Competition: | Namibia Premier League |
Season: | 2015–16 |
Winners: | Tigers[1] |
Relegated: | Flamingo Julinho Sporting United Stars[2] |
Relegation: | First Division |
Continentalcup1: | 2017 CAF Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Tigers |
Continentalcup2: | 2017 CAF Confederation Cup |
Biggest Home Win: | Black Africa 7-0 Flamingo (12 March 2016) |
Highest Scoring: | Julinho Sporting 5-3 Tura Magic (5 March 2016) |
Longest Wins: | Tura Magic (8) |
Longest Unbeaten: | Tigers (21) |
Longest Winless: | Flamingo (11) |
Longest Losses: | Young Chiefs (4) |
Matches: | 240 |
Total Goals: | 582 |
Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
Updated: | 24 April 2016 |
The 2015–16 Namibia Premier League is the 27th season of top-tier football in Namibia. The season started on 11 September 2014. Tigers won their first championship since the league's first season in 1985, clinching the title with a week to go and finishing nine points ahead of runners up Black Africa.
United Stars, Julinho Sporting and Flamingo finished in the bottom three spots and will be relegated to the First Division for the 2016-2017 season.
A total of 16 teams contested the league. Touch & Go F.C., Rebels F.C. and Benfica F.C. were each relegated to First Division after finishing 14th, 15th and 16th, respectively. Flamingos FC, Rundu Chiefs and Young Chiefs F.C. are all new additions to the competition this year.
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | |
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African Stars F.C. | Windhoek | Khomasdal Stadium | 2,000 | |
Black Africa S.C. | Windhoek | Sam Nujoma Stadium | 12,300 | |
Blue Waters F.C. | Walvis Bay | Narraville Stadium | 1,500 | |
Citizens F.C. | Windhoek | Sam Nujoma Stadium | 12,300 | |
F.C. Civics Windhoek | Windhoek | Sam Nujoma Stadium | 12,300 | |
Eleven Arrows F.C. | Walvis Bay | Narraville Stadium | 1,500 | |
Flamingos FC | Rehoboth | |||
Julinho Sporting F.C. | Rundu | Rundu Sports Stadium | 500 | |
Mighty Gunners F.C. | Otjiwarongo | Mokati Stadium | 1,000 | |
Orlando Pirates S.C. | Windhoek | Sam Nujoma Stadium | 12,300 | |
Rundu Chiefs | Rundu | Rundu Sports Stadium | 500 | |
United Africa Tigers | Windhoek | Sam Nujoma Stadium | 12,300 | |
Tura Magic F.C. | Windhoek | Sam Nujoma Stadium | 12,300 | |
University of Namibia | Windhoek | |||
United Stars F.C. | Rundu | Rundu Sports Stadium | 500 | |
Young Chiefs F.C. | Oshakati |
All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).