Palestine women's national football team
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The Palestine women's national football team (Arabic: المنتخب الفلسطيني لكرة القدم النسائي) represents Palestine in international women's football competitions. The team was established by Samar Araj in 2003[2][3] and is controlled by the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), the governing body for football in Palestine.
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| Nickname(s) | الفدائيات (The Fedayeen) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Palestinian Football Association (الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Nasser Beitello | ||
| Captain | Aya Khattab | ||
| FIFA code | PLE | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 128  3 (16 August 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 84 (December 2013) | ||
| Lowest | 136 (December 2023 – March 2024) | ||
| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2014) | ||
Palestine played their first match in 2005 against Jordan in a 9–0 defeat at the WAFF Women's Championship. Five years later, they entered their first AFC Women's Asian cup Qualification. Although Palestine didn't make it to the final tournament, they recorded their first international win during the qualification campaign with a 4–0 win against the Maldives.
Whilst the team has yet to qualify for any major international tournament, they participated in seven (out of eight) WAFF Women's Championship editions. Their best performance came in 2014 when they finished as runners-up, marking their highest achievement to date.
On 15 May 2024, 76 years from the Nakba, the Palestine women's national team played an unofficial friendly game against Irish club Bohemians in Dublin, Ireland, winning 2–1. The game marked the first time any senior Palestine national team played a game in Europe.[4]
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.
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Win Draw Lose Fixture
Current coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team manager | Amal F. M. Abusharekh |
| Head coach | Nasser Beitello |
| Assistant coach | Ahmad M. M. Hammad |
| Fitness coach | Remah B M Mahmoud |
| Physiotherapist | Salwa M. A. Baba Sabreen A. A. Owda |
- Hani Al Majdoubah (2009–2013)
- Nasser Beitello (2014)
- Abdul Fattah Arar (2017)
- Ahmed Sharf (2018)
- Raed Al Khdour (2019)
- Simon Khair (2021)
- Nasser Beitello (2022–present)
- The following players were called up for 2024 WAFF Women's Championship in February 2024.
The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
- WAFF Women's Championship
FIFA 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 | |||||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 1996 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
| 2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
| 2020 | |||||||||
| 2024 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
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WAFF Women's Championship
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | −20 |
| 2007 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2010 | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 |
| 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 |
| 2019 | 5th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 |
| 2022 | 4th place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| 2024 | Semi-finalist | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 |
| Total | 7/8 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 92 | −55 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Arab Women's Championship
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 |
| 2021 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 |
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bohemian FC Played the Palestine National Team to Raise Funds in a Friendly Match". www.versus.uk.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.