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The Palestine women's national football team () represents
Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...
in international
women's football Women's football most often refers to: * Women's association football Women's football may also refer to: * Women's gridiron football * Women's Australian rules football * Ladies' Gaelic football * Women's rugby league * Women's rugby union ...
competitions. The team was established by Samar Araj in 2003 and is controlled by the
Palestinian Football Association The Palestinian Football Association () is the governing body for football in Palestine, and for the men's Palestine national football team and the Palestine women's national football team. History Palestinian Jewish formation The Mandatory Pa ...
(PFA), the governing body for football in Palestine. Palestine played their first match in 2005 against
Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
in a 9–0 defeat at the
WAFF Women's Championship The West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship (), or simply WAFF Women's Championship, is an international women's association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the West Asian Footbal ...
. Five years later, they entered their first
AFC Women's Asian cup Qualification The AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification, is a quadrennial international association football competition for women's, organised by the sport's Asian governing body, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to decide the participants for AFC Women's ...
. 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 The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, abou ...
. 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 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
when they finished as runners-up, marking their highest achievement to date.


History

On 15 May 2024, 76 years from the
Nakba The Nakba () is the ethnic cleansing; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; of Palestinian Arabs through their violent displacement and dispossession of land, property, and belongings, along with the destruction of their s ...
, the Palestine women's national team played an unofficial friendly game against Irish club
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in
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, Ireland, winning 2–1. The game marked the first time any senior Palestine national team played a game in Europe.


Results and fixtures

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


2025


Coaching staff


Current coaching staff


Historical

* Hani Al Majdoubah (2009–2013) * Nasser Beitello (2014) * Abdul Fattah Arar (2017) * Ahmed Sharf (2018) * Raed Al Khdour (2019) * Simon Khair (2021) * Nasser Beitello (2022–present)


Players


Current squad

The following players were called up for the
friendly matches An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, scrimmage, demonstration, training match, pre-season game, warmup match, or preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the playe ...
against
Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...
, on 29 May and 1 June 2025.


Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.


Previous squads

;WAFF Women's Championship *
2022 WAFF Women's Championship The 2022 West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship, or simply 2022 WAFF Women's Championship, was the 7th edition of the WAFF Women's Championship, the international women's football championship of Western Asia organised by the West A ...


Competitive record


FIFA Women's World Cup

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Olympic Games

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks A penalty shot or penalty kick is a play used in several sports whereby a goal is attempted during untimed play. Depending on the sport, when a player commits certain types of penalties, the opposition is awarded a penalty shot or kick attempt. T ...
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AFC Women's Asian Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks A penalty shot or penalty kick is a play used in several sports whereby a goal is attempted during untimed play. Depending on the sport, when a player commits certain types of penalties, the opposition is awarded a penalty shot or kick attempt. T ...
.''


Asian Games


WAFF Women's Championship

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks A penalty shot or penalty kick is a play used in several sports whereby a goal is attempted during untimed play. Depending on the sport, when a player commits certain types of penalties, the opposition is awarded a penalty shot or kick attempt. T ...
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Arab Women's Championship


Arabia Cup


See also

* Sport in Palestine * Football in the State of Palestine * Palestine women's national under-20 football team * Palestine men's national football team


References


External links


Official websiteFIFA profile
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