2015–16 Mauritian Premier League

The 2015–16 Mauritian Premier League season was the 36th edition of topflight Mauritian Premier League football competition in Mauritius. 10 sides contested in a season that began on 24 October 2015 and finished on 10 July 2016.[1]

Mauritian Premier League
Season2015–16
ChampionsPort-Louis
RelegatedChamarel and Curepipe Starlight
Champions LeaguePort-Louis
Confederation CupPamplemousses
Matches played180
Goals scored504 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerBrandly Ratovorinina (25 goals)
Biggest home winPamplemousses 9-0 GRSE Wanderers
Biggest away winPetite Rivière Noire 0-5 La Cure Sylvester
Highest scoringASPL 2000 9-2 Rivière du Rempart

Cercle de Joachim unsuccessfully defended its 2nd consecutive 2015 title. Port-Louis successfully pursued its title in the final.[1]

Teams

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The 2015–16 Mauritian Premier League campaign consisted of ten sides.

Team Stadium Capacity
AS Port-Louis St. François Xavier Stadium 5,000
AS Quatre Bornes Stade Sir Guy Rozemont 1,000
AS Rivière du Rempart Stade Anjalay 18,000
Cercle de Joachim Stade George V 6,200
Chamarel Stade Germain Comarmond 5,000
Curepipe Starlight Stade George V 6,200
GRSE Wanderers
La Cure Sylvester St. François Xavier Stadium 5,000
Pamplemousses Stade Anjalay 18,000
Petite Rivière Noire Stade Germain Comarmond 5,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AS Port-Louis (C, Q) 36 24 8 4 75 23 +52 80 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Pamplemousses (Q) 36 19 9 8 72 42 +30 66 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
3 La Cure Sylvester 36 18 10 8 67 37 +30 64
4 Quatre Bornes 36 17 11 8 44 33 +11 62
5 Cercle de Joachim 36 13 12 11 42 35 +7 51
6 Petite Rivière Noire 36 11 10 15 47 62 −15 43
7 Rivière du Rempart 36 11 8 17 53 73 −20 41
8 GRSE Wanderers 36 8 8 20 31 67 −36 32
9 Chamarel FC (R) 36 7 8 21 34 68 −34 29 Relegation to the National Second Division
10 Curepipe Starlight (R) 36 7 6 23 39 64 −25 27
Updated to match(es) played on 10 July 2016. Source: MPFL - Mauritius Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

References

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  1. ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel (9 February 2017). "Mauritius 2015/16". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.