Palestine women's national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Template:Rtl-lang (The Fedayeen) |
|---|---|
| Association | Palestinian Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) |
| Head coach | Ahmad Sharaf[1] |
| Captain | Natalie H. Abulhawa |
| FIFA code | PLE |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 128  3 (16 August 2024)[2] |
| Highest | 86 (December 2017) |
| Lowest | 116 (September 2019) |
| 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) | |
| West Asian Football Federation Championship | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2005) |
| Best result | 4th |
The Palestine national women's football team represents Palestine in international women's football competitions. The team was founded by Samar Araj in 2003.[3][4] 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.
Achievements
Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
 2003 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
 2007
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 2011 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2015
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 2019
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  2023 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
| Olympic Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1996
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Did not Enter | |||||||
| 2000
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Did not Enter | |||||||
 2004
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Did not Enter | |||||||
| 2008
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Did not Enter | |||||||
 2012
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Did not Qualify | |||||||
 2016
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Did not Qualify | |||||||
 2020
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To be determined | |||||||
| 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 | |
 2003 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2006
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 2008
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| 2010 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2014
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| 2018
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 2022 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games
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WAFF Women's Championship
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005
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5th Place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | −20 |
| 2007
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Did not Enter | |||||||
 2010
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4th Place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 |
| 2011
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Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 |
| 2014
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Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 |
 2019
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5th Place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 |
| Total | 5/6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 75 | −43 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Arab Women's Championship
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2006
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Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 |
Arabia Cup
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010
|
4th Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 |
Players
Current squad
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The following players were called up for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifier vs. Thailand and Chinese Taipei on September 3 and 4, 2017.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixtures and results
See also
References
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Palestine - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
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