Palestine national football team
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Nickname(s) | أسود كنعان (Lions of Canaan)[1] الفدائيون (The Fedayeen) الفرسان (The Knights) |
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Association | Palestinian Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
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Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) |
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Head coach | Noureddine Ould Ali | ||
Captain | Abdelatif Bahdari | ||
Most caps |
Ramzi Saleh (68) [2] |
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Top scorer | Fahed Attal (14)[2] |
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Home stadium | Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium | ||
FIFA code | PLE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 99 (20 December 2018)[3] |
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Highest | 73 (February–March 2018) |
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Lowest | 191 (April–August 1999) |
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Elo ranking | |||
Current | 109 1 (2 February 2019)[4] |
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Highest | 103 (5 September 2017) |
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Lowest | 159 (October 2011) |
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First international | |||
Egypt 8–1 Palestine (Alexandria, Egypt; 26 July 1953) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Palestine 11–0 Guam (Dhaka, Bangladesh; 1 April 2006) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Egypt 8–1 Palestine (Alexandria, Egypt; 26 July 1953) Iran 7–0 Palestine (Tehran, Iran; 5 October 2011) | |||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2015 and 2019) |
The Palestine national football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين لكرة القدم) is the national football team of Palestine and represents Palestine in international football.[5][6]
A football federation in Mandatory Palestine was founded in 1928. However, a team for a future Arab state to be called Palestine was first recognized by FIFA in 1998, after the creation of the Palestinian National Authority. Palestine has yet to qualify for the World Cup. They first qualified for the Asian Cup in May 2014, after beating the Philippines 1–0 in the AFC Challenge Cup final. At the finals in Australia, they were eliminated in the group stage.
The team reached an all-time high position of 73rd in the FIFA ranking in February 2018 after not losing any game since early 2016. Palestine's first title was the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. The country also qualified for the 2019 Asian Cup.
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.[7] In recognition of their efforts the Palestinian Football Federation was awarded FIFA's inaugural Development Award and AFC National Team of the Year.[8]
Contents
1 History
1.1 Beginning
1.2 International recognition
1.3 Home matches in Palestine (Official)
2 Problems relating to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
3 Competition records
3.1 FIFA World Cup
3.2 Olympic Games
3.3 AFC Asian Cup
3.4 Asian Games
3.5 AFC Challenge Cup
3.6 WAFF Championship
3.7 West Asian Games
3.8 Arab Nations Cup
3.9 Pan Arab Games
4 Recent results and fixtures
5 Players
5.1 Recent call-ups
5.2 Past squads
6 Head to head records
7 Statistics
7.1 Top goalscorers
7.2 Most capped players
8 Coaches
9 Honours
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
History
Beginning
Football appears in Palestine in the beginning of the XIX century. The national team played it first competition in the 1953 Pan Arab Games in Alexandria, followed many other participations in the Pan Arab Games and also in other competitions such as the Palestine Cup of Nations and the Arab Nations Cup.
International recognition
Palestine applied to, and was admitted into FIFA in 1998. They played their first friendly matches against Lebanon, Jordan and Syria in July 1998. The following year, the team, led by Israeli-Arab coach Azmi Nasser took part in the 1999 Pan Arab Games, in which they won the bronze medal after beating Syria, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, while only losing to hosts Jordan.
Palestine's first attempt to qualify for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup and the 2002 FIFA World Cup were unsuccessful, but saw victories against Hong Kong and Malaysia.
In 2002, the PFA hired Nicola Hadwa Shahwan as manager. Shahwan, who was born in Beit Jala, grew up in Chile and had many connections among Santiago's Palestinian community, whence he brought Roberto Bishara, Roberto Kettlun, Edgardo Abdala, Francisco Atura and the Argentine-born Pablo Abdala into the squad. These players made their debuts in the 2002 Arab Nations Cup. The team exited in the group stage but managed draws against group winners Jordan, hosts Kuwait, and Sudan, with their only loss coming against eventual semi-finalists Morocco.
In 2004, two more Latin Americans joined the Palestinian national team Hernán Madrid and the Argentine-born Alejandro Naif.
After an unsuccessful Asian Cup qualifying campaign, the PFA hired Austrian coach Alfred Riedl to lead the team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifications. Palestine were drawn in a group alongside Uzbekistan, Iraq and Chinese Taipei. In their first match, Palestine recorded an historic 8–0 win against the Taiwanese; two months later a 1–1 draw against Iraq put Palestine in first place in the group.
Palestine were drawn in a group in Asian Cup qualifying for the 2007 tournament alongside 2004 finalists China, eventual winners Iraq, and Singapore. Palestine still had a chance of qualifying until the penultimate round, after a 1–0 win against Singapore and a 2–2 draw against Iraq. Palestine was invited to participate in the inaugural Challenge Cup in Bangladesh, where they beat Guam 11–0, Cambodia 4–0 and drew with Bangladesh to top their group and reach the quarterfinal, where they were beaten 1–0 by Kyrgyzstan. In the summer of 2006, Palestine achieved its highest ever FIFA ranking at 115, placing them 16th in the Asian continent. The team remained without a manager for most of 2007 and preparations for World Cup Qualifying were severely lacking. Palestine lost the first leg of a two-legged play-off against Singapore 0–4 and could not play the return leg as a result of Israeli travel restrictions.
In 2008, with the assistance of FIFA's Goal program, Jibril Rajoub, head of the PFA had the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium built, and on 26 October 2008 Palestine held a match on home soil for the first time since becoming a member of FIFA, a 1–1 draw with Jordan in front of a crowd in excess of 7,000.[7] Palestine received the inaugural FIFA Development Award in recognition of the achievement.[8]
Two and a half years later, in March 2011, Palestine played its first ever competitive home game. The game, at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, was the second leg of a qualifier for the 2012 Olympic Games, against Thailand. Thailand had won the first leg 1–0 in Bangkok; Palestine won the second 1–0 with a goal by Abdelhamid Abuhabib in the 43rd minute. The draw on aggregate led to a penalty shootout, where Palestine lost by 5–6.[9] However, as Thailand was ordered to forfeit the first match because of fielding an ineligible player,[10] Palestine replaced Thailand to play Bahrain next. In the next round against Bahrain, although Palestine won the first leg at Bahrain National Stadium by 1–0,[11] they lost the return leg by 1–2[12] and eliminated by away goals rule.[13]
The team beat Afghanistan 3–1 on aggregate (2–0 away, 1–1 home) in the first round of AFC qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. They faced Thailand in the second round, with an away match on 23 July 2011 in Buriram, and a home match on 28 July at Al-Ram. Palestine lost the away leg 1–0, with back-up goalkeeper Mohammed Shbair saving a penalty in the dying moments of the match to keep the tie alive. Palestine took a 1–0 lead in the 6th minute of the return leg through a Murad Alyan goal but conceded 10 minutes before halftime, meaning they would have to win by two clear goals in order to advance. Palestine took a 2–1 lead late in the second half but had a man sent off and conceded a goal whilst desperately searching for a winner. They were eliminated from AFC qualification on an aggregate score of 2–3, if the Asian Football Confederation elects to keep the same qualifying format for the 2018 FIFA World Cup they will be ranked 21st and receive a 1st round bye.
The PFA elected not to renew Moussa Bezaz's contract after the team failed to advance to the Third Round of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Former Al-Wehdat player and manager Jamal Mahmoud was announced as the national team manager in November 2011 after two disastrous friendlies without a permanent manager saw the team lose 4–1 and 7–0 to Indonesia and Iran, respectively. His first official match was a friendly against Bahrain in Manama which Palestine won 1–0 courtesy of Ali El-Khatib's first international goal. Palestine lost its first game at the 2011 Pan Arab Games to Jordan but recovered well in their following group games. Earning a well-deserved 1–1 draw and a 2–0 win over 2012 African Cup of Nations finalists Libya and Sudan to advance to the semifinals of the competition. The team eventually exited the competition against eventual champions Bahrain under dubious circumstances when the Bahrainis were awarded a phantom goal in the second half to make the score 3–1.
2014 AFC Challenge Cup Final starting lineup on 30 May 2014, in Male (National Football Stadium (Maldives)).
Mahmoud led the team three months later at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup. In the run up to the competition, Palestine made history by playing and defeating its first UEFA opponent, Azerbaijan, 2–0. Preparation for the competition was less than ideal with Abdelatif Bahdari, Roberto Bishara, Omar Jarun, Majed Abusidu, Ali El-Khatib, and Imad Zatara unavailable due to club commitments and having Raed Fares, Haitham Theeb, Ismail Amour, Mohammed Al-Masri, Rafit Eyad and Murad Alyan out with injury. Palestine finished group play at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup without conceding a goal after 2–0 wins over Nepal and Maldives along with a 0–0 draw against Turkmenistan en route to a semifinal exit at the hands of eventual champions Korea DPR.
Palestine won their first West Asian Football Federation Championship match in 2012, defeating Lebanon 1–0 in Kuwait City.
In 2013, they secured a second straight AFC Challenge Cup berth, qualifying for the 2014 edition by topping Group D with 7 points, ahead of Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The team ended up winning the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup without conceding a goal and drawing just one out of five games. The win brought the Palestine team their first major trophy and assured them of participation in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, also their first ever. In the run-up to qualifying they scored 16 goals, won six games and drew twice, while putting together eight straight clean sheets. Ashraf Nu'man was crowned top scorer of the finals tournament having scored the winning goal in the final against Philippines and three additional goals in the runner up. Midfielder Murad Ismail was recognized as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
Shortly following their 2014 AFC Challenge Cup triumph and qualification 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Jamal Mahmoud resigned as national team manager citing irreconcilable differences with the Palestine Football Association. Jamal Mahmoud left the post as the most successful manager in national team history by a number of metrics. He led the team to an all-time high rank of 85 in the FIFA Rankings, won 14 of his 34 games, registered a 41% win percentage and a points-per-game rate of 1.41.
Palestine were placed in Group D at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup alongside Japan, Jordan and Iraq which lost all three group matches. They were defeated 0–4 by Japan, lost 1–5 to Jordan and finished their campaign with a 0–2 loss to Iraq.
Following the disastrous showing at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup the PFA appointed Olympic Team manager Abdel-Nasser Barakat as national team manager who moved to overhaul the squad choosing not to call up Ramzi Saleh, Hussam Abu Saleh, Ismail Al-Amour, Raed Fares, Murad Ismail Said, and Mousa Abu-Jazar all of whom had been part of the national team at the last Asian Cup Finals. Barakat led a search for a number of players eligible to represent Palestine in South America and Europe. In his first game in charge debutants Pablo Tamburrini and Matias Jadue scored in a narrow 3–2 loss to Saudi Arabia in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Palestine registered a pair of famous 6–0 wins over Malaysia during the course of World Cup qualifying. Those results combined with valiant 0–0 draws at home to Saudi Arabia and UAE kept Palestine in the hunt for qualification to the Third Round of Asian World Cup qualification until the penultimate match day. They were eliminated from 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification following a 2–0 loss away to UAE on 24 March 2016. They won their final 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match at home five days later 7–0. This game marked the debuts of Ahmed Awad and Yashir Pinto with the national team. It also marked the first time Palestine won a game on home soil since readmission to FIFA following draws against Jordan, Afghanistan, Thailand, and UAE.
Home matches in Palestine (Official)
Win
Draw
Loss
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Result |
Competition |
Palestine scorers |
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26 October 2008 |
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Jerusalem |
Jordan |
1–1 |
Friendly |
Ahmed Keshkesh |
3 July 2011 |
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Jerusalem |
Afghanistan |
1–1 |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
Houssam Wadi |
28 July 2011 |
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Jerusalem |
Thailand |
2–2 |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
Murad Alyan (2) |
8 September 2015 |
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Jerusalem |
United Arab Emirates |
0–0 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
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29 March 2016 |
Dora International Stadium, Hebron |
Timor-Leste |
7–0 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
Yashir Pinto (2), Jonathan Cantillana (2), Jaka Ihbeisheh, Ahmed Awad, Abdelatif Bahdari |
5 September 2016 |
Dora International Stadium, Hebron |
Tajikistan |
1–1 |
Friendly |
Carlos Salom |
13 June 2017 |
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Jerusalem |
Oman |
2–1 |
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying |
Yashir Pinto, Jonathan Cantillana |
10 October 2017 |
Dora International Stadium, Hebron |
Bhutan |
10–0 |
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying |
Abdelatif Bahdari (3), Jonathan Cantillana (2), Abdullah Jaber, Tamer Seyam, Sameh Maraaba, Khaled Salem, Mohammad Natour |
14 November 2017 |
Arab American University Stadium, Jenin |
Maldives |
8–1 |
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying |
Sameh Maraaba (4), Mahmoud Yousef (2), Jonathan Cantillana, (own goal) |
4 August 2018 |
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Jerusalem |
Iraq |
0–3 |
Friendly |
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16 November 2018 |
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Jerusalem |
Pakistan |
2–1 |
Friendly |
Alexis Norambuena, Nazmi Albadawi |
Problems relating to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The Palestinian Football Federation faces problems in training and playing due to the Israel-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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]
Striker Ziyad Al-Kord was banned from traveling and had his house destroyed.[18]Tariq al Quto was killed by the Israel Defense Forces,[19] and during the Operation Cast Lead three Palestinian footballers, Ayman Alkurd, Shadi Sbakhe and Wajeh Moshtahe, were among the Palestinian casualties.[20]
Mahmoud Sarsak was administratively detained by Israel in July 2009 for being a member of Islamic Jihad; following a hunger strike and international pressure on his behalf from FIFA President Sepp Blatter, he was released in July 2012.[21] In 2012, Olympic Team goalkeeper Omar Abu Ruways was arrested by Israel for being a member of a terrorist cell.[22]
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.
[23] 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 Hamas operatives in Kalkilya.
[23]
Palestinian facilities, such as Palestine Stadium, have been damaged in military conflicts.[24]
The team's former goalkeeper Abu Rwayyis was arrested in connection with an attack on IDF soldiers in April 2012.[25]
Competition records
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record |
FIFA World Cup qualification record |
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Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
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1930 to 1998 |
Not a FIFA member |
– | – | – | – | – | – |
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2002 |
Did not qualify |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
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2006 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
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2010 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
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2014 |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
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2018 |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 5 |
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2022 |
To be determined |
To be determined |
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2026 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | – | 0/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 36 |
Olympic Games
Olympic Games record |
Qualifications record |
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Year |
Result |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
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1900 to 2000 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
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2004 |
Did not qualify |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
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2008 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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2012 |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
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2016 |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
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2020 |
To be determined |
To be determined |
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Total | – | 0/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 |
AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup Record |
AFC Asian Cup qualification |
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Year |
Result |
Position |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
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1956 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
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1960 | |||||||||||||||
1964 | |||||||||||||||
1968 | |||||||||||||||
1972 | |||||||||||||||
1976 | |||||||||||||||
1980 | |||||||||||||||
1984 | |||||||||||||||
1988 | |||||||||||||||
1992 | |||||||||||||||
1996 | |||||||||||||||
2000 |
Did not qualify |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
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2004 |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
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2007 |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
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2011 |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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2015 |
Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 |
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2019 |
Group stage | 18th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 8 |
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2023 |
To be determined |
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Total | Group stage | 2/17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
44 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 77 | 44 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games
- Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Asian Games record | ||||||||
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Year |
Result |
Pld |
W |
D* |
L |
GF |
GA |
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1951 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1954 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1958 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1962 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1966 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1970 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1974 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1978 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1982 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1986 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1990 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1994 |
Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1998 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2002–present |
See Palestine national under-23 football team |
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Total | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC Challenge Cup
AFC Challenge Cup record |
Qualifications record |
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Year |
Result |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
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2006 |
Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | Automatic qualification |
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2008 |
Withdrew | Withdrew |
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2010 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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2012 |
Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
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2014 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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Total | Champions | 3/5 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
WAFF Championship
WAFF Championship Finals | ||||||||
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Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D* |
L |
GF |
GA |
2000 |
Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2002 |
Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2004 |
Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2007 |
Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
2008 |
Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2010 |
Group stage | 9th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2012 |
Group stage | 8th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
2014 |
Group stage | 7th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | Group stage | 8/8 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 30 |
West Asian Games
West Asian Games | ||||||||
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Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
1997 |
Did not enter |
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2002 |
Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
2005 |
Group stage | 9th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Total | Fourth place | 2/3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
Arab Nations Cup
Arab Nations Cup | ||||||||
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Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
1963 |
Did not enter |
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1964 | ||||||||
1966 |
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
1985 |
Did not enter |
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1988 | ||||||||
1992 |
Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1998 |
Did not qualify |
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2002 |
Group stage | 9th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
2012 |
Group stage | 9th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Total | Group stage | 4/9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 |
Pan Arab Games
Pan Arab Games | ||||||||
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Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
1953 |
Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
1957 |
Did not enter |
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1961 |
Did not enter |
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1965 |
Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
1976 |
Final group | 6th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
1985 |
Did not enter |
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1992 |
Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1999 |
Third place | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
2007 |
Did not enter |
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2011 |
Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
Total | Third place | 6/10 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 55 |
Recent results and fixtures
Tajikistan v Palestine
4 October 2018 (2018-10-04) 2018 Bangabandhu Cup |
Tajikistan | 0–2 | Palestine | Sylhet, Bangladesh |
18:30 UTC+6 |
Report |
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Stadium: Sylhet District Stadium Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh) |
Palestine v Nepal
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 2018 Bangabandhu Cup |
Palestine | 1–0 | Nepal | Sylhet, Bangladesh |
18:30 UTC+6 |
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Report | Stadium: Sylhet District Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh) |
Palestine v Bangladesh
10 October 2018 (2018-10-10) 2018 Bangabandhu Cup |
Palestine | 2–0 | Bangladesh | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh |
14:30 UTC+6 |
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Report | Stadium: Cox's Bazar Stadium Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq) |
Tajikistan v Palestine
12 October 2018 (2018-10-12) 2018 Bangabandhu Cup |
Tajikistan | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) |
Palestine | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
17:30 UTC+6 |
Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh) |
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Penalties | ||||
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Palestine v Pakistan
16 November 2018 (2018-11-16) Friendly |
Palestine | 2–1 | Pakistan | Al-Ram, Palestine |
15:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium Referee: Imad Al-Bouji (Palestine) |
China PR v Palestine
20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) Friendly |
China PR | 1–1 | Palestine | Haikou, China |
20:00 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wuyuan River Stadium Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
Pakistan v Palestine
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16) Friendly |
Pakistan | 0–2 | Palestine | Doha, Qatar |
18:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium |
Palestine v Iran
24 December 2018 (2018-12-24) Friendly |
Palestine | 1–1 | Iran | Doha, Qatar |
17:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Wathik Mohammed (Iraq) |
Iraq v Palestine
28 December 2018 (2018-12-28) Friendly |
Iraq | 1–0 | Palestine | Doha, Qatar |
18:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium |
Kyrgyzstan v Palestine
31 December 2018 (2018-12-31) Friendly |
Kyrgyzstan | 2–1 | Palestine | Doha, Qatar |
15:00 UTC+3 |
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- 2019 AFC Asian Cup
- Group B
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Jordan |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
7 |
Advance to knockout stage |
2 |
Australia |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
+3 |
6 |
|
3 |
Palestine |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
−3 |
2 |
|
4 |
Syria |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
−3 |
1 |
Syria v Palestine
6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
Syria | 0–0 | Palestine | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
20:00 UTC+4 |
Report | Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Attendance: 8,471 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
Palestine v Australia
11 January 2019 (2019-01-11) 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
Palestine | 0–3 | Australia | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
15:00 UTC+4 |
Report |
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Stadium: Rashid Stadium Attendance: 11,915 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
Palestine v Jordan
15 January 2019 (2019-01-15) 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
Palestine | 0–0 | Jordan | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
17:30 UTC+4 |
Report | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 20,843 Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq) |
Players
The final squad was announced on 26 December 2018.[26].mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player th{background-color:inherit;border:0}.mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player td{text-align:center;border:0}
No. |
Pos. |
Player |
Date of birth (age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1GK |
Tawfiq Ali |
(1990-11-08)8 November 1990 (aged 28) |
30 |
0 |
Taraji Wadi Al-Nes |
2 |
2DF |
Daniel Mustafá |
(1984-08-02)2 August 1984 (aged 34) |
4 |
0 |
Sarmiento de Leones |
3 |
3MF |
Mohammed Bassim |
(1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 23) |
7 |
0 |
Shabab Al-Bireh |
4 |
2DF |
Mohammed Saleh |
(1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 25) |
9 |
0 |
Floriana FC |
5 |
2DF |
Tamer Salah |
(1986-04-03)3 April 1986 (aged 32) |
18 |
0 |
Hilal Al-Quds |
6 |
3MF |
Shadi Shaban |
(1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 26) |
15 |
0 |
Ahli Al-Khaleel |
7 |
2DF |
Musab Al-Battat |
(1993-11-21)21 November 1993 (aged 25) |
31 |
1 |
Ahli Al-Khaleel |
8 |
3MF |
Jonathan Cantillana |
(1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 26) |
20 |
9 |
Hilal Al-Quds |
9 |
3MF |
Tamer Seyam |
(1992-11-25)25 November 1992 (aged 26) |
31 |
5 |
Hassania Agadir |
10 |
3MF |
Sameh Maraaba |
(1992-11-28)28 November 1992 (aged 26) |
29 |
9 |
Thaqafi Tulkarem |
11 |
4FW |
Yashir Islame |
(1991-02-06)6 February 1991 (aged 27) |
12 |
6 |
Coquimbo Unido |
12 |
4FW |
Khaled Salem |
(1989-11-17)17 November 1989 (aged 29) |
24 |
3 |
Markaz Balata |
13 |
2DF |
Jaka Ihbeisheh |
(1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 32) |
15 |
3 |
NK Bravo |
14 |
2DF |
Abdullah Jaber |
(1993-02-17)17 February 1993 (aged 25) |
41 |
2 |
Ahli Al-Khaleel |
15 |
2DF |
Abdelatif Bahdari (captain) |
(1984-02-20)20 February 1984 (aged 34) |
58 |
8 |
Shabab Al-Khalil |
16 |
1GK |
Amr Kaddoura |
(1994-07-01)1 July 1994 (aged 24) |
0 |
0 |
Landskrona BoIS |
17 |
3MF |
Pablo Tamburrini |
(1990-01-30)30 January 1990 (aged 28) |
18 |
1 |
Shabab Al-Bireh |
18 |
3MF |
Oday Dabbagh |
(1998-12-03)3 December 1998 (aged 20) |
9 |
1 |
Hilal Al-Quds |
19 |
4FW |
Mahmoud Wadi |
(1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 24) |
5 |
0 |
Al-Masry |
20 |
3MF |
Nazmi Albadawi |
(1991-08-24)24 August 1991 (aged 27) |
5 |
1 |
FC Cincinnati |
21 |
2DF |
Alexis Norambuena |
(1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 34) |
16 |
1 |
Deportes Melipilla |
22 |
1GK |
Rami Hamadeh |
(1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 24) |
16 |
0 |
Hilal Al-Quds |
23 |
3MF |
Mohammed Darweesh |
(1991-06-02)2 June 1991 (aged 27) |
24 |
0 |
Hilal Al-Quds |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Palestine squad within the last 12 months.
Pos. |
Player |
Date of birth (age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
Latest call-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF |
Haytham Dheeb |
(1986-03-12) 12 March 1986 |
34 |
1 |
Jabal Al-Mukaber |
v. Iraq; Friendly 4 August 2018 |
DF |
Jalal Abu Yousef |
(1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 |
1 |
0 |
Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari |
v. Qatar; Friendly 11 September 2018 |
DF |
Michel Termanini |
(1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 |
3 |
0 |
Hilal Al-Quds |
v. Nepal; Friendly 6 October 2018 |
MF |
Ahmed Awad |
(1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 |
4 |
0 |
Dalkurd FF |
v. Oman; 2019 ACQ 27 March 2018 |
MF |
Abdelhamid Abuhabib |
(1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 |
8 |
0 |
Ahli Al-Khaleel |
v. Qatar; Friendly 11 September 2018 |
MF |
Hilal Mousa |
(1991-05-30) 30 May 1991 |
9 |
0 |
Ahli Al-Khaleel |
v. Tajikistan; Friendly 12 October 2018 |
Past squads
- 2006 AFC Challenge Cup squad
- 2012 AFC Challenge Cup squad
- 2012 Arab Nations Cup squad
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad
Head to head records
Statistics
Top goalscorers
As of 27 March 2018
# |
Name |
Career |
Goals |
Caps |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Fahed Attal |
2005–2012 |
14 |
40 |
2 |
Ashraf Nu'man |
2009– |
12 |
47 |
3 |
Ziyad Al-Kord |
1998–2006 |
10 |
33 |
4 |
Jonathan Cantillana |
2015– |
9 |
20 |
Sameh Maraaba |
2015– |
9 |
29 |
Most capped players
As of 27 November 2018, the ten players with the most caps for Palestine are:[27][28]
# |
Player |
Career |
Caps |
Goals |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Ramzi Saleh |
2000–2015 |
68 |
0 |
[28] |
2 |
Khader Yousef |
2008– |
64 |
2 |
[28] |
3 |
Saeb Jendeya |
1998–2008 |
58 |
1 |
[28] |
4 |
Abdelatif Bahdari |
2007– |
58 |
7 |
[28] |
5 |
Ashraf Nu'man |
2009– |
47 |
12 |
[28] |
6 |
Hussam Abu Saleh |
2008–2015 |
47 |
3 |
[28] |
7 |
Ismail Amour |
2005–2015 |
44 |
7 |
[28] |
8 |
Abdullah Jaber |
2014- |
41 |
2 |
[28] |
9 |
Fahed Attal |
2005–2012 |
40 |
14 |
[28] |
10 |
Fadi Lafi |
1999–2009 |
39 |
5 |
[28] |
Coaches
Name |
Nat |
Period |
Matches |
Wins |
Draws |
Losses |
Honours |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moussa Bezaz |
4 July 2009 – 31 July 2011 |
16 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
||
Jamal Mahmoud |
15 November 2011 – 10 September 2014 |
32 |
14 |
6 |
12 |
2014 AFC Challenge Cup winners |
|
Saeb Jendeya (Interim) |
11 September 2014 – 13 October 2014 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
||
Ahmed Al Hassan |
13 October 2014 – 18 April 2015 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
||
Abdel Nasser Barakat |
18 April 2015 – 19 December 2017 |
19 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
||
Julio César Baldivieso |
19 December 2017 – 22 April 2018 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
Noureddine Ould Ali |
22 April 2018 – |
15 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
2018 Bangabandhu Cup winners |
Honours
AFC Challenge Cup
- Winners (1): 2014
- Winners (1): 2014
Bangabandhu Cup
- Winners (1): 2018
- Winners (1): 2018
Al-Quds Cup
- Winners (1): 2018 (shared)
Pan Arab Games
- Third place (1): 1999
- Third place (1): 1999
Philippine Peace Cup
- Third place (1): 2014
- Third place (1): 2014
West Asian Games
- Fourth place (1): 2002
- Fourth place (1): 2002
See also
- Palestine national football team all-time record
- Palestine national football team results
- Palestine national under-23 football team
- Palestine women's national football team
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External links
- Palestine Football Association
Palestine on National-Football-Teams.com
Palestine at FIFA.com
Palestine on Youtube.com
Palestine on Blogger
Palestine on Twitter
Palestine's Match Archive on kooora.com- RSSSF Archive of National Team Results from 1953 to 2004
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