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Governing body for football in Palestine
Palestinian Football Association AFC Short name PFA Founded 1998; 26 years ago (1998) Headquarters Jerusalem FIFA affiliationProvisional: 31 May 1995 AFC affiliation1995 (Provisional member), 1998 WAFF affiliation2000 President Jibril Rajoub Website pfa
The Palestinian Football Association (Arabic : 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 team .
History
Palestinian Jewish formation
The Mandatory Palestine Football Federation was founded in 1928 in the British Mandate of Palestine. Its national team, Mandatory Palestine national football team, participated in qualifying rounds for the 1934 Football World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup . In 1948 it changed its name to Israel Football Association .
Palestinian Arab formation
A Palestine Football Association representing the Palestinian Arabs was formed in 1962 and has been a member of the Union of Arab Football Associations since that was formed in 1974.
Palestinian Authority
It was accepted as a member by FIFA in 1998, after the creation of the Palestinian Authority . The PFA has also been a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 1998, in the West Asian Football Federation .
On 11 February 2011, the PFA formed the first women's league.
Divisions
The football division system is parted into two: the West Bank and Gaza Strip . There is a men's West Bank Premier League and a men's Gaza Strip Premier League as well as a West Bank Women's League .
Management
President: General Jibril Rajoub
First Vice-president: Ibrahim Abu Saleem
Vice-president: Susan Shalabi, Ziab El Khatib
General Secretary: Omar Abu Hashia See also
References
FIFA.com. "Member Association – Palestine – FIFA.com" . www.fifa.com . Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
"Presidential Election Item 13 on FIFA Congress Agenda" . fifa.com . FIFA. 16 April 1998. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014."Soccer is Under Fire in Palestine" . vice.com . Vice. 24 June 2014."Football in Palestine: Power, conflict, and hope" . 18 January 2021.FIFA.com. "Member Association - Israel" . www.fifa.com . Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
^ "Palestinian footballers: National team without a state – DW – 11/16/2023" . dw.com . Retrieved 2024-01-02.
admin (2021-10-08). "Palestine Goes International: On Palestinian Achievements in Sports throughout the Decades" . Palestine Chronicle . Retrieved 2024-01-02.
"Member Association - Palestine" . www.fifa.com . FIFA. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2014."Women's league kicks-off in Palestine" . www.the-afc.com . Asian Football Confederation. 11 February 2011.Khaled, Ali (2015-07-27). "Football in times of crisis: Palestine's game endures in the face of tragedy" . The National . Retrieved 2024-01-02.
von der Lippe, Gerd (2020-07-02). "'We can!' – women's football in the Occupied West Bank" . European Journal for Sport and Society . 17 (3): 214–230. doi :10.1080/16138171.2020.1792073 . ISSN 1613-8171 .
^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Palestine" . www.fifa.com . Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation" . The AFC . Retrieved 2020-11-03.
External links
National football associations of Asia (AFC ) West Asia (WAFF )
Central Asia (CAFA )
South Asia (SAFF )
East Asia (EAFF )
Southeast Asia (AFF )
Defunct
denote full Member Association is not a FIFA member
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