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 a home and away league system. The league not held in the years : 1948, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1968, 1969, and not finished in the 1998 in 2002 the league change calendar to a fall spring season. In 2020 the league return to a spring fall season.

Competition format

Competition

There are 12 clubs in the Premier League. During the course of a season (from March to October) each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents', for 22 games. Teams receive

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and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are

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by total points, then

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, and then goals scored. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank.

Promotion and relegation

A system of

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exists between the Jordan Premier League and the

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. The two lowest placed teams in Premier League are relegated to the League Division 1, and the top two teams from the League Division 1 are promoted to the Premier League.

Qualification for Asian competitions

At present, the winners of Jordan Premier League qualify for the

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group stage, and the league runners-up qualify for the

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group stage alongside the winners of Jordan FA Cup. Jordan is one of the most successful countries in the AFC Cup with three titles second after Kuwait, 2 for Al-Faisaly (

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and

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) and 1 for Shabab Al-Ordon (

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), more than any other country who has their clubs eligible to play in the AFC Cup.

Clubs

Champions

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Total titles won by club

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Total titles won by city

Total titles won by governorate

Doubles

Three teams have won the

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of the Jordanian Premier League and the Jordan FA Cup in the same season.

2023-2024 season

Map

Players

Top scorers by season

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All-time top scorers

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Competition format

Competition

Promotion and relegation

Qualification for Asian competitions

Clubs

Champions

Total titles won by club

Total titles won by city

Total titles won by governorate

Doubles

2023-2024 season

Map

Players

Top scorers by season

All-time top scorers

See also

References

External links