The Palestine national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم), also known as the Palestine Olympic football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين الأولمبي لكرة القدم), 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.

Palestine under-23

Nickname(s)	المنتخب الاولمبي (The Olympic Team)
Association	Palestinian Football Association (الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Ihab Abu Jazar
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	PLE
First colours Second colours
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 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	To be determined										The 2024 AFC U-23 Championship will serve as the qualifying tournament
Los Angeles 2028											The 2028 AFC U-23 Championship will serve as the qualifying tournament
Total	–	0/8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		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
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	1/4	4	1	1	2	8	6	–		Total	17	7	4	6	29	21

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
Total	Best: group stage	2/3	6	3	0	3	7	9	–

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
Hangzhou 2022	To be determined
Total	Best: round of 16	5/5	18	4	3	11	10	32	–

Recent results and matches

2021

Palestine v  Turkmenistan

28 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Palestine	1–3	Turkmenistan	Amman, Jordan
19:00	Mousa 47'	Report	Hydyrow 18', 64' Ballakow 88'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium Attendance: 73 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Jordan  v Palestine

31 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Jordan	1–1	Palestine	Amman, Jordan
19:00	Al-Naimat 48'	Report	Mohammed 77'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium Attendance: 850 Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

2022

Tunisia  v  Palestine

31 May 2022 (2022-05-31) Friendly	Tunisia	1–1	Palestine	Tunis, Tunisia
	Snana 65'		Rabi 43'	Stadium: Stade El Menzah

Tunisia  v  Palestine

5 June 2022 (2022-06-05) Friendly	Tunisia	2–1	Palestine	Tunis, Tunisia
16:00				Stadium: Stade El Menzah

Players

Current squad

Previous squads

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

• 2018 AFC U-23 Asian Cup squad

Asian Games

• Asian Games 2002 squad
• Asian Games 2006 squad
• Asian Games 2010 squad
• Asian Games 2014 squad
• Asian Games 2018 squad

See also

• Palestine national football team
• Palestine national under-20 football team
• Palestine national under-17 football team
• Football in Palestine

References