Palestine national under-20 football team

Palestine Under-20
AssociationPFA
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachSajed Karakra
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codePLE
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Iraq 3–1 Palestine 
(Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; 28 July 2002)
Biggest win
 Guam 0–5 Palestine 
(Muang Xai, Laos; 11 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
Palestine  0–8 Japan 
(Muang Xai, Laos 16 September 2022)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances0
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances0

The Palestine national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين تحت 20 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-20 football team of Palestine and is controlled by the Palestinian Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-19 football team of Palestine.

The team is yet to qualify for both the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the AFC U-20 Asian Cup. However, Palestine's biggest achievement is reaching the semi-finals of the 2022 Arab Cup U-20.[1]

History

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In July 2022, Palestine beat Sudan in the Arab Cup 5–3 to achieve its first victory in the history of the tournament.[2] Palestine missed out yet again on a chance for a AFC U-20 Asian Cup finals appearance despite recording two wins and a draw. However, they suffered a heavy defeat, their worst ever by Japan.

Competitive record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

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FIFA U-20 World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Tunisia 1977 Did not enter Did not enter
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003 Did not qualify The 2002 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Netherlands 2005 The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Canada 2007 The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Egypt 2009 Disqualified Disqualified
Colombia 2011 Did not qualify The 2010 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Turkey 2013 The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
New Zealand 2015 The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
South Korea 2017 The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Poland 2019 The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Argentina 2023 The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Chile 2025 The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total – 0/24 – – – – – – – Total – – – – – –

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

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AFC U-20 Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Malaysia 1959 Did not enter Did not enter
Malaysia 1960
Thailand 1961
Thailand 1962
Malaysia 1963
South Vietnam 1964
Japan 1965
Philippines 1966
Thailand 1967
South Korea 1968
Thailand 1969
Philippines 1970
Japan 1971
Thailand 1972
Iran 1973
Thailand 1974
Kuwait 1975
Thailand 1976
Iran 1977
Bangladesh 1978
Thailand 1980
Thailand 1982
United Arab Emirates 1985
Saudi Arabia 1986
Qatar 1988
Indonesia 1990
United Arab Emirates 1992
Indonesia 1994
South Korea 1996
Thailand 1998
Iran 2000
Qatar 2002 Did not qualify 3rd of 3 2 0 0 2 3 8
Malaysia 2004 3rd of 3 2 0 0 2 2 13
India 2006 3rd of 3 2 0 0 2 0 9
Saudi Arabia 2008 Disqualified Disqualified
China 2010 Did not qualify 3rd of 5 5 1 1 3 7 11
United Arab Emirates 2012 5th of 5 4 0 0 4 1 6
Myanmar 2014 2nd of 3 2 0 1 1 1 2
Bahrain 2016 2nd of 4 3 2 0 1 3 5
Indonesia 2018 3rd of 3 3 0 0 3 2 9
Uzbekistan 2020 3rd of 5 4 2 1 1 10 7
Uzbekistan 2023 3rd of 5 4 2 1 1 8 10
Total – 0/41 – – – – – – – Total 31 7 4 20 37 80

Arab Cup U-20

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Arab Cup U-20 record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Morocco 2011 Group stage 9 of 10 4 0 0 4 1 8 Squad
Jordan 2012 Did not participate
Qatar 2014 Cancelled
Saudi Arabia 2020 Group stage 15 of 16 3 0 0 3 2 9 Squad
Egypt 2021 Did not participate
Saudi Arabia 2022 Semi-finals 4 of 18 4 1 1 2 6 10 Squad
Total Best: Semi-finals 3 / 5 11 1 1 9 9 27 –

Recent results and matches

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Matches played in the last 12 months.

26 June 2024 (2024-06-26) 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship Syria  4–2  Palestine Taif, Saudi Arabia
21:00
Report (PFA)
Report (WAFF)
Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium
28 June 2024 (2024-06-28) 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship Palestine  1–1  Bahrain Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:00
Report (PFA)
Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium
Referee: Khaled Basaleh (Yemen)
30 June 2024 (2024-06-30) 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship United Arab Emirates  0–1  Palestine Taif, Saudi Arabia
21:00
Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium
Referee: Sami Al-Jurais (Saudi Arabia)
14 September 2024 (2024-09-14) Friendly game Qatar  v  Palestine Qatar
16 September 2024 (2024-09-16) Friendly game Qatar  v  Palestine Qatar
21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Palestine  v  Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
23 September 2024 (2024-09-23) 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Macau  v  Palestine Saudi Arabia
27 September 2024 (2024-09-27) 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Palestine  v  Australia Saudi Arabia
29 September 2024 (2024-09-29) 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Afghanistan  v  Palestine Saudi Arabia

Players

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Current squad

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The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Rami Jabareen (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) Israel Umm al-Fahm
1GK Basim Afghani (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) State of Palestine Markaz Balata
1GK Arafat Al-Torok (2005-09-13) 13 September 2005 (age 19) Spain CF Motril
2DF Bashir Al-Din Abbas (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) Netherlands Kozakken Boys
2DF Jihad Al-Hallaq (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) Lebanon Tadamon Sour SC
2DF Jalil Abu Hejab (2006-12-25) 25 December 2006 (age 17) Germany Berliner AK 07
2DF Khalid Abu El Haija (2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 18) Germany Carl Zeiss Jena
2DF Muhammad Al-Zaghir (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) State of Palestine Ahli Al-Khalil
2DF Muhannad Nouri (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) State of Palestine Markaz Askar
2DF Abdel Rahman Sobh (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) State of Palestine Jenin Club
2DF Ebadah Kaddoura (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) Germany
3MF Aisam Daraghmah (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) State of Palestine Tubas Club
3MF Nour El-Din Abu Aisha (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) State of Palestine Ahli Qalqilya
3MF Abdul Hadi Rashid (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) Lebanon Al Ansar FC
3MF Salah Jallad (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) State of Palestine Thaqafi Tulkarm
3MF Muhammad Faour (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) State of Palestine Markaz Balata
3MF Monir Al Badarin (2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 19) Bulgaria Rozova Dolina
3MF Rakan Khalil (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) State of Palestine Al-Ubaidiyah
4FW Ahmad Badran (2007-12-05) 5 December 2007 (age 16) Germany Union Berlin
4FW Suhaib Elias Ali (2007-12-12) 12 December 2007 (age 16) Germany Union Berlin
4FW Ray Salem (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) Peru San Martin
4FW Basim El-Haj (2006-10-07) 7 October 2006 (age 18) Germany Eintracht Braunschweig
4FW Muhammad Habibullah (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) Israel

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""فدائي" الشباب يتأهل لنصف نهائي كأس العرب". وكالة الصحافة الفلسطينية. July 31, 2022.
  2. ^ @FutbolPalestine (25 July 2022). "Palestine's U20 team won its first ever game at an Arab Cup in a game for the ages, defeating Sudan 5-3. Highligh…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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