Palestinian Football Association

Palestinian Football Association
AFC

Founded	1928
FIFA affiliation	1995 (Provisional member),^[1] 1998
AFC affiliation	1995 (Provisional member), 1998
WAFF affiliation	2000
President	Jibril Rajoub
Website	pfa.ps

The Palestinian Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم‎‎) is the governing body for football in the Palestinian Authority, and for the men's Palestine national football team and the Palestine women's national football team.^[2]

History

Palestinian Arab club

A new Palestine Football Federation was founded in 1952. Its successor, the Palestine Football Association, formed in 1962, has been a member of the Union of Arab Football Associations since it was formed in 1974.

Palestinian Authority

It was accepted as a member by FIFA in 1998,^[3] after the creation of the Palestinian Authority. The PFA has also been a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 1998, in the West Asian Football Federation.

On 11 February 2011, the PFA formed the first women's league.^[4]

Divisions

The football division system is parted into two: the West Bank and Gaza Strip. There is a men's West Bank Premier League and a men's Gaza Strip League as well as a West Bank Women's League. Each league has 12 clubs.

References

↑ Presidential Election Item 13 on FIFA Congress Agenda FIFA.com
↑ http://www.vice.com/read/football-israel-palestine-discrimination-fifa
↑ http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ple/
↑ the-afc.com; 11 February 2011, Women’s league kicks-off in Palestine

External links

Football in Palestine

Palestinian Football Federation

National teams	Men's Women's U-23 U-20 U-17

Leagues	Gaza Strip League Gaza Strip First League West Bank Premier League West Bank First League West Bank Second League Palestine Women's League

Cups	Palestine Cup Yasser Arafat Cup

Defunct competitions	Palestine Premier League

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National football associations of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan (AFF) Australia (FFA) Bahrain (BFA) Bangladesh (BFF) Bhutan (BFF) Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) Cambodia (FFC) China PR (CFA) Timor-Leste (FFTL) Guam (GFA) Hong Kong (HKFA) India (AIFF) Indonesia (PSSI) Iran (FFIRI) Iraq (IFA) Japan (JFA) Jordan (JFA) Korea DPR (PRKFA) Korea Republic (KFA) Kuwait (KFA) Kyrgyzstan (FFKR) Laos (LFF) Lebanon (LFA) Macau (MFA) Malaysia (FAM) Maldives (FAM) Mongolia (MFF) Myanmar (MFF) Nepal (ANFA) Northern Mariana Islands (NMIFA) Oman (OFA) Pakistan (PFF) Palestine (PFA) Philippines (PFF) Qatar (QFA) Saudi Arabia (SAFF) Singapore (FAS) Sri Lanka (FFSL) Syria (FASF) Chinese Taipei (CTFA) Tajikistan (FFT) Thailand (FAT) Turkmenistan (TFF) United Arab Emirates (UAEFA) Uzbekistan (UFF) Vietnam (VFF) Yemen (YFA)

Italics denote provisional Associate Member Association - Not a member of FIFA

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