2015–16 Niedersachsenliga
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 133[1] |
| Top goalscorer | Julian Bennert (13 goals)[2] |
| Total attendance | 31,186[1] |
| Average attendance | 234[1] |
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← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 9 February 2016. | |
The 2015–16 season of the Niedersachsenliga, the highest association football league in the German state of Lower Saxony, is the eighth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system.[3]
The season began on 7 August 2015 and will finish on 22 May 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 20 December to 7 February.[4]
2015–16 standings
The 2015–16 season saw five new clubs in the league, VfL Bückeburg, SVG Göttingen, Heeslinger SC and TuS Lingen, all four promoted from the Landesligas, while FT Braunschweig was relegated from the Regionalliga Nord.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lupo-Martini Wolfsburg | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 44 | Promotion to Regionalliga Nord |
| 2 | SVG Göttingen | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 34 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Germania Egestorf | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 33 | |
| 4 | 1. FC Wunstorf | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 26 | |
| 5 | SSV Jeddeloh | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 26 | |
| 6 | VfL Osnabrück II | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 26 | |
| 7 | Eintract Northeim | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 25 | |
| 8 | TuS Lingen | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 24 | |
| 9 | SC Spelle-Venhaus | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 22 | |
| 10 | VfL Oldenburg | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 22 | |
| 11 | Heeslinger SC | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 21 | |
| 12 | FT Braunschweig | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 21 | |
| 13 | Arminia Hannover | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 19 | Possible relegation to Landesliga |
| 14 | TB Uphusen | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 19 | |
| 15 | VfL Bückeburg | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 6 | Relegation to Landesliga |
| 16 | Teutonia Uelzen | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 59 | −43 | 2 |
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
Top goalscorers
The top goal scorers for the season:[2]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Julian Bennert |
SSV Jeddeloh | 13 |
| 2 | Keven Oltmer |
SSV Jeddeloh | 12 |
| 3 | Sascha Wald |
SC Spelle-Venhaus | 11 |
| Colin Heins |
TuS Lingen |
Promotion play-offs
Promotion play-offs will be held at the end of the season for the Regionalliga.[6]
To the Regionalliga
The runners-up of the Niedersachsenliga and the champions of the Bremen-Liga, Oberliga Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein-Liga are scheduled to play each other for one more spot in the Regionalliga.
References
- 1 2 3 2015–16 Niedersachsenliga spectators (German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 17 December 2015
- 1 2 2015–16 Niedersachsenliga Goal scorers (German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 17 December 2015
- ↑ Niedersachsenliga tables (German) Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 17 December 2015
- ↑ Match calendar (German) fupa.net, accessed: 17 December 2015
- ↑ Niedersachsenliga tables & results (German) kicker.de, accessed: 20 December 2015
- ↑ Ausschreibung für den Spielbetrieb des Spieljahres 2015/16 der Oberliga Niedersachsen (German) Lower Saxony Football Federation, Promotion and relegation rules, accessed: 17 December 2015
External links
- Niedersachsenliga on Fupa.net (German)
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