Al-Faisaly Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الفيصلي الرياضي) is a Jordanian professional football club based in Amman. Founded in 1932, the club competes in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football. Nicknamed "the Blue Eagles", they were founded as Al-Ashbal Club in 1932.
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| Full name | Al-Faisaly Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | النسر الأزرق[1] (lit. 'The Blue Eagle') الزعيم (lit. 'The Boss') | ||
| Founded | 10 August 1932 (as Al-Ashbal Club) | ||
| Ground | Amman International Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 17,619 | ||
| Chairman | Nidal al-Hadid | ||
| Manager | Jamal Abu-Abed | ||
| League | Jordanian Pro League | ||
| 2023-24 | Jordanian Pro League, 2nd of 12 | ||
| Website | http://www.alfaisalysc.com | ||
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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
editFoundation and first years
editThe 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
editAl-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
editAl-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
editThe heads of the Al-Faisaly fan club (ultras) are currently Mazin Al-Binni and Khaled Al-Zarqawi.[citation needed]
Riots
editRiots 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
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 27 August 2024[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
editCaptains
edit| Name[6] | No. | Position | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mustafa Sedo Al-Kurdi
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— | — | 1932 | 1940 |
| Rashad Al-Mufti
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— | — | 1940 | 1945 |
| Abd Rabo Abu Jassar
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— | — | 1945 | 1950 |
| Shahada Musa
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— | — | 1950 | 1965 |
| Sultan Al-Odwan
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— | — | 1959 | 1965 |
| Mohammad Awad
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— | — | 1965 | 1972 |
| Mustafa Al-Odwan
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— | — | 1972 | 1974 |
| Nader Srour
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1 | GK | 1974 | 1977 |
| Adnan Massoud
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— | — | 1977 | 1979 |
| Ibrahim Mustafa
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— | — | 1979 | 1991 |
| Milad Abasi
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1 | GK | 1991 | 1994 |
| Anis Shafiq
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1 | GK | 1994 | 1995 |
| Jamal Abu-Abed
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16 | MF | 1995 | 2001 |
| Subhi Sulaiman
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8 | MF | 2001 | 2003 |
| Adnan Al-Shuaibat
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5 | DF | 2003 | 2005 |
| Mohannad Mahadeen
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19 | DF | 2005 | 2005 |
| Hassouneh Al-Sheikh
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6 | MF | 2005 | 2006 |
| Hatem Aqel
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17 | DF | 2006 | 2009 |
| Lo'ai Al-Amaireh
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1 | GK | 2009 | 2011 |
| Hassouneh Al-Sheikh
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6 | MF | 2011 | 2014 |
| Mohammad Khamees
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7 | DF | 2014 | 2015 |
| Shareef Adnan
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15 | DF | 2015 | 2016 |
| Baha' Abdel-Rahman
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8 | MF | 2016 | 2020 |
| Bara' Marei
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4 | DF | 2020 | Present |
Coaching staff
edit| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach[7] | Jamal Abu-Abed |
| Assistant coach | Khaled Lafe |
| Goalkeeping coach | Amer Shafi |
| Fitness coach | Hashem Kurdaghli |
Managerial history
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Presidential history
editThe management of the club from 1970 to 2021 has always been run by Al-Odwan family.[6]
| Name | From | To |
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| Fawaz Ibn Sharaf AL Muhana
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1932 | 1935 |
| Qasem Al-Malhas
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1935 | 1953 |
| Suleiman Al-Nabulsi
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1953 | 1956 |
| Nasser Ibn Jamil
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1956 | 1970 |
| Sultan Majed Al-Odwan
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1970 | 1978 |
| Mustafa Majed Al-Odwan
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1978 | 1992 |
| Sultan Majed Al-Odwan
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1992 | 2008 |
| Bakr Sultan Al-Odwan
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2008 | 2008 |
| Sultan Majed Al-Odwan
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2008 | 2018 |
| Bakr Sultan Al-Odwan
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2018 | 2021 |
| temporary committee | 2021 | 2022 |
| Nidal al-Hadid
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2022 | present |
Honours
editThe club holds 84 official titles.
Domestic (82 titles)
edit| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
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| Domestic | Premier League | 35 
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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 |
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| AFC | AFC Cup | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
2007 |
Regional
edit| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning Seasons | Runners Up |
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| UAFA | Arab Club Champions Cup | - | - | 2006–07, 2017 |
| Arab Cup Winners' Cup | - | - | 1996 | |
| Arab Super Cup | - | - | 2000 |
Asian record
editAFC competitions
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1990–91 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  Qadisiya
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w/o | ||
| Second round |  Al Shabab
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0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  Al-Tilal
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w/o | ||
| 2002–03 | AFC Champions League | 2nd Qualifying Round West |  Al Ansar
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3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 3rd Qualifying Round West |  Esteghlal
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0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | ||
| 2005 | AFC Cup | Group stage |  Nebitçi Balkanabat
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1–1 | 3–3 | 1st |
 East Bengal
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5–0 | 1–0 | ||||
 Muktijoddha Sangsad
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2–1 | 3–0 | ||||
| Quarter-final |  Tampines Rovers
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1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| Semi-final |  New Radiant
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4–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | ||
| Final | Nejmeh
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1–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | ||
| 2006 | AFC Cup | Group stage | HTTU
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4–3 | 1–1 | 1st |
| Nejmeh
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2–0 | 1–2 | ||||
| Quarter-final |  Sun Hei
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1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 (5–4 pen.) | ||
| Semi-final | Al-Wehdat
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1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Final |  Al-Muharraq
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3–0 | 2–4 | 5–4 | ||
| 2007 | AFC Cup | Group stage |  Dhofar
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2–1 | 0–1 | 1st |
| Al Ansar
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1–1 | 0–2 | ||||
| Nebitçi Balkanabat
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2–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Quarter-final | Tampines Rovers
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5–2 | 2–1 | 7–3 | ||
| Semi-final | Al-Wehdat
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1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
| Final | Shabab Al-Ordon
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0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2009 | AFC Cup | Group stage |  Al-Majd
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1–2 | 3–4 | 4th |
| Dempo
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3–4 | 1–3 | ||||
| Al-Muharraq
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3–2 | 0–0 | ||||
| 2011 | AFC Cup | Group stage |  Duhok
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0–0 | 2–4 | 2nd |
| Al-Jaish
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2–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| Al-Nasr
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2–1 | 1–0 | ||||
| Round of 16 |  Nasaf
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1–2 | ||||
| 2012 | AFC Cup | Group stage | Qadisiya
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1–1 | 2–1 | 3rd |
| Suwaiq
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2–3 | 0–0 | ||||
| Al-Ittihad
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1–1 | 4–1 | ||||
| 2013 | AFC Cup | Group stage | Duhok
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1–0 | 1–0 | 1st |
| Dhofar
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2–3 | 1–1 | ||||
| Shaab Ibb
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2–1 | 2–0 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Riffa
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3–1 | ||||
| Quarter-final | Kitchee
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2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | ||
| Semi-final | Qadisiya
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0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | ||
| 2016 | AFC Cup | Group stage | Naft Al-Wasat
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2–1 | 0–1 | 2nd |
 Istiklol
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0–0 | 4–2 | ||||
| Tripoli
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3–1 | 1–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Al-Muharraq
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0–1 | ||||
| 2018 | AFC Champions League | Play-off round | Nasaf
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1–5 | ||
| 2018 | AFC Cup | Group stage | Al-Wahda
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2–2 | 2–1 | 1st |
| Al Ansar
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1–0 | 3–1 | ||||
| Dhofar
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2–0 | 0–1 | ||||
| Semi-final (West) | Al-Jazeera
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0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2020 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 1 | Kuwait
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1–2 | ||
| 2020 | AFC Cup | Group stage | Al-Wathba
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0–0 | ||
| Al Ansar
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3–4 | |||||
| 2021 | AFC Cup | Group stage |  Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
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2–0 | ||
| Tishreen
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1–0 | |||||
| Kuwait
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0–1 | |||||
| 2023-24 | AFC Champions League | Group stage | Nasaf
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0-1 | 1-3 | 1st |
| Sharjah
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2-1 | 0-1 | ||||
 Al Sadd
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2-0 | 0-6 |
- Champion
- Runner-up
UAFA competitions
edit- Arab Club Champions Cup / Arab Champions League: 12 appearances
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 5 appearances
- Arab Super Cup: 2 appearances
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rival Jordan football fans clash". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Team". Al-Faisaly SC (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e عشاق الفيصلي [Al-Faisaly Lovers]. faisalyfans.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "أبو عابد يقود تدريبات الفيصلي ويختار مساعديه". kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
External links
edit
- Official website (in Arabic)
- Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Al-Faysali Amman (16/17)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- "فريق: الفيصلي". Kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- "Jordan – Al Faisaly Amman – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 March 2017.