Palestine women's national football team

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
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)الفدائيات
(The Fedayeen)
AssociationPalestinian Football Association
(الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachNasser Beitello
CaptainAya Khattab
FIFA codePLE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 136 Steady (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest84 (December 2013)
Lowest136 (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
Appearances7 (first in 2005)
Best resultRunners-up (2014)

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
See also: 2024 in association football, 2024 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   Fixture

2023
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
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 Republic of Ireland v  Palestine Dublin, Ireland
19:45 UTC±0 Stadium: Dalymount Park

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
Position Name
Team manager State of Palestine Amal F. M. Abusharekh
Head coach State of Palestine Nasser Beitello
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

Historical
  • State of Palestine Hani Al Majdoubah (2009–2013)
  • State of Palestine Nasser Beitello (2014)
  • State of Palestine Abdul Fattah Arar (2017)
  • State of Palestine Ahmed Sharf (2018)
  • State of Palestine Raed Al Khdour (2019)
  • State of Palestine Simon Khair (2021)
  • State of Palestine Nasser Beitello (2022–present)

Players

Current squad
  • The following players were called up for 2024 WAFF Women's Championship on February 2024.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Miraf Marouf (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006
23 1GK Charlotte Phillips (2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 Canada York Lions
2 2DF Amna Bakri (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999
4 2DF Sara Kord (2005-02-05) 5 February 2005
5 2DF Aya Khattab (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999
20 2DF Nadin Elias (1997-05-31) 31 May 1997
12 3MF Miral Qassis (2006-07-22) 22 July 2006
13 3MF Lillian Nasrah (2004-04-13) 13 April 2004
10 3MF Jeniver Shattara (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003
8 4FW Aya Abed (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999
16 4FW Nour Youssef (2005-07-18) 18 July 2005 Germany 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

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 v.  Saudi Arabia, 11 May 2023
DF Etaf Al-Sawi (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr v.  Saudi Arabia, 11 May 2023
DF Dima Kayyal (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 v.  Lebanon, 21 July 2023
DF Kinda Maarouf (2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 v.  Lebanon, 21 July 2023
DF Pia Kassis (2008-09-26) 26 September 2008 v.  Lebanon, 21 July 2023
MF Ahlam Nasr (2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 v.  Lebanon, 21 July 2023
MF Leila Alshaikh (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 v.  Lebanon, 21 July 2023
MF Mais Temeiza (2005-02-05) 5 February 2005 v.  Lebanon, 21 July 2023
MF Dima Said (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 v.  Lebanon, 21 July 2023
MF Dima Nimr (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 v.  Lebanon, 21 July 2023
MF Nadine Mohamad (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 v.  Lebanon, 21 July 2023
FW Bisan Abuaita (1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 v.  Lebanon, 21 July 2023
FW Aline Khoury (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 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 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
WAFF Women's Championship
  • 2022 WAFF Women's Championship

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 2003Did not enter
China 2007
Germany 2011Did not qualify
Canada 2015
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023
2027To be determined
Total0/6––––––––
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
United States 1996 Did not enter
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024Withdrew
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
Thailand 2003Did not enter
Australia 2006
Vietnam 2008
China 2010Did not qualify
Vietnam 2014
Jordan 2018
India 2022
Total0/7–––––––
*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 place4013121−20
Jordan 2007 Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 2010 4th place41031917+2
United Arab Emirates 2011 Group stage3102416−12
Jordan 2014 Runners-up3201810−2
Bahrain 2019 5th place4013011−11
Jordan 2022 4th place301218−7
Saudi Arabia 2024 Semi-finalist420249−5
Total7/82563163792−55
*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 stage3003115−14
Egypt 2021 Group stage200228−6

Arabia Cup
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
Bahrain 2010 4th place52032414+10

See also

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