Ittihad Al-Ramtha SC


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Ittihad Al-Ramtha (Arabic: نادي إتحاد الرمثا الرياضي) is a Jordanian football club based in Ramtha, Jordan. It currently competes in the Jordan League Division 1, the second tier of Jordanian football.

Ittihad Al-Ramtha
Full nameIttihad Al-Ramtha Football Club
Nickname(s)نمور الشمال
Nomour Al-Shmal
(The Northern Tigers)
Founded1990; 34 years ago
GroundPrince Hashim Stadium
Capacity5,000
ChairmanMansour Obaidallah
ManagerBilal Al-Laham
LeagueJordan League Division 1
2023Jordan League Division 1, 7th of 14
Current season

On 10 June 2005, Ittihad Al-Ramtha signed Syrian players Muhannad Al-Essa and Hani Al-Shammat, under club president Mohammed Obaidallah.[1] 20 days later, they also registered Hesham Makhadmeh as a player from Al-Ramtha.[2]

Ittihad Al-Ramtha was noted to have participated in the 2006–07 Jordan League season,[3] where they eventually finished last in the league and relegated to the Jordanian First Division League.

On 31 December 2007, Mansour Obaidallah retracted his resignation as President of the club.[4]

On 25 November 2009, the Disciplinary Committee decided to suspend Ittihad Al-Ramtha player Fareed Al-Shanaina until the end of their season, as well as fine Ittihad Al-Ramtha 1000 dinars for assaulting a referee.[5]

On 4 July 2014, Ittihad Al-Ramtha was noted to have signed Hadi Badawi, according to Secretary General Majed Al-Sharaa.[6]

Ittihad Al-Ramtha was noted to have participated in the 2014–15 Jordan FA Cup, where it only consisted of Jordanian Pro League sides during that time period.[7][8] It also made efforts to sign new players to contracts for that season.[9] Ittihad Al-Ramtha had attempted to sign striker Khaled Qwaider to the club, as they were searching for a striker. However, he rejected the offer, as he had hoped the club would consider him at the beginning of the season, instead of going for foreign-based attackers.[10] Ittihad Al-Ramtha were officially relegated to the 2015-16 Jordanian First Division League on 20 April 2015, finishing bottom of the table.[11]

In preparation for the 2016-17 Jordanian First Division League, Ittihad Al-Ramtha hired Walid Dhiabat as manager of the club.[12] Ittihad Al-Ramtha nearly gained promotion back to the Jordanian Pro League. However, they finished short of the promotion spots at third place.[13]

It was announced on 10 March 2019, that Ittihad Al-Ramtha's 2018-19 Jordan FA Cup matchup against Al-Faisaly would be broadcast nationally,[14] to which Al-Faisaly won 4-2 in the round of 32.

On 14 March 2020, Ittihad Al-Ramtha hosted a meeting consisting of Jordanian First Division League and Jordanian Second Division League teams, with the most notable discussion being around the financial crisis that these clubs were experiencing from, as well as the need of the Jordan Football Association to provide financial support for these clubs.[15]

Ittihad Al-Ramtha had lost one of their league games to Al-Jalil. due to a Disciplinary Committee decision which awarded Al-Jalil a 3-0 win. Ittihad Al-Ramtha also incurred a 1500 dinar fine. That loss was notable for Al-Jalil, as that successful appeal eventually allowed them to regain their promotion to the Jordanian Pro League.[16]

On 24 November 2021, Mansour Obaidallah once again remained as President of the club, as no other candidates ran to compete against him for the spot.[17][18]

Ittihad Al-Ramtha reached the round of 16 of the 2022 Jordan FA Cup,[19] where they eventually lost 1-0 to Shabab Al-Aqaba. Ittihad Al-Ramtha also led the 2022 Jordanian First Division League table at some point during their season.[20] They ultimately finished in 5th place that season.

On 5 May 2023, Ittihad Al-Ramtha hosted a meeting consisting of a comittee of Jordanian First Division League clubs, where they discussed the need of financial support from the Jordan Football Association.[21]

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before, during or after playing for Ittihad Al-Ramtha SC:

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  2. ^ "المخادمة في صفوف اتحاد الرمثا". alrai.com (in Arabic). Al-Rai. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ "الفيصلي ( 3) اتحاد الرمثا (1) فـي الدوري الممتاز لكرة القدم". alrai.com (in Arabic). Al-Rai. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  4. ^ "رئيس نادي اتحاد الرمثا يعدل عن استقالته". alrai.com (in Arabic). Al-Rai. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ^ "ايقاف لاعب اتحاد الرمثا الشناينة حتى نهاية الموسم الكروي". almadenahnews.com (in Arabic). Al-Madenah News. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  6. ^ "الرمثا يجدد عقدي سمارة والدردور .. و«الاتحاد» يستقطب بديوي". alrai.com (in Arabic). Al-Rai. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  7. ^ "شباب الأردن يحل ضيفا على الوافد الجديد اتحاد الرمثا والمنشية يرحب بـ"ذات راس"". assabeel.net (in Arabic). As-Sabeel. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  8. ^ "بالصور: الوحدات يعزز موقعه في الصدارة والفيصلي يزيد من جراح اتحاد الرمثا". almadenahnews.com (in Arabic). Al-Madenah News. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  9. ^ "اتحاد الرمثا يضم خير والخطيب". alrai.com (in Arabic). Al-Rai. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  10. ^ "قويدر يوضّح لكووورة سبب رفضه الإنتقال لإتحاد الرمثا". kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  11. ^ "اتحاد الرمثا يهبط من دوري المحترفين الأردني". albayan.ae (in Arabic). Al-Bayan. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  12. ^ "ذيابات يباشر عمله مديرا فنيا لكرة اتحاد الرمثا". alghad.com (in Arabic). Al-Ghad. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  13. ^ "دوري الدرجة الأولى الأردني 2016/2017". kooora.com. Kooora. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  14. ^ "نقل مباراة الفيصلي واتحاد الرمثا". khaberni.com (in Arabic). Khaberni. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  15. ^ "أندية الدرجتين الأولى والثانية تلتقي في نادي اتحاد الرمثا". albosala.com (in Arabic). Al-Bosala. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  16. ^ "رسميا.. اتحاد الرمثا وبلعما خاسران أمام الجليل". maqar.com (in Arabic). Maqar. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  17. ^ "منصور عبيد الله رئيسا لاتحاد الرمثا بالتزكية ." rumonline.net (in Arabic). Rum Online. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  18. ^ "منصور عبيدالله يفوز بمنصب رئيس نادي اتحاد الرمثا بالتزكية". royanews.tv (in Arabic). Ro'ya News. 7 January 2022.
  19. ^ "الحسين إربد واتحاد الرمثا والسرحان والبقعة إلى دور الـ١٦ من كأس الأردن". royanews.tv (in Arabic). Ro'ya News. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  20. ^ "اتحاد الرمثا يتصدر دوري الدرجة الأولى". kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  21. ^ "أندية الدرجة الأولى تطالب الاتحاد الأردني بالدعم". kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 5 May 2023.
  22. ^ "محمود مرضي يمثل اتحاد الرمثا الموسم المقبل". Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  23. ^ "ذيابات يغيب عن اتحاد الرمثا". alrai.com (in Arabic). Al-Rai. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  24. ^ "ذيابات يغيب عن اتحاد الرمثا". alrai.com (in Arabic). Al-Rai. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  25. ^ "اتحاد الرمثا ينهي عقد الشقران بالتراضي". alrai.com (in Arabic). Al-Rai. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  26. ^ "السوري ماجد الحاج يفسخ تعاقده مع اتحاد الرمثا". kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  27. ^ "سليم سبقجي يؤكد انضمامه للبقعة الأردني". kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  28. ^ "نادي اتحاد الرمثا يتطلع للظهور بثوب الممتاز". alrai.com (in Arabic). Al-Rai. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2024.