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[3] in 2003.[4] Its first game was a match against Jordan in 2005, which it lost 1–0. The women's team made 3 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	117 3 (26 June 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

History

Honours

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.

Asian Games

West Asia 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 Coaching staff During the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification in April 2009, Hani Saeed Ahmad Almajdoubah was coach. 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 Recent call-ups Previous squad Individual records Most capped players Top goalscorers Managers Fixtures and results 2019 2020 See also Palestinian Football Federation Palestine national football team Women's football Notes References FIFA.com. "Member Association - Palestine - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-02-24. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020. "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. 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