Shabab Urdun aim to keep lead as league resumes
AMMAN — Week 7 of the 64th Jordan Professional Football League kicks off Thursday with Wihdat aiming to retake the lead from Shabab Urdun, who play Jazira.
Week 6 matches were postponed amid the downpour that left streets and stadiums flooded two weeks ago. The Jordan Football Association has now rescheduled matches so Week 6 will be played ahead of the conclusion of Leg 1.
Shabab Urdun now lead the standings following their beating of Sarih (1-0) and Faisali (3-0). Wihdat trail by one point after they lost 1-0 to rivals Faisali, as well as, Hussein Irbid. They next play Sarih hoping to jump back as leaders.
Hussein play Ramtha, who are now third after they beat Jazira 1-0. Kufrsoum, who lost to Ahli 1-0, next play newcomers Asala.
Ahli are now sixth ahead of their match against Baqa’a and That Ras, who are fourth, play Faisali.
The league had a one-week break to allow the national team’s regrouping for Group B qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup doubling as part of the qualification for 2019 Asian Cup. Jordan beat Malta 2-0 in a friendly, but lost to Kyrgyzstan 1-0 in the crucial qualifier and lost its Group B lead.
So far this season, Jordan Cup titleholders Faisali beat League titleholders Wihdat 1-0 to win the 33rd Super Cup. It was a much-needed win for Faisali after a disappointing 7th place finish the league last season as runner-up and third places went to Jazira and Ramtha.
League Standings
(Last week’s position in parenthesis)
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
|
Sh. Urdun (2) |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
10 |
|
Wihdat (1) |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
|
Ramtha (5) |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
|
That Ras (6) |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
|
Hussein (7) |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
Ahli (10) |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
|
Faisali (11) |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
|
Sarih (3) |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
|
Jazira (4) |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
|
Kufrsoum (8) |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
|
Baqa’a (9) |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Asala (12) |
5 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
2 |