2015–16 UAE Pro League

February 2016 October 2021 UAE Pro League 2015–16 Al-Ahli (7th title) FujairahAl-Shaab 2017 AFC Champions League Al-AhliAl-JaziraAl-AinAl-Wahda 2017 GCC Champions League Al-WaslAl-Dhafra Sebastián Tagliabué(25 goals) Al-Ahli 8-1 Fujairah(19 August 2015) Dibba Al Fujairah 0-4 Al-Wahda(20 August 2015)Dibba Al Fujairah 0-4 Al-Dhafra(23 April 2016) Al-Shaab 3-6 Fujairah(22 January 2016) 182 573 3.15 8 gamesAl-Ahli 16 gamesAl-Ahli 16 gamesAl-Shaab 8 gamesEmirates Al-Ain vs. Al-Wahda (18,126) Dibba Al Fujairah vs. Al-Shaab (168) 2,557 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 UAE Pro League (also known as Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons) was the 41st top-level football season in the United Arab Emirates. Fourteen teams participated with Al-Ain as the defending champions after securing the championship last season for the twelfth time. Al-Ahli won its 7th title on 29 April despite being held to a 2–2 draw at home. Teams Stadia and locations United Arab Emirates 500 right Locations of teams in the 2015–16 UAE Pro League United Arab Emirates Ahli 25.279722 55.360556 right United Arab Emirates Ain 24.245594 55.716583 left United Arab Emirates Dhafra 23.666626 53.696687 left United Arab Emirates Fujairah Dibba 25.13 56.343611 left United Arab Emirates Jazira 24.452764 54.392019 left United Arab Emirates Nasr 25.24 55.313056 bottom United Arab Emirates Shaab 25.374167 55.423056 right United Arab Emirates Shabab 25.290833 55.348333 top United Arab Emirates Sharjah 25.333333 55.419444 left United Arab Emirates Wahda 24.469397 54.375254 bottom United Arab Emirates Wasl 25.218889 55.317222 left United Arab Emirates Baniyas 24.34986 54.68571 bottom United Arab Emirates Emirates 25.748526 55.928113 right Team Stadium Town Capacity Manager Al-Ahli Al-Rashid Stadium Dubai 8,844 ROU Cosmin Olăroiu Al-Ain Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Al Ain 22,717 CRO Zlatko Dalić Al-Dhafra Al Dhafra Stadium Madinat Zayed 5,000 SYR Mohammad Kwid Al-Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi 42,056 NED Henk ten Cate Al-Nasr Al-Maktoum Stadium Dubai 10,750 SRB Ivan Jovanović Al-Shaab Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium Sharjah 5,000 ITA Stefano Cusin Al-Shabab Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium Dubai 8,011 BRA Caio Júnior Al-Wahda Al Nahyan Stadium Abu Dhabi 11,456 MEX Javier Aguirre Al-Wasl Zabeel Stadium Dubai 8,439 ARG Gabriel Calderón Baniyas Baniyas Stadium Abu Dhabi8,954 UAE Abdullah Mesfer Dibba Al Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium Fujairah 10,645 GER Theo Bücker Emirates Emirates Club Stadium Ras al-Khaimah5,127 BRA Paulo Comelli Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium Fujairah 10,645 CZE Ivan Hašek Sharjah Sharjah Stadium Sharjah 11,073 UAE Abdulaziz Al-Anbari Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. Players in italics were out of squad or left club within the season, after pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player Former players Al-Ahli Brazil Ciel Brazil Éverton Ribeiro Senegal Moussa Sow South Korea Kwon Kyung-won Brazil Lima Morocco Oussama Assaidi Al-Ain Brazil Douglas Brazil Fellipe Bastos Colombia Danilo Asprilla South Korea Lee Myung-joo Netherlands Ryan Babel Nigeria Emmanuel Emenike Al-Dhafra Morocco Adil Hermach Morocco Issam El Adoua Senegal Makhete Diop Ba'athist Syria Omar Khribin Argentina Jorge Luna Iraq Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf Spain David Barral Al-Jazira Brazil Thiago Neves Spain Ángel Lafita Trinidad and Tobago Kenwyne Jones South Korea Park Jong-woo Montenegro Mirko Vučinić Peru Jefferson Farfán Al-Nasr Brazil Nilmar Burkina Faso Jonathan Pitroipa France Jirès Kembo Ekoko Chile Luis Jiménez 1 1 Al-Shaab Brazil Maikon Leite Brazil Marcão Brazil Zé Eduardo Uzbekistan Shavkat Mullajanov Brazil Célio Santos 2 2 Chile Matías Donoso Egypt Amr El Solia France Michaël N'dri Al-Shabab Brazil Juninho Potiguar Chile Carlos Villanueva Moldova Henrique Luvannor Uzbekistan Azizbek Haydarov Brazil Jô Al-Wahda Argentina Sebastián Tagliabué Brazil Denílson Chile Jorge Valdivia South Korea Rim Chang-woo Kuwait Hussain Fadhel Al-Wasl Brazil Fábio Lima Brazil Rogerinho Portugal Hugo Viana Brazil Caio Canedo 3 3 Brazil Edgar Baniyas Algeria Ishak Belfodil Argentina Joaquín Larrivey Netherlands Royston Drenthe Australia Mark Milligan Dibba Al Fujairah Burkina Faso Bakare Kone Ivory Coast Boris Kabi Ivory Coast Brahima Diakite Lebanon Bilal El Najjarine Brazil Elias Emirates Brazil Renan Garcia Brazil Rodrigo Pimpão Senegal Alassane Diallo Australia Brett Holman Colombia Wilmar Jordán Morocco Issam Erraki Fujairah Algeria Madjid Bougherra France Christophe Mandanne Nigeria Patrick Friday Eze Lebanon Hassan Maatouk Sharjah Brazil Maicosuel Brazil Maurício Ramos Brazil Ricardinho Brazil Wanderley 4 4 Brazil Renato Cajá 1 1 Luis Jiménez has Palestinian citizenship and was counted as Asian player. 2 2 Célio Santos has East Timorese citizenship and was counted as Asian player. 3 3 Caio Canedo has East Timorese citizenship and was counted as Asian player. 4 4 Wanderley has Indonesian citizenship and was counted as Asian player. League table main WDL 5 QR ALI Al-Ahli AIN Al-Ain WAH Al-Wahda NAS Al-Nasr SHA Al-Shabab WAS Al-Wasl JAZ Al-Jazira DHA Al-Dhafra YAS Baniyas DIB Dibba Al Fujairah SHR Sharjah EMI Emirates FJR Fujairah SHB Al-Shaab 21 3 2 60 20 C 18 3 5 53 24 13 4 9 45 28 11 8 7 47 36 11 7 8 34 27 11 6 9 42 36 11 4 11 51 50 9 7 10 37 39 8 9 9 41 47 8 5 13 32 46 7 7 12 32 40 7 6 13 34 47 7 5 14 43 62 R 1 4 21 22 71 R #ACE1AF Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS #E8FFD8 Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League play-off round and the 2016–17 Arab Club Championship Group Stage CLPR #FFFFA0 Qualification to the 2017 GCC Champions League GCL GCL #FFCCCC Relegation to the UAE Division One R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 8 May 2016 UAE League Statistics Top scorers matches played 8 May 2016 RankPlayerClubGoalsPenalty Goals1ARG Sebastián TagliabuéAl-Wahda2512UAE Ali MabkhoutAl-Jazira2353BRA Fábio LimaAl-Wasl2014BRA WanderleySharjah1525ARG Joaquín LarriveyBaniyas 1516NGR Patrick Friday EzeFujairah 1407SEN Makhete DiopAl-Dhafra1338SEN Moussa SowAl-Ahli1329DZA Ishak BelfodilBaniyas 11110BRA NilmarAl-Nasr110 Source: Soccerway Fair Play Ranking matches played 8 May 2016 Pos Team Yellow Cards Red Cards Points 1 Al-Ain 41246 2 Al-Ahli60264 3 Al-Nasr57569 4 Dibba Al Fujairah51769 5 Sharjah59571 6 Al-Dhafra64475 7 Emirates65576 8 Al-Shaab 62677 9 Fujairah69479 10 Al-Shabab69580 11 Baniyas71583 12 Al-Jazira 72584 13 Al-Wasl621084 14 Al-Wahda82594 Rules for fair play ranking: 1) 3 points for direct red card. 2) 2 points for indirect red card 3) 1 point for every yellow card The team with the lowest number of points will be ranked top. Source: Fairplay - Arabian Gulf League References 2015–16 1 United Arab Emirates