| Nickname(s) | الفدائيات (TheFedayeen) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Palestinian Football Association (الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Nasser Beitello | ||
| Captain | Aya Khattab | ||
| FIFA code | PLE | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 129 | ||
| Highest | 84 (December 2013) | ||
| Lowest | 136 (December 2023 – March 2024; March 2025) | ||
| First international | |||
(Amman,Jordan, 23 September 2005) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Manama,Bahrain, 20 October 2010) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates; 26 February 2010) (Amman,Jordan; 19 April 2014) (Dushanbe,Tajikistan; 2 July 2025) | |||
| WAFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in2005) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2014) | ||
ThePalestine women's national football team (Arabic:المنتخب الفلسطيني لكرة القدم النسائي) representsPalestine in internationalwomen's football competitions. The team was established by Samar Araj in 2003[2][3] and is controlled by thePalestinian Football Association (PFA), the governing body forfootball in Palestine.
Palestine played their first match in 2005 againstJordan in a 9–0 defeat at theWAFF Women's Championship. Five years later, they entered their firstAFC Women's Asian cup Qualification. 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 theMaldives.
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 in2014 when they finished as runners-up, marking their highest achievement to date.
On 15 May 2024 the Palestine women's national team played an unofficial friendly game against Irish clubBohemians inDublin, Ireland, winning 2–1. The game marked the first time any senior Palestine national team played a game in Europe.[4]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
| 29 November 2024 (2024-11-29)Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | Doha, Qatar | |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Youssef | Stadium:Aspire Academy Stadium Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman) |
| 3 December 2024 (2024-12-03)Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Doha, Qatar | |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium:Aspire Academy Stadium Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman) |
| 6 April 2025Non-FIFA friendly | Vålerenga | 4–0 | Oslo, Norway | |
| 14:30 UTC+1 |
| Stadium:Intility Arena |
| 29 May 2025 (2025-05-29)Friendly | Lebanon | 1–1 | Beirut, Lebanon | |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Iskandar | Report | Youssef | Stadium:Champville Stadium Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria) |
| 1 June 2025 (2025-06-01)Friendly | Lebanon | 2–1 | Jounieh, Lebanon | |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report | Nasr | Stadium:Fouad Chehab Stadium |
| 24 June 2025 (2025-06-24)Friendly | Uzbekistan | 4–0 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| 20:00 UTC+5 |
| Stadium:Do'stlik Stadion |
| 29 June 2025 (2025-06-29)2026 Asian Cup qualification | Malaysia | 1–0 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
| 19:00 UTC+5 | Farahiyah | Report (AFC) | Stadium:Pamir Stadium Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei) |
| 2 July 2025 (2025-07-02)2026 Asian Cup qualification | Palestine | 0–10 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
| 19:00 UTC+5 | Report |
| Stadium:Pamir Stadium Referee: Roziyabonu Yusupova (Uzbekistan) |
| 5 July 2025 (2025-07-05)2026 Asian Cup qualification | Palestine | 3–0 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
| 22:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium:Pamir Stadium Referee: Gulshoda Saidqulova (Uzbekistan) |
| 24 November 2025 (2025-11-24)2025 WAFF Championship GS | Palestine | v | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 16:45 UTC+3 | Stadium:Hall Stadium – King Abdullah Sports City |
| 26 November 2025 (2025-11-26)2025 WAFF Championship GS | Lebanon | v | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 19:45 UTC+3 | Stadium:Hall Stadium – King Abdullah Sports City |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team manager | |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goal Keeper coach | |
| Physiotherapist |
The following players were called up for the2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification matches againstUzbekistan and another opponent in June 2025.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Charlotte Phillips | (2005-06-24)24 June 2005 (age 20) | ||||
| 1GK | Mirave Marouf | (2006-01-14)14 January 2006 (age 19) | ||||
| 1GK | Guevara Alsheikh | |||||
| 2DF | Sara Kord | (2005-02-05)5 February 2005 (age 20) | ||||
| 2DF | Sireen Ghattas | (2001-05-29)29 May 2001 (age 24) | ||||
| 2DF | Pia Kassis | (2008-09-26)26 September 2008 (age 17) | ||||
| 2DF | Dalia Asad Halim | |||||
| 2DF | Nagham Shebat | |||||
| 2DF | Rand Halawani | |||||
| 3MF | Sara Shakhsher | (2004-04-26)26 April 2004 (age 21) | ||||
| 3MF | Nadine Elias | (1995-05-31)31 May 1995 (age 30) | Arraba | |||
| 3MF | Dima Al Ramhe | (2001-11-23)23 November 2001 (age 24) | Tamra | |||
| 3MF | Nadine Mohamed | (2003-10-07)7 October 2003 (age 22) | ||||
| 3MF | Ahlam-Laila Nasr | (2004-11-04)4 November 2004 (age 21) | ||||
| 3MF | Naomi Phillips | (2007-02-03)3 February 2007 (age 18) | ||||
| 3MF | Dina Abdeen | (2006-11-21)21 November 2006 (age 19) | ||||
| 3MF | Rania Sansur | (2006-04-24)24 April 2006 (age 19) | ||||
| 3MF | Zjada Baydass | (2004-03-23)23 March 2004 (age 21) | ||||
| 3MF | Emily Ibrahim | (2003-07-30)30 July 2003 (age 22) | ||||
| 4FW | Hala Sarrawi | (2003-02-14)14 February 2003 (age 22) | ||||
| 4FW | Miral Qassis | (2006-07-22)22 July 2006 (age 19) | ||||
| 4FW | Florencia Saavedra | (2005-04-04)4 April 2005 (age 20) | ||||
| 4FW | Nour Youssef | (2005-07-18)18 July 2005 (age 20) | ||||
| 4FW | Narin Abu Asfar | (2008-01-12)12 January 2008 (age 17) | ||||
| 4FW | Malak Barakat | (2006-03-16)16 March 2006 (age 19) | ||||
| 4FW | Fadwa El Husseiny | 2003 (age 21–22) | ||||
The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months but were not included in the June 2025 Asian qualifiers.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Natalia Fernández | - | - | v | ||
| DF | Amna Bakri | (1999-10-04)4 October 1999 (age 26) | - | - | Hapoel Ihud Bnot I'billin | v |
| DF | Mira Natour | (1999-05-15)15 May 1999 (age 26) | - | - | v | |
| MF | Tala Gabi | 2007 (age 17–18) | - | - | 2024 WAFF Championship | |
| MF | Lillian Nasrah | (2004-04-13)13 April 2004 (age 21) | - | - | 2024 WAFF Championship | |
| MF | Jeniver Shattara | (2003-05-09)9 May 2003 (age 22) | - | - | v | |
| FW | Natali Qassis | - | - | 2024 WAFF Championship | ||
| FW | Aya Abed | (1999-01-05)5 January 1999 (age 26) | - | - | Hapoel Ihud Bnot I'billin | v |
| DF | Dina Abdeen | (2006-11-21)21 November 2006 (age 19) | - | - | v | |
| DF | Rania Sansur | (2006-04-24)24 April 2006 (age 19) | - | - | v | |
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
| Did not enter | |||||||||||
| Did not qualify | |||||||||||
| To be determined | |||||||||||
| To be determined | |||||||||||
| Total | 0/6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| Did not enter | |||||||||
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Withdrew | |||||||||
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Total | 0/7 | ||||||||
| AFC Women's Asian Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Did not enter | ||||||||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | −20 | |
| Did not enter | ||||||||
| 4th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 | |
| Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 5th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | |
| 4th place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | |
| Semi-finalist | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | |
| Total | 8/9 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 92 | −55 |
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | |
| Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 |