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

Past champions

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

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

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

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.

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References

Asia-basket.com & Goalzz.com

Ghaleb Balawi, Jordanian Basketball History book, 2010

External links

Jordan Basketball Federation official website

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