2015–16 Bahrain First Division League
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Hidd (1st title) |
| Relegated | Busaiteen Sitra Club |
| AFC Champions League | Al-Hidd |
| AFC Cup | Al-Muharraq |
| GCC Champions League | Malkiya Club |
| Goals scored | 235 |
| Average goals/game | 2.6 |
| Top goalscorer | Ismail Abdullatif Mohammad Saad Al-Rumaihi (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Hidd 5-0 Busaiteen |
| Biggest away win | Manama 0-5 Al-Hidd |
| Highest scoring | Al-Hidd (39 goals) |
| Longest winning run | Malkiya (4 wins) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Al-Hidd (18 games) |
| Longest losing run | Manama (6 losses) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]
Manama
Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Bahraini League
| Club | Location | Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli Club (Manama) | Manama |  Adnan Ibrahim
|
| Al Hidd | Al Hidd | Salman Shareeda
|
| Al Hala | Muharraq | Mohammad Zwayed
|
| Al-Muharraq | Muharraq | Essa Al-Saadoun
|
| Busaiteen Club | Busaiteen | Khalifa Al-Ziani
|
| East Riffa Club | Manama | Mohammad Shamlan
|
| Malkiya | Malkiya | Ahmad Saleh Al-Dakhil
|
| Manama Club | Manama | Khaled Taj
|
| Riffa S.C. | Riffa | Ahmad Essa
|
| Sitra Club | Sitra | Khaled Al-Harban
|
- Although most clubs do have a stadium, all games are actually played at the National Stadium, Khalifa Sports City Stadium and in Al Ahli Stadium. Games are normally played as back to back headers.
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muharraq |  Dragan Cvetkovic
|
Sacked[3] | 8 October 2015 | Pre-Season | Khaled Taj
|
10 October 2015 |
| Manama |  Miguel Olmo Forte
|
Sacked[4] | 28 October 2015 | 9th | Ismaeel Karami
|
28 October 2015 |
| Riffa | Mohammad Al-Shamlan
|
Sacked[5] | 29 November 2015 | 8th |  Samir bin Shammam
|
29 November 2015 |
| Manama | Ismaeel Karami
|
Replaced by Chokri Bejaoui[6] | 10 December 2015 | 10th | Chokri Bejaoui
|
10 December 2015 |
| East Riffa | Essa Al-Saadoun
|
Resigned[7] | 27 January 2016 | 4th | Mohammad Shamlan
|
28 January 2016 |
| Muharraq | Khaled Taj
|
Sacked [8] | 1 February 2016 | 2nd | Essa Al-Saadoun
|
2 February 2016 |
| Manama | Chokri Bejaoui
|
Sacked [9] | 11 April 2016 | 10th | Khaled Taj
|
11 April 2016 |
| Riffa | Samir bin Chammam
|
Sacked [10] | 2 May 2016 | 4th | Ahmad Essa
|
2 May 2016 |
Foreign Players
[edit]
League table
[edit]| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Muharraq qualified for 2017 AFC Cup Group Stage as winners of 2015–16 Bahraini King's Cup.
Season statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]- As of matches played 26 April 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Saad Al-Rumaihi
|
Al Hidd | 17 |
| Ismail Abdullatif
|
Muharraq | 17 | |
| 2 | Essa Abdulwahab Al-Beri
|
Malkiya | 10 |
| 3 | Ali Al-Asfour
|
Sitra | 7 |
| Sami Al-Husaini
|
East Riffa | 7 | |
 Diego Pelicles da Silva
|
Al-Ahli | 7 |
Hat-tricks
[edit]| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismail Abdullatif |
Muharraq | Hala | 3–0[11] | 22 April 2016 |
| Ismail Abdullatif |
Muharraq | Riffa | 3–3[12] | 18 May 2016 |
References
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- ^ "goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more". www.goalzz.com.
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- ^ "المنامة يقيل مدربه الإسباني ميغيل أولمو ويعين كرامي". Al-Wasat News. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "الرفاع يقيل المدرب محمد شملان رسميا". Al-Bilad Press. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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- ^ "المحرق يتعاقد مع ثالث مدرب في موسم واحد". Al-Khaleej. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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- ^ "Muharraq vs. Al Hala - 22 April 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Muharraq vs. Al Riffa - 18 May 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.