2015–16 Bundesliga
Season | 2015–16 |
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Dates | 14 August 2015 – 14 May 2016 |
Champions | Bayern Munich 25th Bundesliga title 26th German title |
Relegated | VfB Stuttgart Hannover 96 |
Champions League | Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Mönchengladbach |
Europa League | Schalke 04 Mainz 05 Hertha BSC |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 866 (2.83 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Robert Lewandowski (30 goals) |
Biggest home win | VfL Wolfsburg 6–0 Werder Bremen |
Biggest away win | Eintracht Frankfurt 1–5 Borussia Mönchengladbach Darmstadt 98 0–4 Hertha BSC |
Highest scoring | Eintracht Frankfurt 6–2 1. FC Köln Werder Bremen 6–2 VfB Stuttgart |
Longest winning run | 10 matches[1] Bayern Munich |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches[1] Borussia Dortmund |
Longest winless run | 9 matches[1] VfB Stuttgart |
Longest losing run | 8 matches[1] Hannover 96 |
Highest attendance | 81,359[1] Borussia Dortmund 4–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach (15 August 2015) |
Lowest attendance | 13,500[1] FC Ingolstadt 1–0 Mainz 05 |
Average attendance | 43,309 |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
The 2015–16 Bundesliga was the 53rd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. The season started on 14 August 2015 and ended on 14 May 2016.[2] Bayern Munich were the defending champions, after winning their 24th Bundesliga title and 25th German championship overall in the previous season.
Bayern Munich won the 2015–16 title in the second-last round on 7 May 2016, thereby becoming the first club in the history of the Bundesliga and the German football championship to win four consecutive championships.[3]
Teams
[edit]A total of 18 teams were participating in this year's edition of the Bundesliga. Of these, 15 sides qualified directly from the 2014–15 season and the two sides were directly promoted from the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga season: FC Ingolstadt, the champions, and Darmstadt 98, the runners-up. The final participant was decided by a two-legged play-off, in which the 16th-placed Bundesliga club, Hamburger SV, defeated the third-place finisher in the 2. Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC.
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
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FC Augsburg | Augsburg | WWK ARENA | 30,660 | |
Bayer Leverkusen | Leverkusen | BayArena | 30,210 | |
Bayern Munich | Munich | Allianz Arena | 75,000 | |
Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund | Signal Iduna Park | 81,359 | [4] |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach | Stadion im Borussia-Park | 54,010 | |
Darmstadt 98 | Darmstadt | Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor | 17,000 | |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Commerzbank-Arena | 51,500 | |
Hamburger SV | Hamburg | Volksparkstadion | 57,000 | |
Hannover 96 | Hanover | HDI-Arena | 49,000 | |
Hertha BSC | Berlin | Olympiastadion | 74,475 | |
1899 Hoffenheim | Sinsheim | Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena | 30,150 | |
FC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Audi Sportpark | 15,000 | |
1. FC Köln | Cologne | RheinEnergieSTADION | 50,000 | |
Mainz 05 | Mainz | Coface Arena | 34,000 | |
Schalke 04 | Gelsenkirchen | Veltins-Arena | 62,271 | [5] |
VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 60,441 | |
Werder Bremen | Bremen | Weserstadion | 42,100 | [6][7] |
VfL Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Volkswagen Arena | 30,000 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
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Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
Borussia Dortmund | ![]() |
Resigned | 15 April 2015 | 30 June 2015 | Pre-season | ![]() |
19 April 2015 | 1 July 2015 | [11][12] |
VfB Stuttgart | ![]() |
End of contract | 24 May 2015 | ![]() |
25 May 2015 | [13][14] | |||
Schalke 04 | ![]() |
Resigned | 26 May 2015 | ![]() |
12 June 2015 | [15][16] | |||
Eintracht Frankfurt | ![]() |
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14 June 2015 | [17][18] | |||||
Borussia Mönchengladbach | ![]() |
20 September 2015 | 18th | ![]() |
21 September 2015 | [19][20] | |||
1899 Hoffenheim | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 October 2015 | 17th | ![]() |
26 October 2015 | [21] | ||
VfB Stuttgart | ![]() |
Sacked | 24 November 2015 | 16th | ![]() |
24 November 2015 | [22] | ||
Hannover 96 | ![]() |
Resigned | 21 December 2015 | 17th | ![]() |
28 December 2015 | 4 January 2016 | [23][24] | |
1899 Hoffenheim | ![]() |
10 February 2016 | ![]() |
11 February 2016 | [25][26] | ||||
Eintracht Frankfurt | ![]() |
Sacked | 6 March 2016 | 16th | ![]() |
8 March 2016 | [27][28] | ||
Hannover 96 | ![]() |
3 April 2016 | 18th | ![]() |
3 April 2016 | [29] |
- ^ Schubert was initially appointed as interim coach, but the move was made permanent on 13 November 2015.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 17 | +63 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 82 | 34 | +48 | 78 | |
3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 60 | |
4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
6 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 50 | |
7 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 45 | |
9 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 43 | |
10 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 41 | |
11 | FC Ingolstadt | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 40 | |
12 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 38 | |
13 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 38 | |
14 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 38 | |
15 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 37 | |
16 | Eintracht Frankfurt (O) | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 36 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
17 | VfB Stuttgart (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 33 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
18 | Hannover 96 (R) | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 31 | 62 | −31 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-offs.[30]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Mainz 05; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Hertha BSC.
Results
[edit]Relegation play-offs
[edit]The team which finished 16th faced the third-placed 2015–16 2. Bundesliga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn entry into the 2016–17 Bundesliga.
First leg
[edit]Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
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Gaćinović ![]() |
Report | Russ ![]() |
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Match rules:
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Second leg
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Eintracht Frankfurt won 2–1 on aggregate.
Season statistics
[edit]Awards
[edit]Player of the Month
[edit]Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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August | ![]() |
Bayern Munich | [32] |
September | ![]() |
Bayern Munich | [33] |
October | ![]() |
Borussia Dortmund | [34] |
November | ![]() |
Bayer Leverkusen | [35] |
December | ![]() |
Bayer Leverkusen | [36] |
January | ![]() |
Bayer Leverkusen | [37] |
February | ![]() |
Bayern Munich | [38] |
March | ![]() |
VfL Wolfsburg | [39] |
April | ![]() |
Borussia Dortmund | [40] |
May | ![]() |
Bayern Munich | [41] |
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External links
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