The Palestine national under-23 football team (), 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 Summer Olympic Games recordQualification recordHost nation,city and yearRoundSquadOutcome1908–1988See Palestine national teamSee Palestine national team Barcelona 1992did not participatedid not participate Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 Athens 2004did not qualifyFirst round win, Second round defeat421154 Beijing 2008First round defeat201123 London 2012First round win, Second round defeat430162 Rio 2016 The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament Tokyo 2020 The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament Paris 2024 The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournamentTotal–0/9–––––––Total10523139

AFC U-23 Asian Cup AFC U-23 Asian Cup recordQualification recordHost nation(s)and yearRoundSquadOutcome 2013did not qualify 4th of 6512237 2016 3rd of 5420264 2018Quarter-finals7th of 16411286Squad 1st of 4321084 2020did not qualify 2nd of 43201102 2022 3rd of 3201124 2024 2nd of 4320132 2026 3rd of 4310274 2028To be determinedTotalBest: Quarter-finals1/8411286–Total2310493927

WAFF U-23 Championship WAFF U-23 Championship recordHost nation(s)and yearRoundSquad 2015Group stage7th of 10310226Squad 2021Group stage5th of 11320153Squad 2022did not participate 2023Group stage5th of 8211021SquadTotalBest: group stage3/48413910–

Asian Games Asian Games recordHost nation,city and yearRoundSquadSee Palestine national football team Busan 2002Group stage21st of 24300309Squad Doha 2006Group stage22nd of 28300306Squad Guangzhou 2010Group stage20th of 24301206Squad Incheon 2014Round of 1614th of 29420257Squad Indonesia 2018Round of 1611th of 25522154Squad China 2022Round of 1615th of 21301202SquadTotalBest: round of 166/62144131034–

Arab Games Arab Games recordHost nation,city and yearRoundSquadSee Palestine national football team Algeria 2023Group stage302123SquadTotalBest: group stage302123–

Recent results and matches

2025

Players Current squad The following players have been called up to participate in the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers against Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan, scheduled to take place from 3 to 9 September 2025.

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

See also Palestine national football team Palestine national under-20 football team Palestine national under-17 football team Football in Palestine

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