2015 Sudan Premier League
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 66 |
| Goals scored | 126 (1.91 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
Al Hilal Omdurman 3-0 Alamal Atbara (1 February 2015) Al Ahly Shendi 3-0 Merikh Kosti (4 February 2015) Al Nsoor 4-1 Al Ahli Khartoum (25 February 2015) |
| Biggest away win |
Hilal El-Fasher 0-2 Al Merreikh (8 February 2015) Al Merghani 1-3 Al Hilal Omdurman (4 March 2015) Alamal Atbara 1-3 Al Ahly Shendi (25 March 2015) |
| Highest scoring |
Merikh Kosti 2-3 Al Nsoor (8 March 2015) Al Nsoor 4-1 Al Ahli Khartoum (25 February 2015) |
| Longest winning run |
Al Hilal Omdurman Al Nsoor Marreikh El-Fasher (3) |
| Longest unbeaten run |
Al Hilal Omdurman Marreikh El-Fasher (8) |
| Longest winless run | Al Merghani (7) |
| Longest losing run | Al Merghani (5) |
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The 2015 Sudan Premier League is the 51st season of top-tier football in Sudan. The season began play on 26 January 2015. Al Hilal Omdurman are the defending champions, having won their 28th championship, more than the rest of the clubs in the league combined.
The league comprises 15 teams, the bottom three of which will be relegated to regional leagues for 2016, while the next lowest team will compete in a playoff with a regional league team for a spot in the 2016 Sudan Premier League.
Teams
A total of 15 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2014 season and four promoted from the regional leagues as the Sudan Premier League expanded to 15 teams this season. The four newcomers from the regional leagues are Al Ahli Wad Medani, Al Merghani, Hilal Obayed and Merikh Kosti.
El-Ahli Atbara, Al Nil and Al Ittihad were the last three teams of the 2014 season and will play in the regional leagues for the 2015 season. Al Hilal Omdurman are the defending champions from the 2014 season.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahli Khartoum | Khartoum | Khartoum Stadium | 23,000 |
| Al Ahli Wad Madani | Wad Madani | Wad Madani Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Ahly Shendi | Shendi | Shendi Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al Hilal Kadougli | Kadougli | Kadougli Stadium | 2,500 |
| Al Hilal Omdurman | Omdurman | Al-Hilal Stadium | 45,000 |
| Al Mirghani ESC | Kassala | Stade Al-Merghani Kassala | 11,000 |
| Al-Merrikh SC | Omdurman | Al-Merrikh Stadium | 43,645 |
| Al-Nesoor SC | Khartoum | Khartoum Stadium | 23,000 |
| Al Rabita Kosti | Kosti | Kosti Stadium | 3,000 |
| Alamal SC Atbara | Atbarah | Stade Al-Amal Atbara | 13,000 |
| Hilal El-Fasher | Al-Fashir | El Fasher Stadium | 10,000 |
| Hilal Al Obayed | Al-Ubayyid | ||
| Al Khartoum SC | Khartoum | Khartoum Stadium | 23,000 |
| Merikh Kosti | Kosti | Kosti Stadium | 3,000 |
| Merreikh El Fasher | Al-Fashir | El Fasher Stadium | 10,000 |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 18 | 2016 CAF Champions League | |
| 2 | Merreikh El-Fasher | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 16 | ||
| 3 | Al Ahly Shendi | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 14 | 2016 CAF Confederation Cup | AAS 1-0 MER MER 1-1 KH3 |
| 4 | Khartoum 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 14 | rowspan=8| | |
| 5 | Al Merreikh | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14 | ||
| 6 | Hilal Obayed | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 13 | NSO 1-1 HOB | |
| 7 | Al Nsoor | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | ||
| 8 | Al Rabta Kosti | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 12 | ||
| 9 | Merikh Kosti | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 11 | ||
| 10 | Hilal El-Fasher | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 10 | HEF 1-0 AAK AHK 2-1 AAK HEF 2-1 AHK | |
| 11 | Al Hilal Kadougli | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 | ||
| 12 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10 | Relegation Playoff | |
| 13 | Alamal Atbara | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 9 | Relegation to 2016 regional leagues | |
| 14 | Al Ahli Wad Medani | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 8 | ||
| 15 | Al Merghani | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 |
Updated to games played on 2 April 2015.
Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head total goals; 5) head-to-head away goals; 6) goal difference; 7) total goals
(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.
Result table
| Home \ Away[1] | AAK | AWM | AAS | AHK | AHO | MRG | MRK | NSR | ARK | ALA | HEF | HAO | KHA | MKO | MEF |
| Al Ahli Khartoum | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Al Ahli Wad Medani | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Al Ahly Shendi | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |||||||||||
| Al Hilal Kadougli | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| Al Hilal Omdurman | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |||||||||||
| Al Merghani | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| Al Merreikh | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| Al Nsoor | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Al Rabta Kosti | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||||
| Alamal Atbara | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Hilal El-Fasher | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Hilal Obayed | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
| Khartoum 3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Merikh Kosti | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Merreikh El-Fasher | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Updated to games played on 2 April 2015.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
References
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