Jordanian Premier Basketball League


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 6 teams competing in the league which are, Al Ahli, Al Wehdat, Orthodox Club, Kufryouba, Jubeha, and Al Jaleel

Jordanian Premier Basketball League JPL
Organising bodyJordan Basketball Federation
Founded1952 (1952)
First season1952
CountryJordan
ConfederationFIBA Asia,
West Asia (WABA)
(Asia)
Number of teams6
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toFirst Division league
Domestic cup(s)Jordan Cup
SupercupJordan Super Cup
International cup(s)FIBA Asia Champions Cup,
WABA Champions Cup,
Arab Club Basketball Championship
Current championsAl Wehdat (second title)
(2021)
Most championshipsAl Ahli
(24 titles)
TV partnersJRTV
WebsiteJordan Basketball Federation official website
2021 Jordanian Premier Basketball League


Teams
Jordanian Premier Basketball League 2021 season
Club Location
Orthodox Amman
Al Ahli Amman
Al Wehdat Amman
Al Jubeha Amman
Al Jaleel Irbid
Kufryouba Irbid Governorate

Map
Location of clubs in Jordan for the 2021 Jordanian Premier Basketball League

Main arenas

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

Clubs

Champions


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Number Season Champion
1 1952Jordanian Electricity Club
2 1953Al-Ahli SC
3 1954Al-Ahli SC
4 1955Al-Ahli SC
5 1956Al-Ahli SC
6 1957Al-Ahli SC
7 1958Al-Ahli SC
8 1959Orthodox
9 1960Al-Ahli SC
10 1961Al-Ahli SC
11 1962Al-Ahli SC
12 1963Al Watani
13 1964Al Jazeera
14 1965Al-Ahli SC
15 1966Jordan Club
- 1967Not Held
16 1968Al-Ahli SC
17 1969Al-Ahli SC
18 1970Al-Ahli SC
19 1971Al-Ahli SC
20 1972Al-Ahli SC
21 1973Orthodox
22 1974Al-Ahli SC
23 1975Al-Ahli SC
24 1976Orthodox
25 1977Orthodox
26 1978Orthodox
- 1979Not Finished
- 1980Not Held
27 1981Orthodox
28 1982Orthodox
- 1983Not Held
29 1984Orthodox
30 1985Orthodox
31 1986Orthodox
32 1987Orthodox
33 1988Orthodox
34 1989Orthodox
35 1990Al-Ahli SC
36 1991Orthodox
37 1992Al-Ahli SC
38 1993Al-Ahli SC
39 1994Al-Ahli SC
40 1995Orthodox
41 1996Orthodox
42 1997Al Jazeera Aramex
43 1998Orthodox
44 1999Orthodox
45 2000Orthodox
46 2001Orthodox
47 2002Orthodox
48 2003Zain(Fastlink)
49 2004Zain(Fastlink)
50 2005Zain(Fastlink)
51 2006Zain(Fastlink)
52 2007Zain
53 2008Zain
54 2009ASU
55 2010ASU
56 2011Orthodox
57 2012ASU
58 2013ASU
59 2014Orthodox
60 2015Al Riyadi Aramex
61 2016Al Riyadi Aramex
62 2017Al Ahli SC (Ranking League)
63 2018Al-Ahli SC
64 2019Al Wehdat
65 2020Al-Ahli SC
66 2021Al Wehdat


Wins by club
Team Wins
Al-Ahli SC
24 		1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2017, 2018, 2020
Orthodox
23 		1959, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2014


Zain(Fastlink)
6		 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
ASU
4		 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Al Wehdat
2		 2019, 2021
Al Riyadi Aramex
2		 2015, 2016
Al Jazeera
2		 1964, 1997
Jordan Club
1		 1966
Al Watani
1		 1963
Jordanian Electricity Club
1		 1952
Total 66

Performance by club


Clubs Championships
Al-Ahli SC 24
Orthodox23
Zain (Fastlink)6
ASU4
Al Wehdat2
Al Riyadi Aramex2
Al Jazeera2
Jordan Club1
Al Watani1
Jordanian Electricity Club1

Star players

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

Asia-basket.com & Goalzz.com

Ghaleb Balawi, Jordanian Basketball History book, 2010

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