2015–16 Hessenliga

The 2015–16 season of the Hessenliga, the highest association football league in the German state of Hesse, was the eighth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 38th season overall since establishment of the league in 1978, then as the Oberliga Hessen.[3]

2015–16 Hessenliga
Season2015–16
ChampionsTeutonia Watzenborn
PromotedTeutonia Watzenborn
Relegated1. FC Eschborn
SV Wiesbaden
Spvgg 05 Oberrad
SV Buchonia Flieden
Matches played272
Top goalscorerRaffael Szymanski (26 goals)[1]
Highest attendance7,200[2]
Lowest attendance50[2]
Total attendance93,131[2]
Average attendance342[2]
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The season began on 24 July 2015 and finished on 21 May 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 12 December to 20 February.[4]

Standings

The 2015–16 season saw five new clubs in the league, Borussia Fulda, Teutonia Watzenborn-Steinberg, SC Hessen Dreieich and Rot-Weiss Frankfurt, all four promoted from the Verbandsligas, while KSV Baunatal was relegated from the Regionalliga Südwest.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Teutonia Watzenborn (C, P) 32 20 8 4 81 40 +41 68 Promotion to Regionalliga Südwest
2 Rot-Weiss Frankfurt (Q) 32 20 4 8 81 45 +36 64 Qualification to promotion playoff
3 TSV Lehnerz[lower-alpha 1] 32 16 9 7 59 38 +21 57
4 FSC Lohfelden 32 17 6 9 62 49 +13 57
5 TSV Eintracht Stadtallendorf 32 17 3 12 63 55 +8 54
6 1. FC Eschborn[lower-alpha 2] (X) 32 14 7 11 55 54 +1 49 Withdrawn to Gruppenliga
7 SV Wiesbaden[lower-alpha 3] (X) 32 14 6 12 57 46 +11 48
8 SC Viktoria Griesheim 32 12 6 14 49 55 −6 42
9 Sportfreunde Seligenstadt 32 12 6 14 50 57 −7 42
10 SV Rot-Weiß Hadamar 32 11 8 13 50 62 −12 41
11 Borussia Fulda 32 11 6 15 36 51 −15 39
12 KSV Baunatal 32 12 3 17 63 64 −1 39
13 SC Hessen Dreieich 32 10 8 14 54 60 −6 38
14 OSC Vellmar 32 10 5 17 54 69 −15 35
15 FC Bayern Alzenau 32 10 4 18 43 60 −17 34
16 Spvgg 05 Oberrad (R) 32 7 10 15 36 58 −22 31 Relegation to Verbandsliga
17 SV Buchonia Flieden (R) 32 8 3 21 42 72 −30 27
Source: kicker.de soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) head-to-head results; 5) goals scored away from home against opponent; 6) goals scored away from home; 7) drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (X) Team withdrew.
Notes:
  1. TSV Eintracht Stadtallendorf 0–3 loss to TSV Lehnerz was awarded 3–0 to Stadtallendorf but later changed back to a win for Lehnerz.
  2. 1. FC Eschborn withdrawn to the Gruppenliga for the following season for financial reasons.[5]
  3. SV Wiesbaden withdrawn to the Gruppenliga for the following season for financial reasons.[6]

Top goalscorers

The top goal scorers for the season:[1]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Raffael Szymanski Teutonia Watzenborn 26
2 Varol Akgöz Rot-Weiss Frankfurt 24
3 Younes Bahssou SV Wiesbaden 21
Denis Weinecker Teutonia Watzenborn
5 Serdar Bayrak FSC Lohfelden 19
Cem Kara Rot-Weiss Frankfurt

Promotion play-off

Promotion play-off will be held at the end of the season for both the Regionalliga above and the Oberliga.[7]

To the Regionalliga

The runners-up of the Hessenliga, Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar competed for one more spot in the Regionalliga Südwest, with each team playing the other just once:[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation FCN RWF SCH
1 FC Nöttingen (P) 2 1 1 0 7 6 +1 4 Promotion to Regionalliga — 3–2 —
2 Rot-Weiss Frankfurt 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3 — — 3–2
3 SC Hauenstein 2 0 1 1 6 7 −1 1 4–4 — —
Source: Weltfussball.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Decider;
(P) Promoted.

To the Oberliga

The runners-up of the Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord, Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd and Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte compete for two more spots in the Oberliga which FC Ederbergland and Rot-Weiß Darmstadt won.[9]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rot-Weiß Darmstadt 3–0 1. FC Schwalmstadt
FC Ederbergland 2–0 Rot-Weiß Darmstadt
1. FC Schwalmstadt 1–1 FC Ederbergland
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References
  1. 2015–16 Hessenliga Goal scorers (in German) fupa.net, accessed: 17 December 2015
  2. 2015–16 Hessenliga spectators (in German) fupa.net, accessed: 17 December 2015
  3. Hessenliga tables (in German) Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 17 December 2015
  4. Match calendar (in German) fupa.net, accessed: 17 December 2015
  5. "Der Rückzug des 1. FC Eschborn und die Folgen..." [1. FC Eschborn's withdrawal and its consequences...]. Frankfurter Neue Presse. 30 May 2016.
  6. "Gruppenliga statt Hessenliga: Neuanfang des SV Wiesbaden mit freiwilligem Abstieg" [Gruppenliga instead of Hessenliga: New start for the SV Wiesbaden through voluntary relegation]. wiesbadener-Kurier.de (in German). Wiesbadener Kurier. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  7. Verbandsebene Archived 2 August 2012 at Archive.today (in German) Hesse Football Federation website, Promotion & relegation rules, accessed: 17 December 2015
  8. "High Noon in Hauenstein" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  9. "AUFSTIEG LOTTO HESSENLIGA" [Promotion play-off to the Hessenliga]. fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2016.

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