Al-Salt Sport Club ( ar, نادي السلط الرياضي) is a professional
football club based in
Al-Salt
Al-Salt ( ar, السلط ''As-Salt'') is an ancient salt trading city and administrative centre in west-central Jordan. It is on the old main highway leading from Amman to Jerusalem. Situated in the Balqa (region), Balqa highland, about 790–1, ...
,
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
. Founded in 1965, Al-Salt first participated in the
Jordanian Pro League
The Jordanian Pro League ( ar, الدوري الأردني للمحترفين) is a Jordanian professional league for men's football clubs and represents the top flight of Jordanian football. The championship consists of twelve competing teams in ...
during the
2018–19 season.
History
After being crowned champions of the
2017–18 Jordan League Division 1, Al-Salt were promoted to the
Jordanian Pro League
The Jordanian Pro League ( ar, الدوري الأردني للمحترفين) is a Jordanian professional league for men's football clubs and represents the top flight of Jordanian football. The championship consists of twelve competing teams in ...
for the first time in their history.
In their first participation in the top division, Al-Salt finished in 5th place in the
2018–19 season.
The following season, in
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
, they finished 4th;
they qualified to the
2021 AFC Cup as they were only one of three Jordanian teams able to obtain an AFC license.
Players
Current squad
Honours
*
Jordan League Division 1
The Jordan League Division 1 is the second-level football competition in Jordan. Al-Ahli are the most recent champions in 2022 season.
Promotion and relegation
The winner and runner-up are promoted to the Jordan Premier League directly. The b ...
** Winners (1):
2017–18
Asian record
*
AFC Cup: 1 appearance
::
2021
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: Zonal semi-finals
See also
*
List of football clubs in Jordan
This is a list of football clubs in Jordan.
2018-19 Jordanian Pro League
* Al-Ahli
* Al-Baqa'a SC
* Al-Faisaly
* Al-Hussein
*Al-Jazeera
* Al-Ramtha
*Al-Salt
* Al-Sareeh
* Al-Wehdat
*Shabab Al-Ordon
*That Ras
2018-19 Jordan League Division ...
References
External links
*
Al-Salt SCat Kooora.com
Al-Salt SC
Football clubs in Jordan
Association football clubs established in 1965
1965 establishments in Jordan
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