Jordan national football team

The Jordanian national football team's first international match was played in 1953 in Egypt where the team were defeated by Syria 3–1. The first FIFA World Cup qualifiers Jordan took part in was the 1986 qualifiers, they are yet to qualify to the FIFA World Cup. For the first time in their history, Jordan have qualified for the final round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.

The first (Jordanian) football coach, Mohammad Awad, to attain achievements for the Jordan national team between 1992 and 1999 when he first helped his country Jordan win the Jordan International tournament of 1992 and both tournaments of the Arab Games, starting in 1997 in Beirut, and 1999 in Amman.

The Jordan national football team had begun making more improvements under the Serbian head coach Branko Smiljanić who had helped Jordan attain greater match results in the first round of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers but failed to help Jordan qualify for the next round. Brapanko also helped Jordan reach the semifinals of the 2002 Arab Cup and got Jordan to win the fourth place in the 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship and the second place in the 2004 edition in Syria but failed to help Jordan win these tournaments. After he resigned from coaching Jordan, the Egyptian Mahmoud El-Gohary agreed to take Branko's place as head coach. Under the leadership of El-Gohary, the Jordan national team was able to qualify for their first AFC Asian Cup tournament, in China 2004, and helped Jordan reach the quarter-finals of the tournament but failed to qualify for the semi-finals after losing to Japan in a penalty shoot-out after the match had ended with extra time in a 1–1 draw. But thanks to El-Gohary, the Jordan team reached its highest FIFA world ranking which was the 37th place in 2004. Just like Serbian Branko, El-Gohary also helped Jordan achieve greater match results in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifications during Jordan's first round but also failed to help Jordan qualify. In the WAFF championship tournaments of 2004 and 2007, El-Gohary helped Jordan win the third place in 2004 and helped Jordan reach the semi-finals in 2007. After coaching Jordan for five out of six matches in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, El-Gohary retired as a football coach, and the Jordan Football Association hired the Portuguese Nelo Vingada to take over as the head coach of Jordan but was not able to help Jordan qualify for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

Another opportunity to show Vingada's worthiness as head coach came in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. But after failing to help Jordan qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Vingada was able to help Jordan win second place in the 2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship. Next up were the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches starting from January 2009. After getting off to a start by not winning the first two matches of the six, Vingada was sacked by the Jordan Football Association and replaced by the Iraqi Adnan Hamad, a coach in Asia known for his successes with his national team in Iraq as head coach as well as Iraq U-23 and other Iraq youth teams and clubs. His first experiences with Jordanian football players took place as he was coaching Jordanian football club, Al-Faisaly from 2006 to 2008 and achieved specific results with that team as well.

Jordan during the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Syria at the Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium in Tehran.

After helping Jordan qualify for their second Asian Cup tournament in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, Hamad began shouting 'Allahu Akbar' for the Jordan national team in September 2010 when they had the 2010 West Asian Football Federation Championship hosted in the country of Jordan. Hamad prepared for that tournament with a couple of friendlies as well as three more to prepare for the AFC Asian Cup tournament in Qatar. Just like Mahmoud El-Gohary, Hamad also helped Jordan qualify for the quarter-finals in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup but failed to progress to the semi-finals as they were defeated by Uzbekistan 2–1. Hamad was also got Jordan to win second place in the 2011 Arab Games in Qatar. Hamad helped Jordan finish third in the final round of Asian group qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Hamad was then replaced ahead of the final stages with the Egyptian Hossam Hassan leading them to the play-off round against Uzbekistan to determine the AFC participant in the inter-confederation play-offs. The games took place on 13 and 20 September 2013. With the two teams still evenly matched at full-time in the second leg, Jordan eventually progressed to the intercontinental playoff after winning 9–8 on penalties. The Jordanians missed their very first FIFA World Cup debut after losing 5–0 against Uruguay, after the goalless draw from the second leg. Hassan then also helped Jordan to qualify to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. On 3 September 2014, Ray Wilkins was appointed as the new head coach of Jordan. Wilkins led Jordan at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup where they were eliminated in group-stages for the first time after two losses against Iraq and Japan and a win over Palestine.

Jordan players celebrating their win against Australia at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Jordan's performance remained in certain stagnation when Jordan could not make it to the final round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, losing 0–1 to Kyrgyzstan and 1–5 to Australia. After that, Jordan would qualify for 2019 AFC Asian Cup where Jordan defeated Australia (1–0) and Syria (2–0) and a goalless draw against Palestine in the group stage becoming the first team in the tournament to reach the Round of 16. However, they were stunned by Vietnam losing via a penalty shootout (2–4).

The Jordan national football team has two home stadiums, the Amman International Stadium and the King Abdullah II Stadium. The Amman International Stadium was built in 1964 in Amman and opened in 1968. It is the largest stadium in Jordan, it is owned by the Jordanian government and operated by the higher council of youth. It is not only the home stadium of the Jordan national football team but for Al-Faisaly as well. It has a current capacity of 17,619 spectators. Some 12 kilometres away from Amman International Stadium lies The King Abdullah II Stadium. It was built and opened in 1998 in Amman. It has a current capacity of 13,000 spectators. It is not only the home stadium of the Jordan national football team but for Al-Wehdat as well. In addition to Jordan home games, the stadiums also host other major games in Jordanian football including Jordanian Pro League, Jordan FA Cup, Jordan FA Shield and Jordan Super Cup games, in addition to hosting other tournaments such as the 1988 Arab Cup, 1996 Arab Cup Winners' Cup, 1999 Arab Games, 2003 Arab Athletics Championships, 2005 WAFF Women's Championship, 2007 Arab Athletics Championships, 2007 WAFF Women's Championship, 2007 WAFF Championship, 2006–07 Arab Champions League Finals, 2007 AFC Cup Finals, 2007 Asian Athletics Championships, 2010 WAFF Championship and 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup amongst others.

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The following players were selected for the 2023 Jordan International Friendly Tournament on 12 and 16 October 2023.[12]

Caps and goals correct as of 12 September 2023, following match versus  Azerbaijan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Yazid Abu Layla	(1993-01-08) 8 January 1993	22	0	Al-Jabalain
	1GK	Abdullah Al-Zubi	(1989-10-08) 8 October 1989	6	0	Al-Hussein
	1GK	Mohammed Al-Emwase	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996	0	0	Al-Faisaly
	2DF	Ihsan Haddad	(1994-02-05) 5 February 1994	47	1	Al-Faisaly
	2DF	Youssef Abu Al-Jazar	(1999-10-25) 25 October 1999	0	0	Al-Wehdat
	2DF	Feras Shelbaieh	(1993-11-27) 27 November 1993	20	1	Al-Wehdat
	2DF	Mustafa Kamal Eid	(1996-05-08) 8 May 1996	2	0	Al-Hussein
	2DF	Mohammad Abu Hasheesh	(1995-05-09) 9 May 1995	17	0	Al Ahed
	2DF	Abdallah Nasib	(1994-02-25) 25 February 1994	19	2	Al-Hussein
	2DF	Yazan Al-Arab	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996	37	1	Selangor
	2DF	Mohannad Khairullah	(1993-07-25) 25 July 1993	15	2	Al-Faisaly
	3MF	Mahmoud Shawkat	(1995-05-20) 20 May 1995	1	0	Al-Wehdat
	3MF	Nizar Al-Rashdan	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999	5	1	Al-Faisaly
	3MF	Rajaei Ayed	(1993-07-25) 25 July 1993	44	0	Al-Hussein
	3MF	Obaida Al-Samarneh	(1992-02-17) 17 February 1992	19	0	Al-Faisaly
	3MF	Noor Al-Rawabdeh	(1997-02-24) 24 February 1997	32	1	Selangor
	3MF	Saleh Rateb	(1994-12-18) 18 December 1994	22	0	Al-Wehdat
	4FW	Mahmoud Al-Mardi	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993	32	6	Al-Hussein
	4FW	Anas Al-Awadat	(1998-05-29) 29 May 1998	7	0	Al-Wehdat
	4FW	Musa Al-Taamari	(1997-06-10) 10 June 1997	54	12	Montpellier
	4FW	Ali Olwan	(2000-03-26) 26 March 2000	25	8	Al-Shamal
	4FW	Hamza Al-Dardour	(1991-05-12) 12 May 1991	106	32	Al-Hussein
	4FW	Yazan Al-Naimat	(1999-06-04) 4 June 1999	26	6	Al Ahli

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Abdallah Al-Fakhouri	(2000-01-22) 22 January 2000	8	0	Al-Wehdat	v.  Jamaica, 19 June 2023
GK	Malek Shalabiya	(1988-02-20) 20 February 1988	1	0	Al-Ramtha	v.  Jamaica, 19 June 2023
DF	Anas Bani Yaseen	(1988-11-29) 29 November 1988	100	5	Al-Faisaly	v.  Jamaica, 19 June 2023
DF	Hadi Al-Hourani	(2000-04-14) 14 April 2000	5	0	Al-Ramtha	v.  Jamaica, 19 June 2023
DF	Hijazi Maher	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997	0	0	East Bengal	v.  Jamaica, 19 June 2023
DF	Salim Obaid	(1992-01-17) 17 January 1992	1	0	Shabab Al-Ordon	v.  Spain, 17 November 2022
MF	Ibrahim Sadeh	(2000-04-27) 27 April 2000	19	1	Al-Khor	v.  Norway, 7 September 2023
MF	Ahmed Samir	(1991-03-27) 27 March 1991	66	5	Al-Wehdat	v.  Jamaica, 19 June 2023
MF	Mohammad Al-Kloub	(1994-07-23) 23 July 1994	1	0	Al-Faisaly	v.  Spain, 17 November 2022
FW	Ahmad Ersan	(1995-09-28) 28 September 1995	27	4	Kazma	v.  Jamaica, 19 June 2023
FW	Mohammad Abu Zrayq	(1997-12-30) 30 December 1997	19	2	ES Tunis	v.  Spain, 17 November 2022
Notes INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury. PRE = Preliminary squad. WD = Player withdrew from the current squad due to non-injury issue.

AFC Asian Cup record										AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956	Not an AFC member									Not an AFC member
1960
1964
1968
1972	Did not qualify									6	2	1	3	5	9
1976	Did not enter									Did not enter
1980
1984	Did not qualify									4	1	1	2	7	10
1988										4	1	3	0	2	1
1992	Did not enter									Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	4	1
2000										4	2	1	1	12	4
2004	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	3	0	3	1		6	5	0	1	13	6
2007	Did not qualify									6	3	1	2	10	5
2011	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	5	4		6	2	2	2	4	4
2015	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	5	4		6	3	3	0	10	3
2019	Round of 16		4	2	2	0	4	1		6	3	3	0	16	5
2023	Qualified									3	3	0	0	6	0
2027	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	5/18	15	6	6	3	17	10		53	26	15	12	89	48

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.