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

Team records

See also: Palestine national football team results

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

• 3–3 vs Tajikistan on 5 October 2016

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

Highest FIFA ranking

73rd (February 2018)

Lowest FIFA ranking

191st (April – August 1999)

Elo

Source: Eloratings.net

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. Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Hat-tricks

As of 14 November 2017

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

See also: Palestine national football team results

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
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

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: Palestine at the 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
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

AFC Asian Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
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
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
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

WAFF Championship

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

Arab Cup

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

Pan Arab Games

Palestine's Pan Arab Games record
Host nation, city and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
Alexandria 1953	Group stage	6th of 6	2	0	0	2	3	13	Squad
Beirut 1957	Did not participate
Casablanca 1961
Cairo 1965	Fourth place	4th of 10	6	2	1	3	7	9	Squad
Damascus 1976	Final group	6th of 7	6	2	1	3	4	9	Squad
Rabat 1985	Did not participate
Aleppo 1992	Group stage	5th of 6	2	0	1	1	1	2	Squad
Beirut 1997	Did not participate
Amman 1999	Third place	3rd of 11	6	2	2	2	6	9	Squad
Cairo 2007	Did not participate
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
New Delhi 1951	Did not enter
Manila 1954
Tokyo 1958
Jakarta 1962
Bangkok 1966
Bangkok 1970
Tehran 1974
Bangkok 1978
New Delhi 1982
Seoul 1986
Beijing 1990
Hiroshima 1994	Withdrew
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
2018 Bangabandhu Cup	Winners
2020 Bangabandhu Cup	Winners

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 14 November 2024 after match against Oman

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	2024	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	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	2024	18	0	4	14	7	39	−32	000.00
Iran	2000	2024	6	0	2	4	3	18	−15	000.00
Jordan	1976	2024	15	1	6	8	13	37	−24	006.67
Japan	2015	2015	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Kazakhstan	2000	2000	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	000.00
South Korea	2024	2024	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Kuwait	2002	2024	10	1	2	7	9	22	−13	010.00
Kyrgyzstan	2006	2021	7	1	3	3	6	8	−2	014.29
Lebanon	1940	2024	9	3	5	1	9	5	+4	033.33
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	2024	5	1	0	4	4	7	−3	020.00
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	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	2024	240	69	60	111	303	371	−68	028.75

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