2015–16 Regionalliga

Regionalliga
Season2015–16
Champions
Promoted
Relegated

The 2015–16 Regionalliga was the eighth season of the Regionalliga, the fourth under the new format, as the fourth tier of the German football league system. The champions of Regionalliga Nord – SV Werder Bremen II, the champions of the Regionalliga Nordost – 1. FC Magdeburg, and the champions of Regionalliga Bayern – Würzburger Kickers were promoted to the 3. Liga. Borussia Dortmund II, SpVgg Unterhaching and SSV Jahn Regensburg were relegated from 3. Liga.

Regionalliga Nord

18 teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein competed in the fourth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord. 15 teams were retained from the last season and 3 teams were promoted from the Oberliga – Niedersachsenliga champions SV Drochtersen/Assel and the two Regionalliga North promotion playoff winners VfV 06 Hildesheim, Niedersachsenliga runners-up, and TSV Schilksee, Schleswig-Holstein-Liga champions.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 VfL Wolfsburg II (C) 34 25 4 5 87 24 +63 79 Qualification to promotion play-offs
2 VfB Oldenburg 34 22 8 4 65 21 +44 74
3 ETSV Weiche 34 17 13 4 57 29 +28 64
4 SV Drochtersen/Assel 34 18 8 8 46 31 +15 62
5 SV Meppen 34 16 7 11 57 42 +15 55
6 TSV Havelse 34 13 8 13 48 60 −12 47
7 VfB Lübeck 34 12 9 13 50 46 +4 45
8 BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden 34 11 12 11 47 45 +2 45
9 Eintracht Braunschweig II 34 13 6 15 36 37 −1 45
10 VfV 06 Hildesheim 34 12 8 14 46 50 −4 44
11 FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 34 12 8 14 45 53 −8 44
12 Hannover 96 II 34 10 12 12 52 46 +6 42
13 Lüneburger SK Hansa 34 10 11 13 49 51 −2 41
14 Hamburger SV II 34 9 14 11 43 49 −6 41
15 FC St. Pauli II 34 11 8 15 43 58 −15 41
16 Goslarer SC 08[a] (R) 34 11 6 17 38 56 −18 39 Relegation to Landesliga
17 BV Cloppenburg (R) 34 4 11 19 27 66 −39 23 Relegation to Oberliga
18 TSV Schilksee (R) 34 1 5 28 21 93 −72 8
Source: kicker.de, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Goslarer SC 08 did not apply for an Oberliga licence for 2016–17 and was relegated to the tier six Landesliga instead.[1]

Top goalscorers

The top scorers of the league:[2]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Austria Dino Međedović VfL Wolfsburg II 23
2 Germany Kwasi Okyere Wriedt Lüneburger SK Hansa 22
3 Germany Roman Prokoph Hannover 96 II 18
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Kifuta Makangu VfB Oldenburg 16
Germany Muhamed Alawie SV Meppen
Germany Deniz Undav TSV Havelse

Regionalliga Nordost

18 teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia competed in the fourth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost. 13 teams were retained from the last season and 5 teams that were promoted from the Oberliga. The league expanded to 18 teams from 16 as no other teams were relegated to Oberliga because of Union Berlin II's withdrawal and insolvency-stricken VFC Plauen's administrative relegation. FSV Optik Rathenow qualified by winning the NOFV-Oberliga Nord along with runners-up FC Schönberg 95, while RB Leipzig II also qualified by winning NOFV-Oberliga Süd along with runners-up FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf. FSV 63 Luckenwalde of the northern division won the promotion playoff between the third placers of the two NOFV-Oberliga divisions.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FSV Zwickau (C, P) 34 24 5 5 77 30 +47 77 Qualification to promotion play-offs
2 Berliner AK 07 34 23 8 3 68 22 +46 77
3 FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen 34 17 10 7 59 39 +20 61
4 BFC Dynamo 34 17 5 12 66 48 +18 56
5 FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf 34 15 9 10 52 48 +4 54
6 SV Babelsberg 03 34 13 14 7 49 29 +20 53
7 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 34 15 8 11 43 33 +10 53
8 TSG Neustrelitz 34 15 6 13 53 42 +11 51
9 VfB Auerbach 34 14 8 12 52 44 +8 50
10 Hertha BSC II 34 13 9 12 52 59 −7 48
11 RB Leipzig II 34 12 8 14 49 48 +1 44
12 FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin 34 9 11 14 46 62 −16 38
13 FSV Budissa Bautzen 34 8 13 13 46 47 −1 37
14 ZFC Meuselwitz 34 10 7 17 34 59 −25 37
15 FC Schönberg 95 34 9 9 16 37 52 −15 36
16 FSV 63 Luckenwalde 34 9 2 23 33 80 −47 29
17 VfB Germania Halberstadt (R) 34 6 5 23 39 80 −41 23 Relegation to Oberliga
18 FSV Optik Rathenow (R) 34 5 7 22 33 66 −33 22
Source: kicker.de, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

The top scorers of the league:[3]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Andis Shala SV Babelsberg 03 15
Germany Jonas Nietfeld FSV Zwickau
Germany Marc Zimmermann FSV Zwickau
4 Germany Paul Walther FSV Budissa Bautzen 14
Germany Henry Haufei FC Schönberg 95
6 Czech Republic Josef Němec FC Oberlausitz 13

Regionalliga West

19 teams from North Rhine-Westphalia competed in the fourth season of the reformed Regionalliga West; 14 teams were retained from the last season. FC Wegberg-Beeck won Oberliga Mittelrhein and SSVg Velbert the Oberliga Niederrhein. TuS Erndtebrück won the Oberliga Westfalen while Rot-Weiss Ahlen qualified as runners-up. Borussia Dortmund II was relegated from 3. Liga.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sportfreunde Lotte (C, P) 36 25 8 3 67 23 +44 83 Qualification to promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal play-off
2 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 36 19 11 6 80 46 +34 68
3 FC Viktoria Köln 36 17 12 7 66 36 +30 63
4 Borussia Dortmund II 36 17 9 10 57 36 +21 60
5 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 36 17 8 11 58 44 +14 59
6 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 36 17 8 11 63 51 +12 59
7 Alemannia Aachen 36 17 5 14 52 43 +9 56
8 SG Wattenscheid 09 36 15 10 11 61 52 +9 55
9 FC Schalke 04 II 36 13 12 11 44 44 0 51
10 SC Verl 36 14 9 13 43 46 −3 51
11 SC Wiedenbrück 36 13 11 12 50 45 +5 50
12 Rot-Weiss Essen 36 12 12 12 48 49 −1 48
13 Rot Weiss Ahlen 36 13 7 16 56 60 −4 46
14 SV Rödinghausen 36 9 16 11 43 42 +1 43
15 1. FC Köln II 36 10 11 15 44 51 −7 41
16 SSVg Velbert (R) 36 9 9 18 38 65 −27 36 Relegation to Oberliga
17 TuS Erndtebrück (R) 36 8 8 20 42 68 −26 32
18 FC Kray (R) 36 2 12 22 36 81 −45 18
19 FC Wegberg-Beeck (R) 36 4 4 28 30 96 −66 16
Source: kicker.de, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Westphalia DFB-Pokal play-off

As the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association is one of three regional associations with the most participating teams in their league competitions, they were allowed to enter a second team for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal (in addition to the Westphalian Cup winners). A play-off took place between the best-placed eligible (non-reserve) Westphalian team of the Regionalliga West, Sportfreunde Lotte, and the best-placed eligible team of the 2015–16 Oberliga Westfalen, Sportfreunde Siegen, with the winners qualifying for the DFB-Pokal.

Sportfreunde Lotte2–0Sportfreunde Siegen
 Report
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Fabian Maibaum

Top goalscorers

The top scorers of the league:[4]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Marlon Ritter Borussia Mönchengladbach II 23
2 Germany Kamil Bednarski SC Wiedenbrück 19
3 Germany Hamadi Al Ghaddioui SC Verl 17
4 Germany Güngör Kaya SG Wattenscheid 09 16
Germany Kamil Bednarski SC Wiedenbrück
6 Germany Marvin Ducksch Borussia Dortmund II 15
Germany Kevin Freiberger Sportfreunde Lotte

Regionalliga Südwest

18 teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland competed in the fourth season of the Regionalliga Südwest. 14 teams were retained from last season and 4 teams were promoted from the Oberliga: SV Spielberg won the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, Saar 05 Saarbrücken the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar and TSV Steinbach the Hessenliga. The second-placed teams of the other Oberligas had play-off matches which was won by Bahlinger SC.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SV Waldhof Mannheim (C) 34 22 7 5 64 19 +45 73 Qualification to promotion play-offs
2 SV Elversberg 34 22 6 6 69 28 +41 72
3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II 34 20 6 8 77 39 +38 66
4 Kickers Offenbach 34 19 7 8 67 49 +18 64
5 SV Eintracht Trier 05 34 19 6 9 62 33 +29 63
6 FC 08 Homburg 34 17 8 9 59 42 +17 59
7 1. FC Saarbrücken 34 15 9 10 48 36 +12 54
8 KSV Hessen Kassel 34 14 11 9 42 32 +10 53
9 Wormatia Worms 34 15 3 16 54 54 0 48
10 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 34 10 13 11 47 42 +5 43
11 FC Astoria Walldorf 34 12 6 16 46 53 −7 42
12 TSV Steinbach 34 11 9 14 36 56 −20 42
13 FK Pirmasens 34 11 6 17 43 43 0 39
14 Bahlinger SC (R) 34 9 10 15 45 58 −13 37 Relegation to Oberliga
15 SC Freiburg II (R) 34 9 7 18 50 60 −10 34
16 SV Spielberg (R) 34 7 5 22 28 70 −42 26
17 SpVgg Neckarelz[a] (R) 34 6 8 20 32 76 −44 26
18 SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken (R) 34 2 5 27 21 100 −79 11
Source: kicker.de, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ SpVgg Neckarelz did not apply for a licence for the 2016–17 Regionalliga season and was relegated.[5]

Top goalscorers

The top scorers of the league:[6]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Netherlands Mijo Tunjic SV Elversberg 21
2 Germany Florian Treske Wormatia Worms 18
3 Germany Felix Lohkemper TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II 17
4 Germany Jannik Sommer Waldhof Mannheim 16
5 Germany Robert Glatzel 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 15

Regionalliga Bayern

18 teams from Bavaria competed in the fourth season of the Regionalliga Bayern. 13 teams were retained from the last season. SpVgg Unterhaching and SSV Jahn Regensburg were relegated from the 3. Liga. 3 teams were promoted from the Bayernliga. Viktoria Aschaffenburg won Bayernliga Nord, TSV Rain 1896 the Bayernliga Süd, and FC Amberg won the promotion play-off.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SSV Jahn Regensburg (C, P) 34 19 7 8 61 36 +25 64 Qualification to promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
2 SV Wacker Burghausen 34 19 6 9 58 33 +25 63
3 1. FC Nürnberg II 34 19 6 9 57 37 +20 63
4 SpVgg Unterhaching 34 15 11 8 59 32 +27 56
5 FV Illertissen 34 14 11 9 53 49 +4 53
6 FC Bayern Munich II 34 14 10 10 54 38 +16 52
7 SpVgg Bayreuth 34 13 10 11 52 57 −5 49
8 TSV Buchbach 34 12 12 10 43 46 −3 48
9 SpVgg Greuther Fürth II 34 13 8 13 53 56 −3 47
10 TSV 1860 München II 34 11 13 10 48 38 +10 46
11 FC Ingolstadt 04 II 34 11 13 10 55 54 +1 46
12 FC Memmingen 34 12 6 16 52 60 −8 42
13 SV Schalding-Heining 34 11 7 16 40 62 −22 40
14 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 34 8 14 12 44 52 −8 38
15 Viktoria Aschaffenburg (R) 34 8 11 15 49 63 −14 35 Qualification to relegation play-offs
16 FC Augsburg II 34 7 12 15 52 63 −11 33
17 FC Amberg (R) 34 6 11 17 36 57 −21 29 Relegation to Bayernliga
18 TSV Rain am Lech (R) 34 7 6 21 44 77 −33 27
Source: kicker.de, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

The top scorers of the league:[7]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Markus Ziereis Jahn Regensburg 19
2 Germany Stefan Maderer SpVgg Greuther Fürth II 18
3 Tunisia Sammy Ammari FC Ingolstadt 04 II 17
4 Germany Karl-Heinz Lappe FC Bayern Munich II 15
5 Germany Ardian Morina FV Illertissen 14

Promotion play-offs

The draw for the 2015–16 promotion play-offs was held on 3 April,[8] with another draw between the Regionalliga Südwest teams held on 21 May 2016.[9]

Summary

The first legs were played on 25 May, and the second legs were played on 29 May 2016.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
VfL Wolfsburg II (N) 1–2 Jahn Regensburg (B) 1–0 0–2
SV Elversberg (S2) 1–2 FSV Zwickau (NO) 1–1 0–1
Sportfreunde Lotte (W) 2–0 Waldhof Mannheim (S1) 0–0 2–0

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

VfL Wolfsburg II1–0Jahn Regensburg
Pläschke 13' Report
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: Martin Thomsen
Jahn Regensburg2–0VfL Wolfsburg II
 Report
Attendance: 14,189

Jahn Regensburg won 2–1 on aggregate.

SV Elversberg1–1FSV Zwickau
Oesterhelweg 66' Report Mai 68'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Christian Dietz
FSV Zwickau1–0SV Elversberg
Wachsmuth 79' Report
Attendance: 4,775

FSV Zwickau won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sportfreunde Lotte0–0Waldhof Mannheim
Report
Attendance: 5,373
Referee: René Rohde
Waldhof Mannheim0–2Sportfreunde Lotte
Report
Attendance: 22,371
Referee: Harm Osmers

Sportfreunde Lotte won 2–0 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "Goslarer SC stürzt in die Landesliga - Thoß geht" [Goslarer SC drops to the Landesliga - Thoß leaves]. Kicker (in German). kicker (sports magazine). 30 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Regionalliga Nord 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste" [Regionalliga Nord 2015–16 goal scorers]. weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Regionalliga Nordost 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste" [Regionalliga Nordost 2015–16 goal scorers]. weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Regionalliga West 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste" [Regionalliga West 2015–16 goal scorers]. weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Presseinformation der Regionalliga Südwest vom 15.04.2016" (in German). Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Regionalliga Südwest 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste" [Regionalliga Südwest 2015–16 goal scorers]. weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Regionalliga Bayern 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste" [Regionalliga Bayern 2015–16 goal scorers]. weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Aufstiegsspiele zur 3. Liga ausgelost" [Promotion play-offs to 3. Liga drawn]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Aufstiegsspiele: Elversberg gegen Zwickau, Lotte trifft auf Mannheim" [Promotion play-offs: Elversberg vs. Zwickau, Lotte meets Mannheim]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.