2015–16 Somali First Division

Somali First Division
Season 2015–16
Matches played 34
Goals scored 76 (2.24 per match)
Biggest home win LLPP 4–1 Mogadishu City
(7 January 2016)
Biggest away win Mogadishu City 0–6 Banadir
(10 February 2016)
Highest scoring Mogadishu City 0–6 Banadir
(10 February 2016)
Longest winning run Banadir (4)
Longest unbeaten run Banadir
Dekedda (7)
Longest winless run Mogadishu City (7)
Longest losing run Mogadishu City
Sahafi
Singjet (3)
← 2014–15
2016–17 →

All statistics correct as of 11 February 2016.

The 2015–16 Somali First Division is the 43rd season of top-tier football in Somalia. The season began on 28 December 2015. Heegan FC are the defending league champions, having won their first league title and breaking up the dominance of Elman FC and Benadir SC, who had won the last 15 league titles.

The league is comprised 10 teams, the bottom two of which will be relegated to the 2016-17 Somali Second Division.

Teams

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including eight sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 Somali Second Division, Mogadishu City and Singjet FC. On the other hand, Somali Fruit and Savana FC were the last two teams of the 2014–15 season and will play in Second Division for the 2015-16 season. Heegan FC are the defending champions from the 2014–15 season.

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Banadir 7 5 2 0 12 1 +11 17 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Dekedda 7 4 3 0 11 4 +7 15
3 LLPP 7 3 3 1 12 8 +4 12
4 Gaadiidka 7 3 3 1 8 4 +4 12
5 Heegan 7 3 2 2 7 4 +3 11
6 Elman 7 2 2 3 8 7 +1 8
7 Horseed 6 1 3 2 5 7 2 6
8 Sahafi 7 1 1 5 6 13 7 4
9 Singjet 6 1 1 4 3 10 7 4 Relegation to 2016-17 Somali Second Division
10 Mogadishu City 7 0 2 5 4 18 14 2

Updated to games played on 11 February 2016.
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) playoff (only for deciding champion and relegation); 3) goal difference; 4) 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.

Positions by round

Leader
Relegation to Ligue 2
Team \ Round 123456789101112131415161718
Banadir 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Dekedda 1 4 2 2 2 1 2
LLPP 3 2 3 4 3 3 3
Gaadiidka 3 7 7 6 4 4 4
Heegan 9 6 4 7 6 5 5
Elman 3 3 4 3 5 6
Horseed 3 5 8 5 7 7
Sahafi 3 7 9 9 8 8
Singjet 9 9 6 8 9 9
Mogadishu City 3 10 10 10 10 10 10

Last updated: 11 February 2016
Source: Soccerway (French)

References

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