Jordan national under-20 football team

Jordan U-20
Nickname(s)	النشامى; (The Chivalrous Ones)
Association	Jordan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Islam Al Diabat
FIFA code	JOR
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2007)
Best result	Group stages (2007)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1977)
Best result	4th Place (2006)
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances	4 (first in 1983)
Best result	Quarter-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)	Al-Asad 68' Kalbouneh 71'

23 January 2023 (2023-01-23) Friendly	Jordan	1–2	Iran
08:00 (UTC+2)	Darwish 54'		Kor 87' Hajizaheh 90+2'

29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) Friendly	Iraq	1–1	Jordan	Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
07:00 (UTC+2)	Abdulkareem 38'		Kahlan 46'

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	Azaizeh 7' Darwish 25'	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	Bae Jun-ho 65' Kang Seong-jin 71'	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)	Sakamoto 54' Kumata 70'	Report		Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

Coaching staff edit

Current personnel edit

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

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)	Al-Wehdat
2	2DF	Arafat Al-Haj	(2003-04-17)17 April 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Wehdat
3	2DF	Asim Abu Al-Tain	(2003-08-25)25 August 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Hussein
4	2DF	Youssef Hassan	(2003-02-02)2 February 2003 (aged 20)	Al-Hussein
5	3MF	Hashem Al-Mbaidin	(2003-12-24)24 December 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Jazeera
6	3MF	Mohammad Kahlan	(2003-04-02)2 April 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Wehdat
7	4FW	Adham Al-Refaei	(2004-06-07)7 June 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Faisaly
8	3MF	Mohammad Abdulaziz	(2003-08-26)26 August 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Wehdat
9	4FW	Baker Kalbouneh	(2003-08-13)13 August 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Jazeera
10	3MF	Mohannad Abu Taha (captain)	(2003-02-02)2 February 2003 (aged 20)	Al-Wehdat
11	4FW	Seif Darwish	(2003-05-05)5 May 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Hussein
12	1GK	Abdel Rahman Mohammad	(2003-04-12)12 April 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Faisaly
13	3MF	Omar Al-Asad	(2003-04-18)18 April 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Wehdat
14	2DF	Zakaria Amro	(2003-06-26)26 June 2003 (aged 19)	Mjällby AIF
15	2DF	Suhaib Al-Qadi	(2004-01-22)22 January 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Wehdat
16	2DF	Alaa Dayyeh	(2003-05-04)4 May 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Wehdat
17	4FW	Moath Al-Elaimat	(2004-08-28)28 August 2004 (aged 18)	Shabab Al-Ordon
18	4FW	Sultan Al-Sheyab	(2003-02-22)22 February 2003 (aged 20)	Al-Hussein
19	4FW	Zaid Al-Asfar	(2003-02-22)22 February 2003 (aged 20)	Hønefoss
20	3MF	Ali Al-Azaizeh	(2004-04-13)13 April 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Ramtha
21	2DF	Ali Hajabi	(2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Ahli
22	1GK	Rajaei Ardakani	(2003-01-11)11 January 2003 (aged 20)	Beerschot
23	2DF	Ahmad Ayman	(2004-11-28)28 November 2004 (aged 18)	Shabab Al-Ordon

Coaching history edit

Math'har Al-Saeed (1986-1989)
Jan Poulsen (2006-2007)
Ahmed Abdel-Qader (2007-2008)
Mohammad Abdel-Azim (2009-2010)
Jamal Abu Abed (2011-2012)
Bibert Kaghado (2013-2014)
Islam Al-Diabat (2015)
Ahmed Abdel-Qader (2016-2018)
Islam Al-Diabat (2021-)

Kit providers edit

Jako (2006–2011)
Adidas (2011-2012)
Jako (2012-)

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
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Group stage	20th	3	0	1	2	3	6	Squad
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
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
1959	Did not enter									Did not enter
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977	Group stage	10th	3	0	1	2	1	6
1978	Group stage	10th	3	0	0	3	0	13
1980	Did not enter									Did not enter
1982
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996	Did not qualify									Did not qualify
1998	Did not enter									Did not enter
2000	Did not enter									Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify									3rd of 4	3	1	0	2	1	15
2004	Did not qualify									3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	0	3
2006	Fourth Place	4th	6	2	1	3	5	9	Squad	1st of 3	2	1	0	1	4	3
2008	Group Stage	12th	3	0	0	3	3	6	Squad	3rd of 4	3	1	1	1	3	3
2010	Group Stage	13th	3	0	1	2	1	5	Squad	1st of 6	5	4	1	0	12	6
2012	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	2	1	8	8	Squad	3rd of 6	5	3	1	1	11	2
2014	Did not qualify									3rd of 5	4	1	1	2	3	5
2016	Did not qualify									3rd of 4	3	1	0	2	4	5
2018	Group Stage	10th	3	1	1	1	4	5	Squad	1st of 4	3	2	1	0	4	1
2020	Cancelled									2nd of 4	3	1	2	0	5	2
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
1983	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	7
1985	Did not enter
1989	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	8
2011	Did not enter
2012	Group stages	3	0	2	1	1	2
~~2014~~	Cancelled
2020	did not enter
2021	did not enter
2022	Quarter-finals	2	1	1	1	3	2
Total	Quarter-finals	11	1	4	7	6	23

WAFF U-18 championship record edit

WAFF U-18 Championship
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2019	3rd Place	4	3	0	1	11	2
2021	Group stages	3	2	0	1	4	1
Total	3rd Place	7	5	0	2	15	3

References edit

^ Smale, Simon. "Who the Socceroos are facing as the Asian Cup kicks off, and when to watch". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ "المنتخب الوطني ت20 يعلن قائمته لنهائيات كأس آسيا" [The U20 national team announces its list for the Asian Cup finals] (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 22 February 2023.

External links edit

[1] Smale, Simon. "Who the Socceroos are facing as the Asian Cup kicks off, and when to watch". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

[2] "المنتخب الوطني ت20 يعلن قائمته لنهائيات كأس آسيا" [The U20 national team announces its list for the Asian Cup finals] (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 22 February 2023.

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