2015–16 UAE Pro-League

Arabian Gulf League

Season	2015–16
Champions	Al-Ahli (7th title)
Relegated	Al-Shaab
2017 AFC Champions League	Al-Ahli Al-Ain
Matches played	175
Goals scored	559 (3.19 per match)
Average goals/game	3.19
Top goalscorer	Sebastián Tagliabué (24 goals)
Biggest home win	Al-Ahli 8-1 Al-Fujairah (19 August 2015)
Biggest away win	Dibba 0-4 Al-Wahda (20 August 2015) Dibba 0-4 Al-Dhafra (23 April 2016)
Highest scoring	Al-Shaab 3-6 Al-Fujairah (22 January 2016)
Longest winning run	8 games Al-Ahli
Longest unbeaten run	13 games Al-Ahli
Longest winless run	16 games Al-Shaab
Longest losing run	5 games Al-Shaab
← 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 the 29th of April despite being held to a 2-2 draw at home.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Ahli

Ain

Dhafra

Fujairah
Dibba

Jazira

Nasr

Shaab

Shabab

Sharjah

Wahda

Wasl

Baniyas

Emirates

Locations of teams in the 2015–16 UAE Pro League

Team	Stadium	Town	Capacity	Manager
Al Ahli Dubai	Al-Rashid Stadium	Dubai	9,415	Cosmin Olăroiu
Al-Ain	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium	Al Ain	25,000	Zlatko Dalić
Al-Dhafra	Al Dhafra Stadium	Madinat Zayed	5,020	Mohamed Kwid
Al-Fujairah	Fujairah Club Stadium	Fujairah	11,400	Ivan Hašek
Al-Jazira	Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium	Abu Dhabi	42,056	Henk ten Cate
Al-Nasr	Al-Maktoum Stadium	Dubai	10,750	Ivan Jovanović
Al-Shaab	Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium	Sharjah	5,000	Stefano Cusin
Al-Shabab	Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium	Dubai	8,011	Caio Júnior
Al-Sharjah	Sharjah Stadium	Sharjah	10,082	Abdulaziz Mohamed
Al-Wahda	Al Nahyan Stadium	Abu Dhabi	11,538	Javier Aguirre
Al-Wasl	Zabeel Stadium	Za'abeel	8,411	Gabriel Calderón
Baniyas	Baniyas Stadium	Abu Dhabi	9,047	Abdullah Mesfer
Dibba Al-Fujairah	Fujairah Club Stadium	Fujairah	11,400	Theo Bücker
Emirates	Emirates Club Stadium	Ras al-Khaimah	5,020	Paulo Comelli

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Ahli (C)	25	20	3	2	55	20	+35	63	Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League Group Stage
2	Al-Ain (Q)	25	18	2	5	53	24	+29	56	Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3	Al-Wahda	25	12	4	9	42	28	+14	40	Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League Second Qualifying Round
4	Al-Wasl	25	11	6	8	42	35	+7	39
5	Al-Nasr	25	10	8	7	44	35	+9	38
6	Al-Shabab	25	10	7	8	33	27	+6	37
7	Al-Jazira	25	10	4	11	50	50	0	34
8	Al-Dhafra	25	9	7	9	37	38	−1	34
9	Baniyas	25	8	9	8	41	44	−3	33
10	Dibba Al Fujairah	25	8	4	13	32	46	−14	28
11	Al-Sharjah	25	7	6	12	32	40	−8	27
12	Emirates	25	7	5	13	34	47	−13	26
13	Al-Fujairah	25	7	5	13	42	59	−17	26	Relegation to the 2016–17 UAE Division 1 Group A
14	Al-Shaab (R)	25	1	4	20	22	66	−44	7

Updated to games played on 29 April 2016.
Source: UAE League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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