Palestine national under-23 football team

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.

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 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											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

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
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

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

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

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	–

Recent results and matches

Main article: Palestine national under-23 football team results

2023

Bahrain  v  Palestine

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Bahrain	0–1	Palestine	Arad, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3		Report	Qunbar 90+1'	Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Attendance: 317 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

Palestine  v  Japan

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Palestine	0–1	Japan	Arad, Bahrain
21:30 UTC+3		Report	Fujio 23'	Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Attendance: 51 Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

Palestine  v  Pakistan

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Palestine	2–1	Pakistan	Arad, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3	Al-Nabris 90+10' (pen.), 90+15'	Report	Hamid 51'	Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium

Qatar  v  Palestine

22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) 2022 Asian Games	Qatar	0–0	Palestine	Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 6,475 Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

Palestine  v  Japan

25 September 2023 (2023-09-25) 2022 Asian Games	Palestine	0–1	Japan	Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8		Report	Yachida 23'	Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 6,417 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Hong Kong  v  Palestine

27 September 2023 (2023-09-27) 2022 Asian Games	Hong Kong	1–0	Palestine	Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8	Orr 48'	Report		Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 7,219 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Players

Current squad

The following 19 players were named in the squad for the 2022 Asian Games. Originally named in the squad, Rami Hamadeh, Omar Kayed, Adham Khwailed, Hamza Hussein, Mahmoud Abu Warda, Dawoud Iraqi, Ahmed Daghim and Gibrán Haj Yousef withdrew due to their club's refusal to release them.

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 22)	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 31)	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 23)	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 23)	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 24)	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 23)	Valmiera

* Over-aged player.

Recent call ups

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 GamesWD
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 23)	-	-	AC Tripoli	2022 Asian GamesWD
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 GamesWD
MF	Hamza Hussein	(2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 23)	-	-	Ansar	2022 Asian GamesWD
MF	Jehad Abou El Aynain	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 21)	-	-	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 21)	-	-	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 29)	-	-	Shabab Al-Khalil	2022 Asian GamesWD
FW	Dawoud Iraqi	(1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25)	-	-	BFC Preussen	2022 Asian GamesWD
FW	Ahmed Daghim	(2001-04-07)7 April 2001 (aged 22)	-	-	B.93	2022 Asian GamesWD
FW	Gibrán Haj Yousef	(2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 24)	-	-	Mineros de Guayana	2022 Asian GamesWD
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury PRE Preliminary squad WD Player withdrawn from the 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

Arab Games

• Arab Games 2023 squad

See also

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