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Palestine at the AFC Asian Cup

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Palestine participated in their maiden AFC Asian Cup, the 2015 tournament, held in Australia. It was the first time Palestine qualified for the Asian Cup and in a major tournament, and this performance has been accredited for the rise of Palestine in the international arena, and the team is widely seen as the symbol of unity for Palestinians amidst the conflict between Hamas and Fatah over control of Palestinian Authority.[1] Their second competition appearance came in 2019. Palestine qualified for the Asian Cup for the third consecutive time in 2023. It was the first ever time that Palestine qualified for the knockout round of the Asian Cup bringing hope to Palestinians amidst the Israel-Hamas War.[2]

Overall record

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AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 to United Arab Emirates 1996 Did not enter Did not enter
Lebanon 2000 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 3 8
China 2004 6 0 2 4 3 11
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 5 1 1 3 3 9
Qatar 2011 2 0 2 0 1 1
Australia 2015 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 11 13 8 3 2 18 7
United Arab Emirates 2019 Group stage 17th 3 0 2 1 0 3 14 9 2 3 49 8
Qatar 2023 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 6 7 11 6 1 4 20 10
Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualified 6 2 2 2 6 6
Total Round of 16 4/19 10 1 3 6 7 21 46 19 8 19 84 52
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

By match

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AFC Asian Cup History
Year Round Score Result
2015
Round 1  Palestine 0 – 4  Japan Loss
Round 1  Palestine 1 – 5  Jordan Loss
Round 1  Palestine 0 – 2  Iraq Loss
2019
Round 1  Palestine 0 – 0  Syria Draw
Round 1  Palestine 0 – 3  Australia Loss
Round 1  Palestine 0 – 0  Jordan Draw
2023
Round 1  Palestine 1 – 4  Iran Loss
Round 1  Palestine 1 – 1  United Arab Emirates Draw
Round 1  Palestine 3 – 0  Hong Kong Win
Round of 16  Palestine 1 – 2  Qatar Loss

Participation

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2015 Australia

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Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup
Group D
Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
3  Jordan 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4  Palestine 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
12 January 2015
Japan  4–0  Palestine Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle
16 January 2015
Palestine  1–5  Jordan AAMI Park, Melbourne
20 January 2015
Iraq  2–0  Palestine Canberra Stadium, Canberra

Palestine's maiden Asian Cup debut occurred in 2015 when they were grouped with Japan, Iraq and Jordan, and thus it was a significant moment for the Palestinian team. Their opening match was against reigning champions Japan which ended in a 0-4 loss. Palestine suffered another loss in their next match, 1–5 to Jordan, in which Jaka Ihbeisheh scored their first ever goal in the Asian Cup. Palestine ended their campaign by a 0–2 defeat to Iraq, thus ended last with zero point.

2019 UAE

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Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Group B
Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Palestine 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 2
4  Syria 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: AFC
Syria 0–0 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 8,471
Palestine 0–3 Australia
Report
Attendance: 11,915
Palestine 0–0 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 20,843
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

Palestine made their second appearance in the tournament, having been drawn with two Levant rivals, Syria and Jordan, as well as for the second time in a row against defending champions, Australia. Palestine, in this tournament, had successfully achieved two points for the first time, with two draws against Syria and Jordan, both ending 0–0. However, their encounter against Australia ended with a 0–3 defeat, which meant that Palestine obtained two points and finished without a goal scored in the tournament. They were eliminated from the tournament as they did not have enough points to qualify as a third-placed team.

2023 Qatar

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Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Group C
Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Palestine 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: AFC
Iran 4–1 Palestine
 Report
Attendance: 27,691
Palestine 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Nasser 50' (o.g.) Report Adil 23'
Attendance: 41,986
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Hong Kong 0–3 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 6,568
Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E  Jordan 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 C  Palestine 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3 B  Syria 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4 D  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
5 F  Oman 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
6 A  China 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
Source: AFC
Knockout stage
Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage
Round of 16
Qatar 2–1 Palestine
 Report
Attendance: 63,753
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Squads

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References

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  1. ^ "Asian Cup 2015: Palestinians flying the flag for a nation of two". Independent.co.uk. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24.
  2. ^ "'Sport is part of our resistance': Palestine football chief Jibril Rajoub". Al Jazeera. 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
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