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.
| Association | PFA | ||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Sajed Karakra | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | PLE | ||
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| 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 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.[1]
History
editIn July 2022, Palestine beat Sudan in the Arab Cup 5–3 to achieve its first victory in the history of the tournament.[2] 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
editFIFA U-20 World Cup
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 1977
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 2001
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 2003
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Did not qualify | The 2002 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
 2005
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The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 2007
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The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 2009
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Disqualified | Disqualified | |||||||||||||||
 2011
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Did not qualify | The 2010 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
 2013
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The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 2015
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The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 2017
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The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 2019
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The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023
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The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025
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The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
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| 1959
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| 2002
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Did not qualify | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2004
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3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||
 2006
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3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2008
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Disqualified | Disqualified | |||||||||||||||
 2010
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Did not qualify | 3rd of 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2012
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5th of 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
 2014
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2nd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
 2016
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2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2018
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3rd of 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||
 2020
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3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2023
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3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 37 | 80 | |
Arab Cup U-20
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 2011
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Group stage | 9 of 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Squad |
 2012
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| 2014
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| 2020
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Group stage | 15 of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Squad |
| 2021
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Semi-finals | 4 of 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | Squad |
| Total | Best: Semi-finals | 3 / 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | – |
Recent results and matches
editMatches played in the last 12 months.
| 26 June 2024 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship | Syria  | 4–2 | Palestine | Taif, Saudi Arabia |
| 21:00 | Report (PFA) Report (WAFF) |
Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium |
| 28 June 2024 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship | Palestine | 1–1 | Bahrain | Taif, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:00 |
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Report (PFA) |
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Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium Referee: Khaled Basaleh (Yemen) |
| 30 June 2024 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship | United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Palestine | Taif, Saudi Arabia |
| 21:00 |
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Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium Referee: Sami Al-Jurais (Saudi Arabia) |
| 14 September 2024 Friendly game | Qatar | v | Palestine | Qatar |
| 16 September 2024 Friendly game | Qatar | v | Palestine | Qatar |
| 21 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Palestine | v | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia |
| 23 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Macau  | v | Palestine | Saudi Arabia |
| 27 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Palestine | v | Australia | Saudi Arabia |
| 29 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Afghanistan  | v | Palestine | Saudi Arabia |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following 23 players were called up for the 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ""فدائي" الشباب يتأهل لنصف نهائي كأس العرب". وكالة الصحافة الفلسطينية. July 31, 2022.
- ^ @FutbolPalestine (25 July 2022). "Palestine's U20 team won its first ever game at an Arab Cup in a game for the ages, defeating Sudan 5-3. Highligh…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.