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 West Asian Football Federation, founded in 2001, is a regional sub-confederation of football, governed under the Asian Football Confederation, for nations in Western Asia. The WAFF consists of 12 member associations.
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.
Hassouneh Yousef Qasem Al-Sheikh is a retired Jordanian footballer of Palestinian origin.
Mahmoud Omar Shelbaieh is a ex Jordanian former footballer who played as a striker. He earned 66 international caps for the Jordanian national team, scoring 22 goals.
Hassan Abdel-Fattah Mahmoud Al-Mahsiri is a Jordanian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Abdel-Hadi Mohammad Al-Maharmeh is a Jordanian footballer who plays as a striker for Balama.
Hatem Mohammad Yusuf Aqel is a Jordanian footballer of Palestinian descent.
Adnan Hamad Majid Al-Abbassi is an Iraqi football manager and former player.
Ra'fat Ali Jabr is a Jordanian retired footballer of Palestinian origin. He is the current assistant manager of Al-Wehdat. He was nicknamed The Artist and Picasso due to his skillful plays, mainly assists and goal scoring.
Amer Deeb Mohammad Khalil is a retired Jordanian football player, of Palestinian origin.
Bashar Mustafa Bani Yaseen is a retired Jordanian footballer who played as a defender.
Mohammad Muneer Ahmed Al-Muattasim is a Jordanian footballer.
Suleiman Mawafaq Al-Salman is a Jordanian footballer who plays for Al-Ramtha SC.
Adnan Mohammad Awad Al-Shuaibat, known as Adnan Awad, is a Jordanian footballer, who played as a defender for Al-Faisaly (Amman), which he currently coaches, and the Jordan national football team.
The Jordan national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Jordan and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-16 and national under-15 football teams of Jordan.
The 2013 West Asian Football Federation Championship was the 8th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. The tournament was hosted by Qatar from 25 December 2013 to 7 January 2014 and the host country won the tournament for the first time. The 2012 champions, Syria, did not defend their title.
The 2018 WAFF U-18 Women's Championship was the 1st edition of the WAFF U-18 Women's Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It was held in Bhamdoun, Lebanon from 28 August to 1 September 2018. The tournament was won by Jordan, with Lebanon coming in second place and Palestine in third place.
