Early history (1953–1999)

The Jordanian national football team's first international match was played in 1953 in Egypt where the team were defeated by Syria 3–1. The first FIFA World Cup qualifiers Jordan took part in was the 1986 qualifiers, they are yet to qualify to the FIFA World Cup. For the first time in their history, Jordan have qualified for the final round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.

Development Era (1992–2006)

The first (Jordanian) football coach, Mohammad Awad, to attain achievements for the Jordan national team between 1992 and 1999 when he first helped his country Jordan win the Jordan International tournament of 1992 and both tournaments of the Arab Games, starting in 1997 in Beirut, and 1999 in Amman.

The Jordan national football team had begun making more improvements under the Serbian head coach Branko Smiljanić who had helped Jordan attain greater match results in the first round of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers but failed to help Jordan qualify for the next round. Brapanko also helped Jordan reach the semifinals of the 2002 Arab Cup and got Jordan to win the fourth place in the 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship and the second place in the 2004 edition in Syria but failed to help Jordan win these tournaments. After he resigned from coaching Jordan, the Egyptian Mahmoud El-Gohary agreed to take Branko's place as head coach. Under the leadership of El-Gohary, the Jordan national team was able to qualify for their first AFC Asian Cup tournament, in China 2004, and helped Jordan reach the quarter-finals of the tournament but failed to qualify for the semi-finals after losing to Japan in a penalty shoot-out after the match had ended with extra time in a 1–1 draw. But thanks to El-Gohary, the Jordan team reached its highest FIFA world ranking which was the 37th place in 2004. Just like Serbian Branko, El-Gohary also helped Jordan achieve greater match results in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifications during Jordan's first round but also failed to help Jordan qualify. In the WAFF championship tournaments of 2004 and 2007, El-Gohary helped Jordan win the third place in 2004 and helped Jordan reach the semi-finals in 2007. After coaching Jordan for five out of six matches in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, El-Gohary retired as a football coach, and the Jordan Football Association hired the Portuguese Nelo Vingada to take over as the head coach of Jordan but was not able to help Jordan qualify for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

Renaissance of Jordan football (2007–2015)

Another opportunity to show Vingada's worthiness as head coach came in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. But after failing to help Jordan qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Vingada was able to help Jordan win second place in the 2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship. Next up were the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches starting from January 2009. After getting off to a start by not winning the first two matches of the six, Vingada was sacked by the Jordan Football Association and replaced by the Iraqi Adnan Hamad, a coach in Asia known for his successes with his national team in Iraq as head coach as well as Iraq U-23 and other Iraq youth teams and clubs. His first experiences with Jordanian football players took place as he was coaching Jordanian football club, Al-Faisaly from 2006 to 2008 and achieved specific results with that team as well.

Jordan during the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Syria at the Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium in Tehran.

After helping Jordan qualify for their second Asian Cup tournament in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, Hamad began shouting 'Allahu Akbar' for the Jordan national team in September 2010 when they had the 2010 West Asian Football Federation Championship hosted in the country of Jordan. Hamad prepared for that tournament with a couple of friendlies as well as three more to prepare for the AFC Asian Cup tournament in Qatar. Just like Mahmoud El-Gohary, Hamad also helped Jordan qualify for the quarter-finals in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup but failed to progress to the semi-finals as they were defeated by Uzbekistan 2–1. Hamad was also got Jordan to win second place in the 2011 Arab Games in Qatar. Hamad helped Jordan finish third in the final round of Asian group qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Hamad was then replaced ahead of the final stages with the Egyptian Hossam Hassan leading them to the play-off round against Uzbekistan to determine the AFC participant in the inter-confederation play-offs. The games took place on 13 and 20 September 2013. With the two teams still evenly matched at full-time in the second leg, Jordan eventually progressed to the intercontinental playoff after winning 9–8 on penalties. The Jordanians missed their very first FIFA World Cup debut after losing 5–0 against Uruguay, after the goalless draw from the second leg. Hassan then also helped Jordan to qualify to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. On 3 September 2014, Ray Wilkins was appointed as the new head coach of Jordan. Wilkins led Jordan at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup where they were eliminated in group-stages for the first time after two losses against Iraq and Japan and a win over Palestine.

Jordan players celebrating their win against Australia at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Stagnation (2016–present)

Jordan's performance remained in certain stagnation when Jordan could not make it to the final round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, losing 0–1 to Kyrgyzstan and 1–5 to Australia. After that, Jordan would qualify for 2019 AFC Asian Cup where Jordan defeated Australia (1–0) and Syria (2–0) and a goalless draw against Palestine in the group stage becoming the first team in the tournament to reach the Round of 16. However, they were stunned by Vietnam losing via a penalty shootout (2–4).

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Diadora	1997
Puma	1997–1999
Adidas	1999–2005
Jako	2005–2009
Uhlsport	2009–2010
Adidas	2010–2012
Jako	2012–2015[6]
Adidas	2015–2018[7]
Joma	2018–2021[8]
Umbro	2021–2022
Jako	2022–

Home stadiums

The Jordan national football team has two home stadiums, the Amman International Stadium and the King Abdullah II Stadium. The Amman International Stadium was built in 1964 in Amman and opened in 1968. It is the largest stadium in Jordan, it is owned by the Jordanian government and operated by the higher council of youth. It is not only the home stadium of the Jordan national football team but for Al-Faisaly as well. It has a current capacity of 17,619 spectators. Some 12 kilometres away from Amman International Stadium lies The King Abdullah II Stadium. It was built and opened in 1998 in Amman. It has a current capacity of 13,000 spectators. It is not only the home stadium of the Jordan national football team but for Al-Wehdat as well. In addition to Jordan home games, the stadiums also host other major games in Jordanian football including Jordanian Pro League, Jordan FA Cup, Jordan FA Shield and Jordan Super Cup games, in addition to hosting other tournaments such as the 1988 Arab Cup, 1996 Arab Cup Winners' Cup, 1999 Arab Games, 2003 Arab Athletics Championships, 2005 WAFF Women's Championship, 2007 Arab Athletics Championships, 2007 WAFF Women's Championship, 2007 WAFF Championship, 2006–07 Arab Champions League Finals, 2007 AFC Cup Finals, 2007 Asian Athletics Championships, 2010 WAFF Championship and 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup amongst others.

2023

Jordan  v  Philippines

28 March Friendly	Jordan	4–0	Philippines	Al Wakrah, Qatar
21:30 UTC+3	Al-Taamari 10' (pen.), 26' Al-Naimat 56' Sadeh 58'	Report		Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium

Serbia  v  Jordan

16 June Friendly	Serbia	3–2	Jordan	Vienna, Austria
21:30 UTC+3	Eraković 7' Joveljić 83', 88'	Report	Al-Mardi 54' Al-Taamari 67'	Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium Attendance: 8,854 Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)

Jamaica  v  Jordan

19 June Friendly	Jamaica	1–2	Jordan	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
15:00 UTC+3	Burke 39' (pen.)	Report	Al-Mardi 56' Olwan 63'	Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

Norway  v  Jordan

7 September Friendly	Norway	6–0	Jordan	Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+1	Nusa 11' Ajer 23' Larsen 31' Bjørkan 41' Finne 79' Vetlesen 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden)

Azerbaijan  v  Jordan

12 September Friendly	Azerbaijan	2–1	Jordan	Baku, Azerbaijan
18:00 UTC+3	Makhmudov 45+1' (p) Dadashov 79'	Report	Al-Rashdan 57'	Stadium: Dalga Arena

Jordan  v  Iran

13 October 2023 Jordan International Tournament[9][10]	Jordan	1–3	Iran	Amman, Jordan
21:00 UTC+3	Al-Naimat 74'		Azmoun 6' Taremi 28' Mohammadi 90+4'	Stadium: Amman International Stadium

Jordan  v  Iraq

16 October 2023 Jordan International Tournament	Jordan	2–2 (3–5 p)	Iraq	Amman, Jordan
--:-- UTC+3	Al-Naimat 31', 79'		Hussein 70' Al-Hammadi 75'	Stadium: Amman International Stadium
	Penalties
	Al-Mardi Sadeh Al-Rashdan Haddad		Doski Al-Hamadi Adnan Hussein Attwan

Tajikistan  v  Jordan

16 November 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Tajikistan	1–1	Jordan	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 UTC+5	Samiev 89'	Report	Al-Naimat 90+3'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 13,650 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Jordan  v  Saudi Arabia

21 November 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Jordan	0–2	Saudi Arabia	Amman, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Al-Shehri 8', 30'	Stadium: Amman International Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Lebanon  v  Jordan

28 December 2023 (2023-12-28) Friendly	Lebanon	2–1	Jordan	Tripoli, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2	Haidar 23' Mansour 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Al-Dardour 3'	Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Maher Al Ali (Lebanon)

2024

Qatar  v  Jordan

5 January Friendly	Qatar	1–2	Jordan	Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3	Afif 15'	Report	Al-Naimat 50' Olwan 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium

Japan  v  Jordan

9 January Friendly	Japan	6–1	Jordan	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Itakura 14' Nakamura 19' 32' (o.g.) Minamino 45' Asano 71' Maeda 79'	Report	Rateb 87'	Stadium: Al Ersal Stadium

Malaysia  v  Jordan

15 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E	Malaysia	0–4	Jordan	Al Wakrah, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3		Report	Al-Mardi 12', 32' Al-Taamari 18' (pen.), 85'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 20,410 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Jordan  v  South Korea

20 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E	Jordan	v	South Korea	Al Thumama, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium

Jordan  v  Bahrain

25 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E	Jordan	v	Bahrain	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium

Pakistan  v  Jordan

21 March 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Pakistan	v	Jordan	Pakistan
--:-- UTC+5		Report		Stadium: TBA

Jordan  v  Pakistan

26 March 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Jordan	v	Pakistan	Amman, Jordan
--:-- UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Amman International Stadium

Jordan  v  Tajikistan

6 June 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Jordan	v	Tajikistan	Amman, Jordan
		Report		Stadium: Amman International Stadium

Saudi Arabia  v  Jordan

11 June 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Saudi Arabia	v	Jordan	Saudi Arabia
		Report

Coaching history

^[11]

Current squad

The following players were selected to prepare for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.^[12]

Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023, following match versus  Saudi Arabia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Yazid Abu Layla	(1993-01-08) 8 January 1993	35	0	Al-Jabalain
12	1GK	Abdallah Al-Fakhouri	(2000-01-22) 22 January 2000	11	0	Al-Wehdat
22	1GK	Ahmad Al-Juaidi	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001	0	0	Shabab Al-Ordon
2	2DF	Mohammad Abu Hasheesh	(1995-05-09) 9 May 1995	26	0	Al-Ahed
3	2DF	Abdallah Nasib	(1994-02-25) 25 February 1994	28	2	Al-Hussein
4	2DF	Bara' Marei	(1994-04-15) 15 April 1994	12	0	Al-Faisaly
5	2DF	Yazan Al-Arab	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996	50	1	Al-Shorta
16	2DF	Feras Shelbaieh	(1993-11-27) 27 November 1993	33	2	Al-Wehdat
17	2DF	Salem Al-Ajalin	(1988-02-18) 18 February 1988	29	2	Al-Faisaly
19	2DF	Anas Bani Yaseen	(1988-11-29) 29 November 1988	114	7	Al-Faisaly
23	2DF	Ihsan Haddad	(1994-02-05) 5 February 1994	69	2	Al-Faisaly
6	3MF	Mohannad Abu Taha	(2003-02-02) 2 February 2003	2	0	Al-Wehdat
7	3MF	Mohammad Abu Zrayq	(1997-12-30) 30 December 1997	24	2	Al-Ahli
8	3MF	Noor Al-Rawabdeh	(1997-02-24) 24 February 1997	42	1	Selangor
10	3MF	Musa Al-Taamari	(1997-06-10) 10 June 1997	63	12	Montpellier
13	3MF	Mahmoud Al-Mardi	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993	52	7	Al-Hussein
14	3MF	Rajaei Ayed	(1993-07-25) 25 July 1993	48	0	Al-Hussein
15	3MF	Ibrahim Sadeh	(2000-04-27) 27 April 2000	26	1	Al-Khor
18	3MF	Saleh Rateb	(1994-12-18) 18 December 1994	34	0	Al-Wehdat
21	3MF	Nizar Al-Rashdan	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999	14	1	Al-Faisaly
24	3MF	Youssef Abu Jalbosh	(1998-06-15) 15 June 1998	4	0	Al-Faisaly
25	3MF	Anas Al-Awadat	(1998-05-29) 29 May 1998	12	0	Al-Wehdat
26	3MF	Fadi Awad	(1993-03-26) 26 March 1993	5	0	PDRM
9	4FW	Ali Olwan	(2000-03-26) 26 March 2000	34	9	Al-Shamal
11	4FW	Yazan Al-Naimat	(1999-06-04) 4 June 1999	35	11	Al-Ahli
20	4FW	Hamza Al-Dardour	(1991-05-12) 12 May 1991	121	35	Al-Hussein

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Abdullah Al-Zubi	(1989-10-08) 8 October 1989	6	0	Al-Hussein	2023 AFC Asian CupPRE
GK	Mohammed Al-Emwase	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996	0	0	Al-Faisaly	v.  Azerbaijan, 12 September 2023
GK	Malek Shalabiya	(1988-02-20) 20 February 1988	1	0	Al-Ramtha	v.  Azerbaijan, 12 September 2023
DF	Abdallah Nasib	(1994-02-25) 25 February 1994	22	2	Al-Hussein	2023 AFC Asian CupPRE
DF	Salim Obaid	(1992-01-17) 17 January 1992	2	0	Al-Hussein	2023 AFC Asian CupPRE
DF	Mustafa Kamal Eid	(1996-05-08) 8 May 1996	3	0	Al-Hussein	v.  Saudi Arabia, 21 November 2023
DF	Youssef Abu Al-Jazar	(1999-10-25) 25 October 1999	0	0	Al-Wehdat	v.  Saudi Arabia, 21 November 2023
DF	Saed Al-Rosan	(1997-02-01) 1 February 1997	4	0	Al-Hussein	2023 Jordan International Tournament
DF	Mohannad Khairullah	(1993-07-25) 25 July 1993	17	2	Al-Faisaly	2023 Jordan International Tournament
DF	Hadi Al-Hourani	(2000-04-14) 14 April 2000	5	0	Al-Ramtha	2023 Jordan International Tournament
DF	Hijazi Maher	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997	0	0	East Bengal	v.  Jamaica, 19 June 2023
MF	Mahmoud Shawkat	(1995-05-20) 20 May 1995	1	0	Al-Wehdat	2023 AFC Asian CupPRE
MF	Obaida Al-Samarneh	(1992-02-17) 17 February 1992	20	0	Al-Faisaly	v.  Saudi Arabia, 21 November 2023
MF	Ahmed Samir	(1991-03-27) 27 March 1991	66	5	Al-Wehdat	v.  Jamaica, 19 June 2023
MF	Mohammad Al-Kloub	(1994-07-23) 23 July 1994	1	0	Al-Faisaly	v.  Spain, 17 November 2022
FW	Reziq Bani Hani	(2002-01-28) 28 January 2002	0	0	Al-Faisaly	2023 AFC Asian CupPRE
FW	Amin Al-Shanaineh	(2003-04-07) 7 April 2003	1	0	Al-Faisaly	v.  Saudi Arabia, 21 November 2023
FW	Ahmad Ersan	(1995-09-28) 28 September 1995	27	4	Kazma	2023 Jordan International Tournament
Notes INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury. PRE = Preliminary squad. WD = Player withdrew from the current squad due to non-injury issue.

Past squads

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1982	Did not enter									Did not enter
1986	Did not qualify									4	1	0	3	3	7
1990										6	2	1	3	5	7
1994										8	2	3	3	12	15
1998										4	1	1	2	4	4
2002										6	2	2	2	12	7
2006										6	4	0	2	10	6
2010										8	3	1	4	8	8
2014										20	8	5	7	30	31
2018										8	5	1	2	21	7
2022										8	4	2	2	13	3
2026	To be determined									1	0	1	0	1	1
2030										To be determined
2034
Total		0/25								79	32	17	30	119	96

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record										AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956	Not an AFC member									Not an AFC member
1960
1964
1968
1972	Did not qualify									6	2	1	3	5	9
1976	Did not enter									Did not enter
1980
1984	Did not qualify									4	1	1	2	7	10
1988										4	1	3	0	2	1
1992	Did not enter									Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	4	1
2000										4	2	1	1	12	4
2004	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	3	0	3	1		6	5	0	1	13	6
2007	Did not qualify									6	3	1	2	10	5
2011	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	5	4		6	2	2	2	4	4
2015	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	5	4		6	3	3	0	10	3
2019	Round of 16		4	2	2	0	4	1		6	3	3	0	16	5
2023	Qualified									3	3	0	0	6	0
2027	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	5/18	15	6	6	3	17	10		53	26	15	12	89	48

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

West Asian Championship

West Asian Football Federation Championship record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2000	Fourth place	5	1	2	2	3	5	−2
2002	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	6	4	2
2004	Third place	4	2	2	0	7	3	4
2007	Semi-finals	3	1	0	2	3	2	1
2008	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	7	3	4
2010	Group stage	2	0	2	0	3	3	0
2012	Group stage	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2
2014	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	3	3	0
2019	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	2	2
Total	9/9	31	12	9	10	37	28	+9

FIFA Arab Cup

FIFA Arab Cup record
Year	Result	Position	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1963	Group stage	5th	0	0	4	0	17	−17
1964	Group stage	5th	0	1	3	3	10	−7
1966	Round 1	6th	1	1	2	6	7	−1
1985	Round 1	6th	1	0	2	3	8	−5
1988	Fourth place	4th	2	1	3	4	7	−3
1992	Round 1	6th	0	1	1	2	5	−3
1998	Round 1	6th	2	1	2	5	7	−2
2002	Semi-finals	3rd	2	2	1	7	6	1
2012	Did not enter
2021	Quarter-finals	6th	2	0	2	10	8	+2
Total	Semi-finals	9/10	11	7	20	40	75	−35

Arab Games

Arab Games record
Year	Result	Position	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1953	Fourth place	4th	1	0	2	7	7	0
1957	Group stage	6th	1	0	2	4	10	−6
1976	Group stage	5th	3	0	3	7	9	−2
1997	Champions	1st	3	2	0	9	5	4
1999	Champions	1st	5	1	1	18	9	9
2011	Runners-up	2nd	2	2	1	6	2	4
Total	2 Titles	6/12	15	5	9	51	42	+9

Asian Games