Palestine women's national football team

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.

Palestine
Nickname(s)الفدائيات‎
(The Fedayeen)
AssociationPalestinian Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachAhmad Sharaf[1]
CaptainNatalie H. Abulhawa
FIFA codePLE
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (18 December 2020)[2]
Highest86 (December 2017)
Lowest116 (September 2019)
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

Achievements

Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
2003Did not enter
2007
2011Did not qualify
2015
2019
2023To be determined
Total0/6––––––––
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games
Olympic Games record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
1996 Did not Enter
2000 Did not Enter
2004 Did not Enter
2008 Did not Enter
2012 Did not Qualify
2016 Did not Qualify
2020 To be determined
Total0/7
*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
2003Did not enter
2006
2008
2010Did not qualify
2014
2018
2022To be determined
Total0/7–––––––
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

WAFF Women's Championship
See also: WAFF Women's Championship
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
2005 5th Place4013121−20
2007 Did not Enter
2010 4th Place41031917+2
2011 Group Stage3102416−12
2014 Runners-up3201810−2
2019 5th Place4013011−11
Total5/61842123275−43
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Women's Championship
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
2006 Group Stage3003115−14

Arabia Cup
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
2010 4th Place52032414+10

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifier vs. Thailand and Chinese Taipei on September 3 and 4, 2017.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club

Fixtures and results
Main article: Palestine women's national football team results

See also

References
  1. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Palestine - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  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.
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