Palestine women's national football team

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Palestine
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)الفدائيات
(The Fedayeen)
AssociationPalestinian Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachNasser Beitello
CaptainCaroline Sohgian
FIFA codePLE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 136 Steady (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest86 (December 2017)
Lowest129 (March 2022)
First international
 Jordan 9–0 Palestine 
(Amman, Jordan, 23 September 2005)
Biggest win
 Palestine 18–0 Qatar 
(Manama, Bahrain, 20 October 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Jordan 10–0 Palestine 
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 26 February 2010)
 Jordan 10–0 Palestine 
(Amman, Jordan; 19 April 2014)
WAFF Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2005)
Best resultRunners-up (2014)

The Palestine national women's football team represents Palestine in international women's football competitions. The team was founded by Samar Araj in 2003.[2][3] Its first game was a match against Jordan in 2005, which it lost 1–0. The women's team made three appearances in West Asian Football Federation Championship since 2005.

Results and fixtures

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

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

22 September 2021 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Palestine  0–2  Malaysia Al-Ram, Palestine
Report
  • Lee 57'
  • Kaur 82'
Stadium: Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
Referee: Esra'a Al-Mbaidin (Jordan)
25 September 2021 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Thailand  7–0  Palestine Al-Ram, Palestine
Report Stadium: Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
Referee: Jhesa Kaatz (Philippines)

2022

29 August 2022 (2022-08-29) 2022 WAFF Women's Championship Palestine  0–3  Lebanon Amman, Jordan
17:00 Stadium: Petra Stadium
1 September 2022 (2022-09-01) 2022 WAFF Women's Championship Syria  1–1  Palestine Amman, Jordan
17:00 Stadium: Petra Stadium
4 September 2022 (2022-09-04) 2022 WAFF Women's Championship Jordan  v  Palestine Amman, Jordan
21:00 4-0 Stadium: Petra Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position Name
Team manager State of Palestine Amal F. M. Abusharekh
Head coach State of Palestine Nasser Beitello
Assistant coach State of Palestine Ahmad M. M. Hammad
Fitness coach State of Palestine Remah B M Mahmoud
Physiotherapist State of Palestine Salwa M. A. Baba
State of Palestine Sabreen A. A. Owda

Historical

State of Palestine Simon G.S. Khair(??--2022)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship in September 2022.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Leen Qaraqra (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 23)
1GK Nour Eleyan (1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 25)
23 1GK Anwar Shaikh

2 2DF Joelle Rabee
2DF Dima Kayyal
17 2DF Mira Natour
2DF Ayah Khattab (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 24)

3MF Sireen Ghattas (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 22)
3MF Jeniver Shattara (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 20)
12 3MF Nadin Elias
3MF Celine Khoury (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 23)

4FW Hala Sarawi
4FW Lurin Tanas (1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 (age 25)
4FW Caroline Sohgian (captain) (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 30) State of Palestine Arab Orthodox
4FW Laila Al Shaikh (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 23)
4FW Aline Khoury (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 23)

13 Lama Jarayseh
15 Aya Abed
16 Amna Bakri
18 Camellia Nasrah
19 Lillian Nasrah
20 Jehan Dib
21 Isabela Yasmine Al Ansari

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Layal Abualzulof 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

DF Shaden Abuzuluf (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
DF Bartina Qumseya 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

MF Nadin Elias (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 28) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
MF Dima Said (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 29) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
MF Sara Al Shakhshir 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
MF Rawan Khalaila 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
MF Bedour El Beitoni 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
MF Emily Ibrahim 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

FW Siwar Rabah 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
FW Tina Salama 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Previous squads

2022 WAFF Women's Championship

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
United States 2003 Did not enter
China 2007
Germany 2011 Did not qualify
Canada 2015
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023
2027 To be determined
Total 0/6
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
United States 1996 Did not Enter
Australia 2000 Did not Enter
Greece 2004 Did not Enter
China 2008 Did not Enter
United Kingdom 2012 Did not Qualify
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
Total 0/7
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Thailand 2003 Did not enter
Australia 2006
Vietnam 2008
China 2010 Did not qualify
Vietnam 2014
Jordan 2018
India 2022
Total 0/7
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

WAFF Women's Championship

Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
Jordan 2005 5th place 4 0 1 3 1 21 −20
Jordan 2007 Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 2010 4th place 4 1 0 3 19 17 +2
United Arab Emirates 2011 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 16 −12
Jordan 2014 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 8 10 −2
Bahrain 2019 5th place 4 0 1 3 0 11 −11
Jordan 2022 4th place 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7
Total 6/7 21 4 3 14 33 83 −50
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Women's Championship

Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
Egypt 2006 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14
Egypt 2021 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6

Arabia Cup

Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
Bahrain 2010 4th Place 5 2 0 3 24 14 +10

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Bethlehem Women's Football Team: The First in the Occupied Palestinian Territories". Alternative Information Center. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  3. ^ Tamimi, Iqbal (8 April 2009). "Women in Sport and Journalism: the first women's football team in Gaza played against the odds". Palestine Think Tank. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  4. ^ West Asian Football Federation [@waffootball] (August 29, 2022). تشكيلة فلسطين 🇵🇸 ولبنان 🇱🇧 (Tweet). Retrieved 29 August 2022 – via Twitter.

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