2020 Jordanian Pro League
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The 2020 Jordanian Pro League (known as the Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League, named after Ziad AL-Manaseer Companies Group for sponsorship reasons) was the 68th season of
Jordanian Pro League The Jordanian Pro League () is a Jordanian professional league for men's football clubs and represents the top flight of Jordanian football. The championship consists of twelve competing teams in a home and away league system. The league was not ...
since its inception in 1944. The season started on 5 March, but was put on hold due to
COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan The COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). On 2 March 2020, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first case in Jordan. As s ...
then finished in 2021. Al-Faisaly are the defending champions of the 2018–19 season.
Ma'an Ma'an () is a city in southern Jordan, southwest of the capital Amman. It serves as the capital of the Ma'an Governorate. Its population was approximately 41,055 in 2015. Civilizations with the name of Ma'an have existed at least since the Nab ...
and Sahab joined as the promoted clubs from the
2019 Jordan League Division 1 The 2019 Jordan League Division 1 started on 11 February 2019 and concluded on 4 May 2019. The league featured 10 teams from the 2017–18 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2017–18 Premier League: Al-Yarmouk and Mansheyat Bani Hasan, ...
. They replaced
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and
That Ras That Ras is a football club based in Al Karak which competes in the Jordan League. Stadium That Ras plays their home games at Prince Faisal Stadium in Al-Karak. The stadium holds 7,000 people. Kits That Ras's home kit is all blue shirts and shor ...
who were relegated to the
2020 Jordan League Division 1 The 2020 Jordan League Division 1 started on 27 October 2020 and concluded on 28 January 2021. The season was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan then finished in 2021. The league featured 10 teams from the 2018–19 campaign, two new tea ...
.


Teams

Twelve teams will compete in the league – the top ten teams from the 2018–19 season and the two teams promoted from the 2019 Division 1. Teams promoted to the 2020 Premier League Sahab and
Ma'an Ma'an () is a city in southern Jordan, southwest of the capital Amman. It serves as the capital of the Ma'an Governorate. Its population was approximately 41,055 in 2015. Civilizations with the name of Ma'an have existed at least since the Nab ...
Both promoted, following Sahab 1–0 defeat against
Ma'an Ma'an () is a city in southern Jordan, southwest of the capital Amman. It serves as the capital of the Ma'an Governorate. Its population was approximately 41,055 in 2015. Civilizations with the name of Ma'an have existed at least since the Nab ...
on 29 April 2019 before the last day of the regular season. Ma'an playing in the
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for the first time in their history. Teams relegated to the 2020 Division 1 The first team to be relegated was
Al-Baqa'a Al Baqa or Al Baqa'a, also spelled Al-Beqa or Al baqr, (meaning "The open valley") is a Palestinian village located just east of Hebron. It has been occupied by Israel since 1967, together with the rest of the West Bank. It is sandwiched between ...
, following their 1–2 defeat against Al-Ahli on 9 May 2019, ending their 18-years stay in the top flight. The second team to be relegated was
That Ras That Ras is a football club based in Al Karak which competes in the Jordan League. Stadium That Ras plays their home games at Prince Faisal Stadium in Al-Karak. The stadium holds 7,000 people. Kits That Ras's home kit is all blue shirts and shor ...
, ending their 7-years stay in the top flight.


Stadiums and locations

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''


Personnel and kits


Foreign players


League table


Results


Season progress


Statistics


Scoring

*First goal of the season:
Wissam Abu Daabis for
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against
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(5 March 2020) *Last goal of the season:
Ahmad Ersan Ahmad Ersan Mohammad Hamdouni (; born 28 September 1995) is a Jordanian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Jordanian Pro League side Al-Faisaly and the Jordan national team. Career Ersan was included in Jordan's squad for t ...
for Al-Faisaly against
Al-Wehdat Al-Wehdat Sports Club () is a Jordanian sports club founded in 1956. They compete in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football. The club is based in and represents the Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp also know ...
(16 January 2021)


Top scorers


Hat-tricks


References

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Jordanian Premier League, 2020