2015–16 Kuwaiti Premier League

Kuwaiti Premier League
Season	2015–16
Champions	Qadsia (17th title)
Relegated	Al Tadhamon Al-Nasr Al-Yarmouk
AFC Champions League	Qadsia Kuwait
GCC Champions League	Al-Salmiya Kazma
Matches played	156
Goals scored	482 (3.09 per match)
Top goalscorer	Firas Al-Khatib 23 goals
Highest attendance	Al-Arabi SC vs Qadsia SC (12-2-2016 22,897)
Lowest attendance	Sahel SC vs Fahaheel (football club) (17-10-2015 6 people)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Kuwait SC enter the season as defending champions.

This season there will be three relegated teams with Al Tadhamon for the return of Kuwaiti Division One tournament with Burgan SC.

Teams

(*) bankruptcy, did not compete.

Source:^[1]

Personnel and kits

Team	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Al-Arabi	Macron (sportswear)	ahli Bank of Kuwait
Kuwait	HH	BMW
Qadsia	Givova	Samsung
Kazma	Givova	Viva
Al-Salmiya	HH	Sultan Centre
Al-Jahra	Givova	Viva
Al-Fahaheel	Givova	none
Khaitan SC	Zeus	Samsung
Al-Nasr	Givova	Viva
Sahel	Zeus	Viva
Al-Sulaibikhat	Zeus	LG
Al-Shabab	Uhlsport	None
Al-Yarmouk SC	adidas	Samsung

Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Qadsia (C)	24	20	2	2	75	12	+63	62	2017 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Al-Salmiya	24	19	3	2	52	19	+33	60	Qualification to the 2017 GCC Champions League
3	Kuwait	24	17	5	2	52	19	+33	56	2017 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round ¹
4	Kazma	24	12	8	4	55	32	+23	44	Qualification to the 2017 GCC Champions League
5	Al-Arabi	24	10	6	8	49	31	+18	36
6	Khaitan	24	9	3	12	28	46	−18	30
7	Al-Fahaheel	24	6	9	9	29	39	−10	27
8	Sahel	24	7	6	11	22	41	−19	27
9	Al-Jahra	24	8	3	13	31	54	−23	27
10	Al-Sulaibikhat	24	6	6	12	28	46	−18	24
11	Al-Shabab	24	7	3	14	24	49	−25	24
12	Al-Yarmouk (R)	24	3	4	17	22	46	−24	13	Relegation to 2016–17 Kuwaiti Division One
13	Al-Nasr (R)	24	1	4	19	13	55	−42	7	Relegation to 2016–17 Kuwaiti Division One

Updated to games played on 3 March 2016.
Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹Kuwait Club are ensured a spot to the 2017 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off as 2015–16 Kuwait Emir Cup winners.
(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.

Awards

Top Goal Scorer(Golden Boot): Firas Al-Khatib (23)
Top Kuwaiti Goal Scorer: Bader Al-Mutawa (19)
Most Assists: Ahmad Al-Dhefiri (12)
Best Goalkeeper(Golden Glove): Khaled Al-Rashidi

References

↑ "Kuwait Premier League 2015/2016". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
↑ http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=kuw/nationalleague/standings.html

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