Jordan national under-23 football team

Jordan
Nickname(s)	النشامى; Al-Nashāmā; ("The Chivalrous")
Association	Jordan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Abdullah Abu Zema
FIFA code	JOR
First colours	Second colours
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 2013)
Best result	Third place (2013)
Asian Games
Appearances	3 (first in 2006)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2014)
WAFF U-23 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2015)
Best result	Champions (2021)

Jordan national under-23 football team (also known as Jordan Under-23 or Jordan Olympic Team) represents Jordan in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Asian Games. It is controlled by the Jordan Football Association. Jordan Olympic Team won the bronze medal in the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship in Oman.^[1]^[2]

Team image

Kit providers

Jako (2006–2009)
Uhlsport (2009–2010)
Adidas (2010–2012)
Jako (2012–2015)
Adidas (2015–present)

Recent fixtures

2024

20 March 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship	Saudi Arabia	1–1 (2–1 p)	Jordan	Al Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia
23:00 (UTC+3)	Al-Faraj 52' (pen.)		Kalbouneh 16'	Stadium: Al Fateh Stadium
	Penalties
	S. Al-Zaid Al-Faraj A. Zaid Barnawi		Abu Taha Al-Diabat Afaneh Abualnadi Bani Hani

23 March 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship	Thailand	1–3	Jordan	Al Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia
20:00 (UTC+3)	Thanadol 23'		Abu Taha 32' Al-Haj 37' Bani Hani 52'	Stadium: Al Fateh Stadium

26 March 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship	Iraq	1–3	Jordan	Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
20:00 (UTC+3)	Bani Hani 45+1' (o.g.)		Abu Taha 20' Al-Haj 68' Kalbouneh 86'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

7 April Friendly	China	1–0	Jordan	Doha, Qatar
				Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium

10 April Friendly	Jordan	0–0	Vietnam	Doha, Qatar
				Stadium: Qatar University Football Training Facility

15 April 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Australia	0–0	Jordan	Doha, Qatar
16:00 AST		Report		Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

18 April 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Jordan	1–2	Qatar	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3	Al-Haj 52' (pen.)		Al-Yazidi 40' Al-Manai 90+13'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 8,132 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

21 April 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Jordan	1–4	Indonesia	Doha, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3	Hubner 79' (o.g.)	Report	Marselino 23' (pen.), 70' Witan 40' Komang 86'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 5,632 Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

Coaching history

Mohammad Awad (1988–1992)
Issa Al-Turk (2002–2003)
Nihad Al-Souqar (2006–2007)
Alaa' Nabil (2010–2011)
Islam Al-Thiabat (of U-22) (2012–2014)
Jamal Abu Abed (2013–2016)
Ahmed Abdel-Qader (2016 & 2018–2020)
Iain Brunskill (2017–2018)
Ahmad Hayel (2020–2022)
Abdullah Abu Zema (2022–)

Current coaching staffs

Managing Director	Wasim Al-Bzour
Head coach	Abdullah Abu Zema
Assistant coach	Hassouneh Al-Sheikh
Defence coach	Bashar Bani Yaseen
Goalkeeping coach	Lo'ai Al-Amaireh
Fitness coach	David Wilson
Masseur	Ma'moun Harb
Supplies official	Mohammad Al-Alawneh
Media official/coordinator	Ahmad Abuzaid

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ahmad Al-Juaidi	(2001-04-09)9 April 2001 (aged 23)	Al-Wehdat
12	1GK	Osama Al-Kawamleh	(2002-08-16)16 August 2002 (aged 21)	Al-Jalil
22	1GK	Antoine Awad	(2002-10-03)3 October 2002 (aged 21)	Al-Wehdat

2	2DF	Laith Abu Rahal	(2001-09-08)8 September 2001 (aged 22)	Al-Ahli
3	2DF	Mo Abualnadi	(2001-02-08)8 February 2001 (aged 23)	Al-Hussein
4	2DF	Danial Afaneh	(2001-03-24)24 March 2001 (aged 23)	Al-Wehdat
5	2DF	Arafat Al-Haj	(2003-04-17)17 April 2003 (aged 20)	Al-Wehdat
9	2DF	Amer Jamous	(2002-07-03)3 July 2002 (aged 21)	Al-Wehdat
19	2DF	Youssef Hassan	(2003-02-02)2 February 2003 (aged 21)	Al-Jalil
23	2DF	Faisal Abu Shanab	(2001-08-09)9 August 2001 (aged 22)	Al-Faisaly

6	3MF	Mohannad Abu Taha	(2003-02-02)2 February 2003 (aged 21)	Al-Wehdat
7	3MF	Aref Al-Haj	(2001-05-28)28 May 2001 (aged 22)	Al-Faisaly
8	3MF	Mohammad Abu Taha	(2001-06-05)5 June 2001 (aged 22)	Shabab Al-Ordon
14	3MF	Seif Darwish	(2003-05-05)5 May 2003 (aged 20)	Al-Hussein
17	3MF	Aon Al-Maharmeh	(2001-01-16)16 January 2001 (aged 23)	Ma'an
18	3MF	Ahmed Al-Salman	(2002-07-02)2 July 2002 (aged 21)	Al-Ramtha

10	4FW	Waseem Al-Riyalat	(2001-06-25)25 June 2001 (aged 22)	Al-Hussein
11	4FW	Bashar Al-Diabat	(2001-07-23)23 July 2001 (aged 22)	Al-Ramtha
13	4FW	Ibrahim Sabra	(2006-02-01)1 February 2006 (aged 18)	Al-Wehdat
15	4FW	Ali Al-Azaizeh	(2004-04-13)13 April 2004 (aged 20)	Al-Ramtha
16	4FW	Saif Al-Bashabsheh	(2001-06-23)23 June 2001 (aged 22)	Al-Salt
20	4FW	Reziq Bani Hani	(2002-01-28)28 January 2002 (aged 22)	Selangor
21	4FW	Baker Kalbouneh	(2003-08-14)14 August 2003 (aged 20)	Al-Faisaly

Previous squads

AFC U-23 Championship

Asian Games

Tournament records

Summer Olympics

Since 1992, football at the Summer Olympics changes into Under-23 tournament.

Olympics Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1956 to 1988	See Jordan national football team
1992 to 2024	Did not qualify
2028	To be determined
2032	To be determined
Total	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC U-23 Championship Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Third place	3rd	6	3	2	1	10	5
2016	Quarterfinals	7th	4	1	2	1	3	2
2018	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	3	4
2020	Quarterfinals	5th	4	1	2	1	4	4
2022	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	2	2
2024	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	6
2026	To be determined
Total	Third place	6/7	23	6	10	7	24	23

Asian Games

Asian Games Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
Busan 2002	Withdrew
Doha 2006	Round 2	19	6	1	3	2	15	7
Guangzhou 2010	Group stage	21	3	0	1	2	0	7
Incheon 2014	Quarterfinals	7	4	3	0	1	5	2
Jakarta-Palembang 2018	Did not participate
Hangzhou 2022	Did not participate
Aichi-Nagoya 2026	To be determined
Doha 2030
Riyadh 2034
Total	Quarterfinals	3/9	13	4	4	5	20	16

WAFF U-23 Championship

WAFF U-23 Championship Record
Hosts/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2015	Group stage	8th	3	1	0	2	4	4
2021	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1	12	6
2022	Did not participate
2023	Semi-finals	4th	3	1	2	0	4	3
2024	Group stage	5th	3	2	1	0	7	3
Total	Champions	4/5	14	8	3	3	27	16

International cups/friendly tournaments

2008 Norway - Middle East U21 National Team Tournament (second place)
2012 Palestine International Cup (group stage)
2014 Palestine International Championship (second place)

References

^ "Jordan U-23 football team fixtures, news, results, squad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "Jordan Olympic team news, schedules, results, squad". International Soccerwy. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "إعلان القائمة الأولية للمنتخب الوطني ت23 لمعسكر قطر والنهائيات الآسيوية" [Announcing the preliminary list of the U23 national team for the Qatar camp and the Asian Cup finals]. Jordan Football Association. 6 April 2024.

External links

[1] "Jordan U-23 football team fixtures, news, results, squad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[2] "Jordan Olympic team news, schedules, results, squad". International Soccerwy. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[3] "إعلان القائمة الأولية للمنتخب الوطني ت23 لمعسكر قطر والنهائيات الآسيوية" [Announcing the preliminary list of the U23 national team for the Qatar camp and the Asian Cup finals]. Jordan Football Association. 6 April 2024.

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