Al Hussein Irbid
Encyclopedia
Al-Hussein is a football club based in Irbid
which competes in the Jordan League
.
Al-Hussein participated in the 2005 AFC Cup, winning its group. The club has never won the Jordan League or Jordan FA Cup
, but are three-time winners of the Jordan FA Shield
and winners of the 2003 Jordan Super Cup
. Most recently, Al-Hussein were beaten finalists in the 2007 Jordan FA Shield.
Irbid
Irbid , known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela , is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 660,000, and is located about 70 km north of Amman on the northern ridge of...
which competes in the Jordan League
Jordan League
The Jordan League is the highest division in football in Jordan. The league was played in 1944 for the first time.-Jordan League of 2011-12:*Al-Arabi *Al-Baqa'a SC *Al-Faisaly *Al-Jalil *Al-Jazeera *Al-Ramtha...
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Al-Hussein participated in the 2005 AFC Cup, winning its group. The club has never won the Jordan League or Jordan FA Cup
Jordan FA Cup
The Jordan FA Cup is Jordan's premier knockout tournament in men's football .-Previous winners:The list of finals:*1980 : Al-Faisaly 3-1 Al Buqa'a Al Quwaysimah*1981 : Al-Faisaly 1-0 Al Ramtha...
, but are three-time winners of the Jordan FA Shield
Jordan FA Shield
The Jordan FA Shield is one of the Jordan tournaments in men's football .-Previous winners:*1981 : Al-Jazeera 1-1 Al Wahdat '*1982 : Al Wahdat 1-1 Amman Club '*1983 : Al Wahdat 2-1 Al Wahdat...
and winners of the 2003 Jordan Super Cup
Jordan Super Cup
The Jordan Super Cup also known as Cup Winners Cup is one of the Jordan tournaments in men's football .-Previous winners:*1981 : Al-Faisaly 1-1 Al Wahdat '*1982 : Al-Faisaly 1-0 Al Ramtha...
. Most recently, Al-Hussein were beaten finalists in the 2007 Jordan FA Shield.