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Ahli to take on Shabab Urdun in final

By Aline Bannayan - May 04,2016 - Last updated at May 04,2016

AMMAN  — Ahli aim to win a title after years in the background when they play Shabab Urdun in the Jordan Cup final on Friday, ending the 2015-2016 season.

Ahli advanced to the final after they beat titleholders Faisali 1-0 in Leg 1 and drew 0-0 in Leg 2. In the other semifinal, two-time winners Shabab Urdun eliminated Jazira winning 1-0 in Leg 1 and 0-0 in Leg 2. 

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 Jordan Professional League clubs in 2014, finished fifth in 2015 and third in the league this season as Shabab Urdun finished fifth.

Four Division 1 teams — Turra, Bala’ama, Arabi and Sheikh Hussein — were eliminated in the preliminary knockout round, where reigning Jordan Cup champs Faisali ousted Sarih, Ahli upstaged Wihdat, Turra upset Ramtha, Jazira beat Asala, Hussein eliminated Baqa’a. That Ras ousted Arabi, Kufrsoum beat Sheikh and Shabab Urdun defeated Bala’ama.

 

This season, Faisali secured one title beating league and Super Cup titleholders Wihdat 1-0 to clinch the 33rd Super Cup. Wihdat won the 64th league title for the third consecutive year.

Jordan Cup record
(Runner- up in parenthesis)

1980

Faisali (Baqa’a)

1981

Faisali (Ramtha)

1982

Wihdat (Ahli)

1983

Faisali (Ramtha)

1984

Jazira (Ahli)

1985

Wihdat (Faisali)

1986

Arabi (Jazira)

1987

Faisali (Hussein)

1988

Wihdat (Faisali)

1989

Faisali (Ramtha)

1990

Ramtha (Hussein)

1991

Ramtha (Wihdat)

1992

Faisali (Wihdat)

1993

Faisali (Ramtha)

1994

Faisali (Ramtha)

1995

Faisali (Ramtha)

1996

Wihdat (Ramtha)

1997

Wihdat (Ramtha)

1998

Faisali (Wihdat)

1999

Faisali (Wihdat)

2000

Wihdat (Faisali)

2001

Faisali (Hussein)

2002

Faisali (Hussein)

2003

Faisali (Hussein)

2004

Faisali (Sh. Hussein)

2005

Shabab Urdun (Faisali)

2006

Shabab Urdun (Faisali)

2007

Faisali (Sh. Urdun)

2008

Wihdat (Sh.Urdun)

2009

Wihdat (Arabi)

2010

Wihdat (Manshieh)

2011

Faisali (Manshieh)

2012

That Ras (Ramtha)

2013

Wihdat (Baqa’a)

2014

Faisali (That Ras)

 

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