Amman International Stadium

Amman International Stadium
Full name	Amman International Stadium
Location	Amman, Jordan
Coordinates	31.98516°N 35.90261°E
Owner	The Jordanian government
Operator	The higher council of youth
Capacity	17,619[1]
Field size	110 m × 74 m
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Built	1964
Opened	1968
Renovated	2007, 2015
Construction cost	1,250,000 JD
Main contractors	Jordanian construction contractors association
Tenants
	Jordan national football team; Al-Faisaly SC

The Amman International Stadium (Arabic: ستاد عمان الدولي‎) is a stadium in Al Hussein Youth City in Amman, Jordan. It is the largest stadium in Jordan. The stadium was built in 1964 and opened in 1968, it is owned by the Jordanian government 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.

Usage

In addition to Jordan home games, the stadium hosts other major games in Jordanian football as well including Jordanian Pro League, Jordan FA Cup, Jordan FA Shield and Jordan Super Cup games.[2][3]

It has also hosted other tournaments such as 1988 Arab Nations Cup, 1996 Arab Cup Winners' Cup, 1999 Pan Arab Games, 2003 Arab Athletics Championships, 2005 WAFF Women's Championship, 2007 Arab Athletics Championships, 2007 WAFF Women's Championship, 2007 WAFF Championship, 2006–07 Arab Champions League Finals, 2007 AFC Cup Finals, 2007 Asian Athletics Championships, 2010 WAFF Championship and 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup games amongst many others.

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"World Stadiums - International Stadium in Amman". www.worldstadiums.com.
"Amman International Stadium, home to Jordan, Al-Faisaly, Al-Jazeera, Shabab Al-Ordon, Al-Buqaa, Al-Wehdat - Football Ground Map". www.footballgroundmap.com.

External links

Amman International Stadium at World Stadiums

Preceded by Azadi Stadium Tehran	West Asian Football Federation Championship Final Venue 2007	Succeeded by Azadi Stadium Tehran
Preceded by Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	Asian Athletics Championships Venue 2007	Succeeded by Guangdong Olympic Stadium Guangzhou
Preceded by Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica San José	FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Final Venue 2016	Succeeded by Estadio Charrúa Montevideo

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "World Stadiums - International Stadium in Amman". www.worldstadiums.com.

[3] "Amman International Stadium, home to Jordan, Al-Faisaly, Al-Jazeera, Shabab Al-Ordon, Al-Buqaa, Al-Wehdat - Football Ground Map". www.footballgroundmap.com.