A total of twelve teams contested the league, which began on 5 September 2015 and concluded on 4 June 2016.

ABC Braga beat Benfica 3–2 in the playoff finals to win their 13th national championship title, nine years after their previous triumph.

The first phase was contested under a double round-robin system, with teams playing against each other home and away.

A total of twelve teams contested the league, including ten sides from the previous season.

The remaining two teams, Avanca and Fafe, were promoted from the 2014–15 Second Division, replacing the relegated sides of Santo Tirso and Xico Andebol.