Balama Sports Club () is a Jordanian football club based in Balama,

Mafraq Governorate Mafraq ( ''Muhāfaẓat al-Mafraq'', local dialects ''Mafrag'' or ''Mafra' '') is one of the governorates of Jordan, located to the north-east of Amman, capital of Jordan. It has a population of 637,000 (2021 estimate) making up 5.8% of Jordan's ...

History

Balama often participated in the

Jordanian First Division League The Jordanian First Division League () is the second-level football competition in Jordan. Sama Al-Sarhan are the most recent champions in the 2024–25 season. Promotion and relegation The winner and runner-up are promoted to the Jordanian Pr ...

, with its latest participation being back in

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. It also participated in the

Jordanian Second Division League The Jordanian Second Division League () is a football league that is the third tier of the Jordanian football league system. Al-Tura are the most recent champions in the 2024 season. Format The league consists of 16 teams divided into two grou ...

, with the last time being back in

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. It currently is in the

Jordanian Third Division League The Jordanian Third Division League () is a football league that is the fourth tier of the Jordanian football league system. Ajloun, Al-Ordon Lil-Fursia, Hay Al-Amir Hasan, Mu'ab, Sahl Horan, Shabab Al-Hussein, Shabab Talbieh and Tafila ...

. Ahmed Eid was noted as a President of Balama SC back in 2008. On 26 October 2013, Balama narrowly lost to

Jordanian Pro League The Jordanian Pro League () 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 a home and away league system. The league was not ...

side Al-Faisaly with a score of 3-2 in the

Jordan FA Cup The Jordan FA Cup (), also known as the Jordan Cup – CFI () for sponsorship reasons, is Jordan's premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout tournament in men's football (soccer), Al-Faisaly FC (Amman), Al-Faisaly have the record for the mos ...

. On 25 September 2015, Balama lost 5-0 to

Shabab Al-Ordon Club Shabab Al-Ordon Club () is a Jordanian professional football club based in Amman, that competes in the Jordanian Pro League. The club was established in 2002, but originated from its club Al-Qadisiyah. History Shabab Al-Ordon Club Management ...

in the

. Balama was noted to have prevented Al-Arabi from gaining promotion to the

back in the 2016–17 Jordan League Division 1 season. On 12 December 2017, Balama hired Maher Ismail as the manager of the club. In October 2018, it was noted that Abdullah Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Khalayleh was President of the club. Balama reached the round of 16 of the 2018–19 Jordan FA Cup, where it faced Shabab Al-Aqaba. It eventually lost 4-2 on penalties, after it drew 0-0 to the club. Balama once again faced Shabab Al-Aqaba, this time in the round of 32 of the

2022 Jordan FA Cup The 2022 Jordan FA Cup was the 41st season of the national football competition of Jordan. The winners of the competition earned a spot in the 2023–24 AFC Cup group stages. Preliminary round The preliminary round was played between 28 and 31 J ...

, where it eventually lost 3-1. That season also saw Balama get relegated from the

2022 Jordanian First Division League The 2022 Jordanian First Division League started on 7 August 2022 and concluded on 8 November 2022. The league featured 10 teams from the 2021 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2021 Pro League: Al-Jalil and Al-Baqa'a, and two new teams ...

. to the

Notable players

* Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh * Malek Al-Yasseri *

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External links

Jordan - Blama - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerwayنادي بلعمابلعما - Blamaنادي بلعما الرياضي - Balama Sport Club

References

Football clubs in Jordan Association football clubs established in 1980 1980 establishments in Jordan {{Jordan-footyclub-stub