Palestine
AFC. Played 260 since 1 Apr 1966: won 83, drawn 72, lost 105. Elo 1624, ranked 79 in the world; peak 1624 in 2026.
Latest results
- 2026-10-02WChina0–5PalestineFriendly · Chongqing45%
- 2026-09-28WPalestine4–2TajikistanFriendly · Chongqing72%
- 2026-09-24DPalestine2–2New ZealandFriendly · Chongqing37%
- 2026-06-09DKyrgyzstan0–0PalestineFriendly · Bishkek56%
- 2026-06-06DKyrgyzstan0–0PalestineFriendly · Bishkek56%
- 2025-12-11LPalestine1–2Saudi ArabiaArab Cup · Lusail35%
- 2025-12-07DSyria0–0PalestineArab Cup · Al Rayyan48%
- 2025-12-04DPalestine2–2TunisiaArab Cup · Lusail30%
- 2025-12-01WQatar0–1PalestineArab Cup · Al Khor30%
- 2025-11-25DPalestine0–0Libya (Palestine won on penalties)Arab Cup qualification · Al Rayyan57%
Squad
The following 27 players were called up for the friendly matches against New Zealand, Tajikistan, and China between 24 September and 2 October 2026.
- Players
- 27
- Average age
- 25.7
- Caps between them
- 535
- Most from one club
- Free agent (3)
Where they play
0 at home · 24 abroad in 13 other countries
- Egypt 8
- Qatar 5
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
- Denmark 1
- Germany 1
- Israel 1
- Kuwait 1
- Paraguay 1
- Peru 1
- Romania 1
- Syria 1
- United States 1
- Venezuela 1
Average club rating 1399 (ClubElo; 21 of 27 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: 1. FC Nürnberg II, ranked 276 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Abed YassinFree agent | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Mahdi AssiHoms Al-Fidaa(Syria) | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Rami HamadaFree agent | 32 | 67 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Wajdi NabhanZED(Egypt) | 25 | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | Khalid Abu El Haija1. FC Nürnberg II(Germany) | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Yaser HamedAl-Khor(Qatar) | 28 | 34 | 5 |
| 7 | Musab Al-BattatFree agent | 32 | 82 | 1 |
| 14 | Ahmed TahaKafr Qasim(Israel) | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | Milad TermaniniAl-Shamal(Qatar) | 28 | 35 | 2 |
| 17 | Emilio SabaSport Boys(Peru) | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Ameed MahajnaAl-Arabi(Qatar) | 30 | 21 | 1 |
| 27 | Brayan DakhilTrujillanos(Venezuela) | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 5 | Ameed SawaftaAl-Masry(Egypt) | 26 | 15 | 0 |
| 6 | Adam AhmadEsbjerg fB(Denmark) | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Hamed HamdanPyramids(Egypt) | 26 | 14 | 1 |
| 13 | Ayham ShhadeVelež Mostar(Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Adam KaiedZamalek(Egypt) | 24 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Agustín ManzurLibertad(Paraguay) | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | Abdelhadi RashidPetrojet(Egypt) | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Tamer SeyamAl-Shamal(Qatar) | 33 | 78 | 15 |
| 10 | Khaled Al-NabrisCeramica Cleopatra(Egypt) | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Oday DabbaghZamalek(Egypt) | 27 | 57 | 21 |
| 12 | Assad Al HamlawiUniversitatea Craiova(Romania) | 26 | 6 | 5 |
| 21 | Zaid QunbarAl-Arabi(Kuwait) | 24 | 27 | 4 |
| 23 | Alaa Aldeen HassanAl-Gharafa(Qatar) | 26 | 10 | 1 |
| 24 | Bader MousaPetrojet(Egypt) | 27 | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | Ahmad Al-QaqSporting JAX(United States) | 24 | 8 | 1 |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Palestine national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 2 October 2026; page last edited 3 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
Asian Cup: 3 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Palestine v Iraq: played 18, won 1, drawn 3, lost 14; goals 8–39. First met 1 Sep 2002, last 25 Mar 2025.
- 2025-03-25WPalestine2–1IraqUpsetFIFA World Cup qualification · Amman27%
- 2024-10-10LIraq1–0PalestineFIFA World Cup qualification · Basra13%
- 2019-08-02LIraq2–1PalestineWAFF Championship · Karbala17%
- 2018-12-28LIraq1–0PalestineFriendly · Doha32%
- 2018-08-04LPalestine0–3IraqFriendly · Al-Ram48%
- 2018-05-08DIraq0–0PalestineFriendly · Basra23%
- 2015-01-20LIraq2–0PalestineAFC Asian Cup · Group D · Canberra29%
- 2010-09-29LPalestine0–3IraqWAFF Championship · Amman13%
- 2009-07-13LIraq4–0PalestineFriendly · Baghdad9%
- 2009-07-10LIraq3–0PalestineFriendly · Erbil10%
- 2007-06-18LPalestine0–1IraqWAFF Championship · Amman17%
- 2006-09-06DIraq2–2PalestineAFC Asian Cup qualification · Al Ain17%
- 2006-08-17LPalestine0–3IraqAFC Asian Cup qualification · Amman19%
- 2005-12-01LIraq4–0PalestineFriendly · Al Rayyan21%
- 2004-11-16LIraq4–1PalestineFIFA World Cup qualification · Doha23%
Latest 15 of 18 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 76 | 20 | 27 | 29 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 49 | 16 | 13 | 20 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 |
| WAFF Championship | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Arab Cup | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| AFC Challenge Cup | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Palestine Cup | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| AFC Challenge Cup qualification | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Bangabandhu Cup | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Arab Cup qualification | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Palestine International Championship | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| GaNEFo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kuneitra Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Philippine Peace Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Three Nations Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Oday Dabbagh 10
- Tamer Seyam 8
- Emad Ayoub 4
- Wessam Abou Ali 4
- Roberto Kettlun 3
- Murad Alyan 3
- Jaka Ihbeisheh 3
- Jonathan Cantillana 3
- Ahmad Abu Nahyeh 3
- Yaser Hamed 3
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.