2015–16 Bahrain First Division League
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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]
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 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
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 edit
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- ^ "المنامة يقيل مدربه الإسباني ميغيل أولمو ويعين كرامي". Al-Chourouk. 29 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "الشرقي يُعين الشملان رسمياً اليوم." Al-Wasat News. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "المحرق يتعاقد مع ثالث مدرب في موسم واحد". Al-Khaleej. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "المنامة يُقيل التونسي بجاوي ويُعين خالد تاج مدرباً". Al-Wasat News. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "المنامة يُقيل التونسي بجاوي ويُعين خالد تاج مدرباً". Al-Ayam. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Muharraq vs. Al Hala - 22 April 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Muharraq vs. Al Riffa - 18 May 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.