2015–16 Jordan League

The 2015–2016 Jordanian Pro League (known as the Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League, named after Ziad AL-Manaseer Companies Group for sponsorship reasons) was the 64th season of the Jordan Premier League, the top Jordanian professional league for football clubs, since its establishment in 1944. The first match was played on 11 September 2015 and finished on 30 April 2016.

Jordan Premier League
Season2015–2016
ChampionsAl-Wehdat
(15th title)
RelegatedKufrsoum
Al-Asalah
Champions LeagueAl-Wehdat
AFC CupAl-Ahli
Matches played132
Goals scored277 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorerAkram Zuway(Al-Hussein- 12 goals)
Biggest home win Kufrsoum 5–1 Al-Hussein

Al-Wehdat 5–1 Kufrsoum

Al-Jazeera 4-0 That Ras
Biggest away win Kufrsoum 0-4 Al-Faisaly Al-Asalah 0-4 Al-Ramtha
Highest scoring4 games with 6 goals scored in each game

Teams

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Jordanian League 2015-2016
Club Location Stadium
Al-Ahli Amman Amman International Stadium
Al-Baqa'a SC Balqa Governorate Amman International Stadium
Al-Faisaly Amman Amman International Stadium
That Ras Karak Governorate Prince Faisal Stadium
Al-Jazeera (Amman) Amman Amman International Stadium
Al-Ramtha Ar Ramtha Prince Hashim Stadium
Al-Wahdat Amman King Abdullah Stadium
Al-Hussein Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium
Shabab Al-Ordon Amman King Abdullah Stadium
Al-Sareeh SC Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium
Al-Asalah Amman Prince Mohammed Stadium
Kufrsoum Irbid Governorate Prince Hashim Stadium


Source:[1]

Stadia and locations

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Team Stadium Location Capacity
Al-Ahli Amman International Stadium Amman 5,000
Al-Asalah Prince Mohammed Stadium Zarqa 17,000
Al-Baqa'a Amman International Stadium Amman 5,000
Al-Faisaly Amman International Stadium Amman 17,000
Al-Hussein Al-Hassan Stadium Irbid 15,000
Al-Jazeera Amman International Stadium Amman 5,000
Al-Ramtha Prince Hashim Stadium Ar Ramtha 5,000
Al-Sareeh Al-Hassan Stadium Irbid 15,000
Al-Wehdat King Abdullah II Stadium Amman 18,000
Kufrsoum Prince Hashim Stadium Ar Ramtha 5,000
Shabab Al-Ordon King Abdullah II Stadium Amman 18,000
That Ras Prince Faisal Stadium Al-Karak 7,000

Prize money

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Position Prize Money (JOD)[2]
First 120,000
Second 80,000
Third 35,000
Fourth 15,000
Fifth 12,500
Sixth 7,500

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Wehdat (C) 22 11 5 6 29 19 +10 38 Qualification to Champions League qualifying play-off
2 Al-Faisaly 22 10 6 6 29 20 +9 36 Qualification to Arab Club Championship group stage
3 Al-Ahli 22 10 5 7 22 21 +1 35 Qualification to AFC Cup group stage[a]
4 Al-Jazeera 22 9 7 6 21 13 +8 34
5 Shabab Al-Ordon 22 9 6 7 28 25 +3 33
6 Al-Ramtha 22 7 10 5 23 18 +5 31
7 Al-Hussein 22 8 6 8 28 27 +1 30
8 That Ras 22 7 7 8 22 24 −2 28
9 Al-Baqa'a 22 7 7 8 21 23 −2 28
10 Al-Sareeh 22 5 10 7 19 22 −3 25
11 Kufrsoum (R) 22 5 9 8 21 30 −9 24 Relegation to Division 1
12 Al-Asalah (R) 22 2 6 14 14 35 −21 12
Source: Kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Ahli qualified for the 2017 AFC Cup by winning the 2015–16 Jordan FA Cup.

Goals scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Akram Zuway Al-Hussein 12
2   Alassane Diallo Al-Faisaly 8
3   Francisco Wagsley Al-Wehdat 8
4   Elhadji Malick Tall Al-Wehdat 7
5   Wajdi Jabbari Al-Hussein 7
6   Sharif Al-Nawaisheh That Ras 7

References

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  1. ^ "Jordan League 2015/2016". Flashscores. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. ^ "خطوة وبخطوة واللقب ما يزال مجهول الهوية". Al-Ghad. 24 April 2016.
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