| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Jaish |
| Matches | 177 |
| Goals | 399 (2.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Raja Rafe (22) |
| Highest scoring | Musfat Baniyas 1–6 TishreenAl-Nidal 0–7 Al-Wahda |
| Longest winning run | 11 games Al-Jaish |
| Longest unbeaten run | 23 games Al-Wahda |
| Longest winless run | 18 games Musfat Baniyas |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Musfat Baniyas |
2016–17 → | |
The2015–16 Syrian Premier League season is the 45th since its establishment.This seasons league featured two stages. Stage one pitted two groups of ten teams and kicked off on 22 November 2015. The top three of each group advanced to the Championship Playoff to determine the overall league champions. The bottom two of each group relegated to the second division.[1][2][3][4]All matches were played inDamascus andLatakia due to security concerns.
Each team plays each other twice, top three advanced to the championship playoff, bottom two relegate.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Jaish | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 41 | Advance toChampionship Playoff |
| 2 | Al-Karamah | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 32 | |
| 3 | Al-Muhafaza | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 23 | |
| 4 | Al-Majd | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 | |
| 5 | Jableh | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 18 | |
| 6 | Hutteen | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 17 | |
| 7 | Al-Taliya | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 16 | |
| 8 | Al-Hurriya | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 15 | |
| 9 | Al-Jazeera | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 11 | Relegation |
| 10 | Omayya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Wahda | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 6 | +41 | 48 | Advance toChampionship Playoff |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 38 | |
| 3 | Al-Shorta | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 37 | |
| 4 | Tishreen | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 32 | |
| 5 | Al-Wathba | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 22 | |
| 6 | Al-Nidal | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 18 | |
| 7 | Al-Nawair | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 18 | |
| 8 | Al-Futowa | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 18 | |
| 9 | Al-Jihad | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 12 | Relegation |
| 10 | Musfat Baniyas | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 53 | −47 | 2 |
Each team plays each other once, the first place teams in the first stage get three points plus, the second place get two points and the third place get one point.
As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff:Al-Jaish 3,Al-Wahda 3 points,Al-Karamah 2,Al-Ittihad 2,Al-Muhafaza 1 andAl-Shorta 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Jaish | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 | 2017 AFC Cup and2016–17 Arab Club Championship Play-off round |
| 2 | Al-Wahda | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 14 | 2017 AFC Cup |
| 3 | Al-Ittihad | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 11 | |
| 4 | Al-Karamah | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Al-Shorta | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Al-Muhafaza | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |