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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.

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

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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 Jordan Jamal Mahmoud Jordan Yazan Dahshan Jako The Galleria Mall
Al-Baqa'a Syria Emad Khankan Jordan Adnan Adous Jako
Al-Faisaly Montenegro Nebojša Jovović Jordan Baha' Abdel-Rahman Jako Zain
Al-Hussein Syria Maher Bahri Jordan Abdullah Abu Zaitoun Erreà Terraco
Al-Jazeera Syria Nizar Mahrous Jordan Saleh Al-Jawhari MBB
Al-Ramtha Bosnia and Herzegovina Kemal Alispahić Jordan Rami Samara Adidas Zain
Al-Sareeh Egypt Ekrami Matbouli Jordan Abdel-Ru'ouf Al-Rawabdeh Adidas
Al-Wehdat Iraq Adnan Hamad Jordan Amer Deeb Jako Zain
Mansheyat Bani Hasan Jordan Osama Qasem Jordan Hossam Shdifat Adidas
Sahab Iraq Thair Jassam Jordan Mohammad Al-Maharmeh Adidas
Shabab Al-Ordon Jordan Issa Al-Turk Jordan Rawad Abu Khizaran Erreà Burger King
That Ras Tunisia Maher Sdiri Jordan 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 Iraq Thair Jassam 30 May 2016 Sacked Iraq Ahmed Daham Karim 28 June 2016[2]
Al-Wehdat Jordan Ra'ed Assaf 5 June 2016 End of contract Iraq Adnan Hamad 5 June 2016[citation needed]
Sahab Jordan Kamel Jaara 11 June 2016 Jordan Islam Thyabat 11 June 2016[3]
Al-Faisaly Jordan Jamal Abu-Abed 13 July 2016 Resigned Iraq Thair Jassam 25 July 2016[4]
Al-Hussein Jordan Issa Al-Turk 24 August 2016 Sacked Jordan Bilal Al-Laham 1 September 2016[5]
Al-Jazeera Jordan Haitham Al-Shboul 25 September 2016 End of contract Syria Nizar Mahrous 25 September 2016[6]
Al-Baqa'a Iraq Ahmed Daham Karim 25 September 2016 Sacked Jordan Ammar Al-Zuraiki 25 September 2016[7]
Al-Baqa'a Jordan Ammar Al-Zuraiki 5 November 2016 Jordan Issa Al-Turk 5 November 2016[8]
Al-Faisaly Iraq Thair Jassam 20 November 2016 Serbia Branko Smiljanić 26 November 2016[9]
Al-Ramtha Iraq Akram Ahmad Salman 22 November 2016 Resigned Jordan Najeh Thiabat 22 November 2016[10]
Al-Baqa'a Jordan Issa Al-Turk 11 December 2016 Syria Emad Khankan 13 December 2016[11]
Sahab Jordan Islam Thyabat 18 December 2016 Iraq Thair Jassam 20 December 2016[12]
Al-Ramtha Jordan Najeh Thiabat 9 January 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina Kemal Alispahić 9 January 2017[13]
Shabab Al-Ordon Jordan Jamal Mahmoud 15 January 2017 Jordan Issa Al-Turk 15 January 2017[14]
Al-Sareeh Jordan Abdullah Al-Amareen 15 January 2017 End of contract Egypt Ekrami Matbouli 18 January 2017[15]
Al-Ahli Syria Maher Bahri 21 January 2017 Sacked Jordan Jamal Mahmoud 21 January 2017[16]
That Ras Syria Emad Khankan 30 January 2017 Tunisia Maher Sdiri 1 February 2017[17]
Al-Hussein Jordan Bilal Al-Laham 7 February 2017 Resigned Syria Maher Bahri 7 February 2017[18]
Al-Faisaly Serbia Branko Smiljanić 12 March 2017 Sacked Jordan Feras Al-Khalayleh (interim) 12 March 2017[19]
Al-Faisaly Jordan Feras Al-Khalayleh 23 March 2017 Interim period ended Montenegro 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 Liberia Marcus Macauley Liberia Teah Dennis Jr. Senegal Elhadji Malick Tall
Al-Baqa'a Ivory Coast Lorougnon Christ Remi Syria Hamdi Al Masri
Al-Faisaly Libya Akram Zuway Poland Łukasz Gikiewicz
Al-Hussein Ivory Coast Hamed Touré Syria Mohamed Al-Zeno
Al-Jazeera Syria Fahd Youssef Syria Mardik Mardikian Syria Wael Al Rifai
Al-Ramtha Bosnia and Herzegovina Marko Mihajlović Brazil Sassá Senegal Cheikha Sy
Al-Sareeh Ivory Coast Emmanuel Ezue Syria Ayman Al-Khalid Syria Mahmoud Naza'a
Al-Wehdat Brazil Torres Croatia Sebastijan Antić State of Palestine Ahmad Maher
Mansheyat Bani Hasan Egypt Ahmed El Merghany Senegal Demba Dikata Tunisia Adel Hmani
Sahab Brazil Luis Eduardo Nigeria Lukman Azeez Syria Moataz Salhani
Shabab Al-Ordon France Billel Abdelkadous
That Ras Egypt Adel El Adham Egypt Yousuf Ahmed Syria 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 Syria Mardik Mardikian Al-Jazeera 14
2 Syria Mohamed Al-Zeno Al-Hussein 9
Senegal Elhadji Malick Tall Al-Ahli
Libya Akram Zuway Al-Faisaly
5 Jordan Munther Abu Amarah Al-Wehdat 8
6 Jordan Hassan Abdel-Fattah Al-Wehdat 7
Jordan Mohammad Tannous Al-Jazeera
Jordan Nahar Shdifat Mansheyat Bani Hasan
9 Jordan Mohammad Omar Shishani Shabab Al-Ordon 6
Syria Samer Salem That Ras
11 Ivory Coast Emmanuel Ezue Al-Sareeh 5
Jordan Abdel-Ru'ouf Al-Rawabdeh Al-Sareeh
Jordan Musa Al-Taamari Shabab Al-Ordon
Jordan Mahmoud Al-Mardi Al-Ahli
Jordan Ahmed Abu Kabeer Al-Hussein
Poland Łukasz Gikiewicz Al-Faisaly

Hat-tricks

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

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  5. ^ "بلال اللحام مدربًا للحسين إربد".
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  13. ^ "وصول طاقم تدريبي اجنبي لقيادة فريق الرمثا".
  14. ^ "شباب الأردن يتفق مع عيسى الترك".
  15. ^ "الصريح يعين المصري متبولي مدربا لفريق الكرة".
  16. ^ "جمال محمود مدربًا للأهلي".
  17. ^ "نادي ذات راس يتفق مع المدرب التونسي السديري".
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  19. ^ "الفيصلي الأردني يُقيل مدربه الصربي برانكو".
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  21. ^ "Top scorers". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017.
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