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
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
Current squad
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
FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
References
- ^ "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.