UAE Arabian Gulf League 2015/16

UAE Arabian Gulf League
master	al-Ahli Dubai
Champions League	al-Ahli Dubai al-Jazira Club
Champions League qualification	al Ain Club al-Wahda
Cup winners	al-Jazira Club
Relegated	al-Fujairah SC al-Shaab
Teams	14th
Games	182
Gates	573  (ø 3.15 per game)
Top scorer	Sebastián Tagliabué (al-Wahda)
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First Division League 2015/16 ↓

The UAE Arabian Gulf League 2015/16 was the third season of the top football league from the United Arab Emirates under this name and the 41st season in total since its official introduction in 1973. The season began on August 19, 2015 and ended on August 8, 2015. May 2016. The defending champion was the al Ain Club .

al-Ahli Dubai became champions for the seventh time and qualified together with al-Jazira Club ( cup winners ) for the 2017 AFC Champions League . The al Ain Club and al-Wahda started qualifying for the Champions League .

The promoted al-Shaab and al-Fujairah SC had to relegate to the First Division League .

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	al-Ahli Dubai	26th	21st	3	2	060:200	+40	66
2.	al Ain Club (M)	26th	18th	3	5	053:240	+29	57
3.	al-Wahda	26th	13	4th	9	045:280	+17	43
4th	al-Nasr SC (P)	26th	11	8th	7th	047:360	+11	41
5.	al Shabab	26th	11	7th	8th	034:270	+7	40
6th	al-Wasl	26th	11	6th	9	042:360	+6	39
7th	al-Jazira Club	26th	11	4th	11	051:500	+1	37
8th.	al-Dhafra	26th	9	7th	10	037:390	−2	34
9.	Baniyas SC	26th	8th	9	9	041:470	−6	33
10.	Dibba al-Fujairah (N)	26th	8th	5	13	032:460	−14	29
11.	al-Sharjah	26th	7th	7th	12	032:400	−8	28
12.	Emirates Club	26th	7th	6th	13	034:470	−13	27
13.	al-Fujairah SC	26th	7th	5	14th	043:620	−19	26th
14th	al-Shaab (N)	26th	1	4th	21st	022:710	−49	07th

At the end of the 2015/16 season:
	Champion of the UAE Arabian Gulf League and participation in the AFC Champions League 2017 : al-Ahli Dubai
	Cup winners and participation in the AFC Champions League 2017: al-Jazira Club
	Participation in the play-offs for the AFC Champions League 2017: al Ain Club
	Participation in the second qualifying round for the AFC Champions League 2017: al-Wahda
	Relegation to the First Division League 2016/17: al-Fujairah SC & al-Shaab
At the end of the 2014/15 season:
(M)	Acting Master : al Ain Club
(P)	Reigning cup winner : al-Nasr SC
(N)	Newcomers from the First Division League 2014/15: Dibba al-Fujairah & al-Shaab

statistics

List of goalscorers

If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

space	player	team	Gates
01	Sebastián Tagliabué	al-Wahda	25th
02	Ali Mabkhout	al-Jazira Club	23
03	Fábio Lima	al-Wasl	20th
04th	Wanderley	al-Sharjah	15th
	Joaquín Larrivey	Baniyas SC	15th
06th	Patrick Friday Eze	al-Fujairah SC	14th
07th	Makhete Diop	al-Dhafra	13
	Moussa Sow	al-Ahli Dubai	13
09	Ishak Belfodil	Baniyas SC	11
	Lima	al-Ahli Dubai	11
	Nilmar	al-Nasr SC	11
Status: end of the season

Most assists

If the number of templates is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

space	player	team	templates
01	Omar Abdulrahman	al-Ain	12
02	Éverton Ribeiro	al-Ahli	09
03	Thiago Neves	al-Jazira Club	08th
04th	Rodrigo Pimpao	Emirates Club	07th
	Hugo Viana	al-Wasl	07th
06th	Ahmed Ali Alebri	al-Dhafra	06th
	Henrique Luvannor	al-Shabab	06th
	Hassan Maatouk	al-Fujairah SC	06th
	Ali Ahmed Mabkhout	al-Jazira Club	06th
	Jonathan Pitroipa	al-Nasr SC	06th
Status: end of the season

Most scorers

If the number of scorers is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

space	player	team	Gates	templates	Scorer
01	Ali Ahmed Mabkhout	al-Jazira Club	23	06th	29
	Sebastián Tagliabué	al-Wahda	25th	04th	29
03	Fábio Lima	al-Wasl	20th	04th	24
04th	Joaquín Larrivey	Baniyas SC	15th	04th	19th
05	Éverton Ribeiro	al-Ahli	09	09	18th
	Wanderley	al-Wasl	15th	03	18th
07th	Patrick Friday Eze	al-Fujairah SC	14th	03	17th
08th	Thiago Neves	al-Jazira Club	08th	08th	16
Status: end of the season

Awards

The annual AGL Awards went to:

• Local Player of the Year / Emirati Player of the Year: Omar Abdulrahman (al-Ain) 
• Foreign Player of the Year: Sebastián Tagliabué (al-Wahda) 
• Best Goalkeeper: Majed Naser (al-Ahli) 
• Best Under 21 Player: Mohammed Al Akberi (al-Nasr) 
• Coach of the Year: Cosmin Olaroiu (al-Ahli) 
• Team of the Year:

goalkeeper	Defense	midfield	striker
Majed Naser (al-Ahli)	Mahmoud Khamis (al-Nasr) Kwon Kyung-won (al-Ahli) Ismail Ahmed (al-Ain) Ahmed Ibrahim (al-Nasr)	Khamis Esmail (al-Ahli) Majed Hassan (al-Ahli) Everton Ribeiro (al-Ahli) Omar Abdulrahman (al-Ain)	Ali Mabkhout (al-Jazira) Sebastián Tagliabué (al-Wahda)

Web links

• Official website of the UAE Arabian Gulf League (English)
• 2015/16 season at Soccerway.com
• Season 2015/16 at RSSSF .com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} UAE Arabian Gulf League 2015/16: List of goalscorers & assists . In: Soccerway.com . Retrieved May 11, 2016.
2. ↑ annual AGL Awards . In: thenational.ae . Retrieved May 20, 2016.