Al-Faisaly SC explained

Clubname:Al-Faisaly
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Fullname:Al-Faisaly Sports Club
Nickname:Arabic: النسر الأزرق[1]
Manager:Raafat Mohammad
Founded: (as Al-Ashbal Club)
Ground:Amman International Stadium
Capacity:17,619
Chairman:Nidal al-Hadid
League:Jordanian Pro League
Season:2023-24
Position:Jordanian Pro League, 2nd of 12
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Website:http://www.alfaisalysc.com

Al-Faisaly Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الفيصلي الرياضي) is a Jordanian professional football club based in Amman. Founded in 1932, the club competes in Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football. Nicknamed "the Blue Eagles", they were founded as Al-Ashbal Club in 1932.

They won 84 official titles, 35 league titles, 21 Jordan FA Cups and 17 Jordan Super Cups, being the record holder for all these competitions, 9 Jordan FA Shields and 2 AFC Cups. Their main rival is Al-Wehdat, a club formed by a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman.

History

Foundation and first years

The club was founded in 1932 under the name Al-Ashbal Club. Football was not the only sport they played. However, because of a lack of financial resources, they focused on the most popular sport in Jordan, football.

In 1941, Al-Faisaly restarted, but they realized that they need a large budget. They decided to issue a charity lottery and set up a committee to meet with the Jordanian army chief John Bagot Glubb to obtain official approval to sell the lottery tickets to Jordanian army units. The cultural committee was active in distributing the Lottery, which resulted in the collection of 3,700 Jordanian dinars, and this amount was enough to get a piece of land next to the Islamic Scientific College "currently" in Jabal Amman near "first" circle and "rainbow" street, and intend to rebuild the club and to raise the declaration again, they had what they wanted The club returned under the name of Al-Faisaly this time.[2]

Colours

Al-Faisaly's home kit is all sky blue shirts and white shorts, while their away kit is all white shirts and black shorts.

Stadium

Al-Faisaly plays their home games at Amman International Stadium in Amman. The stadium was built in 1964 and opened in 1968, it is owned by The Jordanian government and operated by The higher council of youth. It is also the home stadium of Jordan national football team and Al-Jazeera. It has a current capacity of 17,619 spectators.

Support

The heads of the Al-Faisaly fan club (ultras) are currently Mazin Al-Binni and Khaled Al-Zarqawi.

Riots

Riots have repeatedly broken out for the past years between supporters and fans of Jordan's top rival clubs Al-Faisaly and Al-Wehdat, which is also a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman. The riots are regarded as reflecting tensions between the Palestinian fans of Al-Wehdat and the Jordanian fans of Al-Faisaly.[3]

The Derby of Jordan is a football traditional game which combines clubs Al-Faisaly and Al-Wehdat.[4]

Players

Current squad

[5]

Captains

Name[6] No.PositionFromTo
Mustafa Sedo Al-Kurdi19321940
Rashad Al-Mufti19401945
Abd Rabo Abu Jassar19451950
Shahada Musa19501965
Sultan Al-Odwan19591965
Mohammad Awad19651972
Mustafa Al-Odwan19721974
Nader Srour1GK19741977
Adnan Massoud19771979
Ibrahim Mustafa19791991
Milad Abasi1GK19911994
Anis Shafiq1GK19941995
Jamal Abu-Abed16MF19952001
Subhi Sulaiman8MF20012003
Adnan Al-Shuaibat5DF20032005
Mohannad Mahadeen19DF20052005
Hassouneh Al-Sheikh6MF20052006
Hatem Aqel17DF20062009
Lo'ai Al-Amaireh1GK20092011
Hassouneh Al-Sheikh6MF20112014
Mohammad Khamees7DF20142015
Shareef Adnan15DF20152016
Baha' Abdel-Rahman8MF20162020
Bara' Marei4DF2020Present

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head coachRaafat Mohammad
Assistant coachMo'ayyad Abu Keshek
Goalkeeping coach
Fitness coach

Managerial history

 
NameFromTo
Rashad Al-Mufti19441954
Shahada Musa19541970
Nabil Hamarneh19701972
Mohammad Awad19721981
Math'har Al-Saeed19811985
Ahmed Hassan19851986
Adnan Massoud 19861986
Mohammad Awad19861987
Math'har Al-Saeed19871989
Adnan Massoud 19891990
Math'har Al-Saeed19901997
Nihad Souqar 19971998
Mohammad Al-Yamani 19981998
Khaled Awad19982003
Branko Smiljanić20032006
Adnan Hamad20062008
Alaa Nabiel20082008
Nizar Mahrous20082009
20092009
Math'har Al-Saeed20092010
20102010
 
NameFromTo
Mohammad Al-Yamani 20102011
Rateb Al-Awadat20112011
Thair Jassam20112011
Math'har Al-Saeed 20122012
20122012
Valeriu Tița20122013
Ayman Hakeem20132013
Ali Kmeikh20132013
Mohammad Al-Yamani November 2013March 2014
Mohamed AzimaMarch 2014August 2014
Rateb Al-AwadatAugust 2014October 2014
February 2015April 2015
April 2015October 2015
2 October 201524 October 2015
Rateb Al-AwadatNovember 2015February 2016
Mohammad Al-Yamani February 2016April 2016
April 2016May 2016
 
NameFromTo
Jamal Abu-AbedJune 2016July 2016
August 2016November 2016
November 2016March 2017
Nebojša JovovićMarch 2017July 2017
Fisco July 2017September 2017
September 2017December 2017
Nebojša JovovićJanuary 2018May 2018
Nabil KoukiJune 2018September 2018
Tarik JeraeaSeptember 2018February 2019
February 2019December 2019
January 2020March 2020
June 2020August 2020
August 2020November 2020
November 2020January 2021
February 2021 August 2021
August 2021 August 2021
Mohammed Aqeel August 2021 September 2021
Mahmoud Al-HadidSeptember 2021 April 2022
Jamal Abu-AbedApril 2022July 2023
Ghazi GhrairiAugust 2023October 2023
Ahmad HayelOctober 2023August 2024
Raafat MohammadAugust 2024 present

Presidential history

The management of the club from 1970 to 2021 has always been run by Al-Odwan family.

NameFromTo
Fawaz Ibn Sharaf AL Muhana19321935
Qasem Al-Malhas19351953
Suleiman Al-Nabulsi19531956
Nasser Ibn Jamil19561970
Sultan Majed Al-Odwan19701978
Mustafa Majed Al-Odwan19781992
Sultan Majed Al-Odwan19922008
Bakr Sultan Al-Odwan20082008
Sultan Majed Al-Odwan20082018
Bakr Sultan Al-Odwan20182021
temporary committee20212022
Nidal al-Hadid2022present

Honours

The club holds 84 official titles.

Domestic (82 titles)

TypeCompetitionTitlesSeasons
DomesticPremier League35 1944,
1945,
1959,
1960,
1961,
1962,
1963,
1964,
1965,
1966,
1970,
1971,
1972,
1973,
1974,
1976,
1977,
1983,
1985,
1986,
1988,
1989,
1990,
1992,
1993,
1999,
2000,
2001,
2002–03,
2003–04,
2009–10,
2011–12,
2016–17,
2018–19,
2022
FA Cup211980,
1981,
1983,
1987,
1989,
1992,
1993,
1994,
1995,
1998,
1999,
2001,
2002–03,
2003–04,
2004–05,
2007–08,
2011–12,
2014–15,
2016–17,
2018–19,
2021
scope=colFA Shieldscope=col91987,
1991,
1992,
1997,
2000,
2009,
2011,
2022
2023
Super Cup171981,
1982,
1984,
1986,
1987,
1991,
1993,
1994,
1995,
1996,
2002,
2004,
2006,
2012,
2015,
2017,
2020

Regional

TypeCompetitionTitlesWinning SeasonsRunners Up
UAFAscope=colArab Club Champions Cup- -2006–07,
2017
scope=colArab Cup Winners' Cup-- 1996
scope=colArab Super Cup-- 2000

Asian record

AFC competitions

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1990–91Asian Cup Winners' CupFirst round Qadisiyaw/o
Second round Al Shabab0–10–10–2
1994–95Asian Cup Winners' CupFirst round Al-Tilalw/o
2002–03AFC Champions League2nd Qualifying Round West Al Ansar3–00–13–1
3rd Qualifying Round West Esteghlal0–10–20–3
2005AFC CupGroup stage Nebitçi Balkanabat1–13–31st
East Bengal5–01–0
Muktijoddha Sangsad2–13–0
Quarter-final Tampines Rovers1–01–02–0
Semi-final New Radiant4–11–15–2
Final Nejmeh1–03–24–2
2006AFC CupGroup stage HTTU4–31–11st
Nejmeh2–01–2
Quarter-final Sun Hei1–11–12–2 (5–4 pen.)
Semi-final Al-Wehdat1–01–12–1
Final Al-Muharraq3–02–45–4
2007AFC CupGroup stage Dhofar2–10–11st
Al Ansar1–10–2
Nebitçi Balkanabat2–00–0
Quarter-final Tampines Rovers5–22–17–3
Semi-final Al-Wehdat1–12–13–2
Final Shabab Al-Ordon0–11–11–2
2009AFC CupGroup stage Al-Majd1–23–44th
Dempo3–41–3
Al-Muharraq3–20–0
2011AFC CupGroup stage Duhok0–02–42nd
Al-Jaish2–01–1
Al-Nasr2–11–0
Round of 16 Nasaf1–2
2012AFC CupGroup stage Qadisiya1–12–13rd
Suwaiq2–30–0
Al-Ittihad1–14–1
2013AFC CupGroup stage Duhok1–01–01st
Dhofar2–31–1
Shaab Ibb2–12–0
Round of 16 Riffa3–1
Quarter-final Kitchee2–12–14–2
Semi-final Qadisiya0–11–21–3
2016AFC CupGroup stage Naft Al-Wasat2–10–12nd
Istiklol0–04–2
Tripoli3–11–1
Round of 16 Al-Muharraq0–1
2018AFC Champions LeaguePlay-off round Nasaf1–5
2018AFC CupGroup stage Al-Wahda2–22–11st
Al Ansar1–03–1
Dhofar2–00–1
Semi-final (West) Al-Jazeera0–11–11–2
2020AFC Champions LeaguePreliminary round 1 Kuwait1–2
2020AFC CupGroup stage Al-Wathba0–0
Al Ansar3–4
2021AFC CupGroup stage Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari2–0
Tishreen1–0
Kuwait0–1
Group stage Nasaf0-11-31st
Sharjah2-10-1
Al Sadd2-00-6

UAFA competitions

12 appearances

1986

Preliminary round

1987

Preliminary round

1992

Semi-finals

2000

Semi-finals

2001

Group stage

2003

Group stage

2003–04

Group stage

2004–05

Group stage

2006–07

Runner-up

2007–08

Semi-finals

2008–09

Quarter-finals

2017

Runner-up

5 appearances

1993

Group stage

1994

Group stage

1995

Group stage

1996

Runner-up

1999

Semi-finals

2 appearances

1997

Third place

2000

Runner-up

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12 July 2016. ar:مدرب الفيصلي:النسر الازرق سيحلق من جديد. Al-Faisaly coach: The Blue Eagles will fly again. https://www.gerasanews.com/article/232196. 25 February 2021. gerasanews.com. 1 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230201022841/https://www.gerasanews.com/article/232196. live.
  2. Web site: Al Atiyat. Omar. 2017-04-04. ar:أول نادي لكرة القدم. The first football club. 2021-02-25. Jordan Heritage. en-US. 1 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210301001711/http://www.jordanheritage.jo/football-club/. live.
  3. Web site: Rival Jordan football fans clash . Al Jazeera . 2017-03-01 . 13 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101213195651/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/12/2010121020416452506.html . live .
  4. Web site: 7 March 2016. ar:كلاسيكو الأردن (وحدات وفيصلي) بلغة الأرقام. Jordan Classico (Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly) in the language of numbers. 25 February 2021. gitsport. ar. 14 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230414162052/http://jo.gitsport.net/?p=5940. live.
  5. Web site: The Team. Al-Faisaly SC. Arabic. 15 May 2023. 15 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230515161128/http://www.alfaisalysc.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82/. live.
  6. Web site: ar:عشاق الفيصلي. Al-Faisaly Lovers. dead. 25 February 2021. faisalyfans.com. 1 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191001000303/http://www.faisalyfans.com/main/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A/%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82/.

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