Derby of Jordan (Arabic: ديربي الأردن) refers to the football derbies between the professional Jordanian clubs Al-Faisaly and Al-Wehdat from the capital Amman. Al-Faisaly and Al-Wehdat are the most successful clubs in the history of the Jordanian league, both teams serve as the main recruiting pools for Jordan national team.[1][2]

Derby of Jordan
LocationAmman, Jordan
TeamsAl-Faisaly & Al-Wehdat
First meetingAl-Faisaly 3–0 Al-Wehdat
First Division
(28 November 1976)
Latest meetingAl-Wehdat 1–1 Al-Faisaly
2024–25 Jordanian Pro League
(21 September 2024)
Next meetingTBD
StadiumsAmman International Stadium (Al-Faisaly)
King Abdullah II Stadium (Al-Wehdat)
Statistics
Meetings total157
Most winsAl-Faisaly (59 wins)
Top scorerKhaled Awad
Mahmoud Shelbaieh
(15)

Background

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Matches between the rival teams have a long history of violence, mirroring the divisions between the country's Palestinians and native East Bankers, mostly tribes who inhabited the East Bank of the Jordan River before the 1948 Palestinian exodus of after the creation of Israel in 1948.[3]

The most serious incident occurred in December 2010 when Al-Wehdat defeated Al-Faisaly 1–0 at the final whistle with Faisaly fans throwing stones over the stands while leaving the stadium, Wehdat fans trying to escape the ground desperately were mistaken for an out-of-control hooligan crowd by police, and clashes occurred. The fans eventually broke down the fence separating the stands from the pitch, then broke free. It is sometimes thought to be a racist rivalry with much sectarian hatred between Jordanians and Palestinians in Jordan. 250 supporters were injured in supporter related violence when the Palestinian supported Wehdat played against Al-Faisaly, supported by Jordanians.

The matches between the two teams have had supporters chanting slogans from the Black September in Jordan civil war, the war between the Jordanian state and the Palestinian resistance movement, in 1970. Jordanian Palestinians subdued their nationalist slogans at the stadiums.[4]

List of results

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  Al-Faisaly win
  Al-Wehdat win
  Draw
Date Competition Stadium Score Al-Faisaly Scorers Al-Wehdat Scorers
21 September 2024 Premier League Amman International 1–1 Diedhiou   78' Shelbaieh   42' (pen.)
31 March 2024 Premier League Amman International 2–0 Bani Hani   6'
Abu Al-Jazar   74' (o.g.)
25 August 2023 Premier League Amman International 3–2 Zakaria   64'
Al-Shanaineh  67'
Abu Taha   5'
Al-Ajalin   35' (o.g.)
Henry   86'
28 July 2023 Super Cup Amman International 1–0 Henry   9'
21 July 2023 Super Cup Amman International 1–2 Khairullah   19' Al-Awadat   62'
Abu Al-Jazar   90+2'
6 June 2023 FA Shield Prince Mohammed 1–0 Zakaria   69'
28 October 2022 Premier League Al-Hassan 1–1 Haddad   16' (pen.) Khairullah   34'
14 October 2022 FA Cup King Abdullah 1–1 (6–5 p) Al-Attar   45+1' Qumbor   45+2'
25 June 2022 Premier League Amman International 1–0 Al-Rushadi   7'
7 March 2022 FA Shield Prince Mohammed 1–0 Haddad   85'
21 November 2021 FA Cup Amman International 3–1 Al-Attar   45+1' (pen.)
Sisa   55'
  69'
N'Diaye   87'
19 August 2021 Premier League Amman International 2–0 Shelbaieh   37' (pen.)
Za'tara   45+2'
21 July 2021 Premier League Amman International 0–1 Nasib   51'
9 March 2021 FA Shield Prince Mohammed 0–1 Khattab   59'
16 January 2021 Premier League Amman International 1–2 Ersan   69' N'Diaye   31'  45'
31 October 2020 Premier League Amman International 2–0 Youssef   26'
N'Diaye   52'
7 March 2019 Premier League Amman International 2–1 Ersan   73'
Essifi   88'
Murjan   15'
28 September 2018 Premier League King Abdullah 0–0
9 February 2018 Premier League King Abdullah 2–2 Gikiewicz   12'
Mendy   53'
Abdallah Deeb   18' (pen.)
Murjan   70'
22 September 2017 Premier League Amman International 0–2 Faisal   12'
Abdallah Deeb   82'
20 May 2017 FA Cup King Abdullah 0–0
12 May 2017 FA Cup Amman International 2–0 Gikiewicz   59'   90+3' (pen.)
8 April 2017 Premier League Amman International 2–1 Gikiewicz   45+1' (pen.)
Qwaider   85'
Abdel-Fattah   15'
16 December 2016 Premier League King Abdullah 0–0
8 September 2016 FA Shield Prince Mohammed 1–0 Bani Attiah   67'
4 March 2016 Premier League Amman International 0–1 Wagsley   71'
30 October 2015 Premier League Amman International 1–0 Abdel-Rahman  35'
21 August 2015 Super Cup Amman International 1–0 Al-Rawashdeh   80'
19 May 2015 FA Cup Prince Mohammed 1–0 Abdel-Rahman   5'
16 May 2015 FA Cup Al-Hassan 0–0
19 April 2015 Premier League Prince Mohammed 0–3 Rateb   13'
Shatnawi   54' (o.g.)
Shafi   79' (pen.)
22 November 2014 Premier League King Abdullah 2–0 Abu Amarah   51'
Za'tara   83'
21 March 2014 Premier League King Abdullah 2–0 Al-Alousi   12' (o.g.)
Amer Deeb   90+5' (pen.)
9 February 2014 Premier League Amman International 1–0 Al-Zawahreh   2'
25 August 2013 FA Cup Amman International 2–4 Al-Sheikh   20'
Al-Nawateer   74'
Ismail   7'
Abu Amarah   8'   59'
Adnan   90+4' (o.g.)
29 March 2013 Premier League King Abdullah 3–0 Shelbaieh   44'
Abdallah Deeb   56'   71'
28 October 2012 Premier League Amman International 0–1 Ra'fat Ali   4'
6 October 2012 FA Cup Amman International 1–1 Al-Sheikh   82' Al-Sabah   21'
24 July 2012 FA Cup King Abdullah 3–3 Al-Maharmeh   2'
Anas Hijah   10'
Ashraf Nu'man   69'
Shelbaieh   28'   52'
Abdel-Fattah   89'
3 May 2012 Premier League Amman International 0–0
28 January 2012 FA Cup Amman International 3–2 Bani Attiah   59' (pen.)
Hayel   71' (pen.)
Shelbaieh   21'   84'
Abdallah Deeb   49'
24 January 2012 FA Cup Amman International 2–1 Hayel   9'
Al-Nawateer   35'
Abdallah Deeb   41'
26 November 2011 Premier League King Abdullah 0–0
22 April 2011 Premier League King Abdullah 0–3 Al-Barghouthi   26'
Ra'fat Ali   48' (pen.)
Shelbaieh   90+4'
10 December 2010 Premier League King Abdullah 1–0 Abdel-Fattah   20'
13 August 2010 Super Cup Prince Mohammed 0–1 Abdel-Halim   106'

Head to head

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This table explains the all-time record of official meetings between the two teams since 28 November 1976:

# Tournament Al-Faisaly Wins Al-Wehdat Wins Draws Total Al-Faisaly Goals Al-Wehdat Goals
1 Premier League 32 34 28 94 84 91
2 FA Cup 9 8 8 25 32 29
3 FA Shield 11 6 3 20 22 15
4 Super Cup 5 7 2 14 14 16
5 AFC Cup 2 0 2 4 5 3
6 Total 59 55 43 157 157 154

Trophies

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Comparison of Al-Faisaly and Al-Wehdat trophies won:

Competition Al-Faisaly Al-Wehdat
First Division / Premier League 35 17
FA Cup 21 12
FA Shield 9 10
Super Cup 17 15
AFC Cup 2 0
Total 84 54

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jordan to probe violence following football match on Friday". arabianbusiness.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "The Jordanian Derby - Political Divides". DW on Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Jordanian football violence leaves 250 hurt". tert.am. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Football, violence and politics in the Arab world". newmeast.wordpress.com. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.