The Palestine national under-20 football team () is the national under-20 football team of Palestine and is controlled by the Palestinian Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-19 football team of Palestine.

The team has never qualified for the final tournaments of the FIFA U-20 World Cup or the AFC U-20 Asian Cup.

History In July 2022, Palestine beat Sudan in the Arab Cup 5–3 to achieve its first victory in the history of the tournament. Palestine missed out yet again on a chance for an AFC U-20 Asian Cup finals appearance despite recording two wins and a draw. However, they suffered a heavy defeat, their worst ever by Japan.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup recordQualification recordHost nation(s)and yearRoundSquadOutcome 1977Did not enterDid not enter 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003Did not qualifyThe 2002 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2005The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2007The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2009DisqualifiedDisqualified 2011Did not qualifyThe 2010 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2013The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2015The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2017The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2019The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2023The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament 2025The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament 2027To be determinedThe 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournamentTotal–0/25–––––––Total––––––

AFC U-20 Asian Cup AFC U-20 Asian Cup recordQualification recordHost nation(s)and yearRoundSquadOutcome 1959Did not enterDid not enter 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1982 1985 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002Did not qualify3rd of 3200238 20043rd of 32002213 20063rd of 3200209 2008DisqualifiedDisqualified 2010Did not qualify3rd of 55113711 20125th of 5400416 20142nd of 3201112 20162nd of 4320135 20183rd of 3300329 20203rd of 54211107 20233rd of 54211810 20254th of 5402224Total–0/42–––––––Total–3576223984

Arab Cup U-20 Arab Cup U-20 recordHost nation(s)and yearRoundSquad 2011Group stage9 of 10400418Squad 2012Did not participate 2014Cancelled 2020Group stage15 of 16300329Squad 2021Did not participate 2022Semi-finals4 of 184112610Squad 2026To be determined 2028TotalBest: Semi-finals3 / 511119927–

Recent results and matches

Players Current squad The following 23 players were called up for the 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification matches against Iran, Vietnam, and North Korea, on 31 August, 3 and 6 September 2026; respectively.

Recent call-ups The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.

See also Palestine national football team Palestine national under-23 football team Palestine national under-17 football team Palestine women's national football team Football in Palestine

References

External links Official Website (in Arabic)