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[[Jordan national football team]] has been historically considered weaker than other Arab teams prior to the beginning of new millennium. Jordan often struggled to win a ticket and qualify for the Asian Cup, mainly, due to a weaker league and not many players competing professionally.

However, once Jordan polished themselves in order to join the new world, Jordanian football also witnessed significant positive changes. Jordan qualified for their first Asian Cup in 2004, before they did it again in 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023. In the first two editions, Jordan stunned all predictions by drawing and defeating many Asian powerhouses such as South Korea, Japan and Saudi Arabia, and they were considered a heavy underdog which qualified for the quarter-finals twice, their best result to date. In 2015 however, Jordan for the first time, had to go home from the group stage. In 2019 they reached the round of 16 and in 2023 edition they have now reached the finals.

==Overall record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=9|[[AFC Asian Cup]] record
!width=1% rowspan=39|
!colspan=6|[[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|Qualification]] record
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Matches drawn}}*
!{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Matches drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1910}} [[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=4|''Did not enter''
|colspan=8 rowspan=4|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Israel}} [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]
|colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|6
|2
|1
|3
|5
|9
|-
|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|''Did not enter''
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
|4
|1
|1
|2
|7
|10
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]
|4
|1
|3
|0
|2
|1
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]]
|colspan=8|''Did not enter''
|colspan=6|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
|2
|1
|0
|1
|4
|1
|-
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]]
|4
|2
|1
|1
|12
|4
|-
|{{flagicon|China}} [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]
|Quarter-finals
|7th
|4
|1
|3
|0
|3
|1
|6
|5
|0
|1
|13
|6
|-
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} {{flagicon|Malaysia}} {{flagicon|Thailand}} {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]
|colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|6
|3
|1
|2
|10
|5
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]
|Quarter-finals
|6th
|4
|2
|1
|1
|5
|4
|6
|2
|2
|2
|4
|4
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]
|Group stage
|rowspan=2|9th
|3
|1
|0
|2
|5
|4
|6
|3
|3
|0
|10
|3
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019]]
|Round of 16
|4
|2
|2
|0
|4
|1
|14
|8
|4
|2
|37
|12
|- style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]]
|[[2023 AFC Asian Cup final|Runners-up]]
|2nd
|7
|4
|1
|2
|13
|8
|11
|7
|2
|2
|19
|3
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2027 AFC Asian Cup|2027]]
|colspan=8|''Qualified''
|6
|4
|1
|1
|16
|4
|-
!Total
!0 titles
!6/19
!22
!10
!7
!5
!30
!18
!75
!39
!19
!17
!139
!62
|}

=== Record by opponent ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=8|AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
|-
! width="30" |Opponent
! width="30" |{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
! width="30" |{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}
! width="30" |{{Tooltip|D|Matches drawn, including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out}}
! width="30" |{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}
! width="30" |{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! width="30" |{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! width="30" |{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align="left"|{{fb|Australia}}||1||1||0||0||1||0||+1
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align="left"|{{fb|Bahrain}}||1||0||0||1||0||1||-1
|-bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|align="left"|{{fb|Iraq}}||2||1||0||1||3||3||0
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align="left"|{{fb|Japan}}||3||0||2||1||2||4||-2
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align="left"|{{fb|Kuwait}}||1||1||0||0||2||0||+2
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align="left"|{{fb|Malaysia}}||1||1||0||0||4||0||+4
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align="left"|{{fb|Palestine}}||2||1||1||0||5||1||+4
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align="left"|{{fb|Qatar}}||1||0||0||1||1||3||-2
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align="left"|{{fb|Saudi Arabia}}||1||1||0||0||1||0||+1
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align="left"|{{fb|South Korea}}||3||1||2||0||4||2||+2
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align="left"|{{fb|Syria}}||2||2||0||0||4||1||+3
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align="left"|{{fb|Tajikistan}}||1||1||0||0||1||0||+1
|-bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|align="left"|{{fb|United Arab Emirates}}||1||0||1||0||0||0||0
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align="left"|{{fb|Uzbekistan}}||1||0||0||1||1||2||-1
|-bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|align="left"|{{fb|Vietnam}}||1||0||1||0||1||1||0
|}

==Asian Cup 2004==
{{main|2004 AFC Asian Cup}}

This was Jordan's first ever Asian Cup in their history, following a successful qualification campaign. Although considered to be an underdog, Jordan surprised by drawing South Korea 0–0 before beating Kuwait 2–0 and drew the UAE 0–0, therefore passed into the quarter-finals right on their debut. Jordan even performed better than expected, when they drew giant Japan 1-1 before losing 3–4 on the penalty shootout. Ironically, despite Jordan had led Japan 3–1 on penalty shootout, subsequent misses and failed kicks had eliminated Jordan from the tournament. Japan would go on to win the title.

===Group B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="165"|Team
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align="left"|{{fb|KOR|1997}}
|3||2||1||0||6||0||+6||'''7'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align="left"|{{fb|JOR}}
|3||1||2||0||2||0||+2||'''5'''
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|KUW}}
|3||1||0||2||3||7||−4||'''3'''
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|UAE}}
|3||0||1||2||1||5||−4||'''1'''
|}

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|date= 19 July 2004
|time = 18:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}
|score = 0–0
|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-2004-in-china-gruppe-b-suedkorea-jordanien/ Report]
|team2 = {{fb|JOR}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Shandong Sports Center]], [[Jinan]]
|attendance= 26,000
|referee= [[Shamsul Maidin]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 23 July 2004
|time = 18:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}}
|score = 2–0
|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-2004-in-china-gruppe-b-jordanien-kuwait/ Report]
|team2 = {{fb|KUW}}
|goals1 = [[Khaled Saad|Saad]] {{goal|90+1}}<br />[[Anas Al-Zboun|Al-Zboun]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Shandong Sports Center]], [[Jinan]]
|attendance= 28,000
|referee= [[Lu Jun (referee)|Lu Jun]] ([[Football Association of the People's Republic of China|China]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 27 July 2004
|time = 19:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}}
|score = 0–0
|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-2004-in-china-gruppe-b-jordanien-va-emirate/ Report]
|team2 = {{fb|UAE}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Workers Stadium]], [[Beijing]]
|attendance= 25,000
|referee= [[Talaat Najm]] ([[Federation Libanaise de Football|Lebanon]])
}}

===Quarter-finals===
{{football box
|date= 31 July 2004
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}
|score = 1–1
|aet = yes
|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-2004-in-china-viertelfinale-japan-jordanien/ Report]
|team2 = {{fb|Jordan}}
|time = 18:00
|goals1 = [[Takayuki Suzuki|Suzuki]] {{goal|14}}
|goals2 = [[Mahmoud Shelbaieh|Shelbaieh]] {{goal|11}}
|stadium = [[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center]], [[Chongqing]]
|attendance= 52,000
|referee= [[Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh]] ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
|penalties1 = [[Shunsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Alessandro dos Santos|Alex]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Takashi Fukunishi|Fukunishi]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Koji Nakata|Nakata]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Takayuki Suzuki|Suzuki]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Yuji Nakazawa|Nakazawa]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Tsuneyasu Miyamoto|Miyamoto]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 4–3
|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Abdullah Abu Zema|Abu Zema]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Rateb Al-Awadat|Al-Awadat]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Hatem Aqel|Aqel]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Haitham Al-Shboul|Al-Shboul]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Faisal Ibrahim|Ibrahim]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Anas Al-Zboun|Al-Zboun]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Bashar Bani Yaseen|Bani Yaseen]]
}}

{{Jordan squad 2004 AFC Asian Cup}}

==Asian Cup 2011==
{{main|2011 AFC Asian Cup}}

Having missed out the 2007 edition, Jordan returned in 2011 edition and once again was drawn with Japan, together with 2007 runners-up Saudi Arabia and Syria. Similar to 2004, Jordan, one more time, shocked by drawing Japan 1–1 before defeating Saudi Arabia and Syria to qualify with seven points. Making itself a heavy underdog for the second times, Jordan, however, soon fell to Uzbekistan as the Uzbeks had shown to be more resilience than the Jordanians. The Turkic side would have defeated the Chivalrous 2–1 in the quarter-finals again, before winning fourth place for the first time. This was the best performance of Jordan in the Asian Cup.

===Group B===
{{main|2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="175"|Team
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align=left|{{fb|JPN}} 
|3||2||1||0||8||2||+6||'''7'''
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align=left|{{fb|JOR}} 
|3||2||1||0||4||2||+2||'''7'''
|- 
|align=left|{{fb|SYR}} 
|3||1||0||2||4||5||−1||'''3'''
|- 
|align=left|{{fb|KSA}} 
|3||0||0||3||1||8||−7||'''0'''
|}

{| style="width:70%;" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=35%|
!width=15%|
!
|-
|9 January 2011
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{fb-rt|JPN}}'''||align=center|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B#Japan vs Jordan|1–1]]'''||'''{{fb|JOR}}'''
|-
|13 January 2011
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{fb-rt|JOR}}'''||align=center|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B#Jordan vs Saudi Arabia|1–0]]'''||'''{{fb|KSA}}'''
|-
|17 January 2011
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{fb-rt|JOR}}'''||align=center|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B#Jordan vs Syria|2–1]]'''||'''{{fb|SYR}}'''
|}

===Quarter-finals===
{{football box
|date= 21 January 2011
|time= 19:30
|team1= {{fb-rt|UZB}}
|score= [[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Uzbekistan vs Jordan|2–1]]
|report= [https://archive.today/20121204144324/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2915 Report]
|team2= {{fb|JOR}}
|goals1= [[Ulugbek Bakayev|Bakayev]] {{goal|47||49}}
|goals2= [[Bashar Bani Yaseen|B. Bani Yaseen]] {{goal|58}}
|stadium= [[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance= 16,073
|referee= [[Malik Abdul Bashir]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]) }}

{{Jordan squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}}

==Asian Cup 2015==
{{main|2015 AFC Asian Cup}}

Jordan made their third debut by qualifying to the 2015 Asian Cup held in Australia. And, surprisingly once again, Jordan was drawn with Japan for the second times, together with Levant rivals Iraq and debutant Palestine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/sports/jordan-drawn-alongside-japan-iraq-2015-asian-cup|title=Jordan drawn alongside Japan, Iraq for 2015 Asian Cup|website=jordantimes.com|publisher=The Jordan News|date=26 March 2014|accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref> Having created a strong impression four years ago, Jordan was expected to at least, surprised again by qualifying to quarter-finals or even, reaching no.1 in the group. Their hopes were shattered by a 0–1 defeat to Iraq, before demolishing Palestine 5–1 with [[Hamza Al-Dardour]] made a double braces. Jordan would have met Japan in the last encounter, and they expected to even manage a surprising record again, having drawn Japan 1–1 in two previous encounters. Unfortunately, the Blue Samurais had learnt from their two previous mistakes and Jordan had to go home with a 0–2 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/japan-vs-jordan/330112|title=Form and head to head stats - Japan vs Jordan |website=skysports.com|publisher=Sky Sports|date=20 January 2015|accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref> This meant for the first time in their participancy, Jordan was out from the early stage.

===Group D===
{{main|2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D}}
{{:2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D|showteam=JOR}}

{| style="width:100%" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|12 January 2015
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|JOR}} ||align=center|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D#Jordan vs Iraq|0–1]] ||{{fb|IRQ}} || [[Lang Park|Brisbane Stadium]], [[Brisbane]]
|-
|16 January 2015
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|PLE}} ||align=center|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D#Palestine vs Jordan|1–5]] ||{{fb|JOR}} || [[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]], [[Melbourne]]
|-
|20 January 2015
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|JPN}} ||align=center|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D#Japan vs Jordan|2–0]] ||{{fb|JOR}} || AAMI Park, [[Melbourne]]
|}

{{Jordan squad 2015 AFC Asian Cup}}

==Asian Cup 2019==
{{main|2019 AFC Asian Cup}}

Jordan once again qualified to the Asian Cup, and for the second time in their participation, Jordan didn't join Japan in the same group. Instead, Jordan will have to face up defending champions Australia, alongside their Levant rivals Syria and Palestine, once again. Jordan had met Palestine in four years ago, while they faced Australia in 2018 World Cup qualification. Jordan also faced Syria in 2011 edition. However, due to history being an underdog, Jordan is expected to make surprise again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/sports/jordan-drawn-alongside-australia-2019-asian-cup|title=Jordan drawn alongside Australia for 2019 Asian Cup|website=jordantimes.com|publisher=The Jordan News|date=5 May 2018|accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref>

Jordan opened their account by a shocking impressive 1–0 win over defending champions Australia thanked for a header by [[Anas Bani Yaseen]] and an incredible performance by [[Khalil Bani Attiah]], who prevented every Australian attacks. This trend of impressive performance continued with a 2–0 victory over neighboring rival Syria. The win over Australia and Syria helped Jordan to top the group, becoming the first team to progress to the knockout stage of the edition. The last group stage match against Palestine, which had little impact on Jordan's position, ended 0–0, and Jordan consolidated their first place, ultimately sent them to the encounter against Vietnam in the round of sixteen with a perfect record, scoring three and conceding zero goals.

Jordan played against Vietnam in the first knockout stage's match. Prior to the encounter, Jordanian media and press had signaled in confident against Vietnam, the last team to qualify for the stage, and even confirmed for a full victory. Jordan eventually led 1–0 with a superb free kick by [[Baha' Abdel-Rahman]]. However, the second half witnessed a complete Vietnamese resurgence, with [[Nguyễn Công Phượng]] became the first player to net on [[Amer Shafi]], turned the tie into a draw 1–1. The draw was maintained after 120', but with all confidences lost, Jordan failed on the penalty shootout to Vietnam with the score 2–4, ultimately sending Jordan out from the campaign.

===Group B===
{{main|2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B}}
{{2019 AFC Asian Cup group tables|Group B|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

{{#lst:2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B|b1}}
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{{#lst:2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B|b3}}
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{{#lst:2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B|b6}}

===Round of 16===
{{main|2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage}}

{{football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|1|20|df=y}}
|time       = 15:00
|team1      = {{fb-rt|JOR}}
|score      = {{score link|2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Jordan vs Vietnam|1–1}}
|aet        = yes
|team2      = {{fb|VIE}}
|goals1     =
*[[Baha' Abdel-Rahman|Abdel-Rahman]] {{goal|39}}
|goals2     =
*[[Nguyễn Công Phượng]] {{goal|51}}
|penaltyscore= 2–4
|penalties1 =
*[[Baha' Abdel-Rahman|Abdel-Rahman]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Baha' Faisal|Faisal]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Ahmed Samir (footballer, born 1991)|Samir]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Ahmad Ersan|Ersan]] {{pengoal}}
|penalties2 =
*{{pengoal}} [[Quế Ngọc Hải]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Đỗ Hùng Dũng]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Lương Xuân Trường]]
*{{penmiss}} [[Trần Minh Vương]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Bùi Tiến Dũng (footballer, born 1995)|Bùi Tiến Dũng I]]
|stadium    = [[Al Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]]
|attendance = 14,205
|referee    = [[Alireza Faghani]] ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
|report     = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/13295
}}

{{Jordan squad 2019 AFC Asian Cup}}

==Asian Cup 2023==
{{main|2023 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Jordan squad 2023 AFC Asian Cup}}

===Group E===
{{main|2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E}}
{{2023 AFC Asian Cup group tables|Group E|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|showteam=JOR}}

{{#lst:2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|E2}}
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{{#lst:2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|E3}}
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{{#lst:2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|E6}}

;Ranking of third-placed teams
{{2023 AFC Asian Cup group tables|3rd place|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|showteam=GrE}}

===Knockout stage===
{{main|2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage}}

====Round of 16====
{{#lst:2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage|R16-3}}

====Quarter-finals====
{{#lst:2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage|QF1}}

====Semi-finals====
{{#lst:2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage|SF1}}

====Final====
{{main|2023 AFC Asian Cup final}}
{{#lst:2023 AFC Asian Cup final|Final}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Countries at the AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Jordan national football team}}

[[Category:Countries at the AFC Asian Cup]]
[[Category:Jordan national football team|Asian Cup]]