Jordan Professional League standings go through major changes

AMMAN — There were major changes on the standings ahead of Week 14 of the 63rd Jordan Professional League and teams will try to make up for points lost in the upcoming matches.

Wihdat’s lead was slashed to two points after they lost their first match 1-0 to Ahli. The leaders and reigning League champs are just back after playing in their AFC Champions League match and will have a chance to make-up points when they play bottom-placed Ittihad Ramtha, who are yet to win and last lost to Ramtha.

Ahli, who moved up a spot, next play Ramtha who remained 2nd after a 2-0 win over Sarih who next take on That Ras.

Former Jordan Cup champs That Ras are up two spots after a 1-0 win over Shabab Urdun, who are 9th and next play Baqaa. The latter are now 10th after a 0-0 draw with Manshieh.

Faisali play Manshieh, who are 11th, while Jazira, who are up to 3rd after a 1-0 win over Ittihad Ramtha, go up against Hussein Irbid, who held Faisali 1-1 last week.

Winning teams in the past two seasons have been inconsistent this season. Former winners Faisali and Shabab Urdun are down in the standings at 8th and 9th while former Jordan Cup champs That Ras are 4th. 

In Leg 1, Wihdat beat traditional rivals Faisali 2-0 but that was only the start of the former champs troubles as the club suffers an administrative crisis that has left the team trailing at the lower end of the standings for the first time ever since the League kicked off in 1944. 

The Jordan Cup semis will see Faisali play Wihdat and Ramtha face That Ras. Wihdat won the first major competition of the 2014/15 football season after they beat Baqaa 2-0 in the 32nd Super Cup.

Last season, Wihdat won the League for the 13th time and beat Baqaa to win the Jordan Cup while Shabab Urdun beat That Ras in the 31st Super Cup. The Federation Shield was not held.