Palestine national under-23 football team

Palestine U-23
Nickname(s)	Al-Fida'i (The Redeemers)
Association	Palestinian Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Ayman Sandouqa
Home stadium	Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
FIFA code	PLE
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Iran 2–2 Palestine ; (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 4 April 2002)
Biggest win
	Palestine 4–0 Nepal ; (Tehran, Iran; 31 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
	Bahrain 5–0 Palestine ; (Changwon, South Korea; 5 October 2002)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2018)
Best result	Quarter-finals
Asian Games
Appearances	5 (first in 2002)
Best result	11/25 (2018)

The Palestine national under-23 football team represents Palestine in international under 23 football competitions. The team qualified for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship, their first continental tournament ever.

Competitive record

Olympic Record

Olympics Record									Asian Cup Qualifications
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1896	Did not enter								Did not enter
1900
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004	Did not qualify								4	2	1	1	5	4
2008									2	0	1	1	2	3
2012									4	3	0	1	6	2
2016									4	2	0	2	6	4
2020	TBD								TBD
Total		0/28	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	7	2	5	19	13

Asian Games Record

Asian Games
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951 to 1998	Did not enter
2002	Group stage	21st	3	0	0	3	0	9
2006	Group stage	22nd	3	0	0	3	0	6
2010	Group stage	20th	3	0	1	2	0	6
2014	Round of 16	14th	4	2	0	2	5	7
2018	Round of 16	11th	5	2	2	1	5	4
Total	Round of 16	5/18	18	4	3	11	10	32

Under-23 Team since 2002.

Asian Games Finals History
Year	Round	Score	Result
2002
	Round 1	Palestine 0–2 Japan	Loss
	Round 1	Palestine 0–2 Uzbekistan	Loss
	Round 1	Palestine 0–5 Bahrain	Loss
2006
	Round 1	Palestine 0–1 Thailand	Loss
	Round 1	Palestine 0–2 Kuwait	Loss
	Round 1	Palestine 0–3 Kyrgyzstan	Loss
2010
	Round 1	Palestine 0–0 Jordan	Draw
	Round 1	Palestine 0–3 North Korea	Loss
	Round 1	Palestine 0–3 South Korea	Loss
2014
	Round 1	Palestine 2–0 Oman	Win
	Round 1	Palestine 2–1 Tajikistan	Win
	Round 1	Palestine 1–2 Singapore	Loss
	Round of 16	Palestine 0–4 Japan	Loss
2018
	Round 1	Palestine 0–0 Chinese Taipei	Draw
	Round 1	Palestine 2–1 Laos	Win
	Round 1	Palestine 2–1 Indonesia	Win
	Round 1	Palestine 1–1 Hong Kong	Draw
	Round of 16	Palestine 0–1 Syria	Loss

AFC U-23 Championship Record

Asian Cup Finals									Asian Cup Qualifications
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Did not qualify								5	1	2	2	3	7
2016	Did not qualify								4	2	0	2	6	4
2018	Quarter-finals	7/16	4	1	1	2	8	6	3	2	1	0	8	4
2020	TBD		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	1/3	4	1	1	2	8	6	12	5	3	4	17	15

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Lose

2017

19 July 2017 (2017-07-19) 2018 AFC U-23 Q	Tajikistan	2–2	Palestine	Hebron, Palestine
19:30 (UTC+2)	Chakalov 33' Babadjanov 75' (pen.)	Report	Fannoun 18' (pen.) Jurabaev 51' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dora International Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

21 July 2017 (2017-07-21) 2018 AFC U-23 Q	Palestine	3–2	Jordan	Hebron, Palestine
19:30 (UTC+2)	Abuhammad 38' Yousef 66' Wridat 76'	Report	Al-Arab 19' Al-Razem 31'	Stadium: Dora International Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

23 July 2017 (2017-07-23) 2018 AFC U-23 Q	Palestine	3–0	Bangladesh	Hebron, Palestine
19:30 (UTC+2)	Abu Warda 8', 36', 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Dora International Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

2018

10 January 2018 (2018-01-10) 2018 AFC U-23 GS	Japan	1–0	Palestine	Jiangyin, China
19:30 (UTC+8)	Itakura 20'	Live Report Report		Stadium: Jiangyin Stadium Attendance: 360 Referee: Fu Ming (China PR)

13 January 2018 (2018-01-13) 2018 AFC U-23 GS	Palestine	1–1	North Korea	Jiangyin, China
16:00 (UTC+8)	Dabbagh 16'	Live Report Report	Bassim 74' (o.g.)	Stadium: Jiangyin Stadium Attendance: 560 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

16 January 2018 (2018-01-16) 2018 AFC U-23 GS	Thailand	1–5	Palestine	Changzhou, China
16:00 (UTC+8)	Chenrop 44'	Live Report Report	Fannoun 15' Dabbagh 26' Yousef 30' Darwish 32' Qumbor 88'	Stadium: Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 120 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

19 January 2018 (2018-01-19) 2018 AFC U-23 QF	Qatar	3–2	Palestine	Changzhou, China
19:30 (UTC+8)	Almoez Ali 32', 34' Hashim Ali 53'	Live Report Report	Dabbagh 60' Darwish 87'	Stadium: Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 226 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

3 August 2018 (2018-08-03) 2018 Vinaphone Cup	Vietnam	2–1	Palestine	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:30 (UTC+7)	Nguyễn Anh Đức 45+1' Nguyễn Công Phượng 52'	Report (PLO) Report (Zing.vn)	Dabbagh 28'	Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 18,457 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) 2018 Vinaphone Cup	Palestine	2–1	Uzbekistan	Hanoi, Vietnam
16:30 (UTC+7)	El Cherif 8' Dabbagh 26'	Report (PLO) Report (Zing.vn)	Tukhtashinov 13'	Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 2,054 Referee: Hoàng Ngọc Hà (Vietnam)

7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) 2018 Vinaphone Cup	Palestine	1–1	Oman	Hanoi, Vietnam
16:30 (UTC+7)	Obaid 22'	Report (PLO) Report (Zing.vn)	Sulaman 90+1'	Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 4,465 Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam)

10 August 2018 (2018-08-10) 2018 AG GS	Palestine	0–0	Chinese Taipei	Bekasi, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7)		Report		Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) 2018 AG GS	Palestine	2–1	Laos	Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7)	Qumbor 83' Bahdari 90+5'	Report	Khochalern 14'	Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) 2018 AG GS	Indonesia	1–2	Palestine	Bekasi, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7)	Irfan 23'	Report	Dabbagh 16' Darwish 51'	Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) 2018 AG GS	Hong Kong	1–1	Palestine	Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7)	Lam Ka Wai 57'	Report	Yousef 17'	Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

23 August 2018 (2018-08-23) 2018 AG R16	Palestine	0–1	Syria	Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7)		Report	Ashkar 73'	Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

12 October 2018 Friendly

Qatar

0–1

Palestine

Doha, Qatar

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected to compete in the 2018 Asian Games.
Match date: 23 August 2018
Opposition: Syria

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ramzi Fakhouri	(1996-02-19)19 February 1996 (aged 22)	Thaqafi Tulkarm
2	2DF	Ahmed Qatmish	(1998-03-10)10 March 1998 (aged 20)	Thaqafi Tulkarm
3	3MF	Mohammed Bassim	(1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 23)	Al-Bireh
4	2DF	Michel Termanini	(1998-05-08)8 May 1998 (aged 20)	AFC Eskilstuna
5	2DF	Abdelatif Bahdari* (captain)	(1984-02-20)20 February 1984 (aged 34)	Merkaz Balata
6	3MF	Mohanad Fannoun	(1995-09-18)18 September 1995 (aged 22)	Shabab Al-Khalil
7	3MF	Mahmoud Abu Warda	(1995-05-31)31 May 1995 (aged 23)	Markaz Balata
9	3MF	Oday Dabbagh	(1998-12-03)3 December 1998 (aged 19)	Hilal Al-Quds
10	4FW	Mahmoud Yousef	(1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 21)	Shabab Al-Khalil
11	2DF	Omar El-Cherif	(1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 21)	Arminia Hannover
13	4FW	Shehab Qumbor	(1997-08-10)10 August 1997 (aged 21)	Jabal Al-Mukaber
14	2DF	Yousef Al-Ashhab	(1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 23)	Shabab Al-Khalil
15	3MF	Hani Abdallah	(1998-02-03)3 February 1998 (aged 20)	Hilal Al-Quds
16	1GK	Rami Hamadi*	(1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 24)	Hilal Al-Quds
17	2DF	Mousa Farawi	(1998-03-22)22 March 1998 (aged 20)	Hilal Al-Quds
18	4FW	Mohammed Obaid	(1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 19)	Hilal Al-Quds
19	4FW	Sameh Maraaba*	(1992-03-19)19 March 1992 (aged 26)	Shabab Al-Khalil
20	3MF	Mohamed Darwish	(1997-02-20)20 February 1997 (aged 21)	Arminia Hannover
22	1GK	Naim Abuaker	(1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 23)	Ahli Al-Khaleel
23	3MF	Mohammed Khalil	(1998-04-05)5 April 1998 (aged 20)

* Over-aged player.

Previous squads

Asian Games

AFC U-23 Championship

2018 AFC U-23 Championship squads – Palestine

External links

Official site

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Football in Palestine
Palestinian Football Federation
National teams	Men's Women's U-23 U-20 U-17
Leagues	Gaza Strip Premier League Gaza Strip First League West Bank Premier League West Bank First League West Bank Second League Palestine Women's League
Cups	Palestine Cup (Gaza Strip Cup, West Bank Cup) Yasser Arafat Cup Gaza Strip Super Cup West Bank Super Cup
Defunct competitions	Palestine Premier League

National under-23 football teams of Asia (AFC)
Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong* India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau* Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands† Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
† Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA
*FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China.

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline of association football Comparison of association football and futsal
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (UAFA)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, CAFA, WAFF) Intercontinental (UAFA)
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League Regional (CFU, UNCAF)
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-19 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA – ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IIGA – Island Games
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football