Jordan national football team

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Jordan
Nickname(s)النشامى
(The Chivalrous Ones)[1]
AssociationJordan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachMorocco Hussein Ammouta
CaptainBaha' Abdel-Rahman
Most capsAmer Shafi (179)[2][3]
Top scorerHamza Al-Dardour (32)
Home stadiumAmman International Stadium
King Abdullah II Stadium
FIFA codeJOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 84 Steady (22 December 2022)[4][5]
Highest37 (August – September 2004)
Lowest152 (July 1996)
First international
 Syria 3–1 Jordan 
(Alexandria, Egypt: 1 August 1953)
Biggest win
 Jordan 9–0 Nepal   
(Amman, Jordan: 23 July 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Lebanon 6–0 Jordan 
(Beirut, Lebanon: 22 October 1957)
 China 6–0 Jordan 
(Guangzhou, China: 15 September 1984)
 Japan 6–0 Jordan 
(Saitama, Japan: 8 June 2012)
 Norway 6–0 Jordan 
(Oslo, Norway: 7 September 2023)
Asian Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2004)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2004, 2011)
Arab Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1963)
Best resultThird place (2002)
WAFF Championship
Appearances9 (first in 2000)
Best resultRunners-up (2002, 2008, 2014)
Arab Games
Appearances10 (first in 1953)
Best resultWinners (1997, 1999)
Medal record
Jordan International Tournament
Gold medal – first place Jordan 1992
Gold medal – first place Jordan 2022
Bahrain International Tournament
Gold medal – first place Bahrain 2002
Arab Games
Gold medal – first place Beirut 1997
Gold medal – first place Amman 1999
Silver medal – second place Doha 2011
WAFF Championship
Silver medal – second place Syria 2002
Silver medal – second place Iran 2008
Silver medal – second place Qatar 2014
FIFA Arab Cup
Bronze medal – third place Kuwait 2002
Websitejfa.jo (in Arabic)

The Jordan national football team (Arabic: المنتخب الأُردُنِيّ لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents Jordan in international men's football. It is controlled by the Jordan Football Association.

References[change | change source]

  1. Smale, Simon. "Who the Socceroos are facing as the Asian Cup kicks off, and when to watch". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. "Amer Shafi Sabbah Mahmoud – Century of International Appearances". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. FIFA Century Club
  4. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Associations - Jordan - Men's". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.