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.
Teams The league comprises 12 teams, 10 from the 2015–16 campaign, as well as two teams promoted from the 2015–16 Division 1.
Stadiums and locations 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
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAl-Ahli Jamal Mahmoud Yazan DahshanJakoThe Galleria MallAl-Baqa'a Emad Khankan Adnan AdousJakoAl-Faisaly Nebojša Jovović Baha' Abdel-RahmanJakoZainAl-Hussein Maher Bahri Abdullah Abu ZaitounErreàTerracoAl-Jazeera Nizar Mahrous Saleh Al-JawhariMBBAl-Ramtha Kemal Alispahić Rami SamaraAdidasZain Al-Sareeh Ekrami Matbouli Abdel-Ru'ouf Al-RawabdehAdidasAl-Wehdat Adnan Hamad Amer DeebJakoZain Mansheyat Bani Hasan Osama Qasem Hossam ShdifatAdidasSahab Thair Jassam Mohammad Al-MaharmehAdidasShabab Al-Ordon Issa Al-Turk Rawad Abu KhizaranErreàBurger KingThat Ras Maher Sdiri Malek Al-ShlouhAdidas
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyManner of departureIncoming managerDate of appointment Al-Baqa'a Thair Jassam 30 May 2016 Sacked Ahmed Daham Karim 28 June 2016 Al-Wehdat Ra'ed Assaf 5 June 2016End of contract Adnan Hamad 5 June 2016 Sahab Kamel Jaara 11 June 2016 Islam Thyabat 11 June 2016 Al-Faisaly Jamal Abu-Abed 13 July 2016 Resigned Thair Jassam 25 July 2016 Al-Hussein Issa Al-Turk 24 August 2016 Sacked Bilal Al-Laham 1 September 2016 Al-Jazeera Haitham Al-Shboul 25 September 2016 End of contract Nizar Mahrous 25 September 2016 Al-Baqa'a Ahmed Daham Karim 25 September 2016 Sacked Ammar Al-Zuraiki 25 September 2016 Al-Baqa'a Ammar Al-Zuraiki 5 November 2016 Issa Al-Turk 5 November 2016 Al-Faisaly Thair Jassam 20 November 2016 Branko Smiljanić 26 November 2016 Al-Ramtha Akram Ahmad Salman 22 November 2016 Resigned Najeh Thiabat 22 November 2016 Al-Baqa'a Issa Al-Turk 11 December 2016 Emad Khankan 13 December 2016 Sahab Islam Thyabat 18 December 2016 Thair Jassam 20 December 2016 Al-Ramtha Najeh Thiabat 9 January 2017 Kemal Alispahić 9 January 2017 Shabab Al-Ordon Jamal Mahmoud 15 January 2017 Issa Al-Turk 15 January 2017 Al-Sareeh Abdullah Al-Amareen 15 January 2017 End of contract Ekrami Matbouli 18 January 2017 Al-Ahli Maher Bahri 21 January 2017 Sacked Jamal Mahmoud 21 January 2017 That Ras Emad Khankan 30 January 2017 Maher Sdiri 1 February 2017 Al-Hussein Bilal Al-Laham 7 February 2017 Resigned Maher Bahri 7 February 2017 Al-Faisaly Branko Smiljanić 12 March 2017 Sacked Feras Al-Khalayleh (interim) 12 March 2017 Al-Faisaly Feras Al-Khalayleh 23 March 2017 Interim period ended Nebojša Jovović 23 March 2017
Foreign players The number of foreign players is limited to 3 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Al-Ahli Marcus Macauley Teah Dennis Jr. Elhadji Malick Tall Al-Baqa'a Lorougnon Christ Remi Hamdi Al Masri Al-Faisaly Akram Zuway Łukasz Gikiewicz Al-Hussein Hamed Touré Mohamed Al-Zeno Al-Jazeera Fahd Youssef Mardik Mardikian Wael Al Rifai Al-Ramtha Marko Mihajlović Sassá Cheikha Sy Al-Sareeh Emmanuel Ezue Ayman Al-Khalid Mahmoud Naza'a Al-Wehdat Torres Sebastijan Antić Ahmad Maher Mansheyat Bani Hasan Ahmed El Merghany Demba Dikata Adel Hmani Sahab Luis Eduardo Lukman Azeez Moataz Salhani Shabab Al-Ordon Billel Abdelkadous That Ras Adel El Adham Yousuf Ahmed Samer Salem
Results League table
Results table
Season progress
Statistics
Top scorers
RankScorerClubGoals1 Mardik Mardikian Al-Jazeera142 Mohamed Al-Zeno Al-Hussein9 Elhadji Malick Tall Al-Ahli Akram Zuway Al-Faisaly5 Munther Abu Amarah Al-Wehdat86 Hassan Abdel-Fattah Al-Wehdat7 Mohammad Tannous Al-Jazeera Nahar Shdifat Mansheyat Bani Hasan9 Mohammad Omar Shishani Shabab Al-Ordon6 Samer Salem That Ras11 Emmanuel Ezue Al-Sareeh5 Abdel-Ru'ouf Al-Rawabdeh Al-Sareeh Musa Al-Taamari Shabab Al-Ordon Mahmoud Al-Mardi Al-Ahli Ahmed Abu Kabeer Al-Hussein Łukasz Gikiewicz Al-Faisaly
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Elhadji Malick Tall Al-Ahli Al-Baqa'a 4–0 30 December 2016 Akram Zuway Al-Faisaly Shabab Al-Ordon 5–0 1 April 2017
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