Nickname(s) | الفدائيون (The Fedayeen) | ||
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Association | Palestinian Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Firas Abu Radwan [1] | ||
FIFA code | PLE | ||
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First international | |||
Palestine 0–6 Kuwait (Muscat, Oman; 20 July 1998) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Guam 0–4 Palestine (Cibinong, Indonesia; 9 October 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Oman 11–0 Palestine (Muscat, Oman; 24 July 1998) | |||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
AFC U-17 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 |
The Palestine national under-17 football team, represents Palestine in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Palestinian Football Association, the governing body for football in Palestine. The team has yet to qualify for either the FIFA U-17 World Cup or the AFC U-17 Asian Cup.
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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1985 | Did not enter | |||||||
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2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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2025 | ||||||||
Total | 0/20 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC U-17 Asian Cup record | AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1986 | ||||||||||||||||
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1992 | ||||||||||||||||
1994 | ||||||||||||||||
1996 | ||||||||||||||||
1998 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | ||||||||
2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
2002 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | ||||||||
2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | |||||||||
2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | |||||||||
2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | −22 | |||||||||
2010 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | −14 | |||||||||
2012 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | |||||||||
2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | |||||||||
2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | |||||||||
2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | |||||||||
2020 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | |||||||||
2023 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −6 | |||||||||
Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 34 | 140 | −106 |
Arab Cup U-17 record | |||||||||
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Host nation(s) and year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
2011 | Group stage | 8th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | – |
2012 | Did not participate | ||||||||
2014 | Group stage | 7th of 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | – |
2021 | Cancelled | ||||||||
2022 | Group stage | 14th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
Total | Best: Group stage | 3/4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 29 | – |
WAFF U-16 Championship record | ||||||||||
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Host nation(s) and year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
2005 | Group stage | 6th of 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | – | |
2007 | Did not enter | |||||||||
2009 | Group stage | 7th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | |
2013 | Group stage | 5th of 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | – | |
2015 | Group stage | 4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | – | |
2018 | Did not enter | |||||||||
2019 | 7th-9th place round | 9th of 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | – | |
2021 | Group stage | 8th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
2022 | Group stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | – | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | |||
Total | Best: Group stage | 7/9 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 64 | – |
3 September 2024 2024 WAFF U-16 Championship GS | Palestine | 3–0 Awarded [note 1] | Bahrain | Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |
20:00 | Report |
5 September 2024 2024 WAFF U-16 Championship GS | Syria | 1–1 | Palestine | Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |
17:00 |
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9 September 2024 2024 WAFF U-16 Championship SF | Saudi Arabia | v | Palestine | Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |
17:00 |
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