Al-Faisaly
Full nameAl-Faisaly Sports Club
Nickname(s)النسر الأزرق[1]
(lit. 'The Blue Eagle')
Founded10 August 1932 (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

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.

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, nine Jordan FA Shields and two AFC Cups. Their main rival is Al-Wehdat, a club formed by a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman.

History

Foundation and first years

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 which is football.

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

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

Stadium

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.

Support

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

Riots

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

Current squad

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

Former players

Captains

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

Coaching staff

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

Managerial history

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

2022

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

Presidential history

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

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

Honours

The club holds 84 official titles.

Domestic (82 titles)

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)

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

Regional

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

AFC competitions

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

UAFA competitions

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

  1. ↑ مدرب الفيصلي:النسر الازرق سيحلق من جديد [Al-Faisaly coach: The Blue Eagles will fly again]. gerasanews.com. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Al Atiyat, Omar (4 April 2017). أول نادي لكرة القدم [The first football club]. Jordan Heritage. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rival Jordan football fans clash". Al Jazeera. 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. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Team". Al-Faisaly SC (in Arabic).
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 عشاق الفيصلي [Al-Faisaly Lovers]. faisalyfans.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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