▁years ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Al - A sh bal ▁Club . ▁Football ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁sport ▁they ▁played : ▁they ▁also ▁played ▁hand ball , ▁basketball , ▁vol ley ball , ▁box ing ▁and ▁sw imming ▁. ▁However , ▁because ▁of ▁lack ▁of ▁financial ▁resources ▁they ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁sport ▁in ▁Jordan ▁which ▁is ▁football . ▁As ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁gather ing ▁pe op les ▁of ▁Jordan ▁through ▁which ▁many ▁activities ▁that ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁British ▁colonial ism ▁in ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁British ▁colonial ism ▁close ▁club ▁after ▁they ▁accused ▁them ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁making ▁disturb ance , ▁prevent ing ▁young ▁people ▁from ▁exer cis ing ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁express ▁their ▁re jection ▁of ▁this ▁colonial ism . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Al - F ais aly ▁re - start ed , ▁but ▁they ▁realized ▁that ▁they ▁need ▁a ▁large ▁budget . ▁They ▁decided ▁to ▁issue ▁a ▁char ity ▁lot tery ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁committee ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁army ▁chief ▁John ▁Bag ot ▁Gl ub b ▁to ▁obtain ▁official ▁appro val ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁lot tery ▁tick ets ▁to ▁Jordan ian ▁army ▁units ▁who ▁were ▁enthus i astic ▁about ▁the ▁national ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁them . ▁The ▁cultural ▁committee , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁head ed ▁by ▁Mr . ▁A hm ad ▁Al - T ar aw neh ▁and ▁the ▁membership ▁of ▁lawyer ▁Sub hi