Jordanian Premier Basketball League

Jordanian Premier Basketball League JPL
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1952
No. of teams	7
Country	Jordan
Continent	Asia
Official website	Jordan Basketball Federation official website

The Jordanian Premier Basketball League is a professional basketball league in Jordan. It is the top league in the country with the second-tier league going by the name of First Division. There are 7 teams competing in the league which are, Al Riyadi, Al Ahli, Al Wehdat, Orthodox Club, Al Jazeera, Jubeha, and Al Jaleel

Teams[edit]

Orthodox
Al Wehdat
Al Ahli
Al Jubeha
[[Al-Jalil (Irbid)|Al Jaleel]
Kufryouba

Past champions[edit]

1952: Jordanian Electricity Club
1953: Al-Ahli SC
1954: Al-Ahli SC
1955: Al-Ahli SC
1956: Al-Ahli SC
1957: Al-Ahli SC
1958: Al-Ahli SC
1959: Orthodox
1960: Al-Ahli SC
1961: Al-Ahli SC
1962: Al-Ahli SC
1963: Al Watani
1964: Al Jazeera
1965: Al-Ahli SC
1966: Al Ordon
1967: No Champion
1968: Al-Ahli SC
1969: Al-Ahli SC
1970: Al-Ahli SC
1971: Al-Ahli SC
1972: Al-Ahli SC
1973: Orthodox
1974: Al-Ahli SC
1975: Al-Ahli SC
1976: Orthodox
1977: Orthodox
1978: Orthodox
1979: Orthodox
1980: No Champion
1981: Orthodox
1982: Orthodox
1983: Orthodox
1984: Orthodox
1985: Orthodox
1986: Orthodox
1987: Orthodox
1988: Orthodox
1989: Orthodox
1990: Al-Ahli SC
1991: Orthodox
1992: Al-Ahli SC
1993: Al-Ahli SC
1994: Al-Ahli SC
1995: Orthodox
1996: Orthodox
1997: Al Jazeera Aramex
1998: Orthodox
1999: Orthodox
2000: Orthodox
2001: Orthodox
2002: Orthodox
2003: Zain
2004: Zain
2005: Zain
2006: Zain
2007: Zain
2008: Zain
2009: ASU
2010: ASU
2011: Orthodox
2012: ASU
2013: ASU
2014: Orthodox
2015: Al Riyadi Aramex
2016: Al Riyadi Aramex
2017: Al-Ahli SC
2018: Al-Ahli SC
2019: Al Wehdat

Champions[edit]

Clubs	Championships
Orthodox	25
Al-Ahli SC	23
Zain	6
ASU	4
Al Riyadi Aramex	2
Al Jazeera	2
Al Ordon	1
Al Watani	1
Jordanian Electricity Club	1
Al Wehdat	1

Main arenas[edit]

The league games are played either in Prince Hamzeh Arena in Amman, or Prince Hassan Sports Center in Irbid

Star players[edit]

There are satisfying pros in the league, such as Mahmoud Abdeen/Al Wehdat, Ahmad Alhamarsheh/Al Wehdat, Freddy Ibrahim/Orthodox Club, Greg Magee/Al Jubeha, Mohammed Hussein/Al Ahli, Mousa Alawadi/Al Ahli, Ali Haidar/Al Wehdat, and Nick Stover/Orthodox Club

Also, there were satisfying rookies in the league such as Ibrahim Hamati/Al Wehdat, Mahmoud Omar/Al Jubeha, Nabil Abu Shreikh/Al Wehdat, and Ghazi Salah/Orthodox Club.

References[edit]

Asia-basket.com & Goalzz.com

Ghaleb Balawi, Jordanian Basketball History book, 2010

External links[edit]

Jordan Basketball Federation official website