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Palestine national football team

National Football Team
NamePalestine
Nickname'Al-Fursan' (The Knights)
AssociationPalestinian Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachMousa Bezaz
CaptainRamzi Saleh
Most capsSaeb Jendeya (70)
Top scorerZiyad Al-Kord (15)
Home stadiumFaisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
FIFA codePLE
FIFA ranking171
Highest FIFA ranking115 (April 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking191 (April 1999)
Elo ranking151
World Cup Statistics
First internationalEgypt Egypt 8-1 Palestine Arab Revolt
(Cairo, Egypt; July 26, 1953)
Biggest winPalestine Palestine 11 � 0 Guam Guam
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 1, 2006)
Biggest defeatEgypt Egypt 8 � 1 Palestine Arab Revolt
(Egypt; July 26, 1953)

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The Palestine national football team is the national team of the Palestinian Football Federation, representing Palestine.

The Palestine Football Federation was founded in 1952, but was not recognized by FIFA until 1998, after the creation of the Palestinian Authority.

The team 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. Following their recognition by FIFA, the team played no official fixtures in the Palestinian Territories due to security concerns until a match on October 26 2008 against Jordan in the newly renovated Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium in Al-Ram north of Jerusalem, which finished in a 1-1 draw. In recognition of their efforts the Palestinian Football Federation was awarded FIFA's inaugural Development Award.

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KTRE--The -Palestine-, Texas native finished the night with seven catches for 55 yards, and 233 all-purpose yards and three scores. "Gralyn is a special player and ... - Date : Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:58:04 GMT+00:00
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Palestine Think Tank (blog)--Of course, -Palestine- like all other nations, loves -football- and has always tried to build a national team that can compete and reach global tournaments. ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:21:37 GMT+00:00
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Ma'an News Agency--New to the sport, Hamameh Jorban, 30, and a member of the -Palestinian football- team Jiser Az-Zarqa in northern Israel said she had previously only been a ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:05:23 GMT+00:00

World Cup Record :
Asian Qualification Records
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 to France 1998 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   - -
South KoreaJapan 2002 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 8 9
Germany 2006 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 11 11
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 1 0 0 2 0 4
Total 13 4 2 8 19 24

Asian Cup Record :
Asian Cup Qualification
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
HK 1956 to AE 1996 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   - -
LB 2000 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 3 8
CN 2004 Did not qualify 6 0 2 4 3 11
ID MY TH VN 2007 Did not qualify 5 1 1 3 3 9
QA 2011 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
Total - 15 2 3 10 9 28

AFC Challenge Cup Record :
AFC Challenge Cup
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
Bangladesh
2006
Quarterfinals
4
2
1
1
16
2
India
2008
Withdrew
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sri Lanka
2010
Qualifying Stage
2
0
2
0
1
1
Total
Best: Quarterfinals
6
2
3
1
17
3

WAFF Championship Record :
WAFF Championship
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
Jordan
2000
1st Round
3
0
1
2
3
5
Syria
2002
1st Round
2
0
0
2
1
4
Iran
2004
1st Round
2
0
1
1
2
3
Jordan
2007
1st Round
2
0
0
2
0
3
Iran
2008
1st Round
2
0
0
2
0
4
Jordan
2010
TBD
01
0
0
1
1
3
Total
Best: 1st Round
11
0
2
9
6
19

Coaches :
Manager Tenure Games Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win %
Argentina Ricardo Carugati 1998 3 0 1 2 3 6 0%
Argentina Ricardo Carugati
PalestineAzmi Nassar
1999 6 2 2 2 6 9 33.3%
PalestineIsraelAzmi Nassar 2000 4 1 0 3 3 8 25%
Egypt Mansour Hamid El-Bouri 2000 3 0 1 2 3 5 0%
Egypt Mustafa Abdel-Ghali Yacoub 2001 6 2 1 3 8 9 33.3%
Poland Andrzej Wisniewski 2002 2 0 0 2 1 4 0%
ChilePalestine Nicola Hadwa Shahwan 2002 � 2004 11 0 5 6 11 23 0%
Austria Alfred Riedl 2004 8 1 3 4 12 16 12.5%
Palestine Ghassan Balawi^ 2004 1 1 0 0 1 1 100%
Hungary Tamas Viczko 2004 3 0 1 2 3 6 0%
PalestineIsrael Azmi Nassar^^ 2005 � 2007 11 5 1 5 24 16 45.5%
ChilePalestine Nelson Dekmak 2007 1 0 0 1 0 4 0%
Palestine Naeem Swerky^ June 2008
Jordan Izzat Hamza July 2008 - June 2009 5 0 3 2 3 7 0%
Palestine Jamal Daraghmeh^ July 2009 3 0 0 3 1 10 0%
France Algeria Mousa Bezaz July 2009 � Present 5 0 3 2 3 8 0%

Recent Callups :
Name Date of Birth Club Caps (Goals) Most Recent Callup
Goalkeepers
Mohammed Shbair December 6, 1987 Palestine Shabab Al-Khaleel 5 (0) v 2010 WAFF Championship, September 2010
Azmi Shweki Unknown Palestine Al-Am'ary 0 (0) v Sudan, June 4, 2010
Defenders
Khaled Mahdi February 1, 1987 Palestine Al-Am'ary 1 (0) v 2010 WAFF Championship, September 2010
Ammar Abuseliesel Unknown Palestine Jabal Al-Mokaber 8 (0) v Mauritania, August 11, 2010
Shareef Adnan Unknown Jordan Al-Faisaly 2(0) v Iraq, July 13, 2009
Nadim Barghouthi May 9, 1989 Palestine Al-Bireh 3(0) v Iraq, August 11, 2009
Roberto Bishara August 18, 1981 Chile CD Palestino 25 (0) v Kyrgyzstan, March 30, 2009
Omar Jarun February 14, 1983 Poland Pogon Szczecin 1 (0) v Singapore, October 8, 2007
Midfielders
Ayman Al-Hendi January 6, 1986 Palestine Shabab Al-Khaleel 3 (0) v 2010 WAFF Championship, September 2010
Maaly Kawre March 11, 1983 Palestine Al-Am'ary 7 (0) v 2010 WAFF Championship, September 2010
Shadi Allan February 2, 1985 Palestine Jabal Al-Mokaber 0 (0) v 2010 WAFF Championship, September 2010
Atef Abu Bilal Unknown Palestine Al-Dhahrieh 1 (0) v Sudan, June 4, 2010
Mohammed Shatrit November 2, 1982 France JA Drancy 0 (0) v Dynamo Moscow, January 23, 2010
Mohammed Samara January 1, 1980 Egypt Arab Contractors 1 (0) v Dynamo Moscow, January 23, 2010
Fadi Salim December 10, 1983 Palestine Markaz Tulkarm 15 (2) v Qatar, August 9, 2008
Edgardo Abdala July 1, 1978 Chile Huachipato 19 (1) v Singapore, October 8, 2007
Imad Zatara January 1, 1984 France Nîmes Olympique 7 (1) v China, October 11, 2006
Roberto Kettlun July 25, 1981 Italy Olympia Agnonese 20 (3) v China, October 11, 2006
Forwards
Shadi Allan February 2, 1985 Palestine Jabal Al-Mokaber 0 (0) v 2010 WAFF Championship, September 2010
Jamal Allan October 27, 1987 Palestine Jabal Al-Mokaber 0 (0) v 2010 WAFF Championship, September 2010
Said Al-Sobakhi January 1, 1985 Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 8 (1) v China, July 18, 2009
Fadi Lafi March 23, 1979 PS Hilal Al-Quds 43 (4) v UAE, October 10, 2009

Top Goalscorers :
# Player Career Goals (Caps)
1. Ziyad Al-Kord 1998 � 2006 15 (33)
2. Fahed Attal (*) 2005 � present 12 (25)
3. Mohammed Al-Jeish 1998 � 2002 5 (18)
4. Ahmed Keshkesh (*) 2004 � present 5 (31)
5. Fadi Lafi(*) 1998 � present 5 (43)
6. Tayseer Amer 2002 � 2008 4 (24)


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No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club

International association football

AsiaAFCAsian Cup
AfricaCAFAfrica Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAFGold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFCNations Cup
EuropeUEFAEuropean Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-BoardViva World Cup

National football teams of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China PR, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau*, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Mariana Islands �, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
� Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

UAFA Football

International CompetitionsArab Nations Cup , Pan Arab Games , Gulf Cup of Nations
Club CompetitionsArab Champions League , Gulf Club Champions Cup , Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) , Arab Super Cup (defunct)
Related CompetitionsUnder 23 Gulf Cup of Nations , Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations, Islamic Solidarity Games
National TeamsAlgeria , Bahrain , Comoros , Djibouti , Egypt , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Mauritania , Morocco , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , Yemen



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