Amman, Aug. 8 (Petra) — The draw for the 74th Jordan Pro League
football season, for 2026-2027, held on Saturday, set the fixtures
for the new season, with Al-Faisaly facing Al-Wehdat in the opening
round and defending champions Al Hussein SC (Al Hussein Irbid)
beginning their title defense against Al-Jazira.

Ten teams will compete in the league for the second consecutive
season: Al Hussein Irbid, Al-Faisaly, Al-Wehdat, Ramtha, Salt,
Al-Jazira, Shabab Al-Urdon, Al-Baqaa, Al-Arabi and Douqara.

The new season will also see the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system
introduced into domestic competitions for the first time.

The draw ceremony was attended by representatives of the
participating clubs and members of the Jordan Football Association
(JFA) board. The draw was conducted entirely electronically for the
second time in the history of domestic competitions, with former
national team and Al Hussein Irbid player Muneeb Ghraibeh taking
part.

The opening round will feature Al Hussein Irbid against al-Jazira,
Al-Faisaly against Al-Wehdat, Shabab Al-Urdon against Ramtha,
Al-Arabi against Salt, and Al-Baqaa against Douqara.

The final round of the first phase and the final round of the second
phase will feature Al-Hussein Irbid against Ramtha, Salt against
Shabab Al-Urdon, Al-Faisaly against Al-Arabi, Douqara against
Al-Wehdat, and Al-Jazira against Al-Baqaa.

For the third phase, the JFA Competitions Department adopted a
different draw mechanism under which matches will be played at the
home ground of the team listed first, with gate receipts and the
number of spectators shared between the two teams.

The opening round of the third phase will feature Ramtha against
Al-Baqaa, Al-Wehdat against Al Hussein Irbid, Douqara against Salt,
Shabab Al-Urdon against Al-Jazira, and Al-Faisaly against Al-Arabi.

The championship will conclude with Al Hussein Irbid against Ramtha,
Al-Wehdat against Salt, Douqara against Al-Jazira, Shabab Al-Urdon
against Al-Arabi, and Al-Faisaly against Al-Baqaa.

The league will be played over three phases, with each team playing
27 matches. The team accumulating the most points will be crowned
champions.

Al-Faisaly and Al-Wehdat will meet three times during the season in
the opening round of the first phase, the 12th round of the second
phase, and the 20th round of the third phase.

Al-Faisaly holds the record for the most league titles with 35,
followed by Al-Wehdat with 17; Al-Ahli with eight; Ramtha, Al-Jazira,
and Al Hussein Irbid with three each; Shabab Al-Urdon with two; and
Amman and Jordan with one title each.

The JFA has designated three stadiums to host first-phase matches:
Amman International Stadium, King Abdullah II Stadium in Al-Qweismeh
and Petra Stadium, with additional venues potentially added depending
on their readiness.

In the Jordan Super Cup, the draw placed Al-Faisaly and Al-Wehdat in
the first semifinal on Aug. 21, while Al Hussein Irbid will face
Ramtha on Aug. 22. The final will be played on Aug. 28 at Amman
International Stadium.

The 43rd edition of the Super Cup will feature four teams under the
competition’s new format: the league, Jordan Cup, and Shield
champions, as well as the league runners-up.

Al-Faisaly leads the Super Cup honors with 17 titles, followed by
Al-Wehdat with 15, Al Hussein Irbid and Ramtha with three each,
Shabab Al-Urdon with two, and Al-Jazira and Al-Ahli with one each.

The preliminary-round draw for the Jordan Cup was held earlier, with
teams from different divisions taking part. The competition is
scheduled to begin in early September.

The draw ceremony opened with the national anthem, followed by an
appearance by child Mustafa Ibrahim, a cancer survivor, who expressed
his happiness at taking part in the draw. He recalled a previous
visit with national team players Mousa Al-Taamari and Ihsan Haddad
and supporting the national team, the “Nashama,” during their
participation in the World Cup before taking part in the Super Cup
draw.

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