# 2015–16 FC Ingolstadt 04 season

The 2015–16 FC Ingolstadt 04 season was the 12th season in the club's history and their first in the Bundesliga.

## Events

Media Markt became the shirt sponsor on 3 May 2015, signing a three-year deal.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee |
| 18 | DF | Romain Brégerie | 28 | Yes | Darmstadt 98 | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Free |
| 25 | FW | Elias Kachunga | 23 | Yes | SC Paderborn | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Undisclosed |
| 26 | GK | Ørjan Håskjold Nyland | 24 | Yes | Molde | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | €1,000,000 |
| 29 | DF | Markus Suttner | 28 | Yes | Austria Wien | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| 31 | MF | Maurice Multhaup | 18 | Yes | Schalke 04 | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| 37 | FW | Darío Lezcano | 25 | No | Luzern | Transfer | Winter | 2020 | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee |
| GK | André Weis | 25 | Yes | FSV Frankfurt | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| DF | Andre Mijatović | 35 | Yes | Retirement | Released | Summer | — |
| DF | Ralph Gunesch | 31 | Yes | | Released | Summer | Free |
| FW | Karl-Heinz Lappe | 27 | Yes | Bayern Munich II | Released | Summer | Free |
| MF | Thomas Pledl | 21 | Yes | SV Sandhausen | Loan | Winter | |
| FW | Tomáš Pekhart | 26 | Yes | AEK Athens | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| MF | Stefan Wannenwetsch | 24 | Yes | Hansa Rostock | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |

## Friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Ref. |
| Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Res. | Att. | FC Ingolstadt | Opponent | Ref. |
| 4 July 2015 | 18:00 | A | Burghausen | Wacker Burghausen | 3–1 | 700 | Brégerie 38' Kachunga 39' Pekhart 77' | Kadrijaj 89' | |
| 8 July 2015 | 18:00 | A | Großmehring | VfR Aalen | 3–1 | 1,250 | Groß 44' Hinterseer 47' Pekhart 57' | Drexler 70' | |
| 12 July 2015 | 18:00 | A | Grödig | SV Grödig | 0–1 | 700 | | Wallner 74' | |
| 15 July 2015 | 18:00 | A | Mittersill | Zbrojovka Brno | 2–0 | | Brégerie 8' Cohen 68' | | |
| 18 July 2015 | 18:00 | | Lienz | Udinese | 1–0 | 500 | Groß 44' | | |
| 25 July 2015 | 15:30 | H | Ingolstadt | Celta Vigo | 1–0 | 2,500 | Groß 16' | | |
| 29 July 2015 | 18:00 | A | Leipzig | RB Leipzig | 0–2 | 7,119 | | Demme 62' Forsberg 78' | |
| 1 August 2015 | | | | Al-Wahda | 1–1 | 400 | Hinterseer 47' | Tagliabué 61' | |
| 4 September 2015 | 16:00 | H | Ingolstadt | Greuther Fürth | 3–1 | 1,006 | Flekker 50' (o.g.) Kachunga 80' Röcker 87' (o.g.) | Kumbela 44' | |
| 7 January 2016 | | A | Aalen | VfR Aalen | 1–1 | 250 | Cohen 80' | Wegkamp 56' | |
| 10 January 2016 | 16:00 | H | Ingolstadt | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 6–1 | 300 | Multhaup 11' Groß 18' Kachunga 21', 33' Hartmann 72' (pen.) Hinterseer 85' | Breier 50' | |
| 13 January 2016 | 14:30 | H | Ingolstadt | Karlsruher SC | 1–0 | 200 | Hartmann 17' (pen.) | | |
| 16 January 2016 | 15:30 | A | Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | 1,021 | | | |

## Bundesliga
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 43 |
| 10 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 41 |
| 11 | FC Ingolstadt | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 40 |
| 12 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 38 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 38 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 May 2016. Source: Bundesliga

### Bundesliga fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss
| 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. | FC Ingostadt | Opponent | Pos. | Pts. | Ref. |
| 1 | 15 August 2015 15:30 | A | Mainz 05 | 1–0 | 28,000 | Hinterseer 66' | | 7th | 3 | |
| 2 | 23 August 2015 15:30 | H | Borussia Dortmund | 0–4 | 15,000 | | Ginter 55' Reus 60' Kagawa 84' Aubameyang 90+1' | 9th | 3 | |
| 3 | 29 August 2015 15:30 | A | FC Augsburg | 1–0 | 30,003 | Leckie 63' | | 7th | 6 | |
| 4 | 12 September 2015 15:30 | H | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–0 | 14,095 | | | 9th | 7 | |
| 5 | 19 September 2015 15:30 | A | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | 40,500 | Hartmann 90+3' (pen.) | | 6th | 10 | |
| 6 | 22 September 2015 20:00 | H | Hamburger SV | 0–1 | 15,000 | | Gregoritsch 87' | 8th | 10 | |
| 7 | 25 September 2015 20:30 | A | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | 47,800 | Matip 21' | Modeste 10' | 8th | 11 | |
| 8 | 3 October 2015 15:30 | H | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–0 | 15,000 | Groß 78' Lex 84' | | 6th | 14 | |
| 9 | 18 October 2015 17:30 | A | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | 45,700 | | Didavi 59' | 8th | 14 | |
| 10 | 24 October 2015 18:30 | H | Hertha BSC | 0–1 | 15,000 | | Weiser 11' | 8th | 14 | |
| 11 | 31 October 2015 15:30 | A | Schalke 04 | 1–1 | 60,144 | Levels 39' | Sané 77' | 8th | 15 | |
| 12 | 7 November 2015 15:30 | A | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–0 | 52,331 | | | 10th | 16 | |
| 13 | 22 November 2015 17:30 | H | Darmstadt 98 | 3–1 | 14,551 | Bauer 58' Hartmann 60' (pen.) 88' | Sulu 9' | 8th | 19 | |
| 14 | 28 November 2015 15:30 | A | Hannover 96 | 0–4 | 35,000 | | Marcelo 5' Andreasen 11' Karaman 24' Bech 85' | 11th | 19 | |
| 15 | 5 December 2015 15:30 | H | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–1 | 14,255 | Roger 66' | Uth 90+6' | 11th | 20 | |
| 16 | 12 December 2015 15:30 | A | Bayern Munich | 0–2 | 75,000 | | Lewandowski 65' Lahm 75' | 11th | 20 | |
| 17 | 19 December 2015 15:30 | H | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | 15,000 | | Hernández 73' | 11th | 20 | |
| 18 | 23 January 2016 15:30 | H | Mainz 05 | 1–0 | 13,500 | Hartmann 41' (pen.) | | 10th | 23 | |
| 19 | 30 January 2016 15:30 | A | Borussia Dortmund | 0–2 | 81,359 | | Aubameyang 77', 86' | 10th | 23 | |
| 20 | 6 February 2016 15:30 | H | FC Augsburg | 2–1 | 15,000 | Matip 59' Hartmann 85' (pen.) | Stafylidis 14' | 10th | 26 | |
| 21 | 13 February 2016 15:30 | A | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | 26,884 | | Draxler 29' Knoche 39' | 12th | 26 | |
| 22 | 20 February 2016 15:30 | H | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | 15,000 | Hübner 12' Hinterseer 90' (pen.) | | 10th | 29 | |
| 23 | 27 February 2016 15:30 | A | Hamburger SV | 1–1 | 50,675 | Hinterseer 61' | Drmić 7' | 9th | 30 | |
| 24 | 1 March 2016 20:00 | H | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | 14,503 | Hinterseer 36' | Modeste 72' | 9th | 31 | |
| 25 | 5 March 2016 15:30 | A | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | 40,000 | Hartmann 8' (pen.) | Russ 69' | 9th | 32 | |
| 26 | 12 March 2016 15:30 | H | VfB Stuttgart | 3–3 | 15,107 | Hartmann 4' Leckie 56' Lezcano 61' | Kostić 9' Rupp 79' Didavi 84' (pen.) | 10th | 33 | |
| 27 | 19 March 2016 15:30 | A | Hertha BSC | 1–2 | 40,385 | Hinterseer 75' | Haraguchi 54' Kalou 69' | 10th | 33 | |
| 28 | 2 April 2016 15:30 | H | Schalke 04 | 3–0 | 15,200 | Hartmann 29' (pen.) Hinterseer 45+2' Lezcano 65' | | 9th | 36 | |
| 29 | 9 April 2016 15:30 | H | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–0 | 15,200 | Hartmann 88' | | 9th | 39 | |
| 30 | 16 April 2016 15:30 | A | Darmstadt 98 | 0–2 | 15,600 | | Rausch 51' Wagner 85' | 9th | 39 | |
| 31 | 23 April 2016 15:30 | H | Hannover 96 | 2–2 | 14,831 | Morales 10' Hartmann 25' | Sakai 58' Kiyotake 82' | 9th | 40 | |
| 32 | 30 April 2016 15:30 | A | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–2 | 26,561 | Lex 17' | Uth 37' Amiri 84' | 9th | 40 | |
| 33 | 7 May 2016 15:30 | H | Bayern Munich | 1–2 | 15,617 | Hartmann 42' | Lewandowski 15' (pen.), 32' | 10th | 40 | |
| 34 | 14 May 2016 15:30 | A | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–3 | 29,220 | Leckie 16' Hartmann 69' (pen.) | Aránguiz 31' Kießling 37', 61' | 11th | 40 | |

## DFB–Pokal

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| RD | Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Ref. |
| RD | Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | FC Ingolstadt | Opponent | Ref. |
| 1 | 9 August 2015 | 16:00 | A | Unterhaching | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1–2 | 6,500 | Hartmann 83' | Einsiedler 30', 48' | |

## Player information

As of 15 May 2016
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AUT | Ramazan Özcan | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Benjamin Hübner | 31 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Alfredo Morales | 25 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Mathew Leckie | 32 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Roger | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GER | Moritz Hartmann | 31 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GER | Pascal Groß | 33 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | GER | Michael Zant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | GER | Stefan Lex | 22 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | BRA | Danilo Soares | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | AUT | Lukas Hinterseer | 29 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Romain Brégerie | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GER | Max Christiansen | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | KAZ | Konstantin Engel | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | GER | Danny da Costa | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | GER | Robert Bauer | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | GER | Elias Kachunga | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | NOR | Ørjan Håskjold Nyland | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | GER | Tobias Levels | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | AUT | Markus Suttner | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | GER | Maurice Multhaup | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | CMR | Marvin Matip | 34 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ISR | Almog Cohen | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | PAR | Darío Lezcano | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | GK | GER | Christian Ortag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2015–16 season ||||||||||
| 11 | FW | CZE | Tomáš Pekhart | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | GER | Stefan Wannenwetsch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | GER | Thomas Pledl (on loan to SV Sandhausen) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |