Palestine national under-20 football team
| Association | PFA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Sajed Karakra | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | PLE | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
| Iraq 3–1 (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; 28 July 2002) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Guam 0–5 (Muang Xai, Laos; 11 September 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| 0–8 Japan (Muang Xai, Laos 16 September 2022) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| AFC U-19 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
The Palestine national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين تحت 20 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-20 football team of Palestine and is controlled by the Palestinian Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-19 football team of Palestine.
The team is yet to qualify for both the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the AFC U-20 Asian Cup. However, Palestine's biggest achievement is reaching the semi-finals of the 2022 Arab Cup U-20.[1]
History
In July 2022, Palestine beat Sudan in the Arab Cup 5–3 to achieve its first victory in the history of the tournament.[2] Palestine missed out yet again on a chance for a AFC U-20 Asian Cup finals appearance despite recording two wins and a draw. However, they suffered a heavy defeat, their worst ever by Japan.
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World 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 | |
| 1977 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
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| 2003 | Did not qualify | The 2002 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Disqualified | Disqualified | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | The 2010 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
| AFC U-20 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1959 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
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| 2002 | Did not qualify | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Disqualified | Disqualified | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Did not qualify | 3rd of 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 5th of 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 2nd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 3rd of 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 37 | 80 | |
Arab Cup U-20
| Arab Cup U-20 record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2011 | Group stage | 9 of 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Squad |
| 2012 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2014 | Cancelled | ||||||||
| 2020 | Group stage | 15 of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Squad |
| 2021 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2022 | Semi-finals | 4 of 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | Squad |
| Total | Best: Semi-finals | 3 / 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | – |
Recent results and matches
Matches played in the last 12 months.
| 26 June 2024 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship | Syria | 4–2 | Palestine | Taif, Saudi Arabia |
| 21:00 |
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Report (PFA) Report (WAFF) |
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Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium |
| 28 June 2024 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship | Palestine | 1–1 | Bahrain | Taif, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:00 |
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Report (PFA) |
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Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium Referee: Khaled Basaleh (Yemen) |
| 30 June 2024 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship | United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Palestine | Taif, Saudi Arabia |
| 21:00 |
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Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium Referee: Sami Al-Jurais (Saudi Arabia) |
| 14 September 2024 Friendly game | Qatar | v | Qatar |
| 16 September 2024 Friendly game | Qatar | v | Qatar |
| 21 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | v | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia |
| 23 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Macau | v | Saudi Arabia |
| 27 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | v | Australia | Saudi Arabia |
| 29 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Afghanistan | v | Saudi Arabia |
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Rami Jabareen | 1 January 2005 | Umm al-Fahm | |||
| GK | Basim Afghani | 1 January 2005 | Markaz Balata | |||
| GK | Arafat Al-Torok | 13 September 2005 | CF Motril | |||
| DF | Bashir Al-Din Abbas | 1 January 2005 | Kozakken Boys | |||
| DF | Jihad Al-Hallaq | 1 January 2005 | Tadamon Sour SC | |||
| DF | Jalil Abu Hejab | 25 December 2006 | Berliner AK 07 | |||
| DF | Khalid Abu El Haija | 13 November 2005 | Carl Zeiss Jena | |||
| DF | Muhammad Al-Zaghir | 1 January 2005 | Ahli Al-Khalil | |||
| DF | Muhannad Nouri | 1 January 2005 | Markaz Askar | |||
| DF | Abdel Rahman Sobh | 1 January 2005 | Jenin Club | |||
| DF | Ebadah Kaddoura | 1 January 2005 | ||||
| MF | Aisam Daraghmah | 1 January 2005 | Tubas Club | |||
| MF | Nour El-Din Abu Aisha | 1 January 2005 | Ahli Qalqilya | |||
| MF | Abdul Hadi Rashid | 1 January 2005 | Al Ansar FC | |||
| MF | Salah Jallad | 1 January 2005 | Thaqafi Tulkarm | |||
| MF | Muhammad Faour | 1 January 2005 | Markaz Balata | |||
| MF | Monir Al Badarin | 8 July 2005 | Rozova Dolina | |||
| MF | Rakan Khalil | 1 January 2005 | Al-Ubaidiyah | |||
| FW | Ahmad Badran | 5 December 2007 | Union Berlin | |||
| FW | Suhaib Elias Ali | 12 December 2007 | Union Berlin | |||
| FW | Saleem Mansour | 1 January 2005 | Al Ahly | |||
| FW | Housem Khalil | 7 October 2007 | SC Telstar | |||
| FW | Adam Abdelkhaef | 3 May 2007 | Cosenza Primavera | |||
See also
- Palestine national football team
- Palestine national under-23 football team
- Palestine national under-17 football team
- Palestine women's national football team
- Football in Palestine
References
- ^ ""فدائي" الشباب يتأهل لنصف نهائي كأس العرب". وكالة الصحافة الفلسطينية. July 31, 2022.
- ^ @FutbolPalestine (25 July 2022). "Palestine's U20 team won its first ever game at an Arab Cup in a game for the ages, defeating Sudan 5-3. Highligh…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.