Top 10 Stadiums in Jordan
Jordanian football reached a new high when the national team, the Nashama, reached the final of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, the country's greatest achievement in the sport. Football is hugely popular across the kingdom, with the leading clubs concentrated in the capital Amman and the northern city of Irbid. The stadium network is modest in scale but central to a passionate footballing culture. Every stadium below is on the map.
1. Amman International Stadium, Amman
Capacity: around 17,600. The principal national stadium of Jordan, in the capital Amman, part of the Al-Hussein Youth City sports complex. It is the main home of the Nashama national team and hosts the biggest domestic and international fixtures, including World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers. The ground is the focal point of Jordanian football.
2. King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman
Capacity: around 13,000. A modern Amman ground used by leading clubs and for national fixtures, part of the capital's network of venues. It supports the Jordanian Pro League and continental club competition.
3. Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Capacity: around 12,000. The main ground of Irbid, Jordan's second city in the north near the Syrian border. Irbid has a strong footballing tradition, and the ground anchors the game in the populous northern region of the kingdom.
4. Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Capacity: around 12,000. Located in Zarqa, a major industrial city north-east of Amman, home to clubs in the Jordanian top flight. It extends competitive football to one of the kingdom's largest urban centres.
5. Al-Baqa'a Stadium, Amman area
Capacity: around 8,000. Home to Al-Baqa'a, one of the clubs that has featured in the Jordanian Pro League, in the Amman governorate. It reflects the spread of football through the densely populated capital region.
6. Petra Stadium / Aqaba grounds
Capacity: varies. Grounds in southern Jordan, including the Red Sea port of Aqaba, host regional and lower-division football, extending the game to the south of the kingdom away from the Amman-Irbid heartland.
7. Al-Wehdat Stadium, Amman
Capacity: varies. Associated with Al-Wehdat, one of Jordan's two great clubs, rooted in the Palestinian refugee community. Al-Wehdat's matches, particularly against rivals Al-Faisaly, carry deep social significance and produce the most charged atmospheres in Jordanian football.
8. Al-Faisaly grounds, Amman
Capacity: varies. Associated with Al-Faisaly, the other giant of Jordanian club football and the most successful club in the country. The Al-Wehdat-Al-Faisaly rivalry is the defining fixture of the domestic game, blending football with the social fabric of the capital.
9. Mafraq / northern regional grounds
Capacity: varies. Grounds in the northern governorates host clubs in the league structure, extending football across the populous north of Jordan beyond Irbid.
10. Karak / southern regional grounds
Capacity: varies. Grounds in the historic south, including the area around Karak with its crusader castle, host regional football, reflecting the geographic spread of the game across the kingdom.
The 2023 Asian Cup final
Jordan's run to the final of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar was the defining moment of the country's footballing history. The Nashama, coached by Hussein Ammouta, beat South Korea in the semi-final before losing the final to hosts Qatar. The achievement, by a nation of around eleven million, was celebrated across Jordan and marked the team's arrival as a genuine force in Asian football.
Al-Wehdat, Al-Faisaly and the great rivalry
Jordanian club football is dominated by the rivalry between Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly, the two giants of Amman. Al-Faisaly is the most successful club in the country, while Al-Wehdat, rooted in the Al-Wehdat Palestinian refugee camp, carries deep social and political resonance. Their meetings are the biggest fixtures in Jordanian football and among the most intense in the region, transcending sport.
Visiting Jordanian grounds
The main stadium cluster sits in Amman, served by Queen Alia International Airport, with the Amman International Stadium and King Abdullah II Stadium at its centre. The northern city of Irbid and the industrial hub of Zarqa are within easy reach by road, as are the southern destinations of Aqaba and the historic sites near Karak and Petra. The map shows the full distribution across the kingdom.