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.

History

In July 2022, Palestine beat Sudan in the Arab Cup 5–3 to achieve its first victory in the history of the tournament. 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

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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
1977 Did not enter Did not enter
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003 Did not qualify The 2002 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2005 The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2007 The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2009 Disqualified Disqualified
2011 Did not qualify The 2010 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2013 The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2015 The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2017 The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2019 The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2023 The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2025 The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total – 0/24 – – – – – – – Total – – – – – –

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

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
1959 Did not enter Did not enter
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1980
1982
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002 Did not qualify 3rd of 3 2 0 0 2 3 8
2004 3rd of 3 2 0 0 2 2 13
2006 3rd of 3 2 0 0 2 0 9
2008 Disqualified Disqualified
2010 Did not qualify 3rd of 5 5 1 1 3 7 11
2012 5th of 5 4 0 0 4 1 6
2014 2nd of 3 2 0 1 1 1 2
2016 2nd of 4 3 2 0 1 3 5
2018 3rd of 3 3 0 0 3 2 9
2020 3rd of 5 4 2 1 1 10 7
2023 3rd of 5 4 2 1 1 8 10
Total – 0/41 – – – – – – – Total 31 7 4 20 37 80

Arab Cup U-20

Arab Cup U-20 record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2011 Group stage 9 of 10 4 0 0 4 1 8 Squad
2012 Did not participate
2014 Cancelled
2020 Group stage 15 of 16 3 0 0 3 2 9 Squad
2021 Did not participate
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

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

Current squad

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 20) Umm al-Fahm
1GK Basim Afghani (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) Markaz Balata
1GK Arafat Al-Torok (2005-09-13) 13 September 2005 (age 19) CF Motril
2DF Bashir Al-Din Abbas (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) Kozakken Boys
2DF Jihad Al-Hallaq (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) Tadamon Sour SC
2DF Jalil Abu Hejab (2006-12-25) 25 December 2006 (age 18) Berliner AK 07
2DF Khalid Abu El Haija (2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 19) Carl Zeiss Jena
2DF Muhammad Al-Zaghir (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) Ahli Al-Khalil
2DF Muhannad Nouri (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) Markaz Askar
2DF Abdel Rahman Sobh (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) Jenin Club
2DF Ebadah Kaddoura (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)
3MF Aisam Daraghmah (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) Tubas Club
3MF Nour El-Din Abu Aisha (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) Ahli Qalqilya
3MF Abdul Hadi Rashid (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) Al Ansar FC
3MF Salah Jallad (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) Thaqafi Tulkarm
3MF Muhammad Faour (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) Markaz Balata
3MF Monir Al Badarin (2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 19) Rozova Dolina
3MF Rakan Khalil (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) Al-Ubaidiyah
4FW Ahmad Badran (2007-12-05) 5 December 2007 (age 17) Union Berlin
4FW Suhaib Elias Ali (2007-12-12) 12 December 2007 (age 17) Union Berlin
4FW Ray Salem (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) San Martin
4FW Basim El-Haj (2006-10-07) 7 October 2006 (age 18) Eintracht Braunschweig
4FW Muhammad Habibullah (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)

See also

References

  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.