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.

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 .

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

Teams

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.

Map

Stadiums and locations

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

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

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former players
Al-Baqa'a
Al-Faisaly Lebanon Hilal El-Helwe Syria Mardik Mardikian Tunisia Hichem Essifi
Al-Hussein Brazil Autemar Bispo Democratic Republic of the Congo Botuli Bompunga Democratic Republic of the Congo Roddy Manga
Al-Jalil
Al-Jazeera Syria Ahmed Deeb
Al-Ramtha Lebanon Majed Osman Senegal Bakary Coulibaly
Al-Salt Burkina Faso Mohamed Ouattara Cameroon Ronald Ngah Tunisia Bilel Khefifi
Al-Wehdat Lebanon Ahmad Zreik Lebanon Soony Saad Senegal Abdou Aziz N'Diaye
Ma'an Brazil Jonathan Egypt Amr El-Shahat Tunisia Youssri Arfaoui
Sahab Argentina Agustín Maziero Liberia Marcus Macauley Mali Ichaka Diarra
Shabab Al-Aqaba Russia Murat Bekboev United States Eric McWoods
Shabab Al-Ordon Cameroon Banana Yaya Brazil Douglas

League table

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 Jordan League Division 1
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.
  • ^
    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

    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
    Al-SaltDWWDDDDWWWWWWDDDLWDWDD
    Al-WehdatWWDWWDLWWWWWLWWDWLDDWW
    Ma'anLDWLLDLWLWLLLWDDDLLLWD
    SahabDDLDLLDLLLWWWWDDLWDLLW
    Shabab Al-AqabaDDLLWWLLDLLLDDDDWWWLWL
    Shabab Al-OrdonDWWWDDLWDDDLLLDWDWDWLW
    Updated to match(es) played on 2021. Source:
    W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

    Statistics

    Scoring

    Top scorers

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

    Hat-tricks

    PlayerForAgainstResultDate
    Cameroon Ronald NgahAl-SaltMa'an5–023 July 2021
    Liberia Marcus MacauleySahabAl-Baqa'a4–12 November 2021
    Jordan Khaled Al-DardourShabab Al-OrdonAl-Jalil5–03 November 2021

    References

    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.
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