2023 Jordan League Division 1
The 2023 Jordanian First Division League started on 3 September 2023 and concluded on 13 December 2023. The league featured 10 teams from the 2022 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2022 Pro League: Al-Sareeh and Al-Jazeera, and two new teams promoted from the 2022 Jordan League Division 2: Samma and Umm al-Quttayn. Al-Jazeera won the league title and promoted to 2024–25 Jordanian Pro League alongside Al-Sareeh. Al-Turra and Alia were relegated to the 2024 Jordan League Division 2. Teams A total of 14 teams are contesting the league, including 10 sides from the 2022 season, two relegated from the 2022 Pro League, and two promoted from the 2022 Jordan League Division 2. Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season. To Division 1 Promoted from 2022 Division 2 * Samma * Umm al-Quttayn Relegated from 2022 Jordanian Pro League * Al-Sareeh * Al-Jazeera Promoted to 2023–24 Jordanian Pro League * Al-Ahli SC * Al-Jalil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Jordanian First Division League
The Jordanian First Division League () is the second-level football competition in Jordan. Sama Al-Sarhan are the most recent champions in the 2024–25 season. Promotion and relegation The winner and runner-up are promoted to the Jordanian Pro League directly. The bottom two clubs are relegated to the Jordanian Second Division League. Stadiums and locations :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order'' {, class="wikitable" , - !colspan="4", 2025 Jordanian First Division League , - ! style="width:200px;", Club ! style="width:160px;", Location ! style="width:180px;", Stadium ! style="width:160px;", Year Formed , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Al-Arabi , Irbid, Irbid , Al-Hassan Stadium , 1945 , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Al-Hashemiya , Al-Hashimiya, Zarqa , Prince Mohammed Stadium , 1979 , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Al-Sareeh , Al-Sareeh, Irbid , Al-Hassan Stadium , 1973 , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Al-Tura , Al-Turrah, Irbid , Irbid ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Sama Al-Sarhan SC
Sama Al-Sarhan Sports Club (), officially referred to as Al-Sarhan Sports Club (), is a Jordanian professional association football, football club based in Badiah Gharbiyah, Jordan. It currently competes in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Football in Jordan, Jordanian football. History Sama Al-Sarhan SC was founded in 1977, and is a club that has provided various cultural, social and sporting services to the Sama Al-Sarhan community in Badiah Gharbiyah. Sama Al-Sarhan competed in the 2008 Jordanian Third Division League, which included five other sides from the Mafraq Governorate. Sama Al-Sarhan was noted to have been invited to a training camp hosted by Saudi club Al-Orobah FC, Al-Orobah, with President Abdullah Al-Sarhan stating the importance of such co-operations for the club. On 6 March 2011, Sama Al-Sarhan once again participated in a training camp abroad, this time hosted by Syrian club Al-Shouleh SC (Syria), Al-Shouleh in Daraa. The camp was led by Iraqi m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Zarqa Governorate
Zarqa Governorate ( ''Muħāfazat az-Zarqāʔ'', local dialects ''ez-Zergā'' or ''ez-Zer'a'') is the third largest governorate in Jordan by population. The capital of Zarqa governorate is Zarqa City, which is the largest city in the governorate. It is located east of the Jordanian capital Amman. The second largest city in the governorate is Russeifa. Zarqa Governorate hosts the largest military and air bases of the Jordanian armed forces. History The land of Zarqa Governorate has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, most prominent were the Ammonite kingdom and the Nabateans, who constructed the fort known as Qasr al Hallabat, which then was used as a fort by the Romans, and then as a desert palace by the Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyads. The most significant historical remains are the Umayyad desert palaces, such as Qasr Amra, a World Heritage Site, Qasr al Hallabat, Qasr Shabib in the center of the city of Zarqa, as well as the Castle of Azraq. After the construction of the Hedj ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Prince Mohammed Stadium
The Prince Mohammed Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Zarqa, Jordan. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium holds 11,400 people after the installation of seats. References External linksVenue information Football venues in Jordan Zarqa {{Jordan-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Balqa Governorate
Balqa' ( ''Al Balqā’'') is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located northwest of Amman, Jordan's capital. The governorate has the fourth largest population of the 12 governorates of Jordan, and is ranked 10th by area. It has the third highest population density in the kingdom after Irbid Governorate and Jerash Governorate. History The " Balqa" historically referred to the entire area of the eastern plateau of the Jordan Valley as early as the 7th century when Heraclius' brother Theodore fought an early campaign against the Arabs on the approaches to southern Syria. During biblical times, the southern part of Balqa was known as the Plains of Moab. During World War I, the British army led by General Edmund Allenby entered Salt on 24 March 1918, in the Battles for Amman campaign, marking the end of a 500-year Ottoman rule. On March 21, 1968, the town of Karameh near Shouna al-Janubiyya was the site of Battle of Karameh, between Israel on one side, and Jor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Ain Al-Basha
Ain Al-Basha is a Jordanian town in Balqa Governorate, located about 20 kilometers northwest of the capital, Amman. Highway 35, which connects Amman with Jerash, runs through Ain Al-Basha. The Baqa'a refugee camp, which was set up in 1968 and is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan, is located near Ain Al-Basha. It was one of six camps set up to shelter refugees fleeing from the Palestinian territories during the 1967 Arab–Israeli war. Name Pasha, pronounced "Basha" in Arabic, is a Turkish title that was granted to senior military personnel and those with high civil positions, meaning the head or the president. Ain al-Basha was called by this name because Ibrahim Pasha went to a well, or "ain", while passing through the area. Population The population of Ain Al-Basha was estimated at 69,716 in 2021. Its neighborhoods include Prince Ali, Qutaiba, Al-Balad, Al-Zahra, Umm Safatin, Western Shuwaihi, and Imam Al-Shafi’i. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Al-Hassan Stadium
Al-Hassan Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Irbid, Jordan, located near Yarmouk University. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium holds 12,000 people. See also * Al-Hassan Hall References Football venues in Jordan Multi-purpose stadiums in Jordan Sport in Irbid {{Jordan-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Irbid
Irbid (), known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela (Άρβηλα in Ancient Greek language, Ancient Greek), is the capital and largest city of Irbid Governorate. It has the second-largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 2,003,800. As a city, Irbid is Jordan's third-largest, after Amman and Zarqa. Irbid is located about north of Amman on the northern ridge of the Gilead, equidistant from Pella, Jordan, Pella, Beit Ras (Capitolias), and Um Qais, and approximately south of the Syrian border. Irbid was built on successive Early Bronze Age settlements and was possibly the Hebrew Bible, biblical Beth Arbel and the Arbila of the Decapolis, a Hellenistic league of the 1st-2nd century BCE. The population of Irbid swelled in the late 19th century, and prior to 1948 it served as a significant centre of transit trade. The city is a major ground transportation hub between Amman, Syria to the north, and Mafraq to the east. The Irbid region is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Al-Baqa'a Club
Al-Baqa'a Club () is a professional football club based in Ain Al-Basha District, Balqa Governorate, Jordan. It currently competes in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football. It was formed by a Palestinian Baqa'a refugee camp in 1968. The club is owned by Husni Jallad, Abdulla Mustafa and Khaled Mustafa. The club has various sponsorships with the biggest being Aya's Knafeh which supplies Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. FTATRONIX INC has been another partner of the club, being responsible for the digital marketing and broadcasting. Stadium Al-Baqa'a plays their home games at Amman International Stadium in Amman. The stadium was built on 1964 and opened on 1968, it is owned by The Jordanian government and operated by The higher council of youth. It is also the home stadium of Jordan national football team, Al-Jazeera and Al-Faisaly. It has a current capacity of 17,619 spectators. Kits Al-Baqa'a's home kit is all black shirts and shorts, while their away kit is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Al-Arabi (Jordanian Football Club)
Al-Arabi Irbid Sports Club () is a Association football, football club based in Irbid, Jordan which currently competes in the Jordanian First Division League, the second tier of Football in Jordan, Jordanian football. History Al-Arabi Sports Club's origins began when a group of 22 young intellectuals were interested in establishing a place, where they could gather and practice their various hobbies. Thus, the Acting and Music Club was formed in 1945. The club began as one that focused on youth culture and music, and sports was not a focus of the club at the time. It established its sports branch in 1955, under the current name Al-Arabi SC. Al-Arabi SC is considered to be one of the oldest Football in Jordan, football clubs formed in Jordan, and the oldest club in Northern Jordan. According to Fayez Salim, the football team rose to the ranks of the Premier League team and was the first team from Irbid to win the Jordan FA Cup in 1986 and is still the only team from the city of I ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Ittihad Al-Ramtha
Ittihad Al-Ramtha () is a Jordanian football club based in Ar Ramtha, Ramtha, Jordan. It currently competes in the Jordanian First Division League, the second tier of Football in Jordan, Jordanian football. History On 10 June 2005, Ittihad Al-Ramtha signed Syrian players Muhannad Al-Essa and Hani Al-Shammat, under club president Mohammed Obaidallah. 20 days later, they also registered Hesham Makhadmeh as a player from Al-Ramtha SC, Al-Ramtha. Ittihad Al-Ramtha was noted to have participated in the 2006–07 Jordan League season, where they eventually finished last in the league and relegated to the Jordanian First Division League. On 31 December 2007, Mansour Obaidallah retracted his resignation as President of the club. On 25 November 2009, the Disciplinary Committee decided to suspend Ittihad Al-Ramtha player Fareed Al-Shanaina until the end of their season, as well as fine Ittihad Al-Ramtha 1000 Jordanian dinar, dinars for assaulting a referee. On 4 July 2014, Ittihad Al-Ram ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Amman FC
Amman FC () is a Jordanian football club based in Amman, Jordan. It currently competes in the Jordanian First Division League, the second tier of Football in Jordan, Jordanian football. History The current iteration of Amman FC was launched in 2021, after the Jordanian Ministry of Sport and Youth (Jordan), Ministry of Sport and Youth agreed on its merger with Dar Al-Dawa Club, Dar Al-Dawa, whilst keeping the name of the former. That merger allowed Amman FC to participate in the Jordan League Division 1 for the first time as a club. Amman FC took this step as a part of its greater sports strategy to enhance the role of all age group teams and give young players the opportunity to play within the ranks of the first team. The merger also takes into consideration within its strategy the interest of the national teams to represent them in foreign forums. In preparation for the 2022 Jordan League Division 1, 2022 season, Amman FC hired Amer Deeb as their technical director, as well ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |