Competition: | Jordan Premier League |
Season: | 2016–2017 |
Winners: | Al-Faisaly (33rd title) |
Relegated: | Al-Sareeh Sahab |
Continentalcup1: | AFC Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Al-Faisaly |
Continentalcup2: | AFC Cup |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Al-Jazeera |
League Topscorer: | Mardik Mardikian (Al-Jazeera-14 goals)[1] |
Biggest Home Win: | (1 April 2017) |
Biggest Away Win: | (30 December 2016) |
Highest Scoring: | (2 December 2016) |
Matches: | 132 |
Total Goals: | 295 |
Longest Wins: | 4 games Al-Jazeera Al-Wehdat |
Longest Unbeaten: | 14 games Al-Wehdat |
Longest Winless: | 14 games Al-Baqa'a |
Longest Losses: | 4 games Al-Sareeh Sahab |
Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
Updated: | 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.
The league comprises 12 teams, 10 from the 2015–16 campaign, as well as two teams promoted from the 2015–16 Division 1.
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 | |
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 |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
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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 | ||
Al-Sareeh | Ekrami Matbouli | Abdel-Ru'ouf Al-Rawabdeh | Adidas | ||
Al-Wehdat | Adnan Hamad | Amer Deeb | Jako | ||
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 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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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 | 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 | 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 | 12 March 2017 | Sacked | Feras Al-Khalayleh (interim) | 12 March 2017[19] | |
Al-Faisaly | 23 March 2017 | Interim period ended | 23 March 2017[20] | ||
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 |
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | |
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1 | Mardik Mardikian | Al-Jazeera | 14 | |
2 | Mohamed Al-Zeno | Al-Hussein | align=center rowspan=3 | 9 |
Elhadji Malick Tall | Al-Ahli | |||
Akram Zuway | Al-Faisaly | |||
5 | Munther Abu Amarah | Al-Wehdat | 8 | |
6 | Hassan Abdel-Fattah | Al-Wehdat | align=center rowspan=3 | 7 |
Mohammad Tannous | Al-Jazeera | |||
Nahar Shdifat | Mansheyat Bani Hasan | |||
9 | Mohammad Omar Shishani | Shabab Al-Ordon | align=center rowspan=2 | 6 |
Samer Salem | That Ras | |||
11 | Emmanuel Ezue | Al-Sareeh | align=center rowspan=6 | 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 | |||
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
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4–0 | 30 December 2016 | ||||
5–0[22] | 1 April 2017 |