The Amman International Stadium () is a

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

in Al-Hussein City,

Amman Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant ...

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

. It was built in 1964 and opened in 1968. It is owned by the

Government of Jordan The politics of Jordan takes place in a framework of a parliamentary monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Jordan is head of government, and of a multi-party system. Jordan is a constitutional monarchy based on the constitution promulgated on ...

and operated by the Higher Council of Youth. It is also the home stadium of the Jordan national football team and Al-Faisaly SC. It has a current capacity of 17,619 spectators.

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Aerial View of Amman International Stadium

In addition to Jordan's home games, the stadium hosts other games in Jordanian football including the

Jordanian Pro League The Jordanian Pro League () is a Jordanian professional league for men's football clubs and represents the top flight of Jordanian football. The championship consists of twelve competing teams in a home and away league system. The league was not ...

, Jordan FA Cup, Jordan FA Shield and Jordan Super Cup games. It has also hosted other tournaments such as the

2005 WAFF Women's Championship The 2005 West Asian Women's Football Championship took place in Amman, Jordan. It was the first West Asian Football Federation Women's championship. Five teams participated and the hosts won. Results ---- ---- ---- ---- Referenc ...

2007 WAFF Women's Championship The 2007 West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship was held in Amman, Jordan. It was the second West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship held. Four teams competed and Jordan, the hosts and defending champions, won the tourna ...

, 2007 WAFF Championship, 2007 AFC Cup Finals, 2007 Asian Athletics Championships,

2010 WAFF Championship The 2010 WAFF Championship was the 6th edition of the West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for selected West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Jordan, after Lebanon was deemed not capable of h ...

and

2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international Women's association football, women's youth association football, football championship contested by the under-17 national t ...

games amongst many others.

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at World Stadiums Football venues in Jordan

Athletics (track and field) venues in Jordan Sports venues completed in 1968 1968 establishments in Jordan Tourist attractions in Amman Sports venues in Amman {{Jordan-sports-venue-stub

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