# 2015–16 1. FC Magdeburg season

The 2015–16 1. FC Magdeburg season is their first season in the 3. Liga.

## Events

In June 2015, the club announced their pre-season plan. Later they confirmed that the friendly match against Berliner AK 07 would be played on a training pitch at MDCC-Arena, while they would face FC Viktoria Köln at the Sparkassen-Arena in nearby Bernburg. Magdeburg took part in the Kaiserstuhl-Cup where the side faced hosts Bahlinger SC and French 2014–15 Ligue 2 winners ES Troyes AC, eventually winning the cup. They would also play a match against FSV Havelberg, a club from north-eastern Saxony-Anhalt, who won the right to host in a poll held by regional newspaper Volksstimme.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee |
| 02 | DF | Lukáš Nový | 24 | Yes | BFC Dynamo | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 06 | MF | Jan Löhmannsröben | 24 | Yes | Wacker Nordhausen | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 09 | FW | Manuel Farrona-Pulido | 22 | Yes | Wacker Nordhausen | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 10 | DF | Nico Hammann | 27 | Yes | SV Sandhausen | Transfer | Winter | 2017 | Free |
| 13 | DF | Ryan Malone | 24 | No | Springfield College | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 19 | MF | Michel Niemeyer | 20 | Yes | RB Leipzig II | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 20 | MF | Ahmed Waseem Razeek | 20 | Yes | 1. FC Union Berlin II | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 21 | MF | David Kinsombi | 19 | Yes | Karlsruher SC | Loan | Winter | 2016 | — |
| 22 | DF | André Hainault | 29 | No | VfR Aalen | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 24 | MF | Tarek Chahed | 19 | Yes | 1. FC Magdeburg Youth | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | — |
| 25 | MF | Sebastian Ernst | 20 | Yes | Hannover 96 II | Transfer | Winter | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 27 | DF | Burak Altiparmak | 24 | Yes | Osmanlıspor | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee |
| 02 | DF | Nico Hammann | 27 | Yes | SV Sandhausen | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 09 | FW | Matthias Steinborn | 26 | Yes | SV Babelsberg 03 | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 10 | MF | Marcel Schlosser | 27 | Yes | VfB Auerbach | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 13 | MF | Christoph Siefkes | 24 | Yes | FC Rapperswil-Jona | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 20 | DF | René Lange | 26 | Yes | FSV Zwickau | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 21 | MF | Sven Reimann | 21 | Yes | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | Released | Winter | Free |
| 22 | MF | Morris Schröter | 19 | Yes | FSV Zwickau | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 26 | MF | Sven Torge Bremer | 20 | Yes | Germania Halberstadt | Loan | Summer | Free |

## Preseason and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Ref. |
| Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Res. | Att. | 1. FC Magdeburg | Opponent | Ref. |
| 24 June 2015 | 18:00 | Sportplatz Hohenwarthe | Hohenwarthe | Eintracht Hohenwarthe | 26–0 | 1,300 | Sowislo 12', 21', 42' Farrona-Pulido 15', 23' Beck 28' Reimann 31', 38' Kruschke 33' Löhmannsröben 45' Hebisch 49', 58', 59', 74', 77', 80' Nový 52' Fuchs 55', 90' Chahed 64' Bankert 67', 70' Schlosser 72', 82' Bremer 73' Handke 86' | | |
| 27 June 2015 | 14:00 | | Straguth | Anhalt-Auswahl | 11–0 | 513 | Butzen 36' Kruschke 39', 42' Fuchs 63', 65' Beck 67', 69' Farrona-Pulido 72', 76', 90' Sowislo 78' | | |
| 1 July 2015 | 14:00 | MDCC-Arena Platz 2 | Magdeburg | Berliner AK 07 | 2–3 | 430 | Schiller 47' Kruschke 56' | Kahlert 22', 27' Gutsche 43' | |
| 4 July 2015 | 14:00 | Parkstadion | Burg | Burger BC 08 | 6–1 | 1,400 | Fuchs 21' Malone 58' Kruschke 60', 63' Sowislo 78' Razeek 89' | Glage 8' | |
| 8 July 2015 | 18:00 | Sparkassen-Arena | Bernburg | FC Viktoria Köln | 1–2 | 723 | Schlosser 76' | van Santen 71', 89' | |
| 10 July 2015 | 17:10 | Kaiserstuhlstadion | Bahlingen | Bahlinger SC | 1–3 | 1,254 | Hebisch 55' | Sautner 14' Adam 24' Göppert 69' | |
| 11 July 2015 | 15:00 | Kaiserstuhlstadion | Bahlingen | ES Troyes AC | 5–1 | 1,400 | Sowislo 29' Handke 32' Beck 35', 57' (pen.) Fuchs 62' | Bekamenga 86' (pen.) | |
| 15 July 2015 | 18:00 | Sportplatz Mühlenholz | Havelberg | FSV Havelberg | 14–1 | 1,423 | Hebisch 2', 28', 35', 43' Reimann 7', 29', 42' Fuchs 23', 25' Beck 51', 57', 83' Kruschke 53' Bankert 55' | Leppin 44' | |
| 18 July 2015 | 15:00 | Sportforum Hohenschönhausen | Berlin | Berliner FC Dynamo | 3–1 | 700 | Farrona-Pulido 22' Beck 33', 55' | Muhović 51' | |
| 4 August 2015 | 18:00 | Sportplatz Zielitzer Straße | Magdeburg | TuS 1860 Magdeburg-Neustadt | 13–0 | 1,053 | Kruschke 4', 52', 67' Nový 19' Schlosser 34', 40', 53', 57', 61' Farrona-Pulido 59' Hebisch 74', 86' Puttkammer 78' | | |
| 12 August 2015 | 14:00 | AOK-Stadion | Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–3 | 2,205 | Beck 13' Brandt 67' Chahed 69' Bankert 82' | Caligiuri 9' Bendtner 20' Hunt 44' | |
| 2 September 2015 | 18:00 | MDCC-Arena Platz 2 | Magdeburg | Viktoria Berlin | 1–2 | 350 | Hebisch 17' | Beyazit 37', 44' | |
| 3 September 2015 | 16:30 | B-Platz an der Hamburger Straße | Braunschweig | Eintracht Braunschweig II | 0–1 | | | Dacaj 78' | |
| 12 October 2015 | 18:30 | MDCC-Arena | Magdeburg | Borussia Dortmund | 2–2 | 19,679 | Hebisch 31' Beck 72' | Maruoka 32' Januzaj 33' | |
| 7 January 2016 | 16:30 | | Novo Sancti Petri | Chiclana CF | 8–1 | | Fuchs 4' Sowislo 5' (pen.) Hebisch 18', 38', 41' Beck 46', 82' Razeek 84' | 56' | |
| 16 January 2016 | 13:00 | MDCC-Arena | Magdeburg | SV Babelsberg 03 | 3–1 | | Farrona-Pulido 65' Altiparmak 74' (pen.) Kruschke 86' | Steinborn 21' | |
| 6 February 2016 | 11:00 | MDCC-Arena Platz 2 | Magdeburg | Hannover 96 II | 2–0 | 300 | Razeek 81' Farrona-Pulido 86' | | |
| 12 April 2016 | | HOWOGE-Arena "Hans Zoschke" | Berlin | SV Lichtenberg 47 | 1–0 | 456 | Kruschke 42' | | |

## 3. Liga

On 2 July 2015, the German football association DFB published the preliminary schedule for the new 3. Liga season. 1. FC Magdeburg were awarded the opening game of the season to be held on Friday, 24 July, at 8.30 pm. The match will be broadcast live on television channel MDR.

### 3. Liga fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| MD | Date Kickoff | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Table | Table | Ref. |
| MD | Date Kickoff | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | 1. FC Magdeburg | Opponent | Pos. | Pts. | Ref. |
| 1 | 24 July 2015 20:30 | H | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2–1 | 21,079 | Beck 60' Fuchs 89' | Erb 31' | 3rd | 3 | |
| 2 | 31 July 2015 19:00 | A | 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | 2–2 | 2,870 | Hebisch 6' Fuchs 21' | Parker 57' Derstroff 64' | 6th | 4 | |
| 3 | 16 August 2015 14:00 | H | Hallescher FC | 2–1 | 20,912 | Beck 34', 78' | Osawe 1' | 2nd | 7 | |
| 4 | 21 August 2015 19:00 | A | SV Werder Bremen II | 1–1 | 2,600 | Sowislo 65' (pen.) | Aycicek 90' | 3rd | 8 | |
| 5 | 25 August 2015 20:30 | H | Chemnitzer FC | 2–0 | 19,112 | Beck 20' Brandt 77' | | 2nd | 11 | |
| 6 | 28 August 2015 19:00 | A | SC Fortuna Köln | 1–2 | 3,323 | Beck 20' | Rahn 27' (Pen.), 29' (Pen.) | 3rd | 11 | |
| 8 | 11 September 2015 19:00 | A | Stuttgarter Kickers | 0–1 | 6,270 | | Braun 36' | 5th | 11 | |
| 7 | 15 September 2015 18:30 | H | VfL Osnabrück | 3–0 | 15,324 | Sowislo 49' Beck 61', 72' | | 5th | 14 | |
| 9 | 18 September 2015 19:00 | H | VfR Aalen | 1–2 | 16,093 | Sowislo 21' | Müller 6' Morys 88' | 8th | 14 | |
| 10 | 23 September 2015 20:30 | A | F.C. Hansa Rostock | 1–1 | 16,300 | Altiparmak 68' | Butzen 48' (o.g.) | 8th | 15 | |
| 11 | 26 September 2015 14:00 | H | FC Energie Cottbus | 2–2 | 19,453 | Beck 55', 90+1' (pen.) | Sukuta-Pasu 59' Mattuschka 66' | 7th | 16 | |
| 12 | 2 October 2015 19:00 | A | Holstein Kiel | 0–0 | 6,515 | | | 7th | 17 | |
| 13 | 18 October 2015 14:00 | A | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 0–0 | 10,050 | | | 7th | 18 | |
| 14 | 24 October 2015 14:00 | H | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 1–0 | 14,981 | Malone 83' | | 4th | 21 | |
| 15 | 31 October 2015 14:00 | A | SG Dynamo Dresden | 2–3 | 29,321 | Farrona-Pulido 35' Malone 89' | Eilers 21' (pen.) 81' Testroet 73' | 6th | 21 | |
| 16 | 7 November 2015 14:00 | H | SC Preußen Münster | 3–0 | 16,616 | Beck 10' Fuchs 45+1' Sowislo 81' | | 5th | 24 | |
| 17 | 21 November 2015 14:00 | A | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 0–1 | 2,300 | | Rizzi 82' (pen.) | 7th | 24 | |
| 18 | 28 November 2015 14:00 | H | VfB Stuttgart II | 2–2 | 13,449 | Razeek 28', 38' | Vier 85' Gabriele 90' | 7th | 25 | |
| 19 | 5 December 2015 14:00 | A | Würzburger Kickers | 1–1 | 5,617 | Beck 42' | Fennell 88' | 7th | 26 | |
| 20 | 14 December 2015 18:30 | A | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2–0 | 7,069 | Brandt 8' Beck 14' | | 6th | 29 | |
| 21 | 19 December 2015 14:00 | H | 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | 3–1 | 23,043 | Beck 12', 37', 68' | Derstroff 39' | 4th | 32 | |
| 22 | 24 January 2016 14:00 | A | Hallescher FC | 2–1 | 12,500 | Ernst 5', 68' | Lindenhahn 32' | 4th | 35 | |
| 23 | 30 January 2016 14:00 | H | SV Werder Bremen II | 1–1 | 15,873 | Chahed 47' | Kazior 88' | 4th | 36 | |
| 24 | 5 February 2016 20:30 | A | Chemnitzer FC | 0–0 | 8,278 | | | 4th | 37 | |
| 25 | 13 February 2016 14:00 | H | SC Fortuna Köln | 0–0 | 14,962 | | | 5th | 38 | |
| 26 | 20 February 2016 14:00 | A | VfL Osnabrück | 0–2 | 10,282 | | Savran 34', 70' | 5th | 38 | |
| 27 | 28 February 2016 14:00 | H | Stuttgarter Kickers | 2–1 | 15,412 | Ernst 2' Chahed 32' | Abruscia 66' | 5th | 41 | |
| 28 | 2 March 2016 18:30 | A | VfR Aalen | 0–0 | 4,555 | | | 5th | 42 | |
| 29 | 5 March 2016 14:00 | H | F.C. Hansa Rostock | 4–1 | 20,361 | Sowislo 25' 90+1' (pen.) Farrona-Pulido 39' Beck 77' | Kofler 43' | 4th | 45 | |
| 30 | 12 March 2016 14:00 | A | FC Energie Cottbus | 0–2 | 8,404 | | Michel 8' Kauko 45' | 5th | 45 | |
| 31 | 20 March 2016 14:00 | H | Holstein Kiel | 0–1 | 16,446 | | Janzer 28' | 6th | 45 | |
| 32 | 1 April 2016 20:30 | H | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 0–3 | 21,812 | | Köpke 18', 38' Skarlatidis 44' | 6th | 45 | |
| 33 | 8 April 2016 19:00 | A | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 0–0 | 3,002 | | | 6th | 46 | |
| 34 | 16 April 2016 14:00 | H | SG Dynamo Dresden | 2–2 | 21,954 | Niemeyer 41' Farrona-Pulido 60' | Testroet 63' Eilers 67' | 6th | 47 | |
| 35 | 22 April 2016 19:00 | A | SC Preußen Münster | 2–1 | 8,140 | Beck 16', 89' | Schweers 45' | 6th | 50 | |
| 36 | 30 April 2016 14:00 | H | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 4–0 | 20,532 | Niemeyer 27' Beck 35' Farrona-Pulido 51' Löhmannsröben 85' | | 5th | 53 | |
| 37 | 7 May 2016 13:30 | A | VfB Stuttgart II | 1–0 | 1,410 | Sowislo 46' | | 4th | 56 | |
| 38 | 14 May 2016 13:30 | H | Würzburger Kickers | 0–1 | 22,072 | | Soriano 14' | 4th | 56 | |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Erzgebirge Aue (P) | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 70 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 3 | Würzburger Kickers (O, P) | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 64 | Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal |
| 4 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 56 | Qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 5 | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 56 | |
| 6 | Chemnitzer FC | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 55 | |

## Saxony-Anhalt Cup
### Saxony-Anhalt Cup review

In the Saxony-Anhalt Cup, Magdeburg was drawn to face Kreveser SV in the first round. This is a repeat of last season's second-round pairing which ended with a clear 9-1 victory for then-Regionalliga side.

### Saxony-Anhalt Cup results

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| RD | Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Ref. |
| RD | Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | 1. FC Magdeburg | Opponent | Ref. |
| 1 | 9 August 2015 | 14:00 | Sportschule Osterburg | Osterburg | Kreveser SV | 4–1 | 1,400 | Kruschke 13' (pen.) Brandt 18' Malone 32' Farrona-Pulido 76' | Weihrauch 47' (pen.) | |
| 2 | 10 October 2015 | 14:00 | Guts Muths Stadion | Magdeburg | MSV Börde | 3–0 | 1,500 | Handke 15' Razeek 57' Sowislo 86' | | |
| 3 | 14 November 2015 | 14:00 | Stadion Volkspark | Wittenberg | FC Grün-Weiß Piesteritz | 8–0 | 1,051 | Kruschke 10' Beck 30', 48' Hebisch 71', 74', 82' Sowislo 87' Reimann 88' | | |
| QF | 26 March 2016 | 14:00 | Stadion am Zoo | Halle (Saale) | VfL Halle 96 | 4–0 | 1,200 | Bankert 24' Kruschke 28' Altiparmak 86' Beck 91' | | |
| SF | 27 April 2016 | 18:00 | Heinrich Germer Stadium | Magdeburg | FSV Barleben | 5–1 | 3,347 | Hammann 6', 43' Farrona-Pulido 40' Ernst 45' Altiparmak 53' | Piele 90' | |
| F | 18 May 2016 | 20:30 | Erdgas Sportpark | Halle | Hallescher FC | 1–2 | 13,297 | Malone 88' | Osawe 27' Lindenhahn 77' | |

## Player information

As of 19 May 2016
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 3. Liga | 3. Liga | Saxony-Anhalt Cup | Saxony-Anhalt Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | GER | Matthias Tischer | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CZE | Lukáš Nový | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GER | Christopher Handke | 33 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | GER | Silvio Bankert | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Felix Schiller | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | GER | Jan Löhmannsröben | 35 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | GER | Lars Fuchs | 20 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | GER | Steffen Puttkammer | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GER | Manuel Farrona-Pulido | 33 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | GER | Nico Hammann | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | GER | Christian Beck | 43 | 22 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | GK | GER | Jan Glinker | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Ryan Malone | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | GER | Niklas Brandt | 38 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | GER | Kevin Kruschke | 15 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 16 | DF | GER | Nils Butzen | 37 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | POL | Marius Sowislo | 41 | 9 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | FW | GER | Nicolas Hebisch | 26 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | MF | GER | Michel Niemeyer | 20 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | GER | Ahmed Waseem Razeek | 29 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | GER | David Kinsombi | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | CAN | André Hainault | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | GER | Tarek Chahed | 36 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | GER | Sebastian Ernst | 18 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | GER | Burak Altiparmak | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | GK | GER | Lukas Cichos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2015–16 season ||||||||||
| 10 | MF | GER | Marcel Schlosser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | GER | Sven Reimann | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | GER | Sven Torge Bremer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |