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2016–17 Jordan League Division 1
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. 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 ;Teams relegated from the 2015–16 Premier League: *Al-Asalah Al-Asalah SC () is a Jordanian professional football club based in Shafa Badran area, North Amman. Current squad Coaching staff Kit providers *Adidas External linksAl-Asalah SCat KoooraAl-Asalah SCat SoccerwayAl-Asalah S ... * Kufrsoum ;Teams promoted from the 2014–15 Jordan League Division 2: * Al-Wahda * Al-Karmel Stadiums and locations League table References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Jordan League Div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan League Division 1
The Jordanian First Division League () is the second-level football (soccer), football competition in Jordan. Sama Al-Sarhan SC, Sama Al-Sarhan are the most recent champions in the 2024–25 Jordanian First Division League, 2024–25 season. Promotion and relegation The winner and runner-up are promoted to the Jordanian Pro League directly. The bottom two clubs are relegated to the Jordanian Second Division League. Stadiums and locations :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order'' {, class="wikitable" , - !colspan="4", 2025 Jordanian First Division League , - ! style="width:200px;", Club ! style="width:160px;", Location ! style="width:180px;", Stadium ! style="width:160px;", Year Formed , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Al-Arabi (Jordanian football club), Al-Arabi , Irbid, Irbid Governorate, Irbid , Al-Hassan Stadium , 1945 , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Al-Hashemiya SC (Jordan), Al-Hashemiya , Al-Hāshimiyah District, Al-Hashimiya, Zarqa Governorate, Zarqa , P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Mohammed Stadium
The Prince Mohammed Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Zarqa, Jordan. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium holds 11,400 people after the installation of seats. References External linksVenue information Football venues in Jordan Zarqa {{Jordan-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Arabi (Jordan)
Al-Arabi Irbid Sports Club () is a football club based in Irbid, Jordan which currently competes in the Jordanian First Division League, the second tier of Jordanian football. History Al-Arabi Sports Club's origins began when a group of 22 young intellectuals were interested in establishing a place, where they could gather and practice their various hobbies. Thus, the Acting and Music Club was formed in 1945. The club began as one that focused on youth culture and music, and sports was not a focus of the club at the time. It established its sports branch in 1955, under the current name Al-Arabi SC. Al-Arabi SC is considered to be one of the oldest football clubs formed in Jordan, and the oldest club in Northern Jordan. According to Fayez Salim, the football team rose to the ranks of the Premier League team and was the first team from Irbid to win the Jordan FA Cup in 1986 and is still the only team from the city of Irbid to have won it as of 2024. Al-Arabi was also famous fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ittihad Al-Ramtha
Ittihad Al-Ramtha () is a Jordanian football club based in Ar Ramtha, Ramtha, Jordan. It currently competes in the Jordanian First Division League, the second tier of Football in Jordan, Jordanian football. History On 10 June 2005, Ittihad Al-Ramtha signed Syrian players Muhannad Al-Essa and Hani Al-Shammat, under club president Mohammed Obaidallah. 20 days later, they also registered Hesham Makhadmeh as a player from Al-Ramtha SC, Al-Ramtha. Ittihad Al-Ramtha was noted to have participated in the 2006–07 Jordan League season, where they eventually finished last in the league and relegated to the Jordanian First Division League. On 31 December 2007, Mansour Obaidallah retracted his resignation as President of the club. On 25 November 2009, the Disciplinary Committee decided to suspend Ittihad Al-Ramtha player Fareed Al-Shanaina until the end of their season, as well as fine Ittihad Al-Ramtha 1000 Jordanian dinar, dinars for assaulting a referee. On 4 July 2014, Ittihad Al-Ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala'ama SC
Balama Sports Club () is a Jordanian football club based in Balama, Mafraq Governorate. History Balama often participated in the Jordanian First Division League, with its latest participation being back in 2022. It also participated in the Jordanian Second Division League, with the last time being back in 2023. It currently is in the Jordanian Third Division League. Ahmed Eid was noted as a President of Balama SC back in 2008. On 26 October 2013, Balama narrowly lost to Jordanian Pro League side Al-Faisaly with a score of 3-2 in the Jordan FA Cup. On 25 September 2015, Balama lost 5-0 to Shabab Al-Ordon Club in the Jordan FA Cup. Balama was noted to have prevented Al-Arabi from gaining promotion to the Jordanian Pro League back in the 2016–17 Jordan League Division 1 season. On 12 December 2017, Balama hired Maher Ismail as the manager of the club. In October 2018, it was noted that Abdullah Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Khalayleh was President of the club. Balama reached the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Abdullah II Stadium
The King Abdullah II Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium located in Amman, Jordan. It is currently used mostly for Association football, football matches. The stadium holds 13,265 people. International football matches References External linksWorldFootball profile Football venues in Jordan Sports venues in Amman Multi-purpose stadiums in Jordan 1999 establishments in Jordan Tourist attractions in Amman Al-Wehdat SC Sports venues completed in 1999 {{Jordan-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amman
Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant region, the fifth-largest city in the Arab world, and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. The earliest evidence of settlement in Amman dates to the 8th millennium BC in 'Ain Ghazal, home to the world's oldest statues of the human form. During the Iron Age, the city was known as ''Rabat Aman'', the capital of the Ammonite Kingdom. In the 3rd century BC, the city was renamed ''Philadelphia'' and became one of the ten Greco-Roman cities of the Decapolis. Later, in the 7th century AD, the Rashidun Caliphate renamed the city Amman. Throughout most of the Islamic era, the city alternated between periods of devastation and periods of relative prosperity. Amman was largely abandoned during the Ottoman period from the 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madaba
Madaba (; Biblical Hebrew: ''Mēḏəḇāʾ''; ) is the capital city of Madaba Governorate in central Jordan, with a population of about 60,000. It is best known for its Byzantine art, Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of the Holy Land. Madaba is located south-west of the capital Amman. History Madaba dates from the Middle Bronze Age. The town of Madaba was once a Moabite border city, mentioned in the Bible in Book of Numbers, Numbers 21:30 and Book of Joshua, Joshua 13:9. Control over the city changed back and forth between Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), Israel and Moab, as mentioned in the Mesha Stele. During its rule by the Roman Empire, Roman and Byzantine Empire, Byzantine empires from the 2nd to the 7th centuries, the city formed part of the Arabia Petraea, Provincia Arabia set up by the Roman Emperor Trajan to replace the Nabataean kingdom of Petra. The first evidence for a Christians, Christian community in the city, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Hashim Stadium
Prince Hashim Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Ar Ramtha, Jordan. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium holds 5,000 people. References External links * * * Football venues in Jordan Multi-purpose stadiums in Jordan Irbid Governorate {{Jordan-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Turra SC
Al-Tura Sports Club () is a Jordanian football club based in Al-Turrah, Jordan. It will compete in the Jordanian First Division League, the second tier of Jordanian football, as a result of the Jordan Football Association exempting the club from punishment the previous season. History Al-Tura SC was founded in 1979 in the city of Al-Turrah. The club carries out sports, cultural and social activities. The club gained its first promotion to the Jordanian First Division League back in 1985. It had participated in its first Jordanian top flight experience back in 1999, to which it immediately got relegated back down to the second tier. On 11 June 2023, Al-Tura hired Hamza Al-Badarneh as their manager. On 1 September 2024, Al-Tura SC's building, which was built in 1986, has reported to have been facing a potential collapse, following its municipality's neglect. Due to participate in the 2024 Jordanian Second Division League, on 7 November 2024, the Jordan Football Associatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mafraq
Mafraq ( ''Al-Mafraq'', local dialects: ''Mafrag'' or ''Mafra''; ) is the capital city of Mafraq Governorate in Jordan, located 80 km to the north of the national capital, Amman. It is located at a crossroads, with a road north going to Syria and another road to the east going to Iraq. It had 56,340 inhabitants in 2004. History Mafraq was first settled in the 4th century BC. It is located about 17 km west of the historic Nabataean and Byzantine town of Umm el-Jimal, which was built in the 1st century. The city was first named "Fudain", which comes from the word for fortress in Arabic. In Ottoman times, there was a pilgrims' inn or ''khan'' there, known as Khan or Qal'at el-Mafraq, which was part of the Syrian Hajj route, used annually by Muslims on their way to Medina and Mecca. The city gained more significance after the establishment of the Hejaz Railway connecting Damascus (and by extension Istanbul) to Medina in 1908. The Ottoman Turks renamed the city "Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Salt
Al-Salt ( ''Al-Salt''), also known as Salt, is an ancient 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 highland, about 790–1,100 metres above sea level, the city is built in the crook of three hills, close to the Jordan Valley. One of the three hills, Jabal al-Qal'a, is the site of a 13th-century ruined fortress. It is the capital of Balqa Governorate of Jordan. The Greater Salt Municipality has about 107,874 inhabitants (2018). In 2021, the city of Salt was inscribed at the UNESCO World Heritage list. Etymology The name "Salt" is derived from the Latin word ''saltus'', which means "forest". History It is not known when the city was first inhabited, but it is believed to have been built by the Macedonian army during the reign of Alexander the Great. The city was known as Saltus in Byzantine times and was the seat of a bishopric. At this time, the city was consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
