2011–12 Jordan League

The 2011–12 Jordan League was the 61st season of the top-flight football in Jordan and started in August. The season is expected to finish in April 2012

Jordan League
Season2011–12
ChampionsAl-Faisaly
RelegatedKfarsoum
AFC CupAl-Faisaly
Al Ramtha

Al-Wehdat were the defending champions.

Teams

Al-Hussein (Irbid) and Al-Ahli were relegated to the second level of Jordan football. Al Ahli had withdrawn from the league prior to finishing the campaign due to the Arab Spring. Al-Hussein (Irbid) on the other hand lost in the end of season relegation playoff against Kfarsoum after both teams finished the season level on points.

Promoted from the second level are Al-Jalil and That Ras.

Amman
Irbid
Zarqa
Ar Ramtha
Al Karak
Mafraq
Locations of teams in the 2011–12 Jordan League
Club Location Stadium
Al-Arabi Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium
Al-Baqa'a SC Amman Petra Stadium
Al-Faisaly Amman Amman International Stadium
Al-Jalil Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium
Al-Jazeera Amman Petra Stadium
Al-Ramtha Ramtha Prince Hashim Stadium
Al-Wehdat Amman King Abdullah Stadium
Al-Yarmouk Amman King Abdullah Stadium
Shabab Al-Ordon Zarqa Prince Mohammed Stadium
Kfarsoum Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium
That Ras Al Karak Prince Faisal Stadium
Manshia Bani Hassan Mafraq Prince Mohammed Stadium

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Faisaly 22 16 3 3 50 17 +33 51 Championship playoff and 2013 AFC Cup Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Al-Ramtha 22 15 6 1 45 15 +30 51
3 Al-Wehdat 22 11 7 4 34 18 +16 40
4 Al Baqa'a 22 10 6 6 30 26 +4 36
5 Al-Arabi 22 7 7 8 28 32 −4 28
6 Al-Jazeera 22 7 6 9 26 31 −5 27
7 Shabab Al-Ordon 22 6 8 8 24 25 −1 26
8 That Ras 22 5 9 8 31 36 −5 24
9 Mansheyat Bani Hasan 22 6 6 10 30 36 −6 24
10 Al-Yarmouk 22 5 6 11 19 35 −16 21
11 Al-Jalil 22 3 9 10 22 38 −16 18 Relegation to Second league
12 Kfarsoum 22 4 1 17 26 56 −30 13
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2012. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Both Al-Faisaly and Al-Ramtha were guaranteed a place at the 2013 AFC Cup as Al-Faisaly won the 2011–12 Jordan FA Cup.

Fixtures and results
Home \ Away ARA BAQ FAI JAL JAZ RAM WEH YAR KFA MBH SHO THA
Al-Arabi 2–0 0–7 0–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–1
Al Baqa'a 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–4 2–1 1–0 2–1
Al-Faisaly 3–2 3–2 6–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–1
Al-Jalil 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 0–3 3–4 1–0 0–0 3–1
Al-Jazeera 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 3–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–1
Al-Ramtha 3–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 4–0
Al-Wehdat 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–2 1–2 3–1 3–0
Al-Yarmouk 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1
Kfarsoum 0–2 1–2 0–6 1–1 1–2 2–6 0–2 3–0 0–1 0–3 4–2
Mansheyat Bani Hasan 0–0 0–3 2–1 4–0 2–2 0–5 0–1 1–2 7–1 1–1 1–1
Shabab Al-Ordon 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 5–2 0–0
That Ras 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 5–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2012. Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoff

Because the top two teams finished with the same number of points, a championship playoff was played to determine the champions of Jordan for 2011-2012 season.

Al Ramtha0 – 3Al-Faisaly
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