# Palestine national under-23 football team

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.

## Competitive record
### Summer Olympic Games

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| 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 | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team | See Palestine national team |
| Barcelona 1992 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| Atlanta 1996 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| Sydney 2000 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| Athens 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | First round win, Second round defeat | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Beijing 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | First round defeat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| London 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | First round win, Second round defeat | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Rio 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament |
| Tokyo 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament |
| Paris 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | 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

| AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 4th of 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 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

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 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | 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

Asian Games record :
| Host nation, city and year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1951–1998 | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | 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

Arab Games record :
| Host nation, city and year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1953–2011 | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | See Palestine national football team | 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 | – |

## Players
### Current squad

The following 19 players were named in the squad for the 2022 Asian Games. Originally named in the squad, Rami Hamadeh, Omar Kayed, Adham Khwailed, Hamza Hussein, Mahmoud Abu Warda, Dawoud Iraqi, Ahmed Daghim and Gibrán Haj Yousef withdrew due to their club's refusal to release them.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mohammed Ahmed | (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 25) | Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari |
| 16 | 1GK | Matías Medina | (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 21) | Real San Joaquín |
| 22 | 1GK | Malik Salam | (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 22) | Shabab Al-Ubaidiya |
| 2 | 2DF | Walid Qonbor | (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25) | Jabal Al-Mukaber |
| 3 | 2DF | Ahmed Kullab | (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 23) | Ittihad Khanyounis |
| 4 | 2DF | Ali Rabei | (2002-10-09) 9 October 2002 (age 22) | Ahli Al-Khalil |
| 5 | 2DF | Mohammed Saleh* | (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 31) | Al Ittihad |
| 6 | 2DF | Ibrahim Abu Ameer | (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 22) | Markaz Balata |
| 15 | 2DF | Wajdi Nabhan | (2001-07-27) 27 July 2001 (age 23) | Al-Bireh |
| 21 | 2DF | Ahmed Fadi Qatmish | (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25) | Markaz Balata |
| 8 | 3MF | Mohammed Nazzal | (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 23) | Hilal Al-Quds |
| 10 | 3MF | Anas Baniowda | (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 23) | Shabab Al-Dhahiriya |
| 11 | 3MF | Samer Zubaida | (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 23) | Hilal Al-Quds |
| 12 | 3MF | Sadeq Obaid | (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 22) | Hilal Al-Quds |
| 14 | 3MF | Ameed Sawafta | (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 24) | Markaz Balata |
| 20 | 3MF | Farick Haddad | (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 22) | Unión La Calera |
| 7 | 4FW | Khaled Al-Nabris | (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21) | Ittihad Khanyounis |
| 9 | 4FW | Zaid Qunbar | (2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 22) | Jabal Al-Mukaber |
| 17 | 4FW | Mohammed Direya | (2001-07-02) 2 July 2001 (age 23) | Valmiera |
* Over-aged player.

### Recent call ups

| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Rami Hamadeh* | (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 30) | - | - | Jabal Al-Mukaber | 2022 Asian Games$^{WD}$ |
| GK | Abdelhadi Yasin | (2004-05-09) 9 May 2004 (age 20) | - | - | Abnaa Sakhnin | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
| GK | Mahdi Assi | (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 20) | - | - | Al-Bireh | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
| DF | Omar Kayed | (2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 (age 23) | - | - | AC Tripoli | 2022 Asian Games$^{WD}$ |
| DF | Hadi Rabah | (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 22) | - | - | Abnaa Sakhnin | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
| MF | Adham Khwailed | (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24) | - | - | Thaqafi Tulkarem | 2022 Asian Games$^{WD}$ |
| MF | Hamza Hussein | (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22) | - | - | Ansar | 2022 Asian Games$^{WD}$ |
| MF | Jehad Abou El Aynain | (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Racing Club Beirut | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
| MF | Abdullah Al-Sharafa | (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 23) | - | - | El Gouna | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
| MF | Muhannad Hassanein | (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Khadamat Rafah | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
| MF | Mohammed Sandouqa | (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Hilal Al-Quds | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
| FW | Mahmoud Abu Warda* | (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 29) | - | - | Shabab Al-Khalil | 2022 Asian Games$^{WD}$ |
| FW | Dawoud Iraqi | (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25) | - | - | BFC Preussen | 2022 Asian Games$^{WD}$ |
| FW | Ahmed Daghim | (2001-04-07)7 April 2001 (aged 22) | - | - | B.93 | 2022 Asian Games$^{WD}$ |
| FW | Gibrán Haj Yousef | (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23) | - | - | Mineros de Guayana | 2022 Asian Games$^{WD}$ |
| $^{INJ}$ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury $^{PRE}$ Preliminary squad $^{WD}$ Player withdrawn from the squad. |||||||

### Previous squads

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