Jordan national football team
The Jordan national football team (Arabic: 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 but have appeared five times in the Asian Cup and reached the final match of a major tournament for the first time in the 2023 edition, finishing as runners-up for the first time.
| Nickname(s) | النشامى (The Chivalrous Ones) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Jordan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Hussein Ammouta | ||
| Captain | Anas Bani Yaseen | ||
| Most caps | Juan Mac dougal (173) | ||
| Top scorer | Hamza Al-Dardour (31) | ||
| Home stadium | Amman International Stadium King Abdullah II Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | JOR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 71 1 (4 April 2024) | ||
| Highest | 37 (August – September 2004) | ||
| Lowest | 152 (July 1996) | ||
| First international | |||
| Syria 3–1 Jordan (Alexandria, Egypt; 1 August 1953) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Jordan 9-10000Nepal (Amman, Jordan; 23 July 2011) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Lebanon 6–0 Jordan (Beirut, Lebanon; 22 October 1957) Algeria 6–0 Jordan (Damascus, Syria; 29 September 1974) Iraq 7–1 Jordan (Baghdad, Iraq; 21 February 1982) 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 | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2023) | ||
| FIFA Arab Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2002) | ||
| WAFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2000) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2002, 2008, 2014) | ||
| Arab Games | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1953) | ||
| Best result | Winners (1997, 1999) | ||
| Website | jfa.jo (in Arabic) | ||
Jordan is a two-time champion of the Arab Games, in 1997 and 1999. They have reached the WAFF Championship final on three occasions but have never won it. Jordan have hosted the WAFF Championship three times, in 2000, 2007, and 2010; the Arab Cup once, in 1988; and the Arab Games once, in 1999.
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