Jordan national football team

Jordan
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)النشامى (The Chivalrous Ones)
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AssociationJordan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachJamal Sellami
CaptainIhsan Haddad
Most capsAmer Shafi (171)[2][3]
Top scorerHamza Al-Dardour (33)
Home stadiumAmman International Stadium
King Abdullah II Stadium
FIFA codeJOR
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 64 Increase 4 (24 October 2024)[4][5]
Highest37 (August – September 2004)
Lowest152 (July 1996)
First international
 Syria 3–1 Jordan 
(Alexandria, Egypt; 1 August 1953)
Biggest win
 Jordan 9–0 Nepal   
(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
Appearances6 (first in 2004)
Best resultRunners-up (2023)
Arab Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1963)
Best resultSemi-finals (2002)
WAFF Championship
Appearances9 (first in 2000)
Best resultRunners-up (2002, 2008, 2014)
Arab Games
Appearances10 (first in 1953)
Best resultChampions (1997, 1999)
Websitejfa.jo (in Arabic)

The Jordan national football team (Arabic: المنتخب الأردني لكرة القدم) represents Jordan in international football and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association. Jordan has never qualified for the World Cup finals but it 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.

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.

  1. ^ Smale, Simon (5 January 2019). "Who the Socceroos are facing as the Asian Cup kicks off, and when to watch". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Amer Shafi Sabbah Mahmoud - Century of International Appearances". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  5. ^ FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Associations - Jordan - Men's". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.