Jabal Al Mukaber is a Palestinian professional

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club based in

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, that competes in the West Bank Premier League.

History

In 2010, the club were winners of the

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, the first time in their history. In light of the club's developments, legal issues arose in 2016 when it was unable to play games in

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due to restrictions on players with Palestinian identification, preventing them from entering Jerusalem, and matches for the club are now played at the

Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium () is an association football stadium on Dahiat al'Barid Street of Al-Ram in Jerusalem Governorate, Palestine. It is one of the home stadiums of the Palestine national football team. The stadium was na ...

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. In the year 2023, for the second time in the club's history, despite many disturbances by the political turmoil in the country, it was able to win the

Current squad

Pakistan go down fighting 1-2 against Palestine

Achievements

*West Bank Premier League **Champions (2): 2010, 2023.

Performance in International competitions

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: 1 appearance ::

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: 3° in Group Stage

References

1996 establishments in Palestine Football clubs in the West Bank Sport in Jerusalem {{Palestine-footyclub-stub