2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein

Oberliga Niederrhein
Season	2015–16
Champions	Wuppertaler SV
Relegated	MSV Duisburg II 1. FC Mönchengladbach RW Oberhausen II TV Kalkum-Wittlaer
Matches played	306 [1]
Top goalscorer	Philipp Goris (20 goals) [2]
Total attendance	136,769 [1]
Average attendance	450 [1]
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Last updated March 04, 2019

The 2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein was the 60th season of the Oberliga Niederrhein, one of three state association league systems in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, covering its northwestern part. It was the fourth season of the league as a fifth level of the German football league system.

Oberliga Niederrhein association football league

The Oberliga Niederrhein is a German amateur football division administered by the Football Association of the Lower Rhine, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the top flight of the Lower Rhine state association, the Oberliga is currently a level 5 division of the German football league system.

North Rhine-Westphalia is a state of Germany.

The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system for association football in Germany that in the 2016–17 season consists of 2,235 divisions having 31,645 teams, in which all divisions are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation. The top three professional levels contain one division each. Below this, the semi-professional and amateur levels have progressively more parallel divisions, which each cover progressively smaller geographic areas. Teams that finish at the top of their division at the end of each season can rise higher in the pyramid, while those that finish at the bottom find themselves sinking further down. In theory it is possible for even the lowest local amateur club to rise to the top of the system and become German football champions one day. The number of teams promoted and relegated between the divisions varies, and promotion to the upper levels of the pyramid is usually contingent on meeting additional criteria, especially concerning appropriate facilities and finances.

League table

The league featured five new clubs for the 2015–16 season with TV Kalkum-Wittlaer, 1. FC Mönchengladbach, SpVg Schonnebeck and SC Düsseldorf-West promoted from the Landesliga Niederrhein while KFC Uerdingen 05 had been relegated from the Regionalliga West.

Landesliga Niederrhein association football league

The Landesliga Niederrhein is the second highest amateur football league in the Lower Rhine region which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2012 the sixth tier of the German football league system. It operates in two groups which run parallel below the Oberliga Niederrhein. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the sixth tier of the league system; until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the fifth tier.

KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The one time Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s but now currently plays in the 3rd division, 3. Liga.

The Regionalliga West is a German semi-professional football division administered by the Western German Football Association based in Duisburg. It is one of the five German regional football associations. Being the single flight of the Western German state association, the Regionalliga is currently a level 4 division of the German football league system. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regionalliga Bayern, Regionalliga Nordost, Regionalliga Nord and the Regionalliga Südwest.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Wuppertaler SV (C, P)	34	23	5	6	69	25	+44	74	Promotion to Regionalliga West
2	KFC Uerdingen 05	34	18	8	8	59	38	+21	62
3	TV Jahn Hiesfeld	34	17	7	10	70	48	+22	58
4	TuRU Düsseldorf	34	14	10	10	46	40	+6	52
5	SpVg Schonnebeck	34	13	11	10	52	48	+4	50
6	VfR Fischeln	34	13	10	11	66	64	+2	49
7	SC Kapellen-Erft	34	12	12	10	55	51	+4	48
8	TSV Meerbusch	34	12	12	10	54	58	−4	48
9	SC Düsseldorf-West	34	13	8	13	43	50	−7	47
10	SV Hönnepel-Niedermörmter	34	12	10	12	56	48	+8	46
11	Ratinger SV	34	10	15	9	47	46	+1	45
12	1. FC Bocholt	34	13	6	15	52	52	0	45
13	MSV Duisburg II ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	34	11	10	13	50	42	+8	43	Withdrawn from competition
14	VfB 03 Hilden	34	11	8	15	48	58	−10	41
15	Schwarz-Weiß Essen	34	11	7	16	51	62	−11	40
16	1. FC Mönchengladbach (R)	34	8	9	17	41	67	−26	33	Relegation to Landesliga Niederrhein
17	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen II (R)	34	8	7	19	43	72	−29	31
18	TV Kalkum-Wittlaer (R)	34	5	9	20	36	69	−33	24

Source: kicker.de, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

↑ MSV Duisburg II withdrawn from competition at the end of season.^[3]

Top goalscorers

The top goal scorers:^[2]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Philipp Goris	1. FC Bocholt	20
2	Danny Rankl	KFC Uerdingen 05 TV Jahn Hiesfeld	19
3	Chamdin Said	Schwarz-Weiß Essen	16
3	Alexander Lipinski	VfR Fischeln	16
5	Kevin Weggen	MSV Duisburg II	14
	Ercan Aydogmus	Wuppertaler SV
	Andre Trienenjost	SV Hönnepel-Niedermörmter
	Boran Sezen	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen II
9	Keisuke Ota	SC Kapellen-Erft	13
10	Stefan Schaumburg	VfB 03 Hilden	12
10	Kevin Breuer	VfR Fischeln	12

Promotion play-off

The runners-up of the two divisions of the Landesliga Niederrhein compete for one more spot in the Oberliga.^[4]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
1. FC Kleve	1–4	Cronenberger SC	1–0	0–4

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References

1 2 3 2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein spectators (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 23 February 2016
1 2 "Oberliga Niederrhein 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste" (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2016.
↑ "Finanzielle Gründe: MSV Duisburg meldet U23 ab" [Financial reasons: MSV Duisburg de-registers reserve team]. liga3-online.de (in German). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
↑ "Wetzels schießt Kleve in die Relegation" [Wetzels fires Kleve into the promotion round]. fupa.net (in German). 5 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

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[table_note_AAA0.17442193123252-3] MSV Duisburg II withdrawn from competition at the end of season.^[3]

[Spectators-1] 1 2 3 2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein spectators (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 23 February 2016

[Goal-2] 1 2 "Oberliga Niederrhein 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste" (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2016.

[4] "Finanzielle Gründe: MSV Duisburg meldet U23 ab" [Financial reasons: MSV Duisburg de-registers reserve team]. liga3-online.de (in German). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[5] "Wetzels schießt Kleve in die Relegation" [Wetzels fires Kleve into the promotion round]. fupa.net (in German). 5 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.