2015–16 2. Bundesliga

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

2. Bundesliga
Season2015–16
ChampionsSC Freiburg
PromotedSC Freiburg
RB Leipzig
RelegatedMSV Duisburg (via play offs)
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]

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 Location Stadium Capacity
Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld Schüco-Arena 27,300
VfL Bochum Bochum rewirpowerSTADION 29,299
Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 23,325
MSV Duisburg Duisburg MSV-Arena 31,500
Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Esprit Arena 54,600
FSV Frankfurt Frankfurt Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion 12,542
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Fürth Trolli Arena 18,500
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Schwarzwald-Stadion 24,000
1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 15,000
1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion 49,780
Karlsruher SC Karlsruhe Wildparkstadion 29,699
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 44,345Note 1
1860 Munich Munich Allianz Arena 71,000
1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Grundig-Stadion 50,000
SC Paderborn 07 Paderborn Benteler Arena 15,000
SV Sandhausen Sandhausen Hardtwald 12,100
FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,546[2]
1. FC Union Berlin Berlin Alte Försterei 21,704

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.[3][4]

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 Volkswagen
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[5]
Greuther Fürth Mike Büskens Stepped down 28 May 2015[6] Stefan Ruthenbeck 12 June 2015[7]
SC Paderborn André Breitenreiter Left 12 June 2015[8] Markus Gellhaus 13 June 2015[9]
Union Berlin Norbert Düwel Sacked 31 August 2015[10] 14th Sascha Lewandowski 1 September 2015[11]
1. FC Kaiserslautern Kosta Runjaić Resigned 23 September 2015[12] 12th Konrad Fünfstück 23 September 2015[12]
1860 Munich Torsten Fröhling Sacked 6 October 2015[13] 17th Benno Möhlmann 6 October 2015[13]
SC Paderborn Markus Gellhaus Sacked 6 October 2015[13] 15th Stefan Effenberg 13 October 2015[14]
MSV Duisburg Gino Lettieri Sacked 2 November 2015[15] 18th Iliya Gruev 3 November 2015[16]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Frank Kramer Sacked 23 November 2015[17] 17th Peter Hermann (interim) 23 November 2015[17]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Peter Hermann (interim) Replaced 23 December 2015[18] 15th Marco Kurz 23 December 2015[18]
SC Paderborn Stefan Effenberg Sacked 3 March 2016[19] 17th René Müller 3 March 2016[19]
Union Berlin Sascha Lewandowski Stepped down 4 March 2016[20] 11th André Hofschneider 4 March 2016[21]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Marco Kurz Sacked 13 March 2016[22] 16th Friedhelm Funkel 14 March 2016[23]
FSV Frankfurt Tomas Oral Sacked 10 April 2016[24] 14th Falko Götz 11 April 2016[25]
1860 Munich Benno Möhlmann Sacked 19 April 2016[26] 17th Daniel Bierofka 19 April 2016[26]
1860 Munich Daniel Bierofka Permit expired 9 May 2016[27] 14th Denis Bushuev 19 April 2016[27]

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[lower-alpha 1] 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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. SV Sandhausen were deducted three points for license violation.[28]

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 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
Eintracht Frankfurt1–11. FC Nürnberg
Gaćinović  65' Report Russ  42' (o.g.)
Attendance: 51,500
Eintracht Frankfurt
1. FC Nürnberg
GK1 Lukáš Hrádecký
RB22 Timothy Chandler
CB19 David Abraham
CB4 Marco Russ (c) 56'
LB6 Bastian Oczipka
CM20 Makoto Hasebe
CM8 Szabolcs Huszti
RW16 Stefan Aigner 61'
AM14 Alexander Meier 70'
LW11 Mijat Gaćinović 84'
CF9 Haris Seferović
Substitutes:
GK13 Heinz Lindner
DF2 Yanni Regäsel
DF5 Carlos Zambrano
MF21 Marc Stendera 70'
MF27 Aleksandar Ignjovski
MF32 Änis Ben-Hatira 61'
FW30 Luc Castaignos 84'
Manager:
Niko Kovač
GK1 Raphael Schäfer 57'
RB2 Mišo Brečko (c)
CB33 Georg Margreitter
CB4 Dave Bulthuis
LB6 László Sepsi
RM17 Sebastian Kerk 74'
CM31 Ondřej Petrák
CM18 Hanno Behrens
LM23 Tim Leibold 89'
CF24 Niclas Füllkrug 85'
CF9 Guido Burgstaller
Substitutes:
GK22 Patrick Rakovsky
DF3 Even Hovland 85'
DF28 Lukas Mühl
MF14 Kevin Möhwald
MF19 Rúrik Gíslason 89'
FW7 Danny Blum 74'
FW36 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 Seferović  66'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle)
1. FC Nürnberg
Eintracht Frankfurt
GK1 Raphael Schäfer
RB2 Mišo Brečko (c) 72'
CB33 Georg Margreitter
CB4 Dave Bulthuis
LB6 László Sepsi 84'
RM17 Sebastian Kerk 56' 74'
CM31 Ondřej Petrák 74'
CM18 Hanno Behrens
LM23 Tim Leibold
CF9 Guido Burgstaller 90+2'
CF24 Niclas Füllkrug
Substitutes:
GK22 Patrick Rakovsky
DF3 Even Hovland 84'
DF28 Lukas Mühl
MF14 Kevin Möhwald
MF19 Rúrik Gíslason 74'
FW7 Danny Blum 74'
FW36 Cedric Teuchert
Manager:
René Weiler
GK1 Lukáš Hrádecký 90+1'
RB22 Timothy Chandler 69'
CB5 Carlos Zambrano (c)
CB19 David Abraham 90+4'
LB6 Bastian Oczipka 24'
CM20 Makoto Hasebe
CM8 Szabolcs Huszti
RW32 Änis Ben-Hatira 58'
AM21 Marc Stendera 11'
LW11 Mijat Gaćinović
CF9 Haris Seferović 76'
Substitutes:
GK13 Heinz Lindner
DF2 Yanni Regäsel
MF10 Marco Fabián 51' 11'
MF16 Stefan Aigner
MF27 Aleksandar Ignjovski 69'
FW14 Alexander Meier 58'
FW30 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

Hat-tricks
Player Club Against Result Date Ref
Nils Petersen SC Freiburg 1. FC Nürnberg 6−3 27 July 2015 [31]
Lennart Thy4 FC St. Pauli Fortuna Düsseldorf 4−0 9 November 2015 [32]
Nils Petersen SC Freiburg SC Paderborn 4−1 22 November 2015 [33]
Rubin Okotie 1860 Munich SC Paderborn 4−4 28 November 2015 [34]
Niclas Füllkrug 1. FC Nürnberg Union Berlin 6−2 23 April 2016 [35]
Simon Terodde VfL Bochum 1. FC Heidenheim 4−2 15 May 2016 [36]

4Player scored four goals

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