The Amman International Stadium ( ar, ستاد عمان الدولي) is a

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

in Al-Hussein City,

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

. It is the largest stadium in

. The stadium was built in 1964 and opened in 1968. It is owned by the

Government of Jordan The politics of Jordan takes place in a framework of a parliamentary monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Jordan is head of government, and of a multi-party system. Jordan is a constitutional monarchy based on the constitution promulgated on ...

and operated by the Higher Council of Youth. It is also the home stadium of the

Jordan national football team The Jordan national football team ( ar, المنتخب الأردني لكرة القدم) represents Jordan in international football and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association. Jordan have never qualified for the World Cup finals b ...

and

Al-Faisaly SC Al-Faisaly Sports Club ( ar, نادي الفيصلي الرياضي) is a professional football club based in Amman, Jordan, that competes in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football. Nicknamed "the Blue Eagles", they w ...

. It has a current capacity of 17,619 spectators.

Usage

In addition to Jordan's home games, the stadium hosts other major games in Jordanian football as well including the

Jordanian Pro League The Jordanian Pro League ( ar, الدوري الأردني للمحترفين) is a Jordanian professional league for men's football clubs and represents the top flight of Jordanian football. The championship consists of twelve competing teams in ...

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 ...

Jordan FA Shield The Jordan Shield Cup is a men's football (soccer) competition played in Jordan started in 1981. It was generally played before the start of the domestic league season. Winners by year Winners Performance by club External linksJordan - Lis ...

and

Jordan Super Cup The Jordan Super Cup () is a Jordanian football championship contested by the winners of Jordan Premier League and the Jordan FA Cup. In the event that a team wins both League and the Cup, the runners up of the Cup play against the winner of Lea ...

games. It has also hosted other tournaments such as the 1988 Arab Nations Cup, 1996 Arab Cup Winners' Cup, 1999 Pan Arab Games, 2003 Arab Athletics Championships,

2005 WAFF Women's Championship The 2005 West Asian Women's Football Championship took place in Amman, Jordan. It was the first West Asian Football Federation The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF; ar, اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Gharb Āsi ...

, 2007 Arab Athletics Championships,

2007 WAFF Women's Championship The 2007 West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship was held in Amman, Jordan. It was the second West Asian Football Federation The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF; ar, اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād ...

, 2007 WAFF Championship, 2006–07 Arab Champions League Finals, 2007 AFC Cup Finals,

2007 Asian Athletics Championships The 17th Asian Athletics Championships were held on the Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan between 25 July and 29 July 2007. It was moved in the last minute from original host country Lebanon due to the unrest in that country. Countrie ...

2010 WAFF Championship The 2010 WAFF Championship was the 6th edition of the West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for selected West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Jordan, after Lebanon was deemed not capable of ho ...

and 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup games amongst many others.

References

External links

Amman International Stadium at World Stadiums
Football venues in Jordan

Athletics (track and field) venues in Jordan Sports venues completed in 1968 1968 establishments in Jordan Tourist attractions in Amman Sports venues in Amman {{Jordan-sports-venue-stub