Palestine national football team
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| Association | Palestinian Football Federation |
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Head coach |  Izzat Hamza |
| Top scorer | Fahed Attal (12) |
| Home stadium | Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram |
| FIFA code | PLE |
| FIFA ranking | 184 |
| Highest FIFA ranking | 115 (April 2006) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 191 (April 1999) |
| Elo ranking | 151 |
| First international | |
 Egypt 8–1 Palestine  (Egypt; July 26, 1953) |
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| Biggest win | |
Palestine 11–0 Guam  (Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 1, 2006) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
| Egypt 8–1 Palestine (Egypt; July 26, 1953) |
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The Palestine national football team is the national team of the Palestinian Football Federation, representing Palestine.[1]
The current Palestine Football Federation was founded in 1962, but was not recognized by FIFA until 1998, after the creation of the Palestinian Authority.
It reached an all-time high position of 115 in the FIFA ranking system in April 2006 after seven years of progression from 191st in August 1999. In the first decade following their recognition by FIFA, the team played no official fixtures in the Palestinian Territories due to security concerns however they played their first International on home soil on October 26, 2008 against Jordan in the newly renovated Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium in Al-Ram north of Jerusalem, with the match finishing in a 1-1 draw.[2]
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[edit] Difficulties
The Palestinian Football Federation faces many problems in organising something as mundane as a training session for the entire team because of travel restrictions placed by Israel upon people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the difficulty in obtaining an exit visa from Israel. In addition, they have no proper training facilities.[3] As a result, many players in the team are drawn from the Palestinian diaspora, from as far away as Chile and the United States. A major factor for these disparate players is that sport is the only realm in which a Palestinian state is fully recognised.[4]
Recently, Israel's refusal to issue exit visas has resulted in players or in some case the entire team being unable to represent their country. In November 2006, all players based inside Palestine were denied exit visas. The AFC, Asia's governing football body decided to cancel the match since both teams had been eliminated from the competition by virtue of their previous results against China and Iraq. [5] In October 2007, the second leg of a crucial World Cup qualifier between Palestine and Singapore was not played due to Palestine's inability to obtain an exit visa. AFC and FIFA decided not to reschedule the match despite protests from Palestine's FA. Instead Singapore was awarded with a 3-0 win in a walkover match. [6]
Some of the athletes have been directly affected by the Arab–Israeli conflict. Tariq al Quto was killed by the Israel Defense Force,[7] and striker Ziyad Al-Kord was banned from travelling and had his house destroyed.[8]
A film, Goal Dreams, was made about the team attempting to overcome obstacles in the qualification for the 2006 World Cup, who were also featured on the BBC documentary series Frontline Football.
[edit] Records
[edit] World Cup record
[edit] Asian Cup record
[edit] West Asian Football Federation Championship record
[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record
[edit] Coaches
1998-Present
| Manager | From | To |
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 Ricardo Carugati |
1998 | 1998 |
Ricardo Carugati Azmi Nassar |
1999 | 1999 |
| Azmi Nassar |
2000 | 2000 |
 Mansour Hamid El-Bouri |
2000 | 2000 |
| Mustafa Abdel-Ghali Yacoub |
2001 | 2001 |
 Andrzej Wisniewski |
2002 | 2002 |
| Nicola Hadwa Shahwan |
2002 | 2004 |
 Alfred Riedl |
2004 | 2004 |
| Ghassan Balawi |
2004 | 2004 |
 Tamas Viczko |
2004 | 2004 |
| Azmi Nassar |
2005 | 2008 |
| Naeem Swerky |
June 2008 | July 2008 |
| Izzat Hamza |
July 2008 |
[edit] Current Squad
The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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[edit] Results since 1998
Palestine 1-1 Jordan Friendly October 26th, 2008, Al-Ram, West Bank Palestine
Qatar 1-0 Palestine WAFF Championship 2008 August 9, 2008, Tehran, Iran
Iran 3-0 Palestine WAFF Championship 2008 August 7, 2008, Tehran, Iran
Singapore 3-0 Palestine World Cup 2010 Qualifying October 28, 2007, Singapore
Palestine 0-4 Singapore World Cup 2010 Qualifying October 8, 2007, Doha, Qatar
Iran 2–0 Palestine; WAFF Championship June 20th, 2007, Amman, Jordan
Iraq 1–0 Palestine; WAFF Championship June 18th, 2007, Amman, Jordan
China PR 2–0 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier October 11th, 2006, Amman, Jordan
Iraq 2–2 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier September 6th, 2006, Amman, Jordan
Iraq 2–0 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier August 17th, 2006, Amman, Jordan
Kyrgyzstan 1-0 Palestine; AFC Challenge Cup April 9th, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladesh 1–1 Palestine; AFC Challenge Cup April 5th, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cambodia 0-4 Palestine; AFC Challenge Cup April 3rd, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Guam 0–11 Palestine; AFC Challenge Cup April 1st, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Singapore 0–1 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier March 1st, 2006, Amman, Jordan
China PR 2–0 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier February 22nd, 2006, Guangzhou, China
Pakistan 0–3 Palestine; Friendly February 18th, 2006, Manama, Bahrain
Bahrain 0–2 Palestine; Friendly February 16th, 2006, Manama, Bahrain
Syria 3–0 Palestine; Friendly February 7th, 2006, Damascus, Syria
Saudi Arabia 2–0 Palestine; West Asian Games December 3rd, 2005, Doha, Qatar
Iraq 4–0 Palestine; West Asian Games December 1st, 2005, Doha, Qatar
Iraq 4–1 Palestine; World Cup Qualifier November 16th, 2004, Doha, Qatar
Chinese Taipei 0–1 Palestine; World Cup Qualifier October 14th, 2004, Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Uzbekistan 3-0 Palestine; World Cup Qualifier September 8th, 2004, Doha, Qatar
Bahrain 1–0 Palestine; Friendly September 2nd, 2004, Manama, Bahrain
Iraq 2–1 Palestine; WAFF Championship June 19th, 2004, Tehran, Iran
Jordan 1–1 Palestine; WAFF Championship June 17th, 2004, Tehran, Iran
Uzbekistan 3-0 Palestine; World Cup Qualifier June 9th, 2004, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Iraq 1–1 Palestine; World Cup Qualifier March 31st, 2004, Doha, Qatar
Syria 1–1 Palestine; Friendly March 26th, 2004, Damascus, Syria
Chinese Taipei 0–8 Palestine; World Cup Qualifier February 18th, 2004, Doha, Qatar
Singapore 0–0 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier October 22nd, 2003, Singapore
Singapore 2–0 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier October 19th, 2003, Singapore
Kuwait 4–0 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier October 8th, 2003, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait 2–1 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier October 5th, 2003, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Qatar 2–1 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier September 27th, 2003, Doha, Qatar
Qatar 1–1 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier September 24th, 2003, Doha, Qatar
Kuwait 3–3 Palestine; Pan-Arab Games December 25, 2002, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Sudan 2–2 Palestine; Pan-Arab Games December 23, 2002, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Morocco 3–1 Palestine; Pan-Arab Games December 20, 2002, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Jordan 1–1 Palestine; Pan-Arab Games December 16, 2002, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Chile 3–1 Palestine; Friendly October 12th, 2002, Damascus, Syria
Iraq 2–0 Palestine; WAFF Championship September 1st, 2002, Damascus, Syria
Syria 2–1 Palestine; WAFF Championship August 30th, 2002, Damascus, Syria
Syria 2–1 Palestine; West Asian Games April 8th, 2002, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Qatar 0–2 Palestine; West Asian Games April 6th, 2002, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Iran 2–2 Palestine; West Asian Games April 4th, 2002, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Malaysia 4–3 Palestine; World Cup Qualifier March 25th, 2001, Doha, Qatar
Qatar 2–1 Palestine; World Cup Qualifier March 23rd, 2001, Doha, Qatar
Hong Kong 0–1 Palestine; World Cup Qualifier March 20th, 2001, Doha, Qatar
Malaysia 0–1 Palestine; World Cup Qualifier March 11th, 2001, Hong Kong, China
Qatar 2–1 Palestine; World Cup Qualifier March 8th, 2001, Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong 1–1 Palestine; World Cup Qualifier March 4th, 2001, Hong Kong, China
Kazakhstan 3–2 Palestine; WAFF Championship May 28, 2000, Amman, Jordan
Iran 1–1 Palestine; WAFF Championship May 26th, 2000, Amman, Jordan
Syria 1–0 Palestine; WAFF Championship May 24th, 2000, Amman, Jordan
Kazakhstan 2–0 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier April 6th, 2000, Doha, Qatar
Jordan 5–1 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier April 4th, 2000, Doha, Qatar
Pakistan 0–2 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier April 2nd, 2000, Doha, Qatar
Qatar 1–0 Palestine; Asian Cup Qualifier March 31st, 2000, Doha, Qatar
Jordan 4–1 Palestine; Pan-Arab Games August 29, 1999, Amman, Jordan
Syria 1–1 Palestine; Pan-Arab Games August 27, 1999, Amman, Jordan
Libya 2–2 Palestine; Pan-Arab Games August 25, 1999, Amman, Jordan
United Arab Emirates 0–1 Palestine; Pan-Arab Games August 23, 1999, Amman, Jordan
Jordan 2–0 Palestine; Pan-Arab Games August 18, 1999, Amman, Jordan
Jordan 1–1 Palestine; Friendly July 28, 1998, Beirut, Lebanon
Syria 2–1 Palestine; Friendly July 23, 1998, Beirut, Lebanon
Lebanon 3–1 Palestine; Friendly July 20, 1998, Beirut, Lebanon
[edit] Notes
- ^ While serving only the Palestinian territories, FIFA adopted the Palestinian Football Federation as the National Football Association of "Palestine" to avoid being required to make political judgements while a lasting solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is yet to be found. For discussion of this vague term, see definitions of Palestine and Palestinian. For a similar situation, see Chinese Taipei.
- ^ Maqbool, Aleem (2008-10-27). "'Palestine' take to field of dreams". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Palestine's football pride", BBC News Online (2004-07-01). Retrieved on 28 September 2006.
- ^ Taji Farouky, Saeed (2006-06-07). "Palestine team's World Cup woes", BBC News Online. Retrieved on 28 September 2006.
- ^ "Singapore, Palestine match called off", the-afc.com (2006-11-15).
- ^ "Asia WCQ: Singapore Given Tie After Palestine No-Show", GOAL.com (2007-10-29).
- ^ Willacy, Mark (2006-06-30). "Palestinian National Football Team prepares for the next World Cup despite difficulties", ABC News Online. Retrieved on 28 September 2006.
- ^ "Film documents hardships facing Palestinian football team" (2004-11-04). Retrieved on 2006-09-28.
[edit] External links
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