| Season | 2016–2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Faisaly (33rd title) |
| Relegated | Al-Sareeh Sahab |
| AFC Champions League | Al-Faisaly |
| AFC Cup | Al-Jazeera |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 295 (2.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mardik Mardikian ( Al-Jazeera-14 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Al-Faisaly 5–0 Shabab Al-Ordon (1 April 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Baqa'a 0–4 Al-Ahli (30 December 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Sareeh 3–5 Al-Ramtha (2 December 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 4 games Al-Jazeera Al-Wehdat |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Al-Wehdat |
| Longest winless run | 14 games Al-Baqa'a |
| Longest losing run | 4 games Al-Sareeh Sahab |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The 2016–2017 Jordanian Pro League (known as the Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League, named after Ziyad AL-Manaseer Companies Group for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th 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.
The league comprises 12 teams, 10 from the 2015–16 campaign, as well as two teams promoted from the 2015–16 Division 1.
| Al Manaseer Jordanian Pro League 2016-2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Location | Stadium | Year Formed |
| Al-Ahli | Amman | Petra Stadium | 1944 |
| Al-Baqa'a | Balqa Governorate | King Abdullah Stadium | 1968 |
| Al-Faisaly | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 1932 |
| Al-Hussein | Irbid | Al-Hassan Stadium | 1964 |
| Al-Jazeera | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 1947 |
| Al-Ramtha | Irbid | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1966 |
| Al-Sareeh | Irbid | Al-Hassan Stadium | 1973 |
| Al-Wehdat | Amman | King Abdullah Stadium | 1956 |
| Mansheyat Bani Hasan | Mafraq | Prince Ali Stadium | 1978 |
| Sahab | Amman | King Abdullah Stadium | 1972 |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 2002 |
| That Ras | Al Karak | Prince Faisal Stadium | 1980 |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli |  Jamal Mahmoud
|
Yazan Dahshan
|
Jako | The Galleria Mall |
| Al-Baqa'a |  Emad Khankan
|
Adnan Adous
|
Jako | |
| Al-Faisaly |  Nebojša Jovović
|
Baha' Abdel-Rahman
|
Jako | Zain |
| Al-Hussein | Maher Bahri
|
Abdullah Abu Zaitoun
|
Erreà | Terraco |
| Al-Jazeera | Nizar Mahrous
|
Saleh Al-Jawhari
|
MBB | |
| Al-Ramtha |  Kemal Alispahić
|
Rami Samara
|
Adidas | Zain |
| Al-Sareeh |  Ekrami Matbouli
|
Abdel-Ru'ouf Al-Rawabdeh
|
Adidas | |
| Al-Wehdat |  Adnan Hamad
|
Amer Deeb
|
Jako | Zain |
| Mansheyat Bani Hasan | Osama Qasem
|
Hossam Shdifat
|
Adidas | |
| Sahab | Thair Jassam
|
Mohammad Al-Maharmeh
|
Adidas | |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | Issa Al-Turk
|
Rawad Abu Khizaran
|
Erreà | Burger King |
| That Ras |  Maher Sdiri
|
Malek Al-Shlouh
|
Adidas |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Baqa'a | Thair Jassam
|
30 May 2016 | Sacked | Ahmed Daham Karim
|
28 June 2016[2] |
| Al-Wehdat | Ra'ed Assaf
|
5 June 2016 | End of contract | Adnan Hamad
|
5 June 2016[citation needed] |
| Sahab | Kamel Jaara
|
11 June 2016 | Islam Thyabat
|
11 June 2016[3] | |
| Al-Faisaly | Jamal Abu-Abed
|
13 July 2016 | Resigned | Thair Jassam
|
25 July 2016[4] |
| Al-Hussein | Issa Al-Turk
|
24 August 2016 | Sacked | Bilal Al-Laham
|
1 September 2016[5] |
| Al-Jazeera | Haitham Al-Shboul
|
25 September 2016 | End of contract | Nizar Mahrous
|
25 September 2016[6] |
| Al-Baqa'a | Ahmed Daham Karim
|
25 September 2016 | Sacked | Ammar Al-Zuraiki
|
25 September 2016[7] |
| Al-Baqa'a | Ammar Al-Zuraiki
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5 November 2016 | Issa Al-Turk
|
5 November 2016[8] | |
| Al-Faisaly | Thair Jassam
|
20 November 2016 |  Branko Smiljanić
|
26 November 2016[9] | |
| Al-Ramtha | Akram Ahmad Salman
|
22 November 2016 | Resigned | Najeh Thiabat
|
22 November 2016[10] |
| Al-Baqa'a | Issa Al-Turk
|
11 December 2016 | Emad Khankan
|
13 December 2016[11] | |
| Sahab | Islam Thyabat
|
18 December 2016 | Thair Jassam
|
20 December 2016[12] | |
| Al-Ramtha | Najeh Thiabat
|
9 January 2017 | Kemal Alispahić
|
9 January 2017[13] | |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | Jamal Mahmoud
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15 January 2017 | Issa Al-Turk
|
15 January 2017[14] | |
| Al-Sareeh | Abdullah Al-Amareen
|
15 January 2017 | End of contract | Ekrami Matbouli
|
18 January 2017[15] |
| Al-Ahli | Maher Bahri
|
21 January 2017 | Sacked | Jamal Mahmoud
|
21 January 2017[16] |
| That Ras | Emad Khankan
|
30 January 2017 | Maher Sdiri
|
1 February 2017[17] | |
| Al-Hussein | Bilal Al-Laham
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7 February 2017 | Resigned | Maher Bahri
|
7 February 2017[18] |
| Al-Faisaly | Branko Smiljanić
|
12 March 2017 | Sacked | Feras Al-Khalayleh (interim)
|
12 March 2017[19] |
| Al-Faisaly | Feras Al-Khalayleh
|
23 March 2017 | Interim period ended | Nebojša Jovović
|
23 March 2017[20] |
The number of foreign players is limited to 3 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Faisaly (C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 46 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying play-off |
| 2 | Al-Jazeera (Q) | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 44 | Qualification to AFC Cup |
| 3 | Al-Wehdat | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 42 | |
| 4 | Mansheyat Bani Hasan | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 39 | |
| 5 | Al-Ramtha | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 33 | |
| 6 | Al-Hussein | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 30 | |
| 7 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 27 | |
| 8 | Shabab Al-Ordon | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 24 | |
| 9 | That Ras | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 19 | |
| 10 | Al-Baqa'a | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 19 | |
| 11 | Al-Sareeh (R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 18 | Relegation to 2017–18 Jordan League Division 1 |
| 12 | Sahab (R) | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | AHL | BAQ | FSY | HUS | JAZ | RAM | SAR | WEH | MAN | SAH | ORD | THR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Al-Baqa'a | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Faisaly | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Hussein | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Jazeera | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Al-Ramtha | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Sareeh | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Al-Wehdat | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Mansheyat Bani Hasan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Sahab | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| That Ras | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 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 | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | D |
| Al-Baqa'a | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | W |
| Al-Faisaly | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Al-Hussein | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | L |
| Al-Jazeera | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | D |
| Al-Ramtha | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | L |
| Al-Sareeh | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | L |
| Al-Wehdat | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | D | D | W |
| Mansheyat Bani Hasan | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | W |
| Sahab | L | D | D | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| That Ras | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | W |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Elhadji Malick Tall |
Al-Ahli | Al-Baqa'a | 4–0[citation needed] | 30 December 2016 |
 Akram Zuway |
Al-Faisaly | Shabab Al-Ordon | 5–0[22] | 1 April 2017 |
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