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.
The league began on 26 October 2015.
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
Club Location ManagerAl-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 EssaSitra ClubSitra 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 Dragan Cvetkovic Sacked 8 October 2015 Pre-Season Khaled Taj 10 October 2015 Manama Miguel Olmo Forte Sacked 28 October 2015 9th Ismaeel Karami 28 October 2015 Riffa Mohammad Al-Shamlan Sacked 29 November 2015 8th Samir bin Shammam 29 November 2015 Manama Ismaeel Karami Replaced by Chokri Bejaoui 10 December 2015 10th Chokri Bejaoui 10 December 2015 East Riffa Essa Al-Saadoun Resigned 27 January 2016 4th Mohammad Shamlan 28 January 2016 Muharraq Khaled Taj Sacked 1 February 2016 2nd Essa Al-Saadoun 2 February 2016 Manama Chokri Bejaoui Sacked 11 April 2016 10th Khaled Taj 11 April 2016 Riffa Samir bin Chammam Sacked 2 May 2016 4th Ahmad Essa 2 May 2016
Foreign players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Former Player(s) Al-Ahli Cleiton Mineiro Diego Silva Imad Zatara Cedric Fein Manuchehr Akhmadov Al-Hala João Luiz Nasigba John-Jumbo José Coelho Al-Hidd Ifedayo Olusegun Orok Akarandut Uche Agba Mohammad Al Daoud Al-Muharraq Felipinho Kanú Admir Ćatović Shohrux Gadoyev Karim Boutadjine Hamdi Al Masri Busaiteen Club Ozéia Rico Israa Hamwiah Eliel Cruz East Riffa Club Ben Konaté Eliassou Issiaka Valentin Lemnaru Mudir Al-Radaei Adam Alis Malkiya Victor Gonța Manama Club Diego Barboza Bojan Božović Leomar Riffa SC Léo Bahia Moussa Narry Onuoha Ogbonna Ahmad Al Douni Khalil Bani Attiah Sitra Club Márcio Teruel Azamat Baymatov
League table
Season statistics
Goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Mohammad Saad Al-RumaihiAl Hidd17 Ismail AbdullatifMuharraq172 Essa Abdulwahab Al-BeriMalkiya103 Ali Al-AsfourSitra7 Sami Al-HusainiEast Riffa7 Diego Pelicles da SilvaAl-Ahli7
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Muharraq Hala 3–0 Muharraq Riffa 3–3
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