2015–16 Jordan League Division 1 featured 10 teams from the 2015–16 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2015–16 Premier League: Al-Asalah and Kufrsoum, and two new teams promoted from the 2015–16 Jordan League Division 2: Al-Wahda and Al-Karmel. The season started on 27 February 2017.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Aqaba |
| Promoted | Al-Aqaba, Al-Yarmouk |
| Relegated | Al-Sarhan, Al-Taiba |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 223 (1.23 per match) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
Al-Aqaba won the league title and promoted to 2017–18 Jordan League along with Al-Yarmouk. Al-Sarhan and Al-Taiba were relegated to the 2017–18 Jordan League Division 2.
Teams edit
- Teams relegated from the 2015–16 Premier League
- Teams promoted from the 2014–15 Jordan League Division 2
Stadiums and locations edit
| Jordan League Division 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Location | Stadium | Year Formed |
| Al-Arabi | Irbid | Al-Hassan Stadium | 1945 |
| Al-Asalah | Zarqa | Prince Mohammed Stadium | 1995 |
| Al-Aqaba | Aqaba | Al-Aqaba Stadium | 1965 |
| Al-Jalil | Irbid | Irbid Municipal Stadium | 1953 |
| Al-Karmel | Irbid | Al-Hassan Stadium | 1969 |
| Al-Salt | Al-Salt | Al-Salt Stadium | 1965 |
| Al-Sarhan | Mafraq | Al-Mafraq Stadium | 1977 |
| Al-Taiba | Irbid | Irbid Municipal Stadium | 2006 |
| Al-Turra | Irbid | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1979 |
| Al-Wahda | Madaba | Madaba Stadium | 1982 |
| Al-Yarmouk | Amman | King Abdullah II Stadium | 1959 |
| Bala'ama | Mafraq | Al-Mafraq Stadium | 1980 |
| Ittihad Al-Ramtha | Irbid | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1990 |
| Kufrsoum | Irbid | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1973 |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Aqaba | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 32 | 2017–18 Jordan League |
| 2 | Al-Yarmouk | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 26 | |
| 3 | Ittihad Al-Ramtha | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 25 | |
| 4 | Al-Arabi | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 22 | |
| 5 | Al-Asalah | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 | |
| 6 | Al-Salt | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 16 | |
| 7 | Al-Karmel | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 16 | |
| 8 | Al-Turra | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 15 | |
| 9 | Bala'ama | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 15 | |
| 10 | Al-Jalil | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 14 | |
| 11 | Kufrsoum | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 14 | |
| 12 | Al-Wahda | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 14 | |
| 13 | Al-Sarhan | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 13 | Relegation to 2017–18 Jordan League Division 2 |
| 14 | Al-Taiba | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 9 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.