The Palestinian Football Association

Did you know that:

The first Football Association in the Middle East was the PALESTINIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION?

The Palestinian National Team was established in 1908

The Palestinian Football Association was established in 1928 in Jerusalem, and it became officially a member of FIFA in 1929.

The Palestinian team first participated in the World Cup in 1934 in Italy.

The names of the Palestinian players in the 1928 team were:

• - Raul Naif. (Palestinian Christian)
• - Bablu Abdulla. (Palestinian Muslim)
• - Batris Mhanna. (Palestinian Christian)
• - Jardo Abdulla. (Palestinian Muslim)
• - Roberto Katlon. (Palestinian Christian)
• - Roberto Bshara. (Palestinian Christian)
• - Franshisko Allam. (Palestinian Muslim)
• - Leo Zamora. (Palestinian Christian)
• - Fadi Lafi. (Palestinian Muslim)
• - Saeb Jindiyyih. (Palestinian Muslim)
• - Ziad Al Kurd. (Palestinian Muslim)
• - Fahad Al Attal. (Palestinian Muslim)
• - Raja Al Shareef. (Palestinian Muslim)
• - Emad Za'atra. (Palestinian Muslim)
• - Brono Baisha. (Palestinian Christian)