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2016–17 Bahrain First Division League

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Bahrain First Division League
Season2016–17
ChampionsMalkiya (1st title)
RelegatedBahrain SC
Al Hala
AFC Champions LeagueMalkiya
AFC CupManama

The 2016–17 Bahraini First Division League was the 60th top-level football season in Bahrain. Ten teams participated with Al-Hidd as the defending champions after securing the championship last season for the first time.[1]

Malkiya won the title for the first time.[2][3]


Foreign Players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 AFC Player Former Players
Al-Ahli Bosnia and Herzegovina Mehmed Alispahić Brazil Cleiton Mineiro Ivory Coast Mohamed Lamine Netherlands Sidney Schmeltz Togo Komi-Fovi Aguidi
Al-Hala Brazil Diego Silva Brazil Alexandre Matão
Kyrgyzstan Daniel Tagoe
Al-Hidd Ghana Moussa Narry Nigeria Ifedayo Olusegun Nigeria Orok Akarandut Nigeria Uche Agba Slovenia Ales Petrovacki Jordan Mohammad Al-Dawud
Al-Muharraq Brazil Felipinho Democratic Republic of the Congo Doris Fuakumputu Netherlands Gregory Nelson Syria Ahmad Deeb Yemen Ahmed Al-Khamri Brazil Vítor Saba
Syria Mahmoud Al-Mawas
Al-Najma Brazil Aílton Brazil Edílson Ghana Evans Frimpong Mexico Édgar Pacheco
Al-Riffa Brazil Danilo Bueno Colombia Víctor Montaño Ivory Coast Abdoulaye Coulibaly Nigeria Onuoha Ogbonna Tunisia Oussema Boughanmi Kyrgyzstan Azamat Baymatov
Bahrain Club Argentina Cristian Toncheff Brazil Bruno Araújo Brazil Vítor Huvos Syria Hadi Al Masri
East Riffa Brazil João Luiz Serbia Mladen Jovancic Tunisia Khaled Hmani Yemen Mudir Al-Radaei
Malkiya Nigeria Gege Soriola Syria Israa Hamwiah Yemen Nawaf Abdullah
Manama Brazil Everton Brazil Lázaro Brazil Thiago Augusto South Korea Lee Won-jae

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Malkiya (C) 18 9 6 3 24 16 +8 33 Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League preliminary round 1
2 Al-Riffa 18 9 4 5 32 16 +16 31
3 Al Hidd 18 9 4 5 27 23 +4 31
4 Manama Club 18 9 3 6 29 19 +10 30 Qualification to the 2018 AFC Cup group stage[a]
5 Al-Muharraq 18 8 5 5 30 23 +7 29
6 East Riffa 18 6 4 8 23 25 −2 22
7 Al-Ahli 18 5 5 8 16 24 −8 20
8 Al-Najma SC 18 3 8 7 20 32 −12 17
9 Bahrain (R) 18 3 7 8 18 27 −9 16 Relegation to the 2017–18 Bahraini Second Division
10 Al Hala (R) 18 2 8 8 11 25 −14 14
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Manama Club qualified for 2018 AFC Cup Group Stage as winners of 2016–17 Bahraini King's Cup.

References

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  1. ^ "goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ "goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Malkiya crowned champions". Gulf Daily Online. 14 May 2017.