Shabab Al-Ordon Club (Arabic: نادي شباب الأردن, lit.'Jordan Youth Club') is a Jordanian professional football club based in Amman, that competes in the Jordanian Pro League. The club was established in 2002, but originated from its club Al-Qadisiyah.

Shabab Al-Ordon
Full nameShabab Al-Ordon Club
Nickname(s)أسود غمدان
ʾUsūd Ghamdan
Lions of Ghamdan
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)[1]
GroundKing Abdullah II Stadium
Capacity13,000
PresidentSalim Khair[2]
Head CoachRaed Assaf
LeagueJordanian Pro League
2023–24Jordanian Pro League, 8th of 12
Current season
Active departments of Shabab Al-Ordon
Football Men's Football Women's

History

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Shabab Al-Ordon Club Management has played an important role in its success. Furthermore, the greatest achievement of the club was in 2007 in their success in winning AFC Cup. The Red and whites have been popular for twisting and turning Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly title races while rarely being involved. in 2004–2007 Shabab were the most threatening, but since then, the form has dropped.[citation needed]

2007 AFC Cup

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Shabab Al-Ordon qualified for the 2007 AFC Cup, Asia's second-tier club tournament (Jordanian clubs did not pass the licensing requirements to participate in the AFC Champions League and thus were transferred to the AFC Cup). Shabab Al Ordon's continental bow started with a 2–0 victory over Yemen's Al-Saqr in Group A before 1–0 and 2–0 wins over Oman's Muscat and Nejmeh of Lebanon respectively saw the Amman side on maximum points after three games.[citation needed]

The second half of the group stage was not as strong for the Jordanians as an away defeat to Nejmeh followed by a 1–1 draw with Al Saqr in Yemen saw the Lebanese side move into top spot. And it took a 2–1 victory over Muscat in the final group game to see Shabab Al Ordon advance as the best-placed runners-up in the West.[citation needed] Shabab Al Ordon was then pitted against Singaporean opposition in the last eight with Armed Forces. Shabab Al Ordon enjoyed the perfect first leg by seeing off the Singapore side 5–0 in Amman, although complacency threatened to get the better of them in the return leg before a 3–0 defeat saw them progress 5–3 on aggregate.[citation needed] Three Jordanian teams reached the last four with Shabab Al-Ordon avoiding the local derby after being paired with Nejmeh. In their third meeting of the competition Shabab Al Ordon's Odai Al-Saify scored the only goal of the game early on as the Amman side defeated Nejmeh 1–0, before a scoreless draw in the second leg in Beirut secured them a place in the final at the first time of asking.[citation needed] Al Faisaly and Al Wehdat played out a 1–1 draw in their first leg at Amman International Stadium. Some 17,000 spectators turned out for the return leg at the same venue and it was Hassouneh Al-Sheikh who was the hero, scoring the decisive goal in a 2–1 victory.[citation needed]

For the third year in a row, Al Faisaly lined up for the tournament showpiece but, for the first time, they would have to overcome Jordanian opposition in the final to lift the title. After a scoreless first half, Odai Al Saify netted the only goal of the game in the 52nd minute as Shabab Al Ordon, technically the away team, ran out 1–0 winners. Haitham Al-Shboul then cancelled out that away goal by striking early in the second leg to tie the contest at 1–1 on aggregate. But Mustafa Shehdeh equalised on the stroke of half-time and, with no further goals, Al Faisaly's reign as AFC Cup champions was ended as Shabab Al Ordon were crowned kings of the continent.[3]

Stadium

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Shabab Al-Ordon plays their home games at King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman. The stadium was constructed in 1998 with a capacity of 13,000 people.[citation needed]

Kits

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Shabab Al-Ordon's home kit is all red and white stripes, while their away kit is all black and white stripes.[citation needed]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

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Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor
2002–2015 Adidas Orange Jordan
2015–2016 Erreà Nisc Pure
2016–2017 Burger King
2017–2018 Jako None
2018– Joma None

Current squad

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As of 31 August 2024[4][5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   JOR Rasheed Rafeed
3 MF   JOR Hasan Helwa
4 DF   JOR Anas Al-Zaabot
5 DF   JOR Ahmed Abdallah
6 MF   JOR Aon Al-Maharmeh
7 MF   JOR Ayham Mohammad
8 MF   JOR Thaer Al-Dirabany
9 FW   JOR Khaled Assam
10 FW   JOR Zaid Al-Asfar
11 FW   JOR Hamza Al-Naeem
12 GK   JOR Noordeen Torman
13 DF   JOR Mohammed Abu Taha
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF   JOR Amer Al-Majdoubah
16 FW   JOR Saif Suleiman
18 FW   JOR Omar Israiwah
20 MF   JOR Moath Al-Alimat
21 DF   JOR Ward Al-Barri
23 DF   JOR Rawad Abu Khizran
24 MF   JOR Salah Eldin Farash
26 FW   ALG Abdelmalek Meftahi
66 MF   JOR Mohammed Al-Dhariwat
88 MF   JOR Ahmed Tannous
96 FW   JOR Mustapha Al-Saifi
99 GK   JOR Salama Salman

Managerial history

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Name From To
  Issa Al-Turk 2004 2005
  Hervé Renard 2005 2005
  Nizar Mahrous 2005 2007
  Jamal Mahmoud 2007 2008
  Mohammad Omar 2008 2008
  Nazar Ashraf 2008 2009
  Jamal Abu Abed 2009 2009
  Dragan Talajić 2009 2010
  Aristica Cioaba 2010 2010
  Tom Saintfiet 2010 2011
  Emad Dahbour 2011 2011
  Alaa Nabiel 2011 2012
  Florin Motroc 2012 2013
  Maher Bahri 2013 2013
  Ahmed Abdel-Qader 2013 2013
  Eugen Moldovan 2013 2014
  Ali Kmeikh 2014 2014
  Mohamed Al-Yamani 2014 2015
  Jamal Mahmoud 2015 2017
  Issa Al-Turk 2017 2018
  Zé Nando 2018 2019
  Mahmoud Al-Hadid 2019 2020
  Waseem Albzoor 2020 2022
  Mahmoud Al-Hadid 2022 present

Honours

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Domestic (8 titles)

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Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Premier League 2 2005–06, 2012–13
FA Cup 2 2005–06, 2006–07
FA Shield 2 2007, 2016
Super Cup 2 2007, 2013

Continental (1 title)

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Type Competition Titles Seasons Runners-up
AFC AFC Cup 1 2007

Recent seasons

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The table below chronicles the achievements of Shabab Al-Ordon in various competitions since 2004.

Champions Runners-up 3rd Place or Losing semi-finalists
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos FA Cup FA Shield Competition Result Competition Result
League AFC Competitions Other
2004–05 Premier League 18 8 5 5 41 27 29 4th QF SF
2005–06 Premier League 18 13 3 2 41 19 42 1st W GS Arab Champions League R32
2006–07 Premier League 18 9 5 4 35 19 32 4th W GS AFC Cup
W

RU

R16
2007–08 Premier League 18 7 8 3 27 15 29 3rd RU W AFC Cup GS Jordan Super Cup
W
2008–09 Premier League 18 13 2 3 37 16 41 2nd RU GS Arab Champions League R32
2009–10 Premier League 22 12 8 2 35 20 44 2nd QF GS AFC Cup R16 Jordan Super Cup
RU
2010–11 Premier League 20 9 6 5 38 26 33 3rd R16 GS
2011–12 Premier League 22 7 7 8 26 25 28 5th SF RU
2012–13 Premier League 22 16 5 1 48 22 53 1st SF Not held UAFA Club Cup GS
2013–14 Premier League 22 7 5 10 32 42 26 9th SF AFC Cup GS Jordan Super Cup
W
2014–15 Premier League 22 6 8 8 16 23 26 10th GS
2015–16 Premier League 22 9 6 7 28 25 33 5th RU
2016–17 Premier League 22 7 3 12 27 31 24 8th GS W
2017–18 Premier League 22 10 7 5 30 22 37 5th RU GS
2018–19 Premier League 22 11 6 5 30 21 39 4th R16 Not held
2020 Premier League 22 5 7 10 29 38 22 9th Not held SF UAFA Club Cup R16
2021 Premier League 22 8 9 5 28 22 33 6th R16 GS
2022 Premier League 22 10 3 9 32 29 33 4th R16 SF

References

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  1. ^ "نادي شباب الأردن". دليل منظمات المجتمع المدني في الأردن. Archived from the original on 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  2. ^ "الصفحة الرئيسية". Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  3. ^ "AFC Cup Final Flashback: Al Faisaly v Shabab Al Ordon (2007)". GhanaSoccernet. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. ^ "شباب الأردن - قائمة اللاعبين". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Shabab Al-Ordon - Players". ysscores.com. Yalla Shoot. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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