2015–16 UAE Pro League
The 2015–16 UAE Pro League 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
Team | Stadium | Town | Capacity | Manager |
Al Ahli | Al-Rashid Stadium | Dubai | 8,844 | Cosmin Olăroiu |
Al-Ain | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | Al Ain | 22,717 | Zlatko Dalić |
Al-Dhafra | Al Dhafra Stadium | Madinat Zayed | 5,000 | Mohammad Kwid |
Al-Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | Fujairah | 10,645 | 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 | 11,073 | Abdulaziz Al-Anbari |
Al-Wahda | Al Nahyan Stadium | Abu Dhabi | 11,456 | Javier Aguirre |
Al-Wasl | Zabeel Stadium | Dubai | 8,439 | Gabriel Calderón |
Baniyas | Baniyas Stadium | Abu Dhabi | 8,954 | Abdullah Mesfer |
Dibba Al-Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | Fujairah | 10,645 | Theo Bücker |
Emirates | Emirates Club Stadium | Ras al-Khaimah | 5,127 | :pt:Paulo Comelli|Paulo Comelli |
League table
Statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Penalty Goals |
1 | Sebastián Tagliabué | Wahda | 25 | 1 |
2 | Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | 23 | 5 |
3 | Fábio Lima | Al Wasl | 20 | 1 |
4 | Wanderley | Sharjah | 15 | 2 |
5 | Joaquín Larrivey | Baniyas | 15 | 1 |
6 | Patrick Friday Eze | Al-Fujairah | 14 | 0 |
7 | Makhete Diop | Dhafra | 13 | 3 |
8 | Moussa Sow | Al Ahli Dubai | 13 | 2 |
9 | Ishak Belfodil | Baniyas | 11 | 1 |
10 | Nilmar | Al Nasr | 11 | 0 |
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Assists
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Omar Abdulrahman | Al-Ain | 12 |
2 | Everton Ribeiro | Al-Ahli | 9 |
3 | Thiago Neves | Al Jazira | 8 |
4 | Hugo Viana | Al Wasl | 7 |
5 | Rodrigo Pimpão | Emirates | 7 |
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Fair Play Ranking
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 cardThe team with the lowest number of points will be ranked top.
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