Jordan national under-23 football team

Jordan U-23
Nickname(s)	النشامى; Al-Nashāmā; ("The Chivalrous")
Association	Jordan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Omar Najhi
FIFA code	JOR
First colours	Second colours
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 2013)
Best result	Third place (2013)
Asian Games
Appearances	3 (first in 2006)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2014)
WAFF U-23 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2015)
Best result	Champions (2021)

The Jordan national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب الأردن لكرة القدم تحت 23 سنة), also known as the Jordan Olympic football team (Arabic: منتخب الأردن الأولمبي لكرة القدم). is a national association football youth team representing Jordan in Olympics, AFC U-23 Championship, WAFF U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Jordan Football Association.^[1]^[2]

Team image

Kit providers

Kit supplier	Period
Puma	1997–1999
Adidas	1999–2005
Jako	2005–2009
Uhlsport	2009–2010
Adidas	2010–2012
Jako	2012–2015^[3]
Adidas	2015–2018^[4]
Joma	2018–2021^[5]
Umbro	2021–2022
Jako	2022–2024
Kelme	2024–2026

Recent fixtures

2025

19 March 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship GS	Jordan	2–0	Kuwait	Muscat, Oman
20:23 (UTC+3)	Kalbouneh 45+3', 53'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

22 March 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship SF	Jordan	1–0	Syria	Muscat, Oman
23:30 (UTC+3)	Kalbouneh 3'			Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

25 March 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship F	Jordan	1–3	Oman	Muscat, Oman
23:45 (UTC+3)	Kalbouneh 74'		Al-Marzouq 44' Bait Rabie 87' Al-Mashaikhi 90+4'	Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

26 August Friendly	Jordan	0–0	Bahrain	Amman, Jordan
19:00		Report		Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

28 August Friendly	Jordan	1–0	Bahrain	Amman, Jordan
19:00	Al-Fakhouri 60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

3 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Jordan	11–0	Bhutan	Amman, Jordan
19:00	Al-Fakhouri 3', 48', 56' Sabra 15', 45', 51' Abu Hazeem 18' Al-Saket 79' Al-Samamreh 90' Al-Shanaineh 90+2' Al-Mnayyes 90+4'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

6 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Chinese Taipei	0–6	Jordan	Amman, Jordan
19:00		Report	Al-Saket 32', 52' Al-Fakhouri 36' Al-Azaizeh 43' Abu Hazeem 45+1' Lin Hai-cheng 81' (o.g.)	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

9 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Jordan	2–1	Turkmenistan	Amman, Jordan
19:00	Al-Azaizeh 27' Al-Fakhouri 67' (pen.)	Report	Berenow 90+4'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

10 October Friendly	United Arab Emirates	0–2	Jordan	Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
16:10		Report	Al-Saket 45' Al-Khob 83'	Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

13 October Friendly	United Arab Emirates	1–1	Jordan	Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
16:10	45'	Report	Sabra 73'	Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

13 November Friendly	Jordan	2–1	Syria	Amman, Jordan
17:00	Deeb 60', 83'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

18 November Friendly	Jordan	1–1	Syria	Amman, Jordan
17:00	Al-Shanaineh 87' (pen.)	Report	Al-Mustafa 80'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

27 December Closed-door friendly	Jordan	0–0	Uzbekistan	Doha, Qatar
17:00 (UTC+3)				Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium

2026

1 January Friendly	Jordan	1–1	Japan	Doha, Qatar
16:00 (UTC+3)	Al-Fakhouri			Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Note: The match was held behind closed doors.

6 January 2026 U-23 Asian Cup Group A	Vietnam	2–0	Jordan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:30	Nguyễn Đình Bắc 15' (pen.) Nguyễn Hiểu Minh 42'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium Attendance: 219 Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

9 January 2026 U-23 Asian Cup Group A	Jordan	3–2	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:30	Azaizeh 38', 45'+1' Deeb 73'	Report	Al-Ghamdi 19' Al-Juwayr 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium Attendance: 5,593 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)

12 January 2026 U-23 Asian Cup Group A	Jordan	1–0	Kyrgyzstan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30	Azaizeh 33'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium Attendance: 728 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

16 January 2026 U-23 Asian Cup Quarter-finals	Japan	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Jordan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:30	Al-Khob 50' (o.g.)	Report	Azaizeh 30'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
	Penalties
	Ichihara Michiwaki Satō Kawai		Taha Fraij Al-Fakhouri Al-Shatti

Coaching history

Mohammad Awad (1988–1992)
Issa Al-Turk (2002–2003)
Nihad Al-Souqar (2006–2007)
Alaa' Nabil (2010–2011)
Islam Al-Thiabat (of U-22) (2012–2014)
Jamal Abu Abed (2013–2016)
Ahmed Abdel-Qader (2016 & 2018–2020)
Iain Brunskill (2017–2018)
Ahmad Hayel (2020–2022)
Abdullah Abu Zema (2022–2024)
Omar Najhi (2024–)

Current coaching staff

Technical director	Abdelhay Ben Soltane
Head coach	Omar Najhi
Assistant coach	Shadi Abu Hash'hash Ibrahim Al-Saqqar
Goalkeeping coach

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.^[6]^[7] On 7 January 2026, Ali Azaizeh replaced Ahmad Al-Moghrabi due to a back injury.^[8]

Head coach: Omar Najhi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Murad Al-Faluji	(2003-12-27) 27 December 2003 (age 22)	Al-Hussein
12	1GK	Salameh Salman	(2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 20)	Shabab Al-Ordon
22	1GK	Abdel Rahman Al-Talalga	(2003-04-12) 12 April 2003 (age 22)	Al-Faisaly

2	2DF	Ja'far Samara	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 21)	Al-Ramtha
3	2DF	Ali Hajabi	(2004-05-02) 2 May 2004 (age 21)	Al-Hussein
4	2DF	Arafat Al-Haj	(2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 22)	Al-Wehdat
5	2DF	Ahmad Ayman	(2004-11-24) 24 November 2004 (age 21)	Shabab Al-Ordon
13	2DF	Mohammad Taha	(2005-07-13) 13 July 2005 (age 20)	Al-Hussein
14	2DF	Mohammad Al-Shatti	(2006-11-30) 30 November 2006 (age 19)	Al-Ahli
18	2DF	Ayham Al-Samamreh	(2006-05-09) 9 May 2006 (age 19)	Al-Wehdat
21	2DF	Abdallah Al-Mnayyes	(2005-06-17) 17 June 2005 (age 20)	Al-Ramtha

6	3MF	Yousef Qashi	(2005-04-15) 15 April 2005 (age 20)	Al-Hussein
8	3MF	Hashem Al-Mubaidin	(2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 22)	Al-Hussein
15	3MF	Saleh Fraij	(2006-11-03) 3 November 2006 (age 19)	Al-Baqa'a
16	3MF	Saif Suleiman	(2004-09-22) 22 September 2004 (age 21)	Shabab Al-Ordon

7	4FW	Amin Al-Shanaineh	(2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 22)	Al-Faisaly
9	4FW	Baker Kalbouneh	(2003-08-14) 14 August 2003 (age 22)	Al-Wehdat
10	4FW	Odeh Al-Fakhouri	(2005-11-22) 22 November 2005 (age 20)	Pyramids
11	4FW	Mahmoud Deeb	(2005-09-08) 8 September 2005 (age 20)	Al-Hussein
17	4FW	Khaldoon Sabra	(2004-07-05) 5 July 2004 (age 21)	Al-Hussein
19	4FW	Moamen Al-Saket	(2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 20)	Al-Ramtha
20	4FW	Anas Al-Khob	(2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 (age 20)	Al-Faisaly
23	4FW	Ali Azaizeh	(2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 (age 21)	Al Shabab

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Abdullah Al-Shaqran	(2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Al-Ramtha	v. United Arab Emirates, 13 October 2025

DF	Ahmad Al-Moghrabi	(2003-03-11) 11 March 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Al-Ramtha	2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup^INJ
DF	Adnan Nofal	(2005-05-09) 9 May 2005 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Faisaly	v. Syria, 18 November 2025
DF	Omar Marar	(2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 21)	-	-	Al-Faisaly	v. United Arab Emirates, 13 October 2025
DF	Zakaria Amro	(2003-06-26) 26 June 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Wright State Raiders	v. Turkmenistan, 9 September 2025
DF	Youssef Hassan	(2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 (age 23)	-	-	Al-Hussein	May Training camp
DF	Ibrahim Al-Jedi	(2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 21)	-	-	Al-Salt	April Training camp
DF	Obada Al Hamaida	(2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Kalba U23	March Training camp

MF	Mohammad Abu Hazeem	(2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Al-Faisaly	v. Syria, 18 November 2025^INJ
MF	Salahaldeen Farash	(2006-08-22) 22 August 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Shabab Al-Ordon	v. Bahrain, 28 August 2025
MF	Mohammad Haddad	(2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Al-Ahli	v. Bahrain, 28 August 2025
MF	Qutaiba Al-Ajalin	(2006-07-12) 12 July 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Al-Ahli	May Training camp^INJ
MF	Izz al-Din Abu Al-Saud	(2005-07-24) 24 July 2005 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Ahli	May Training camp
MF	Hussein Al-Rushdan	(2003-06-09) 9 June 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Al-Ramtha	2025 WAFF U-23 Championship
MF	Mahmoud Yazan	(2004-11-15) 15 November 2004 (age 21)	-	-	Ajman U23	2025 WAFF U-23 Championship
MF	Qusay Al-Mansoori	(2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 21)	-	-	Al-Faisaly	2025 WAFF U-23 Championship
MF	Ayham Hisham	(2004-08-14) 14 August 2004 (age 21)	-	-	Shabab Al-Ordon	2025 WAFF U-23 Championship
MF	Mohannad Abu Taha	(2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 (age 23)	-	-	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup^JOR

FW	Omar Ghanajoq	(2005-10-18) 18 October 2005 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Ahli	v. Syria, 18 November 2025
FW	Abdulrahman Al-Zaghaiba	(2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Al-Jazeera	v. Syria, 18 November 2025
FW	Abdulrahman Jarwan	(2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 (age 21)	-	-	Al-Baqa'a	v. Syria, 18 November 2025
FW	Ahmad Al-Harahsha	(2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Al-Wehdat	v. United Arab Emirates, 13 October 2025
FW	Ibrahim Sabra	(2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 (age 20)	-	-	Lokomotiva Zagreb	v. Turkmenistan, 9 September 2025^JOR
FW	Seif Darwish	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Stal Rzeszów	v. Bahrain, 28 August 2025
FW	Obieda Al-Namarneh	(2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 (age 21)	-	-	Al-Hussein	2025 WAFF U-23 Championship
FW	Rakan Abualhaj	(2006-03-04) 4 March 2006 (age 20)	-	-	Shabab Al-Ordon	March Training camp
^PRE Part of the preliminary squad ^INJ Player injured ^CLB Player refused by club or unable to attend due to club commitments ^JOR Player moved up to the first team ^OVR Player overaged and ineligible to represent this age group ^WD Player withdrew for non-injury related reasons

Previous squads

AFC U-23 Championship

Asian Games

Tournament records

Summer Olympics

Since 1992, football at the Summer Olympics changes into Under-23 tournament.

Olympics Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1956 to 1988	See Jordan national football team
1992 to 2024	Did not qualify
2028	To be determined
2032	To be determined
Total	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC U-23 Championship Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Third place	3rd	6	3	2	1	10	5
2016	Quarterfinals	7th	4	1	2	1	3	2
2018	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	3	4
2020	Quarterfinals	5th	4	1	2	1	4	4
2022	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	2	2
2024	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	6
2026	Quarterfinals	6th	4	2	1	1	5	5
Total	Third place	7/7	27	8	11	8	29	28

Asian Games

Asian Games Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
Busan 2002	Withdrew
Doha 2006	Round 2	19	6	1	3	2	15	7
Guangzhou 2010	Group stage	21	3	0	1	2	0	7
Incheon 2014	Quarterfinals	7	4	3	0	1	5	2
Jakarta-Palembang 2018	Did not participate
Hangzhou 2022	Did not participate
Aichi-Nagoya 2026	To be determined
Doha 2030
Riyadh 2034
Total	Quarterfinals	3/9	13	4	4	5	20	16

WAFF U-23 Championship

WAFF U-23 Championship Record
Hosts/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2015	Group stage	8th	3	1	0	2	4	4
2021	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1	12	6
2022	Did not participate
2023	Semi-finals	4th	3	1	2	0	4	3
2024	Group stage	5th	3	2	1	0	7	3
2025	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	4	3
Total	Champions	4/5	14	8	3	3	27	16

International cups/friendly tournaments

2008 Norway - Middle East U21 National Team Tournament (second place)
2012 Palestine International Cup (group stage)
2014 Palestine International Championship (second place)

References

^ "Jordan U-23 football team fixtures, news, results, squad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "Jordan Olympic team news, schedules, results, squad". International Soccerwy. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "Jordan 2012/14 Jako Home and Away Jerseys". Football Fashion. 2012-09-13. 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.
^ "إعلان قائمة المنتخب الوطني ت23 لمعسكر قطر والنهائيات الآسيوية". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 23 December 2025.
^ "AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 - Squad Lists" (PDF). the-afc.com. AFC. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
^ "المنتخب الوطني ت23 يواصل تحضيراته لمواجهة السعودية بكأس آسيا". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.

External links

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Jordan's head-to-head record in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	3	0	2	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Indonesia	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Iraq	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Japan	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Kyrgyzstan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Malaysia	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Myanmar	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
North Korea	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Oman	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Qatar	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Saudi Arabia	3	1	1	1	6	7	−1	033.33
South Korea	4	0	2	2	2	4	−2	000.00
United Arab Emirates	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	033.33
Vietnam	3	1	1	1	3	3	+0	033.33
Total	27	8	11	8	29	28	+1	029.63

[rdp-we-cite_note-1] "Jordan U-23 football team fixtures, news, results, squad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[rdp-we-cite_note-2] "Jordan Olympic team news, schedules, results, squad". International Soccerwy. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[rdp-we-cite_note-3] "Jordan 2012/14 Jako Home and Away Jerseys". Football Fashion. 2012-09-13. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

[rdp-we-cite_note-4] "Adidas signs partnership with Jordanian Football Federation". Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

[rdp-we-cite_note-5] "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.

[rdp-we-cite_note-6] "إعلان قائمة المنتخب الوطني ت23 لمعسكر قطر والنهائيات الآسيوية". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 23 December 2025.

[rdp-we-cite_note-7] "AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 - Squad Lists" (PDF). the-afc.com. AFC. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.

[rdp-we-cite_note-8] "المنتخب الوطني ت23 يواصل تحضيراته لمواجهة السعودية بكأس آسيا". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.

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National under-23 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-23 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

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