Season | 2016–2017 |
---|---|
Champions | Al-Faisaly (33rd title) |
Relegated | Al-Sareeh Sahab |
AFC Champions League | Al-Faisaly |
AFC Cup | Al-Jazeera |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 295 (2.23 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mardik Mardikian ( Al-Jazeera-14 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Al-Faisaly 5–0 Shabab Al-Ordon (1 April 2017) |
Biggest away win | Al-Baqa'a 0–4 Al-Ahli (30 December 2016) |
Highest scoring | Al-Sareeh 3–5 Al-Ramtha (2 December 2016) |
Longest winning run | 4 games Al-Jazeera Al-Wehdat |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Al-Wehdat |
Longest winless run | 14 games Al-Baqa'a |
Longest losing run | 4 games Al-Sareeh Sahab |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2017. |
The 2016–2017 Jordanian Pro League (known as the Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League, named after Ziyad AL-Manaseer Companies Group for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th season of Jordan Premier League since its inception in 1944. The season started on 28 October 2016 and concluded on 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 2016-2017 | |||
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Club | Location | Stadium | Year Formed |
Al-Ahli | Amman | Petra Stadium | 1944 |
Al-Baqa'a | Balqa Governorate | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |