Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)
Al-Faisaly SC
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| Full name |
Al-Faisaly Sports Club of Amman |
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| Nickname(s) |
(الفيصلي (الزعيم
Al-Faisaly (Al-Zaeem)
النسر الأزرق
Al-Nisr Al-Azraq
(The Blue Eagles) |
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| Founded |
1932 (1932) |
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| Ground |
Amman International Stadium |
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| Ground Capacity |
25,000 |
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| Chairman |
Al-Sheikh Sultan Al-Odwan |
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| Manager |
Mohammad Abdel-Azim |
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| League |
Jordan League |
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| 2013–14 |
Jordan League, 2nd |
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Al-Faisaly Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الفيصلي الرياضي) is football club in Jordan, formed in Amman in 1932, which is also considered to be one of the best in Jordan, winning Jordanian football club tournaments, the Jordan League, Cup, Shield Cup, and Super Cup, multiple times. Their current competitive or rival team is Al-Wehdat SC, a club formed by a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman which is also one of the best clubs in the country, winning local tournaments as many times as their rival team Al-Faisaly.
The (management of the) club has always been run by the Al-Odwan family and still is today, with head of the club Al-Shiekh Sultan Al-Odwan, former player of the club and the Jordan national team, and former president of the JFA.
Al-Faisaly are champions of the 2005 and 2006 AFC Cups.
Achievements
- 1944, 1945, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012
- 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012
- 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2011–12
- 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2012
- 2005, 2006
- 2007: Runner up
- 1996: Runner up
- 2000: Runner up
Performance in AFC competitions
- 2002–03: Qualifying West – 3rd Round
- 2005: Champion
- 2006: Champion
- 2007: Runners-up
- 2009: Group Stage
- 2011: Round of 16
- 2012: Group Stage
- 2013: Semifinals
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 Appearances
- 1990–91: Second Round
- 1994–95: Withdrew in First Round
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Current technical staff
| Position |
Staff |
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| First team head coach |
Mohammad Abdel-Azim |
| Assistant coach #1 |
Feras Al-Khalayleh |
| Assistant coach #2 |
Ra'ed Thaher |
| Goalkeeping coach |
Walid Mikha'eel |
| Team doctor |
Shadi Al-Assi |
| Managing director |
Thamer Al-Odwan |
Former and notable players
Managerial history
Presidential history
| Name |
From |
To |
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 Fawaz Al-Sharif |
1932 |
1935 |
| Dr. Qasem Al-Malhas |
1935 |
1953 |
| Dawla Suleiman Al-Nabulsi |
1953 |
1956 |
| Nasser Ibn Jamil |
1956 |
1970 |
| Al-Sheikh Sultan Majed Al-Odwan |
1970 |
1978 |
| Al-Sheikh Mustafa Al-Odwan |
1978 |
1992 |
| Al-Sheikh Sultan Al-Odwan |
1992 |
2008 |
| Al-Sayed Bakr Al-Odwan |
2008 |
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| Al-Sheikh Sultan Al-Odwan |
2008 |
Present |
Fans
Heads of the Al-Faisaly SC (Amman) fan club are currently Mazin Al-Binni and Khaled Al-Zarqawi.
Football hooliganism
Riots have repeatedly broken out for the past years between supporters and fans of Jordan's top rival clubs Al-Faisaly and Al-Wahdat, which is also a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman. The riots are regarded as reflecting tensions between the Palestinian fans of Al-Wahdat and the Jordanian fans of Al-Faisaly.[1][2]
Derby of Jordan
Derby of Jordan is a football traditional game which combines clubs Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly and these games received great interest among the sports community on the Domestic and Arab level to afford the sensitivities and a long history between the two teams with meetings since 1975:
Sponsorship
Official sponsor
Kit providers
References
External links
Jordan League 2013/2014 teams |
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