2015–16 Eintracht Braunschweig season

Eintracht Braunschweig
2015–16 season
Chairman Sebastian Ebel
Manager Torsten Lieberknecht
Stadium Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony
2. Bundesliga TBD
DFB-Pokal Lost in round of 16
Top goalscorer League: Salim Khelifi (6 goals)
All: Emil Berggreen / Salim Khelifi (6 goals)
Highest home attendance 23,050
Lowest home attendance 20,142
Average home league attendance 21,353
Home colours
Away colours
← 2014–15

The 2015–16 Eintracht Braunschweig season is the 122nd season in the club's football history. In 2015–16 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football.

Review and events

The 2015–16 season of Eintracht Braunschweig will begin on 15 June 2015 with their first training session.[1]

The draw for the first round of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal happened on 10 June and paired Braunschweig with 3. Liga team Hallescher FC.[2]

On 30 June 2015, the team headed for an eight-day-long pre-season training camp in Mittersill, Salzburg, Austria.[3]

The draw for the second round of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal happened on 14 August and paired Braunschweig with Oberliga Baden-Württemberg side SSV Reutlingen 05.[4]

In November 2015, sporting director Marc Arnold announced that the club would not head for a winter training camp this season.[5]

Matches and results

Legend

      Win       Tie       Loss

Friendly matches

2. Bundesliga

League fixtures and results


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 FC St. Pauli 21 10 6 5 25 20 +5 36
5 VfL Bochum 21 8 8 5 31 19 +12 32
6 Eintracht Braunschweig 21 9 5 7 28 17 +11 32
7 SV Sandhausen[lower-alpha 1] 21 9 6 6 29 24 +5 30
8 1. FC Kaiserslautern 21 8 6 7 30 26 +4 30
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2016. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ SV Sandhausen were deducted three points for license violation.[6]

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2015–16 DFB-Pokal

      Win       Draw       Loss

Squad

Current squad

As of 31 January 2016[7]

Squad Season 2015–16
No. Player Nat. Birthday at BTSV since previous club League matches League goals Cup matches Cup goals
Goalkeepers
1 Marcel Engelhardt 5 Apr 1993 2015 Youth system 0 0 0 0
16 Jasmin Fejzić 15 May 1986 2015 VfR Aalen 0 0 0 0
33 Rafał Gikiewicz 26 Oct 1987 2014 Śląsk Wrocław 21 0 3 0
Defenders
3 Saulo Decarli 4 Feb 1992 2014 Livorno 17 0 3 0
4 Joseph Baffo 7 Nov 1992 2015 Halmstads BK 19 0 2 1
17 Phil Ofosu-Ayeh 15 Sep 1991 2015 VfR Aalen 16 0 3 0
19 Ken Reichel 19 Dec 1986 2007 Hamburger SV II 19 5 3 0
24 Maximilian Sauer 15 May 1994 2014 Youth system 11 0 1 0
25 Marcel Correia (captain) 16 May 1989 2011 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 12 0 1 0
27 Niko Kijewski 28 Mar 1996 2015 Youth system 0 0 0 0
28 Dennis Slamar 8 Sep 1994 2015 Youth system 0 0 0 0
36 Mohammad Baghdadi 30 Oct 1996 2014 Youth system 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 Damir Vrančić 4 Oct 1985 2009 Borussia Dortmund II 0 0 0 0
8 Adam Matuszczyk 14 Feb 1989 2015 1. FC Köln 20 1 3 0
10 Mirko Boland 23 Apr 1987 01/09 MSV Duisburg II 17 4 2 0
11 Jan Hochscheidt 4 Oct 1987 2013 FC Erzgebirge Aue 18 2 1 0
12 Nik Omladič 21 Aug 1989 01/15 Olimpija Ljubljana 14 1 3 0
21 Patrick Schönfeld 21 Jun 1989 2015 FC Erzgebirge Aue 8 0 2 0
22 Salim Khelifi 26 Jan 1994 01/14 Lausanne-Sport 19 6 3 0
30 Hendrick Zuck 21 Jul 1990 2014 SC Freiburg 17 0 3 1
31 Marc Pfitzner 28 Aug 1984 2007 Youth system 7 1 0 0
38 Gerrit Holtmann 25 Mar 1995 04/15 Youth system 17 1 2 2
Strikers
7 Domi Kumbela 20 Apr 1984 01/16 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2 0 0 0
18 Orhan Ademi 28 Oct 1991 2012 SC Rheindorf Altach 9 0 2 2
26 Julius Düker 4 Jan 1996 2014 Youth system 6 0 0 0
No longer at the club
9 Emil Berggreen 10 May 1993 01/15 Hobro IK 13 5 2 1
15 Deniz Doğan 20 Oct 1979 2007 VfB Lübeck 1 0 0 0
20 Torsten Oehrl 7 Jan 1986 2013 FC Augsburg 1 0 0 0
23 Mads Dittmer Hvilsom 23 Aug 1992 2015 Hobro IK 5 0 2 0
Last updated: 14 February 2016

Transfers

Summer

In:

No. Position Player
1 Germany GK Marcel Engelhardt (from Eintracht Braunschweig II)[8]
4 Sweden DF Joseph Baffo (from Halmstads BK)[9]
8 Poland MF Adam Matuszczyk (from 1. FC Köln)[10]
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Jasmin Fejzić (from VfR Aalen)[11]
17 Ghana DF Phil Ofosu-Ayeh (from VfR Aalen)[12]
18 Switzerland FW Orhan Ademi (loan return from VfR Aalen)[13]
21 Germany MF Patrick Schönfeld (from FC Erzgebirge Aue)[14]
23 Denmark FW Mads Dittmer Hvilsom (from Hobro IK)[15]
27 Germany DF Niko Kijewski (from Eintracht Braunschweig U-19)
28 Germany DF Dennis Slamar (from Eintracht Braunschweig II)
30 Germany FW Hendrick Zuck (from SC Freiburg, previously on loan)[16]

Out:

No. Position Player
1 Germany GK Marjan Petković
2 Norway DF Vegar Eggen Hedenstad (loan return to SC Freiburg)[17]
4 Germany DF Matthias Henn (to F.C. Hansa Rostock)[18]
5 Germany DF Benjamin Kessel (to 1. FC Union Berlin)[19]
7 Norway FW Håvard Nielsen (loan return to RB Salzburg)[17]
8 Turkey DF Deniz Doğan (retired)[20]
13 Germany MF Raffael Korte (to 1. FC Union Berlin)[21]
14 South Korea FW Ryu Seung-woo (loan return to Bayer 04 Leverkusen)[22]
15 Germany MF Norman Theuerkauf (to 1. FC Heidenheim)[23]
20 Germany FW Torsten Oehrl (to SV Wehen Wiesbaden)[24]
21 Germany DF Jan Washausen (to SV Elversberg)[25]
27 Germany FW Gianluca Korte (released, previously on loan at VfR Aalen)[26]
32 Germany FW Dennis Kruppke (retired)[27]
35 Germany FW Haris Huseni (to Eintracht Braunschweig II)

Winter

In:

No. Position Player
7 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Domi Kumbela (from SpVgg Greuther Fürth)[28]

Out:

No. Position Player
9 Denmark FW Emil Berggreen (to 1. FSV Mainz 05)[29]
23 Denmark FW Mads Dittmer Hvilsom (on loan to SK Brann)[30]

Management and coaching staff

Since 12 May 2008 Torsten Lieberknecht is the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig.

Position Staff
ManagerTorsten Lieberknecht
Assistant managerDarius Scholtysik
Assistant managerHenning Bürger
Assistant manager/athletic trainerJürgen Rische
Goalkeeping coachAlexander Kunze
Sporting directorMarc Arnold

Reserve team

Eintracht Braunschweig II plays in the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord for the 2015–16 season.

Current squad

As of 28 January 2016[31] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 Germany DF Erik Henschel
4 Germany DF Marco Kaffenberger
5 Germany DF Gunnar Niemann
6 Germany MF Eros Dacaj
7 Finland MF Armend Kabashi
8 Turkey DF Deniz Doğan
9 Belgium FW Gyamfi Kyeremeh
10 Germany MF Sven Hartwig
13 Germany MF Lukas Kierdorf
No. Position Player
16 Germany FW Luca Sasso-Sant
17 Germany MF Felix Drinkuth
18 Iraq DF Umed Zandi
19 United States MF Omar Castro
20 Germany MF Sulhattin Capli
22 Germany MF Morten Rüdiger
23 Germany GK Björn Rührer
TBA Australia FW Stefan Valentini

No longer at the club

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
11 Germany FW Haris Huseni

Staff

Position Staff
ManagerHenning Bürger
Assistant managerMarkus Unger
Assistant managerDeniz Doğan

References

  1. ↑ "Planungen für die Sommerpause" (in German). eintracht.com. 29 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "DFB-Pokal - Auslosung 1. Runde". kicker (in German). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Start ins Trainingslager" (in German). eintracht.com. 30 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Auslosung: "Wölfe" vs Bayern - S04 gegen Gladbach". kicker (in German). 14 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Arnold: "Kein klassisches Trainingslager"" (in German). kicker.de. 13 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Verstoß gegen Lizenzierungsordnung: Punktabzug für Sandhausen". dfb.de (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Eintracht Braunschweig" (in German). kicker.de. 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Braunschweig lockt: Fejzic kehrt zurück" [Braunschweig calls: Fejzic returns] (in German). kicker.de. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Eintracht verpflichtet Joseph Baffo" [Eintracht signs Joseph Baffo] (in German). eintracht.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Adam Matuschyk wechselt zu den Löwen" [Adam Matuschyk transfers to the Lions] (in German). eintracht.com. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Jasmin Fejzic kehrt zur Eintracht zurück" [Jasmin Fejzic returns to Eintracht] (in German). eintracht.com. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Eintracht verpflichtet Phil Ofosu-Ayeh" [Eintracht signs Phil Ofosu-Ayeh] (in German). eintracht.com. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Trainingsauftakt der Profis" [First training session for the pros]. eintracht.com (in German). 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Eintracht verpflichtet Patrick Schönfeld" [Eintracht signs Patrick Schönfeld]. eintracht.com (in German). 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Eintracht Braunschweig verpflichtet Mads Hvilsom" [Eintracht signs Mads Hvilsom]. eintracht.com. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Löwen ziehen Kaufoption" [Lions use option to purchase] (in German). eintracht.com. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  17. 1 2 "Trainingsauftakt der Profis" [First training session of the pros] (in German). eintracht.com. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Verstärkung für die Abwehr: F.C. Hansa verpflichtet Matthias Henn" [Reinforcement for the defense: F.C. Hansa signs Matthias Henn] (in German). fc-hansa.de. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Benjamin Kessel verlässt die Löwen zum Saisonende" [Benjamin Kessel leaves the lions at the end of the season] (in German). eintracht.com. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Danke, Jungs!" [Thanks, guys!] (in German). eintracht.com. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "Raffael Korte verlässt die Eintracht zum Saisonende" [Raffael Korte leaves Eintracht at the end of the season] (in German). eintracht.com. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "Alle Transfers" (in German). Rheinische Post. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  23. ↑ "Norman Theuerkauf verlässt die Löwen zum Saisonende" [Norman Theuerkauf leaves the lions at the end of the season] (in German). eintracht.com. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  24. ↑ "Torsten Oehrl verlässt die Eintracht" [Torsten Oehrl leaves Eintracht] (in German). eintracht.com. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "SV 07 Elversberg verpflichtet Jan Washausen" [SV 07 Elversberg signs Jan Washausen] (in German). sv07elversberg.de. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  26. ↑ "Gianluca Korte kehrt nicht zu den Löwen zurück" [Gianluca Korte will not return to the lions] (in German). eintracht.com. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  27. ↑ "Dennis Kruppke soll bei den Löwen bleiben" [Dennis Kruppke is to stay with the lions] (in German). eintracht.com. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  28. ↑ "Fan-Liebling Kumbela kehrt nach Braunschweig zurück" [Fan favourite Kumbela returns to Braunschweig] (in German). kicker.de. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  29. ↑ "Emil Berggreen verlässt die Löwen" [Emil Berggreen leaves the Lions] (in German). eintracht.com. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  30. ↑ "Hvilsom wird an Brann Bergen ausgeliehen" [Hvilsom loaned out to Brann Bergen] (in German). eintracht.com. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  31. ↑ "Eintracht Braunschweig II squad" (in German). kicker.de. 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

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