2015–16 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey), Playoffs, Promotional Playoffs
After the regular season has ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the 2015–16 GET-ligaen and the two highest ranked teams in the First Division competed for the right to play in the 2016–17 GET-ligaen. The tournament was organized according to a double round robin format, where each club will played the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, was the same as in the regular season.


2015–16 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey), Playoffs, Promotional Playoffs, Standings
q – qualified for next years GET-league; r – will play in next years 1. division


2015–16 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey), Playoffs, Relegation Playoffs
After the regular season had ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the First Division and the two highest ranked teams in the Second Division competed for the right to play in the 2016–17 First Division. The tournament was organized to be played over one weekend, where each club played the others once,  for a total of three games. The points system and ranking method used, is the same as in the regular season. The games was all played in Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall.


2015–16 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey), Playoffs, Relegation Playoffs, Standings
q – will play in next years 1. division; r – will play in next years 2. division


2015–16 Norwich City F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Norwich City's return to the Premier League after gaining promotion via the play-offs in the previous season, in their 113th year in existence. This season Norwich City participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Norwich City F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 6 June 2015, Norwich City announced they would host West Ham United to mark Carrow Road's 80th anniversary. This fixture was the first ever played at Carrow Road; Norwich won the game 4–3. Two days later, the Canaries announced their pre-season schedule. Norwich City announced on 6 July 2015, that they would be playing FC Augsburg and Maccabi Haifa in a pre-season training camp in Germany and Austria.


2015–16 Norwich City F.C. season, Competitions, Results summary, Matches
The Premier League fixture list was released on 17 June 2015. Norwich's first game was at home to Crystal Palace.


2015–16 Norwich City F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
Norwich City entered the competition in the second round and were given an away trip to Rotherham United. The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Norwich City drew West Bromwich Albion at home.


2015–16 Norwich City F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
Norwich City entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Manchester City.


2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by sixteenth year head coach Mike Brey, played its home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana and were third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Duke in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Michigan, Stephen F. Austin, and Wisconsin to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to fellow ACC member North Carolina.


2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team, Previous season
The Fighting Irish finished the season 32–6, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in third place. They defeated Miami (FL), Duke, and North Carolina to become champions of the ACC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Northeastern in the second round, Butler in the third round, and Wichita State in the Sweet Sixteen before losing in the Elite Eight to unbeaten Kentucky in a close game, 68–66.


2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team will represent University of Notre Dame during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by twenty-ninth year head coach Muffet McGraw, play their home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center and were third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season with 33–2, 16–0 in ACC play to win both of the ACC Regular Season and Tournament. They earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeat North Carolina A&T and Indiana in both the first and second rounds before losing to Stanford in the sweet sixteen, which ended 5 straight Final Four appearances.


2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team, Roster
Carol Owens (Northern Illinois) Beth Cunningham (Notre Dame) Niele Ivey (Notre Dame)


2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team, Media
All Notre Dame games will air on WHPZ Pulse 96.9 FM. Games are streamed online live.


2015–16 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Nottingham Forest's 150th season in existence and 8th consecutive season in the Championship since promotion in 2007–08. The club also participated in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup. On the 13 March 2016, manager Dougie Freedman was sacked after Forest lost five of his final six games in charge. Freedman was replaced by first team coach Paul Williams, who was appointed for the remainder of the season. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
On 3 June 2015 Nottingham Forest confirmed their pre-season friendlies and plans for a tour of Sweden.


2015–16 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Competitions, Championship, Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2015–16 Notts County F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Notts County's 153rd season in their history and their first season back in League Two since being relegated from League One the previous season. Along with League Two, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Notts County F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 20 May 2015, Notts County announced their pre-season schedule which included five friendly matches. On 4 June 2015 a friendly against Arnold Town was announced. On 24 June 2015, Notts County announced a home friendly against Scunthorpe United.


2015–16 Notts County F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2015–16 Notts County F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Notts County were drawn away against Huddersfield Town. In the second round, Notts County were drawn away to Aston Villa.


2015–16 Notts County F.C. season, Competitions, Football League Trophy
On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. In the draw for the second round, held on 5 September 2015, Notts County were drawn away at Sheffield United.


2015–16 OGC Nice season
The 2015–16 OGC Nice season was the 111th professional season of the club since its creation in 1904.


2015–16 OGC Nice season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 OGC Nice season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 OHL season
The 2015–16 OHL season was the 36th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 2015 to March 2016. The Plymouth Whalers relocated to Flint and became the Flint Firebirds, playing at the Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center. The Belleville Bulls relocated to Hamilton and became the Hamilton Bulldogs, playing at FirstOntario Centre. The London Knights won the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the fourth time in franchise history, as they defeated the Niagara IceDogs in four games in the final round of the playoffs. The Knights qualified for the 2016 Memorial Cup held at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. London defeated the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3-2 in overtime in the final game, winning the Memorial Cup for the second time in franchise history.


2015–16 OHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


2015–16 OHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2015–16 OHL season, Regular season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2015–16 OHL season, Playoffs, Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2015–16 OHL season, Playoffs, Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2015–16 OHL season, All-Star teams
The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.


2015–16 OHL season, 2016 OHL Priority Selection
On April 9, 2016, the OHL conducted the 2016 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Guelph Storm held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Ryan Merkley from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens of the GTHL. Merkley was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.


2015–16 OHL season, 2016 OHL Priority Selection
Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2016 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.


2015–16 OHL season, 2016 NHL Entry Draft
On June 24-25, 2016, the National Hockey League conducted the 2016 NHL Entry Draft held at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. In total, 48 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Olli Juolevi of the London Knights was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the fifth overall pick by the Vancouver Canucks.


2015–16 OHL season, 2016 NHL Entry Draft
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.


2015–16 OHL season, 2016 CHL Import Draft
On June 28, 2016, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2016 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Guelph Storm held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Dmitri Samorukov from Russia with their selection.


2015–16 OHL season, 2016 CHL Import Draft
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2016 CHL Import Draft.


2015–16 OJHL season
The 2015–16 season was the 22nd season for the Ontario Junior Hockey League.


2015–16 OJHL season, Team Change
The Hamilton Red Wings relocated to Markham, Ontario and were renamed the Markham Royals.


2015–16 OJHL season, Standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


2015–16 OK Liga
The 2015–16 season of the OK Liga is the 47th season of top-tier rink hockey in Spain.


2015–16 OK Liga, Copa del Rey
The 2016 Copa del Rey was the 73rd edition of the Spanish men's roller hockey cup. It was played at the Pavelló d'Esports de Reus between the eight first qualified teams after the first half of the season.


2015–16 OK Liga, Supercopa de España
The 2015 Supercopa de España was the 12th edition of the Spanish men's roller hockey cup. It was played in Vic.


2015–16 OK Liga Femenina
The 2015–16 OK Liga Femenina was the eighth edition of Spain's premier women's rink hockey championship.


2015–16 OK Liga Femenina
CP Voltregà won its fifth title and tenth overall including the defunct Spanish Championship.


2015–16 OK Liga Femenina, Copa de la Reina
The 2016 Copa de la Reina was the 11th edition of the Spanish women's roller hockey cup. As in the previous two years, it was played in Lloret de Mar between the eight first qualified teams after the first half of the season.


2015–16 OK Liga Femenina, Copa de la Reina
Hostelcur Gijón won its third trophy by defeating Generali Palau de Plegamans in the penalty shootout.


2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies were led by 32nd year head coach Greg Kampe and played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament to Wright State. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16 where they defeated Towson and East Tennessee State to advance to the championship game where they lost to Old Dominion.


2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team, Preseason
The Oakland team traveled to Spain for a week at the end of August. During the trip, they defeated each of the three European professional teams they faced.


2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team, Preseason
Junior point guard Kay Felder was named Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year and Preseason First Team. The vote included coaches, media and sports information directors. Oakland was picked to finish in second place in the league.


2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team, Preseason
Felder was also named to the Lute Olson Award Preseason Watch List. Felder is one of 30 players on the list. The award is given to the "top Division I player who has played at least two seasons."


2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team, Season
Oakland finished tied for second in the Horizon League with a 13–5 record. They received the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament and a bye into the semifinals of the tournament where they lost to No. 3 Wright State.


2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team, Season
Oakland accepted a bid to the inaugural Vegas 16 Tournament where they defeated Towson and East Tennessee State before they lost to Old Dominion 68–67 in the championship game.


2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team, Season
After the season, Felder hired an agent and entered the 2016 NBA Draft, ending his college eligibility. Felder is the first Oakland player to leave school early to enter the NBA draft.


2015–16 Oberliga
The 2015–16 season of the Oberliga was the eighth season of the Oberligas at tier five of the German football league system and the 42nd season overall since reintroduction of the Oberligas in 1974. The regular season started on 17 July 2015 and finished on 12 June 2016.


2015–16 Oberliga
The Oberliga is organised in fourteen regional divisions with the league champions promoted to the level above, the Regionalligas while the relegated teams drop down to the Verbandsligas and Landesligas.


2015–16 Oberliga, Overview
In the 2015–16 season 241 clubs compete in the Oberligas, two less than in the previous season.


2015–16 Oberliga, Overview
Eleven of the league champions earned direct promotion to the Regionalligas, Bonner SC, Wuppertaler SV, SSV Ulm 1846, SV Seligenporten, VfR Garching, Teutonia Watzenborn-Steinberg, Lupo Martini Wolfsburg, TuS Koblenz, Sportfreunde Siegen, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig and FSV Union Fürstenwalde, while third-placed Oberliga Westfalen club TSG Sprockhövel was also directly promoted as the second-placed team, SpVgg Erkenschwick, declined to apply for a Regionalliga licence.


2015–16 Oberliga, Overview
In Northern Germany Bremer SV, Germania Egestorf, Altona 93 and SV Eichede competed for two more Regionalliga Nord places in a play-off, which Eichede and Egestorf won, while FC Nöttingen, SC Hauenstein and Rot-Weiss Frankfurt did the same for the Regionalliga Südwest, with Nöttingen earning promotion. In the Regionalliga Bayern promotion/relegation play-off SpVgg Bayern Hof and TSV 1860 Rosenheim earned promotion while FC Augsburg II defended their league place and Viktoria Aschaffenburg was relegated. Of the 45 clubs leaving the Oberliga 38 were relegated while 7 withdrew from the leagues.


2015–16 Oberliga, Overview
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig became the only Oberliga team to finish the season undefeated, winning 22 and drawing 8 of their 30 NOFV-Oberliga Süd matches. SV Eichede accumulated the highest points total, 81, while Bremer SV scored the most goals, 120. SV Lurup of the Oberliga Hamburg held the distinction of being the worst Oberliga club in 2015–16, losing 33 of its 34 season games and drawing one, remaining without a win all season. The club scored just 13 goals and conceded 252 but earned the respect of the other league clubs in Hamburg by not withdrawing and completing the season.


2015–16 Oberliga, 2015–16 season
The 2015–16 league champions, promoted and relegated teams, the league strength (S), the top scorer and the number of goals they scored, as far as has been determined:


2015–16 Oberliga, Promotion play-off
For three of the five Regionalligas promotion play-off were held for qualified Oberliga teams. The other two Regionalligas, Nordost and West, did not hold play-off rounds, instead operating with direct promotion only.


2015–16 Oberliga, Promotion play-off, Regionalliga Bayern
The 15th and 16th placed Regionalliga teams, Viktoria Aschaffenburg and FC Augsburg II, played the third-placed teams of the northern and southern divisions. The winners of these games were qualified for the 2016–17 Regionalliga, the losers played each other for one more spot in the Regionalliga after Jahn Regensburg was successful in winning promotion to the 3. Liga. The third placed teams that qualified are SpVgg Bayern Hof in the north and TSV 1860 Rosenheim in the south as the runners-up of the two Bayernliga divisions did not apply for a Regionalliga licence.


2015–16 Oberliga, Promotion play-off, Regionalliga Nord
Promotion play-off were to be held at the end of the season to the Regionalliga Nord. The runners-up of the Niedersachsenliga and the champions or, in Hamburg's case, the only team applying for a licence, of the Bremen-Liga, Oberliga Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein-Liga played each other for two more spot in the Regionalliga. In the promotion round each team met the other just once with the two highest-placed teams in the final table promoted:


2015–16 Oberliga, Promotion play-off, Regionalliga Südwest
The runners-up of the Hessenliga, Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar competed for one more spot in the Regionalliga Südwest, with each team playing the other just once:


2015–16 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
The 2015–16 season of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, the highest association football league in the state of Baden-Württemberg, was the eighth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 38th season overall since establishment of the league in 1978.


2015–16 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
The season began on 8 August 2015 and finished on 21 May 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 12 December to 13 February.


2015–16 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, Standings
The league featured five new clubs for the 2015–16 season with FSV 08 Bissingen promoted from the Verbandsliga Württemberg, SV Oberachern from the Verbandsliga Südbaden and SV Sandhausen II from the Verbandsliga Baden along with 1. CfR Pforzheim while FC Nöttingen had been relegated from the Regionalliga Südwest.


2015–16 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, Promotion play-off
Promotion play-off will be held at the end of the season for both the Regionalliga above and the Oberliga.


2015–16 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, Promotion play-off, To the Regionalliga
The runners-up of the Hessenliga, Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar competed for one more spot in the Regionalliga Südwest, with each team playing the other just once:


2015–16 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, Promotion play-off, To the Oberliga
The runners-up of the Verbandsliga Baden, Verbandsliga Südbaden and Verbandsliga Württemberg play each other for one more spot in the Oberliga, whereby the Baden and Südbaden runners-up play each other first with the winner of this encounter then meets the Württemberg runners-up.


2015–16 Oberliga Hamburg
The 2015–16 season of the Oberliga Hamburg, the highest association football league in the German state of Hamburg, was the eighth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system.


2015–16 Oberliga Hamburg
The season began on 31 July 2015 and finished on 21 May 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 19 December to 31 January.


2015–16 Oberliga Hamburg, 2015–16 standings
The 2015–16 season saw three new clubs in the league, SV Lurup, FC Türkiye and WTSV Concordia, all promoted from the Landesligas while no club had been relegated from the Regionalliga Nord to the league.


2015–16 Oberliga Hamburg, 2015–16 standings
Of the Oberliga Hamburg teams only Altona 93 applied for a Regionalliga licence for the 2016–17 season, with the Northern German Football Association deciding on 9 May 2016 to grant all applicants a licence.


2015–16 Oberliga Hamburg, Promotion play-off
Promotion play-off were to be held at the end of the season to the Regionalliga Nord. The runners-up of the Niedersachsenliga and the champions or, in Hamburg's case, the only team applying for a licence, of the Bremen-Liga, Oberliga Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein-Liga played each other for two more spot in the Regionalliga. In the promotion round each team met the other just once with the two highest-placed teams in the final table promoted:


2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein
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.


2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein, 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.


2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein, Promotion play-off
The runners-up of the two divisions of the Landesliga Niederrhein compete for one more spot in the Oberliga.


2015–16 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar
The 2015–16 season of the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, the highest association football league in the states of Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate, was the eighth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 38th season overall since establishment of the league in 1978, then as the Oberliga Südwest.


2015–16 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar
The season began on 31 July 2015 and finished on 21 May 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 6 December to 27 February.


2015–16 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, 2015–16 standings
The league featured six new clubs for the 2015–16 season with FSV Jägersburg promoted from the Saarlandliga, FK Pirmasens II from the Verbandsliga Südwest and FC Karbach and SV Mehring from the Rheinlandliga while SVN Zweibrücken and TuS Koblenz had been relegated from the Regionalliga Südwest.


2015–16 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, Promotion play-off
Promotion play-off were held at the end of the season for both the Regionalliga above and the Oberliga.


2015–16 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, Promotion play-off, To the Regionalliga
The runners-up of the Hessenliga, Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar competed for one more spot in the Regionalliga Südwest, with each team playing the other just once:


2015–16 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, Promotion play-off, To the Oberliga
The runners-up of the Rheinlandliga, Verbandsliga Südwest and Saarlandliga played each other for one more spot in the Oberliga which SV Morlautern won.


2015–16 Oberliga Westfalen
The 2015–16 season of the Oberliga Westfalen, the highest association football league in the Westphalia region of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, was the fourth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 34th season overall since establishment of the league in 1978. The league went defunct from 2008 to 2012, when it was re-established.


2015–16 Oberliga Westfalen
The season began on 14 August 2015 and finished on 29 May 2016.


2015–16 Oberliga Westfalen, Standings
The league featured four new clubs for the 2015–16 season with TSV Marl-Hüls promoted as champions of the Westfalenliga I, SC Paderborn 07 II as champions of the Westfalenliga II and SV Schermbeck in the promotion round of the Westfalenliga runners-up while Sportfreunde Siegen had been relegated from the Regionalliga West.


2015–16 Oberliga Westfalen, Promotion play-off
The runners-up of the two divisions of the Westfalenliga competed for one more spot in the Oberliga.


2015–16 Odense Boldklub season
The 2015–16 Odense Boldklub season was the 127th season in existence. They ended 7th in the Danish Superliga and were knocked out in the third round of DBU Pokalen.


2015–16 Odense Boldklub season, Pre-season and friendlies
OB did precede their 2015–16 campaign with a local tour of 2 exhibition matches on Funen, including a training camp in Sweden, with friendlies against Nottingham Forest and Ängelholms.


2015–16 Odense Boldklub season, Squad statistics, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2015–16 Odense Bulldogs season
The 2015–16 Odense Bulldogs season is the 25th season in the Danish Hockey League since the team was promoted in 1990.


2015–16 Odense Bulldogs season
They finished in 5th place in the league with the record 24–18–3 and were picked by 4th-placed Herning Blue Fox for the quarter-finals.


2015–16 Odense Bulldogs season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (3 points)  Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/Shootout loss (1 point)


2015–16 Odense Bulldogs season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
Legend:  Win (3 points)  Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/Shootout loss (1 point)


2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Saul Phillips, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They defeated Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Albany and UNC Greensboro to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Morehead State.


2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2014–15 season 10–20, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Western Michigan.


2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in MAC play by winning the East Division title as well as the overall regular season MAC championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Women's Tournament to Buffalo. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Bucknell.


2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his 12th season with the Buckeyes. They played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Michigan State. They received an invitation to the National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Akron in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Florida.


2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Buckeyes finished the 2014–15 season 24–11, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated VCU in the second round before losing in the third round to Arizona.


2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team will represent the Ohio State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by third year head coach Kevin McGuff, play their home games at Value City Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 15–3 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Michigan State. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Buffalo and West Virginia in the first and second rounds round before losing to Tennessee in the sweet sixteen.


2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team, Roster
Joy Cheek (Duke) Patrick Klein (Ohio State) Mark Mitchell (Eastern Kentucky)


2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season
The Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program represented The Ohio State University during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2015–16 Oklahoma City Thunder season
The 2015–16 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 8th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 50th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the first under head coach Billy Donovan. After coming just short of making the playoffs the previous season, the Thunder won the Northwest Division and clinched the third seed in the Western Conference.


2015–16 Oklahoma City Thunder season
In the playoffs, the Thunder defeated the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the First Round, and the San Antonio Spurs in six games in the Semifinals (which was also Tim Duncan's final NBA game) before reaching the Western Conference Finals for the fourth time in a span of six seasons, but were eliminated by the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors in seven games after leading the series 3–1.


2015–16 Oklahoma City Thunder season
After almost pulling what would've been one of the biggest upsets in professional sports history over the 73-9 Warriors, the Thunder missed out on what would’ve been their first Finals appearance since 2012. The Warriors would go on to lose in seven games against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals after they too led the series 3–1.


2015–16 Oklahoma City Thunder season
After the season, Kevin Durant controversially left the team in free agency for the Golden State Warriors.


2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his fifth season. They played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 29–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They defeated Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to West Virginia.


2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Cal State Bakersfield, VCU, Texas A&M, and Oregon to be champions of the West Regional and earn a trip to the Final Four for the fifth time in school history. At the Final Four, they lost in the national semifinal to the eventual champion Villanova by 44 points, the largest margin in Final Four history.


2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team, Previous season
The Sooners finished the season 24–11, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Albany in the second round and Dayton in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Michigan State.


2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team, Schedule
x- Sooner Sports Television (SSTV) is aired locally on Fox Sports. However the contract allows games to air on various affiliates. Those affiliates are FSSW, FSSW+, FSOK, FSOK+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific.


2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team will represent the University of Oklahoma in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners are led by Sherri Coale in her twentieth season. The team will play its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Purdue in the first round before losing to Kentucky in the second round.


2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team, Schedule
x- Sooner Sports Television (SSTV) is aired locally on Fox Sports. However the contract allows games to air on various affiliates. Those affiliates are FSSW, FSSW+, FSOK, FSOK+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific.


2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team
The 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's eighth and final season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to Kansas State.


2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team
On March 18, Oklahoma State and Travis Ford mutually parted ways. He finished at OSU with an eight-year record of 155–111.


2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team, Previous season
The Cowboys finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to Oklahoma. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in second round to Oregon.


2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team, Schedule and results
CSN = Cowboy Sports Network. The Cowboy Sports Network is affiliated with Fox Sports Net. Games could air on Fox Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports Oklahoma Plus, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, or Fox College Sports.


2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team
The 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team will represent Oklahoma State University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It will be head coach Jim Littell's fifth season at Oklahoma State. The Cowgirls are members of the Big 12 Conference and will play their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 21–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to Oklahoma. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost in the first round to St. Bonaventure.


2015–16 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team
The 2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Monarchs, led by fifth year head coach Karen Barefoot, play their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–17, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee.


2015–16 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team, Roster
Trina Patterson (Virginia) Jermaine Woods (Christopher Newport) Jim Corrigan (Duke)


2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team
The 2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by third year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 25–13, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They defeated Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, and WKU to advance to the championship game of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. The received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Tennessee Tech, UC Santa Barbara, and Oakland to become Vegas 16 champions.


2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team, Previous season
The Monarchs finished the 2013–14 season 27–8, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place, after reaching as high as 13–1 to start the season, and being ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time in program history. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Charleston Southern in the first round, Illinois State in the second round, and Murray State in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Stanford.


2015–16 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
The 2015–16 season is Oldham Athletic's 121st season in their history and 19th consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
The club appointed Sunderland coach Darren Kelly as their new manager following the conclusion of the 2014–15 season. However, Kelly's reign was brief and he was sacked after a 5–1 home defeat to Peterborough United with Oldham having won only one of their first seven league games. Kelly was replaced by David Dunn who he had signed as a player just over a month earlier. However, Dunn himself won only two of his 17 league games and was sacked after a poor run of form during which his team picked up two points from a possible 21. Following Dunn's departure, Oldham turned to former player, coach and manager John Sheridan who was re-appointed as manager less than seven years after being sacked from the role.


2015–16 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 15 May 2015, Oldham Athletic announced they would host Blackburn Rovers in a pre-season friendly on 25 July 2015. Another friendly against Bolton Wanderers was confirmed on 19 May 2015. A day later, Oldham Athletic announced an XI squad would travel to Trafford for pre-season preparations. On 21 May 2015, Oldham Athletic announced they will travel to Carlisle United in a pre-season fixture. On 23 May 2015, Oldham Athletic announced they will travel to FC Halifax Town. On 27 May 2015, Further friendlies were revealed when the club announced their pre-schedule in full.


2015–16 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season, Competitions, League One, Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2015–16 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Oldham Athletic were drawn at home against Middlesbrough.


2015–16 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season, Competitions, Football League Trophy
On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. The Latics will travel to Shrewsbury Town.


2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Andy Kennedy was in his 10th year as head coach of Ole Miss. The Rebels, members of the Southeastern Conference, began the season playing home games at Tad Smith Coliseum, but moved to a new arena, The Pavilion at Ole Miss, on January 7, 2016. They finished the season 20–12, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost to Alabama in the second round of the SEC Tournament. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rebels finished the 2014–15 season with an overall record of 21–13 and 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in the SEC standings. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to South Carolina. Ole Miss participated in the NCAA tournament as an #11 seed, defeating fellow #11 seed BYU in the First Round before falling to #6 seeded Xavier in the second round, ending the Rebels' season.


2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team represented University of Mississippi during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rebels are members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and were led by third-year head coach Matt Insell. The Rebels started the season playing their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum, but moved to the new Pavilion at Ole Miss on January 10, 2016. They finished the season 10–20, 2–14 in SEC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SEC Women's Tournament Vanderbilt.


2015–16 Olympiacos F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Olympiacos's 57th consecutive season in the Super League Greece; they managed to become the champions for 6th consecutive year and for 18th time during the last 20 seasons. Olympiacos also participated in the Greek Football Cup, losing at the final against AEK athens. They also took part in the UEFA Champions League (group stage) and the UEFA Europa League (knockout phase, round of 32).


2015–16 Olympiacos F.C. season, Players
For recent transfers, see List of Greek football transfers summer 2015


2015–16 Olympiacos F.C. season, Players, Olympiacos U20 squad
Olympiacos U20 is the youth team of Olympiacos. They participate in the Super League U20 championship and in UEFA Youth League competition. They play their home games at the 3,000-seater Renti Training Centre in Renti, Piraeus.


2015–16 Olympiacos F.C. season, Players, Olympiacos U20 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Olympiacos F.C. season, Transfers and loans, Transfers in
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Olympiacos F.C. season, Transfers and loans, Transfers out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Olympiacos F.C. season, Competitions, Super League Greece, Matches
1. Matchday 2 vs. Levadiakos, originally meant to be held in Levadia at Levadia Municipal Stadium, but due to the bad condition of the stadium Super League Greece decided to be held in Athens at the Olympic Stadium2. Matches of Matchday 4 originally was scheduled to be held in 19/20/21 September 2015, but due to the Elections to be held on 20 September 2015 Super League Greece, decided the Matchday 4 to be held 22/23 September 2015. 3 . Due to extreme fan behavior against Olympiacos, the match was awarded as a 3–0 win for Olympiacos.


2015–16 Olympiacos F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League
Olympiacos qualified to UEFA Europa League knock-out stage as the 3rd team of Champions League Group F.


2015–16 Olympique Lyonnais season
The 2015–16 season was Olympique Lyonnais's 66th professional season since its creation in 1950.


2015–16 Olympique Lyonnais season, Players
French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.


2015–16 Olympique Lyonnais season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Olympique Lyonnais season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Olympique de Marseille season
The 2015–16 Olympique de Marseille season is the 66th professional season of the club since its creation in 1899 and 20th consecutive season in the top flight.


2015–16 Olympique de Marseille season, Players
French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.


2015–16 Olympique de Marseille season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Olympique de Marseille season, Players, On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 11th year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at Baxter Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 18–14, 10–6 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament to Denver. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Duquesne.


2015–16 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by third year head coach Brittany Lange, play their home games at Baxter Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 15–15, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Summit League Women's Tournament where they lost to South Dakota State.


2015–16 Oman First Division League
The 2015-16 Oman First Division League (known as the Omantel First Division League for sponsorship reasons) is the 40th edition of the second-highest division overall football league in Oman. The season began on 1 October 2015 and concluded on 22 April 2016. Muscat Club are the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous 2014–15 season.


2015–16 Oman First Division League
At the end of the 9th round in the play-offs, on Friday, 15 April 2016, Al-Rustaq SC were crowned the champions of the 2015–16 Oman First Division League with one game to spare after a 1-0 win over Bowsher Club winning their first ever domestic title and hence earning promotion to the top flight for the first time in the club's history.. Al-Rustaq SC along with Oman Club and Ja'lan SC earned promotion to 2016–17 Oman Professional League.


2015–16 Oman First Division League, Play-offs, Format
3 top teams each from Group A and Group B advanced to the Play-offs stage. Each team in the Play-offs stage plays a home and an away tie against the remaining 5 teams. The winners and the runners-up earn promotion to 2016-17 Oman Professional League and the second runners-up plays a Promotion Play-off against the 12th positioned team of the 2015–16 Oman Professional League.


2015–16 Oman First Division League, Play-offs, Results
On 20 February 2016, due to pitch invasion, the match between Al-Seeb Club and Bowsher Club was abandoned after second half with Bowsher leading 2-0; Oman Football Association on 25 February confirmed the result as 3-0 for Bowsher and also announced a 500 Omani rials fine on Al-Seeb.


2015–16 Oman First Division League, Promotion/Relegation Play-off, 2nd Leg
Ja'lan earned promotion to 2016–17 Oman Professional League after winning 3-2 on aggregate.


2015–16 Oman First Division League, OFA Awards
Oman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2015–16 Oman First Division League season.


2015–16 Oman Professional League
The 2015–16 Oman Professional League (known as the Omantel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) is the 40th edition of the top football league in Oman. The season began on 13 September 2015 and conclude on 14 April 2016. The start of the 2015–16 Professional League season which was scheduled for 19 August 2015 was later postponed to 13 September 2015 following requests from five of the 14 participating clubs (Al-Oruba, Fanja, Al-Nahda, Saham and Sur). Al-Oruba SC are the defending champions, having won their fourth title in the previous 2014–15 Oman Professional League season.


2015–16 Oman Professional League
At the end of the 25th round, Oman Football Association announced that if the top two teams at the end of the last round end up with equal points, the two teams will play a home and away championship play-off on 28 April 2016 and 2 May 2016 at the respective home grounds.


2015–16 Oman Professional League
The curtains came down on a thrilling OPL season with Fanja SC outplaying Al-Suwaiq SC for a 2-0 victory and a record-equalling ninth domestic league crown on Sunday, 24 April 2016.


2015–16 Oman Professional League, Teams
This season the league had 14 teams. Bowsher Club and Al-Seeb Club were relegated to the Oman First Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2014–15 Oman Professional League season. Sohar SC however again managed to play in the top division as they won the Relegation/Promotion playoff against Al-Rustaq SC who had finished third in the 2014–15 Oman First Division League to earn the Relegation/Promotion playoff spot. The two relegated teams were replaced by Oman First Division League winners Muscat Club and runners-up Salalah SC.


2015–16 Oman Professional League, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Oman Professional League, Teams, Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.


2015–16 Oman Professional League, Promotion/Relegation Play-off, 2nd Leg
Ja'lan earned promotion to 2016–17 Oman Professional League after winning 3-2 on aggregate.


2015–16 Oman Professional League, OFA Awards
Oman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2015–16 Oman Professional League season.


2015–16 Oman Professional League, Controversies
The league was the subject of controversies like the refusal of 2014–15 Oman Professional League and 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup to play in the 2015 Oman Super Cup.


2015–16 Oman Professional League, Controversies
On 19 August 2015, the defending Oman Professional League and Sultan Qaboos Cup champions, Al-Oruba SC decided to pull out of the 2015 Oman Super Cup citing non-payment of dues by the Oman Football Association and a late release of its players from national and army team camps as the main reasons behind the club's decision to pull out. On 21 August 2015, Fanja was declared the winner of the Super Cup after its opponent, Al-Oruba, as expected failed to turn up for the match.


2015–16 Oman Professional League, Controversies
On 6 September 2015, the defending champions were punished by the OFA's disciplinary committee for failing to turn up against Fanja in the 2015 Oman Super Cup. The defending champions of both the Oman Professional League and the Sultan Qaboos Cup were fined a sum of Omani Rial 500 and the committee decided that the club will play their first five 2015–16 Oman Professional League fixtures away from home.


2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup
The 2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup (known as the Mazda Professional Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth edition of a domestic football competition held in Oman.


2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup
The competition features four groups of 3-4 teams (Group A and B featured 4 teams and Group C and D featured 3 teams), with the group stage winners entering the semi-finals stage. Groups featuring three sides played each other thrice so that each team could play 6 matches in the group phase.


2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup
The competition featured all the clubs playing in the top flight in the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup
The competition began on 5 September 2015, and concluded on 27 March 2016. On Sunday 27 March 2016, Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. were crowned the champions defeating Sohar SC 2-0 in the finals and hence winning the title for the first time.


2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup, Quarter-finals
*The 2015 Oman Professional League Cup Quarter-final between Muscat Club and Fanja SC scheduled to be played on 22 December 2015 was called off and postponed to 4 January 2015 due to late arrival of ambulance on the match day


2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup, OFA Awards
Oman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup season.


2015–16 Oman Second Division League
The 2015–16 Oman Second Division League (known as the Omantel Second Division League for sponsorship reasons) is the 40th edition of the third-highest division overall football league in Oman. The season began on 16 October 2015. Bahla Club are the defending champions. Bidia SC were crowned the champions of the 2015–16 Oman Second Division League on 26 February 2016 after they secured a 2-1 win over Al-Salam SC at the Nizwa Sports Complex.


2015–16 Oman Second Division League, Semifinals
4 teams played a knockout tie. 2 ties were played over two legs. The first match was played between Al-Wusta Club and Al-Salam SC on 19 April 2015. Bidia SC and Al-Salam SC earned promotion to Oman First Division League on winning their respective Semi-finals ties.


2015–16 Oman Second Division League, Third place play-off
Dibba Club and Al-Wusta Club after losing their respective ties in the Semi-finals played the Third place play off match on 26 February 2016 at the Nizwa Sports Complex


2015–16 Oman Second Division League, Finals
Al-Salam SC and Bidia SC after winning their respective ties in the Semi-finals played the finals of the 2015-16 Oman Second Division League on 26 February 2016 at the Nizwa Sports Complex


2015–16 Oman Second Division League, OFA Awards
Oman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2015–16 Oman Second Division League season.


2015–16 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles were led by 17th year head coach Scott Sutton and played their home games at the Mabee Center. They were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 14–17, 6–10 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament to South Dakota State.


2015–16 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles were led by fourth year head coach Misti Cussen and play their home games at the Mabee Center. They were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 14–16, 10–6 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Summit League Women's Tournament, where they lost to South Dakota.


2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks were led by sixth year head coach Dana Altman. They played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena and were members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 31–7, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to win the Pac-12 regular season championship. They defeated Washington, Arizona and Utah to be champions of the Pac-12 Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Holy Cross, Saint Joseph's, and Duke to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Oklahoma.


2015–16 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2014–15 Oregon Ducks finished the season with an overall record of 26–10, and 13–5 in the Pac-12. In the Pac–12 Tournament, the Ducks made it to the Championship game where they lost to Arizona, 52–80. They received an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament as an 8-seed in the West Region. They defeated Oklahoma State in the second round before losing to Wisconsin in the round of 32.


2015–16 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks, led by second year head coach Kelly Graves, played their games at the Matthew Knight Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament to Arizona. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Long Beach State, Fresno State and Utah in the first, second and third rounds, UTEP in the quarterfinals before losing to South Dakota in the semifinals.


2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beavers were led by second-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, and played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers finished the season 19–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Arizona State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament before losing to California in the quarterfinals. OSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 7 seed in the West Region, marking the Beavers' first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1990. The Beavers lost in the First Round of the Tournament to VCU.


2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Beavers finished the 2014–15 season 17–14, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. OSU lost to Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational Tournament, but declined.


2015–16 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team represented Oregon State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beavers, led by sixth year head coach Scott Rueck, played their games at the Gill Coliseum and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 32–5, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to share the Pac-12 regular season title with Arizona State.


2015–16 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team
They won the Pac-12 Women's Tournament for the first time in school history and received an automatic bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Troy and St. Bonaventure in the first and second rounds, DePaul in the Sweet Sixteen and Baylor in the Elite Eight to reach the Final Four for the first time school history. They lost to eventual winner Connecticut in the Final Four. With 32 wins in the regular season, they ended the season with the most wins in program history.


2015–16 Orlando Magic season
The 2015–16 Orlando Magic season was the 27th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They began the season hoping to improve upon their 25–57 output the previous season. They managed to improve by 10 games, finishing 35–47, but had missed the playoffs for a fourth straight year.


2015–16 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)
The 2015–16 Országos Bajnokság I (known as the e·on férfi OB I osztályú Országos Bajnokság for sponsorship reasons) was the 110th season of the Országos Bajnokság I, Hungary's premier Water polo league.


2015–16 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Team information
The following 16 clubs compete in the OB I during the 2015–16 season:


2015–16 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Regular season (Alapszakasz), Group A (A csoport)
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2015–16 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Regular season (Alapszakasz), Group B (B csoport)
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2015–16 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Placement matches (Helyosztók), Final
1st placed team hosted Games 1 and Game 3, plus Game 5 if necessary. 2nd placed team hosted Game 2, plus Game 4 if necessary.


2015–16 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Placement matches (Helyosztók), Third place
3rd placed team hosted Games 1, plus Game 3 if necessary. 4th placed team hosted Game 2.


2015–16 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Placement matches (Helyosztók), 5th place
5th placed team hosted Games 1, plus Game 3 if necessary. 6th placed team hosted Game 2.


2015–16 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Placement matches (Helyosztók), 7th place
7th placed team hosted Games 1, plus Game 3 if necessary. 8th placed team hosted Game 2.


2015–16 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Placement matches (Helyosztók), 9th place
9th placed team hosted Games 1, plus Game 3 if necessary. 10th placed team hosted Game 2.


2015–16 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Placement matches (Helyosztók), 11th place
11th placed team hosted Games 1, plus Game 3 if necessary. 12th placed team hosted Game 2.


2015–16 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Placement matches (Helyosztók), 13th place
13th placed team hosted Games 1, plus Game 3 if necessary. 14th placed team hosted Game 2.


2015–16 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Placement matches (Helyosztók), 15th place
15th placed team hosted Games 1, plus Game 3 if necessary. 16th placed team hosted Game 2.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season
The 2015–16 Ottawa Senators season was the 24th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Senators, along with all other Canadian teams, failed to make the playoffs. A major trade was made during the season to bring Dion Phaneuf to the Senators and improve the team defence, but the team was not able to make a run to secure a playoff spot. Two significant faults in the team were noted by the media: the club allowed 247 goals, third-highest in the league. Secondly, the team's penalty-killing unit ranked 29th in the league. One day after the regular season, general manager (GM) Bryan Murray stepped down and assistant GM Pierre Dorion became GM. Head coach Dave Cameron and the coaching staff were fired two days later.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Off-season
Leading up to the off-season, the media frequently speculated about what the Ottawa Senators would and could do with their surplus of goaltenders. They had recently signed Andrew Hammond, who had had an outstanding 2014–15 season, to a three-year contract and college graduate Matt O'Connor to an entry-level contract. They already had starter Craig Anderson, who was signed until the end of the 2017–18 season, and backup Robin Lehner, considered to be an outstanding future starter, who was signed until the end of the 2016–17 season, and prospect Chris Driedger in the minors.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Off-season
The logjam at the goaltending position was resolved on June 26, when general manager Bryan Murray completed a trade that saw Robin Lehner and forward David Legwand go to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for the 21st overall pick (acquired by Buffalo from the New York Islanders in the Matt Moulson-Thomas Vanek trade) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. The Senators would use the pick to select right winger Colin White, who played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program's under-18 team. White is committed to attend Boston College beginning in the fall of 2015. The inclusion of Legwand in the trade was done to free up salary cap space to re-sign several players.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Off-season
On June 27, Murray completed another trade, sending defenceman Eric Gryba to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for prospect forward Travis Ewanyk and a fourth-round 2015 draft pick, 107th overall, which the Senators used to select defenceman Christian Wolanin of the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the United States Hockey League (USHL). Wolanin will play for the University of North Dakota in the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Off-season
On July 7, the Senators re-signed Luke Richardson to a one-year contract extension to remain head coach of their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, for the 2015–16 season. Richardson has been head coach of Binghamton since the 2010–11 season. In his first season at the helm, he led Binghamton to a 44–24–1–7 record, placing them fourth in the Eastern Conference. The team would end up winning the 2011 Calder Cup.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Off-season
On July 26, an arbitrator awarded RFA right-winger Alex Chiasson a one-year contract worth $1.2 million. TSN Hockey Insider Frank Seravalli reported that Chiasson asked for a $2.475 million in his hearing that occurred on July 23 while the Senators countered with a $1 million offer.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Off-season
On August 3, an arbitrator awarded RFA left-winger Mike Hoffman a one-year contract worth $2 million. Hoffman submitted a request for a one-year contract worth $3.4 million while the Senators offered a one-year, $1.75 million contract.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Off-season
On September 5, the Canadian Press reported Senators defenceman Chris Phillips had suffered a major setback in his return to action after having back surgery back in April 2015. Phillips confirmed the report by informing Ottawa Sun sports columnist Bruce Garrioch that he cracked a disc in his back and there is currently no timetable for his return.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Off-season
On September 17, the Senators announced that Daniel Alfredsson had returned to the organization. He will be the team's senior advisor of hockey operations. He reports to Bryan Murray.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Pre-season
The Ottawa Senators played an eight-game preseason schedule beginning on Monday, September 21, 2015, and finishing on Saturday, October 3, 2015. The schedule featured split squad games against the Toronto Maple Leafs and home-and-home series against the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens. It also featured a game against the Carolina Hurricanes taking place in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
The Senators began their season on the road in Buffalo, against the Sabres at the First Niagara Center. The home opener took place at the Canadian Tire Centre on October 11, 2015, against the Montreal Canadiens. The team concluded the home part of their schedule on April 7, 2016, against the Florida Panthers. Their final game of the regular season took place on April 9, 2016, at TD Garden in Boston.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
On Sunday, October 11, 2015, rookie goaltender Matt O'Connor made his NHL debut against the Montreal Canadiens in a 3–1 loss. The goaltender for the Canadiens that night was rookie goaltender Mike Condon. This marked the first time that two NHL rookie goaltenders made their NHL debuts in the same game since October 14, 1967 when Wayne Rutledge of the Los Angeles Kings faced Doug Favell of the Philadelphia Flyers.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
In February 2016, the Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs made a sensational trade of nine players and a draft pick. The Senators acquired Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf, plus Matt Frattin and three prospects, in exchange for Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Milan Michalek, prospect Tobias Lindberg and a second-round 2017 draft pick. The two rival teams interests coincided for a rare trade between the two. The Maple Leafs wished to trade Phaneuf to rid the team of his contract. Similarly, the Senators wanted to move Cowen and Greening and Michalek.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
After the trade, Cowen revealed he had requested a trade; he had become a regular healthy scratch for the team. Greening had lost his NHL job, but had a one-way contract, and Michalek had a relatively high $4 million per season contract. Frattin was not transferred from the AHL Toronto Marlies to Binghamton, he remained with the Marlies on a loan.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs
The Senators failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs, after being eliminated on March 30, 2016.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Players, Statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Senators. Stats reflect time with the Senators only. ‡No longer with team. Bold/italics denotes team leader in that category.


2015–16 Ottawa Senators season, Draft picks
Below are the Ottawa Senators' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. The day before the draft, the Senators traded goaltender Robin Lehner and David Legwand to the Buffalo Sabres to pick up a second first-round pick. On the second day of the draft, the Senators traded with the New Jersey Devils, moving up from the 42nd overall pick to the 36th overall pick to get Gabriel Gagne. The Senators then traded Eric Gryba to the Edmonton Oilers to pick up a player and the fourth-round pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs (107th overall) to select Christian Wolanin.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season
The 2015–16 season was Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 14th competitive season in professional football and the team's fourth season in the Belgian Pro League. Following a loss on the final day of the regular season at home against Club Brugge, OH Leuven dropped into 16th place and was relegated as Westerlo beat Waasland-Beveren. OH Leuven also had a mediocre cup run, struggling past Belgian Second Division team Lommel United before falling 1-0 to Mouscron-Péruwelz.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Transfers
Following the promotion from the Belgian Second Division on 26 May 2015 by virtue of winning the play-offs, only few players were deemed capable of competing at the highest level. The squad consisted of many decent players, but at least ten new players would need to be signed and only former Belgian international goalkeeper Logan Bailly and young wingback Dion Cools were often named as having sufficient skills.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Transfers
Both players would leave OH Leuven throughout the summer however, as Bailly was signed as a back-up for Craig Gordon by Scottish giants Celtic, while 19-year-old Cools was signed by Club Brugge because of his great potential. Other departures included fan favorite Kenny Thompson and striker on loan Giuseppe Rossini who had both announced their departure before the promotion was achieved  while secondary striker Ibrahim Somé and young goalkeeper Senne Vits also left the team soon after the promotion as they were signed by WS Brussels and Standard Liège respectively. The contracts of Abdul-Yakuni Iddi, David Wijns and Ben Yagan were not renewed and the players released, while youngster Simon Bracke was loaned to Second Division team ASV Geel and defender Matthias Trenson was given a free transfer to Belgian Third Division team Hasselt.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Transfers
Following all these departures, OH Leuven was forced to sign several new players to strengthen the squad. Mid -June three signings were announced, including return of popular winger and former OH Leuven player Jordan Remacle who was part of the 2010–11 Belgian Second Division title winning team, scoring 15 league goals that season, the signing of 23-year old defender Pierre-Yves Ngawa from relegated side Lierse and the 2014–15 Belgian Second Division top scorer Romero Regales.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Transfers
In July, manager Jacky Mathijssen brought in 21-year old Greek defender Konstantinos Rougalas, who he had worked with two years earlier when they were together at Fostiras and announced the loan deals of no less than four midfielders: Samuel Asamoah, Kenneth Houdret, Leandro Trossard and Slobodan Urošević. With the departure of first goalkeeper Logan Bailly and reserve keeper Senne Vits, the team was down to two goalkeepers, Yves Lenaerts and Nick Gillekens, leading to the signing of French experienced 35-year old goalkeeper Rudy Riou, who would turn out to become the first goalkeeper, with Lenaerts his backup.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Transfers
Towards the end of the summer 2015 transfer window, OH Leuven loaned Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Volovyk from Shakhtar Donetsk and signed wingback Pieterjan Monteyne and striker Kim Ojo. This in turn led to the departure of Olivier Lusamba who was given a free transfer, while both Yohan Brouckaert and Kenneth Van Goethem were loaned out to Belgian Second Division teams as they were unlikely to be getting much time on the field. Defender Kenny Van Hoevelen was also deemed surplus, but remained in the squad and would not play a single minute throughout the season, except for matches with the reserves.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Transfers
In the weeks prior to the winter 2015–16 transfer window, OHL signed free agent player Jean Calvé as a backup for Pierre-Yves Ngawa  while releasing midfielder Kevin Tapoko after his contract was terminated by mutual consent, while during the transfer window itself defender David Vandenbroeck opted to leave the team as he did not receive much playing time. He was replaced by experienced Brazilian defender Kanu who already knew the Belgian competition after playing three seasons with Standard Liège earlier in his career. OH Leuven had also announced the arrival of Serbian midfielder Marko Poletanović on loan from Gent, however the deal did not materialize as the player did not agree to the transfer. Towards the end of the transfer window, youngster Charni Ekangamene was loaned from Zulte Waregem instead.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Pre-Season
In the month following the promotion to the Belgian Pro League, OH Leuven renewed partnerships with several of its sponsors. They first confirmed extended partnerships with Rayden Transport, Tegelconcept, GMS-Group and Dataflow before announcing Just Eat as the new lead shirt sponsor replacing Option, the company led by former OHL chairman Jan Callewaert. A few weeks later, Federale Verzekering also prolongs its sponsorship agreement, followed by Eneco, coming in as a new sponsor at the start of season. Meanwhile, Patrick De Wilde was brought into the staff as technical coordinator and the players are required to return to training on 22 June 2015.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Pre-Season
On 8 June 2015, the Belgian Pro League fixtures for the 2015–16 season are announced. Oud-Heverlee Leuven opens the season with an away match to Genk on 25 July 2015, while Anderlecht will be the first opponent to come and play at Den Dreef on matchday 2.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Pre-Season
One week later, the appointed commission of the Royal Belgian Football Association approves the planned reform of the Belgian football league system which will mean that in contrast to the previous seasons only the team finishing in last position will relegate from the Belgian Pro League, while the team in 15th place will be safe.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Pre-Season
OHL kicks of the series of friendlies with three matches against local teams from lower divisions. The first game results in a 0-12 victory away to sixth division team Linden, a match in which no less than 21 players were used. Five players did not play due to minor injuries, including Logan Bailly, Yohan Brouckaert and newcomers Romero Regales and Jordan Remacle.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Pre-Season
Four days later against a very defensive Kortenberg, also playing in the sixth division, the match went much more difficult, with OHL only managing to score two goals prompting coach Jacky Mathijssen to state that "it was a bit dull" and that "he expected more of his players". Three days later, at temperatures close to 30 degrees Celsius, the team beat Bierbeek from the fifth division by four goals to one.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Pre-Season
Following a week of training, OHL lost its first match of the season away to Belgian Second Division team Heist, with John Bostock scoring the consolation goal from a penalty kick, which was followed by a 0-3 win against Cercle Brugge three days later, with Jovan Kostovski working hard and scoring twice. On 15 July 2015, a 1-1 draw was obtained against Belgian Fourth Division team Tessenderlo in a match which featured mostly the players that had not received much playing time thus far, including a first starting lineup position for new striker Romero Regales.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Pre-Season
Following the match, assistant coach Hans Vander Elst states that "except for Yohan Brouckaert, everyone will be fit for the start of the season". Named as the dress rehearsal match, the friendly against Differdange from Luxembourg was seen as the final test to prepare for the start of the competition. Jordan Remacle scored twice before halftime, while Croizet, Houdret, Regales and Sula each added one more goal in a convincing 1-6 away win.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Belgian Pro League
OHL's fourth season in the Belgian Pro League began on 25 July 2015.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Belgian Cup
OH Leuven were drawn at home to Belgian Second Division side Lommel United in the sixth round of the 2015–16 Belgian Cup. The game saw four players score against their former team, as Cerigioni, Trossard and Regales each scored in the first half for OH Leuven while on the other side former OHL player Wouter Scheelen scored through a stunning long range shot.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Belgian Cup
Christophe Bertjens scored the second goal for Lommel United in the second half and after OHL failed to score following several opportunities, Brandon Deville nearly equalized in the last minute but his shot went high over the target which allowed OHL to progress. The seventh round saw OH Leuven play away at Mouscron-Péruwelz, in a game which took place just three days before the important relegation clash against Westerlo, causing Emilio Ferrera to leave regulars John Bostock, Yohan Croizet, Flavien Le Postollec, Jordan Remacle and Leandro Trossard out of the starting lineup.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Belgian Cup
Mouscron-Péruwelz started strongly, creating several chances with both Tristan Dingomé and Filip Marković coming close to the opening goal in the first few minutes. The goal eventually came after 16 minutes when a free kick by François Marquet, carried by the wind, floated over all players and Rudy Riou straight into the goal. Kenneth Houdret and Pierre-Yves Ngawa came closest in the first half to equalize for OH Leuven but did not succeed. In a dull second half, the OH Leuven players seemed to be thinking more of the upcoming clash with Westerlo not creating chances, while Mouscron-Péruwelz was happy to defend their one-goal lead instead of pushing for more.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Friendlies
During the season, OH Leuven played several friendlies. The traditional friendlies occurred early September (against Genk) to bridge the gap caused by the international matches and in the beginning of January following the short winter break. The other friendlies were the result of the 2016 reform of the Belgian football league system, which meant that following the 2015–16 Belgian Pro League regular season, the team had no more official matches from mid March until the beginning of the next season, effectively a four-month break. To bridge the gap, the team organised a series of friendlies in March, April and May which supporters could attend for free. On 20 April OHL invited several players on trial to participate in the match against Belgian Fourth Division team Francs Borains.


2015–16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Matchday squads
The following lineups were used by Oud-Heverlee Leuven during the season.


2015–16 Oxford United F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Oxford United's sixth consecutive season in League Two and 122nd year in existence. As well as competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Oxford United F.C. season
After spending most of the season in the top three, Oxford finally confirmed automatic promotion to League One on the last day of the regular season, with a 3–0 home victory over Wycombe Wanderers. The Us finished in second place with 86 points, 13 behind runaway leaders Northampton Town. Oxford's 14 away wins in the league set a new club record for a single season. Midfielder Kemar Roofe was the club's leading scorer, with 18 league goals and 26 in all competitions.


2015–16 Oxford United F.C. season
United beat higher-division opposition in all three senior cup competitions and reached the final of the League Trophy at Wembley Stadium, only the club's third appearance at the national stadium. In the opening round of the League Cup they eliminated Brentford of the Championship with a 4–0 away win, before losing 1–0 to another Championship side, Sheffield Wednesday, in the second round. They reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, recording a notable 3–2 victory over Premier League side Swansea City in the third round, but were knocked out of the competition by Blackburn Rovers in the next round.


2015–16 Oxford United F.C. season
In their run to the final of the League Trophy, they beat local rivals Swindon Town of League One in the second round, and Millwall, also of League One, over two legs in the area semi-final, before losing 3–2 to Barnsley in the final. United won the Oxfordshire Senior Cup, beating Oxford City 6–1 in the final, three days after securing their league promotion.


2015–16 Oxford United F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 18 May 2015, Oxford United announced four pre-season friendlies against Didcot Town, Woking, Eastleigh and Coventry City. On 29 May 2015, Oxford United announced a trip to Austria for a week-long stay, which included a friendly against SC Wiener Neustadt.


2015–16 Oxford United F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2015–16 Oxford United F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made live on BBC Two on Monday 26 October 2015, with Oxford drawn away to Braintree Town.


2015–16 Oxford United F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Oxford United were drawn away against Brentford. In the second round, Oxford United drew another Championship side away from home, Sheffield Wednesday.


2015–16 Oxford United F.C. season, Competitions, Football League Trophy
On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Oxford were drawn at home to Swindon Town. Having beaten their local rivals 2–0, Oxford were drawn away to fellow League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge in the Area Quarter-Final, a match that also ended in a 2–0 victory. Oxford beat Yeovil Town of League Two 3–2 in the Area Semi-final to meet Millwall of League One in the two-legged Area Final. Oxford won the first leg at The Den, leading scorer Kemar Roofe netting both the goals and, despite losing the second leg at the Kassam Stadium, reached the Wembley final 2–1 on aggregate.


2015–16 Oxford United F.C. season, Competitions, Football League Trophy
In the final against Barnsley, United led 1–0 at half-time through a goal from Callum O'Dowda. An own-goal by Chey Dunkley early in the second half was followed by goals from Ashley Fletcher and Adam Hammill to give Barnsley a two-goal cushion. A header from Danny Hylton in the 76th minute reduced the deficit, but United were unable to find an equaliser in the remaining minutes and suffered defeat at Wembley for the first time in their history.


2015–16 PAOK FC season
The 2015–16 season was PAOK's 90th in existence and the club's 57th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team will enter the Greek Cup in the Second Round and will also compete in UEFA Europa League starting from the Group stage.


2015–16 PAOK FC season
On 18 June 2015, Igor Tudor become PAOK's manager after signing a three-year contract. In 2016, he was sacked after poor results. Vladimir Ivić was appointed his successor.


2015–16 PAOK FC season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 PAOK FC season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 PAOK FC season, Players, Transfers
InNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 PAOK FC season, Players, Transfers
OutNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 PAOK FC season, Competitions, Managerial statistics
1The match against olympiacos in the semi-final cup are not included


2015–16 PAOK FC season, Competitions, Greek Football Cup, Semi-Finals
1 Match abandoned in the 90th minute with the score at 1–2. It was later rewarded as a 0–3 win for Olympiacos. 2 PAOK didn't show up to the match, so Olympiacos was awarded a 3–0 walkover


2015–16 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Source: Match reports in competitive matches, , ,  Only competitive matches Ordered by ,   and   = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. 0 shown as blank


2015–16 PAS Giannina F.C. season
The 2015–16 season is PAS Giannina F.C. 's 21st competitive season in the top flight of Greek football, 6th season in the Super League Greece, and 50th year in existence as a football club. They also compete in the Greek Cup.


2015–16 PAS Giannina F.C. season, Transfers, Summer, Out
For recent transfers, see List of Greek football transfers summer 2015


2015–16 PAS Giannina F.C. season, Competitions, Greek cup
PAS Giannina will enter the Greek Cup at the Group stage.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup
The 2015–16 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup, also known as the 2015–16 SmartBRO-PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2015–16 PBA season. The tournament started on October 21, 2015 and was finished on February 3, 2016. The tournament did not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, Format
The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, First phase
In this round, the higher-seeded team in the series has the twice-to-beat advantage.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, Second phase
This is a one-game playoff. The winner advances to the semifinals.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, Second phase, (4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) GlobalPort
In the final 8 seconds of overtime period of the knockout quarterfinal game between Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and GlobalPort Batang Pier, review showed that Stanley Pringle held the ball for over 5 seconds, which would have resulted in a five-second ball-hogging violation, but no call was made. After the final buzzer, the Batang Pier already went to the dugout, but Ginebra stayed behind. Ginebra fans, which were more than half of the crowd, were left stunned along with players and the Ginebra coaching staff.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, Second phase, (4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) GlobalPort
Head coach Tim Cone immediately went to center court and pleaded with the referees for a call or a review of the final 8-second possession of Globalport. He then went to the scorer's table and signed the official scorecard, signifying the team's intent to file a protest with the game's result. He stayed mum after coming out of the dugout on whether they would actually file a protest. Under the league's rules, Barangay Ginebra had until 12 noon of December 28, 2015 to file a letter of protest together with a bond, which requires a minimum of P20,000.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, Second phase, (4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) GlobalPort
Some fans who waited by the players exit booed and threw coins at the car of GlobalPort forward Jay Washington, who left the venue with his family. Security struggled to control the mob of angry fans. When the car started to leave, Washington opened the window and shouted, "Better luck next conference!" to the crowd.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, Second phase, (4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) GlobalPort
A day after, Barangay Ginebra did not send a formal protest to the PBA office as the 12 noon deadline lapsed. Commissioner Chito Narvasa said that the league summoned the four referees of the Ginebra-GlobalPort game, Edward Aquino, Rommel Gruta, Mardy Montoya and Bing Oliva, on December 29 and re-evaluated their performance during the quarterfinal game. According to the findings of the PBA technical committee, two violations were not called: the five-second ball-hogging violation and the backcourt violation committed by Stanley Pringle. Referees Edward Aquino and Rommel Gruta were therefore suspended for the rest of the Philippine Cup.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals
This is a best-of-seven round. The winner advances to the finals.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) San Miguel vs. (3) Rain or Shine
The two-time PBA MVP Fajardo had shrugs off hard fouls by different Rain or Shine players had had given him a "hard life" as promised until game 6 wherein he finally fell down and injured his left knee (torn ACL) because of a hard box-out play by Rain or Shine forward Jireh Ibañes. Fajardo, who was wincing in pain, had to be stretchered out off the playing court at the 7:11 mark of the third and was later brought to St. Luke's Medical Center in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) San Miguel vs. (3) Rain or Shine
After the game, Ibañes says he meant no harm against Fajardo. The injury had not only put a damper on San Miguel's return to the finals but also to Gilas Pilipinas 2016 Olympic qualifiers as he had to sit out for the rest of the season because of a torn ACL.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
The 2015–16 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen competed for the 38th All-Filipino championship and the 116th overall championship contested by the league.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
This also serves as the rematch for both teams, as they competed for the 2014–15 Philippine Cup and for the 2015 Governors' Cup, a year and a conference, respectively.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
The Alaska Aces won the first three games to go up 3–0, behind Vic Manuel's outstanding performances. Since then, the San Miguel Beermen won Games 4, 5, and 6 to force a Game 7 and became the first team in PBA history to force a seventh game, after being down 0–3, behind excellent performances from Marcio Lassiter and Arwind Santos. Game 5 marked the return of June Mar Fajardo, who suffered a knee injury in Game 6 of their semifinals series against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
San Miguel won against Alaska in seven games to capture their 22nd PBA championship and their 6th Philippine Cup. Dubbed as "BEERacle", San Miguel became the first team in professional basketball history to win a series coming from a 0–3 deficit.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Background
In the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, the Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen were the top 2 teams in the conference, both with a 9–2 record. In their head to head matchup in the elimination round, the Aces defeated San Miguel, 103–97 to clinch the top spot in the elimination round. The Beermen finished second. With the virtue of being the top two teams, the Aces and the Beermen qualified directly to the semi-finals of the conference.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Background
In the semi-finals, Alaska faced the GlobalPort Batang Pier, who are making their first semi-finals appearance in the history of their franchise. The first game was won by GlobalPort, led by Terrence Romeo's career high 41 points. Since then, the Aces bounced back to win 4 straight games to win the series 4–1 with the held, and make their 10th Philippine Cup Finals appearance.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Background
San Miguel faced the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the other semi-final series. The two teams last played a semifinals series against each other during the 2015 PBA Governors' Cup. The first game was won by San Miguel, coming back from a 20-point deficit, behind June Mar Fajardo's double-double of 36 points and 18 rebounds and Ronald Tubid's outside shooting heroics. Rain or Shine won Game 2, led by Jeff Chan's 16 points, and Game 3, led by Paul Lee's 18 points.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Background
The Elasto Painters were not able to win the next games and the Beermen went on to win 3 straight games to win the series 4–2 and to book their ticket to the finals. However, June Mar Fajardo got injured with a twisted left knee during the game and was brought out of the Smart Araneta Coliseum, and was brought directly to the St. Lukes Medical Center in Taguig.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Series summary, Game 1
In this game, the Beermen and the Aces were tied after the first quarter as both team scored 23 points a piece. Then at halftime, the Beermen hold a 4-point lead against the Aces. After the third quarter, the Beermen scored 33 points as they got a nine-point lead over the Aces. But in the 4th quarter, the Aces scored 34 points to comeback from a nine-point deficit in the 3rd quarter and won Game 1 of the series.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Series summary, Game 7
In a controversial move, Alaska head coach Alex Compton called for three straight timeouts at the start of the game.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Series summary, Game 7
By winning the game and the series, San Miguel became the first team in professional basketball history to comeback in a 3-0 deficit.


2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Broadcast notes
The Philippine Cup Finals aired on TV5 with simulcasts on Hyper (both in standard and high definition) and Cignal TV channel 198 (in high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 aired it as well. Fox Sports Asia airs the games as well on a delayed basis.


2015–16 PBA season
The 2015–16 PBA season was the 41st season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and third conferences of the season.


2015–16 PBA season
This season was also the first season of Chito Narvasa as the PBA commissioner when Chito Salud announced his resignation at the end of the 2014–15 season. Salud remained with the PBA as he was the new President and CEO of the league. However, on December 1, 2015, Salud announced his resignation as president and CEO of the PBA that took effect at the end of December 2015, passing both President and CEO positions to Narvasa.


2015–16 PBA season
The first event of the season was the 2015 PBA draft which was held on August 23.