2017–18 Jordanian Pro League

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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.

Jordanian Pro League
Season2017–2018
ChampionsAl-Wehdat
(16th title)
RelegatedMansheyat Bani Hasan
Al-Yarmouk
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Wehdat
AFC CupAl-Jazeera
Matches played132
Goals scored327 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerŁukasz Gikiewicz (Al-Faisaly-14 goals)
Biggest home winMansheyat Bani Hasan 6–0 Al-Hussein
(1 December 2017)
Biggest away winAl-Baqa'a 1–5 Al-Hussein
(17 November 2017)
Al-Yarmouk 1–5 Shabab Al-Aqaba
(8 March 2018)
Highest scoringAl-Yarmouk 2–5 Shabab Al-Ordon
(2 December 2017)
Longest winning run6 games
Al-Faisaly
Longest unbeaten run17 games
Al-Wehdat
Longest winless run12 games
Shabab Al-Aqaba
Longest losing run5 games
Mansheyat Bani Hasan
All statistics correct as of July 2018.

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
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityYear 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
Shabab Al-AqabaAqabaAl-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 managerDate 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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Al-Wehdat (C)2216514513+3253Qualification to Champions League first preliminary round
2Al-Jazeera (Q)2212553723+1441Qualification to AFC Cup
3Al-Faisaly2212553318+1541
4Al-Ramtha2211653016+1439
5Shabab Al-Ordon2210753022+837
6That Ras225891922−323
7Al-Ahli225892231−923
8Al-Baqa'a225892133−1223
9Shabab Al-Aqaba2257102835−722
10Al-Hussein2257102031−1122
11Mansheyat Bani Hasan (R)2263132640−1421Relegation to Jordan League Division 1
12Al-Yarmouk (R)2243151643−2715
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2018. Source: [1][2]
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

Home \ AwayAHLBAQFSYHUSJAZRAMWEHYARMANAQBORDTHR
Al-Ahli2–00–11–30–00–01–23–11–12–10–20–0
Al-Baqa'a3–30–31–51–11–00–21–01–01–21–10–0
Al-Faisaly3–01–11–01–22–10–22–03–00–11–01–1
Al-Hussein0–01–00–01–41–30–10–12–31–10–00–0
Al-Jazeera4–13–02–21–23–20–41–04–11–01–21–0
Al-Ramtha3–01–04–21–00–01–05–02–02–20–00–0
Al-Wehdat0–02–02–24–12–01–02–15–13–11–12–2
Al-Yarmouk2–00–30–22–10–40–11–10–11–52–51–2
Mansheyat Bani Hasan1–21–12–16–01–10–10–30–14–10–11–0
Shabab Al-Aqaba1–43–30–10–03–21–10–22–22–02–30–1
Shabab Al-Ordon1–21–10–31–10–11–20–12–14–20–02–1
That Ras1–11–20–10–10–12–01–31–14–12–10–2
Updated to match(es) played on June 2017. Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season progress

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Al-AhliDDDWWLLLLDDWDWWLDLDLLL
Al-Baqa'aDDLWDLDDLLDLWDWLLDLLWW
Al-FaisalyWDLWDDLDWWWWLDWWWWWWLL
Al-HusseinDLLLDDWLWDLDLWLDLDLWWL
Al-JazeeraLDWWDWDWWWLWWLDWDWLWWL
Al-RamthaWDWLWWWWDWDWDWDLDLWLLW
Al-WehdatDDWWLWWWWDWWWDWWWDWWWW
Al-YarmoukLWLLLLDLLDLLWLLWWLDLLL
Mansheyat Bani HasanLDDLWWDLLLWLLLWLLLLLWW
Shabab Al-AqabaDDWLLLDLLDLDDDLWLWWLLW
Shabab Al-OrdonWDWLDLDWWDWLLWLDDDWWWW
That RasDDLWDWLWDLDLDLLLWDDWLL
Source: kooora.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Statistics

Top scorers

As of May 2018[24]
RankScorerClubGoals
1 Łukasz GikiewiczAl-Faisaly14
2 Odai KhadrShabab Al-Aqaba13
3 Yazan ThaljiAl-Wehdat12
4 Saeed MurjanAl-Wehdat11
5 Mahmoud WadiAl-Ahli10
Michael HelegbeMansheyat Bani Hasan
7 Mohammed ShokanAl-Ramtha9
8 Baha' FaisalAl-Wehdat8
Yousef Al-NaberShabab Al-Ordon
Ulrich KapolongoShabab Al-Ordon
11 Ahmad Al DouniAl-Ramtha7
Mohamed Al-ZenoAl-Hussein
13 Shadi Al HamawiAl-Jazeera6
Mussab Al-LahamAl-Ramtha
Oday Al-JafalAl-Jazeera
Abdullah Al-AttarAl-Jazeera

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Shadi Al HamawiAl-JazeeraAl-Ahli4–120 October 2017
Baha' FaisalAl-WehdatMansheyat Bani Hasan5–12 November 2017
Michael HelegbeMansheyat Bani HasanAl-Hussein6–01 December 2017
Khaled Abu RayashShabab Al-OrdonAl-Yarmouk5–22 December 2017
Ulrich KapolongoShabab Al-OrdonMansheyat Bani Hasan4–226 April 2018

Number of teams by Governorates

RankGovernoratesNumber of teamsTeams
1  Amman7Al-Ahli, Al-Baqa'a, Al-Faisaly, Al-Jazeera, Al-Wehdat, Al-Yarmouk and Shabab Al-Ordon
2Irbid2Al-Hussein and Al-Ramtha
3Aqaba1Shabab Al-Aqaba
KarakThat Ras
MafraqMansheyat Bani Hasan

References