Palestinian Football Association

Governing body for football in Palestine

Palestinian Football AssociationAFC

Short name| PFA
Founded| 1998; 27 years ago (1998)[1]
Headquarters| Jerusalem
FIFA affiliation| Provisional: 31 May 1995[2]
Full member: 1998
AFC affiliation| 1995 (Provisional member), 1998
WAFF affiliation| 2000
President| Jibril Rajoub
Website| pfa.ps

The Palestinian Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم) is the governing body for football in Palestine, and for the men's Palestine national football team and the Palestine women's national football team.[3][4]

## History

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### Palestinian Jewish formation

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The Mandatory Palestine Football Federation was founded in 1928 in the British Mandate of Palestine. Its national team, Mandatory Palestine national football team, participated in qualifying rounds for the 1934 Football World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup. In 1948 it changed its name to Israel Football Association.[5][6]

### Palestinian Arab formation

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A Palestine Football Association representing the Palestinian Arabs was formed in 1962[7] and has been a member of the Union of Arab Football Associations since that was formed in 1974.[8]

### Palestinian Authority

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It was accepted as a member by FIFA in 1998, after the creation of the Palestinian Authority.[9] The PFA has also been a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 1998, in the West Asian Football Federation.[7]

On 11 February 2011, the PFA formed the first women's league.[10]

## Divisions

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The football division system is parted into two: the West Bank and Gaza Strip. There is a men's West Bank Premier League and a men's Gaza Strip Premier League[11] as well as a West Bank Women's League.[12]

## Management

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* President: General Jibril Rajoub
* First Vice-president: Ibrahim Abu Saleem
* Vice-president: Susan Shalabi, Ziab El Khatib
* General Secretary: Omar Abu Hashia

Name  | Position  | Source

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Jibril Rajoub | President  | [13][14]
Ibrahim Abu Salim | Vice President  | [13][14]
Susan Shalabi Molano | 2nd Vice President  | [14]
Ziad Bekai | 3rd Vice President  | [14]
Firas Abu Hilal | General Secretary  | [13][14]
Ibrahim Eleyan | Treasurer  | [13]
Abdalnasser Barakat | Technical Director  | [13][14]
Makram Daboub | Team Coach (Men's)  | [13][14]
Ahmad Sharaf | Team Coach (Women's)  | [13][14]
Ghassan Jaradat | Media/Communications Manager  | [13]
Anan Waleed | Futsal Coordinator  | [13]
Hussam Al Hussein | Referee Coordinator  | [13]

## See also

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* West Bank Premier League
* Gaza Strip Premier League
* Gaza Strip First League
* Palestine Cup
* Palestinian sports during the 2023–2024 Israeli invasion of Gaza

## References

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1. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association – Palestine – FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
2. ^ "Presidential Election Item 13 on FIFA Congress Agenda". fifa.com. FIFA. 16 April 1998. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014.
3. ^ "Soccer is Under Fire in Palestine". vice.com. Vice. 24 June 2014.
4. ^ "Football in Palestine: Power, conflict, and hope". 18 January 2021.
5. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Israel". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
6. ^ [1] \- History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year). See page #3, third remark (or page #5, fifth remark), regarding Mandatory Palestine being the forerunner of Israel. Retrieved on 14 April 2020
7. ^ a b "Palestinian footballers: National team without a state – DW – 11/16/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
8. ^ admin (2021-10-08). "Palestine Goes International: On Palestinian Achievements in Sports throughout the Decades". Palestine Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
9. ^ "Member Association - Palestine". www.fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
10. ^ "Women's league kicks-off in Palestine". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 11 February 2011.
11. ^ Khaled, Ali (2015-07-27). "Football in times of crisis: Palestine's game endures in the face of tragedy". The National. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
12. ^ von der Lippe, Gerd (2020-07-02). "'We can!' – women's football in the Occupied West Bank". European Journal for Sport and Society. 17 (3): 214–230\. doi:10.1080/16138171.2020.1792073. ISSN 1613-8171.214-230&rft.date=2020-07-02&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080/16138171.2020.1792073&rft.issn=1613-8171&rft.aulast=von+der+Lippe&rft.aufirst=Gerd&rft_id=https://doi.org/10.1080%2F16138171.2020.1792073&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Palestinian+Football+Association" class="Z3988">
13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j FIFA.com. "Member Association - Palestine". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
14. ^ a b c d e f g h "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-03.

## External links

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* Official website (in Arabic)
* Palestine at the FIFA website

* v
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Palestine national football team

* History
* Palestinian Football Association

Venues|

* Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
* Dora International Stadium
* Yatta International Stadium

Records and statistics|

| Team|

* Statistics
* By opponent
* Per manager
* Records

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Individual|

* Caps
* Goals
* Hat-tricks
* Captaincies

Players|

* Current
* 2015 Asian Cup
* 2019 Asian Cup
* 2023 Asian Cup
* Total

Results|

| Men's|

* Official
* 1998–2009
* 2010–19
* 2020–present

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Women's|

* Official

AFC Asian Cup|

* Summary
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Other tournaments|

* AFC Challenge Cup
* WAFF Championship
* FIFA Arab Cup
* Pan Arab Games
* Asian Games

Noted matches|

* 2014 AFC Challenge Cup final

Culture|

* Kit, colours and nickname
* Kit history

Other PFA teams|

| Men's|

* Youth
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal
* Beach

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Women's|

* Senior
* U-20
* U-17

* Category:Palestine national football team
* Portal:Association football
* Commons:Palestine national association football team

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Football in the State of Palestine

Palestinian Football Federation

National teams|

* Men's
* All-time record
* AFC Asian Cup summary
* Results
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* Women's

League competitions|

* Gaza Strip
* Premier League
* First League
* Second League
* West Bank
* Premier League
* First League
* Second League

Cups|

* Palestine Cup
* Gaza Strip Cup
* West Bank Cup
* Yasser Arafat Cup
* Super Cups
* Gaza Strip
* West Bank

Defunct competitions|

* Palestine Premier League

Related|

* Mandatory Palestine national football team

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National football associations of Asia (AFC)

West Asia (WAFF)|

* Bahrain
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Oman
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Syria
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

Central Asia (CAFA)|

* Afghanistan
* Iran
* Kyrgyzstan
* Tajikistan
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan

South Asia (SAFF)|

* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* India
* Maldives
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Sri Lanka

East Asia (EAFF)|

* China
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* Macau
* Mongolia
* Northern Mariana Islands†
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Chinese Taipei

Southeast Asia (AFF)|

* Australia
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* East Timor
* Indonesia
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Defunct|

* South Yemen

† denote full Member Association is not a FIFA member

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Union of Arab Football Associations

International competitions|

* Arab Cup
* Arab Games
* Arab Futsal Cup
* Arab Beach Soccer Cup

Club competitions|

* Arab Club Champions Cup
* Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
* Arab Super Cup (defunct)

Youth competitions|

* Arab Cup U-20
* Arab Cup U-17

Women's competitions|

* Arab Women's Cup

Women's youth competitions|

* Arab U-17 Women's Cup

Related competitions|

| AGCFF / GCC|

* Arabian Gulf Cup
* U-23 Championship
* U-20 Championship
* U-17 Championship
* AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League
* GCC Futsal Cup

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UNAF|

* UNAF Tournament
* U-23 Tournament
* U-20 Tournament
* U-18 Tournament
* U-17 Tournament
* U-15 Tournament
* Futsal tournament
* Women's tournament
* U-21 women's tournament
* U-20 women's tournament
* CAF W-CL UNAF Qualifiers
* UNAF Club Cup (defunct)
* Cup of Champions (defunct)
* Cup Winners Cup (defunct)
* Super Cup (defunct)
* W-Club Tournament (defunct)

CECAFA|

* CECAFA Cup
* U-20 Championship
* U-17 Championship
* Kagame Interclub Cup

WAGF / WAFF|

* WAFF Championship
* West Asian Games

ANOCA, OCA / CAF, AFC|

* Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
* Afro-Asian Games
* Afro-Asian Club Championship

ISSF|

* Islamic Solidarity Games

IMGC|

* Mediterranean Games

Other|

* Palestine Cup (defunct)

National teams|

| Men's|

* Algeria
* Bahrain
* Comoros
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Libya
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Oman
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Syria
* Tunisia
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

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Women's|

* Algeria
* Bahrain
* Comoros
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Libya
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Oman
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Syria
* Tunisia
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

uafa-ac.com

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Sports governing bodies in the State of Palestine (PLE)

Summer Olympic Sports|

* Aquatics
* Diving
* Swimming
* Synchronized Swimming
* Water Polo
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field Hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Modern Pentathlon
* Rugby 7's
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Table Tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* inc. Beach Volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports|

* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
* Curling
* Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track)
* Ice Hockey
* Luge
* Skeleton
* Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping)
* Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports|

* Air sports
* Auto racing
* Bandy
* Baseball
* Billiard Sports
* Boules
* Bowling
* Bridge
* Chess
* Cricket
* Dance sport
* Floorball
* Karate
* Korfball
* Lifesaving
* Motorcycle racing
* Mountaineering and Climbing
* Netball
* Orienteering
* Pelota Vasca
* Polo
* Powerboating
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Rugby
* Softball
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* Sumo
* Surfing
* Tug of war
* Underwater sports
* Water Ski
* Wushu

Paralympics and Disabled Sports|

Others Sports|

* Rugby League
* Rugby Union

* Palestine Olympic Committee
* Palestinian Paralympic Committee

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