IN 1958 JFA BECAME AFFILIATED WITH FIFA FOLLOWING THE AFFILIATION WITH ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION (AFC) IN 1975.

SINCE HIS MAJESTY KING ABDULLAH II BIN AL HUSSEIN ENTRUSTED HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALI BIN AL HUSSEIN WITH THE PRESIDENCY OF JORDAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION EARLY IN MARCH 1999, THE BOARD HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO DEVELOP FOOTBALL AT ALL LEVELS THROUGHOUT JORDAN IN A VERY CLEAR VISION.

THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE HISTORY OF JORDAN FOOTBALL WAS CONSTRUCTING OF THE HEADQUARTERS AND THE TRAINING & FITNESS CENTER AND THE QUALIFICATION TO THE ASIAN CUP 2004 FINALS.

THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS WERE UPGRADED, DEVELOPED AND ACHIEVED: ADMINISTRATION :

- MOVING FROM A SMALL RENTED BUILDING TO A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED AND OWNED HEADQUARTERS

- THE CONSTITUTIONALISM OF THE DEPARTMENTS AT JFA

- COMPUTERIZING THE WORK

- CREATING A MODERN WEB SITE

- INCREASING THE NUMBER OF FULL TIME STAFF

- DEVELOPING THE STANDARDS OF REFEREES

- HOSTING AND ORGANIZING INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL COURSES FOR COACHES

- RE FORMING THE NATIONAL TEAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING JORDAN NAME AMONGST THE LEADING TEAMS IN ASIA