2015–16 Bundesliga

53rd season of the Bundesliga March 2015 Bundesliga 2015–16 14 August 2015 – 14 May 2016 Bayern Munich25th Bundesliga title26th German title VfB StuttgartHannover 96 Champions League Bayern MunichBorussia DortmundBayer LeverkusenBorussia Mönchengladbach Europa League Schalke 04Mainz 05Hertha BSC 306 866 Robert Lewandowski(30 goals) VfL Wolfsburg 6–0 Werder Bremen Eintracht Frankfurt 1–5 Borussia MönchengladbachDarmstadt 98 0–4 Hertha BSC Eintracht Frankfurt 6–2 1. FC KölnWerder Bremen 6–2 VfB Stuttgart 10 matchesESPN FC 2015-16 Bundesliga Statistics https://www.espnfc.com/german-bundesliga/10/statistics/performance?season=2015 ESPN FC 30 August 2015Bayern Munich 15 matchesBorussia Dortmund 9 matchesVfB Stuttgart 8 matchesHannover 96 81,359Borussia Dortmund 4–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach(15 August 2015) 13,500FC Ingolstadt 1–0 Mainz 05 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.https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co12/se18336/all-matches/ Bundesliga 2015/2016 » Schedule WorldFootball.net 13 June 2020 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.https://www.welt.de/newsticker/news1/article155135199/Bundesliga-Rekord-Titelgewinn-fuer-FC-Bayern.html Bundesliga: Rekord-Titelgewinn für FC Bayern 7 May 2016 welt.de Die Welt 8 May 2016 de Bundesliga: Record title for FC Bayern Teams Germany 365 right Locations of the 2015–16 Bundesliga teams Germany 48.323056 10.885833 FC Augsburg left Germany 51.038056 7.001944 Bayer Leverkusen right Germany 48.218773 11.624760 Bayern Munich right Germany 51.516667 7.466667 Borussia Dortmund right Germany 51.174530 6.385407 Borussia Mönchengladbach right Germany 49.866667 8.672222 Darmstadt 98 right Germany 50.116667 8.683333 Eintracht Frankfurt right Germany 53.587095 9.898711 Hamburger SV top Germany 49.238014 8.883333 1899 Hoffenheim right Germany 52.360771 9.730700 Hannover 96 left Germany 52.514722 13.239444 Hertha BSC top Germany 48.744642 11.483325 FC Ingolstadt right Germany 50.933611 6.874697 1. FC Köln bottom Germany 50.000928 8.245731 Mainz 05 left Germany 51.554498 7.067554 Schalke 04 top Germany 48.792295 9.232141 VfB Stuttgart left Germany 53.083333 8.837628 Werder Bremen left Germany 52.421923 10.784980 VfL Wolfsburg right 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 Ref. Augsburg 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 http://www.sport1.de/fussball/bundesliga/2015/07/stadion-von-borussia-dortmund-signal-iduna-park-wird-ausgebaut Dortmunder Stadion wird ausgebaut de 16 July 2015 Sport1 17 July 2015 Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 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 Hoffenheim 1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena 30,150 Ingolstadt FC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Audi Sportpark 15,000 Köln 1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieSTADION 50,000 Mainz 05 Mainz Coface Arena 34,000 Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena 62,271 https://www.kicker.de/schalke-erhoeht-stadionkapazitaet-629918/artikel Schalke erhöht Stadionkapazität de 30 June 2015 Kicker Kicker 20 July 2015 Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,441 Werder Bremen Bremen Weserstadion 42,100 http://www.werder.de/de/stadien/weser-stadion/ Weser-Stadion n.d. werder.de SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KGaA de 4 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150915205818/http://www.werder.de/de/stadien/weser-stadion/ 15 September 2015 dead dmy-all n.d. Die Kapazität der 18 Bundesliga-Stadien http://www.rp-online.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/bundesliga-stadien-kapazitaet-wie-viele-sitz-und-stehplaetze-gibt-es-bid-1.1514453 de RP Online Düsseldorf RP Digital GmbH 4 September 2015 Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000 Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Ref. Augsburg FC Augsburg GER Markus Weinzierl NED Paul Verhaegh Nike WWK http://www.rp-online.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/bundesliga-alle-aktuellen-trainer-und-ihre-vertraege-bid-1.570220 Überblick: Die Verträge der Bundesliga-Trainer RP ONLINE 9 April 2024 http://www.rp-online.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/die-kapitaene-der-18-klubs-bid-1.5285818 Bundesliga 15/16: Die Kapitäne der 18 Klubs RP ONLINE 12 August 2015 http://www.bundesliga.de/de/dfl/fragen-zur-liga/trikotsponsoren/ Trikotsponsoren und Ausrüster - bundesliga.de 9 September 2015 6 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140406092410/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/dfl/fragen-zur-liga/trikotsponsoren/ dead Bayer Leverkusen GER Roger Schmidt football manager GER Lars Bender Adidas LG Electronics Bayern Munich ESP Pep Guardiola GER Philipp Lahm Adidas Deutsche Telekom Borussia Dortmund GER Thomas Tuchel GER Mats Hummels Puma Evonik Borussia Mönchengladbach GER André Schubert SUI Granit Xhaka Kappa Postbank Darmstadt 98 GER Dirk Schuster TUR Aytaç Sulu Jako Software AG Eintracht Frankfurt CRO Niko Kovač GER Alexander Meier Nike Alfa Romeo Hamburger SV GER Bruno Labbadia SUI Johan Djourou Adidas Fly Emirates Hannover 96 GER Daniel Stendel GER Christian Schulz Jako Heinz von Heiden Hertha BSC HUN Pál Dárdai SUI Fabian Lustenberger Nike bet-at-home.com Hoffenheim 1899 Hoffenheim GER Julian Nagelsmann SUI Pirmin Schwegler Lotto SAP Ingolstadt FC Ingolstadt AUT Ralph Hasenhüttl CMR Marvin Matip Adidas Media Markt Köln 1. FC Köln AUT Peter Stöger GER Matthias Lehmann Erima REWE Mainz 05 SUI Martin Schmidt football manager AUT Julian Baumgartlinger Lotto Kömmerling Schalke 04 GER André Breitenreiter GER Benedikt Höwedes Adidas Gazprom Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart GER Jürgen Kramny GER Christian Gentner Puma Mercedes-Benz Bank Werder Bremen UKR Viktor Skrypnyk GER Clemens Fritz Nike Wiesenhof Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg GER Dieter Hecking SUI Diego Benaglio Kappa Volkswagen Managerial changes Team Outgoing Manner Manner of departure Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref. References Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on Borussia Dortmund GER Jürgen Klopp Resigned 15 April 201530 June 2015 Pre-season GER Thomas Tuchel 19 April 20151 July 2015 http://www.espnfc.com/borussia-dortmund/story/2400059/jurgen-klopp-confirms-borussia-dortmund-exit-at-end-of-season Jurgen Klopp confirms Dortmund exit, no sabbatical planned Uersfeld Stephan ESPN FC espnfc.com 15 April 2015 13 June 2015http://www.espnfc.com/borussia-dortmund/story/2407504/borussia-dortmund-name-thomas-tuchel-as-successor-to-jurgen-klopp Borussia Dortmund name Thomas Tuchel as successor to Jurgen Klopp ESPN FC espnfc.com 19 April 2015 13 June 2015 VfB Stuttgart NED Huub Stevens End of contract 24 May 2015 GER Alexander Zorniger 25 May 2015 http://www.espnfc.com/vfb-stuttgart/story/2463968/huub-stevens-set-for-stuttgart-exit-despite-survival Huub Stevens set for Stuttgart exit despite Bundesliga survival ESPN FC espnfc.com 24 May 2015 13 June 2015http://www.espnfc.com/vfb-stuttgart/story/2465869/stuttgart-appoint-ex-rb-leipzig-coach-alexander-zorniger Stuttgart select ex-RB Leipzig manager Alexander Zorniger as new coach ESPN FC espnfc.com 25 May 2015 13 June 2015 Schalke 04 ITA Roberto Di MatteoResigned26 May 2015 GER André Breitenreiter 12 June 2015 https://www.espnfc.com/schalke-04/story/2467207/roberto-di-matteo-steps-down-as-schalke-boss Roberto Di Matteo 'steps down' as Schalke boss after missing out on UCL Uersfeld Stephan ESPN FC espnfc.com 26 May 2015 13 June 2015https://www.espnfc.com/schalke-04/story/2488833/schalke-name-andre-breitenreiter-from-paderborn-to-coach Schalke name Andre Breitenreiter from relegated Paderborn to coach ESPN FC espnfc.com 12 June 2015 13 June 2015 Eintracht Frankfurt GER Thomas Schaaf GER Armin Veh 14 June 2015 http://www.espnfc.com/eintracht-frankfurt/story/2467275/thomas-schaaf-resigns-as-manager-of-eintracht-frankfurt Thomas Schaaf resigns as manager of Eintracht Frankfurt after one year ESPN FC espnfc.com 26 May 2015 13 June 2015http://www.espnfc.com/eintracht-frankfurt/story/2492462/armin-veh-returns-to-frankfurt-as-thomas-schaaf-replacement Armin Veh returns to Frankfurt as Thomas Schaaf's replacement ESPN FC espnfc.com 14 June 2015 15 June 2015 Borussia Mönchengladbach SUI Lucien Favre20 September 2015 18th GER André SchubertSchubert was initially appointed as interim coach, but the move was made permanent on 13 November 2015.21 September 2015 https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/favre-als-gladbach-trainer-zurueckgetreten-131191/ Favre als Gladbach-Trainer zurückgetreten dfb.de.com 20 September 2015 20 September 2015http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd13-gladbach-name-schubert-permanent-head-coach.jsp Gladbach name Schubert permanent head coach bundesliga.com 13 November 2015 13 November 2015 14 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170214051657/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd13-gladbach-name-schubert-permanent-head-coach.jsp dead 1899 Hoffenheim GER Markus Gisdol Sacked26 October 2015 17th NED Huub Stevens 26 October 2015 http://www.achtzehn99.de/aktuelles/ueberblick/huub-stevens-neuer-tsg-trainer/ Huub Stevens neuer TSG-Trainer achtzehn99.de 26 October 2015 26 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151029030522/http://www.achtzehn99.de/aktuelles/ueberblick/huub-stevens-neuer-tsg-trainer 29 October 2015 dead VfB Stuttgart GER Alexander Zorniger Sacked24 November 2015 16th GER Jürgen Kramny24 November 2015 https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/stuttgart-trennt-sich-von-trainer-zorniger-135603/ Stuttgart trennt sich von Trainer Zorniger dfb.de.com 24 November 2015 24 November 2015 Hannover 96 GER Michael FrontzeckResigned21 December 201517th GER Thomas Schaaf 28 December 2015 4 January 2016 https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/frontzeck-tritt-bei-hannover-zurueck-137280/ Frontzeck tritt bei Hannover zurück dfb.de 21 December 2015 21 December 2015https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/thomas-schaaf-neuer-trainer-von-hannover-96-137472/ Thomas Schaaf neuer Trainer in Hannover dfb.de 28 December 2015 29 December 2015 1899 Hoffenheim NED Huub Stevens10 February 2016 GER Julian Nagelsmann11 February 2016 http://www.achtzehn99.de/news/overview/stevens-steps-down-for-health-reasons/ Stevens steps down for health reasons achtzehn99.de 10 February 2016 10 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160215195000/http://www.achtzehn99.de/news/overview/stevens-steps-down-for-health-reasons/ 15 February 2016 deadhttp://www.achtzehn99.de/news/overview/julian-nagelsmann-takes-over-as-first-team-coach/ Julian Nagelsmann takes over as first-team coach achtzehn99.de 10 February 2016 11 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160215200229/http://www.achtzehn99.de/news/overview/julian-nagelsmann-takes-over-as-first-team-coach/ 15 February 2016 dead Eintracht Frankfurt GER Armin VehSacked6 March 2016 16th CRO Niko Kovač8 March 2016 http://www.eintracht.de/news/artikel/eintracht-frankfurt-trennt-sich-von-armin-veh-53946/ Eintracht Frankfurt trennt sich von Armin Veh de eintracht.de 6 March 2016 3 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161203134149/http://www.eintracht.de/news/artikel/eintracht-frankfurt-trennt-sich-von-armin-veh-53946/ deadhttp://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/new-coach-niko-kovac-53986/ New Coach Niko Kovac eintracht.de 8 March 2016 4 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161004150608/http://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/new-coach-niko-kovac-53986/ dead Hannover 96 GER Thomas Schaaf3 April 2016 18th GER Daniel Stendel3 April 2016 https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/hannover-entlaesst-schaaf-stendel-uebernimmt-143234/ Hannover entlässt Trainer Schaaf de dfb.de 3 April 2016 League table main WDL DFB FCB DOR LEV MGL S04 MAI BSC WOL KÖL HAM ING AUG BRE DAR HOF FRA STU H96 CLGS CLGS CLGS CLPO ELGS ELGS EL3Q RPO REL REL complete 9 11 14 42 52 18 6 10 56 40 28 4 2 80 17 24 6 4 82 34 17 4 13 67 50 9 11 14 38 53 9 9 16 34 52 11 8 15 40 46 7 4 23 31 62 14 8 12 42 42 9 10 15 39 54 10 10 14 33 42 10 13 11 38 42 14 8 12 46 42 15 7 12 51 49 9 6 19 50 75 10 8 16 50 65 12 9 13 47 49 C R R O 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 5 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.http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11643&view=rules Bundesliga 2015/2016 - Season rules Scoresway 19 August 2015 QR green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage blue2 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round red2 Qualification for the relegation play-offs red1 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga 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. ELGS Results main DFB complete FBR FCA FC Augsburg BSC Hertha BSC SVW Werder Bremen D98 Darmstadt 98 BVB Borussia Dortmund SGE Eintracht Frankfurt HSV Hamburger SV H96 Hannover 96 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim FCI FC Ingolstadt KOE 1. FC Köln B04 Bayer Leverkusen M05 Mainz 05 BMG Borussia Mönchengladbach FCB Bayern Munich S04 Schalke 04 VFB VfB Stuttgart WOB VfL Wolfsburg 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 2016 5 19 y 20:30 CEST Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/relegation/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2228524 1. FC Nürnberg Gaćinović 65 Russ 42 o.g. Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt 51,500 Daniel Siebert (Berlin) _frankfurt1516h _frankfurt1516h _frankfurt1516h _red_stripes FF0000 000000 FF0000 000000 000000 Eintracht Frankfurt _FCN_1213a _FCN_1516a _FCN_1213a _FCN_1213a _FCN_1516a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1. FC Nürnberg GK 1 FIN Lukáš HrádeckýRB 22USA Timothy ChandlerCB 19ARG David AbrahamCB 4 GER Marco Russ (c) 56LB 6 GER Bastian OczipkaCM 20JPN Makoto HasebeCM 8 HUN Szabolcs HusztiRW 16GER Stefan Aigner 61AM 14GER Alexander Meier 70LW 11SRB Mijat Gaćinović 84CF 9 SUI Haris SeferovicSubstitutes:GK 13AUT Heinz LindnerDF 2 GER Yanni RegäselDF 5 PER Carlos ZambranoMF 21GER Marc Stendera 70MF 27SRB Aleksandar IgnjovskiMF 32TUN Änis Ben-Hatira 61FW 30NED Luc Castaignos 84Manager:CRO Niko Kovač300px GK 1 GER Raphael Schäfer 57RB 2 SVN Mišo Brečko (c)CB 33AUT Georg MargreitterCB 4 NED Dave BulthuisLB 6 ROU László SepsiRM 17GER Sebastian Kerk 74CM 31CZE Ondřej PetrákCM 18GER Hanno BehrensLM 23GER Tim Leibold 89CF 24GER Niclas Füllkrug 85CF 9 AUT Guido BurgstallerSubstitutes:GK 22GER Patrick RakovskyDF 3 NOR Even Hovland 85DF 28GER Lukas MühlMF 14GER Kevin MöhwaldMF 19ISL Rúrik Gíslason 89FW 7 GER Danny Blum 74FW 36GER Cedric TeuchertManager:SUI 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 2016 5 23 y 20:30 CEST 1. FC Nürnberg 0–1 https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/relegation/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2228525 Eintracht Frankfurt Seferovic 66 Grundig Stadion, Nuremberg 50,000 Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle) _FCN_1314h _FCN_1314h _FCN_1314h _adidaswhite _FCN_1516h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 1. FC Nürnberg _blackborder _frankfurt1516a _blackborder _black_stripes _blacktop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Eintracht Frankfurt GK 1 GER Raphael SchäferRB 2 SVN Mišo Brečko (c) 72CB 33AUT Georg MargreitterCB 4 NED Dave BulthuisLB 6 ROU László Sepsi 84RM 17GER Sebastian Kerk 56 74CM 31CZE Ondřej Petrák 74CM 18GER Hanno BehrensLM 23GER Tim LeiboldCF 9 AUT Guido Burgstaller 90+2CF 24GER Niclas FüllkrugSubstitutes:GK 22GER Patrick RakovskyDF 3 NOR Even Hovland 84DF 28GER Lukas MühlMF 14GER Kevin MöhwaldMF 19ISL Rúrik Gíslason 74FW 7 GER Danny Blum 74FW 36GER Cedric TeuchertManager:SUI René Weiler300px GK 1 FIN Lukáš Hrádecký 90+1RB 22USA Timothy Chandler 69CB 5 PER Carlos Zambrano (c)CB 19ARG David Abraham 90+4LB 6 GER Bastian Oczipka 24CM 20JPN Makoto HasebeCM 8 HUN Szabolcs HusztiRW 32TUN Änis Ben-Hatira 58AM 21GER Marc Stendera 11LW 11SRB Mijat GaćinovićCF 9 SUI Haris Seferovic 76Substitutes:GK 13AUT Heinz LindnerDF 2 GER Yanni RegäselMF 10MEX Marco Fabián 51 11MF 16GER Stefan AignerMF 27SRB Aleksandar Ignjovski 69FW 14GER Alexander Meier 58FW 30NED Luc CastaignosManager:CRO 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 GoalsTorjäger Goalscorers de DFL http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/torjaeger/ 31 August 2015 6 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170606053723/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/torjaeger/ dead 1 POL Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 30 2 GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund 25 3 GER Thomas Müller Bayern Munich 20 4 MEX Javier Hernández Bayer Leverkusen 17 5 FRA Anthony Modeste 1. FC Köln 156 CIV Salomon Kalou Hertha BSC14 PER Claudio Pizarro Werder Bremen GER Sandro Wagner Darmstadt 989 GER Daniel Didavi VfB Stuttgart13 BRA Raffael Borussia Mönchengladbach Hat-tricks List of Bundesliga hat-tricks Player Club Against Result Date GER Alexander Meier Eintracht Frankfurt 1. FC Köln 6–2 dmy 2015 9 12 TUR Yunus Mallı Mainz 05 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 dmy 2015 9 18 POL Robert Lewandowski5 Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg 5–1 dmy 2015 9 22 GER Max Kruse VfL Wolfsburg 1899 Hoffenheim 4–2 dmy 2015 10 17 GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund FC Augsburg 5–1 dmy 2015 10 25 JPN Yoshinori Muto Mainz 05 FC Augsburg 3–3 dmy 2015 10 31 CIV Salomon Kalou Hertha BSC Hannover 96 3–1 dmy 2015 11 6 MEX Javier Hernández Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–0 dmy 2015 12 12 GER Alexander Meier Eintracht Frankfurt VfL Wolfsburg 3–2 dmy 2016 1 24 GER André Schürrle VfL Wolfsburg Hannover 96 4–0 dmy 2016 3 1 PER football Claudio Pizarro Werder Bremen Bayer Leverkusen 4–1 dmy 2016 3 2 KOR Koo Ja-cheol FC Augsburg Bayer Leverkusen 3–3 dmy 2016 3 5 5 Player scored five goals Awards Player of the Month Month Player Team Ref. August BRA Douglas CostaBayern Munichhttp://bundesligafanatic.com/the-bundesliga-fanatic-august-player-of-the-month-douglas-costa/ THE BUNDESLIGA FANATIC AUGUST PLAYER OF THE MONTH: DOUGLAS COSTA BundesligaFanatic 3 September 2015 22 January 2016 1 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160201124825/http://bundesligafanatic.com/the-bundesliga-fanatic-august-player-of-the-month-douglas-costa/ usurped September POL Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich https://www.shoot.co.uk/shoots-bundesliga-player-manager-and-goal-of-the-month/ Awards: Bundesliga (September) Shoot.co.uk 2 October 2015 22 January 2016 October GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3950/europe/2015/11/05/17002042/bundesliga-player-of-the-month-aubameyang Bundesliga Player of the Month: Aubameyang Goal.com 5 November 2015 22 January 2016 November MEX Javier Hernández Bayer Leverkusen Is Chicharito The Best Player In The Bundesliga? Last Month He Was https://the18.com/en/soccer-news/chicharito-best-player-bundesliga-last-month-he-was The18.com 4 December 2015 Sam Klomhaus December MEX Javier Hernández Bayer Leverkusen Javier Hernandez again named Bundeslig player of the month http://www.espnfc.com/german-bundesliga/story/2775453/javier-hernandez-again-named-bundesliga-player-of-the-month ESPN FC 30 December 2015 31 December 2015 January MEX Javier Hernández Bayer Leverkusen January Player of the Month: Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/blmd19n-january-player-of-the-month-candidates-chicharito-aubameyang-lewandowski-pizarro.jsp Bundesliga Deutsche Fußball Liga 1 February 2016 6 February 2016 23 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230423072937/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/blmd19n-january-player-of-the-month-candidates-chicharito-aubameyang-lewandowski-pizarro.jsp dead February POL Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Lewandowski named February Player of the Month http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd22-february-player-of-the-month-candidates.jsp Bundesliga Deutsche Fußball Liga 23 February 2016 20 March 2016 1 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230401101056/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd22-february-player-of-the-month-candidates.jsp dead March GER André Schürrle VfL Wolfsburg March Player of the Month: Andre Schürrle http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd27-march-player-of-the-month-the-candidates.jsp Bundesliga Deutsche Fußball Liga 23 March 2016 1 May 2016 24 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524032415/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd27-march-player-of-the-month-the-candidates.jsp dead April ARM Henrikh Mkhitaryan Borussia Dortmund April Player of the Month: Henrikh Mkhitaryan http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd32-april-player-of-the-month-the-candidates.jsp Bundesliga Deutsche Fußball Liga 3 May 2016 5 May 2016 26 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201126180539/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd32-april-player-of-the-month-the-candidates.jsp dead May POL Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Lewandowski voted May Player of the Month http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd34-may-player-of-the-month-the-candidates.jsp Bundesliga Deutsche Fußball Liga 17 May 2016 17 May 2016 24 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524035206/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd34-may-player-of-the-month-the-candidates.jsp dead Individual Awards Team of the Yearhttp://www.bundesliga.com/en/fanzone/Team-of-the-season-1516-results/ Team of the Season 15/16 Results Bundesliga en 2016 25 August 2026 15 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160715055012/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/fanzone/Team-of-the-season-1516-results/ deadGoalkeeperGER Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)Defenders POL Łukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund) GER Jérôme Boateng (Bayern Munich) GER Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) AUT David Alaba (Bayern Munich)Midfielders CHI Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich) GER Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) JPN Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) ARM Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund)Forwards POL Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)MEX Javier Hernández (Bayer Leverkusen) Attendances { class"wikitable sortable" !Rank!!Team!!Home games!!Average attendancehttps://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ger/aveger16.htm Attendances Germany average - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Borussia Dortmund 17 81,178 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Bayern München 17 75,000 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Schalke 04 17 61,386 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Hamburger SV 17 53,700 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count VfB Stuttgart 17 51,983 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Borussia Mönchengladbach 17 51,715 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Hertha BSC 17 49,704 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count 1. FC Köln 17 48,676 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Eintracht Frankfurt 17 46,676 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Hannover 96 17 41,246 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Werder Bremen 17 40,935 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Mainz 05 17 31,053 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Bayer Leverkusen 17 29,085 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count FC Augsburg 17 29,017 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count VfL Wolfsburg 17 28,945 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count TSG Hoffenheim 17 27,615 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Darmstadt 98 17 16,647 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count FC Ingolstadt 17 14,834 - } References External links http://www.bundesliga.com Category:Bundesliga seasons 1 Germany