# 2015–16 Rwanda National Football League

The 2015–16 Rwanda National Football League, known as the Azam Rwanda Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the 39th season of top-tier football in Rwanda. The season started on 18 September 2015 and concluded on 17 July 2016 with APR winning their third consecutive title and 16th overall, all in a span of 22 years.
Rayon Sports finished second to qualify for the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup while Rwamagana City and Muhanga finished 15th and 16th, respectively, and will be relegated to the Rwandan Second Division for the 2016-17 season.

## Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league after it expanded from 14 teams in 2014-15. Isonga were relegated to the Second Division after finishing 14th. Bugesera, Muhanga and Rwamagana City are all new additions to the competition this year.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Amagaju F.C. | Gikongoro | Stade ya Nyamagabe | 1,000 |
| Armée Patriotique Rwandaise F.C. | Kigali | Stade Régional de Nyamirambo | 22,000 |
| AS Kigali | Kigali | Stade Régional de Nyamirambo | 22,000 |
| Bugesera FC | Nyamata | ETO Nyamata Ground | 1,000 |
| Espoir F.C. | Cyangugu | Cyangugu Regional Stadium | 3,000 |
| Etincelles F.C. | Gisenyi | Stade Umuganda | 5,000 |
| Gicumbi F.C. | Byumba | Gicumbi Stadium | 6,000 |
| S.C. Kiyovu Sports | Kigali | Stade Mumena | 1,200 |
| Marines F.C. | Gisenyi | Stade Umuganda | 5,000 |
| AS Muhanga | Gitarama | Muhanga Regional Stadium | 5,000 |
| Mukura Victory Sports F.C. | Butare | Kamena Stadium | 2,000 |
| Musanze F.C. | Musanze | Ubworoherane Football Stadium | 4,000 |
| Police F.C. | Kigali | Stade Kicukiro | 1,000 |
| Rayon Sports F.C. | Kigali | Stade Régional de Nyamirambo | 22,000 |
| Rwamagana City FC | Rwamagana | Rwamagana Playground | 1,000 |
| Sunrise FC Rwamagana | Rwamagana | Rwamagana Playground | 1,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | APR (C, Q) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 67 | 2017 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Rayon Sports (Q) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 12 | +38 | 61 | 2017 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 3 | Mukura | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 60 | |
| 4 | AS Kigali | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 56 | |
| 5 | Police | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 52 | |
| 6 | Kiyovu Sports | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 48 | |
| 7 | Bugesera | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 37 | |
| 8 | Sunrise | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 34 | |
| 9 | Gicumbi | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 34 | |
| 10 | Marines | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 33 | |
| 11 | Espoir | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 33 | |
| 12 | Etincelles | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 32 | |
| 13 | Amagaju | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 30 | |
| 14 | Musanze | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 29 | |
| 15 | Rwamagana City (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 25 | Relegation to Rwandan Second Division |
| 16 | Muhanga (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 22 | Relegation to Rwandan Second Division |

## Results

All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).
| Home \ Away | AMA | APR | ASK | BUG | ESP | ETI | GIC | KIY | MAR | MUH | MUK | MUS | POL | RAY | RWA | SUN |
| Amagaju | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| APR | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| AS Kigali | 2–0 | 1–3 | | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Bugesera | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Espoir | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Etincelles | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Gicumbi | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Kiyovu Sports | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Marines | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Muhanga | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Mukura | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Musanze | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Police | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Rayon Sports | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Rwamagana City | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| Sunrise | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |

### Results by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Amagaju | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | D |
| APR | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L |
| AS Kigali | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | W |
| Bugesera | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | L |
| Espoir | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | W |
| Etincelles | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | L |
| Gicumbi | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L |
| Kiyovu Sports | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D |
| Marines | L | W | L | D | L | D | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | W |
| Muhanga | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | D |
| Mukura | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W |
| Musanze | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | D | W |
| Police | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W |
| Rayon Sports | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | L |
| Rwamagana City | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | L |
| Sunrise | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | D |

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| APR | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rayon Sports | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Mukura | 12 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| AS Kigali | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Police | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Kiyovu Sports | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Bugesera | 6 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Sunrise | 2 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Gicumbi | 6 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Marines | 16 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| Espoir | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Etincelles | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Amagaju | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Musanze | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Rwamagana City | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Muhanga | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader and 2017 CAF Champions League
* 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
* Relegation to Rwandan Second Division