2015–16 Jordan League Division 1

2015–16 Jordan League Division 1 featured 10 teams from the 2014–15 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2014–15 Premier League: Mansheyat Bani Hasan and Ittihad Al-Ramtha, and two new teams promoted from the 2014–15 Jordan League Division 2: Al-Aqaba and Al-Turra.

Jordan League Division 1
Season2015–16
ChampionsSahab (1st title)
PromotedSahab
Mansheyat Bani Hasan
RelegatedAl-Sheikh Hussein
Ittihad Al-Zarqa
Matches played182
Goals scored219 (1.2 per match)

Sahab won the league title and promoted to 2016–17 Jordan Premier League along with Mansheyat Bani Hasan. Al-Sheikh Hussein and Ittihad Al-Zarqa were relegated to the 2016–17 Jordan League Division 2.

Teams

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Teams relegated from the 2014–15 Premier League
Teams promoted from the 2014–15 Jordan League Division 2

Stadiums and locations

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Jordan League Division 1
Club Location Stadium Year Formed
Al-Arabi Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium 1945
Al-Aqaba Aqaba Al-Aqaba Stadium 1965
Al-Jalil Irbid Irbid Municipal Stadium 1953
Al-Salt Al-Salt Al-Salt Stadium 1965
Al-Sarhan Mafraq Al-Mafraq Field 1977
Al-Sheikh Hussein Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium 1980
Al-Taiba Irbid Irbid Municipal Stadium 2006
Al-Turra Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium 1979
Al-Yarmouk Amman King Abdullah II Stadium 1959
Bala'ama Mafraq Al-Mafraq Stadium 1980
Ittihad Al-Ramtha Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium 1990
Ittihad Al-Zarqa Zarqa Prince Mohammed Stadium 2007
Mansheyat Bani Hasan Mafraq Prince Mohammed Stadium 1978
Sahab Amman Petra Stadium 1972

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sahab (C) 13 9 3 1 21 5 +16 30 2016–17 Jordan Premier League
2 Mansheyat Bani Hasan 13 8 4 1 18 8 +10 28 2016–17 Jordan Premier League
3 Al-Yarmouk 13 7 3 3 21 7 +14 24
4 Al-Aqaba 13 6 3 4 23 15 +8 21
5 Al-Sarhan 13 4 6 3 16 14 +2 18
6 Al-Taiba 13 4 6 3 14 12 +2 18
7 Ittihad Al-Ramtha 13 4 4 5 18 20 −2 16
8 Al-Arabi 13 4 4 5 15 17 −2 16
9 Al-Turra 13 3 6 4 7 9 −2 15
10 Al-Jalil 13 3 5 5 16 18 −2 14
11 Bala'ama 13 3 4 6 18 27 −9 13
12 Al-Salt 13 3 3 7 15 13 +2 12
13 Al-Sheikh Hussein 13 2 5 6 7 2 +5 11 Relegation to 2016–17 Jordan League Division 2
14 Ittihad Al-Zarqa 13 1 4 8 10 32 −22 7
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

References

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