Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)
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| Full name | Al-Faisaly Sports Club of Amman | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
الزعيم (The Boss) النسر الأزرق (The Blue Eagles) | ||
| Short name | FAI | ||
| Founded | 10 August 1932 | ||
| Ground | Amman International Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 17,619 | ||
| Chairman | Al-Sheikh Sultan Al-Odwan | ||
| Manager | Nebojša Jovović | ||
| League | Jordan League | ||
| 2016–17 | 1st | ||
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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 as the most successful football club in Jordan's history and the only club to win 77 trophies, it's also considered as one of the most successful in the region, winning Jordanian football club tournaments, the Jordan League, Jordan FA Cup, Jordan FA Shield, Jordan Super Cup and AFC 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.
History
The management of the club has always been run by Al-Odwan family and still till 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.[1]
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 28 November 1976:
| # | Tournament | Al-Faisaly Wins | Al-Wehdat Wins | Draws | Total | Al-Faisaly Goals | Al-Wehdat Goals |
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| 1 | Jordan Premier League | 28 | 28 | 24 | 80 | 72 | 77 |
| 2 | Jordan FA Cup | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 37 |
| 3 | Jordan FA Shield | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 24 |
| 4 | Jordan Super Cup | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| 5 | AFC Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Total | 52 | 46 | 38 | 136 | 158 | 154 |
Performance in AFC competitions
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1990–91 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  Al-Ansar |
w/o | ||
| Second round |  Al Shabab |
0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  Al-Tilal |
w/o | ||
| 2002–03 | AFC Champions League | 2nd Qualifying Round West |  Al-Ansar |
3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 3rd Qualifying Round West |  Esteghlal |
0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | ||
| 2005 | AFC Cup | Group Stage |  Nebitçi Balkanabat |
1–1 | 3–3 | 1st |
 East Bengal |
5–0 | 1–0 | ||||
 Muktijoddha Sangsad |
2–1 | 3–0 | ||||
| Quarter final |  Tampines Rovers |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| Semi final |  New Radiant |
4–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | ||
| Final | Al-Nejmeh Beirut |
1–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | ||
| 2006 | AFC Cup | Group Stage | HTTU |
4–3 | 1–1 | 1st |
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut |
2–0 | 1–2 | ||||
| Quarter final |  Sun Hei |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 (5–4 Pen.) | ||
| Semi final |  Al-Wehdat |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Final |  Al-Muharraq |
3–0 | 2–4 | 5–4 | ||
| 2007 | AFC Cup | Group Stage |  Dhofar |
2–1 | 0–1 | 1st |
| Al-Ansar |
1–1 | 0–2 | ||||
| Nebitçi Balkanabat |
2–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Quarter final | Tampines Rovers |
5–2 | 2–1 | 7–3 | ||
| Semi final | Al-Wehdat |
1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
| Final | Shabab Al-Ordon |
0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2009 | AFC Cup | Group Stage |  Al-Majd |
1–2 | 3–4 | 4th |
| Dempo |
3–4 | 1–3 | ||||
| Al-Muharraq |
3–2 | 0–0 | ||||
| 2011 | AFC Cup | Group Stage |  Duhok |
0–0 | 2–4 | 2nd |
| Al-Jaish |
2–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| Al-Nasr SC |
2–1 | 1–0 | ||||
| Round of 16 |  Nasaf |
1–2 | ||||
| 2012 | AFC Cup | Group Stage | Qadsia |
1–1 | 2–1 | 3rd |
| Al-Suwaiq |
2–3 | 0–0 | ||||
| Al-Ittihad |
1–1 | 4–1 | ||||
| 2013 | AFC Cup | Group Stage | Duhok |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1st |
| Dhofar |
2–3 | 1–1 | ||||
| Shaab Ibb |
2–1 | 2–0 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Al-Riffa |
3–1 | ||||
| Quarter final | Kitchee |
2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | ||
| Semi final | Qadsia |
0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 2016 | AFC Cup | Group Stage | Naft Al-Wasat |
2–1 | 0-1 | 2nd |
 Istiklol |
0-0 | 4–2 | ||||
| Tripoli |
3-1 | 1-1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Al-Muharraq |
0–1 |
Supporters
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.[2][3]
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
- As of 18 July 2017.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff
Source:[5]
| Position | Staff |
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| First team head coach | Nebojša Jovović |
| Assistant coach #1 | Adnan Awad |
| Assistant coach #2 | Feras Al-Khalayleh |
| Goalkeeping coach | Salamah Eid |
| Fitness coach | Marko Prentovic |
| Team doctor | Shadi Assi |
| Managing director | Sulaiman Al-Assaf |
| Media official/coordinator | Awad Abu Nawwas |
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Presidential history
Source:[6]
| 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 | |
| Al-Sheikh Sultan Al-Odwan |
2008 | Present |
Managerial history
Source:[7]
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Captains
Source:[8]
- 1932–1940 Mustafa Sedo Al-Kurdi
- 1940–1945 Rashad Al-Mufti
- 1945–1950 Abd Rabo Abu Jassar
- 1950–1959 Shahada Musa
- 1959–1965 Sultan Al-Odwan
- 1965–1972 Mohammad Awad
- 1972–1974 Mustafa Al-Odwan
- 1974–1977 Nader Srour
- 1977–1979 Adnan Massoud
- 1979–1991 Ibrahim Mustafa
- 1991–1994 Milad Abasi
- 1994–1995 Anis Shafiq
- 1994–2001 Jamal Abu-Abed
- 2001–2003 Subhi Sulaiman
- 2003–2005 Adnan Al-Shuaibat
- 2005 Mohannad Mahadeen
- 2005–2006 Hassouneh Al-Sheikh
- 2006–2009 Hatem Aqel
- 2009–2011 Lo'ai Al-Amaireh
- 2011–2014 Hassouneh Al-Sheikh
- 2014–2015 Mohammad Khamees
- 2015–2016 Shareef Adnan
- 2016–2017 Baha' Abdel-Rahman
- 2017– Lo'ai Al-Amaireh
Achievements
Source:[9]
- Jordan League (33): 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, 2017 (Record)
- Jordan FA Cup (19): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017 (Record)
- Jordan FA Shield (7): 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2011–12
- Jordan Super Cup (16): 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2017 (Record)
- AFC Cup (2): 2005, 2006
Sponsorship
Official sponsor
- Zain
- Mustafa rice
Kit providers
References
- ↑ "قصة تأسيس النادي".
- ↑
- ↑ "Rival Jordan football fans clash". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ http://www.kooora.com/?n=595736&o=n3102502
- ↑ http://www.kooora.com/?n=573499&o=n3106590
- ↑ "رؤوساء النادي".
- ↑ "مدربون الفيصلي".
- ↑ "قادة الفريق".
- ↑ "انجازات النادي".
External links
- "Official Site".
- Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Al-Faysali Amman (16/17)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- "فريق: الفيصلي". Kooora.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- "Jordan - Al Faisaly Amman - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
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