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Palestine women's national football team

Women's national association football team representing Palestine

Summary

Women's national association football team representing Palestine

Field	Value
type	Women
Name	Palestine
Badge_size	200px
Nickname	الفدائيات
(The Fedayeen)
Association	Palestinian Football Association
(الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Coach	Ahmed Sharf
Captain	Sireen Ghattas
FIFA Trigramme	PLE
FIFA Rank
FIFA max	84
FIFA max date	December 2013
FIFA min	136
FIFA min date	December 2023 – March 2024; March 2025
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First game	9–0
(Amman, Jordan, 23 September 2005)
Largest win	0–18
(Manama, Bahrain, 20 October 2010)
Largest loss	10–0
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 26 February 2010)
10–0
(Amman, Jordan; 19 April 2014)
0–10
(Dushanbe, Tajikistan; 2 July 2025)
2ndRegional name	WAFF Championship
2ndRegional cup apps	7
2ndRegional cup first	2005
2ndRegional cup best	Runners-up (2014, 2025 )

the women's team

(The Fedayeen) (الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم) | Sub-confederation = WAFF (West Asia) (Amman, Jordan, 23 September 2005) (Manama, Bahrain, 20 October 2010) (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 26 February 2010) 10–0 (Amman, Jordan; 19 April 2014) 0–10 (Dushanbe, Tajikistan; 2 July 2025) The Palestine women's national football team () represents Palestine in international women's football competitions. The team was established by Samar Araj in 2003{{Cite news | access-date = 26 June 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100104192856/http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/04/08/iqbal-tamimi-women-in-sport-and-journalism-the-first-womens-football-team-on-gaza-played-against-the-odds/ | archive-date = 4 January 2010

Palestine played their first match in 2005 against Jordan in a 9–0 defeat at the WAFF Women's Championship. Five years later, they entered their first AFC Women's Asian cup Qualification. Although Palestine didn't make it to the final tournament, they recorded their first international win during the qualification campaign with a 4–0 win against the Maldives.

Whilst the team has yet to qualify for any major international tournament, they participated in seven (out of eight) WAFF Women's Championship editions. Their best performance came in 2014 when they finished as runners-up, marking their highest achievement to date.

History

On 15 May 2024 the Palestine women's national team played an unofficial friendly game against Irish club Bohemians in Dublin, Ireland, winning 2–1. The game marked the first time any senior Palestine national team played a game in Europe.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Palestine women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

; Legend

2024

Tawfiq
Fahad
Mobarak
Ghattas

2025

Preus
Fredø
Hole-Stenerud
Salha
Iskandar
Shoyimova
Khabibullaeva
Karachik
Ergasheva
Kim Kyong-yong
Ri Hak
Chae Un-yong
Myong Yu-jong
Kord
Kim Song-gyong
Halim
Youssef
Sweilem
Feras
Al-Bitar
Kord
Sansur
Qassis

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name
Team manager	PLE Dima Said
Head coach	PLE Ahmed Sharf
Assistant coach	PLE Ahmad Hammad
Goal Keeper coach	PLE Saed Manasra
Physiotherapist	PLE Sabreen Owda

Historical

PLE Hani Al Majdoubah (2009–2013)
PLE Nasser Beitello (2014)
PLE Abdul Fattah Arar (2017)
PLE Ahmed Sharf (2018)+ (6/2025-present)
PLE Raed Al Khdour (2019)
PLE Simon Khair (2021)
PLE Nasser Beitello (2022–2025)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification matches against Uzbekistan and another opponent in June 2025.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months but were not included in the June 2025 Asian qualifiers.

Previous squads

;WAFF Women's Championship

2022 WAFF Women's Championship

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record	Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Total		0/6		–		–		–		–		–		–		–		–
	USA 2003	Did not enter
	China 2007
	Germany 2011	Did not qualify
	Canada 2015
	France 2019
	AustraliaNew Zealand 2023
	Brazil 2027
	Costa RicaJamaicaMexicoUSA 2031	To be determined
	UK 2035	To be determined

:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record	Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD	Total		0/7
USA 1996	Did not enter
AUS 2000
GRE 2004
CHN 2008
GBR 2012	Did not qualify
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024	Withdrew
USA 2028	Did not qualify

:*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	Total		0/8		–		–		–		–		–		–		–
Thailand 2003	Did not enter
	Australia 2006
Vietnam 2008
China 2010	Did not qualify
Vietnam 2014
Jordan 2018
India 2022
Australia 2026

:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

WAFF Women's Championship

Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
JOR 2005	5th place	4	0	1	3	1	21	−20
JOR 2007	Did not enter
UAE 2010	4th place	4	1	0	3	19	17	+2
UAE 2011	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	16	−12
JOR 2014	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	8	10	−2
BHR 2019	5th place	4	0	1	3	0	11	−11
JOR 2022	4th place	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7
KSA 2024	Semi-finalist	4	2	0	2	4	9	−5
KSA 2025

:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Women's Championship

Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
EGY 2006	Group stage		3	0	0	3	1	15	−14
EGY 2021	Group stage		2	0	0	2	2	8	−6

Arabia Cup

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

References

(18 July 2007). "The Bethlehem Women's Football Team: The First in the Occupied Palestinian Territories". Alternative Information Center.
(16 May 2024). "Bohemian FC Played the Palestine National Team to Raise Funds in a Friendly Match".
(22 June 2025). "Palestine women's national team heads to Uzbekistan for Asian qualifiers". [[Palestinian Football Association]].

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