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| Association | Palestinian Football Association | ||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Ibrahim Abu Madi | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | PLE | ||
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| First international | |||
 Iran 2–2Palestine  (Kuwait City,Kuwait; 4 April 2002) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Palestine 9–0Sri Lanka  (Isa Town,Bahrain; 22 March 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Bahrain 5–0Palestine (Beirut,Lebanon; 5 October 2002) | |||
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in2018) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2018) | ||
ThePalestine national under-23 football team (Arabic:منتخب فلسطين تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم), also known as thePalestine Olympic football team, representsPalestine in internationalfootball competitions in theOlympic Games, theAsian Games, and theAFC U-23 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23international football tournament. The team also serves as thenational under-22 football team of Palestine.
The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The team is controlled by thePalestinian Football Association. The side has never qualified for the Olympic Games. They have participated five times in theAsian Games and once in theAFC U-23 Asian Cup.[1]
| Summer Olympic Games record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation, city and year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1908–1988 | SeePalestine national team | SeePalestine national team | ||||||||||||||||
 Barcelona 1992 | did not participate | did not participate | ||||||||||||||||
 Atlanta 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sydney 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Athens 2004 | did not qualify | First round win, Second round defeat | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
 Beijing 2008 | First round defeat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
 London 2012 | First round win, Second round defeat | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Rio 2016 | The2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||||
 Tokyo 2020 | The2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||||
 Paris 2024 | The2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | ||
| AFC U-23 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 | |
 2013 | did not qualify | 4th of 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
 2016 | 3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | 7th of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad | 1st of 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
 2020 | did not qualify | 2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||
 2022 | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Best: Quarter-finals | 1/7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | – | Total | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 23 | |
| WAFF U-23 Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2015 | Group stage | 7th of 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad |
| 2021 | Group stage | 5th of 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
| 2022 | did not participate | ||||||||
 2023 | Group stage | 5th of 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Squad |
| Total | Best: group stage | 3/4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | – |
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation, city and year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1951–1998 | SeePalestine national football team | ||||||||
 Busan 2002 | Group stage | 21st of 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | Squad |
| Doha 2006 | Group stage | 22nd of 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Squad |
| Guangzhou 2010 | Group stage | 20th of 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Squad |
| Incheon 2014 | Round of 16 | 14th of 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad |
 Indonesia 2018 | Round of 16 | 11th of 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Squad |
| China 2022 | Round of 16 | 15th of 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Squad |
| Total | Best: round of 16 | 6/6 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 34 | – |
| Arab Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation, city and year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1953–2011 | SeePalestine national football team | ||||||||
 Algeria 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | |
| Total | Best: group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | |
v
Kyrgyzstan| 3 September 2025 (2025-09-03)2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Palestine | 1–2 | Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
v Palestine| 6 September 2025 (2025-09-06)2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Sri Lanka | 0–5 | Palestine | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
v Palestine| 9 September 2025 (2025-09-09)2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Uzbekistan | – | Palestine | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
The following players have been called up to participate in the2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers against Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan, scheduled to take place from 3 to 9 September 2025.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Mahdi Assi | (2004-12-24)24 December 2004 (age 20) | | |||
| 1GK | Rami Jabareen | (2005-03-01)1 March 2005 (age 20) |  Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | |||
| 1GK | Mohammed Abu Shaqra | (2006-03-25)25 March 2006 (age 19) | | |||
| 2DF | Moaz Nahnoosh | (2004-08-14)14 August 2004 (age 21) | | |||
| 2DF | Abdul Hamid Abu Qubaita | (2004-05-19)19 May 2004 (age 21) | | |||
| 2DF | Amr Rizq | (2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (age 22) |  Delphi | |||
| 2DF | Khalid Abu El Haija | (2005-11-13)13 November 2005 (age 20) |  1. FC Nürnberg II | |||
| 2DF | Muayad Hasassnah | (2004-02-26)26 February 2004 (age 21) | | |||
| 2DF | Yazan Sharha | (2003-01-18)18 January 2003 (age 22) | | |||
| 2DF | Zacarías Abuhadba | (2005-07-20)20 July 2005 (age 20) |  Deportes Antofagasta | |||
| 3MF | Ali Al-Taamra | (2004-11-01)1 November 2004 (age 21) | | |||
| 3MF | Mohammad Al-Batsh | (2004-07-29)29 July 2004 (age 21) |  Al-Qadisiyah | |||
| 3MF | Qais Taha | (2003-07-23)23 July 2003 (age 22) | | |||
| 3MF | Mohammed Sandouqa | (2003-04-05)5 April 2003 (age 22) |  Sama Al-Sarhan SC | |||
| 3MF | Suhaib Elias Ali | (2007-12-12)12 December 2007 (age 17) | 1.FC Union Berlin U19 | |||
| 3MF | Hadi Dakour | (2004-06-28)28 June 2004 (age 21) |  Shabab Al Sahel | |||
| 3MF | Tariq Awawdeh | (2006-07-24)24 July 2006 (age 19) | | |||
| 3MF | Abdulhadi Rashid | (2005-06-06)6 June 2005 (age 20) | Al-Ansar FC U19 | |||
| 3MF | Jihad Abu Al-Ainain | (2003-08-10)10 August 2003 (age 22) | Racing Beirut | |||
| 4FW | Ibrahim Abu Allan | (2004-05-03)3 May 2004 (age 21) | | |||
| 4FW | Hassan Daoud | (2004-01-23)23 January 2004 (age 21) | | |||
| 4FW | Oday Hassoun | (2004-02-22)22 February 2004 (age 21) |  Hutteen SC | |||
| 4FW | Bassam Abdullah | (2004-03-10)10 March 2004 (age 21) | | |||
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