# 2015–16 Eintracht Braunschweig season

The 2015–16 Eintracht Braunschweig season was the 122nd season in the club's football history. In 2015–16, the club played in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football.

## Review and events

The 2015–16 season of Eintracht Braunschweig will begin on 15 June 2015 with their first training session.
The draw for the first round of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal happened on 10 June and paired Braunschweig with 3. Liga team Hallescher FC.
On 30 June 2015, the team headed for an eight-day-long pre-season training camp in Mittersill, Salzburg, Austria.
The draw for the second round of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal happened on 14 August and paired Braunschweig with Oberliga Baden-Württemberg side SSV Reutlingen 05.
In November 2015, sporting director Marc Arnold announced that the club would not head for a winter training camp this season.

## Matches and results
### Legend

Win  Tie  Loss

### 2. Bundesliga
#### League fixtures and results
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |

### DFB-Pokal

Win  Draw  Loss

## Squad
### Current squad

As of 31 January 2016
Squad Season 2015–16 :
| No. | Player | Birthday | at BTSV since | previous club | League matches | League goals | Cup matches | Cup goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Marcel Engelhardt | 5 Apr 1993 | 2015 | Youth system | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jasmin Fejzić | 15 May 1986 | 2015 | VfR Aalen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Rafał Gikiewicz | 26 Oct 1987 | 2014 | Śląsk Wrocław | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Saulo Decarli | 4 Feb 1992 | 2014 | Livorno | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Joseph Baffo | 7 Nov 1992 | 2015 | Halmstads BK | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Phil Ofosu-Ayeh | 15 Sep 1991 | 2015 | VfR Aalen | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Ken Reichel | 19 Dec 1986 | 2007 | Hamburger SV II | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Maximilian Sauer | 15 May 1994 | 2014 | Youth system | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Marcel Correia (captain) | 16 May 1989 | 2011 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Niko Kijewski | 28 Mar 1996 | 2015 | Youth system | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Dennis Slamar | 8 Sep 1994 | 2015 | Youth system | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Mohammad Baghdadi | 30 Oct 1996 | 2014 | Youth system | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Damir Vrančić | 4 Oct 1985 | 2009 | Borussia Dortmund II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Adam Matuszczyk | 14 Feb 1989 | 2015 | 1. FC Köln | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Mirko Boland | 23 Apr 1987 | 01/09 | MSV Duisburg II | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Jan Hochscheidt | 4 Oct 1987 | 2013 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Nik Omladič | 21 Aug 1989 | 01/15 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Schönfeld | 21 Jun 1989 | 2015 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Salim Khelifi | 26 Jan 1994 | 01/14 | Lausanne-Sport | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Hendrick Zuck | 21 Jul 1990 | 2014 | SC Freiburg | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Marc Pfitzner | 28 Aug 1984 | 2007 | Youth system | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Gerrit Holtmann | 25 Mar 1995 | 04/15 | Youth system | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Strikers ||||||||||
| 7 | Domi Kumbela | 20 Apr 1984 | 01/16 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Orhan Ademi | 28 Oct 1991 | 2012 | SC Rheindorf Altach | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Julius Düker | 4 Jan 1996 | 2014 | Youth system | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Phillip Tietz | 9 Jul 1997 | 01/16 | Youth system | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| No longer at the club ||||||||||
| 9 | Emil Berggreen | 10 May 1993 | 01/15 | Hobro IK | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Deniz Doğan | 20 Oct 1979 | 2007 | VfB Lübeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Torsten Oehrl | 7 Jan 1986 | 2013 | FC Augsburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Mads Dittmer Hvilsom | 23 Aug 1992 | 2015 | Hobro IK | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Last updated: 15 May 2016 ||||||||||

### Transfers
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Marcel Engelhardt (from Eintracht Braunschweig II) |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Joseph Baffo (from Halmstads BK) |
| 8 | MF | POL | Adam Matuszczyk (from 1. FC Köln) |
| 16 | GK | BIH | Jasmin Fejzić (from VfR Aalen) |
| 17 | DF | GHA | Phil Ofosu-Ayeh (from VfR Aalen) |
| 18 | FW | SUI | Orhan Ademi (loan return from VfR Aalen) |
| 21 | MF | GER | Patrick Schönfeld (from FC Erzgebirge Aue) |
| 23 | FW | DEN | Mads Dittmer Hvilsom (from Hobro IK) |
| 27 | DF | GER | Niko Kijewski (from Eintracht Braunschweig U-19) |
| 28 | DF | GER | Dennis Slamar (from Eintracht Braunschweig II) |
| 30 | FW | GER | Hendrick Zuck (from SC Freiburg, previously on loan) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Marjan Petković |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Vegar Eggen Hedenstad (loan return to SC Freiburg) |
| 4 | DF | GER | Matthias Henn (to F.C. Hansa Rostock) |
| 5 | DF | GER | Benjamin Kessel (to 1. FC Union Berlin) |
| 7 | FW | NOR | Håvard Nielsen (loan return to RB Salzburg) |
| 8 | DF | TUR | Deniz Doğan (retired) |
| 13 | MF | GER | Raffael Korte (to 1. FC Union Berlin) |
| 14 | FW | KOR | Ryu Seung-woo (loan return to Bayer 04 Leverkusen) |
| 15 | MF | GER | Norman Theuerkauf (to 1. FC Heidenheim) |
| 20 | FW | GER | Torsten Oehrl (to SV Wehen Wiesbaden) |
| 21 | DF | GER | Jan Washausen (to SV Elversberg) |
| 27 | FW | GER | Gianluca Korte (released, previously on loan at VfR Aalen) |
| 32 | FW | GER | Dennis Kruppke (retired) |
| 35 | FW | GER | Haris Hyseni (to Eintracht Braunschweig II) |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | FW | COD | Domi Kumbela (from SpVgg Greuther Fürth) |
| 34 | FW | GER | Phillip Tietz (from Eintracht Braunschweig U-19) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | DEN | Emil Berggreen (to 1. FSV Mainz 05) |
| 23 | FW | DEN | Mads Dittmer Hvilsom (on loan to SK Brann) |

## Management and coaching staff

Since 12 May 2008 Torsten Lieberknecht is the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig.
| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Torsten Lieberknecht |
| Assistant manager | Darius Scholtysik |
| Assistant manager | Henning Bürger |
| Assistant manager/athletic trainer | Jürgen Rische |
| Goalkeeping coach | Alexander Kunze |
| Sporting director | Marc Arnold |