2015–16 Jordan League Division 1
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sahab (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Sahab Mansheyat Bani Hasan |
| Relegated |
Al-Sheikh Hussein Ittihad Al-Zarqa |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 219 (1.2 per match) |
|
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
2015–16 Jordan League Division 1 featured 10 teams from the 2014–15 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2014–15 Premier League: Mansheyat Bani Hasan and Ittihad Al-Ramtha, and two new teams promoted from the 2014–15 Jordan League Division 2: Al-Aqaba and Al-Turra.
Sahab won the league title and promoted to 2016–17 Jordan Premier League along with Mansheyat Bani Hasan. Al-Sheikh Hussein and Ittihad Al-Zarqa were relegated to the 2016–17 Jordan League Division 2.
Teams
- Teams relegated from the 2014–15 Premier League
- Teams promoted from the 2014–15 Jordan League Division 2
- Al-Aqaba
- Al-Turra
Stadiums and locations
| Jordan League Division 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Location | Stadium | Year Formed |
| Al-Arabi | Irbid | Al-Hassan Stadium | 1945 |
| Al-Aqaba | Aqaba | Al-Aqaba Stadium | 1965 |
| Al-Jalil | Irbid | Irbid Municipal Stadium | 1953 |
| Al-Salt | Al-Salt | Al-Salt Stadium | 1965 |
| Al-Sarhan | Mafraq | Al-Mafraq Field | 1977 |
| Al-Sheikh Hussein | Irbid | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1980 |
| Al-Taiba | Irbid | Irbid Municipal Stadium | 2006 |
| Al-Turra | Irbid | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1979 |
| Al-Yarmouk | Amman | King Abdullah II Stadium | 1959 |
| Bala'ama | Mafraq | Al-Mafraq Stadium | 1980 |
| Ittihad Al-Ramtha | Irbid | Prince Hashim Stadium | 1990 |
| Ittihad Al-Zarqa | Zarqa | Prince Mohammed Stadium | 2007 |
| Mansheyat Bani Hasan | Mafraq | Prince Mohammed Stadium | 1978 |
| Sahab | Amman | Petra Stadium | 1972 |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahab (C) | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 30 | 2016–17 Jordan Premier League |
| 2 | Mansheyat Bani Hasan | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 28 | 2016–17 Jordan Premier League |
| 3 | Al-Yarmouk | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 24 | |
| 4 | Al-Aqaba | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 21 | |
| 5 | Al-Sarhan | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 18 | |
| 6 | Al-Taiba | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 18 | |
| 7 | Ittihad Al-Ramtha | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 16 | |
| 8 | Al-Arabi | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 16 | |
| 9 | Al-Turra | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 15 | |
| 10 | Al-Jalil | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 14 | |
| 11 | Bala'ama | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 13 | |
| 12 | Al-Salt | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 12 | |
| 13 | Al-Sheikh Hussein | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 11 | Relegation to 2016–17 Jordan League Division 2 |
| 14 | Ittihad Al-Zarqa | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 32 | −22 | 7 |
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.