# 2015–16 Hertha BSC season

The 2015–16 Hertha BSC season was the 123rd season in club history.

## Background
### Background information

Hertha BSC finished the 2014–15 Bundesliga in fifteenth place, thus ensuring a place in the 2015–16 Bundesliga. It was confirmed on May 25, 2015, that Pál Dárdai will continue his role as Hertha's head coach for this season.

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee |
| MF | Niklas Stark | 20 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Undisclosed |
| MF | Vladimír Darida | 24 | SC Freiburg | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Undisclosed |
| MF | Sinan Kurt | 19 | Bayern Munich | Transfer | Winter | 2019 | Undisclosed |
| FW | Vedad Ibišević | 31 | VfB Stuttgart | Transfer | Summer | | Undisclosed |
| MF | Mitchell Weiser | 21 | Bayern Munich | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| GK | Nils Körber | 18 | Hertha BSC Youth | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | – |

### Out

| Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee |
| MF | Marcel Ndjeng | 32 | SC Paderborn | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| DF | John Heitinga | 31 | Ajax Amsterdam | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| MF | Fabian Holland | 24 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Transfer | Summer | €300,000 |
| GK | Sascha Burchert | 25 | Vålerenga Fotball | Loan | Summer | |
| MF | Peter Niemeyer | 31 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| FW | Sandro Wagner | 27 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| DF | Nico Schulz | 22 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| MF | Hajime Hosogai | 29 | Bursaspor | Loan | Summer | |
| GK | Marius Gersbeck | 20 | Chemnitzer FC | Loan | Winter | |
| DF | Yanni Regäsel | 20 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| MF | Änis Ben-Hatira | 27 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 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. | Hertha BSC | Opponent | Ref. |
| 1 July 2015 | 18:30 | A | Berlin | 1. FC Lübars | 7–2 | 1,248 | Hegeler 29', 41' Langkamp 48' Blumberg 68' Mittelstädt 73', 82' Lustenberger 84' | Fell 2' Morlang 30' | |
| 3 July 2015 | 17:30 | A | Ludwigsfelde | DB-Nationalmannschaft | 10–2 | 745 | Mittelstädt 13', 77' Hegeler 14', 32' Allagui 17', 45', 85', 86' Lustenberger 37' Kauter 62' | 56' 72' | |
| 8 July 2015 | 18:30 | A | Fürstenwalde | FSV Union Fürstenwalde | 2–0 | 1,637 | Pekarík 13', 77' | | |
| 11 July 2015 | 18:00 | A | Neustrelitz | TSG Neustrelitz | 2–2 | 1,079 | Allagui 39' Niemeyer 60' | Albrecht 58' Brinkmann 75' | |
| 15 July 2015 | 19:00 | A | Neuruppin | Rayo Vallecano | 0–1 | | | Clavería 84' | |
| 21 July 2015 | 18:00 | A | Grödig | SV Grödig | 2–2 | | Ronny 54' Kalou 68' | Gschweidl 6' Wallner 64' | |
| 22 July 2015 | 18:30 | A | Schladming | Fulham F.C. | 2–2 | | Darida 5' Hegeler 14' (pen.) | Taggart 30' Woodrow 71' | |
| 25 July 2015 | 18:00 | A | Schladming | Akhisar Belediyespor | 1–0 | | Schulz 56' | | |
| 1 August 2015 | 17:30 | A | Berlin | Genoa C.F.C. | 0–2 | 5,823 | | Laxalt 6' Lazović 79' | |
| 11 January 2016 | 17:30 | A | Belek | Hannover 96 | 1–0 | | Ibišević 56' | | |
| 12 January 2016 | 18:30 | A | Belek | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–2 | | Plattenhardt 60' Haraguchi 69' | Johnson 34' Raffael 47' | |
| 13 January 2016 | 20:00 | A | Belek | VfL Bochum | 1–4 | | Baumjohann 7' | Mlapa 49', 75' Sağlam 57' Novikovas 61' | |
| 16 January 2016 | 16:00 | A | Belek | FC Vaduz | 1–0 | | Ibišević 36' | | |
| 24 March 2016 | | A | Berlin | Hertha BSC II | 1–3 | | Beerens | Henning Owusu Ronny | |

## Bundesliga
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 45 | |
| 9 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 43 | |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Mainz 05; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Hertha BSC.

### 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. | Hertha BSC | Opponent | Pos. | Pts. | Ref. |
| 1 | 15 August 2015 15:30 | A | FC Augsburg | 1–0 | 30,000 | Kalou 48' (pen.) | | 7th | 3 | |
| 2 | 21 August 2015 20:30 | H | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | 56,376 | Stocker 6' | Ujah 26' | 7th | 4 | |
| 3 | 30 August 2015 15:30 | A | Borussia Dortmund | 1–3 | 80,500 | Kalou 78' | Hummels 27' Aubameyang 51' Ramos 90+3' | 10th | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 September 2015 15:30 | H | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | 45,994 | Haraguchi 14' Lustenberger 45+3' | Šunjić 36' | 7th | 7 | |
| 5 | 19 September 2015 15:30 | A | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | 30,000 | | Dost 76', 89' (pen.) | 11th | 7 | |
| 6 | 22 September 2015 20:00 | H | 1. FC Köln | 2–0 | 40,181 | Ibišević 43', 90+4' | | 5th | 10 | |
| 7 | 27 September 2015 15:30 | A | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | 46,000 | Darida 82' | Meier 22' | 6th | 11 | |
| 8 | 3 October 2015 15:30 | H | Hamburger SV | 3–0 | 65,427 | Kalou 17' Ibišević 77', 79' | | 4th | 14 | |
| 9 | 17 October 2015 15:30 | A | Schalke 04 | 1–2 | 61,336 | Kalou 73' | Höwedes 27' Meyer 90+2' | 5th | 14 | |
| 10 | 24 October 2015 18:30 | A | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 1–0 | 15,000 | Weiser 11' | | 5th | 17 | |
| 11 | 31 October 2015 15:30 | H | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–4 | 58,566 | Baumjohann 82' (pen.) | Wendt 26' Raffael 28' Xhaka 55' Nordtveit 90+1' | 6th | 17 | |
| 12 | 6 November 2015 20:30 | A | Hannover 96 | 3–1 | 40,200 | Kalou 33', 60', 87' (pen.) | Kiyotake 70' (pen.) | 4th | 20 | |
| 13 | 22 November 2015 15:30 | H | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–0 | 37,045 | Polanski 30' (o.g.) | | 4th | 23 | |
| 14 | 28 November 2015 15:30 | A | Bayern Munich | 0–2 | 75,000 | | Müller 34' Coman 41' | 5th | 23 | |
| 15 | 5 December 2015 15:30 | H | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | 41,819 | Darida 7' Brooks 60' | Hernández 29' | 4th | 26 | |
| 16 | 12 December 2015 15:30 | A | SV Darmstadt 98 | 4–0 | 17,000 | Ibišević 12', 50' Plattenhardt 26' Kalou 77' | | 3rd | 29 | |
| 17 | 20 December 2015 15:30 | H | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 2–0 | 39,835 | Darida 34' Kalou 54' | | 3rd | 32 | |
| 18 | 23 January 2016 15:30 | H | FC Augsburg | 0–0 | 35,196 | | | 3rd | 33 | |
| 19 | 30 January 2016 15:30 | A | Werder Bremen | 3–3 | 40,141 | Darida 29' Plattenhardt 42' Kalou 71' | Bartels 67' Pizarro 75', 77' | 3rd | 34 | |
| 20 | 6 February 2016 15:30 | H | Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | 74,244 | | | 3rd | 35 | |
| 21 | 13 February 2016 15:30 | A | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | 45,465 | | Die 51' Kostić 84' | 4th | 35 | |
| 22 | 20 February 2016 15:30 | H | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | 40,126 | Kalou 60' | Schäfer 53' | 3rd | 36 | |
| 23 | 26 February 2016 20:30 | A | 1. FC Köln | 1–0 | 48,900 | Ibišević 43' | | 3rd | 39 | |
| 24 | 2 March 2016 20:00 | H | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–0 | 36,608 | Weiser 63' Kalou 78' | | 3rd | 42 | |
| 25 | 6 March 2016 17:30 | A | Hamburger SV | 0–2 | 46,136 | | Müller 58', 75' | 3rd | 42 | |
| 26 | 11 March 2016 20:30 | H | FC Schalke 04 | 2–0 | 52,000 | Ibišević 42' Stark 65' | | 3rd | 45 | |
| 27 | 19 March 2016 15:30 | H | FC Ingolstadt | 2–1 | 40,385 | Haraguchi 54' Kalou 69' | Hinterseer 75' | 3rd | 48 | |
| 28 | 3 April 2016 15:30 | A | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–5 | 53,114 | | Hazard 14', 80' Hahn 60' Herrmann 76' Traoré 85' | 3rd | 48 | |
| 29 | 8 April 2016 20:30 | H | Hannover 96 | 2–2 | 45,229 | Ibišević 3' Kalou 72' | Sobiech 18' Schmiedebach 58' | 3rd | 49 | |
| 30 | 16 April 2016 15:30 | A | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–2 | 27,745 | Stark 27' | Schär 33' Uth 85' | 4th | 49 | |
| 31 | 23 April 2016 15:30 | H | FC Bayern München | 0–2 | 76,233 | | Vidal 48' Douglas Costa 79' | 4th | 49 | |
| 32 | 30 April 2016 18:30 | A | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–2 | 30,210 | Ibišević 21' | Brandt 2' Bender 16' | 5th | 49 | |
| 33 | 7 May 2016 15:30 | H | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1–2 | 60,280 | Darida 14' | Gondorf 24' Wagner 83' | 6th | 49 | |
| 34 | 14 May 2016 15:30 | A | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 0–0 | 33,800 | | | 7th | 50 | |

## 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 | Hertha BSC | Opponent | Ref. |
| Round 1 | 10 August 2015 | 18:30 | A | Bielefeld | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–0 | 21,484 | Kalou 73' Darida 88' | | |
| Round 2 | 27 October 2015 | 19:00 | A | Frankfurt | FSV Frankfurt | 2–1 (aet) | 8,177 | Kalou 56', 99' (pen.) | Golley 47' | |
| Round of 16 | 16 December 2015 | 19:00 | A | Nuremberg | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–0 | 35,204 | Darida 32' Brooks 65' | | |
| Quarter-finals | 10 February 2016 | 19:00 | A | Heidenheim | 1. FC Heidenheim | 3–2 | 11,900 | Ibišević 14', 21' Haraguchi 58' | Feick 10' Schnatterer 82' (pen.) | |
| Semi-finals | 20 April 2016 | 20:30 | H | Berlin | Borussia Dortmund | 0–3 | 76,233 | | Castro 21' Reus 75' Mkhitaryan 83' | |

## 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 | GER | Thomas Kraft | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SVK | Peter Pekarík | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | NOR | Per Ciljan Skjelbred | 36 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | GER | Niklas Stark | 23 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CZE | Vladimír Darida | 35 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | CIV | Salomon Kalou | 37 | 17 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | GER | Alexander Baumjohann | 27 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | TUN | Sami Allagui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | BRA | Ronny | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | GER | Jens Hegeler | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SUI | Valentin Stocker | 24 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | GER | Sebastian Langkamp | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | GER | Julian Schieber | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GER | Tolga Ciğerci | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GER | Sinan Kurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | BIH | Vedad Ibišević | 30 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | GER | Mitchell Weiser | 33 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | GER | Marvin Plattenhardt | 37 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | NOR | Rune Jarstein | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | GER | Johannes van den Bergh | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Genki Haraguchi | 37 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | USA | John Brooks | 27 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | NED | Roy Beerens | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | SUI | Fabian Lustenberger | 34 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | GER | Nils Körber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | GER | Florian Kohls | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | GER | Maximilian Mittelstädt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2015–16 season ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | JPN | Hajime Hosogai (on loan to Bursaspor) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | TUN | Änis Ben-Hatira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GER | Peter Niemeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | GER | Nico Schulz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | GER | Sascha Burchert (on loan to Vålerenga Fotball) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | GER | Sandro Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | GER | Marius Gersbeck (on loan to Chemnitzer FC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | GER | Yanni Regäsel | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |