Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
| Location | Al-Ram, West Bank, Palestine |
|---|---|
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| Capacity | 12,500 (all seated) |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 2008 |
| Tenants | |
| Palestine national football team (2008–present) | |
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium is an association football stadium on Dahiat al'Barid St in Jerusalem. It is the home stadium of the Palestine national football team. It is named for Faisal Husseini, a Palestinian politician who died in 2001. The stadium seats 12,500.
Palestine International Matches
On October 26, 2008 the team played Jordan in their first-ever home international in 10 years of FIFA membership. In attendance were FIFA President Sepp Blatter and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.[1] On October 29, 2009, the Palestinian national women’s football team played its first home international match against Jordan before a capacity crowd at the stadium.[2]
On March 9, 2011, Palestine "played its first ever competitive match at home in the West Bank". It 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 at the stadium, with a goal by Abdelhamid Abuhabib in the 43rd minute. The draw on aggregate led to a penalty shootout, with Thailand winning 6-5. Attending the match was Prime Minister Fayyad, who described it as a "historic day".[3]
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9 March 2011
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Palestine  |
1 – 0 (1-1 on aggregate; 5-6 penalty shootout) |  Thailand |
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Abuhabib  43' |
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Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
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On July 3, 2011, the stadium hosted "the first World Cup game ever to be played at home in the Palestinian territories". The game was the second leg of a two-match encounter against Afghanistan, in the first round of the Asian Football Confederation qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The game was a draw, enabling Palestine to advance to the second round on aggregate. Afghanistan were eliminated.[4]
| Palestine |
1 – 1 |  Afghanistan |
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| Wadi 12' |
Report | Arezou 63' |
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Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar) |
References
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- ↑ "Palestinians play first World Cup qualifier at home", BBC, July 3, 2011
