2016–17 Bahrain First Division League
Football league season
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The 2016–17 Bahraini First Division League was the 60th top-level football season in Bahrain. Ten teams participated with Al-Hidd as the defending champions after securing the championship last season for the first time.[1]
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Malkiya (1st title) |
| Relegated | Bahrain SC Al Hala |
| AFC Champions League | Malkiya |
| AFC Cup | Manama |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
Malkiya won the title for the first time.[2][3]
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | AFC Player | Former Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli |  Mehmed Alispahić |
 Cleiton Mineiro |
 Mohamed Lamine |
 Sidney Schmeltz |
 Komi-Fovi Aguidi |
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| Al-Hala | Diego Silva |
Alexandre Matão  Daniel Tagoe | |||||
| Al-Hidd |  Moussa Narry |
 Ifedayo Olusegun |
Orok Akarandut |
Uche Agba |
 Ales Petrovacki |
 Mohammad Al-Dawud |
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| Al-Muharraq | Felipinho |
 Doris Fuakumputu |
Gregory Nelson |
 Ahmad Deeb |
 Ahmed Al-Khamri |
Vítor Saba Mahmoud Al-Mawas | |
| Al-Najma | Aílton |
Edílson |
Evans Frimpong |
 Édgar Pacheco |
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| Al-Riffa | Danilo Bueno |
 Víctor Montaño |
Abdoulaye Coulibaly |
Onuoha Ogbonna |
 Oussema Boughanmi |
Azamat Baymatov |
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| Bahrain Club |  Cristian Toncheff |
Bruno Araújo |
Vítor Huvos |
Hadi Al Masri |
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| East Riffa | João Luiz |
 Mladen Jovancic |
Khaled Hmani |
Mudir Al-Radaei |
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| Malkiya | Gege Soriola |
Israa Hamwiah |
Nawaf Abdullah |
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| Manama | Everton |
Lázaro |
Thiago Augusto |
 Lee Won-jae |
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malkiya (C) | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 33 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League preliminary round 1 |
| 2 | Al-Riffa | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 31 | |
| 3 | Al Hidd | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 31 | |
| 4 | Manama Club | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 30 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Cup group stage[a] |
| 5 | Al-Muharraq | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 29 | |
| 6 | East Riffa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Al-Ahli | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 20 | |
| 8 | Al-Najma SC | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 17 | |
| 9 | Bahrain (R) | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 16 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Bahraini Second Division |
| 10 | Al Hala (R) | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 14 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Manama Club qualified for 2018 AFC Cup Group Stage as winners of 2016–17 Bahraini King's Cup.