Jordan Premier League
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| Country |  Jordan |
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| Confederation | AFC |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Levels 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 Cup |
| Current champions | Shabab Al-Ordon (2012–13) |
| Most championships | Al-Faisaly (32 titles) |
| TV partners | JRTV (2012-) Al Jazeera Sports (2009-2012) ART Sports (2006-2009) JRTV (1985-2006) |
| Website | Official Website |
 2012–13 Jordan League |
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AL-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League (Arabic: دوري المناصير الأردني للمحترفين) is a Jordanian professional league for 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 is currently known as the AL-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League, after the FA signed a sponsorship deal with Ziyad AL-Manaseer Companies Group.
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League history [edit]
The league is largely similar to that of the Scottish Premier League or Spain's La Liga. Two teams have dominated the domestic scene for a very long time: the two Amman clubs Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly. Sometimes outsider teams break out and make surprises, like Shabab Al-Ordon being 2006 League Champions and 2007 AFC Cup Champions abroad. and Al-Ramtha taking Al-Faisaly to a 1 off match for the league title after being tied on points at the end of the season in 2012. Those Among the most recent surprises.
AFC Cup [edit]
Jordan is the most successful country in the AFC Cup with three titles, 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.
Honors [edit]
| Team | Wins |
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| Al-Faisaly (Amman) | 32 |
| Al-Wahdat SC | 12 |
| Al-Ahli (Amman) | 8 |
| Al-Jazeera (Amman) | 3 |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 2 |
| Al-Ramtha SC | 2 |
| Jordan SC | 1 |
| Amman SC | 1 |
Past winners [edit]
Past winners are:[1]
Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League Member Clubs [edit]
- Table as of 2012-2013 Season
| AL Manaseer Jordanian Pro League | |||
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| Club | Location | Stadium | Year Formed |
| Al-Arabi | Irbid | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1945 |
| Al-Baqa'a SC | Amman | King Abdullah Stadium | 1968 |
| Al-Faisaly FC | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 1932 |
| Shabab Al-Hussein | Amman | King Abdullah Stadium | 1954 |
| Al-Jazeera | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 1947 |
| Al-Ramtha SC | Ramtha | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1966 |
| Al-Wahdat SC | Amman | King Abdullah Stadium | 1956 |
| Al-Yarmouk FC | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 1959 |
| Al-Sareeh SC | Irbid | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1973 |
| Manshia Bani Hassan | Mafraq | Prince Mohammed Stadium | 1978 |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 2002 |
| That Ras | Al Karak | Prince Faisal Stadium | 1980 |
1st and 2nd Divisions [edit]
- Kufrsoum SC
- Al-Jalil (Irbid)
- Al-Ahli (Amman)
- Al-Hussein (Irbid)
- Al-Karmel FC
- Ain Karem
- Ittihad Al-Ramtha
- Al-Turra SC
- Ittihad Al-Zarqa
- Al-Badia Al-Wusta
- Al-Qawqazi
- Shihan FC
- Al-Salt SC
- Al-Sahab SC
- Al-Sheikh Al-Hussein FC
Topscorers [edit]
| Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals |
| 1980 | Sahil Ghazawi | Al-Hussein (Irbid) | 14 |
| 1981 | Khaled Al-Zaabi | Al-Ramtha SC | 14 |
| 1982 | Muneer Misbah |
Al-Hussein (Irbid) | 9 |
| 1983 | Ibrahim Sadiya | Amman | 13 |
| 1984 | Jamal Ibrahim | Al-Nasr | 12 |
| 1985 | Jamal Ibrahim | Al-Nasr | 15 |
| 1986 | Rateb Al-Dawud | Al-Ramtha SC | 12 |
| 1987 | Faiz Bidaiwi | Al-Ramtha SC | 9 |
| 1988 | Faiz Bidaiwi | Al-Ramtha SC | 10 |
| 1989 | Khaled Al-Akori | Al-Ramtha SC | 15 |
| 1990 | Aref Hussein | Al-Hussein (Irbid) | 11 |
| 1993/94 | Jeris Tadrus |
Al-Faisaly (Amman) | 19 |
| 1995/96 | Ibrahim Abdel-Hadi | Al-Jalil (Irbid) | 18 |
| 1999 | Bassam Al-Khatib |
Al-Ahli (Amman) | 22 |
| 2000 | Jeris Tadrus |
Al-Faisaly (Amman) | 23 |
References [edit]
- ^ "Jordan - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
External links [edit]
- Federation website
- League at fifa.com
- League at soccerway.com
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