Palestine women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Palestine national football team.

The Palestine women's national football team (Arabic: المنتخب الفلسطيني لكرة القدم النسائي) represents Palestine in international women's football competitions. The team was established by Samar Araj in 2003^[2][3] and is controlled by the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), the governing body for football in Palestine.

Palestine

Nickname(s)	الفدائيات (The Fedayeen)
Association	Palestinian Football Association (الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Nasser Beitello
Captain	Aya Khattab
FIFA code	PLE
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	135 7 (13 December 2024)[1]
Highest	84 (December 2013)
Lowest	136 (December 2023 – March 2024)
First international
Jordan 9–0 Palestine  (Amman, Jordan, 23 September 2005)
Biggest win
Palestine 18–0 Qatar  (Manama, Bahrain, 20 October 2010)
Biggest defeat
Jordan 10–0 Palestine  (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 26 February 2010)  Jordan 10–0 Palestine  (Amman, Jordan; 19 April 2014)
WAFF Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 2005)
Best result	Runners-up (2014)

Palestine played their first match in 2005 against Jordan in a 9–0 defeat at the WAFF Women's Championship. Five years later, they entered their first AFC Women's Asian cup Qualification. Although Palestine didn't make it to the final tournament, they recorded their first international win during the qualification campaign with a 4–0 win against the Maldives.

Whilst the team has yet to qualify for any major international tournament, they participated in seven (out of eight) WAFF Women's Championship editions. Their best performance came in 2014 when they finished as runners-up, marking their highest achievement to date.

History

On 15 May 2024, 76 years from the Nakba, the Palestine women's national team played an unofficial friendly game against Irish club Bohemians in Dublin, Ireland, winning 2–1. The game marked the first time any senior Palestine national team played a game in Europe.^[4]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Palestine women's national football team results

See also: 2025 in association football, 2025 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

Lebanon  v  Palestine

18 July 2023 (2023-07-18) Friendly	Lebanon	5–0	Palestine	Ansar, Lebanon
17:30 UTC+3	Awad 23', 25' Iskandar 58' Fayad 82' Maalouf 87'	Report		Stadium: Ansar Stadium

Lebanon  v  Palestine

21 July 2023 (2023-07-21) Friendly	Lebanon	2–1	Palestine	Tripoli, Lebanon
17:30 UTC+3	Tamim 30', 56'	Report	Nasr ??'	Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium

2024

Palestine  v  Iraq

20 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship	Palestine	3–0	Iraq	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3	Youssef 63' (pen.), 64' Abed 69'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan)

Syria  v  Palestine

22 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship	Syria	0–1	Palestine	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3		Report	Qassis 87'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium Referee: Khuloud Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)

Palestine  v  Nepal

24 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship	Palestine	0–4	Nepal	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3		Report	Bhandari 40', 78' Poudel 59' Rana 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium Referee: Ahmed Saad (Bahrain)

Jordan  v  Palestine

27 February 2024 WAFF Women's Championship SF	Jordan	5–0	Palestine	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00	Jbarah 27', 83' Feras 34' Abu Sabbah 59' Al-Jamaeen 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Referee: Ahmed Gatea (Iraq)

Bohemians v  Palestine

15 May 2024 Non-FIFA friendly	Bohemians	1–2	Palestine	Dublin, Ireland
19:45 UTC+0	Malone 53'	Report	Carroll 69' (o.g.) Youssef 77'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 4,290

Bahrain  v  Palestine

1 June 2024 Friendly	Bahrain	0–1	Palestine	Manama, Bahrain
18:45 UTC+3		Report	Nasr 80'	Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan)

Palestine  v  Bahrain

4 June 2024 Friendly	Palestine	2–1	Bahrain	Manama, Bahrain
18:45 UTC+3	Nasr 1' Kord 62'	Report	Al-Isa 5'	Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan)

Saudi Arabia  v  Palestine

29 November 2024 (2024-11-29) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Palestine	Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Youssef 66'	Stadium: Aspire Academy Stadium Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)

Saudi Arabia  v  Palestine

3 December 2024 (2024-12-03) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Palestine	Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3	Tawfiq 39' Fahad 66' Mobarak  75'	Report	Ghattas  75'	Stadium: Aspire Academy Stadium Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name
Team manager	Amal Abusharekh
Head coach	Nasser Beitello
Assistant coach	Ahmad Hammad
Fitness coach	Remah Mahmoud
Physiotherapist	Salwa Baba Sabreen Owda

Historical

• Hani Al Majdoubah (2009–2013)
• Nasser Beitello (2014)
• Abdul Fattah Arar (2017)
• Ahmed Sharf (2018)
• Raed Al Khdour (2019)
• Simon Khair (2021)
• Nasser Beitello (2022–present)

Players

Current squad

The following 20-player squad was called up for the Friendly matches against Saudi Arabia on 29 November and 3 December 2024.^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
23	1GK	Charlotte Phillips	(2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 19)	York Lions
–	1GK	Natalia Fernández
2	2DF	Amna Bakri	(1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 25)	Hapoel Ihud Bnot I'billin
3	2DF	Dima Kayal	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 27)	Boatot Tamra
19	2DF	Mira Natour	(1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 25)
24	2DF	Nagham Shebat		Çekmeköy BilgiDoğa
30	2DF	Sara Kord	(2005-02-05) 5 February 2005 (age 20)	Al Ahly
4	3MF	Sireen Ghattas	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23)	Al Ahly
6	3MF	Ahlam-Laila Nasr	(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 20)	Al Ahly
7	3MF	Jeniver Shattara	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 21)
9	3MF	Naomi Phillips	(2007-02-03) 3 February 2007 (age 18)	Dayton Flyers
14	3MF	Emily Ibrahim	(2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 21)
15	3MF	Sara Shakhsher	(2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 20)	Serreyyeh
17	3MF	Nadine Mohamed	(2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 21)	Al Ahly
20	3MF	Nadine Elias (Captain)	(1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 29)	Hapoel Ihud Bnot I'billin
21	3MF	Dima Al Ramhe	(2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 23)	Boatot Tamra
10	4FW	Aya Abed	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 26)	Hapoel Ihud Bnot I'billin
11	4FW	Hala Sarawi	(2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 22)	Free agent
18	4FW	Nour Youssef	(2005-07-18) 18 July 2005 (age 19)	Viktoria Berlin
25	4FW	Florencia Saavedra	(2005-04-04) 4 April 2005 (age 19)	McNeese Cowgirls
26	4FW	Fadwa El Husseiny	2003 (age 21–22)	ZED

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Mirave Marouf	(2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 19)	-	-		2024 WAFF Championship
GK	Guevara Alsheikh		-	-	Moraine Valley	2024 WAFF Championship
DF	Aya Khattab	(1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 25)	-	-		2024 WAFF Championship
DF	Dina Abdeen	(2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Springfield SCY	2024 WAFF Championship
MF	Tala Gabi	2007 (age 17–18)	-	-		2024 WAFF Championship
MF	Lillian Nasrah	(2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 (age 20)	-	-		2024 WAFF Championship
MF	Zjada Baydass	(2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 20)	-	-	Highline College	2024 WAFF Championship
FW	Malak Barakat	(2006-03-16) 16 March 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Nashama Al-Mustaqbal	2024 WAFF Championship
FW	Natali Qassis		-	-		2024 WAFF Championship
FW	Miral Qassis	(2006-07-22) 22 July 2006 (age 18)	-	-	FC Masar	2024 WAFF Championship
FW	Aline Khoury	(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 24)	-	-	Boatot Tamra	2024 WAFF Championship

Previous squads

WAFF Women's Championship

• 2022 WAFF Women's Championship

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2003	Did not enter
2007
2011	Did not qualify
2015
2019
2023
2027	To be determined
Total	0/6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1996	Did not enter
2000
2004
2008
2012	Did not qualify
2016
2020
2024	Withdrew
Total	0/7

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2003	Did not enter
2006
2008
2010	Did not qualify
2014
2018
2022
2026	To be determined
Total	0/8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

WAFF Women's Championship

See also: WAFF Women's Championship

Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2005	5th place	4	0	1	3	1	21	−20
2007	Did not enter
2010	4th place	4	1	0	3	19	17	+2
2011	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	16	−12
2014	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	8	10	−2
2019	5th place	4	0	1	3	0	11	−11
2022	4th place	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7
2024	Semi-finalist	4	2	0	2	4	9	−5
Total	7/8	25	6	3	16	37	92	−55

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Women's Championship

Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2006	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	15	−14
2021	Group stage	2	0	0	2	2	8	−6

Arabia Cup

Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2010	4th place	5	2	0	3	24	14	+10

See also

• History of sport in Palestine
• Football in the State of Palestine
• Palestine women's national under-20 football team
• Palestine men's national football team

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
2. "The Bethlehem Women's Football Team: The First in the Occupied Palestinian Territories". Alternative Information Center. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
3. Tamimi, Iqbal (8 April 2009). "Women in Sport and Journalism: the first women's football team in Gaza played against the odds". Palestine Think Tank. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
4. "Bohemian FC Played the Palestine National Team to Raise Funds in a Friendly Match". www.versus.uk.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
5. "الإعلان عن قائمة منتخب السيدات لمواجهة السعودية ودياً". pfa.ps (in Arabic). Palestine Football Association. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile