2017–18 Jordan League Division 1

Football league season
Jordan League Division 1
Season2017–18
ChampionsAl-Salt
PromotedAl-Salt
Al-Sareeh
RelegatedAl-Asalah
Al-Jalil
Matches played78
Goals scored212 (2.72 per match)
2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 25 July 2018.

The 2017–18 Jordan League Division 1 started on 26 February 2018 and is scheduled to conclude on 15 May 2018.

The league featured 10 teams from the 2016–17 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2016–17 Premier League: Al-Sareeh and Sahab, and two new teams promoted from the 2016–17 Jordan League Division 2: Dar Al-Dawa and Shabab Al-Hussein.

Al-Salt won the league title and promoted to 2018–19 Jordan League along with Al-Sareeh. Al-Asalah and Al-Jalil were relegated to the 2017–18 Jordan League Division 2.

Teams

A total of 14 teams are contesting the league, including 10 sides from the 2016–17 season, two relegated from the 2016–17 Premier League, and two promoted from the 2016–17 Jordan League Division 2.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.

To Division 1

Promoted from 2016–17 Division 2

  • Dar Al-Dawa
  • Shabab Al-Hussein

Relegated from 2016–17 Premier League

  • Al-Sareeh
  • Sahab

Stadia and locations

2017–18 Jordan League Division 1 is located in Jordan
Bala'ama
Bala'ama
Al-Wahda
Al-Wahda
Al-Turra
Al-Turra
Al-Arabi Al-Jalil Al-Sareeh Al-Karmel
Al-Arabi
Al-Jalil
Al-Sareeh
Al-Karmel
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Locations of the 2017–18 Jordan League Division 1 teams

Table as of 2017–18 Season:[1]

Jordan League Division 1
Club Location Stadium Year Formed
Al-Arabi Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium 1945
Al-Asalah Zarqa Prince Mohammed Stadium 1995
Al-Jalil Irbid Irbid Municipal Stadium 1953
Al-Karmel Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium 1969
Al-Salt Al-Salt Al-Salt Stadium 1965
Al-Sareeh Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium 1973
Al-Turra Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium 1979
Al-Wahda Madaba Madaba Stadium 1982
Balama Mafraq Al-Mafraq Stadium 1980
Dar Al-Dawa Amman Prince Mohammed Stadium 2014
Ittihad Al-Ramtha Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium 1990
Kufrsoum Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium 1973
Sahab Amman Prince Mohammed Stadium 1972
Shabab Al-Hussein Amman King Abdullah II Stadium 1954

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Al-Salt (C) 12 8 2 2 22 11 +11 26 2018–19 Jordan League
2 Al-Sareeh 12 7 3 2 21 10 +11 24
3 Bala'ama 12 6 4 2 18 15 +3 22
4 Sahab 12 6 2 4 21 14 +7 20
5 Kufrsoum 12 5 2 5 22 19 +3 17
6 Al-Arabi 12 4 5 3 12 14 −2 17
7 Al-Karmel 12 4 4 4 15 12 +3 16
8 Dar Al-Dawa 12 4 4 4 12 12 0 16
9 Ittihad Al-Ramtha 12 4 2 6 13 14 −1 14
10 Shabab Al-Hussein 12 4 4 4 16 18 −2 16
11 Al-Turra 12 3 4 5 16 25 −9 13
12 Al-Wahda 12 3 3 6 14 18 −4 12
13 Al-Jalil 12 0 1 11 10 24 −14 1 Relegation to 2018–19 Jordan League Division 2
14 Al-Asalah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Notes

References

  1. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول".