2015–16 Bahrain First Division League

Bahrain First Division League Al-Hidd (1st title) BusaiteenSitra Club AFC Champions League Al-Hidd AFC Cup Al-Muharraq GCC Champions League Malkiya Club 235 2.6 Ismail AbdullatifMohammad Saad Al-Rumaihi (17 goals) Al-Hidd 5-0 Busaiteen Manama 0-5 Al-Hidd Al-Hidd (39 goals) Malkiya (4 wins) Al-Hidd (18 games) Manama (6 losses) 2014–15 2016–17 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.https://www.goalzz.com/?c=10986 goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more www.goalzz.com The league began on 26 October 2015.https://www.goalzz.com/?c=11504 goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more 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 Bahrain 300 right Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Bahraini League Bahrain 26.216667 50.583333 Manama left Bahrain 26.25 50.616667 Al HalaAl-MuharraqAl Hadd Bahrain 26.13 50.555 Riffa Bahrain 26.118898 50.477345 Malkiya left Bahrain 26.266881 50.614404 Busaiteen left Bahrain 26.165554 50.627723 Sitra Bahrain TransparentPlaceholder.png 25.7 50.2 Manama clubs:East Riffa ClubManama ClubAl-Ahli Club Location ManagerAl-Ahli Club (Manama)ManamaBHR Adnan Ibrahim Al Hidd Al HiddBHR Salman Shareeda Al Hala Muharraq BHR Mohammad Zwayed Al-Muharraq Muharraq BHR Essa Al-Saadoun Busaiteen Club Busaiteen BHR Khalifa Al-Ziani East Riffa Club ManamaBHR Mohammad Shamlan Malkiya MalkiyaBHR Ahmad Saleh Al-Dakhil Manama Club Manama BHR Khaled Taj Riffa S.C. RiffaBHR Ahmad EssaSitra ClubSitraBHR 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 TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Muharraq SRB Dragan Cvetkovic Sackedالمحرق يقيل مدربه دراغان رسميا http://www.albiladpress.com/article306752-3.html Al-Bilad Press 8 October 2015 8 October 2015 8 October 2015 Pre-Season BHR Khaled Taj 10 October 2015 Manama ESP Miguel Olmo Forte Sackedالمنامة يقيل مدربه الإسباني ميغيل أولمو ويعين كرامي http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/1039877.html Al-Wasat News 28 October 2015 28 October 2015 28 October 2015 9th BHR Ismaeel Karami 28 October 2015 Riffa BHR Mohammad Al-Shamlan Sackedالرفاع يقيل المدرب محمد شملان رسميا http://www.albiladpress.com/article312986-3.html Al-Bilad Press 29 November 2015 29 November 2015 29 November 2015 8th TUN Samir bin Shammam 29 November 2015 Manama BHR Ismaeel Karami Replaced by Chokri Bejaouiالمنامة يقيل مدربه الإسباني ميغيل أولمو ويعين كرامي 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 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 dead 9 June 2016 Al-Chourouk 29 November 2015 29 November 2015 10 December 2015 10th TUN Chokri Bejaoui 10 December 2015 East Riffa BHR Essa Al-Saadoun Resignedالشرقي يُعين الشملان رسمياً اليوم.. http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/1073517.html Al-Wasat News 27 January 2016 27 January 2016 27 January 2016 4th BHR Mohammad Shamlan 28 January 2016 Muharraq BHR Khaled Taj Sacked المحرق يتعاقد مع ثالث مدرب في موسم واحد http://www.alkhaleej.ae/mob/detailed/b52d96f9-7805-4e65-a3e0-1486dc026a1f/63c057e6-7aac-4c38-8f4d-58b30f51c18c Al-Khaleej 2 February 2016 1 February 2016 1 February 2016 2nd BHR Essa Al-Saadoun 2 February 2016 Manama TUN Chokri Bejaoui Sacked المنامة يُقيل التونسي بجاوي ويُعين خالد تاج مدرباً http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/1100952.html Al-Wasat News 11 April 2016 11 April 2016 11 April 2016 10th BHR Khaled Taj 11 April 2016 Riffa TUN Samir bin Chammam Sacked المنامة يُقيل التونسي بجاوي ويُعين خالد تاج مدرباً 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 Al-Ayam 2 May 2016 2 May 2016 2 May 2016 4th BHR Ahmad Essa 2 May 2016 Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Former Player(s) Al-Ahli Brazil Cleiton Mineiro Brazil Diego Silva 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 main WDL 5 QR HID Al Hidd MUH Al-Muharraq MAL Malkiya RIF Al-Riffa EAS East Riffa AHL Al-Ahli MAN Manama Club HAL Al Hala BUS Busaiteen SIT Sitra 12 6 0 39 15 C 9 5 4 31 21 7 6 5 23 20 7 2 9 22 26 6 4 8 22 18 5 7 6 22 21 6 3 9 17 27 5 5 8 22 31 6 2 10 17 31 R 4 6 8 20 25 R #ACE1AF Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 CLPR2 #ACE5EE Qualification to the 2017 AFC Cup group stage Muharraq qualified for 2017 AFC Cup Group Stage as winners of 2015–16 Bahraini King's Cup. ACGS #FFFFA0 Qualification to the 2017 GCC Champions League Group Stage CLGS #FFCCCC Relegation to the 2016–17 Bahraini Second Division R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 23 April 2016 Season statistics Goalscorers matches played 26 April 2016 RankPlayerClubGoals1BHR Mohammad Saad Al-RumaihiAl Hidd17BHR Ismail AbdullatifMuharraq172BHR Essa Abdulwahab Al-BeriMalkiya103BHR Ali Al-AsfourSitra7BHR Sami Al-HusainiEast Riffa7BRA Diego Pelicles da SilvaAl-Ahli7 Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateBHR Ismail Abdullatif Muharraq Hala 3–0https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/22/bahrain/premier-league/almuharraq-sports-club/al-hala-muharraq/2228217/?ICID=PL_MS_08 Muharraq vs. Al Hala - 22 April 2016 - Soccerway int.soccerway.com dmy 2016 04 22BHR Ismail Abdullatif Muharraq Riffa 3–3https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/05/18/bahrain/premier-league/almuharraq-sports-club/bahrain-riffa-club/2233499/?ICID=PL_MS_07 Muharraq vs. Al Riffa - 18 May 2016 - Soccerway int.soccerway.com dmy 2016 05 18 References 2015–16 1 Bahrain