Palestine national football team

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Palestine
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) الفدائيون (The Redeemers)
الفرسان (The Knights)
أسود كنعان (Lions of Canaan)
Association Palestinian Football Association
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Abdel Nasser Barakat
Captain Ahmed Harbi
Most caps Ramzi Saleh (107)
Top scorer Fahed Attal, Ashraf Nu'man (14)
Home stadium Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
FIFA code PLE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 131 Increase 3 (7 January 2016)
Highest 85 (July 2014)
Lowest 191 (April 1999)
First international
 Egypt 8–1 Palestine State of Palestine
(Alexandria, Egypt; 26 July 1953)
Asian Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2015)
Best result Group stage, 2015

The Palestine national football team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين لكرة القدم‎‎) is the national football team of the State of Palestine and represents the country in international football.[1]

A football federation in Mandatory Palestine was founded in 1928; However, a team for a future Arab state to be called Palestine was first recognized by FIFA in 1998, after the creation of the Palestinian National Authority. Palestine has yet to qualify for the World Cup. They first qualified for the Asian Cup in May 2014, after beating the Philippines 1–0 in the AFC Challenge Cup final. At the finals in Australia, they were eliminated in the group stage.

The team reached an all-time high position of 85th in the FIFA ranking in July 2014 after winning the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. Following their recognition by FIFA, the team played no official fixtures in the Palestinian territories due to security concerns until a match on 26 October 2008 against Jordan in the newly renovated Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium in Al-Ram north of Jerusalem, which finished in a 1–1 draw.[2] In recognition of their efforts the Palestinian Football Federation was awarded FIFA's inaugural Development Award and AFC National Team of the Year.[3]

History

The game was originally introduced during the time of the British Mandate. Palestine has one of the oldest histories of organized football in the Middle East with evidence of the game being played at an organized level amongst Palestinians youths since at least the early 1920s.[4] Some notable clubs during the early years of Palestinian football were Shabab Al Arab of Haifa, the Orthodox Club of Jerusalem, and Islami Yaffa. During these years, Palestinian stars, such as Jabra Al-Zarqa, George Mardeni, and Majed Assad represented an excellence that was second to none. In fact, Jabra Al-Zarqa received an offer to play for Arsenal FC while playing in the British Army's Haifa League in 1945.[4]

The Eretz Israel Football Association was formed in 1928[5][6] and joined FIFA in 1929. It is associated with the Israeli Football Association.[7][8] At the time the association was made up of Arab clubs, Jewish clubs and clubs representing British policemen and soldiers serving in the region during the British Mandate rule that spanned the period between World War One and the independence of the state of Israel in 1948. The qualification matches for the 1934 and 1938 World Cups were contested by a Mandatory Palestine national football team made up exclusively of Jewish players.[9]

Palestine applied to, and was admitted into FIFA in 1998. They played their first friendly matches against Lebanon, Jordan and Syria in July 1998. The following year, the team, led by Israeli-Arab coach Azmi Nasser took part in the 1999 Pan Arab Games, in which they won the bronze medal after beating Syria, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, while only losing to hosts Jordan.

Palestine's first attempt to qualify for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup and the 2002 FIFA World Cup were unsuccessful, but saw victories against Hong Kong and Malaysia.

In 2002, the PFA hired Nicola Hadwa Shahwan as manager. Shahwan, who was born in Beit Jala, grew up in Chile and had many connections among Santiago's Palestinian community, whence he brought Roberto Bishara, Roberto Kettlun, Edgardo Abdala, Francisco Atura and the Argentine-born Pablo Abdala into the squad. These players made their debuts in the 2002 Arab Nations Cup. The team exited in the group stage but managed draws against group winners Jordan, hosts Kuwait, and Sudan, with their only loss coming against eventual semi-finalists Morocco.

In 2004, two more Arab Latin Americans joined the Palestinian national team Hernán Madrid and the Argentine-born Alejandro Naif.

After an unsuccessful Asian Cup qualifying campaign, the PFA hired Austrian coach Alfred Riedl to lead the team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifications. Palestine were drawn in a group alongside Uzbekistan, Iraq and Chinese Taipei. In their first match, Palestine recorded an historic 8–0 win against the Taiwanese; two months later a 1–1 draw against Iraq put Palestine in first place in the group. Preparation for the team's third game, away to Uzbekistan, were hampered after the Israeli authorities refused travel permits for nearly half the squad. Barely able to put together a full team, Palestine sank to a 3–0 defeat, before losing both of their remaining games.

Palestine were drawn in a group in Asian Cup qualifying for the 2007 tournament alongside 2004 finalists China, eventual winners Iraq, and Singapore. Palestine still had a chance of qualifying until the penultimate round, after a 1–0 win against Singapore and a 2–2 draw against Iraq. Palestine was invited to participate in the inaugural Challenge Cup in Bangladesh, where they beat Guam 11–0, Cambodia 4–0 and drew with Bangladesh to top their group and reach the quarterfinal, where they were beaten 1–0 by Kyrgyzstan. In the summer of 2006, Palestine achieved its highest ever FIFA ranking at 115, placing them 16th in the Asian continent. The team remained without a manager for most of 2007 and preparations for World Cup Qualifying were severely lacking. Palestine lost the first leg of a two-legged play-off against Singapore 0–4 and could not play the return leg as a result of Israeli travel restrictions.

In 2008, with the assistance of FIFA's Goal program, Jibril Rajoub, head of the PFA had the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium built, and on 26 October 2008 Palestine held a match on home soil for the first time since becoming a member of FIFA, a 1–1 draw with Jordan in front of a crowd in excess of 7,000.[2] Palestine received the inaugural FIFA Development Award in recognition of the achievement.[3]

Two and a half years later, in March 2011, Palestine played its first ever competitive home game. The game, at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, was the second leg of a qualifier for the 2012 Olympic Games, against Thailand. Thailand had won the first leg 1–0 in Bangkok; Palestine won the second 1–0 with a goal by Abdelhamid Abuhabib in the 43rd minute. The draw on aggregate led to a penalty shootout, where Palestine lost by 5–6.[10] However, as Thailand was ordered to forfeit the first match because of fielding an ineligible player,[11] Palestine replaced Thailand to play Bahrain next. In the next round against Bahrain, although Palestine won the first leg at Bahrain National Stadium by 1–0,[12] they lost the return leg by 1–2[13] and eliminated by away goals rule.[14]

The team beat Afghanistan 3–1 on aggregate (2–0 away, 1–1 home) in the first round of AFC qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. They faced Thailand in the second round, with an away match on 23 July 2011 in Buriram, and a home match on 28 July at Al-Ram. Palestine lost the away leg 1–0, with back-up goalkeeper Mohammed Shbair saving a penalty in the dying moments of the match to keep the tie alive. Palestine took a 1–0 lead in the 6th minute of the return leg through a Murad Alyan goal but conceded 10 minutes before halftime, meaning they would have to win by two clear goals in order to advance. Palestine took a 2–1 lead late in the second half but had a man sent off and conceded a goal whilst desperately searching for a winner. They were eliminated from AFC qualification on an aggregate score of 2–3, if the Asian Football Confederation elects to keep the same qualifying format for the 2018 FIFA World Cup they will be ranked 21st and receive a 1st round bye.

The PFA elected not to renew Moussa Bezaz's contract after the team failed to advance to the Third Round of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Former Al-Wehdat player and manager Jamal Mahmoud was announced as the national team manager in November 2011 after two disastrous friendlies without a permanent manager saw the team lose 4–1 and 7–0 to Indonesia and Iran, respectively. His first official match was a friendly against Bahrain in Manama which Palestine won 1–0 courtesy of Ali El-Khatib's first international goal. Palestine lost its first game at the 2011 Pan Arab Games to Jordan but recovered well in their following group games. Earning a well-deserved 1–1 draw and a 2–0 win over 2012 African Cup of Nations finalists Libya and Sudan to advance to the semifinals of the competition. The team eventually exited the competition against eventual champions Bahrain under dubious circumstances when the Bahrainis were awarded a phantom goal in the second half to make the score 3–1.

Mahmoud led the team three months later at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup. In the run up to the competition, Palestine made history by playing and defeating its first UEFA opponent, Azerbaijan, 2–0. Preparation for the competition was less than ideal with Abdelatif Bahdari, Roberto Bishara, Omar Jarun, Majed Abusidu, Ali El-Khatib, and Imad Zatara unavailable due to club commitments and having Raed Fares, Haitham Theeb, Ismail Amour, Mohammed Al-Masri, Rafit Eyad and Murad Alyan out with injury. Palestine were further denied the services of many players based in Lebanon due to visa issues. Despite these hardships Palestine finished group play at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup without conceding a goal after 2–0 wins over Nepal and Maldives along with a 0–0 draw against Turkmenistan.

Palestine won their first West Asian Football Federation Championship match in 2012, defeating Lebanon 1–0 in Kuwait City. In 2013, They secured a second straight AFC Challenge Cup berth, qualifying for the 2014 edition by topping Group D with 7 points, ahead of Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The team ended up winning the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup without conceding a goal and drawing just one out of five games. The win brought the Palestine team their first major trophy and assured them of participation in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, also their first ever. They were placed in Group D alongside Japan, Jordan and Iraq which lost all three group matches. They were defeated 0–4 by Japan, lost 1–5 to Jordan and finished their campaign with a 0–2 loss to Iraq.

Home matches in Palestine (Official)

      Win       Draw       Loss

Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Palestine scorers
26 October 2008 Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Jerusalem  Jordan 1–1 Friendly Ahmed Keshkesh
3 July 2011 Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Jerusalem  Afghanistan 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying Houssam Wadi
28 July 2011 Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Jerusalem  Thailand 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying Murad Alyan (2)
8 September 2015 Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Jerusalem  United Arab Emirates 0–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Problems relating to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

The Palestinian Football Federation faces problems in training and playing due to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Because of travel restrictions placed by Israel upon people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the difficulty in obtaining an exit visa from Israel, many players in the team are drawn from the Palestinian diaspora, from as far away as Chile and the United States.[15] Recently, Israel's refusal to issue exit visas has resulted in players, or in some case the entire team, being unable to represent the territories. In November 2006 (the last match of 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification group stage is scheduled), all players based inside the West Bank and Gaza Strip were denied exit visas. The AFC cancelled the match since both teams had been eliminated from the competition by virtue of their previous results against China and Iraq.[16] A film, Goal Dreams, was made about the team attempting to overcome obstacles in the qualification for the 2006 World Cup, who were also featured on the BBC documentary series Frontline Football.

In October 2007, the second leg of a crucial 2010 World Cup qualifier between Palestine and Singapore was not played due to Palestine's inability to obtain exit visas. The AFC and FIFA decided not to reschedule the match despite protests from the PFA, and Singapore was awarded a 3–0 win in a walkover match.[17] In May 2008, the team was not allowed to travel to the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup. After a 2011 World Cup qualifier against Thailand, two starters, Mohammed Samara and Majed Abusidu, were refused entry to the West Bank and therefore could not travel back with the team from Thailand.[18]

Striker Ziyad Al-Kord was banned from traveling and had his house destroyed.[19] Tariq al Quto was killed by the Israel Defense Forces,[20] and during the Operation Cast Lead three Palestinian footballers, Ayman Alkurd, Shadi Sbakhe and Wajeh Moshtahe, were among the Palestinian casualties.[21]

Mahmoud Sarsak was administratively detained by Israel in July 2009 for being a member of Islamic Jihad; following a hunger strike and international pressure on his behalf from FIFA President Sepp Blatter, he was released in July 2012.[22] In 2012, Olympic Team goalkeeper Omar Abu Ruways was arrested by Israel for being a member of a terrorist cell.[23]

Sameh Maraaba was arrested in April after returning with his team from training in Qatar. The Shin Bet accused Maraaba of exploiting his status as a Palestinian football player to act as a courier for Hamas. [24] Shin Bet released a statement in which it was contended that Maraaba admitted that, before he left for Qatar, he met a senior Hamas operative in Kalkilya, asked him to meet an operative from Hamas' military wing in Qatar and received money, a cellphone and written messages which he brought back to Hamas operatives in Kalkilya. [24]

Palestinian facilities, such as Palestine Stadium, have been damaged in military conflicts.[25]

The team's former goalkeeper Abu Rwayyis was arrested in connection with an attack on IDF soldiers in April 2012.[26]

Competition records

FIFA World Cup record

Asian Cup

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record Qualifications record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA GP W D L GS GA
France 1900 to Australia 2000 Did not enter Did not enter
Greece 2004 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 4
China 2008 2 0 1 1 2 3
United Kingdom 2012 4 3 0 1 6 2
Brazil 2016 4 2 0 2 6 5
Total – 0/23 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 7 2 5 19 14

WAFF Championship

WAFF Championship Finals
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Jordan 2000 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 5
Syria 2002 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 1 4
Iran 2004 Group Stage 2 0 1 1 2 3
Jordan 2007 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 0 3
Iran 2008 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 0 4
Jordan 2010 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 1 6
Kuwait 2012 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 4
Qatar 2014 Group Stage 2 0 1 1 0 1
Total Best: Group Stage 18 1 3 14 10 30

Results and fixtures

Group A

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 8 6 2 0 28 4 +24 20 Third round and Asian Cup — 2–1 3–2 2–0 7–0
2  United Arab Emirates 8 5 2 1 25 4 +21 17 1–1 — 2–0 10–0 8–0
3  Palestine 8 3 3 2 22 6 +16 12 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–0 0–0 — 6–0 7–0
4  Malaysia 8 1 1 6 3 30 −27 4 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 0–6 — 1–1
5  Timor-Leste 8 0 2 6 2 36 −34 2 0–10 0–1 1–1 0–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Malaysia v Saudi Arabia match, on 8 September 2015, was abandoned during the 87th minute after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch. At the time of the abandonment the score was 2–1 to Saudi Arabia. On 5 October 2015, FIFA decided that this match was forfeited and the result to be declared as a 0–3 loss for Malaysia.[27][28]

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for 2018 FIFA World Cup/2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers vs.United Arab Emirates to be held on September 8, 2015.
 Caps and goals as of 31 August 2015, after the match against Lebanon.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Tawfiq Ali (1990-11-08) 8 November 1990 (age 33) 20 0 State of Palestine Shabab Dora
1GK Ghanem Mahajna (1991-04-20)20 April 1991 (aged 24) 0 0 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khaleel
1GK Azmi Shweki (1986-06-13) 13 June 1986 (age 37) 0 0 State of Palestine Ahli Al-Khaleel
2DF Mus'ab Al-Batat (1993-11-21) 21 November 1993 (age 30) 11 1 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
2DF Javier Cohene (1987-05-03)3 May 1987 (aged 28) 1 1 Portugal Atletico CP
2DF Mahmoud Dayfallah (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 34) 0 0 State of Palestine Ahli Al-Khaleel
2DF Abdullah Jaber (1993-02-17) 17 February 1993 (age 31) 16 1 State of Palestine Ahli Al-Khaleel
2DF Alexis Norambuena (1984-03-31) 31 March 1984 (age 40) 8 0 Poland GKS Bełchatów
2DF Yazan Owiwe (1994-06-06) 6 June 1994 (age 29) 0 0 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khaleel
2DF Tamer Salah (1986-02-03) 3 February 1986 (age 38) 6 0 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
2DF Fadi Salbees (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993 (age 30) 1 0 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds
3MF Abdelhamid Abuhabib (1989-06-08) 8 June 1989 (age 34) 29 6 Egypt Ismaily
3MF Jonathan Cantillana (1992-05-26) May 26, 1992 (age 31) 1 0 Chile CD Palestino
3MF Mohammed Darwish (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32) 3 0 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
3MF Jaka Ihbeisheh (1986-08-29) 29 August 1986 (age 37) 5 1 Slovenia Rudar Velenje
3MF Sameh Maraaba (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 31) 3 2 State of Palestine Khader
3MF Mahmoud Sheikhqasem (1993-04-22) 22 April 1993 (age 30) 8 0 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Am'ari
3MF Tamer Seyam (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 31) 7 2 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khaleel
3MF Pablo Tamburrini (1990-01-30) January 30, 1990 (age 34) 3 1 Chile San Luis de Quillota
3MF Khader Yousef (1984-10-06) 6 October 1984 (age 39) 57 2 State of Palestine Wadi Al-Nes
4FW Imad Zatara (1984-10-01) 1 October 1984 (age 39) 27 3 Sweden AFC United
4FW Ahmad Abu Nahyeh (1991-07-07) 7 July 1991 (age 32) 1 0 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khaleel
4FW Mahmoud Eid (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 30) 9 1 Sweden Nyköpings
4FW Matías Jadue (1992-05-16) May 16, 1992 (age 31) 3 1 Chile Deportes Santa Cruz

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Palestine squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Rami HamadiINJ (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 32) 0 0 State of Palestine Thaqafi Tulkarem v.  Malaysia; WCQ June 16, 2015
GK Ramzi Saleh (1980-08-08) 8 August 1980 (age 43) 107 0 Egypt Alassiouty Sport 2015 AFC Asian Cup
GK Khaled Azzam (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 (age 31) 0 0 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds v.  Malaysia; WCQ June 16, 2015
DF Mohammed Abu Khamis (1991-05-25) 25 May 1991 (age 32) 1 0 State of Palestine Wadi Al-Nes v.  Lebanon; August 31, 2015
DF Abdelatif BahdariSUSP (1984-02-20) 20 February 1984 (age 40) 35 1 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil v.  Malaysia; WCQ June 16, 2015
DF Mousa Abu Jazar (1987-08-28) 28 August 1987 (age 36) 29 1 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil 2015 AFC Asian Cup
DF Raed FaresSUSP (1982-12-06) 6 December 1982 (age 41) 27 0 State of Palestine Thaqafi Tulkarem 2015 AFC Asian Cup
DF Ahmed HarbiINJ (1986-07-16) 16 July 1986 (age 37) 24 1 State of Palestine Ahli Al-Khaleel v.  Lebanon; August 31, 2015
DF Thaer Jboor (1992-03-20) 20 March 1992 (age 32) 0 0 State of Palestine Shabab Yatta v.  Malaysia; WCQ June 16, 2015
DF Omar JarunRET (1983-12-10)10 December 1983 (aged 31) 14 0 India Bharat FC v.  Vietnam; November 11, 2014
DF Daniel Kabir Mustafa (1984-08-02)2 August 1984 (aged 30) 4 0 Chile Ñublense v.  Vietnam; November 11, 2014
MF Mahmoud Abu WardaINJ (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 28) 0 0 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khaleel v.  Lebanon; August 31, 2015
MF Ayman KharbatINJ (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 (age 31) 0 0 State of Palestine Wadi Al-Nes v.  Malaysia; WCQ June 16, 2015
MF Hussam Abu SalehRET (1983-02-14) 14 February 1983 (age 41) 46 3 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 2015 AFC Asian Cup
MF Ismail Al-Amour (1983-10-02) 2 October 1983 (age 40) 42 7 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 2015 AFC Asian Cup
MF Murad Ismail SaidSUSP (1982-12-15) 15 December 1982 (age 41) 29 1 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 2015 AFC Asian Cup
MF Ahmed MaherINJ (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 (age 32) 16 5 State of Palestine Ahli Al-Khaleel v.  Lebanon; August 31, 2015
MF Hesham Salhe (1987-11-08) 8 November 1987 (age 36) 12 0 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 2015 AFC Asian Cup
MF Mohammed Yameen (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994 (age 29) 0 0 State of Palestine Islami Qalqilya v.  Lebanon; August 31, 2015
FW Mohammed Fode (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 (age 35) 0 0 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Dhahiriya v.  Lebanon; August 31, 2015
FW Qasim Mahamied (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32) 0 0 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Dhahiriya v.  Lebanon; August 31, 2015
FW Ashraf Nu'man (1986-07-29) 29 July 1986 (age 37) 51 14 Jordan Al-Wehdat v.  Malaysia; WCQ June 16, 2015
FW Khaled Salem (1989-11-17) 17 November 1989 (age 34) 13 0 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 2015 AFC Asian Cup

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Past squads

Top goalscorers

As of 16 June 2015

# Name Career Goals Caps
1 Fahed Attal 2005– 14 40
Ashraf Nu'man 2009– 14 51
3 Ziyad Al-Kord 1998–2006 10 30
4 Murad Alyan 2011– 7 9
Ismail Al-Amour 2005– 7 42
6 Abdelhamid Abuhabib 2011– 6 28
Ahmad Maher Wridat 2012– 6 18
8 Mohammed Al-Jeish 1998–2002 5 18
Fadi Lafi 1998– 5 32
Ahmed Keshkesh 2004– 5 34

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The fixtures between Saudi Arabia and Palestine were switched after Saudi Arabia cited “exceptional conditions” for their inability to travel to the West Bank.[29] The return fixture, originally to be played on 13 October 2015 at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was later postponed due to Saudi Arabia's refusal to pass through Israeli-controlled borders,[30] until the process of agreeing on the venue is concluded.[31]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The home matches of Palestine against Saudi Arabia and Malaysia will be played on neutral ground as the Palestinian government confirmed that it could no longer guarantee the safety and security for the matches.[32] The neutral venue was announced to be Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan.[33]

References

  1. ↑ While serving only the Palestinian territories, FIFA adopted the Palestinian Football Association as the National Football Association of "Palestine" to avoid being required to make political judgements while a lasting solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is yet to be found. For discussion of the use of this term, see definitions of Palestine. For a similar situation, see Chinese Taipei.
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  5. ↑ The early development of Hebrew football in Eretz Israel, 1910–1928
  6. ↑ HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENTS http://www.footballtop.com/countries/israel
  7. ↑ Association Information on FIFA
  8. ↑ ASSOCIATION INFO on UEFA
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  10. ↑ "Palestinian footballers in bittersweet Olympic match", BBC, 9 March 2011
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  12. ↑ FIFA OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2012 MATCH SUMMARY
  13. ↑ FIFA OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2012 MATCH SUMMARY
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  18. ↑ Wahl, Grant, "Welcome to the World", Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Online, 8 August 2011, pp. 36-40.
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  22. ↑ Israel to release Mahmoud Sarsak (18 June 2012). Associated Press.
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