2015–16 2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga
Season2015–16
ChampionsSC Freiburg
PromotedSC Freiburg
RB Leipzig
RelegatedMSV Duisburg (via play-off)
FSV Frankfurt
SC Paderborn
Matches played306
Goals scored808 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerSimon Terodde
(25 goals)
Biggest home winEintracht Braunschweig 6−0
Karlsruher SC
Biggest away winSC Paderborn 0−6
SV Sandhausen
Highest scoringSC Freiburg 6−3
1. FC Nürnberg
Longest winning run8 games[1]
SC Freiburg
Longest unbeaten run18 games[1]
1. FC Nürnberg
Longest winless run13 games[1]
SC Paderborn
Longest losing run6 games[1]
FSV Frankfurt
Highest attendance54,100[1]
1860 Munich v SC Paderborn
Lowest attendance4,084[1]
Frankfurt v Sandhausen
Average attendance19,176[1]

The 2015–16 2. Bundesliga was the 42nd season of the 2. Bundesliga.

Teams

Locations of the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga teams

A total of 18 teams participated in the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga. These include 14 teams from the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga, together with SC Freiburg and SC Paderborn, who directly relegated from the 2014–15 Bundesliga, and Arminia Bielefeld and MSV Duisburg, who directly promoted from the 2014–15 3. Liga. The 16th-placed 2014–15 2. Bundesliga team, 1860 Munich, defeated the third-place finisher in the 2014–15 3. Liga, Holstein Kiel, in a two-legged play-off and avoided relegation.

Stadiums and locations

Team
Arminia Bielefeld
VfL Bochum
Eintracht Braunschweig
MSV Duisburg
Fortuna Düsseldorf
FSV Frankfurt
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
SC Freiburg
1. FC Heidenheim
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Karlsruher SC
RB Leipzig
1860 Munich
1. FC Nürnberg
SC Paderborn 07
SV Sandhausen
FC St. Pauli
1. FC Union Berlin

Notes

  1. The capacity is reduced to 42,959 spectators during the 2015-16 season, due to a redevelopment of various stadium areas. The redevelopment includes an expansion of the VIP area, the press box and the wheelchair spaces.[2][3]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arminia Bielefeld Norbert Meier Fabian Klos Saller Alpecin
VfL Bochum Gertjan Verbeek Patrick Fabian Nike Booster Energy Drink (H) / Netto (A)
MSV Duisburg Iliya Gruev Branimir Bajić Uhlsport Black Crevice
Eintracht Braunschweig Torsten Lieberknecht Marcel Correia Nike SEAT
Fortuna Düsseldorf Friedhelm Funkel Adam Bodzek Puma o.tel.o
SC Freiburg Christian Streich Mensur Mujdža Nike Ehrmann
FSV Frankfurt Falko Götz Manuel Konrad Saller Ayondo
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Stefan Ruthenbeck Marco Caligiuri Hummel Ergo Direkt Versicherungen
1. FC Heidenheim Frank Schmidt Marc Schnatterer Nike Hartmann Gruppe
1. FC Kaiserslautern Konrad Fünfstück Chris Löwe Uhlsport Maxda
Karlsruher SC Markus Kauczinski Dirk Orlishausen Jako Klaiber Markisen
RB Leipzig Ralf Rangnick Dominik Kaiser Nike Red Bull
1860 Munich Denis Bushuev Christopher Schindler Macron Think Blue
1. FC Nürnberg René Weiler Even Hovland Adidas Wolf Möbel
SC Paderborn 07 René Müller Uwe Hünemeier Saller kfzteile24
SV Sandhausen Alois Schwartz Stefan Kulovits Puma Verivox
FC St. Pauli Ewald Lienen Sören Gonther Hummel Congstar
1. FC Union Berlin André Hofschneider Damir Kreilach Macron kfzteile24

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
RB Leipzig Achim Beierlorzer End of caretaker stint 11 May 2015 Preseason Ralf Rangnick 29 May 2015[4]
Greuther Fürth Mike Büskens Stepped down 28 May 2015[5] Stefan Ruthenbeck 12 June 2015[6]
SC Paderborn André Breitenreiter Left 12 June 2015[7] Markus Gellhaus 13 June 2015[8]
Union Berlin Norbert Düwel Sacked 31 August 2015[9] 14th Sascha Lewandowski 1 September 2015[10]
1. FC Kaiserslautern Kosta Runjaić Resigned 23 September 2015[11] 12th Konrad Fünfstück 23 September 2015[11]
1860 Munich Torsten Fröhling Sacked 6 October 2015[12] 17th Benno Möhlmann 6 October 2015[12]
SC Paderborn Markus Gellhaus Sacked 6 October 2015[12] 15th Stefan Effenberg 13 October 2015[13]
MSV Duisburg Gino Lettieri Sacked 2 November 2015[14] 18th Iliya Gruev 3 November 2015[15]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Frank Kramer Sacked 23 November 2015[16] 17th Peter Hermann (interim) 23 November 2015[16]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Peter Hermann (interim) Replaced 23 December 2015[17] 15th Marco Kurz 23 December 2015[17]
SC Paderborn Stefan Effenberg Sacked 3 March 2016[18] 17th René Müller 3 March 2016[18]
Union Berlin Sascha Lewandowski Stepped down 4 March 2016[19] 11th André Hofschneider 4 March 2016[20]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Marco Kurz Sacked 13 March 2016[21] 16th Friedhelm Funkel 14 March 2016[22]
FSV Frankfurt Tomas Oral Sacked 10 April 2016[23] 14th Falko Götz 11 April 2016[24]
1860 Munich Benno Möhlmann Sacked 19 April 2016[25] 17th Daniel Bierofka 19 April 2016[25]
1860 Munich Daniel Bierofka Permit expired 9 May 2016[26] 14th Denis Bushuev 19 April 2016[26]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SC Freiburg (C, P) 34 22 6 6 75 39 +36 72 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 RB Leipzig (P) 34 20 7 7 54 32 +22 67
3 1. FC Nürnberg 34 19 8 7 68 41 +27 65 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 FC St. Pauli 34 15 8 11 45 39 +6 53
5 VfL Bochum 34 13 12 9 56 40 +16 51
6 Union Berlin 34 13 10 11 56 50 +6 49
7 Karlsruher SC 34 12 11 11 35 37 −2 47
8 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 12 10 12 44 38 +6 46
9 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 34 13 7 14 49 55 −6 46
10 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 12 9 13 49 47 +2 45
11 1. FC Heidenheim 34 11 12 11 42 40 +2 45
12 Arminia Bielefeld 34 8 18 8 38 39 −1 42
13 SV Sandhausen[a] 34 12 7 15 40 50 −10 40
14 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 9 8 17 32 47 −15 35
15 1860 Munich 34 8 10 16 32 46 −14 34
16 MSV Duisburg (R) 34 7 11 16 32 54 −22 32 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 FSV Frankfurt (R) 34 8 8 18 33 59 −26 32 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 SC Paderborn (R) 34 6 10 18 28 55 −27 28
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ SV Sandhausen were deducted three points for license violation.[27]

Results

Home \ Away UNB DSC BOC EBS DUI F95 FSV SCF SGF FCH FCK KSC RBL M60 FCN SCP SVS STP
Union Berlin — 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–3 0–2 1–0 3–3
Arminia Bielefeld 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–4 4–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–0 0–0
VfL Bochum 1–1 2–2 — 2–3 3–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 3–2 1–1
Eintracht Braunschweig 2–1 1–0 1–0 — 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 6–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 0–0
MSV Duisburg 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–5 — 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–2
Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–3 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 — 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 4–3 0–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1
FSV Frankfurt 3–2 1–2 3–2 0–3 3–3 1–2 — 1–3 1–2 0–4 1–4 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–0
SC Freiburg 3–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 3–0 1–2 2–0 — 5–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 6–3 4–1 4–1 4–3
Greuther Fürth 2–0 0–0 0–5 3–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–3 — 0–2 2–4 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–2 3–0 3–1 0–2
1. FC Heidenheim 0–2 3–2 2–4 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 — 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 — 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–2
Karlsruher SC 0–3 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 — 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–2
RB Leipzig 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 — 2–1 3–2 2–0 0–1 0–1
1860 Munich 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–2 — 0–1 1–0 3–2 2–0
1. FC Nürnberg 6–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–2 — 2–1 2–0 1–0
SC Paderborn 0–4 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–1 4–4 0–1 — 0–6 0–0
SV Sandhausen 4–3 1–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 — 0–2
FC St. Pauli 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 5–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–4 3–4 1–3 —
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

The team which finished 16th faced the third-placed 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

Eintracht Frankfurt1–11. FC Nürnberg
Gaćinović 65' Report Russ 42' (o.g.)
Attendance: 51,500
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

1. FC Nürnberg0–1Eintracht Frankfurt
Report Seferovic 66'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: 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:

Eintracht Frankfurt won 2–1 on aggregate.

Relegation play-offs

The team which finished sixteenth faced the third-placed 2015–16 3. Liga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga.

First leg

Würzburger Kickers2–0MSV Duisburg
Weil 10' (pen.)
Nagy 79'		 Report
Attendance: 9,806

Second leg

MSV Duisburg1–2Würzburger Kickers
Schoppenhauer 33' (o.g.) Report Soriano 37'
Benatelli 90+2'
Attendance: 29,500

Würzburger Kickers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Player statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[28]
1 Simon Terodde VfL Bochum 25
2 Nils Petersen SC Freiburg 21
3 Bobby Wood Union Berlin 17
5 Niclas Füllkrug Nürnberg 14
Vincenzo Grifo SC Freiburg
7 Guido Burgstaller Nürnberg 13
8 Sebastian Freis Greuther Fürth 12
Fabian Klos Arminia Bielefeld
Damir Kreilach Union Berlin
11 Kerem Demirbay Fortuna Düsseldorf 10
Robert Leipertz 1. FC Heidenheim
Davie Selke RB Leipzig

Hat-tricks

Player Club Against Result Date Ref
Nils Petersen SC Freiburg 1. FC Nürnberg 6−3 27 July 2015 [29]
Lennart Thy4 FC St. Pauli Fortuna Düsseldorf 4−0 9 November 2015 [30]
Nils Petersen SC Freiburg SC Paderborn 4−1 22 November 2015 [31]
Rubin Okotie 1860 Munich SC Paderborn 4−4 28 November 2015 [32]
Niclas Füllkrug 1. FC Nürnberg Union Berlin 6−2 23 April 2016 [33]
Simon Terodde VfL Bochum 1. FC Heidenheim 4−2 15 May 2016 [34]

4Player scored four goals

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