Football is the most popular sport in Lebanon. It was introduced to Lebanon in the late-19th century, becoming particularly popular among teachers and students Christian schools. The Lebanese Football Association (LFA) was formed in 1933 as one of the earliest administrative bodies for association football in the Middle East. The Lebanon national team made its unofficial debut in 1935 against Romanian club CA Timișoara (T.A.C.), while their first official FIFA game was in 1940 against Mandatory Palestine.
The Jordan national football team represents Jordan in international football and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association. Jordan have never qualified for the World Cup finals but have appeared four times in the Asian Cup and reached its quarter-final stage in the 2004 and 2011 editions.
The Emperor's Cup JFA All-Japan Football Championship Tournament, commonly known as The Emperor's Cup or also Japan FA Cup, and rebranded as The JFA Emperor's Cup from 2024, is a Japanese football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football match in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J.League, current JFL and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League.
The Lebanese Football Association (LFA) is the governing body of association football in Lebanon. Formed in 1933, it is a member of both FIFA and the AFC. It is also one of the founding members of the WAFF, joining in its inception in 2001.
The Amman International Stadium is a stadium in Al-Hussein City, Amman, Jordan. It is the largest stadium in Jordan. The stadium was built in 1964 and opened in 1968. It is owned by the Government of Jordan 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.
The Jordan Football Association is the governing body for football in Jordan. The JFA was awarded best association of the AFC in 2013.
The United Arab Emirates Football Association is the governing body of association football, beach soccer and futsal in the United Arab Emirates.
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 not held in the years : 1948, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1968, 1969, and not finished in the 1998 in 2002 the league change calendar to a fall spring season. In 2020 the league return to a spring fall season, From the 2023-24 season, the JFA decided to return to the fall spring calendar to match the date of the league with the Asian championships.
The Japanese Regional Champions League, known before 2016 as Japan Regional Football League Competition, is a nationwide play-off tournament meant as a transition for Japanese football clubs competing in regional leagues to the Japan Football League.
The Lebanon women's national football team is the official women's national football team of the country of Lebanon. The team was established in 2005, and is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association (LFA), the governing body for football in Lebanon. Whilst the team has yet to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup or the AFC Women's Asian Cup, they have finished runners-up at the 2022 edition of the WAFF Women's Championship, and in third place at the 2007 and 2019 editions.
The Jordan women's national football team is the official women's national football team of the country of Jordan. The team was established in 2005, and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Jordan.
Ali Assadalla Qambar, also known simply as Ali Asad, is a Qatari footballer who currently plays for Al Sadd as a midfielder. He also currently plays for the Qatar national team.
Fūka Nagano is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Japan national team.
Yui Hasegawa is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Japan national team. A versatile midfielder, she is capable of operating all across the midfield either as an attacking midfielder or as a deep-lying playmaker.
Hinata Miyazawa is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Japan national team.
Ayase Ueda is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Japan national team.
Alice Kusi is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Ghana national team. She competed for Ghana at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, playing in three matches.
The 2019 WAFF Championship was an international football tournament held in Iraq from 30 July to 14 August 2019. The nine national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
Layla Pascal "Lili" Iskandar is a Lebanese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad and the Lebanon national team. A versatile forward, Iskandar can also play as a winger.
Sahar Dbouk is a Lebanese football player and coach. A centre-back, she is a player-coach for Lebanese club Super Girls, of whom she is also the chairman, and is head coach of the Lebanon women's national under-16 team. Dbouk represented Lebanon internationally as a player.
2023-24 Jordan FA Cup 
