2015–16 Scottish Basketball Championship Women season
The 2015–16 season was the campaign of the Scottish Women's National League. 10 teams featured in a single division. The men's equivalent competition is the Scottish Men's National League. On September 2015, Scottish National Basketball League (SNBL) was rebranded as part of the Scottish Basketball Championship (SBC).


2015–16 Scottish Basketball Championship Women season, Regular season, Notes
St Mirren conceded their final seven games of the regular season. The match between St Andrews University and South Lanarkshire Colliers was declared void, with each team awarded 1 point.


2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup
The 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Petrofac Training Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the competition. It was competed for by 32 clubs, which include the 30 members of the 2015–16 Scottish Championship, 2015–16 Scottish League One and 2015–16 Scottish League Two, the top 2014–15 Highland Football League club with a valid SFA club licence (Brora Rangers) and the highest placed team from the 2014–15 Lowland Football League with a valid SFA club licence (Edinburgh City).


2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup
The defending champions were Livingston, who defeated Alloa Athletic in the 2015 final, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Rangers.


2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup
Rangers defeated Peterhead in the final at Hampden Park by a score of 4-0 to win the competition for the first time.


2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup, Fixtures and Results, First Round
The first round draw took place on Monday 29 June 2015 at 14:30 BST at St Mirren Park.


2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup, Fixtures and Results, Second Round
The second round draw took place on Monday 27 July 2015 at 14:30 BST at St Mirren Park.


2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup, Fixtures and Results, Quarter-Finals
The quarter-final draw took place on Thursday 20 August 2015 at 14:30 BST at Hampden Park.


2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup, Fixtures and Results, Semi-Finals
The semi-final draw took place on Monday 12 October 2015 at 14:30 BST at Hampden Park.


2015–16 Scottish Championship
The 2015–16 Scottish Championship (referred to as the Ladbrokes Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 21st season in the current format of 10 teams in the second tier of Scottish football.


2015–16 Scottish Championship
Rangers won the league title and promotion after a 1–0 win against Dumbarton on 5 April 2016, while Alloa Athletic were relegated after a 0–0 draw against Livingston on 2 April 2016.


2015–16 Scottish Championship, Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2014–15 season.


2015–16 Scottish Championship, Results
Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 36 games.


2015–16 Scottish Championship, Championship play-offs
Livingston, the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2015–16 Scottish League One; Ayr United, Peterhead, and Stranraer.


2015–16 Scottish Championship, Championship play-offs, Final
The winners of the semi-finals, Ayr United and Stranraer, competed against one another over two legs, with the winner, Ayr, replacing Livingston and being promoted to the 2016–17 Scottish Championship.


2015–16 Scottish Cup
The 2015–16 Scottish Cup was the 131st season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament was sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in what was the fifth season of a five-year partnership. The final was contested between second-tier clubs (Hibernian and Rangers) for the first time ever with no Premiership clubs reaching the final.


2015–16 Scottish Cup
The defending champions were Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who defeated Falkirk in the 2015 final, but were eventually knocked out in the Quarter Final after a replay by eventual champions, Hibernian.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Media coverage
From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup were broadcast live in Ireland and the UK by BBC Scotland and Sky Sports. BBC Scotland had the option to show one tie per round with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay; also, Sky Sports broadcast both semi-finals live with one also on BBC Scotland and both channels screened the final live.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Calendar
The calendar for the 2015–16 Scottish Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by Scottish Football Association.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Preliminary rounds, Preliminary round 1
The preliminary round 1 took place on Saturday 15 August 2015. The round had 15 clubs which included 5 matches and 5 byes to the Second Preliminary Round. The teams competing in this round were made up of teams from the Scottish Highland Football League, Scottish Lowland Football League, ESL, SSL, Scottish Junior FA and the Scottish Amateur FA. It was the first time that the winners of the Scottish Amateur Cup had participated in the Scottish Cup.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Preliminary rounds, Preliminary round 1, Draw
Hawick Royal Albert, Kelty Hearts, Auchinleck Talbot, Hermes and Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale all received byes to the Preliminary Round 2.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Preliminary rounds, Preliminary round 2
The preliminary round 2 took place on Saturday 5 September 2015. The round had 10 clubs which included 5 matches. The teams competing in this round were made up of 5 winners from Round 1 and the 5 Byes from Round one.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, First round, Draw
There were 18 ties taking place in Round 1 of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Tuesday, 28 August 2015.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, First round, Draw
Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the second round.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Second round, Draw
There were 16 ties taking place in Round 2 of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Thursday, 1 October 2015.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Second round, Draw
Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Third round, Draw
There were 16 ties taking place in Round 3 of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Thursday, 29 October 2015 and was conducted by former Scotland manager Alex McLeish, who won the Scottish Cup both as a player and a manager.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Third round, Draw
Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the fourth round.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Fourth round, Draw
There were 16 ties taking place in Round 4 of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Tuesday, 1 December 2015.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Fourth round, Draw
Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the fifth round.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Fifth round, Draw
There were 8 ties taking place in Round 5 of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Monday, 11 January 2016.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Fifth round, Draw
Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the quarter-finals.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Quarter-finals, Draw
There were four ties taking place in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Monday, 8 February 2016 and was conducted by Scottish Cup winner and former Celtic midfielder Ľubomír Moravčík. The draw, broadcast live on Sky Sports News, has become infamous since it had to be aborted due to one ball breaking open in the pot. After a delay, the draw was completed successfully at the second attempt.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Quarter-finals, Draw
All matches were played on the weekend of 5/6 March 2016.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Quarter-finals, Draw
Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the semi-finals.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Semi-finals, Draw
The draw took place on Sunday, 6 March 2016 live on Sky Sports News HQ. Both matches were played on the weekend of 16/17 April 2016.


2015–16 Scottish Cup, Semi-finals, Draw
Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the final.


2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup
The 2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup was the 130th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition was sponsored by ETHX Energy and known as The ETHXenergy Scottish Junior Cup. The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the first round stage.


2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup
A total of 158 clubs entered this year's competition, three fewer than the previous season. Dropping out were Ballingry Rovers, who folded, and Harthill Royal, Luncarty, Portgordon Victoria and Whitehills, who were in abeyance. North Region sides Glentanar and Islavale did not enter. New members Easthouses Lily MW and Gartcairn FA Juniors made their debut in the competition, while Coupar Angus and Fochabers returned to the tournament after a year in abeyance.


2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup, First round
The six Junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, were not included in the draw for the first round:


2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup, First round
Also qualified automatically were Banks O'Dee and Linlithgow Rose who achieved national club licensing requirements and Girvan who qualify automatically as historic full members of the Scottish Football Association.


2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup, First round
The first round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 27 August 2015.


2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup, Second round
The second round draw took place at Mar Hall, Erskine on 6 October 2015.


2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup, Third round
The third round draw took place at The Sun offices in Glasgow on 3 November 2015.


2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup, Fourth round
The fourth round draw took place at the Evening Times offices in Glasgow on 9 December 2015.


2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup, Fifth round
The fifth round draw took place in Glasgow City Chambers on 26 January 2016.


2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 25 February 2016.


2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi finals took place on 22 March 2016.


2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup, Final
The Final of The ETHX Energy Junior Cup was played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on Sunday 29 May with a 4.05pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC ALBA.


2015–16 Scottish League Cup
The 2015–16 Scottish League Cup was the 70th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition. It is also known as The Scottish League Cup presented by Utilita for sponsorship reasons.


2015–16 Scottish League Cup
Ross County defeated Hibernian 2–1 in the final on 13 March.


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Format
The competition is a single elimination knock-out competition. In each round, fixtures are determined by random draw, with the first to third rounds seeded according to last season's league positions (higher 50% of finishers drawn v lower 50% of finishers, alternating which is at home with each tie drawn).


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Format
Fixtures are played to a finish, with extra time and then penalties used in the event of draws. The competition is open to all clubs in the Scottish Professional Football League. Clubs involved in European competitions are given a bye to the third round to avoid congestion of fixtures.


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Qualified teams
The following teams qualified and competed in the 2015–16 Scottish League Cup.


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Qualified teams, Scottish League One teams
There are 10 teams from the 2014–15 Scottish League One.


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Qualified teams, Scottish League Two teams
There are 10 teams from the 2014–15 Scottish League Two.


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, First round
The first round draw took place on Monday 6 July 2015 at 2:30pm BST at the Hampden Park Stadium. The 30 clubs that participated in the Championship, League One and League Two in the 2014–15 season entered the competition at this stage. The 12 clubs that participated in the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership received a bye.


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, First round, Draw and Seeding
Scottish Championship:01. Heart of Midlothian02. Hibernian03. Rangers04. Queen of the South05. Falkirk06. Raith Rovers07. Dumbarton08. Livingston09. Alloa Athletic10. Cowdenbeath


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, First round, Draw and Seeding
Scottish League One:11. Greenock Morton12. Stranraer13. Forfar Athletic14. Brechin City15. Airdrieonians


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, First round, Draw and Seeding
Scottish League One:16. Peterhead17. Dunfermline Athletic18. Ayr United19. Stenhousemuir20. Stirling Albion


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, First round, Draw and Seeding
Scottish League Two:21. Albion Rovers22. Queen's Park23. Arbroath24. East Fife25. Annan Athletic26. Clyde27. Elgin City28. Berwick Rangers29. East Stirlingshire30. Montrose


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Second round
The second round draw took place on Monday 3 August 2015 at 2:30pm BST at the Hampden Park Stadium. The clubs that finished in the bottom 7 places of last season's Premiership entered at this stage joining the 15 first round winners.


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Second round, Draw and Seeding
Scottish Premiership:01. Dundee02. Hamilton Academical03. Partick Thistle04. Ross County05. Kilmarnock06. Motherwell07. St Mirren


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Second round, Draw and Seeding
Scottish Championship:08. Heart of Midlothian09. Hibernian10. Rangers11. Queen of the South


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Second round, Draw and Seeding
Scottish League One:15. Greenock Morton16. Stranraer17. Forfar Athletic18. Airdrieonians19. Dunfermline Athletic20. Ayr United


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Third round
The third round draw took place on Thursday 27 August 2015 at 2:30pm BST at the Hampden Park Stadium. The 4 clubs that participated in the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership season and qualified for European competition entered the competition at this stage along with Dundee United, the highest placed non-Europe qualifying side.


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Third round, Draw and Seeding
Scottish Premiership:01. Celtic02. Aberdeen03. Inverness Caledonian Thistle04. St Johnstone05. Dundee United06. Ross County07. Kilmarnock08. Motherwell


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Third round, Draw and Seeding
Scottish Championship:09. Heart of Midlothian10. Hibernian11. Rangers12. Falkirk13. Raith Rovers14. Livingston


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Quarter-Finals, Draw and Seeding
The quarter-final draw took place on Monday 28 September 2015 at 2:30pm at Hampden Park, all teams were placed in the same pot.


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Quarter-Finals, Draw and Seeding
Scottish Premiership:01. Celtic02 . Inverness Caledonian Thistle03. St Johnstone04. Dundee United05. Ross County06. Heart of Midlothian


2015–16 Scottish League Cup, Semi-Finals, Draw and seeding
The semi-final draw took place on Monday 9 November 2015 at 2:00pm at Hampden Park, all teams were placed in the same pot.


2015–16 Scottish League One
The 2015–16 Scottish League One (referred to as the Ladbrokes League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football.


2015–16 Scottish League One, Results
Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 36 games.


2015–16 Scottish League One, League One play-offs
Cowdenbeath, the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2015–16 Scottish League Two; Elgin City, Clyde, and Queen's Park.


2015–16 Scottish League One, League One play-offs, Final
The winners of the semi-finals, Clyde and Queen's Park, then competed against one another over two legs, with the winner replacing Cowdenbeath and being promoted to the 2016–17 Scottish League One.


2015–16 Scottish League Two
The 2015–16 Scottish League Two (referred to as the Ladbrokes League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The last placed team entered a play-off with a team nominated by the Scottish Football Association from outside the SPFL to determine which team enters League Two in the 2016–17 season.


2015–16 Scottish League Two, Results
Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 36 games.


2015–16 Scottish League Two, League Two Play-offs
The first round was contested between Cove Rangers and Edinburgh City, the winners of the Highland League and Lowland League respectively. City, the winners, then played off against the bottom club in League Two, East Stirlingshire, swapping with them and being promoted to the 2016–17 Scottish League Two with a victory.


2015–16 Scottish Premiership
The 2015–16 Scottish Premiership (known as the Ladbrokes Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The season began on 1 August 2015. Celtic were the defending champions.


2015–16 Scottish Premiership
Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Dundee United, Hamilton Academical, Heart of Midlothian, Inverness CT, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Ross County and St Johnstone.


2015–16 Scottish Premiership, Tournament format and regulations, Basic
In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league splits into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other in that section. The league attempts to balance the fixture list so that teams in the same section play each other twice at home and twice away, but sometimes this is impossible. A total of 228 matches will be played, with 38 matches played by each team.


2015–16 Scottish Premiership, Tournament format and regulations, Promotion and relegation
Heart of Midlothian were promoted as 2014–15 Scottish Championship winners. On 2 May, bottom club Dundee United were defeated 2–1 away to their city rivals Dundee, a defeat which confined them to relegation of the Championship. Craig Wighton, a local Dundee fan, scored the winning goal in the 92nd minute of the game. The champion of that league will be promoted to the Premiership for the 2016–17 season. The team that finishes 11th in the Premiership will play the winner of the Championship playoffs (teams that finish 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the Championship) in two playoff games, with the winner securing a Premiership spot for the 2016–17 season.


2015–16 Scottish Premiership, Results, Matches 1–22
Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.


2015–16 Scottish Premiership, Results, Matches 23–33
Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).


2015–16 Scottish Premiership, Results, Matches 34–38
After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.


2015–16 Scottish Premiership, Premiership play-offs
The quarter-finals were contested between the 3rd and 4th placed teams in the Scottish Championship; Hibernian and Raith Rovers. Hibernian, the winners, advanced to the semi-finals to face the 2nd placed team in the Championship; Falkirk. Falkirk, the winners, advanced to the final to play-off against the 11th placed team in the Premiership,  Kilmarnock, with the winners securing a place in the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership.


2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League
Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League in season 2015–16.


2015–16 Scottish Rugby Academy season
The Scottish Rugby Academy provides Scotland's up and coming rugby stars a dedicated focused routeway for development into the professional game. Entry is restricted to Scottish qualified students and both male and female entrants are accepted into 4 regional academies. The 2015–16 season sees the first year of the academy.


2015–16 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Season overview
This was the founding year of the Scottish Rugby Academy.


2015–16 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Regional Academies
The Scottish Rugby Academy runs four regional academies in Scotland:- Glasgow and the West, Borders and East Lothian, Edinburgh and Caledonia. These roughly correspond to the traditional districts of Glasgow District, South, Edinburgh District and North and Midlands.


2015–16 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and Stages
Players are selected in three stages:- Stage 1 - Regionally selected and regionally supported players; Stage 2 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players; and Stage 3 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players.


2015–16 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and Stages, Stage 3 players
Stage 3 players are assigned to a professional team. Nominally, for the men, Glasgow Warriors receive the Stage 3 players of Glasgow and the West and Caledonia regions, while Edinburgh Rugby receive the Stage 3 players of the Edinburgh and Borders and East Lothian regions. The women are integrated into the Scotland women's national rugby sevens team and the Scotland women's national rugby union team.


2015–16 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and Stages, Stage 3 players, Borders and East Lothian
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2015–16 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and Stages, Stage 3 players, Caledonia
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2015–16 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and Stages, Stage 3 players, Edinburgh
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2015–16 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and Stages, Stage 3 players, Glasgow and the West
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2015–16 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and Stages, Stage 1 and Stage 2 players
The inductees into the 2015–16 season are split into their regional academies.


2015–16 Scottish Youth Cup
The 2015–16 Scottish Youth Cup is the 33rd season of the Scottish Youth Cup, the national knockout tournament at youth level organised by the Scottish Football Association for its full and associate member clubs. The tournament was for the under-20 age group, to complement current youth development strategies, having formerly been an under-19 competition. Players born after 1 January 1996 are eligible to play.


2015–16 Scottish Youth Cup, Format
The sixteen clubs who reached the fourth round of the 2014–15 competition receive a bye to the third round of this season's tournament. The remaining thirty-eight clubs enter the first round and are initially divided into three regional groups to reduce travelling. The tournament becomes an all-in national competition from the third round onwards.


2015–16 Scottish Youth Cup, First round
The draw for the first and second rounds took place on 15 August 2015.


2015–16 Scottish Youth Cup, First round, Central Group
Three ties was drawn in this group with the following clubs receiving a bye to the second round:


2015–16 Scottish Youth Cup, First round, North Group
Two ties were drawn in this group with all the following clubs receiving byes to the second round.


2015–16 Scottish Youth Cup, First round, South Group
One tie were drawn in this group with all the following club receiving a bye to the second round.


2015–16 Scottish Youth Cup, Third round
The following sixteen clubs entered at this stage by virtue of having reached the fourth round of last season's competition:


2015–16 Scottish Youth Cup, Third round
The third round draw was announced on 22 September 2015.


2015–16 Scottish Youth Cup, Fourth round
The fourth round draw was announced on 4 November 2015.


2015–16 Scottish Youth Cup, Semi-finals
The ties for the semi finals were played on 6 and 8 March 2016.


2015–16 Scunthorpe United F.C. season
The 2015–16 season is Scunthorpe United's 117th season in their existence and their second 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 Scunthorpe United F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 19 May 2015, Scunthorpe United announced two pre-season friendlies against Bolton Wanderers and Gainsborough Trinity. A third pre-season friendly was confirmed on 11 June 2015, against Hartlepool United. On 18 June 2015, the Iron announced Sheffield Wednesday will visit one-week prior to the league opener. On 24 June 2015, a friendly fixture away to Notts County was confirmed. On 18 July 2015, it was announced Iron will face Middlesbrough in Marbella.


2015–16 Scunthorpe United 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.


2015–16 Scunthorpe United F.C. season, Competitions, Lincolnshire Senior Cup
On 3 June 2015, Scunthorpe United announced the details for the 2015 Lincolnshire Senior Cup. On 25 July 2015, the details of the semi-final were confirmed.


2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by seventh year head coach Cameron Dollar, played their home games at KeyArena, with two home games at the Showare Center and CBI games at the Connolly Center, and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Cal State Bakersfield. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Idaho in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Vermont.


2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Redhawks finished the season 18–16, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the WAC Tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Pepperdine in the first round and Colorado in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Loyola–Chicago.


2015–16 Seattle Redhawks women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Seattle Redhawks women's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by seventh year head coach Joan Bonvicini, played their home games at the Connolly Center and were a members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 3–11 in WAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Women's Tournament to Cal State Bakersfield.


2015–16 Segona Divisió
The 2015–16 Segona Divisió, or Lliga Biosphere, is the 17th season of second-tier football in Andorra. The season began on 13 September 2015 and will end on 8 May 2016.


2015–16 Segona Divisió, Format
This season, the league will consist of fourteen teams. Teams will play each other twice for a total of 26 matches each. The league champion will be promoted to next season's Primera Divisió. The second placed team will play a play-off match for a spot in next season's Primera Divisió. The five "B" teams can not be promoted.


2015–16 Segunda División
The 2015–16 Segunda División season, also known as Liga Adelante for sponsorship reasons, was the 85th since its establishment.


2015–16 Segunda División, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 22 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2014–15 season, four promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda División B and three relegated from the 2014–15 La Liga.


2015–16 Segunda División, Promotion play-offs
Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position (excluding reserve teams) will take part in the promotion play-offs. The first leg of the semi-finals will be played on 8 June and the second leg on 12 June at home of the best positioned team. The final will also be two-legged, with the first leg on 15 June and the second leg on 19 June, with the best positioned team also playing the second leg at home.


2015–16 Segunda División, Season statistics, Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio. Keepers must play at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.


2015–16 Segunda División, Attendances
Updated to games played on 18 June 2016Source: Official club websites and Notes:1: Team played last season in La Liga.2: Team played last season in Segunda División B.


2015–16 Segunda División (women)
The 2015–16 Segunda División Femenina de Fútbol will be the 2015–16 edition of Spain's women's football second league.


2015–16 Segunda División (women), Competition format
The champion of each group and the best runner-up will qualify to the promotion play-offs. For the group 6, composed by teams from the Canary Islands, the two best teams of each sub-group will join a previous playoff where the champion will be the eighth team qualified.


2015–16 Segunda División (women), Best runner-up
The best runner-up of the entire group phase qualified automatically for the promotion play-off


2015–16 Segunda División (women), Playoffs bracket
Real Betis and UD Tacuense achieved promotion to the 2016–17 Primera División. Both teams will make their debut in the top league.


2015–16 Segunda División B
The 2015–16 Segunda División B season was the 39th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were to be played in August 2015, and the season ended in June 2016 with the promotion play-off finals.


2015–16 Segunda División B, Overview before the season
80 teams will join the league, including four relegated from the 2014–15 Segunda División and 18 promoted from the 2014–15 Tercera División.


2015–16 Segunda División B, Attendance data
This is a list of attendance data of the teams that give an official number. It includes playoffs games:


2015–16 Segunda División Profesional de Chile
The 2015–16 Segunda División Profesional de Chile was the 5th season of Chile's third-flight football. The competition began on August 15, 2015 and ends on June 4, 2016.


2015–16 Segunda División de Futsal
The 2015–16 Segunda División de Futsal season was the 23rd season of second-tier futsal in Spain since its inception in 1993.


2015–16 Segunda División de Futsal
The season comprises regular season and promotion playoff. Regular season began on September 19, 2015 and finished on April 17, 2016. After completing 26 matches, top team is promoted to Primera División, teams qualified in 2–5 place play promotion playoff while the bottom team is relegated Segunda División B.


2015–16 Segunda División de Futsal
Promotion playoff kick-off on April 23/24, playing semifinals and Final to the best of 3 matches. Winner of promotion playoff will be promoted to Primera División 2016–17.


2015–16 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
The 2015–16 season (officially known as Liga de Plata and also as Torneo Luis Baltazar Ramírez) will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2015 and Clausura 2016. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of that series ascends to Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.


2015–16 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, Team information
A total of 23 teams will contest the league, including  sides from the 2014–15 Segunda División and 3 promoted from the Tercera Division.


2015–16 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, Team information
with the increase of 4 teams from the previous edition, teams from lower level could apply to join the league and would be judged based on facility, fans, locations and if they purchase a 10,000 or 15, 000 dollars license


2015–16 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, Changes from the 2014-2015 seasons
Teams promoted to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2015


2015–16 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, Changes from the 2014-2015 seasons
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño  - Apertura 2015


2015–16 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, Changes from the 2014-2015 seasons
Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2015


2015–16 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, Changes from the 2014-2015 seasons
Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2015


2015–16 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, Changes from the 2014-2015 seasons
New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division


2015–16 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, Stadia and locations
The following 23 clubs will compete in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño during the 2015-2016 season:


2015–16 Senegal Premier League
The 2015–16 Ligue 1 is the 51st season of top-tier football in Senegal and the eighth professional season. The season began on 8 November 2015. Gorée, an island based club though plays at Dakar's stadium clinched their fourth league title and first since 1984 in the league's final week with a 3-0 road win over last-place Olympique Ngor. In the cup competition, NGB ASC Niarry Tally, winner of the 2015 Senegalese Cup will participate for the first time in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup the following season. Gorée participated in Ligue 2 and finished second in the previous season, one of the few clubs who was in the top of second-tier competition last season to win a title of a first tier competition in West Africa.


2015–16 Senegal Premier League
The league comprised 14 teams, with the bottom two, ASC Suneor and Olympique Ngor, relegated to the 2017 Ligue 2. Only four clubs were outside the Dakar area and all are in the western half of the country. A total of 182 matches were played and fewer goals which numbered 333, fifteen lower than lase season. US Gorée had a grand total of 42 points, one less than last season by the previous champion Douanes, ASC Linguère scored the most goals numbering 32. Casa Sports , sixth placed and Ouakam, eight placed were the same position as last season.


2015–16 Senegal Premier League
During the earlier and the middle part of the season, some of the clubs reached first place and weeks later in the lower parts and the relegation zone, then a few climbed up again.


2015–16 Senegal Premier League, Teams
A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 Ligue 2, ASEC Ndiambour and Gorée. On the other hand, Pikine and Port de Dakar were the last two teams of the 2014–15 season and played in Ligue 2 for the 2015-16 season. AS Douanes are the defending champions from the 2014–15 season.


2015–16 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game
The 2015–16 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game was the second season of India's Inter Zonal women's first-class competition. The tournament took place from 26 February to 16 March 2016. Five zonal teams participated in the tournament, facing each other in a round-robin format in three-day matches. All matches took place at J Narendranath ACA Cricket Ground, Perecherla and Jagarlamudi Kuppuswamy Choudary College, Guntur. Central Zone won the tournament, their second title in two years.


2015–16 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game, Competition format
The five teams played in a round-robin league, therefore playing four matches. Matches were played using a three-day format.


2015–16 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game, Competition format
The league worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:


2015–16 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game, Competition format
Win: 6 points. Tie: 3 points. Loss: 0 points. Drawn (lead after first innings): 3 points Drawn (trail after first innings): 1 point Drawn (no decision on first innings): 1 point Abandoned without a ball bowled: 1 point


2015–16 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game, Competition format
If points in the final table are equal, teams are separated by most wins and then by their quotient (runs per wicket for divided by runs per wicket against).


2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship
The 2015–16 Senior Women's Football Championship was the 21st edition of Senior Women's National Football Championship, the women's state competition in Indian football. The tournament qualification round was stated on December 12, 2015 and culminated on December 27, 2015 across five zones – North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and North East Zone – throughout the Nation.


2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship
The final match was played on 15 January 2016 02:30 PM IST at Railway Stadium, Jabalpur between Manipur and Railways. Railways defeated 18 times champions Manipur in the penalty shoot-out 4–2 after the score line was even 3–3 after extra time.


2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship, Format
Twenty Nine states have been divided into five zonal groups. Top two teams from each zone – North, South, East, West and North East—was progressed to the final stage of the competition.


2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship, Zonal Round, North Zone
*All North Zone matches were played in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh between December 22nd to 27th, 2015.


2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship, Zonal Round, South Zone
*All South Zone matches were played in Trichy, Tamil Nadu between December 19th to 27th, 2015.


2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship, Zonal Round, East Zone
*All East Zone matches were played in Nadia, West Bengal between December 21nd to 27th, 2015.


2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship, Zonal Round, West Zone
*All West Zone matches were played in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh between December 12th to 19th, 2015.


2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship, Zonal Round, North East Zone
*All North East Zone matches were played in Kokrajhar, Assam between December 18th to 23rd, 2015.


2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship, Final round
The final round of the 2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship was started on 2 January and culminated on 15 January 2016 with the final.


2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship, Semi-final Qualification
All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30. *All Final Round matches was played in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh between January 2nd to 15th, 2016.


2015–16 Senior Women's One Day League
The 2015–16 Senior Women's One Day League was the 10th edition of the women's List A cricket competition in India. It took place from 15 November to 5 December 2015, with 26 teams divided into an Elite Group and a Plate Group. Railways won the tournament, their fourth in a row and ninth overall, by topping the Elite Group Super League.


2015–16 Senior Women's One Day League, Competition format
The 26 teams competing in the tournament were divided into the Elite Group and the Plate Group, with the 10 teams in the Elite Group further divided into Groups A and B and the 16 teams in the Plate Group into Groups A, B and C. The tournament operated on a round-robin format, with each team playing every other team in their group once. The top two sides from each Elite Group progressed to the Elite Group Super League, which was a further round-robin group, with the winner of the group being crowned Champions.


2015–16 Senior Women's One Day League, Competition format
The bottom side from each Elite Group was relegated to the Plate Group for the following season. Meanwhile, the top two from each Plate Group progressed to a knockout stage, with the two teams that reached the final being promoted for the following season, as well as playing off for the Plate Group title. Matches were played using a 50 over format.


2015–16 Senior Women's One Day League, Competition format
The groups worked on a points system with positions with the groups being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:


2015–16 Senior Women's One Day League, Competition format
Win: 4 points. Tie: 2 points. Loss: 0 points. No Result/Abandoned: 2 points.


2015–16 Senior Women's One Day League, Competition format
If points in the final table are equal, teams are separated by most wins, then head-to-head record, then Net Run Rate.


2015–16 Senior Women's One Day League, Plate Group, Plate Group C
Advanced to Plate Group Semi-finals  Advanced to Plate Group Quarter-finals


2015–16 Senior Women's T20 League
The 2015–16 Senior Women's T20 League was the 8th edition of the women's Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It took place in January 2016 with 26 teams divided into an Elite Group and a Plate Group. Railways won the tournament, their seventh in a row, by topping the Elite Group Super League.


2015–16 Senior Women's T20 League, Competition format
The 26 teams competing in the tournament were divided into the Elite Group and the Plate Group, with the 10 teams in the Elite Group further divided into Groups A and B and the 16 teams in the Plate Group into Groups A, B and C. The tournament operated on a round-robin format, with each team playing every other team in their group once. The top two sides from each Elite Group progressed to the Elite Group Super League, which was a further round-robin group, with the winner of the group being crowned Champions.


2015–16 Senior Women's T20 League, Competition format
The bottom side from each Elite Group was relegated to the Plate Group for the following season. Meanwhile, the top two from each Plate Group progressed to a knockout stage, with the two teams that reached the final being promoted for the following season, as well as playing off for the Plate Group title. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.


2015–16 Senior Women's T20 League, Competition format
The groups worked on a points system with positions with the groups being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:


2015–16 Senior Women's T20 League, Competition format
Win: 4 points. Tie: 2 points. Loss: 0 points. No Result/Abandoned: 2 points.


2015–16 Senior Women's T20 League, Competition format
If points in the final table are equal, teams are separated by most wins, then head-to-head record, then Net Run Rate.


2015–16 Senior Women's T20 League, Plate Group, Plate Group C
Advanced to Plate Group Semi-finals  Advanced to Plate Group Quarter-finals


2015–16 Sepahan F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Sepahan's 15th season in the Pro League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football and 62nd year in existence as a football club. They competed in the Hazfi Cup and the AFC Champions League. Sepahan was captained by Moharram Navidkia.


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


2015–16 Sepahan F.C. season, Players, First-team squad, Loan list
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers winter 2015–16.


2015–16 Sepahan F.C. season, Competitions, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Sepahan F.C. season, Competitions, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Sepahan F.C. season, Competitions, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Sepahan F.C. season, Competitions, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Serbian Cup
The 2015–16 Serbian Cup season is the tenth season of the Serbian national football tournament.


2015–16 Serbian Cup
The winner of the competition qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.


2015–16 Serbian Cup, Preliminary round
A preliminary round was held in order to reduce the number of teams competing in the next round to 32. It consisted of 5 single-legged ties, with a penalty shoot-out as the decider if the score was tied after 90 minutes. This round featured the bottom 5 teams from the 2014–15 Serbian First League, as well as 5 regional cup winners. The draw contained seeded and unseeded teams.


2015–16 Serbian Cup, Preliminary round
The bottom 5 teams from the 2014–15 Serbian First League (Sloboda Užice, Moravac Mrštane, Jedinstvo Užice, Sloga Kraljevo and Mačva Šabac) were set as unseeded teams, with the 5 regional cup winners (Zemun, Loznica, Jedinstvo Paraćin, ČSK Čelarevo and Mokra Gora) being set as seeded teams. The draw was held on 24 August 2015, and was conducted with the idea of minimizing expenses for the participating clubs. The matches were played on 2 September 2015. In total, around 4150 spectators attended the games (avg. 830 per game).


2015–16 Serbian Cup, Round of 32
In this round, the five winners from the previous round were joined by all 16 teams from the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga, as well as the top 11 teams from the 2014–15 Serbian First League. The draw was held on 13 October 2015, and it contained seeded(16 teams from 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga) and unseeded teams. Drawing of the lots was conducted by former national team player and head coach Ilija Petković. The matches were played on 27 and 28 October 2015. No extra time was played if the score was tied after the regular 90 minutes. Those games went straight to penalties. In total, around 19450 spectators attended the games (avg. 1215 per game).


2015–16 Serbian Cup, Round of 16
The 16 winners from first round took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was held on 18 November 2015, and it contained seeded and unseeded teams. Seeded teams: Partizan, Red Star Belgrade, Čukarički, Vojvodina, OFK Beograd, Radnički Niš, Jagodina and Spartak Subotica. Unseeded teams: Voždovac, Borac Čačak, Napredak Kruševac (II), Donji Srem (II), Javor, Inđija (II), Bežanija (II) and BSK Borča (II). The seeds were determined by last season's final standings in the Serbian top divisions. Drawing of the lots was conducted by former national team player and head coach Slobodan Santrač. The matches were played on 2 December 2015. No extra time was played if the score was tied after the regular 90 minutes. Those games went straight to penalties. In total, around 10270 spectators attended the games (avg. 1284 per game).


2015–16 Serbian Cup, Quarter-finals
The 8 winners from the second round took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was held on 24 December 2015, and it contained seeded and unseeded teams. The seeds were determined by following key: Last season's cup semifinalists were automatically set as seeded teams, while the remaining seeds were determined by last season's final standings in top Serbian divisions. Seeded teams: Partizan, Jagodina, Vojvodina and OFK Beograd. Unseeded teams: Radnički Niš, Spartak Subotica, Borac Čačak and Javor. Drawing of the lots was conducted by former national team player Jovan Aćimović. The matches were played on 2 March 2016. No extra time was played if the score was tied after the regular 90 minutes. Those games went straight to penalties. In total, around 3200 spectators attended the games (avg. 800 per game).


2015–16 Serbian Cup, Semi-finals
The 4 winners from the Quarter finals(Partizan, Borac Čačak, Spartak Subotica and Javor) took part in the semi-finals. The draw was held on 8 March 2016 and there were no seedings in the draw. Drawing of the lots was conducted by national team coach Radovan Ćurčić. Semi-finals were contested over two legs. First legs were played on 16 March 2016, and the second legs were played on 20 April 2016. In total, around 10000 spectators attended the games (avg. 2500 per game). The aggregate winners qualified for the final.


2015–16 Serbian Cup, Final
Winners from the Semi-finals took part in the single-legged final. The match was played on 11 May 2016.


2015–16 Serbian First League
The Serbian First Football League (Serbian: Prva Liga Srbija) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 16 teams compete in the league for the 2015–16 season. Two teams were promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga. Four teams were relegated to the Serbian League, the third-highest division overall in the Serbian football league system. The season begun in August 2015 and ended in May 2016.


2015–16 Serbian League East
The 2015–16 Serbian League East is the 13th season of one of the four third level leagues in Serbian football. The league consists of 16 teams. A higher level of competition is the First League, while the lower three Zone Leagues are West, East and South.


2015–16 Serbian League Vojvodina
The Serbian League Vojvodina (Serbian: Srpska liga Vojvodina) is a third tier football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Vojvodina FA(FSV). 16 teams competed in the league for the 2015–16 season. Winner was be promoted to the 2016–17 Serbian First League. Three teams were relegated from the league.


2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga
The 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga is the tenth season of the Serbian SuperLiga since its establishment. The season was started on 17 July 2015 and will be finished on 21 May 2016 with a matches of the last round of the play-offs. Partizan are the defending champions.


2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga, Changes from 2014–15, Structural changes
The competition has been split into two stages, regular season and playoffs.


2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga, Changes from 2014–15, Structural changes, Regular season
Each of the 16 competitors in the SuperLiga hosts every other team once in the regular season, for a total of 30 matches. A win earns three points and a draw earns one point. Teams are ranked by total points, then by total wins and finally by goal difference, number of scored goals, number of away goals and number of away wins. If teams are still level, a test-match is played in two legs to determine the final order in the standings. A playoff phase is then played from March to May.


2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga, Changes from 2014–15, Structural changes, Championship playoff
The point system in the championship playoff is the same as during the regular season, except that each team starts with half of the points they won in the regular season, rounded up to the nearest integer.


2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga, Changes from 2014–15, Structural changes, Championship playoff
The top eight teams from the regular season enter the championship playoff, with the first-placed team winning the championship of Serbia. Each team plays their opponents once. In the case of a tie, the number of points won in the regular season will be used as a primary tie-breaker.


2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga, Changes from 2014–15, Structural changes, Relegation playoff
Teams ranked 9 to 16 after the regular season enter the relegation playoffs, with the last two placed teams will be relegated to the Serbian First League. Each team plays their opponents once.


2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga, Teams
The league contains 16 teams: thirteen teams from the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga, two new teams from the 2014–15 Serbian First League and the winner of the play-offs between the 14th placed team from the 2014–15 SuperLiga and the third placed team from the 2014–15 First League. Radnik, the 2014–15 First League champion, joins the top level for the first time in its history. Runners-up Javor are back just one year after their relegation. Metalac won the play-off against Napredak Kruševac and returns to the top level after three years.


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


2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga, Teams, Personnel and kits
Select Sport is the official ball supplier for Serbian SuperLiga.


2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga, Regular season, Results
Each of the 16 competitors in the SuperLiga hosts every other team once in the regular season, for a total of 30 matches.


2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga, Play-offs, Championship round
The top eight teams advance from the regular season. Points from the regular season are halved with half points rounded up. Teams play each other once.


2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga, Play-offs, Relegation round
The bottom eight teams from the regular season play in the relegation round. Points from the regular season are halved with half points rounded up. Teams play each other once.


2015–16 Serie A
The 2015–16 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 114th season of top-tier Italian football, the 84th in a round-robin tournament, and the 6th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. Juventus were the defending champions. The campaign began on 22 August 2015 and ended on 15 May 2016.


2015–16 Serie A
On 25 April 2016, Juventus succeeded in defending their title for the fifth consecutive season, after second placed Napoli lost to Roma, giving Juventus a 12-point lead with only three games left.


2015–16 Serie A, Events
On 28 April 2015 Carpi obtained its first promotion ever to Serie A, after debuting in Serie B the year before, becoming the 64th team to participate in Serie A since the 1929–30 season. On 16 May, Frosinone also earned its first promotion to Serie A, becoming the 65th to participate. On 9 June 2015 Bologna won Serie B play-off, returning to the Serie A after just one year.


2015–16 Serie A, Events
This season of Serie A was the first season to have goal-line technology implemented after severe complaints from various teams' general managers (first Adriano Galliani) in relation to controversial ghost goals during recent seasons of Serie A.


2015–16 Serie A, Events
On 20 March 2016, Gianluigi Buffon broke the previous record of Sebastiano Rossi (929 minutes) by setting a longer period of 974 minutes without conceding a goal.


2015–16 Serie A, Events
On 14 May, Gonzalo Higuaín broke Gunnar Nordahl's record for most goals scored in Serie A (20 teams championship) in a season (35 in 1949–50) and equaled Gino Rossetti's record in 1928–29 (that was composed of 32 teams, instead) by scoring 36 goals and winning the Capocannoniere.


2015–16 Serie A, Events
Three Serie A icons also retired at the end of the season; the Verona captain Luca Toni, who scored 157 goals in 324 league appearances and was twice the league's top scorer, as well as Gianpaolo Bellini, the left-back who spent his entire career with Atalanta, making 435 appearances with the club.


2015–16 Serie A, Events
Both players also scored in their final games with their clubs on 8 May 2016, Toni in a 2–1 win over champions Juventus and Bellini in a 1–1 draw with Udinese; and on 14 May, Christian Abbiati for Milan in the last fixture of the season at home against Roma, however, he did not get any playing time, totaling 281 league appearances for the club.


2015–16 Serie A, Teams, Personnel and kits
†Torino to appear Nyalakan Nyali branding to promote Suzuki branding in Indonesia.


2015–16 Serie A, League table, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches were not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2015–16 Serie A, Attendance data
Updated to games played on 15 May 2016Source: Stadia Postcards Notes:1 Team played last season in Serie B.


2015–16 Serie A (futsal)
The 2015–16 season of the Serie A is the 33rd season of top-tier futsal in Italy, 27th known as Serie A, which began September 19, 2015 and will finish on April 16, 2016. At the end of the regular season the top eight teams will play in the championship playoffs. The quarter and semi-finals will be a best of three series and the final will be a best of five game series. The champions will then be Italy's representative in the 2016-2017 UEFA Futsal Cup. With 13 teams participating this season the last place team will automatically be relegated to Serie A2 and the twelfth and eleventh placed teams will have a two-legged playoff to determine the second team to be relegated.


2015–16 Serie A (futsal), Events
Theisis the first Serie A championship to have 13 teams to play for the Scudetto. This season is the return of Montesilvano after two seasons of absence. They are the current record holder for appearances in the top flight (22 seasons). The city of Montesilvano will have the only derby of the season, which will see the seagulls opposite Acqua e Sapone. Cosenza and Carlisport Cogianco are making their debut in Serie A. Fabrizio has also changed its name and colors, becoming "FC5 Corigliano Futsal" to better represent the city of Corigliano Calabro.


2015–16 Serie A (futsal), Events, Schedule Breaks
The Divisione Calcio a 5 has published the calendar of the championship on August 12. The season will break on December 5 through 12 for the World Cup qualifiers. January 23 to February 13 for the finals of the European Championship which will be played in Serbia. March 5 for the final eight of the Coppa Italia. March 19 and April 9 for the home and away play-off qualifiers for the World Cup in 2016 in Colombia.


2015–16 Serie A (futsal), Events, Penalty
This season the Pescara reflects the downgrade of 1 point in the standings from the National Federal Court in the previous season for the delay of payments to its own cardholder.


2015–16 Serie A (futsal), Events, Cosenza Excluded
In accepting the irrevocable resignation of its president and legal representative, on October 12, 2015 Futsal Cosenza decided the cessation of the championship with immediate effect. Since exclusion was made during the fourth round, all the matches played by the team do not count towards the league table. The team was also fined the maximum penalty by law, (30,000.00 Euros), for having seriously affected the performance of the entire season.


2015–16 Serie A (futsal), Regular season table, Cosenza Games
Cosenza is excluded from playing in the championship with immediate effect (Round 4). The games held previously by the team were not considered valid for ranking. In the remaining league games, the team that would face Cosenza will now have a bye.


2015–16 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 2015–16 Serie A season was the 82nd season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. 12 teams participated in the league, and Asiago Hockey won the championship. Ritten Sport won the League Cup.


2015–16 Serie A1 (men's water polo)
The 2015–16 Serie A1 is the 97th season of the Serie A1, Italy's premier Water polo league.


2015–16 Serie A1 (men's water polo), Team information
The following 14 clubs compete in the Serie A1 during the 2015–16 season:


2015–16 Serie A1 (men's water polo), Regular season (Prima Fase)
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2015–16 Serie A2 Basket
The 2015–16 Serie A2 season, known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A2 Citroën, was the 42nd season of the Italian basketball second league Serie A2 Basket. The season started on October 4, 2015 and ended on June 23, 2016 with the last game of the promotion playoffs finals.


2015–16 Serie A2 Basket, Rules
The season is composed of 32 teams with a regional subdivision in two equal groups of sixteen, East and West. Each team plays the others in its subgroup twice, the first ranked team of each group then plays the eighth ranked team of the other group (e.g. East #1 against West #8), then the second best against the seventh, and so on, to form a promotion playoffs (for one place) of sixteen teams.


2015–16 Serie A2 Basket, Coppa Italia
At the half of the league, the four first teams of each group in the table play the  Final Eight of the LNP Cup at a neutral venue the Federation propose. The LNP Cup Final Eight was played from March 4 to 6, 2016.


2015–16 Serie B
The 2015–16 Serie B (known as the Serie B ConTe.it for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contested the league: 16 returning from the 2014–15 season, 4 promoted from Lega Pro, and 2 relegated from Serie A. Vacancies created by the bankruptcy of Serie A-relegated Parma and the demotion of Catania to Lega Pro due to match fixing allowed Brescia to remain in the league despite being relegated.


2015–16 Serie B
Furthermore, Teramo was due to participate to Serie B but due to the allegations for match-fixing, the Courts decided to relegate Teramo in the last place of Lega Pro of the previous season. After the demotion of Catania, Virtus Entella was readmitted into Serie B as the best team of the relegated teams from the previous season. Furthermore, Ascoli was promoted into the championship after finishing second in Lega Pro Group B, second after Teramo before being stripped of the title for the match-fixing scandal.


2015–16 Serie B
Serie B introduced the "green card" at the beginning of the season. The green card was given to promote fair play and good acts. The green card was not given during the game, as it would alter sport rules, but awarded after the match to a player or coach who exhibited fair play by the referee. The player or coach with the most green cards at the end of the season was rewarded.


2015–16 Serie B, Promotion play-offs
Six teams played in the promotion play-offs. A preliminary one-legged round, played at the home venue of the higher placed team, involved the teams from 5th to 8th place. The two winning teams played against the 3rd and 4th-placed teams in the two-legged semi-finals. The higher placed team played the second leg of the promotion playoff at home. Pescara won the promotion play-offs to Serie A.


2015–16 Serie B, Attendance data
Source: Official club websites and Notes:1: Team played last season in Serie A.2: Team played last season in Lega Pro.


2015–16 Serie D
The 2015–16 Serie D was the sixty-eighth edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system.


2015–16 Serie D, Promotions
The nine division winners are automatically promoted to Lega Pro.


2015–16 Serie D, Promotions, Playoffs
Teams, placed between second and fifth in each division, enter a playoff tournament after the regular season along with the Coppa Italia Serie D winner, runners-up and best semi-finalist. The tournament provides a priority list for entry into the next year Lega Pro in the case any of the professional teams fail to meet the minimum criteria to participate.


2015–16 Serie D, Scudetto Serie D
The nine division winners enter a tournament which determines the overall Serie D champions and the winner is awarded the Scudetto Serie D.


2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates played home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center, with one exhibition and one regular season game at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, New Jersey. They were coached, for the sixth year, by Kevin Willard. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Creighton, Xavier, and the eventual national champion Villanova to become champions of the Big East Tournament. They received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.


2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pirates finished the season 16–15, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Marquette.


2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team represent Seton Hall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by third head coach Anthony Bozzella, play their home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Walsh Gymnasium and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Creighton. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Duquesne in the first round.


2015–16 Sevilla FC season
The 2015–16 season was the 109th season in Sevilla Fútbol Club's history, and 15th consecutive season in La Liga. The team competed in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League, winning the latter competition for a record third consecutive year. Sevilla did not win any away matches in La Liga.


2015–16 Sevilla FC season, Players, Squad information
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2015–16 Sheffield Shield season
The 2015–16 Sheffield Shield season was the 114th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia. The season began after the conclusion of the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, and included a break halfway through to allow for the Big Bash League. Trials for day/night Tests with a pink ball continued, having been introduced during the previous season. All of the matches for rounds one and seven of the tournament were played as day/night games. Victoria won their second consecutive title, defeating South Australia by 7 wickets in the final at Gliderol Stadium. Travis Head was named player of the series for his 721 runs and 9 wickets during the season. Ben Dunk of Tasmania was the leading run-scorer, while Joe Mennie from South Australia took the most wickets.


2015–16 Sheffield United F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Sheffield United's 127th season in their history and their fifth consecutive season in League One. Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Following another failed play-off campaign, manager Nigel Clough was sacked with the club board stating "A change in direction was necessary for the forthcoming season." After having an enquiry about Bradford City's Phil Parkinson to succeed Clough, on 2 June Nigel Adkins was installed as Sheffield United's new manager. On 13 July, Diego De Girolamo signed a new two-year contract with the Blades, having initially rejecting a new offer. The following day, United announced the signing of Martyn Woolford on a free-transfer with him committing to Bramall Lane on a two-year deal.


2015–16 Sheffield United F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 4 June 2015, Sheffield United announce they will play Newcastle United for Chris Morgan's testimonial. On 9 June 2015, a confirmed list of the club's pre-season schedule was released.


2015–16 Sheffield United F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Sheffield United were drawn away against Morecambe. In the second round, the Blades were drawn away to Fulham.


2015–16 Sheffield United 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 second round draw, made on 5 September 2015, the Blades were drawn at home to Notts County.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Sheffield Wednesday's fourth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
Prior to the start of the pre-season schedule the club announced that eleven players had been released after reaching the end of their contracts. Also in June, head coach Stuart Gray was sacked after 18 months in charge. Carlos Carvalhal was announced as Gray's replacement on 30 June 2015.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
Sheffield Wednesday got their 2015–16 season underway at Hillsborough to Bristol City - a match that The Owls won 2–0 thanks to second half goals from Tom Lees and Lewis McGugan who signed a permanent deal after spending last season on loan at the club. This was followed by a victory in the Capital One Cup - which was also at Hillsborough - with a 4–1 victory over League Two side Mansfield Town. The second league match of the season was a 2–1 away loss to Ipswich Town.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
This was followed by two consecutive 1–1 draws which were at home to Reading and away to Leeds United respectively. In the next game The Owls progressed into the third round of the Capital One Cup with a 1–0 win over Oxford United. This was followed by the first home defeat of the season with a 3–1 loss to Middlesbrough.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, September
The Owls lost their first game of September in a 3–1 defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor. This was followed by a goalless draw at the Macron Stadium against lowly Bolton Wanderers and The Owls' second league victory of the season - a 3–2 win against Fulham at Hillsborough, in which star signing Fernando Forestieri scored his first goal since moving from Watford, a simple close range finish on 5 minutes.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, September
A few days later Sheffield Wednesday progressed into the fourth round of the Capital One Cup with a 1–0 win against Newcastle United with Lewis McGugan scoring the game's only goal in a shock result. The Owls' last game of September was a 2–1 away win at Brentford thanks to an Atdhe Nuhiu penalty and a late winner from Lucas João.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, October
The Owls got October off to a winning start with a 3–1 win against Preston North End at Hillsborough. This was followed by two consecutive draws - 1–1 against Hull City at Hillsborough and 0–0 away to Queens Park Rangers. The following game saw Sheffield Wednesday win 2–1 against local rivals Rotherham United at the New York Stadium thanks to a goal each from Fernando Forestieri and Lucas João respectively. The Owls' next game was a 3–0 victory over Premier League side Arsenal in the Capital One Cup at Hillsborough. To end the month The Owls won 1–0 at home against Nottingham Forest - thus completing the month unbeaten.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, November
Wednesday started the month with a goalless draw with unbeaten in the league Brighton followed by a surprise 3–1 defeat against Charlton. After an international break Wednesday beat local rivals Huddersfield Town 3–1 with Kieran Lee scoring along with a Lucas João brace after Sean Scannell's opener for the Terriers. This result was followed by a 2–2 draw away at Blackburn - with Modou Sougou and Lucas João scoring for The Owls.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, December
Two successive draws followed for The Wednesday - the first being 0–0 at home to Derby County. This was followed by a 2–2 draw away to Cardiff City - with a Fernando Forestieri goal and Barry Bannan's first goal for the club rescuing a point for The Owls.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, December
A 2–1 loss away at Milton Keynes Dons, in which Gary Hoopers consolation was his first for the club, was followed by a 4–1 thrashing of Wolverhampton Wanderers at Hillsborough - with a Fernando Forestieri brace and a goal each from Daniel Pudil and Gary Hooper earning all three points for The Owls. Sheffield Wednesday's last home match of 2015 saw them win 3–0 against Birmingham City - with another Fernando Forestieri brace and a goal from Kieran Lee securing the win. A 1–0 loss away to Middlesbrough was Sheffield Wednesday's last game of 2015 - ending the year in 7th place in the league table. A rotated side conceded after just 44 seconds to Christian Stuani, in a poor performance.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, January
A Ross Wallace goal was enough for The Owls to get off to a winning start in 2016 with a 1–0 win at Craven Cottage against Fulham. They played the Londoners again the week after, winning again (2–1) making three wins over Fulham this campaign. Atdhe Nuhiu and Barry Bannan scored. Two successive wins followed against Bolton Wanderers (3–2) and Leeds United (2–0) - both at Hillsborough. Gary Hooper made his move to Hillsborough permanent in mid January from Norwich for a rumoured £3,000,000. Joe Bennett also joined on loan.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, January
Following those matches a 1–1 draw away to Reading saw The Owls end January unbeaten in the Championship. A 3–2 defeat away to Shrewsbury Town saw Sheffield Wednesday exit the FA Cup in the 4th Round. Rhoys Wiggins and Sergiu Bus departed on deadline day to Bournemouth (£200,000) and US Salernitana (loan) respectively. Irish midfielder Aiden McGeady joined on loan from Everton.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, February
February's first league match saw The Owls maintain their unbeaten run in the Championship with a 1–1 draw at home to Burnley - with Kieran Lee getting the equalising goal to earn a point for Sheffield Wednesday. The second match of the month was away at Birmingham, in which The Owls won 2–1, courtesy of two late Gary Hooper goals. This left them in the play-off positions. Next week they played Brentford, a 4–0 win ensued after an early red card to Yohan Barbet. A super goal by Gary Hooper was the pick of the bunch.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, February
At Deepdale, Sheffield Wednesday lost ground on the Automatic Promotion places with a 1–0 turnover to Preston North End. Joe Garner scored after Fernando Forestieri's second yellow card saw him sent off. On the following Tuesday, Atdhe Nuhiu scored a header and missed a penalty in a home draw to Queens Park Rangers. Daniel Toszer scored for the visitors. The final game of the month saw The Owls draw 0–0 away to Hull City.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, March
The Owls got March off to a losing start by losing 1–0 at home to Rotherham United. A midweek 0–0 draw away to Brighton & Hove Albion was followed by a 3–0 win away to Nottingham Forest - keeping The Owls in the promotion play-off places. The following week saw the owls take on Charlton Athletic at home; they won the game 3–0 with all goals being scored in the second half. The month ended with The Owls 6th in the table - three points clear of Cardiff City.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, April
The Owls won their first two games in April - with a 1–0 away win at Huddersfield and 2–1 home win against Blackburn Rovers. This was followed by a 4–1 loss at Bristol City and three consecutive draws against Ipswich Town and Milton Keynes Dons at home and Derby County away.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, April
A 3–0 victory over Cardiff City in the final home game of the season secured a promotion play-offs place for The Owls - with a brace from Gary Hooper (his first goals since the 3–0 victory over Nottingham Forest in March) and an own goal from Lee Peltier enough to secure all three points and sixth place for The Owls.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, May
The result between Brighton and Derby on 2 May 2016 meant that Wednesday could not finish any higher than 6th on their final league game of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Owls' finished their league campaign with a 2–1 loss at The Molineux.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, May
After a 3–1 aggregate victory over third placed Brighton and Hove Albion in the play-off semi final, The Wednesday were the first team to book their place in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium - a match that would mark Sheffield Wednesday's first appearance at the stadium since it was rebuilt. At the match though, Wednesday lost 1–0 to Hull City in front of over 41,000 Owls fans; a Mohamed Diamé goal winning the game for The Tigers, denying The Owls a first season in the top flight for 16 years.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
On 18 June 2015, Sheffield Wednesday announced their pre-season schedule.


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


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Sheffield Wednesday were drawn at home against Mansfield Town. Following this The Owls were later drawn at home against Oxford United, away against Newcastle United, home against Arsenal and away against Stoke City.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
Sheffield Wednesday competed in the FA Cup from the third round. After a 2–1 victory over Fulham at home The Owls were drawn away against Shrewsbury Town - a match that the Wednesday lost 3–2 after 95th minute winning goal.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Competitions, Football League play-offs
As a result of The Owls finishing in sixth place in the Championship they qualified for the Football League play-offs. In the play-off semi finals Sheffield Wednesday played against third placed team Brighton and Hove Albion - winning 3–1 on aggregate to reach the play-off final. In the final, Wednesday lost 1–0 to Hull City who went straight back up to the Premier League after being relegated the previous season.


2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Awards, Player of the Season
The Player of the Season award was announced on 18 May 2016.


2015–16 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Shrewsbury Town's 130th year in existence and their first season back in League One after gaining promotion the previous season. Much of the season was spent fighting relegation, with safety only secured following the final home match of the season where despite losing to Peterborough United, same day defeats for Blackpool and Doncaster Rovers ensured another season of League One football with one game to spare.


2015–16 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season
The club also participated in the FA Cup, notably reaching the fifth round for the first time since 1991, and also reached the second rounds of both the League Cup and the Football League Trophy. A team consisting of fringe and youth players retained the Shropshire Senior Cup for the second consecutive season after beating AFC Telford United on penalties in the final.


2015–16 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Shrewsbury Town were drawn away against Blackburn Rovers. In the second round, Shrewsbury Town were drawn against Crystal Palace away.


2015–16 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The draw for the first-round was made on 26 October 2015. Shrewsbury travelled to Gainsborough Trinity.


2015–16 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The ties for the second-round were drawn on 9 November. Shrewsbury were drawn away to Grimsby Town. The draw for the third-round took place on 7 December, before the fixture at Blundell Park was played. Shrewsbury required a replay to secure a tie away at Cardiff City.


2015–16 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The draw for the fourth-round was made on 11 January 2016. Shrewsbury were drawn at home to Sheffield Wednesday.


2015–16 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The draw for the fifth round was made on 31 January 2016. Manchester United were drawn to visit New Meadow.


2015–16 Shrewsbury Town 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. Shrewsbury will host Oldham Athletic. Ties for the second round were drawn on 5 September, Shrewsbury travelled to Fleetwood Town.


2015–16 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season, Competitions, Shropshire Senior Cup
On 22 June 2015, Shrewsbury Town confirmed that their first-team squad would play Market Drayton Town in the semi-final of the Shropshire Senior Cup. AFC Telford United travelled to New Meadow for the final.


2015–16 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season, Player statistics, Top scorers
Players in italics left the club before the season ended


2015–16 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season, Player statistics, Disciplinary record
Players in italics left the club before the season ended


2015–16 Siena Saints men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by third year head coach Jimmy Patsos, played their home games at the Times Union Center, with one exhibition game at Alumni Recreation Center, and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 13–7 in MAAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Manhattan in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament to advance to semifinals where they lost to Iona. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Morehead State.


2015–16 Siena Saints women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Siena Saints women's basketball team represents Siena College  during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Saints, led by fourth year head coach, Ali Jaques. They play their home games in play their home games at the Alumni Recreation Center with two games at Times Union Center, and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Iona.


2015–16 Skeleton World Cup
The 2015–16 Skeleton World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for skeleton. The season started on 27 November 2015 in Altenberg, Germany, and ended on 28 February 2016 in Königssee, Germany. The World Cup was organised by the IBSF (formerly the FIBT) who also run World Cups and Championships in bobsleigh. The season was sponsored by BMW.


2015–16 Slovak Cup
The 2015–16 Slovak Cup, also known as Slovnaft Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 47th edition of the competition. The winners of the competition will qualify for the First qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.


2015–16 Slovak Cup, First round
The matches took place on 24, 25, 26, 29 July and 5 and 6 August 2015.


2015–16 Slovak Cup, Second round
The matches took place on 11, 12, 18, 19, and 25 August 2015.


2015–16 Slovak Cup, Fourth round
Fourth round matches were played between 13, 14, 20 and 28 October 2015. All times are CET (UTC+1).


2015–16 Slovak Cup, Final stage, Semi-finals
Semi-finals were played on 5–6 April and 12–13 April 2016. All times are CET (UTC+1).


2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season
The 2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season was the 23rd season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia.


2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season, Teams
The following teams are participating in the 2015–16 season. The HK Orange 20 is a project for preparation of the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World U20 Championship. The team do not play complete regular season and cannot promote to the playoffs or get relegated. First 8 teams in table after the regular season (50 games) will promote to the playoffs.


2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season, Playoffs
The seeding in Play-off is based on the ranking in Regular season. All Play-off rounds are played in the best-of-seven format, with the higher seeded team having the home advantage for the possible seventh game.


2015–16 Slovak First Football League
The 2015–16 Slovak First Football League (known as the Slovak Fortuna Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993. AS Trenčín were the defending champions, after winning their 1st Slovak championship.


2015–16 Slovak First Football League, Teams
A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 10 sides from the 2014–15 season and two who were promoted from the 2. liga.


2015–16 Slovak First Football League, Teams
Relegation for MFK Košice and FK Dukla Banská Bystrica to the 2015–16 DOXXbet liga was confirmed on 30 May 2015. These two relegated teams were replaced by 2. liga champion MFK Zemplín Michalovce and 2. liga runner-up MFK Skalica. Both teams make their debut at the highest level. Despite that MFK Košice finished as 6th, they did not obtain a licence for the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Slovak First Football League, Teams, Stadiums and locations
1Some matches were played at Mestský štadión Brezno in Brezno while ZELPO Aréna had been under renovation. 2Some matches were played at NTC Poprad in Poprad while Štadión MFK Ružomberok had been under renovation. 3Some matches were played at OMS Arena in Senica while Mestský štadión Skalica had been under renovation.


2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League
The 2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League was the 25th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. On March 24, 2016, league got new sponsorship name, Liga Nova KBM.


2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League
The defending champions were Tajfun. From 2. SKL were promoted Škofja Loka and additionally Lastovka, because Grosuplje withdrew from the league. Maribor also withdrew from the league due to bankruptcy.


2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League, Format
League consisted of 12 teams, but only nine started the first half of the season, because Olimpija, Krka, and Tajfun played in the regional ABA League and joined the competition in the second half. In the first half of the season, nine teams played each other twice, home and away. First three teams advanced to the second round, where they were joined by three teams competing in the regional league.


2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League, Teams
On July 24, 2015 list of teams for 2015–16 season was announced.


2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League, Second round, Group B
Results between teams in the regular season remained in effect for the second round for Group B.


2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League, Playoffs
The Playoffs began on Thursday, May 11, 2016 and concluded at June 5, 2016.


2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League, Relegation Playoffs
The two bottom teams of the season played against the two best teams from the Slovenian Second Division. All teams played each other at home and away.


2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup
The 2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup was the 25th season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition. Koper were the defending champions, having won their third cup title in the 2014–15 edition.


2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup, Competition format
Teams that have qualified from the same regional cup could not be drawn against each other.


2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup, Competition format
The twelve winners were decided over one leg, with extra time and penalties if the score was level after 90 minutes. Lower level teams were the hosts. If both teams from a pair were from the same level, the home team was determined by the draw.


2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup, Competition format
The eight winners were decided over one leg, with extra time and penalties if the score was level after 90 minutes. Lower level teams were the hosts. If both teams from a pair were from the same level, the home team was determined by the draw.


2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup, Competition format
The four winners were decided over two legs on home and away basis with away goals rule being used. In case of a tie, extra time and penalties were used.


2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup, Competition format
The two winners were decided over two legs on home and away basis with away goals rule being used. In case of a tie, extra time and penalties were used.


2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup, Competition format
The winners have qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.


2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup, First round
Slovenian PrvaLiga clubs Celje, Domžale, Koper and Maribor joined the competition in the second round (round of 16).


2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 August 2015 at the headquarters of the Football Association of Slovenia in Ljubljana. In this phase of the competition, the twelve clubs who advanced from the first round were joined by Celje, Domžale, Koper and Maribor.


2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw of pairs was held on 18 September 2015 at the headquarters of the Football Association of Slovenia in Ljubljana.


2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup, Semi-finals
The draw of pairs was held on 18 January 2016 at the headquarters of the Football Association of Slovenia.


2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga
The 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga (also known as the Prva liga Telekom Slovenije for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga was contested by the top ten clubs in Slovenia, for the title of national champions. The season began on 17 July 2015 and ended on 21 May 2016.


2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga
Maribor was the defending champion, having won its 13th league title the previous season.


2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga, Competition format
Each team played 36 matches (18 home and 18 away). Teams played four matches against each other (2 home and 2 away).


2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga, Teams
A total of ten teams contested the league, including nine from the 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga and one promoted from the 2014–15 Slovenian Second League.


2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga, Teams
Winners of the Slovenian second division Krško won direct promotion as champions of the Slovenian Second League. They replaced Radomlje in the top division, who finished at the bottom of the PrvaLiga table, ending their first season in the top division.


2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga, Teams
This was the first season for Krško in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.


2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga, Teams, Stadiums and locations
1Seating capacity only. Some stadiums (e.g. Krka, Krško, Rudar, Zavrč) also have standing areas.


2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga, PrvaLiga play-off
The two-legged play-off between the ninth-placed team from the PrvaLiga and the second-placed team from the 2. SNL was played. The winner earned a place in the 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga.


2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga, PrvaLiga play-off, Second leg
Zavrč won the play-off fixture against Aluminij 4–3 on aggregate, but the club was unsuccessful in obtaining a licence to play in the top division for the next season, due to financial reasons.


2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga, PrvaLiga play-off, Second leg
After their decision, the Football Association of Slovenia invited Aluminij to join the top division, with the side from Kidričevo accepting the offer.


2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga, Season statistics, Attendances
Note1: Krško played in the Slovenian Second League the previous season.


2015–16 Slovenian Second League
The 2015–16 Slovenian Second League season was the 25th edition of the Slovenian Second League. The season began on 9 August 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016.


2015–16 Slovenian Second League, Competition format
Each team played a total of 27 matches. Teams played 3 matches against each other.


2015–16 Slovenian Second League, League table, Positions by round
Round 16 was the final round before the winter break


2015–16 Slovenian Second League, Season statistics, Attendances
Note 1:Team played in the Slovenian PrvaLiga the previous season. Note 2:Team played in the Slovenian Third League the previous season. Note 3:Team has played 13 home matches. Note 4:Team has played 14 home matches.


2015–16 Slovenian Third League
The 2015–16 Slovenian Third League began on 22 August 2015 and ended on 29 May 2016 with playoffs being played on 4 and 8 June 2016.


2015–16 Slovenian Third League, Competition format and rules
The 2015–16 Slovenian Third League was divided into four regional groups with a total of 52 participating clubs. Three groups (i.e. North, Centre, East) were composed of 14 clubs, while the group West only had 10 clubs that were participating in the competition. The winners of the regular season in each group played a promotional two-legged play-offs to decide which two teams promoted to the Slovenian Second League.


2015–16 Slovenian Third League, Competition format and rules
Reserve teams of the top division sides were ineligible to promote to the second division, due to the rules of the Football Association of Slovenia, which stipulated that one club's main squad and their reserve team must be at least two leagues apart in the country's football pyramid. Consequently, in case one club's main squad would get relegated from the top division to the second division their reserve team would be automatically relegated from the third division.


2015–16 Slovenian Third League, Competition format and rules
The number of relegated teams from each group was determined by the number of regional MNZ's from which the clubs in all four groups were a part of.


2015–16 Slovenian Third League, Competition format and rules
This meant that three teams from 3. SNL North were relegated at the end of the season and replaced by the winners of the fourth tier competitions held separately in MNZ Celje, MNZ Maribor and MNZ Ptuj. The number of relegated teams from 3. SNL Centre and 3. SNL East was two, while only the bottom team was relegated from 3. SNL West as MNZ Koper and MNZ Nova Gorica managed a combined fourth tier competition. The number of relegated teams was also determined by the location of teams which relegated from the second division.


2015–16 Slovenian Third League, Play-offs
A two-legged play-offs between the group winners for promotion to the Slovenian Second League.


2015–16 Slovenian Third League, Play-offs, Second leg
Brda and Brežice 1919 were promoted to the Slovenian Second League.


2015–16 Solomon Islands S-League
The 2015–16 Telekom S-League was the 12th season of the Telekom S-League in the Solomon Islands. The winner will qualify for the 2015–16 OFC Champions League. All matches are to be played at the hillside ground, Lawson Tama Stadium, with an approximate capacity of 20,000.


2015–16 Somali First Division
The 2015–16 Somali First Division is the 43rd season of top-tier football in Somalia. The season began on 28 December 2015 and concluded on 15 May 2016. Benadir SC was atop the table nearly the entire season to win their sixth league title.


2015–16 Somali First Division
The league is comprised 10 teams, the bottom two of which - Sahafi and Mogadishu City - will be relegated to the 2016-17 Somali Second Division.


2015–16 Somali First Division, Teams
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including eight sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 Somali Second Division, Mogadishu City and Singjet FC. On the other hand, Somali Fruit and Savana FC were the last two teams of the 2014–15 season and will play in Second Division for the 2015-16 season. Heegan FC are the defending champions from the 2014–15 season.


2015–16 South African Premier Division
The 2015–16 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the twentieth season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.


2015–16 South African Premier Division
Mamelodi Sundowns won their seventh league title in dominant fashion, finishing 14 points ahead of second-place BV Wits. League newcomers Jomo Cosmos fell into last place for the first all year in their final game and will be relegated to the National First Division for the 2016-17 season.


2015–16 South African Premier Division, Teams, Stadiums and locations
Football teams in South Africa tend to use multiple stadiums over the course of a season for their home games. The following table will only indicate the stadium used most often by the club for their home games


2015–16 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
The 2015–16 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by third year head coach Matthew Graves, played third home games at the Mitchell Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette.


2015–16 South Baden Cup
The South Baden Cup 2015–16 (German: SBFV-Rothaus-Pokal 2015/16) is the 64th season of the competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 26 July 2015. The winner will be qualified for the 2016-17 DFB-Pokal.


2015–16 South Baden Cup
The defending champions are Bahlinger SC who defeated Freiburger FC 3–0 in the 2014–15 final.


2015–16 South Baden Cup
The winner was FC 08 Villingen who won over SV Oberachern 5–3 in the final. FC 08 Villingen was qualified for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal where they lost in the first round against FC Schalke 04.


2015–16 South Baden Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 29 January 2016 in the SBFV-Sporthotel in Lenzkirch-Saig.