Football in the State of Palestine

Football in Palestine
Country Palestine
Governing body Palestinian Football Association
National team(s) men's national team
National competitions
Club competitions
International competitions


The sport of football in the country of Palestine is run by the Palestinian Football Association.[1][2] The association administers the national football team as well as the West Bank Premier League. They are members of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation.[3] Women's football is popular also in Palestine. The opening match of the Palestine Women's National Football League on February 10, 2011, in the Feisal al-Husseini Stadium was attended by an estimated 8,000 people. The Women's league has six teams.[4][5] Football is the most popular sport in Palestine. Honey Thaljieh is a pioneer in womens football[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Soccer Is Under Fire in Palestine". Vice. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "For Palestine Soccer Even Coming Homer Is No Given". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Shrestha, Manesh (March 8, 2012). "Palestine: A national soccer team without a nation". CNN. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Girls FC". aljazeera. 27 Jun 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Honey Thaljieh of FIFA has a dream for women's soccer - The Boston Globe". Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/421947a8-f16c-11e1-a553-00144feabdc0. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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