2023 Jordanian First Division League Explained

Season:	2023
Matches:	91
Total Goals:	228
League Topscorer:	Baker Kalbouneh (Al-Jazeera) (16 goals)
Updated:	13 December 2023

The 2023 Jordanian First Division League started on 3 September 2023 and concluded on 13 December 2023.^[1]

The league featured 10 teams from the 2022 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2022 Pro League: Al-Sareeh and Al-Jazeera, and two new teams promoted from the 2022 Jordan League Division 2: Samma and Umm al-Quttayn.

Al-Jazeera won the league title^[2] and promoted to 2024–25 Jordanian Pro League^[3] alongside Al-Sareeh.^{[4] [5]} Al-Turra and Alia were relegated to the 2024 Jordan League Division 2.^[6]

Teams

A total of 14 teams are contesting the league, including 10 sides from the 2022 season, two relegated from the 2022 Pro League, and two promoted from the 2022 Jordan League Division 2.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season.

To Division 1

Promoted from 2022 Division 2

• Samma
• Umm al-Quttayn

Relegated from 2022 Jordanian Pro League

• Al-Sareeh
• Al-Jazeera

Promoted to 2023–24 Jordanian Pro League^[11]

• Al-Ahli SC
• Al-Jalil

Relegated to 2023 Division 2

• Balama
• Al-Karmel

Stadia and locations

Table as of 2023 Season:^[12]

Jordan League Division 1
Club	Location	Stadium	Year Formed
Al-Arabi	Irbid	Al-Hassan Stadium	1945
Al-Baqa'a	Ain Al-Basha-Balqa Governorate	Prince Mohammed Stadium	1968
Al-Hashimiya	Zarqa Governorate	Prince Mohammed Stadium	1979
Al-Jazeera	Amman	King Abdullah II Stadium	1947
Al-Sareeh	Irbid	Al-Hassan Stadium	1973
Al-Turra	Irbid	Prince Hashim Stadium	1979
Al-Yarmouk	Amman	King Abdullah II Stadium	1967
Alia	Dhiban	Madaba Stadium	1991
Amman FC	Amman	King Abdullah II Stadium	2008
Ittihad Al-Ramtha	Irbid	Prince Hashim Stadium	1990
Kufrsoum	Irbid	Prince Hashim Stadium	1973
Sama Al-Sarhan	Badiah Gharbiyah, Mafraq	Al-Mafraq Stadium	1977
Samma	Irbid Governorate	Prince Hashim Stadium	1982
Umm al-Quttayn	Mafraq Governorate	Al-Mafraq Stadium	1990

League table

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 13 December 2023

Rank	Player	Team	Goals^[13]
	Baker Kalbouneh	Al-Jazeera
	Khaldoun Al-Khuzami	Al-Sareeh
	Mohammad Abu Aqoula	Ittihad Al-Ramtha
	Suhib Adnan Wihaybi	Sama Al-Sarhan
	Mahmoud Al-Hourani	Ittihad Al-Ramtha
	Tha'er Abu Zuhri	Samma

Notes and References

1. Web site: الجزيرة يتوج بطلا لدوري الدرجة الأولى . royanews.tv . Ro'ya News . 30 October 2024 . Arabic . 13 December 2023.
2. Web site: Al-Hosseini . Yaqoub . الجزيرة العريق يعود إلى دوري المحترفين الأردني . winwin.com . WinWin . 30 October 2024 . Arabic . 13 December 2023.
3. Web site: فطافطة: الجزيرة عاد بنتائج غير مسبوقة . kooora.com . Kooora . 30 October 2024 . Arabic . 13 December 2023.
4. Web site: الصريح يضمن عودته لدوري المحترفين الأردني . kooora.com . Kooora . 30 October 2024 . Arabic . 20 November 2023.
5. Web site: الجزيرة والصريح يعودان لدوري المحترفين . kooora.com . Kooora . 30 October 2024 . Arabic . 28 November 2023.
6. Web site: Al-Hosseini . Yaqoub . الجزيرة العريق يعود إلى دوري المحترفين الأردني . winwin.com . WinWin . 30 October 2024 . Arabic . 13 December 2023.
7. Web site: الجزيرة يتصدر ترتيب دوري الدرجة الأولى لكرة القدم . royanews.tv . 30 October 2024 . Arabic . 13 September 2023.
8. Web site: الصريح والجزيرة يتصدران دوري الدرجة الأولى الأردني . winwin.com . WinWin . 30 October 2024 . Arabic . 26 October 2023.
9. Web site: الأسبوع التاسع من دوري الدرجة الأولى ينطلق الأحد . royanews.tv . Ro'ya News . 30 October 2024 . Arabic . 11 November 2023.
10. Web site: الصريح يتصدر دوري الدرجة الأولى لكرة القدم . alghad.com . Al-Ghad . 30 October 2024 . Arabic . 15 November 2023.
11. Web site: دوري الدرجة الأولى لكرة القدم ينطلق الأحد . royanews.tv . Ro'ya News . 30 October 2024 . Arabic . 2 September 2023.
12. Web site: دوري الدرجة الأولى الأردني.
13. Web site: جدول ترتيب الهدافين . jfa.jo . Jordan Football Association . 28 August 2024 . Arabic.