# 2015–16 Odense Boldklub season

The 2015–16 Odense Boldklub season was the teams' 127th football season since formation. They ended 7th in the Danish Superliga and were knocked out in the third round of DBU Pokalen.

## Pre-season and friendlies

OB did precede their 2015–16 campaign with a local tour of 2 exhibition matches on Funen, including a training camp in Sweden, with friendlies against Nottingham Forest and Ängelholm.

## First team

    Last updated on 17 February 2016
| Squad no. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Michael Tørnes | GK | (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 30) |
| 13 | Sten Grytebust | GK | (1989-10-25)25 October 1989 (aged 26) |
| 16 | Michael Falkesgaard | GK | (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 25) |
| 25 | Maksym Koval | GK | (1992-12-09)9 December 1992 (aged 23) |
| Defenders |||||
| 3 | Frederik Tingager | CB | (1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (aged 23) |
| 4 | Hallgrímur Jónasson (captain) | CB | (1986-05-04)4 May 1986 (aged 30) |
| 5 | Lasse Nielsen | CB | (1987-03-03)3 March 1987 (aged 29) |
| 6 | Mohammed Diarra | LB | (1992-06-20)20 June 1992 (aged 23) |
| 20 | Jacob Barrett Laursen | LB | (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 21) |
| 22 | Ari Skúlason | LB | (1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 29) |
| 24 | Oliver Lund | RB | (1990-08-21)21 August 1990 (aged 25) |
| 30 | Magnus Pedersen | CB | (1996-11-23)23 November 1996 (aged 19) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 7 | Jóan Símun Edmundsson | LM | (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 24) |
| 8 | Mohamed El Makrini | CM | (1987-07-06)6 July 1987 (aged 28) |
| 11 | Lucas Jensen | RM | (1994-10-08)8 October 1994 (aged 21) |
| 14 | Jens Jakob Thomasen | CM | (1996-05-25)25 May 1996 (aged 20) |
| 15 | Izunna Uzochukwu | CM | (1990-04-11)11 April 1990 (aged 26) |
| 18 | Azer Bušuladžić | CM | (1991-11-12)12 November 1991 (aged 24) |
| 19 | Mikkel Desler | CM | (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 21) |
| 21 | Mathias Greve | CM | (1995-02-11)11 February 1995 (aged 21) |
| 29 | Anders Thomsen | CM | (1995-07-29)29 July 1995 (aged 20) |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Rasmus Falk | FW | (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 (aged 24) |
| 10 | Rasmus Festersen | FW | (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 29) |
| 28 | Anders K. Jacobsen | FW | (1989-10-27)27 October 1989 (aged 26) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | 14 | Jens Jakob Thomasen | Youth academy | | |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | 30 | Magnus Pedersen | Youth academy | | |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | 3 | Kasper Larsen | FC Astana | Back from loan | |
| 1 July 2015 | FW | 23 | Thomas Mikkelsen | IFK Göteborg | Back from loan | |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | 16 | Michael Falkesgaard | Brøndby IF | Free transfer | |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | 24 | Oliver Lund | FC Vestsjælland | ? | |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | 8 | Mohamed El Makrini | SC Cambuur | Free transfer | |
| 3 July 2015 | FW | 10 | Rasmus Festersen | FC Vestsjælland | 3,000,000 DKK | |
| 13 August 2015 | GK | 1 | Michael Tørnes | Sandefjord Fotball | Free transfer | |
| 31 August 2015 | GK | 25 | Maksym Koval | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Loan | |
| 19 September 2015 | CM | 26 | Matti Lund Nielsen | Delfino Pescara 1936 | Free transfer | |
| 1 January 2016 | CB | 3 | Frederik Tingager | Holbæk B&I | ? | |
| 26 January 2016 | CM | 15 | Izunna Uzochukwu | FC Amkar Perm | 5,250,000 DKK | |
| 17 February 2016 | GK | 13 | Sten Grytebust | Aalesunds FK | Free transfer | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 8,250,000 DKK | 8,250,000 DKK |
$^a$ = Market value

### Transfers out

| Departure date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | – | Emil Peter Jørgensen | FC Fredericia | Free transfer | |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | 8 | Martin Spelmann | Gençlerbirliği S.K. | 3,000,000 DKK | |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | 26 | Daniel Høegh | FC Basel | 6,000,000 DKK | |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | 28 | Håkon Skogseid | Lillestrøm SK | End of contract | |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | 17 | Mads Toppel | Næsby BK | Free transfer | |
| 14 August 2015 | CB | 3 | Kasper Larsen | FC Groningen | 3,400,000 DKK | |
| 27 August 2015 | FW | 13 | Vladimir Dvalishvili | | Released | |
| 31 December 2015 | MF | 26 | Matti Lund Nielsen | | End of contract | |
| 8 January 2016 | DF | 2 | Mikkel Kirkeskov | Aalesunds FK | ? | |
| 13 January 2016 | MF | 15 | Lasse Kryger | AC Horsens | ? | |
| 22 January 2016 | MF | 7 | Emil Larsen | Columbus Crew SC | 3,000,000 DKK | |
| 28 January 2016 | GK | 27 | Casper Radza | Næsby BK | Released | |
| 31 January 2016 | FW | 17 | Kenneth Zohore | K.V. Kortrijk | 10,000,000 DKK | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 25,400,000 DKK | 25,400,000 DKK |

## Competitions
### Danish Superliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | AaB | 33 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 50 |
| 6 | Randers | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 47 |
| 7 | Odense | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 46 |
| 8 | Viborg | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 40 |
| 9 | Nordsjælland | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 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: 29 May 2016. Source: Statto.com

#### Result by round

| Matchday | 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 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

### DBU Pokalen
## Squad statistics
### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
    Last updated on 8 May 2016
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Superliga | DBU Pokalen | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Rasmus Festersen | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | FW | 28 | Anders K. Jacobsen | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | – | Kenneth Zohore | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | 9 | Rasmus Falk | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 21 | Mathias Greve | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 22 | Ari Skúlason | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Mohamed El Makrini | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | – | Lasse Kryger | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | – | Emil Larsen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 44 | 3 | 47 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 8 May 2016
| No. | Pos. | Name | Superliga | Superliga | DBU Pokalen | DBU Pokalen | Total | Total |
| 8 | MF | Mohamed El Makrini | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Azer Bušuladžić | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Oliver Lund | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Rasmus Falk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| – | DF | Mikkel Kirkeskov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Mathias Greve | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Ari Skúlason | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Izunna Uzochukwu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Maksym Koval | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Hallgrímur Jónasson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Lasse Nielsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Mohammed Diarra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Rasmus Festersen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Mikkel Desler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| – | MF | Emil Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 |