Statistics of Palestine football team
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.
Most-capped players [ edit ]
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
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
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
Unbeaten record
12 games, 2016–2018
Winless record
22 games, 2006–2011
Source: FIFA.com [ 1]
Highest FIFA ranking
73rd (February 2018)
Lowest FIFA ranking
191st (April – August 1999)
Source: Eloratings.net [ 2]
Highest Elo ranking
90th (September 2019)
Lowest Elo ranking
169th (September 2010)
First goal
Herbert Meitner vs Lebanon on 27 April 1940
Most goals
Fahed Attal (2005–2012), 16 goals
As of 19 November 2019[update] .[ 3] [ 4] Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
As of 14 November 2017[update]
In major tournaments [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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
1930
Not a FIFA member
Not a FIFA member
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
Did not qualify
2nd of 4
6
2
1
3
8
9
2006
3rd of 4
6
2
1
3
11
11
2010
First round loss
2
0
0
2
0
7
2014
First round win, second round loss
4
1
2
1
5
4
2018
3rd of 5
8
4
2
2
24
5
2022
3rd of 5
8
3
1
4
10
10
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
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
1956
Did not participate
Did not participate
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
Did not qualify
4th of 5
4
1
0
3
3
8
2004
4th of 4
6
0
2
4
3
11
2007
4th of 4
5
1
1
3
3
9
2011
The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2015
Group stage
16th of 16
3
0
0
3
1
11
Squad
Qualified as 2014 AFC Challenge Cup winners
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
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
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
2006
Quarter-finals
5th of 16
4
2
1
1
16
2
Squad
Qualified as invitees
2008
Withdrew
Withdrew
2010
Did not qualify
3rd of 3
2
0
2
0
1
1
2012
Fourth place
4th of 8
5
2
1
2
7
6
Squad
1st of 4
3
2
1
0
5
1
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
Palestine's WAFF Championship record
Host nation(s) and year
Round
Pos
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
Squad
2000
Group stage
7th of 8
3
0
1
2
3
5
Squad
2002
5th of 6
2
0
0
2
1
4
Squad
2004
5th of 6
2
0
1
1
2
3
Squad
2007
5th of 6
2
0
0
2
0
3
Squad
2008
6th of 6
2
0
0
2
0
4
Squad
2010
9th of 9
2
0
0
2
1
6
Squad
2012
8th of 12
3
1
0
2
3
4
Squad
2014
7th of 9
2
0
1
1
0
1
Squad
2019
3rd of 9
4
2
1
1
6
5
Squad
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
Palestine's Arab Cup record
Host nation(s) and year
Round
Pos
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
1963
Did not participate
1964
1966
Group stage
5th of 9
3
1
1
1
8
3
1985
Did not participate
1988
1992
Group stage
5th of 6
2
0
1
1
1
2
1998
Did not qualify
2002
Group stage
9th of 10
4
0
3
1
7
9
2012
Group stage
9th of 10
2
0
1
1
2
4
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
Head-to-head record [ edit ]
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 11 June 2024 after match against Australia
Opponent
From
To
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Afghanistan
2011
2018
4
2
2
0
5
1
+4
0 50.00
Algeria
1969
2005
3
0
0
3
0
7
−7
00 0.00
Australia
2019
2024
3
0
0
3
0
9
−9
00 0.00
Azerbaijan
2012
2012
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
100.00
Bahrain
2004
2023
8
4
1
3
8
7
+1
0 50.00
Bangladesh
2006
2024
8
7
1
0
16
1
+15
0 87.50
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
0 50.00
Chile
2002
2002
1
0
0
1
1
3
−2
00 0.00
China
2006
2023
6
0
2
4
2
10
−8
00 0.00
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
00 0.00
Guam
2006
2006
1
1
0
0
11
0
+11
100.00
Hong Kong
2001
2024
3
2
1
0
5
1
+4
0 66.67
India
2013
2014
2
2
0
0
7
4
+3
100.00
Indonesia
2011
2023
3
1
1
1
3
5
−2
0 33.33
Iraq
1965
2019
17
0
4
13
7
38
−31
00 0.00
Iran
2000
2024
6
0
2
4
3
18
−15
00 0.00
Jordan
1976
2021
14
1
6
7
12
34
−22
00 7.14
Japan
2015
2015
1
0
0
1
0
4
−4
00 0.00
Kazakhstan
2000
2000
2
0
0
2
2
5
−3
00 0.00
Kuwait
2002
2021
9
1
1
7
7
20
−13
0 11.11
Kyrgyzstan
2006
2021
7
1
3
3
6
8
−2
0 14.29
Lebanon
1940
2024
9
3
5
1
9
5
+4
0 33.33
Libya
1953
2011
7
0
5
2
7
12
−5
00 0.00
Malaysia
2001
2015
5
4
0
1
18
4
+14
0 80.00
Maldives
2012
2017
4
3
1
0
13
1
+12
0 75.00
Myanmar
2011
2014
3
2
0
1
6
5
+1
0 66.67
Morocco
1976
2021
3
0
0
3
1
10
−9
00 0.00
Mauritania
1976
2010
2
1
1
0
1
0
+1
0 50.00
Nepal
2009
2018
4
2
2
0
3
0
+3
0 50.00
North Korea
1966
2012
2
0
0
2
1
7
−6
00 0.00
Northern Mariana Islands
2013
2013
1
1
0
0
9
0
+9
100.00
Oman
2012
2023
4
1
0
3
4
6
−2
0 25.00
Pakistan
2000
2018
5
5
0
0
11
1
+10
100.00
Philippines
2011
2022
4
2
1
1
8
4
+4
0 50.00
Qatar
1972
2024
12
1
2
9
12
19
−7
00 8.33
Saudi Arabia
1976
2021
11
0
4
7
6
22
−16
00 0.00
Seychelles
2020
2020
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
100.00
Singapore
2003
2021
6
2
1
3
6
8
−2
0 33.33
Sri Lanka
2020
2020
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
100.00
Sudan
1965
2010
8
0
4
4
8
14
−6
00 0.00
Syria
1966
2019
15
2
5
8
13
25
−12
0 13.33
Tajikistan
2016
2018
4
1
3
0
6
4
+2
0 25.00
Tanzania
2011
2011
1
0
0
1
0
1
−1
00 0.00
Thailand
2011
2011
2
0
1
1
2
3
−1
00 0.00
East Timor
2015
2016
2
2
0
0
10
0
+10
100.00
Tunisia
1969
1973
2
0
1
1
3
7
−4
00 0.00
Turkmenistan
2012
2012
1
0
1
0
0
0
+0
00 0.00
United Arab Emirates
1999
2024
6
1
3
2
3
7
−4
0 16.67
Uzbekistan
2004
2023
6
1
0
5
2
10
−8
0 16.67
Vietnam [ a]
1966
2023
3
1
0
2
3
7
−4
0 33.33
Yemen
2010
2022
7
5
0
2
13
5
+8
0 71.43
Total
1940
2024
235
69
58
108
300
364
−64
0 29.36
Last updated: Palestine vs Bangladesh , 5 September 2021. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only. [ 7]
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