Derby of Jordan
Location | Amman, Jordan |
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Teams | Al-Faisaly & Al-Wehdat |
First meeting | Al-Faisaly 3–0 Al-Wehdat First Division (28 November 1976) |
Latest meeting | Al-Wehdat 1–3 Al-Faisaly FA Cup (21 November 2021) |
Next meeting | TBD |
Stadiums | Amman International Stadium (Al-Faisaly) King Abdullah II Stadium (Al-Wehdat) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 147 |
Most wins | Al-Wehdat (55 wins) |
Most player appearances | Ra'fat Ali (41) |
Top scorer | Khaled Awad Mahmoud Shelbaieh (15) |
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]
Background[]
Matches between the rival teams have a long history of violence, mirroring the divisions between the country's majority Palestinians and native Jordanians, mostly tribes who inhabited the East Bank of the Jordan River before the displacement of Palestinians 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. Though sometimes thought to be a racist rivalry with much sectarian hatred between Jordanians and Palestinians, it truly is just a popularity contest of the two greatest teams in Jordan, with the mass success fueling the passion, hatred and emotion. Due to the two-horse race nature of the league, it has been like that for a very long time. 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 civil war, the war between the Jordanian state and the Palestinian resistance movement, in 1970. Jordanian Palestinians have recently subdued their nationalist slogans at the stadiums.[4]
List of results[]
Al-Faisaly win | |
Al-Wehdat win | |
Draw |
Date | Competition | Stadium | Score | Al-Faisaly Scorers | Al-Wehdat Scorers |
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21 November 2021 | FA Cup | Amman International | 3–1 | Al-Attar ![]() Abu Jalboush ![]() ![]() |
N'Diaye ![]() |
19 August 2021 | Premier League | Amman International | 2–0 | Shelbaieh ![]() Za'tara ![]() | |
21 July 2021 | Premier League | Amman International | 0–1 | Naseeb ![]() | |
9 March 2021 | FA Shield | Prince Mohammed | 0–1 | Khattab ![]() | |
16 January 2021 | Premier League | Amman International | 1–2 | Ersan ![]() |
N'Diaye ![]() ![]() |
31 October 2020 | Premier League | Amman International | 2–0 | Youssef ![]() N'Diaye ![]() | |
7 March 2019 | Premier League | Amman International | 2–1 | Ersan ![]() Essifi ![]() |
Murjan ![]() |
28 September 2018 | Premier League | King Abdullah | 0–0 | ||
9 February 2018 | Premier League | King Abdullah | 2–2 | Gikiewicz ![]() Mendy ![]() |
Abdallah Deeb ![]() Murjan ![]() |
22 September 2017 | Premier League | Amman International | 0–2 | Faisal ![]() Abdallah Deeb ![]() | |
20 May 2017 | FA Cup | King Abdullah | 0–0 | ||
12 May 2017 | FA Cup | Amman International | 2–0 | Gikiewicz ![]() ![]() |
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8 April 2017 | Premier League | Amman International | 2–1 | Gikiewicz ![]() Qwaider ![]() |
Abdel-Fattah ![]() |
16 December 2016 | Premier League | King Abdullah | 0–0 | ||
8 September 2016 | FA Shield | Prince Mohammed | 1–0 | Bani Attiah ![]() |
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4 March 2016 | Premier League | Amman International | 0–1 | Wagsley ![]() | |
30 October 2015 | Premier League | Amman International | 1–0 | Abdel-Rahman![]() |
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21 August 2015 | Super Cup | Amman International | 1–0 | Al-Rawashdeh ![]() |
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19 May 2015 | FA Cup | Prince Mohammed | 1–0 | Abdel-Rahman ![]() |
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16 May 2015 | FA Cup | Al-Hassan | 0–0 | ||
19 April 2015 | Premier League | Prince Mohammed | 0–3 | Rateb ![]() Shatnawi ![]() Shafi ![]() | |
22 November 2014 | Premier League | King Abdullah | 2–0 | Abu Amarah ![]() Za'tara ![]() | |
21 March 2014 | Premier League | King Abdullah | 2–0 | Al-Alousi ![]() Amer Deeb ![]() | |
9 February 2014 | Premier League | Amman International | 1–0 | Al-Zawahreh ![]() |
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25 August 2013 | FA Cup | Amman International | 2–4 | Al-Sheikh ![]() Al-Nawateer ![]() |
Ismail ![]() Abu Amarah ![]() ![]() Adnan ![]() |
29 March 2013 | Premier League | King Abdullah | 3–0 | Shelbaieh ![]() Abdallah Deeb ![]() ![]() | |
28 October 2012 | Premier League | Amman International | 0–1 | Ra'fat Ali ![]() | |
6 October 2012 | FA Cup | Amman International | 1–1 | Al-Sheikh ![]() |
Al-Sabah ![]() |
24 July 2012 | FA Cup | King Abdullah | 3–3 | Al-Maharmeh ![]() Anas Hijah ![]() Ashraf Nu'man ![]() |
Shelbaieh ![]() ![]() Abdel-Fattah ![]() |
3 May 2012 | Premier League | Amman International | 0–0 | ||
28 January 2012 | FA Cup | Amman International | 3–2 | Bani Attiah ![]() Hayel ![]() |
Shelbaieh ![]() ![]() Abdallah Deeb ![]() |
24 January 2012 | FA Cup | Amman International | 2–1 | Hayel ![]() Al-Nawateer ![]() |
Abdallah Deeb ![]() |
26 November 2011 | Premier League | King Abdullah | 0–0 | ||
22 April 2011 | Premier League | King Abdullah | 0–3 | Al-Barghouthi ![]() Ra'fat Ali ![]() Shelbaieh ![]() | |
10 December 2010 | Premier League | King Abdullah | 1–0 | Abdel-Fattah ![]() | |
13 August 2010 | Super Cup | Prince Mohammed | 0–1 | Abdel-Halim ![]() |
Head to head[]
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 |
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1 | Premier League | 29 | 35 | 25 | 89 | 78 | 89 |
2 | FA Cup | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 28 |
3 | FA Shield | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 15 |
4 | Super Cup | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
5 | AFC Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
6 | Total | 54 | 55 | 38 | 147 | 148 | 148 |
Trophies[]
Comparison of Al-Faisaly and Al-Wehdat trophies won:
Competition | Al-Faisaly | Al-Wehdat |
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First Division/Premier League (Level 1) | 34 | 17 |
FA Cup | 21 | 10 |
FA Shield | 7 | 10 |
Super Cup | 17 | 14 |
AFC Cup | 2 | 0 |
Total | 81 | 51 |
See also[]
- List of association football rivalries
- Palestinians in Jordan
- Black September in Jordan
References[]
- ^ "Jordan to probe violence following football match on Friday". arabianbusiness.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "The Jordanian Derby - Political Divides". DW on Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Jordanian football violence leaves 250 hurt". tert.am. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "Football, violence and politics in the Arab world". newmeast.wordpress.com. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- Association football rivalries
- Football in Jordan
- Sport in Amman