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.

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.

Palestine
Nickname(s)أُسُودُ كَنعَان (Lions of Canaan)
الْفَدَائِي (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
Ashraf Nu'man (14)
Home stadiumFaisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
FIFA codePLE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 96 Increase 1 (26 October 2023)[1]
Highest73 (February – March 2018)
Lowest191 (April – August 1999)
First international
 Egypt 5–0 Mandatory Palestine 
(Cairo, Egypt; 4 April 1930)
Biggest win
 Palestine 11–0 Guam 
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 1 April 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Lebanon 9–1 Palestine 
(Alexandria, Egypt; 8 August 1953)
Asian Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2015)
Best resultGroup stage (2015, 2019)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best resultChampions (2014)
WAFF Championship
Appearances10 (first in 2000)
Best resultGroup stage (7 times)
Medal record
Men's football
AFC Challenge Cup
Gold medal – first place2014 MaldivesTeam
Arab Games
Bronze medal – third place1999 AmmanTeam

A football federation in Mandatory Palestine was founded in 1928. Palestine's national team is the direct successor of the British Mandate of Palestine (Eretz Israel) national team, that had played five international matches from 1934 to 1940, and was managed by the Palestine Football Association. While a team for the Arab residents of Palestine played its first match in 1953, the national team was not recognized by FIFA until 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 Fedayoon" (Arabic: الْفَدَائِيُّون), "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, although they have been forced to play in neutral stadiums for home matches on numerous occasions.

History

1928–1940: Mandatory Palestine
Main article: Mandatory Palestine national football team

Football has a long tradition in Palestine. The game was originally introduced during the time of the Ottoman Empire. The Palestinian Football Association was formed in August 1928, and joined FIFA in June 1929, but at the time the association was made up of Arab clubs, Jewish clubs, and clubs representing British policemen and soldiers serving in the region during the British Mandate rule that spanned the period between World War I and the establishment of the illegal state of Israel in 1948.

The Mandatory Palestine national team made its debut against Cairo (Egypt) in 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, losing 0–5 in Cairo, Egypt. The team played five international matches, including a friendly match against Lebanon that Palestine won 1–5; until the British Mandate for Palestine national team was dissolved. During those five games, the national team fielded only Jewish players.[2]

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]

1931–1998: Arab representation and first tournaments

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 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 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 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 was 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.[16]

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.

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.

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.[17]

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.[18] 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.[19] However the FIFA refused to reschedule the match.[20]

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.[21] The final game finished in a 1–1 draw with Kyrgyzstan to miss the chance of qualification on goal difference.[22]

Palestine drew into group C with Jordan, Libya and Sudan for the 2011 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.[23] 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,[24] while the second leg ended in a draw 1–1.[25] 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.[26] The match was later registered as unofficial for unknown 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.

2014–2019: 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.[27] In the next group game, they played against Myanmar and won 2–0.[28] The ended the first round with a 0–0 draw against hosts Maldives.[29] 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.[30] At the final, Palestine clinched the win over the Philippines with a lone goal scored by Ashraf Nu'man through a free-kick.[31] 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.[32]

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.[33] 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.[34] The participation ended with a 0–2 defeat to Iraq.[35] 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 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.[36]

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.[37] The hiring was widely criticized by Palestinian fans.[38] 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.[39] 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.[40]

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.[41] 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.[42]

2019–present: Decline and managerial instability

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.[43]

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.[44] Five days later, Palestine were defeated 2–1 to Singapore.[45] 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.[46] Thereafter, the team lost again to Yemen 1–0.[47] 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.

Manager Noureddine Ould Ali lost his job after 2022 World Cup qualification resumed in 2021 following a 5–0 loss to Saudi Arabia. In April 2021, Tunisian coach Makram Daboub, who had previously worked as a goalkeeping coach under the leadership of Noureddine Ould Ali, who was dismissed, was assigned to supervise the national team on a temporary basis. Daboub led Palestine to victory over Singapore and Yemen 4–0 and 3–0, respectively.

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.

In September 2023, Palestine spurn chances, and exit Asian Games following 1–0 loss to Hong Kong.[48]

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.[49] 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.[50] 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.[51] 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.[52]

Striker Ziyad Al-Kord was prevented from travelling and had his house destroyed.[53] Tariq al Quto was killed by the Israel Defense Forces,[54] and during Operation Cast Lead, three Palestinian footballers, Ayman Alkurd, Shadi Sbakh and Wajeh Moshtahe, were among the Palestinian casualties.

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.[55] In 2012, Olympic Team goalkeeper Omar Abu Ruways was arrested by Israel.[56]

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.[57] 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.[57]

Palestinian facilities, such as the Palestine Stadium, have been damaged in military conflicts.[58]

In addition, Israeli forces have been accused of intentionally shooting Palestinian footballers in the knees and feet,[59][60] including on one occasion ten bullets in the feet of 19 year old footballer Jawhar Nasser Jawhar.[61]

The team's former goalkeeper Abu Rwayyis was arrested in connection with an attack on IDF soldiers in April 2012.[62]

In 2023, the team had to pull out of the Merdeka Tournament in Malaysia due to the Israel–Hamas war in October. Later that year, all 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches had to be held in neutral venues for the same reasons, though Algeria offered to host and was accepted by the PFA until FIFA and the AFC rejected the deal stating that Palestine needed to play in AFC member venues, resulting in them going to Kuwait.

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.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture   Withdrew

2023
25 March 2023 Friendly Bahrain  1–2  Palestine Muharraq City, Bahrain
21:30 UTC+3
  • Saeed 80'
 Report
Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Ghabayen (Jordan)
14 June 2023 Friendly Indonesia  0–0  Palestine Surabaya, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Attendance: 32,537
Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)
20 June 2023 Friendly China  2–0  Palestine Dalian, China
19:35 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium
Attendance: 16,151
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
6 September 2023 Friendly Oman  2–1  Palestine Muscat, Oman
18:45 UTC+4
Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
11 September 2023 Friendly Vietnam  2–0  Palestine Nam Dinh, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7
Report Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
13 October 2023 2023 Merdeka Tournament Palestine  Withdrew  Tajikistan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to Palestine pulling out following the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.
16 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification R2 Lebanon  v  Palestine Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium
Note: Match played in the United Arab Emirates due to fears of spillover from the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.
21 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification R2 Palestine  v  Australia Kuwait City, Kuwait[lower-alpha 1]
Stadium: TBD

2024
14 January 2024 Asian Cup Iran  v  Palestine Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Education City Stadium
18 January 2024 Asian Cup Palestine  v  United Arab Emirates Al Wakrah, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
23 January 2024 Asian Cup Hong Kong  v  Palestine Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
21 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R2 Bangladesh  v  Palestine Bangladesh
26 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R2 Palestine  v  Bangladesh TBD[lower-alpha 2]
6 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R2 Palestine  v  Lebanon TBD[lower-alpha 2]
11 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R2 Australia  v  Palestine Australia

Coaching staff
See also: List of Palestine national football team managers
PositionName
Head coach Tunisia Makram Daboub
Assistant coach State of Palestine Fahed Attal
Team manager State of Palestine Jaber Al-Fathy
Goalkeeping coach State of Palestine Ala'a Omar-Ud-Din
Physiotherapists State of Palestine Ahmed Al-Mutauween
State of Palestine Ayub Salih
Team doctors State of Palestine Bilal Hussein
State of Palestine Abdallah Al-Nader
Masseur State of Palestine Saeed Jaber
Team manager State of Palestine Hamdallah Al-Mansour
Technical director State of Palestine Abdalaziz Fathy
Head of delegation State of Palestine Abdalhamid Al-Ghannoush

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendlies against Oman and Vietnam on 6 and 11 September 2023, respectively.[64]

Caps and goals as of 20 June 2023 against China.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Rami Hamadeh (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 38 0 State of Palestine Jabal Al-Mukaber
1GK Amr Kaddoura (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 3 0 Sweden Landskrona BoIS
1GK Baraa Kharoub (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 0 0 State of Palestine Thaqafi Tulkarm
2DF Michel Termanini (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 5 1 Kuwait Kazma
2DF Amid Mahajna (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 0 0 Israel Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
2DF Yaser Hamed (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 24 5 India NorthEast United
2DF Mohammed Khalil (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 10 0 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
2DF Musab Al-Battat (1993-11-12) 12 November 1993 52 1 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
2DF Mousa Farawi (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 13 0 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil
2DF Samer Jundi (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 6 0 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
2DF Camilo Saldaña (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 0 0 Chile Unión San Felipe
3MF Jonathan Cantillana (1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 26 10 Unattached
3MF Sameh Maraaba (1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 41 11 State of Palestine Jabal Al-Mukaber
3MF Ataa Jaber (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 2 0 Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku
3MF Mohammed Rashid (1995-01-29) 29 January 1995 33 2 Indonesia Bali United
3MF Oday Kharoub (1993-02-05) 5 February 1993 21 0 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
3MF Ameed Sawafta (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 3 0 State of Palestine Markaz Balata
3MF Mohammed Yameen (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994 36 3 State of Palestine Jabal Al-Mukaber
4FW Ali Abu Alfa (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 0 0 Germany VSG Altglienicke
4FW Tamer Seyam (1992-11-25) 25 November 1992 54 12 Thailand PT Prachuap
4FW Alaa Aldeen Hassan (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 0 0 Israel Bnei Sakhnin
4FW Saleh Chihadeh (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 13 2 Switzerland Kriens

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 (1990-11-08) 8 November 1990 39 0 State of Palestine Taraji Wadi Al-Nes v.  China; 20 June 2023
DF Sajed Ghoul (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 0 0 State of Palestine Jabal Al-Mukaber v.  Bahrain; 25 March 2023
DF Mohammed Saleh (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 24 0 Egypt Al Ittihad v.  China; 20 June 2023
DF Mahdi Issa (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 0 0 State of Palestine Jabal Al-Mukaber v.  China; 20 June 2023
DF Bashar Shobaki (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 0 0 State of Palestine Al-Bireh v.  China; 20 June 2023
DF Mohammed Yousefin (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 0 0 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Dhahiriya v.  China; 20 June 2023
FW Samir Maarouf (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 1 0 Sweden AFC Eskilstuna v.  Bahrain; 25 March 2023
FW Wajdi Nabhan (2001-07-27) 27 July 2001 0 0 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Bireh v.  Bahrain; 25 March 2023
FW Islam Batran (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 26 5 Thailand Nongbua Pitchaya v.  China; 20 June 2023
FW Mahmoud Wadi (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 19 0 Egypt Tala'ea El Gaish v.  China; 20 June 2023
FW Reebal Dahamshi (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 6 0 Israel Hapoel Ra'anana v.  China; 20 June 2023
FW Mahmoud Abu Warda (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 25 2 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil v.  Oman, 6 September 2023 INJ
FW Oday Dabbagh (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 27 10 Belgium Charleroi v.  Oman, 6 September 2023 INJ

INJ Withdrew due to injury

Player records
See also: Palestine national football team records and statistics
As of 11 September 2023[65]
Players in bold are still active with Palestine.

Most appearances
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Abdelatif Bahdari 82 9 2007–present
2 Khader Yousef 69 2 2008–2016
3 Ramzi Saleh 68 0 2000–2015
4 Abdallah Jaber 59 2 2014–2019
5 Tamer Seyam 57 12 2014–present
6 Ashraf Nu'man 56 14 2009–2016
7 Musab Al-Battat 55 1 2013–present
8 Hussam Abu Saleh 53 3 2010–2015
9 Saeb Jendeya 51 0 1999–2008
10 Mohammed Darweesh 49 0 2015–present

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Fahed Attal 14 40 0.35 2004–2012
Ashraf Nu'man 14 56 0.25 2009–2016
3 Sameh Maraaba 12 43 0.28 2014–present
Tamer Seyam 12 57 0.21 2014–present
5 Oday Dabbagh 11 27 0.41 2018–present
6 Ziyad Al-Kord 10 28 0.36 1999–2006
Jonathan Cantillana 10 30 0.33 2015–present
Khaled Salem 10 45 0.22 2011–present
9 Abdelatif Bahdari 9 82 0.11 2007–present
10 Ahmad Maher Wridat 8 29 0.28 2011–2018
Abdelhamid Abuhabib 8 37 0.22 2012–2015

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.[66][67] 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
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
Uruguay 1930 to France 1998 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 2nd 6 2 1 3 8 9
Germany 2006 3rd 6 2 1 3 11 11
South Africa 2010 1st round 2 0 0 2 0 7
Brazil 2014 2nd round 4 1 2 1 5 4
Russia 2018 3rd 8 4 2 2 24 5
Qatar 2022 3rd 8 3 1 4 10 10
Canada Mexico United States 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
Hong Kong 1956 to United Arab Emirates 1996 Not a AFC member Not a AFC member
Lebanon 2000 Did not qualify 4th 4 1 0 3 3 8
China 2004 4th 6 0 2 4 3 11
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 4th 5 1 1 3 3 9
Qatar 2011 AFC Challenge Cup
Australia 2015 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 11 Squad
United Arab Emirates 2019 Group stage 18th 3 0 2 1 0 3 Squad 2nd 14 9 2 3 49 8
Qatar 2023 Qualified 1st 11 6 1 4 20 10
Saudi Arabia 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
Bangladesh 2006 Quarter-finals 5th of 16 4 2 1 1 16 2 Squad Qualified as invitees
India 2008 Withdrew Withdrew
Sri Lanka 2010 Did not qualify 3rd of 3 2 0 2 0 1 1
Nepal 2012 Fourth place 4th of 8 5 2 1 2 7 6 Squad 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 5 1
Maldives 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
Jordan 2000 Group stage 1th of 8 3 0 1 2 3 5 Squad
Syria 2002 Group stage 1th of 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 Squad
Iran 2004 Group stage 1th of 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 Squad
Jordan 2007 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 Squad
Iran 2008 Group stage 6th of 6 2 0 0 2 0 4 Squad
Jordan 2010 Group stage 9th of 9 2 0 0 2 1 6 Squad
Kuwait 2012 Group stage 8th of 12 3 1 0 2 3 4 Squad
Qatar 2014 Group stage 7th of 9 2 0 1 1 0 1 Squad
Iraq 2019 Group stage 3rd of 9 4 2 1 1 6 5 Squad
United Arab Emirates 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
Lebanon 1963 and Kuwait 1964 Did not participate Did not participate
Iraq 1966 Group stage 5th of 9 3 1 1 1 8 3 No qualification
Saudi Arabia 1985 and Jordan 1988 Did not participate Did not participate
Syria 1992 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 No qualification
Qatar 1998 Did not qualify 4th of 4301236
Kuwait 2002 Group stage 9th of 10 4 0 3 1 7 9 No qualification
Saudi Arabia 2012 Group stage 9th of 10 2 0 1 1 2 4 No qualification
Qatar 2021 Group stage 15th of 16 3 0 1 2 2 10 1st of 2110051
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

Arab Games
Palestine's Arab Games record
Host nation,
city and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Egypt Alexandria 1953 Group stage 6th of 6 2 0 0 2 3 13 Squad
Lebanon Beirut 1957 Did not participate
Morocco Casablanca 1961
United Arab Republic Cairo 1965 Fourth place 4th of 10 6 2 1 3 7 9 Squad
Syria Damascus 1976 Final group 6th of 7 6 2 1 3 4 9 Squad
Morocco Rabat 1985 Did not participate
Syria Aleppo 1992 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 Squad
Lebanon Beirut 1997 Did not participate
Jordan Amman 1999 Third place 3rd of 11 6 2 2 2 6 9 Squad
Egypt Cairo 2007 Did not participate
Qatar 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
India New Delhi 1951 Did not enter
Philippines Manila 1954
Japan Tokyo 1958
Indonesia Jakarta 1962
Thailand Bangkok 1966
Thailand Bangkok 1970
Iran Tehran 1974
Thailand Bangkok 1978
India New Delhi 1982
South Korea Seoul 1986
China Beijing 1990
Japan Hiroshima 1994 Withdrew
Thailand 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
Bangladesh 2018 Bangabandhu CupWinners [68]
Bangladesh 2020 Bangabandhu CupWinners [69]

Palestine Cup of Nations
Main article: Palestine Cup of Nations

Honours

Continental

Regional

Invitational

See also

Notes
  1. Palestine have chosen Kuwait as the venue of their World Cup qualifier against Australia, due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.[63]
  2. Palestine will play their home game at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.

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