Palestine national under-23 football team
Nickname(s) | المنتخب الاولمبي (The Olympic Team) | ||
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Association | Palestinian Football Association (الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Ihab Abu Jazar | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | PLE | ||
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First international | |||
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Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2018) |
The Palestine national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم), also known as the Palestine Olympic football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين الأولمبي لكرة القدم), represents Palestine in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, and the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23 international football tournament. The team also serves as the national under-22 football team of Palestine.
The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Palestinian Football Association. The side has never qualified for the Olympic Games. They have participated five times in the Asian Games and once in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[1]
Competitive record[]
Summer Olympic Games[]
Summer Olympic Games record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1908–1988 | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team | ||||||||||||||||
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Did not participate | Did not participate | ||||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | First round win, Second round defeat | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
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First round defeat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
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First round win, Second round defeat | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
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The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||||
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To be determined | The will serve as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The will serve as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||||
Total | – | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 |
AFC U-23 Asian Cup[]
AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not qualify | 4th of 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
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3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
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Quarter-finals | 7th of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad | 1st of 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
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Did not qualify | 2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||
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3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
Total | Best: Quarter-finals | 1/4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | – | Total | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 |
WAFF U-23 Championship[]
WAFF U-23 Championship record | |||||||||
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Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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Group stage | 7th of 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad |
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Group stage | 5th of 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
Total | Best: group stage | 2/2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | – |
Asian Games[]
Asian Games record | |||||||||
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Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1951–1998
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Group stage | 21st of 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | Squad |
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Group stage | 22nd of 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Squad |
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Group stage | 20th of 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Squad |
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Round of 16 | 14th of 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad |
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Round of 16 | 11th of 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Squad |
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To be determined | ||||||||
Total | Best: round of 16 | 5/5 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 32 | – |
Recent results and matches[]
2021[]
26 June 2021 Friendly | Misr Lel Makkasa ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Cairo, Egypt |
Report |
27 June 2021 Friendly | Al-Amal ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Cairo, Egypt |
Report | Stadium: Abdel-Latif Abu-Rajelha Stadium |
29 June 2021 Friendly | Ismaily ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Cairo, Egypt |
Stadium: Ismailia Stadium |
Players[]
Current squad[]
Previous squads[]
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
- 2018 AFC U-23 Asian Cup squad
Asian Games
- Asian Games 2002 squad
- Asian Games 2006 squad
- Asian Games 2010 squad
- Asian Games 2014 squad
- Asian Games 2018 squad
See also[]
- Palestine national football team
- Palestine national under-20 football team
- Palestine national under-17 football team
- Football in Palestine
References[]
- ^ "Asian U-23 Championship 2018". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- State of Palestine national football team
- Asian national under-23 association football teams