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2015–16 Bahrain First Division League

{{Infobox football league season

|competition=Bahrain First Division League

|winners=Al-Hidd (1st title)

|relegated=Busaiteen
Sitra Club

|continentalcup1=AFC Champions League

|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Al-Hidd

|continentalcup2=AFC Cup

|continentalcup2 qualifiers = Al-Muharraq

|continentalcup3=GCC Champions League

|continentalcup3 qualifiers = Malkiya Club

|total goals=235

|average goals=2.6

|league topscorer=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 wins=Malkiya (4 wins)

|longest unbeaten=Al-Hidd (18 games)

|longest losses=Manama (6 losses)

|highest attendance=

|lowest attendance=

|average attendance=

|prevseason=2014–15

|nextseason=2016–17

|season=2015–16

}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=10986|title=goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more|website=www.goalzz.com}}

The league began on 26 October 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=11504|title=goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more|website=www.goalzz.com}}

Teams

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 =

{{Location map+|Bahrain |width=300|float=right|caption=Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Bahraini League|places={{Location map~ |Bahrain |lat=26.216667 |long=50.583333 |label=Manama |position=left }} {{Location map~ |Bahrain |lat=26.25 |long=50.616667 |label=Al Hala
Al-Muharraq
Al Hadd }} {{Location map~ |Bahrain |lat=26.13 |long=50.555 |label=Riffa }} {{Location map~ |Bahrain |lat=26.118898 |long=50.477345 |label=Malkiya |position=left}} {{Location map~ |Bahrain |lat=26.266881 |long=50.614404 |label=Busaiteen |position=left}} {{Location map~ |Bahrain |lat=26.165554 |long=50.627723 |label=Sitra}} {{Location map~ |Bahrain |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=25.7 |long=50.2 |label=Manama clubs:

East Riffa Club
Manama Club
Al-Ahli}}}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

! Club

! Location

! Manager

Al-Ahli Club (Manama)

|Manama

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Adnan Ibrahim

Al Hidd

| Al Hidd

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Salman Shareeda

Al Hala

| Muharraq

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Mohammad Zwayed

Al-Muharraq

| Muharraq

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Essa Al-Saadoun

Busaiteen Club

| Busaiteen

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Khalifa Al-Ziani

East Riffa Club

| Manama

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Mohammad Shamlan

Malkiya

| Malkiya

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Ahmad Saleh Al-Dakhil

Manama Club

| Manama

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Khaled Taj

Riffa S.C.

| Riffa

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Ahmad Essa

Sitra Club

|Sitra

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Khaled Al-Harban

=Managerial changes=

class="wikitable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Manner of departure

!Date of vacancy

!Position in table

!Incoming manager

!Date of appointment

Muharraq

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Cvetkovic

| Sacked{{cite web|title=المحرق يقيل مدربه دراغان رسميا|url=http://www.albiladpress.com/article306752-3.html|publisher=Al-Bilad Press|date=8 October 2015 |access-date= 8 October 2015}}

| 8 October 2015

| Pre-Season

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Khaled Taj

| 10 October 2015

Manama

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Olmo Forte

| Sacked{{cite web|title=المنامة يقيل مدربه الإسباني ميغيل أولمو ويعين كرامي|url=http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/1039877.html|publisher=Al-Wasat News|date=28 October 2015 |access-date= 28 October 2015}}

| 28 October 2015

| 9th

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Ismaeel Karami

| 28 October 2015

Riffa

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Mohammad Al-Shamlan

| Sacked{{cite web|title=الرفاع يقيل المدرب محمد شملان رسميا|url=http://www.albiladpress.com/article312986-3.html|publisher=Al-Bilad Press|date=29 November 2015 |access-date= 29 November 2015}}

| 29 November 2015

| 8th

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Samir bin Shammam

| 29 November 2015

Manama

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Ismaeel Karami

| Replaced by Chokri Bejaoui{{cite web|title=المنامة يقيل مدربه الإسباني ميغيل أولمو ويعين كرامي|url=http://www.alchourouk.com/147834/566/1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%B4%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A-.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609170317/http://www.alchourouk.com/147834/566/1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%B4%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A-.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 June 2016|publisher=Al-Chourouk|date=29 November 2015|access-date=29 November 2015}}

| 10 December 2015

| 10th

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Chokri Bejaoui

| 10 December 2015

East Riffa

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Essa Al-Saadoun

| Resigned{{cite web|title=الشرقي يُعين الشملان رسمياً اليوم..|url=http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/1073517.html|publisher=Al-Wasat News|date=27 January 2016 |access-date= 27 January 2016}}

| 27 January 2016

| 4th

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Mohammad Shamlan

| 28 January 2016

Muharraq

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Khaled Taj

| Sacked {{cite web|title=المحرق يتعاقد مع ثالث مدرب في موسم واحد|url=http://www.alkhaleej.ae/mob/detailed/b52d96f9-7805-4e65-a3e0-1486dc026a1f/63c057e6-7aac-4c38-8f4d-58b30f51c18c|publisher=Al-Khaleej|date=2 February 2016 |access-date= 1 February 2016}}

| 1 February 2016

| 2nd

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Essa Al-Saadoun

| 2 February 2016

Manama

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Chokri Bejaoui

| Sacked {{cite web|title=المنامة يُقيل التونسي بجاوي ويُعين خالد تاج مدرباً|url=http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/1100952.html|publisher=Al-Wasat News|date=11 April 2016 |access-date= 11 April 2016}}

| 11 April 2016

| 10th

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Khaled Taj

| 11 April 2016

Riffa

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Samir bin Chammam

| Sacked {{cite web|title=المنامة يُقيل التونسي بجاوي ويُعين خالد تاج مدرباً|url=http://www.alayam.com/online/sport/576246/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D9%8A%D9%8F%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AC--.html|publisher=Al-Ayam |date= 2 May 2016 |access-date= 2 May 2016}}

| 2 May 2016

| 4th

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Ahmad Essa

| 2 May 2016

=Foreign players=

class="wikitable"

! width ="180" | Club

! width ="180" | Player 1

! width ="180" | Player 2

! width ="180" | Player 3

! width ="180" | Asian Player

! width ="180" | Former Player(s)

Al-Ahli

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Cleiton Mineiro

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Diego Silva

|

| {{flagicon|Palestine}} Imad Zatara

| {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Cedric Fein
{{flagicon|Tajikistan}} Manuchehr Akhmadov

Al-Hala

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} João Luiz

|

|

|

| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Nasigba John-Jumbo
{{flagicon|Portugal}} José Coelho

Al-Hidd

| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Ifedayo Olusegun

| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Orok Akarandut

| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Uche Agba

| {{flagicon|Jordan}} Mohammad Al Daoud

|

Al-Muharraq

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Felipinho

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Kanú

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Admir Ćatović

| {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Shohrux Gadoyev

| {{flagicon|Algeria}} Karim Boutadjine
{{flagicon|Syria}} Hamdi Al Masri

Busaiteen Club

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Ozéia

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rico

|

| {{flagicon|Syria}} Israa Hamwiah

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Eliel Cruz

East Riffa Club

| {{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Ben Konaté

| {{flagicon|Mali}} Eliassou Issiaka

| {{flagicon|Romania}} Valentin Lemnaru

| {{flagicon|Yemen}} Mudir Al-Radaei

| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Adam Alis

Malkiya

| {{flagicon|Moldova}} Victor Gonța

|

|

|

|

Manama Club

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Diego Barboza

| {{flagicon|Montenegro}} Bojan Božović

|

|

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Leomar

Riffa SC

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Léo Bahia

| {{flagicon|Ghana}} Moussa Narry

| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Onuoha Ogbonna

| {{flagicon|Syria}} Ahmad Al Douni

| {{flagicon|Jordan}} Khalil Bani Attiah

Sitra Club

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Márcio Teruel

|

|

| {{flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}} Azamat Baymatov

|

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=HID|name_HID=Al Hidd

|team2=MUH|name_MUH=Al-Muharraq

|team3=MAL|name_MAL=Malkiya

|team4=RIF|name_RIF=Al-Riffa

|team5=EAS|name_EAS=East Riffa

|team6=AHL|name_AHL=Al-Ahli

|team7=MAN|name_MAN=Manama Club

|team8=HAL|name_HAL=Al Hala

|team9=BUS|name_BUS=Busaiteen

|team10=SIT|name_SIT=Sitra

|win_HID=12|draw_HID=6|loss_HID=0|gf_HID=39|ga_HID=15|status_HID=C

|win_MUH=9|draw_MUH=5|loss_MUH=4|gf_MUH=31|ga_MUH=21

|win_MAL=7|draw_MAL=6|loss_MAL=5|gf_MAL=23|ga_MAL=20

|win_RIF=7|draw_RIF=2|loss_RIF=9|gf_RIF=22|ga_RIF=26

|win_EAS=6|draw_EAS=4|loss_EAS=8|gf_EAS=22|ga_EAS=18

|win_AHL=5|draw_AHL=7|loss_AHL=6|gf_AHL=22|ga_AHL=21

|win_MAN=6|draw_MAN=3|loss_MAN=9|gf_MAN=17|ga_MAN=27

|win_HAL=5|draw_HAL=5|loss_HAL=8|gf_HAL=22|ga_HAL=31

|win_BUS=6|draw_BUS=2|loss_BUS=10|gf_BUS=17|ga_BUS=31|status_BUS=R

|win_SIT=4|draw_SIT=6|loss_SIT=8|gf_SIT=20|ga_SIT=25|status_SIT=R

|col_CLPR2=#ACE1AF|text_CLPR2=Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2

|result1=CLPR2

|col_ACGS=#ACE5EE|text_ACGS=Qualification to the 2017 AFC Cup group stage

|note_res_ACGS=Muharraq qualified for 2017 AFC Cup Group Stage as winners of 2015–16 Bahraini King's Cup.

|result2=ACGS

|col_CLGS=#FFFFA0|text_CLGS=Qualification to the 2017 GCC Champions League Group Stage

|result3=CLGS

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to the 2016–17 Bahraini Second Division

|result9=R|result10=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=23 April 2016

|source=[http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=11504&stage=1]

}}

Season statistics

=Goalscorers=

{{updated|matches played 26 April 2016}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

rowspan="2"|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BHR}} Mohammad Saad Al-Rumaihi

|align="left"|Al Hidd

|17

align="left"|{{flagicon|BHR}} Ismail Abdullatif

|align="left"|Muharraq

|17

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BHR}} Essa Abdulwahab Al-Beri

|align="left"|Malkiya

|10

rowspan="3"|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BHR}} Ali Al-Asfour

|align="left"|Sitra

|7

align="left"|{{flagicon|BHR}} Sami Al-Husaini

|align="left"|East Riffa

|7

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Diego Pelicles da Silva

|align="left"|Al-Ahli

|7

=Hat-tricks=

class="wikitable sortable"
PlayerForAgainststyle="text-align:center"| ResultDate
{{flagicon|BHR}} {{sortname|Ismail|Abdullatif}}MuharraqHalastyle="text-align:center;"| 3–0{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/22/bahrain/premier-league/almuharraq-sports-club/al-hala-muharraq/2228217/?ICID=PL_MS_08|title=Muharraq vs. Al Hala - 22 April 2016 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}{{dts|format=dmy|2016|04|22}}
{{flagicon|BHR}} {{sortname|Ismail|Abdullatif}}MuharraqRiffastyle="text-align:center;"| 3–3{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/05/18/bahrain/premier-league/almuharraq-sports-club/bahrain-riffa-club/2233499/?ICID=PL_MS_07|title=Muharraq vs. Al Riffa - 18 May 2016 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}{{dts|format=dmy|2016|05|18}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Bahraini Premier League seasons}}

{{2015 in Asian Football (AFC)}}

{{2016 in Asian Football (AFC)}}

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