2015–16 Regionalliga

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Regionalliga
Season2015–16
Champions
Promoted
Relegated
2016–17

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 NordSV Werder Bremen II, the champions of the Regionalliga Nordost1. FC Magdeburg, and the champions of Regionalliga BayernWürzburger Kickers were promoted to the 3. Liga. Borussia Dortmund II, SpVgg Unterhaching and SSV Jahn Regensburg were relegated from 3. Liga.

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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 OberligaNiedersachsenliga 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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 VfL Wolfsburg II (C)3425458724+6379Qualification to promotion play-offs
2 VfB Oldenburg 3422846521+4474
3 ETSV Weiche 34171345729+2864
4 SV Drochtersen/Assel 3418884631+1562
5 SV Meppen 34167115742+1555
6 TSV Havelse 341381348601247
7 VfB Lübeck 34129135046+445
8 BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden 341112114745+245
9 Eintracht Braunschweig II 34136153637145
10 VfV 06 Hildesheim 34128144650444
11 FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 34128144553844
12 Hannover 96 II 341012125246+642
13 Lüneburger SK Hansa 341011134951241
14 Hamburger SV II 34914114349641
15 FC St. Pauli II 341181543581541
16 Goslarer SC 08 [a] (R)341161738561839Relegation to Landesliga
17 BV Cloppenburg (R)344111927663923Relegation to Oberliga
18 TSV Schilksee (R)3415282193728
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]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Austria.svg Dino Međedović VfL Wolfsburg II 23
2 Flag of Germany.svg Kwasi Okyere Wriedt Lüneburger SK Hansa 22
3 Flag of Germany.svg Roman Prokoph Hannover 96 II 18
4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Kifuta Makangu VfB Oldenburg 16
Flag of Germany.svg Muhamed Alawie SV Meppen
Flag of Germany.svg 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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 FSV Zwickau (C, P)3424557730+4777Qualification to promotion play-offs
2 Berliner AK 07 3423836822+4677
3 FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen 34171075939+2061
4 BFC Dynamo 34175126648+1856
5 FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf 34159105248+454
6 SV Babelsberg 03 34131474929+2053
7 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 34158114333+1053
8 TSG Neustrelitz 34156135342+1151
9 VfB Auerbach 34148125244+850
10 Hertha BSC II 34139125259748
11 RB Leipzig II 34128144948+144
12 FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin 349111446621638
13 FSV Budissa Bautzen 34813134647137
14 ZFC Meuselwitz 341071734592537
15 FC Schönberg 95 34991637521536
16 FSV 63 Luckenwalde 34922333804729
17 VfB Germania Halberstadt (R)34652339804123Relegation to Oberliga
18 FSV Optik Rathenow (R)34572233663322
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]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Germany.svg Andis Shala SV Babelsberg 03 15
Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Nietfeld FSV Zwickau
Flag of Germany.svg Marc Zimmermann FSV Zwickau
4 Flag of Germany.svg Paul Walther FSV Budissa Bautzen 14
Flag of Germany.svg Henry Haufei FC Schönberg 95
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Sportfreunde Lotte (C, P)3625836723+4483Qualification to promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal play-off
2 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 36191168046+3468
3 FC Viktoria Köln 36171276636+3063
4 Borussia Dortmund II 36179105736+2160
5 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 36178115844+1459
6 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 36178116351+1259
7 Alemannia Aachen 36175145243+956
8 SG Wattenscheid 09 361510116152+955
9 FC Schalke 04 II 361312114444051
10 SC Verl 36149134346351
11 SC Wiedenbrück 361311125045+550
12 Rot-Weiss Essen 361212124849148
13 Rot Weiss Ahlen 36137165660446
14 SV Rödinghausen 36916114342+143
15 1. FC Köln II 361011154451741
16 SSVg Velbert (R)36991838652736Relegation to Oberliga
17 TuS Erndtebrück (R)36882042682632
18 FC Kray (R)362122236814518
19 FC Wegberg-Beeck (R)36442830966616
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 Lotte 2–0 Sportfreunde Siegen
Report
Sportpark am Lotter Kreuz, Lotte
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Fabian Maibaum

Top goalscorers

The top scorers of the league: [4]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Germany.svg Marlon Ritter Borussia Mönchengladbach II 23
2 Flag of Germany.svg Kamil Bednarski SC Wiedenbrück 19
3 Flag of Germany.svg Hamadi Al Ghaddioui SC Verl 17
4 Flag of Germany.svg Güngör Kaya SG Wattenscheid 09 16
Flag of Germany.svg Kamil Bednarski SC Wiedenbrück
6 Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Ducksch Borussia Dortmund II 15
Flag of Germany.svg 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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 SV Waldhof Mannheim (C)3422756419+4573Qualification to promotion play-offs
2 SV Elversberg 3422666928+4172
3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II 3420687739+3866
4 Kickers Offenbach 3419786749+1864
5 SV Eintracht Trier 05 3419696233+2963
6 FC 08 Homburg 3417895942+1759
7 1. FC Saarbrücken 34159104836+1254
8 KSV Hessen Kassel 34141194232+1053
9 Wormatia Worms 34153165454048
10 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 341013114742+543
11 FC Astoria Walldorf 34126164653742
12 TSV Steinbach 341191436562042
13 FK Pirmasens 34116174343039
14 Bahlinger SC (R)349101545581337Relegation to Oberliga
15 SC Freiburg II (R)34971850601034
16 SV Spielberg (R)34752228704226
17 SpVgg Neckarelz [a] (R)34682032764426
18 SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken (R)342527211007911
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]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mijo Tunjic SV Elversberg 21
2 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Treske Wormatia Worms 18
3 Flag of Germany.svg Felix Lohkemper TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II 17
4 Flag of Germany.svg Jannik Sommer Waldhof Mannheim 16
5 Flag of Germany.svg 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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 SSV Jahn Regensburg (C, P)3419786136+2564Qualification to promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
2 SV Wacker Burghausen 3419695833+2563
3 1. FC Nürnberg II 3419695737+2063
4 SpVgg Unterhaching 34151185932+2756
5 FV Illertissen 34141195349+453
6 FC Bayern Munich II 341410105438+1652
7 SpVgg Bayreuth 341310115257549
8 TSV Buchbach 341212104346348
9 SpVgg Greuther Fürth II 34138135356347
10 TSV 1860 München II 341113104838+1046
11 FC Ingolstadt 04 II 341113105554+146
12 FC Memmingen 34126165260842
13 SV Schalding-Heining 341171640622240
14 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 34814124452838
15 Viktoria Aschaffenburg (R)348111549631435Qualification to relegation play-offs
16 FC Augsburg II 347121552631133
17 FC Amberg (R)346111736572129Relegation to Bayernliga
18 TSV Rain am Lech (R)34762144773327
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]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Germany.svg Markus Ziereis Jahn Regensburg 19
2 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Maderer SpVgg Greuther Fürth II 18
3 Flag of Tunisia.svg Sammy Ammari FC Ingolstadt 04 II 17
4 Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Lappe FC Bayern Munich II 15
5 Flag of Germany.svg 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 scoreTeam 21st leg2nd 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 II 1–0 Jahn Regensburg
Pläschke Soccerball shade.svg13' Report
AOK-Stadion, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: Martin Thomsen
Jahn Regensburg 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg II
Report
Continental Arena, Regensburg
Attendance: 14,189
Referee: Martin Petersen

Jahn Regensburg won 2–1 on aggregate.


SV Elversberg 1–1 FSV Zwickau
Oesterhelweg Soccerball shade.svg66' Report Mai Soccerball shade.svg68'
Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde, Spiesen-Elversberg
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Christian Dietz
FSV Zwickau 1–0 SV Elversberg
Wachsmuth Soccerball shade.svg79' Report
Sternquell-Arena, Plauen
Attendance: 4,775
Referee: Benjamin Cortus

FSV Zwickau won 2–1 on aggregate.


Sportfreunde Lotte 0–0 Waldhof Mannheim
Report
Sportpark am Lotter Kreuz, Lotte
Attendance: 5,373
Referee: René Rohde
Waldhof Mannheim 0–2 Sportfreunde Lotte
Report
Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim
Attendance: 22,371
Referee: Harm Osmers

Sportfreunde Lotte won 2–0 on aggregate.

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