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Palestine national football team

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Palestine
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)أُسُودُ كَنعَان (Lions of Canaan)
الْفَدَائِي (The Fedayeen)
الْفُرْسَان (The Knights)
AssociationPalestinian Football Association
(الإتِّحَادُ الْفِلَسْطِيْنِيّ لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachMakram Daboub
CaptainMusab Al-Battat
Most capsAbdelatif Bahdari (82)
Top scorerFahed Attal
Ashraf Nu'man (14)
Home stadiumFaisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
FIFA codePLE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 93 Increase 1 (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest73 (February – March 2018)
Lowest191 (April – August 1999)
First international
 Egypt 5–0  Mandatory Palestine
(Cairo, Egypt; 4 April 1930)

Biggest win
 Palestine 11–0 Guam 
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 1 April 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Lebanon 9–1 Palestine 
(Alexandria, Egypt; 8 August 1953)
Asian Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2015)
Best resultGroup stage (2015, 2019)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best resultChampions (2014)
WAFF Championship
Appearances10 (first in 2000)
Best resultGroup stage (7 times)
Medal record
Men's football
AFC Challenge Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Maldives Team
Arab Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Amman Team

Palestine national football team is the national football team of Palestine.

References

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  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.