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2016–17 Jordan League

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.

Jordan Premier League
Season2016–2017
ChampionsAl-Faisaly
(33rd title)
RelegatedAl-Sareeh
Sahab
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Faisaly
AFC CupAl-Jazeera
Matches played132
Goals scored295 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorerMardik Mardikian
( Al-Jazeera-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
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

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

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Locations of the 2016–2017 Jordan League teams

Stadiums and locations

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Al Manaseer Jordanian Pro League
2016-2017
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

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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

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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[citation needed]
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

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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

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League table

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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: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results table

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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: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season progress

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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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Top scorers

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As of 6 May 2017[21]
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1   Mardik Mardikian Al-Jazeera 14
2   Mohamed Al-Zeno Al-Hussein 9
  Elhadji Malick Tall Al-Ahli
  Akram Zuway Al-Faisaly
5   Munther Abu Amarah Al-Wehdat 8
6   Hassan Abdel-Fattah Al-Wehdat 7
  Mohammad Tannous Al-Jazeera
  Nahar Shdifat Mansheyat Bani Hasan
9   Mohammad Omar Shishani Shabab Al-Ordon 6
  Samer Salem That Ras
11   Emmanuel Ezue Al-Sareeh 5
  Abdel-Ru'ouf Al-Rawabdeh Al-Sareeh
  Musa Al-Taamari Shabab Al-Ordon
  Mahmoud Al-Mardi Al-Ahli
  Ahmed Abu Kabeer Al-Hussein
  Łukasz Gikiewicz Al-Faisaly

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Elhadji Malick Tall Al-Ahli Al-Baqa'a 4–0[citation needed] 30 December 2016
  Akram Zuway Al-Faisaly Shabab Al-Ordon 5–0[22] 1 April 2017

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