2011–12 Jordan League
Football league season
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The 2011–12 Jordanian Pro League (known as the Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 60th season of the top-flight football in Jordan and ran from August 2011 to May 2012
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Faisaly (32nd title) |
| Relegated | Al-Jalil Kfarsoum |
| AFC Cup | Al-Faisaly Al Ramtha |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 265 (2.01 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ahmad Hayel (Al-Faisaly-18 goals) |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
Al-Faisaly won its 32nd title after winning the championship play-off match against Al-Ramtha 3–0. Al-Jalil and Kfarsoum were relegated to the second level.
Teams
Al-Wehdat were the defending champions while Al-Hussein (Irbid) and Al-Ahli were relegated to the second level of Jordan football. Al-Ahli had withdrawn from the league prior to finishing the campaign due to the Arab Spring. Al-Hussein (Irbid) on the other hand lost in the end of season relegation playoff against Kfarsoum after both teams finished the season level on points. Promoted from the second level were Al-Jalil and That Ras.[1]
Map
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Faisaly (C) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 17 | +33 | 51 | Qualification for championship playoff and AFC Cup group stage[a] |
| 2 | Al-Ramtha | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 15 | +30 | 51 | |
| 3 | Al-Wehdat | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 40 | |
| 4 | Al Baqa'a | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 36 | |
| 5 | Shabab Al-Ordon | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 28 | |
| 6 | Al-Arabi | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 28 | |
| 7 | Al-Jazeera | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 27 | |
| 8 | That Ras | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 24 | |
| 9 | Mansheyat Bani Hasan | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Al-Yarmouk | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 21 | |
| 11 | Al-Jalil (R) | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 17 | Relegation to Second league |
| 12 | Kfarsoum (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Both Al-Faisaly and Al-Ramtha were guaranteed a place at the 2013 AFC Cup as Al-Faisaly won the 2011–12 Jordan FA Cup.
Fixtures and results
Championship playoff
Because the top two teams finished with the same number of points, a championship playoff was played to determine the champions of Jordan for 2011–12 season.[2]