2017–18 Jordanian Pro League Explained

Competition:Jordanian Pro League
Season:2017–2018
Winners:Al-Wehdat
(16th title)
Relegated:Mansheyat Bani Hasan
Al-Yarmouk
Continentalcup1:AFC Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Al-Wehdat
Continentalcup2:AFC Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Al-Jazeera
League Topscorer:Łukasz Gikiewicz (Al-Faisaly-14 goals)
Biggest Home Win:
(1 December 2017)
Biggest Away Win:
(17 November 2017)

(8 March 2018)
Highest Scoring:
(2 December 2017)
Matches:132
Total Goals:327
Longest Wins:6 games
Al-Faisaly
Longest Unbeaten:17 games
Al-Wehdat
Longest Winless:12 games
Shabab Al-Aqaba
Longest Losses:5 games
Mansheyat Bani Hasan
Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19
Updated:July 2018

The 2017–2018 Jordanian Pro League (known as the Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League, named after Ziyad AL-Manaseer Companies Group for sponsorship reasons) was the 66th season of Jordanian Pro League since its inception in 1944.

Al-Faisaly are the defending champions of the 2016–17 season. Shabab Al-Aqaba and Al-Yarmouk entered as the two promoted teams.

On 3 May 2018, Al-Wehdat won their 16th Premier League title, after Mansheyat Bani Hasan beat Al-Faisaly 2–1 in round 21 and before the final round of the league.

Al-Faisaly's Łukasz Gikiewicz won the Golden Boot with 14 goals.

Teams

The league comprises 12 teams, 10 from the 2016–17 campaign, as well as two teams promoted from the 2016–17 Division 1.

Stadiums and locations

Al Manaseer Jordanian Pro League
2017-2018
ClubLocationStadiumCapacity Year Formed
Al-AhliAmmanAmman International Stadium18,0001944
Al-Baqa'aBalqa Governorate King Abdullah Stadium14,0001968
Al-FaisalyAmmanAmman International Stadium18,0001932
Al-HusseinIrbidAl-Hassan Stadium12,0001964
Al-JazeeraAmmanAmman International Stadium18,0001947
Al-RamthaIrbidPrince Hashim Stadium8,0001966
Al-WehdatAmmanKing Abdullah Stadium14,0001956
Al-YarmoukAmmanKing Abdullah Stadium14,0001967
Mansheyat Bani HasanMafraq GovernoratePrince Ali Stadium3,0001978
AqabaAl-Aqaba Stadium5,0001965
Shabab Al-OrdonAmmanAmman International Stadium18,0002002
That RasKarak GovernoratePrince Faisal Stadium6,0001980

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Emad Khankan Yazan DahshanGivovaThe Galleria Mall
Al-Baqa'a Rateb Al-Awadat Feras SalehAdidas
Al-Faisaly Nebojša Jovović Baha' Abdel-RahmanJakoUmniah
Al-Hussein Haitham Al-Shboul Malek Al-YasseriGivova
Al-Jazeera Chiheb Ellili Mohammad TannousJako
Al-Ramtha Florin Motruck Mussab Al-LahamMBB Apparel
Al-Wehdat Jamal Mahmoud Basem FathiJakoUmniah
Al-Yarmouk Khaldoun Abdul Karim Ahmed Abu HalawaAdidas
Mansheyat Bani Hasan Adnan Al-Shuaibat Ashraf Al-MasaeedAdidasThe bounties of the North Company
Shabab Al-Aqaba Ra'ed Al-Dawoud Mahmoud Al-SanouriAdidasAqaba Special Economic Zone Authority
Shabab Al-Ordon Issa Al-Turk Yousef Al-NaberJako
That Ras Assaf Khalifa Malek Al-ShlouhGivovaJordan German Eye Center

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing manager Date of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment
That Ras Maher Sdiri11 May 2017 Haitham Al-Shboul18 June 2017[1]
Al-Wehdat Adnan Hamad13 May 2017 Jamal Mahmoud17 May 2017[2]
Al-Ahli Jamal Mahmoud17 May 2017 Osama Qasem30 May 2017[3]
Al-Ramtha Kemal Alispahić22 May 2017 Mohamed Shabrak15 July 2017[4]
Mansheyat Bani Hasan Osama Qasem30 May 2017 Ra'fat Ali1 July 2017[5]
That Ras Haitham Al-Shboul19 August 2017 Rateb Al-Awadat20 August 2017[6]
Al-Faisaly Nebojša Jovović28 August 2017 Veselin Stesevic4 September 2017[7]
Al-Faisaly Veselin Stesevic14 September 2017 Dragan Talajić19 September 2017[8]
Al-Hussein Maher Bahri23 September 2017 Mohamed Azima3 October 2017[9]
Al-Jazeera Nizar Mahrous30 September 2017 Maher Bahri9 October 2017[10]
Al-Ramtha Mohamed Shabrak30 September 2017 Nabil Kouki9 October 2017[11]
Al-Baqa'a Emad Khankan1 October 2017 Sherif El-Khashab6 October 2017[12]
Mansheyat Bani Hasan Ra'fat Ali1 October 2017 Bilal Al-Laham2 October 2017[13]
Al-Yarmouk Ibrahim Helmy25 October 2017 Sabri Al Mineawi25 October 2017[14]
Al-Jazeera Maher Bahri16 November 2017 Chiheb Ellili16 November 2017[15]
Al-Ahli Osama Qasem1 December 2017 Emad Khankan5 December 2017[16]
Al-Ramtha Nabil Kouki1 January 2018 Florin Motruck1 January 2018[17]
Al-Faisaly Dragan Talajić7 January 2018 Nebojša Jovović7 January 2018[18]
Al-Hussein Mohamed Azima4 February 2018 Haitham Al-Shboul4 February 2018[19]
Mansheyat Bani Hasan Bilal Al-Laham12 February 2018 Adnan Al-Shuaibat12 February 2018[20]
Al-Yarmouk Sabri Al Mineawi19 February 2018 Khaldoun Abdul Karim19 February 2018[21]
That Ras Rateb Al-Awadat23 February 2018 Assaf Khalifa23 February 2018[22]
Al-Baqa'a Sherif El-Khashab10 April 2018 Rateb Al-Awadat10 April 2018[23]

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is limited to 3 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Al-Ahli Mahmoud Wadi Mohammed Balah Adel Hmani
Al-Baqa'a Emmanuel Ezue Anas Balhous Samer Salem
Al-Faisaly Alban Meha Łukasz Gikiewicz Dominique Mendy
Al-Hussein Hamed Touré Teah Dennis Jr. Mohamed Al-Zeno
Al-Jazeera Oday Al-Jafal Mardik Mardikian Shadi Al Hamawi
Al-Ramtha Mohammed Shokan Ahmad Al Douni Jehad Al Baour
Al-Wehdat Fahd Youssef
Al-Yarmouk Mohamed Mandela Marcus Macauley Ahmed Idrees
Mansheyat Bani Hasan Michael Helegbe Dan Ignat
Shabab Al-Aqaba Fabricio Ortiz Mladen Vukasović
Shabab Al-Ordon Ulrich Kapolongo Bojan Vručina
That Ras Mohamed Talaat Redallah El Ghazoufi Fakhreddine Galbi

Results

League table

Note: Teams tied on points are ranked on head-to-head record.

Season progress

Statistics

Top scorers

[24]

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Łukasz GikiewiczAl-Faisalyalign=center 14
2 Odai KhadrShabab Al-Aqabaalign=center 13
3 Yazan ThaljiAl-Wehdatalign=center 12
4 Saeed MurjanAl-Wehdatalign=center 11
5 Mahmoud WadiAl-Ahlialign=center rowspan=210
Michael HelegbeMansheyat Bani Hasan
7 Mohammed ShokanAl-Ramthaalign=center 9
8 Baha' FaisalAl-Wehdatalign=center rowspan=38
Yousef Al-NaberShabab Al-Ordon
Ulrich KapolongoShabab Al-Ordon
11 Ahmad Al DouniAl-Ramthaalign=center rowspan=27
Mohamed Al-ZenoAl-Hussein
13 Shadi Al HamawiAl-Jazeeraalign=center rowspan=46
Mussab Al-LahamAl-Ramtha
Oday Al-JafalAl-Jazeera
Abdullah Al-AttarAl-Jazeera

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Shadi Al Hamawi 4–1 20 October 2017
5–1 2 November 2017
6–0 1 December 2017
Khaled Abu Rayash 5–2 2 December 2017
4–2 26 April 2018

Number of teams by Governorates

RankGovernoratesNumber of teamsTeams
1align=center 7Al-Ahli, Al-Baqa'a, Al-Faisaly, Al-Jazeera, Al-Wehdat, Al-Yarmouk and Shabab Al-Ordon
2Irbidalign=center 2Al-Hussein and Al-Ramtha
3Aqabaalign=center rowspan=31Shabab Al-Aqaba
KarakThat Ras
MafraqMansheyat Bani Hasan

Notes and References

  1. Web site: هيثم الشبول مديرا فنيا لذات راس.
  2. Web site: إدارة الوحدات تكشف هوية الجهاز التدريبي الجديد.
  3. Web site: أسامة قاسم يتولى تدريب الأهلي الأردني.
  4. Web site: السوري شبرق يدخل حسابات الرمثا الأردني.
  5. Web site: رأفت علي يقود تدريبات منشية بني حسن.
  6. Web site: العوضات مدربا لذات راس.
  7. Web site: المونتنيجري فيسكو يتولى تدريب الفيصلي.
  8. Web site: الكرواتي دراجان يصل الأردن لتدريب الفيصلي.
  9. Web site: المصري عظيمة يوقع عقد تدريب الحسين إربد.
  10. Web site: البحري مدربا للجزيرة الأردني.
  11. Web site: الكوكي يصل الأردن ويلتحق بمعسكر الرمثا.
  12. Web site: شريف الخشاب مدربا جديدا للبقعة الأردني.
  13. Web site: اللحام يقود أول تدريب له مع منشية بني حسن.
  14. Web site: صبري المنياوي مدربا لليرموك.
  15. Web site: الجزيرة يتعاقد مع مدرب الإفريقي والصفاقسي السابق.
  16. Web site: السوري خانكان مدربا جديدا للأهلي الأردني.
  17. Web site: الرمثا يتعاقد مع المدرب الروماني فلورين.
  18. Web site: رسميا.. الفيصلي يعلن عودة نيبوشا لقيادة الفريق.
  19. Web site: الحسين إربد يتعاقد مع هيثم الشبول.
  20. Web site: عدنان عوض مديرا فنيا لمنشية بني حسن.
  21. Web site: خلدون عبد الكريم مدربا لليرموك الأردني.
  22. Web site: عساف خليفة مدربا لذات راس.
  23. Web site: العوضات يقود تدريبات البقعة.
  24. Web site: Top scorers. https://web.archive.org/web/20170225051603/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/nationalleagues/nationalleague=jordan-manasir-jordan-pro-league-2000001002/top-scorers/index.html . dead . February 25, 2017 .