Palestine women's national football team

The Palestine national women's football team represents Palestine in international women's football competitions. The team was founded by Samar Araj in 2003.[3][4] 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.

Palestine

Nickname(s)	الفدائيات‎ (The Fedayeen)
Association	Palestinian Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Ahmad Sharaf[1]
Captain	Natalie H. Abulhawa
FIFA code	PLE
FIFA ranking
Current	NR (18 December 2020)[2]
Highest	86 (December 2017)
Lowest	116 (September 2019)
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)
West Asian Football Federation Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2005)
Best result	4th

Achievements

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
2011	Did not qualify
2015
2019
2023	To be determined
Total	0/6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1996	Did not Enter
2000	Did not Enter
2004	Did not Enter
2008	Did not Enter
2012	Did not Qualify
2016	Did not Qualify
2020	To be determined
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	To be determined
Total	0/7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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
Total	5/6	18	4	2	12	32	75	−43

*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

Arabia Cup

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

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifier vs. Thailand and Chinese Taipei on September 3 and 4, 2017.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club

Fixtures and results

See also

• Palestinian Football Federation
• Palestine national football team
• Women's football

References

1. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Palestine - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
3. "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.
4. 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.

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile