Palestine national under-20 football team

Palestine Under-20

Association	PFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Husam Younis
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	PLE
First colours Second colours
First international
Iraq 3–1 Palestine (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; 28 July 2002)
Biggest win
Guam 0–5 Palestine (Muang Xai, Laos; 11 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
Palestine 0–8 Japan (Muang Xai, Laos 16 September 2022)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	0
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	0

The Palestine national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين تحت 20 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-20 football team of Palestine and is controlled by the Palestinian Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-19 football team of Palestine.

The team is yet to qualify for both the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the AFC U-20 Asian Cup. However, Palestine's biggest achievement is reaching the semi-finals of the 2022 Arab Cup U-20.

History

In July 2022, Palestine beat Sudan in the Arab Cup 5–3 to achieve its first victory in the history of the tournament. Palestine missed out yet again on a chance for a AFC U-20 Asian Cup finals appearance despite recording two wins and a draw. However, they suffered a heavy defeat, their worst ever by Japan.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World 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
1977	Did not enter										Did not enter
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003	Did not qualify										The 2002 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2005											The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2007											The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2009	Disqualified										Disqualified
2011	Did not qualify										The 2010 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2013											The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2015											The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2017											The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2019											The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2023											The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2025	To be determined										The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament
Total	–	0/24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Total	–	–	–	–	–	–

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

AFC U-20 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
1959	Did not enter										Did not enter
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1980
1982
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002	Did not qualify										3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	3	8
2004											3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	2	13
2006											3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	0	9
2008	Disqualified										Disqualified
2010	Did not qualify										3rd of 5	5	1	1	3	7	11
2012											5th of 5	4	0	0	4	1	6
2014											2nd of 3	2	0	1	1	1	2
2016											2nd of 4	3	2	0	1	3	5
2018											3rd of 3	3	0	0	3	2	9
2020											3rd of 5	4	2	1	1	10	7
2023											3rd of 5	4	2	1	1	8	10
Total	–	0/41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Total	31	7	4	20	37	80

Arab Cup U-20

Arab Cup U-20 record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2011	Group stage	9 of 10	4	0	0	4	1	8	Squad
2012	Did not participate
2014	Cancelled
2020	Group stage	15 of 16	3	0	0	3	2	9	Squad
2021	Did not participate
2022	Semi-finals	4 of 18	4	1	1	2	6	10	Squad
Total	Best: Semi-finals	3 / 5	11	1	1	9	9	27	–

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2022 Arab Cup U-20.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Mahmoud Al-Tibi		Khadamat Al Shatea
	1GK	Karim Sheikh Qassem		Metz
	2DF	Amr Rizk		Gaza Sporting Club
	2DF	Khaled Abu Al-Heija	(2005-11-13) 13 November 2005	Carl Zeiss Jena
	2DF	Yousef Al Shubasi		Brentford
	2DF	Jamal Al-Badarin	(2003-06-06) 6 June 2003	Rozova Dolina Kazanlak
	3MF	Monir Al Badarin	(2005-07-08) 8 July 2005	Botev Plovdiv
	3MF	Mahdi Fatahi	(2003-08-15) 15 August 2003	Næstved Boldklub
	3MF	Wael Safi		Shabab Al Ubeidiya
	3MF	Muayyad Awad		Shabab Al Ubeidiya
	3MF	Mohammad Sundoqa		Hilal Al-Quds
		Qais Al-Khattab
	3MF	Mohammad Shaltef		Al-Bireh Institute
		Muhannad Abu Lehiya
	3MF	Yazan Sharhah		Thaqafi Tulkarem
	3MF	Muhannad Hassanein		Khidmat Rafah
	3MF	Qais Taha		Thaqafi Tulkarem
		Esslam Al-Kafafi	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003	KSF Prespa Birlik
	4FW	Wissam Bakkar		Berliner AK 07
	4FW	Danny Derbas	(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004	Degerfors IF
	4FW	Mohammad Mahmoud	(2005-02-13) 13 February 2005	VfL Bochum
	4FW	Ahmed Shedeed		Ahli Al-Khaleel

See also

• Palestine national football team
• Palestine national under-23 football team
• Palestine national under-17 football team
• Palestine women's national football team
• Football in Palestine

External links

• Official Website (in Arabic)