2015–16 2. Bundesliga
The 2015–16 2. Bundesliga was the 42nd season of the 2. Bundesliga.
Season | 2015–16 |
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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] |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
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 |
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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
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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RB Leipzig | End of caretaker stint | 11 May 2015 | Preseason | 29 May 2015[5] | ||
Greuther Fürth | Stepped down | 28 May 2015[6] | 12 June 2015[7] | |||
SC Paderborn | Left | 12 June 2015[8] | 13 June 2015[9] | |||
Union Berlin | Sacked | 31 August 2015[10] | 14th | 1 September 2015[11] | ||
1. FC Kaiserslautern | Resigned | 23 September 2015[12] | 12th | 23 September 2015[12] | ||
1860 Munich | Sacked | 6 October 2015[13] | 17th | 6 October 2015[13] | ||
SC Paderborn | Sacked | 6 October 2015[13] | 15th | 13 October 2015[14] | ||
MSV Duisburg | Sacked | 2 November 2015[15] | 18th | 3 November 2015[16] | ||
Fortuna Düsseldorf | Sacked | 23 November 2015[17] | 17th | 23 November 2015[17] | ||
Fortuna Düsseldorf | Replaced | 23 December 2015[18] | 15th | 23 December 2015[18] | ||
SC Paderborn | Sacked | 3 March 2016[19] | 17th | 3 March 2016[19] | ||
Union Berlin | Stepped down | 4 March 2016[20] | 11th | 4 March 2016[21] | ||
Fortuna Düsseldorf | Sacked | 13 March 2016[22] | 16th | 14 March 2016[23] | ||
FSV Frankfurt | Sacked | 10 April 2016[24] | 14th | 11 April 2016[25] | ||
1860 Munich | Sacked | 19 April 2016[26] | 17th | 19 April 2016[26] | ||
1860 Munich | Permit expired | 9 May 2016[27] | 14th | 19 April 2016[27] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- SV Sandhausen were deducted three points for license violation.[28]
Results
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 Frankfurt | 1–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
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Second leg
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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 Kickers | 2–0 | MSV Duisburg |
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Second leg
MSV Duisburg | 1–2 | Würzburger Kickers |
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Würzburger Kickers won 4–1 on aggregate.
Player statistics
Top goalscorers
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Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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SC Freiburg | 1. FC Nürnberg | 6−3 | 27 July 2015 | [31] | |
FC St. Pauli | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4−0 | 9 November 2015 | [32] | |
SC Freiburg | SC Paderborn | 4−1 | 22 November 2015 | [33] | |
1860 Munich | SC Paderborn | 4−4 | 28 November 2015 | [34] | |
1. FC Nürnberg | Union Berlin | 6−2 | 23 April 2016 | [35] | |
VfL Bochum | 1. FC Heidenheim | 4−2 | 15 May 2016 | [36] |
4Player scored four goals
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