2015 Sudan Premier League
# 2015 Sudan Premier League

The 2015 Sudan Premier League is the 44th season of top-tier football in Sudan. The season began play on 26 January 2015. Al Hilal Omdurman are the defending champions, having won their 28th championship, more than the rest of the clubs in the league combined.

The league comprises 15 teams, the bottom three of which will be relegated to regional leagues for 2016, while the next lowest team will compete in a playoff with a regional league team for a spot in the 2016 Sudan Premier League.

## Teams

A total of 15 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2014 season and four promoted from the regional leagues as the Sudan Premier League expanded to 15 teams this season. The four newcomers from the regional leagues are Al Ahli Wad Medani, Al Merghani, Hilal Obayed and Merikh Kosti.

El-Ahli Atbara, Al Nil and Al Ittihad were the last three teams of the 2014 season and will play in the regional leagues for the 2015 season. Al Hilal Omdurman are the defending champions from the 2014 season.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Al Ahli Khartoum | Khartoum | Khartoum Stadium | 23,000 |
| Al Ahli Wad Madani | Wad Madani | Wad Madani Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Ahly Shendi | Shendi | Shendi Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al Hilal Kadougli | Kadougli | Kadougli Stadium | 2,500 |
| Al Hilal Omdurman | Omdurman | Al-Hilal Stadium | 25,000 |
| Al Mirghani ESC | Kassala | Stade Al-Merghani Kassala | 11,000 |
| Al-Merrikh SC | Omdurman | Al-Merrikh Stadium | 43,645 |
| Al-Nesoor SC | Khartoum | Khartoum Stadium | 23,000 |
| Al Rabita Kosti | Kosti | Kosti Stadium | 3,000 |
| Alamal SC Atbara | Atbarah | Stade Al-Amal Atbara | 13,000 |
| Hilal El-Fasher | Al-Fashir | El Fasher Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid | Al-Ubayyid | | |
| Al Khartoum SC | Khartoum | Khartoum Stadium | 23,000 |
| Merikh Kosti | Kosti | Kosti Stadium | 3,000 |
| Merreikh El Fasher | Al-Fashir | El Fasher Stadium | 10,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Al Merrikh Omdurman (C) | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 13 | +45 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 3 | Al Ahly Shendi | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 53 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Al Khartoum | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 50 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 5 | Al Merrikh Al Fasher | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 45 | |
| 6 | Al Hilal Al Obayed | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 41 | |
| 7 | Al Merrikh Kosti | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 36 | |
| 8 | Al Hilal Al Fasher | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 35 | |
| 9 | Al Ahli Wad Madani | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 34 | |
| 10 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 28 | |
| 11 | Al Nesoor | 28 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 28 | |
| 12 | Al Rabita (O) | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 26 | Qualification for the relegation play-off |
| 13 | Al Amal (R) | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 14 | Al Hilal Kadougli (R) | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 26 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 15 | Al Mirghani (R) | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 40 | −29 | 18 | Relegation to the Second Division |

* ↑ Al Khartoum qualified for the Confederation Cup as the winners of the 2015 Sudan Cup (Al Merrikh Omdurman) qualified for the Champions League.

## Result table

| Home \ Away | AAK | AWM | AAS | AHK | AHO | MRG | MRK | NSR | ARK | ALA | HEF | HAO | KHA | MKO | MEF |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Al Ahli Khartoum | | | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Al Ahli Wad Medani | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 |
| Al Ahly Shendi | 1–0 | | | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Al Hilal Kadougli | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | | 0–2 | | 0–1 |
| Al Hilal Omdurman | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Al Merghani | | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | | 0–4 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Al Merreikh | 2–2 | 5–0 | | 3–0 | | | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | | | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Al Nsoor | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | | | 3–1 | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | |
| Al Rabta Kosti | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | | | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 |
| Alamal Atbara | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | | | 2–2 | 1–1 | | | | | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Hilal El-Fasher | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | | | | 1–1 |
| Hilal Obayed | | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | | | 2–1 | |
| Khartoum 3 | | 3–2 | | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | |
| Merikh Kosti | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | 0–0 |
| Merreikh El-Fasher | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
