2015–16 2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga
Season 2015–16
Promoted SC Freiburg
Matches played 288
Goals scored 757 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Nils Petersen
(21 goals)
Biggest home win Eintracht Braunschweig 6−0
Karlsruher SC
Biggest away win SC Paderborn 0−6
SV Sandhausen
Highest scoring SC Freiburg 6−3
1. FC Nürnberg
Longest winning run 8 games[1]
SC Freiburg
Longest unbeaten run 18 games[1]
1. FC Nürnberg
Longest winless run 13 games[1]
SC Paderborn
Longest losing run 5 games[1]
1860 Munich
FSV Frankfurt
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Highest attendance 51,200[1]
1860 Munich v 1. FC Nürnberg
Lowest attendance 4,084[1]
Frankfurt v Sandhausen
Average attendance 18,826[1]

All statistics correct as of 2 May 2016.

The 2015–16 2. Bundesliga is the 42nd season of the 2. Bundesliga.

Teams

A total of 18 teams participate in the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga. These include 14 teams from the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga, together with SC Freiburg and SC Paderborn, who directly relegated from the 2014–15 Bundesliga, and Arminia Bielefeld and MSV Duisburg, who directly promoted from the 2014–15 3. Liga. The 16th-placed 2014–15 2. Bundesliga team, 1860 Munich, defeated the third-place finisher in the 2014–15 3. Liga, Holstein Kiel, in a two-legged play-off and avoided relegation.

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld Schüco-Arena 27,300
VfL Bochum Bochum rewirpowerSTADION 29,299
Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 23,325
MSV Duisburg Duisburg MSV-Arena 31,500
Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Esprit Arena 54,600
FSV Frankfurt Frankfurt Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion 12,542
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Fürth Trolli Arena 18,500
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Schwarzwald-Stadion 24,000
1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 15,000
1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion 49,780
Karlsruher SC Karlsruhe Wildparkstadion 29,699
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 44,345Note 1
1860 Munich Munich Allianz Arena 71,000
1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Grundig-Stadion 50,000
SC Paderborn 07 Paderborn Benteler Arena 15,000
SV Sandhausen Sandhausen Hardtwald 12,100
FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,546[2]
1. FC Union Berlin Berlin Alte Försterei 21,704

Notes

  1. The capacity is reduced to 42,959 spectators during the 2015-16 season, due to a redevelopment of various stadium areas. The redevelopment includes an expansion of the VIP area, the press box and the wheelchair spaces.[3][4]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arminia Bielefeld Germany Meier, NorbertNorbert Meier Germany Klos, FabianFabian Klos Saller Alpecin
VfL Bochum Netherlands Verbeek, GertjanGertjan Verbeek Germany Fabian, PatrickPatrick Fabian Nike BOOSTER Energy Drink (H) / Netto (A)
MSV Duisburg Bulgaria Iliya Gruev Bosnia and Herzegovina Bajić, BranimirBranimir Bajić Uhlsport Black Crevice
Eintracht Braunschweig Germany Lieberknecht, TorstenTorsten Lieberknecht Portugal Correia, MarcelMarcel Correia Nike SEAT
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Funkel, FriedhelmFriedhelm Funkel Poland Bodzek, AdamAdam Bodzek Puma o.tel.o
SC Freiburg Germany Streich, ChristianChristian Streich Bosnia and Herzegovina Mujdža, MensurMensur Mujdža Nike Ehrmann
FSV Frankfurt Germany Götz, FalkoFalko Götz Germany Konrad, ManuelManuel Konrad Saller Ayondo
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Germany Ruthenbeck, StefanStefan Ruthenbeck Germany Caligiuri, MarcoMarco Caligiuri Hummel Ergo Direkt Versicherungen
1. FC Heidenheim Germany Schmidt, FrankFrank Schmidt Germany Schnatterer, MarcMarc Schnatterer Nike Hartmann Gruppe
1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany Fünfstück, KonradKonrad Fünfstück Germany Löwe, ChrisChris Löwe uhlsport Maxda
Karlsruher SC Germany Kauczinski, MarkusMarkus Kauczinski Germany Orlishausen, DirkDirk Orlishausen Jako Klaiber Markisen
RB Leipzig Germany Rangnick, RalfRalf Rangnick Germany Kaiser, DominikDominik Kaiser Nike Red Bull
1860 Munich Germany Bierofka, DanielDaniel Bierofka Germany Schindler, ChristopherChristopher Schindler Macron Volkswagen
1. FC Nürnberg Switzerland Weiler, RenéRené Weiler Norway Hovland, EvenEven Hovland adidas Wolf-Möbel
SC Paderborn 07 Germany Müller, RenéRené Müller Germany Hünemeier, UweUwe Hünemeier Saller kfzteile24
SV Sandhausen Germany Schwartz, AloisAlois Schwartz Austria Kulovits, StefanStefan Kulovits Puma Verivox
FC St. Pauli Germany Lienen, EwaldEwald Lienen Germany Gonther, SörenSören Gonther Hummel Congstar
1. FC Union Berlin Germany Hofschneider, AndréAndré Hofschneider Croatia Kreilach, DamirDamir Kreilach Macron kfzteile24

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
RB Leipzig Germany Achim Beierlorzer End of caretaker stint 11 May 2015 Preseason Germany Ralf Rangnick 29 May 2015[5]
Greuther Fürth Germany Mike Büskens Stepped down 28 May 2015[6] Germany Stefan Ruthenbeck 12 June 2015[7]
SC Paderborn Germany André Breitenreiter Left 12 June 2015[8] Germany Markus Gellhaus 13 June 2015[9]
Union Berlin Germany Norbert Düwel Sacked 31 August 2015[10] 14th Germany Sascha Lewandowski 1 September 2015[11]
1. FC Kaiserslautern Croatia Kosta Runjaić Resigned 23 September 2015[12] 12th Germany Konrad Fünfstück 23 September 2015[12]
1860 München Germany Torsten Fröhling Sacked 6 October 2015[13] 17th Germany Benno Möhlmann 6 October 2015[13]
SC Paderborn Germany Markus Gellhaus Sacked 6 October 2015[13] 15th Germany Stefan Effenberg 13 October 2015[14]
MSV Duisburg Italy Gino Lettieri Sacked 2 November 2015[15] 18th Bulgaria Iliya Gruev 3 November 2015[16]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Frank Kramer Sacked 23 November 2015[17] 17th Germany Peter Hermann (interim) 23 November 2015[17]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Peter Hermann (interim) Replaced 23 December 2015[18] 15th Germany Marco Kurz 23 December 2015[18]
SC Paderborn Germany Stefan Effenberg Sacked 3 March 2016[19] 17th Germany René Müller 3 March 2016[19]
Union Berlin Germany Sascha Lewandowski Stepped down 4 March 2016[20] 11th Germany André Hofschneider 4 March 2016[21]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Marco Kurz Sacked 13 March 2016[22] 16th Germany Friedhelm Funkel 14 March 2016[23]
FSV Frankfurt Germany Tomas Oral Sacked 10 April 2016[24] 14th Germany Falko Götz 11 April 2016[25]
1860 Munich Germany Benno Möhlmann Sacked 19 April 2016[26] 17th Germany Daniel Bierofka 19 April 2016[26]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SC Freiburg (P) 32 21 6 5 72 37 +35 69 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 RB Leipzig (T) 32 19 7 6 52 31 +21 64
3 1. FC Nürnberg (T) 32 17 8 7 66 41 +25 59 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
4 FC St. Pauli 32 14 8 10 40 36 +4 50
5 VfL Bochum 32 12 12 8 50 35 +15 48
6 1. FC Union Berlin 32 12 10 10 54 47 +7 46
7 Karlsruher SC 32 12 10 10 34 34 0 46
8 1. FC Heidenheim 32 11 12 9 40 34 +6 45
9 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 11 10 11 41 34 +7 43
10 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 32 12 7 13 45 51 −6 43
11 1. FC Kaiserslautern 32 11 9 12 44 41 +3 42
12 SV Sandhausen[lower-alpha 1] 32 12 6 14 37 45 −8 39
13 Arminia Bielefeld 32 7 17 8 35 38 −3 38
14 1860 Munich 32 7 10 15 30 44 −14 31
15 Fortuna Düsseldorf 32 7 8 17 29 47 −18 29
16 FSV Frankfurt 32 7 8 17 31 57 −26 29 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
17 MSV Duisburg 32 6 10 16 29 52 −23 28 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 SC Paderborn 07 32 6 10 16 28 53 −25 28
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2016. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted; (T) Qualified, but not yet to the particular phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ SV Sandhausen were deducted three points for license violation.[27]

Results

Home ╲ Away M60 BIE BOCBRSDUIDÜSFSVFREGRFHEIKAIKARNURPADRBLSANSTPUNB
1860 München 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 0–0
Arminia Bielefeld 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–4 4–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0
VfL Bochum 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–4 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–1
Eintracht Braunschweig 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 6–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–3 0–0 2–1
MSV Duisburg 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–5 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–2 2–1
Fortuna Düsseldorf 3–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 4–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–3
FSV Frankfurt 1–1 3–2 0–3 3–3 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–4 1–4 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–2
SC Freiburg 3–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 3–0 1–2 2–0 5–2 2–0 1–0 6–3 4–1 2–1 4–1 4–3 3–0
SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1–0 0–0 0–5 3–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–3 0–2 2–4 1–0 3–2 3–0 1–2 0–2 2–0
1. FC Heidenheim 1–0 3–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2
1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–2
Karlsruher SC 3–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–3
1. FC Nürnberg 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 6–2
SC Paderborn 4–4 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–1 0–6 0–0 0–4
RB Leipzig 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–0
SV Sandhausen 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 4–3
FC St. Pauli 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–2 0–4 3–4 1–0 1–3 0–0
1. FC Union Berlin 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–3

Updated to games played on 2 May 2016.
Source: kicker.de
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Player statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 2 May 2016[28]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Nils Petersen SC Freiburg 21
2 Germany Simon Terodde VfL Bochum 20
3 United States Bobby Wood Union Berlin 17
4 Italy Vincenzo Grifo SC Freiburg 14
5 Austria Guido Burgstaller Nürnberg 13
Germany Niclas Füllkrug Nürnberg
7 Croatia Damir Kreilach Union Berlin 12
8 Germany Sebastian Freis Greuther Fürth 11
Germany Fabian Klos Arminia Bielefeld
10 Germany Robert Leipertz 1. FC Heidenheim 10
Germany Davie Selke RB Leipzig

Top assists

As of 2 May 2016[29]
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Italy Vincenzo Grifo SC Freiburg 10
2 Albania Jürgen Gjasula Greuther Fürth 9
Germany Kevin Möhwald 1. FC Nürnberg
Germany Maximilian Philipp SC Freiburg
5 Germany Guido Burgstaller 1. FC Nürnberg 7
Germany Mike Frantz SC Freiburg
Germany Arne Feick 1. FC Heidenheim
Austria Michael Liendl 1860 Munich
Germany Marc Rzatkowski FC St. Pauli
10 Six players 6

Hat-tricks

Player Club Against Result Date Ref
Germany Nils Petersen SC Freiburg 1. FC Nürnberg 6−3 27 July 2015 [30]
Germany Lennart Thy4 FC St. Pauli Fortuna Düsseldorf 4−0 9 November 2015 [31]
Germany Nils Petersen SC Freiburg SC Paderborn 4−1 22 November 2015 [32]
Austria Rubin Okotie 1860 Munich SC Paderborn 4−4 28 November 2015 [33]
Germany Niclas Füllkrug 1. FC Nürnberg Union Berlin 6−2 23 April 2016 [34]

4 Player scored four goals

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