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 coach[1]
CaptainNatalie H. Abulhawa
FIFA codePLE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 128 Decrease 8 (10 December 2021)[2]
Highest86 (December 2017)
Lowest120 (April 2021)
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
Appearances3 (first in 2005)
Best result4th

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.

Results and fixtures[]

Main article: Palestine women's national football team results
See also: 2021 in association football, 2021 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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   Void or Postponed   Fixture

2021[]

28 August 2021 Arab Women's Cup GS Group B Algeria  4–1  Palestine Cairo, Egypt
  • 24', 58', 86'
  • Bouhenni 80'
 Report
  • 57'
 Stadium: Police Academy Stadium
Referee: Shahanda Saad Al-Maghraby (Egypt)
22 September 2021 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Group H Palestine  0–2  Malaysia Al-Ram
Report
  • 57'
  • 82'
 Stadium: Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
Referee: Esra'a Al-Mbaidin (Jordan)
25 September 2021 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Group H Thailand  7–0  Palestine Al-Ram
 Report Stadium: Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
Referee: Jhesa Kaatz (Philippines)

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

Position Name
Team manager State of Palestine Amal F. M. Abusharekh
Head coach State of Palestine Simon G.S. Khair
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

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2021 Arab Women's Cup.[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK (1988-03-01) 1 March 1988 (age 33)
1GK (1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 23)
1GK (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 21)
2DF (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 24)
2DF (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 18)
2DF (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 22)
2DF (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 21)
3MF (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 26)
3MF (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 20)
3MF (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 21)
3MF (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 27)
3MF (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 18)
4FW (2001-09-17) 17 September 2001 (age 20)
4FW (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 21)
4FW (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 20)
4FW Caroline Sohgian (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 28) State of Palestine
4FW (1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 (age 23)

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

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
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[]

See also: 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
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
Egypt 2006 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14

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. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Palestine - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "كأس العرب للسيدات | نبذة تعريفية عن منتخب فلسطين". Facebook. UAFA. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

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