Ahli to take on Shabab Urdun in final

AMMAN  — Ahli aim to win a title after years in the background when they play Shabab Urdun in the Jordan Cup final on Friday, ending the 2015-2016 season.

Ahli advanced to the final after they beat titleholders Faisali 1-0 in Leg 1 and drew 0-0 in Leg 2. In the other semifinal, two-time winners Shabab Urdun eliminated Jazira winning 1-0 in Leg 1 and 0-0 in Leg 2. 

A long-time veteran and founder of the game in Jordan, Ahli were relegated to Division 1 in 2004 for the first time in their history. They were back among the Jordan Professional League clubs in 2014, finished fifth in 2015 and third in the league this season as Shabab Urdun finished fifth.

Four Division 1 teams — Turra, Bala’ama, Arabi and Sheikh Hussein — were eliminated in the preliminary knockout round, where reigning Jordan Cup champs Faisali ousted Sarih, Ahli upstaged Wihdat, Turra upset Ramtha, Jazira beat Asala, Hussein eliminated Baqa’a. That Ras ousted Arabi, Kufrsoum beat Sheikh and Shabab Urdun defeated Bala’ama.

This season, Faisali secured one title beating league and Super Cup titleholders Wihdat 1-0 to clinch the 33rd Super Cup. Wihdat won the 64th league title for the third consecutive year.

Jordan Cup record
(Runner- up in parenthesis)