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Palestine Under-20

Association	PFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Sajed Karakra
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	PLE
First colours Second colours
First international
Iraq 3–1 Palestine  (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; 28 July 2002)
Biggest win
Guam 0–5 Palestine  (Muang Xai, Laos; 11 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
Palestine  0–8 Japan  (Muang Xai, Laos 16 September 2022)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	0
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	0

The Palestine national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين تحت 20 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-20 football team of Palestine and is controlled by the Palestinian Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-19 football team of Palestine.

The team is yet to qualify for both the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the AFC U-20 Asian Cup. However, Palestine's biggest achievement is reaching the semi-finals of the 2022 Arab Cup U-20.

History

In July 2022, Palestine beat Sudan in the Arab Cup 5–3 to achieve its first victory in the history of the tournament. Palestine missed out yet again on a chance for a AFC U-20 Asian Cup 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

FIFA U-20 World Cup record											Qualification record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977	Did not enter										Did not enter
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003	Did not qualify										The 2002 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2005											The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2007											The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2009	Disqualified										Disqualified
2011	Did not qualify										The 2010 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2013											The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2015											The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2017											The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2019											The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2023											The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2025											The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total	–	0/24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Total	–	–	–	–	–	–

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record											Qualification record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1959	Did not enter										Did not enter
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1980
1982
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002	Did not qualify										3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	3	8
2004											3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	2	13
2006											3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	0	9
2008	Disqualified										Disqualified
2010	Did not qualify										3rd of 5	5	1	1	3	7	11
2012											5th of 5	4	0	0	4	1	6
2014											2nd of 3	2	0	1	1	1	2
2016											2nd of 4	3	2	0	1	3	5
2018											3rd of 3	3	0	0	3	2	9
2020											3rd of 5	4	2	1	1	10	7
2023											3rd of 5	4	2	1	1	8	10
Total	–	0/41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Total	31	7	4	20	37	80

Arab Cup U-20

Arab Cup U-20 record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2011	Group stage	9 of 10	4	0	0	4	1	8	Squad
2012	Did not participate
2014	Cancelled
2020	Group stage	15 of 16	3	0	0	3	2	9	Squad
2021	Did not participate
2022	Semi-finals	4 of 18	4	1	1	2	6	10	Squad
Total	Best: Semi-finals	3 / 5	11	1	1	9	9	27	–

Recent results and matches

Matches played in the last 12 months.

26 June 2024 (2024-06-26) 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship	Syria	4–2	Palestine	Taif, Saudi Arabia
21:00	Ramadan 17', 57' Al-Omar 90+1' Dahan 90+4'	Report (PFA) Report (WAFF)	Badran 5' Daraghmah 42'	Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium

28 June 2024 (2024-06-28) 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship	Palestine	1–1	Bahrain	Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:00	S. Ali 31'	Report (PFA)	S. Awdi 61'	Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium Referee: Khaled Basaleh (Yemen)

30 June 2024 (2024-06-30) 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship	United Arab Emirates	0–1	Palestine	Taif, Saudi Arabia
21:00			Daraghmah 75'	Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium Referee: Sami Al-Jurais (Saudi Arabia)

14 September 2024 (2024-09-14) Friendly game

Qatar

v

Palestine

Qatar

16 September 2024 (2024-09-16) Friendly game

Qatar

v

Palestine

Qatar

21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Palestine

v

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

23 September 2024 (2024-09-23) 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Macau

v

Palestine

Saudi Arabia

27 September 2024 (2024-09-27) 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Palestine

v

Australia

Saudi Arabia

29 September 2024 (2024-09-29) 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Afghanistan

v

Palestine

Saudi Arabia

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Rami Jabareen	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	Umm al-Fahm
	1GK	Basim Afghani	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	Markaz Balata
	1GK	Arafat Al-Torok	(2005-09-13) 13 September 2005 (age 19)	CF Motril
	2DF	Bashir Al-Din Abbas	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	Kozakken Boys
	2DF	Jihad Al-Hallaq	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	Tadamon Sour SC
	2DF	Jalil Abu Hejab	(2006-12-25) 25 December 2006 (age 17)	Berliner AK 07
	2DF	Khalid Abu El Haija	(2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 19)	Carl Zeiss Jena
	2DF	Muhammad Al-Zaghir	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	Ahli Al-Khalil
	2DF	Muhannad Nouri	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	Markaz Askar
	2DF	Abdel Rahman Sobh	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	Jenin Club
	2DF	Ebadah Kaddoura	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)
	3MF	Aisam Daraghmah	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	Tubas Club
	3MF	Nour El-Din Abu Aisha	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	Ahli Qalqilya
	3MF	Abdul Hadi Rashid	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	Al Ansar FC
	3MF	Salah Jallad	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	Thaqafi Tulkarm
	3MF	Muhammad Faour	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	Markaz Balata
	3MF	Monir Al Badarin	(2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 19)	Rozova Dolina
	3MF	Rakan Khalil	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	Al-Ubaidiyah
	4FW	Ahmad Badran	(2007-12-05) 5 December 2007 (age 17)	Union Berlin
	4FW	Suhaib Elias Ali	(2007-12-12) 12 December 2007 (age 17)	Union Berlin
	4FW	Ray Salem	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	San Martin
	4FW	Basim El-Haj	(2006-10-07) 7 October 2006 (age 18)	Eintracht Braunschweig
	4FW	Muhammad Habibullah	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)

See also

• Palestine national football team
• Palestine national under-23 football team
• Palestine national under-17 football team
• Palestine women's national football team
• Football in Palestine

References

1. ""فدائي" الشباب يتأهل لنصف نهائي كأس العرب". وكالة الصحافة الفلسطينية. July 31, 2022.
2. @FutbolPalestine (25 July 2022). "Palestine's U20 team won its first ever game at an Arab Cup in a game for the ages, defeating Sudan 5-3. Highligh…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Official Website (in Arabic)

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