Palestine national under-20 football team

Palestine Under-20
Association	PFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Sajed Karakra
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	PLE
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Iraq 3–1 Palestine ; (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; 28 July 2002)
Biggest win
	Guam 0–5 Palestine ; (Muang Xai, Laos; 11 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
	Palestine 0–8 Japan ; (Muang Xai, Laos 16 September 2022)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	0
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	0

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.

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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]

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FIFA U-20 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
1977	Did not enter									Did not enter
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003	Did not qualify									The 2002 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2005										The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2007										The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2009	Disqualified									Disqualified
2011	Did not qualify									The 2010 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2013										The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2015										The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2017										The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2019										The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2023										The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2025										The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total	–	0/24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Total	–	–	–	–	–	–

AFC U-20 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
1959	Did not enter									Did not enter
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1980
1982
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002	Did not qualify									3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	3	8
2004										3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	2	13
2006										3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	0	9
2008	Disqualified									Disqualified
2010	Did not qualify									3rd of 5	5	1	1	3	7	11
2012										5th of 5	4	0	0	4	1	6
2014										2nd of 3	2	0	1	1	1	2
2016										2nd of 4	3	2	0	1	3	5
2018										3rd of 3	3	0	0	3	2	9
2020										3rd of 5	4	2	1	1	10	7
2023										3rd of 5	4	2	1	1	8	10
Total	–	0/41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Total	31	7	4	20	37	80

Arab Cup U-20 record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2011	Group stage	9 of 10	4	0	0	4	1	8	Squad
2012	Did not participate
2014	Cancelled
2020	Group stage	15 of 16	3	0	0	3	2	9	Squad
2021	Did not participate
2022	Semi-finals	4 of 18	4	1	1	2	6	10	Squad
Total	Best: Semi-finals	3 / 5	11	1	1	9	9	27	–

26 June 2024 (2024-06-26) 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship	Syria	4–2	Palestine	Taif, Saudi Arabia
21:00	Ramadan 17', 57' Al-Omar 90+1' Dahan 90+4'	Report (PFA) Report (WAFF)	Badran 5' Daraghmah 42'	Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium

28 June 2024 (2024-06-28) 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship	Palestine	1–1	Bahrain	Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:00	S. Ali 31'	Report (PFA)	S. Awdi 61'	Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium Referee: Khaled Basaleh (Yemen)

Palestine national under-20 football team

History

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Arab Cup U-20

Recent results and matches

Players

Current squad

See also

References

External links

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Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Rami Jabareen	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Umm al-Fahm
1GK	Basim Afghani	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Markaz Balata
1GK	Arafat Al-Torok	(2005-09-13) 13 September 2005 (age 19)	CF Motril

2DF	Bashir Al-Din Abbas	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Kozakken Boys
2DF	Jihad Al-Hallaq	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Tadamon Sour SC
2DF	Jalil Abu Hejab	(2006-12-25) 25 December 2006 (age 18)	Berliner AK 07
2DF	Khalid Abu El Haija	(2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 19)	Carl Zeiss Jena
2DF	Muhammad Al-Zaghir	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Ahli Al-Khalil
2DF	Muhannad Nouri	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Markaz Askar
2DF	Abdel Rahman Sobh	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Jenin Club
2DF	Ebadah Kaddoura	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)

3MF	Aisam Daraghmah	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Tubas Club
3MF	Nour El-Din Abu Aisha	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Ahli Qalqilya
3MF	Abdul Hadi Rashid	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Al Ansar FC
3MF	Salah Jallad	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Thaqafi Tulkarm
3MF	Muhammad Faour	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Markaz Balata
3MF	Monir Al Badarin	(2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 20)	Rozova Dolina
3MF	Rakan Khalil	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Al-Ubaidiyah

4FW	Ahmad Badran	(2007-12-05) 5 December 2007 (age 17)	Union Berlin
4FW	Suhaib Elias Ali	(2007-12-12) 12 December 2007 (age 17)	Union Berlin
4FW	Saleem Mansour	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	Al Ahly
4FW	Housem Khalil	(2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 (age 17)	SC Telstar
4FW	Adam Abdelkhaef	(2007-05-03) 3 May 2007 (age 18)	Cosenza Primavera