Palestine national football team records and statistics

This article lists various individual and team records in relation to the Palestine national football team (The Fedayeen). The page currently shows the records as of 15 January 2020.

Individual records

Player records

Most-capped players

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Abdelatif Bahdari 79 9 2007–present
2 Ramzi Saleh 68 0 2000–2015
3 Khader Yousef 64 2 2008–2016
4 Saeb Jendeya 58 0 1999–2008
5 Abdallah Jaber 56 2 2014–present
6 Tamer Seyam 50 11 2014-Present
6 Musab Al-Battat 50 1 2013–Present
8 Mohammed Darweesh 47 0 2015–present
8 Ashraf Nu'man 47 12 2008-2016
8 Husam Abu Saleh 47 3 2010-15

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals (U/O) Caps Ratio Career
1 Fahed Attal 14 (2) 39 0.35 2004–2012
Ashraf Nu'man 12 (3) 47 0.25 2009–2016
3 Sameh Maraaba 11 (2) 41 0.29 2015–present
4 Tamer Seyam 12 52 0.22 2014–present
5 Jonathan Cantillana 10 25 0.37 2015–Present
Ziyad Al-Kord 10 (4) 33 0.36 1999–2006
Oday Dabbagh 10 (1) 27 0.38 2018–present
8 Abdelatif Bahdari 9 79 0.11 2007–present
9 Ahmad Maher Wridat 8 27 0.28 2011–2018
10 Abdelhamid Abuhabib 7 (2) 34 0.22 2012–2021
Yashir Islame 7 19 0.22 2016–present

Manager records

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2021)

Team records

Wins

Largest win
  • 11–0 vs  Guam on 1 April 2006
Largest home win
  • 10–0 vs  Bhutan on 10 October 2017
Largest win at the Asian Cup
  • N/A

Draws

Highest scoring draw
Highest scoring draw at the Asian Cup
  • 0–0 vs  Syria on 6 January 2019
  • 0–0 vs  Jordan on 15 January 2019

Defeats

Largest defeat
  • 8–1 vs  Egypt on 26 July 1953
  • 7–0 vs  Iran on 5 October 2011
Largest defeat at home
  • 0–3 vs  Iraq on 4 August 2018
Largest defeat at the Asian Cup
  • 4–0 vs  Japan on 12 January 2015
  • 5–1 vs  Jordan on 16 January 2015

Streaks

Unbeaten record
12 games, 2016–2018
Winless record
22 games, 2006–2011

World rankings

FIFA

Source: FIFA.com[1]

Highest FIFA ranking
73rd (February 2018)
Lowest FIFA ranking
191st (April – August 1999)

Elo

Source: Eloratings.net[2]

Highest Elo ranking
90th (September 2019)
Lowest Elo ranking
169th (September 2010)

Goal records

General

First goal
Herbert Meitner vs  Lebanon on 27 April 1940
Most goals
Fahed Attal (2005–2012), 16 goals
# Player Period Goals Caps Average
1 Fahed Attal 2005–2012 16 36 0.44
2 Ashraf Nu'man 2009–2016 14 56 0.25
3 Ziyad Al-Kord 1999–2006 11 25 0.44
4 Jonathan Cantillana 2015– 10 26 0.38
5 Sameh Maraaba 2014– 9 32 0.28
Abdelatif Bahdari 2007– 74 0.12
7 Ahmad Maher Wridat 2011– 8 29 0.28
Abdelhamid Abuhabib 2012– 33 0.24
9 Murad Alyan 2011 7 9 0.78
Ismail Al-Amour 2005–2015 46 0.15

As of 19 November 2019[update].[3][4] Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Hat-tricks

As of 14 November 2017[update]

Player Competition Against Home/Away Result Goals Date
Fahed Attal 2006 AFC Challenge Cup  Guam Away 11–0 6 1 April 2006
Ashraf Nu'man Friendly  India Away 4–2 3 6 February 2013
Khaled Salem 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification  Northern Mariana Islands Away 9–0 3 4 March 2013
Ahmad Maher Wridat 2014 Philippine Peace Cup  Chinese Taipei Away 7–3 4 6 September 2014
Ahmad Abu Nahyeh 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification  Malaysia Home 6–0 3 12 November 2015
Abdelatif Bahdari 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification  Bhutan Home 10–0 3 10 October 2017
Sameh Maraaba 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification  Maldives Home 8–1 4 14 November 2017

In major tournaments

AFC Asian Cup

Most goals in a single Asian Cup tournament
Jaka Ihbeisheh (in 2015), 1 goal
Most goals in total at Asian Cup tournaments
Jaka Ihbeisheh (in 2015), 1 goal
Most goals in a single Asian Cup finals match
Jaka Ihbeisheh, 1 goal vs  Jordan on 16 January 2015
First goal in an Asian Cup finals match
Jaka Ihbeisheh, vs  Jordan on 16 January 2015

Competition records

Overview
Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
World Cup 0 0 0 0
Asian Cup 0 0 0 0
AFC Challenge Cup 1 0 0 1
WAFF Championship 0 0 0 0
Arab Cup 0 0 0 0
Pan Arab Games 0 0 1 2
Asian Games 0 0 0 0

FIFA World Cup

Palestine's FIFA 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
Uruguay 1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 2nd of 4 6 2 1 3 8 9
Germany 2006 3rd of 4 6 2 1 3 11 11
South Africa 2010 First round loss 2 0 0 2 0 7
Brazil 2014 First round win, second round loss 4 1 2 1 5 4
Russia 2018 3rd of 5 8 4 2 2 24 5
Qatar 2022 3rd of 5 8 3 1 4 10 10
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Best: N/A 0/22 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Total 34 12 7 15 58 46
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

AFC Asian Cup

Palestine's AFC 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
Hong Kong 1956 Did not participate Did not participate
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
Iran 1968
Thailand 1972
Iran 1976
Kuwait 1980
Singapore 1984
Qatar 1988
Japan 1992
United Arab Emirates 1996
Lebanon 2000 Did not qualify 4th of 5 4 1 0 3 3 8
China 2004 4th of 4 6 0 2 4 3 11
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 4th of 4 5 1 1 3 3 9
Qatar 2011 The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Australia 2015 Group stage 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 1 11 Squad Qualified as 2014 AFC Challenge Cup winners
United Arab Emirates 2019 Group stage 17th of 24 3 0 2 1 0 3 Squad 3rd of 5, 2nd of 4 14 9 2 3 49 8
China 2023 To be determined Ongoing
Total Best: group stage 2/17 6 0 2 4 1 14 — Total 29 11 5 13 58 36
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place/semi-finalists   Home venue
AFC Asian Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
Australia 2015 Group stage 12 January  Japan L 0–4 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle
16 January  Jordan L 1–5 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
20 January  Iraq L 0–2 Canberra Stadium, Canberra
United Arab Emirates 2019 Group stage 6 January  Syria D 0–0 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
11 January  Australia L 0–3 Rashid Stadium, Dubai
15 January  Jordan D 0–0 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

AFC Challenge Cup

Palestine's AFC Challenge 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
Bangladesh 2006 Quarter-finals 5th of 16 4 2 1 1 16 2 Squad Qualified as invitees
India 2008 Withdrew Withdrew
Sri Lanka 2010 Did not qualify 3rd of 3 2 0 2 0 1 1
Nepal 2012 Fourth place 4th of 8 5 2 1 2 7 6 Squad 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 5 1
Maldives 2014 Champions 1st of 8 5 4 1 0 6 0 Squad 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 10 0
Total Best: champions 3/5 14 8 3 3 29 8 — Total 8 4 4 0 16 2
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

WAFF Championship

Palestine's WAFF Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Jordan 2000 Group stage 7th of 8 3 0 1 2 3 5 Squad
Syria 2002 5th of 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 Squad
Iran 2004 5th of 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 Squad
Jordan 2007 5th of 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 Squad
Iran 2008 6th of 6 2 0 0 2 0 4 Squad
Jordan 2010 9th of 9 2 0 0 2 1 6 Squad
Kuwait 2012 8th of 12 3 1 0 2 3 4 Squad
Qatar 2014 7th of 9 2 0 1 1 0 1 Squad
Iraq 2019 3rd of 9 4 2 1 1 6 5 Squad
United Arab Emirates 2021 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 Squad
Total Best: group stage 10/10 22 3 4 15 16 35 —
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place/semi-finalists   Home venue

Arab Cup

Palestine's Arab Cup record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA
Lebanon 1963 Did not participate
Kuwait 1964
Iraq 1966 Group stage 5th of 9 3 1 1 1 8 3
Saudi Arabia 1985 Did not participate
Jordan 1988
Syria 1992 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 1 1 1 2
Qatar 1998 Did not qualify
Kuwait 2002 Group stage 9th of 10 4 0 3 1 7 9
Saudi Arabia 2012 Group stage 9th of 10 2 0 1 1 2 4
Qatar 2021 To be determined
Total Best: group stage 4/9 11 1 6 4 18 18
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

Pan Arab Games

Palestine's Pan Arab Games record
Host nation,
city and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Egypt Alexandria 1953 Group stage 6th of 6 2 0 0 2 3 13 Squad
Lebanon Beirut 1957 Did not participate
Morocco Casablanca 1961
United Arab Republic Cairo 1965 Fourth place 4th of 10 6 2 1 3 7 9 Squad
Syria Damascus 1976 Final group 6th of 7 6 2 1 3 4 9 Squad
Morocco Rabat 1985 Did not participate
Syria Aleppo 1992 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 Squad
Lebanon Beirut 1997 Did not participate
Jordan Amman 1999 Third place 3rd of 11 6 2 2 2 6 9 Squad
Egypt Cairo 2007 Did not participate
Qatar Doha 2011 Fourth place 4th of 12 5 1 1 3 5 11 Squad
Total Best: third place 6/11 27 7 6 14 26 55 —
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

Asian Games

Palestine's Asian Games record
Host nation,
city and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
India New Delhi 1951 Did not enter
Philippines Manila 1954
Japan Tokyo 1958
Indonesia Jakarta 1962
Thailand Bangkok 1966
Thailand Bangkok 1970
Iran Tehran 1974
Thailand Bangkok 1978
India New Delhi 1982
South Korea Seoul 1986
China Beijing 1990
Japan Hiroshima 1994 Withdrew
Thailand Bangkok 1998 Did not enter
2002–present
 See Palestine national under-23 football team
Total Best: N/A 0/13 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
  Gold    Silver    Bronze Home venue

Other tournaments

Tournament Round Ref
Bangladesh 2018 Bangabandhu Cup Winners [5]
Bangladesh 2020 Bangabandhu Cup Winners [6]

Head-to-head record

Map of football matches between Palestine (in green) and their opponents (in red) (26 June 2019)
Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Palestine's all-time official international record per opponent:

As of 26 March 2024 after match against  Bangladesh
Opponent From To Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Afghanistan 2011 2018 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 050.00
 Algeria 1969 2005 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 000.00
 Australia 2019 2023 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00
 Azerbaijan 2012 2012 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Bahrain 2004 2023 8 4 1 3 8 7 +1 050.00
 Bangladesh 2006 2024 8 7 1 0 16 1 +15 087.50
 Bhutan 2017 2017 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 100.00
 Burundi 2020 2020 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Cambodia 1966 2006 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 050.00
 Chile 2002 2002 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 China 2006 2023 6 0 2 4 2 10 −8 000.00
 Chinese Taipei 2004 2014 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 100.00
 Comoros 2021 2021 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
 Egypt 1953 1973 3 0 0 3 4 23 −19 000.00
 Guam 2006 2006 1 1 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00
 Hong Kong 2001 2024 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 066.67
 India 2013 2014 2 2 0 0 7 4 +3 100.00
 Indonesia 2011 2023 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 033.33
 Iraq 1965 2019 17 0 4 13 7 38 −31 000.00
 Iran 2000 2024 6 0 2 4 3 18 −15 000.00
 Jordan 1976 2021 14 1 6 7 12 34 −22 007.14
 Japan 2015 2015 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
 Kazakhstan 2000 2000 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 000.00
 Kuwait 2002 2021 9 1 1 7 7 20 −13 011.11
 Kyrgyzstan 2006 2021 7 1 3 3 6 8 −2 014.29
 Lebanon 1940 2023 8 3 4 1 9 5 +4 037.50
 Libya 1953 2011 7 0 5 2 7 12 −5 000.00
 Malaysia 2001 2015 5 4 0 1 18 4 +14 080.00
 Maldives 2012 2017 4 3 1 0 13 1 +12 075.00
 Myanmar 2011 2014 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 066.67
 Morocco 1976 2021 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 000.00
 Mauritania 1976 2010 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
   Nepal 2009 2018 4 2 2 0 3 0 +3 050.00
 North Korea 1966 2012 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 000.00
 Northern Mariana Islands 2013 2013 1 1 0 0 9 0 +9 100.00
 Oman 2012 2023 4 1 0 3 4 6 −2 025.00
 Pakistan 2000 2018 5 5 0 0 11 1 +10 100.00
 Philippines 2011 2022 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 050.00
 Qatar 1972 2024 12 1 2 9 12 19 −7 008.33
 Saudi Arabia 1976 2021 11 0 4 7 6 22 −16 000.00
 Seychelles 2020 2020 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Singapore 2003 2021 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 033.33
 Sri Lanka 2020 2020 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Sudan 1965 2010 8 0 4 4 8 14 −6 000.00
 Syria 1966 2019 15 2 5 8 13 25 −12 013.33
 Tajikistan 2016 2018 4 1 3 0 6 4 +2 025.00
 Tanzania 2011 2011 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Thailand 2011 2011 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
 East Timor 2015 2016 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 100.00
 Tunisia 1969 1973 2 0 1 1 3 7 −4 000.00
 Turkmenistan 2012 2012 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 United Arab Emirates 1999 2024 6 1 3 2 3 7 −4 016.67
 Uzbekistan 2004 2023 6 1 0 5 2 10 −8 016.67
 Vietnam[a] 1966 2023 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 033.33
 Yemen 2010 2022 7 5 0 2 13 5 +8 071.43
Total 1940 2021 233 69 57 107 300 359 −59 029.61

Last updated: Palestine vs Bangladesh, 5 September 2021. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ All the matches against Vietnam include North Vietnam's and South Vietnam's record before 1975

References

  1. ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011.
  2. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Palestine". World Football Elo Ratings web site and Advanced Satellite Consulting. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ Al-Najjar, Ibrahim. "Palestine – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Palestine Player Database". Football Palestine. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Bangabandhu Cup 2018". RSSSF.
  6. ^ "Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2020". RSSSF.
  7. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings". www.eloratings.net. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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