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| Short name | PFA |
| Founded | 1998; 27 years ago (1998)[1] |
| Headquarters | Jerusalem |
| FIFA affiliation | Provisional: 31 May 1995[2] Full member: 1998 |
| AFC affiliation | 1995(provisional member) 1998 |
| WAFF affiliation | 2000 |
| President | Jibril Rajoub |
| Website | pfa |
ThePalestinian Football Association (Arabic:الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم) is the governing body forfootball inPalestine, and for the men'sPalestine national football team and thePalestine women's national football team.[3][4]
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 the1934 Football World Cup and1938 FIFA World Cup. In 1948 it changed its name toIsrael Football Association.[5][6]
A Palestine Football Association representing the Palestinian Arabs was formed in 1962[7] and has been a member of theUnion of Arab Football Associations since that was formed in 1974.[8]
It was accepted as a member by FIFA in 1998, after the creation of thePalestinian Authority.[9] The PFA has also been a member of theAsian Football Confederation (AFC) since 1998, in theWest Asian Football Federation.[7]
On 11 February 2011, the PFA formed the first women's league.[10]
The football division system is parted into two: theWest Bank andGaza Strip. There is a men'sWest Bank Premier League and a men'sGaza Strip Premier League[11] as well as aWest Bank Women's League.[12]
| Name | Position | Source |
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 Jibril Rajoub | President | [13][14] |
| Ibrahim Abu Salim | Vice President | [13][14] |
| Susan Shalabi Molano | 2nd Vice President | [14] |
| Ziad Bekai | 3rd Vice President | [14] |
| Firas Abu Hilal | General Secretary | [13][14] |
| Ibrahim Eleyan | Treasurer | [13] |
| Abdalnasser Barakat | Technical Director | [13][14] |
 Makram Daboub | Team Coach (Men's) | [13][14] |
| Ahmad Sharaf | Team Coach (Women's) | [13][14] |
| Ghassan Jaradat | Media/Communications Manager | [13] |
| Anan Waleed | Futsal Coordinator | [13] |
| Hussam Al Hussein | Referee Coordinator | [13] |
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