Palestine women's national football team

Palestine
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
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	136 (15 March 2024)
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)

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. Whilst the team has yet to qualify for any major international tournament, they participated in seven (out of eight) WAFF Women's Championship editions only missing the 2007 edition. Their best performance in the championship came in 2014 when they finished as runners-up, marking their highest achievement to date.

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.

Results and fixtures edit

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 Fixture

2023 edit

April 2023 (2023-04) 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1	Nepal	Cancelled	Palestine	Kathmandu, Nepal
--:--				Stadium: Dasarath Stadium

April 2023 (2023-04) 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1	Palestine	Cancelled	Vietnam	Kathmandu, Nepal
--:--				Stadium: Dasarath Stadium

April 2023 (2023-04) 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1	Palestine	Cancelled	Afghanistan	Kathmandu, Nepal
--:--				Stadium: Dasarath Stadium

7 May 2023 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Palestine	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

11 May 2023 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Palestine	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3	L. Mohammed 18'		Qassis 69'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

18 July 2023 (2023-07-18) Friendly	Lebanon	5–0	Palestine	Ansar, Lebanon
17:30 UTC+3	Awad 23', 25' Iskandar 58' Fayad 82' Maalouf 87'	Report		Stadium: Ansar Stadium

21 July 2023 (2023-07-21) Friendly	Lebanon	2–1	Palestine	Tripoli, Lebanon
17:30 UTC+3	Tamim 30', 56'	Report	Nsarah ??'	Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium

2024 edit

20 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship	Palestine	3–0	Iraq	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3	Youssef 63' (pen.), 64' Abed 69'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan)

22 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship	Syria	0–1	Palestine	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3		Report	Qassis 87'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium Referee: Khuloud Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)

24 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship	Palestine	0–4	Nepal	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3		Report	Bhandari 40', 78' Poudel 59' Rana 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium Referee: Ahmed Saad (Bahrain)

27 February 2024 WAFF Women's Championship SF	Jordan	5–0	Palestine	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00	Jbarah 27', 83' Feras 34' Abu Sabbah 59' Al-Jamaeen 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Referee: Ahmed Gatea (Iraq)

15 May 2024 Friendly	Bohemians	v	Palestine	Dublin, Ireland
19:45 UTC±0				Stadium: Dalymount Park

Coaching staff edit

Current coaching staff edit

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

Historical edit

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)

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up for 2024 WAFF Women's Championship on February 2024.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Miraf Marouf	(2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 18)
23	1GK	Charlotte Phillips	(2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 18)		York Lions

2	2DF	Amna Bakri	(1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 24)
4	2DF	Sara Kord	(2005-02-05) 5 February 2005 (age 19)
5	2DF	Aya Khattab	(1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 24)
20	2DF	Nadin Elias	(1997-05-31) 31 May 1997 (age 26)

12	3MF	Miral Qassis	(2006-07-22) 22 July 2006 (age 17)
13	3MF	Lillian Nasrah	(2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 (age 20)
10	3MF	Jeniver Shattara	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 20)

8	4FW	Aya Abed	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 25)
16	4FW	Nour Youssef	(2005-07-18) 18 July 2005 (age 18)	1. FC Union Berlin

		Cyrine Ghattas
		Ahlaila Nasr
		Malak Gabi
		Tala Gabi
		Natali Qassis
		Zjdamiray Baydass
		Nadine Mohammed
		Dema Al Ramhe
		Dina Abdeen

Recent call-ups edit

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
GK	Nour Eleyan	(1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 25)				v. Saudi Arabia, 11 May 2023

DF	Etaf Al-Sawi	(2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Al Nassr	v. Saudi Arabia, 11 May 2023
DF	Dima Kayyal	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 26)				v. Lebanon, 21 July 2023
DF	Kinda Maarouf	(2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 19)				v. Lebanon, 21 July 2023
DF	Pia Kassis	(2008-09-26) 26 September 2008 (age 15)				v. Lebanon, 21 July 2023

MF	Ahlam Nasr	(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 19)				v. Lebanon, 21 July 2023
MF	Leila Alshaikh	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 20)				v. Lebanon, 21 July 2023
MF	Mais Temeiza	(2005-02-05) 5 February 2005 (age 19)				v. Lebanon, 21 July 2023
MF	Dima Said	(1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 29)				v. Lebanon, 21 July 2023
MF	Dima Nimr	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 20)				v. Lebanon, 21 July 2023
MF	Nadine Mohamad	(2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 20)				v. Lebanon, 21 July 2023

FW	Bisan Abuaita	(1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 26)				v. Lebanon, 21 July 2023
FW	Aline Khoury	(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 23)				v. Lebanon, 21 July 2023

	Dima Youssef					v. Saudi Arabia, 11 May 2023
	Taya Khoja					v. Saudi Arabia, 11 May 2023
	Hala Sarawri					v. Saudi Arabia, 11 May 2023
	Rama Jarayssa					v. Saudi Arabia, 11 May 2023
	Malak Baraket	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23)				v. Saudi Arabia, 11 May 2023
	Isabela Yasmine Al Ansari					v. Saudi Arabia, 11 May 2023
	Jaddah Bidis					v. Saudi Arabia, 11 May 2023

Previous squads edit

WAFF Women's Championship

2022 WAFF Women's Championship

Competitive record edit

FIFA Women's World Cup edit

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2003	Did not enter
2007	Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify
2015
2019
2023
2027	To be determined
Total	0/6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games edit

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 edit

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
Total	0/7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games edit

WAFF Women's Championship edit

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 edit

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

Arabia Cup edit

Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2010	4th place	5	2	0	3	24	14	+10

References edit

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 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.

External links edit

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[AIC-2] "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-3] 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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Palestine women's national football team

Contents

Results and fixtures edit

2023 edit

2024 edit

Coaching staff edit

Current coaching staff edit

Historical edit

Players edit

Current squad edit

Recent call-ups edit

Previous squads edit

Competitive record edit

FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Olympic Games edit

AFC Women's Asian Cup edit

Asian Games edit

WAFF Women's Championship edit

Arab Women's Championship edit

Arabia Cup edit

See also edit

References edit

External links edit