Jordanian Pro League
The Jordanian Pro League (Arabic: الدوري الأردني للمحترفين) is a Jordanian professional league for men's football clubs and represents the top flight of Jordanian football. The championship consists of twelve competing teams in a home and away league system. It was known as the AL-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League, after the FA signed a sponsorship deal with Ziyad AL-Manaseer Companies Group. The league not held in the years 1948, 1953,1957,1958,1967,1968,1969.and not finished in the 1998 in 2002 the league change calendar to a fall spring season. In 2020 the league return to a spring fall season. [1]
Founded | 1944 |
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Country | Jordan |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Jordan League Division 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Jordan FA Cup Jordan FA Shield Jordan Super Cup |
International cup(s) | AFC Champions League AFC Cup Arab Club Champions Cup |
Current champions | Al-Wehdat (17th titles) (2020) |
Most championships | Al-Faisaly (34th titles) |
TV partners | JRTV (2012-) Al Jazeera Sports (2009-2012) ART Sports (2006-2009) JRTV (1985-2006) |
Website | Official Website |
Current: 2020 Jordanian Pro League |
Competition format
Competition
There are 12 clubs in the Premier League. During the course of a season (from March to October) each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents', for 22 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank.
Promotion and relegation
A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Jordan Premier League and the Jordan League Division 1. The two lowest placed teams in Premier League are relegated to the League Division 1, and the top two teams from the League Division 1 promoted to Premier League.
Qualification for Asian competitions
At present, the winners of Jordan Premier League qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, and the league runners-up qualify for the AFC Cup group stage alongside the winners of Jordan FA Cup.[2] Jordan is one of the most successful countries in the AFC Cup with three titles second after Kuwait, 2 for Al-Faisaly (2005 and 2006) and 1 for Shabab Al-Ordon (2007), more than any other country who has their clubs eligible to play in the AFC Cup.[3]
Clubs
Champions
Source:[4]
Wins by club
Source:[5]
Team | Wins |
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Al-Faisaly 34 | 1944, 1945, 1959, 1960,1961,1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2016-17, 2018-19 |
Al-Wehdat 17 | 1980, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2020 |
Al-Ahli 8 | 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1975, 1978, 1979 |
Al-Jazeera 3 | 1952,1955,1956 |
Shabab Al-Ordon 2 | 2005-06,2012-13 |
Al-Ramtha 2 | 1981,1982 |
Amman 1 | 1984 |
Jordan Club 1 | 1946 |
Doubles
Three teams have won the double of the jordanian Premier League and the Jordan FA Cup
Club | Number | Seasons |
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Al-Faisaly | 1983, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2001,2002-03, 2003-04, 2011-12, 2016-17, 2018-19 | |
Al-Wehdat | 1996, 1997, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2013-14 | |
Shabab Al-Ordon | 2005-06 |
2020 season
Club | Location | Stadium | Year Formed | Position in 2018-19 |
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Al-Ahli | Amman | Petra Stadium | 1944 | 10th |
Al-Aqaba | Aqaba | Prince Mohammed Stadium | 1965 | 6th |
Al-Faisaly | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 1932 | 1st |
Al-Hussein | Irbid | Al-Hassan Stadium | 1964 | 9th |
Al-Jazeera | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 1947 | 2nd |
Al-Ramtha | Irbid | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1966 | 8th |
Al-Salt | Al-Salt | Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah II Stadium | 1965 | 5th |
Al-Sareeh | Irbid | Al-Hassan Stadium | 1973 | 7th |
Al-Wehdat | Amman | King Abdullah Stadium | 1956 | 3rd |
Ma'an | Ma'an | Princess Haya Stadium | 1971 | 2nd in the Division 1 |
Sahab | Amman | King Abdullah Stadium | 1972 | 1st in the Division 1 |
Shabab Al-Ordon | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 2002 | 4th |
Players
Top scorers by season
Source:[6]
Season | Player | Club | Goals |
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1944 | |||
1945 | |||
1946 | |||
1947 | |||
1949 | |||
1950 | |||
1951 | |||
1952 | |||
1954 | |||
1955 | |||
1956 | Sultan Al-Edwan | Al-Faisaly | 13 |
1959 | Muhammad Al Bana | Al-Jazeera | 13 |
1960 | Shafik Adass | Al-Jazeera | 14 |
1961 | Shafik Adass | Al-Jazeera | 10 |
1962 | Ali Teim | Al-Ithad | 9 |
1963 | Ibrahim Musa | Caucasian club | 9 |
1964 | Sultan Al-Edwan | Al-Faisaly | 9 |
1965 | Adel Eisa, Hasune Yadaj | Al-Jazeera, Al-Ahli | 13 |
1966 | Jamal Hamid | Al-Shabab | 13 |
1970 | |||
1971 | Jawdat Abdel-Munem | Al-Faisaly | 16 |
1972 | Mustafa Al-Edwan | Al-Faisaly | 9 |
1973 | Jawdat Abdel-Munem | Al-Faisaly | 13 |
1974 | Walid Anabtawi | Al-Faisaly | 6 |
1975 | Muhammed Alhaj-Ali, Hasune Yadaj | Al-Jazeera, Al-Ahli | 5 |
1976 | Naser Kandil, Ibrahim Mustafa | Al-Wehdat, Al-Faisaly | 11 |
1977 | Walid Molla | Al-Jeel | 8 |
1978 | Ahmad Kalil | Al-Ahli | 6 |
1979 | Ahmad Kalil | Al-Ahli | 11 |
1980 | Sahel Ghazawy | Al-Hussein | 14 |
1981 | Khaled Al-Zubi | Al-Ramtha | 14 |
1982 | Munir Mesbah | Al-Hussein | 9 |
1983 | Ibrahim Sadiya | Amman | 13 |
1984 | Jamal Ibrahim | Al-Nasr | 12 |
1985 | Jamal Ibrahim | Al-Nasr | 15 |
1986 | Rateb Al-Dawud | Al-Ramtha | 12 |
1987 | Faiz Bidaiwi | Al-Ramtha | 9 |
1988 | Faiz Bidaiwi | Al-Ramtha | 10 |
1989 | Khaled Al-Akori | Al-Ramtha | 14 |
1990 | Aref Hussein | Al-Hussein | 11 |
1991 | Jihad Abdel-Munem | Al-Wehdat | 15 |
1992 | Aref Hussein | Al-Hussein | 13 |
1993 | Jeris Tadrus | Al-Faisaly | 19 |
1994 | Jeris Tadrus | Al-Faisaly | 16 |
1995 | Ibrahim Abdel-Hadi | Al-Jalil | 18 |
1996 | Jeris Tadrus | Al-Faisaly | 13 |
1997 | Subhi Suleiman | Al-Faisaly | 15 |
1998 | The league Not Finished | ||
1999 | Bassam Al-Khatib | Al-Ahli | 22 |
2000 | Jeris Tadrus | Al-Faisaly | 23 |
2001 | Fadi Lafi | Al-Wehdat | 16 |
2002-03 | Mahmoud Shelbaieh | Al-Wehdat | 22 |
2003-04 | Hassan Abdel-Fattah | Al-Wehdat | 7 |
2004-05 | Alaa Ibrahim | Al-Wehdat | 14 |
2005-06 | Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh | Al-Faisaly | 14 |
2006-07 | Awad Ragheb | Al-Wehdat | 16 |
2007-08 | Mahmoud Shelbaieh | Al-Wehdat | 14 |
2008-09 | Mohammad Abdel-Haleem | Al-Baqa'a | 13 |
2009-10 | Ahmed Marei | Al-Hussein | 14 |
2010-11 | Mohammad Abdel-Haleem | Al-Baqa'a | 16 |
2011-12 | Ahmad Hayel | Al-Faisaly | 18 |
2012-13 | Abdallah Deeb | Al-Wehdat | 14 |
2013-14 | Hamza Al-Dardour | Al-Ramtha | 13 |
2014-15 | Moataz Salhani | That Ras | 11 |
2015-16 | Akram Zuway | Al-Hussein | 12 |
2016-17 | Mardik Mardikian | Al-Jazeera | 14 |
2017-18 | Łukasz Gikiewicz | Al-Faisaly | 14 |
2018-19 | Baha' Faisal | Al-Wehdat | 15 |
2020 | Abdulaziz Nday | Al-Wehdat | 17 |
All-time top scorers
Source:[7]
Rank | Player | Club | Years | Goals |
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1 | Mahmoud Shelbaieh | Al-Wehdat Al-Jazeera |
(1998–2013,2015-16) (2014) | 127 (3 with al Jazeera) |
2 | Jeris Tadrus | Al-Faisaly | 1987–2004 | 112 |
Sponsors
See also
References
- "the FA signed a sponsorship deal with Ziyad AL-Manaseer Companies Group for 1.500.000 JD".
- "AFC to expand Champions League".
- "AFC Cup Winners".
- "Jordan - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- "Jordan - Number of Wins". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- "Jordan League History".
- "Mahmoud Shelbaieh becomes All-time top scorers of the Jordanian League".
External links
- Federation website
- League at fifa.com
- League at soccerway.com
- Jordan Premier League - Hailoosport.com (Arabic)
- Jordan Premier League - Hailoosport.com