Palestine Sporting Club
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| Full Name: | Palestine Sporting Club |
| Short Name: | Al-Palestine • PSC |
| Nicknames: | The Lions of Canaan The Fedayeeen The National Club |
| Founded: | 22 de abril de 2025; |
| Location: | Ramallah, Palestina |
| Owner: |   Angelos Akunis
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| President: | Victor Bassam Hani
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| Manager: | Yahya Koshkeeraan
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| Facilities | |
| Stadium | Falasteen Arena |
| Location: | Nozhna Street 0108, Ramallah, Palestine |
| Capacity: | 12.000 |
| Opening | 22 de abril de 2025 |
| Other Facilities | Hamas Training Centre |
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Palestine Sporting Club (Arabe: نادي فلسطين الرياضي, literalmente Club Deportivo Palestino) is a Palestinian club that plays in the local Hattrick league of Palestine.
The club was founded by Palestinian nationalists and Orthodox Palestinian Christians living in the State of Palestine. The club was originally intended to be created as a separate club, but it was ultimately decided to create a national club with deep Christian-Palestinian roots, seeking a deep connection with that community in Hattrick.
The team plays at Falasteen Arena, located in the city of Ramallah.
History
The club was founded in late April thanks to a conglomerate subsidized by Arab Orthodox Christians living in Bethlehem, with a visit from Greek executives living in Chile and support from other Arabs from other towns near the city. Initially, the club was going to be called Hamas Sporting Club in recognition of the group seeking Palestinian national vindication, but after the club was recognized as a terrorist group in the countries that supported the club's creation, it was immediately decided to change to Palestine Sporting Club, or Club Deportivo Palestino, with the clear objective of becoming a national and regional leader in the Palestinian state.
With the signed minutes and the first board comprised of Palestinian Christians, the club immediately established a regional identity supported by the community. It could only have players of Arab origin and Israelis of Arab descent, an identity applauded by the club's budding fans, who supported the initiative.
The first match of the club was against The Lions of Zion in the Palestine Cup, being defeated 5-0
In the season 47, the club finished second with only 2 losses after the champions Shabab Nocerina with Mansoor Malik Karam scoring 18 goals
Philosophy and Identity
The club was born with the strong idea of creating a club with a strong Arab identity to represent the philosophy, culture, and beliefs of the Arab world in the face of current adversity and to champion the Palestinian cause internationally. This is what the club's board of directors, the founding president, and the Christian subsidiaries in South America who support the project have envisioned. The club's policy is to hire only players from the Middle East and build a competitive roster along those lines. Therefore, it has a strict restriction on hiring European, American, or African players, only players from the Arab world.
This also applies to the hiring of players from Israel, unless they have Arab roots or Arab descent, which is the only exception for their hiring and incorporation into the club.
Also, as a club founded by Palestinian Christians and Greek Orthodox Christians in Palestine, it has deep ties with the Orthodox world, thanks to the support of BezantCo, one of its subsidiaries and sponsors of the club's creation.
Players
First Team
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Coaching staff
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| Head coach | Yahya Koshkeeraan
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| Assistant head coach | Abba Salman Tayara Alexandre Akiki
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| Goalkeeper coach | Saad Kasaballi
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| Fitness coach | Ismail Jaghbeer
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| Analyst | Kaleel Salah Abu Dahab Kaleel Salah Zboun
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| Head of medical services | Josean Lekue
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| Nurse | Ziyad Hijah Na'ilah Husam Wahid
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| Physiotherapist | Hadi Moubayed Zayegh Badareen
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| Sports therapist | Jabir Amin Najjar
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| Match delegate | Obaida Madani
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| Equipment manager | Hadad Salih El-Khateeb Abbas Issa Abu Jibara Qasim Sulayman Khalaileh
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| Director of football | Fadi Moustapha
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Presidency
The current club president is Angelos Akunis, a Palestinian-Greek businessman linked with BezantCo
The Board of the Palestine Sporting Club is composed of the following directors:
- President: Angelos Akunis
- Vice-president: Nicola Talat
- Secretary: Daoud Azzam Mahir
- Vice-Secretary: Bassam Abdul-Rahman.
- Treasurer: Sarah Akram Awni.
- Accountant: Khader Mahmud Nafiz
- Board members: Abdul-Aziz Ibrahim Rashad, Shaker Abdul-Aziz, Tarik Zachariya, Amjad Mabrak Naim, Mansi Walid Bahaa, Asad Mahmud Mustafa, Bishara Kassim, Awni Majid Abdul-Nakeeb, Wafiq Ali Fu'ad, Tarik Imad, Jamil Rushdi.
- Managing Director: Hanna Suleiman.
- General Secretary: JMusa Husayn Karam.
- Sporting Director: Daoud Abdul-Salam.
Coaches
Youth Team
The club has a youth academy located in Bentlehem, called Hamas Training Centre, a controversial name born from being the original name of the club, which was later changed to avoid conflicts with the Israeli community in Hattrick.
