Palestine women's national under-20 football team
| Nickname | الفدائيات |
|---|---|
| Association | Palestinian Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) |
| Head coach | Jina Khannouf |
| Home stadium | Various |
| FIFA code | PLE |
| First international | |
| Jordan 8–0 Palestine (Amman, Jordan; 18 October 2012) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Palestine 9–0 Kuwait (Aqaba, Jordan; 6 April 2025) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Myanmar 10–0 Palestine (Yangon, Myanmar; 20 December 2016) | |
The Palestine women's national under-20 football team, colloquially known as "The Redeemers" (Arabic: الفدائيات),[1] is the official national team that represents Palestine in football for young women. The team is controlled by the Palestinian Football Association. It is sometimes referred to as the under-19 or under-18 national team.
While team has never qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup or the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, it has won the WAFF U-20 Girls Championship in 2025.
History
The women's national team played its first competitive match against Jordan on 18 October 2012 during the Asian Cup qualifiers. It ended with an 8–0 loss.[2] They lost to Iran by the same margin in the following game, and they tied Tajikistan 2–2 in the penultimate game to earn Palestine its first-ever point. By goal differential versus Tajikistan, Palestine came in bottom.
Current squad
The following 21 players were selected for the 2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship in Aqaba, Jordan.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layana Abou Zarzour | 28 November 2006 | [[]] | ||
| Najwa Sabagh | 7 July 2007 | Serreyyeh | ||
| Tala Alali | 3 November 2006 | [[]] | ||
| Hala Balbaisi | 11 January 2007 | Serreyyeh | ||
| 11 | FW | Miral Qassis | 22 July 2006 | Zamalek |
| 9 | Rand Halawani | 15 November 2006 | [[]] | |
| 4 | Rein Maliha | 29 June 2007 | Serreyyeh | |
| Tala Qirsh | 1 January 2008 | Serreyyeh | ||
| Reham Ghrouf | 28 November 2007 | [[]] | ||
| 12 | Selina Ghneim | 3 September 2007 | [[]] | |
| Laurena Naber | 28 November 2007 | [[]] | ||
| 14 | Saba Elzamamiri | 15 January 2007 | [[]] | |
| 6 | FW | Narin Abu Asfar | 12 January 2008 | Rosengård |
| 10 | MF | Rania Sansur | 24 April 2006 | Audax Italiano |
| 7 | MF | Dina Abdeen | 21 November 2006 | South County |
| Farah Shaheen | 1 March 2007 | Petra Club | ||
| 8 | Malak Barakat | 16 March 2006 | Nashama Al-Mustaqbal | |
| 20 | Pia Kassis | 26 September 2008 | Eleven Football Pro | |
| 1 | GK | Mirave Marouf | 28 November 2007 | [[]] |
| Yara Mansour | 23 December 2007 | [[]] |
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
| FIFA U-20 Women's 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 | |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Did not qualify | The 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | The 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | The 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Did not qualify | The 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | The 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
| AFC U-20 Women's 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 | |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Did not qualify | 4th of 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |||||||||
| 2015 | Did not qualify | 3th of 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2017 | Did not qualify | 4th of 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | |||||||||
| 2019 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Did not qualify | 2nd of 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 56 | |
WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
| WAFF U-18 Girls Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s)
and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2018 | Third-place | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | Fourth-place | 4th of 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 2022 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 2024 | Third-place | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | Champions | 1st of 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Total | Best: Champions | 4/5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 23 |
Recent results and matches
2024
| 28 November 2024 2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship | Palestine | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia | Aqaba, Jordan |
| 16:00 | Abu Asfar 42', 90+3' | Report (PFA) Report (WAFF) |
Al-Shnaifi 74' | Stadium: Aqaba Stadium Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan) |
| 2 December 2024 2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship | Syria | Voided (3–1) | Palestine | Aqaba, Jordan |
| 16:00 |
|
Report (WAFF) |
|
Stadium: Aqaba Stadium Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon) |
| 4 December 2024 2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship | Palestine | 1–1 | Lebanon | Aqaba, Jordan |
| 16:00 | Barakat 45' | Report (WAFF) | Hasno 7' | Stadium: Aqaba Stadium Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan) |
2025
| 6 April 2025 2025 WAFF U-20 Girls Championship | Kuwait | 0–9 | Palestine | Aqaba, Jordan |
| 16:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Aqaba Stadium Referee: Ammar Abo Alo (Syria) |
| 8 April 2025 2025 WAFF U-20 Girls Championship | Palestine | 0–3 | Jordan | Aqaba, Jordan |
| 19:00 | Report Report (JFA) |
|
Stadium: Aqaba Stadium Referee: Haneen Marei (Lebanon) |
| 10 April 2025 2025 WAFF U-20 Girls Championship | Palestine | 1–1 | Syria | Aqaba, Jordan |
| 16:00 | N. Phillips 8' | Report | Al-Jany 83' | Stadium: Aqaba Stadium Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan) |
| 12 April 2025 2025 WAFF U-20 Girls Championship | Jordan | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Palestine | Aqaba, Jordan |
| 15:00 | Abbaas 77' | Report | Ghneim 50' | Stadium: Aqaba Stadium Referee: Doumouh Al-Bakkar (Lebanon) |
| Penalties | ||||
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See also
- Palestine women's national football team
- Palestine women's national under-17 football team
- Palestine national under-20 football team
- Women's football in Palestine
- Football in Palestine
References
- ^ "التطوير الفني هدف "شابات فلسطين" في غرب آسيا". Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Jordan U19 vs. Palestine U19 - 18 October 2012 - Soccerway".
- ^ "الجهاز الفني لمنتخب الشابات يعلن القائمة المشاركة في بطولة غرب آسيا". pfa.ps (in Arabic). Palestine Football Association. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.