2016–17 Jordan League


The 2016–17 Jordan Premier League is the 66th season of Jordan Premier League since its inception in 1944. The season started on 28 October 2016 and concluded on 6 May 2017.
Al-Wehdat are the defending champions of the 2015–16 season. Sahab and Mansheyat Bani Hasan entered as the two promoted teams.
On 6 May 2017, Al-Faisaly won the title after a 4–0 home win over Sahab. It was their 33rd Premier League title.
Al-Jazeera's Mardik Mardikian won the Golden Boot with 14 goals.

Teams

The league comprises 12 teams, 10 from the 2015–16 campaign, as well as two teams promoted from the 2015–16 Division 1.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is limited to 3 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Al-Ahli Marcus Macauley Teah Dennis Jr. Elhadji Malick Tall
Al-Baqa'a Lorougnon Christ Remi Hamdi Al Masri
Al-Faisaly Akram Zuway Łukasz Gikiewicz
Al-Hussein Hamed Touré Mohamed Al-Zeno
Al-Jazeera Fahd Youssef Mardik Mardikian Wael Al Rifai
Al-Ramtha Marko Mihajlović Sassá Cheikha Sy
Al-Sareeh Emmanuel Ezue Ayman Al-Khalid Mahmoud Naza'a
Al-Wehdat Torres Sebastijan Antić Ahmad Maher
Mansheyat Bani Hasan Ahmed El Merghany Demba Dikata Adel Hmani
Sahab Luis Eduardo Lukman Azeez Moataz Salhani
Shabab Al-Ordon Billel Abdelkadous
That Ras Adel El Adham Yousuf Ahmed Samer Salem

Results

League table

Results table

Season progress

Statistics

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Mardik MardikianAl-Jazeera14
2 Mohamed Al-ZenoAl-Hussein9
2 Elhadji Malick TallAl-Ahli9
2 Akram ZuwayAl-Faisaly9
5 Munther Abu AmarahAl-Wehdat8
6 Hassan Abdel-FattahAl-Wehdat7
6 Mohammad TannousAl-Jazeera7
6 Nahar ShdifatMansheyat Bani Hasan7
9 Mohammad Omar ShishaniShabab Al-Ordon6
9 Samer SalemThat Ras6
11 Emmanuel EzueAl-Sareeh5
11 Abdel-Ru'ouf Al-RawabdehAl-Sareeh5
11 Musa Al-TaamariShabab Al-Ordon5
11 Mahmoud Al-MardiAl-Ahli5
11 Ahmed Abu KabeerAl-Hussein5
11 Łukasz GikiewiczAl-Faisaly5

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