| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Matches: | 182 |
| Total Goals: | 223 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
2015–16 Jordan League Division 1 featured 10 teams from the 2015–16 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2015–16 Premier League: Al-Asalah and Kufrsoum, and two new teams promoted from the 2015–16 Jordan League Division 2: Al-Wahda and Al-Karmel. The season started on 27 February 2017.
Al-Aqaba won the league title and promoted to 2017–18 Jordan League along with Al-Yarmouk. Al-Sarhan and Al-Taiba were relegated to the 2017–18 Jordan League Division 2.
| Jordan League Division 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Location | Stadium | Year Formed | |
| Al-Arabi | Irbid | Al-Hassan Stadium | 1945 | |
| Al-Asalah | Zarqa | Prince Mohammed Stadium | 1995 | |
| Al-Aqaba | Aqaba | Al-Aqaba Stadium | 1965 | |
| Al-Jalil | Irbid | Irbid Municipal Stadium | 1953 | |
| Al-Karmel | Irbid | Al-Hassan Stadium | 1969 | |
| Al-Salt | Al-Salt | Al-Salt Stadium | 1965 | |
| Al-Sarhan | Mafraq | Al-Mafraq Stadium | 1977 | |
| Al-Taiba | Irbid | Irbid Municipal Stadium | 2006 | |
| Al-Turra | Irbid | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1979 | |
| Al-Wahda | Madaba | Madaba Stadium | 1982 | |
| Al-Yarmouk | Amman | King Abdullah II Stadium | 1959 | |
| Bala'ama | Mafraq | Al-Mafraq Stadium | 1980 | |
| Ittihad Al-Ramtha | Irbid | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1990 | |
| Kufrsoum | Irbid | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1973 | |