2015 Sudan Premier League

The 2015 Sudan Premier League is the 44th season of top-tier football in Sudan. The season began play on 26 January 2015. Al Hilal Omdurman are the defending champions, having won their 28th championship, more than the rest of the clubs in the league combined.

Sudan Premier League
Season2015
Matches played135
Goals scored268 (1.99 per match)
Biggest home winAl Merreikh 5-0 Al Ahli Wad Madani
(6 May 2015)
Biggest away winAl Merghani 0-4 Al Merreikh
(26 April 2015)
Al Nsor 0-4 Al Ahly Shandi
(26 April 2015)
Al Rabta Kosti 0-4 Al Merreikh
(21 June 2015)
Highest scoringMerikh Kosti 2-3 Al Nsor
(8 March 2015)
Al Nsor 4-1 Al Ahli Khartoum
(25 February 2015)
Al Merreikh 5-0 Al Ahli Wad Madani
(6 May 2015)
Hilal Obayed 4-1 Al Ahli Wad Madani
(15 June 2015)
Khartoum 3-2 Al Ahli Wad Madani
(25 June 2015)
Longest winning runAl Merreikh (5)
Longest unbeaten runAl Hilal (17)
Longest winless runAl Hilal Kadougli (11)
Longest losing runAl Merghani (5)
← 2014
2016 →

The league comprises 15 teams, the bottom three of which will be relegated to regional leagues for 2016, while the next lowest team will compete in a playoff with a regional league team for a spot in the 2016 Sudan Premier League.

Teams
Locations of the 2014 Sudan Premier League teams

A total of 15 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2014 season and four promoted from the regional leagues as the Sudan Premier League expanded to 15 teams this season. The four newcomers from the regional leagues are Al Ahli Wad Medani, Al Merghani, Hilal Obayed and Merikh Kosti.

El-Ahli Atbara, Al Nil and Al Ittihad were the last three teams of the 2014 season and will play in the regional leagues for the 2015 season. Al Hilal Omdurman are the defending champions from the 2014 season.

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
Al Ahli Khartoum Khartoum Khartoum Stadium 23,000
Al Ahli Wad Madani Wad Madani Wad Madani Stadium 10,000
Al-Ahly Shendi Shendi Shendi Stadium 5,000
Al Hilal Kadougli Kadougli Kadougli Stadium 2,500
Al Hilal Omdurman Omdurman Al-Hilal Stadium 25,000
Al Mirghani ESC Kassala Stade Al-Merghani Kassala 11,000
Al-Merrikh SC Omdurman Al-Merrikh Stadium 43,645
Al-Nesoor SC Khartoum Khartoum Stadium 23,000
Al Rabita Kosti Kosti Kosti Stadium 3,000
Alamal SC Atbara Atbarah Stade Al-Amal Atbara 13,000
Hilal El-Fasher Al-Fashir El Fasher Stadium 10,000
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Al-Ubayyid
Al Khartoum SC Khartoum Khartoum Stadium 23,000
Merikh Kosti Kosti Kosti Stadium 3,000
Merreikh El Fasher Al-Fashir El Fasher Stadium 10,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Merrikh Omdurman (C) 28 20 4 4 58 13 +45 64 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Al Hilal Omdurman 28 17 8 3 39 13 +26 59
3 Al Ahly Shendi 28 15 8 5 39 21 +18 53 Qualification for the Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 1]
4 Al Khartoum 28 13 11 4 41 24 +17 50
5 Al Merrikh Al Fasher 28 11 12 5 24 16 +8 45
6 Al Hilal Al Obayed 28 11 8 9 29 23 +6 41
7 Al Merrikh Kosti 28 9 9 10 26 30 −4 36
8 Al Hilal Al Fasher 28 10 5 13 24 35 −11 35
9 Al Ahli Wad Madani 28 8 10 10 23 29 −6 34
10 Al Ahli Khartoum 28 7 7 14 26 39 −13 28
11 Al Nesoor 28 5 13 10 30 40 −10 28
12 Al Rabita (O) 28 6 8 14 21 34 −13 26 Qualification for the relegation play-off
13 Al Amal (R) 28 6 8 14 29 42 −13 26 Relegation to the Second Division
14 Al Hilal Kadougli (R) 28 7 5 16 23 44 −21 26
15 Al Mirghani (R) 28 4 6 18 11 40 −29 18
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goal scored; 5) head-to-head away goal scored; 6) goal difference; 7) goal scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Al Khartoum qualified for the Confederation Cup as the winners of the 2015 Sudan Cup (Al Merrikh Omdurman) qualified for the Champions League.

Result table
Home \ Away AAK AWM AAS AHK AHO MRG MRK NSR ARK ALA HEF HAO KHA MKO MEF
Al Ahli Khartoum 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0
Al Ahli Wad Medani 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
Al Ahly Shendi 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0
Al Hilal Kadougli 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1
Al Hilal Omdurman 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–1
Al Merghani 0–2 2–1 1–3 0–4 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–1
Al Merreikh 2–2 5–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–1
Al Nsoor 4–1 0–0 0–4 3–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1
Al Rabta Kosti 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–4 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1
Alamal Atbara 1–0 1–0 1–3 3–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–2
Hilal El-Fasher 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–1
Hilal Obayed 4–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–1
Khartoum 3 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–1
Merikh Kosti 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–0
Merreikh El-Fasher 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2015. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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