Shabab Urdun take on Wihdat

AMMAN — Standings are beginning to take shape as Week 4 of the Jordan Football Association (JFA) Shield kicks off on Monday.

Shabab Urdun will take on Wihdat for Group B lead as they are now trailing by 1 point after a 1-0 win over Ahli. Wihdat beat That Ras 6-1 to maintain the lead and goal difference advantage. 

Ramtha are third after a 0-0 draw with Manshieh and next play That Ras with a win needed to boost any qualifying chances. With two teams from each group advancing to Round 2, Ahli seem to have dropped their chances with no wins so far.

In Group A, Sarih scored a 1-0 win over leaders Sahab who next play second placed Faisali. The latter were held 0-0 by third placed Jazira who next play Baqa’a who held Hussein 0-0.

Jazira, Sarih and Baqa’a have four points each and hope that they can make win and have a shot at advancing after the upcoming week’s results.

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 season started with Ahli making history when they beat reigning league champs Wihdat 2-1 to win the 34th Super Cup — the first major competition on the 2016/17 football calendar. The Jordan Professional 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 titleholders Wihdat 1-0 to clinch the Super Cup while it was Ahli who 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