2015–16 UAE Division 1

UAE Division One
Season2015–16
ChampionsHatta (1st title)
PromotedHatta, Kalba
Matches played144
Goals scored260 (1.81 per match)
Top goalscorerTássio Santos
(17 goals)
Biggest home winKalba 5–0 Hatta
(5 March 2016)
Ajman 5–0 Al Khaleej
(8 January 2016)
Ajman 6–1 Ras Al Khaimah
(22 January 2016)
Biggest away winRas Al Khaimah 0–4 Kalba
(13 February 2016)
Longest winning runHatta 5 games
Longest unbeaten runHatta 10 games
Longest winless runRas Al Khaimah 9 games
Longest losing runRas Al Khaimah 8 games
Highest attendanceHatta 2–1 Ajman (4,839)
Lowest attendanceAl Thaid 3–1 Ras Al Khaimah (25)
Average attendance1,013

The 2015–16 Division 1 was the 40th season of the UAE Division 1. 9 teams took part, each playing each other twice, home and away, for a total of 16 games. Hatta were the inaugural champions.[1]

Stadia and locations

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Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club Home city Stadium Capacity
Al Khaleej Khor Fakkan Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium 2,880
Al Dhaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium 500
Al Urooba Mirbah Al-Oruba Club Stadium 8,000
Ajman Ajman Ajman Stadium 5,537
Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Stadium 10,000
Hatta Hatta Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium 5,000
Dubai Dubai Dubai Club Stadium 7,500
Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Stadium 8,500
Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah Ras al Khaimah Stadium 3,000

Personnel and kits

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head Coach Captain Kit Manufacturer
Ajman Egypt Ayman El Ramady Morocco Driss Fettouhi uhlsport
Al Khaleej United Arab Emirates Ismail Khalaf United Arab Emirates Mohammad Ghuloom uhlsport
Al Dhaid United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Tunaiji United Arab Emirates Salem Musabbeh uhlsport
Al Urooba Brazil Marco Aurélio Ivory Coast Boubacar Sanogo uhlsport
Dubai Egypt Hany Ramzy United Arab Emirates Jamal Abdulla uhlsport
Dibba Al Hisn Brazil Fábio Magrão United Arab Emirates Adel Abdulkareem uhlsport
Hatta United Arab Emirates Walid Obaid United Arab Emirates Ali Mahmoud uhlsport
Kalba Tunisia Mourad Okbi Senegal Papa Waigo uhlsport
Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates Hasan Ebrahim United Arab Emirates Khaled Esmaeel uhlsport

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Hatta (C, P) 16 12 3 1 39 21 +18 39 Promotion to the UAE Pro-League
2 Kalba (P) 16 12 1 3 43 17 +26 37
3 Ajman 16 11 2 3 46 19 +27 35
4 Dubai 16 11 1 4 27 14 +13 34
5 Al Urooba 16 5 1 10 27 35 −8 16
6 Dibba Al-Hisn 16 5 0 11 19 28 −9 15
7 Al Dhaid 16 4 2 10 25 41 −16 14
8 Al Khaleej 16 4 1 11 16 35 −19 13
9 Ras Al Khaimah 16 1 3 12 18 50 −32 6
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2016. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

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Home \ Away AJM KHL DHD URO DUB DAH HAT KAL RAK
Ajman 5–0 2–2 5–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 6–1
Al Khaleej 0–1 2–3 3–0 0–2 1–0 2–3 0–1 0–0
Al Dhaid 3–6 3–2 1–4 2–3 0–1 0–2 1–2 3–1
Al Urooba 0–4 4–1 0–2 0–2 2–5 3–4 1–2 6–2
Dubai 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–1
Dibba Al Hisn 2–3 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–4 3–2
Hatta 2–1 3–0 6–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–1
Kalba 0–2 6–1 6–2 1–1 2–1 4–0 5–0 4–2
Ras Al Khaimah 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–4 0–3 3–2 2–5 0–4
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


References

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  1. ^ "First Division League 15/16". Globalsportarchive. Retrieved 22 April 2016.