2014–15 Bahrain First Division League

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Bahrain First Division League
Season2014–15

The 2014–15 Bahrain First Division League was the 58th edition of top level football in Bahrain. The title was won by Al-Muharraq for the 33rd time and first time since the 2010–11 Bahrain First Division League campaign. The campaign was one of the most exciting in Bahraini football history with five teams in contention until the final weeks.

Teams[edit]

Sitra and Al-Najma were relegated at the end of the previous campaign and replaced by Bahrain Club and East Riffa. Bahrain club bounced back after one season away from the top flight and East Riffa were back after two seasons at the second level.

Stadia and locations[edit]

Club Location Stadium
Al Hadd Al Hidd
Al Hala Muharraq Al Muharraq Stadium
Al-Muharraq Muharraq Al Muharraq Stadium
Al-Shabab Manama Bahrain National Stadium
Bahrain Club Muharraq Al Muharraq Stadium
Bahrain Riffa Club Riffa Bahrain National Stadium
Busaiteen Club Busaiteen
East Riffa Club Manama Al Ahli Stadium
Malkiya Malkiya Madinat 'Isa Stadium
Manama Club Manama Bahrain National Stadium

Foreign Players[edit]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Former Players
Al-Hadd Brazil Rico Nigeria Ifedayo Olusegun Nigeria Orok Akarandut Jordan Mohammad Al-Dawud
Al-Hala Ivory Coast Salifou Fofana Nigeria Nasigba John-Jumbo
Al-Muharraq Brazil Jhonnattann Libya Ahmed Al-Saghir Syria Nasouh Al Nakdali Brazil Denni
Al-Shabab Brazil Rodrigo Cabeça Lebanon Hassan Chaito
Bahrain Club Montenegro Admir Adrović Syria Yasser Akra
Bahrain Riffa Brazil João Luiz Brazil Luís Gueguel Colombia Jhon Obregón Jordan Abdallah Deeb Brazil Ozéia
Syria Aiman Al-Hagri
Busaiteen Brazil Eliel Cruz Brazil Ozéia Tunisia Abdelkrim Koussi Syria Mutaz Kailouni Brazil Tuca
Syria Israa Hamwiah
East Riffa Equatorial Guinea Ben Konaté Serbia Mladen Jovancic
Malkiya Moldova Valeriu Andronic Moldova Victor Gonța Nigeria John Samuel
Manama Brazil Thiago Augusto
Curaçao Sendley Bito
Morocco Tarik El Janaby
Syria Radwan Kalaji

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Muharraq (C) 18 12 4 2 41 18 +23 40 Qualification to the 2016 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round
2 Al Hadd 18 12 3 3 29 15 +14 39 Qualification to the 2016 AFC Cup Group Stage
3 Manama Club 18 10 3 5 31 20 +11 33 Qualification to the 2016 GCC Champions League Group Stage
4 East Riffa 18 10 3 5 30 24 +6 33
5 Al-Riffa 18 9 4 5 26 17 +9 31
6 Busaiteen 18 5 4 9 17 31 −14 19
7 Al Hala 18 5 4 9 22 39 −17 19
8 Malkiya 18 5 3 10 17 28 −11 18
9 Bahrain Club 18 3 4 11 22 29 −7 13 Relegation to the 2015–16 Bahraini Second Division
10 Al-Shabab Manama 18 2 2 14 12 26 −14 8
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2015. Source: Fudbal91
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

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