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2015–16 Bahrain First Division League

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Bahrain First Division League
Season2015–16
ChampionsAl-Hidd (1st title)
RelegatedBusaiteen
Sitra Club
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Hidd
AFC CupAl-Muharraq
GCC Champions LeagueMalkiya Club
Goals scored235
Average goals/game2.6
Top goalscorerIsmail Abdullatif
Mohammad Saad Al-Rumaihi (17 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Hidd 5-0 Busaiteen
Biggest away winManama 0-5 Al-Hidd
Highest scoringAl-Hidd (39 goals)
Longest winning runMalkiya (4 wins)
Longest unbeaten runAl-Hidd (18 games)
Longest losing runManama (6 losses)

The 2015–16 Bahraini First Division League was the 59th top-level football season in Bahrain. Fourteen teams participated. Muharraq was the defending champions after securing their thirty-third championship the previous season.[1]

The league began on 26 October 2015.[2]

Teams

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Bahrain SC and Al-Shabab were relegated at the end of the previous campaign and replaced by Al-Ahli and Sitra. Sitra Club bounced back after one season away from the top flight and Al-Ahli were back after spending 4 years in the second tier.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Bahraini League
Club Location Manager
Al-Ahli Club (Manama) Manama Bahrain Adnan Ibrahim
Al Hidd Al Hidd Bahrain Salman Shareeda
Al Hala Muharraq Bahrain Mohammad Zwayed
Al-Muharraq Muharraq Bahrain Essa Al-Saadoun
Busaiteen Club Busaiteen Bahrain Khalifa Al-Ziani
East Riffa Club Manama Bahrain Mohammad Shamlan
Malkiya Malkiya Bahrain Ahmad Saleh Al-Dakhil
Manama Club Manama Bahrain Khaled Taj
Riffa S.C. Riffa Bahrain Ahmad Essa
Sitra Club Sitra Bahrain Khaled Al-Harban

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Muharraq Serbia Dragan Cvetkovic Sacked[3] 8 October 2015 Pre-Season Bahrain Khaled Taj 10 October 2015
Manama Spain Miguel Olmo Forte Sacked[4] 28 October 2015 9th Bahrain Ismaeel Karami 28 October 2015
Riffa Bahrain Mohammad Al-Shamlan Sacked[5] 29 November 2015 8th Tunisia Samir bin Shammam 29 November 2015
Manama Bahrain Ismaeel Karami Replaced by Chokri Bejaoui[6] 10 December 2015 10th Tunisia Chokri Bejaoui 10 December 2015
East Riffa Bahrain Essa Al-Saadoun Resigned[7] 27 January 2016 4th Bahrain Mohammad Shamlan 28 January 2016
Muharraq Bahrain Khaled Taj Sacked [8] 1 February 2016 2nd Bahrain Essa Al-Saadoun 2 February 2016
Manama Tunisia Chokri Bejaoui Sacked [9] 11 April 2016 10th Bahrain Khaled Taj 11 April 2016
Riffa Tunisia Samir bin Chammam Sacked [10] 2 May 2016 4th Bahrain Ahmad Essa 2 May 2016

Foreign Players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Former Player(s)
Al-Ahli Brazil Cleiton Mineiro Brazil Diego Silva State of Palestine Imad Zatara Ivory Coast Cedric Fein
Tajikistan Manuchehr Akhmadov
Al-Hala Brazil João Luiz Nigeria Nasigba John-Jumbo
Portugal José Coelho
Al-Hidd Nigeria Ifedayo Olusegun Nigeria Orok Akarandut Nigeria Uche Agba Jordan Mohammad Al Daoud
Al-Muharraq Brazil Felipinho Brazil Kanú Sweden Admir Ćatović Uzbekistan Shohrux Gadoyev Algeria Karim Boutadjine
Syria Hamdi Al Masri
Busaiteen Club Brazil Ozéia Brazil Rico Syria Israa Hamwiah Brazil Eliel Cruz
East Riffa Club Equatorial Guinea Ben Konaté Mali Eliassou Issiaka Romania Valentin Lemnaru Yemen Mudir Al-Radaei Indonesia Adam Alis
Malkiya Moldova Victor Gonța
Manama Club Brazil Diego Barboza Montenegro Bojan Božović Brazil Leomar
Riffa SC Brazil Léo Bahia Ghana Moussa Narry Nigeria Onuoha Ogbonna Syria Ahmad Al Douni Jordan Khalil Bani Attiah
Sitra Club Brazil Márcio Teruel Kyrgyzstan Azamat Baymatov

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Hidd (C) 18 12 6 0 39 15 +24 42 Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2
2 Al-Muharraq 18 9 5 4 31 21 +10 32 Qualification to the 2017 AFC Cup group stage[a]
3 Malkiya 18 7 6 5 23 20 +3 27 Qualification to the 2017 GCC Champions League Group Stage
4 Al-Riffa 18 7 2 9 22 26 −4 23
5 East Riffa 18 6 4 8 22 18 +4 22
6 Al-Ahli 18 5 7 6 22 21 +1 22
7 Manama Club 18 6 3 9 17 27 −10 21
8 Al Hala 18 5 5 8 22 31 −9 20
9 Busaiteen (R) 18 6 2 10 17 31 −14 20 Relegation to the 2016–17 Bahraini Second Division
10 Sitra (R) 18 4 6 8 20 25 −5 18
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2016. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Muharraq qualified for 2017 AFC Cup Group Stage as winners of 2015–16 Bahraini King's Cup.

Season statistics

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Goalscorers

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As of matches played 26 April 2016
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bahrain Mohammad Saad Al-Rumaihi Al Hidd 17
Bahrain Ismail Abdullatif Muharraq 17
2 Bahrain Essa Abdulwahab Al-Beri Malkiya 10
3 Bahrain Ali Al-Asfour Sitra 7
Bahrain Sami Al-Husaini East Riffa 7
Brazil Diego Pelicles da Silva Al-Ahli 7

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Bahrain Ismail Abdullatif Muharraq Hala 3–0[11] 22 April 2016
Bahrain Ismail Abdullatif Muharraq Riffa 3–3[12] 18 May 2016

References

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  9. ^ "المنامة يُقيل التونسي بجاوي ويُعين خالد تاج مدرباً". Al-Wasat News. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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  12. ^ "Muharraq vs. Al Riffa - 18 May 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.