2021 Jordanian Pro League

The 2021 Jordanian Pro League (known as The Jordanian Pro League, was the 69th season of Jordanian Pro League since its inception in 1944. The season started on 8 April and finished on 4 November 2021, Al-Ramtha won the title for the 3rd time after the first two titles in 1981 and 1982 .

Jordanian Pro League
Season2021
Dates8 April 2021 – 4 November 2021
ChampionsAl-Ramtha
(3rd title)
RelegatedAl-Baqa'a
Al-Jalil
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Wehdat (the only Jordanian team able to obtain an AFC license)
Matches played132
Goals scored337 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerRonald Ngah (Al-Salt - 15 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Salt 5–0 Ma'an
(23 July 2021)

Al-Wehdat 5–0 Al-Baqa'a
(5 August 2021) Al-Faisaly 5–0 Al-Baqa'a
(11 August 2021) Shabab Al-Ordon 5–0 Al-Jalil
(3 November 2021)

Al-Wehdat 5–0 Shabab Al-Aqaba
(4 November 2021)
Biggest away winAl-Jazeera 0–4 Al-Faisaly
(17 September 2021) Ma'an 0–4 Al-Ramtha
(16 October 2021)
Highest scoringSahab 4–4 Shabab Al-Aqaba
(11 September 2021)
Longest winning run5 games
Al-Salt
Longest unbeaten run16 games
Al-Salt
Longest winless run22 games
Al-Baqa'a
Longest losing run14 games
Al-Baqa'a
2020
2022
All statistics correct as of 2021.

Al-Wehdat are the defending champions of the 2020 season. Al-Baqa'a and Al-Jalil joined as the promoted clubs from the 2020 Jordan League Division 1. They replaced Al-Sareeh and Al-Ahli who were relegated to the 2021 Jordan League Division 1.

Teams

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Twelve teams will compete in the league – the top ten teams from the 2020 season and the two teams promoted from the 2020 Division 1.

Teams promoted to the 2021 Premier League

The first team to be promoted was Al-Jalil, following their 2–0 victory against Al-Sarhan on 22 January 2021. Al-Jalil returned to the Premier League for the first time since the 2011–12 season.

The second team to be promoted was Al-Baqa'a, following their 3-1 victory against Moghayer Al-Sarhan on 28 January 2021, the last day of the regular season.[1]

Teams relegated to the 2021 Division 1

The first team to be relegated was Al-Ahli, following their 0–1 defeat against Shabab Al-Aqaba, ending their 6-years stay in the top flight.[2]

The second team to be relegated was Al-Sareeh, ending their 3-years stay in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Jordanian Pro League
2021
Club Location Stadium Capacity Year Formed
Al-Baqa'a Ain Al-Basha, Balqa Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah II Stadium 13,000 1968
Al-Faisaly Amman, Amman Amman International Stadium 17,619 1932
Al-Hussein Irbid, Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium 12,000 1964
Al-Jalil Irbid camp, Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium 12,000 1953
Al-Jazeera Amman, Amman Amman International Stadium 17,619 1947
Al-Ramtha Ar-Ramtha, Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium 5,000 1966
Al-Salt Al-Salt, Balqa Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah II Stadium 7,500 1965
Al-Wehdat Al-Wehdat camp, Amman King Abdullah Stadium 13,000 1956
Ma'an Ma'an, Ma'an Princess Haya Stadium 1,000 1971
Sahab Sahab, Amman King Abdullah Stadium 13,000 1972
Shabab Al-Aqaba Aqaba. Aqaba Al-Aqaba Stadium 3,800 1965
Shabab Al-Ordon Amman, Amman King Abdullah Stadium 13,000 2002

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Former Managers
Al-Baqa'a   Mohammed Al-Samaraie   Salah Abu Al-Syed
  Mohammad Aburiziq
Nike   Ibrahim Helmi
  Khader Badwan
Al-Faisaly   Mahmoud Al-Hadid   Bara' Marei Kelme Umniah   Hussam Al Sayed
  Hakeem Shaker
  Hatem Aqel
  Mohammed Aqel
Al-Hussein   Osama Qasem   Lo'ay Omran Kelme Royal Oaks Group   Valeriu Tița
Al-Jalil   Jabbar Hamid   Amer Ali Kelme   Hussein Alawneh
Al-Jazeera   Amer Aqel   Jaber Khattab
  Abdullah Al-Attar
Kelme   Amjad Abu Taima
Al-Ramtha   Ameen Phillip   Hamza Al-Dardour Kelme Umniah   Jamal Mahmoud
  Bilal Al-Laham
Al-Salt   Jamal Abu-Abed   Moataz Yaseen Kelme
Al-Wehdat   Abdullah Abu Zema   Mohammad Al-Dmeiri Jako Umniah
Ma'an   Diane Saleh   Mohammad Shatnawi Kelme Maani
Sahab   Jamal Mahmoud   Baha' Abdel-Rahman Kelme Retaj   Islam Thiabat
  Ahmed Abdel-Qader
Shabab Al-Aqaba   Raed Al-Dawoud   Issa Al-Sabah Adidas Anwar Mecca Bakery
Shabab Al-Ordon   Waseem Al-Bzour   Mohammed Khaled Deeb Kelme

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former players
Al-Baqa'a        
Al-Faisaly   Hilal El-Helwe   Mardik Mardikian   Hichem Essifi  
Al-Hussein   Autemar Bispo   Botuli Bompunga   Roddy Manga  
Al-Jalil        
Al-Jazeera   Ahmed Deeb      
Al-Ramtha   Majed Osman   Bakary Coulibaly    
Al-Salt   Mohamed Ouattara   Ronald Ngah   Bilel Khefifi  
Al-Wehdat   Ahmad Zreik   Soony Saad   Abdou Aziz N'Diaye  
Ma'an   Jonathan   Amr El-Shahat   Youssri Arfaoui  
Sahab   Agustín Maziero   Marcus Macauley   Ichaka Diarra  
Shabab Al-Aqaba   Murat Bekboev   Eric McWoods    
Shabab Al-Ordon   Banana Yaya   Douglas    

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ramtha (C) 22 14 5 3 38 16 +22 47
2 Al-Wehdat (Q) 22 14 5 3 44 14 +30 47 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
3 Al-Salt 22 10 11 1 32 16 +16 41
4 Al-Faisaly 22 11 5 6 39 20 +19 38
5 Al-Hussein 22 9 6 7 29 35 −6 33
6 Shabab Al-Ordon 22 8 9 5 28 22 +6 33
7 Al-Jazeera 22 7 7 8 34 33 +1 28
8 Al-Aqaba 22 6 7 9 20 29 −9 25
9 Sahab 22 6 7 9 30 32 −2 25
10 Ma'an 22 5 6 11 19 34 −15 21
11 Al-Jalil (R) 22 4 7 11 15 32 −17 19 Relegation to Jordanian First Division League
12 Al-Baqa'a (R) 22 0 1 21 9 54 −45 1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2021. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored ; 7)Al-Wehdat is the only Jordanian team able to obtain an AFC license.
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    Jordan (JOR): Jordan's only team granted a license are playing in the 2022 AFC Champions League.

  • (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

    Results

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    Home \ Away ALB BAQ ALF ALH ALJ ALR ASA JAL ALW MAA SAH SHA
    Shabab Al-Aqaba 1–0 1–3 0–0 4–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–4 2–0 2–0 0–0
    Al-Baqa'a 0–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–3 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–1
    Al-Faisaly 3–1 5–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–2
    Al-Hussein 2–0 3–2 1–3 3–1 1–4 2–4 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–1
    Al-Jazeera 3–1 5–1 0–4 4–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–1
    Al-Ramtha 2–0 2–0 0–2 5–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–2 1–0 4–2
    Al-Salt 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 5–0 1–1 2–1
    Al-Jalil 0–0 2–1 1–3 3–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0
    Al-Wehdat 5–0 5–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 4–1
    Ma'an 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 4–1 0–2 0–1 0–0
    Sahab 4–4 4–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–3 3–0 0–2 1–1 2–0
    Shabab Al-Ordon 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–0 0–0 0–0 5–0 3–2 1–1 2–1
    Source: [4]
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Season progress

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    Al-FaisalyDWWDWWWWLLWLWLDLWLWWDD
    Al-HusseinWLLWLWDDWWLWWDDLLLDWWD
    Al-JalilDDLLDLDWLLDWDLLDWLWLLL
    Al-JazeeraDLWDWLWLLWWLLDDWLWDDLD
    Al-RamthaDWDWWWLWWDLWWWDWWWLWWD
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    Shabab Al-AqabaDDLLWWLLDLLLDDDDWWWLWL
    Shabab Al-OrdonDWWWDDLWDDDLLLDWDWDWLW
    Updated to match(es) played on 2021. Source: [1]
    W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

    Statistics

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    Scoring

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    Top scorers

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    As of 2020[5]
    Rank Scorer Club Goals
    1   Ronald Ngah Al-Salt 15
    2   Yazan Al-Naimat Sahab 13
    3   Hamza Al-Dardour Al-Ramtha 11
    4   Mohammad Abu Zrayq Al-Ramtha 9
      Douglas Shabab Al-Ordon

    Hat-tricks

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    Player For Against Result Date
      Ronald Ngah Al-Salt Ma'an 5–0 23 July 2021
      Marcus Macauley Sahab Al-Baqa'a 4–1 2 November 2021
      Khaled Al-Dardour Shabab Al-Ordon Al-Jalil 5–0 3 November 2021

    References

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    1. ^ "البقعة يحسم عودته لدوري المحترفين". 28 January 2021.
    2. ^ "الأهلي أول الهابطين بخسارته أمام شباب العقبة". 6 January 2021.
    3. ^ "Summary - League - Jordan - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
    4. ^ "Matches - League - Jordan - Results and fixtures - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
    5. ^ "Top scorers". 2021.