2015–16 Polish Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 17 June 2015. Participating in this round were 16 regional cup winners, 18 teams from the 2014–15 II Liga and 6 lowest ranked teams from the 2014–15 I Liga. The matches were played on 18, 19 and 22 July 2015.


2015–16 Polish Cup, Preliminary round
16 of the 24 I Liga and II Liga teams participating in the preliminary round were drawn against the 16 regional cup winners, and the remaining 8 were drawn against each other. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2015–16 season. The host of Znicz Pruszków vs. Nadwiślan Góra (both playing in II Liga) game was determined by the order in which the teams were drawn.


2015–16 Polish Cup, First round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 17 June 2015. The matches were played on 25, 26, 28 and 29 July 2015. Participating in this round were the 20 winners from the previous round and 12 highest ranked teams from the 2014–15 I Liga.


2015–16 Polish Cup, First round
The 12 teams joining in this round were seeded and their opponents were drawn from the 20 winners of the preliminary round (the other 8 formed the remaining 4 matches). Games will be hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2015–16 season. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 20 July 2015, with the exception of the Katowice derby, where both teams agreed to play on GKS's Stadion Miejski.


2015–16 Polish Cup, Round of 32
The draw for this round was conducted at the PGE Narodowy on 23 July 2015. The matches were played on 11, 12 and 13 August 2015. Participating in this round are the 16 winners from the previous round and 16 teams from the 2014–15 Ekstraklasa.


2015–16 Polish Cup, Round of 32
PZPN awarded Wda a 3–0 win due to Korona Kielce fielding ineligible player. The original match had ended in a 1–0 win for Korona.


2015–16 Polish Cup, Round of 16
Competing in this round were the 16 winners from the previous round. The draw for this round was conducted at the National Stadium, Warsaw on 23 July 2015. Matches were played on 15, 16, 22–24 September 2015. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 14 August 2015.


2015–16 Polish Cup, Quarterfinals
The 8 winners from Round of 16 competed in this round. The matches were played in two legs. The first leg took place on the 27 and 28 October 2015. The second leg took place on 18–19 November and 16 December 2015. The draw for this round was conducted at the National Stadium, Warsaw on 23 July 2015. Host of first match between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 28 September 2015.


2015–16 Polish Cup, Semifinals
The 4 winners from Quarterfinals will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 15–16 March 2016. The second leg took place on 5–6 April 2016. The draw for this round was conducted at Stadion Miejski, Wrocław on 16 December 2015.


2015–16 Polish Cup, Final
The final match was played at the National Stadium, Warsaw on 2 May 2016.


2015–16 Polish Cup, Final
Match officials:Referee:Szymon MarciniakAssistant referees:Paweł SokolnickiTomasz ListkiewiczAdditional assistant referees:Paweł RaczkowskiTomasz MusiałFourth official:Radosław Siejka


2015–16 Polish Cup of men's volleyball
The 2015–16 Polish Cup was the 59th edition of the Polish Men's Volleyball Cup.


2015–16 Polish Cup of men's volleyball
As a venue for final tournament was chosen Hala Orbita in Wrocław.


2015–16 Polska Hokej Liga season
The 2015–16 Polska Hokej Liga season was the 81st season of the Polska Hokej Liga, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Twelve teams participated in the league. GKS Katowice (ice hockey) did not return to the league, as they suspended operations due to financial constraints. Three teams joined the league from the Polish 1. Liga : Nesta Mires Toruń, KH Zagłębie Sosnowiec, and SMS I Sosnowiec (a youth team).


2015–16 Polska Hokej Liga season
The regular season format remained the same as the previous season, but with 12 teams rather than only 10. The First Round had teams playing 22 matches, after which KS Cracovia led the league with 54 points.


2015–16 Polska Hokej Liga season
The league was then divided into two groups for the Second Round: Group A, consisting of the top 6 teams, and Group B, consisting of the bottom 6 teams. KS Cracovia stayed in first place, finishing the season with 101 points. Their success continued into the playoffs, which they ended up winning after beating GKS Tychy in the finals. Podhale Nowy Targ won the bronze medal match.


2015–16 Polska Hokej Liga season
KH Zagłębie Sosnowiec and Naprzód Janów were relegated to the Polish 1. Liga.


2015–16 Polska Hokej Liga season, Regular season (First Round)
After 22 matches, the top 6 teams advanced to the stronger group (Group A) to determine standings before playoffs. The bottom 6 teams advanced to the weaker group (Group B) to determine the two teams that would also advance to the playoffs, and the team that would be relegated.


2015–16 Polska Hokej Liga season, Regular season (Second Round, Group A)
The top 6 teams from the First Round were put in this group to determine the standings before the playoffs. Results from the Second Round are added to results from the First Round.


2015–16 Polska Hokej Liga season, Regular season (Second Round, Group B)
The bottom 6 teams from the First Round were put in this group to determine the standings before the playoffs. Results from the Second Round are added to results from the First Round. The top two teams advanced to the Playoffs. The remaining teams, excluding SMS I Sosnowiec, were moved to the relegation round. SMS I Sosnowiec, an under-20 team, is not eligible to be relegated.


2015–16 Polska Hokej Liga season, Relegation Round
The top two teams remain in the PHL, while the last place team is relegated to the Polish 1. Liga.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Port Vale's 104th season of football in the English Football League, and third successive season in League One. It was manager Rob Page's first full season in management. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 through to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season
Chairman Norman Smurthwaite announced a cut in the wage bill and reduced contract offers for many out-of-contract players, which led to Mark Marshall, Ben Williamson and top-scorer Tom Pope leaving the club on free transfers after rejecting contract offers. A new youth policy was unveiled, and eight free agents, five youth team players and two loan players were signed at the start of the campaign.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season
They made an encouraging start to the campaign, with new names Enoch Andoh and Jak Alnwick impressing, beating Championship side Burnley in the League Cup before going out on penalties to Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. However a poor defeat in the Second Round of the FA Cup to League Two side Exeter City cost the club a lucrative Third Round tie with Liverpool and prompted Smurthwaite to officially put the club up for sale.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season
Vale remained positioned between 13th and 8th from November onwards, and realistic hopes of a play-off position were ended after a run of just one point from four games from 19 March. They ended this run of poor form by relegating local rivals Crewe Alexandra on 2 April. They were reliant on loan striker Uche Ikpeazu for goals early in the campaign, before Louis Dodds and A-Jay Leitch-Smith in particular found scoring form in the latter half of the season.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Five youth team players were given professional contracts for the 2015–16 season: defender Lewis Bergin, midfielders Chekaine Steele, Billy Reeves and Omar Haughton, and striker Jonathon Kapend. Manager Rob Page signed a new two-year contract in May 2015. However he needed to avoid a poor start to the season as chairman Norman Smurthwaite warned he was prepared to make "ruthless decisions" if the club were struggling by September. The first signings of the season were powerful former loanee defender Remie Streete from Newcastle United, and former Norwich City youth player Sam Kelly.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Midfielder Sam Foley also joined the "Valiants" on a two-year contract, choosing to leave relegated Yeovil Town just after picking up Yeovil's Player of the Year award. Page further strengthened the defence and midfield by signing Walsall right-back Ben Purkiss and Crewe Alexandra defensive midfielder Anthony Grant.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Page needed to find a cost-effective forward with the club both short on strikers following the departure of Tom Pope and Ben Williamson and with little funds available due to a large cut to the wage bill, and so brought in young Watford striker Uche Ikpeazu on loan, having been impressed by Ikpeazu's performances for Crewe last season. Another former Crewe favourite, A-Jay Leitch-Smith, was also signed after impressing Page during pre-season.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
The eighth and final summer signing was Ryan Inniss, who was confirmed as joining on a season long loan from Crystal Palace after being linked with a return to Vale Park for many weeks. On 6 August, Vale signed goalkeeper Jak Alnwick on a short-term deal; he was signed to compete with Sam Johnson for a first team place as Chris Neal was out injured at the start of the season.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
The season opened with the derby against Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road, and the game ended 0–0 with eight players making their debuts for Vale; Crewe boss Steve Davis admitted Vale were the better team and had man of the match goalkeeper Ben Garratt to thank for the clean sheet. Two days later a third former Newcastle United Academy graduate arrived in striker JJ Hooper, who had scored 20 goals in 29 games the previous season for Havant & Waterlooville. The unbeaten start continued with a 1–1 draw with Gillingham, Louis Dodds scoring the equalising goal to secure the point.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
An injury-time penalty from Sam Foley then rescued a point away at Swindon Town as Vale twice came from behind against an attractive Swindon side; the penalty was awarded in bizarre circumstances as Jordan Williams handled the ball from a corner to try and stop the game after seeing a teammate lying injured on the pitch. Vale then cruised to a comfortable 3–0 home victory over Doncaster Rovers despite Foley missing a penalty early in the game. Yet another player arrived in the form of central midfielder Jak McCourt, signed on a one-month loan from Leicester City. The unbeaten start to the season came to an end at Bradford City when Devante Cole scored the only goal of the game four minutes into stoppage time.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Vale let slip a two-goal lead over Wigan Athletic on 12 September, but Ikpeazu managed to claim all three points for Vale after Wigan's equalising goalscorer Leon Barnett was sent off for bringing down Andoh. Millwall were the next visitors to Vale Park, and like Wigan had been relegated from the Championship the previous season, but unlike Wigan managed to beat the Vale 2–0 with a professional performance. Vale then travelled to Bury and slipped to a 1–0 defeat in a poor game that was decided by a set-piece.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Vale came from behind at Fleetwood Town to win 2–1 after Page substituted top-scorer Ikpeazu for Colin Daniel, who went on to score the equalising goal. The situation was reversed at home to Oldham Athletic, Ikpeazu coming off the bench to secure a point against the division's away draw specialists, though Page again bemoaned his team's habit of conceding form set pieces.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Vale put in a highly impressive performance to defeat Sheffield United 2–1 and climb to within one point of the play-off places. They failed to build on the result however, falling to a 1–0 loss at Southend United; Phil Brown said the Southend performance was the best he had seen as Southend manager.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
The story before the Peterborough United game was that Jak Alnwick was to line up against his elder brother Ben Alnwick, though the headlines after the game focused on Vale's penalty takers, as Michael O'Connor marked his return from injury by missing a penalty and central midfield partner Foley later missed a second penalty in the game to squander two points in what ended as a 1–1 draw. Vale then had a tough mid-week game at Colchester United, and lost 2–1 after suffering two injuries in the first half.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
More significantly Andoh suffered damage to his anterior cruciate ligament and was ruled out for the rest of the season. Ikpeazu was sent off 25 minutes into Vale's trip to high-flying Burton Albion, but ironically it was only after the hosts also went down to ten men late into the game that Vale conceded two goals to lose 2–0. Vale ended a poor October with a 2–0 home victory over Shrewsbury Town.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
On 14 November, Vale picked up all three points at Oakwell after a 2–1 victory over Barnsley. Less than 40 hours after their FA Cup first round victory, Vale then had a home fixture against Chesterfield on a snow covered pitch, but managed to put in a high quality performance and claim a 3–2 win. Their home game against Blackpool was the players' third game in five days, but they showed no signs of fatigue as two late goals secured a 2–0 victory.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
They failed to end the month unbeaten however as they fell to a 2–1 defeat at Rochdale; after the game Page said he was "gobsmacked" by the referee's key decisions to award Rochdale a penalty when Carl Dickinson had "definitely taken the ball", to deny Vale a penalty after Ikpeazu was "absolutely poleaxed" in the penalty box, and to send Dickinson off when he "hasn't touched the lad at all and the lad goes down like he has been shot." Page was nominated for the League One Manager of the Month award.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Despite revelations off-the-pitch and a disappointing FA Cup exit, Vale kept their league form steady on 12 December with a 1–1 home draw with Scunthorpe United. However they then came away from a trip to high-flying Walsall with a 2–0 defeat in a game that typified the team's unsuccessful negative tactics away from home. Captain Carl Dickinson defended the team's record however, stating that negative fans who booed should "shut up and get behind the team".


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
A trip to the Ricoh Arena on boxing day to face Coventry City seemed to be heading for a goalless draw until Coventry took the lead ten minutes from full-time, leaving Page to rue his team's missed opportunities in the first half. Vale ended the year with a 1–0 home win over Bury, maintaining their excellent form at Vale Park.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
A waterlogged pitch meant Vale had to wait until a trip to Blackpool on 9 January to open the year, and Vale managed to continue their good form with a hard-earned 1–0 victory, Leitch-Smith the goalscorer. Their away form remained poor however, as they were well beaten at Millwall on 17 January. The team were then booed off after surrendering a 1–0 lead over ten man Bradford to draw 1–1.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Page then entered the transfer market, bringing in Jamaica international striker Theo Robinson and taking Cardiff City winger Matty Kennedy on a one-month loan (which was later extended by two months). Kennedy started the next game, as Leitch-Smith scored both of Vale's goals in a 2–1 win over Doncaster Rovers. However Vale ended the month with a 3–0 defeat at Wigan following a first half red card for Ryan McGivern.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Vale began February just a point outside the play-offs after recording what Page described as an "ugly" 1–0 win over Swindon. Vale then outplayed Coventry, but needed a sensational goal from Sam Kelly to win a point and a 1–1 draw. Vale then rounded off a series of three successive home games with a 0–0 draw with Fleetwood. Injury to Alnwick meant that Neal was recalled from his loan spell at Doncaster Rovers for the trip to Sheffield United, which ended in a 1–0 defeat from a Billy Sharp goal. They ended the month with an impressive 3–1 home win over Southend to remain in touch with the play-off places.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Struggling Oldham held Vale to a 1–1 draw on 1 March, having lost their slender lead to a disputed penalty. A 2–0 home win over bottom-club Colchester kept the Vale in touch of the play-offs. The season appeared to be petering out as Vale trailed by 2–0 at half-time at Peterborough, but they turned the game around completely in the second half to claim a 3–2 victory. Page praised the character of his players after revealing eight players had paid to stay in a local hotel the night before to save travelling on the day.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
However the next game saw Page apologizing to the fans after league leaders Burton ended Vale's 14-game unbeaten league run at home with a 4–0 win. Vale were heading for a 1–0 victory over Shrewsbury when a late error from Alnwick allowed Sullay Kaikai's long-distance strike to become an equalizing goal. A 1–0 home defeat to play-off chasing Barnsley then ended any realistic hopes of a play-off place for the Vale.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
On 2 April, Port Vale collapsed away at Chesterfield, losing a convincing 1–0 half-time lead to lose 4–2; Page described the performance as "embarrassing" and "not acceptable". Seven days later Vale went on to relegate nearby Crewe Alexandra with a comfortable 3–0 home victory, Dodds scoring a brace and Hooper claiming one goal. Vale went on to record a 2–0 win at sixth-place Gillingham using a 3–5–2 formation with McGivern, Streete, and Richard Duffy operating as central defenders. The winning run continued with a comfortable 4–1 victory over Rochdale, before coming to an end with a 1–0 defeat at Scunthorpe. Walsall inflicted a heavy 5–0 on Vale on the final game of the season.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Page offered new contracts to 13 out-of-contract players, and opted to release nine players: Lewis Bergin, Achille Campion, Colin Daniel, Omar Haughton (who was later re-signed after Page departed), Jonathon Kapend, Ryan McGivern, Chris Neal, Chekaine Steele, and Theo Robinson. However Page himself would not stay to see any of these contracts signed, as he left the club to take charge at newly promoted Northampton Town. The first player to leave the club after rejecting a contract was Louis Dodds, who joined league rivals Shrewsbury Town.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
He was quickly followed by Richard Duffy, who dropped down two divisions to join National League club Eastleigh. Star midfielder Michael O'Connor, top-scorer A-Jay Leitch-Smith, and club captain Carl Dickinson also confirmed that they would be leaving the club after rejecting the club's new contract offer. The last to leave was Enoch Andoh, who could not agree terms with the club despite protracted negotiations.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Chairman Norman Smurthwaite stated that due to falling gate figures the club's wage bill would be cut for the 2015–16 season, meaning a severely reduced contract offer for star striker Tom Pope, who chose to leave the club. In a statement released in March 2017, Smurthwaite stated that on 10 November 2015 he was approached by an American hedge fund consortium who were looking to buy the club. He further stated that a local business also approached the club secretary to purchase the club behind Smurthwaite's back.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Following the club's FA Cup exit Smurthwaite officially put the club up for sale, saying that he felt "humiliated, ashamed and embarrassed" after witnessing the team's performance. He set an asking price of £4.25 million, stating "I have never lost money on a transaction in my adult life and I am not starting now". He also stated that plans to sign a striker in the January transfer window would be scrapped. He continued to reveal that he had been physically assaulted by three Vale supporters in April 2014, though Staffordshire Police could find no record of Smurthwaite's complaint.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
He also admitted that he had been planning on buying Torquay United before being told by the Football League that he would not be allowed to own two clubs. He further claimed that he had considered appointing Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as manager in September 2014, but decided against it partly because he believed that a racist minority of the club's supporters would make appointing a black manager a bad idea.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
"I just feel I have let the club down because I have tried to do everything myself which meant cut costs to put every available penny on to the pitch. Clearly that must be wrong because yesterday if the players had put the same amount of effort into playing as I do into paying them every month we would have knocked that club for six."


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Smurthwaite signed an exclusivity deal with a local company in February 2016. He said that if the club were not sold than next season's budget would be slashed by £800,000 and the playing squad would be reduced; Page said that Smurthwaite's comments were "unwelcome". Ben Purkiss admitted that Smurthwaite's threat to cut player's wages by 40% had a destabilising effect on the squad. The exclusivity agreement ended in early March, with the club back on general sale.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Smurthwaite said this was because the company had significantly reduced their offer and admitted that they needed to find further finances to conclude the deal. A consortium from Boston, USA then signed an exclusivity deal on 14 March. Smurthwaite ended the negotiations after finding that the investors had no working capital. Port Vale owed Norman Smurthwaite £3 million as a director's loan at the end of June 2016.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Vale's first opponents in the FA Cup were Maidenhead United of the National League South, who came back from Byron Moore's first half opener to bring about a replay after a stoppage time equaliser. An upset seemed on the cards in the replay when Maidenhead took the lead, but Vale gradually took control of the game and A-Jay Leitch-Smith scored a brace in an eventual 3–1 victory. Smurthwaite was rumoured to have planned to sack Page live on BT Sport if the club lost the game, though he dismissed the rumour as untrue.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
A trip to mid-table League Two side Exeter City awaited in the second Round, and an all-round "hugely disappointing performance" resulted in a 2–0 defeat. After the game Smurthwaite and Page had a heated confrontation on the pitch, leading to speculation on the manager's future. Had Vale beaten Exeter then they would have had a lucrative home tie with Liverpool in the Third Round.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup First Round Vale hosted Burnley, who had been relegated from the Premier League the previous season; Byron Moore scored the only goal of the game on 82 minutes. The Second Round draw took them to Premier League side West Bromwich Albion, and Vale held Tony Pulis's side to a 0–0 draw until the end of extra-time before losing the penalty shoot-out.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Vale hosted League Two side Carlisle United in the First Round of the Football League Trophy, and Page named the strongest side at his disposal whilst "Blues" boss Keith Curle left top-scorer Jabo Ibehre on the bench; Uche Ikpeazu scored the only goal of the game as a Vale booked their place in the Second Round. Despite naming a strong team at home to struggling Blackpool, who made eight changes, Page was angered with the team for their performance as they crashed out at the Second round with a 2–1 defeat.


2015–16 Port Vale F.C. season, Results, Staffordshire Senior Cup
Port Vale and Stoke City field reserve teams for the competition, and player statistics are not recorded in the 'squad statistics' section listed below.


2015–16 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by tenth-year head coach Eric Reveno, played their home games at the Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to Gonzaga.


2015–16 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
On March 15, 2016, the school fired head coach Eric Reveno. He finished at Portland with a 10-year record of 140–178.


2015–16 Portland Pilots men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pilots finished the 2014–15 season 17–16, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Tournament where they lost to BYU. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Sacramento State.


2015–16 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represented the University of Portland in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Pilots, led by second year coach Cheryl Sorensen. They played their homes games at Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 3–27, 1–17 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Women's Tournament to Loyola Marymount.


2015–16 Portland Pilots women's basketball team, Roster
Steve Lowe (Central Washington) Brianna Chambers (Cal State Bakersfield) Jazmine Foreman (Lynn)


2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by seventh year head coach Tyler Geving, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Northern Colorado in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Weber State.


2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team, Previous season
The Vikings finished the season 15–14, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament to Sacramento State.


2015–16 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by first year head coach Lynn Kennedy, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 2–16 in Big Sky play to finish in a 3-way tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky Women's Tournament to Weber State.


2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the First Round of the Playoffs, the Blazers defeated the injury depleted Los Angeles Clippers in six games. However, their season ended in the next round with a defeat to the defending NBA champion and eventual Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors in five games.


2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers season
This was the Blazers' first season since 2005-06 without LaMarcus Aldridge as he joined the San Antonio Spurs during the summer.


2015–16 Portsmouth F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Portsmouth's 117th season of existence and their third consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club participated 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 Portsmouth F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 6 May 2015, Portsmouth announced two pre-season friendlies, Away to Havant & Waterlooville on 11 July 2015 and Away to Bognor Regis Town on 17 July 2015. On 28 May 2015, the club announced they will also travel to play Gillingham. A day later, Portsmouth announced they will travel to face Woking. On 31 May 2015, Portsmouth added Gosport Borough to their pre-season programme. On 11 July 2015, Portsmouth announced a friendly against Coventry City.


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


2015–16 Portsmouth F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Portsmouth were drawn at home against Derby County. In the second round, Portsmouth were drawn at home again this time against Reading.


2015–16 Portsmouth 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. Pompey travelled to Exeter City.


2015–16 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team
The 2015–16 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Byron Rimm II, played their home games at the William Nicks Building and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 7–11 in SWAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament to Jackson State.


2015–16 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team
On January 27, 2016, following a 1–16 start to the season, head coach Byron Rimm II resigned. Assistant coach Byron Smith was named interim coach. On March 14, Prairie View A&M removed the interim coach tag and named Byron Smith head coach.


2015–16 Premier League
The 2015–16 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 8 August 2015, and was scheduled to conclude on 15 May 2016. However, the match between Manchester United and Bournemouth on the final day was postponed to 17 May 2016 due to a suspicious package found at Old Trafford.


2015–16 Premier League
Chelsea began the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season. Bournemouth, Watford and Norwich City entered as the three promoted teams from the 2014–15 Football League Championship.


2015–16 Premier League
Leicester City won the championship for the first time in their 132-year history, with 2 games to spare, after Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 2 May 2016, becoming the 24th club to become English football champions, and the sixth club to win the Premier League. Many commentators consider this to be one of the greatest sporting shocks in history, especially considering that Leicester spent half of the previous season at the bottom of the table before finishing 14th. Aston Villa, one of seven teams who had played in the Premier League since its inaugural season, were relegated from the top flight in England for the first time since 1987.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary
Leicester City were the surprise of the season. Following their late escape from relegation in the previous season many pundits had predicted that they would be relegated and bookmakers gave 5,000–1 odds on them winning the title. After the dismissal of manager Nigel Pearson, they began the new season with Italian Claudio Ranieri in charge. Pearson had been known for his short temper with the press, while Ranieri has a reputation for good humour. The appointment was met with scepticism by pundits, including Leicester fan and former player Gary Lineker, as Ranieri had recently been sacked from his previous post as manager of the Greek national team after suffering a humiliating defeat to the Faroe Islands in his last game in charge.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary
Despite winning their opening game against Sunderland and topping the table, they dropped back following a 5–2 home defeat to Arsenal in September. However, aided by Jamie Vardy's record feat of scoring in eleven consecutive Premier League games, they then remained unbeaten – and returned to the top of the table – until 26 December, when a 1–0 defeat to Liverpool dropped them to second place. They returned to the top after a 1–1 draw with Aston Villa on 16 January, and remained there for the rest of the season. Following a 2–2 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on 2 May 2016, and having two more games to play, Leicester City were confirmed champions, their first title in the top flight of English football, eclipsing the runners-up spot they reached in 1929.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary
Defending champions Chelsea sacked manager José Mourinho in December while in 16th place and eventually failed to qualify for European football for the first time in two decades. Eden Hazard, the previous season's PFA Players' Player of the Year, did not score a league goal until late April. They eventually finished 10th, set a then-record lowest finish for a Premier League title holder. They broke the joint-record of 7th set by Blackburn Rovers in 1995–96 and Manchester United in 2013–14. This record only stood for one year, as Leicester City finished 12th the following season.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary
Arsenal, looking for their first title since 2004 and following a poor start, improved and in early January took the top spot from Leicester. However, a poor run of results, including draws with Liverpool, Stoke City and Southampton, and a loss to Chelsea saw them drop to fourth by mid-February. They remained in contention, but draws with West Ham United, Sunderland and Crystal Palace in April saw their title hopes vanish.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary
Meanwhile, Arsenal's London rivals Tottenham Hotspur won six matches in a row, and when Arsenal lost to Manchester United at the end of February, Tottenham leapfrogged them into second place, where they remained until the final weekend of the season. Draws with West Bromwich Albion and Chelsea prevented them from winning their first league title since 1961. The game in which Tottenham's title challenge ended was their 2–2 draw at Chelsea on 2 May, with many altercations between players and benches on and off the field, especially after Eden Hazard scored the equalizing and final goal.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary
Mark Clattenburg, who refereed the game, subsequently stated that he could have "sent three players off from Tottenham" but chose instead to allow them to play on, giving the team a total of nine yellow cards (a league record), so as to allow them to "self destruct" and have no one else to blame but themselves.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary
After a 2–1 home loss to Southampton and a 5–1 defeat away to Newcastle United in their final two matches, Tottenham ended the season in third place, one point behind Arsenal.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary
West Ham United, in their final season at the Boleyn Ground after 112 years, achieved 62 points, a club record for a Premier League campaign. It was also the first Premier League season where they had finished with a positive goal difference (+14) and West Ham's 8 defeats was also a club record for the fewest losses suffered in a Premier League season.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary
Aston Villa, a presence in the Premier League since the league's foundation in 1992 and present in the top division since the 1988–89 season, were the first team to be mathematically relegated, after a 1–0 loss at Manchester United on 16 April. On 11 May, Sunderland won 3–0 against Everton, a result which relegated both Newcastle United and Norwich City with one game remaining.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary
All of the final fixtures of the season were scheduled for 15 May, and were to kick off at the same time. However, Manchester United's home game against Bournemouth was postponed to two days later after Old Trafford was evacuated because of the discovery of a suspicious device, which was destroyed in a controlled explosion. It was confirmed to be an accidental leftover from a training exercise.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary, Reactions
The unlikely nature of Leicester's title led to a flood of coverage from across the globe. Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted his congratulations, saying it was "An extraordinary, thoroughly deserved, Premier League title." Congratulations were also sent by the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who praised his compatriot Ranieri.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary, Reactions
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore described it as "biggest story we've ever had" in English football. Former Leicester manager Martin O'Neill described it as the "greatest achievement of this century". Gary Lineker, the former Leicester striker who led a consortium that saved the club from administration in 2002, had said he would host the BBC football show Match of the Day in his underwear if Leicester won the title. After they won the title, he did indeed present the show clad only in boxer shorts.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary, Reactions
He said: "There were no odds that I would have taken at the start of the season. No odds. You could have given me 10 million to one and I'd have said 'Nah, it's a waste of a quid'". José Mourinho, manager of 2015 champions Chelsea and Ranieri's replacement at the same team eleven years earlier, sent his congratulations, saying: "I lost my title to Claudio Ranieri and it is with incredible emotion that I live this magic moment in his career." Ranieri said after winning his first title at the age of 64 that he wouldn't have appreciated it as a young man: "Now I am an old man I can feel it much better."


2015–16 Premier League, Summary, Reactions
The long odds bookmakers had given Leicester at the start of the season led to them incurring losses of up to £25 million, with one punter winning over £100,000, having wagered £20 at the original 5,000–1 odds; the largest payout was £200,000 to an anonymous bettor who wagered £100 on the team in October when the odds were improved to 2,000–1.


2015–16 Premier League, Summary, Reactions
Superstitious claims of phenomena helping Leicester win the league include the club's Thai owners engaging Buddhist monks to bless the players, and the reburial of King Richard III in the city's cathedral in March 2015.


2015–16 Premier League, Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Bournemouth (playing in the top flight for the first time ever), Watford (returning to the top flight after eight years) and Norwich City (returning after a season's absence). They replaced Hull City (ending their two-year spell in the top flight), Burnley and Queens Park Rangers (both teams relegated after a season's presence).


2015–16 Premier League, Season statistics, Scoring, Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals5 Player scored 5 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team


2015–16 Premier League International Cup
The 2015–16 Premier League International Cup was the second season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-21 players.


2015–16 Premier League International Cup
Manchester City were the defending champions, after beating Porto 1–0 in the previous season's final, but were eliminated in the group stage.


2015–16 Premier League International Cup, Qualification
For English sides, qualification was achieved via performance in the 2014–15 Barclays Under 21 Premier League, with the top eight sides securing a place in the competition. Manchester United U21s (champions) and Southampton U21s (8th place) did not take up the opportunity to enter the competition and were replaced by Tottenham Hotspur U21s and Everton U21s, who finished 9th and 10th respectively. The participation of European sides was achieved through invitation and was influenced by the quality of each club's academy. All eight teams from the previous season returned to the competition.


2015–16 Premier League International Cup, Group stage
Group stage matches were played between 19 August 2015 and 23 December 2015. The teams were drawn into four groups, each containing two English sides and two European sides.


2015–16 Premier League International Cup, Knockout stages
The knockout stages comprised three rounds played as one-off matches: quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. In the quarter-finals, group stage winners played against the runners-up from another group.


2015–16 Premier League Tournament
The 2015–16 Premier League Tournament was the 28th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. It was held between 4 December 2015 and 6 March 2016, with fourteen teams competing. Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the competition, their first championship since the 1950–51 season.


2015–16 Premier League of Belize
The 2015–16 Premier League of Belize (also known as The Belikin Cup) is the fifth season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. There are two seasons which are spread over two years, the opening (which will be played towards the end of 2015) and the closing (which will be played at the beginning of 2016).


2015–16 Premier League of Belize, Opening season
From the 2014–15 Premier League of Belize season, 6 out of the 9 teams continued to play in the opening season of 2015–16. FC Belize, King Energy/Freedom Fighters and San Ignacio United were the absentees.


2015–16 Premier League of Belize, Opening season
There would be one league consisting of the 6 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 15 August 2015.


2015–16 Premier League of Belize, Opening season, Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.


2015–16 Premier League of Belize, Closing season
All 6 teams that participated in the opening season will participate in the closing season.


2015–16 Premier League of Belize, Closing season
The format will be the same as the opening season with one league consisting of the 6 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The closing season commenced on 23 January 2016.


2015–16 Premier League of Belize, Closing season, Playoffs, Semi-Finals
Series tied 5–5 on aggregate. Placencia Assassins won 8–7 on penalties.


2015–16 Premier League of Belize, Closing season, Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.


2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the sixteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment in 2000 and fourteenth as a unified country-wide league. The league began 25 July 2015 and will end 14 May 2016, with a winter break between 7 December 2015 and 27 February 2016. The official fixture schedule was released on 10 July 2015. In the 2015–16 season, six teams will be relegated as the league decided to reduce the number of participants from the current 16 to 12 for the 2016–17 season.


2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2015–16 season will see the return of FK Rudar Prijedor and newcomer FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj to top flight as promoted teams, in place of FK Mladost Velika Obarska who returns to Prva liga RS after two seasons in top flight and NK Zvijezda Gradačac who were relegated to the Prva liga FBiH after spending 7 seasons in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo are the defending champions.


2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Teams
A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including the top 14 sides from the 2014-15 season and two promoted sides from each of the second-level leagues.


2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 Premiership Rugby
The 2015–16 Aviva Premiership was the 29th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the sixth one to be sponsored by Aviva. The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens, who had claimed their second title after defeating Bath in the 2015 final. Worcester Warriors had been promoted as champions from the 2014–15 RFU Championship at the first attempt.


2015–16 Premiership Rugby
The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the third successive season. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on ITV 4.


2015–16 Premiership Rugby, Summary
Saracens won their third title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the final at Twickenham having also topped the regular season table. London Irish were relegated after being unable to win their penultimate game of the season. It was the second time that London Irish have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 1993–94 Premiership Rugby season.


2015–16 Premiership Rugby, Summary
The competition began slightly later than normal, due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup taking place in England and in a slight change to usual, the London Double Header at Twickenham, the twelfth instance since its inception in 2004, was played in round 5 instead of round 1.


2015–16 Premiership Rugby, Rule changes
This season was the first of several significant changes to the Premiership's salary cap regulations:


2015–16 Premiership Rugby, Rule changes
In addition to the above, a standard cap provision applicable only in Rugby World Cup years, gave each club a £35,000 cap credit (up from £30,000 in the last World Cup season of 2011–12) for each member of the senior squad who participated in the tournament.


2015–16 Premiership Rugby, Teams
Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Worcester Warriors who were promoted from the 2014–15 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced London Welsh who were relegated after one year in the top flight.


2015–16 Premiership Rugby, Pre-season
The 2015 edition of the Singha Premiership Rugby Sevens  was held in August. Once again, the four Welsh Regions contested a group, alongside the twelve Premiership clubs, which were split into three groups. The top two sides from each group contested the series final at the Twickenham Stoop on 28 August. The series was won by Welsh region Newport Gwent Dragons who beat Premiership side Wasps in the final.


2015–16 Premiership Rugby, Table
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (R) RelegatedStarting table — source:


2015–16 Premiership Rugby, Table
Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled


2015–16 Premiership Rugby, Regular season
Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby at 11am on 3 July 2015. Unlike previous seasons, the London Double Header would not take place in round 1 because Twickenham Stadium was being used for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, but would instead take place during round 5, on 28 November 2015.


2015–16 Premiership Rugby, Regular season
One game during this season was played on foreign soil, in the United States. The London Irish v Saracens match – played in Round 16 on 12 March 2016 – took place at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.


2015–16 Premiership Rugby, Regular season, Round 9 rescheduled match
This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 9, on 8 January 2016 – was postponed due to a European Rugby Champions Cup fixture rearrangement that occurred as a result of the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015. It was further rescheduled from 13 April 2016, after Sale Sharks were eliminated from the European Rugby Challenge Cup.


2015–16 Premiership Rugby, Play-offs
As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 28 May 2016.


2015–16 Premiership Rugby, Leading scorers
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2015–16 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by 27th year head coach Gregg Nibert, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in Big South play to finish a four way tie for eighth place. They defeated Radford in the first round of the Big South Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Winthrop.


2015–16 Preston North End F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Preston North End's first season back in the Championship, after gaining promotion via the play-offs last season, in their 136th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Preston North End F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 1 June 2015, Preston North End announced their first friendly against Chorley, competing for the Jack Kirkland Trophy. Pre -season friendlies were announced on the club's fixture list.


2015–16 Primeira Liga
The 2015–16 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. The fixtures were determined by draw on 4 July 2015. The season began on 14 August 2015 and concluded on 15 May 2016.


2015–16 Primeira Liga
Benfica won their third consecutive and 35th overall title, after beating Nacional 4–1 in their last match. They finished the league with a record 88 points in 34 matches (from 29 wins and one draw), two points more than runners-up Sporting CP.


2015–16 Primeira Liga
Tondela and União da Madeira entered the season as the two promoted teams from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga. On the last matchday, both teams were at risk of returning to the second division, but the combination of their results dictated União da Madeira's relegation alongside Académica.


2015–16 Primeira Liga, Teams
For the second consecutive season, the league was contested by a total of 18 teams, which included the best 16 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga.


2015–16 Primeira Liga, Teams
Tondela made their debut in the top flight of Portuguese football, after winning the 2014–15 Segunda Liga title. while runners-up União da Madeira returned for the first time since the 1994–95 season. These two clubs replaced Gil Vicente, relegated after four seasons in the Primeira Liga, and Penafiel, who returned to the second division one season after being promoted.


2015–16 Primeira Liga, Teams
For the first time since the 1990–91 season, the autonomous region of Madeira was again represented at the highest level of Portuguese football with three teams: União da Madeira, Marítimo and Nacional, all set in Funchal making the madeirense capital the second town having three teams in Primeira Liga after Lisbon.


2015–16 Primeira Liga, Attendances
Source: LPFPNotes:1. Team played last season in the Segunda Liga.2. Arouca played one match at Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, with an attendance of 23,540 (Benfica) spectators.3. Tondela played three matches at Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, with attendances of 22,003 (Sporting CP), 9,394 (Benfica) and 3,449 (Porto) spectators.4. União da Madeira played five matches at Estádio da Madeira, with attendances of 1,408 (Vitória de Guimarães), 1,420 (Braga), 2,277 (Porto), 5,095 (Benfica) and 3,594 (Sporting CP) spectators.


2015–16 Primera B de Chile
The 2015–16 Primera B de Chile was the 63rd season of Chile's second-flight football. The competition began on July 25, 2015 and ends in May, 2016.


2015–16 Primera Divisió
The 2015–16 Primera Divisió or Lliga Grup Becier, was the 21st season of top-tier football in Andorra. The season began on 27 September 2015. The defending champions were FC Santa Coloma, who won their ninth championship in the previous season.


2015–16 Primera Divisió, Competition format
The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once "home" and once "away" for a total of 14 games. The league is then split up in two groups of four teams with each of them playing teams within its group in a home-and-away cycle of games. The top four teams compete for the championship. The bottom four clubs play for one direct relegation spot and one relegation play-off spot. Records earned in the First Round are taken over to the respective Second Round.


2015–16 Primera Divisió, Promotion and relegation from 2014–15
Inter Club d'Escaldes were relegated after last season due to finishing in eighth place. They were replaced by Segona Divisió champions Penya Encarnada d'Andorra.


2015–16 Primera Divisió, Promotion and relegation from 2014–15
UE Engordany, who finished last season in 7th place, and Segona Divisió runners up Atlètic Club d'Escaldes played a two-legged relegation play-off. UE Engordany won the playoff, 4–2 on aggregate, and remained in the Primera Divisió while Atlètic Club d'Escaldes remained in the Segona Divisió.


2015–16 Primera Divisió, Championship and relegation round
Records earned in the regular season are taken over to the Championship round and relegation round.


2015–16 Primera Divisió, Primera Divisió play-offs
The seventh-placed team (third-placed in the relegation round), Encamp, were originally set to compete in a two-legged relegation play-off against CE Carroi, the runner-up of the 2015–16 Segona Divisió for one spot in 2016–17 Primera Divisió.


2015–16 Primera Divisió, Primera Divisió play-offs
However, on 20 May 2016, it was announced that Encamp were awarded the tie against CE Carroi, therefore Encamp will remain in the top flight for next season.


2015–16 Primera División (women)
The 2015–16 Primera División Femenina de Fútbol was the 28th edition of Spain's highest women's football league.


2015–16 Primera División (women), Overview
Barcelona defended the title for the fourth straight season. The competition, running from 6 September 2015 to 12 June 2016, was contested by sixteen teams, with Granadilla making its debut.


2015–16 Primera División (women), Overview
Athletic Bilbao became champion on 5 June 2016 after taking advantage of the defeat of Barcelona against Atlético Madrid by 0–1. Previously, Athletic beat Oviedo Moderno, relegated like Collerense, 3–0 at Lezama.


2015–16 Primera División (women), All-season Team
On 27 June 2016, La Liga named for the first time an All-season Team.


2015–16 Primera División de Futsal
The 2015–16 season of the Primera División de Fútbol Sala was the 27th season of top-tier futsal in Spain. It was the fifth season under the "Primera División" name. The regular season started on September 11, 2015, and ended on April 30, 2016. The championship playoffs followed the end of the regular season.


2015–16 Primera División de Futsal
Inter Movistar are the defending champions by defeating ElPozo Murcia 3 games to 1 in the 2014–15 Championship Final series, winning its tenth title overall and second in a row.


2015–16 Primera División de Futsal
Uruguay Tenerife and Prone Lugo finished in the last two places in the league and so were relegated at the end of the 2014-2015 regular season. UMA Antequera were crowned 2014-2015 champions of Segunda División de Futsal and were promoted automatically. Elche lost the promotion playoffs 2 games to 0 to CD Brihuega FS, but because of money issues Elche became the other team to be promoted to the Primera División for the 2015-2016 season.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season
The 2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season (also known as the Liga Pepsi) is the 18th season and 35th and 36th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán and Santa Tecla were the defending champions of the Apertura and Clausura, respectively. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season
At the end of each half-season tournament, the top 8 teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs. The champions of Apertura and Clausura will both qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. Should the same team win both tournaments, the runners-up with the best aggregate record will qualify for the Champions League.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 9 sides from the Clausura 2014 and 3 promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda División.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information
The 2015 season features the addition of two extra sides from the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. These were decided based on how good the club infrastructure, fan base and lastly if they secured the 100,000 dollar Primera División license


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information
C.D. Atlético Marte were relegated to 2015–16 Segunda División the previous season.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information
The relegated team was replaced by the 2014–15 Segunda División playoffs promotion winner. Real Destroyer won the Clausura 2015 title, this led to take part of the promotion playoffs along with the Apertura 2014 champions side C.D. Guadalupano. Real Destroyer won the playoffs by the score of 5–2.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information, Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2015.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information, Promotion and relegation
Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2015.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information, Franchises
The 2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season features the increase of two additional sides, Atlético Marte and C.D. Chalatenango. Both clubs were the only teams that nominated themselves (which included a 100,000 payment) and as such were accepted.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information, Further Changes
Real Destroyer later sold their spot to C.D. Sonsonate for 75,000 dollars.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information, Further Changes
Firpo purchased the spot of Juventud Independiente after the end of the Apertura season. Although the club will play under their own colours, flags, jersey, stadium, coaching staff, directors and players, they were forced to be registered under the name and have the same points as Juventud Independiente.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Apertura 2015, League table, Positions by round
This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 3, but then postponed and played between days 6 and 7, it will be added to the standings for day 6.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Apertura 2015, Results
The home team is listed in the left-hand column.Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Apertura 2015, Playoffs, Quarter-finals
1–1 on aggregate. Isidro Metapán advanced as the higher seeded team.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Clausura 2016
Results and statistics listed in the Clausura season for Juventud Independiente are actually those of Firpo, which purchased the spot at the end of the Apertura season but was forced to register as Juventud.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Clausura 2016, League table, Positions by round
This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 3, but then postponed and played between days 6 and 7, it will be added to the standings for day 6.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Clausura 2016, Results
Updated to games played on February 28, 2016.The home team is listed in the left-hand column.Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Aggregate table
If the same team wins both Apertura and Clausura tournaments, the higher ranked runner-up team in the aggregate table will earn the second qualification position to 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Aggregate table, Positions by round
This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 3, but then postponed and played between days 6 and 7, it will be added to the standings for day 6.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in the 2015–16 season. The following players:


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, List of foreign players in the league
A new rule was introduced this season, that clubs can have five foreign players per club (though two have to be from Central America) and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player/s is released.


2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, List of foreign players in the league
(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons)


2015–16 Primera División de Nicaragua
The 2015–16 season in Primera División de Nicaragua was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 67th and 68th champions in the history of the league. It also provided the sole berth for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament was played in the second half of 2015, while the Clausura was played in the first half of 2016.


2015–16 Primera División de Nicaragua, Teams
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2015–16 season and one sids directly promoted from the 2014–145Segunda division. The final participant will be determined in a two-legged play-off, in which the 9th placed Primera division side UNAN Managua will play the team who finished second in Segunda division which was FC San Marcos. UNAN Managua won 6-0 on aggregate over FC San Marcos which meant they stayed in the Primera Division.


2015–16 Primera División de Nicaragua, Managerial changes, Regular season
The regular season began on 2015. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.


2015–16 Primera División de Nicaragua, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. The following players:


2015–16 Primera División de Nicaragua, List of foreign players in the league
A new rule was introduced this year, that clubs can only have five foreign players in a squad.


2015–16 Primera División de Nicaragua, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. The following players:


2015–16 Primera División of Chile
The 2015–16 Campeonato Nacional season was the 85th season of top-flight football in Chile. Cobresal was the defending champion.


2015–16 Primera División of Chile, Format changes
Same as last season: Apertura and Clausura format, without playoffs.


2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.


2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the season 16–14, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in third place.


2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Awards and accomplishments
Spencer Weisz earned second-team All-Ivy League recognition in 2016. As a junior, he served as a tri-captain (along with Mike Washington, Jr. and Steven Cook) of the 2015–16 team, led the Ivy League in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.8), and was 2nd in the league in assists-per-game (3.9), 4th in assists (113), 6th in 3-point field goals (63), and 8th in defensive rebounds (129).


2015–16 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by ninth year head coach Courtney Banghart, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.


2015–16 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
During the DoubleTree LA Thanksgiving Classic championship game on November 28, senior guard Michelle Miller became the 23rd Princeton women's basketball player to surpass the 1,000-point mark. In the February 7 game against Harvard, senior forward and team co-captain Alex Wheatley scored her 1,000th career point.


2015–16 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
Princeton finished the regular season with a 23–5 overall record and 12–2 in the Ivy League. Their only two conference losses came against Pennsylvania, who won the season-ending championship game. The Tigers were an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament, notably becoming the first-ever Ivy League team to earn an at-large bid in either the men's or women's NCAA Tournament. However, they lost in the first round to West Virginia.


2015–16 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2014–15 season at 31–1, 14–0 to win the Ivy League regular season title to earn an automatic trip to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, which they lost to Maryland in the second round. The Tigers' No. 13 ranking in both the Associated Press Top-25 and USA Today Coaches polls were the highest in conference history. Princeton's No. 8 seed was the best an Ivy program has ever earned, and the Tigers' first round win over Green Bay was just the second NCAA victory for an Ivy team, joining No. 16 Harvard's upset over No. 1 Stanford in 1998.


2015–16 Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey season
The Princeton Tigers represented Princeton University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Tigers were stopped by nationally ranked Quinnipiac in the ECAC quarterfinals.


2015–16 Pro A season
The 2015–16 LNB Pro A season was the 94th season of the LNB Pro A. The season started on October 3, 2015 and ended June 14, 2016.


2015–16 Pro A season
Monaco and Antibes Sharks were newcomers this season. Limoges CSP was the defending champion. ASVEL took the title, after beating Strasbourg IG 3–2 in the Finals.


2015–16 Pro A season, Teams, Promotion and relegation
Bourg-en-Bresse and Boulogne-sur-Mer were relegated after the two teams finished in 17th and 18th place last season. Monaco was promoted after they won the 2014–15 Pro B, and Antibes Sharks were promoted as the Pro B Playoffs winners.


2015–16 Pro A season, All-Star Game
The All-Star Game was played on December 30, 2015 and was played at the Bercy Arena in Paris. Andrew Albicy was named the All-Star Game MVP.


2015–16 Pro12
The 2015–16 Pro12 (also known as the Guinness Pro12 for sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League, and the sixth with its current four-country format. it was the second season to be referred to as the Guinness Pro12.


2015–16 Pro12
The twelve competing teams were the four Irish teams: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster; two Italian teams: Benetton Treviso and Zebre; two Scottish teams: Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors and four Welsh teams: Cardiff Blues, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. The first stage involved the twelve teams playing home and away in a league format with the top four sides qualifying for the semi-finals. The semi finals were one legged affairs with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd and the higher ranked team gaining home advantage. The winners of the semi finals proceeded to the Pro12 final, held at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.


2015–16 Pro12
Glasgow were the defending champions having beaten Munster 31–13 in the previous season's play-off final, taking their first Pro12 title. They were unable to defend their title, after losing 16–11 to Connacht in the play-off semi-final. Connacht – who qualified for the play-offs for the first time – then proceeded to defeat Leinster 20–10 in the final, to become the seventh team to win the league title. Connacht had one of the top try scorers for the season, as Matt Healy and along with Ulster's Craig Gilroy, each scored 10 tries during the season. Rhys Patchell of Cardiff Blues was the competition's top points scorer, with 174.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, All countries
With the 2015 Rugby World Cup taking place during the opening months of the season, changes were made to the usual fixture schedule to minimise the effect on teams who released players to take part. The low number of games in the opening weeks of the season led to fixture congestion at the end of the tournament, with team playing a game every weekend for 16 weeks straight from October 2015 to January 2016, including European matches.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, All countries
As in the previous season, qualification to the Champions Cup was guaranteed to the top team from each country participating in the league, with the three highest placed team's not already qualified also earning a berth. Unlike in the previous season where the 20th tournament spot was decided by a play-off involving teams from the Pro12, France's Top 14 and the English Premiership, due to fixture congestion from the World Cup, the final spot in the tournament was reserved for the winner of the 2015 Challenge Cup if not already qualified.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, Ireland
Connacht came into the season without their long-serving forwards coach Dan McFarland, following his move to Glasgow Warriors. McFarland had been with Connacht as a player and later coach since 2000. It was also the team's first season in the competition without Michael Swift, their former captain who retired as the record holder for appearances both in the league and for the province.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, Ireland
Following a disappointing 2014–15 season, Leinster terminated the contract of head coach Matt O'Connor. Former captain and previous season's forwards coach Leo Cullen was initially named as temporary head coach following the dismissal, before being named to the position permanently on a two-year deal. With the previous season's captain Jamie Heaslip missing the start of the season to play for Ireland at the World Cup, Kevin McLaughlin was named captain of the team.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, Ireland
After suffering a concussion in the first game of the season however, McLaughlin was forced to retire from the game, and was replaced in the role by Isa Nacewa who rejoined Leinster after returning from retirement. The season also saw the departure of Gordon D'Arcy, record holder for appearances for the province. D'Arcy had announced his intention to retire after the World Cup earlier in the year, but ultimately didn't make the final Irish squad and played with Leinster until the conclusion of the tournament.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, Ireland
Munster captain Peter O'Mahony missed the early season due to the World Cup, and suffered a serious injury in Ireland's game against France. South Africa-born player CJ Stander, who became Irish-qualified during the course of the season, served as captain in his place. The close season also saw the departure of long-serving players Donncha O'Callaghan and Paul O'Connell, both of whom had played for the province since before the league's foundation. O'Callaghan, the province's record holder for appearances, was released from the final year of his contract to join newly promoted English Premiership side Worcester Warriors. Like O'Callaghan, O'Connell was released from the final year of his contract on request. He agreed a deal to join Toulon after the World Cup on a two-year deal, but an injury suffered at the tournament ultimately forced him to retire from the game before he could play for them.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, Ireland
Over a year after the departures of David Humphreys and Mark Anscombe, Les Kiss took over as Ulster Director of Rugby in October 2015. Neil Doak, who had served as head coach while Kiss continued in his role as Ireland defence coach, remained on the coaching staff working under him. With Rory Best away at the World Cup during the start of the season, Rob Herring was named captain on an interim basis.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, Italy
Benetton Treviso's captain Antonio Pavanello retired from playing at the end of the previous season, taking up a role as Sporting Director. Alessandro Zanni was named as his replacement, with Davide Giazzon and Edoardo Gori as his vice-captains. With all three players away representing Italy in the World Cup, the role was taken by Alberto De Marchi for the early part of the tournament. Umberto Casellato was the team coach at the beginning of the season but was sacked in January 2016, being replaced with Marius Goosen.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, Italy
At the start of the season George Biagi replaced Marco Bortolami as Zebre's captain. Following the replacement of head coach Andrea Cavinato with Víctor Jiménez during the course of the previous season, Gianluca Guidi entered the tournament as the team's new coach.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, Scotland
It was reported during the summer of 2015 that Edinburgh may play some of their home games in Hibernian F.C. 's Easter Road during the season with a view to a permanent ground sharing deal. This is due to Murrayfield Stadium having a capacity of over 67,000 while Edinburgh's home games draw average home crowds of around 4,000. No deal was finalised however, and all of the team's home games were again played at Murrayfield.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, Scotland
Reigning champions Glasgow Warriors came into the season without an appointed captain, following the retirement of Alastair Kellock. Gregor Townsend named Peter Murchie as captain for the duration of the World Cup, with the intention of naming a permanent successor after his international players had returned. In November 2015, it was announced that Jonny Gray would take over the captaincy. During the season, Glasgow were forced to play some home matches in the Pro12 and Champions Cup in Kilmarnock F.C. 's Rugby Park due to heavy rainfall making Scotstoun unplayable.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, Wales
Following the departure of Director of Rugby Mark Hammett in February 2015, for personal reasons, Cardiff Blues appointed Danny Wilson their head coach ahead of the new season, replacing caretakers Dale McIntosh and Paul John. The new season also saw veteran prop Gethin Jenkins named captain, replacing Matthew Rees. With Jenkins away at the World Cup with Wales, Josh Navidi captained the team in their early games.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, Wales
Newport Gwent Dragons captain Lee Byrne was forced to retire in April 2015 after he failed to recover from a shoulder injury. It was announced in July 2015 that Welsh international T. Rhys Thomas would captain the side for the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, Wales
Ospreys captain Alun Wyn Jones missed the start of the season while playing for Wales at the World Cup. In his absence, the side was captained by Lloyd Ashley. Ashley had previously taken on the role at under-age level and in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.


2015–16 Pro12, Changes for the season, Wales
Both Scarlets captain Ken Owens and vice-captain Scott Williams went to the World Cup with Wales, missing the opening rounds of the league. New Zealand born centre Hadleigh Parkes captained the side until their return.


2015–16 Pro12, Fixtures, Round 12 rescheduled match
This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 12, on 8 January 2016 – was postponed due to a European Rugby Champions Cup fixture rearrangement that occurred as a result of the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015.


2015–16 Pro12, Fixtures, Round 9 rescheduled match
This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 9, on 5 December 2015 – was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.


2015–16 Pro12, Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.


2015–16 Pro50 Championship
The 2015–16 Pro50 Championship was the fourteenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. The competition ran from 4 November 2015 to 6 January 2016. In a change from the previous edition, teams played each other twice (instead of three times) during the round-robin, and there was no final.


2015–16 Pro50 Championship
Mashonaland Eagles won the tournament for the fourth time, with five victories and one defeat.


2015–16 Pro50 Championship
Mid West Rhinos batsman Prince Masvaure was the tournament's leading run-scorer with a total of 250 runs. Matabeleland Tuskers bowler Tawanda Mupariwa was the leading wicket-tacker with a total of 13 wickets.


2015–16 Professional U18 Development League
The 2015–16 Professional U18 Development League was the fourth season of the Professional Development League system.


2015–16 Professional U18 Development League, League 1
The league was split into two regional divisions – north and south. After playing each team in their own division twice, the league was split into a second league stage consisting of three further divisions. The winning team of Group 1 in the second league stage was the overall champion and qualified for the UEFA Youth League in the 2016–17 season.


2015–16 Professional U18 Development League, League 2
League 2, referred to as the Professional Development U18 League, is split into two regional divisions.


2015–16 Professional U18 Development League, League 2
Teams will play each team in their own division twice, and each team in the other division once, for a total of 30 games for North division teams, and 29 games each for South division teams.


2015–16 Professional U18 Development League, League 2
At the end of the season, the teams finishing in the top two positions of both divisions will meet in the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion.


2015–16 Professional U18 Development League, League 3
League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 50 teams entered the competition this season.


2015–16 Professional U21 Development League
The 2015–16 Professional U21 Development League is the fourth season of the Professional Development League system.


2015–16 Professional U21 Development League, League 1
League 1, referred to as the Barclays Under 21 Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was split into two divisions, with teams allocated places in Division 1 or 2 based on their performance in the 2014–15 season.


2015–16 Professional U21 Development League, League 1
At the end of the season, the team which finished top of Division 1 was crowned as overall League 1 champions, and the bottom two teams in Division 1 will be relegated to Division 2 for the 2016–17 season.


2015–16 Professional U21 Development League, League 2
League 2, referred to as the U21 Professional Development League 2, is split into two regional divisions.


2015–16 Professional U21 Development League, League 2
Teams will play each team in their own division twice, and each team in the other division once, for a total of 30 games for North division teams, and 29 games each for South division teams.


2015–16 Professional U21 Development League, League 2
At the end of the season, the teams finishing in the top two positions of both divisions will meet in the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion.


2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by fifth-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #9 seed where they defeated USC in the first round, then lost to North Carolina in the second round.


2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Friars finished the 2014–15 season 22–12 overall and 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They defeated St. John's in the quarterfinals and lost to Villanova in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament. The Friars received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #6 seed, losing to Dayton in the Second Round.


2015–16 Providence Friars women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Providence Friars women's basketball team will represent Providence College in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Friars, led by fourth year head coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl and are members of the Big East Conference. The Friars will play their home games at Alumni Hall. They finished the season 5–24, 1–17 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Women's Tournament to Creighton.


2015–16 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season
The Providence Friars represented Providence College in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2015–16 Prva A liga
The 2015–16 Prva A Liga, known as Erste košarkaške lige by sponsorship reasons, was the 10th season of the Montenegrin Basketball League, the top tier basketball league on Montenegro. The season started on November 6, 2015. Budućnost VOLI is the defending champion.


2015–16 Prva A liga, Competition format
Nine of the eleven teams that play the league join the regular season and play a three-round robin competition where the six first qualified teams join the playoffs with the two 2015–16 ABA League teams (Budućnost Voli and Sutjeska). The last qualified team is relegated.


2015–16 Puebla F.C. season
The 2015–16 Puebla F.C. season was the club's 69th professional season in Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. The club also played Supercopa MX and Copa Libertadores.


2015–16 Puebla F.C. season, 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 Puebla F.C. season, First-team squad
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2015.


2015–16 Puebla F.C. season, Supercopa MX, Match details
Assistant referees: Adam Garner (United States)Jonathan Johnson  (United States)Fourth official:Luis Guardia (United States)


2015–16 Puebla F.C. season, Supercopa MX, Match details
Puebla won its first Supercopa MX and the third overall edition .


2015–16 Puebla F.C. season, 2016, Attendance
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2015–16 Puebla F.C. season, 2016, Pre Libertadores 2016
After Santos laguna reached the Clausura 2015 final, Puebla earned a passed to the Copa Libertadores 2016 due to Santos pass to the 2016 Concachampions Cup. On December 22, 2015 the Conmebol will have the lottery in Paraguay in order to define Puebla's rival. Due to fellow Mexican club Tigres  who is the 2015 Runner up, Puebla won the right to home advantage in the series that will award 1st stage participation .


2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. Their head coach was Matt Painter, in his 11th season with the Boilers. The team played its home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Illinois and Michigan to advance to the championship game. In a closely fought championship game, they lost to Michigan State 66–62. The Boilermakers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed, their second straight trip to the Tournament. In the First Round, they were upset by No. 12-seed Little Rock 85–83 in double overtime.


2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Boilermakers finished the 2014–15 season 21–13, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they advanced to the semifinals where they lost to No. 1 seed Wisconsin. The Boilers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed. They lost in the Second Round to No. 8-seeded Cincinnati.


2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Class of 2015 recruits
Caleb Swanigan had multiple high caliber teams recruiting him. Swanigan verbally committed to Michigan State April 10, 2015, but decommitted from the school on May 7. Twelve days later, he committed to Purdue and was the first Indiana's Mr. Basketball recruit since Glenn Robinson. He was also Purdue's first McDonald's All-American since 1996.


2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Class of 2015 recruits
Ryan Cline committed to Purdue on June 2, 2014. Cline, an Indiana native, was expected to improve Purdue's 3-point shooting. On his recruitment, Cline said, "From the first visit to (Purdue) when I saw all of their coaches there, it just blew me away," he said. "Getting to know them from that time, I knew they wanted me."


2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Class of 2015 recruits
Grant Weatherford was Purdue's last commitment of this class, committing to Purdue on August 2, 2014. On Weatherford's potential impact as a freshman, Coach Painter said, "Well, he’s got to be able to get by some of those guys. Johnny Hill’s got a lot of experience. P.J. Thompson, you know, obviously played some for us last year, and both of those guys have really played well."


2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team will represent Purdue University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by tenth year head coach Sharon Versyp, play their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Oklahoma in the first round.


2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team, Roster
Nadine Morgan (James Madison) Kelly Komara (Purdue) Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (Purdue)


2015–16 QMJHL season
The 2015–16 QMJHL season is the 47th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 10, 2015, and ended on March 19, 2016.


2015–16 QMJHL season
The playoffs began shortly after the end of the regular season, and ended on May 12, 2016; the winning team, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, was awarded the President's Cup and a berth in the 2016 Memorial Cup held at ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. The Red Deer Rebels of the WHL have qualified for the tournament as the host team.


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


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


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


2015–16 QMJHL season, President's Cup Finals, (1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (2) Shawinigan Cataractes
* –Due to a sudden technical issue with the ice at Aréna Iamgold during the first intermission, Game 2 was postponed from the evening of May 6 to the late afternoon of May 7. Originally, it was reported that the game would be restarted from the beginning. However it was later clarified by the QMJHL that the game would start at the beginning of the second period with a 2–1 lead for Rouyn-Noranda, as it was when the game was postponed. * *–Due to Game 2 being postponed to May 7, the QMJHL decided to delay Game 4 from May 9 to May 10.


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


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


2015–16 Qatar Stars League
The 2015–16 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League, was the 43rd edition of top level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 11 September 2015. Lekhwiya were the defending champions having won their fourth championship. Al-Rayyan secured their 8th title on 5 March with five games remaining.


2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
The 2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was the 58th edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the premier domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan. It was contested by 16 teams representing eight regional associations and eight departments.


2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
The Pakistan Cricket Board restructured the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy just one season after implementing the previous changes. The number of teams was reduced from 26 to 16 with 12 automatic qualifiers and four additional teams gaining entry via two new pre-qualifying competitions, one for regions and one for departments. The competition proper was contested by means of two round-robin group stages, with a final to determine the winner. Among the qualifiers was Federally Administered Tribal Areas, which competed in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class competition for the first time.


2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Following the completion of the preliminary group stages, six departments (Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, National Bank of Pakistan, Water and Power Development Authority, United Bank Limited, Khan Research Laboratories and Sui Southern Gas Corporation) and two regions (Karachi Whites and Lahore Blues) qualified for the Super Eight stage of the competition. United Bank Limited and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited topped the Super Eight groups to advance to the final, where Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won by 6 wickets to defend their title.


2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Structure and competition format
Despite having unveiled a revised format in 2015 which was intended to last five seasons, the Pakistan Cricket Board decided to overhaul the structure after just one season. The number of teams was reduced from 26 down to 16, made up of eight regional associations and eight departments; six of each were automatically qualified based on their record in 2014–15, and the remainder had to earn their place through a corresponding qualifying tournament, although the bottom teams from 2014–15 (Quetta and Pakistan Television) were not eligible as they were relegated directly to Grade II cricket.


2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Structure and competition format
The sixteen teams were divided into two groups, with four regions and four departments in each. After a round-robin of matches, the top four teams in each group advanced to a second group stage, called the "Super Eight", with four teams in each group. After a further round-robin, the top team in each group advanced to the final.


2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Qualifying
Two qualifying competitions were held, one for regional associations and one for departments. Making it through from the regional competition were Federally Administered Tribal Areas, advancing to the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class competition for the first time, and Lahore Blues. Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) qualified from the departments. Under the previous system, Karachi Port Trust had been set to return to first-class cricket having won the Patron's Trophy Grade II the previous season but following the restructuring, they missed out in the qualifying tournament.


2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Group stage, Tables
(Q)  The top four teams in each group advanced to the Super Eight stagePosition determined by total points, most matches won, fewest matches lost, followed by adjusted net run rate (matches with no result, i.e. those where both teams did not complete their first innings, were disregarded); matches finishing in a draw were decided on first innings scores, with points awarded as follows:


2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Super Eight stage, Tables
(Q)  The top team in each group advanced to the finalPosition determined by total points, most matches won, fewest matches lost, followed by adjusted net run rate (matches with no result, i.e. those where both teams did not complete their first innings, were disregarded); matches finishing in a draw were decided on first innings scores, with points awarded as follows:


2015–16 Queen of the South F.C. season
The 2015–16 season is Queen of the South's third consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their third season in the Scottish Championship, having been promoted as champions from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season. Queens will also be competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2015–16 Queen of the South F.C. season, Summary
Queen of the South finished seventh in the Scottish Championship.


2015–16 Queen of the South F.C. season, Summary
The club reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


2015–16 Queen of the South F.C. season, Summary, Management
The club began the 2015–16 season under the management of James Fowler and he remained in charge until 18 April 2016, when he left the club by mutual consent, two days after a 2-2 draw at already relegated Alloa Athletic. Queens objective was to finish in fourth and reach the play-offs for the third consecutive season. Gavin Skelton, who had been Fowler's assistant, was appointed caretaker manager alongside ex-club captain Jim Thomson, for the final two league matches of the season.


2015–16 Queen of the South F.C. season, Player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 2 May 2016Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2015–16 Queen of the South F.C. season, Player statistics, Clean sheets
Last updated: 2 May 2016Source: Match reports in Competitive matches