Jordan Football Association

The Jordan Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد الأردني لكرة القدم) is the governing body for football in Jordan. The JFA was awarded best association of the AFC in 2013.

Jordan Football Association
AFC
Short nameJFA
Founded1949 (1949)
HeadquartersAmman, Jordan
FIFA affiliation1956
AFC affiliation1975
WAFF affiliation2015
PresidentPrince Ali Bin Al-Hussein
Websitewww.jfa.jo

History

Tournaments

Jordan is known to be the Dark Horse of Asian Football. They were one play-off away from reaching the 2014 FIFA World Cup, they lost to Uruguay in a two-legged play-off. The most recent tournament they played was the 2019 AFC Asian Cup where they lost to Vietnam on Penalties in the Round of 16. The farthest Jordan got in the AFC Asian Cup was in 2004 and 2011, reaching the quarter-finals both times as they were paired with Asian Powerhouses such as Japan & South Korea, however, as an underdog they exceeded expectations and made it past the group stages. In 2015 they lost in the group stage for the first and only time. Jordan has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and the first AFC Asian Cup they played in was in 2004.

Affiliation

Board members
  • President: Prince Ali Bin Hussein
  • Vice President: Marwan Juma
  • Secretary General: Samar Nassar
  • Media Consultant: Mohammad Ayasrah
  • Head of the Marketing and Communications: Mohammad Ayasrah
  • Head of the Department of Referees: Salem Mahmoud
  • Head of the Department of Competitions: Awad Al-Shuaibat
Name Position Source
Jordan Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein President [1][2]
Jordan Marwan Juma Vice President [3][4]
Jordan Samar Nassar General Secretary [5][6]
Jordan Marwan Juma Treasurer [7]
Netherlands Alexander Zwiers Technical Director [8][9]
Iraq Adnan Hamad Team Coach (Men's) [10][11]
Portugal David De Souza Team Coach (Women's) [12][13]
Jordan Mohammad Ayasrah Media/Communications Manager [14]
n/a Futsal Coordinator [15]
Denmark Jørn Larsen Referee Coordinator [16]

Sponsors

Jordan Football Association competitions

Current title holders
Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition
Men's
Senior
Youth
Women's
Senior
Youth

Clubs formed by Palestinian refugee camps

There are four clubs in Jordan formed by Palestinian refugee camps and they are the following:

List of football fields and stadiums in Jordan

See also

References
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  6. "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
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  11. "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
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  13. "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
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