Jordan national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | النشامى (The Chivalrous Ones)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Jordan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Ibrahim Helmy | ||
| FIFA code | JOR | ||
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| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2007) | ||
| AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1977) | ||
| Best result | 4th Place (2006) | ||
| Arab Cup U-20 | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1983) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2022) | ||
The Jordan national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب الأردن تحت 20 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-20 football team of Jordan and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association. This team can also be managed as an under-18 or under-19 team if necessary.
The team has qualified once for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2007. The team has also qualified for the AFC U-20 Asian Cup on a total of 9 occasions, most recently in 2025. Finally, Jordan has qualified for the Arab Cup U-20 on a total of 4 occasions, with their best finish being a Quarter-finals spot in 2022.
Recent results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Fixture
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[2]
2025
| 13 November Friendly | Russia | 6–1 | Jordan | Antalya, Turkey |
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Stadium: Antalya Atatürk Stadium |
| 15 November Friendly | Russia | 1–0 | Jordan | Antalya, Turkey |
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Stadium: Antalya Atatürk Stadium |
2026
| 13 February Friendly | Singapore | 0–2 | Jordan | Kallang, Singapore |
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Stadium: Kallang Football Hub Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore) |
| 16 February Friendly | Singapore | 1–2 | Jordan | Kallang, Singapore |
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Stadium: Kallang Football Hub |
| TBD[a] 2026 WAFF U-20 Championship GS | Iraq | v | Jordan | Mangaf, Kuwait |
| TBD | Stadium: Fahaheel Stadium |
| TBD[b] 2026 WAFF U-20 Championship GS | Jordan | v | United Arab Emirates | Sulaibikhat, Kuwait |
| TBD | Stadium: Sulaibikhat Stadium |
| TBD[c] 2026 WAFF U-20 Championship GS | Syria | v | Jordan | Sulaibikhat, Kuwait |
| TBD | Stadium: Sulaibikhat Stadium |
Coaching staff
Current personnel
As of 19 March 2026
| Position | Coach |
|---|---|
| Technical director | Abdelhay Ben Soltane |
| Head coach | Ibrahim Helmy |
| Assistant coach | Odai Al-Saify |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mohammad Al-Khlaylt |
| Fitness coach | Ahmad Muhanna |
Players
Current squad
The following 29 players were originally called up for the 2026 WAFF U-20 Championship, before the tournament's postponement.[3]
Head coach: Ibrahim Helmy[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohammad Al-Shloul | 29 January 2008 | Al-Hussein | ||
| 12 | GK | Mohammad Al-Lataifah | 20 January 2007 | Al-Wehdat | ||
| GK | Ahmad Al-Faluji | 17 January 2008 | Al-Faisaly | |||
| 2 | DF | Ahmad Abu Koush | 26 November 2007 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 3 | DF | Mo'men Odat | Al-Hussein | |||
| 4 | DF | Ali Al-Eweiwi | 21 February 2007 | Jordan Knights | ||
| 5 | DF | Faisal Al-Louzi | Al-Faisaly | |||
| 14 | DF | Seif Taha | 16 October 2007 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 16 | DF | Yasser Al-Hambooz | 6 December 2008 | Al-Jazeera | ||
| 18 | DF | Iyad Al-Amawy | 21 February 2007 | Al-Yarmouk | ||
| DF | Hussein Al-Diabat | 2 May 2008 | Al-Ramtha | |||
| 6 | MF | Omar Al-Khatib | Etihad | |||
| 10 | MF | Mohammad Al-Baytar | 13 July 2007 | Al-Ramtha | ||
| 13 | MF | Ali Al-Nueimi | 20 May 2007 | Al-Hussein | ||
| 20 | MF | Mohammad Hamdomeh | 2007 (age 18–19) | Al-Wehdat | ||
| 21 | MF | Ismail Freihat | Amman FC | |||
| MF | Alzean Odeh | 24 March 2008 | Amman FC | |||
| MF | Mohammad Abu Al-Ghanam | 12 January 2008 | Jordan Knights | |||
| MF | Qais Al-Shawashreh | Etihad | ||||
| MF | Mohanad Al-Mahsiri | Al-Wehdat | ||||
| 7 | FW | Nasser Al-Dajani | 1 January 2007 | Córdoba | ||
| 8 | FW | Adeeb Ramadan | Al-Hussein | |||
| 9 | FW | Abdulrahman Al-Zaghaiba | 10 April 2007 | Al-Jazeera | ||
| 17 | FW | Saad Al-Adwan | 12 May 2007 | Jordan Knights | ||
| FW | Mohammad Shehdeh | Etihad | ||||
| FW | Mahmoud Al-Tmaizi | 4 April 2008 | Al-Hussein | |||
| FW | Ayed Al-Khawalda | Al-Sarhan | ||||
| Qusai Deeb | Al-Wehdat | |||||
| Abdulrahman Saqallah | 2007 (age 18–19) | Al-Wehdat | ||||
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Noor Yaseen | 22 July 2007 | Al-Faisaly | v. Singapore, 16 February 2026 | ||
| DF | Omar Al-Shawabka | 2007 (age 18–19) | - | - | Al-Faisaly | v. Singapore, 16 February 2026 |
| MF | Abd Al-Kareem Al-Onaizat | - | - | v. Singapore, 16 February 2026 | ||
| MF | Hamza Aljadaa | - | - | Al-Hussein | v. Singapore, 16 February 2026 | |
| MF | Mohammad Asfour | Al-Jazeera | v. Russia, 15 November 2025 | |||
| FW | Rami Al-Shboul | 2007 (age 18–19) | - | - | Sahl Horan | v. Singapore, 16 February 2026 |
- INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
Coaching history
- Math'har Al-Saeed (1986-1989)
- Jan Poulsen (2006-2007)
- Ahmed Abdel-Qader (2007-2008)
- Mohammad Abdel-Azim (2009-2010)
- Jamal Abu Abed (2011-2012)
- Bibert Kaghado (2013-2014)
- Islam Al-Diabat (2015)
- Ahmed Abdel-Qader (2016-2018)
- Islam Al-Diabat (2021-2023)
- Peter Meindertsma (2023-2025)
- Islam Al-Diabat (2025)
- Ibrahim Helmy (2026-)
Kit providers
Kit sponsorship
| Kit supplier | Period |
|---|---|
| Jako | 2006–2010 |
| Adidas | 2011–2012 |
| Jako | 2012–2015[5] |
| Adidas | 2015–2018[6] |
| Joma | 2018–2021[7] |
| Umbro | 2021–2022 |
| Jako | 2022–2024 |
| Kelme | 2024–present |
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1977 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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| 2007 | Group stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — |
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
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| 1959 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
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| 1977 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1978 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| 1980 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
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| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
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| 2002 | Did not qualify | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | Squad | 1st of 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Group Stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Squad | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2010 | Group Stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad | 1st of 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 2012 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Squad | 3rd of 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | 3rd of 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Group Stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 1st of 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Cancelled | 2nd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 1st of 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Group Stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
| Total | Fourth Place | 9/42 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 58 | – | Total | – | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 79 | 50 |
U-20 Arab Cup
| Arab Cup U-20 record | |||||||
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| Host nation and year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1983 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1985 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1989 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2011 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2020 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2021 | |||||||
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||
| 2028 | |||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 11 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
WAFF U-20 Championship
| WAFF U-20 Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2019 | 3rd Place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Group stages | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2026 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 3rd Place | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 4 | |
Exhibition
| Exhibition game | |||||||||
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| Year | Tournament | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2025 | U-20 Challenge Series | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Jordan's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and AFC U-20 Asian Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Zambia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0.00 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| North Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 33.33 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| South Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0.00 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 66.67 |
| Total | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 19.35 |
See also
- Jordan national football team
- Jordan national under-23 football team
- Jordan national under-17 football team
- Jordan women's national football team
- Jordan women's national under-20 football team
Notes
- ^ Originally scheduled on 24 March, the 2026 WAFF U-20 Championship tournament got postponed for the time being due to the ongoing 2026 Iran war.
- ^ Originally scheduled on 26 March, the 2026 WAFF U-20 Championship tournament got postponed for the time being due to the ongoing 2026 Iran war.
- ^ Originally scheduled on 28 March, the 2026 WAFF U-20 Championship tournament got postponed for the time being due to the ongoing 2026 Iran war.
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