Al-Jazeera Club (Arabic: نادي الجزيرة) is a Jordanian multisports club based in Amman. Founded in 1947, the team plays at Amman International Stadium. They compete in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football.

Al-Jazeera Club
نادي الجزيرة
Full nameAl-Jazeera Club of Amman
Nickname(s)(Al-sharameet Al-humor)
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
GroundAmman International Stadium
Capacity17,619
PresidentAwn Hamdan
ManagerOthman Al-Hasanat
LeagueJordanian Pro League
2023Jordanian First Division League, 1st of 14 (promoted)
Active departments of Al-Jazeera
Football Men's Football Women's Football Men's U-18
Football Men's U-16 Basketball Handball
Volleyball Athletics Bodybuilding
Weightlifting Table Tennis

History

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In the early 1940s, the club consisted of boys who shared common traits like age, social status, friendship, neighborhood, education and love for sports, especially football.[clarification needed]

And approved the establishment of the club by the Interior Ministry in 01/01/1947 as approved on its Procedure and it appears to the existence of a club named (the island) and taking exercise and various sports activities on top Football.[1]

Stadium

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Al-Jazeera plays their home games at Amman International Stadium in Amman. The stadium was built on 1964 and opened on 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-Faisaly. It has a current capacity of 17,619 spectators.[citation needed]

Kits

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Al-Jazeera's home kit is all red shirts and white shorts, while their away kit is all white shirts and red shorts.[citation needed]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

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Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor
2011–2013 Uhlsport None
2013–2015 Adidas
2015–2016 Jako
2016–2017 MBB Apparel
2017–2020 Jako

Honours

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Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Premier League 3 1952,
1955,
1956
FA Cup 2 1984,
2017–18
FA Shield 2 1981,
1986
Super Cup 1 1985
Total 8

Performance in AFC and UAFA competitions

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2015: Round of 16
2018: West Asia Zonal final
2019: West Asia Zonal final
2020: Cancelled

IFFHS Rankings

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Current squad

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As of 31 August 2024[3][4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF   JOR Omar Awaqlh
5 DF   JOR Ahmad Al-Sughair
6 MF   PLE Mohammed Ayob
7 FW   JOR Ahmad Abu Sha'ireh
9 FW   JOR Malek Allan
11 FW   JOR Zaid Abu Abed
12 DF   JOR Ahmad Al-Sughair
13 MF   JOR Khaldon Sabra
15 DF   JOR Mohammed Sandouqa
16 MF   JOR Noor Aldean Mowafi
20 FW   JOR Odai Khadr
21 MF   JOR Anas Badawi
22 GK   JOR Qutaiba Jihad
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF   JOR Talal Al-Hawari
29 FW   JOR Hamza Al-Saifi
66 DF   JOR Abdallah Al-Manasrah
70 FW   JOR Momen Qazaqza
73 DF   PLE Wajdi Nabhan
77 MF   JOR Yazan Shaukat
90 MF   JOR Gaith Al-Madadha
91 GK   JOR Islam Al-Shqirat
MF   JOR Hamad Alblawnaeh
FW   COL Diego Calderón
MF   JOR Mohammad Al-Hasanat
MF   JOR Khaled Sayaheen

Current technical staff

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Position Staff
First team head coach   Amjad Abu Tu'aimeh
Assistant coach   Amer Al-Halabieh
Goalkeeping coach   Salameh Al-Ghrouf
Medical Officer   Ibrahim Ikhmayyes
Equipment Manager   Nayel Qtiesh
Media Officer   Radi Al-Zawahreh
Team Manager   Mohannad Al-Maharmeh

Managerial history

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Name From To
  Issa Al-Turk 2006 2009
  Amjad Abu Taimah 2009 2010
  Jamal Abu Abed 2010 2010
  Emad Khankan 2010 2010
  Khaled Awad 2010 2011
  Mohammed Omar 2011 2012
  Issa Al-Turk 2012 2015
  Haitham Al-Shboul 2015 2016
  Nizar Mahrous 2016 2017
  Maher Bahri 2017 2017
  Chiheb Ellili 2017 2018
  Nizar Mahrous 2018 2018
  Dalibor Starčević 2018 2019
  Amjad Abu Taimah 2019 Present

Presidential history

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No Name
1   Mohammed Rawhi
2   Fawzi Izz Al-Din Moghrabi
3   Amer Mufti
4   Bassam Al-Khasawneh
5   Amer Mufti
6   Abdel Ra'ouf Attiah
7   Abdullah Kiswani
8   Salim Shahine
9   Abdul Latif Al-Talli
10   Riyad Al-Hroub
11   Fadi Ghandour
12   Wa'el Zo'rob
13   Sari Hamdan
14   Samir Mansour
15   Mohammed Al-Maharmeh[5]

References

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  1. ^ "نادي الجزيرة (عمان) نبذه عن نادي الجزيرة -". w.mdar.co. Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  2. ^ "Club World Ranking by footballdatabase". footballdatabase. 2020-08-07.
  3. ^ "الجزيرة - قائمة اللاعبين". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. Archived from the original on 2024-08-31. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  4. ^ "Al-Jazeera Club - Squad". ysscores.com. Yalla Shoot. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ^ "المحارمة رئيسا لنادي الجزيرة بالتزكية". Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
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