Palestine national football team
national association football team
Palestine national football team is the national football team of Palestine.
Nickname(s) | أُسُودُ كَنعَان (Lions of Canaan) الْفَدَائِي (The Fedayeen) الْفُرْسَان (The Knights) | |||||||||||||||||
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Association | Palestinian Football Association (الإتِّحَادُ الْفِلَسْطِيْنِيّ لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) | |||||||||||||||||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||||||||||||||||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | |||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Makram Daboub | |||||||||||||||||
Captain | Musab Al-Battat | |||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Abdelatif Bahdari (82) | |||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Fahed Attal Ashraf Nu'man (14) | |||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | PLE | |||||||||||||||||
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FIFA ranking | ||||||||||||||||||
Current | 93 1 (22 December 2022)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Highest | 73 (February – March 2018) | |||||||||||||||||
Lowest | 191 (April – August 1999) | |||||||||||||||||
First international | ||||||||||||||||||
Egypt 5–0 Mandatory Palestine (Cairo, Egypt; 4 April 1930) | ||||||||||||||||||
Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||
Palestine 11–0 Guam (Dhaka, Bangladesh; 1 April 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||
Lebanon 9–1 Palestine (Alexandria, Egypt; 8 August 1953) | ||||||||||||||||||
Asian Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2015) | |||||||||||||||||
Best result | Group stage (2015, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||
AFC Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2006) | |||||||||||||||||
Best result | Champions (2014) | |||||||||||||||||
WAFF Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 10 (first in 2000) | |||||||||||||||||
Best result | Group stage (7 times) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.