| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Winners: | Hatta (1st title) |
| League Topscorer: | Tássio Santos (17 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Kalba 5–0 Hatta (5 March 2016) Ajman 5–0 Al Khaleej (8 January 2016) Ajman 6–1 Ras Al Khaimah (22 January 2016) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Ras Al Khaimah 0–4 Kalba (13 February 2016) |
| Matches: | 144 |
| Total Goals: | 260 |
| Longest Wins: | Hatta 5 games |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Hatta 10 games |
| Longest Winless: | Ras Al Khaimah 9 games |
| Longest Losses: | Ras Al Khaimah 8 games |
| Highest Attendance: | Hatta 2–1 Ajman (4,839) |
| Lowest Attendance: | Al Thaid 3–1 Ras Al Khaimah (25) |
| Average Attendance: | 1,013 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 Division 1 was the 40th season of the UAE Division 1. 9 teams took part, each playing each other twice, home and away, for a total of 16 games. Hatta were the inaugural champions.[1]
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
| Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium | ||||
| Al Dhaid | Dhaid | Al-Dhaid Stadium | ||
| Mirbah | Al-Oruba Club Stadium | |||
| Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | ||
| Dibba Al-Hisn | Dibba Al-Hisn | Dibba Stadium | ||
| Hatta | Hatta | Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium | ||
| Dubai | Dubai Club Stadium | |||
| Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | ||
| Ras Al Khaimah | Ras al Khaimah Stadium |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| width=20% | Team | width=25% | Head Coach | width=25% | Captain | width=10% | Kit Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Driss Fettouhi | uhlsport | ||||||
| Al Khaleej | Ismail Khalaf | Mohammad Ghuloom | uhlsport | ||||
| Al Dhaid | Mohamed Al Tunaiji | Salem Musabbeh | uhlsport | ||||
 Marco Aurélio |  Boubacar Sanogo | uhlsport | |||||
| Dubai |  Hany Ramzy | Jamal Abdulla | uhlsport | ||||
| Dibba Al Hisn | Fábio Magrão | Adel Abdulkareem | uhlsport | ||||
| Hatta | Walid Obaid | Ali Mahmoud | uhlsport | ||||
| Kalba |  Mourad Okbi |  Papa Waigo | uhlsport | ||||
| Ras Al Khaimah | Hasan Ebrahim | Khaled Esmaeel | uhlsport |