List of international matches for the Palestinian national football team

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This list contains all games of the Palestinian national football team , provided they are recognized as official games by FIFA . FIFA also hosts the international matches of the British mandate of Palestine between 1934 and 1940 as matches for the Palestinian national football team. All results from a Palestinian perspective.

1934 to 1940 (as selection of the League of Nations mandate for Palestine )

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	comment
1	March 16, 1934	1: 7	Egypt	A.	Cairo ( EGY )	World Cup qualification 1934	First international match for the national team listed by FIFA. First international match against Egypt. First international match against an African national team. First away match for the national team. First (away) defeat
2	04/06/1934	1: 4	Egypt	H	Tel Aviv	World Cup qualification 1934	First home defeat
3	01/22/1938	1: 3	Greece	H	Tel Aviv	World Cup qualification 1938	First international match against Greece. First international match against a European national team
4th	02/20/1938	0: 1	Greece	A.	Athens ( GRE )	World Cup qualification 1938
5	04/27/1940	5: 1	Greater Lebanon	H	Tel Aviv		First international match against Lebanon. First win

1953 to 1976 (as non-FIFA member)

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	comment
6 (unofficial)	July 26, 1953	1: 8	Egypt	A.	Alexandria , Egypt	1953 Pan-Arab Games	First international match in Palestine with the coexistence of an Israeli national team.
7 (unofficial)	August 1, 1953	2: 5	Libya	*	Alexandria , Egypt	1953 Pan-Arab Games
8 (unofficial)	April 1966	0-0	Libya	*	Baghdad , Iraq	Arab Nations Cup 1966	First international match since the Palestinian Football Federation was founded in 1962.
9 (unofficial)	April 3, 1966	7-0	North Yemen	*	Baghdad , Iraq	Arab Nations Cup 1966
10 (unofficial)	April 5th 1966	1: 3	Syria	*	Baghdad , Iraq	Arab Nations Cup 1966
11 (unofficial)	January 1, 1972	0: 2	Algeria	A.	Algiers , Algeria	Friendly match
12 (unofficial)	October 8, 1976	0: 3	Morocco	*	Damascus , Syria	1976 Pan-Arab Games
13 (unofficial)	October 12, 1976	1: 3	Saudi Arabia	*	Damascus , Syria	1976 Pan-Arab Games
14 (unofficial)	October 14, 1976	2: 1	Jordan	*	Damascus , Syria	1976 Pan-Arab Games
15 (unofficial)	October 16, 1976	0: 2	Syria	A.	Damascus , Syria	1976 Pan-Arab Games
16 (unofficial)	October 18, 1976	0-0	South Yemen	*	Damascus , Syria	1976 Pan-Arab Games
17 (unofficial)	October 18, 1976	1-0	Mauritania	*	Damascus , Syria	1976 Pan-Arab Games	Last international match as a non-FIFA member. An international break of almost 22 years followed.

International matches since 1998

Straight to the year : 1998 - 2000 - 2010 - 2020

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	comment
6th	07/20/1998	1: 3	Lebanon	A.	Beirut ( LIB )
7th	07/23/1998	1: 2	Syria	*	Beirut ( LIB )		First international match against Syria
8th	07/26/1998	1: 1	Jordan	*	Beirut ( LIB )		First international match against Jordan. First draw
9	08/18/1999	0: 2	Jordan	A.	Amman ( JOR )
10	08/20/1999	1-0	Qatar	*	Amman ( JOR )		First international match against Qatar
11	08/23/1999	1-0	United Arab Emirates	*	Amman ( JOR )		First international match against the United Arab Emirates
12	08/25/1999	2: 2	Libya	*	Amman ( JOR )		First international match against Libya
13	08/27/1999	1: 1	Syria	*	Amman ( JOR )
14th	08/29/1999	1: 4	Jordan	A.	Amman ( JOR )
15th	March 31, 2000	0: 1	Qatar	A.	Doha ( QAT )	Asian Cup qualification
16	04/02/2000	2-0	Pakistan	*	Doha ( QAT )	Asian Cup qualification	First international match against Pakistan
17th	04/04/2000	1: 5	Jordan	*	Doha ( QAT )	Asian Cup qualification
18th	04/06/2000	0: 2	Kazakhstan	*	Doha ( QAT )	Asian Cup qualification	First international match against Kazakhstan
19th	05/24/2000	0: 1	Syria	*	Amman ( JOR )
20th	05/26/2000	1: 1	Iran	A.	Amman ( JOR )		First international match against Iran
21st	03/04/2001	1: 1	Hong Kong	A.	Hong Kong ( HKG )	World Cup qualification	First international match against Hong Kong
22nd	03/08/2001	1: 2	Qatar	*	Hong Kong ( HKG )	World Cup qualification
23	03/11/2001	1-0	Malaysia	*	Hong Kong ( HKG )	World Cup qualification	First international match against Malaysia
24	03/20/2001	1-0	Hong Kong	*	Doha ( QAT )	World Cup qualification
25th	03/23/2001	1: 2	Qatar	A.	Doha ( QAT )	World Cup qualification
26th	03/25/2001	3: 4	Malaysia	*	Doha ( QAT )	World Cup qualification
27	08/30/2002	1: 2	Syria	A.	Damascus ( SYR )
28	09/01/2002	0: 2	Iraq	*	Damascus ( SYR )		First international match against Iraq
29	12/10/2002	1: 3	Chile	A.	Santiago de Chile ( CHI )		First international match against Chile. First international match against a South American national team
30th	12/16/2002	1: 1	Jordan	*	Kuwait City ( KUW )
31	12/23/2002	2: 2	Sudan	*	Kuwait City ( KUW )		First international match against Sudan
32	December 25, 2002	3: 3	Kuwait	A.	Kuwait City ( KUW )		First international match against Kuwait
33	09/24/2003	1: 1	Qatar	A.	Doha ( QAT )	Asian Cup qualification
34	09/27/2003	1: 2	Qatar	A.	Doha ( QAT )	Asian Cup qualification
35	05/10/2003	1: 2	Kuwait	A.	Kuwait City ( KUW )	Asian Cup qualification
36	10/08/2003	0: 4	Kuwait	A.	Kuwait City ( KUW )	Asian Cup qualification
37	10/19/2003	0: 2	Singapore	A.	Singapore ( SIN )	Asian Cup qualification	First international match against Singapore
38	10/22/2003	0-0	Singapore	A.	Singapore ( SIN )	Asian Cup qualification
39	02/18/2004	8-0	Chinese Taipei	*	Doha ( QAT )	World Cup qualification	First international match against Taiwan
40	03/26/2004	1: 1	Syria	A.	Damascus ( SYR )
41	03/31/2004	1: 1	Iraq	*	Doha ( QAT )	World Cup qualification
42	06/09/2004	0: 3	Uzbekistan	A.	Tashkent ( UZB )	World Cup qualification	First international match against Uzbekistan
43	06/17/2004	1: 1	Jordan	*	Tehran ( IRN )
44	06/19/2004	1: 2	Iraq	*	Tehran ( IRN )
45	09/02/2004	0: 1	Bahrain	A.	al-Muharraq ( BHR )		First international match against Bahrain
46	09/08/2004	0: 3	Uzbekistan	*	ar-Rayyan ( QAT )	World Cup qualification
47	10/14/2004	0: 1	Chinese Taipei	A.	Taipei ( TPE )	World Cup qualification
48	11/16/2004	1: 4	Iraq	*	Doha ( QAT )	World Cup qualification
49	12/01/2005	0: 4	Iraq	*	ar-Rayyan ( QAT )
50	12/03/2005	0: 2	Saudi Arabia	*	ar-Rayyan ( QAT )		First international match against Saudi Arabia
51	02/07/2006	0: 3	Syria	A.	Damascus ( SYR )
52	02/16/2006	0: 2	Bahrain	A.	al-Muharraq ( BHR )
53	02/18/2006	3-0	Pakistan	*	Manama ( BHR )
54	02/22/2006	0: 1	People's Republic of China	A.	Guangzhou ( CHN )	Asian Cup qualification	First international match against China
55	03/01/2006	1-0	Singapore	*	Amman ( JOR )	Asian Cup qualification
56	04/01/2006	11: 0	Guam	*	Dhaka ( BAN )	AFC Challenge Cup 2006	First international game against Guam. Highest win
57	04/03/2006	4-0	Cambodia	*	Dhaka ( BAN )	AFC Challenge Cup 2006	First international match against Cambodia
58	04/05/2006	1: 1	Bangladesh	A.	Dhaka ( BAN )	AFC Challenge Cup 2006	First international match against Bangladesh
59	04/09/2006	0: 1	Kyrgyzstan	*	Dhaka ( BAN )	AFC Challenge Cup 2006	First international match against Kyrgyzstan
60	08/17/2006	0: 3	Iraq	*	Amman ( JOR )	Asian Cup qualification
61	09/06/2006	2: 2	Iraq	*	Al Ain ( UAE )	Asian Cup qualification
62	10/11/2006	0: 2	People's Republic of China	*	Amman ( JOR )	Asian Cup qualification
63	06/18/2007	0: 2	Iraq	*	Amman ( JOR )
64	06/20/2007	0: 2	Iran	*	Amman ( JOR )
65	10/08/2007	0: 4	Singapore	*	Doha ( QAT )	World Cup qualification
66	10/28/2007	0: 3	Singapore	A.	Singapore ( SIN )	World Cup qualification
67	08/07/2008	0: 3	Iran	A.	Tehran ( IRN )
68	08/09/2008	0: 1	Qatar	*	Tehran ( IRN )
69	10/26/2008	1: 1	Jordan	H	Al Ram		First home game in 68 years
70	03/26/2009	0-0	Nepal	A.	Kathmandu ( NEP )	AFC Challenge Cup 2010 qualification	First international match against Nepal
71	03/30/2009	1: 1	Kyrgyzstan	*	Kathmandu ( NEP )	AFC Challenge Cup 2010 qualification
72	07/10/2009	0: 3	Iraq	A.	Erbil ( IRQ )
73	07/13/2009	0: 4	Iraq	A.	Baghdad ( IRQ )
74	07/18/2009	1: 3	People's Republic of China	A.	Tianjin ( CHN )
75	10/10/2009	1: 1	United Arab Emirates	A.	Dubai ( UAE )
76	06/04/2010	1: 1	Sudan	A.	Omdurman ( SUD )
77	08/11/2010	0-0	Mauritania	A.	Nouakchott ( MRI )		First international match against Mauritania
78	09/27/2010	1: 3	Yemen	*	Amman ( JOR )		First international match against Yemen
79	09/29/2010	1: 2	Iraq	*	Amman ( JOR )
80	02/09/2011	0: 1	Tanzania	A.	Dar es Salaam ( TAN )		First international match against Tanzania
81	03/21/2011	2-0	Bangladesh	*	Yangon ( MYA )	AFC Challenge Cup 2012 qualification
82	03/23/2011	0-0	Philippines	*	Yangon ( MYA )	AFC Challenge Cup 2012 qualification	First international match against the Philippines
83	03/25/2011	3: 1	Myanmar	A.	Yangon ( MYA )	AFC Challenge Cup 2012 qualification	First international match against Myanmar
84	06/29/2011	2-0	Afghanistan	*	Tursunzade ( TAD )	World Cup 2014 qualification	First international match against Afghanistan
85	07/03/2011	1: 1	Afghanistan	H	Al Ram	World Cup 2014 qualification
86	07/23/2011	0: 1	Thailand	A.	Buriram ( THA )	World Cup 2014 qualification	First international match against Thailand
87	07/28/2011	2: 2	Thailand	H	Al Ram	World Cup 2014 qualification
88	08/22/2011	1: 4	Indonesia	A.	Surakarta ( INA )		First international match against Indonesia. 100th international match, including the unofficial internationals from 1953 to 1976.
89	05/10/2011	0: 7	Iran	A.	Tehran ( IRN )		Biggest defeat
90	December 06, 2011	1-0	Bahrain	A.	al-Muharraq ( BHR )
91	December 17, 2011	2-0	Sudan	*	ar-Rayyan ( QAT )
92	December 20, 2011	1: 3	Bahrain	*	Doha ( QAT )
93	12/22/2011	0: 3 a.d.	Kuwait	*	Doha ( QAT )
94	02/24/2012	0: 3	Ver. Arab. Emirates	A.	Abu Dhabi ( UAE )
95	03/08/2012	2-0	Nepal	A.	Kathmandu ( NEP )	AFC Challenge Cup 2012 preliminary round
96	03/10/2012	0-0	Turkmenistan	*	Kathmandu ( NEP )	AFC Challenge Cup 2012 preliminary round	First international match against Turkmenistan
97	03/12/2012	2-0	Maldives	*	Kathmandu ( NEP )	AFC Challenge Cup 2012 preliminary round	First international match against the Maldives
98	March 16, 2012	0: 2	North Korea	*	Kathmandu ( NEP )	AFC Challenge Cup 2012 semifinals	First international match against North Korea
99	03/19/2012	3: 4	Philippines	*	Kathmandu ( NEP )	AFC Challenge Cup 2012 game for 3rd place
100	05/28/2012	0-0	Qatar	A.	Doha ( QAT )		100th official international match
101	06/18/2012	2: 1	Yemen	A.	Sanaa ( YEM )
102	06/25/2012	0: 2	Kuwait	*	Taif ( KSA )
103	06/28/2012	2: 2	Saudi Arabia	A.	Taif ( KSA )
104	11/17/2012	1: 1	Syria	*	Amman ( JOR )
105	11/20/2012	2: 1	Syria	*	Zarqa ( JOR )
106	11/29/2012	0: 2	Bahrain	*	al-Wakra ( QAT )
107	December 08, 2012	1: 2	Kuwait	A.	Kuwait City ( KUW )
108	12/11/2012	1-0	Lebanon	*	Kuwait City ( KUW )
109	12/14/2012	1: 2	Oman	*	Kuwait City ( KUW )		First international match against Oman
110	02/06/2013	4: 2	India	A.	Kochi ( IND )		First international match against India
111	02.03.2013	1-0	Bangladesh	*	Kathmandu ( NEP )	AFC Challenge Cup 2014 qualification
112	03/04/2013	9-0	Northern Mariana Islands	*	Kathmandu ( NEP )	AFC Challenge Cup 2014 qualification	First international match against the Northern Mariana Islands. The game will not be counted by FIFA as the Northern Mariana Islands are not a FIFA member.
113	03/06/2013	0-0	Nepal	A.	Kathmandu ( NEP )	AFC Challenge Cup 2014 qualification	Palestine qualifies for the AFC Challenge Cup
114	03/21/2013	1: 2	Kuwait	A.	Kuwait City ( KUW )
115	03/26/2013	2-0	Malaysia	A.	Kuantan ( MAS )
116	04/17/2013	0: 2	Qatar	A.	Doha ( QAT )
117	08/06/2013	1: 4	Jordan	A.	Amman ( JOR )
118	December 25, 2013	0: 1	Qatar	A.	Doha ( QAT )
119	12/28/2013	0-0	Saudi Arabia	*	Doha ( QAT )
120	05/19/2014	1-0	Kyrgyzstan	*	Male ( MDV )	AFC Challenge Cup 2014 preliminary round
121	05/21/2014	2-0	Myanmar	*	Male ( MDV )	AFC Challenge Cup 2014 preliminary round
122	05/23/2014	0-0	Maldives	A.	Male ( MDV )	AFC Challenge Cup 2014 preliminary round
123	05/27/2014	2-0	Afghanistan	*	Male ( MDV )	AFC Challenge Cup 2014 semi-finals
124	05/30/2014	1-0	Philippines	*	Male ( MDV )	AFC Challenge Cup 2014 Final	Palestine wins the AFC Challenge Cup 2014 and qualifies for the Asian Football Championship for the first time
125	09/03/2014	1: 4	Myanmar	*	Manila ( PHI )
126	09/06/2014	7: 3 a.d.	Chinese Taipei	*	Manila ( PHI )
127	06/10/2014	3: 2	India	A.	Siliguri ( IND )
128	10/12/2014	0: 2	Pakistan	A.	Lahore ( PAK )
129	11/06/2014	0: 2	Saudi Arabia	A.	Riyadh ( KSA )
130	09/11/2014	3: 1	Vietnam	A.	Hanoi ( VIE )		First international match against Vietnam
131	12/13/2014	0: 1	Uzbekistan	*	Dubai ( UAE )
132	December 21, 2014	0-0	China	A.	Chenzhou ( CHN )
133	01/12/2015	0: 4	Japan	*	Newcastle ( AUS )	AM 2015 preliminary round	First international match against Japan
134	January 16, 2015	1: 5	Jordan	*	Melbourne ( AUS )	AM 2015 preliminary round
135	01/20/2015	0: 2	Iraq	*	Canberra ( AUS )	AM 2015 preliminary round
136	06/11/2015	2: 3	Saudi Arabia	A.	Dammam ( SAU )	World Cup 2018 qualification AM 2019 qualification
137	06/16/2015	6-0	Malaysia	A.	Kuala Lumpur ( MYS )	World Cup 2018 qualification AM 2019 qualification
138	08/31/2015	0-0	Lebanon	A.	Sidon ( LIB )
139	09/08/2015	0-0	Ver. Arab. Emirates	H	al-Ram	World Cup 2018 qualification AM 2019 qualification
140	08/10/2015	1: 1	East Timor	A.	Dili ( TLS )	World Cup 2018 qualification AM 2019 qualification	First international match against East Timor
141	11/09/2015	0-0	Saudi Arabia	*	Amman ( JOR )	World Cup 2018 qualification AM 2019 qualification	At the request of the Saudi Arabian Association, the game took place in a neutral place due to safety concerns.
142	11/12/2015	6-0	Malaysia	*	Amman ( JOR )	World Cup 2018 qualification AM 2019 qualification
143	March 24, 2016	0: 2	Ver. Arab. Emirates	A.	Abu Dhabi ( UAE )	World Cup 2018 qualification AM 2019 qualification
144	03/29/2016	7-0	East Timor	H	Hebron	World Cup 2018 qualification AM 2019 qualification
145	09/06/2016	1: 1	Tajikistan	H	Hebron
146	05/10/2016	3: 3	Tajikistan	A.	Dushanbe ( TJK )
147	11/11/2016	1: 1	Lebanon	A.	Beirut ( LIB )
148	03/22/2017	1-0	Yemen	*	Doha ( QAT )
149	03/28/2017	3-0	Maldives	A.	Male ( MDV )	AM 2019 qualification
150	06/06/2017	2-0	Bahrain	A.	Riffa ( BHR )
151	06/13/2017	2: 1	Oman	H	al-Ram	AM 2019 qualification
152	05.09.2017	2-0	Bhutan	A.	Thimphu ( BTN )	AM 2019 qualification	First international match against Bhutan
153	10/10/2017	10-0	Bhutan	H	Hebron	AM 2019 qualification
154	11/14/2017	8: 1	Maldives	H	Jenin	AM 2019 qualification
155	March 22, 2018	0-0	Bahrain	A.	Riffa ( BHR )
156	03/27/2018	0: 1	Oman	A.	Muscat ( OMN )	AM 2019 qualification
157	05/08/2018	0-0	Iraq	A.	Basra ( IRQ )
158	05/11/2018	0: 2	Kuwait	A.	Kuwait City ( KWT )
159	08/04/2018	0: 3	Iraq	H	al-Ram
160	08/19/2018	0-0	Afghanistan	A.	Kabul ( AFG )
161	09/06/2018	1: 1	Kyrgyzstan	A.	Bishkek ( KGZ )
162	09/11/2018	0: 3	Qatar	A.	Doha ( QAT )
163	04.10.2018	2-0	Tajikistan	*	Sylhet ( BGD )	Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2018 preliminary round
164	06.10.2018	1-0	Nepal	*	Sylhet ( BGD )	Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2018 preliminary round
165	10/10/2018	2-0	Bangladesh	A.	Sylhet ( BGD )	Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2018 semi-finals
166	October 12, 2018	0: 0 (4: 2 n.e.)	Tajikistan	*	Dhaka ( BGD )	Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2018 Final
167	11/16/2018	2: 1	Pakistan	H	al-Ram
168	November 20, 2018	1: 1	People's Republic of China	A.	Haikou ( CHN )
169	December 24, 2018	2: 2	Iran	*	Doha ( QAT )
170	December 28, 2018	0: 1	Iraq	*	Doha ( QAT )
171	01/06/2019	0-0	Syria	*	Sharjah ( UAE )	AM 2019 preliminary round
172	11/01/2019	0: 3	Australia	*	Dubai ( UAE )	AM 2019 preliminary round
173	January 15, 2019	0-0	Jordan	*	Abu Dhabi ( UAE )	AM 2019 preliminary round
174	06/11/2019	2: 2	Kyrgyzstan	A.	Bishkek ( KGZ )
175	07/30/2019	1-0	Yemen	*	Chervil ( IRQ )	West Asian Cup 2019 Preliminary Round
176	08/02/2019	1: 2	Iraq	A.	Chervil ( IRQ )	West Asian Cup 2019 Preliminary Round
177	08/05/2019	0-0	Lebanon	*	Chervil ( IRQ )	West Asian Cup 2019 Preliminary Round
178	08/11/2019	4: 3	Syria	*	Chervil ( IRQ )	West Asian Cup 2019 Preliminary Round
179	05.09.2019	2-0	Uzbekistan	H	al-Ram	WM 2022 qualification AM 2023 qualification
180	09/10/2019	1: 2	Singapore	A.	Singapore ( SIN )	WM 2022 qualification AM 2023 qualification
181	October 15, 2019	0-0	Saudi Arabia	H	al-Ram	WM 2022 qualification AM 2023 qualification
182	11/14/2019	0: 1	Yemen	A.	Muharraq ( BHR )	WM 2022 qualification AM 2023 qualification
183	November 19, 2019	0: 2	Uzbekistan	A.	Tashkent ( USB )	WM 2022 qualification AM 2023 qualification
184	January 15, 2020	2-0	Bangladesh	A.	Dhaka ( BAN )	Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2020 preliminary round
185	January 17, 2020	2-0	Sri Lanka	*	Dhaka ( BAN )	Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2020 preliminary round	First international match against Sri Lanka
186	01/22/2020	1-0	Seychelles	*	Dhaka ( BAN )	Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2020 semi-finals	First international match against Seychelles
187	01/25/2020	3: 1	Burundi	*	Dhaka ( BAN )	Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2020 Final	First international match against Burundi
188	March 26, 2020		Singapore	H		WM 2022 qualification AM 2023 qualification
189	04.06.2020		Saudi Arabia	A.		WM 2022 qualification AM 2023 qualification
190	06/09/2020		Yemen	H		WM 2022 qualification AM 2023 qualification

Web links

• All the results of the Palestinian national football team

Individual evidence

1. ↑ fifa.com: "Palestine against Saudi Arabia and Malaysia on neutral ground"