2015–16 NOFV-Oberliga

2015–16 NOFV-Oberliga

Season	2015–16
Champions	North: Union Fürstenwalde South: 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
Promoted	North: Union Fürstenwalde South: 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
Relegated	North: FC Neubrandenburg BSV Hürtürkel South: Rot-Weiß Erfurt II FC Energie Cottbus II FC Eisenach
Matches played	North: 240 South: 240
Top goalscorer	North: Tobias Täge (30 goals) [1] South: Patrik Schlegel (22 goals) [2]
Total attendance	North: 53,260 [3] South: 96,025 [4]
Average attendance	North: 222 [3] South: 400 [4]
← 2014–15 2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 12 June 2016.

The 2015–16 season of the NOFV-Oberliga was the eighth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 26th overall. The league is split in a northern and southern division. ^[5]

The season began on 14 August 2015 and finished on 12 June 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 19 December to 21 February. ^[6]

North

The 2015–16 season of the NOFV-Oberliga Nord saw five new clubs in the league, FC Anker Wismar, Tennis Borussia Berlin, 1. FC Frankfurt, CFC Hertha 06 and SV Victoria Seelow, all promoted from the Verbandsligas while no club was relegated from the Regionalliga Nordost to the league.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	FSV Union Fürstenwalde (C, P)	30	22	3	5	84	35	+49	69	Promotion to Regionalliga Nordost
2	F.C. Hansa Rostock II [a]	30	20	5	5	78	30	+48	65
3	Hertha Zehlendorf	30	19	2	9	75	37	+38	59
4	Tennis Borussia Berlin	30	16	7	7	55	35	+20	55
5	SV Lichtenberg 47	30	16	5	9	54	34	+20	53
6	Malchower SV	30	15	3	12	65	46	+19	48
7	FC Anker Wismar	30	13	6	11	59	36	+23	45
8	Germania Schöneiche	30	11	7	12	32	30	+2	40
9	Victoria Seelow	30	10	9	11	38	46	−8	39
10	SV Altlüdersdorf	30	11	5	14	49	56	−7	38
11	CFC Hertha 06	30	10	7	13	45	49	−4	37
12	1. FC Neubrandenburg 04 [b] (R)	30	10	6	14	55	61	−6	36	Relegation to Verbandsligas
13	Brandenburger SC Süd 05	30	9	6	15	38	61	−23	33
14	FC Strausberg	30	7	9	14	29	48	−19	30
15	1. FC Frankfurt	30	6	3	21	31	77	−46	21
16	BSV Hürtürkel (R)	30	3	1	26	24	130	−106	10	Relegation to Verbandsligas

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) head-to-head results; 5) goals scored away from home against opponent; 6) goals scored away from home; 7) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Reserve teams of 3. Liga clubs are ineligible for Regionalliga promotion.
2. 1. FC Neubrandenburg 04 filed for insolvency ^[7] and was relegated.

Top goalscorers

The top goal scorers for the season: ^[1]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Tobias Täge	Malchower SV	30
2	Sebastian Huke	Tennis Borussia Berlin	27
2	Clemens Lange	FC Anker Wismar	22

South

The 2015–16 season of the NOFV-Oberliga Süd saw five new clubs in the league, Bischofswerdaer FV, FC International Leipzig, BSG Wismut Gera and FSV Barleben, all promoted from the Verbandsligas while VFC Plauen was relegated from the Regionalliga Nordost.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (C, P)	30	22	8	0	78	14	+64	74	Promotion to Regionalliga Nordost
2	FC International Leipzig	30	19	6	5	71	29	+42	63
3	Bischofswerdaer FV	30	16	9	5	60	31	+29	57
4	FC Carl Zeiss Jena II [a]	30	14	7	9	72	42	+30	49
5	FC Einheit Rudolstadt	30	12	9	9	46	34	+12	45
6	VfL Halle 96	30	12	7	11	60	50	+10	43
7	Union Sandersdorf	30	12	7	11	48	48	0	43
8	SSV Markranstädt	30	11	8	11	49	48	+1	41
9	FSV Barleben	30	11	7	12	52	47	+5	40
10	FC Energie Cottbus II [b]	30	12	4	14	56	66	−10	40	Withdrawal at end of season
11	Askania Bernburg	30	10	8	12	43	45	−2	38
12	VFC Plauen	30	10	7	13	47	66	−19	37	Withdrawal at end of season
13	Rot-Weiß Erfurt II [c]	30	9	7	14	49	65	−16	34
14	SV Schott Jena	30	10	4	16	43	68	−25	34
15	BSG Wismut Gera	30	5	6	19	30	66	−36	21
16	FC Eisenach (R)	30	2	2	26	17	102	−85	8	Relegation to Verbandsligas/Landesligas

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) head-to-head results; 5) goals scored away from home against opponent; 6) goals scored away from home; 7) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Reserve teams of Regionalliga clubs are ineligible for Regionalliga promotion.
2. Reserve teams of 3. Liga clubs are ineligible for Regionalliga promotion. FC Energie Cottbus II withdrawn from competition at the end of season. ^[8]
3. Rot-Weiß Erfurt II withdrawn from league at end of season. ^[9]

Top goalscorers

The top goal scorers for the season: ^[2]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Patrik Schlegel	Askania Bernburg	22
2	Djamal Ziane	1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig	19
3	Ralf Marrack	Bischofswerdaer FV	15

References

1. 2015–16 NOFV-Oberliga Nord goal scorers (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 17 December 2015
2. 2015–16 NOFV-Oberliga Süd goal scorers (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 17 December 2015
3. 2015–16 NOFV-Oberliga Nord spectators (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 17 December 2015
4. 2015–16 NOFV-Oberliga Süd spectators (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 17 December 2015
5. NOFV-Oberliga tables (in German) Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 17 December 2015
6. Match calendar NOFV-Oberliga Nord (in German) fupa.net, accessed: 17 December 2015
7. "1. FC Neubrandenburg filed for insolvency". Norddeutscher Rundfunk. 3 March 2016.
8. "Energie Cottbus de-registers U23 team". liga3-online.de. 13 May 2016.
9. "With season's end: Rot-Weiß Erfurt withdraws U23 team". liga3-online.de. 29 March 2016.

External links

• NOFV-Oberliga Nord at Fupa.net (in German)
• NOFV-Oberliga Süd at Fupa.net (in German)