Al-Faisaly Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الفيصلي الرياضي) is a Jordanian professional football club based in Amman. Founded in 1932, the club competes in Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football. Nicknamed "the Blue Eagles", they were founded as Al-Ashbal Club in 1932.

Al-Faisaly
Full nameAl-Faisaly Sports Club
Nickname(s)النسر الأزرق[1]
(lit.'The Blue Eagle')
Founded10 August 1932; 91 years ago (1932-08-10) (as Al-Ashbal Club)
GroundAmman International Stadium
Capacity17,619
ChairmanNidal al-Hadid
ManagerJordan Ahmad Hayel
LeagueJordanian Pro League
2022Jordanian Pro League, 1st of 12
(Champions)
WebsiteClub website

They won 84 official titles, 35 league titles, 21 Jordan FA Cups and 17 Jordan Super Cups, being the record holder for all these competitions, 9 Jordan FA Shields and 2 AFC Cups. Their main rival is Al-Wehdat, a club formed by a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman.

History edit

Foundation and first years edit

The club was founded in 1932 under the name Al-Ashbal Club. Football was not the only sport they played. However, because of a lack of financial resources, they focused on the most popular sport in Jordan, football.[citation needed]

In 1941, Al-Faisaly restarted, but they realized that they need a large budget. They decided to issue a charity lottery and set up a committee to meet with the Jordanian army chief John Bagot Glubb to obtain official approval to sell the lottery tickets to Jordanian army units. The cultural committee was active in distributing the Lottery, which resulted in the collection of 3,700 Jordanian dinars, and this amount was enough to get a piece of land next to the Islamic Scientific College "currently" in Jabal Amman near "first" circle and "rainbow" street, and intend to rebuild the club and to raise the declaration again, they had what they wanted The club returned under the name of Al-Faisaly this time.[2]

Colours edit

Al-Faisaly's home kit is all sky blue shirts and white shorts, while their away kit is all white shirts and black shorts.[citation needed]

Stadium edit

Al-Faisaly plays their home games at Amman International Stadium in Amman. The stadium was built in 1964 and opened in 1968, it is owned by The Jordanian government and operated by The higher council of youth. It is also the home stadium of Jordan national football team and Al-Jazeera. It has a current capacity of 17,619 spectators.[citation needed]

Support edit

The heads of the Al-Faisaly fan club (ultras) are currently Mazin Al-Binni and Khaled Al-Zarqawi.[citation needed]

Riots edit

Riots have repeatedly broken out for the past years between supporters and fans of Jordan's top rival clubs Al-Faisaly and Al-Wehdat, which is also a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman. The riots are regarded as reflecting tensions between the Palestinian fans of Al-Wehdat and the Jordanian fans of Al-Faisaly.[3]

The Derby of Jordan is a football traditional game which combines clubs Al-Faisaly and Al-Wehdat.[4]

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 20 Sep 2023[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   JOR Nour Bani Attiah
3 DF   ENG Nathan Mavila
4 DF   JOR Bara' Marei (captain)
5 DF   JOR Hossam Abu Al-Dahab
7 FW   JOR Amin Al-Shanaineh
8 MF   JOR Baha' Abdel-Rahman (captain)
9 FW   JOR Mohammad Al-Akash
36 FW   JOR Sisa
11 FW   JOR Arif Al-Haj
14 MF   JOR Nizar Al Rashdan
17 DF   JOR Salem Al-Ajalin
19 DF   JOR Anas Bani Yaseen
20 FW   JOR Reziq Banihani
21 GK   LBN Mehdi Khalil
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   JOR Khaled Zakaria
23 DF   JOR Ihsan Haddad
10 FW   JOR jad alhelo
27 MF   JOR Adham Al-Rifaei
30 DF   JOR Mohannad Khairullah
31 GK   JOR Abdulrahman Mohammad
45 GK   JOR Mohammad Al-Emwasi
55 MF   JOR Mohammad Al-Majali
70 DF   JOR Ahmad Abu Sha'ireh
77 MF   JOR Mohammad Al-Kloub
80 MF   JOR Karim Lafi
90 FW   JOR Qusay Al-Mansoori
91 MF   OMA Hatem Al-Rushadi
99 FW   TUN Rafik Kamergi
FW   CMR Ronald Ngah

Former players edit

Captains edit

Name[6] No. Position From To
  Mustafa Sedo Al-Kurdi 1932 1940
  Rashad Al-Mufti 1940 1945
  Abd Rabo Abu Jassar 1945 1950
  Shahada Musa 1950 1965
  Sultan Al-Odwan 1959 1965
  Mohammad Awad 1965 1972
  Mustafa Al-Odwan 1972 1974
  Nader Srour 1 GK 1974 1977
  Adnan Massoud 1977 1979
  Ibrahim Mustafa 1979 1991
  Milad Abasi 1 GK 1991 1994
  Anis Shafiq 1 GK 1994 1995
  Jamal Abu-Abed 16 MF 1995 2001
  Subhi Sulaiman 8 MF 2001 2003
  Adnan Al-Shuaibat 5 DF 2003 2005
  Mohannad Mahadeen 19 DF 2005 2005
  Hassouneh Al-Sheikh 6 MF 2005 2006
  Hatem Aqel 17 DF 2006 2009
  Lo'ai Al-Amaireh 1 GK 2009 2011
  Hassouneh Al-Sheikh 6 MF 2011 2014
  Mohammad Khamees 7 DF 2014 2015
  Shareef Adnan 15 DF 2015 2016
  Baha' Abdel-Rahman 8 MF 2016 2020
  Bara' Marei 4 DF 2020 Present

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach Ahmad Hayel
Assistant coach Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek
Goalkeeping coach Amer Shafi
Fitness coach Hashem Kurdaghli

Managerial history edit

 
Name[6] From To
  Rashad Al-Mufti 1944 1954
  Shahada Musa 1954 1970
  Nabil Hamarneh 1970 1972
  Mohammad Awad 1972 1981
  Math'har Al-Saeed 1981 1985
  Ahmed Hassan 1985 1986
  Adnan Massoud 1986 1986
  Mohammad Awad 1986 1987
  Math'har Al-Saeed 1987 1989
  Adnan Massoud 1989 1990
  Math'har Al-Saeed 1990 1997
  Nihad Souqar 1997 1998
  Mohammad Al-Yamani 1998 1998
  Khaled Awad 1998 2003
  Branko Smiljanić 2003 2006
  Adnan Hamad 2006 2008
  Alaa Nabiel 2008 2008
  Nizar Mahrous 2008 2009
  Thair Jassam 2009 2009
  Math'har Al-Saeed 2009 2010
  Akram Salman 2010 2010
 
Name[6] From To
  Mohammad Al-Yamani 2010 2011
  Rateb Al-Awadat 2011 2011
  Thair Jassam 2011 2011
  Math'har Al-Saeed 2012 2012
  Rateb Al-Awadat 2012 2012
  Valeriu Tița 2012 2013
  Ayman Hakeem 2013 2013
  Ali Kmeikh 2013 2013
  Mohammad Al-Yamani November 2013 March 2014
  Mohamed Azima March 2014 August 2014
  Rateb Al-Awadat August 2014 October 2014
  Nizar Mahrous February 2015 April 2015
  Rateb Al-Awadat April 2015 October 2015
  Ahmed Abdel-Qader 2 October 2015 24 October 2015
  Rateb Al-Awadat November 2015 February 2016
  Mohammad Al-Yamani February 2016 April 2016
  Rateb Al-Awadat April 2016 May 2016
 
Name[6] From To
  Jamal Abu-Abed June 2016 July 2016
  Thair Jassam August 2016 November 2016
  Branko Smiljanić November 2016 March 2017
  Nebojša Jovović March 2017 July 2017
  Fisco July 2017 September 2017
  Dragan Talajić September 2017 December 2017
  Nebojša Jovović January 2018 May 2018
  Nabil Kouki June 2018 September 2018
  Tarik Jeraea September 2018 February 2019
  Rateb Al-Awadat February 2019 December 2019
  Chiheb Ellili January 2020 March 2020
  Haitham Al-Shboul June 2020 August 2020
  Rateb Al-Awadat August 2020 November 2020
 Adnan Awad November 2020 January 2021
  Hussam Al Sayed February 2021 August 2021
  Hakeem Shaker August 2021 August 2021
  Mohammed Aqeel August 2021 September 2021
  Mahmoud Al-Hadid September 2021 April

2022

  Jamal Abu-Abed April 2022 July 2023
  Ghazi Ghrairi August 2023 October 2023
  Ahmad Hayel October 2023 present

Presidential history edit

The management of the club from 1970 to 2021 has always been run by Al-Odwan family.[6]

Name From To
  Fawaz Ibn Sharaf AL Muhana 1932 1935
  Qasem Al-Malhas 1935 1953
  Suleiman Al-Nabulsi 1953 1956
  Nasser Ibn Jamil 1956 1970
  Sultan Majed Al-Odwan 1970 1978
  Mustafa Majed Al-Odwan 1978 1992
  Sultan Majed Al-Odwan 1992 2008
  Bakr Sultan Al-Odwan 2008 2008
  Sultan Majed Al-Odwan 2008 2018
  Bakr Sultan Al-Odwan 2018 2021
temporary committee 2021 2022
  Nidal al-Hadid 2022 present

Honours edit

The club holds 84 official titles.

Domestic (82 titles) edit

Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Premier League 35       1944,
1945,
1959,
1960,
1961,
1962,
1963,
1964,
1965,
1966,
1970,
1971,
1972,
1973,
1974,
1976,
1977,
1983,
1985,
1986,
1988,
1989,
1990,
1992,
1993,
1999,
2000,
2001,
2002–03,
2003–04,
2009–10,
2011–12,
2016–17,
2018–19,
2022
FA Cup 21 1980,
1981,
1983,
1987,
1989,
1992,
1993,
1994,
1995,
1998,
1999,
2001,
2002–03,
2003–04,
2004–05,
2007–08,
2011–12,
2014–15,
2016–17,
2018–19,
2021
FA Shield 9 1987,
1991,
1992,
1997,
2000,
2009,
2011,
2022
2023
Super Cup 17 1981,
1982,
1984,
1986,
1987,
1991,
1993,
1994,
1995,
1996,
2002,
2004,
2006,
2012,
2015,
2017,
2020
  •   record
  • s shared record

Continental (2 titles) edit

Type Competition Titles Winning Seasons Runners Up
AFC AFC Cup 2 (Jordanian record) 2005,
2006
2007

Regional edit

Type Competition Titles Winning Seasons Runners Up
UAFA Arab Club Champions Cup - - 2006–07,
2017
Arab Cup Winners' Cup - - 1996
Arab Super Cup - - 2000

Asian record edit

AFC competitions edit

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round   Qadisiya w/o
Second round   Al Shabab 0–1 0–1 0–2
1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round   Al-Tilal w/o
2002–03 AFC Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round West   Al Ansar 3–0 0–1 3–1
3rd Qualifying Round West   Esteghlal 0–1 0–2 0–3
2005 AFC Cup Group stage   Nebitçi Balkanabat 1–1 3–3 1st
  East Bengal 5–0 1–0
  Muktijoddha Sangsad 2–1 3–0
Quarter-final   Tampines Rovers 1–0 1–0 2–0
Semi-final   New Radiant 4–1 1–1 5–2
Final   Nejmeh 1–0 3–2 4–2
2006 AFC Cup Group stage   HTTU 4–3 1–1 1st
  Nejmeh 2–0 1–2
Quarter-final   Sun Hei 1–1 1–1 2–2 (5–4 pen.)
Semi-final   Al-Wehdat 1–0 1–1 2–1
Final   Al-Muharraq 3–0 2–4 5–4
2007 AFC Cup Group stage   Dhofar 2–1 0–1 1st
  Al Ansar 1–1 0–2
  Nebitçi Balkanabat 2–0 0–0
Quarter-final   Tampines Rovers 5–2 2–1 7–3
Semi-final   Al-Wehdat 1–1 2–1 3–2
Final   Shabab Al-Ordon 0–1 1–1 1–2
2009 AFC Cup Group stage   Al-Majd 1–2 3–4 4th
  Dempo 3–4 1–3
  Al-Muharraq 3–2 0–0
2011 AFC Cup Group stage   Duhok 0–0 2–4 2nd
  Al-Jaish 2–0 1–1
  Al-Nasr 2–1 1–0
Round of 16   Nasaf 1–2
2012 AFC Cup Group stage   Qadisiya 1–1 2–1 3rd
  Suwaiq 2–3 0–0
  Al-Ittihad 1–1 4–1
2013 AFC Cup Group stage   Duhok 1–0 1–0 1st
  Dhofar 2–3 1–1
  Shaab Ibb 2–1 2–0
Round of 16   Riffa 3–1
Quarter-final   Kitchee 2–1 2–1 4–2
Semi-final   Qadisiya 0–1 1–2 1–3
2016 AFC Cup Group stage   Naft Al-Wasat 2–1 0–1 2nd
  Istiklol 0–0 4–2
  Tripoli 3–1 1–1
Round of 16   Al-Muharraq 0–1
2018 AFC Champions League Play-off round   Nasaf 1–5
2018 AFC Cup Group stage   Al-Wahda 2–2 2–1 1st
  Al Ansar 1–0 3–1
  Dhofar 2–0 0–1
Semi-final (West)   Al-Jazeera 0–1 1–1 1–2
2020 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 1   Kuwait 1–2
2020 AFC Cup Group stage   Al-Wathba 0–0
  Al Ansar 3–4
2021 AFC Cup Group stage   Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 2–0
  Tishreen 1–0
  Kuwait 0–1
2023-24 AFC Champions League Group stage   Nasaf 0-1 1-3 1st
  Sharjah 2-1 0-1
  Al Sadd 2-0 0-6
  •   Champion
  •   Runner-up

UAFA competitions edit

1986: Preliminary round
1987: Preliminary round
1992: Semi-finals
2000: Semi-finals
2001: Group stage
2003: Group stage
2003–04: Group stage
2004–05: Group stage
2006–07: Runner-up
2007–08: Semi-finals
2008–09: Quarter-finals
2017: Runner-up
1993: Group stage
1994: Group stage
1995: Group stage
1996: Runner-up
1999: Semi-finals
1997: Third place
2000: Runner-up

References edit

  1. ^ مدرب الفيصلي:النسر الازرق سيحلق من جديد [Al-Faisaly coach: The Blue Eagles will fly again]. gerasanews.com. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ Al Atiyat, Omar (4 April 2017). أول نادي لكرة القدم [The first football club]. Jordan Heritage. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Rival Jordan football fans clash". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. ^ كلاسيكو الأردن (وحدات وفيصلي) بلغة الأرقام [Jordan Classico (Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly) in the language of numbers]. gitsport (in Arabic). 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ^ "The Team". Al-Faisaly SC (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e عشاق الفيصلي [Al-Faisaly Lovers]. faisalyfans.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

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