2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Storm Desmond (5 December), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Isle of Man
Approximately 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the town of Hawick in the Scottish Borders as a result of the River Teviot flooding. The River Nith burst its banks in Dumfries, flooding part of the town, with a major emergency being declared in Dumfries & Galloway as a result. Landslides and flooding closed some main roads in Scotland. Counties Down and Tyrone in Northern Ireland suffered road closures from fallen trees.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Storm Desmond (5 December), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Isle of Man
Further heavy rainfall exacerbated existing problems on the Isle of Man, which had been struck by localised flash flooding on 3 December, with warnings that Desmond could bring more flooding and more damage to the island.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Storm Desmond (5 December), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Isle of Man
In Wales, heavy rainfall led to flooding close to Llandygai, near Bangor in Gwynedd, with RNLI coastguard helicopters rescuing one person from their car. Flooding was also reported on Anglesey, in parts of Powys and in and around the South Wales city of Swansea. Wind damage was reported in Llandudno and winds gusted to 83 mph within the Snowdonia National Park.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Storm Eva (24 December)
Eva was the fifth storm to be officially named by Met Éireann on 22 December 2015, with an orange wind warning being issued for counties Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal. Gales were also expected in the northwest of the UK, with storm force winds over parts of the Outer Hebrides.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Storm Eva (24 December)
Rain associated with the passage of Eva caused further disruption when rivers burst their banks in the Cumbrian towns of Appleby, Keswick and Kendal on 22 December, with Appleby receiving three to four feet of flood water. The village of Glenridding was badly flooded for the third time in the month. 6000 houses in Ireland were left without power. Liz Truss convened a COBRA meeting to decide on emergency measures, which included the deployment of soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment to the affected areas.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Storm Eva (24 December)
On 24 December, flood defence gates were closed in Carlisle, Keswick and Cockermouth to limit the damage of rainfall and 20 water pumps and two kilometres of temporary flood barriers were transported to northern England. Ferries operating between Dublin and Holyhead were cancelled due to bad weather on the Irish Sea.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain
The Environment Agency issued seven severe flood warnings across Lancashire and 21 severe flood warnings across Yorkshire on 26 December.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding
The worst of the flooding occurred on the night of Christmas Day and throughout Boxing Day across Lancashire and Yorkshire. On 26 December, homes were evacuated in Calder Valley, West Yorkshire, and in Ribchester and Whalley, Lancashire; according to the Environment Agency, every river in Lancashire peaked at their highest levels since records began.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding
Flooding caused at least two explosions in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, as gas mains were ruptured. One explosion and subsequent fire occurred as a result of a footbridge being swept away by the River Irwell, with footage of the incident being widely shared on social media. Floodwater also entered an electricity sub station in Hebden Bridge producing a fire.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding
In Summerseat, Greater Manchester, a historic 200-year-old pub on a bridge over the River Irwell close to the East Lancashire Railway partially collapsed into the river as it burst its banks on 26 December. The Irwell also burst its banks downstream in Manchester city centre.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding
Around 3,000 homes were left without power in North and West Yorkshire on 26 December as a result of an electricity substation being flooded. Most of the power outages occurred in the Calder Valley and around Bingley and Skipton, with substation owners Northern Powergrid stating that their engineers cannot safely reach the substations to assess the damage due to rising floodwaters.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding
Many parts of Mirfield flooded affecting local businesses The Ship Inn, Mill Carpets and Furniture And Choice who lost 10% of their stock to flood damage.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding
In Leeds the River Aire flooded over its banks causing flooding in the Kirkstall Road area of the city, blocking a main route into the city.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding
A total of 7,574 homes across the north of England were without power by 08:00 on 27 December. Around 5,500 of these homes without power were located in the town of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, where a major electricity substation was flooded. As a result of power outages in Rochdale, electricity customers were told to limit their electricity usage to prevent further blackouts, for example by switching off their Christmas lights. Electricity provider Electricity North West warned that some homes may be without power until 28 December.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding
In York the Environment Agency were forced to open the Foss Barrier which has protected the city centre since 1987, as the control room had become flooded and the pumps were in danger of failing. To prevent the River Foss backing up and causing flooding, the Agency raised the barrier, allowing the flood waters from the River Ouse to move up the Foss. The action caused some 600 households in the city to flood whereas the Environment agency estimated 1800 homes would have flooded were the barrier not lifted.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding
On 29 December part of Tadcaster Bridge in North Yorkshire collapsed due to flooding,  having been closed since 27 December due to fears it had been structurally compromised.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding, Sport
Heavy rainfall overnight on 25 and 26 December led to the cancellation of dozens of Boxing Day football fixtures. In the Scottish Premiership, waterlogged pitches led to the postponement of fixtures between Dundee United and Motherwell and between Partick Thistle and St Johnstone. In addition, one Scottish Championship fixture, one Scottish League One fixture and one Scottish League Two fixture were also postponed due to Eva.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding, Sport
Additionally, in England, the Championship fixture between Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough was postponed, as were five fixtures in League One, three fixtures in League Two and three fixtures in the National League. In horseracing, the meeting due to be held on 26 December at Wetherby Racecourse was cancelled owing to flooding.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding, Transport
The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Police warned motorists not to travel unless absolutely necessary, with heavy rainfall and high winds leading to widespread road closures. The M62 motorway was closed westbound between junctions 20 (for Rochdale) and 19 (for Middleton) after heavy rainfall caused a large sinkhole to appear across the carriageway. The Tadcaster Bridge over the River Wharfe at Tadcaster, North Yorkshire collapsed on 29 December. The bridge over the Wharfe between Collingham and Linton was also closed after a partial collapse.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding, Transport
First TransPennine Express and Northern Rail both warned passengers not to travel on 27 December. Flooding on railway lines across West Yorkshire, particularly around Leeds, resulted in the suspension of all services between Leeds and Bradford Forster Square, Carlisle, Harrogate, Ilkley, Manchester Victoria, Morecambe, Skipton and York. A landslide at Chorley resulted in the suspension of services between Manchester, Bolton and Preston, while another landslide at Haydon Bridge resulted in the suspension of Newcastle to Carlisle services. Disruption was also reported on services between Wigan Wallgate and Bolton and between Carlisle and Whitehaven as a result of flooding on 27 December.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding, Response
Prime Minister David Cameron issued a statement on 27 December after chairing an emergency COBRA crisis meeting on Storm Eva, describing the floods as "unprecedented" and "incredibly serious" and pledging help to those affected by sending out more troops to help with the defence and clearup of the floods. The Times reported that senior politicians regarded the floods as being the result of extreme weather caused by climate change.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding, Response
Labour Shadow Environment Secretary Kerry McCarthy criticised the government for cutting spending on flood defences, stating that as "unprecedented" weather events become more common, spending on flood defences should be increased.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Christmas and Boxing Day rain, Northern England flooding, Response
British astronaut Tim Peake tweeted an image from the ISS expressing concern for flood victims.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Storm Frank (29 December)
The Met Office announced the trailing weather front of the storm named Frank would likely cause further disruption.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Storm Frank (29 December)
Amber 'be prepared' rainfall warnings were in force, resulting in severe flood warnings in England and Scotland, meaning "danger to life".


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Storm Frank (29 December)
Frank caused severe flooding in Scotland with the towns of Dumfries, Peebles and Ballater flooded by the rivers Nith, Tweed and Dee. Abergeldie Castle was left on the brink of serious damage after flooding eroded the banks of the Dee within feet of the foundations. On 4 January, Network Rail announced the West Coast Main Line between Carlisle and Glasgow would be closed until 1 February, with passengers either diverted through Dumfries or transferred to coaches due to significant damage to the Lamington Viaduct.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Storm Frank (29 December)
Part of Birnbeck Pier at Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, collapsed during storms on 30 December 2015. Elland bridge in Calderdale West Yorkshire partially collapsed on 29 December.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, January 2016
In early January heavy rain was primarily affecting eastern Scotland and north east England. The Met Office issued amber warnings for Moray, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Perthshire and Stirlingshire on 4 January. Flooding was reported to have almost cut off the town of Whitby on 4 January.


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, January 2016
On the night of 7 January, Aberdeenshire Council reported an escalating emergency response due to flooding. At first, this was confined to rivers Dee and Ythan, but later, on 8 January, had focused around flooding around Coulter, South Lanarkshire. Up to 70 properties were evacuated in total and the impacts of the storm caused disruption to rail, road, air travel, power cuts and school closures. Flooding, freezing temperature and snow reduced the ability for services to rescue and safely contain people. The River Don reached its highest water levels for 45 years. The River Ythan broke its all-time record level in one location. Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon described the impacts as "devastating" and Richard Brown, head of hydrology for Sepa, described the Don's water levels as "pretty exceptional".


2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Aftermath
In response to the flooding, there has been criticism of the way in which flood risk is communicated to the public, as return periods of a 1 in 100 year flooding could be misleading, as a 1 in 100 year event means a 1% chance of one occurring in any given year, not that it is expected to happen once every hundred years. The dynamic nature of the underlying climate conditions behind such assumptions has also been questioned, with the Environment Agency stating that a "complete rethink" of the UK's flood defences is needed.


2015–16 Greek A2 Basket League
The 2015–16 Greek A2 Basket League was the 30th season of the Greek A2 Basket League, the second-tier level professional club basketball league in Greece. This season was the first season with the participation of 16 teams. It was also the first season where playoff and play out games were held. The winner was Kymis, which got promoted directly to GBL (A1). The second place team was Faros Keratsiniou, but the club didn't accept to play in the top-tier GBL, and it was replaced by the third placed team, Promitheas Patras. In contrast, Evropi Pefkochoriou and Filippos Veroias were relegated to Greek B League (Beta Ethniki) directly, and Peristeri and Panerythraikos were relegated after play out games.


2015–16 Greek Basket League
The 2015–16 Greek Basket League was the 76th season of the Greek Basket League, the top-tier professional basketball league in Greece.


2015–16 Greek Basket League, Playoffs, Bracket
Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.


2015–16 Greek Basket League, Playoffs, Quarter-finals
In the quarterfinals, teams playing against each other had to win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the games that remain are omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first and the third (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.


2015–16 Greek Basket League, Playoffs, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team won three games before all five games had been played, the games that remained were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place played the first, the second, and the fifth (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.


2015–16 Greek Basket League, Playoffs, Third place
In the series for the third place, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the 3rd place in the final rankings of the season. Thus, if one team won three games before all five games had been played, the remaining games were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first, the third, and the fifth (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.


2015–16 Greek Basket League, Playoffs, Finals
In the finals, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the title. Thus, if one team won three games before all five games were played, the remaining games were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first, the third, and the fifth (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.


2015–16 Greek Basket League, Statistical leaders
The Greek Basket League counts official stats leaders by stats totals, and not by per game averages. It also counts the total stats for both regular season and playoffs combined.


2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup
The 2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup was the 41st edition of Greece's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The competition started on September 29, 2015, and ended on March 6, 2016.


2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup, Format
The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League 2014–15 season, had an automatic bye to the quarterfinals. While the eight lower placed teams from the Greek Basket League 2014–15 season, along with the 16 teams from the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League 2015–16 season, played in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds were played under a single elimination format.


2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup, Final
This was the 12th straight Greek Cup Final appearance of Panathinaikos. Faros Keratsiniou was just the third team from the Greek 2nd Division that played in a Cup Final, after Panellinios in 1987, and Rethymno Aegean in 2007, previously accomplished the feat.


2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup, Final
The game ended with the biggest margin between two teams in a Greek Cup Final in history. Panathinaikos broke the winning-margin record of Aris, who won 110–70 in the 1987 Greek Cup Final against Panellinios.


2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup, Final
Panathinaikos - Faros Keratsiniou 101–54 (57–26), Quarters: 31–12, 57–26, 76–38, 101–54. Referees: Piloidis, Anastopoulos II., Pantelidis


2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup, Final
Panathinaikos (Djordjević): Haynes 8, Charalampopoulos 6, Bochoridis 9, Janković 13, Fotsis 4, Raduljica 3, Feldeine 11, Diamantidis 8, Gist 13, Calathes 9, Papagiannis 12, Kuzmić 5.


2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup, Final
Faros Keratsiniou (Polemis): Papadopoulos 2, Kountouras, Karampoulas 11, Batis 2, Petrodimopoulos 4, Liakopoulos 4, Angelopoulos 7, Kompodietas 3, Katoufas 2, Kakiouzis, Papamakarios 5, Skordilis 14.


2015–16 Greek Football Cup
The 2015–16 Greek Football Cup was the 74th edition of the Greek Football Cup. A total of 34 clubs were accepted to enter. The competition commenced on 9 September 2015 with the Preliminary Round and was planned to conclude on 23 April 2016 with the Final, at the Olympic Stadium.


2015–16 Greek Football Cup
The cup was cancelled by the Greek government on 3 March 2016, following crowd violence. On 5 April 2016, FIFA Emergency Committee decided to provide the Greek authorities with a deadline to have the cancellation of the competition reversed before 15 April 2016 or the Hellenic Football Federation would face an automatic suspension. The Greek authorities announced on deadline day that the Greek Football Cup will be resumed after an agreement reached with FIFA, UEFA and Hellenic Football Federation.


2015–16 Greek Football Cup
A new schedule with the remaining match was announced with the final being played on 7 May 2016, but the final was later postponed to 17 May 2016.AEK Athens earned the trophy with a 2-1 win over Olympiacos.


2015–16 Greek Football Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for this round took place on 4 September 2015.


2015–16 Greek Football Cup, Group stage
The draw for this round took place on 17 September 2015.


2015–16 Greek Football Cup, Round of 16
The draw for this round took place on 18 December 2015.


2015–16 Greek Football Cup, Quarter-Finals
The draw for this round took place on 15 January 2016.


2015–16 Greek Football Cup, Semi-Finals
The draw for this round took place on 19 February 2016. After the first match on 2 March being abandoned due to crowd violence, the cup was cancelled, before being resumed on 15 April 2016. New dates for the competition were announced by Hellenic Football Federation and the other first leg match was played on 20 April while the second leg matches were played on 26 and 27 April 2016.


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


2015–16 Greek Football Cup, Final
After the cup was resumed the Hellenic Football Federation announced that the final would be played on 7 May 2016, but it was later postponed to 15 May 2016. It was again postponed to 17 May 2016.


2015–16 Greek Handball Premier
The 2015–16 Greek Handball Premier is the 37th season of the Greek Handball Premier.


2015–16 Greek Handball Premier, Regular season
Pld – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost; GF – Goals for; GA – Goals against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.


2015–16 Greek Handball Premier, Second round
In the second round, the teams were divided into two groups of six (based on their regular season standings) and competed for places 1 to 6 in the first group, and for places 7 to 12 in the second.


2015–16 Greek Handball Premier, Second round
Teams started the second round with their regular season points halved (and rounded up) and faced each other once.


2015–16 Greek Handball Premier, Second round
In the 1–6 group, the teams started with the following points: Diomidis 20 points, Filippos 18, PAOK 16, DIKEAS Nea Ionia 14, Poseidon Loutrakiou 12, ASE Douka 11.


2015–16 Greek Handball Premier, Second round
In the 7–12 group, the teams started with the following points: Aeropos Edessas 10, AEK 10, Panellinios 9, Foivos Sykeon 8, YMCA Thessaloniki 6, Archelaos Katerinis 0.


2015–16 Greek Handball Premier, Second round, Standings
Pld – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost; GF – Goals for; GA – Goals against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.


2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach in his first year was Linc Darner. The Phoenix played their home games at the Resch Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 23–13, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Cleveland State, Milwaukee, Valparaiso, and Wright State to become champions of the Horizon League Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.


2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by head coach Kevin Borseth, in his 13th year overall at Green Bay and the fourth of his current stint at the school, played their home games at the Kress Events Center and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 37th season of Green Bay women's basketball. They finished the season 28–5, 16–2 in Horizon play to win the Horizon League regular and tournament titles to earn an automatic to the NCAA Women's Tournament. They lost to Tennessee in the first round.


2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team, Roster
Amanda Leonhard-Perry (UW–Green Bay) Sarah Bronk (St. Thomas) Megan Vogel (South Dakota State)


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season
Season 2015–16 saw Greenock Morton compete in the Scottish Championship the second tier of Scottish football, having finished top of the Scottish League One in 2014-15. Morton also competed in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, May
After the conclusion to the 2014-15 season, manager Jim Duffy dedicated the title triumph to Greenock broadcaster Arthur Montford.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, May
The first pre-season game of the season was announced as being an away fixture against BSC Glasgow, with Rotherham United visiting Cappielow for the third year in a row.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, May
Jamie McCluskey was released, while Lee Kilday and Ricki Lamie were offered one-year contract extensions. Sean Crighton was also released along with Stefan Milojević, Aidan Ferris, Nicolas Caraux and Ross Caldwell. Jon Scullion also agreed a new contract with the club.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, May
Brechin City winger Bobby Barr signed on a one-year deal. Joe McKee (one-year deal) and Jon Scullion (6-month contract) also re-sign.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, May
Stefan McCluskey and Ross Forbes signed one-year contract extensions, as did Ricki Lamie, Michael Miller, Grant Adam and Derek Gaston. Thomas O'Ware also signed up on a one-year contract.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, May
Andy Millen was appointed as Development squad manager to replace David Hopkin.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, June
Celtic youth striker Luke Donnelly was announced as a loan target by manager Jim Duffy.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, June
Four of Morton's U17 league winning side were offered full-time development contracts with the club; they were John Mitchell, Ruaridh Langan, Alex McWaters (all 17) and 16-year-old Scott Tiffoney.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, June
Morton signed defender Frank McKeown from Stranraer. Young defender Craig Knight left the club by mutual consent on the same day.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, June
When the fixtures were released on 19 June, Morton learned they would unfurl the Scottish League One championship flag against Falkirk on 8 August 2015.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, June
Morton were given a home tie at home to Dumbarton in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, when it was drawn on 29 June at St Mirren Park, Paisley.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, July
Morton were drawn against Elgin City in the first round of the League Cup.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, July
Frank McKeown and Peter MacDonald suffered minor injuries and were ruled out of most of pre-season.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, July
Two of Morton's home games were selected by BBC Alba and BT Sport for live television coverage meaning they were moved to Friday (St Mirren) and Sunday (Rangers).


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, July
Morton's squad numbers were announced on 22 July, with new signings Frank McKeown and Bobby Barr getting numbers 5 and 16 respectively.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, July
Ex-PSV Eindhoven youth player Romario Sabajo was offered a six-month deal, but fellow trialist Ricardo Talu would leave the club. He would sign the contract but would not be able to play against Dumbarton as the club were waiting on international clearance from the Dutch FA.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, July
Morton tied up the signing of Birmingham City forward Denny Johnstone on a season-long loan.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, July
Thomas O'Ware was ruled out for three weeks after going off injured at half time in the game against Dumbarton.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, July
After scoring a brace as a trialist in a 3-0 win over Greenock Juniors, Chris Duggan would continue his trial for the foreseeable future according to manager Jim Duffy.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, August
After defeating Elgin comfortably in the first round, Morton were drawn away to Queen of the South in round two of the League Cup.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, August
After an injury to Frank McKeown, Morton brought in Canadian defender Luca Gasparotto on loan from Rangers until January 2016. The club also signed ex-Aberdeen youth Jai Quitongo on a free transfer for their development squad.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, August
McKeown was ruled out for three months with extensive knee ligament damage.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, August
Morton received international clearance to sign Romario Sabajo after a three-week hold up.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, August
Queen of the South were defeated 1-0 to advance Morton to the third round of the League Cup, where they received a home tie against Motherwell.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, September
Morton signed Swansea City striker Alex Samuel on loan until January.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, September
In the third round of the Scottish League Cup, Motherwell were disposed of by three goals to two after extra-time. They were drawn against St Johnstone in the quarter-finals, for the second time in three years, to be played in late October.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, October
The Renfrewshire derby with St Mirren was again chosen for coverage on BBC Alba, and moved forward to the Friday.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, October
Mark Russell rejected an offer of a new contract, but stated that he would be willing to re-negotiate. However, Derek Gaston signed up for another two seasons until 2018.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, October
Jordan Cairnie joined East Stirlingshire on an emergency loan until 6 January, whilst Cameron O'Neil was released by mutual consent.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, October
Morton were eliminated from the Scottish League Cup by St Johnstone, by a scoreline of three goals to one.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, October
Two days after the League Cup elimination, Morton were drawn away to Albion Rovers in the third round of the Scottish Cup.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, November
After defeating Forfar in the third round, Morton were given a home tie against Ross County in the Little Big Shot Youth Cup.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, November
Ricki Lamie ruled himself out for the whole of November with a hamstring tear.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, November
Luca Gasparotto would be available to play against Queen of the South after he was not selected for Canada's matches against Honduras and El Salvador.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, November
The development squad was eliminated from the Youth Cup by Ross County at Cappielow, with Thomas Orr scoring a second half consolation goal.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, November
Morton would defeat Albion Rovers with goals from Denny Johnstone and Joe McKee to progress to the Scottish Cup fourth round.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
Morton were drawn away from home against Livingston in the fourth round of the William Hill-sponsored Scottish Cup.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
Another Morton fixture was moved for television purposes; Morton v Rangers which was due to be played on 23 January 2016 was moved back to the Monday night for BT Sport coverage.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
Youth players Jai Quitongo and Lewis Strapp were rewarded for excellent form in the development squad with 18-month professional full-time contracts being offered. They would both accept the contract offers.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
Jon Scullion was offered a contract extension until the end of the season, with the possibility of going out on loan.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
With the end of his short-term contract approaching, Romario Sabajo will be allowed to return home after making few appearances for the first team.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
Mark Russell signed a contract extension until the summer of 2017.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
With the development league in its winter shutdown, captain Dylan Stevenson was loaned to Berwick Rangers for a month.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
Morton brought last season's top scorer Declan McManus back to the club on loan from English side Fleetwood Town.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, January
Matches against Hibernian were rescheduled to two midweek dates in February.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, January
Alex Samuel's loan deal from Swansea City was extended until the end of the season.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, January
Morton defeated Livingston to reach the fifth round of the Scottish Cup. Their reward was an away tie against Annan Athletic in the fifth round.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, February
Luca Gasparotto was ruled out for up to 10 weeks with an ankle injury.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, February
After defeating Annan Athletic in the fifth round, Morton received another away draw in their first quarter-final since 1999; away to Celtic at Celtic Park.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, February
Andrew McNeil signed on a short-term deal until the end of the season.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, February
Alex Samuel returned to Swansea to receive treatment after sustaining an injury in a Development League West match against Queen's Park.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, February
Morton's quarter-final match with Celtic was chosen for television coverage by Sky Sports.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, February
Bobby Barr signed a pre-contract agreement on a two-year deal with league rivals Raith Rovers.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, March
Morton were eliminated from the Scottish Cup by three first-half goals to nil at Celtic Park.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, March
Declan McManus was named as SPFL Championship player of the month for February.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, March
Michael Tidser's season was ruled to be over when he suffered a suspected hernia.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, March
After a 19-game unbeaten run Morton won the Development League West win a 1-1 draw with nearest rivals Ayr United.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, April
Cappielow's pitch was given a platinum status by the SPFL, as one of the top four pitches in the country along with Bayview Stadium, Tynecastle Stadium and Hampden Park.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, April
Thomas O'Ware agreed a two-year contract extension, tying him to the club until 2018. Ross Forbes followed him in agreeing a two-year contract.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, April
Morton released defenders Frank McKeown, Jordan Cairnie and Luke Irvine.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, April
Manager Jim Duffy signed a new two-year deal after successfully keeping the team in the Championship and reaching two cup quarter-finals.


2015–16 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Player statistics, Development squad goalscorers
Including goals from the Development League West (champions) and SFA Youth Cup


2015–16 Guadeloupe Division of Honor
The 2015–16 season of the Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur is the 65th season of top-tier football in Guadeloupe. It started on 4 September 2015 and finished on 24 May 2016. CS Moulien were the defending champions, having won their 11th top tier title last season. USR won their first title this season.


2015–16 Guadeloupe Division of Honor, Changes fromn 2014–15
At the end of last season, AS Gosier and Racing Club finished in 13th and 14th place in the league and were relegated to the Promotion d'Honneur Régionale. Taking their places were the winners and runners up from the Promotion d'Honneur Régionale, Amical Club and Gourbeyrienne.


2015–16 Guam Soccer League
The 2015–16 Guam Soccer League (Budweiser Soccer League for sponsorship reasons) is the 27th season of Guam Soccer League, Guam's First tier professional football league. Rovers are the defending champions.


2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional
The 2014–15 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season was the 17th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season was used. The season began in 2015 and ended in 2016.


2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional, Format
The format for both championships are identical. Each championship will have two stages: a first stage and a playoff stage. The first stage of each championship is a double round-robin format. The teams that finish first and second in the standings will advance to the playoffs semifinals, while the teams that finish 3–6 will enter in the quarterfinals. The winner of each quarterfinal will advance to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will advance to the finals, which will determine the tournament champion.


2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional, Apertura
The 2015 Torneo Apertura began on 13 August 2015 and ended on 21 December 2015.


2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, Second leg
1–1 on aggregate. Guastatoya advanced on the away goal rule.


2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. The following players:


2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional, List of foreign players in the league
A new rule was introduced a few season ago, that clubs can only have five foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or player/s is released.


2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional, Clausura
The 2016 Torneo Clausura began on  2016 and will end in  2016.


2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. The following players:


2015–16 Guildford Flames season
During the 2015–16 season, the Guildford Flames participated in the semi-professional English Premier Ice Hockey League. It was the 24th year of ice hockey played by the Guildford Flames and the ninth season under Paul Dixon as head coach. The club would secure the 2015–2016 'Double' with the capture of the Cup and Playoff title.


2015–16 Guildford Flames season
After a disappointing 2014–15 season, the Flames were quick to make changes, with the club releasing Neil Liddiard, David Longstaff, and David Savage just days after the season had ended.


2015–16 Guildford Flames season
Further announcements were made during the off-season with the departure of Branislav Kvetan and fellow imports – Jozef Kohut, Roman Tvrdon and Vladimir Kutny.


2015–16 Guildford Flames season
It was announced towards the end of April 2015, that after indicating his intention to remain at the Spectrum for the forthcoming season, netminder James Hadfield, opted instead to sign with Milton Keynes Lightning. Talking about the decision Head Coach Paul Dixon said: "I spoke with James after the season, and as far as those conversations went he was returning to the club so we had plans for him in the roster, and were in the process of getting formal items in place for that to happen. Somewhere along the way he went a different route, and he informed us once something else was in place. It is a disappointing turn of events, but we will immediately move on and begin the replacement search."


2015–16 Guildford Flames season
Joining the club roster for the 2015–16 season was Slovenian forward Matic Kralj from Kazakhstan outfit Beibarys Atyrau. He was joined at the club by the Swedish forward Jens Eriksson. The two had played together previously in their career when they were both at the French club Ours de Villard-de-Lans. Other new additions to the team were defenceman Kevin Phillips, veteran goaltender Stephen Wall, Slovak centre iceman Erik Piatak, Callum Best and Rupert Quiney.


2015–16 Guildford Flames season
The 2015–16 season was the first time in more than a decade that the Flames would wear a 3rd jersey. The alternate uniform debuted in the home victory over the Hull Pirates on Sunday, 13 September 2015 and made its final appearance against the Basingstoke Bison on Sunday, 8 November 2015.


2015–16 Guildford Flames season
Prior to the first exhibition home game of the season the supporters club held their annual pre season meet the team afternoon at Burchatts Farm Barn on Sunday, 6 September 2015 from 12 am – 2:00 pm.


2015–16 Guildford Flames season
It was announced in October that the Flames had added forward Andrew Melachrino to the roster. The Guildford-born skater spent his entire junior career at the club and iced 49 times with the senior side between 2009 and 2011 when he split time at Jr. and Snr. level. He spent most of his senior career at the Basingstoke Bison.


2015–16 Guildford Flames season
On Friday 27 November 2015 the club announced the signing of forward Lee Esders to the roster from Braehead Clan. Wednesday 15 December 2015 saw the club announce the arrival of Latvian forward Janis Ozolins from HK Mogo.


2015–16 Guildford Flames season
Moments after a 2–1 road win at Bracknell on 10 January, the club announced on their website, that they had made a goaltending change with the release of Stephen Wall and the signing of Richard Ullberg.


2015–16 Guildford Flames season
On 12 January the Flames announced that they had released Slovakian centre iceman Erik Piatak. The 29-year-old had 14 goals and 14 assists in 28 games with the club. |}


2015–16 Guildford Flames season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
Guildford advanced to the play-off final weekend in Coventry after overturning a 2–1 deficit from the first leg to defeat Swindon Wildcats 2-0 in the second leg (3-2 on aggregate) of the quarter-final, thanks to two goals from Danny Meyers and a shut out from Richard Ullberg in front of a sold out Spectrum crowd.


2015–16 Guinée Championnat National
The 2015–16 Guinée Championnat National season was the top level of football competition in Guinea. It began on 11 December 2015 and concluded on 27 July 2016.


2015–16 Guinée Championnat National, Teams
Twelve teams participated this season. Half of those sides play their home matches in Conakry at Stade du 28 Septembre. ASFAG and Flamme Olympique FC were promoted from the Championnat National de Ligue 2.


2015–16 HC Slovan Bratislava season
The 2015–16 HC Slovan Bratislava season was the 4th season for Bratislava based club in Kontinental Hockey League. On July 2 it was officially announced that Slovan will continue playing in KHL, with Miloš Říha being appointed a head coach. Tomáš Surový was appointed a team Capitan with Ladislav Nagy and Michal Sersen as alternative captains.


2015–16 HC Slovan Bratislava season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Win (3 points)  Overtime/shootout win (2 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)  Loss (0 points)


2015–16 HC Slovan Bratislava season, Roster changes, Player signings
This is the list of all players that extended their contracts with HC Slovan Bratislava:


2015–16 HNK Hajduk Split season
The 2015–16 season was the 105th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their twenty-fifth in the Prva HNL. Their 3rd place finish in the 2014–15 season means it was their 25th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.


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


2015–16 HNK Hajduk Split season, Player seasonal records
Competitive matches only. Updated to games played 14 May 2016.


2015–16 HNK Hajduk Split season, Player seasonal records, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2015–16 HNK Rijeka season
The 2015–16 season was the 70th season in HNK Rijeka’s history. It was their 25th successive season in the Prva HNL, and 42nd successive top tier season.


2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Haiti on 9 August 2015, with a second round initially planned for 25 October. Two-thirds of the Senate and all members of the Chamber of Deputies were up for election.


2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election
International observers reported that early rounds of voting have experienced significant fraud, including people voting more than once due to failure of indelible ink, vote buying due to lack of secrecy, poor training of election workers, poor tracking of political parties, and other problems.


2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election
This has resulted in the nullification of some results and rescheduling of re-runs. The second round of the parliamentary elections that had been scheduled for October 2015 was postponed to October 2016, along with the first round for a third of the Senate and the first round of a new presidential election. The United States withdrew funding for the October 2016 round, though it financially supported previous rounds and observers from the Organization of American States. The second round was scheduled for 9 October 2016 but was postponed to 20 November due to Hurricane Matthew. It was held together with local elections and the first round of the presidential election.


2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election, Electoral system
Members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system; a second round being held if no candidate in a constituency wins a majority of the vote in the first round. In March 2015 an electoral decree increased the number of members in the new Chamber of Deputies from 99 to 118, with the Senate retaining the 30 members. On 13 March, President Martelly issued a decree that split the Cerca La Source in two constituencies, and therefore increasing the number of deputies to 119.


2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election, Electoral system
One-third of the 30-member Senate is elected every two years, also using the two-round system. However, the previous Senate elections, which had been scheduled for May 2012, were not held, meaning two-thirds of the seats were up for elections in 2015.


2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election, Campaign
A total of 2,037 candidates registered to contest the elections, representing 98 different political parties. However, 522 candidates were disqualified in a first instance, leaving 186 candidates for the Senate and 1,329 for the Chamber of Deputies. The Provisional Electoral Council updated the list of candidates on 26 June, with the inscription of 47 candidates for the Senate and 294 for the Chamber of Deputies that had been previously rejected, making a grand total of 233 candidates for senator and 1,624 for deputy.


2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election, Campaign
The number of candidates among the principal parties are shown here:


2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election, Campaign
On September 8, 2015, candidates of the Verité party withdrew from the elections.


2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election, Results, 2015 results
According to the preliminary results given by the Electoral Committee, there were 1,046,516 valid votes for an electorate of 5,871,450, which represents a 17.82% turnout. The elections were cancelled in 22 constituencies, and therefore there were no results for those districts.


2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election, Results, 2015 results
On September 28 the Electoral Committee released definitive results, and declared elected one senator from AAA (Haiti in Action) and one from LIDE (Ligue Dessalines). For the deputies' election, 8 deputies were elected: 4 candidates from PHTK (Haitian Tèt Kale Party), 2 from AAA (Haiti in Action), 1 from VERITE (Truth) and 1 from INITE PATRIYOTIK (Patriotic Unity). The second round of the legislative election took place on October 25, along with the first round of the presidential election and the first round of the legislative election on the constituencies where the August election were cancelled.


2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election, Results, 2015 results
The results of October 25 second round for the Senate says that were elected 3 candidates from KID, 3 from Verité, 2 from PHTK, and Fanmi Lavalas, PONT, OPL and Pettit Dessalines each had one. 82 deputies were elected in the second round. Eight more had already won in the first round on 9 August. The second round at the districts where the election was repeated should take place on 27 December, but on 21 December the Electoral Committee announced that the elections were postponed indefinitely.


2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election, Results, 2016 results
According to Reuters, one of the elected Senators, Guy Philippe, participated in the overthrow of Jean-Bertrand Aristide and is wanted by the DEA for "conspiracy to import cocaine and launder monetary instruments". He campaigned with President-Elect Jovenel Moïse.


2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election, Results, 2016 results
The total of deputies and senators elected until December 2016 is stated below. The table lists in separate columns the number of deputies elected in the second rounds made in 2015 and 2016, because some of the run-offs were delayed along with the presidential run-off.


2015–16 Hamburger SV season
The 2015–16 Hamburger SV season was the 128th season in the club's football history. In 2015–16 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 53rd consecutive season in this league, being the only club to have played every season in the Bundesliga since its introduction in 1963.


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


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


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


2015–16 Hamilton Academical F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was the club's second season in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2013–14 season. Hamilton Academical also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2015–16 Hamilton Academical F.C. season, Squad statistics
During the 2015–16 season, Hamilton Academical have used thirty different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Ziggy Gordon started all 40 matches.


2015–16 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by seventh year head coach Edward Joyner, played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 13–3 in MEAC play to win the MEAC regular season championship. They defeated Morgan State, Savannah State, and South Carolina State to be champions of the MEAC Tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia.


2015–16 Handball-Bundesliga
The 2015–16 Handball-Bundesliga was the 51st season of the Handball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier handball league and the 39th season consisting of only one league. It ran from 21 August 2015 to 5 June 2016.


2015–16 Handball-Bundesliga, Teams
A total of 18 teams were participating in this year's edition of the Bundesliga. Of these, 15 sides qualified directly from the 2014–15 season and the two sides were directly promoted from the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga season: SC DHfK Leipzig, the champions; ThSV Eisenach, the runners-up;  and the third-place finisher in the 2. Bundesliga, TV Bittenfeld.


2015–16 Hannover 96 season
The 2015–16 Hannover 96 season is the 120th season in the club's football history. In 2015–16 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the premier tier of German football. It is the club's 14th consecutive season in this league after the promotion from the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga in 2002.


2015–16 Hannover 96 season
The season saw Hannover relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, the first time they will play outside of the Bundesliga since 2002.


2015–16 Hannover 96 season, Squad
As of 7 April 2016Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Hannover 96 season, 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 Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Hapoel Be'er Sheva's 67th season since its establishment, in May 1949. During the season, the team played in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup and Toto Cup domestically, and in the Europa League.


2015–16 Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. season
At the end of the season, the club had won the Israeli Premier League, its first league title since 1976 and its first major trophy since 1997.


2015–16 Hapoel Haifa F.C. season
Hapoel Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football club located in Haifa. During the 2017-18 campaign they will be competing in the following competitions:Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup Ligat Al.


2015–16 Hapoel Nazareth Illit F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Hapoel Nazareth Illit's 53rd football season since its establishment, and the seventh consecutive season in Liga Leumit.


2015–16 Hapoel Nazareth Illit F.C. season
During the season the club struggled in the bottom of Liga Leumit, spending many weeks at bottom place. However, a resurgence inspired by a manager change lifted the club to a 13th-place finish, 8 points above the relegation zone.


2015–16 Hapoel Nazareth Illit F.C. season, Player details
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition


2015–16 Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. season
The 2015–16 season is Hapoel Tel Aviv Football Club's 92nd year in the Israeli Football, their 26th consecutive and 74th season in the Top Division in Israel.


2015–16 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team  represented the University of Hartford during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by sixth year head coach John Gallagher, played their home games at the Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 10–23, 4–12 in America East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Albany in the quarterfinals of the American East Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Stony Brook.


2015–16 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team will represent the University of Hartford during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks were led by seventeenth year Women's Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Jennifer Rizzotti and will once again play their home games in the Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 7–9 in America East play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Women's Tournament to Stony Brook.


2015–16 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team
On April 15, 2016, it was announced that Rizzotti had resigned from Hartford and accepted the coaching position at George Washington. She finished at Hartford with a 17-year record of 316–200.


2015–16 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on the radio on WWUH.


2015–16 Hartlepool United F.C. season
The 2015–16 season is Hartlepool United's 108th year in existence and their third consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


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


2015–16 Hartlepool United F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 27 May 2015, Hartlepool United announced their first pre-season friendly against Chesterfield. On 11 June 2015, Hartlepool United announced another three pre-season matches. A day later, Hartlepool United confirmed a further four friendlies.


2015–16 Hartlepool United F.C. season, Competitions, Results by matchday, Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2015–16 Hartlepool United F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made, Hartlepool United were drawn at home against Cheltenham Town.


2015–16 Hartlepool United F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Hartlepool United were drawn away against Fleetwood Town.


2015–16 Hartlepool United F.C. season, Competitions, Football League Trophy
On 8 August 2015, the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott live on Soccer AM.


2015–16 Hartlepool United F.C. season, Awards, Club Awards
On 4 May 2016, Hartlepool United held their annual club awards night at The Grand Hotel, Hartlepool.


2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by ninth year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 14–16, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.


2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team, Previous season
The Crimson finished the season 22–8, 11–3 in Ivy League play to share to the regular season Ivy League title with Yale. They earned the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Yale in a One-game playoff, the ninth one-game playoff tie breaker in Ivy League history. In the NCAA Tournament, the Crimson lost to North Carolina in the second round.


2015–16 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season
The Harvard Crimson represented Harvard University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team
The 2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wahine, led by fourth-year head coach Laura Beeman, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 22–11, including 12–4 in Big West play to finish tied for second place with Long Beach State. Hawaii won the Big West Tournament. With that conference tournament title, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to UCLA.


2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team, Previous season
The Wahine finished the 2014–15 season 23–9 (14–2 Big West), good for first place in the conference. After losing the championship round of the Big West Tournament, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the WNIT by virtue of winning its regular season conference title and lost in the first round.


2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team, Departures
Shawna-Lei Kuehu, Morgan Mason, and Shawlina Segovia, all seniors from the 2014–15 team, departed from the team due to graduation. In addition, freshmen Breana Jones and Jasmine Redmon left the team.


2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team, Recruits
On December 3, 2014, guard Olivia Crawford from Lakes High School in Lakewood, Washington signed her national letter of intent to play for Hawaii.


2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team, Recruits
On May 28, 2015, Hawaii announced the signings of combo guard Andrea Easley out of Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, as well as twin sisters and forwards Lahni and Leah Salanoa, both from Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California.


2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team
The 2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by first year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center, and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 13–3 in Big West play to tie for the Big West regular season championship. They beat Cal State Fullerton, UC Santa Barbara, and Long Beach State to become champions of the Big West Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #13 seed, they defeated #4 seeded California in the first round for the school's first ever victory in the NCAA Tournament. They fell to Maryland in the second round.


2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team
In December, the NCAA placed a postseason ban on Hawaii for the 2017 season and reduced scholarships through 2018 for improper benefits and actions by the school.


2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team
It was also the first time since 1997-98 that there were two sellouts in the same season.


2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team, Previous season
The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2014–15 season 22–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They lost to UC Irvine in the finals of the Big West Tournament.


2015–16 Hazfi Cup
The 2015–16 Hazfi Cup was the 29th season of the Iranian football knockout competition. Zob Ahan Isfahan was the defending champion. The competition started on 27 August 2015 and the final was played on 29 May 2016. Zob Ahan won the tournament for the second time in a row after defeating Esteghlal in the final.


2015–16 Hazfi Cup, Participating teams
Totally 80 teams participated in the 2015–16 season. The teams were divided into two main groups.


2015–16 Hazfi Cup, Participating teams
64 teams of Azadegan League, Iran 2nd Division League, and Provincial Leagues:


2015–16 Hazfi Cup, First stage
In the first stage of "2015–16 Hazfi Cup", 64 teams presented. In this stage one round played, and finally, 16 teams qualified for the second stage.


2015–16 Hazfi Cup, Second stage
The 16 teams from Persian Gulf Pro League are entered to competition from the second stage.


2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
The 2015–16 season is the 119th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's first season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football since 2014, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the previous season, having played just one season in the Scottish Championship. The club had been relegated from the Premiership at the end of the 2013–14 season. In the League Cup, Hearts reached the quarter-final and were eliminated by Celtic. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup.


2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Friendlies
Hearts returned for pre-season training on 19 June, before heading to Ireland for a four-day training camp in Dublin, with games against Bohemian and Shelbourne. On return to Scotland the club travelled to Raith Rovers, Dumbarton, Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath. Hearts also took part in the Oban Challenge Cup, winning the Round-robin format tournament. The squad then traveled to England to play Preston North End, before returning to Edinburgh to play English Premier League side Everton.


2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Scottish Premiership
The fixture list for the first 33 Scottish Premiership matches in the 2015–16 season were announced on 19 June. Hearts were handed a home game to start the season against St Johnstone, with the championship flag set to be unveiled, having been promoted as champions the previous season. The match had been scheduled to be played on 1 August, however was moved to 2 August to be shown on live television.


2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, League Cup
Having played in the Scottish Championship during the previous season, Hearts entered the League Cup at the first round stage. The draw was held on 6 July 2015, and the club were drawn at home against Scottish League Two side Arbroath.


2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Having played in the Scottish Championship during the previous season, Hearts entered the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage. The draw was held on 1 December 2015, and the club were drawn at home against fellow Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen.


2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, First team player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 15 May 2016Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain. |}


2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, First team player statistics, Squad information
The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of Hearts squad for 2015–16 season. They may not have made an appearance.


2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, First team player statistics, Squad information
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. |}


2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, First team player statistics, Disciplinary record
During the 2015–16 season, Hearts players have been issued with fifty-five yellow cards and four reds. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player. The red card issued to Callum Paterson during the game versus Hamilton Academical on 29 August, for a foul on Darian MacKinnon was reduced on appeal to a yellow card and as such is listed as a yellow card.


2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, First team player statistics, Disciplinary record
Having gone over the SFA disciplinary points threshold, Callum Paterson, Juanma Delgado and Błażej Augustyn served a one-match ban.


2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Club, Playing kit
Hearts kits were manufactured by Puma for the 2015–16 season, ending the club's three-year association with Adidas. The home and away kits are sponsored by the charity Save the Children, in a three-year deal funded through philanthropy. The sponsorship deal marked the first time a UK based football club had been sponsored by a worldwide charity.


2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Club, Deaths
The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season. Former forward Jimmy Murray.


2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, Contract extensions
The following players extended their contracts with the club over the course of the season.


2015–16 Hellas Verona F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Hellas Verona Football Club's third consecutive season in Serie A. The club endured an awful league season, failing to win a game until after the halfway point of the season and finishing 20th. Meanwhile, the club fared little better in the Coppa Italia, being eliminated by Napoli in the Round of 16.


2015–16 Hellas Verona 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 Hellenic Football League
The 2015–16 Hellenic Football League season was the 63rd in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


2015–16 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:


2015–16 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
Also, Wootton Bassett Town changed name to Royal Wootton Bassett Town.


2015–16 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
Three clubs have applied for promotion to Step 4: Flackwell Heath, Kidlington and Thatcham Town.


2015–16 Hellenic Football League, Division One East
Division One East featured ten clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


2015–16 Hellenic Football League, Division One West
Division One West featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


2015–16 Hertha BSC season
The 2015–16 Hertha BSC season is the 123rd season in club history.


2015–16 Hertha BSC season, Background, Background information
Hertha BSC finished the 2014–15 Bundesliga in fifteenth place, thus ensuring a place in the 2015–16 Bundesliga. It was confirmed on May 25, 2015, that Pál Dárdai will continue his role as Hertha's head coach for this season.


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


2015–16 Hessenliga
The season began on 24 July 2015 and finished on 21 May 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 12 December to 20 February.


2015–16 Hessenliga, Standings
The 2015–16 season saw five new clubs in the league, Borussia Fulda, Teutonia Watzenborn-Steinberg, SC Hessen Dreieich and Rot-Weiss Frankfurt, all four promoted from the Verbandsligas, while KSV Baunatal was relegated from the Regionalliga Südwest.


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


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


2015–16 Hessenliga, Promotion play-off, To the Oberliga
The runners-up of the Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord, Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd and Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte compete for two more spots in the Oberliga which FC Ederbergland and Rot-Weiß Darmstadt won.


2015–16 Hibernian F.C. season
The 2015–16 season is Hibernian's (Hibs) second season of play in the second tier of Scottish football the Scottish Championship, since they were relegated at the end of the 2013–14 season. Hibs also competed in the Challenge Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2015–16 Hibernian F.C. season, Summary, Season
Hibernian finished third in the Championship. They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup, the final of the League Cup and the final of the Scottish Cup, beating Rangers 3-2, ending a 114-year wait for the trophy.


2015–16 Hibernian F.C. season, Player statistics
During the 2015–16 season, Hibs have used thirty-three different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. David Gray was appointed as club captain for the season, replacing Liam Craig.


2015–16 High Point Panthers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh year head coach Scott Cherry, played their home games at the Millis Athletic Convocation Center and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 13–5 in Big South play to win a share of the regular season championship. They defeated Longwood in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UNC Asheville. As a regular season conference champion and #1 seed in their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to South Carolina.


2015–16 High Point Panthers men's basketball team, Previous Season
The Panthers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 23–10, 13–5 in conference and tied for first place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament to Gardner–Webb. They received a bid to the CIT where they lost to Eastern Kentucky in the second round.


2015–16 Highland Football League
The 2015–16 Highland Football League  started on 25 July 2015 and ended on 7 May 2016.


2015–16 Highland Football League, Promotion Play-offs
As Highland League champions, Cove Rangers played Edinburgh City, champions of the 2015–16 Lowland League, over two legs. Cove Rangers lost the first leg at home 0–3 and drew 1–1 away, losing 1–4 on aggregate. Therefore, Cove Rangers will remain in the Highland League for the 2016–17 season.


2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season
The 2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 11th season since the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden was renamed. The league features 14 teams, each playing each other four times, for a total of 52 regular season games. The season began on 11 September 2015 and the regular season ended on 28 February 2016, followed by promotion and relegation tournaments until 2 April.


2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Post-season, Finals
In the HockeyAllsvenskan finals (Swedish: HockeyAllsvenska finalen), the first and second place teams from the regular season will meet in a best-of-five series, where the winner will advance to the SHL qualifiers, and the losing team will continue to a playoff to the SHL qualifiers. The matches were held on 1 March, 3 March, 5 March, and then 7 March and 9 March.


2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Post-season, HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs
In the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs (Swedish: slutspelsserien), teams 3–8 meet in a single-round robin tournament. Teams 3–5 will have an extra game on home-ice. The matches will be held on 2–10 March. Teams will also start with bonus points based on their position in the regular season standings. Team 3 will begin with three points, team 4 with two points, and team 5 with one point.


2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Post-season, HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs
The winner of the group advances to the playoff to the SHL qualifiers.


2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Post-season, Playoff to the SHL qualifiers
In the playoff to the SHL qualifiers (Swedish: Play Off inför direktkval till SHL), the losing team from the HockeyAllsvenskan finals meets the winning team from the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs in a best-of-three series that were played 12 March and 15 March. The winning team advances to the SHL qualifiers.


2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Post-season, SHL qualifiers
In the SHL qualifiers (Swedish: Direktkval till SHL), the winners of the HockeyAllsvenskan finals and the playoff to the SHL qualifiers are paired against teams 13 and 14 from the 2015–16 SHL season. Each pair plays a best-of-seven series, with the winner qualifying for play in the 2016–17 SHL season, and the loser playing in the 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season. These series began on 19 and 20 March, and will be completed by 1 April at the latest. Karlskrona HK was the first team to win their series, 4 games to 1, to qualify for their second season in the SHL. Leksands IF would then win their series, 4 games to 3, to get promoted to the SHL.


2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season, HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
Asplöven and Sundsvall, teams 13 and 14 from the regular season, will be forced to defend their spots in HockeyAllsvenskan in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers (Swedish: Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan). Joining the two HockeyAllsvenskan teams will be four challengers from third-tier league Hockeyettan, the winner of AllEttan North (Borlänge HF), the winner of AllEttan South (Västerviks IK), and the two surviving teams from the Hockeyettan playoffs (IF Troja/Ljungby and Södertälje SK).


2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season, HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
These six teams will play a double round robin tournament from 10 March to 2 April. Teams 1 and 2 from this tournament are qualified for the 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season, while teams 3–6 will play in the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season.


2015–16 Hockeyettan season
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2015–16 Hockeyettan season
The 2015–16 Hockeyettan season is the second season that the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden has been organized under that name. The regular season began on 20 September 2015 and end on 14 February 2016, to be followed by promotion and relegation playoffs.


2015–16 Hockeyettan season, Format
The clubs meet each team from their starting groups twice, home and away. The top four teams from each group form two new groups of eight. Teams 1–4 from Hockeyettan North and East form Allettan North, while teams 1–4 from Hockeyettan South and West form Allettan West. Each of these Allettan groups then plays an additional home-and-away series. Meanwhile, the remaining eight teams in each starting group play each other again in a continuation series.


2015–16 Hockeyettan season, Format
The winner of each Allettan group qualifies directly for the 2016 HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers. Teams 2–5 in the Allettan groups, along with teams 1–2 from the continuation groups, play a playoff to fill the remaining two spots in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers. Teams 7–8 from the continuation groups are forced to re-qualify for Hockeyettan against teams from Division 2.


2015–16 Hockeyettan season, Hockeyettan qualifiers
Each qualifying group pitted the two last teams from each spring series against challengers from Division 2. The teams met in a double round-robin tournament. Only the first place team automatically qualified for play in the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season. The Swedish Ice Hockey Association then selected second and third placed teams from the qualifying groups for play in Hockeyettan on a geographical basis, to ensure the geographical distribution of the teams in the four groups for the following season.


2015–16 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represents Hofstra University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by third year head coach Joe Mihalich, play their home games at Mack Sports Complex and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the CAA championship with UNC Wilmington. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA Tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington. As a regular season champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to George Washington.


2015–16 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pride finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to William & Mary. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Vermont.


2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team represents Hofstra University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pride, led by tenth year head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, play their home games at Hofstra Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Women's Tournament to Northeastern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament they defeated Harvard, Villanova and Virginia in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the quarterfinals.


2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished last season 20–13, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the 2015 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to James Madison. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Penn.


2015–16 Holstein Kiel season
The 2015–16 Holstein Kiel season is the 116th season in the football club's history and 3rd consecutive and 4th overall season in the third tier of German football, the 3. Liga, having been promoted from the Regionalliga Nord in 2013. In addition to the 3. Liga, will also participate in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal, and the Schleswig-Holstein Cup, part of the Verbandspokal. This will be the 105th season for the club in the Holstein-Stadion, located in Kiel, Germany. The stadium has a capacity of 11,386 seats, which can be expanded to 15,000 seats.


2015–16 Holstein Kiel season, Background
In the club's previous season in the 3. Liga, they finished in 3rd place, qualifying to the promotion playoffs where they faced TSV 1860 München. They lost 1–2 on aggregate after 1860 München scored two late goals, with one in stoppage time. After losing on aggregate, they remained in the 3. Liga. In the Schleswig-Holstein Cup, they made it to the final, which was never played. This was because Holstein Kiel already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through league position, meaning their opponents VfB Lübeck would qualify no matter what. In the previous season's edition of the DFB-Pokal, they went out in Round 1 after losing to TSV 1860 München 1–2.


2015–16 Holstein Kiel season, Squad
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2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by first year head coach Bill Carmody, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–20, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in ninth place. As the #9 seed, they defeated Loyola (MD), Bucknell, Army, and Lehigh to be champions of the Patriot League Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #16 seed in the First Four they defeated Southern to advance to the first round where they lost to Oregon.


2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Crusaders finished the 2014–15 season 14–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Bucknell.


2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by thirty-first year head coach Bill Gibbons, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 13–17, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament to Lehigh.


2015–16 Honduran Cup
The 2015–16 Honduran Cup was the 11th staging of the Honduran Cup and the second edition as Copa Presidente. Olimpia were the defending champions. The cup was a creation of the Honduran government funded by money allocated to national security fund. Its purpose was to support the growth of sport to detract the youth from vices and to promote national tourism for rural towns.


2015–16 Honduran Cup
The cup was contested by 64 teams from the top 3 divisions of the country. There was a total of 10 teams from Liga Nacional (1st division), 27 from Liga de Ascenso (2nd division) and 27 from Liga Mayor (3rd division). It was the first time in which the tournament covered two calendar years.


2015–16 Honduran Cup
Juticalpa F.C. obtained its first title after defeating Real C.D. España in the final match.


2015–16 Honduran Cup, Schedule and format
The first round started on 7 October 2015 and the final is scheduled to be held on 23 July 2016.


2015–16 Honduran Cup, Controversy
Juticalpa F.C. and Real C.D. España qualified to the tournament's final after defeating C.D. Real Sociedad and Club Deportivo Olimpia respectively. The final match was scheduled to be played by the end of May. After Juticalpa and Real España were eliminated from the league, both teams decided to postpone the match until July and sent their players on vacations. By the middle of July, both teams had released and acquired new players for the upcoming season.


2015–16 Honduran Cup, Controversy
The cup organizers released a statement disclosing that the clubs couldn't use the new signed players as these weren't initially registered at the beginning of the tournament. Consequently, Juticalpa announced that they would not show to the game claiming that they were short on players. A day later, the tournament's committee gave up at the pressure and finally announced that the clubs could use the new signings.


2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 50th Honduran Liga Nacional edition, since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format remained the same as the previous season. The tournament began on 31 July 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016.


2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional, 2015–16 teams
A total of 10 teams will contest the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2014–15 season plus Juticalpa F.C., promoted from the 2014–15 Liga de Ascenso.


2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional, Apertura
The Apertura tournament is the first half of the 2015–16 season. It began on 1 August with a 1–0 C.D. Victoria's win over Platense F.C. at Estadio Nilmo Edwards. Juticalpa F.C. 's first ever Liga Nacional game occurred on 9 August with great success for the debs as they managed to beat Real C.D. España with a 2–0 score. This game also served as the first ever official game at recently opened stadium Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas.


2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional, Apertura
On 30 August, C.D.S. Vida defeated Club Deportivo Olimpia with a 2–3 away score for the first time after 21 years at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino. That Olimpia's defeat represented their first time losing three consecutive games playing in Tegucigalpa since 2001 and their worst season start ever with a 1–0–4 record at the moment. On 7 September, Juticalpa's Roger Espinoza became the first coach to be sacked due to poor results.


2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional, Apertura
On 12 September, Vida's defender Elder Torres broke an all-time record against C.D. Motagua for being sent off after only 8 seconds of kickoff in a match played at Tegucigalpa. That same night, Olimpia's coach Héctor Vargas reached his 400 game as a manager in the Honduran Liga Nacional since his debut in 1998. On 26 September, manager Ramón Maradiaga coached his last game with Vida leading his team in a 2–0 victory over C.D. Real Sociedad as he was hired by the El Salvador national football team on their quest to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.


2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional, Apertura
On 4 October, Malian defender Mamadou Traoré became the first African player to score a goal in the history of the league in the Platense's 2–1 win over Vida. On 7 October,  Marathón's president Yankel Rosenthal was arrested in Miami after the United States Department of Justice released a statement saying that he, as well as his uncle Jaime Rosenthal and cousin Yani Rosenthal were labeled "specially designated narcotics traffickers" under the Kingpin Act. On 6 November, C.D. Honduras Progreso clinched their first ever regular season title after defeating 1–0 Marathón at Estadio Humberto Micheletti.


2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional, Apertura
On 14 November, Motagua defeated Real España 7–1 at Tegucigalpa setting a record as the largest victory against them; representing also, the worst regular season finish for Real España with only 15 points of 54 possible (27.78%). On 10 December, international midfielder and Olimpia player Arnold Peralta was shot dead by a gunman in La Ceiba, five days after playing his last game in the semifinals. On 19 December, Honduras Progreso lifted their first league title after defeating Motagua on penalty shootouts after a 4–4 aggregate.


2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional, Clausura
The Clausura tournament is the second half of the 2015–16 season. The tournament started on 9 January 2016 at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal in the 1–2 C.D. Honduras Progreso's away victory over C.D. Marathón. This Honduras Progreso's win marks their fourth consecutive victory playing in their season's inaugural game, a flawless record since their promotion in 2014. For their second year in a row, Club Deportivo Olimpia launched an exclusive yellow jersey which will be used in the month of February to show their support to the fight against Childhood cancer.


2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional, Clausura
On 16 February, all-time C.D.S. Vida's top scorer Carlos Alvarado died at the age of 65. On the night of 6 April, there were two records accomplished by two players; Javier Portillo became the player with the most red cards in the league with 14 in total. Meanwhile, Leonardo Isaula played its 502nd match in the history of the league, breaking the previous mark left by Rony Morales who had 501 appearances.


2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional, Clausura
On 10 April, C.D. Victoria consummated their relegation to Liga de Ascenso after Real C.D. España defeated Marathón on week 14; it was the first relegation for Victoria since 2003. The season ended on 22 May 2016 as Olimpia conquered its 30th national title after defeating C.D. Real Sociedad in the finals with a 5–2 aggregated score.


2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional, Aggregate table
Relegation is determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 10 April 2016, C.D. Victoria officially became the team relegated to Liga de Ascenso.


2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso
The 2015–16 Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras season is divided into two tournaments named Apertura and Clausura. The Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras is the second-tier football league of Honduras and decides the team to be promoted to the 2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional.


2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Promotion
Social Sol and Alianza Becerra and winners of Apertura and Clausura respectively, had to play a single match for the promotion to Honduran Liga Nacional. Social Sol gained promotion after defeating Alianza Becerra in penalty shoot-outs after a 1–1 draw during 120 minutes of play.


2015–16 Hong Kong FA Cup
The 2015–16 Hong Kong FA Cup is the 41st season of Hong Kong FA Cup. It is a knockout competition, consisting of the preliminary round and the proper round. 42 teams from the Hong Kong First Division League, the Hong Kong Second Division League and the Hong Kong Third Division League competed in the preliminary round. The 9 teams from the Premier League and the top 3 teams from the preliminary round competed in the proper round. Hong Kong Pegasus won their 2nd title on 15 May 2016.


2015–16 Hong Kong FA Cup Preliminary Round
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2015–16 Hong Kong FA Cup Preliminary Round
The 2015–16 Hong Kong FA Cup Preliminary Round is the 41st edition of the Hong Kong FA Cup and the 3rd edition of the Hong Kong FA Cup Preliminary Round. 42 teams from the Hong Kong First Division League, the Hong Kong Second Division League and the Hong Kong Third Division League competed in the preliminary round. The top 3 teams from the preliminary round (Sun Hei, Tai Po, Wanchai) qualified for the First Round proper in the 2015–16 Hong Kong FA Cup.


2015–16 Hong Kong First Division League
The 2015–16 Hong Kong First Division League is the 2nd season of Hong Kong First Division League since it became the second-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15.


2015–16 Hong Kong First Division League
The league started on 6 September 2015 and ended on 15 May 2016.


2015–16 Hong Kong First Division League, Teams, Team review
A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2014–15, 1 team relegated from the Premier League and 1 side promoted from the Second Division.


2015–16 Hong Kong First Division League, Teams, Team review
Remarks:1Due to financial difficulties, Metro Gallery Sun Source refused to promote to the Premier League.


2015–16 Hong Kong League Cup
The 2015–16 Hong Kong League Cup is the 13th edition of the Hong Kong League Cup. The Cup is contested by the 9 teams in the 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League. Kitchee won their 5th title on 9 April 2016.


2015–16 Hong Kong Pegasus FC season
The 2015–16 season is Pegasus's 8th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Pegasus will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and League Cup in this season.


2015–16 Hong Kong Pegasus FC season, Players, Squad information
Source: Ordered by squad number. LPLocal player; FPForeign player; NRNon-registered player


2015–16 Hong Kong Pegasus FC season, Squad statistics, Appearances and goals
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked  left the club during the playing season.


2015–16 Hong Kong Pegasus FC season, Squad statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2015–16 Hong Kong Pegasus FC season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Southern first squad during the season.


2015–16 Hong Kong Pegasus FC season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 25 July 2015Source: Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2015–16 Hong Kong Pegasus FC season, Squad statistics, Captains
Last updated: 25 July 2015Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League
2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as BOCG Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.


2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League, Teams
A total of 9 teams contested the league, including eight sides from the 2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League and one promoted from the 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division.


2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League, Teams, Stadia and locations
Remarks:1The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground reduces from 9,000 to 4,000 as only the main stand is opened for football matches.


2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to six (including an Asian player) per team, with no more than four on pitch during matches.


2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League, Positions by round
To preserve the chronological order of events, 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 round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.


2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League, Attendances
Source:Notes:1: Team did not play last season in the Premier League


2015–16 Hong Kong Reserve Division League
The 2015–16 Hong Kong Reserve Division League was the 58th season since the establishment of the Hong Kong Reserve Division League.


2015–16 Hong Kong Season Play-off
2015–16 Season Play-off for the 2015–16 Hong Kong football season is the 4th season of the tournament.


2015–16 Hong Kong Season Play-off
The play-off semi-finals are played in one match each, contested by the teams who finished in 2nd place in the Premier League table, the winners of the Senior Challenge Shield, the champions of the FA Cup and the champions of the League Cup. The winners of the semi-finals go through to the final, with the winner of the final gaining participation for the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.


2015–16 Hong Kong Season Play-off
As Eastern won the Senior Shield and Kitchee won the League Cup, as well as coming in 2nd place in the Premier League, teams therefore finishing in 3rd and 4th place in the Hong Kong Premier League entered.


2015–16 Hong Kong Season Play-off, Qualified, Senior Challenge Shield
The winners of the Senior Challenge Shield will guarantee a place in the play-off.


2015–16 Hong Kong Season Play-off, Qualified, FA Cup
The winners of the FA Cup will guarantee a place in the play-off.


2015–16 Hong Kong Season Play-off, Qualified, League Cup
The winners of the League Cup will guarantee a place in the play-off.


2015–16 Hong Kong Second Division League
The 2015–16 Hong Kong Second Division League is the 2nd season of Hong Kong Second Division League since it became the third-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15.


2015–16 Hong Kong Second Division League
The league started on 13 September 2015 and ended on 8 May 2016.


2015–16 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
2015–16 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (officially known as 2015–16 HKFA Canbo Senior Shield due to sponsorship reasons) is the 114th season of one of the Asian oldest football knockout competitions, Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield. Only 9 teams enter this edition, with one game being played in Round 1 before the Quarter Final stage. The competition is only open to teams that play in the 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League. Eastern won their 10th title on 24 January 2016.


2015–16 Hong Kong Third Division League
The 2015–16 Hong Kong Third Division League is the 2nd season of Hong Kong Third Division League since it became the fourth-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15.


2015–16 Hong Kong Third Division League
The league started on 6 September 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016.


2015–16 Hoofdklasse
The 2015–16 season of the Hoofdklasse is competed in six leagues, three Saturday leagues and three Sunday leagues. The champions of each group will be promoted directly to the 2016–17 Derde Divisie. The 2015–16 Hoofdklasse started on Saturday 5 September 2014.


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