The Palestine national under-20 football team () is the national under-20

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team of

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and is controlled by the

Palestinian Football Association The Palestinian Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم) is the governing body for football in Palestine, and for the men's Palestine national football team and the Palestine women's national football te ...

. The team also serves as the national under-19 football team of Palestine. The team is yet to qualify for both the

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and the

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. However, Palestine's biggest achievement is reaching the semi-finals of the

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History

In July 2022, Palestine beat

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in the

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5–3 to achieve its first victory in the history of the tournament. Palestine missed out yet again on a chance for a

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

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Arab Cup U-20

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the

References

External links

Official Website (in Arabic)
{{AFC under-20 teams U Asian national under-20 association football teams