Jordanian Pro League
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| Website | jfa.jo (in Arabic) |
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| Current: 2023–24 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.
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, From the 2023-24 season , the JFA decided to return to the fall spring calendar to match the date of the league with the Asian championships. [1]
Competition format
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 are promoted to the 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]
Champions
Source:[4]
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Total titles won by club
Source:[5]
| Club | Number of titles | Winning seasons |
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Al-Faisaly
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35 | 2018–19, 2022
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Al-Wehdat
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17 | 2017–18, 2020
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| Al-Ahli | 8 | 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1975, 1978, 1979 |
| Al-Ramtha | 3 | 1981, 1982, 2021 |
Al-Jazeera
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3 | 1952, 1955, 1956 |
Shabab Al-Ordon
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2 | 2005–06, 2012–13 |
| Amman | 1 | 1984 |
| Jordan Club | 1 | 1946 |
Total titles won by city
| City | Number of titles | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Amman | 67 | Shabab Al-Ordon (2), Amman (1), Jordan Club (1).
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| Ar-Ramtha | 3 | Al-Ramtha (3) |
Total titles won by governorate
| Governorate | Number of titles | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Amman Governorate | 67 | Shabab Al-Ordon (2), Amman (1), Jordan Club (1).
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| Irbid Governorate | 3 | Al-Ramtha (3) |
Doubles
Three teams have won the double of the Jordanian Premier League and the Jordan FA Cup in the same season.
| Club | Number of titles | Winning seasons |
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Al-Faisaly
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11
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2018–19
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| Al-Wehdat | 5
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1996, 1997, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013–14 |
Shabab Al-Ordon
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1
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2005–06 |
2023-2024 season
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| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year Formed |
| Al-Ahli | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | 1944 |
Al-Faisaly
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Amman | Amman International Stadium | 18,000 | 1932 |
| Al-Hussein Irbid | Irbid | Al-Hassan Stadium | 12,000 | 1964 |
Al-Jalil
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Irbid camp, Irbid | Al-Hassan Stadium | 12,000 | 1953 |
| Al-Ramtha | Ar-Ramtha | Al-Hassan Stadium | 12,000 | 1966 |
Al-Salt
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Al-Salt
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Amman International Stadium | 18,000 | 1965 |
| Al-Wehdat | Amman | King Abdullah Stadium
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14,000 | 1956 |
Ma'an
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Ma'an | Amman International Stadium | 18,000 | 1971 |
| Moghayer Al-Sarhan | Mafraq | Prince Mohammed Stadium | 15,000 | 1992 |
| Sahab | Sahab
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King Abdullah Stadium
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14,000 | 1972 |
Shabab Al-Aqaba
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Aqaba | Aqaba Stadium | 3,500 | 1965 |
Shabab Al-Ordon
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Amman | Amman International Stadium | 18,000 | 2002 |
Map
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Ma'an |
Players
Top scorers by season
Source:[6]
| Season | Nat. | Top scorer(s) | Club(s) | Goals |
| 1944 | unknown | |||
| 1945 | unknown | |||
| 1946 | unknown | |||
| 1947 | unknown | |||
| 1949 | unknown | |||
| 1950 | unknown | |||
| 1951 | unknown | |||
| 1952 | unknown | |||
| 1954 | unknown | |||
| 1955 | unknown | |||
| 1956 | 
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Sultan Al-Odwan | Al-Faisaly
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13 |
| 1959 |
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Muhammad Al Bana | Al-Jazeera
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13 |
| 1960 |
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Shafik Adass | Al-Jazeera
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14 |
| 1961 |
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Shafik Adass | Al-Jazeera
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10 |
| 1962 |
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Ali Teim | Al-Ithad | 9 |
| 1963 |
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Ibrahim Musa | Alqauqazi | 9 |
| 1964 |
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Sultan Al-Odwan | Al-Faisaly
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9 |
| 1965 |
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Adel Eisa Hasune Yadaj |
Al-Jazeera
Al-Ahli |
13 |
| 1966 |
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Jamal Hamid | Al-Shabab | 13 |
| 1970 | unknown | |||
| 1971 |
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Jawdat Abdel-Munem | Al-Faisaly
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16 |
| 1972 |
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Mustafa Al-Odwan | Al-Faisaly
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9 |
| 1973 |
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Jawdat Abdel-Munem | Al-Faisaly
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13 |
| 1974 |
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Ibrahim Mustafa | Al-Faisaly
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8 |
| 1975 |
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Muhammed Alhaj-Ali Hasune Yadaj |
Al-Jazeera
Al-Ahli |
5 |
| 1976 |
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Ibrahim Mustafa Naser Kandil |
Al-Faisaly
Al-Wehdat |
11 |
| 1977 |
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Ibrahim Mustafa | Al-Faisaly
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8 |
| 1978 |
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Ahmad Kalil | Al-Ahli | 6 |
| 1979 |
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Ahmad Kalil | Al-Ahli | 11 |
| 1980 |
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Sahel Ghazawy | Al-Hussein | 14 |
| 1981 |
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Khaled Al-Zubi | Al-Ramtha | 14 |
| 1982 |
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Munir Mesbah | Al-Hussein | 9 |
| 1983 |
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Ibrahim Sadiya | Amman | 13 |
| 1984 |
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Jamal Ibrahim | Al-Nasr | 12 |
| 1985 |
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Jamal Ibrahim | Al-Nasr | 15 |
| 1986 |
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Rateb Al-Dawud | Al-Ramtha | 12 |
| 1987 |
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Faiz Bidaiwi | Al-Ramtha | 9 |
| 1988 |
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Faiz Bidaiwi | Al-Ramtha | 10 |
| 1989 |
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Khaled Al-Akori | Al-Ramtha | 14 |
| 1990 |
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Aref Hussein | Al-Hussein | 11 |
1991
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Jihad Abdel-Munem | Al-Wehdat | 15 |
1992
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Aref Hussein | Al-Hussein | 13 |
1993
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Jeris Tadrus | Al-Faisaly
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19 |
1994
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Jeris Tadrus | Al-Faisaly
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16 |
1995
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Ibrahim Abdel-Hadi | Al-Jalil
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18 |
1996
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Jeris Tadrus | Al-Faisaly
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13 |
| 1997 |
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Subhi Suleiman | Al-Faisaly
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15 |
| 1999 |
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Bassam Al-Khatib | Al-Ahli | 22 |
| 2000 |
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Jeris Tadrus | Al-Faisaly
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24 |
| 2001 | 
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Fadi Lafi | Al-Wehdat | 16 |
2002-03
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Mahmoud Shelbaieh | Al-Wehdat | 22 |
2003-04
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Hassan Abdel-Fattah | Al-Wehdat | 7 |
2004-05
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Alaa Ibrahim | Al-Wehdat | 14 |
2005-06
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Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh | Al-Faisaly
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14 |
2006-07
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Awad Ragheb | Al-Wehdat | 16 |
2007-08
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Mahmoud Shelbaieh | Al-Wehdat | 14 |
2008-09
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Mohammad Abdel-Haleem | Al-Baqa'a
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13 |
2009-10
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Ahmed Marei
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Al-Hussein | 14 |
2010-11
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Mohammad Abdel-Haleem | Al-Baqa'a
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16 |
2011-12
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Ahmad Hayel | Al-Faisaly
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18 |
2012-13
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Abdallah Deeb | Al-Wehdat | 14 |
2013-14
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Hamza Al-Dardour | Al-Ramtha | 13 |
2014-15
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Moataz Salhani | That Ras
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11 |
2015-16
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Akram Zuway | Al-Hussein | 12 |
2016-17
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Mardik Mardikian | Al-Jazeera
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14 |
2017-18
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Łukasz Gikiewicz | Al-Faisaly
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14 |
2018-19
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Baha' Faisal | Al-Wehdat
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15 |
| 2020 | 
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Abdulaziz N'Diaye | Al-Wehdat
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17 |
| 2021 | 
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Ronald Ngah | Al-Salt | 15 |
| 2022 |
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Amin Al-Shanaina | Al-Faisaly
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9 |
All-time top scorers
Source:[7]
| Rank | Nat. | Top scorer(s) | Club(s) | Season(s) | Goals |
| 1 |
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Mahmoud Shelbaieh | Al-Jazeera
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(1998–2013, 2015–16) (2014) |
127 |
| 2 |
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Jeris Tadrus | Al-Faisaly
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1987–2004 | 112 |
See also
- Jordan League Division 1 (men's)
- Jordan Women's Football League
References
- ^ "the FA signed a sponsorship deal with Ziyad AL-Manaseer Companies Group for 1.500.000 JD". Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ^ "AFC to expand Champions League". Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "AFC Cup Winners". Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Jordan - List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Jordan - Number of Wins". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Jordan League History". Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ^ "Mahmoud Shelbaieh becomes All-time top scorers of the Jordanian League". Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
External links
- Jordanian Football Federation (official website)
- League at FIFA.com (archived)
- League at soccerway.com
- Jordan Premier League – hailoosport.com (in Arabic) (in English)
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