Palestine national under-23 football team

Palestine under-23
Association	Palestinian Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
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 Palestine national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم), also known as the Palestine Olympic football team, 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.

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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]

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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										The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total	–	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Total	10	5	2	3	13	9

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	did not qualify									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
2024										2nd of 4	3	2	0	1	3	2
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	1/7	4	1	1	2	8	6	–	Total	20	9	4	7	32	23

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
2023	Group stage	5th of 8	2	1	1	0	2	1	Squad
Total	Best: group stage	3/4	8	4	1	3	9	10	–

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
China 2022	Round of 16	15th of 21	3	0	1	2	0	2	Squad
Total	Best: round of 16	6/6	21	4	4	13	10	34	–

Arab Games record
Host nation, city and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1953–2011	See Palestine national football team
Algeria 2023	Group stage		3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad
Total	Best: group stage		3	0	2	1	2	3	–

Palestine national under-23 football team

Competitive record

Summer Olympic Games

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

WAFF U-23 Championship

Asian Games

Arab Games

Recent results and matches

2025

Players

Current squad

Recent call ups

Previous squads

See also

References

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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Mohammed Ahmed	(1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 26)	Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
16	1GK	Matías Medina	(2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 22)	Real San Joaquín
22	1GK	Malik Salam	(2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 23)	Shabab Al-Ubaidiya

2	2DF	Walid Qonbor	(1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 26)	Jabal Al-Mukaber
3	2DF	Ahmed Kullab	(2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 23)	Ittihad Khanyounis
4	2DF	Ali Rabei	(2002-10-09) 9 October 2002 (age 22)	Ahli Al-Khalil
5	2DF	Mohammed Saleh*	(1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 32)	Al Ittihad
6	2DF	Ibrahim Abu Ameer	(2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 22)	Markaz Balata
15	2DF	Wajdi Nabhan	(2001-07-27) 27 July 2001 (age 24)	Al-Bireh
21	2DF	Ahmed Fadi Qatmish	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)	Markaz Balata

8	3MF	Mohammed Nazzal	(2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 24)	Hilal Al-Quds
10	3MF	Anas Baniowda	(2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 23)	Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
11	3MF	Samer Zubaida	(2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 24)	Hilal Al-Quds
12	3MF	Sadeq Obaid	(2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 23)	Hilal Al-Quds
14	3MF	Ameed Sawafta	(2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 25)	Markaz Balata
20	3MF	Farick Haddad	(2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 22)	Unión La Calera

7	4FW	Khaled Al-Nabris	(2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 22)	Ittihad Khanyounis
9	4FW	Zaid Qunbar	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 22)	Jabal Al-Mukaber
17	4FW	Mohammed Direya	(2001-07-02) 2 July 2001 (age 24)	Valmiera

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Rami Hamadeh*	(1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 31)	-	-	Jabal Al-Mukaber	2022 Asian Games^WD
GK	Abdelhadi Yasin	(2004-05-09) 9 May 2004 (age 21)	-	-	Abnaa Sakhnin	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
GK	Mahdi Assi	(2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Bireh	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

DF	Omar Kayed	(2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 (age 24)	-	-	AC Tripoli	2022 Asian Games^WD
DF	Hadi Rabah	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Abnaa Sakhnin	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

MF	Adham Khwailed	(2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 25)	-	-	Thaqafi Tulkarem	2022 Asian Games^WD
MF	Hamza Hussein	(2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 23)	-	-	Ansar	2022 Asian Games^WD
MF	Jehad Abou El Aynain	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Racing Club Beirut	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
MF	Abdullah Al-Sharafa	(2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 24)	-	-	El Gouna	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
MF	Muhannad Hassanein	(2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Khadamat Rafah	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
MF	Mohammed Sandouqa	(2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Hilal Al-Quds	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

FW	Mahmoud Abu Warda*	(1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 30)	-	-	Shabab Al-Khalil	2022 Asian Games^WD
FW	Dawoud Iraqi	(1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25)	-	-	BFC Preussen	2022 Asian Games^WD
FW	Ahmed Daghim	(2001-04-07)7 April 2001 (aged 22)	-	-	B.93	2022 Asian Games^WD
FW	Gibrán Haj Yousef	(2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 24)	-	-	Mineros de Guayana	2022 Asian Games^WD
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^WD Player withdrawn from the squad.