Derby of Jordan

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]

Derby of Jordan
LocaleAmman, Jordan
TeamsAl-Faisaly & Al-Wehdat
First meetingAl-Faisaly 3–0 Al-Wehdat
First Division
(28 November 1976)
Latest meetingAl-Faisaly 2–1 Al-Wehdat
Premier League
(7 March 2019)
Next meetingTBD
StadiumsAmman International Stadium (Al-Faisaly)
King Abdullah II Stadium (Al-Wehdat)
Statistics
Meetings total140
Most winsAl-Faisaly (53 wins)
Most player appearancesRa'fat Ali (41)
Top scorerMahmoud Shelbaieh (15)

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
7 March 2019 Premier League Amman International 2–1 Ersan  73'
Essifi  88'		 Murjan  15'
28 September 2018 Premier League King Abdullah 0–0
9 February 2018 Premier League King Abdullah 2–2 Gikiewicz  12'
Mendy  53'		 Abdallah Deeb  18' (pen.)
Murjan  70'
22 September 2017 Premier League Amman International 0–2 Faisal  12'
Abdallah Deeb  82'
20 May 2017 FA Cup King Abdullah 0–0
12 May 2017 FA Cup Amman International 2–0 Gikiewicz  59'  90+3' (pen.)
8 April 2017 Premier League Amman International 2–1 Gikiewicz  45+1' (pen.)
Qwaider  85'		 Abdel-Fattah  15'
16 December 2016 Premier League King Abdullah 0–0
8 September 2016 FA Shield Prince Mohammed 1–0 Bani Attiah  67'
4 March 2016 Premier League Amman International 0–1 Wagsley  71'
30 October 2015 Premier League Amman International 1–0 Abdel-Rahman 35'
21 August 2015 Super Cup Amman International 1–0 Al-Rawashdeh  80'
19 May 2015 FA Cup Prince Mohammed 1–0 Abdel-Rahman  5'
16 May 2015 FA Cup Al-Hassan 0–0
19 April 2015 Premier League Prince Mohammed 0–3 Rateb  13'
Shatnawi  54' (o.g.)
Shafi  79' (pen.)
22 November 2014 Premier League King Abdullah 2–0 Abu Amarah  51'
Za'tara  83'
21 March 2014 Premier League King Abdullah 2–0 Al-Alousi  12' (o.g.)
Amer Deeb  90+5' (pen.)
9 February 2014 Premier League Amman International 1–0 Al-Zawahreh  2'
25 August 2013 FA Cup Amman International 2–4 Al-Sheikh  20'
Al-Nawateer  74'		 Ismail  7'
Abu Amarah  8'  59'
Adnan  90+4' (o.g.)
29 March 2013 Premier League King Abdullah 3–0 Shelbaieh  44'
Abdallah Deeb  56'  71'
28 October 2012 Premier League Amman International 0–1 Ra'fat Ali  4'
6 October 2012 FA Cup Amman International 1–1 Al-Sheikh  82' Al-Sabah  21'
24 July 2012 FA Cup King Abdullah 3–3 Al-Maharmeh  2'
Anas Hijah  10'
Ashraf Nu'man  69'		 Shelbaieh  28'  52'
Abdel-Fattah  89'
3 May 2012 Premier League Amman International 0–0
28 January 2012 FA Cup Amman International 3–2 Bani Attiah  59' (pen.)
Hayel  71' (pen.)		 Shelbaieh  21'  84'
Abdallah Deeb  49'
24 January 2012 FA Cup Amman International 2–1 Hayel  9'
Al-Nawateer  35'		 Abdallah Deeb  41'
26 November 2011 Premier League King Abdullah 0–0
22 April 2011 Premier League King Abdullah 0–3 Al-Barghouthi  26'
Ra'fat Ali  48' (pen.)
Shelbaieh  90+4'
10 December 2011 Premier League King Abdullah 1–0 Abdel-Fattah  20'
13 August 2011 Super Cup Prince Mohammed 0–1 Abdel-Halim  106'

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
1 Premier League 29 29 26 84 76 82
2 FA Cup 8 8 7 23 38 37
3 FA Shield 9 6 2 17 30 24
4 Super Cup 5 5 2 12 13 13
5 AFC Cup 2 0 2 4 5 3
6 Total 53 48 39 140 162 159

Trophies

Comparison of Al-Faisaly and Al-Wehdat trophies won:

Competition Al-Faisaly Al-Wehdat
First Division/Premier League (Level 1) 33 16
FA Cup 19 10
FA Shield 7 10
Super Cup 16 13
Second Division (level 2) 0 1
AFC Cup 2 0
Total 77 50
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See also

References
  1. "Jordan to probe violence following football match on Friday". arabianbusiness.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  2. "The Jordanian Derby - Political Divides". DW on Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. "Jordanian football violence leaves 250 hurt". tert.am. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  4. "Football, violence and politics in the Arab world". newmeast.wordpress.com. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
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