Al-Ahli Sports Club ( ar, النادي الأهلي الرياضي الأردني), is one of the oldest clubs in Jordan based in

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, established in 1944 by a group of pioneers who helped in setting the groundwork of sport, social, and cultural life in Jordan.

History

The club was founded in 1944 under the

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name Koban club. The name (Al Ahli) was honorably given by the late King Abdullah Bin al Hussein I.

Stadium

Al-Ahli plays their home games at

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in Amman. The stadium was built on 1964 and opened on 1968, it is owned by The Jordanian government and operated by The higher council of youth. It is also the home stadium of

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and Al-Faisaly. It has a current capacity of 17,619 spectators.

Kits

Al-Ahli's home kit is all white shirts and white shorts, their away kit is all green shirts and shorts, while their third kit is all purple shirts and white shorts .

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Honours

Source:

Domestic

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1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

, 1950,

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

Jordan FA Cup The Jordan FA Cup is Jordan's premier knockout tournament in men's football (soccer), Al-Faisaly have the record for the most FA Cup wins in their history with a total of 21 titles, followed by Al-Wehdat with 11 . Participates in the tournamen ...

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Continental

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)

Current squad

Managerial history

* Issa Al-Turk * Jamal Mahmoud * Nihad Soufar * Abdelrahman Idris * Emad Khankan * Maher Bahri

References

External links

Al-Ahli Club websitenationalfootballteams.comTeam details on Kooora.comAl-Ahli SC (Amman) on Soccerway.com
Al-Ahli SC (Amman) Football clubs in Jordan Football clubs in Amman Association football clubs established in 1944 1944 establishments in Transjordan Sport in Amman {{Jordan-footyclub-stub