Jordan national under-23 football team facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
 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	4 (first in 2013)
Best result	Third place (2013)
Asian Games
Appearances	3 (first in 2006)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2014)
WAFF U-23 Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2015)
Best result	01 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.

Team image

Kit providers

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

Recent fixtures

2024

2024 WAFF U-23 Championship 20 March 2024	Saudi Arabia	1–1 (2–1 pen)	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

2024 WAFF U-23 Championship 23 March 2024	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

2024 WAFF U-23 Championship 26 March 2024	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

Friendly 7 April 2024	China	1–0	Jordan	Doha, Qatar
				Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium

Friendly 10 April 2024	Jordan	0–0	Vietnam	Doha, Qatar
				Stadium: Qatar University Football Training Facility

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)
• Iain Brunskill (2016–)

Current technical staff

Managing Director	Wasim Al-Bzour
Head coach	Ahmad Hayel
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.

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)02 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 Hazeem	(2003-04-02)2 April 2003 (aged 21)	Al-Faisaly
13	3MF	Omar Salah Alosad	(2003-04-18)18 April 2003 (aged 20)	Al-Wakrah
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
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)	Al-Faisaly
21	4FW	Baker Kalbouneh	(2003-08-14)14 August 2003 (aged 20)	Al-Faisaly

Previous squads

AFC U-23 Championship

• 2013 AFC U22 Championship squad
• 2016 AFC U23 Championship squad
• 2018 AFC U23 Championship squad
• 2020 AFC U23 Championship squad
• 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup squad

Asian Games

• 2006 Asian Games squad
• 2010 Asian Games squad
• 2014 Asian Games squad

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
1992	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	To be determined
2026
Total	5/7	Third place	20	6	9	5	22	17

Asian Games

Asian Games Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
Busan 2002	did not qualify
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
Total	3/4	7	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	To be determined
Total	4/4	Champions	11	6	2	3	20	13

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)

See also

In Spanish: Selección de fútbol sub-23 de Jordania para niños

• Jordan national football team
• Jordan national under-20 football team
• Jordan national under-17 football team
• Jordan national under-14 football team
• Jordan women's national football team