Palestine national under-23 football team
| Association | Palestinian Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Ibrahim Abu Madi | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | PLE | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
| Iran 2–2 Palestine (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 4 April 2002) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Palestine 9–0 Sri Lanka (Isa Town, Bahrain; 22 March 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Bahrain 5–0 Palestine (Beirut, Lebanon; 5 October 2002) | |||
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2018) | ||
The Palestine national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم), also known as the Palestine Olympic football team, represents Palestine in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, and the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23 international football tournament. The team also serves as the national 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 the Palestinian Football Association. The side has never qualified for the Olympic Games. They have participated five times in the Asian Games and once in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[1]
Competitive record
Summer Olympic Games
| 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 | See Palestine national team | See Palestine 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 | The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo 2020 | The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||||
| Paris 2024 | The 2024 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
| 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
| 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
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1951–1998
|
See Palestine 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
| Arab Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1953–2011
|
See Palestine national football team | ||||||||
| Algeria 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | |
| Total | Best: group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | |
Recent results and matches
2025
| 3 September 2025 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Palestine | 1–2 | Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| 6 September 2025 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Sri Lanka | 0–5 | Palestine | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| 9 September 2025 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Uzbekistan | – | Palestine | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
Players
Current squad
The following players have been called up to participate in the 2026 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mahdi Assi | 24 December 2004 | ||||
| GK | Rami Jabareen | 1 March 2005 | Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | |||
| GK | Mohammed Abu Shaqra | 25 March 2006 | ||||
| DF | Moaz Nahnoosh | 14 August 2004 | ||||
| DF | Abdul Hamid Abu Qubaita | 19 May 2004 | ||||
| DF | Amr Rizq | 23 April 2003 | Delphi | |||
| DF | Khalid Abu El Haija | 13 November 2005 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | |||
| DF | Muayad Hasassnah | 26 February 2004 | ||||
| DF | Yazan Sharha | 18 January 2003 | ||||
| DF | Zacarías Abuhadba | 20 July 2005 | Deportes Antofagasta | |||
| MF | Ali Al-Taamra | 1 November 2004 | ||||
| MF | Mohammad Al-Batsh | 29 July 2004 | Al-Qadisiyah | |||
| MF | Qais Taha | 23 July 2003 | ||||
| MF | Mohammed Sandouqa | 5 April 2003 | Sama Al-Sarhan SC | |||
| MF | Suhaib Elias Ali | 12 December 2007 | 1.FC Union Berlin U19 | |||
| MF | Hadi Dakour | 28 June 2004 | Shabab Al Sahel | |||
| MF | Tariq Awawdeh | 24 July 2006 | ||||
| MF | Abdulhadi Rashid | 6 June 2005 | Al-Ansar FC U19 | |||
| MF | Jihad Abu Al-Ainain | 10 August 2003 | Racing Beirut | |||
| FW | Ibrahim Abu Allan | 3 May 2004 | ||||
| FW | Hassan Daoud | 23 January 2004 | ||||
| FW | Oday Hassoun | 22 February 2004 | Hutteen SC | |||
| FW | Bassam Abdullah | 10 March 2004 | ||||
Previous squads
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Asian Games
- Asian Games 2002 squad
- Asian Games 2006 squad
- Asian Games 2010 squad
- Asian Games 2014 squad
- Asian Games 2018 squad
Arab Games
See also
- Palestine national football team
- Palestine national under-20 football team
- Palestine national under-17 football team
- Football in Palestine
References
- ^ "Asian U-23 Championship 2018". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 December 2020.