The 2017–2018 Jordanian Pro League (known as the Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League, named after Ziyad AL-Manaseer Companies Group for sponsorship reasons) was the 66th season of Jordanian Pro League since its inception in 1944.
Al-Faisaly are the defending champions of the 2016–17 season. Shabab Al-Aqaba and Al-Yarmouk entered as the two promoted teams.
On 3 May 2018, Al-Wehdat won their 16th Premier League title, after Mansheyat Bani Hasan beat Al-Faisaly 2–1 in round 21 and before the final round of the league.
Al-Faisaly's Łukasz Gikiewicz won the Golden Boot with 14 goals.
Teams The league comprises 12 teams, 10 from the 2016–17 campaign, as well as two teams promoted from the 2016–17 Division 1.
Stadiums and locations Al Manaseer Jordanian Pro League2017-2018 Club Location Stadium Capacity Year formed Al-Ahli Amman Amman International Stadium 18,000 1944 Al-Baqa'a Balqa Governorate King Abdullah Stadium 14,000 1968 Al-Faisaly Amman Amman International Stadium 18,000 1932 Al-Hussein Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium 12,000 1964 Al-Jazeera Amman Amman International Stadium 18,000 1947 Al-Ramtha Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium 8,000 1966 Al-Wehdat Amman King Abdullah Stadium 14,000 1956 Al-Yarmouk Amman King Abdullah Stadium 14,000 1967 Mansheyat Bani Hasan Mafraq Governorate Prince Ali Stadium 3,000 1978 Shabab Al-Aqaba Aqaba Al-Aqaba Stadium 5,000 1965 Shabab Al-Ordon Amman Amman International Stadium 18,000 2002 That Ras Karak Governorate Prince Faisal Stadium 6,000 1980
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAl-Ahli Emad Khankan Yazan DahshanGivovaThe Galleria MallAl-Baqa'a Rateb Al-Awadat Feras SalehAdidasAl-Faisaly Nebojša Jovović Baha' Abdel-RahmanJakoUmniahAl-Hussein Haitham Al-Shboul Malek Al-YasseriGivovaAl-Jazeera Chiheb Ellili Mohammad TannousJakoAl-Ramtha Florin Motruck Mussab Al-LahamMBB ApparelAl-Wehdat Jamal Mahmoud Basem FathiJakoUmniahAl-Yarmouk Khaldoun Abdul Karim Ahmed Abu HalawaAdidasMansheyat Bani Hasan Adnan Al-Shuaibat Ashraf Al-MasaeedAdidasThe bounties of the North CompanyShabab Al-Aqaba Ra'ed Al-Dawoud Mahmoud Al-SanouriAdidasAqaba Special Economic Zone AuthorityShabab Al-Ordon Issa Al-Turk Yousef Al-NaberJakoThat Ras Assaf Khalifa Malek Al-ShlouhGivovaJordan German Eye Center
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing manager Date of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment That Ras Maher Sdiri 11 May 2017 Haitham Al-Shboul 18 June 2017 Al-Wehdat Adnan Hamad 13 May 2017 Jamal Mahmoud 17 May 2017 Al-Ahli Jamal Mahmoud 17 May 2017 Osama Qasem 30 May 2017 Al-Ramtha Kemal Alispahić 22 May 2017 Mohamed Shabrak 15 July 2017 Mansheyat Bani Hasan Osama Qasem 30 May 2017 Ra'fat Ali 1 July 2017 That Ras Haitham Al-Shboul 19 August 2017 Rateb Al-Awadat 20 August 2017 Al-Faisaly Nebojša Jovović 28 August 2017 Veselin Stesevic 4 September 2017 Al-Faisaly Veselin Stesevic 14 September 2017 Dragan Talajić 19 September 2017 Al-Hussein Maher Bahri 23 September 2017 Mohamed Azima 3 October 2017 Al-Jazeera Nizar Mahrous 30 September 2017 Maher Bahri 9 October 2017 Al-Ramtha Mohamed Shabrak 30 September 2017 Nabil Kouki 9 October 2017 Al-Baqa'a Emad Khankan 1 October 2017 Sherif El-Khashab 6 October 2017 Mansheyat Bani Hasan Ra'fat Ali 1 October 2017 Bilal Al-Laham 2 October 2017 Al-Yarmouk Ibrahim Helmy 25 October 2017 Sabri Al Mineawi 25 October 2017 Al-Jazeera Maher Bahri 16 November 2017 Chiheb Ellili 16 November 2017 Al-Ahli Osama Qasem 1 December 2017 Emad Khankan 5 December 2017 Al-Ramtha Nabil Kouki 1 January 2018 Florin Motruck 1 January 2018 Al-Faisaly Dragan Talajić 7 January 2018 Nebojša Jovović 7 January 2018 Al-Hussein Mohamed Azima 4 February 2018 Haitham Al-Shboul 4 February 2018 Mansheyat Bani Hasan Bilal Al-Laham 12 February 2018 Adnan Al-Shuaibat 12 February 2018 Al-Yarmouk Sabri Al Mineawi 19 February 2018 Khaldoun Abdul Karim 19 February 2018 That Ras Rateb Al-Awadat 23 February 2018 Assaf Khalifa 23 February 2018 Al-Baqa'a Sherif El-Khashab 10 April 2018 Rateb Al-Awadat 10 April 2018
Foreign players The number of foreign players is limited to 3 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3 Al-Ahli Mahmoud Wadi Mohammed Balah Adel Hmani Al-Baqa'a Emmanuel Ezue Anas Balhous Samer Salem Al-Faisaly Alban Meha Łukasz Gikiewicz Dominique Mendy Al-Hussein Hamed Touré Teah Dennis Jr. Mohamed Al-Zeno Al-Jazeera Oday Al-Jafal Mardik Mardikian Shadi Al Hamawi Al-Ramtha Mohammed Shokan Ahmad Al Douni Jehad Al Baour Al-Wehdat Fahd Youssef Al-Yarmouk Mohamed Mandela Marcus Macauley Ahmed Idrees Mansheyat Bani Hasan Michael Helegbe Dan Ignat Shabab Al-Aqaba Fabricio Ortiz Mladen Vukasović Shabab Al-Ordon Ulrich Kapolongo Bojan Vručina That Ras Mohamed Talaat Redallah El Ghazoufi Fakhreddine Galbi
Results League table Note: Teams tied on points are ranked on head-to-head record.
Results table
Season progress
Statistics Top scorers
RankScorerClubGoals1 Łukasz Gikiewicz Al-Faisaly142 Odai Khadr Shabab Al-Aqaba133 Yazan Thalji Al-Wehdat124 Saeed Murjan Al-Wehdat115 Mahmoud Wadi Al-Ahli10 Michael Helegbe Mansheyat Bani Hasan7 Mohammed Shokan Al-Ramtha98 Baha' Faisal Al-Wehdat8 Yousef Al-Naber Shabab Al-Ordon Ulrich Kapolongo Shabab Al-Ordon11 Ahmad Al Douni Al-Ramtha7 Mohamed Al-Zeno Al-Hussein13 Shadi Al Hamawi Al-Jazeera6 Mussab Al-Laham Al-Ramtha Oday Al-Jafal Al-Jazeera Abdullah Al-Attar Al-Jazeera
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Shadi Al Hamawi Al-Jazeera Al-Ahli 4–1 20 October 2017 Baha' Faisal Al-Wehdat Mansheyat Bani Hasan 5–1 2 November 2017 Michael Helegbe Mansheyat Bani Hasan Al-Hussein 6–0 1 December 2017 Khaled Abu Rayash Shabab Al-Ordon Al-Yarmouk 5–2 2 December 2017 Ulrich Kapolongo Shabab Al-Ordon Mansheyat Bani Hasan 4–2 26 April 2018
Number of teams by Governorates RankGovernoratesNumber of teamsTeams17Al-Ahli, Al-Baqa'a, Al-Faisaly, Al-Jazeera, Al-Wehdat, Al-Yarmouk and Shabab Al-Ordon2Irbid2 Al-Hussein and Al-Ramtha3Aqaba1 Shabab Al-AqabaKarak That RasMafraq Mansheyat Bani Hasan
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