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Ahli are 2015/16 season’s best team by far

By Aline Bannayan - May 24,2016 - Last updated at May 24,2016

AMMAN — Jordan’s upcoming football agenda seems quite varied and busy as officials grapple with scheduling for the start of the new season, with the national team and upcoming Women’s U-17 World Cup agendas posing a real challenge.

The season will now scheduled to start on July 15 with the major obstacle being stadia for four local competitions, as well as a break or the Women’s U-17 World Cup running from September 30 to October 21 delaying the competitions.

The competitions committee at the Jordan Football Association (JFA) has suggested the Cup Winner’s Cup starting the season on July 15 and bringing back the JFA Shield on the calendar as of July 17. The Jordan Cup preliminary round will be played until September 16 before it heads into a break.

All local matches will conclude by September 15 and resume after the World Cup. Match locations will vary including AFC Cup matches in case Wihdat and Faisali qualify past the Round of 16 this week.

This season, Wihdat won the Jordan Professional League title for the third consecutive year, while rivals Faisali secured one title beating league and Super Cup titleholders Wihdat 1-0 to clinch the 33rd Super Cup. 

It was Ahli who were the overall better team of the season. After years in the backstage, Ahli secured one of the season titles when they beat Shabab Urdun to win their first Jordan Cup final. They advanced to the final after eliminating titleholders Faisali while Shabab Urdun eliminated Jazira.

Ahli Chairman Saeed Shuqum noted the team’s results were a result of long-term planning. “For the past three years we tried to put the team on track to be among the top three, and we succeeded,” he has told The Jordan Times. “We also know of the deficiencies and are trying to amend all gaps and be ready for the next season,” he added.

A long-time veteran and founder of the game in Jordan, Ahli were relegated to Division 1 in 2004 for the first time in their history. They were back among the Professional League clubs in 2014, finished 5th in 2014/15 and third in 2015/16 in the league.

Shuqum underlined it was a combination of three sides “club board, coaching staff and players determined to make a difference”, adding “we hope to get more sponsors which are needed for a sports team to sustain its advance”.

 

Ahli had the best overall percentages. They played a total of 28 matches winning 15, drawing in six and losing seven while scoring 29 goals along the way. Ahli did not allow a single goal in the Jordan Cup. After finishing third in the league, they earned a total of JD80,000 including JD45,000 as Cup champs.

 

2015/16 season Top 6 Overall Standings

 

 

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

Ahli

28

15

6

7

29

21

51

Faisali

28

14

7

7

36

22

49

Wihdat

24

11

5

8

29

21

38

Jazira

27

12

8

8

29

17

44

Sh. Urdun

28

12

8

8

38

28

44

Ramtha

23

7

11

5

26

21

32

 

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