2015–16 2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga
Season 2015–16
Champions SC Freiburg
Promoted SC Freiburg
RB Leipzig
Relegated MSV Duisburg (via play offs)
FSV Frankfurt
SC Paderborn
Matches played 306
Goals scored 808 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorer Simon Terodde
(25 goals)
Biggest home win Eintracht Braunschweig 6−0
Karlsruher SC
Biggest away win SC Paderborn 0−6
SV Sandhausen
Highest scoring SC Freiburg 6−3
1. FC Nürnberg
Longest winning run 8 games[1]
SC Freiburg
Longest unbeaten run 18 games[1]
1. FC Nürnberg
Longest winless run 13 games[1]
SC Paderborn
Longest losing run 6 games[1]
FSV Frankfurt
Highest attendance 54,100[1]
1860 Munich v SC Paderborn
Lowest attendance 4,084[1]
Frankfurt v Sandhausen
Average attendance 19,176[1]

The 2015–16 2. Bundesliga was the 42nd season of the 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 Germany Meier, NorbertNorbert Meier Germany Klos, FabianFabian Klos Saller Alpecin
VfL Bochum Netherlands Verbeek, GertjanGertjan Verbeek Germany Fabian, PatrickPatrick Fabian Nike BOOSTER Energy Drink (H) / Netto (A)
MSV Duisburg Bulgaria Iliya Gruev Bosnia and Herzegovina Bajić, BranimirBranimir Bajić Uhlsport Black Crevice
Eintracht Braunschweig Germany Lieberknecht, TorstenTorsten Lieberknecht Portugal Correia, MarcelMarcel Correia Nike SEAT
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Funkel, FriedhelmFriedhelm Funkel Poland Bodzek, AdamAdam Bodzek Puma o.tel.o
SC Freiburg Germany Streich, ChristianChristian Streich Bosnia and Herzegovina Mujdža, MensurMensur Mujdža Nike Ehrmann
FSV Frankfurt Germany Götz, FalkoFalko Götz Germany Konrad, ManuelManuel Konrad Saller Ayondo
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Germany Ruthenbeck, StefanStefan Ruthenbeck Germany Caligiuri, MarcoMarco Caligiuri Hummel Ergo Direkt Versicherungen
1. FC Heidenheim Germany Schmidt, FrankFrank Schmidt Germany Schnatterer, MarcMarc Schnatterer Nike Hartmann Gruppe
1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany Fünfstück, KonradKonrad Fünfstück Germany Löwe, ChrisChris Löwe Uhlsport Maxda
Karlsruher SC Germany Kauczinski, MarkusMarkus Kauczinski Germany Orlishausen, DirkDirk Orlishausen Jako Klaiber Markisen
RB Leipzig Germany Rangnick, RalfRalf Rangnick Germany Kaiser, DominikDominik Kaiser Nike Red Bull
1860 Munich Russia Bushuev, DenisDenis Bushuev Germany Schindler, ChristopherChristopher Schindler Macron Volkswagen
1. FC Nürnberg Switzerland Weiler, RenéRené Weiler Norway Hovland, EvenEven Hovland adidas Wolf-Möbel
SC Paderborn 07 Germany Müller, RenéRené Müller Germany Hünemeier, UweUwe Hünemeier Saller kfzteile24
SV Sandhausen Germany Schwartz, AloisAlois Schwartz Austria Kulovits, StefanStefan Kulovits Puma Verivox
FC St. Pauli Germany Lienen, EwaldEwald Lienen Germany Gonther, SörenSören Gonther Hummel Congstar
1. FC Union Berlin Germany Hofschneider, AndréAndré Hofschneider Croatia Kreilach, DamirDamir Kreilach Macron kfzteile24

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
RB Leipzig Germany Achim Beierlorzer End of caretaker stint 11 May 2015 Preseason Germany Ralf Rangnick 29 May 2015[5]
Greuther Fürth Germany Mike Büskens Stepped down 28 May 2015[6] Germany Stefan Ruthenbeck 12 June 2015[7]
SC Paderborn Germany André Breitenreiter Left 12 June 2015[8] Germany Markus Gellhaus 13 June 2015[9]
Union Berlin Germany Norbert Düwel Sacked 31 August 2015[10] 14th Germany Sascha Lewandowski 1 September 2015[11]
1. FC Kaiserslautern Croatia Kosta Runjaić Resigned 23 September 2015[12] 12th Germany Konrad Fünfstück 23 September 2015[12]
1860 Munich Germany Torsten Fröhling Sacked 6 October 2015[13] 17th Germany Benno Möhlmann 6 October 2015[13]
SC Paderborn Germany Markus Gellhaus Sacked 6 October 2015[13] 15th Germany Stefan Effenberg 13 October 2015[14]
MSV Duisburg Italy Gino Lettieri Sacked 2 November 2015[15] 18th Bulgaria Iliya Gruev 3 November 2015[16]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Frank Kramer Sacked 23 November 2015[17] 17th Germany Peter Hermann (interim) 23 November 2015[17]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Peter Hermann (interim) Replaced 23 December 2015[18] 15th Germany Marco Kurz 23 December 2015[18]
SC Paderborn Germany Stefan Effenberg Sacked 3 March 2016[19] 17th Germany René Müller 3 March 2016[19]
Union Berlin Germany Sascha Lewandowski Stepped down 4 March 2016[20] 11th Germany André Hofschneider 4 March 2016[21]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Marco Kurz Sacked 13 March 2016[22] 16th Germany Friedhelm Funkel 14 March 2016[23]
FSV Frankfurt Germany Tomas Oral Sacked 10 April 2016[24] 14th Germany Falko Götz 11 April 2016[25]
1860 Munich Germany Benno Möhlmann Sacked 19 April 2016[26] 17th Germany Daniel Bierofka 19 April 2016[26]
1860 Munich Germany Daniel Bierofka Permit expired 9 May 2016[27] 14th Russia 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 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: kicker.de
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 M60 BIE BOCBRSDUIDÜSFSVFREGRFHEIKAIKARNURPADRBLSANSTPUNB
1860 Munich 11 11 10 10 32 01 01 01 13 11 01 01 10 22 32 20 00
Arminia Bielefeld 11 11 02 21 00 00 14 42 00 01 21 04 11 01 00 00 20
VfL Bochum 10 22 23 30 11 14 20 22 11 12 11 21 40 01 32 11 11
Eintracht Braunschweig 00 10 10 11 02 00 22 01 10 11 60 31 21 02 13 00 21
MSV Duisburg 21 22 00 05 21 01 11 22 02 13 01 00 10 10 30 02 21
Fortuna Düsseldorf 30 10 13 10 11 10 12 10 01 43 01 11 12 13 01 11 03
FSV Frankfurt 21 11 32 03 33 12 13 12 04 14 12 03 02 01 01 10 32
SC Freiburg 30 22 13 22 30 12 20 52 20 20 10 63 41 21 41 43 30
SpVgg Greuther Fürth 10 00 05 30 11 31 02 23 02 24 10 32 30 12 31 02 20
1. FC Heidenheim 10 32 24 22 10 10 22 12 12 31 11 03 11 11 11 20 02
1. FC Kaiserslautern 01 02 02 00 20 30 11 02 31 22 00 03 10 11 20 12 22
Karlsruher SC 31 11 30 22 20 11 11 11 10 00 20 21 00 01 30 12 03
1. FC Nürnberg 22 22 11 21 12 10 11 21 21 32 21 00 21 31 20 10 62
SC Paderborn 44 12 01 20 00 00 11 12 11 11 04 20 01 01 06 00 04
RB Leipzig 21 11 31 20 42 21 31 11 22 31 02 20 32 20 01 01 30
SV Sandhausen 11 14 11 02 22 10 10 02 11 00 10 31 02 10 12 02 43
FC St. Pauli 02 00 20 10 20 40 13 10 32 10 52 12 04 34 10 13 00
Union Berlin 30 11 10 31 32 11 40 21 12 10 22 21 33 02 11 10 33

Updated to games played on 15 May 2016.
Source: kicker.de
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

20 May 2016 (2016-05-20)
19:10 CEST
Würzburger Kickers 2–0 MSV Duisburg
Weil  10' (pen.)
Nagy  79'
Report

Würzburger Kickers

MSV Duisburg

GK 28Poland Robert Wulnikowski (c)
RB 22Germany Dennis Russ  74'
CB 11Germany Richard Weil
CB 5 Germany Clemens Schoppenhauer
LB 16Germany Peter Kurzweg
CM 30Germany Emanuel Taffertshofer
CM 26United States Royal-Dominique Fennell
RW 10Germany Nejmeddin Daghfous
AM 4 Germany Rico Benatelli
LW 14Greece Joannis Karsanidis  57'
CF 33Italy Elia Soriano  70'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Germany Dominik Brunnhübner
DF 32Germany Lukas Billick
MF 2 Germany Dennis Schmitt
MF 7 Germany Marco Haller  57'
MF 9 Iran Amir Shapourzadeh  74'
MF 20Hungary Dániel Nagy  76'  70'
FW 27Germany Adam Jabiri
Manager:
Germany Bernd Hollerbach

GK 30Germany Marcel Lenz
RB 28Germany Steffen Bohl
CB 25Germany Thomas Meißner
CB 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Branimir Bajić (c)  8'
LB 27Germany Dan-Patrick Poggenberg
RM 36Georgia (country) Giorgi Chanturia  75'
CM 23Australia James Holland
CM 3 Germany Enis Hajri
LM 17Germany Kevin Wolze  86'
CF 10Nigeria Kingsley Onuegbu  9'  53'
CF 11Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko
Substitutes:
GK 39Senegal Timothy Dieng
DF 21Venezuela Rolf Feltscher
MF 13Germany Zlatko Janjić
MF 14Germany Tim Albutat
MF 19Germany Nico Klotz  75'
FW 8 Germany Thomas Bröker  86'
FW 33Germany Kevin Scheidhauer  53'
Manager:
Bulgaria Iliya Gruev

  • Assistant referees:
    • Christian Fischer (Hemer)
    • Sören Storks (Ramsdorf)
  • Fourth official:

Match rules:

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

Second leg

24 May 2016 (2016-05-24)
19:10 CEST
MSV Duisburg 1–2 Würzburger Kickers
Schoppenhauer  33' (o.g.) Report Soriano  37'
Benatelli  90+2'

MSV Duisburg

Würzburger Kickers

GK 30Germany Marcel Lenz
CB 25Germany Thomas Meißner
CB 23Australia James Holland
CB 3 Germany Enis Hajri
RM 21Venezuela Rolf Feltscher
CM 36Georgia (country) Giorgi Chanturia  56'
CM 14Germany Tim Albutat  73'
CM 17Germany Kevin Wolze  67'  71'
LM 27Germany Dan-Patrick Poggenberg
CF 15Nigeria Victor Obinna Red card 89'
CF 10Nigeria Kingsley Onuegbu (c)
Substitutes:
GK 39Senegal Timothy Dieng
DF 28Germany Steffen Bohl
MF 13Germany Zlatko Janjić
MF 19Germany Nico Klotz  56'
MF 38Germany Barış Özbek
FW 8 Germany Thomas Bröker  71'
FW 11Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko  73'
Manager:
Bulgaria Iliya Gruev

GK 28Poland Robert Wulnikowski (c)
RB 11Germany Richard Weil
CB 5 Germany Clemens Schoppenhauer
CB 26United States Royal-Dominique Fennell  64'
LB 16Germany Peter Kurzweg  22'  72'
CM 30Germany Emanuel Taffertshofer
CM 4 Germany Rico Benatelli
RW 22Germany Dennis Russ
AM 14Greece Joannis Karsanidis  81'  83'
LW 7 Germany Marco Haller
CF 33Italy Elia Soriano  88'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Germany Dominik Brunnhübner
DF 3 Germany Dominik Nothnagel  72'
DF 6 Germany Niklas Weißenberger
DF 32Germany Lukas Billick  83'
MF 9 Iran Amir Shapourzadeh
MF 18Germany Nico Gutjahr
FW 27Germany Adam Jabiri  88'
Manager:
Germany Bernd Hollerbach

Match rules:

Würzburger Kickers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Player statistics

Hat-tricks

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

4Player scored four goals

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