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Jordan women's national football team

The Jordan women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب الأردن لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the official women's national football team of the country of Jordan. The team was established in 2005, and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Jordan.

Jordan
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)نشميات الأردن
Nashmeyat Al-Urdon
("The Chivalrous of Jordan")
AssociationJordan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachMaher Abu Hantash
CaptainMaysa Jbarah
Most capsMaysa Jbarah (133)[1]
Top scorerMaysa Jbarah (137)[1]
FIFA codeJOR
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 74 Steady (16 August 2024)[2]
Highest50 (June–December 2017)
Lowest74 (December 2023 – August 2024)
First international
 Jordan 9–0 Palestine 
(Amman, Jordan; 23 September 2005)
Biggest win
 Jordan 21–0 Kuwait 
(Amman, Jordan; 7 June 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 13–0 Jordan 
(Doha, Qatar; 30 November 2006)
Asian Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2014)
Best resultGroup stage (2014, 2018)
WAFF Championship
Appearances8 (first in 2005)
Best resultChampions (2005, 2007, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2024)

Whilst the team has yet to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup, they took part in the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2014 and 2018, failing to qualify past the group stage on both occasions. Jordan are regulars at the WAFF Women's Championship, and have won a record six titles.

History

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The team was founded in 2005 and in spite of not having many players to choose from won the West Asia Women's Championship in their inaugural appearance.[3] Prince Ali Bin Hussein directly supports the team and was instrumental in lifting FIFA's ban on headscarves in 2018.[4]

Jordan hosted the 2018 Women's Asian Cup, becoming the first Arab country to host the tournament.[5] It also hosted the 2017 Women's U-17 World Cup.[6]

Results and fixtures

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

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2024

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19 February 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Saudi Arabia   1–3   Jordan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3
  • Mohammed   33'
Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Juma (Bahrain)
21 February 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Jordan   3–0   Guam Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Saad (Bahrain)
23 February 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Lebanon   0–2   Jordan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
27 February 2024 WAFF Women's Championship SF Jordan   5–0   Palestine Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00
Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Referee: Ahmed Gatea (Iraq)
29 February 2024 WAFF Women's Championship F Jordan   2–2
(5–3 p)
  Nepal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Referee: Mohamed Juma (Bahrain)
Penalties
23 October Exhibition game Jordan   2–4   Haiti Antalya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Emirhan Sports Complex
26 October Exhibition game Jordan   0–3   Philippines Antalya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Emirhan Sports Complex
28 October Exhibition game Chinese Taipei   3-1   Jordan Antalya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3
Al Bitar  39' Stadium: Emirhan Sports Complex
30 October Exhibition game Jordan   v   Indonesia
16:00 UTC+3

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Head coach Cape Verde Portugal  David Nascimento
Assistant coach Jordan  Sawsan Alhasaseen
Jordan  Sama'a Khraisat
Jordan  Bassam Khatib
Jordan  Mothafar Moammar
Jordan  Manar Fraij
Goalkeeping coach Jordan  Emad Daoud Morshed Altarayrah
Jordan  Akram Mohammad Ahmad Abd Elkader
Physiotherapist Jordan  Alena Abo-Shelbaeh
Jordan  Mohammad Hassan
Doctor Jordan  Hussein Abu Dayah

Managerial history

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As of 26 October 2024[7]

Players

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Current squad

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The following 25 players are included in the squad for the Pink Ladies Cup matches against   Haiti,   Philippines and   Chinese Taipei between 23 and 28 October.[19]

Caps and goals as of 29 February 2024, after the match against   Nepal.[20]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Shireen Al-Shalabi (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 30) 35 0 Jordan  Etihad
22 1GK Malak Shannak (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998 (age 26) 17 0 Jordan  Etihad
12 1GK Rawand Kassab (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 21) 7 0 Saudi Arabia  Al-Ahli
24 1GK Sereen Ihraibi (2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Jordan  Etihad

19 2DF Ayah Al-Majali (1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 32) 125 7 Saudi Arabia  Al-Ahli
21 2DF Rand Abu-Hussein (1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 (age 27) 34 0 Jordan  Amman FC
2DF Nour Zoqash (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 25) 36 0 Jordan  Orthodox
17 2DF Rouzbahan Fraij (2000-04-07) 7 April 2000 (age 24) 44 2 Jordan  Etihad
2DF Tuqa Ghazi (2005-07-29) 29 July 2005 (age 19) 4 0 Jordan  Etihad
2DF Alanoud Ghazi (1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 (age 25) 24 0 Jordan  Etihad
2DF Alia Hasan (2004-10-17) 17 October 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Jordan  Al-Nasser
2DF Rania Jamhour 0 0 United States  St. Thomas Bobcats

3MF Zaina Hazem (2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 20) 12 1 Jordan  Etihad
3MF Lana Feras (1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 26) 35 3 Saudi Arabia  Al-Shabab
3MF Celine Akroush 0 0 United States  Redlands Bulldogs
3MF Enas Al-Jamaeen (2003-11-11) 11 November 2003 (age 21) 27 2 Jordan  Etihad
3MF Yasmine Al-Ajrab (2005-02-01) 1 February 2005 (age 19) 5 0 Jordan  Istiqlal

11 4FW Maysa Jbarah (captain) (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35) 127 128 Saudi Arabia  NEOM
4FW Bana Al-Bitar (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 28) 25 4 Jordan  Amman FC
4FW Retal Al-Shobaki 0 0 Jordan  Istiqlal
4FW Farah Abu Tayeh (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 26) 0 0 United States  Georgia Impact
4FW Leen Al-Btoush (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001 (age 23) 22 1 Jordan  Etihad
20 4FW Lina Al-Saheb (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 (age 28) 14 0 Jordan  Etihad
4FW Nada Ghadban 0 0 Canada  Algonquin Wolves
4FW Roukayah Al Fararjeh 0 0 Australia  Blacktown Spartans

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Joud Al-Abadi 0 0 Jordan  Istiqlal 2024 WAFF Women's Championship

DF Haya Khalil (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 30) 41 1 Saudi Arabia  Al-Taqadom 2024 WAFF Women's Championship
DF Tamara Ahmed 0 0 Jordan  Al-Nasser 2024 WAFF Women's Championship

MF Marah Abu Tayeh (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Germany  Borussia Dortmund 2024 WAFF Women's Championship
MF Razan Al-Zagha (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 29) 16 0 Jordan  Amman FC 2024 WAFF Women's Championship
MF Mai Sweilem (1995-09-25) 25 September 1995 (age 29) 61 14 Saudi Arabia  Al-Shabab 2024 WAFF Women's Championship

FW Tala Al-Barghouthy (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) 5 1 Jordan  Amman FC 2024 WAFF Women's Championship
FW Tasneem Abu-Rob (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 24) 55 1 Jordan  Orthodox 2024 WAFF Women's Championship
FW Noor Al Mashayek (2003-04-13) 13 April 2003 (age 21) 5 0 Jordan  Orthodox 2024 WAFF Women's Championship
FW Sarah Abu-Sabbah (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 25) 17 4 Germany  1. FC Union Berlin 2024 WAFF Women's ChampionshipINJ

Previous squads

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AFC Women's Asian Cup

Individual records

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*Active players in bold, statistics as of 25 August 2021.

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
China  2007 Did not enter
Germany  2011 Did not qualify
Canada  2015
France  2019
Australia New Zealand  2023
Brazil  2027 To be determined
Total 0/9 - - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

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Summer Olympics record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
United States  1996 Did not enter
Australia  2000
Greece  2004
China  2008 Withdrew from the qualifications
United Kingdom  2012 Did not qualify
Brazil  2016
Japan  2020
Total 0/7
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

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AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Australia  2006 Did not enter
Vietnam  2008
China  2010 Did not qualify
Vietnam  2014 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11
Jordan  2018 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 3 16 −13
India  2022 Did not qualify
Australia  2026 To be determined
Uzbekistan  2029
Total 2/6 6 0 0 6 5 29 −24
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

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Asian Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
China  1990 Did not enter
Japan  1994
Thailand  1998
South Korea  2002
Qatar  2006 Preliminary round 8 3 0 0 3 0 30
China  2010 Preliminary round 7 3 0 0 3 1 18
South Korea  2014 Preliminary round 10 3 0 1 2 2 19
Indonesia  2018 Did not enter
China  2022
Japan  2026 To be determined
Total 3/8 - 9 0 1 8 3 67

WAFF Women's Championship

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WAFF Women's Championship record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
Jordan  2005 Champions 4 4 0 0 26 1 +25
Jordan  2007 Champions 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10
United Arab Emirates  2010 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 18 2 +16
United Arab Emirates  2011 Fourth place 5 2 2 1 16 6 +10
Jordan  2014 Champions 3 3 0 0 22 0 +22
Bahrain  2019 Champions 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9
Jordan  2022 Champions 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9
Saudi Arabia  2024 Champions 5 4 1 0 15 3 +12
Total 8/8 31 26 3 2 130 17 +113
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFF Women's Championship

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AFF Women's Championship record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Invitee
Myanmar  2013 Group stage 4 1 0 3 2 13
Total 1/12 4 1 0 3 2 13

Other tournaments

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Tournament Result
Bahrain  2010 Arabia Cup First place
Myanmar  2013 AFF Women's Championship Round 1
Turkey  2019 Turkish Women's Cup Seventh place
Armenia  2021 Armenia Friendly Tournament Third place

FIFA world rankings

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As of 24 August 2021[21]

  Best Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Ranking    Worst Mover  

Jordan's FIFA world rankings
Rank Year Games
Played
Won Lost Drawn Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
63 2021 5 1 3 1 59 Increase  0 63 Decrease  4

Head-to-head record

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The following table shows Jordan's all-time international record, correct as of 24 June 2018.[22]

  • Note: In 2011, The Iranian government refused to allow its female players to remove the hijab when playing, in violation of FIFA policy. Therefore, on 3 July 2011, Jordan was awarded a 3–0 over Iran.[23][24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's Senior National Team – Players". Jordan Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ Schneider, Victoria (3 May 2018). "Women's football team changes the game in Jordan". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. ^ Schneider, Victoria (June 2018). "Women's football team heads change in conservative Jordan".
  5. ^ Khaled, Ali (31 March 2018). "Jordan strikes blow for women's football across the Middle East in AFC Asian Cup". Arab News.
  6. ^ "Jordan taking lead role in promoting women's football — FIFA official". Jordan Times.
  7. ^ "Managerial history". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Maher Abu Hantash". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Issa Al-Turk". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Maher Abu Hantash". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Hester Jannet". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Okiyama Masahiko". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Khader Eid". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Maher Abu Hantash". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Michael Dickey". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Azzedine Chih". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – David Nascimento". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Maher Abu Hantash". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  19. ^ "المنتخب الوطني النسوي ينهي تدريباته في عمان استعداداً للمشاركة في بطولة تركيا الودية". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  20. ^ "All JWNT Caps". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  21. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – Associations – Jordan – Women's". FIFA. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  22. ^ FIFA.com – 2005 to 2018
  23. ^ "Iran protests Fifa ban on women's football team". The New Age (South Africa). 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  24. ^ "Đội tuyển nữ Iran bỏ cuộc tại Vòng loại thứ 2 Giải bóng đá nữ Olympic London 2012". Vietnam Football Federation. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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