2020 Jordanian Pro League

Jordanian Pro League

Season	2020
Dates	5 March 2020 – 16 January 2021
Champions	Al-Wehdat (17th title)
Relegated	Al-Ahli Al-Sareeh
AFC Champions League	Al-Wehdat
AFC Cup	Al-Salt Al-Faisaly
Matches played	132
Goals scored	331 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorer	Abdou Aziz Ndiaye (Al-Wehdat- 17 goals)
Biggest home win	Al-Wehdat 4–1 Shabab Al-Ordon (18 December 2020) Shabab Al-Ordon 4–1 Al-Sareeh (7 November 2020) Al-Sareeh 4–1 Shabab Al-Ordon (7 March 2020)
Biggest away win	Sahab 1–7 Al-Salt (13 September 2020)
Highest scoring	Sahab 1–7 Al-Salt (13 September 2020)
Longest winning run	8 games Al-Wehdat
Longest unbeaten run	13 games Al-Wehdat
Longest winless run	11 games Sahab
Longest losing run	6 games Al-Sareeh
← 2018–19 2021 → All statistics correct as of 14 January 2021.

The 2020 Jordanian Pro League (known as the Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League, named after Ziad AL-Manaseer Companies Group for sponsorship reasons) was the 68th season of Jordanian Pro League since its inception in 1944. The season started on 5 March, but was put on hold due to COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan then finished in 2021.

Al-Faisaly are the defending champions of the 2018–19 season. Ma'an and Sahab joined as the promoted clubs from the 2019 Jordan League Division 1. They replaced Al-Baqa'a and That Ras who were relegated to the 2020 Jordan League Division 1.

Teams

Twelve teams will compete in the league – the top ten teams from the 2018–19 season and the two teams promoted from the 2019 Division 1.

Teams promoted to the 2020 Premier League

Sahab and Ma'an Both promoted, following Sahab 1–0 defeat against Ma'an on 29 April 2019 before the last day of the regular season. Ma'an playing in the Premier League for the first time in their history. ^[1]

Teams relegated to the 2020 Division 1

The first team to be relegated was Al-Baqa'a, following their 1–2 defeat against Al-Ahli on 9 May 2019, ending their 18-years stay in the top flight. ^[2]

The second team to be relegated was That Ras, ending their 7-years stay in the top flight. ^[3]

Al-Ahli
Al-Faisaly
Al-Jazeera
Al-Wehdat
Shabab Al-Ordon
Sahab

Al-Aqaba

Al-Hussein
Al-Sareeh

Al-Salt

Al-Ramtha

Ma'an

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Locations of the 2020 Jordan League teams

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Al Manaseer Jordanian Pro League 2020
Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Year Formed
Al-Ahli	Amman	Amman International Stadium	17,619	1944
Al-Faisaly	Amman	Amman International Stadium	17,619	1932
Al-Hussein	Irbid	Al-Hassan Stadium	12,000	1964
Al-Jazeera	Amman	Amman International Stadium	17,619	1947
Al-Ramtha	Irbid	Prince Hashim Stadium	5,000	1966
Al-Salt	Al-Salt	Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah II Stadium	7,500	1965
Al-Sareeh	Irbid	Al-Hassan Stadium	12,000	1973
Al-Wehdat	Amman	King Abdullah Stadium	13,000	1956
Ma'an	Ma'an	Princess Haya Stadium	1,000	1971
Sahab	Amman	King Abdullah Stadium	13,000	1972
Shabab Al-Aqaba	Aqaba	Al-Aqaba Stadium	3,800	1965
Shabab Al-Ordon	Amman	King Abdullah Stadium	13,000	2002

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor	Former Managers
Al-Ahli	Anzor Nafash	Yazan Dahshan			Jamal Mahmoud
Al-Faisaly	Rateb Al-Awadat	Ibrahim Al-Zawahreh	Kelme	Umniah	Haitham Al-Shboul
Al-Hussein	Othman Al-Hasanat	Bilal Al-Dahoud	Kelme	Royal Oaks Group
Al-Jazeera	Amjad Abu Taima	Noor Al-Rawabdeh	Joma		Chiheb Ellili
Al-Ramtha	Jamal Mahmoud	Hamza Al-Dardour	Adidas		Skënder Gega Issa Al-Turk Osama Qasem
Al-Salt	Jamal Abu-Abed	Ahmad Sariweh	Kelme		Mustafa Arabiat
Al-Sareeh	Abdullah Al-Amarin	Radwan Shatnawi	Givova	Al-Shaikh Issa Market	Malek Shatnawi
Al-Wehdat	Abdullah Abu Zema	Mohammad Al-Dmeiri	Jako	Umniah	Kais Yâakoubi
Ma'an	Abdullah Al-Qutati	Mohammad Shatnawi	Kelme	Maani	Emad Khankan
Sahab	Fahed Al-Jalad	Ahmed Abu Jaddo	Givova	Retaj	Kamel Jaara Osama Qasem
Shabab Al-Aqaba	Raed Al-Dawoud	Tareq Al-Qamaz	Kelme
Shabab Al-Ordon	Waseem Al-Bzour	Lo'ay Omran	Joma		Mahmoud Al-Hadid Issa Al-Turk

Foreign players

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Former players
Al-Ahli	Murat Bekboev
Al-Faisaly	Luciano Vázquez	Akram Zuway	Dominique Mendy	Farhan Shakor Łukasz Gikiewicz Yannick Zakri
Al-Hussein	Paterne Counou	Michael Helegbe
Al-Jazeera	Leonardo Paiva	Islam Batran	Ahmad Deeb	Abdelatti Al Abasi
Al-Ramtha	Matías Conti	Majed Osman	Bakary Coulibaly
Al-Salt	Justin Mengolo	Ahmed El Trbi	Mohammad Kaloob
Al-Sareeh	Emmanuel Ezue	Oliveira	Mahmoud Naza'a
Al-Wehdat	Abdou Aziz Ndiaye	Hichem Essifi	Fahd Youssef
Ma'an	Charles Oliveira	Elloy Cruise	Maxim Focșa
Sahab	Jonathan Bryan	Rafael Zuchi
Shabab Al-Aqaba	Autemar Bispo	Marcus Macauley	Mahmoud Salmi
Shabab Al-Ordon

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Wehdat (C)	22	18	2	2	44	9	+35	56	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Al-Jazeera	22	13	5	4	35	24	+11	44
3	Al-Ramtha	22	12	5	5	32	21	+11	41
4	Al-Salt	22	9	7	6	34	22	+12	34	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
5	Al-Faisaly	22	6	9	7	27	29	−2	27
6	Al-Hussein	22	7	6	9	24	29	−5	27
7	Ma'an	22	5	11	6	24	25	−1	26
8	Shabab Al-Aqaba	22	4	12	6	24	25	−1	24
9	Shabab Al-Ordon	22	5	7	10	29	38	−9	22
10	Sahab	22	5	6	11	19	32	−13	21
11	Al-Sareeh (R)	22	5	5	12	22	35	−13	20	Relegation to Jordan League Division 1
12	Al-Ahli (R)	22	2	7	13	17	42	−25	13

Source:
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
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

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Jordan (JOR): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan, the 2020 Jordan FA Cup was cancelled and not organized by the Jordan Football Association. The teams from Jordan playing in the 2021 AFC Cup were determined only by the results of the 2020 Jordanian Pro League. Al-Jazeera and Al-Ramtha, the 2020 Jordanian Pro League runners-up and third place, were not granted an AFC Cup license. As a result, Al-Salt and Al-Faisaly, the second and third best teams granted an AFC Cup license (2020 Jordanian Pro League fourth place and fifth place), qualified for the 2021 AFC Cup. ^{[4] [5]}

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Results

Home \ Away	ALA	ALB	ALF	ALH	ALJ	ALR	ASA	ALS	ALW	MAA	SAH	SHA
Al-Ahli		0–4	3–3	0–1	1–2	0–1	0–3	2–2	0–5	1–2	0–0	1–3
Shabab Al-Aqaba	1–0		0–0	3–1	1–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–3	2–3	0–0	1–1
Al-Faisaly	0–1	2–2		1–1	1–1	0–0	1–2	1–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–3
Al-Hussein	1–0	2–3	1–2		2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	0–0	0–2	0–1
Al-Jazeera	1–1	3–1	2–1	2–1		1–0	0–5	1–3	0–1	3–0	3–1	1–0
Al-Ramtha	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–1	0–1		2–1	3–1	1–2	1–1	2–3	2–1
Al-Salt	3–1	0–0	0–2	1–2	2–1	1–0		2–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	2–4
Al-Sareeh	0–0	1–0	1–1	0–1	1–2	1–2	2–2		1–2	0–3	1–0	4–1
Al-Wehdat	2–0	1–0	2–0	2–1	0–1	0–1	3–0	3–0		1–1	1–0	4–1
Ma'an	2–2	1–1	2–3	0–0	1–2	1–2	0–0	2–0	0–4		0–1	1–1
Sahab	0–2	2–1	2–3	0–1	1–1	2–4	1–7	1–2	0–1	0–0		1–0
Shabab Al-Ordon	0–0	2–2	1–3	3–4	0–4	0–1	0–0	4–1	1–3	0–0	2–2

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season progress

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Al-Ahli	L	L	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	L
Al-Faisaly	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	D	D	L	W	L
Al-Hussein	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	L
Al-Jazeera	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W
Al-Ramtha	D	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	W
Al-Salt	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	D
Al-Sareeh	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	L
Al-Wehdat	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Ma'an	W	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	D	D	L	D	D	D	L	W	L	L
Sahab	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	W
Shabab Al-Aqaba	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	D	L	D	D	D	D	W	W	D
Shabab Al-Ordon	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	D	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on 2020. Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the season:
  Wissam Abu Daabis for Ma'an against Al-Salt (5 March 2020)
• Last goal of the season:
  Ahmad Ersan for Al-Faisaly against Al-Wehdat (16 January 2021)

Top scorers

As of 2020 ^[7]

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Abdou Aziz Ndiaye	Al-Wehdat	17
2	Mohamed Al-Aksh	Al-Faisaly Al-Sareeh	10
3	Lo'ay Omran	Shabab Al-Ordon	9
4	Hamza Al-Dardour	Al-Ramtha	8
	Abdullah Al-Attar	Al-Jazeera

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Mohamed Al-Aksh	Al-Sareeh	Shabab Al-Ordon	4–1	7 March 2020
Hamza Al-Dardour	Al-Ramtha	Al-Sareeh	3–1	31 October 2020
Abdou Aziz Ndiaye	Al-Wehdat	Al-Sareeh	3–0	10 January 2021

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