Palestine national football team records and statistics

This article lists various individual and team records in relation to the Palestine national football team (The Fedayeen). The page currently shows the records as of 15 January 2020.

Individual records edit

Player records edit

Most-capped players edit

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Abdelatif Bahdari 79 9 2007–present
2 Ramzi Saleh 68 0 2000–2015
3 Khader Yousef 64 2 2008–2016
4 Saeb Jendeya 58 0 1999–2008
5 Abdallah Jaber 56 2 2014–present
6 Tamer Seyam 50 11 2014-Present
6 Musab Al-Battat 50 1 2013–Present
8 Mohammed Darweesh 47 0 2015–present
8 Ashraf Nu'man 47 12 2008-2016
8 Husam Abu Saleh 47 3 2010-15

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Goals (U/O) Caps Ratio Career
1 Fahed Attal 14 (2) 39 0.35 2004–2012
Ashraf Nu'man 12 (3) 47 0.25 2009–2016
3 Sameh Maraaba 11 (2) 41 0.29 2015–present
4 Tamer Seyam 12 52 0.22 2014–present
5 Jonathan Cantillana 10 25 0.37 2015–Present
Ziyad Al-Kord 10 (4) 33 0.36 1999–2006
Oday Dabbagh 10 (1) 27 0.38 2018–present
8 Abdelatif Bahdari 9 79 0.11 2007–present
9 Ahmad Maher Wridat 8 27 0.28 2011–2018
10 Abdelhamid Abuhabib 7 (2) 34 0.22 2012–2021
Yashir Islame 7 19 0.22 2016–present

Manager records edit

Team records edit

Wins edit

Largest win
  • 11–0 vs   Guam on 1 April 2006
Largest home win
  • 10–0 vs   Bhutan on 10 October 2017
Largest win at the Asian Cup
  • N/A

Draws edit

Highest scoring draw
Highest scoring draw at the Asian Cup
  • 0–0 vs   Syria on 6 January 2019
  • 0–0 vs   Jordan on 15 January 2019

Defeats edit

Largest defeat
  • 8–1 vs   Egypt on 26 July 1953
  • 7–0 vs   Iran on 5 October 2011
Largest defeat at home
  • 0–3 vs   Iraq on 4 August 2018
Largest defeat at the Asian Cup
  • 4–0 vs   Japan on 12 January 2015
  • 5–1 vs   Jordan on 16 January 2015

Streaks edit

Unbeaten record
12 games, 2016–2018
Winless record
22 games, 2006–2011

World rankings edit

FIFA edit

Source: FIFA.com[1]

Highest FIFA ranking
73rd (February 2018)
Lowest FIFA ranking
191st (April – August 1999)

Elo edit

Source: Eloratings.net[2]

Highest Elo ranking
90th (September 2019)
Lowest Elo ranking
169th (September 2010)

Goal records edit

General edit

First goal
Herbert Meitner vs   Lebanon on 27 April 1940
Most goals
Fahed Attal (2005–2012), 16 goals
# Player Period Goals Caps Average
1 Fahed Attal 2005–2012 16 36 0.44
2 Ashraf Nu'man 2009–2016 14 56 0.25
3 Ziyad Al-Kord 1999–2006 11 25 0.44
4 Jonathan Cantillana 2015– 10 26 0.38
5 Sameh Maraaba 2014– 9 32 0.28
Abdelatif Bahdari 2007– 74 0.12
7 Ahmad Maher Wridat 2011– 8 29 0.28
Abdelhamid Abuhabib 2012– 33 0.24
9 Murad Alyan 2011 7 9 0.78
Ismail Al-Amour 2005–2015 46 0.15

As of 19 November 2019.[3][4] Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Hat-tricks edit

As of 14 November 2017

Player Competition Against Home/Away Result Goals Date
Fahed Attal 2006 AFC Challenge Cup   Guam Away 11–0 6 1 April 2006
Ashraf Nu'man Friendly   India Away 4–2 3 6 February 2013
Khaled Salem 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification   Northern Mariana Islands Away 9–0 3 4 March 2013
Ahmad Maher Wridat 2014 Philippine Peace Cup   Chinese Taipei Away 7–3 4 6 September 2014
Ahmad Abu Nahyeh 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification   Malaysia Home 6–0 3 12 November 2015
Abdelatif Bahdari 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification   Bhutan Home 10–0 3 10 October 2017
Sameh Maraaba 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification   Maldives Home 8–1 4 14 November 2017

In major tournaments edit

AFC Asian Cup edit

Most goals in a single Asian Cup tournament
Jaka Ihbeisheh (in 2015), 1 goal
Most goals in total at Asian Cup tournaments
Jaka Ihbeisheh (in 2015), 1 goal
Most goals in a single Asian Cup finals match
Jaka Ihbeisheh, 1 goal vs   Jordan on 16 January 2015
First goal in an Asian Cup finals match
Jaka Ihbeisheh, vs   Jordan on 16 January 2015

Competition records edit

Overview
Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
World Cup 0 0 0 0
Asian Cup 0 0 0 0
AFC Challenge Cup 1 0 0 1
WAFF Championship 0 0 0 0
Arab Cup 0 0 0 0
Pan Arab Games 0 0 1 2
Asian Games 0 0 0 0

FIFA World Cup edit

Palestine's FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year
Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
  1934
  1938
  1950
  1954
  1958
  1962
  1966
  1970
  1974
  1978
  1982
  1986
  1990
  1994
  1998
    2002 Did not qualify 2nd of 4 6 2 1 3 8 9
  2006 3rd of 4 6 2 1 3 11 11
  2010 First round loss 2 0 0 2 0 7
  2014 First round win, second round loss 4 1 2 1 5 4
  2018 3rd of 5 8 4 2 2 24 5
  2022 3rd of 5 8 3 1 4 10 10
      2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Best: N/A 0/22 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 34 12 7 15 58 46
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

AFC Asian Cup edit

Palestine's AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year
Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1956 Did not participate Did not participate
  1960
  1964
  1968
  1972
  1976
  1980
  1984
  1988
  1992
  1996
  2000 Did not qualify 4th of 5 4 1 0 3 3 8
  2004 4th of 4 6 0 2 4 3 11
        2007 4th of 4 5 1 1 3 3 9
  2011 The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup served as the qualifying tournament
  2015 Group stage 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 1 11 Squad Qualified as 2014 AFC Challenge Cup winners
  2019 Group stage 17th of 24 3 0 2 1 0 3 Squad 3rd of 5, 2nd of 4 14 9 2 3 49 8
  2023 To be determined Ongoing
Total Best: group stage 2/17 6 0 2 4 1 14 Total 29 11 5 13 58 36
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place/semi-finalists   Home venue

AFC Challenge Cup edit

Palestine's AFC Challenge Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year
Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  2006 Quarter-finals 5th of 16 4 2 1 1 16 2 Squad Qualified as invitees
  2008 Withdrew Withdrew
  2010 Did not qualify 3rd of 3 2 0 2 0 1 1
  2012 Fourth place 4th of 8 5 2 1 2 7 6 Squad 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 5 1
  2014 Champions 1st of 8 5 4 1 0 6 0 Squad 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 10 0
Total Best: champions 3/5 14 8 3 3 29 8 Total 8 4 4 0 16 2
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

WAFF Championship edit

Palestine's WAFF Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year
Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  2000 Group stage 7th of 8 3 0 1 2 3 5 Squad
  2002 5th of 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 Squad
  2004 5th of 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 Squad
  2007 5th of 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 Squad
  2008 6th of 6 2 0 0 2 0 4 Squad
  2010 9th of 9 2 0 0 2 1 6 Squad
  2012 8th of 12 3 1 0 2 3 4 Squad
  2014 7th of 9 2 0 1 1 0 1 Squad
  2019 3rd of 9 4 2 1 1 6 5 Squad
  2021 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 Squad
Total Best: group stage 10/10 22 3 4 15 16 35
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place/semi-finalists   Home venue

Arab Cup edit

Palestine's Arab Cup record
Host nation(s)
and year
Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA
  1963 Did not participate
  1964
  1966 Group stage 5th of 9 3 1 1 1 8 3
  1985 Did not participate
  1988
  1992 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 1 1 1 2
  1998 Did not qualify
  2002 Group stage 9th of 10 4 0 3 1 7 9
  2012 Group stage 9th of 10 2 0 1 1 2 4
  2021 To be determined
Total Best: group stage 4/9 11 1 6 4 18 18
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

Pan Arab Games edit

Palestine's Pan Arab Games record
Host nation,
city and year
Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  Alexandria 1953 Group stage 6th of 6 2 0 0 2 3 13 Squad
  Beirut 1957 Did not participate
  Casablanca 1961
  Cairo 1965 Fourth place 4th of 10 6 2 1 3 7 9 Squad
  Damascus 1976 Final group 6th of 7 6 2 1 3 4 9 Squad
  Rabat 1985 Did not participate
  Aleppo 1992 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 Squad
  Beirut 1997 Did not participate
  Amman 1999 Third place 3rd of 11 6 2 2 2 6 9 Squad
  Cairo 2007 Did not participate
  Doha 2011 Fourth place 4th of 12 5 1 1 3 5 11 Squad
Total Best: third place 6/11 27 7 6 14 26 55
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

Asian Games edit

Palestine's Asian Games record
Host nation,
city and year
Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  New Delhi 1951 Did not enter
  Manila 1954
  Tokyo 1958
  Jakarta 1962
  Bangkok 1966
  Bangkok 1970
  Tehran 1974
  Bangkok 1978
  New Delhi 1982
  Seoul 1986
  Beijing 1990
  Hiroshima 1994 Withdrew
  Bangkok 1998 Did not enter
2002–present
See Palestine national under-23 football team
Total Best: N/A 0/13 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gold    Silver    Bronze Home venue

Other tournaments edit

Tournament Round Ref
  2018 Bangabandhu Cup Winners [5]
  2020 Bangabandhu Cup Winners [6]

Head-to-head record edit

 
Map of football matches between Palestine (in green) and their opponents (in red) (26 June 2019)
Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Palestine's all-time official international record per opponent:

As of 26 March 2024 after match against   Bangladesh
Opponent From To Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
  Afghanistan 2011 2018 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 050.00
  Algeria 1969 2005 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 000.00
  Australia 2019 2023 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00
  Azerbaijan 2012 2012 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
  Bahrain 2004 2023 8 4 1 3 8 7 +1 050.00
  Bangladesh 2006 2024 8 7 1 0 16 1 +15 087.50
  Bhutan 2017 2017 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 100.00
  Burundi 2020 2020 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
  Cambodia 1966 2006 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 050.00
  Chile 2002 2002 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
  China 2006 2023 6 0 2 4 2 10 −8 000.00
  Chinese Taipei 2004 2014 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 100.00
  Comoros 2021 2021 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
  Egypt 1953 1973 3 0 0 3 4 23 −19 000.00
  Guam 2006 2006 1 1 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00
  Hong Kong 2001 2024 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 066.67
  India 2013 2014 2 2 0 0 7 4 +3 100.00
  Indonesia 2011 2023 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 033.33
  Iraq 1965 2019 17 0 4 13 7 38 −31 000.00
  Iran 2000 2024 6 0 2 4 3 18 −15 000.00
  Jordan 1976 2021 14 1 6 7 12 34 −22 007.14
  Japan 2015 2015 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
  Kazakhstan 2000 2000 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 000.00
  Kuwait 2002 2021 9 1 1 7 7 20 −13 011.11
  Kyrgyzstan 2006 2021 7 1 3 3 6 8 −2 014.29
  Lebanon 1940 2023 8 3 4 1 9 5 +4 037.50
  Libya 1953 2011 7 0 5 2 7 12 −5 000.00
  Malaysia 2001 2015 5 4 0 1 18 4 +14 080.00
  Maldives 2012 2017 4 3 1 0 13 1 +12 075.00
  Myanmar 2011 2014 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 066.67
  Morocco 1976 2021 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 000.00
  Mauritania 1976 2010 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
    Nepal 2009 2018 4 2 2 0 3 0 +3 050.00
  North Korea 1966 2012 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 000.00
  Northern Mariana Islands 2013 2013 1 1 0 0 9 0 +9 100.00
  Oman 2012 2023 4 1 0 3 4 6 −2 025.00
  Pakistan 2000 2018 5 5 0 0 11 1 +10 100.00
  Philippines 2011 2022 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 050.00
  Qatar 1972 2024 12 1 2 9 12 19 −7 008.33
  Saudi Arabia 1976 2021 11 0 4 7 6 22 −16 000.00
  Seychelles 2020 2020 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
  Singapore 2003 2021 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 033.33
  Sri Lanka 2020 2020 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
  Sudan 1965 2010 8 0 4 4 8 14 −6 000.00
  Syria 1966 2019 15 2 5 8 13 25 −12 013.33
  Tajikistan 2016 2018 4 1 3 0 6 4 +2 025.00
  Tanzania 2011 2011 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
  Thailand 2011 2011 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
  East Timor 2015 2016 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 100.00
  Tunisia 1969 1973 2 0 1 1 3 7 −4 000.00
  Turkmenistan 2012 2012 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
  United Arab Emirates 1999 2024 6 1 3 2 3 7 −4 016.67
  Uzbekistan 2004 2023 6 1 0 5 2 10 −8 016.67
  Vietnam[a] 1966 2023 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 033.33
  Yemen 2010 2022 7 5 0 2 13 5 +8 071.43
Total 1940 2021 233 69 57 107 300 359 −59 029.61

Last updated: Palestine vs Bangladesh, 5 September 2021. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.[7]

Notes edit

  1. ^ All the matches against Vietnam include North Vietnam's and South Vietnam's record before 1975

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011.
  2. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Palestine". World Football Elo Ratings web site and Advanced Satellite Consulting. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ Al-Najjar, Ibrahim. "Palestine – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Palestine Player Database". Football Palestine. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Bangabandhu Cup 2018". RSSSF.
  6. ^ "Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2020". RSSSF.
  7. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings". www.eloratings.net. Retrieved 6 January 2020.