Palestine national under-23 football team

Palestine under-23

Association	Palestinian Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Ibrahim Abu Madi
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	PLE
First colours Second colours
First international
Iran 2–2 Palestine  (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 4 April 2002)
Biggest win
Palestine 9–0 Sri Lanka  (Isa Town, Bahrain; 22 March 2019)
Biggest defeat
Bahrain 5–0 Palestine  (Beirut, Lebanon; 5 October 2002)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2018)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2018)

The Palestine national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم), also known as the Palestine Olympic football team, represents Palestine in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, and the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23 international football tournament. The team also serves as the national under-22 football team of Palestine.

The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Palestinian Football Association. The side has never qualified for the Olympic Games. They have participated five times in the Asian Games and once in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.^[1]

Summer Olympic Games record											Qualification record
Host nation, city and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1908–1988	See Palestine national team										See Palestine national team
Barcelona 1992	did not participate										did not participate
Atlanta 1996
Sydney 2000
Athens 2004	did not qualify										First round win, Second round defeat	4	2	1	1	5	4
Beijing 2008											First round defeat	2	0	1	1	2	3
London 2012											First round win, Second round defeat	4	3	0	1	6	2
Rio 2016											The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Tokyo 2020											The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Paris 2024											The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total	–	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Total	10	5	2	3	13	9

AFC U-23 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
2013	did not qualify										4th of 6	5	1	2	2	3	7
2016											3rd of 5	4	2	0	2	6	4
2018	Quarter-finals	7th of 16	4	1	1	2	8	6	Squad		1st of 4	3	2	1	0	8	4
2020	did not qualify										2nd of 4	3	2	0	1	10	2
2022											3rd of 3	2	0	1	1	2	4
2024											2nd of 4	3	2	0	1	3	2
2026											To be determined
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	1/7	4	1	1	2	8	6	–		Total	20	9	4	7	32	23

WAFF U-23 Championship record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2015	Group stage	7th of 10	3	1	0	2	2	6	Squad
2021	Group stage	5th of 11	3	2	0	1	5	3	Squad
2022	did not participate
2023	Group stage	5th of 8	2	1	1	0	2	1	Squad
Total	Best: group stage	3/4	8	4	1	3	9	10	–

Asian Games record
Host nation, city and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1951–1998	See Palestine national football team
Busan 2002	Group stage	21st of 24	3	0	0	3	0	9	Squad
Doha 2006	Group stage	22nd of 28	3	0	0	3	0	6	Squad
Guangzhou 2010	Group stage	20th of 24	3	0	1	2	0	6	Squad
Incheon 2014	Round of 16	14th of 29	4	2	0	2	5	7	Squad
Indonesia 2018	Round of 16	11th of 25	5	2	2	1	5	4	Squad
China 2022	Round of 16	15th of 21	3	0	1	2	0	2	Squad
Total	Best: round of 16	6/6	21	4	4	13	10	34	–

Arab Games record
Host nation, city and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1953–2011	See Palestine national football team
Algeria 2023	Group stage		3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad
Total	Best: group stage		3	0	2	1	2	3	–

Lebanon  v  Palestine

22 August 2025 Friendly	Lebanon	0–3	Palestine	Beirut, Lebanon
		Report

Lebanon  v  Palestine

25 August 2025 Friendly

Lebanon

3–0

Palestine

Beirut, Lebanon

Palestine  v  Kyrgyzstan

3 September 2025 (2025-09-03) 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Palestine

1–2

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Sri Lanka  v  Palestine

6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Sri Lanka

0–5

Palestine

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan  v  Palestine

9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Uzbekistan

–

Palestine

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The following players have been called up to participate in the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers against Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan, scheduled to take place from 3 to 9 September 2025.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Mahdi Assi	(2004-12-24) 24 December 2004
	1GK	Rami Jabareen	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005	Maccabi Umm al-Fahm
	1GK	Mohammed Abu Shaqra	(2006-03-25) 25 March 2006
	2DF	Moaz Nahnoosh	(2004-08-14) 14 August 2004
	2DF	Abdul Hamid Abu Qubaita	(2004-05-19) 19 May 2004
	2DF	Amr Rizq	(2003-04-23) 23 April 2003	Delphi
	2DF	Khalid Abu El Haija	(2005-11-13) 13 November 2005	1. FC Nürnberg II
	2DF	Muayad Hasassnah	(2004-02-26) 26 February 2004
	2DF	Yazan Sharha	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003
	2DF	Zacarías Abuhadba	(2005-07-20) 20 July 2005	Deportes Antofagasta
	3MF	Ali Al-Taamra	(2004-11-01) 1 November 2004
	3MF	Mohammad Al-Batsh	(2004-07-29) 29 July 2004	Al-Qadisiyah
	3MF	Qais Taha	(2003-07-23) 23 July 2003
	3MF	Mohammed Sandouqa	(2003-04-05) 5 April 2003	Sama Al-Sarhan SC
	3MF	Suhaib Elias Ali	(2007-12-12) 12 December 2007	1.FC Union Berlin U19
	3MF	Hadi Dakour	(2004-06-28) 28 June 2004	Shabab Al Sahel
	3MF	Tariq Awawdeh	(2006-07-24) 24 July 2006
	3MF	Abdulhadi Rashid	(2005-06-06) 6 June 2005	Al-Ansar FC U19
	3MF	Jihad Abu Al-Ainain	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003	Racing Beirut
	4FW	Ibrahim Abu Allan	(2004-05-03) 3 May 2004
	4FW	Hassan Daoud	(2004-01-23) 23 January 2004
	4FW	Oday Hassoun	(2004-02-22) 22 February 2004	Hutteen SC
	4FW	Bassam Abdullah	(2004-03-10) 10 March 2004

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

• 2018 AFC U-23 Asian Cup squad

Asian Games

• Asian Games 2002 squad
• Asian Games 2006 squad
• Asian Games 2010 squad
• Asian Games 2014 squad
• Asian Games 2018 squad

Arab Games

• Arab Games 2023 squad

• Palestine national football team
• Palestine national under-20 football team
• Palestine national under-17 football team
• Football in Palestine