2015–16 Jordan League

The 2015–16 Jordan Premier League is the 65th season of the Jordan Premier League, the top Jordanian professional league for football clubs, since its establishment in 1944. The first match was played on 11 September 2015 and finished on 30 April 2016.

Jordan Premier League
Season2015–16
ChampionsAl-Wehdat
RelegatedKufrsoum Al-Asalah
Champions LeagueAl-Wehdat
AFC CupAl-Ahli
Matches played132
Goals scored277 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorerAkram Zuway (12 goals)
Biggest home win Kufrsoum 5–1 Al-Hussein

Al-Wehdat 5–1 Kufrsoum

Al-Jazeera 4-0 That Ras
Biggest away win Kufrsoum 0-4 Al-Faisaly Al-Asalah 0-4 Al-Ramtha
Highest scoring4 games with 6 goals scored in each game

Teams
Locations of the 2015–16 Jordan League teams

Source:[1]

Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Location Capacity
Al-Ahli Petra Stadium Amman 5,000
Al-Asalah Prince Mohammed Stadium Zarqa 17,000
Al-Baqa'a Petra Stadium Amman 5,000
Al-Faisaly Prince Mohammed Stadium Zarqa 17,000
Al-Hussein Al-Hassan Stadium Irbid 15,000
Al-Jazeera Petra Stadium Amman 5,000
Al-Ramtha Prince Hashim Stadium Ar Ramtha 5,000
Al-Sareeh Al-Hassan Stadium Irbid 15,000
Al-Wehdat King Abdullah II Stadium Amman 18,000
Kufrsoum Prince Hashim Stadium Ar Ramtha 5,000
Shabab Al-Ordon Amman International Stadium Amman 25,000
That Ras Prince Faisal Stadium Al-Karak 7,000

Prize money
PositionPrize Money (JOD)[2]
First120,000
Second80,000
Third35,000
Fourth15,000
Fifth12,500
Sixth7,500

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Wehdat (C) 22 11 5 6 29 19 +10 38 Qualification to Champions League qualifying play-off
2 Al-Faisaly 22 10 6 6 29 20 +9 36 Qualification to Arab Club Championship group stage
3 Al-Ahli 22 10 5 7 22 21 +1 35 Qualification to AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 1]
4 Al-Jazeera 22 9 7 6 21 13 +8 34
5 Shabab Al-Ordon 22 9 6 7 28 25 +3 33
6 Al-Ramtha 22 7 10 5 23 18 +5 31
7 Al-Hussein 22 8 6 8 28 27 +1 30
8 That Ras 22 7 7 8 22 24 −2 28
9 Al-Baqa'a 22 7 7 8 21 23 −2 28
10 Al-Sareeh 22 5 10 7 19 22 −3 25
11 Kufrsoum (R) 22 5 9 8 21 30 −9 24 Relegation to Division 1
12 Al-Asalah (R) 22 2 6 14 14 35 −21 12
Source: Kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Al-Ahli qualified for the 2017 AFC Cup by winning the 2015–16 Jordan FA Cup.

Goals scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Akram Zuway Al-Hussein 12
2 Alassane Diallo Al-Faisaly 8
3 Francisco Wagsley Al-Wehdat 8
4 Elhadji Malick Tall Al-Wehdat 7
5 Wajdi Jabbari Al-Hussein 7
6 Sharif Al-Nawaisheh That Ras 7

References
  1. "Jordan League 2015/2016". Flashscores. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. "خطوة وبخطوة واللقب ما يزال مجهول الهوية". Al-Ghad. 24 April 2016.
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