The Palestine women's national football team () represents Palestine in international women's football competitions. The team was established by Samar Araj in 2003 and is controlled by the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), the governing body for football in Palestine.
Palestine played their first match in 2005 against Jordan in a 9–0 defeat at the WAFF Women's Championship. Five years later, they entered their first AFC Women's Asian cup Qualification. Although Palestine didn't make it to the final tournament, they recorded their first international win during the qualification campaign with a 4–0 win against the Maldives.
Whilst the team has yet to qualify for any major international tournament, they participated in seven (out of eight) WAFF Women's Championship editions. Their best performance came in 2014 when they finished as runners-up, marking their highest achievement to date.
History On 15 May 2024 the Palestine women's national team played an unofficial friendly game against Irish club Bohemians in Dublin, Ireland, winning 2–1. The game marked the first time any senior Palestine national team played a game in Europe.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
2026
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff Position Name Team manager Dima Said Head coach Ahmed Sharf Assistant coach Ahmad Hammad Goal Keeper coach Saed Manasra Physiotherapist Sabreen Owda
Historical Hani Al Majdoubah (2009–2013) Nasser Beitello (2014) Abdul Fattah Arar (2017) Ahmed Sharf (2018)+ (6/2025-present) Raed Al Khdour (2019) Simon Khair (2021) Nasser Beitello (2022–2025)
Players Current squad The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification matches against Uzbekistan and another opponent in June 2025.
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months but were not included in the June 2025 Asian qualifiers.
Previous squads WAFF Women's Championship 2022 WAFF Women's Championship
Competitive record FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup recordYearResultPositionGPWD*LGFGAGD 2003Did not enter 2007 2011Did not qualify 2015 2019 2023 2027 2031To be determined 2035To be determined Total 0/6 – – – – – – – – *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games Summer Olympics recordYearResult* 1996 Did not enter 2000 2004 2008 2012 Did not qualify 2016 2020 2024Withdrew 2028 Did not qualifyTotal0/7 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC Women's Asian Cup AFC Women's Asian Cup recordYearResultGPW D*LGFGAGD 2003Did not enter 2006 2008 2010Did not qualify 2014 2018 2022 2026Total 0/8 – – – – – – – *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games
WAFF Women's Championship
Hosts / YearResult* 2005 5th place 4 0 1 3 1 21 −20 2007 Did not enter 2010 4th place 4 1 0 3 19 17 +2 2011 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 16 −12 2014 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 8 10 −2 2019 5th place 4 0 1 3 0 11 −11 2022 4th place 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 2024 Semi-finalist 4 2 0 2 4 9 −5 2025 Runners-up 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 Total 8/9 29 7 4 18 41 98 −57 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Arab Women's Championship Hosts / YearResult* 2006 Group stage3003115−14 2021 Group stage200228−6
Arabia Cup Hosts / YearResult* 2010 4th place52032414+10
See also Sport in Palestine Football in the State of Palestine Palestine women's national under-20 football team Palestine men's national football team
References
External links Official website FIFA profile