2015–16 Sydney FC season, Preview, Preseason, Transfers
This was confirmed a week later with the club citing the number of games Janko would miss throughout the season as the A-League does not stop during FIFA breaks a factor in the decision. Janko expressed his displeasure of how things were handled through social media site, Twitter. Senegalese cousins Mickaël Tavares and Jacques Faty were quick to re-sign with club, extending their contracts from injury replacement players to full contracts. The club confirmed the signings of Tavares for two years on 21 May 2015 and one year for Faty on 27 May 2015. The club also announced a two-year deal for striker Shane Smeltz on the same day.


2015–16 Sydney FC season, Preview, Preseason, Transfers
Sydney FC had many places to fill during the off-season, after announcing only eighteen retained players on 3 June 2015. Defender Zachary Anderson was reunited with mentor Graham Arnold, signing for the sky blues on 15 July 2015 for one year. This was quickly followed by the announcement of the highly anticipated foreign marquee and visa spots of Filip Hološko and Miloš Ninković. This appeared to spell the end of the 2014–15 Sydney FC Player of the Year Miloš Dimitrijević's time with club.


2015–16 Sydney FC season, Preview, Preseason, Transfers
However, with the departure of Nikola Petković to Westerlo there still remained one visa spot available, and on 28 July 2015, Sydney FC announced that he had re-signed for a further two years. With two days remaining before the commencement of the 2015 FFA Cup, Sydney FC announced the services of another former student of Arnold's (during his time with the Central Coast Mariners), when the club signed Matt Simon. The club then lost the services of talented Socceroos midfielder Terry Antonis when he was transferred to Greek powerhouse PAOK on 19 August 2015.


2015–16 Sydney FC season, Preview, Preseason, Transfers
On 25 August 2015, Sydney FC became the first club to utilise the "Mature Age Rookie" concept, signing Alex Mullen on a one-year deal. The club also announced the signing of veteran Sydney FC gloveman Ivan Necevski (who returned to club after a stint with New South Wales Premier League outfit Rockdale City Suns) alongside Sydney FC Youth captain, Jacob Tratt.


2015–16 Sydney FC season, Preview, Season
Sydney FC began the regular season at home against Melbourne City. The visitors took an early lead in the 16th when debutant Wade Dekker capitalised on a defensive error by Jacques Faty. However, the Sky Blues bounced back in injury time of the first half after a clever ball from Brandon O'Neill allowed skipper Alex Brosque to set up international marquee Filip Hološko with the equaliser. Sydney FC created many chances in the second stanza but City goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen produced world-class saves time and time again to ensure the match would end 1–1.


2015–16 Sydney FC season, Preview, Season
Sydney FC then travelled to Hunter Stadium to face New South Wales rivals, Newcastle Jets. Newcastle had a goal disallowed in the first half for an offside infringement. With minutes remaining skipper Alex Brosque was denied by the woodwork, and the match looked destined for a draw. However, in the final minute of the game, Brosque came up with superb header from a corner kick. Sydney won the match 1–0. The win signified Sydney FC's unbeaten streak against Newcastle to eight games. The match also involved a sickening collision between Sydney FC striker Shane Smeltz and Newcastle Jets goalkeeper Mark Birighitti which left the shotstopper requiring hospitalisation and major dental surgery.


2015–16 Sydney FC season, Preview, Season
The first Sydney Derby of the year was hosted by Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium. The attendance of 40,539 was the second largest on record for the fixture and everyone in the stadium witnessed another pulsating clash. For the second match in a row, Sydney FC's opponent had a goal disallowed for an offside infringement in the first half and also for the second match in a row, Sydney FC scored in the dying minutes to win 1–0. Serbian international Miloš Ninković latched onto a splendid through-ball from rookie central midfielder Brandon O'Neill to put the game to bed. Sydney FC extended its unbeaten derby streak to five matches.


2015–16 Sydney FC season, Preview, Season
Sydney FC travelled to Gosford, to play Central Coast Mariners at Central Coast Stadium, on 31 October. Shane Smeltz opened the scoring in the 34th minute after some clever work from Alex Brosque, sweeping it home from close range. Mariners striker Roy O'Donovan then equalised a minute later with an easy tap-in from close range. A few minutes later, O'Donovan was through on goal, and attempted to round Sydney keeper Vedran Janjetovic before being taken down and going to ground. However, the referee did not award a penalty.


2015–16 Sydney FC season, Preview, Season
Three minutes before the interval, Mariners midfielder Nick Fitzgerald was sent off for a second yellow card, swinging the game in Sydney's favour. After a lengthy stalemate, Mariners all-time top goalscorer and new Sydney FC signing Matt Simon scored after a marauding run from Filip Hološko, who unselfishly laid the ball off to Simon. Six minutes later, Simon scored his second goal after a smart run from Mickaël Tavares, and thus, the game ended 3–1, to Sydney. Sydney remained on top of the A-League ladder as the only unbeaten team remaining in the competition.


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


2015–16 Sydney FC season, End-of-season awards
On 6 May, 2016, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented eight awards on the night.


2015–16 Sydney Sixers season
The 2015–16 Sydney Sixers season is the club's fifth consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL). After losing in the final of the 2014–15 Big Bash League season to Perth Scorchers, the Sixers had originally qualified for the T20 Champions League. However, this tournament was cancelled due to lack of spectator and sponsorship interest. In the BBL, the club finished last during the regular season, recording only two wins from eight matches.


2015–16 Sydney Thunder season, Knockout phase, Semi Finals
The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi finals.


2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the seventh edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy competition, an Indian domestic team only Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 27 teams, divided into 4 groups. Uttar Pradesh remained unbeaten throughout the competition to beat Baroda in the final by 38 runs.


2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Super League
Kerala, Mumbai, Vidarbha, Baroda, Gujarat, Delhi, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh all qualified for the knockout section of the tournament.


2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group A
2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is the seventh season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. It is contested by 27 domestic cricket teams of India. Group A consisted of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Hyderabad, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Vidarbha.


2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group B
2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is the seventh season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. It is contested by 27 domestic cricket teams of India. Group B consisted of Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Saurashtra, Tripura, Kerala and Jammu & Kashmir.


2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group C
2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is the seventh season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. It is contested by 27 domestic cricket teams of India. Group C consisted of Madhya Pradesh, Andhra, Delhi, Railways, Baroda, Assam and Goa.


2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group D
The 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is the seventh season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. There are 27 domestic cricket teams competing, divided into 4 groups.


2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group D, Teams
The following 6 teams have been drafted into drafted in Group D.


2015–16 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 40th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They were third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Orange finished the season 23–14, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 9th place. They lost to Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #10 seed where they defeated Dayton, Middle Tennessee, Gonzaga, and Virginia to reach the Final Four for the sixth time in school history. At the Final Four, the Orange lost to North Carolina.


2015–16 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Previous season
The Orange finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 18–13, 9–9 to finish in 8th place in ACC play. Syracuse did not participate in the postseason due to a self-imposed a postseason ban as a response to an ongoing NCAA investigation into potential past infractions by the team. Syracuse University initiated the case, which includes academics, when it self-reported potential athletic department violations to the NCAA in 2007. School officials said that none of the conduct occurred after 2012, and no current student-athlete is involved. The ban included the NCAA tournament, ACC tournament and NIT.


2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Orange, led by ninth year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome.


2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
Syracuse finished its regular season with a 23-6 overall record, matching the program record for most regular season wins. The Orange earned their highest finish as a member of the ACC, with a school-record 13 conference victories, and earned a third-seed spot and first-round bye in the conference tournament. Syracuse also received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the program's first-ever championship game, before losing 82–51 to Connecticut.


2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team, Previous season
The Orange finished the 2014–15 season 22–10, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Wake Forest. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.


2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey season
The Syracuse Orange women represented Syracuse University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Orange finished conference play in second place, and advanced to the CHA Tournament Final, before losing to the Mercyhurst 4-3 in overtime. It was the second consecutive year that the Orange took the championship into overtime. Senior Melissa Piacentini was named CHA Player of the Year, while Nicole Renault was the CHA Defenseman of the Year.


2015–16 Syrian Premier League
The 2015–16 Syrian Premier League season is the 45th since its establishment. This seasons league featured two stages. Stage one pitted two groups of ten teams and kicked off on 22 November 2015. The top three of each group advanced to the Championship Playoff to determine the overall league champions. The bottom two of each group relegated to the second division. All matches were played in Damascus and Latakia due to security concerns.


2015–16 Syrian Premier League, First stage
Each team plays each other twice, top three advanced to the championship playoff, bottom two relegate.


2015–16 Syrian Premier League, Championship Playoff
Each team plays each other once, the first place teams in the first stage get three points plus, the second place get two points and the third place get one point.


2015–16 Syrian Premier League, Championship Playoff
As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Al-Jaish 3, Al-Wahda 3 points, Al-Karamah 2, Al-Ittihad 2,  Al-Muhafaza 1 and Al-Shorta 1


2015–16 Szombathelyi Haladás season, Players
As of 20 January 2014. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


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


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


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


2015–16 Süper Lig
The 2015–16 Süper Lig (known as the Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons) is the 58th season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.


2015–16 Süper Lig
The season was named after Hasan Doğan, a former president of the Turkish Football Federation, who died in 2008.


2015–16 Süper Lig, Positions by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.


2015–16 Süper Lig, Results by round
The following table represents the teams game results in each round.


2015–16 Süper Lig, Attendances
Updated to games played on 19 May 2016Source:Notes:1: Team played last season in TFF First League 2: Kayserispor - T.Konyaspor, Trabzonspor - Gençlerbirliği, Bursaspor - Kayserispor, Bursaspor - Fenerbahçe, Trabzonspor - Çaykur Rize and Trabzonspor - Kasımpaşa games were played behind closed gates


2015–16 TBL season
The 2015–16 TBL season is the 46th season of the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL), the second-tier level league of Turkish club basketball.


2015–16 TBL season, Format and promotion and relegation
There are a total of 18 teams participating in the league for the season. Each team plays each other in their group twice during the regular season. The top two teams are promoted to the top-tier Turkish Super League for the next season, and the last three teams are relegated to the third-tier Turkish Basketball Second League.


2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team
The 2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, led by head coach Trent Johnson in his fourth and final season at TCU. The Horned Frogs were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Schollmaier Arena, which reopened in December after a $72 million upgrade. Some early season, non-conference games were played in the TCU University Recreation Center and the Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center while construction on Schollmaier Arena was completed. The Horned Frogs finished the season 12–21, 2–16 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They defeated Texas Tech in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to West Virginia.


2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team
On March 14, head coach Trent Johnson was fired. He finished at TCU with a four-year record of 50–79.


2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team, Previous season
In 2014–15, the Horned Frogs started the season 14–0, climbing to #25 in national polls. The Frogs went on to finish the 2014–15 season with a record of 18–15 (4–14, Big 12), and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament, where they fell to the Kansas Jayhawks.


2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team
The 2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team represents Texas Christian University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 2015–16 season is head coach Raegan Pebley's second season at TCU. The Horned Frogs are members of the Big 12 Conference and have played their home games in Schollmaier Arena since its re-opening on December 20, 2015, following a $72 million renovation. Prior to the Arena's opening, the Horned Frogs played early-season non-conference games in the TCU University Recreation Center.


2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team
The Horned Frogs compiled an 8–3 non-conference record before opening Big 12 Conference play on December 30, 2015, at Texas Tech. As a 10-team league, the Big 12 plays an 18-game, double-round robin conference schedule, with each team facing every other team twice, once at home and once on the road.


2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team
They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas–Rio Grande and Eastern Michigan in the first and second rounds before losing to UTEP in the third round.


2015–16 TFF First League
The 2015–16 TFF First League, also known as PTT First League due to sponsoring reasons, is the 15th season since the league was established in 2001 and 53rd season of the second-level football league of Turkey since its establishment in 1963–64.


2015–16 TFF Second League
The 2015–16 Second League (known as the Spor Toto 2. Lig for sponsorship reasons) is the third level in the Turkish football.


2015–16 TFF Third League
The 2015–16 Third League (known as the Spor Toto 3. Lig for sponsorship reasons) is the 15th season of the league since its establishment in 2001 as the fourth level division; and the 45th season of the third league in Turkish football since its establishment in 1967–68.


2015–16 TNT KaTropa season
The 2015–16 TNT KaTropa season is the 26th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as the "TNT Tropang Texters" in the Philippine Cup, "Tropang TNT" in the Commissioner's Cup and "TNT KaTropa" in the Governors' Cup.


2015–16 TPSL season
The Texas Premier Soccer League (TPSL) is a men's outdoor soccer league that was formed in 2013 consisting of amateur soccer club sides across the state. 2015/16 will be the third full season of play for the league.


2015–16 TPSL season
Five new clubs joined to play in the new 2015/16 season. Temple United FC, Brownsville Bravos FC, San Antonio Generals, Dallas Clash and Austin Lonestrikers. Galveston & Rancheros dropped out from the league after the conclusion of the 2014/15 season. Texas Timberz have taken a 1-year hiatus but will participate in the end of season US Club Soccer Texas State Cup.


2015–16 TPSL season, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
In season 2015/16, Austin Real Cuauhtemoc (ARC) entered qualification for the 2016 competition and played their match with NTX Rayados in Georgetown, Texas on November 1. The game ended in a 4–2 loss for the TPSL side.


2015–16 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season
The 2015–16 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season is the 117th season in the club's football history. In the previous season, Hoffenheim had finished in eighth place.


2015–16 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season, First team squad
As of 24 August 2015Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season, First team squad, Players out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 TSV 1860 Munich season
The 2015–16 TSV 1860 Munich season was the club's 12th consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga.


2015–16 TSV 1860 Munich season, Review, July/August
On 20 June 2015, prior to the start of the season, Torsten Fröhling extended his contract.


2015–16 TSV 1860 Munich season, Review, October
Benno Möhlmann replaced Fröhling as head coach on 6 October 2015.


2015–16 TSV 1860 Munich season, Review, April/May
Daniel Bierofka took over for Möhlmann as head coach on 19 April 2016.


2015–16 TT Pro League
The 2015–16 TT Pro League season (known as the Digicel Pro League for sponsorship reasons) is the seventeenth season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of ten teams are contesting the league, with Central FC the defending champions from the 2014–15 season. The season began on 25 September 2015 and concluded on 21 May 2016 with the crowning of Central FC as the league champion.


2015–16 TT Pro League
The first goal of the season was scored by North East Stars' Alonzo Adlam against new team Club Sando in the seventeenth minute of the first round of matches on 25 September 2015. The first hat-trick of the season was recorded on 12 December 2015 by Jomal Williams of W Connection against St. Ann's Rangers in a 5–0 shutout at Ato Boldon Stadium.


2015–16 TT Pro League, Teams, Team summaries
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 TT Pro League, League table, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches 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 the tenth round of matches, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.


2015–16 Tahiti Cup
The 2015–16 Tahiti Cup (also known as Coupe Tahiti Nui) was the 76th edition of the national cup in Tahitian football. AS Dragon won the title beating AS Vénus in the final, earning the right to represent Tahiti in the 2016-17 Coupe de France.


2015–16 Tahiti Ligue 1
The 2015–16 Tahiti Ligue 1 is the 69th season of top-flight football in Tahiti. Tefana are the defending champions having won their fourth title last season.


2015–16 Tahiti Ligue 1, Teams
A total of eight sides will compete in the 2015–16 campaign. The top side will qualify for a place in the 2017 OFC Champions League, while the bottom two will be relegated to Tahiti Ligue 2.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season
The 2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 24th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991. The Lightning entered the season as the defending Eastern Conference champions.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season
The regular season began on October 8, 2015 against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 3–2 victory, with Jason Garrison scoring the first 3-on-3 overtime goal in NHL history.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
The off season for the Lightning began on June 15, 2015, when the Lightning lost in the Stanley Cup Finals in six games to the Chicago Blackhawks. On June 17, 2015, during exit interviews, Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman stated that his number one priority was to sign Steven Stamkos to a long term contract. Stamkos also expressed his desire to remain with the team when stated that "I've said it all along, I want to win a championship with this group. It's been a great ride this year.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
I know we'll have some talks, whether it's in the next day or weeks, I don't know. But we'll definitely be getting something worked out hopefully shortly." Yzerman expressed that Stamkos had done everything that the team asked of him and that Stamkos played through an injury during the playoffs. The nature and the extent of the injury were not revealed during exit interviews. Yzerman also addressed the teams goaltending and expected roster changes in his interview. Yzerman stated that he would be really comfortable with Ben Bishop and Andrei Vasilevskiy as the goalies heading into the season.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
Yzerman also added that he was not looking to move either goalies, and that he'd like to enjoy the tandem for another year or two. When answering questions on the roster, Yzerman said that he did not expect a lot of roster changes by pointing out that Vladislav Namestnikov, Jonathan Drouin, and Nikita Nesterov will get more opportunities with the team in the coming season. On the injury front, Lightning center Tyler Johnson revealed that he was not sure if his broken right wrist would require surgery in the off season.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
He said that he got hurt in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals when he landed on it after getting checked at mid-ice by Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook. Goalie Ben Bishop said that his groin tear suffered in the final will not require surgery, just rest in the off season.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 22, 2015, the Lightning released its preseason schedule for the 2015–16 NHL season. The Lightning will be playing the Nashville Predators, Florida Panthers, and Dallas Stars at Amalie Arena and at their opponents venue. In addition to these opponents, the Lightning will face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the inaugural Kraft Hockeyville USA game in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The game will be nationally televised on NBC Sports Network. Johnstown was selected "Kraft Hockeyville USA" through a public voting system at www.krafthockeyville.com. Along with being the host arena, the Johnstown Cambria County War Memorial Arena will receive $150,000 in upgrades.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
Fans may be familiar with the arena, because it was the inspiration for Charestown and the Chiefs in the 1977 Paul Newman film Slap Shot. Later in the same day, assistant coach George Gwozdecky announced that he was leaving the team to pursue other opportunities. Gwozdecky said that he felt this decision coming for "a while," and that after his two-year deal expired, he and the team mutually agreed to part ways. He also stated that "I have nothing but great memories, great things to say about the team, about the organization," and that "it was a great learning experience. In his phone interview, Gwozdecky said he does not have anything lined up, other than some rest and relaxation. George will be attending this week's NHL draft with the Lightning, and taking part in the coaches association meetings before making his annual drive back home to Denver.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 23, 2015, the Lightning announced that they will continue their partnership with the Lyon Hockey Club Lions for the 2015-16 season. The affiliation will last the entire season, which includes business and marketing elements for the clubs. The key component is that the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, will hold training camp and play preseason games versus the Utica Comets in Lyon, France. The games will take place at Charlemagne Skating Rink, which has been home to the Lions since 1967.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 24, 2015, the National Hockey League held its annual awards ceremony in Las Vegas. The lone member of the team nominated for an award was General Manager Steve Yzerman. Yzerman was voted the winner of the award, and became the first Lightning General Manager to win the award in team history. In Yzerman's first season as general manager, the team reach the Conference finals in 2010-11. From there Yzerman oversaw the rebuild of the roster that reached the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals, with only two holdovers from the 2011 team (Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman).


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
Yzerman bolstered the roster with draft acquisitions (Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat), free agency (Brian Boyle, Valtteri Filppula, Tyler Johnson, Anton Stralman), and trades (Ben Bishop, Ryan Callahan, Braydon Coburn, Jason Garrison). This resulted in the Lightning setting franchise records with 50 wins and 108 points during the regular season. The Lightning led the league with 262 goals and 32 home wins. In the playoffs the Lightning captured their second Prince of Wales Trophy in franchise history, which earned them a berth in their second Stanley Cup Finals.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
The Lightning are set to host a four team rookie tournament at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida, which takes place from September 12–15. The arena is the home of the Lightning's ECHL affiliate, the Florida Everblades. The teams participating will be the Nashville Predators, the Florida Panthers and the Washington Capitals. This is the first time in franchise history that the Lightning has hosted a rookie tournament. As with previous tournaments the team participated in, the tournament will feature some of the top young talent the respective teams have to offer.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 28, 2015, the Lightning announced the signing of forward Jonathan Marchessault to a one-year, two way contract. Marchessault appeared in two Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Lightning this past postseason. He also appeared in two games during the regular season, recording one goal. This was first career goal, which was scored on April 11, 2015. In addition, Marchessault played in 68 AHL games with the Syracuse Crunch last season, ranking sixth in the league in assists(43). The Lightning also announced the signing of Brian Hart to a three-year, two-way contract. Hart appeared in 37 games with the Harvard Crimson during the 2014-15 season, recording seven goals and 17 points. Hart has played in 98 career games with Harvard over three seasons, recording 18 goals and 50 points.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 29, 2015, the Lightning announced the signing of forward Mike Blunden to a one-year, two-way contract. Blunden appeared in two regular season games with the Lightning last season, recording two penalty minutes. He also played in 33 games with the Syracuse Crunch, recording 13 goals and 22 points. Over his professional career, Blunden has appeared in 104 NHL games with the Lightning, the Montreal Canadiens, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks. Blunden has also appeared in 412 career AHL games, posting 96 goals and 209 points.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 30, 2015, the Lightning re-signed Andrej Sustr to a two-year, one-way contract. Sustr played in 72 regular season games, recording 13 assists and 34 penalty minutes. These were all career highs for Sustr. Sustr also appeared in 26 Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Lightning, registering one goal and two points. Sustr has played in 117 career NHL games, all with Tampa over the past three seasons, collecting one goal and 21 points.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
Sustr was fourth in blocked shots on the team (84), and he set the Lightning franchise record for the best plus/minus (+7) in a playoff series in the first round of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings. The team also announced the re-signing of Syracuse Crunch captain, Mike Angelidis, to a one-year contract. Angelidis appeared in three games with the Lightning last season, recording 12 penalty minutes. He also played in 64 games for the Crunch in 2014-15, recording 20 goals and 38 points.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
On July 1, 2015, the Lightning signed free agent forward Erik Condra to a three-year contract with a $1.25 million average. Condra had played the previous five seasons with the Ottawa Senators, which is the team he was originally drafted by in the 2006 NHL Draft in the 7th round. Condra had 9 goals and 14 assists in 68 games. Condra is known for his strong work on the penalty kill, which could make Condra a key third/fourth-line player and penalty killer for the Lightning.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
Condra also has ties to Lightning head coach Jon Cooper, who played for him while Cooper was coach of Texarkana of the USHL. The signing of Condra likely means that Brenden Morrow's tenure with the team is coming to an end. Later in the day, the Lightning announced the signing of free agent defensemen Matt Taormina to a one-year, two-way contract. Taormina played 76 games with the Worcester Sharks of the AHL, notching 11 goals and 38 points. This will be Taromina's second stint with the organization, having previously played with both the Lightning and the Crunch over two seasons.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
On July 5, 2015, the Lightning signed forward Jeff Tambellini to a one-year, two-way contract. Tambellini has skated in 242 NHL games over six season, recording 27 goals and 63 points. He played his last NHL season with the Vancouver Canucks during the 2010-11 season. In the 2014-15 season, Tambellini skated in 30 games with Fribourg-Gotteron of the Swiss-A league, registering five goals and 13 points. He also played in 20 games with Vaxjo Lakers in the Swedish Hockey League, recording six goals and nine points.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
On July 8, 2015, the Lightning re-signed Philippe Paradis to a one-year, two-way contract. Paradis skated in 34 games with the Syracuse Crunch during the 2014-15 season, posting 8 goals and 15 points to go along with 49 penalty minutes. Paradis missed the final three months of the season due to an injury. Despite missing three months, he recorded a career best in goals.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
On July 17, 2015, the Lightning announced the re-signing of forward Vladislav Namestnikov and defenseman Luke Witkowski one-year, two-way contract. Namestnikov skated in 43 games with the Lightning during the 2014-15 NHL season, posting nine goals and 16 points (9-7-16), which were all career highs. Namestnikov appeared in 12 Stanley Cup playoff games in 2015, recording one assist. In addition, he played in 34 games with the Syracuse Crunch during the 2014-15 season, registering 14 goals and 35 points. Namestnikov represented the Crunch at the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
Witkowski played in 16 games with the Lightning during the 2014015 season, recording 15 penalty minutes. He had 37 hits and blocked 20 shots during his sixteen-game stint with the team. Witkowski skated in 50 games with the Crunch last season, collecting two goals and eight points along with 91 penalty minutes. He also skated in three Calder Cup Playoff games with Syracuse in 2015, posting one assist and four penalty minutes.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
On July 21, 2015, the Lightning announced the signing of forward Tye McGinn to a one-year, two-way contract. McGinn skated in 51 games in the NHL last season, between the San Jose Sharks and the Arizona Coyotes, posting two goals and seven points. McGinn has appeared in 87 career NHL games over three seasons, recording nine goals and 17 points to go along with 44 penalty minutes. McGinn has also skated in 163 career AHL games over three seasons, collecting 46 goals and 79 points.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
On July 24, 2015, the Lightning announced that Chief Executive Officer Tod Leiweke had resigned to become Chief Operating Officer of the National Football League. Effective immediately, Lightning President Steve Griggs has been named as the orgization's Chief Executive Officer.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
On July 29, 2015, the ECHL league owners voted unanimously to have single affiliation with NHL teams. Tampa's ECHL affiliate the Florida Everblades are now solely affiliated with the Carolina Hurricanes. Everblades President and general manager Craig Bursh said the owners wanted the 28 teams in the league to have an affiliation opportunity.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, August
On August 6, 2015, the Lightning announced their 23-man roster that will represent the team at the 2015 Prospect Tournament, which the team is hosting for the first time in franchise history. The Lightning team consists of all draft picks with the exception of one, Daniel Walcott, who was acquired from the New York Rangers via trade. Some notable names participating in the tournament are Slater Koekkoek, Anthony DeAngelo, Adam Wilcox, Brayden Point, Adam Erne, and Matthew Peca. Six draft picks from the 2015 NHL Entry Draft will be participating in the tournament, including top pick Mitchell Stephens, and fellow forwards Anthony Cirelli, Boko Imama, Mathiue Joseph, Dennis Yan, as well as defenseman Matthew Spencer.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, August
On August 11, 2015, Fox's Sun Sports, the regional television home of the Lightning, announced Brian Engblom as Bobby Taylor's replacement on color commentary for the 2015-16 season. Prior to joining Sun Sports, Engblom served as "Inside the glass" analyst on both NBC and NBC Sports Network, as well as the network's coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Engblom has served as an analyst on NHL Live, and also served as color analyst for Winnipeg Jets Games on TSN in Canada.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, August
Prior to being an announcer, Engblom played at the University of Wisconsin, and was Montreal's third pick, 22nd overall, in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft. He won three Stanley cups with the Canadiens (1978-1979). Engblom played for five different teams in his career: the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings, Buffalo Sabers, and Calgary Flames. He retired as a player in 1987.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, August
On August 18, 2015, the Lightning announced the hiring of Brad Lauer as an assistant coach, which fills the vacancy left by the departure of George Gwozdecky at the end of the season. Lauer indicated that he will primarily work with the forwards, and collaborate with Cooper on the power play. Lauer spent the previous four seasons with the Anaheim Ducks as an assistant coach. As a player, he was drafted by the New York Islanders. He played in 323 NHL games with the Islanders, Senators, Blackhawks, and Penguins, recording 44 goals and 111 points.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, September
On September 4, 2015, the Lightning announced that Andrei Vasilevskiy had undergone surgery the day before to remove a blood clot near his collarbone. Vasilevskiy arrived in Tampa this week reporting swelling in his upper left arm. Vasilevskiy was sent to the doctor as a precaution, where he was diagnosed with a type of thoracic outlet syndrome, which is a condition considered rare among hockey players. Lightning General Manager, Steve Yzerman, was encouraged that Vasilevskiy's surgery would not effect him long term.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, September
Dr. Karl Illig said that 90 to 95 percent of people get back to being a high level athlete. The prognosis for Vasilevskiy's recovery is between two and three months. Yzerman said that the team would look at Kristers Gudlevskis, Allen York, and Adam Wilcox as potential backups to Ben Bishop during training camp. However, Yzerman did not rule out the possibility of bringing in a veteran NHL goalie to compete for the backup goalie position.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, September
On September 8, 2015, the Lightning announced that they brought in veteran goalie Ray Emery and center Ryan Martindale on a training camp tryouts. Emery, 32, has played nine NHL seasons, the last two with the Flyers. Emery is expected to get a look at being the potential backup goalie, while Vasilevskiy recovers from his medical procedure.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, September
On September 17, 2015, the Lightning announced the signing of defenseman Daniel Walcott to a three-year, two-way contract. Walcott, skated in 54 games last season with Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, recording 7 goals and 41 points. He was first on the team among defensemen in goals, assists and points. He also appeared in six playoff games, recording a goal and four points. In his QMJHL career, he has appeared in 121 games, all with the Armada, collecting 17 goals and 80 points. He made his professional debut last season with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League on an ATO.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 23, 2015, the Lightning announced their first training camp roster cuts. The team reduced its training camp roster by ten players, which reducing the camp roster to 53 players. Goalie Philippe Cadorette and defenseman Kevin Gibson were released from their professional tryout agreements. Anthony Cirelli, Cristiano Digiacinto, Bokondji Imama, Mathieu Joseph, Matthew Spencer, Mitchell Stephens, Ben Thomas, and Dennis Yan were assigned to their respective junior hockey clubs.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 24, 2015, the Lightning announced that defenseman Dominik Masin had been reassigned to the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League, which reduces the training camp roster to 53. Masin is expected to get a larger role playing for the Petes this season than he would have with the crowded blue line in Syracuse.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 27, 2015, the Lightning announced a series of roster cuts that reduced their training camp roster to 29 players. The Lightning prospects cut from that list are Blujus, DeAngelo, Dotchin, Erne, Gourde, Hart, Ikonen, Peca, Richard, Vermin, Walcott and Wilcox. The following veteran players have to clear waivers to be assigned to the Syracuse Crunch: Mike Blunden, Philippe Paradis, Tye McGinn, Jeff Tambellini, and Matt Taormina.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
In addition to the roster cuts, the Lightning announced that Ray Emery had been cut from his PTO with the team, and that the team had claimed goaltender Kevin Poulin off waivers from the New York Islanders. Poulin is expected to compete with Kristers Gudlevskis for the temporary backup role behind starter Ben Bishop while Andrei Vasilevskiy recovers from his injury. Poulin, 25, has played in 50 NHL games, going 18-25 with a 3.07 goals against average.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 28, 2015, it was announced that all five Syracuse Crunch player that the Lightning put on waivers Sunday afternoon cleared NHL waivers today, allowing them to join the AHL team. The five veterans will be part of the roster that travels to Lyon, France today for a three-game tournament. Potential Syracuse assignment players still with Tampa that would require waivers to skate with Crunch are Syracuse team captain Mike Angelidis and Jonathan Marchessault.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, October
On October 1, 2015, the Lightning announced that Brayden Point had been reassigned to the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League. Point played in two games for the Lightning this preseason, recording three shots. Point also skated in all three of the team's prospect tournament games in Estero last month, recording a goal and three points. He was tied for third on the Bolts for points during the tournament.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, October
On October 5, 2015, the Lightning announced that forwards Mike Angelidis and Jonathan Marchessault had been placed on waivers for the purpose of assigning them to the Syracuse Crunch. Both forwards will have to go unclaimed on waivers for twenty four hours before they are officially assigned the Crunch. The Lightning also provided an update on injured backup goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. Today Vasilevskiy did an on ice work out goalie coach Frantz Jean, facing shots from close range. He is still on blood thinners, which is restricting him from facing shots in the left shoulder area. He has an appointment on October 21, which will hopefully clear him for a return to full practice. Vasilevskiy stated that he thinks he will need a few games in Syracuse on a conditioning assignment before he is ready to return to the lineup.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, October
On October 6, the Lightning announced that goalie Kristers Gudlevskis and defenseman Luke Witkowski had been assigned to the Syracuse Crunch. With Gudlevskis assigned, it appears that Kevin Poulin will serve as the temporary backup behind Ben Bishop. Defensemen Slater Koekkoek and Nikita Nesterov are still with the team, though things may change since the team has indicated that it wants to carry seven defensemen.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, October
On October 7, 2015, the Lightning assigned Slater Koekkoek to the Syracuse Crunch. Yzerman said that both Koekkoek and Witkowski impressed during training camp and are expected to help the Lightning during the season when needed. Yzerman also said, "If we wanted to we could have kept them on this team. They're better off playing a lot of minutes in the American Hockey League." On the same day, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper announced that Ryan Callahan will wear a permanent "A" as an alternate captain this season. Cooper said the other "A" will be rotated among a group of players for the season.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Win (2 Points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Player stats, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Tampa Bay. Stats reflect time with Tampa Bay only. ‡Traded from Tampa Bay mid-season. Bold/italics denotes franchise record


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Transactions
The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Draft picks
Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.


2015–16 Tanzanian Premier League
The 2015–16 Tanzanian Premier League is the 51st season of top-tier football in Tanzania. The Young Africans are the defending champions after winning their 20th title last season.


2015–16 Taça da Liga
The 2015–16 Taça da Liga was the ninth edition of the Taça da Liga, a football cup competition organized by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the top two professional tiers of Portuguese football. The competition was sponsored by CTT and, therefore, was known as Taça CTT.


2015–16 Taça da Liga
A total of 37 teams contested this tournament, including 18 teams from the 2015–16 Primeira Liga and 19 non-reserve teams from the 2015–16 LigaPro. The competition format suffered changes relative to the previous season, with the first round (round-robin group stage) and second round (two-legged ties) being converted into single-legged knockout rounds.


2015–16 Taça da Liga
Trophy holders Benfica defeated previous runners-up Marítimo in the final to extend their record in the competition to seven wins.


2015–16 Taça da Liga, Format
The competition format for the 2015–16 season consisted of three rounds followed by a knockout phase (semi-finals and final), but presents changes relative to the previous season. Nineteen teams competing in the 2015–16 LigaPro (reserve teams from Primeira Liga clubs are excluded) took part in the first round; one-legged ties were played between eighteen teams, with the nineteenth team receiving a bye to the next round.


2015–16 Taça da Liga, Format
In the second round, the ten teams advancing from the previous round (nine winners plus the team with a bye) were joined by the twelve teams placed 5th–16th in the 2014–15 Primeira Liga and by the two teams promoted to 2015–16 Primeira Liga. Again, one-legged ties were played between the twenty-four teams, with the winners advancing to the third round.


2015–16 Taça da Liga, Format
The third round featured the twelve winners of the previous round and the four best-placed teams in the 2014–15 Primeira Liga. The sixteen teams were drawn into four groups that were contested in a single round-robin format, with each team playing at least one game at home. The four group winners qualified for the semi-finals, which were played as single-legged ties. The final was played at a neutral venue.


2015–16 Taça da Liga, Format, Tiebreakers
In the third round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are tied on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:


2015–16 Taça da Liga, Format, Tiebreakers
In all other rounds, teams tied at the end of regular time contest a penalty shootout to determine the winner.


2015–16 Taça da Liga, Teams
Thirty-seven teams competing in the two professional tiers of Portuguese football for the 2015–16 season were eligible to participate in this competition. For Primeira Liga teams, the final league position in the previous season determined in which round they enter the competition.


2015–16 Taça da Liga, Schedule
All draws were held at the LPFP headquarters in Porto, except for the draw for the first and second rounds, which took place in Loulé.


2015–16 Taça da Liga, First round
The 19 non-reserve teams competing in the 2015–16 LigaPro entered the competition in this round. Eighteen teams were paired against each other for nine single-legged ties, while the nineteenth team (Famalicão) was given a bye to the next round. The draw took place on 4 July 2015, and matches were played on 1–2 August 2015.


2015–16 Taça da Liga, Second round
In the second round, the nine first-round winners and Famalicão, who were given a bye to this round, joined the 12 teams ranked 5th–16th in the 2014–15 Primeira Liga and the two teams promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga. These 24 teams were paired against each other into 12 single-legged ties, with the winners advancing to the next round. The draw took place on 4 July 2015, and matches were played through September and October 2015.


2015–16 Taça da Liga, Third round
In the third round, the 12 second-round winners joined the four top-ranked teams from the 2014–15 Primeira Liga: Benfica (1st), Porto (2nd), Sporting CP (3rd) and Braga (4th). These 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, each group containing one of the four top-ranked Primeira Liga teams. Group matches are played in a single round-robin format, ensuring that each team plays at least one match at home. The draw took place on 28 October 2015, 12:00 WET, and matches were played on 15 November, 28–30 December 2015, 19–20 January and 26–27 January 2016.


2015–16 Taça da Liga, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, the four teams advancing from the third round contested one-legged semi-final matches for a place in the competition final. The winners of Groups A and B host the winners of Groups C and D, respectively. The semi-finals were played on 10 February and 2 May, and the final was played on 20 May at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, in Coimbra.


2015–16 Taça da Liga de Futsal
The 2015–16 Taça da Liga de Futsal was the inaugural edition of the Taça da Liga de Futsal. The competition was disputed between 7 and 10 January 2016. For this edition, the 8 best ranked teams at the end of the regular phase first half of 2015–16 National League. The games were played on Pavilhão Dr. Salvador Machado at Oliveira de Azeméis in a final-eight format.


2015–16 Taça da Liga de Futsal, Fixtures, Final
The final was played on 10 January at the Pavilhão Dr. Salvador Machado in Oliveira de Azeméis.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal
The 2015–16 Taça de Portugal was the 76th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. As of this season, it became also known as Taça de Portugal Placard due to sponsorship by sports betting game Placard.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal
The competition was contested by a total of 155 clubs – an increase of 20 clubs compared to the previous edition – including teams from the top-three tiers of the Portuguese football league system and representatives of the fourth-tier District leagues and cups. It began with the first-round matches on 5 September 2015 and concluded on 22 May 2016, with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal
Making their second final appearance in two seasons, Braga defeated Porto 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out (following a 2–2 draw at the end of extra time to win the competition for the second time, 50 years after their first triumph in the 1965–66 edition. The title holders were Sporting CP, who were eliminated in the fifth round by Braga in a replay of the previous final.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Format
As in the previous season, the competition format was organised in a knockout system consisting of seven rounds before the final match. For this season, the number of participating clubs increased from 135 to 155, to accommodate twice the number of teams from the District levels. The concept of repechage was introduced, meaning that teams eliminated in one round could still compete in later rounds, to provide an even number of teams necessary to avoid byes.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Format
A total of 118 teams entered the tournament in the first round, 78 competing in the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal and 40 representatives from the District Football Associations. In the second round, the previous round winners were joined by the 19 teams competing in the second-tier LigaPro. In the third round, the 18 top-tier Primeira Liga teams entered the competition for the first time, playing against the 46 winners of the second round. In both second and third rounds, teams from higher tiers played away against teams from lower tiers; after the third round, the draw had no restrictions.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Format
Unlike the earlier one-legged rounds, the semi-finals are played as two-legged ties, with home and away matches. The final is played as a one-off match at a neutral venue, traditionally the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Teams
A total of 155 teams competing in the top-four tiers of Portuguese football plus the winners (or losing finalists) of the District Football Association Cups were considered eligible by the Portuguese Football Federation to participate in the competition:


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Teams
C – Cup winner; F – Cup finalist; L – League spot.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Schedule
All draws are held at the FPF headquarters in Lisbon. Match kick-off times are in WET (UTC+0) from the fourth round to the semi-finals, and in WEST (UTC+1) during the rest of the competition.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, First round
A total of 118 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal (CP) and the District Football Associations (D) entered the first round. The draw took place on Friday, 31 July 2015, at 11:00 WEST. The teams were divided into eight groups of 14 or 16 teams according to geographic criteria. Matches were played on 5, 6, 16 and 23 September 2015.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Second round
A total of 92 teams participated in the second round, comprising the 59 winners of the previous round, the 19 non-reserve teams competing in the 2015–16 LigaPro (II), and 14 teams randomly drawn from among the first-round losers (repechage). The draw took place on Monday, 14 September 2015, at 11:00 WEST. Matches were played on 26–27 September and 8 October 2015. According to the new competition regulations, Segunda Liga sides played their matches away against lower division opponents.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Second round
The following 14 first-round losing teams were selected to compete in the second round:


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Third round
A total of 64 teams participated in the third round, which included the 46 winners of the previous round and the 18 teams competing in the 2015–16 Primeira Liga (I). The draw took place on Thursday, 1 October 2015, at 12:00 WEST. Matches were played on 16–18 October 2015. Similarly to what occurred with Segunda Liga teams in the previous round, Primeira Liga sides played their matches away against lower division teams.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Fourth round
A total of 32 teams participated in the fourth round, all of which had advanced from the previous round. The draw took place on Friday, 23 October 2015, at 12:00 WEST, and unlike previous rounds, was free of restrictions. Matches were played on 20–22 November 2015.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Fifth round
A total of 16 teams participated in the fifth round, all of which had advanced from the previous round. The draw took place on Thursday, 26 November 2015, at 11:00 WET. Matches were played on 15–17 December 2015.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Quarter-finals
A total of eight teams participated in the quarter-finals, all of which had advanced from the previous round. The draw took place on Monday, 21 December 2015, at 12:00 WET. Matches were played on 13 January 2016.


2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Semi-finals
The semi-final pairings were determined on 21 December 2015, following the draw for the quarter-finals. This round was contested over two legs in a home-and-away system; the first leg was played on 3–4 February and the second leg was played on 2 March 2016.


2015–16 Temple Owls men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Temple Owls basketball team represented Temple University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by tenth year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at the Liacouras Center and were members the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record 21–12, 14–4 in AAC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated South Florida in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UConn. They received an at-large bid as a #10 seed to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa.


2015–16 Temple Owls men's basketball team, Previous season
The Owls finished the 2014–15 season with a record 26–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They advanced to the semifinals of the AAC Tournament before losing to SMU. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bucknell, George Washington, and Louisiana Tech to advance to the semifinals of the NIT at Madison Square Garden. There they lost to Miami (FL).


2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball team will represent Temple University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the third for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Owls, led by eighth year head coach Tonya Cardoza, played their home games at McGonigle Hall with four games at the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to South Florida. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Drexel, Quinnipiac and Ohio in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals.


2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball team, Media
All Owls home games will have video streaming on , ESPN3, or . Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. There are no radio broadcasts for Owls women's basketball games. You can listen to audio of most games through the opponents website.


2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball team, Roster
Way Veney (College of Charleston)Meg Barber (New York)Willnett Crockett (Connecticut)


2015–16 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
The 2015–16 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Lady Vols, led by 4th year head coach Holly Warlick, play their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.


2015–16 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
In the February 21 game against LSU, Diamond DeShields scored her 1,000th point. She is the sixth Lady Vol to score 1,000 in her second season and the 43rd to record 1,000 in her career.


2015–16 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
Despite having a lackluster performance during the season that dropped them out of the national top-25 ranks in the latter half, Tennessee made it to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. There, they lost to Mississippi State, 58–48. The Lady Vols also received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the Elite Eight, before losing 89–67 to Syracuse.


2015–16 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team
The 2015–16 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second year head coach Dana Ford, played their home games at the Gentry Complex and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Ball State.


2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had 8 teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Old Dominion.


2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
The 2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by first-year head coach Rick Barnes. The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 12th place. They defeated Auburn and Vanderbilt to advance to the  quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to LSU.


2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team, Previous season
The Vols posted a record of 16–16, 7–11 in SEC play in the 2014–15 season and finished in 10th place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Arkansas.


2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team, Schedule
Tennessee has been invited to play in the Barclays Center Classic, where they will host two to-be-determined opponents and then play against two of these three teams in Brooklyn: Cincinnati, Nebraska, and George Washington. The Vols will travel on the road to play at Butler, Georgia Tech, and TCU. Tennessee will matchup with Gonzaga in neutral venue in the Battle in Seattle. Tennessee will also host Marshall, East Tennessee State, and Florida Atlantic.


2015–16 Tercera División
The 2015–16 Tercera División was the fourth tier in Spanish football. It started in August 2015 and ended in late June 2016 with the promotion play-off finals.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season
The 2015–16 Tercera División season is the fourth-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 21 August 2015 and finished on 11 June 2016.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season, Competition format
The Tercera División (Third Division) is divided into 14 groups. For the 2009/2010 season, the format of the tournament has been reorganized to a home and away format, which all teams will play in their respective group. The 14 groups consist of teams who are eligible to play in the liguilla de ascenso for one promotion spot, teams who are affiliated with teams in the Liga MX, Ascenso MX and Liga Premier, which are not eligible for promotion but will play that who the better filial team in an eight team filial playoff tournament for the entire season.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season, Competition format
The league format allows participating franchises to rent their place to another team, so some clubs compete with a different name than the one registered with the FMF.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season, Group 1
Group with 11 teams from Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo and Yucatán.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season, Group 2
Group with 15 teams from Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco and Veracruz.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season, Group 3
Group with 17 teams from Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla and Veracruz.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season, Group 5
Group with 16 teams from Guerrero, Mexico City and State of Mexico.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season, Group 6
Group with 16 teams from Guerrero, Hidalgo, Morelos, Puebla and State of Mexico.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season, Group 7
Group with 18 teams from Greater Mexico City and Hidalgo.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season, Group 8
Group with 17 teams from Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Michoacán and Querétaro.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season, Group 9
Group with 18 teams from Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán and Zacatecas.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season, Group 12
Group with 15 teams from Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season, Group 13
Group with 10 teams from Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa and Sonora.


2015–16 Tercera División de México season, Reserve Teams, Table
Last updated: May 1, 2016 Source: P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played; GD = Goal difference


2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Billy Kennedy, in his fifth season. The team played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and its fourth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 28–9, 13–5 in SEC play to win a share of the SEC regular season championship. They defeated Florida and LSU to advance to the championship game of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Green Bay and Northern Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Oklahoma.


2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team, Previous season
The team had a 21–12 (11–7 in Conference Play) record and entered the SEC Tournament as the 5th seed after losing two games to end conference play, where it lost to Auburn. The team earned an NIT Bid as a 2 seed (despite making noise for a bid to the NCAA Tournament which was silenced after a losing skid at the end of the season) and lost in the 2nd round of the NIT To Louisiana Tech after beating Montana in the 1st round.


2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair, who was in his thirteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its fourth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where defeated Missouri State in the first round before losing to Florida State in the second round.


2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Willis Wilson's fifth season at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. The Islanders were members of the Southland Conference and played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center. They finished the season 25–8, 15–3 in Southland play to finish in second place. They defeated Sam Houston State to advance to the championship game of the Southland Tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They received an invite to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Lafayette.


2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team, Preseason
The Islanders were picked to finish third (3rd) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Director Poll.


2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team, Media
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi men's basketball airs on KKTX with Steven King on the call all season long. Video streaming of all non-televised home games is available at GoIslanders.com.


2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Islanders were led by fourth year head coach Royce Chadwick. They played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–20, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Women's Tournament.


2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team, Media
Video streaming of all non-televised home games and audio for all road games is available at GoIslanders.com.


2015–16 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Shaka Smart who was in his first year. The team played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Big 12 play, to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa on a half-court buzzer-beater from Northern Iowas’s Paul Jesperson.


2015–16 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, Previous season
The Longhorns finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play, to finish in 7th place. They advanced to the second round of the Big 12 Tournament where they lost to Iowa State. Texas received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in which they lost to Butler in the second round. On March 29, 2015, previous coach Rick Barnes was fired after 17 seasons at Texas, during which he compiled a record of 402–180, by far the most wins for a head coach in program history. Barnes accepted the same position at Tennessee four days later.


2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's fourth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and play their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season 31–5, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Alabama State and Missouri in the first and second rounds, UCLA in the sweet sixteen before last year's sweet sixteen rematch to Connecticut in the elite eight.


2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, 2015–16 media, Television and radio information
Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network, with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9. This was the first year that radio broadcasts had moved from KVET (1300 AM/103.1 FM).


2015–16 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team
The 2015–16 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth year head coach Mike Davis, played pik home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 16–2 in SWAC play to win the regular season SWAC championship. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Southern. As regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.


2015–16 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 22–13, 16–2 in conference and winners of the SWAC regular season and Tournament. By winning the tournament, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the Second Round to Arizona.


2015–16 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third year head coach Danny Kaspar, played their home games at Strahan Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Georgia State in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Texas–Arlington.


2015–16 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team
The 2015–16 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team will represent Texas Tech University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It will be head coach Candi Whitaker's third season at Texas Tech. The Lady Raiders, were members of the Big 12 Conference and will play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena. They finished the season 13–18, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Baylor.


2015–16 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team, 2015–16 media, Television & Radio information
Select Lady Raiders games will be shown on FSN affiliates throughout the season, including FSSW, FSSW+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. All games will be broadcast on the Lady Raiders Radio Network on either KLZK or KJTV.


2015–16 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
The 2015–16 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Raiders were led by the 2016 Big 12 coach of the year Tubby Smith. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to TCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Butler.


2015–16 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
Smith departed for the head coaching job with the University of Memphis on April 14, 2016.


2015–16 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team, Previous season
The Red Raiders finished the season 13–19 (3–15 in Big 12 play) to finish in last place in the Big 12. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to the Texas Longhorns.


2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
The 2015–16 UTRGV Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Dan Hipsher's third season with the UTRGV program, although his first under the "UTRGV" name. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse on the university's campus in Edinburg, Texas and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to Seattle.


2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
This was the first season as an institution for UTRGV, which was formed in a consolidation between University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) and the University of Texas at Brownsville. The former UTPA athletic program was converted to that of UTRGV, with UTPA's conference membership and athletic history transferring directly to the new institution.


2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
On March 15, 2016, the school removed Dan Hipsher as head coach. On March 31, the school hired Lew Hill as head coach.


2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team, Previous season
The Texas-Pan American Broncs finished the 2014–15 season 10–21, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to UMKC.


2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team, Schedule and results
For the first time in club history, every home game will be televised. UTRGV has entered into a deal with TWCS Texas to broadcast all 13 home games. Every home game, unless it becomes a WAC DN exclusive, will air on the network.


2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represents the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Larry Tidwell's third season, but first under the UT-RGV label. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was the first season for UTRGV as an institution. Before the 2015–16 academic year, the University of Texas–Pan American and the University of Texas at Brownsville merged, forming the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.


2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team
They finished the season 19–14 and 9–5 in WAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WAC Women's Tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to TCU.


2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team, Previous Season
The Broncs finished the season 19–15, 9–5 in final WAC play to finish in third place. They lost in the championship of the WAC Tournament to New Mexico State.


2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team, 2015–16 media
For the first time in club history women's basketball games will be televised. 9 of 11 home games will air on TWCS (Ch 323), with 6 of the 9 games airing live. The other two home games will air on the TWCS Alternate Channel (Ch 825). Other games will air on WAC Digital Network or road teams video feeds.


2015–16 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team
The 2015–16 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by first year head coach Duggar Baucom and played their home games at McAlister Field House. Baucom was previously the head coach at military rival VMI. They again played as a member of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936–37. They finished the season 10–22, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to Mercer.


2015–16 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team, Preseason
With the hiring of Duggar Baucom as head coach, The Citadel adopted a more up-tempo style, similar to that which Baucom used at VMI. This is in stark contrast to the slow, deliberate pace employed in recent seasons by previous coach Chuck Driesell. A large turnover in personnel resulted, with several early commits deciding to go elsewhere, and several of Baucom's recruits at VMI following him to Charleston. Baucom also landed two graduate students who transferred to The Citadel to play their final year of eligibility.


2015–16 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team, Preseason
The Bulldogs were picked to finish 9th in the 10 team Southern Conference by both the media and coaches.


2015–16 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team, Preseason, Departures
Aside from three seniors, The Citadel also lost freshman guard Jake Wright to transfer. Coach Baucom landed two recruits, who signed National Letters of Intent on April 20, 2015.


2015–16 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team, Roster
P. J. Boutte was dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules just prior to the Bulldogs' appearance in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament.


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


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


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


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


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


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


2015–16 Tigres UANL season, Competitions, Copa MX
Due to participating in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, Tigres UANL did not take part in the Copa MX


2015–16 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Toledo Rockets Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by sixth year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Eastern Michigan.


2015–16 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rockets finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. Despite having 20 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.


2015–16 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represents University of Toledo during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, led by eighth year head coach Tricia Cullop, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Women's Tournament to Akron.


2015–16 Top 14 season
The 2015–16 Top 14 competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Two new teams from the 2014–15 Pro D2 season were promoted to Top 14 this year, Agen and Pau in place of the two relegated teams, Bayonne and Lyon. Home-and-away play began on 22 August 2015 and ended on 23 May 2016. This was followed by a playoff stage involving the top six teams, culminating in the final on 24 June 2016 at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain. The final was moved from its traditional site of the Stade de France in Saint-Denis because of a scheduling conflict with UEFA Euro 2016.


2015–16 Top 14 season
Having defeated Toulouse and table-topping Clermont en route to the final, Racing 92 won their sixth French championship title, and first since 1990, with a 29–21 win over Toulon, despite playing over three-quarters of the game with 14 men after scrum-half Maxime Machenaud was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Matt Giteau.


2015–16 Top 14 season, Competition format
The top six teams at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice, once at home, once away) enter a knockout stage to decide the Champions of France. This consists of three rounds: the teams finishing third to sixth in the table play quarter-finals (hosted by the third and fourth placed teams). The winners then face the top two teams in the semi-finals, with the winners meeting in the final, held this season at Camp Nou because the traditional site of Stade de France was not available in 2015–16 due to conflict with UEFA Euro 2016.


2015–16 Top 14 season, Competition format
The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match, a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.


2015–16 Top 14 season, Table
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2015–16 Top 14 season, Relegation
Normally, the teams that finish in 13th and 14th places in the table are relegated to Pro D2 at the end of the season. In certain circumstances, "financial reasons" may cause a higher placed team to be demoted instead. This last happened at the end of the 2009–10 season when 12th place Montauban were relegated thereby reprieving 13th place Bayonne.


2015–16 Top 14 season, Fixtures & Results, Round 13
Due to the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris on 13 November 2015, matches in the European Rugby Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup were postponed to a later date – later announced to take place on the weekend of 8–10 January 2016. This meant the fixtures that featured those teams in their respective domestic leagues, were postponed to a later date. This meant that the entire Round 13 schedule was postponed: one match was moved to mid-February, and the remaining six matches were moved to mid-March.


2015–16 Top 14 season, Playoffs, Final
The final took place on 24 June 2016 at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain. The final was moved from its traditional site of the Stade de France in Saint-Denis because of a scheduling conflict with UEFA Euro 2016.


2015–16 Top 14 season, 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 Top League
The 2015–16 Top League was the 13th season of Japan's domestic rugby union competition, the Top League. It kicked off on 13 November 2015 and was completed on 24 January 2016. The final was won by Panasonic Wild Knights defeating Toshiba Brave Lupus by 27–26.


2015–16 Top League
A short pre-season competition was also played from 3 September to 10 October 2015 to provide each Top League team with five official matches before the regular season.


2015–16 Top League, Teams
The only change to the make-up of the league was the Challenge One winner Honda Heat replacing Kyuden Voltex.


2015–16 Top League, Format
Owing to the 2015 Rugby World Cup and Japan's entry into the 2016 Super Rugby tournament, the 2015–16 Top League format was altered from the previous year.


2015–16 Top League, Format
A pre-season competition was staged to provide each Top League team with five matches before the regular season. In the first stage, played from 3–19 September, the 16 teams were placed into 4 pools of 4 teams each and a round-robin was played within each pool.


2015–16 Top League, Format
For the second stage, played from 3–10 October, the top teams in each pool were bracketed together to determine the pre-season competition winner. Semifinals and a consolation final and final were played to decide positions 1 to 4. The second-ranked teams in each pool played off for positions 5 to 8, the third-ranked teams played off for positions 9 to 12, and the bottom teams from each pool played off for positions 13 to 16.


2015–16 Top League, Format
For the Pool stage, the 16 teams were placed into 2 pools of 8 teams each and a round-robin was played within each of the pools. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top 4 sides in each pool advanced to the title play-offs to determine the Top League champion and the final classification positions 1 to 8. Similarly, the bottom 4 sides in each pool went on to the lower bracket play-offs to determine the final classification positions 9 to 16.


2015–16 Top League, Preseason, Standings
• Teams ranked 1 (Green background) qualify to semifinals. • Teams ranked 2 (Blue background) qualify for 5th place semifinals. • Teams ranked 3 (White background) qualify for 9th place semifinals. • Teams ranked 4 (Yellow background) qualify for 13th place semifinals.


2015–16 Top League, Preseason, Standings
Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for four tries or more (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2). If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: •  Difference between points for and against •  Total number of points for •  Number of matches won •  Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams •  Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled


2015–16 Top League, Preseason, Preseason play-offs, Second bracket
Panasonic forfeited their semifinal. NTT Docomo gained the walk over. Panasonic forfeited the 7th place final. Kintetsu gained the walk over.


2015–16 Top League, Regular season, Standings
• Teams 1 to 4 (Green background) advance to the title play-offs. • Teams 5 to 8 (Blue background) go on to the lower bracket play-offs.


2015–16 Top League, Regular season, Standings
Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for four tries or more (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2). If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: •  Difference between points for and against •  Total number of points for •  Number of matches won •  Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams •  Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled


2015–16 Top League, All-Japan qualification
The 2016 All-Japan Rugby Football Championship took place as a one-off final match played between the respective winners of the Japanese Top League competition and the All-Japan University Rugby Championship. The match will be played at the Chichibunomiya Stadium in Tokyo on 31 January 2016.


2015–16 Top League, All-Japan qualification
The abbreviated format was chosen due to the busy schedule for Japanese Rugby which included the 2015 Rugby World Cup as well as Asian qualification for the 2016 Olympics and the introduction of a Japanese Super Rugby team.


2015–16 Top League, Top League Challenge Series
Kyuden Voltex, Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars, Munakata Sanix Blues and Osaka Police progressed to the promotion play-offs.


2015–16 Top League Challenge Series
The 2015–16 Top League Challenge Series was the 2015–16 edition of the Top League Challenge Series, a second-tier rugby union competition in Japan, in which teams from regionalised leagues competed for promotion to the Top League for the 2016–17 season. The competition was contested from 13 December 2015 to 24 January 2016.


2015–16 Top League Challenge Series
There was no automatic promotion to the 2016–17 Top League, but Kyuden Voltex, Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars, Munakata Sanix Blues and Osaka Police progressed to the promotion play-offs.


2015–16 Top League Challenge Series, Competition rules and information
The top two teams from the regional Top East League, Top West League and Top Kyūshū League qualified to the Top League Challenge Series. The regional league winners participated in Challenge 1, while the runners-up participated in Challenge 2. The winner of Challenge 2 also progressed to a four-team Challenge 1.


2015–16 Top League Challenge Series, Competition rules and information
All four teams in Challenge 1 qualified to the promotion play-offs.


2015–16 Top League Challenge Series, Qualification
The teams qualified to the Challenge 1 and Challenge 2 series through the 2015 regional leagues.


2015–16 Top League Challenge Series, Qualification, Top West League
The final standings for the 2015 Top West League were:


2015–16 Top League Challenge Series, Qualification, Top East League
The final standings for the 2015 Top East League were:


2015–16 Top League Challenge Series, Qualification, Top Kyūshū League
The final standings for the 2015 Top Kyūshū League were:


2015–16 Top League Challenge Series, Challenge 1, Standings
The final standings for the 2015–16 Top League Challenge 1 were:


2015–16 Top League Challenge Series, Challenge 1, Matches
The following matches were played in the 2015–16 Top League Challenge 1:


2015–16 Top League Challenge Series, Challenge 2, Standings
The final standings for the 2015–16 Top League Challenge 2 were:


2015–16 Top League Challenge Series, Challenge 2, Matches
The following matches were played in the 2015–16 Top League Challenge 2:


2015–16 Topklasse
The 2015–16 Topklasse season was the sixth and last edition of the Dutch third tier since its inauguration in the current form in 2010. A total 32 teams participated in the league: 25 from the 2014–15 Topklasse, and the remaining seven from the 2014–15 Hoofdklasse. As usual, the competition was divided into two leagues: "Saturday" and "Sunday", who differed by the day their games were usually played.


2015–16 Topklasse
For this season only, the first 7 teams from the Saturday and Sunday divisions earned promotion to constitute a new, semi-professional third-division Tweede Divisie. This change in the league system was approved in a KNVB assembly in December 2014. Thus, the Topklasse and leagues below it decremented by one level, and furthermore, promotion and relegation between the Tweede Divisie and the Topklasse became effective from next season. From next season the Topklasse carries the name Derde Divisie and competes as the fourth division.


2015–16 Topklasse, Championship final
The Saturday and Sunday champions play a two-legged final for the overall amateur championship. Both division champions will be promoted to the Tweede Divisie.


2015–16 Topklasse, Derde Divisie / Hoofdklasse play-offs
Both for the Saturday and Sunday leagues applies the same systematic.


2015–16 Topklasse, Derde Divisie / Hoofdklasse play-offs
The team ranked 15th in the Topklasse and the 3 period winners of the 3 Hoofdklasse leagues (9 teams), making a total of 10 teams participate in the play-offs. The 10 teams are paired up to play a 1-round 2 leg knockout system. The 5 winners play next season in the 2016–17 Derde Divisie and the 5 losers in the 2016–17 Hoofdklasse.


2015–16 Topklasse, Season Statistics, Top scorers
Up to and including matches played on 14 and 16 April 2016.


2015–16 Torino F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Torino Football Club's 105th season of competitive football, 88th season in the top division of Italian football and 71st season in Serie A. The club finished in 12th place in Serie A, and were eliminated in the round of 16 in the Coppa Italia.


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


2015–16 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 2015–16 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 99th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The season officially began its regular games on October 7, 2015, with a 3–1 loss against the Montreal Canadiens.


2015–16 Toronto Maple Leafs season
Despite stretches of strong play, with the Maple Leafs at one point being within a few points of a playoff spot, they broke the franchise record for most losses in a season with 53 (the previous record was 52 in 1984–85). However, it is important to note the previous record was set when there were only 80 games per season (two have since been added, bringing the total games played yearly to 82 per team). Due to the point awarded for overtime and shootout losses, the Leafs finished the season with 69 points, one more than the previous season.


2015–16 Toronto Maple Leafs season
Despite the improved record, the Maple Leafs finished last overall in the NHL standings for the first time since the 1984-85 season. On April 30, 2016, it was announced that the Leafs had won the draft lottery, and would receive the first overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Auston Matthews was subsequently selected first overall.