2022 Jordanian First Division League

The 2022 Jordanian First Division League started on 7 August 2022^[1][2] and concluded on 8 November 2022.^[3][4]

Jordanian First Division League

Season	2022
Champions	Al-Ahli SC
Promoted	Al-Ahli SC Al-Jalil
Relegated	Al-Karmel Balama
Matches played	91
Goals scored	228 (2.51 per match)
← 2021 2023 → All statistics correct as of 8 November 2022.

The league featured 10 teams from the 2021 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2021 Pro League: Al-Jalil and Al-Baqa'a, and two new teams promoted from the 2021 Jordanian Second Division League: Alia and Al-Hashimiya.

Al-Ahli SC won the league title and promoted to 2023–24 Jordanian Pro League along with Al-Jalil.^[5] Al-Karmel and Balama were relegated to the 2023 Jordanian Second Division League.^[6]

Teams

A total of 14 teams are contesting the league, including 10 sides from the 2021 season, two relegated from the 2021 Pro League, and two promoted from the 2021 Jordanian Second Division League.^[7][8]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2021 season.

To Division 1 Promoted from 2021 Jordanian Second Division League Al-Hashimiya Alia Relegated from 2021 Jordanian Pro League Al-Jalil Al-Baqa'a Promoted to 2022 Jordanian Pro League Moghayer Al-Sarhan Al-Sareeh Relegated to 2022 Jordanian Second Division League Mansheyat Bani Hasan That Ras Stadia and locations Bala'ama Sama Al-Sarhan Al-Hashimiya Kufrsoum Al-Ahli Al-Yarmouk Amman FC Al-Turra Al-Ramtha Al-Arabi Al-Karmel Al-Jalil Alia Al-Baqa'a Locations of the 2022 Jordan League Division 1 teams Table as of 2022 Season:[9] Jordan League Division 1 Club Location Stadium Year Formed Al-Ahli Amman Amman International Stadium 1944 Al-Arabi Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium 1945 Al-Hashimiya Zarqa Governorate Prince Mohammed Stadium 1979 Al-Jalil Irbid camp, Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium 1953 Al-Karmel Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium 1969 Al-Sareeh Irbid Al-Hassan Stadium 1973 Al-Turra Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium 1979 Al-Yarmouk Amman King Abdullah II Stadium 1967 Alia Dhiban Madaba Stadium 1991 Amman FC Amman King Abdullah II Stadium 2008 Balama Mafraq Al-Mafraq Stadium 1980 Ittihad Al-Ramtha Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium 1990 Kufrsoum Irbid Prince Hashim Stadium 1973 Sama Al-Sarhan Badiah Gharbiyah, Mafraq Al-Mafraq Stadium 1977

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Al-Ahli (C, P)	13	9	3	1	20	6	+14	30	2023–24 Jordanian Pro League
2	Al-Jalil (P)	13	9	3	1	28	11	+17	30
3	Sama Al-Sarhan	13	9	2	2	24	18	+6	29
4	Al-Hashimiya	13	9	2	2	21	7	+14	29
5	Ittihad Al-Ramtha	13	6	5	2	18	9	+9	23
6	Al-Yarmouk	13	6	0	7	17	15	+2	18
7	Amman FC	13	4	4	5	23	22	+1	16
8	Alia	13	4	3	6	10	14	−4	15
9	Al-Baqa'a	13	3	4	6	8	15	−7	13
10	Al-Arabi	13	3	2	8	9	23	−14	11
11	Al-Turra	13	3	3	7	12	20	−8	12
12	Kufrsoum	13	2	4	7	16	24	−8	10
13	Al-Karmel (R)	13	2	4	7	16	24	−8	10	Relegation to 2023 Jordanian Second Division League
14	Bala'ama (R)	13	1	3	9	6	20	−14	6

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Notes