# 2015–16 1. FSV Mainz 05 season

The 2015–16 1. FSV Mainz 05 season is the 111th season in the football club's history and 7th consecutive and 10th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2009. In addition to the domestic league, Mainz will also participate in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This will be the 5th season for the club in the Coface Arena, located in Mainz, Germany. The stadium has a capacity of 34,034. The season covers a period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Loris Karius |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Giulio Donati |
| 3 | DF | NGA | Leon Balogun |
| 5 | DF | POR | Henrique Sereno |
| 6 | MF | GER | Danny Latza |
| 7 | DF | SWE | Pierre Bengtsson |
| 8 | MF | GER | Christoph Moritz |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Yoshinori Muto |
| 10 | MF | TUR | Yunus Mallı |
| 11 | FW | DEN | Emil Berggreen |
| 14 | MF | AUT | Julian Baumgartlinger (captain) |
| 15 | FW | COL | Jhon Córdoba (on loan from Granada) |
| 16 | DF | GER | Stefan Bell |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Jairo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | GER | Daniel Brosinski |
| 19 | MF | COL | Elkin Soto |
| 20 | MF | SUI | Fabian Frei |
| 21 | FW | AUT | Karim Onisiwo |
| 23 | GK | ITA | Gianluca Curci |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Gaëtan Bussmann |
| 26 | DF | GER | Niko Bungert |
| 27 | MF | GER | Christian Clemens (on loan from Schalke 04) |
| 29 | FW | GER | Devante Parker |
| 32 | FW | ARG | Pablo de Blasis |
| 33 | GK | GER | Jannik Huth |
| 42 | DF | GER | Alexander Hack |
| 45 | MF | GER | Suat Serdar |
| 47 | MF | GER | Philipp Klement |

### On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 28 | MF | BUL | Todor Nedelev (at Botev Plovdiv) |
| 31 | FW | GER | Florian Niederlechner (at SC Freiburg) |
| 25 | MF | DEN | Niki Zimling (at FSV Frankfurt) |
| — | MF | GER | Maximilian Beister (at 1860 Munich) |
| — | GK | GER | Robin Zentner (at Holstein Kiel) |
| — | MF | KOS | Besar Halimi (at FSV Frankfurt) |

## Competitions

Win Draw Loss

### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 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 | |
* 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: 7 May 2016. Source: Bundesliga

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | W | D |
| Position | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |