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 stage (2007)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	9 (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 9 occasions, most recently in 2025. 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

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.^[2]

2025

13 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Jordan	0–1	Saudi Arabia	Shenzhen, China
19:30 UTC+8		Report	Haqawi 46'	Stadium: Bao'an Stadium Attendance: 472 Referee: Ahmed Issa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

16 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	North Korea	1–2	Jordan	Shenzhen, China
15:00 UTC+8	Ri Jong-dok 83' (pen.)	Report	Sabra 6', 72'	Stadium: Longhua Cultural and Sports Center Referee: Alex King (Australia)

19 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Iraq	0–0	Jordan	Shenzhen, China
15:00 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Longhua Cultural and Sports Center Attendance: 310 Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)

13 November Friendly	Russia	6–1	Jordan	Antalya, Turkey
15:30	Ivanov 11', 17' Pomalyuk 38', 53' Popolitov 58' Rassadin 78'		Abu Koush 20'	Stadium: Antalya Atatürk Stadium

15 November Friendly	Russia	1–0	Jordan	Antalya, Turkey
15:30	Pomalyuk 12'			Stadium: Antalya Atatürk Stadium

2026

13 February Friendly	Singapore	0–2	Jordan	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Report	Al-Zaghaiba 54', 68'	Stadium: Kallang Football Hub Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

16 February Friendly	Singapore	1–2	Jordan	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	21'	Report	Al-Khatib 42' Hamdomeh 72'	Stadium: Kallang Football Hub

24 March 2026 WAFF U-20 Championship GS	Iraq	v	Jordan	Mangaf, Kuwait
17:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Fahaheel Stadium

26 March 2026 WAFF U-20 Championship GS	Jordan	v	United Arab Emirates	Sulaibikhat, Kuwait
17:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Sulaibikhat Stadium

28 March 2026 WAFF U-20 Championship GS	Syria	v	Jordan	Sulaibikhat, Kuwait
20:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Sulaibikhat Stadium

Coaching staff

Current personnel

Position	Coach
Technical director	Abdelhay Ben Soltane
Head coach	Islam Al-Diabat
Assistant coach	Mohammad Al-Khuraisha
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coach	Rashed Al-Najjar
Fitness coach	Ahmad Muhanna
Team doctor

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the friendly matches against Singapore on 13 and 16 February 2026; respectively.^[3]

Head coach: Islam Al-Diabat

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Mohammad Al-Shloul	(2008-01-29) 29 January 2008	Al-Hussein
12	1GK	Mohammad Al-Lataifah	(2007-01-20) 20 January 2007	Al-Wehdat
22	1GK	Noor Yaseen	(2007-07-22) 22 July 2007	Al-Faisaly

2	2DF	Ahmad Abu Koush	(2007-11-26) 26 November 2007	Al-Faisaly
3	2DF	Mo'men Odat		Al-Hussein
4	2DF	Ali Al-Eweiwi	(2007-02-21) 21 February 2007	Jordan Knights
5	2DF	Faisal Al-Louzi		Al-Faisaly
14	2DF	Seif Taha	(2007-10-16) 16 October 2007	Paris Saint-Germain
15	2DF	Omar Al-Shawabka	2007 (age 18–19)	Al-Faisaly
16	2DF	Yasser Al-Hambooz	(2008-12-06) 6 December 2008	Al-Jazeera
18	2DF	Iyad Al-Amawy	(2007-02-21) 21 February 2007	Al-Yarmouk

6	3MF	Omar Al-Khatib		Etihad
10	3MF	Mohammad Al-Baytar	(2007-07-13) 13 July 2007	Al-Ramtha
11	3MF	Abd Al-Kareem Al-Onaizat
13	3MF	Ali Al-Nueimi	(2007-05-20) 20 May 2007	Al-Hussein
20	3MF	Mohammad Hamdomeh	2007 (age 18–19)	Al-Wehdat
21	3MF	Ismail Freihat		Amman FC
23	3MF	Hamza Aljadaa		Al-Hussein

7	4FW	Nasser Al-Dajani	(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007	Córdoba
8	4FW	Adeeb Ramadan		Al-Hussein
9	4FW	Abdulrahman Al-Zaghaiba	(2007-04-10) 10 April 2007	Al-Jazeera
17	4FW	Saad Al-Adwan	(2007-05-12) 12 May 2007	Jordan Knights
19	4FW	Rami Al-Shboul	2007 (age 18–19)	Sahl Horan

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ahmad Al-Faluji	(2008-01-17) 17 January 2008	Al-Faisaly	v. Russia, 15 November 2025

DF	Hussein Al-Diabat	(2008-05-02) 2 May 2008	Al-Ramtha	v. Russia, 15 November 2025

MF	Mohammad Abu Al-Ghanam	(2008-01-12) 12 January 2008	Jordan Knights	v. Russia, 15 November 2025
MF	Mohammad Asfour		Al-Jazeera	v. Russia, 15 November 2025
MF	Mohanad Mustafa			v. Russia, 15 November 2025

FW	Mahmoud Al-Tmaizi	(2008-04-04) 4 April 2008	Al-Hussein	v. Russia, 15 November 2025

^INJ Withdrew due to an injury.

Coaching history

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 (2021-2023)
Peter Meindertsma (2023-2025)
Islam Al-Diabat (2025-)

Kit providers

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Jako	2006–2010
Adidas	2011–2012
Jako	2012–2015^[4]
Adidas	2015–2018^[5]
Joma	2018–2021^[6]
Umbro	2021–2022
Jako	2022–2024
Kelme	2024–present

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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
2027	To be determined
Total	Group stage	20th	3	0	1	2	3	6	—

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

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
2025	Group Stage	9th	3	1	1	1	2	2	Squad		2nd of 4	3	2	0	1	11	3
Total	Fourth Place	9/42	32	6	8	18	26	58	–	Total	–	40	20	8	12	79	50

U-20 Arab Cup

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
2026	To be determined
2028	To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	11	1	4	7	6	23

WAFF U-20 Championship

WAFF U-20 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
2024	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	6	1
2026	To be determined
Total	3rd Place	11	7	1	3	21	4

Exhibition

Exhibition game
Year	Tournament	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2025	U-20 Challenge Series	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	7	5

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Jordan's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and AFC U-20 Asian Cup.

In FIFA U-20 World Cup

Opponent	Pld	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Spain	1	0	1	2	4	−2
Uruguay	1	0	1	0	1	−1
Zambia	1	1	0	1	1	+0
Total	3	1	2	3	6	−3

In AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	000.00
China	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
India	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Indonesia	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Iraq	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	000.00
Japan	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	000.00
Malaysia	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	000.00
North Korea	3	1	1	1	3	3	+0	033.33
Oman	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Saudi Arabia	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	000.00
South Korea	5	0	0	5	1	13	−12	000.00
Kyrgyzstan	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Thailand	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Uzbekistan	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Vietnam	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	066.67
Total	31	6	7	18	26	58	−32	019.35

References

^ Smale, Simon (5 January 2019). "Who the Socceroos are facing as the Asian Cup kicks off, and when to watch". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ "أرشيف المباريات". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
^ "المنتخب الوطني ت20 ينهي تدريباته في عمان ويغادر الى سنغافورة الثلاثاء". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
^ Staff, Football Fashion (2012-09-13). "Jordan 2012/14 Jako Home and Away Jerseys". FOOTBALL FASHION.ORG. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
^ "Adidas signs partnership with Jordanian Football Federation". Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
^ "Jordan Olympic Committee announce JOMA kit deal". www.insidethegames.biz. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

External links

[1] Smale, Simon (5 January 2019). "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] "أرشيف المباريات". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. Retrieved 9 November 2024.

[3] "المنتخب الوطني ت20 ينهي تدريباته في عمان ويغادر الى سنغافورة الثلاثاء". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.

[4] Staff, Football Fashion (2012-09-13). "Jordan 2012/14 Jako Home and Away Jerseys". FOOTBALL FASHION.ORG. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

[5] "Adidas signs partnership with Jordanian Football Federation". Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

[6] "Jordan Olympic Committee announce JOMA kit deal". www.insidethegames.biz. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

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National under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

National sports teams of Jordan
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