2015–16 Oman First Division League
The 2015-16 Oman First Division League was the 40th edition of the second-highest division overall football league in Oman. The season began on 1 October 2015 and concluded on 22 April 2016. Muscat Club are the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous [2014–15 Oman Football Association|Oman First Division League|2014–15] season. At the end of the 9th round in the play-offs, on Friday, 15 April 2016, Al-Rustaq SC were crowned the champions of the 2015–16 Oman First Division League with one game to spare after a 1-0 win over Bowsher Club winning their first ever domestic title and hence earning promotion to the top flight for the first time in the club's history.. Al-Rustaq SC along with Oman Club and Ja'lan SC earned promotion to 2016–17 Oman Professional League.
Play-offs
Format
3 top teams each from Group A and Group B advanced to the play-offs stage. Each team in the play-offs stage plays a home and an away tie against the remaining 5 teams. The winners and the runners-up earn promotion to 2016-17 Oman Professional League and the second runners-up plays a promotion play-off against the 12th positioned team of the 2015–16 Oman Professional League.Results
On 20 February 2016, due to pitch invasion, the match between Al-Seeb Club and Bowsher Club was abandoned after second half with Bowsher leading 2-0; Oman Football Association on 25 February confirmed the result as 3-0 for Bowsher and also announced a 500 Omani rials fine on Al-Seeb.Promotion/relegation play-off
2nd leg
Ja'lan earned promotion to 2016–17 Oman Professional League after winning 3-2 on aggregate.OFA Awards
Oman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2015–16 Oman First Division League season.- Top Scorer: Shawqi Al-Ruqadi
- Best Player: Essam Al-Barahi
- Best Goalkeeper: Mohammed Al-Busaidi
- Best Coach: Mustafa Suwaib
- Best Team Manager: Jasim Al-Hasani
- Fair Play Award: Al-Seeb Club