The Palestine national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين تحت 20 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-20 football team of Palestine and is controlled by the Palestinian Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-19 football team of Palestine.
Association | PFA | ||
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | ![]() | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | PLE | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; 28 July 2002) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
Palestine ![]() ![]() (Muang Xai, Laos 16 September 2022) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
AFC U-19 Championship | |||
Appearances | 0 |
The team is yet to qualify for both the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the AFC U-20 Asian Cup. However, Palestine's biggest achievement is reaching the semi-finals of the 2022 Arab Cup U-20.[1]
In July 2022, Palestine beat Sudan in the Arab Cup 5–3 to achieve its first victory in the history of the tournament.[2] Palestine missed out yet again on a chance for a AFC U-20 Asian Cup finals appearance despite recording two wins and a draw. However, they suffered a heavy defeat, their worst ever by Japan.
25 June 2022 Friendly | Palestine ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Palestine[where?] |
25 July 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 GS | Sudan ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | Abha, Saudi Arabia |
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Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mohamed Alshahome (Libya) |
28 July 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 GS | Palestine ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Abha, Saudi Arabia |
21:00 |
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Stadium: Damac Stadium Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman) |
31 July 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 QF | Jordan ![]() | 1–1 (4–5 p) | ![]() | Abha, Saudi Arabia |
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Stadium: Damac Stadium Referee: Abdulaziz Jaafar (Sudan) | |
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3 August 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 SF | Saudi Arabia ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Abha, Saudi Arabia |
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Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mohamed Alshahome (Libya) |
3 September 2022 Friendly | Vietnam ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Phú Thọ, Vietnam |
19:00 UTC+7 | Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium Referee: Hoàng Ngọc Hà (Vietnam) |
10 September 2022 2023 AFC U-20 Q GS | Palestine ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Vientiane, Laos |
16:00 UTC+7 |
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Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran) |
12 September 2022 2023 AFC U-20 Q GS | Guam ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Vientiane, Laos |
16:00 UTC+7 | Report |
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Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 895 Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia) |
16 September 2022 2023 AFC U-20 Q GS | Palestine ![]() | 0–8 | ![]() | Vientiane, Laos |
16:00 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 235 Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia) |
18 September 2022 2023 AFC U-20 Q GS | Laos ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Vientiane, Laos |
19:00 UTC+7 | Report |
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Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 7,319 Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman) |
The following 23 players were called up for the 2022 Arab Cup U-20.[3]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1GK | Mahmoud Al-Tibi | ![]() | ||
1GK | Karim Sheikh Qassem | ![]() | ||
2DF | Amr Rizk | ![]() | ||
2DF | Khaled Abu Al-Heija | (2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 16) | ![]() | |
2DF | Yousef Al Shubasi | ![]() | ||
2DF | Jamal Al-Badarin | (2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 19) | ![]() | |
3MF | Monir Al Badarin | (2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | |
3MF | Mahdi Fatahi | (2003-08-15) 15 August 2003 (age 19) | ![]() | |
3MF | Wael Safi | ![]() | ||
3MF | Muayyad Awad | ![]() | ||
3MF | Mohammad Sundoqa | ![]() | ||
Qais Al-Khattab | ||||
3MF | Mohammad Shaltef | ![]() | ||
Muhannad Abu Lehiya | ![]() | |||
3MF | Yazan Sharhah | ![]() | ||
3MF | Muhannad Hassanein | ![]() | ||
3MF | Qais Taha | ![]() | ||
Esslam Al-Kafafi | (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 19) | ![]() | ||
4FW | Wissam Bakkar | ![]() | ||
4FW | Danny Derbas | (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 18) | ![]() | |
4FW | Mohammad Mahmoud | (2005-02-13) 13 February 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | |
4FW | Ahmed Shedeed | ![]() |
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National under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC) | |
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West Asia (WAFF) |
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Central Asia (CAFA) |
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1 Not a member of FIFA |