Derby of Jordan


Derby of Jordan 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.

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.
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.

List of results

DateCompetitionStadiumScoreAl-Faisaly ScorersAl-Wehdat Scorers
7 March 2019Premier LeagueAmman International 2–1Ersan
Essifi 		Murjan
28 September 2018Premier LeagueKing Abdullah 0–0
9 February 2018Premier LeagueKing Abdullah 2–2Gikiewicz
Mendy 		Abdallah Deeb
Murjan
22 September 2017Premier LeagueAmman International 0–2Faisal
Abdallah Deeb
20 May 2017FA CupKing Abdullah 0–0
12 May 2017FA CupAmman International 2–0Gikiewicz
8 April 2017Premier LeagueAmman International 2–1Gikiewicz
Qwaider 		Abdel-Fattah
16 December 2016Premier LeagueKing Abdullah 0–0
8 September 2016FA ShieldPrince Mohammed 1–0Bani Attiah
4 March 2016Premier LeagueAmman International 0–1Wagsley
30 October 2015Premier LeagueAmman International 1–0Abdel-Rahman
21 August 2015Super CupAmman International 1–0Al-Rawashdeh
19 May 2015FA CupPrince Mohammed 1–0Abdel-Rahman
16 May 2015FA CupAl-Hassan 0–0
19 April 2015Premier LeaguePrince Mohammed 0–3Rateb
Shatnawi
Shafi
22 November 2014Premier LeagueKing Abdullah 2–0Abu Amarah
Za'tara
21 March 2014Premier LeagueKing Abdullah 2–0Al-Alousi
Amer Deeb
9 February 2014Premier LeagueAmman International 1–0Al-Zawahreh
25 August 2013FA CupAmman International 2–4Al-Sheikh
Al-Nawateer 		Ismail
Abu Amarah
Adnan
29 March 2013Premier LeagueKing Abdullah 3–0Shelbaieh
Abdallah Deeb
28 October 2012Premier LeagueAmman International 0–1Ra'fat Ali
6 October 2012FA CupAmman International 1–1Al-Sheikh Al-Sabah
24 July 2012FA CupKing Abdullah 3–3Al-Maharmeh
Anas Hijah
Ashraf Nu'man 		Shelbaieh
Abdel-Fattah
3 May 2012Premier LeagueAmman International 0–0
28 January 2012FA CupAmman International 3–2Bani Attiah
Hayel 		Shelbaieh
Abdallah Deeb
24 January 2012FA CupAmman International 2–1Hayel
Al-Nawateer 		Abdallah Deeb
26 November 2011Premier LeagueKing Abdullah 0–0
22 April 2011Premier LeagueKing Abdullah 0–3Al-Barghouthi
Ra'fat Ali
Shelbaieh
10 December 2011Premier LeagueKing Abdullah 1–0Abdel-Fattah
13 August 2011Super CupPrince Mohammed 0–1Abdel-Halim

Head to head

This table explains the all-time record of official meetings between the two teams since 28 November 1976:

Trophies

Comparison of Al-Faisaly and Al-Wehdat trophies won:
CompetitionAl-FaisalyAl-Wehdat
First Division/Premier League 3316
FA Cup1910
FA Shield710
Super Cup1613
Second Division 01
AFC Cup20
Total7750