Palestine women's national football team

Palestine
Nickname(s)	الفدائيات; (The Fedayeen)
Association	Palestinian Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Nasser Beitello
Captain	Caroline Sohgian
FIFA code	PLE
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	136 2 (15 December 2023)
Highest	84 (December 2013)
Lowest	136 (December 2023)
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	6 (first in 2005)
Best result	Runners-up (2014)

The Palestine women's national football team represents Palestine in international women's football competitions. The team was founded by Samar Araj in 2003.^[2]^[3] 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.

Results and fixtures

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		Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

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

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

Current squad

The following 21 players were called up for friendly matches against Lebanon on 18 and 21 July 2023.^[4]

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

2	2DF	Amna Bakri	(1999-10-04) 4 October 1999
3	2DF	Dima Kayyal	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997
4	2DF	Sara Kord	(2005-02-05) 5 February 2005
5	2DF	Aya Khattab	(1999-12-22) 22 December 1999
18	2DF	Kinda Maarouf	(2004-09-29) 29 September 2004
20	2DF	Nadin Elias	(1997-05-31) 31 May 1997
21	2DF	Pia Kassis	(2008-09-26) 26 September 2008

6	3MF	Ahlam Nasr	(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004
10	3MF	Leila Alshaikh	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003
10	3MF	Jeniver Shattara	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003
12	3MF	Miral Qassis	(2006-07-22) 22 July 2006
13	3MF	Lillian Nasrah	(2004-04-13) 13 April 2004
14	3MF	Mais Temeiza	(2005-02-05) 5 February 2005
15	3MF	Dima Said	(1994-05-07) 7 May 1994
16	3MF	Dima Nimr	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003
17	3MF	Nadine Mohamad	(2003-10-07) 7 October 2003

8	4FW	Aya Abed	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999
9	4FW	Bisan Abuaita	(1997-09-15) 15 September 1997
11	4FW	Aline Khoury	(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000

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	Al Nassr	v. Saudi Arabia, 11 May 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
	Cyrine Ghattas					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
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

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

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

WAFF Women's Championship

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
Total	6/7	21	4	3	14	33	83	−50

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Women's Championship

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

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

References

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
↑ "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.
↑ squad for friendly game

External links

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[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.

[4] squad for friendly game

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Football in the State of Palestine
Palestinian Football Federation
National teams	Men's All-time record AFC Asian Cup summary Results U-23 U-20 U-17 Women's
League competitions	Gaza Strip Premier League First League Second League West Bank Premier League First League Second League
Cups	Palestine Cup Gaza Strip Cup West Bank Cup Yasser Arafat Cup Super Cups Gaza Strip West Bank
Defunct competitions	Palestine Premier League
Related	Mandatory Palestine national football team

National women's football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC Women's Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon ~~Oman~~ Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia ~~Brunei~~ Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
Former	Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

Results and fixtures

2023

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Historical

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Previous squads

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Asian Games

WAFF Women's Championship

Arab Women's Championship

Arabia Cup

See also

References

External links