# 2015–16 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)

The 2015–16 Ligue 1 is the 57th season of top-tier football in Côte d'Ivoire. The season began on 28 November 2015. AS Tanda defended their first league title, holding off Séwé Sport by going unbeaten in their last eight matches.
The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom two of which, Korhogo and Yopougon, were relegated to the 2017 Ligue 2.

## Teams

A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 Ligue 2, Moossou FC and Yopougon FC. On the other hand, Bouaké FC and Stella Club d'Adjamé were the last two teams of the 2014–15 season and will play in Ligue 2 for the 2015-16 season. AS Tanda are the defending champions from the 2014–15 season.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2013 season |
| Academie de Foot Amadou Diallo | Abidjan | Stade Robert Champroux | 20,000 | 8th in Ligue 1 |
| ASEC Mimosas | Abidjan | Stade Robert Champroux | 20,000 | 2nd in Ligue 1 |
| AS Indenié Abengourou | Abengourou | Stade Henri Konan Bédié | 3,000 | 9th in Ligue 1 |
| Africa Sports d'Abidjan | Abidjan | Stade Robert Champroux | 20,000 | 4th in Ligue 1 |
| AS Denguélé | Bouaké | Stade de Bouaké | 35,000 | 12th in Ligue 1 |
| Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan | Abidjan | Parc des Sports de Treichville | 4,000 | 11th in Ligue 1 |
| CO Korhogo | Bouaké | Stade de Bouaké | 35,000 | 10th in Ligue 1 |
| Moossou FC | Grand-Bassam | Stade Municipal de Grand-Bassam | 3,000 | Ligue 2 |
| Société Omnisports de l'Armée | Yamoussoukro | Stade de Yamoussoukro | 6,000 | 7th in Ligue 1 |
| Sporting Club de Gagnoa | Gagnoa | Stade Victor Biaka Boda | 5,000 | 3rd in Ligue 1 |
| Stade d'Abidjan | Abidjan | Stade Robert Champroux | 20,000 | 5th in Ligue 1 |
| Séwé Sport de San-Pédro | San Pédro | Stade Auguste Denise | 8,000 | 6th in Ligue 1 |
| Association Sportive Tanda | Abengourou | Stade Henri Konan Bédié | 3,000 | Ligue 1 Champions |
| Yopougon FC | Yopougon | Stade de Anguédédou | | Ligue 2 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tanda (C, Q) | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 49 | 2017 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Séwé Sport (Q) | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 45 | 2017 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | Sporting Gagnoa (Q) | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 45 | 2017 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Abengourou (Q) | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 42 | 2017 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 5 | Denguélé | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 41 | |
| 6 | ASEC Mimosas | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 36 | |
| 7 | Stade d'Abidjan | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 35 | |
| 8 | Africa Sports | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 33 | |
| 9 | Moossou | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 31 | |
| 10 | AFAD | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 30 | |
| 11 | SOA | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 29 | |
| 12 | JCAT | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 27 | |
| 13 | Yopougon (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 22 | Relegation to 2017 Ligue 2 |
| 14 | Korhogo (R) | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 19 | Relegation to 2017 Ligue 2 |

## Positions by round

* Leader
* 2016 CAF Champions League or 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
* Relegation to Ligue 2
| 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 |
| Tanda | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Séwé Sport | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Sporting Gagnoa | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Abengourou | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Denguélé | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| ASEC Mimosas | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Stade d'Abidjan | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Africa Sports | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Moossou | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| AFAD | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| SOA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| JCAT | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Yopougon | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Korhogo | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

## Season statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Krahire Yannick Zakri for ASEC against Abengourou (28 November 2015)