2015–16 Rwanda National Football League

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Rwanda National Football League
Season 2015–16
Matches played 205
Goals scored 418 (2.04 per match)
Biggest home win
3 matches
Biggest away win
3 matches
Highest scoring Kiyovu Sports 4-3 Gicumbi
(2 March 2016)
Longest winning run Kiyovu Sports (7)
Longest unbeaten run Rayon Sports (23)
Longest winless run Muhanga
Rwamagana City (16)
Longest losing run Etincelles
Muhanga (5)
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2016.

The 2015–16 Rwanda National Football League, known as the Azam Rwanda Premier League for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 39th season of top-tier football in Rwanda. The season started on 18 September 2015. APR F.C. are the defending champions, having won their second consecutive title and 15th overall, all in a span of 21 years.

Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league after it expanded from 14 teams in 2014-15. Isonga were relegated to the Second Division after finishing 14th. Bugesera, Muhanga and Rwamagana City are all new additions to the competition this year.

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2015-16 Rwanda National Football League teams
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Amagaju F.C. Gikongoro Stade ya Nyamagabe 1,000
Armée Patriotique Rwandaise F.C. Kigali Stade Régional de Nyamirambo 22,000
AS Kigali Kigali Stade Régional de Nyamirambo 22,000
Bugesera FC Nyamata ETO Nyamata Ground 1,000
Espoir F.C. Cyangugu Cyangugu Regional Stadium 3,000
Etincelles F.C. Gisenyi Stade Umuganda 5,000
Gicumbi F.C. Byumba Gicumbi Stadium 6,000
S.C. Kiyovu Sports Kigali Stade Mumena 1,200
Marines F.C. Gisenyi Stade Umuganda 5,000
AS Muhanga Gitarama Muhanga Regional Stadium 5,000
Mukura Victory Sports F.C. Butare Kamena Stadium 2,000
Musanze F.C. Musanze Ubworoherane Football Stadium 4,000
Police F.C. Kigali Stade Kicukiro 1,000
Rayon Sports F.C. Kigali Stade Régional de Nyamirambo 22,000
Rwamagana City FC Rwamagana Rwamagana Playground 1,000
Sunrise FC Rwamagana Rwamagana Rwamagana Playground 1,000

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 APR 26 18 4 4 38 16 +22 58 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Rayon Sports 25 15 9 1 42 9 +33 54 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
3 Mukura 26 17 2 7 41 22 +19 53
4 AS Kigali 25 13 8 4 36 14 +22 47
5 Police 26 11 9 6 37 24 +13 42
6 Kiyovu Sports 26 12 5 9 29 26 +3 41
7 Gicumbi 26 8 10 8 25 29 −4 34
8 Sunrise 26 8 7 11 24 29 −5 31
9 Bugesera 26 8 7 11 18 30 −12 31
10 Amagaju 26 6 10 10 19 30 −11 28
11 Etincelles 25 7 6 12 22 31 −9 27
12 Marines 24 5 11 8 14 20 −6 26
13 Espoir 26 5 10 11 16 31 −15 25
14 Musanze 26 6 6 14 24 36 −12 24
15 Rwamagana City 26 6 5 15 16 27 −11 23 Relegation to Rwandan Second Division
16 Muhanga 25 3 5 17 17 44 −27 14

Updated to games played on 25 May 2016.
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) total goals; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) playoff
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).

Home \ Away[1] AMA APR ASK BUG ESP ETI GIC KIY MAR MUH MUK MUS POL RAY RWA SUN
Amagaju 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–2
APR 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–4 1–0 1–0
AS Kigali 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–0 4–1
Bugesera 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–0 2–1
Espoir 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1
Etincelles 2–0 0–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1
Gicumbi 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–2 2–1
Kiyovu Sports 2–0 0–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 3–1 4–3 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 0–1
Marines 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0
Muhanga 4–1 0–3 0–2 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–5 1–1
Mukura 3–2 1–2 5–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1
Musanze 1–2 0–3 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1
Police 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1
Rayon Sports 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 2–0
Rwamagana City 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0
Sunrise 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1

Updated to games played on 25 May 2016.
Source: soccerway.com
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by Round

As of 25 May 2016
W Win
D Draw
L Lose
W/O Withdrew
Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Amagaju D W L W D W D L D L D L W L D D L L D W W D D L L L
APR W L D W W D W D W W W W W D W L W W W W L W W W W L
AS Kigali D W W D W D W W W W D W L L L D D D L W W W D W W
Bugesera D L W L D L D L W D D W W D W L W L L L W L L D W L
Espoir W D L L W D L D D L L D D W L D L W D L D L L L D W
Etincelles L L D D L W L D D L L L L L D W W D W L L W W W D
Gicumbi D L W D W D D D W L D L W L W D D D W W L L L L D W
Kiyovu Sports D D W D W D W L D L W L L W W W W W W W L L L W L L
Marines L W L D L D D D L L W L W D W L D D W L D D D D
Muhanga L L L D L L L L L D D L L D L D W W L L W L L L L
Mukura L W W L W D W W D W W W W W L L L W L L W W W W W W
Musanze L W W D L L D D L W L L L W L L D L L W L W D L D L
Police W W D W D D D W D W D W L W D W L L D L L W W L D W
Rayon Sports W L D W D D W W W W D W D W W W D D W W W W W D D
Rwamagana City D W L L L W L L L D L D L L L D L L D L L L W W W W
Sunrise W L L D L D L W L D D W W L D W D D L W W L L D L L

Source: Soccerway

Positions by round

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
APR 5 10 10 5 3 3 2 5 3 4 5 4 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Rayon Sports 1 6 6 3 6 7 6 4 2 2 3 3 3 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mukura 12 6 3 8 5 6 5 3 5 3 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
AS Kigali 6 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Police 2 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 5
Kiyovu Sports 6 12 5 7 4 5 3 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 6
Gicumbi 6 13 8 9 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7
Sunrise 2 8 14 13 13 12 14 11 12 10 10 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8
Bugesera 6 14 10 14 11 15 13 15 11 12 11 9 8 9 8 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9
Amagaju 6 5 12 6 8 4 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 10 10
Marines 16 10 13 12 14 14 12 13 14 14 12 13 12 13 13 13 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Etincelles 15 16 15 15 15 13 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12
Espoir 2 3 9 11 10 9 10 10 9 11 13 12 13 12 12 11 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 13
Musanze 12 9 4 4 9 11 9 9 10 9 9 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 14
Rwamagana City 6 2 6 10 12 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 15
Muhanga 12 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16

Last updated: 25 May 2016
Source: Soccerway

Leader and 2017 CAF Champions League
2017 CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Rwandan Second Division

References

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