The 2015–16 UAE Pro League (also known as Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons) was the 41st top-level football season in the

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. 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 29 April despite being held to a 2–2 draw at home.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country. *Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. *Players in ''italics'' were out of squad or left club within the season, after pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance. Luis Jiménez has

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citizenship and was counted as Asian player. Célio Santos has

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ese citizenship and was counted as Asian player. Caio Canedo has

ese citizenship and was counted as Asian player. Wanderley has

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n citizenship and was counted as Asian player.

League table

Statistics

Top scorers

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Fair Play Ranking

References

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UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a federal elective monarchy made up of seven emirates, with Abu Dhabi serving as i ...