in numerous occasions due to travel restrictions imposed by Israel.

History

1928–1998: The beginning

Maccabi leader Yosef Yekutieli attempted for Maccabi Association's membership in the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) as early as 1925.[3] The application was turned down, as only associations representing states could be admitted as members. Yekutieli thus decided to create the Palestine Football Association (PFA). Maccabi officials were obliged to include Arab teams. The association's first session was held in the summer of 1928. Notwithstanding the fourteen Jewish representatives that partook, one Arab delegate participated – an individual representing Arab Sports Club of Jerusalem.[4] FIFA accepted the PFA on 17 May 1929 and during the first years of the PFA, Arab clubs partook in PFA sanctioned-matches.[5] During this time, 11 of the 69 PFA teams were Arab, but after the mid-1930s, until its transformation into the IFA, its membership became largely Jewish with only minor Arab membership.[6]

The Arab Palestinian Sports Federation (APSF) was born in April 1931 due to the belief that the PFA did not represent Arab interests. A Palestinian national team played its first match against a squad from the American University of Beirut in the same year according to Falastin.[7] Due to the 1936 revolt, the activities of the APSF were hampered and the federation completely disappeared toward the end of the 1930s.[8]

While the PFA was established in 1928, the first international match played by Palestine was an 8–1 defeat away to Egypt in 1953.[9] The last game saw Palestine lose to Libya 5–2, to finish bottom of the group.

At the 1965 Pan Arab Games, Palestine were grouped with Aden, Iraq, Lebanon and the United Arab Republic. They finished second, thus advancing to the semi-finals for the first time. Palestine faced Sudan and were beaten 2–1. In the third place play-off, Palestine met Libya, where they lost 4–2. Palestine participated in the 1966 Arab Cup held in Iraq; they were drawn in Group B alongside Syria, Libya and North Yemen. Starting with a 0–0 draw to Libya, Palestine beat North Yemen 7–0 before losing 3–1 to Syria. They ended the tournament with four points and failed to qualify to the knock-out stages of the competition.[10]

Palestine were drawn alongside Libya, North Yemen and Syria in the 1966 Arab Cup. With one win, a draw and a loss, Palestine was eliminated in the group stage.[11]

The national team participated in the 1976 Pan Arab Games, held in Damascus. Palestine started their campaign with two defeats to Morocco (3–0) and Saudi Arabia (3–1), before defeating Jordan (2–1). They lost to hosts Syria (2–0) in their fourth game of the tournament, drew against South Yemen (0–0), and finished with a win against Mauritania (1–0) to end the tournament in 6th place.[12] Palestine participated in the 1992 Arab Cup held in Syria; they were drawn in Group B alongside the hosts and Saudi Arabia but were eliminated from the group stage after one draw and one loss.[13]

1998–2014: International recognition

In May 1995, the PFA was granted the status of provisional member in FIFA. Palestine eventually gained FIFA membership on 8 June 1998 after numerous attempts since 1946.[14][8] Under Ricardo Carugati, Palestine played their first official matches in July 1998 against Lebanon, Jordan and Syria at the 1998 Arab Cup qualification.[15]

In the next year, Palestine took part in the 1999 Pan Arab Games held in Jordan. There, they won games against Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, drew with Libya and Syria, while only losing to hosts Jordan. Palestine finished in the third-place which is their best result to date. In their first ever Asian Cup qualification, Palestine were drawn into a five-team group with Jordan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Qatar. A single victory 2–0 against Pakistan proved to be not enough to qualify as they lost 1–0 to Qatar, 5–1 to Jordan before finishing the campaign with a 2–0 defeat to Kazakhstan.[citation needed]

Managed by Mustafa Yacoub, Palestine drew into Group C of the 2002 World Cup qualification along with Hong Kong, Malaysia and Qatar. The team finished in a good second place scoring 8 goals thanks to Emad Ayoub who netted four times. In the 2002 Arab Cup, Palestine crashed out of the group stage, but managed to draw against group winners Jordan, Kuwait and Sudan, whose only losses were against eventual semifinalist Morocco. Under Nicola Hadwa Shahwan, the team were drawn alongside Kuwait, Qatar and Singapore. Palestine finished last with two points.[citation needed]

After a failed Asian Cup qualifying campaign, the PFA hired Austrian coach Alfred Riedl to lead the team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. Palestine was included in a group with Uzbekistan, Iraq and Chinese Taipei. They won both games against Chinese Taipei, drew 2–2 with Iraq, however this was insufficient for Palestine to advance beyond the second round as they lost both fixtures versus Uzbekistan 3–0 apart from a 3–0 defeat at the hands of Iraq. Palestine took part in the inaugural AFC Challenge Cup held in Bangladesh. They were drawn alongside the host team, Cambodia and Guam. In the group stage, Palestine registered their biggest win ever, a 11–0 victory over Guam. Palestine advanced from Group C and met Kyrgyzstan in the quarter-finals. After playing a goal-lees first half, they were beaten with a last-gasp goal. In the summer of 2006, Palestine achieved its highest FIFA ranking at 115, placing them 16th in the Asian continent.[citation needed]

Managed by Azmi Nassar, Palestine were drawn with China national football team, Iraq and Singapore during the 2007 Asian Cup qualification. Palestine finished in the bottom with 4 points. They achieved their only win against Singapore 1–0.[16]

In 2008, with the help of FIFA's goal program, the PFA built the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, and on 26 October 2008. Palestine held a match at their home for the first time since they became member of FIFA, a 1–1 draw with Jordan ahead of a crowd of over 7,000.[17] Palestine entered the first round of 2010 World Cup qualification and were eliminated after only one match that finished 4–0 for Singapore. The second leg was not played as scheduled due to the Palestinian team being barred from travelling.[18] However the FIFA refused to reschedule the match.[19]

The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying draw put Palestine in Group C, with Afghanistan (later withdrew), Kyrgyzstan and Nepal. They started the run with a goalless draw against hosts Nepal.[20] The final game finished in a 1–1 draw with Kyrgyzstan to miss the chance of qualification on goal difference.[21]

Palestine drew into group C with Jordan, Libya and Sudan for the 2011 Pan Arab Games. They lost the opening match 4–1 to Jordan in Doha. The team improved in the second match against Libya which finished 1–1. The last game against Sudan was won by Palestine 2–0 to clinch the second-place berth in the tournament.[22] At the semi-finals they lost 3–1 to Bahrain. The team completed their campaign with a 3–0 loss to Kuwait after extra time.[citation needed]

During the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Palestine were drawn with Afghanistan in the first round. The first leg was won 2–0,[23] while the second leg ended in a draw 1–1.[24] On 3 July 2011, the first World Cup qualifying match played at home, Palestine took the lead with a long-range shot by Houssam Wadi. Palestine reached the second round to face Thailand. The first match was lost 1–0 in Buriram, while in the second match, Palestine produced a better performance with Murad Alyan taking the lead early, before Thailand responded before half-time. The second half was similar and two teams waited until the dying minutes before scoring back-to-back goals. This resulted in Palestine's elimination.[citation needed]

The PFA chose not to renew Moussa Bezaz's contract after exiting the second round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Jamal Mahmoud, a former player and manager of Al-Wehdat, was announced as the national team manager in November 2011, after two disastrous friendly matches, without a permanent manager saw defeats against Indonesia and Iran 4–1 and 7–0, respectively. Palestine made history by playing and defeating their first UEFA rival Azerbaijan, on 2–0.[25] The match was later registered as unofficial for unknown reasons.[citation needed]

Mahmoud later led the team in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup. In the run-up, Palestine finished group play at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup without conceding a goal after 2–0 wins over Nepal and Maldives alongside a 0–0 draw against Turkmenistan on the way to a semifinal exit at the hands of eventual champions North Korea. The third place play-off ended in a 4–3 loss against the Philippines. During the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, Palestine drew into Group D with Bangladesh, Nepal and the Northern Mariana Islands. They started with a hard win against Bangladesh 1–0. The next game ended in a 9–0 rout over the Northern Mariana Islands. The qualifiers finished in a goalless draw against Nepal to earn a second straight AFC Challenge Cup berth.[citation needed]

2014–present: Recent success

Palestine's starting line-up against the Philippines at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Final

The team ended up winning the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup by drawing only one of the 5 matches without conceding a goal. In the opening match, Palestine won against Kyrgyzstan with a last-gasp goal by Abdelhamid Abuhabib.[26] In the next group game, they played against Myanmar and won 2–0.[27] The ended the first round with a 0–0 draw against hosts Maldives.[28] Palestine advanced as group winners to the semi-finals where they faced Afghanistan. The match ended in favor of the Palestinians with a 2–0 win.[29] At the final, Palestine clinched the win over the Philippines with a lone goal scored by Ashraf Nu'man through a free-kick.[30] The victory gave the Palestine team their first major trophy and guaranteed their participation in the next year's AFC Asian Cup. Following its 2014 AFC Challenge Cup win and qualification for the Asian Cup, Jamal Mahmoud resigned as national team manager citing differences with the Palestine Football Association.[31]

Palestine was placed in Group D along with Japan, Jordan and Iraq in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup having lost all three group matches. They started their campaign with a 0–4 defeat by Japan.[32] In the second game Palestine were beaten 1–5, with the opposing team ending the first half with a 3 goals lead. In the second half, Palestine scored their first ever Asian Cup goal by Jaka Ihbeisheh six minutes before the end. However, at this point they were eliminated.[33] The participation ended with a 0–2 defeat to Iraq.[34] After a disastrous performance in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, the PFA appointed Olympic team manager Abdel Nasser Barakat as national team manager, who then decided not to pick several veteran players as the team moved to overhaul.[citation needed]

Palestine registered two 6–0 wins over Malaysia during 2018 World Cup qualifying. Those results, combined with a 0–0 draw at home to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, placed Palestine close to qualification for the third round of Asian World Cup qualifiers. They were eliminated from the qualification following a 2–0 defeat to the UAE on 24 March 2016. They won their final FIFA World Cup qualification match at home 7–0 against Timor-Leste, five days later.[35]

Although eliminated from the World Cup, Palestine advanced to the third round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification. Drawn with Oman, the Maldives and Bhutan, Palestine came second in the group with five wins and one defeat, and qualified to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup for the first time through regular qualification. Between February and March 2018, Palestine reached their best ever FIFA ranking of 73rd, thanks to an unprecedented 12-match unbeaten streak (between 29 March 2016 and 22 March 2018), winning eight and drawing four. In February 2018, Palestine achieved their best-ever FIFA ranking (73rd).[15]

On 19 December 2017, Julio César Baldivieso was hired after Abdel Nasser Barakat was released.[36] The hiring was widely criticized by Palestinian fans.[37] On 22 April 2018, the PFA appointed Noureddine Ould Ali as head coach to lead the team in the next period. Palestine was crowned champion of the 2018 Bangabandhu Cup as an invited country to the tournament. In the road to the final, they topped their group with 6 points, defeating Tajikistan 2–0 before winning against Nepal 1–0 with a Khaled Salem header.[38] In the semi-final Palestine knocked out Bangladesh 2–0 with the goals coming in each half. At the final, Palestine played Tajikistan for the second time. The match ended 0–0 in regular time, to be decided in a penalty shoot-out which Palestine won 4–3.[39]

 
Palestinian defender Abdullah Jaber (right) against Syria at the 2019 Asian Cup

Drawn with Australia, Syria and Jordan, Palestine started their 2019 AFC Asian Cup campaign on 6 January 2019 with a 0–0 draw to Syria.[40] Five days later, Palestine faced title-holders Australia; a header by Jamie Maclaren and a goal by Awer Mabil sent Palestine trailing 2–0 at half-time. Australia sealed the win with a 90th-minute header from Apostolos Giannou. On 15 January 2019, Palestine headed into their last group-stage match needing all three points against Jordan, and hoping for a Syria win against Australia. In the 17th minute, Palestine came close to scoring when Amer Shafi produced a fingertip save to keep out Abdelatif Bahdari. In the second half, Oday Dabbagh failed to score from two headers, and the match ended in a 0–0 draw.[41]

Between July and August 2019, Palestine participated in the 2019 WAFF Championship; they were drawn with hosts Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen. Palestine ended the tournament with two wins, one draw and one defeat, and finished in second place in their group: however, this wasn't enough to reach the final.[42]

Palestine were drawn with Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Yemen at the 2022 World Cup qualification. They kicked-off with a historic win over Uzbekistan 2–0 in Al-Ram.[43] Five days later, Palestine were defeated 2–1 to Singapore.[44] On 15 October 2019, Palestine drew 0–0 with Saudi Arabia, during which its decades-long boycott of play in the West Bank came to an end in protest against Israel's control over Palestinian territories.[45] Thereafter, the team lost again to Yemen 1–0.[46] This was later followed with another away loss to Uzbekistan, thus placing Palestine in the bottom and reducing the country's opportunity to reach the final round.[citation needed]

Manager Noureddine Ould Ali lost his job after 2022 World Cup qualification resumed in 2021 following a 5–0 loss to Saudi Arabia. He was replaced by Makram Dabboub who won his first World Cup qualifiers against Singapore and Yemen, 4–0 and 3–0, respectively.[citation needed]

In June 2022, Palestine qualified for their third straight AFC Asian Cup finals, winning all three games against Mongolia, Yemen and Philippines without conceding a goal.[citation needed]

Problems relating to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

The Palestinian Football Association faces problems in training and playing due to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

Because of travel restrictions placed by Israel upon people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the difficulty in obtaining an exit visa from Israel, many players in the team are drawn from the Palestinian diaspora, from as far away as Chile and the United States.[47] Recently, Israel's refusal to issue exit visas has resulted in players, or in some case the entire team, being unable to represent the territories. In November 2006 (the last match of 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification group stage is scheduled), all players based inside the West Bank and Gaza Strip were denied exit visas. The AFC cancelled the match since both teams had been eliminated from the competition by virtue of their previous results against China and Iraq.[48] A film, Goal Dreams, was made about the team attempting to overcome obstacles in the qualification for the 2006 World Cup, who were also featured on the BBC documentary series Frontline Football.

In October 2007, the second leg of a crucial 2010 World Cup qualifier between Palestine and Singapore was not played due to Palestine's inability to obtain exit visas. The AFC and FIFA decided not to reschedule the match despite protests from the PFA, and Singapore was awarded a 3–0 win in a walkover match.[49] In May 2008, the team was not allowed to travel to the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup. After a 2011 World Cup qualifier against Thailand, two starters, Mohammed Samara and Majed Abusidu, were refused entry to the West Bank and therefore could not travel back with the team from Thailand.[50]

Striker Ziyad Al-Kord was prevented from travelling and had his house destroyed.[51] Tariq al Quto was killed by the Israel Defense Forces,[52] and during Operation Cast Lead, three Palestinian footballers, Ayman Alkurd, Shadi Sbakh and Wajeh Moshtahe, were among the Palestinian casualties.[citation needed]

Mahmoud Sarsak was administratively detained by Israel in July 2009 for being a member of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine; following a hunger strike and international pressure on his behalf from FIFA president Sepp Blatter, he was released in July 2012.[53] In 2012, Olympic Team goalkeeper Omar Abu Ruways was arrested by Israel.[54]

Sameh Maraaba was arrested in April after returning with his team from training in Qatar. The Shin Bet accused Maraaba of exploiting his status as a Palestinian football player to act as a courier for Hamas.[55] Shin Bet released a statement in which it was contended that Maraaba admitted that, before he left for Qatar, he met a senior Hamas operative in Kalkilya, asked him to meet an operative from Hamas' military wing in Qatar and received money, a cellphone and written messages which he brought back to Kalkilya.[55]

Palestinian facilities, such as the Palestine Stadium, have been damaged in military conflicts.[56]

In addition, Israeli forces have been accused of intentionally shooting Palestinian footballers in the knees and feet,[57][58] including on one occasion ten bullets in the feet of 19 year old footballer Jawhar Nasser Jawhar.[59]

The team's former goalkeeper Abu Rwayyis was arrested in connection with an attack on Israeli occupation force soldiers in April 2012.[60]

Results and fixtures

See also: Palestine national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2022

8 June 2023 Asian Cup qualification Palestine   1–0   Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
17:00 UTC+8
  • Dabbagh   85' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh (Saudi Arabia)
11 June 2023 Asian Cup qualification Yemen   0–5   Palestine Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Report
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 21
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
14 June 2023 Asian Cup qualification Palestine   4–0   Philippines Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:30 UTC+8
Report Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 92
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

2023

25 March Friendly Bahrain   1–2   Palestine Muharraq City, Bahrain
Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium
14 June Friendly Indonesia   v   Palestine Indonesia
--:-- UTC+7
20 June Friendly China   v   Palestine China
--:-- UTC+7

Coaching staff

See also: List of Palestine national football team managers
Position Name
Head coach   Makram Daboub
Assistant coach   Fahed Attal

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly against Bahrain on 25 March 2023.[61]

Caps and goals as of 26 March 2023, after the match against Bahrain.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
22 1GK Rami Hamadeh (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 29) 36 0   Jabal Al-Mukaber
16 1GK Amr Kaddoura (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 28) 3 0   Landskrona BoIS
1 1GK Baraa Kharoub (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 25) 0 0   Hilal Al-Quds
7 2DF Musab Al-Battat (1993-11-12) 12 November 1993 (age 29) 52 1   Ceramica Cleopatra
4 2DF Yaser Hamed (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 25) 22 5   Qadsia
5 2DF Mohammed Saleh (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 29) 22 0   Eastern Company
17 2DF Mousa Farawi (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 25) 11 0   Shabab Al-Khalil
2 2DF Mohammed Khalil (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 25) 10 0   Hilal Al-Quds
14 2DF Samer Jundi (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 26) 4 0   Hilal Al-Quds
15 2DF Michel Termanini (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 24) 4 0   Kazma
28 2DF Ameed Sawafta (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 22) 1 0   Naft Maysan
20 2DF Sajed Ghoul (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 27) 0 0   Jabal Al-Mukaber
24 2DF Mahdi Issa (1993-11-03) 3 November 1993 (age 29) 0 0   Jabal Al-Mukaber
8 3MF Mohammed Yameen (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994 (age 28) 33 3   Shabab Al-Khalil
3 3MF Mohammed Rashid (1995-01-29) 29 January 1995 (age 28) 31 2   Jabal Al-Mukaber
18 3MF Jonathan Cantillana (1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 (age 30) 23 10 Free agent
6 3MF Odai Kharoub (1993-02-05) 5 February 1993 (age 30) 19 0   Shabab Al-Khalil
9 4FW Tamer Seyam (1992-11-25) 25 November 1992 (age 30) 52 12   Shabab Al-Khalil
21 4FW Islam Batran (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 28) 23 5   Nongbua Pitchaya
13 4FW Mahmoud Abu Warda (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 27) 23 2   Shabab Al-Khalil
19 4FW Mahmoud Wadi (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 28) 17 0   Tala'ea El Gaish
10 4FW Saleh Chihadeh (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 28) 11 2   Naters
12 4FW Samir Maarouf (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 22) 1 0   AFC Eskilstuna
23 4FW Wajdi Nabhan (2001-07-27) 27 July 2001 (age 21) 0 0   Shabab Al-Bireh

Recent call-ups

The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past 12 months, but are not part of the current squad.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Tawfiq Ali (1989-11-08) 8 November 1989 (age 33) 39 0   Taraji Wadi Al-Nes v.   Philippines; 14 June 2022
GK Naim Abu Aker (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 28) 1 0   Ahli Al-Khaleel v.   Philippines; 14 June 2022
DF Abdelatif Bahdari (captain) (1984-02-20) 20 February 1984 (age 39) 79 9   Markaz Balata v.   Philippines; 14 June 2022
DF Yazan Iwaiwi (1994-06-06) 6 June 1994 (age 28) 6 0   Shabab Al-Khalil v.   Philippines; 14 June 2022
DF Abdelsalam Salama (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 24) 1 0   Hilal Al-Quds v.   Philippines; 14 June 2022
MF Mohammed Darweesh (1991-06-02) 2 June 1991 (age 31) 49 0   Hilal Al-Quds v.   Philippines; 14 June 2022
MF Joaquín Abdala (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 23) 2 0   Shabab Al-Khalil v.   Philippines; 14 June 2022
FW Oday Dabbagh (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 (age 24) 26 10   Arouca v.   Philippines; 14 June 2022
FW Nicolás Zedán (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 22) 2 0   Shabab Al-Khalil v.   Philippines; 14 June 2022
FW Bader Mousa (1999-11-04) 4 November 1999 (age 23) 6 0   El Entag El Harby v.   Philippines; 14 June 2022
FW Mohammed Obeid (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 24) 1 0   Hilal Al-Quds v.   Philippines; 14 June 2022
FW Shehab Qumbor (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 25) 1 0   Jabal Al-Mukaber v.   Mongolia; 8 June 2022 WD

Player records

See also: Palestine national football team records and statistics
As of 14 June 2022[62]
Players in bold are still active with Palestine.

Competitive record

See also: Palestine national football team results

As of 2 September 2021, the complete official match record of the Palestine national team comprises 229 matches: 66 wins, 57 draws and 106 losses.[63][64] During these matches, the team scored 291 times and conceded 357 goals. Palestine's highest winning margin is 11 goals, which has been achieved against Guam in 2006 (11–0). Their longest winning streak is 7 wins, and their unbeaten record is 12 consecutive official matches.

Overview
Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
World Cup 0 0 0 0
Asian Cup 0 0 0 0
AFC Challenge Cup 1 0 0 1
WAFF Championship 0 0 0 0
Arab Cup 0 0 0 0
Pan Arab Games 0 0 1 2
Asian Games 0 0 0 0

FIFA World Cup

Palestine's FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1930 to   1998 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
    2002 Did not qualify 2nd 6 2 1 3 8 9
  2006 3rd 6 2 1 3 11 11
  2010 1st round 2 0 0 2 0 7
  2014 2nd round 4 1 2 1 5 4
  2018 3rd 8 4 2 2 24 5
  2022 3rd 8 3 1 4 10 10
      2026 TBD TBD
Total Best: N/A 0/22 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Total 34 12 7 15 58 46
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: Palestine at the AFC Asian Cup
Palestine's AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1956 to   1996 Not a AFC member Not a AFC member
  2000 Did not qualify 4th 4 1 0 3 3 8
  2004 4th 6 0 2 4 3 11
        2007 4th 5 1 1 3 3 9
  2011 AFC Challenge Cup
  2015 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 11 Squad
  2019 Group stage 17th 3 0 2 1 0 3 Squad 2nd 14 9 2 3 49 8
  2023 Qualified 1st 11 6 1 4 20 10
  2027 To be determined To be determined
Total Best: group stage 2/17 6 0 2 4 1 14 — Total 40 17 6 17 78 46
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place/semi-finalists   Home venue

AFC Challenge Cup

Palestine's AFC Challenge Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  2006 Quarter-finals 5th of 16 4 2 1 1 16 2 Squad Qualified as invitees
  2008 Withdrew Withdrew
  2010 Did not qualify 3rd of 3 2 0 2 0 1 1
  2012 Fourth place 4th of 8 5 2 1 2 7 6 Squad 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 5 1
  2014 Champions 1st of 8 5 4 1 0 6 0 Squad 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 10 0
Total Best: champions 3/5 14 8 3 3 29 8 — Total 8 4 4 0 16 2
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

WAFF Championship

Palestine's WAFF Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  2000 Group stage 1th of 8 3 0 1 2 3 5 Squad
  2002 Group stage 1th of 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 Squad
  2004 Group stage 1th of 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 Squad
  2007 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 Squad
  2008 Group stage 6th of 6 2 0 0 2 0 4 Squad
  2010 Group stage 9th of 9 2 0 0 2 1 6 Squad
  2012 Group stage 8th of 12 3 1 0 2 3 4 Squad
  2014 Group stage 7th of 9 2 0 1 1 0 1 Squad
  2019 Group stage 3rd of 9 4 2 1 1 6 5 Squad
  2023 Qualified as invitees
Total Best: group stage 10/10 22 3 4 15 16 35 —
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place/semi-finalists   Home venue

FIFA Arab Cup

Palestine's FIFA Arab Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1963 and   1964 Did not participate Did not participate
  1966 Group stage 5th of 9 3 1 1 1 8 3 No qualification
  1985 and   1988 Did not participate Did not participate
  1992 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 No qualification
  1998 Did not qualify 4th of 4 3 0 1 2 3 6
  2002 Group stage 9th of 10 4 0 3 1 7 9 No qualification
  2012 Group stage 9th of 10 2 0 1 1 2 4 No qualification
  2021 Group stage 15th of 16 3 0 1 2 2 10 1st of 2 1 1 0 0 5 1
Total Best: group stage 5/10 14 1 7 6 20 28 Total 4 1 1 2 8 7
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

Pan Arab Games

Palestine's Pan Arab Games record
Host nation,
city and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  Alexandria 1953 Group stage 6th of 6 2 0 0 2 3 13 Squad
  Beirut 1957 Did not participate
  Casablanca 1961
  Cairo 1965 Fourth place 4th of 10 6 2 1 3 7 9 Squad
  Damascus 1976 Final group 6th of 7 6 2 1 3 4 9 Squad
  Rabat 1985 Did not participate
  Aleppo 1992 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 Squad
  Beirut 1997 Did not participate
  Amman 1999 Third place 3rd of 11 6 2 2 2 6 9 Squad
  Cairo 2007 Did not participate
  Doha 2011 Fourth place 4th of 12 5 1 1 3 5 11 Squad
Total Best: third place 6/11 27 7 6 14 26 55 —
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

Asian Games

Palestine's Asian Games record
Host nation,
city and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  New Delhi 1951 Did not enter
  Manila 1954
  Tokyo 1958
  Jakarta 1962
  Bangkok 1966
  Bangkok 1970
  Tehran 1974
  Bangkok 1978
  New Delhi 1982
  Seoul 1986
  Beijing 1990
  Hiroshima 1994 Withdrew
  Bangkok 1998 Did not enter
2002–present
 See Palestine national under-23 football team
Total Best: N/A 0/13 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
  Gold    Silver    Bronze Home venue

Other tournaments

Tournament Round Ref
  2018 Bangabandhu Cup Winners [65]
  2020 Bangabandhu Cup Winners [66]

Palestine Cup of Nations

Main article: Palestine Cup of Nations

See also

Notes and references

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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Palestine women s national football team For the team active from 1934 to 1940 see Mandatory Palestine national football team The Palestine national football team Arabic منتخب ف ل سط ي ن ل ك ر ة ال ق د م controlled by the Palestinian Football Association represents Palestine in association football The squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation AFC continentally and FIFA worldwide PalestineNickname s أ س ود ك نع ان Lions of Canaan ال ف د ائ ي ون The Fedayeen ال ف ر س ان The Knights AssociationPalestinian Football Association الإت ح اد ال ف ل س ط ي ن ي ل ك ر ة ال ق د م ConfederationAFC Asia Sub confederationWAFF West Asia Head coachMakram DaboubCaptainAbdelatif BahdariMost capsAbdelatif Bahdari 79 Top scorerFahed Attal 14 Home stadiumFaisal Al Husseini International StadiumFIFA codePLEFirst coloursSecond coloursFIFA rankingCurrent93 6 April 2023 1 Highest73 February March 2018 Lowest191 April August 1999 First international Egypt 8 1 Palestine Alexandria Egypt 1 August 1953 2 Biggest win Palestine 11 0 Guam Dhaka Bangladesh 1 April 2006 Biggest defeat Egypt 8 1 Palestine Alexandria Egypt 1 August 1953 Iran 7 0 Palestine Tehran Iran 5 October 2011 Asian CupAppearances3 first in 2015 Best resultGroup stage 2015 2019 AFC Challenge CupAppearances3 first in 2006 Best resultChampions 2014 WAFF ChampionshipAppearances7 first in 2000 Best resultGroup stage 7 times Medal record Men s footballAFC Challenge Cup2014 Maldives TeamPan Arab Games1999 Amman TeamA football federation in Mandatory Palestine was founded in 1928 While a team for the Arab residents of Palestine played its first match in 1953 the national team was nearly recognized by FIFA in 1998 after the creation of the Palestinian National Authority The same year Palestine played their first FIFA recognized match in a 3 1 defeat to Lebanon in a friendly The team has won the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup thanks to a 1 0 win over the Philippines in the final Their win in the competition qualified them to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup marking their first appearance in the competition Palestine also qualified to the following edition of the Asian Cup in 2019 their first through regular qualification They have yet to qualify for the World Cup The Palestinian team is known by various nicknames Lions of Canaan Arabic أ س ود ك نع ان the Fedayeen Arabic ال ف د ائ ي ون and the Knights Arabic ال ف ر س ان Their main colours are red and white The team reached an all time high position of 73rd in the FIFA ranking in February 2018 after going on a 12 match unbeaten streak from 29 March 2016 to 22 March 2018 Palestine s main venue is the Faisal Al Husseini International Stadium in Al Ram however they have been forced to play in neutral stadiums for home matches in numerous occasions due to travel restrictions imposed by Israel Contents 1 History 1 1 1928 1998 The beginning 1 2 1998 2014 International recognition 1 3 2014 present Recent success 2 Problems relating to the Israeli Palestinian conflict 3 Results and fixtures 3 1 2022 3 2 2023 4 Coaching staff 4 1 Coaching history 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Recent call ups 6 Player records 7 Competitive record 7 1 FIFA World Cup 7 2 AFC Asian Cup 7 3 AFC Challenge Cup 7 4 WAFF Championship 7 5 FIFA Arab Cup 7 6 Pan Arab Games 7 7 Asian Games 7 8 Other tournaments 7 9 Palestine Cup of Nations 8 See also 9 Notes and references 9 1 References 10 External linksHistory Edit1928 1998 The beginning Edit Maccabi leader Yosef Yekutieli attempted for Maccabi Association s membership in the Federation Internationale de Football Association FIFA as early as 1925 3 The application was turned down as only associations representing states could be admitted as members Yekutieli thus decided to create the Palestine Football Association PFA Maccabi officials were obliged to include Arab teams The association s first session was held in the summer of 1928 Notwithstanding the fourteen Jewish representatives that partook one Arab delegate participated an individual representing Arab Sports Club of Jerusalem 4 FIFA accepted the PFA on 17 May 1929 and during the first years of the PFA Arab clubs partook in PFA sanctioned matches 5 During this time 11 of the 69 PFA teams were Arab but after the mid 1930s until its transformation into the IFA its membership became largely Jewish with only minor Arab membership 6 The Arab Palestinian Sports Federation APSF was born in April 1931 due to the belief that the PFA did not represent Arab interests A Palestinian national team played its first match against a squad from the American University of Beirut in the same year according to Falastin 7 Due to the 1936 revolt the activities of the APSF were hampered and the federation completely disappeared toward the end of the 1930s 8 While the PFA was established in 1928 the first international match played by Palestine was an 8 1 defeat away to Egypt in 1953 9 The last game saw Palestine lose to Libya 5 2 to finish bottom of the group At the 1965 Pan Arab Games Palestine were grouped with Aden Iraq Lebanon and the United Arab Republic They finished second thus advancing to the semi finals for the first time Palestine faced Sudan and were beaten 2 1 In the third place play off Palestine met Libya where they lost 4 2 Palestine participated in the 1966 Arab Cup held in Iraq they were drawn in Group B alongside Syria Libya and North Yemen Starting with a 0 0 draw to Libya Palestine beat North Yemen 7 0 before losing 3 1 to Syria They ended the tournament with four points and failed to qualify to the knock out stages of the competition 10 Palestine were drawn alongside Libya North Yemen and Syria in the 1966 Arab Cup With one win a draw and a loss Palestine was eliminated in the group stage 11 The national team participated in the 1976 Pan Arab Games held in Damascus Palestine started their campaign with two defeats to Morocco 3 0 and Saudi Arabia 3 1 before defeating Jordan 2 1 They lost to hosts Syria 2 0 in their fourth game of the tournament drew against South Yemen 0 0 and finished with a win against Mauritania 1 0 to end the tournament in 6th place 12 Palestine participated in the 1992 Arab Cup held in Syria they were drawn in Group B alongside the hosts and Saudi Arabia but were eliminated from the group stage after one draw and one loss 13 1998 2014 International recognition Edit In May 1995 the PFA was granted the status of provisional member in FIFA Palestine eventually gained FIFA membership on 8 June 1998 after numerous attempts since 1946 14 8 Under Ricardo Carugati Palestine played their first official matches in July 1998 against Lebanon Jordan and Syria at the 1998 Arab Cup qualification 15 In the next year Palestine took part in the 1999 Pan Arab Games held in Jordan There they won games against Qatar and the United Arab Emirates drew with Libya and Syria while only losing to hosts Jordan Palestine finished in the third place which is their best result to date In their first ever Asian Cup qualification Palestine were drawn into a five team group with Jordan Kazakhstan Pakistan and Qatar A single victory 2 0 against Pakistan proved to be not enough to qualify as they lost 1 0 to Qatar 5 1 to Jordan before finishing the campaign with a 2 0 defeat to Kazakhstan citation needed Managed by Mustafa Yacoub Palestine drew into Group C of the 2002 World Cup qualification along with Hong Kong Malaysia and Qatar The team finished in a good second place scoring 8 goals thanks to Emad Ayoub who netted four times In the 2002 Arab Cup Palestine crashed out of the group stage but managed to draw against group winners Jordan Kuwait and Sudan whose only losses were against eventual semifinalist Morocco Under Nicola Hadwa Shahwan the team were drawn alongside Kuwait Qatar and Singapore Palestine finished last with two points citation needed After a failed Asian Cup qualifying campaign the PFA hired Austrian coach Alfred Riedl to lead the team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification Palestine was included in a group with Uzbekistan Iraq and Chinese Taipei They won both games against Chinese Taipei drew 2 2 with Iraq however this was insufficient for Palestine to advance beyond the second round as they lost both fixtures versus Uzbekistan 3 0 apart from a 3 0 defeat at the hands of Iraq Palestine took part in the inaugural AFC Challenge Cup held in Bangladesh They were drawn alongside the host team Cambodia and Guam In the group stage Palestine registered their biggest win ever a 11 0 victory over Guam Palestine advanced from Group C and met Kyrgyzstan in the quarter finals After playing a goal lees first half they were beaten with a last gasp goal In the summer of 2006 Palestine achieved its highest FIFA ranking at 115 placing them 16th in the Asian continent citation needed Managed by Azmi Nassar Palestine were drawn with China national football team Iraq and Singapore during the 2007 Asian Cup qualification Palestine finished in the bottom with 4 points They achieved their only win against Singapore 1 0 16 In 2008 with the help of FIFA s goal program the PFA built the Faisal Al Husseini International Stadium and on 26 October 2008 Palestine held a match at their home for the first time since they became member of FIFA a 1 1 draw with Jordan ahead of a crowd of over 7 000 17 Palestine entered the first round of 2010 World Cup qualification and were eliminated after only one match that finished 4 0 for Singapore The second leg was not played as scheduled due to the Palestinian team being barred from travelling 18 However the FIFA refused to reschedule the match 19 The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying draw put Palestine in Group C with Afghanistan later withdrew Kyrgyzstan and Nepal They started the run with a goalless draw against hosts Nepal 20 The final game finished in a 1 1 draw with Kyrgyzstan to miss the chance of qualification on goal difference 21 Palestine drew into group C with Jordan Libya and Sudan for the 2011 Pan Arab Games They lost the opening match 4 1 to Jordan in Doha The team improved in the second match against Libya which finished 1 1 The last game against Sudan was won by Palestine 2 0 to clinch the second place berth in the tournament 22 At the semi finals they lost 3 1 to Bahrain The team completed their campaign with a 3 0 loss to Kuwait after extra time citation needed During the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Palestine were drawn with Afghanistan in the first round The first leg was won 2 0 23 while the second leg ended in a draw 1 1 24 On 3 July 2011 the first World Cup qualifying match played at home Palestine took the lead with a long range shot by Houssam Wadi Palestine reached the second round to face Thailand The first match was lost 1 0 in Buriram while in the second match Palestine produced a better performance with Murad Alyan taking the lead early before Thailand responded before half time The second half was similar and two teams waited until the dying minutes before scoring back to back goals This resulted in Palestine s elimination citation needed The PFA chose not to renew Moussa Bezaz s contract after exiting the second round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying Jamal Mahmoud a former player and manager of Al Wehdat was announced as the national team manager in November 2011 after two disastrous friendly matches without a permanent manager saw defeats against Indonesia and Iran 4 1 and 7 0 respectively Palestine made history by playing and defeating their first UEFA rival Azerbaijan on 2 0 25 The match was later registered as unofficial for unknown reasons citation needed Mahmoud later led the team in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup In the run up Palestine finished group play at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup without conceding a goal after 2 0 wins over Nepal and Maldives alongside a 0 0 draw against Turkmenistan on the way to a semifinal exit at the hands of eventual champions North Korea The third place play off ended in a 4 3 loss against the Philippines During the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification Palestine drew into Group D with Bangladesh Nepal and the Northern Mariana Islands They started with a hard win against Bangladesh 1 0 The next game ended in a 9 0 rout over the Northern Mariana Islands The qualifiers finished in a goalless draw against Nepal to earn a second straight AFC Challenge Cup berth citation needed 2014 present Recent success Edit Saleh C BahdariDheebFaresJaberIsmailK YousefMusaZataraAbuhabibA Nu manPalestine s starting line up against the Philippines at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Final The team ended up winning the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup by drawing only one of the 5 matches without conceding a goal In the opening match Palestine won against Kyrgyzstan with a last gasp goal by Abdelhamid Abuhabib 26 In the next group game they played against Myanmar and won 2 0 27 The ended the first round with a 0 0 draw against hosts Maldives 28 Palestine advanced as group winners to the semi finals where they faced Afghanistan The match ended in favor of the Palestinians with a 2 0 win 29 At the final Palestine clinched the win over the Philippines with a lone goal scored by Ashraf Nu man through a free kick 30 The victory gave the Palestine team their first major trophy and guaranteed their participation in the next year s AFC Asian Cup Following its 2014 AFC Challenge Cup win and qualification for the Asian Cup Jamal Mahmoud resigned as national team manager citing differences with the Palestine Football Association 31 Palestine was placed in Group D along with Japan Jordan and Iraq in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup having lost all three group matches They started their campaign with a 0 4 defeat by Japan 32 In the second game Palestine were beaten 1 5 with the opposing team ending the first half with a 3 goals lead In the second half Palestine scored their first ever Asian Cup goal by Jaka Ihbeisheh six minutes before the end However at this point they were eliminated 33 The participation ended with a 0 2 defeat to Iraq 34 After a disastrous performance in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup the PFA appointed Olympic team manager Abdel Nasser Barakat as national team manager who then decided not to pick several veteran players as the team moved to overhaul citation needed Palestine registered two 6 0 wins over Malaysia during 2018 World Cup qualifying Those results combined with a 0 0 draw at home to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates placed Palestine close to qualification for the third round of Asian World Cup qualifiers They were eliminated from the qualification following a 2 0 defeat to the UAE on 24 March 2016 They won their final FIFA World Cup qualification match at home 7 0 against Timor Leste five days later 35 Although eliminated from the World Cup Palestine advanced to the third round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification Drawn with Oman the Maldives and Bhutan Palestine came second in the group with five wins and one defeat and qualified to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup for the first time through regular qualification Between February and March 2018 Palestine reached their best ever FIFA ranking of 73rd thanks to an unprecedented 12 match unbeaten streak between 29 March 2016 and 22 March 2018 winning eight and drawing four In February 2018 Palestine achieved their best ever FIFA ranking 73rd 15 On 19 December 2017 Julio Cesar Baldivieso was hired after Abdel Nasser Barakat was released 36 The hiring was widely criticized by Palestinian fans 37 On 22 April 2018 the PFA appointed Noureddine Ould Ali as head coach to lead the team in the next period Palestine was crowned champion of the 2018 Bangabandhu Cup as an invited country to the tournament In the road to the final they topped their group with 6 points defeating Tajikistan 2 0 before winning against Nepal 1 0 with a Khaled Salem header 38 In the semi final Palestine knocked out Bangladesh 2 0 with the goals coming in each half At the final Palestine played Tajikistan for the second time The match ended 0 0 in regular time to be decided in a penalty shoot out which Palestine won 4 3 39 Palestinian defender Abdullah Jaber right against Syria at the 2019 Asian CupDrawn with Australia Syria and Jordan Palestine started their 2019 AFC Asian Cup campaign on 6 January 2019 with a 0 0 draw to Syria 40 Five days later Palestine faced title holders Australia a header by Jamie Maclaren and a goal by Awer Mabil sent Palestine trailing 2 0 at half time Australia sealed the win with a 90th minute header from Apostolos Giannou On 15 January 2019 Palestine headed into their last group stage match needing all three points against Jordan and hoping for a Syria win against Australia In the 17th minute Palestine came close to scoring when Amer Shafi produced a fingertip save to keep out Abdelatif Bahdari In the second half Oday Dabbagh failed to score from two headers and the match ended in a 0 0 draw 41 Between July and August 2019 Palestine participated in the 2019 WAFF Championship they were drawn with hosts Iraq Syria Lebanon and Yemen Palestine ended the tournament with two wins one draw and one defeat and finished in second place in their group however this wasn t enough to reach the final 42 Palestine were drawn with Saudi Arabia Singapore Uzbekistan Yemen at the 2022 World Cup qualification They kicked off with a historic win over Uzbekistan 2 0 in Al Ram 43 Five days later Palestine were defeated 2 1 to Singapore 44 On 15 October 2019 Palestine drew 0 0 with Saudi Arabia during which its decades long boycott of play in the West Bank came to an end in protest against Israel s control over Palestinian territories 45 Thereafter the team lost again to Yemen 1 0 46 This was later followed with another away loss to Uzbekistan thus placing Palestine in the bottom and reducing the country s opportunity to reach the final round citation needed Manager Noureddine Ould Ali lost his job after 2022 World Cup qualification resumed in 2021 following a 5 0 loss to Saudi Arabia He was replaced by Makram Dabboub who won his first World Cup qualifiers against Singapore and Yemen 4 0 and 3 0 respectively citation needed In June 2022 Palestine qualified for their third straight AFC Asian Cup finals winning all three games against Mongolia Yemen and Philippines without conceding a goal citation needed Problems relating to the Israeli Palestinian conflict EditThe Palestinian Football Association faces problems in training and playing due to the Israeli Palestinian conflict Because of travel restrictions placed by Israel upon people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the difficulty in obtaining an exit visa from Israel many players in the team are drawn from the Palestinian diaspora from as far away as Chile and the United States 47 Recently Israel s refusal to issue exit visas has resulted in players or in some case the entire team being unable to represent the territories In November 2006 the last match of 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification group stage is scheduled all players based inside the West Bank and Gaza Strip were denied exit visas The AFC cancelled the match since both teams had been eliminated from the competition by virtue of their previous results against China and Iraq 48 A film Goal Dreams was made about the team attempting to overcome obstacles in the qualification for the 2006 World Cup who were also featured on the BBC documentary series Frontline Football In October 2007 the second leg of a crucial 2010 World Cup qualifier between Palestine and Singapore was not played due to Palestine s inability to obtain exit visas The AFC and FIFA decided not to reschedule the match despite protests from the PFA and Singapore was awarded a 3 0 win in a walkover match 49 In May 2008 the team was not allowed to travel to the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup After a 2011 World Cup qualifier against Thailand two starters Mohammed Samara and Majed Abusidu were refused entry to the West Bank and therefore could not travel back with the team from Thailand 50 Striker Ziyad Al Kord was prevented from travelling and had his house destroyed 51 Tariq al Quto was killed by the Israel Defense Forces 52 and during Operation Cast Lead three Palestinian footballers Ayman Alkurd Shadi Sbakh and Wajeh Moshtahe were among the Palestinian casualties citation needed Mahmoud Sarsak was administratively detained by Israel in July 2009 for being a member of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine following a hunger strike and international pressure on his behalf from FIFA president Sepp Blatter he was released in July 2012 53 In 2012 Olympic Team goalkeeper Omar Abu Ruways was arrested by Israel 54 Sameh Maraaba was arrested in April after returning with his team from training in Qatar The Shin Bet accused Maraaba of exploiting his status as a Palestinian football player to act as a courier for Hamas 55 Shin Bet released a statement in which it was contended that Maraaba admitted that before he left for Qatar he met a senior Hamas operative in Kalkilya asked him to meet an operative from Hamas military wing in Qatar and received money a cellphone and written messages which he brought back to Kalkilya 55 Palestinian facilities such as the Palestine Stadium have been damaged in military conflicts 56 In addition Israeli forces have been accused of intentionally shooting Palestinian footballers in the knees and feet 57 58 including on one occasion ten bullets in the feet of 19 year old footballer Jawhar Nasser Jawhar 59 The team s former goalkeeper Abu Rwayyis was arrested in connection with an attack on Israeli occupation force soldiers in April 2012 60 Results and fixtures EditSee also Palestine national football team results 2020 present The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months as well as any future matches that have been scheduled 2022 Edit Palestine v Mongolia 8 June 2023 Asian Cup qualificationPalestine 1 0 MongoliaUlaanbaatar Mongolia17 00 UTC 8 Dabbagh 85 pen Report Stadium MFF Football Centre Attendance 1 828Referee Shukri Al Hanfosh Saudi Arabia Yemen v Palestine 11 June 2023 Asian Cup qualificationYemen 0 5 PalestineUlaanbaatar MongoliaReport Dabbagh 14 Rashid 45 2 Yameen 47 Chihadeh 58 Al Wajih 64 o g Stadium MFF Football Centre Attendance 21Referee Nazmi Nasaruddin Malaysia Palestine v Philippines 14 June 2023 Asian Cup qualificationPalestine 4 0 PhilippinesUlaanbaatar Mongolia12 30 UTC 8 Chihadeh 31 Seyam 42 Yameen 55 Abu Warda 72 Report Stadium MFF Football Centre Attendance 92Referee Mooud Bonyadifard Iran 2023 Edit Bahrain v Palestine 25 March FriendlyBahrain 1 2 PalestineMuharraq City BahrainSayed Dhiya Saeed 80 Michel Termanini 51 Islam Batran 61 Stadium Al Muharraq Stadium Indonesia v Palestine 14 June FriendlyIndonesia v PalestineIndonesia UTC 7 China v Palestine 20 June FriendlyChina v PalestineChina UTC 7Coaching staff EditSee also List of Palestine national football team managers Position NameHead coach Makram DaboubAssistant coach Fahed AttalCoaching history Edit Ricardo Carugati 1998 Azmi Nassar 1999 2000 Mansour Hamid El Bouri 2000 Mustafa Abdel Ghali Yacoub 2001 Andrzej Wisniewski 2002 Nicola Hadwa 2002 2004 Alfred Riedl 2004 Tamas Viczko 2004 Azmi Nassar 2005 2007 Nelson Dekmak 2007 Ezzat Hamza 2008 2009 Jamal Daraghmeh 2009 Mousa Bezaz 2009 2011 Abdel Nasser Barakat 2011 Jamal Mahmoud 2011 2014 Saeb Jendeya 2014 2015 Ahmed Al Hassan 2015 Abdel Nasser Barakat 2015 2017 Julio Cesar Baldivieso 2017 2018 Noureddine Ould Ali 2018 2021 Makram Daboub 2021 Players EditCurrent squad Edit The following players were called up for the friendly against Bahrain on 25 March 2023 61 Caps and goals as of 26 March 2023 after the match against Bahrain No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club22 1 GK Rami Hamadeh 1994 03 24 24 March 1994 age 29 36 0 Jabal Al Mukaber16 1 GK Amr Kaddoura 1994 07 01 1 July 1994 age 28 3 0 Landskrona BoIS1 1 GK Baraa Kharoub 1998 03 20 20 March 1998 age 25 0 0 Hilal Al Quds7 2 DF Musab Al Battat 1993 11 12 12 November 1993 age 29 52 1 Ceramica Cleopatra4 2 DF Yaser Hamed 1997 12 09 9 December 1997 age 25 22 5 Qadsia5 2 DF Mohammed Saleh 1993 07 18 18 July 1993 age 29 22 0 Eastern Company17 2 DF Mousa Farawi 1998 03 22 22 March 1998 age 25 11 0 Shabab Al Khalil2 2 DF Mohammed Khalil 1998 04 05 5 April 1998 age 25 10 0 Hilal Al Quds14 2 DF Samer Jundi 1996 09 27 27 September 1996 age 26 4 0 Hilal Al Quds15 2 DF Michel Termanini 1998 05 08 8 May 1998 age 24 4 0 Kazma28 2 DF Ameed Sawafta 2000 07 10 10 July 2000 age 22 1 0 Naft Maysan20 2 DF Sajed Ghoul 1996 02 22 22 February 1996 age 27 0 0 Jabal Al Mukaber24 2 DF Mahdi Issa 1993 11 03 3 November 1993 age 29 0 0 Jabal Al Mukaber8 3 MF Mohammed Yameen 1994 09 19 19 September 1994 age 28 33 3 Shabab Al Khalil3 3 MF Mohammed Rashid 1995 01 29 29 January 1995 age 28 31 2 Jabal Al Mukaber18 3 MF Jonathan Cantillana 1992 05 26 26 May 1992 age 30 23 10 Free agent6 3 MF Odai Kharoub 1993 02 05 5 February 1993 age 30 19 0 Shabab Al Khalil9 4 FW Tamer Seyam 1992 11 25 25 November 1992 age 30 52 12 Shabab Al Khalil21 4 FW Islam Batran 1994 10 01 1 October 1994 age 28 23 5 Nongbua Pitchaya13 4 FW Mahmoud Abu Warda 1995 05 31 31 May 1995 age 27 23 2 Shabab Al Khalil19 4 FW Mahmoud Wadi 1994 12 19 19 December 1994 age 28 17 0 Tala ea El Gaish10 4 FW Saleh Chihadeh 1994 08 25 25 August 1994 age 28 11 2 Naters12 4 FW Samir Maarouf 2001 01 02 2 January 2001 age 22 1 0 AFC Eskilstuna23 4 FW Wajdi Nabhan 2001 07 27 27 July 2001 age 21 0 0 Shabab Al BirehRecent call ups Edit The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past 12 months but are not part of the current squad Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upGK Tawfiq Ali 1989 11 08 8 November 1989 age 33 39 0 Taraji Wadi Al Nes v Philippines 14 June 2022GK Naim Abu Aker 1995 01 20 20 January 1995 age 28 1 0 Ahli Al Khaleel v Philippines 14 June 2022DF Abdelatif Bahdari captain 1984 02 20 20 February 1984 age 39 79 9 Markaz Balata v Philippines 14 June 2022DF Yazan Iwaiwi 1994 06 06 6 June 1994 age 28 6 0 Shabab Al Khalil v Philippines 14 June 2022DF Abdelsalam Salama 1998 06 04 4 June 1998 age 24 1 0 Hilal Al Quds v Philippines 14 June 2022MF Mohammed Darweesh 1991 06 02 2 June 1991 age 31 49 0 Hilal Al Quds v Philippines 14 June 2022MF Joaquin Abdala 2000 01 19 19 January 2000 age 23 2 0 Shabab Al Khalil v Philippines 14 June 2022FW Oday Dabbagh 1998 12 03 3 December 1998 age 24 26 10 Arouca v Philippines 14 June 2022FW Nicolas Zedan 2000 06 07 7 June 2000 age 22 2 0 Shabab Al Khalil v Philippines 14 June 2022FW Bader Mousa 1999 11 04 4 November 1999 age 23 6 0 El Entag El Harby v Philippines 14 June 2022FW Mohammed Obeid 1998 09 30 30 September 1998 age 24 1 0 Hilal Al Quds v Philippines 14 June 2022FW Shehab Qumbor 1997 08 10 10 August 1997 age 25 1 0 Jabal Al Mukaber v Mongolia 8 June 2022 WDPlayer records EditSee also Palestine national football team records and statistics As of 14 June 2022 62 Players in bold are still active with Palestine Most appearances Rank Player Caps Goals Career1 Abdelatif Bahdari 82 9 2007 present2 Khader Yousef 69 2 2008 20163 Ramzi Saleh 68 0 2000 20154 Abdallah Jaber 59 2 2014 present5 Ashraf Nu man 56 14 2009 20166 Hussam Abu Saleh 53 3 2010 2015Musab Al Battat 53 1 2013 presentTamer Seyam 53 12 2014 present9 Saeb Jendeya 51 0 1999 200810 Mohammed Darweesh 49 0 2015 present Top goalscorers Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career1 Fahed Attal 14 40 0 35 2004 2012Ashraf Nu man 14 56 0 25 2009 20163 Sameh Maraaba 12 42 0 29 2014 presentTamer Seyam 12 53 0 23 2014 present5 Oday Dabbagh 11 27 0 41 2018 present6 Jonathan Cantillana 10 23 0 37 2015 presentZiyad Al Kord 10 28 0 36 1999 2006Khaled Salem 10 45 0 22 2011 present9 Abdelatif Bahdari 9 82 0 11 2007 present10 Ahmad Maher Wridat 8 29 0 28 2011 2018Abdelhamid Abuhabib 8 37 0 22 2012 2015Competitive record EditSee also Palestine national football team results As of 2 September 2021 update the complete official match record of the Palestine national team comprises 229 matches 66 wins 57 draws and 106 losses 63 64 During these matches the team scored 291 times and conceded 357 goals Palestine s highest winning margin is 11 goals which has been achieved against Guam in 2006 11 0 Their longest winning streak is 7 wins and their unbeaten record is 12 consecutive official matches OverviewEvent 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th placeWorld Cup 0 0 0 0Asian Cup 0 0 0 0AFC Challenge Cup 1 0 0 1WAFF Championship 0 0 0 0Arab Cup 0 0 0 0Pan Arab Games 0 0 1 2Asian Games 0 0 0 0FIFA World Cup Edit Palestine s FIFA World Cup record Qualification recordYear Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA 1930 to 1998 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member 2002 Did not qualify 2nd 6 2 1 3 8 9 2006 3rd 6 2 1 3 11 11 2010 1st round 2 0 0 2 0 7 2014 2nd round 4 1 2 1 5 4 2018 3rd 8 4 2 2 24 5 2022 3rd 8 3 1 4 10 10 2026 TBD TBDTotal Best N A 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 34 12 7 15 58 46 Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Home venueAFC Asian Cup Edit Main article Palestine at the AFC Asian Cup Palestine s AFC Asian Cup record Qualification recordHost nation s and year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA 1956 to 1996 Not a AFC member Not a AFC member 2000 Did not qualify 4th 4 1 0 3 3 8 2004 4th 6 0 2 4 3 11 2007 4th 5 1 1 3 3 9 2011 AFC Challenge Cup 2015 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 11 Squad 2019 Group stage 17th 3 0 2 1 0 3 Squad 2nd 14 9 2 3 49 8 2023 Qualified 1st 11 6 1 4 20 10 2027 To be determined To be determinedTotal Best group stage 2 17 6 0 2 4 1 14 Total 40 17 6 17 78 46 Champions Runners up Third place semi finalists Home venueAFC Asian Cup historyYear Round Date Opponent Result Stadium 2015 Group stage 12 January Japan L 0 4 Newcastle Stadium Newcastle16 January Jordan L 1 5 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Melbourne20 January Iraq L 0 2 Canberra Stadium Canberra 2019 Group stage 6 January Syria D 0 0 Sharjah Stadium Sharjah11 January Australia L 0 3 Rashid Stadium Dubai15 January Jordan D 0 0 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Abu DhabiAFC Challenge Cup Edit Palestine s AFC Challenge Cup record Qualification recordHost nation s and year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA 2006 Quarter finals 5th of 16 4 2 1 1 16 2 Squad Qualified as invitees 2008 Withdrew Withdrew 2010 Did not qualify 3rd of 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2012 Fourth place 4th of 8 5 2 1 2 7 6 Squad 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 5 1 2014 Champions 1st of 8 5 4 1 0 6 0 Squad 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 10 0Total Best champions 3 5 14 8 3 3 29 8 Total 8 4 4 0 16 2 Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Home venueWAFF Championship Edit Palestine s WAFF Championship recordHost nation s and year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad 2000 Group stage 1th of 8 3 0 1 2 3 5 Squad 2002 Group stage 1th of 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 Squad 2004 Group stage 1th of 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 Squad 2007 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 Squad 2008 Group stage 6th of 6 2 0 0 2 0 4 Squad 2010 Group stage 9th of 9 2 0 0 2 1 6 Squad 2012 Group stage 8th of 12 3 1 0 2 3 4 Squad 2014 Group stage 7th of 9 2 0 1 1 0 1 Squad 2019 Group stage 3rd of 9 4 2 1 1 6 5 Squad 2023 Qualified as inviteesTotal Best group stage 10 10 22 3 4 15 16 35 Champions Runners up Third place semi finalists Home venueFIFA Arab Cup Edit Palestine s FIFA Arab Cup record Qualification recordHost nation s and year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA 1963 and 1964 Did not participate Did not participate 1966 Group stage 5th of 9 3 1 1 1 8 3 No qualification 1985 and 1988 Did not participate Did not participate 1992 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 No qualification 1998 Did not qualify 4th of 4 3 0 1 2 3 6 2002 Group stage 9th of 10 4 0 3 1 7 9 No qualification 2012 Group stage 9th of 10 2 0 1 1 2 4 No qualification 2021 Group stage 15th of 16 3 0 1 2 2 10 1st of 2 1 1 0 0 5 1Total Best group stage 5 10 14 1 7 6 20 28 Total 4 1 1 2 8 7 Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Home venuePan Arab Games Edit Palestine s Pan Arab Games recordHost nation city and year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Alexandria 1953 Group stage 6th of 6 2 0 0 2 3 13 Squad Beirut 1957 Did not participate Casablanca 1961 Cairo 1965 Fourth place 4th of 10 6 2 1 3 7 9 Squad Damascus 1976 Final group 6th of 7 6 2 1 3 4 9 Squad Rabat 1985 Did not participate Aleppo 1992 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 Squad Beirut 1997 Did not participate Amman 1999 Third place 3rd of 11 6 2 2 2 6 9 Squad Cairo 2007 Did not participate Doha 2011 Fourth place 4th of 12 5 1 1 3 5 11 SquadTotal Best third place 6 11 27 7 6 14 26 55 Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Home venueAsian Games Edit Palestine s Asian Games recordHost nation city and year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad New Delhi 1951 Did not enter Manila 1954 Tokyo 1958 Jakarta 1962 Bangkok 1966 Bangkok 1970 Tehran 1974 Bangkok 1978 New Delhi 1982 Seoul 1986 Beijing 1990 Hiroshima 1994 Withdrew Bangkok 1998 Did not enter2002 present See Palestine national under 23 football teamTotal Best N A 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gold Silver Bronze Home venueOther tournaments Edit Tournament Round Ref 2018 Bangabandhu Cup Winners 65 2020 Bangabandhu Cup Winners 66 Palestine Cup of Nations Edit Main article Palestine Cup of NationsSee also Edit Association football portal Palestine portalList of men s national association football teams West Bank Premier League Gaza Strip Premier League Football in Palestine Sport in PalestineNotes and references EditReferences Edit The FIFA Coca Cola World Ranking FIFA 6 April 2023 Retrieved 6 April 2023 1st Pan Arab Games RSSSF Khalidi Issam The Coverage of Sports News in Filastin 1911 1948 PDF Khalidi Issam 2013 One Hundred Years of Football in Palestine Al Manhal p 25 ISBN 9796500159331 Sports and Aspirations Football in Palestine 1900 1948 PDF Hofmann Annette R Gems Gerald Smith Maureen 2018 Games and Sporting Events in History Organisations Performances and Impact Routledge ISBN 9781134819935 James Michael Dorsey 2016 Soccer Moulding the Middle East and North 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