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A problem seen within Jordanian football is in terms of player wages. Often times, Jordanian footballers that are based in Jordan see football as a hobby and not as a viable profession, due to the lack of wages. Jordanian clubs have also been experiencing financial debt, which further troubles the
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was part of that empire. Similar to many countries in the world, Jordan (as part of Ottoman Empire) enjoyed their first football development brought by British sailors and merchants; however under autocratic rule of
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after losing 5–0 across two legs, missing out on a World Cup debut. After that, the team's performance stagnated, with Jordan crashing out in the group stage of the Asian Cup for the first time in
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for the round of 16. Despite being the strong favourite, Jordan were shockingly eliminated after losing 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out. In the following
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Tuastad, Dag (22 September 2014). "'A Threat to National Unity' – Football in Jordan: Ethnic Divisive or a Political Tool for the Regime?".
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and South Korea. However, they would finish the tournament as runners-up after losing 3–1 to hosts and defending champions
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For the first time in their history, Jordan qualified for the final round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the
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with a near-perfect seven points. In Jordan's third-ever knockout stage participation, they were matched against
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was founded at 1944. The Jordanian national football team's first international match was played in 1953 in
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Football in Jordan was introduced during the time of the
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Jordan had a chance to restore the team's pride in the
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The association administers the 14: 1512: 762:from the original on 7 March 2019 732:from the original on 7 March 2019 692:from the original on 7 March 2019 1474: 1465: 1464: 1066: 853: 382:national football team of Jordan 375: 87:Jordanian Second Division League 796: 774: 545:from the original on 2013-11-19 91:Jordanian Third Division League 83:Jordanian First Division League 1432:British Indian Ocean Territory 744: 718: 673: 647: 621: 586: 556: 525: 500: 478:for the first time, following 1: 493: 202:AFC Women's Club Championship 782:"How they got there: Jordan" 607:10.1080/09523367.2014.933208 445:2018 World Cup qualification 198:AFC Women's Champions League 7: 871:Jordan Football Association 429:inter-continental play-offs 386:Amman International Stadium 294:Jordan Football Association 40:Jordan Football Association 10: 1517: 307: 218:International competitions 175:AFC Champions League Elite 1460: 1419: 1379: 1121: 1031: 1005: 980: 949: 942: 917: 886: 879: 866: 269:WAFF Women's Championship 223: 216: 164: 157: 106:Jordan Women's Pro League 68: 61: 45: 33: 25: 20: 1181:East Timor (Timor-Leste) 568:Turkey from the Terraces 482:victories against Iraq, 431:, but bowed out against 390:King Abdullah II Stadium 388:and the 13,265-capacity 179:AFC Champions League Two 1442:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 427:campaign, reaching the 420:in the quarter-finals. 183:Arab Club Champions Cup 1050:International players 439:, following losses to 356:, starting in 1997 in 298:national football team 261:FIFA Women's World Cup 63:National competitions 1356:United Arab Emirates 334:Jordanian Pro League 255:Women's competitions 192:Women's competitions 79:Jordanian Pro League 1383:limited recognition 943:League competitions 416:, before losing to 398:2002 FIFA World Cup 1501:Football in Jordan 988:Women's Pro League 860:Football in Jordan 538:The New York Times 425:2014 qualification 394:2004 AFC Asian Cup 286:in the country of 228:Men's competitions 169:Men's competitions 148:Women's Jordan Cup 21:Football in Jordan 1488: 1487: 1425:other territories 1115:Football in Asia 1081: 1080: 1073:Jordan portal 1001: 1000: 938: 937: 601:(14): 1774–1788. 278: 277: 246:WAFF Championship 159:Club competitions 1508: 1478: 1468: 1467: 1437:Christmas Island 1123:Sovereign states 1108: 1101: 1094: 1085: 1084: 1071: 1070: 1069: 947: 946: 884: 883: 858: 857: 846: 839: 832: 823: 822: 816: 815: 813: 811: 800: 794: 793: 791: 789: 778: 772: 771: 769: 767: 756:Channel NewsAsia 748: 742: 741: 739: 737: 722: 716: 715: 709: 701: 699: 697: 677: 671: 670: 668: 666: 651: 645: 644: 642: 640: 625: 619: 618: 590: 584: 583: 581: 579: 570:. 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Index

Jordan Football Association
Men's team
Women's team
Jordanian Pro League
Jordanian First Division League
Jordanian Second Division League
Jordanian Third Division League
Jordan Women's Pro League
Jordan Women's First Division League
Jordan FA Cup
Jordan FA Shield
Jordan Super Cup
Women's Jordan Cup
AFC Champions League Elite
AFC Champions League Two
Arab Club Champions Cup
AFC Women's Champions League
AFC Women's Club Championship
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup
FIFA Arab Cup
WAFF Championship
FIFA Women's World Cup
Olympic Games
WAFF Women's Championship
football
Jordan
Jordan Football Association
national football team
Jordan League

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