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Football league season

Bundesliga
Season	2015–16
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 Bayern Munich
Longest unbeaten run	15 matches Borussia Dortmund
Longest winless run	9 matches VfB Stuttgart
Longest losing run	8 matches Hannover 96
Highest attendance	81,359 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach (15 August 2015)
Lowest attendance	13,500 FC Ingolstadt 1–0 Mainz 05
Average attendance	43,309
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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. 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.

Teams

Borussia Mönchengladbach

VfL Wolfsburg class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2015–16 Bundesliga teams

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

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
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
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
VfB Stuttgart	Stuttgart	Mercedes-Benz Arena	60,441
Werder Bremen	Bremen	Weserstadion	42,100
VfL Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg	Volkswagen Arena	30,000

Personnel and kits

Team			Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
FC Augsburg	Markus Weinzierl	Paul Verhaegh	Nike	WWK
Bayer Leverkusen	Roger Schmidt	Lars Bender	Adidas	LG Electronics
Bayern Munich	Pep Guardiola	Philipp Lahm	Adidas	Deutsche Telekom
Borussia Dortmund	Thomas Tuchel	Mats Hummels	Puma	Evonik
Borussia Mönchengladbach	André Schubert	Granit Xhaka	Kappa	Postbank
Darmstadt 98	Dirk Schuster	Aytaç Sulu	Jako	Software AG
Eintracht Frankfurt	Niko Kovač	Alexander Meier	Nike	Alfa Romeo
Hamburger SV	Bruno Labbadia	Johan Djourou	Adidas	Fly Emirates
Hannover 96	Daniel Stendel	Christian Schulz	Jako	Heinz von Heiden
Hertha BSC	Pál Dárdai	Fabian Lustenberger	Nike	bet-at-home.com
1899 Hoffenheim	Julian Nagelsmann	Pirmin Schwegler	Lotto	SAP
FC Ingolstadt	Ralph Hasenhüttl	Marvin Matip	Adidas	Media Markt
1. FC Köln	Peter Stöger	Matthias Lehmann	Erima	REWE
Mainz 05	Martin Schmidt	Julian Baumgartlinger	Lotto	Kömmerling
Schalke 04	André Breitenreiter	Benedikt Höwedes	Adidas	Gazprom
VfB Stuttgart	Jürgen Kramny	Christian Gentner	Puma	Mercedes-Benz Bank
Werder Bremen	Viktor Skrypnyk	Clemens Fritz	Nike	Wiesenhof
VfL Wolfsburg	Dieter Hecking	Diego Benaglio	Kappa	Volkswagen

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Exit date		Position in table	Incoming	Incoming date		Ref.
Team	Outgoing	Manner	Announced on	Departed on	Position in table	Incoming	Announced on	Arrived on	Ref.
Borussia Dortmund	Jürgen Klopp	Resigned	15 April 2015	30 June 2015	Pre-season	Thomas Tuchel	19 April 2015	1 July 2015
VfB Stuttgart	Huub Stevens	End of contract	24 May 2015			Alexander Zorniger	25 May 2015
Schalke 04	Roberto Di Matteo	Resigned	26 May 2015			André Breitenreiter	12 June 2015
Eintracht Frankfurt	Thomas Schaaf		26 May 2015			Armin Veh	14 June 2015
Borussia Mönchengladbach	Lucien Favre		20 September 2015		18th	André Schubert	21 September 2015
1899 Hoffenheim	Markus Gisdol	Sacked	26 October 2015		17th	Huub Stevens	26 October 2015
VfB Stuttgart	Alexander Zorniger	Sacked	24 November 2015		16th	Jürgen Kramny	24 November 2015
Hannover 96	Michael Frontzeck	Resigned	21 December 2015		17th	Thomas Schaaf	28 December 2015	4 January 2016
1899 Hoffenheim	Huub Stevens	Resigned	10 February 2016		17th	Julian Nagelsmann	11 February 2016
Eintracht Frankfurt	Armin Veh	Sacked	6 March 2016		16th	Niko Kovač	8 March 2016
Hannover 96	Thomas Schaaf	Sacked	3 April 2016		18th	Daniel Stendel	3 April 2016

Schubert was initially appointed as interim coach, but the move was made permanent on 13 November 2015.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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
6	Mainz 05	34	14	8	12	46	42	+4	50	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
7	Hertha BSC	34	14	8	12	42	42	0	50	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
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	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

Source: DFB
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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ 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

Home \ Away	FCA	BSC	SVW	D98	BVB	SGE	HSV	H96	TSG	FCI	KOE	B04	M05	BMG	FCB	S04	VFB	WOB
FC Augsburg	—	0–1	1–2	0–2	1–3	0–0	1–3	2–0	1–3	0–1	0–0	3–3	3–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	1–0	0–0
Hertha BSC	0–0	—	1–1	1–2	0–0	2–0	3–0	2–2	1–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	2–0	1–4	0–2	2–0	2–1	1–1
Werder Bremen	1–2	3–3	—	2–2	1–3	1–0	1–3	4–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	2–1	0–1	0–3	6–2	3–2
Darmstadt 98	2–2	0–4	2–1	—	0–2	1–2	1–1	2–2	0–0	2–0	0–0	1–2	2–3	0–2	0–3	0–2	2–2	0–1
Borussia Dortmund	5–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	—	4–1	3–0	1–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–0	4–0	0–0	3–2	4–1	5–1
Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–0	—	0–0	1–0	0–2	1–1	6–2	1–3	2–1	1–5	0–0	0–0	2–4	3–2
Hamburger SV	0–1	2–0	2–1	1–2	3–1	0–0	—	1–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–3	3–2	1–2	0–1	3–2	0–1
Hannover 96	0–1	1–3	1–0	1–2	2–4	1–2	0–3	—	1–0	4–0	0–2	0–1	0–1	2–0	0–1	1–3	1–3	0–4
1899 Hoffenheim	2–1	2–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–0	0–1	1–0	—	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	3–3	1–2	1–4	2–2	1–0
FC Ingolstadt	2–1	0–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	0–1	2–2	1–1	—	1–1	0–1	1–0	1–0	1–2	3–0	3–3	0–0
1. FC Köln	0–1	0–1	0–0	4–1	2–1	3–1	2–1	0–1	0–0	1–1	—	0–2	0–0	1–0	0–1	1–3	1–3	1–1
Bayer Leverkusen	1–1	2–1	1–4	0–1	0–1	3–0	1–0	3–0	2–1	3–2	1–2	—	1–0	5–0	0–0	1–1	4–3	3–0
Mainz 05	4–2	0–0	1–3	0–0	0–2	2–1	0–0	3–0	3–1	0–1	2–3	3–1	—	1–0	0–3	2–1	0–0	2–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–2	5–0	5–1	3–2	1–3	3–0	0–3	2–1	3–1	0–0	1–0	2–1	1–2	—	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–0
Bayern Munich	2–1	2–0	5–0	3–1	5–1	1–0	5–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	3–0	1–2	1–1	—	3–0	4–0	5–1
Schalke 04	1–1	2–1	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–0	3–2	3–1	1–0	1–1	0–3	2–3	2–1	2–1	1–3	—	1–1	3–0
VfB Stuttgart	0–4	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–4	2–1	1–2	5–1	1–0	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–1	—	3–1
VfL Wolfsburg	0–2	2–0	6–0	1–1	1–2	2–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	3–0	3–1	—

Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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

19 May 2016 (2016-05-19)20:30 CEST

Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	1. FC Nürnberg
Gaćinović 65'	Report	Russ 42' (o.g.)

Commerzbank-Arena, FrankfurtAttendance: 51,500Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin)

Eintracht Frankfurt

1. FC Nürnberg


GK	1	Lukáš Hrádecký
RB	22	Timothy Chandler
CB	19	David Abraham
CB	4	Marco Russ (c)	56'
LB	6	Bastian Oczipka
CM	20	Makoto Hasebe
CM	8	Szabolcs Huszti
RW	16	Stefan Aigner		61'
AM	14	Alexander Meier		70'
LW	11	Mijat Gaćinović		84'
CF	9	Haris Seferovic
Substitutes:
GK	13	Heinz Lindner
DF	2	Yanni Regäsel
DF	5	Carlos Zambrano
MF	21	Marc Stendera		70'
MF	27	Aleksandar Ignjovski
MF	32	Änis Ben-Hatira		61'
FW	30	Luc Castaignos		84'
Manager:
Niko Kovač


GK	1	Raphael Schäfer	57'
RB	2	Mišo Brečko (c)
CB	33	Georg Margreitter
CB	4	Dave Bulthuis
LB	6	László Sepsi
RM	17	Sebastian Kerk		74'
CM	31	Ondřej Petrák
CM	18	Hanno Behrens
LM	23	Tim Leibold		89'
CF	24	Niclas Füllkrug		85'
CF	9	Guido Burgstaller
Substitutes:
GK	22	Patrick Rakovsky
DF	3	Even Hovland		85'
DF	28	Lukas Mühl
MF	14	Kevin Möhwald
MF	19	Rúrik Gíslason		89'
FW	7	Danny Blum		74'
FW	36	Cedric Teuchert
Manager:
René Weiler

Assistant referees:
Florian Heft (Neuenkirchen)
Jan Seidel (Oberkrämer)
Fourth official:
Bibiana Steinhaus (Hanover)

Match rules:

90 minutes.
Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg

23 May 2016 (2016-05-23)20:30 CEST

1. FC Nürnberg	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt
	Report	Seferovic 66'

Grundig Stadion, NurembergAttendance: 50,000Referee: Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle)

1. FC Nürnberg

Eintracht Frankfurt


GK	1	Raphael Schäfer
RB	2	Mišo Brečko (c)	72'
CB	33	Georg Margreitter
CB	4	Dave Bulthuis
LB	6	László Sepsi		84'
RM	17	Sebastian Kerk	56'	74'
CM	31	Ondřej Petrák		74'
CM	18	Hanno Behrens
LM	23	Tim Leibold
CF	9	Guido Burgstaller	90+2'
CF	24	Niclas Füllkrug
Substitutes:
GK	22	Patrick Rakovsky
DF	3	Even Hovland		84'
DF	28	Lukas Mühl
MF	14	Kevin Möhwald
MF	19	Rúrik Gíslason		74'
FW	7	Danny Blum		74'
FW	36	Cedric Teuchert
Manager:
René Weiler


GK	1	Lukáš Hrádecký	90+1'
RB	22	Timothy Chandler		69'
CB	5	Carlos Zambrano (c)
CB	19	David Abraham	90+4'
LB	6	Bastian Oczipka	24'
CM	20	Makoto Hasebe
CM	8	Szabolcs Huszti
RW	32	Änis Ben-Hatira		58'
AM	21	Marc Stendera		11'
LW	11	Mijat Gaćinović
CF	9	Haris Seferovic	76'
Substitutes:
GK	13	Heinz Lindner
DF	2	Yanni Regäsel
MF	10	Marco Fabián	51'	11'
MF	16	Stefan Aigner
MF	27	Aleksandar Ignjovski		69'
FW	14	Alexander Meier		58'
FW	30	Luc Castaignos
Manager:
Niko Kovač

Assistant referees:
Tobias Christ (Münchweiler an der Rodalb)
Arne Aarnink (Nordhorn)
Fourth official:
Bastian Dankert (Rostock)

Match rules:

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if tied on aggregate and away goals.
Penalty shoot-out if no further goals are scored.
Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Eintracht Frankfurt won 2–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	30
2	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Borussia Dortmund	25
3	Thomas Müller	Bayern Munich	20
4	Javier Hernández	Bayer Leverkusen	17
5	Anthony Modeste	1. FC Köln	15
6	Salomon Kalou	Hertha BSC	14
	Claudio Pizarro	Werder Bremen
	Sandro Wagner	Darmstadt 98
9	Daniel Didavi	VfB Stuttgart	13
9	Raffael	Borussia Mönchengladbach	13

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Bundesliga hat-tricks

Player	Club	Against	Result	Date
Alexander Meier	Eintracht Frankfurt	1. FC Köln	6–2	12 September 2015
Yunus Mallı	Mainz 05	1899 Hoffenheim	3–1	18 September 2015
Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	VfL Wolfsburg	5–1	22 September 2015
Max Kruse	VfL Wolfsburg	1899 Hoffenheim	4–2	17 October 2015
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Borussia Dortmund	FC Augsburg	5–1	25 October 2015
Yoshinori Muto	Mainz 05	FC Augsburg	3–3	31 October 2015
Salomon Kalou	Hertha BSC	Hannover 96	3–1	6 November 2015
Javier Hernández	Bayer Leverkusen	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–0	12 December 2015
Alexander Meier	Eintracht Frankfurt	VfL Wolfsburg	3–2	24 January 2016
André Schürrle	VfL Wolfsburg	Hannover 96	4–0	1 March 2016
Claudio Pizarro	Werder Bremen	Bayer Leverkusen	4–1	2 March 2016
Koo Ja-cheol	FC Augsburg	Bayer Leverkusen	3–3	5 March 2016

Player scored five goals

Awards

Player of the Month

Month	Player	Team
August	Douglas Costa	Bayern Munich
September	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich
October	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Borussia Dortmund
November	Javier Hernández	Bayer Leverkusen
December	Javier Hernández	Bayer Leverkusen
January	Javier Hernández	Bayer Leverkusen
February	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich
March	André Schürrle	VfL Wolfsburg
April	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	Borussia Dortmund
May	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich

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External links

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2024–25 clubs	FC Augsburg Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich VfL Bochum Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1. FC Heidenheim TSG Hoffenheim Holstein Kiel RB Leipzig Mainz 05 FC St. Pauli VfB Stuttgart Union Berlin Werder Bremen VfL Wolfsburg
Former clubs	1860 Munich Alemannia Aachen Arminia Bielefeld Bayer 05 Uerdingen/KFC Uerdingen 05 Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin Borussia Neunkirchen Darmstadt 98 Dynamo Dresden Fortuna Düsseldorf Eintracht Braunschweig Energie Cottbus Fortuna Köln Greuther Fürth Hamburger SV Hannover 96 Hansa Rostock Hertha BSC FC 08 Homburg FC Ingolstadt 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karlsruher SC Kickers Offenbach 1. FC Köln VfB Leipzig Meidericher SV/MSV Duisburg Preußen Münster 1. FC Nürnberg Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen SC Paderborn 1. FC Saarbrücken Schalke 04 Stuttgarter Kickers Tasmania Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin SSV Ulm SpVgg Unterhaching Waldhof Mannheim Wattenscheid 09 Wuppertaler SV
History	Meisterschale Reichsliga Introduction in 1963 1965 scandal 1971 scandal 2005 scandal Promotion
Competition	Clubs winners Players foreign Managers
Lists and statistics	Records and statistics Borussia Mönchengladbach 12–0 Borussia Dortmund All-time table Footballer of the Year Top scorers Top scorers by season Hat-tricks Attendance Awards
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Category Managers Players

2015–16 in German football

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League competitions

Men

Levels 1–3	Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga 3. Liga
Level 4	Regionalliga
Level 5	Baden-Württemberg Bayern Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mittelrhein Niedersachsen Niederrhein Nordost Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Schleswig-Holstein Westfalen

Women

Cup competitions

Men	DFB-Pokal Final DFL-Supercup Verbandspokal (Bavaria, South Baden)
Women	DFB-Pokal

European competitions

Men	Champions League Europa League
Women	Champions League Final

Related to national teams

Men	UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying Group D Joachim Löw
Women	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Qualifiying Group 5 Algarve Cup Silvia Neid Steffi Jones

Transfers

Men's team seasons
Bundesliga	FC Augsburg Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Borussia Mönchengladbach Darmstadt 98 Eintracht Frankfurt Hamburger SV Hannover 96 Hertha BSC 1899 Hoffenheim FC Ingolstadt 1. FC Köln Mainz 05 Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart Werder Bremen VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga	Arminia Bielefeld VfL Bochum MSV Duisburg Eintracht Braunschweig Fortuna Düsseldorf FSV Frankfurt SC Freiburg Greuther Fürth 1. FC Heidenheim 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karlsruher SC RB Leipzig 1860 Munich 1. FC Nürnberg SC Paderborn SV Sandhausen FC St. Pauli Union Berlin
3. Liga	VfR Aalen Chemnitzer FC Dynamo Dresden Energie Cottbus Erzgebirge Aue Fortuna Köln Hallescher FC Hansa Rostock Holstein Kiel 1. FC Magdeburg Mainz 05 II VfL Osnabrück Preußen Münster Rot-Weiß Erfurt Sonnenhof Großaspach VfB Stuttgart II Stuttgarter Kickers Wehen Wiesbaden Werder Bremen II Würzburger Kickers

v t e 2015–16 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '15 '16 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '15 '16 Faroe Islands '15 '16 Finland '15 '16 France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '15 '16 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '15 '16 Kosovo Latvia '15 '16 Lithuania '15 '16 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '15 '16 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '15 '16 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '15 '16 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '15 '16 Finland '15 '16 France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '15 '16 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '15 '16 Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania '15–'16 '16 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '15 '16 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '15 '16 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland '15 '16 France Iceland '15 '16 Israel Latvia Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '15 '16 Romania Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic England Estonia '15 '16 Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '15 '16 Romania Russia San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase Women's Champions League qualifying round knockout phase Final
International competitions	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 Euro Under-21 qualification 2016 Euro Under-19 qualification 2016 Euro Under-17 qualification Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics UEFA qualification

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