The Amman Stadium is expected to reopen for football matches on May 14 after being closed for nearly 18 months, according to Al Hussein Sports City officials.

The stadium and its facilities have undergone several months of maintenance work, aiming to turn the oldest stadium in the Kingdom into a modern sports venue, the officials said.
The stadium, which opened in 1968, had fallen into disrepair, the playing field browned and rain damage had warped the rafters.

Under the renovations, locker rooms were revamped and new stadium seating was built for fans, according to Fayez Bashabsheh, stadium supervisor and engineer on the project.
As part of the upgrade, a new irrigation system was installed to ensure greener grass in the stadium, he said.

"They equipped the stadium with a new irrigation system to coordinate the timing of water," Bashabsheh  said.
Once it reopens, the Amman Stadium will host local championship matches in addition to the Jordan national team's home games.

The stadium will not be used for practice as it was in the past. Training sessions and scrimmages will be held instead at Petra Stadium, according to Sports City officials.