# 2015–16 in German football

The 2015–16 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Germany.

## Promotion and relegation
### Pre–season

| League | Promoted to League | Relegated from League |
| Bundesliga | FC Ingolstadt Darmstadt 98 | SC Freiburg SC Paderborn |
| 2. Bundesliga | Arminia Bielefeld MSV Duisburg | Erzgebirge Aue VfR Aalen |
| 3. Liga | Werder Bremen II 1. FC Magdeburg Würzburger Kickers | Borussia Dortmund II SpVgg Unterhaching Jahn Regensburg |
| Bundesliga (women) | 1. FC Köln Werder Bremen | MSV Duisburg Herforder SV |
| 2. Bundesliga (women) | SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Borussia Mönchengladbach TSV Schott Mainz Eintracht Wetzlar BW Hohen Neuendorf | VfL Bochum 1. FC Union Berlin Magdeburger FFC 1. FFC Montabaur 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen |

### Post–season

| League | Promoted to League | Relegated from League |
| Bundesliga | SC Freiburg RB Leipzig | VfB Stuttgart Hannover 96 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Dynamo Dresden Erzgebirge Aue Würzburger Kickers | MSV Duisburg FSV Frankfurt SC Paderborn |
| 3. Liga | FSV Zwickau Sportfreunde Lotte Jahn Regensburg | Stuttgarter Kickers Energie Cottbus VfB Stuttgart II |
| Bundesliga (women) | MSV Duisburg Borussia Mönchengladbach | Werder Bremen 1. FC Köln |
| 2. Bundesliga (women) | Bramfelder SV 1. FC Union Berlin Arminia Bielefeld 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen SC Sand II | ETSV Würzburg Alemannia Aachen Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf FFV Leipzig Holstein Kiel |

## National teams
### Germany national football team
#### UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
##### UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Germany | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 22 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Poland | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 21 | Qualify for final tournament | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 8–1 |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 18 | Advance to play-offs | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 |
| 4 | Scotland | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 15 | | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 6–1 |
| 5 | Georgia | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 9 | | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 56 | −54 | 0 | | 0–7 | 0–7 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 0–3 | — |

##### UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

#### UEFA Euro 2016
##### UEFA Euro 2016 Group C table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Germany 0–0 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

##### UEFA Euro 2016 fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Void

### Germany women's national football team
#### UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 24 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Russia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 14 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Hungary | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 8 | |
| 4 | Croatia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 7 | |
| 5 | Turkey | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 4 | |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### 2016 SheBelieves Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | United States (H, C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
Win  Draw  Loss

## League season
### Men
#### Bundesliga
##### Bundesliga standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 17 | +63 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 82 | 34 | +48 | 78 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 60 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 14 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 38 | |
| 15 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 37 | |
| 16 | Eintracht Frankfurt (O) | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 36 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | VfB Stuttgart (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 33 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Hannover 96 (R) | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 31 | 62 | −31 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
* 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.

#### 2. Bundesliga
##### 2. Bundesliga standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Freiburg (C, P) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 39 | +36 | 72 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | RB Leipzig (P) | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 67 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 65 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 53 | |
| 5 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 51 | |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 49 | |
| 7 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 47 | |
| 8 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 46 | |
| 9 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 46 | |
| 10 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 45 | |
| 11 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 45 | |
| 12 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 42 | |
| 13 | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 40 | |
| 14 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 35 | |
| 15 | 1860 Munich | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 34 | |
| 16 | MSV Duisburg (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 32 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | FSV Frankfurt (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 32 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 18 | SC Paderborn (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 28 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
* ↑ SV Sandhausen were deducted three points for license violation.

#### 3. Liga
##### 3. Liga standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dynamo Dresden (C, P) | 38 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 75 | 35 | +40 | 78 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 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 | |
| 7 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 54 | |
| 8 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 50 | |
| 9 | Preußen Münster | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 49 | |
| 10 | Hansa Rostock | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 49 | |
| 11 | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 49 | |
| 12 | Mainz 05 II | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 48 | |
| 13 | Hallescher FC | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 48 | |
| 14 | Holstein Kiel | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 48 | |
| 15 | VfR Aalen | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 44 | |
| 16 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 43 | |
| 17 | Werder Bremen II | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 43 | |
| 18 | Stuttgarter Kickers (R) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 43 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 19 | Energie Cottbus (R) | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 41 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 20 | VfB Stuttgart II (R) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 31 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
* 1 2 3 Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.

## German clubs in Europe
### UEFA Champions League
#### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lazio | 1–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | 0–3 |

#### Group stage
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL | PSV | MUN | CSKA |
| 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — |

##### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | JUV | SEV | BMG |
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Juventus | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | — |

##### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | ROM | LEV | BATE |
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Roma | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–1 | 4–4 | — | 4–1 |
| 4 | BATE Borisov | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 | | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — |

##### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | ARS | OLY | DZG |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 5–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Gent | 2–4 | Wolfsburg | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Juventus | 4–6 | Bayern Munich | 2–2 | 2–4 (a.e.t.) |

##### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Wolfsburg | 2–3 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Bayern Munich | 3–2 | Benfica | 1–0 | 2–2 |

##### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–2 (a) | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | 1–2 |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying phase
##### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Wolfsberger AC | 0–6 | Borussia Dortmund | 0–1 | 0–5 |

##### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Odd | 5–11 | Borussia Dortmund | 3–4 | 2–7 |

#### Group stage
##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KRA | DOR | PAOK | QAB |
| 1 | Krasnodar | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| 3 | PAOK | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Gabala | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |

##### Group K

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SCH | SPP | AT | APO |
| 1 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Asteras Tripolis | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | APOEL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |

##### Group L

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATH | AUG | PAR | AZ |
| 1 | Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 |
| 2 | FC Augsburg | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–3 | — | 1–3 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Partizan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 9 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | AZ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Borussia Dortmund | 3–0 | Porto | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Augsburg | 0–1 | Liverpool | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–0 | Schalke 04 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Sporting CP | 1–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | 1–3 |

##### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Villarreal | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 5–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | 2–1 |

##### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Borussia Dortmund | 4–5 | Liverpool | 1–1 | 3–4 |

### UEFA Women's Champions League
#### Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Standard Liège | 0–8 | Frankfurt | 0–2 | 0–6 |
| Twente | 3–3 (a) | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Spartak Subotica | 0–4 | Wolfsburg | 0–0 | 0–4 |

#### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chelsea | 1–4 | Wolfsburg | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Lillestrøm SK | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Frankfurt | 0–2 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Wolfsburg | 6–0 | Brescia | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Rosengård | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Frankfurt | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |

#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Wolfsburg | 4–1 | Frankfurt | 4–0 | 0–1 |

#### Final
## Sources

* ↑ Rules for classification
* ↑ "Bundesliga 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
* ↑ "Verstoß gegen Lizenzierungsordnung: Punktabzug für Sandhausen". dfb.de (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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