2016 Sudan Premier League

Sudan Premier League
Season	2016
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The 2016 Sudan Premier League is the 45th season of top-tier football in Sudan. The season began in January 2016. Al-Merrikh SC are the defending champions, having won their 16th championship.

The league comprises 18 teams, the bottom three of which will be relegated to regional leagues for 2017.

Teams

Al-Amir

Al-Ahli
Al-Khartoum
Al-Nesoor

Al-Nil

Al-Merrikh Kosti

Al-Merrikh Nyala

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Locations of the 2016 Sudan Premier League teams

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
Al-Ahli Atbara	Atbara	Stade Al-Amal	13,000
Al-Ahli Khartoum	Khartoum	Khartoum Stadium	23,000
Al-Ahly Shendi	Shendi	Shendi Stadium	5,000
Al-Ahli Wad Madani	Wad Madani	Wad Madani Stadium	10,000
Al-Amal	Atbara	Stade Al-Amal	13,000
Al-Amir	Bahri	Khartoum Stadium	23,000
Al-Hilal	Omdurman	Al-Hilal Stadium	25,000
Al-Hilal Al-Fashir	Al-Fashir	Al-Fashir Stadium	10,000
Al-Hilal Kaduqli	Kaduqli	Murta Stadium	2,500
Al-Khartoum	Khartoum	Khartoum Stadium	23,000
Al-Merrikh	Omdurman	Al-Merrikh Stadium	43,645
Al-Merrikh Al-Fashir	Al-Fashir	Al-Fashir Stadium	10,000
Al-Merrikh Kosti	Kosti	Kosti Stadium	3,000
Al-Merrikh Nyala	Nyala	Nyala Stadium	3,000
Al-Nesoor	Khartoum	Khartoum Stadium	23,000
Al-Nil Shendi	Shendi	Shendi Stadium	5,000
Al-Rabita	Kosti	Kosti Stadium	3,000
El-Hilal El-Obeid	El-Obeid	El-Obeid Stadium	10,000

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Hilal Club	34	28	3	3	82	15	+67	87	Qualification to 2017 CAF Champions League
2	Al-Merreikh	34	24	5	5	65	29	+36	77	Qualification to 2017 CAF Champions League and 2016–17 Arab Club Championship
3	Al-Ahly Shendi	34	23	4	7	68	25	+43	73	Qualification to 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
4	Al-Hilal (Al-Ubayyid)	34	20	10	4	48	21	+27	70
5	Al Khartoum	34	18	11	5	51	22	+29	65
6	Al-Hilal Kadougli	34	15	8	11	39	35	+4	53
7	Al-Merreikh El-Fasher	34	12	9	13	33	38	−5	45
8	Merreikh Nyala	34	10	10	14	28	36	−8	40
9	Alamal Atbara	34	9	11	14	28	41	−13	38
10	Al-Ahli Atbara	34	10	7	17	26	44	−18	37
11	Al-Ahli Madani	34	8	12	14	32	41	−9	36
12	Al Rabita Kosti	34	8	11	15	34	45	−11	35
13	Merreikh Kosti	34	9	8	17	22	42	−20	35
14	Al-Ahli Khartoum	34	7	12	15	21	37	−16	33
15	Al-Nil	34	8	9	17	27	53	−26	33	Relegation to play-off
16	Al-Amir	34	6	12	16	19	55	−36	30	Relegation to Regional Leagues
17	Al-Hilal El-Fasher	34	7	8	19	23	45	−22	29
18	Al-Nesoor	34	4	10	20	18	40	−22	22

Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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