Palestine women's national futsal team
| Nickname(s) | فدائيات الصالات (The Futsal Fedayaat) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Palestinian Football Association (الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Ahmed Hammad | ||
| Captain | Sireen Ghattas | ||
| FIFA code | PLE | ||
| FIFA ranking | 34  (11 October 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 34 (May–October 2024) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 34 (May–October 2024) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Jordan 16–3 Palestine  (Jordan; 28 July 2008) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Palestine 11–0 Kuwait  (Jordan; 30 July 2008) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Palestine 1–16 Iran  (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 16 September 2017)  Thailand 16–1 Palestine (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 17 September 2017) | |||
| WAFF Women's Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2008) | ||
The Palestine women's national futsal team (Arabic: المنتخب الفلسطيني الوطني لكرة الصالات للسيدات) represents State of Palestine in international women's futsal competitions.[2] Nicknamed "the Fedayaat", the team is controlled by the Palestine Football Association (PFA).
History
[edit]Palestine was one of the seven nations that participated in the inaugural 2008 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship, the first competitive women's futsal tournament in the region. Their first match was a 3–16 loss to host Jordan.[3] They finished fourth, their best finish to date.
With neither a continental nor a world championship organized until 2015 and 2025 respectively, the Fedayaat took part in all three editions of the WAFF Women's Futsal Championship.[4] In 2017, they made their debut at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, becoming only the second Arab nation to participate in the event.[5]
In 2024, Palestine took part in the qualifying campaign for the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup, their first attempt to qualify for the tournament.[6]
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The following 13 players were called up to the squad for the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification held in Bangkok, Thailand.[7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Miraf Marouf | 14 January 2006 | |
| 2 | FP | Rand Halawani | ||
| 3 | FP | Dima Al Rumhi | 23 November 2001 |  Boatot Tamra
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| 4 | FP | Sireen Ghattas | 29 May 2001 |  Pyramids
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| 5 | FP | Sara Al-Shakhshir | 26 April 2004 | Serreyyeh
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| 7 | FP | Jeniver Shattara | 9 May 2003 | |
| 8 | FP | Aya Abed | 5 January 1999 | |
| 9 | FP | Naomi Phillips | 3 February 2007 |  Dayton Flyers
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| 10 | FP | Laila Al-Shaikh | 20 March 2001 | |
| 11 | FP | Hala Sarawi | 14 February 2003 | Pyramids
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| 12 | FP | Nour Youssef | 18 July 2005 |  Viktoria Berlin
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| 13 | GK | Sharlot Phillips | 24 June 2005 |  York Lions
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| 14 | FP | Narin Abu Asfar | 12 January 2008 | 
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Competitive record
[edit]FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
[edit]| FIFA Futsal Women's 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 | |
 2025
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Did not qualify | See AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup
[edit]| AFC Women's Futsal 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 | |
 2015
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 2018
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 2025
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Did not qualify | TBD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||
| Total | – | 0/3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
[edit]| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2005
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Did not enter | ||||||||
 2007
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 2009
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 2013
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 2017
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Group stage | 7th of 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | Squad |
| Total | – | 1/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | – |
WAFF Women's Futsal Championship
[edit]| WAFF Women's Futsal Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2008
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Fourth place | 4th of 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 31 | Squad |
 2012
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Group stage | 5th of 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | Squad |
 2022
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Fifth place | 5th of 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | Squad |
| Total | – | 3/3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 52 | – |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Futsal World Ranking". FIFA. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "منتخب فلسطين للصالات يشارك في بطولة غرب اسيا في 27 نيسان" [The Palestine futsal team will participate in the West Asia Championship on April 27.] (in Arabic). 9 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "بطولة غرب آسيا للسيدات في خماسي الكره تأهل الأردن وايران بفوزهما على فلسطين وسوريا" [In the West Asia Women's Futsal Championship, Jordan and Iran qualified after defeating Palestine and Syria.]. maannews.net (in Arabic). 31 July 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "فلسطين تلعب مع الاردن ولبنان وقطر في غرب آسيا لخماسي السيدات" [Palestine will play against Jordan, Lebanon, and Qatar in the West Asia Women's Futsal Championship.]. maannews.net (in Arabic). 3 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "سيدات فلسطين لكرة القدم داخل الصالات يخسرن أمام إيران" [Palestine's women's futsal team loses to Iran.]. palinfo.com (in Arabic). 17 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "الإعلان عن قائمة منتخب فلسطين الوطني للسيدات بتصفيات كأس آسيا لكرة الصالات 2025" [Announcement of the Palestine Women's National Team Squad for the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers]. akhbar-sharq.com (in Arabic). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "الإعلان عن قائمة منتخبنا الوطني للسيدات بتصفيات كأس آسيا لكرة الصالات 2025" [Announcement of Our Women's National Team Squad for the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers] (in Arabic). Palestine Football Association. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.