| Competition: | Jordanian League |
| Season: | 1996 |
| Winners: | Al-Wehdat (6th title) |
| Relegated: | Al-Qawqazi Kufrsoum |
| Continentalcup1: | AFC Champions League |
| Continentalcup2: | AFC Cup |
| League Topscorer: | Jeris Tadrus (Al-Faisaly- 13 goals) |
| Matches: | 90 |
| Total Goals: | 253 |
The 1996 Jordanian League (known as The Jordanian League, was the 46th season of Jordan League since its inception in 1944. Al-Wehdat won its 6th title after winning the playoff game against Al-Faisaly 1-1 (4-2 Penalties) .
| Jordanian League 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year Formed | |
| Al-Faisaly | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | 1932 | |
| Al-Hussein | Irbid | Al-Hassan Stadium | 12,000 | 1964 | |
| Al Qadisiyah | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | ||
| Al-Jazeera | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | 1947 | |
| Al-Ramtha | Ar Ramtha | Al-Hassan Stadium | 12,000 | 1966 | |
| Al-Qawqazi | Zarqa | Zarqa Municipal Stadium | 7,000 | ||
| Al-Wehdat | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | 1956 | |
| Shabab Al-Hussein | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | 1954 | |
| Kufrsoum | Irbid Governorate | Al-Hassan Stadium | 12,000 | 1973 | |
| Al-Ahly | Amman | Amman International Stadium | 17,619 | 1944 | |
| 1 | Al-Wehdat | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 29 | 41 | Champions | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 41 | |||
| 3 | Al-Ramtha | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 29 | ||
| 4 | Al-Ahli | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 28 | ||
| 5 | Al-Jazeera | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 1- | 22 | ||
| 6 | Al-Hussein Irbid | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 4- | 22 | ||
| 7 | Al Qadisiya | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 4- | 21 | ||
| 8 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 14- | 17 | |||
| 9 | Kufrsoum | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 12- | 15 | relegated | |
| 10 | Al-Qawqazi | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 35- | 7 | relegated |
Because the top two teams finished with the same number of points, a championship playoff was played to determine the champions of Jordan for 1996 season.
It was contested by 10 teams, and Al-Wehdat won the championship.