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| founded  = {{Start date and age|1954}}
| ground   = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]]
| capacity = 20,000
| league   = [[Jordanian Second Division League]] 
| season = [[2024 Jordanian Third Division League|2024]]
| position  = [[Jordanian Third Division League]] – Group 4, quarter-finalists (promoted)
| current = 2024 Jordanian Third Division League
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[[File:Shabab Al-Hussein.png|thumb|The previous logo of Shabab Al-Hussein SC]]

'''Shabab Al-Hussein Sports Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي شباب الحسين الرياضي}}) is a Jordanian football club based in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]]. It currently competes in the [[Jordanian Second Division League]], the third tier of [[Football in Jordan|Jordanian football]].

==History==
Founded in 1954, Shabab Al-Hussein Sports Club was established in the [[Jabal el-Hussein camp|Jabal Al-Hussein]] Palestinian refugee camp in [[Amman]], one of the camps established in Jordan to accommodate refugees from the [[1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight]]. The club is located in the middle of the camp and owns a sports hall established in 1983, which is considered to be among the first gyms in Jordan.<ref>{{cite web |title=الوضع الرياضي |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529101202/https://palcamps.net/ar/camp/37/7/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A|website=palcamps.net |publisher=Pal Camps |access-date=27 June 2025 |language=Arabic}}</ref>

Considered to historically be among the most prestigious sports clubs in Jordan, Shabab Al-Hussein is best known for their football and volleyball programs.<ref name="Kooora">{{cite web |title=تقرير كووورة: متى يستعيد شباب الحسين نهضته الكروية؟ |url=https://www.kooora.com/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%83%D9%88%D9%88%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%89-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B6%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9/692752 |website=kooora.com |publisher=Kooora |access-date=27 June 2025 |language=Arabic |date=15 April 2018}}</ref>

The club is also characterized by its ability to discover talent, which such players proceeding to have successful careers. These include players like [[Hassouneh Al-Sheikh]], [[Hatem Aqel]], [[Amjad Al-Shuaibi]], and [[Alaa' Matalqa]], who have all graduated from Shabab Al-Hussein's academy.<ref name="Kooora"/>

===Financial struggles and regression===

Despite financial difficulties in the 2000s, Shabab Al-Hussein were able to reach the [[Jordan FA Cup]] final in 2005, finishing as runners-up of the competition,<ref name="Cup">{{cite web |title=Jordan 2004/05 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jord05.html |website=rsssf.org |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=27 June 2025 |language=English |date=19 October 2005}}</ref> as well as fininshing as runners-up of the [[Jordan FA Shield]] in 2000 and 2003.<ref name="Kooora"/>

Despite these successes, Shabab Al-Hussein were last seen in the [[Jordanian Pro League]] in the [[2012–13 Jordan League|2012–13 season]] and have not returned to the top flight of Jordanian football since.<ref name="Kooora"/> They were also last seen in the [[Jordanian First Division League]] back in the [[2019 Jordan League Division 1|2019]] season.

===Recent history===
Shabab Al-Hussein took part in the [[2024 Jordanian Third Division League]], where it managed to reach the quarter-final that season. On 7 November 2024, the [[Jordan Football Association]] announced that it would restructure the [[Jordanian Second Division League]] for the upcoming season, which included the promotion of all quarter-finalists, including Shabab Al-Hussein.<ref>{{cite web |title=صعود 8 أندية لدوري الدرجة الثانية وتتويج الطرة بطلاً لها |url=https://royanews.tv/news/337226 |website=royanews.tv |publisher=Roya News |access-date=27 June 2025|language=Arabic |date=7 November 2024}}</ref>

==Honours==
*'''[[Jordan FA Cup]]'''
**Finalist: 2005<ref name="Cup"/>
*'''[[Jordan FA Shield]]'''
**Finalist: 2000, 2003<ref name="Kooora"/>

==Notable players==
The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before, during or after playing for Shabab Al-Hussein SC:
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*{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Ayman Abu Fares]]
*{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Abdullah Abu Zaitoun]]
*{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Hassouneh Al-Sheikh]]
*{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Hatem Aqel]]
*{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Amjad Al-Shuaibi]]
*{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Ghanem Hamarsheh]]
*{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Mohammad Khair]]
*{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Alaa' Matalqa]]
*{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Yazan Thalji]]
*{{flagicon|Syria}} [[Omar Abdulrazaq]]
}}

==Managerial history==
* {{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Nazar Ashraf]]
* {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Ra'ed Asfour]]
* {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Mohammad Al-Abourah]]
* {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Abdel-Rahman Idrees]]
* {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Ra'ed Assaf]]

==Kit providers==
*[[Adidas]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/shabab.alhussien Official page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120111084453/http://shababelhussein.jeeran.com/ Archived club page]
*{{cite web|title=Shabab Al Hussein Amman|url=http://nationalfootballteams.com/v2/club.php?id=3053&year_rythm=2011%3A%3A1|website=nationalfootballteams.com|accessdate=29 September 2016}}
*{{cite web|title=Shabab Al Hussein|url=http://www.kooora.com/?team=1283|website=www.kooora.com|accessdate=29 September 2016}}
*{{cite web|title=Jordan - Shabab El Hussein|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/jordan/shabab-el-hussein/|website=us.soccerway.com|accessdate=29 September 2016}}

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[[Category:Football clubs in Jordan]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1954]]
[[Category:1954 establishments in Jordan]]
[[Category:Sport in Amman]]


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