Jordan national under-20 football team

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Jordan U-20
Nickname(s)النشامى
(The Chivalrous Ones)[1]
AssociationJordan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachIslam Al Diabat
FIFA codeJOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2007)
Best resultGroup stages (2007)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1977)
Best result4th Place (2006)
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances4 (first in 1983)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2022)

The Jordan national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب الأردن تحت 20 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-20 football team of Jordan and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association. This team can also be managed as an under-18 or under-19 team if necessary.

The team has qualified once for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2007. The team has also qualified for the AFC U-20 Asian Cup on a total of 8 occasions, most recently in 2023. Finally, Jordan has qualified for the Arab Cup U-20 on a total of 4 occasions, with their best finish being a Quarter-finals spot in 2022.

Recent results and fixtures[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2023[edit]

19 January 2023 (2023-01-19) Friendly Jordan  2–0  Iran
08:00 (UTC+2)
23 January 2023 (2023-01-23) Friendly Jordan  1–2  Iran
08:00 (UTC+2)
29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) Friendly Iraq  1–1  Jordan Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
07:00 (UTC+2)
31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) Friendly Jordan  1–0  Kyrgyzstan
07:00 (UTC+2) Darwish 70'
2 March 2023 (2023-03-02) 2023 Asian Cup GS Tajikistan  0–2  Jordan Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
17:00 (UTC+5) Report Attendance: 253
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
5 March 2023 (2023-03-05) 2023 Asian Cup GS Jordan  0–2  South Korea JAR Stadium, Tashkent
15:00 (UTC+5) Report Attendance: 221
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
8 March 2023 (2023-03-08) 2023 Asian Cup GS Jordan  0-0  Oman Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
17:00 (UTC+5) Report Attendance: 30
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) 2023 Asian Cup QF Japan  2-0  Jordan Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
19:00 (UTC+5)
Report Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

Coaching staff[edit]

Current personnel[edit]

Position Coach
Managing director Jordan
Head coach Jordan Islam Al-Diabat
Assistant coach Jordan
Assistant coach Jordan
Goalkeeping coach Jordan
Fitness coach Jordan
Team doctor Jordan

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following under-20 players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, held in March 2023.[2]

Head coach: Islam Al Diabat

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Murad Al-Faluji (2003-12-27)27 December 2003 (aged 19) Jordan Al-Wehdat
2 2DF Arafat Al-Haj (2003-04-17)17 April 2003 (aged 19) Jordan Al-Wehdat
3 2DF Asim Abu Al-Tain (2003-08-25)25 August 2003 (aged 19) Jordan Al-Hussein
4 2DF Youssef Hassan (2003-02-02)2 February 2003 (aged 20) Jordan Al-Hussein
5 3MF Hashem Al-Mbaidin (2003-12-24)24 December 2003 (aged 19) Jordan Al-Jazeera
6 3MF Mohammad Kahlan (2003-04-02)2 April 2003 (aged 19) Jordan Al-Wehdat
7 4FW Adham Al-Refaei (2004-06-07)7 June 2004 (aged 18) Jordan Al-Faisaly
8 3MF Mohammad Abdulaziz (2003-08-26)26 August 2003 (aged 19) Jordan Al-Wehdat
9 4FW Baker Kalbouneh (2003-08-13)13 August 2003 (aged 19) Jordan Al-Jazeera
10 3MF Mohannad Abu Taha (captain) (2003-02-02)2 February 2003 (aged 20) Jordan Al-Wehdat
11 4FW Seif Darwish (2003-05-05)5 May 2003 (aged 19) Jordan Al-Hussein
12 1GK Abdel Rahman Mohammad (2003-04-12)12 April 2003 (aged 19) Jordan Al-Faisaly
13 3MF Omar Al-Asad (2003-04-18)18 April 2003 (aged 19) Jordan Al-Wehdat
14 2DF Zakaria Amro (2003-06-26)26 June 2003 (aged 19) Sweden Mjällby AIF
15 2DF Suhaib Al-Qadi (2004-01-22)22 January 2004 (aged 19) Jordan Al-Wehdat
16 2DF Alaa Dayyeh (2003-05-04)4 May 2003 (aged 19) Jordan Al-Wehdat
17 4FW Moath Al-Elaimat (2004-08-28)28 August 2004 (aged 18) Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon
18 4FW Sultan Al-Sheyab (2003-02-22)22 February 2003 (aged 20) Jordan Al-Hussein
19 4FW Zaid Al-Asfar (2003-02-22)22 February 2003 (aged 20) Norway Hønefoss
20 3MF Ali Al-Azaizeh (2004-04-13)13 April 2004 (aged 18) Jordan Al-Ramtha
21 2DF Ali Hajabi (2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 18) Jordan Al-Ahli
22 1GK Rajaei Ardakani (2003-01-11)11 January 2003 (aged 20) Belgium Beerschot
23 2DF Ahmad Ayman (2004-11-28)28 November 2004 (aged 18) Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon

Coaching history[edit]

Kit providers[edit]

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Tunisia 1977 Did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007 Group stage 20th 3 0 1 2 3 6 Squad
Egypt 2009 Did not qualify
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Argentina 2023
Chile 2025 To be determined
Total Group stage 20th 3 0 1 2 3 6

AFC U-20 Asian Cup[edit]

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year
Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Malaysia 1959 Did not enter Did not enter
Malaysia 1960
Thailand 1961
Thailand 1962
Malaysia 1963
South Vietnam 1964
Japan 1965
Philippines 1966
Thailand 1967
South Korea 1968
Thailand 1969
Philippines 1970
Japan 1971
Thailand 1972
Iran 1973
Thailand 1974
Kuwait 1975
Thailand 1976
Iran 1977 Group stage 10th 3 0 1 2 1 6
Bangladesh 1978 Group stage 10th 3 0 0 3 0 13
Thailand 1980 Did not enter Did not enter
Thailand 1982
United Arab Emirates 1985
Saudi Arabia 1986
Qatar 1988
Indonesia 1990
United Arab Emirates 1992
Indonesia 1994
South Korea 1996 Did not qualify Did not qualify
Thailand 1998 Did not enter Did not enter
Iran 2000
Qatar 2002 Did not qualify 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 1 15
Malaysia 2004 3rd of 3 2 0 0 2 0 3
India 2006 Fourth Place 4th 6 2 1 3 5 9 Squad 1st of 3 2 1 0 1 4 3
Saudi Arabia 2008 Group Stage 12th 3 0 0 3 3 6 Squad 3rd of 4 3 1 1 1 3 3
China 2010 Group Stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 5 Squad 1st of 6 5 4 1 0 12 6
United Arab Emirates 2012 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 8 8 Squad 3rd of 6 5 3 1 1 11 2
Myanmar 2014 Did not qualify 3rd of 5 4 1 1 2 3 5
Bahrain 2016 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 4 5
Indonesia 2018 Group Stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 5 Squad 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 4 1
Uzbekistan 2020 Cancelled 2nd of 4 3 1 2 0 5 2
Uzbekistan 2023 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 2 4 Squad 1st of 5 4 3 1 0 21 2
Total Fourth Place 8/41 29 5 7 17 24 56 Total 37 18 8 11 68 47

U-20 Arab Cup[edit]

Arab Cup U-20 record
Host nation and year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Morocco 1983 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 7
Algeria 1985 Did not enter
Iraq 1989 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 8
Morocco 2011 Did not enter
Jordan 2012 Group stages 3 0 2 1 1 2
Qatar 2014 Cancelled
Saudi Arabia 2020 did not enter
Egypt 2021
Saudi Arabia 2022 Quarter-finals 2 1 1 1 3 2
Total Quarter-finals 11 1 4 7 6 23

WAFF U-18 championship record[edit]