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.
Nickname(s) | نشميات الأردن Nashmeyat Al-Urdon ("The Chivalrous of Jordan") | |||
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Association | Jordan Football Association | |||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | |||
Head coach | Maher Abu Hantash | |||
Captain | Maysa Jbarah | |||
Most caps | Maysa Jbarah (133)[1] | |||
Top scorer | Maysa Jbarah (137)[1] | |||
FIFA code | JOR | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 74 (16 August 2024)[2] | |||
Highest | 50 (June–December 2017) | |||
Lowest | 74 (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 | ||||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) | |||
Best result | Group stage (2014, 2018) | |||
WAFF Championship | ||||
Appearances | 8 (first in 2005) | |||
Best result | Champions (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
editThe 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
editThe 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
edit19 February 2024 WAFF Women's Championship | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Jordan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
20:00 UTC+3 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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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
editCurrent coaching staff
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2021) |
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | David Nascimento | |
Assistant coach | Sawsan Alhasaseen Sama'a Khraisat Bassam Khatib Mothafar Moammar Manar Fraij |
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Goalkeeping coach | Emad Daoud Morshed Altarayrah Akram Mohammad Ahmad Abd Elkader |
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Physiotherapist | Alena Abo-Shelbaeh Mohammad Hassan |
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Doctor | Hussein Abu Dayah |
Managerial history
editAs of 26 October 2024[7]
- Maher Abu Hantash (2005)[8]
- Issa Al-Turk (2006)[9]
- Maher Abu Hantash (2007–2010)[10]
- Hester Jannet (2010–2011)[11]
- Masahiko Okiyama (2013–2014)[12]
- Khader Eid (2015)[13]
- Maher Abu Hantash (2017)[14]
- Michael Dickey (2017–2018)[15]
- Azzedine Chih (2018–2019)[16]
- David Nascimento (2021–2023)[17]
- Maher Abu Hantash (2024–)[18]
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe 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]
Recent call-ups
editThe 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 |
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GK | Joud Al-Abadi | 0 | 0 | Istiqlal | 2024 WAFF Women's Championship | |
DF | Haya Khalil | 12 September 1994 | 41 | 1 | Al-Taqadom | 2024 WAFF Women's Championship |
DF | Tamara Ahmed | 0 | 0 | Al-Nasser | 2024 WAFF Women's Championship | |
MF | Marah Abu Tayeh | 13 June 1998 | 0 | 0 | Borussia Dortmund | 2024 WAFF Women's Championship |
MF | Razan Al-Zagha | 23 March 1995 | 16 | 0 | Amman FC | 2024 WAFF Women's Championship |
MF | Mai Sweilem | 25 September 1995 | 61 | 14 | Al-Shabab | 2024 WAFF Women's Championship |
FW | Tala Al-Barghouthy | 11 April 2002 | 5 | 1 | Amman FC | 2024 WAFF Women's Championship |
FW | Tasneem Abu-Rob | 14 November 2000 | 55 | 1 | Orthodox | 2024 WAFF Women's Championship |
FW | Noor Al Mashayek | 13 April 2003 | 5 | 0 | Orthodox | 2024 WAFF Women's Championship |
FW | Sarah Abu-Sabbah | 27 October 1999 | 17 | 4 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 2024 WAFF Women's ChampionshipINJ |
Previous squads
edit- AFC Women's Asian Cup
Individual records
edit*Active players in bold, statistics as of 25 August 2021.
Most capped playersedit
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Top goalscorersedit
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Competitive record
editFIFA Women's World Cup
editFIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
2007 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2015 | |||||||||
2019 | |||||||||
2023 | |||||||||
2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 0/9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
editSummer Olympics record | |||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
1996 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2000 | |||||||||
2004 | |||||||||
2008 | Withdrew from the qualifications | ||||||||
2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2016 | |||||||||
2020 | |||||||||
Total | 0/7 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC Women's Asian Cup
editAFC Women's Asian Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
2006 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2008 | |||||||||
2010 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2014 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | |
2018 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | |
2022 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
2029 | |||||||||
Total | 2/6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 29 | −24 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games
editAsian Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1990 | Did not enter | |||||||
1994 | ||||||||
1998 | ||||||||
2002 | ||||||||
2006 | Preliminary round | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
2010 | Preliminary round | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
2014 | Preliminary round | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
2018 | Did not enter | |||||||
2022 | ||||||||
2026 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 3/8 | - | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 67 |
WAFF Women's Championship
editWAFF Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
2005 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | +25 |
2007 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 |
2010 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | +16 |
2011 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 |
2014 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 |
2019 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
2022 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 |
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
editAFF Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Invitee | ||||||||
2013 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
Total | 1/12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Other tournaments
editTournament | Result |
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2010 Arabia Cup | First place |
2013 AFF Women's Championship | Round 1 |
2019 Turkish Women's Cup | Seventh place |
2021 Armenia Friendly Tournament | Third place |
FIFA world rankings
edit- As of 24 August 2021[21]
Best Ranking Best Mover Worst Ranking Worst Mover
Jordan's FIFA world rankings | ||||||||||
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Rank | Year | Games Played |
Won | Lost | Drawn | Best | Worst | |||
Rank | Move | Rank | Move | |||||||
63 | 2021 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 63 | 4 |
Head-to-head record
editThe following table shows Jordan's all-time international record, correct as of 24 June 2018.[22]
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA |
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Afghanistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Bahrain | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 7 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 35 |
Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Egypt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Iran | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 24 |
Iraq | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Lebanon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
Laos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
Maldives | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Morocco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Myanmar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Palestine | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 6 |
Philippines | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Qatar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
Syria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
Thailand | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Uzbekistan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
Vietnam | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
Total | 109 | 57 | 12 | 40 | 368 | 217 |
See also
edit- Sport in Jordan
- Football in Jordan
- Women's football in Jordan
- Football in Jordan
- Women's football
- Jordan women's national under-20 football team
- Jordan women's national under-17 football team
- Jordan men's national football team
References
edit- ^ a b "Women's Senior National Team – Players". Jordan Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Victoria (3 May 2018). "Women's football team changes the game in Jordan". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Schneider, Victoria (June 2018). "Women's football team heads change in conservative Jordan".
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- ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Issa Al-Turk". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Maher Abu Hantash". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Hester Jannet". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Okiyama Masahiko". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Khader Eid". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Maher Abu Hantash". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Michael Dickey". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Azzedine Chih". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – David Nascimento". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Football Association – Women's Senior National Team – Coaches – Maher Abu Hantash". www.jfa.jo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "All JWNT Caps". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – Associations – Jordan – Women's". FIFA. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ FIFA.com – 2005 to 2018
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- ^ "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.
External links
edit- (in English) Official website
- (in English) FIFA profile