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League on break as Wihdat top standings
By Aline Bannayan - Oct 02,2014 - Last updated at Oct 02,2014
AMMAN — The 63rd Jordan Professional League will now head into a two-week break as the national team regroups for two friendlies against Kuwait after the Eid holiday.
Wihdat remained atop the standings as Ramtha and Faisali remained closely behind after winning their matches while Ahli dropped down to last.
Titleholders Wihdat came from 4-0 down to beat Ittihad Ramtha 4-3, Ramtha beat Ahli 2-0 to remain second, Faisali beat Manshieh 1-0 to stay third. Shabab Urdun held Baqaa 0-0, That Ras held Sarih 1-1 and Hussein held Jazira 1-1.
The Jordan Cup quarters are now set for October 26 — Ahli vs. Ramtha, That Ras vs. Jazira, Wihdat vs. Sarih and Faisali vs. Manshieh. Baqaa, Shabab Urdun and Hussein were eliminated. Only Professional League teams are competing this year.
Wihdat won the first major competition of the 2014/15 season after they beat Baqaa 2-0 in the 32nd Super Cup.
Last season, Wihdat won the league for the 13th time and the Jordan Cup, while Shabab Urdun won the Super Cup. The Jordan Football Association Shield was not held.
League Standings |
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Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
Wihdat |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
Ramtha |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
Faisali |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
Sh. Urdun |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Jazira |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Manshieh |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
It Ramtha |
3 |
o |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
Baqaa |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
That Ras |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Hussein |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
Sarih |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Ahli |
3 |
o |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
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