2015–16 UAE Pro League

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

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 Palestinian citizenship and was counted as Asian player.

Célio Santos has East Timorese citizenship and was counted as Asian player.

Caio Canedo has East Timorese citizenship and was counted as Asian player.

Wanderley has Indonesian citizenship and was counted as Asian player.

Top scorers
Source: Soccerway

Fair Play Ranking
Rules for fair play ranking: 1) 3 points for direct red card. 2) 2 points for indirect red card 3) 1 point for every yellow card

The team with the lowest number of points will be ranked top.

Source: Fairplay - Arabian Gulf League