JFA Shield Round 1 concludes on the weekend

AMMAN — Round 1 of the Jordan Football Association (JFA) Shield ends on the weekend with the final week kicking off on Friday.

The top four advancing teams have not been decided yet. Two teams that are technically out of the competition: Manshieh and That Ras. The rest have a shot at advancing to the knockout Round 2. 

The final week will see Wihdat face Ramtha, Faisali play Baqa’a, Sahab take on Hussein, Jazira meet Sarih, Manshieh play Shabab Urdun and Ahli try to keep chances alive when they play That Ras.

Week 4 results changed the standings again. Wihdat stayed atop Group B after they held Shabab Urdun 0-0 as Ramtha who beat That Ras 1-0 climbed to second. Ahli improved but are still fourth after a 3 -0 win over Manshieh. 

In Group A, Faisali took over the lead after a 1-0 win over leaders Sahab who dropped to second. Jazira are third after a 0-0 draw with Baqa’a, while Hussein are fifth after a 2-0 win over Sarih.

Following the first round, the top two from each group will move to the semis on September 5 and the winners advance to the final on September 16. The winner will receive JD15,000 and the runner-up JD10,000.

The 2016/17 football season started with Ahli making history when they beat reigning Jordan Professional League champ Wihdat 2-1 to win the 34th Super Cup — the first major competition on the calendar. The league will kick off on October 22, while the Jordan Cup preliminary round will kick off October 31 after the conclusion of the U-17 Women’s World Cup. 

Last season, Wihdat won their third consecutive and 15th league title since they moved up to the Professional League in 1975. Faisali beat league and Super Cup titleholder Wihdat 1-0 to clinch the Super Cup while it was Ahli that were the overall better team of the season. After years in the backstage, Ahli beat Shabab Urdun to win their first Jordan Cup final. 

STANDINGS

Group A

Group B