Wihdat, Jazira, Faisali and Ramtha in Jordan Cup semis

AMMAN — The Jordan Cup preliminaries ended on Saturday with four teams making it to the final four of the second competition on the season calendar.

The top two teams from each group made it to the May 12 semis. Ramtha and Faisali booked top spots from Group A, edging their rivals with ease, as holders Ahli finished third, followed by Sahab, Manshieh and Baqaa. 

Ramtha beat Ahli 2-1, Faisali beat Manshieh 1-0, and Sahab edged Baqaa 2-0.

In Group B, Hussein Irbid, who were leading, were eliminated, as Wihdat and Jazira booked top spots, followed by Shabab Urdun, Hussein and That Ras. 

Wihdat beat Hussein 3-1, while Jazira edged Sarih and Shabab Urdun beat That Ras 1-0.

With no Division 1 teams playing this year, the competition was shorter, with the semis now to be played over two rounds.

Wihdat will face Faisali, while Ramtha play Jazira in two legs on May 12 and 16 before playing the final on May 20.

Clubs will now shift focus to the restart of the league on
February 9. 

On the regional scene, Wihdat, who won their preliminary round of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League by beating India's Bengaluru FC 2-1, will now play UAE's Wihda in the play-off stage on Tuesday. 

Reigning Jordan Cup champs Ahli start the AFC Cup on February 20.

So far in the current season, Jazira still lead the Pro League standings ahead of Wihdat and Faisali. 

Ahli won the first major competition on the 2016/17 football calendar, when they beat reigning league champs Wihdat 2-1 to win the 34th Super Cup.

In the Jordan Football Association Shield — back on the calendar after four years — Shabab Urdun scored a major 5-1 win over Faisali. 

It was Shabab Urdun's second Shield title after they first won in 2007.