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Nickname(s) | أسود كنعان (Lions of Canaan) الفدائيون (The Fedayeen) الفرسان (The Knights) | ||
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Association | Palestinian Football Association (الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Noureddine Ould Ali | ||
Captain | Abdelatif Bahdari | ||
Most caps | Abdelatif Bahdari (74) | ||
Top scorer | Fahed Attal (16) | ||
Home stadium | Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium | ||
FIFA code | PLE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 96 ![]() | ||
Highest | 73 (February – March 2018) | ||
Lowest | 191 (April – August 1999) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Alexandria, Egypt; 26 July 1953) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Dhaka, Bangladesh; 1 April 2006) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Alexandria, Egypt; 26 July 1953) ![]() ![]() (Tehran, Iran; 5 October 2011) | |||
AFC Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2015, 2019) | ||
AFC Challenge Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Champions (2014) | ||
WAFF Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 2000) | ||
Best result | Group stage (7 times) | ||
Medal record |
The Palestine national football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين لكرة القدم), 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. While Palestine is yet to qualify for the World Cup, they have participated twice in the Asian Cup: in 2015, after winning the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, and 2019, their first time through regular qualification. They failed to get past the group stages on both occasions. 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 political issues.
A football federation in Mandatory Palestine was founded in 1928, although this was primarily the team of the Jewish residents. A team for the Arab residents of Palestine played its first match in 1953 and was recognized by FIFA in 1998, after the creation of the Palestinian National Authority. Palestine's first FIFA-recognized match was 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, their first through regular qualification.
The Palestinian team is known by various nicknames: "Lions of Canaan" (Arabic: أسود كنعان), "the Fedayeen" (Arabic: الفدائيون) and "the Knights" (Arabic: الفرسان). 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 11-match unbeaten streak since early 2016.
History
edit1928–1998: The beginning
editMaccabi 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 decied 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] At this points, 11 of the 69 PFA teams were Arab, but after the mid-1930s until its transformation into IFA it became increasingly Zionist with only minor Arab membership.[6]
An 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 APSF completely disappeared toward the end of the 1930s.[8]
While the Palestinian Football Association was established in 1928, the first international match played by Palestine was in the 1953 Pan Arab Games against Egypt; the match ended in a 8–1 defeat.[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 advanced to the semi-finals for the first time. Palestine faced Sudan and were beaten narrowly 2–1. In the third place play-off, Palestine met Libya, where they lost 4–2.
Palestine were drawn alongside Libya, North Yemen and Syria in the 1966 Arab Nations Cup. With one win, a draw and a loss, Palestine was eliminated in the group stage.[10]
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.[11]
Palestine participated in the 1992 Arab Nations Cup held in Iraq; they were drawn in Group B alongside Syria, Libya and North Yemen. Starting with a 0–0 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.[12]
1998–2014: International recognition
editIn 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.[13][8] A month later, Palestine under Ricardo Carugati, participated in the 1998 Arab Nations Cup qualification.
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.
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 Nations 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.
After a failed Asian Cup qualifying campaign, the PFA hired Austrian coach Alfred Reidel to lead the team to 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 goaless 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.[14]
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.[15] 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 playet as scheduled due to the Palestinian team being barred from travelling.[16] However the FIFA refused to reschedule the match.[17]
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.[18] The final game finished in a 1–1 draw with Kyrgyzstan to miss the chance of qualification on goal difference.[19]
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 imroved 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.[20] 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.
During the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Palestine were drawn with Afghanistan in the first round. The first leg was won 2–0,[21] while the second leg ended in a draw 1–1.[22] 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.
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.[23] The match was later registered as unofficial for uknown reasons.
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.
2014–present: Recent success
editThe 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.[24] In the next group game, they played against Myanmar and won 2–0.[25] The ended the first round with a 0–0 draw against hosts Maldives.[26] 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.[27] At the final, Palestine clinched the win over the Philippines with a lone goal scored by Ashraf Nu'man through a free-kick.[28] 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 irrelevant differences with the Palestine Football Association.[29]
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.[30] 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.[31]. The participation ended with a 0–2 defeat to Iraq.[32] 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.
Palestine registered two famous 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 within the quest for 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.[33]
[FEBRUARY 2018: BEST EVER RANKING THANKS TO UNBEATEN RUN]
[2019 ASIAN CUP QUALIFICATION + TOURNAMENT (FIRST TIME THEY QUALIFIED THROUGH REGULAR QUALIF.]
On 19 December 2017, Julio César Baldivieso was hired after Abdel Nasser Barakat was released.[34] The hiring was widely critisized by Palestinian fans.[35] 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.[36] 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.[37]
[2019 WAFF CHAMPIONSHIP (3RD PLACE)]
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.[38] Five days later, Palestine were defeated 2–1 to Singapore.[39] 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.[40] Thereafter, the team lost again to Yemen 1–0.[41]
Kits
edit[PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE FIRST KIT EVER WORN, THE CURRENT KIT & COLOURS (RED/WHITE) AND THE CHOICE OF THOSE COLOURS]
[KITS WORN IN IMPORTANT TOURNAMENTS (2015 AND 2019 AFC ASIAN CUP), WITH THEIR COLOUR AND KIT MANUFACTURERS, ALSO INFO ABOUT HISTORICAL KIT MANUFACTURERS]
[NICKNAMES, AND ORIGINS OF THOSE NICKNAMES. WHICH IS MORE COMMON? WHY?]
Home stadium
edit[EXPLAIN SITUATION OF HOME STADIUM PROBLEM IN PALESTINE, DUE TO CONFLICT]
[MAIN VENUE (FAISAL AL HUSSEINI): WHEN IT WAS BUILT, CAPACITY, FIRST INTERNATIONAL MATCH, IMPORTANT MATCHES HOSTED]
[OTHER HOME VENUES IN WHICH PALESTINE HAS PLAYED]
Following their readmission by FIFA, the team played no official fixtures in the Palestinian territories due to security concerns until a match on 26 October 2008 against Jordan in the newly renovated Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium in Al-Ram north of Jerusalem, which finished in a 1–1 draw. In recognition of their efforts the Palestinian Football Federation was awarded FIFA's inaugural Development Award and AFC National Team of the Year.
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following 28 players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Yemen and Uzbekistan on 14 and 19 November 2019, respectively.
Caps, goals and player numbers are correct as of 15 October 2019[update] after the match against Saudi Arabia.
Recent call-ups
editThe 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 |
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GK | Anas Abu Seif | 20 April 1995 | 0 | 0 | Shabab Al-Khalil | v. Syria; 11 August 2019 |
DF | Ahmed Zreiqi | 1 April 1996 | 0 | 0 | Markaz Balata | v. Uzbekistan; 5 September 2019 |
DF | Musa Saleem | 1 | 0 | Shabab Al-Khalil SC | v. Uzbekistan; 5 September 2019 | |
DF | Waleed Qombor | 10 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | Jabal Al-Mukaber Club | v. Uzbekistan; 5 September 2019 |
DF | Ahmed Bahdari | 1 July 1986 | 0 | 0 | Khadamat Rafah | v. Syria; 11 August 2019 |
DF | Jaka Ihbeisheh | 29 August 1986 | 15 | 3 | NK Bravo | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
DF | Daniel Mustafá | 2 August 1984 | 4 | 0 | Sarmiento de Leones | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
DF | Alexis Norambuena | 31 March 1984 | 16 | 1 | Deportes Melipilla | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
DF | Tamer Salah | 3 April 1986 | 18 | 0 | Hilal Al-Quds | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
DF | Mohammed Saleh | 18 July 1993 | 9 | 0 | Al-Masry | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
MF | Ahmed Abu Khadijah | 19 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | Shabab Al-Bireh | v. Uzbekistan; 5 September 2019 |
MF | Haitham Khairallah | 7 July 1992 | 2 | 0 | Palestinian Forces | v. Saudi Arabia; 15 October 2019 |
MF | Mohammed Jabari | 19 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | Ahli Al-Khaleel | v. Syria; 11 August 2019 |
MF | Amir Qitawi | 1 May 1999 | 0 | 0 | Markaz Balata | v. Syria; 11 August 2019 |
FW | Mohammed Balah | 4 September 1993 | 6 | 1 | Saham Club | v. Syria; 15 October 2019 |
MF | Mahmoud Eid | 26 June 1993 | 18 | 1 | Kalmar FF | v. Singapore; 10 September 2019 |
FW | Raed Dahla | 1 February 1998 | 0 | 0 | Shabab Al-Bireh | v. Syria; 11 August 2019 |
FW | Rami Al-Masalma | 12 November 1991 | 5 | 0 | Shabab Al-Khalil | v. Syria; 11 August 2019 |
Competitive record
editOverview | ||||
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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 Nations Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pan Arab Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Asian Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA World Cup
editPalestine's FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||||
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Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||||
1930 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||||||
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1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Did not qualify | 2nd of 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||
2006 | 3rd of 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||
2010 | First round loss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||||
2014 | First round win, second round loss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
2018 | 3rd of 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 5 | |||||||||||||
2022 | To be determined | Ongoing | ||||||||||||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | Best: N/A | 0/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Total | 53 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 86 | 71 | ||||
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AFC Asian Cup
editPalestine's AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
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Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
1956 | Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||||
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1996 | |||||||||||||||||||
2000 | Did not qualify | 4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||
2004 | 4th of 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||
2007 | 4th of 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||
2011 | The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Group stage | 16th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Squad | Qualified as 2014 AFC Challenge Cup winners | |||||||||
2019 | Group stage | 17th of 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Squad | 3rd of 5, 2nd of 4 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 8 | |||
2023 | To be determined | Ongoing | |||||||||||||||||
Total | Best: group stage | 2/17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | — | Total | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 36 | |||
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AFC Challenge Cup
editPalestine's AFC Challenge Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||
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WAFF Championship
editPalestine's WAFF Championship record | |||||||||||
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Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | ||
2000 | Group stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | ||
2002 | 5th of 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | |||
2004 | 5th of 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | |||
2007 | 5th of 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Squad | |||
2008 | 6th of 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Squad | |||
2010 | 9th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad | |||
2012 | 8th of 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad | |||
2014 | 7th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Squad | |||
2019 | 3th of 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | |||
Total | Best: group stage | 9/9 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 35 | — | ||
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Arab Nations Cup
editPalestine's Arab Nations Cup record | ||||||||||
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Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1963 | Did not participate | |||||||||
1964 | ||||||||||
1966 | Group stage | 5th of 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||
1985 | Did not participate | |||||||||
1988 | ||||||||||
1992 | Group stage | 5th of 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1998 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2002 | Group stage | 9th of 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||
2012 | Group stage | 9th of 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
Total | Best: group stage | 4/9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | ||
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Pan Arab Games
editPalestine's Pan Arab Games record | |||||||||||
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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 | — | ||
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Asian Games
editPalestine's Asian Games record | ||||||||||||
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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
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See Palestine national under-23 football team | |||||||||||
Total | Best: N/A | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||
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Records and fixtures
editAs of 19 November 2019[update], the complete official match record of the Palestine national team comprises 219 matches: 58 wins, 57 draws and 104 losses.[42][43] During these matches, the team scored 270 times and conceded 349 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.
The entire match record can be examined on the following articles:
- Results in chronological order lists all individual matches.
- Record per opponent shows the head-to-head record against other footballing nations.
- Statistics per manager compiles an overview per managerial period.
Upcoming fixtures are listed on the 2020–29 results page.
Player records
editMost-capped players
edit# | Player | Period | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Abdelatif Bahdari | 2007– | 74 | 9 |
2 | Khader Yousef | 2008–2016 | 68 | 2 |
3 | Ramzi Saleh | 2000–2015 | 67 | 0 |
4 | Abdallah Jaber | 2014– | 57 | 2 |
5 | Ashraf Nu'man | 2009–2016 | 56 | 14 |
6 | Hussam Abu Saleh | 2010–2015 | 55 | 4 |
7 | Saeb Jendeya | 1999–2008 | 48 | 1 |
8 | Ismail Al-Amour | 2005–2015 | 46 | 7 |
9 | Musab Al-Battat | 2013– | 43 | 1 |
10 | Murad Ismail | 2010–2015 | 41 | 2 |
As of 19 November 2019[update].[44][45] Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
Top scorers
edit# | Player | Period | Goals | Caps | Average |
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1 | Fahed Attal | 2005–2012 | 16 | 36 | 0.44 |
2 | Ashraf Nu'man | 2009–2016 | 14 | 56 | 0.25 |
3 | Ziyad Al-Kord | 1999–2006 | 11 | 25 | 0.44 |
4 | Jonathan Cantillana | 2015– | 10 | 26 | 0.38 |
5 | Sameh Maraaba | 2014– | 9 | 32 | 0.28 |
Abdelatif Bahdari | 2007– | 74 | 0.12 | ||
7 | Ahmad Maher Wridat | 2011– | 8 | 29 | 0.28 |
Abdelhamid Abuhabib | 2012– | 33 | 0.24 | ||
9 | Murad Alyan | 2011 | 7 | 9 | 0.78 |
Ismail Al-Amour | 2005–2015 | 46 | 0.15 |
As of 19 November 2019[update].[44][45] Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
See also
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External links
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- FIFA team profile
- AFC team profile (in English and Arabic)
- WAFF team profile (in English and Arabic)
- ELO team records
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