Jordanian Premier Basketball League
Organising body | Jordan Basketball Federation |
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Founded | 1952 |
First season | 1952 |
Country | Jordan |
Confederation | FIBA Asia, West Asia (WABA) (Asia) |
Number of teams | 6 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | First Division league |
Domestic cup(s) | |
Supercup | Jordan Super Cup |
International cup(s) | FIBA Asia Champions Cup, WABA Champions Cup, Arab Club Basketball Championship |
Current champions | (24th title) (2020) |
Most championships | (24 titles) |
TV partners | JRTV |
Website | Jordan Basketball Federation official website |
2021 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 Wehdat, Orthodox Club, Kufryouba, Jubeha, and Al Jaleel
Teams[]
Jordanian Premier Basketball League 2021 season | ||||
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Club | Location | |||
Orthodox | Amman | |||
Amman | ||||
Al Wehdat | Amman | |||
Al Jubeha | Amman | |||
Al Jaleel | Irbid | |||
Irbid Governorate |
Map[]
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 |
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1 | 1952 | Jordanian Electricity Club |
2 | 1953 | |
3 | 1954 | |
4 | 1955 | |
5 | 1956 | |
6 | 1957 | |
7 | 1958 | |
8 | 1959 | Orthodox |
9 | 1960 | |
10 | 1961 | |
11 | 1962 | |
12 | 1963 | Al Watani |
13 | 1964 | Al Jazeera |
14 | 1965 | |
15 | 1966 | Jordan Club |
- | 1967 | Not Held |
16 | 1968 | |
17 | 1969 | |
18 | 1970 | |
19 | 1971 | |
20 | 1972 | |
21 | 1973 | Orthodox |
22 | 1974 | |
23 | 1975 | |
24 | 1976 | Orthodox |
25 | 1977 | Orthodox |
26 | 1978 | Orthodox |
- | 1979 | Not Finished |
- | 1980 | Not Held |
27 | 1981 | Orthodox |
28 | 1982 | Orthodox |
- | 1983 | Not Held |
29 | 1984 | Orthodox |
30 | 1985 | Orthodox |
31 | 1986 | Orthodox |
32 | 1987 | Orthodox |
33 | 1988 | Orthodox |
34 | 1989 | Orthodox |
35 | 1990 | |
36 | 1991 | Orthodox |
37 | 1992 | |
38 | 1993 | |
39 | 1994 | |
40 | 1995 | Orthodox |
41 | 1996 | Orthodox |
42 | 1997 | Al Jazeera Aramex |
43 | 1998 | Orthodox |
44 | 1999 | Orthodox |
45 | 2000 | Orthodox |
46 | 2001 | Orthodox |
47 | 2002 | Orthodox |
48 | 2003 | Zain(Fastlink) |
49 | 2004 | Zain(Fastlink) |
50 | 2005 | Zain(Fastlink) |
51 | 2006 | Zain(Fastlink) |
52 | 2007 | Zain |
53 | 2008 | Zain |
54 | 2009 | ASU |
55 | 2010 | ASU |
56 | 2011 | Orthodox |
57 | 2012 | ASU |
58 | 2013 | ASU |
59 | 2014 | Orthodox |
60 | 2015 | Al Riyadi Aramex |
61 | 2016 | Al Riyadi Aramex |
62 | 2017 | (Ranking League) |
63 | 2018 | |
64 | 2019 | |
65 | 2020 |
Wins by club[]
Team | Wins |
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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 Riyadi Aramex 2 |
2015, 2016 |
Al Jazeera 2 |
1964, 1997 |
1 |
2019 |
Jordan Club 1 |
1966 |
Al Watani 1 |
1963 |
Jordanian Electricity Club 1 |
1952 |
Total 65 |
Performance by club[]
Clubs | Championships |
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24 | |
Orthodox | 23 |
Zain (Fastlink) | 6 |
ASU | 4 |
Al Riyadi Aramex | 2 |
Al Jazeera | 2 |
Jordan Club | 1 |
Al Watani | 1 |
Jordanian Electricity Club | 1 |
Al Wehdat | 1 |
Star players[]
There are satisfying pros in the league, such as Mahmoud Abdeen/Al Wehdat, /Al Wehdat, Freddy Ibrahim/Orthodox Club, Greg Magee/Al Jubeha, Mohammed Hussein/, Mousa Alawadi/, Ali Haidar/Al Wehdat, and /Orthodox Club
Also, there were satisfying rookies in the league such as /Al Wehdat, /Al Jubeha, /Al Wehdat, and /Orthodox Club.
References[]
Ghaleb Balawi, Jordanian Basketball History book, 2010
External links[]
- Basketball competitions in Jordan
- Basketball leagues in Asia