1980 Jordan League
Football league season
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The 1980 Jordanian League (known as The Jordanian League, was the 30th season of Jordan League since its inception in 1944. Al-Wehdat won its first title.
| Season | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Wehdat (first title) |
| Relegated | Al-Baqa'a Al-Qadisiya |
| Goals | 199 |
| Average goals/game | 2.21 |
| Top goalscorer |  Sahil Ghazawy (Al-Hussein-14 goals ) |
| Highest scoring | Ramtha 5–1 Al-Jeel Ramtha 5–1 Baqa'a Ramtha 5–1 Qadisiya Amman 4–2 Jazeera |
← 1979 1981 → | |
Teams
| Jordanian League 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year formed
|
| Al-Faisaly | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | 1932 |
| Al-Hussein | Irbid | Irbid Municipal Stadium | 5,500 | 1964 |
| Al-Jeel | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | 1950 |
| Al-Ahli | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | 1944 |
| Al-Ramtha | Ar-Ramtha | Irbid Municipal Stadium | 5,500 | 1966 |
| Al-Wehdat | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | 1956 |
| Amman SC | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | 1976 |
| Al-Jazeera | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | 1947 |
| Al-Qadisiya | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | |
| Al-Baqa'a | Ain Albasha District-Balqa Governorate | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | 1968 |
Map
Location of clubs in Jordan for the 1980 Premier League season
Overview
Al-Wahdat won its first title championship.
League final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Wehdat | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 31 | Champion |
| 2 | Al-Ramtha | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 27 | |
| 3 | Al-Hussein | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 27 | |
| 4 | Al-Ahli | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 19 | |
| 5 | Amman SC | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 16 | |
| 6 | Al-Jazeera | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 14 | |
| 7 | Al-Faisaly | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 13 | |
| 8 | Al-Jeel SC | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 13 | |
| 9 | Al-Baqa'a | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 10 | Relegated |
| 10 | Al-Qadisiya SC | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 10 |
Promoted: Ain Karem SC and Orthodoxy SC
Matches
Notes:
- Results in top right half apparently from first half season
- Results in bottom left half from second half season
- Ramtha - Faysali also listed as (0-1) instead of (0-2)
- Qadisiya - Faysali also listed as (0-1) instead of (1-0)
Top scorers
| Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Sahil Ghazawy | Hussein | 14 |
| Najid Diyabat | Ramtha | 8 |
| Walid al-Shakran | Ramtha | 8 |
| Munir Misbah | Hussein | 7 |
| Khalid Salim | Wehdat | 7 |
| Khalid al-Zaaby | Ramtha | 7 |
| Ghassan Juma | Wehdat | 6 |
| Imad Zakariya | Jeel | 6 |