2016–17 Jordan League

The 2016–17 Jordan Premier League (known as the Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League, named after Ziyad AL-Manaseer Companies Group for sponsorship reasons) is the 66th season of Jordan Premier League since its inception in 1944. The season started on 28 October 2016 and concluded on 6 May 2017.

Jordan Premier League
Season2016–17
ChampionsAl-Faisaly
RelegatedAl-Sareeh
Sahab
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Faisaly
AFC CupAl-Jazeera
Matches played132
Goals scored295 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorerMardik Mardikian (14 goals)[1]
Biggest home winAl-Faisaly 5–0 Shabab Al-Ordon
(1 April 2017)
Biggest away winAl-Baqa'a 0–4 Al-Ahli
(30 December 2016)
Highest scoringAl-Sareeh 3–5 Al-Ramtha
(2 December 2016)
Longest winning run4 games
Al-Jazeera
Al-Wehdat
Longest unbeaten run14 games
Al-Wehdat
Longest winless run14 games
Al-Baqa'a
Longest losing run4 games
Al-Sareeh
Sahab
2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2017.

Al-Wehdat are the defending champions of the 2015–16 season. Sahab and Mansheyat Bani Hasan entered as the two promoted teams.

On 6 May 2017, Al-Faisaly won the title after a 4–0 home win over Sahab. It was their 33rd Premier League title.

Al-Jazeera's Mardik Mardikian won the Golden Boot with 14 goals.

Teams

The league comprises 12 teams, 10 from the 2015–16 campaign, as well as two teams promoted from the 2015–16 Division 1.

Stadiums and locations

Al Manaseer Jordanian Pro League
Club Location Stadium Year Formed
Al-Ahli Amman Petra Stadium 1944
Al-Baqa'a Amman King Abdullah Stadium 1968
Al-Faisaly Amman Amman International Stadium 1932
Al-Hussein Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium 1964
Al-Jazeera Amman Amman International Stadium 1947
Al-Ramtha Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium 1966
Al-Sareeh Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium 1973
Al-Wehdat Amman King Abdullah Stadium 1956
Mansheyat Bani Hasan Mafraq Prince Ali Stadium 1978
Sahab Amman King Abdullah Stadium 1972
Shabab Al-Ordon Amman Amman International Stadium 2002
That Ras Al Karak Prince Faisal Stadium 1980

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Jamal Mahmoud Yazan Dahshan Jako The Galleria Mall
Al-Baqa'a Emad Khankan Adnan Adous Jako
Al-Faisaly Nebojša Jovović Baha' Abdel-Rahman Jako Zain
Al-Hussein Maher Bahri Abdullah Abu Zaitoun Erreà Terraco
Al-Jazeera Nizar Mahrous Saleh Al-Jawhari MBB
Al-Ramtha Kemal Alispahić Rami Samara Adidas Zain
Al-Sareeh Ekrami Matbouli Abdel-Ru'ouf Al-Rawabdeh Adidas
Al-Wehdat Adnan Hamad Amer Deeb Jako Zain
Mansheyat Bani Hasan Osama Qasem Hossam Shdifat Adidas
Sahab Thair Jassam Mohammad Al-Maharmeh Adidas
Shabab Al-Ordon Issa Al-Turk Rawad Abu Khizaran Erreà Burger King
That Ras Maher Sdiri Malek Al-Shlouh Adidas

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming manager Date of appointment
Al-Baqa'a Thair Jassam 30 May 2016 Sacked Ahmed Daham Karim 28 June 2016[2]
Al-Wehdat Ra'ed Assaf 5 June 2016 End of contract Adnan Hamad 5 June 2016
Sahab Kamel Jaara 11 June 2016 Islam Thyabat 11 June 2016[3]
Al-Faisaly Jamal Abu-Abed 13 July 2016 Resigned Thair Jassam 25 July 2016[4]
Al-Hussein Issa Al-Turk 24 August 2016 Sacked Bilal Al-Laham 1 September 2016[5]
Al-Jazeera Haitham Al-Shboul 25 September 2016 End of contract Nizar Mahrous 25 September 2016[6]
Al-Baqa'a Ahmed Daham Karim 25 September 2016 Sacked Ammar Al-Zuraiki 25 September 2016[7]
Al-Baqa'a Ammar Al-Zuraiki 5 November 2016 Issa Al-Turk 5 November 2016[8]
Al-Faisaly Thair Jassam 20 November 2016 Branko Smiljanić 26 November 2016[9]
Al-Ramtha Akram Ahmad Salman 22 November 2016 Resigned Najeh Thiabat 22 November 2016[10]
Al-Baqa'a Issa Al-Turk 11 December 2016 Emad Khankan 13 December 2016[11]
Sahab Islam Thyabat 18 December 2016 Thair Jassam 20 December 2016[12]
Al-Ramtha Najeh Thiabat 9 January 2017 Kemal Alispahić 9 January 2017[13]
Shabab Al-Ordon Jamal Mahmoud 15 January 2017 Issa Al-Turk 15 January 2017[14]
Al-Sareeh Abdullah Al-Amareen 15 January 2017 End of contract Ekrami Matbouli 18 January 2017[15]
Al-Ahli Maher Bahri 21 January 2017 Sacked Jamal Mahmoud 21 January 2017[16]
That Ras Emad Khankan 30 January 2017 Maher Sdiri 1 February 2017[17]
Al-Hussein Bilal Al-Laham 7 February 2017 Resigned Maher Bahri 7 February 2017[18]
Al-Faisaly Branko Smiljanić 12 March 2017 Sacked Feras Al-Khalayleh (interim) 12 March 2017[19]
Al-Faisaly Feras Al-Khalayleh 23 March 2017 Interim period ended Nebojša Jovović 23 March 2017[20]

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is limited to 3 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Al-Ahli Marcus Macauley Teah Dennis Jr. Elhadji Malick Tall
Al-Baqa'a Lorougnon Christ Remi Hamdi Al Masri
Al-Faisaly Akram Zuway Łukasz Gikiewicz
Al-Hussein Hamed Touré Mohamed Al-Zeno
Al-Jazeera Fahd Youssef Mardik Mardikian Wael Al Rifai
Al-Ramtha Marko Mihajlović Sassá Cheikha Sy
Al-Sareeh Emmanuel Ezue Ayman Al-Khalid Mahmoud Naza'a
Al-Wehdat Torres Sebastijan Antić Ahmad Maher
Mansheyat Bani Hasan Ahmed El Merghany Demba Dikata Adel Hmani
Sahab Luis Eduardo Lukman Azeez Moataz Salhani
Shabab Al-Ordon Billel Abdelkadous
That Ras Adel El Adham Yousuf Ahmed Samer Salem

Results

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Faisaly (C) 22 13 7 2 32 11 +21 46 Qualification to Champions League qualifying play-off
2 Al-Jazeera (Q) 22 12 8 2 37 19 +18 44 Qualification to AFC Cup
3 Al-Wehdat 22 11 9 2 32 13 +19 42
4 Mansheyat Bani Hasan 22 12 3 7 27 18 +9 39
5 Al-Ramtha 22 8 9 5 22 17 +5 33
6 Al-Hussein 22 7 9 6 26 29 3 30
7 Al-Ahli 22 7 6 9 25 26 1 27
8 Shabab Al-Ordon 22 7 3 12 27 31 4 24
9 That Ras 22 4 7 11 15 27 12 19
10 Al-Baqa'a 22 4 7 11 19 36 17 19
11 Al-Sareeh (R) 22 4 6 12 18 34 16 18 Relegation to 2017–18 Jordan League Division 1
12 Sahab (R) 22 2 8 12 15 34 19 14
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Results table

Home \ Away AHL BAQ FSY HUS JAZ RAM SAR WEH MAN SAH ORD THR
Al-Ahli 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 2–0
Al-Baqa'a 0–4 0–2 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1
Al-Faisaly 1–3 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 5–0 1–0
Al-Hussein 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–5 0–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0
Al-Jazeera 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 2–0 4–0
Al-Ramtha 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–1
Al-Sareeh 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–5 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–1
Al-Wehdat 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0
Mansheyat Bani Hasan 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1
Sahab 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2
Shabab Al-Ordon 2–3 1–3 0–1 0–1 2–3 3–0 1–2 2–3 0–0 2–1 2–0
That Ras 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–3 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season progress

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Al-AhliWLWLWLDDWDLDLLWLDLLWWD
Al-Baqa'aLLDDLLDLLLDDDLWWLDWLLW
Al-FaisalyLDDWWWDWWWDDWWLDWWWDWW
Al-HusseinWWDDLDWDLWLDDWDDLLWDWL
Al-JazeeraWWWLWWWWDLWDWDDDWDDWWD
Al-RamthaLDLDWDDWDWDDLWDWWDWLWL
Al-SareehLWDWLLDLLLLDDLDLLWLWDL
Al-WehdatWDLDWWDWWWWDWDDWDLWDDW
Mansheyat Bani HasanWWDLLWLWWWDWWLDLWWLWLW
SahabLDDDWDLLLDDLLWDLLDLLLL
Shabab Al-OrdonWLWWLLDLWLDWLLDWLWLLLL
That RasLLLDLDDLLLWLDWLDWLDDLW
Source: kooora.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Statistics

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