The Jordan Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد الأردني لكرة القدم) is the governing body for

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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 ...

. The JFA was awarded best association of the AFC in 2013.

History

Tournaments

Jordan is known to be the Dark Horse of Asian Football, They were one play-off away from reaching the

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, they lost to

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in a two-legged play-off. The most recent tournament they played was the

2019 AFC Asian Cup The 2019 AFC Asian Cup was the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in the United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 ...

where they lost to

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on Penalties in the Round of 16. The farthest Jordan got in the

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was in 2004 and 2011, reaching the quarter-finals both times as they were paired with Asian Powerhouses such as

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, 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

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and the first AFC Asian Cup they played in was in 2004.

Affiliation

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* AFC *

Union of Arab Football Associations The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA; ar, الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم; french: Union des associations de football arabe) is the governing body of football in the Arab League. Established in 1974, UAFA has 22 member as ...

* WAFF

Board members

*President:

Prince Ali Bin Hussein Prince Ali bin Hussein ( ar, الأمير علي بن الحسين; born 23 December 1975) is the third son of King Hussein of Jordan, and the second child of the king by his third wife, Queen Alia. He is also the half brother of King Abdullah I ...

*Vice President: Marwan Juma *Secretary General:

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*Media Consultant: Mohammad Ayasrah *Head of the Marketing and Communications: Mohammad Ayasrah *Head of the Department of Referees:

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*Head of the Department of Competitions: Awad Al-Shuaibat

Jordan Football Association competitions

Jordan 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 tournament ...

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 ...

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 The Jordan FA Cup is Jordan's premier knockout tournament in men's football (soccer), Al-Faisaly have the rec ...

Current title holders

Clubs formed by Palestinian refugee camps

There are four clubs in Jordan formed by Palestinian refugee camps and they are the following: * Al-Wahdat SC * Al-Baqa'a SC *

Shabab Al-Hussein Shabab Al-Hussein ( ar, شباب الحسين) is a Jordanian football club based in Amman, Jordan. This club was formed by a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman called Jabal el-Hussein camp. Honors *Jordan FA Cup **Finalist : 2005 * Jordan FA Sh ...

Al-Jalil (Irbid) Al-Jalil Club is a football club based in Irbid, Jordan, which competes in the Jordan League. This club is formed by a Palestinian refugee camp in Irbid called Irbid camp Irbid Camp ( ar, مخيم إربد) is one of the 10 officially recog ...

List of football fields and stadiums in Jordan

Amman International Stadium The Amman International Stadium ( ar, ستاد عمان الدولي) is a stadium in Al-Hussein City, Amman, Jordan. It is the largest stadium in Jordan. The stadium was built in 1964 and opened in 1968. It is owned by the Government of Jordan ...

(Amman) *

King Abdullah Stadium The King Abdullah II Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Amman, Jordan. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, ...

(Amman) *

Prince Mohammed Stadium The Prince Mohammed Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Zarqa, 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 ...

(Zarqa) *

Al-Hassan Stadium Al-Hasan Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Irbid, Jordan, located next to Irbid's Yarmouk University. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball ...

(Irbid) *

Prince Hashim Stadium Prince Hashim Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Ar Ramtha, 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, Afric ...

(Al-Ramtha) *

Prince Faisal Stadium Prince Faisal Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Al Karak, 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 ...

(Karak) * Prince Al-Hussein Stadium (Al-Salt) *

Petra Stadium Petra Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Amman, Jordan. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' nor ...

(Amman) * Al-Madaba Field (Madaba) * Al-Aqaba Field (Aqaba) * Al-Israa' Field (Amman) * Prince Ali Stadium (Mafraq) *

Ajloun Field Ajloun ( ar, عجلون, ''‘Ajlūn''), also spelled Ajlun, is the capital town of the Ajloun Governorate, a hilly town in the north of Jordan, located 76 kilometers (around 47 miles) north west of Amman. It is noted for its impressive ruins of t ...

(Ajloun) * Ghamdan Field (Amman)

References

External links

Official website

at FIFA site
Jordan
at AFC site
NOOSOOR.com
Jordan Football News & Statistics Football in Jordan

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Sports organizations established in 1949 {{Jordan-stub