2015–16 Colchester United F.C. season, Match details, Football League Trophy
On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. The U's would travel to Northampton Town on 1/2 September.


2015–16 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


2015–16 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by fifth year head coach Matt Langel, played their home games at Cotterell Court and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 13–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in four way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to Army.


2015–16 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Raiders finished the season 16–17, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They defeated Navy to advance to the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to American.


2015–16 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Raiders, led by fifth year head coach Nicci Hays Fort, played their home games at Cotterell Court and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Army.


2015–16 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team
On March 10, 2016, head coach Nicci Hays Fort has resigned. She finished at Colgate with a five year record of 42–110.


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


2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
The 2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by second-year head coach Earl Grant. The Cougars played their home games at the TD Arena and were in their third year as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 17–14, 8–10 in CAA play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington.


2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 9–24, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington.


2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball team
The 2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by second year head coach Candice M. Jackson, played their home games at the TD Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 CAA play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA Women's Tournament where they lost to James Madison.


2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
The 2015–16 CAA men's basketball season marked the 31st season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2015 and March 2016. Practices commenced in October 2015, and the season ended with the 2016 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament.


2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Teams
Juan'ya Green (Hofstra)Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra)Terry Tarpey (William & Mary)David Walker (Northeastern)


2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Teams
John Davis (Towson)Quincy Ford (Northeastern)Kory Holden (Delaware)Omar Prewitt (William & Mary)


2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Teams
Canyon Barry (College of Charleston)Arnaud William Andala Moto (Towson)Craig Ponder (UNCW)Tanner Samson (Elon)


2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Teams
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Juan'ya Green, Hofstra


2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Postseason, Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
UNC Wilmington defeated Hofstra, 80–73 (OT), in the finals of the 2016 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to win the conference, and earn an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Postseason, NCAA tournament
The CAA had one bid to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, that being the automatic bid of UNC Wilmington by winning the conference tournament.


2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Postseason, National Invitation Tournament
The CAA had one bid to the 2016 National Invitation Tournament, that being the automatic bid of Hofstra by winning the conference's regular season championship.


2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Postseason, Vegas 16 Tournament
Towson was invited to play in the 2016 Vegas 16 Tournament.


2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Postseason, College Basketball Invitational
No teams from the CAA accepted bids to play in the 2016 College Basketball Invitational.


2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Postseason, CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
No teams from the CAA accepted bids to play in the 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.


2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Awards and honors, Postseason, CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards
Christian Hairston (Elon) Kevin Hickson (UNC Wilmington) Sean Locke (Delaware) Timajh Parker-Rivera (Towson) Michael Schlotman (William & Mary) Sean Sheldon (William & Mary) Rodney Williams (Drexel)


2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season
The 2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season was the 21st operational season and 20th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season. As well as the franchise's 37th season in the National Hockey League and 44th season overall. The Avalanche celebrated their 20th anniversary this season.


2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season
The Avalanche were unable to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year.


2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season, Schedule and results, Pre-season
Notes: Game will be played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.


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


2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only. ‡Traded mid-seasonBold/italics denotes franchise record


2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season, Transactions
The Colorado Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 NHL season.


2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season, Transactions, Trades
2nd-round pick in 2015COL's 2nd-round pick in 2016COL's 6th-round pick in 2017


2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season, Draft picks
Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.


2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Tad Boyle's sixth season as head coach at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. The defeated Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to UConn.


2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Buffaloes finished the season with an overall record of 16–18, and 7–11 in conference play. In the Pac-12 Tournament the Buffaloes defeated Oregon State in the First round before losing to Oregon in the Quarterfinals. The team accepted an invitation to play in the CBI where they defeated Gardner–Webb in the First round, and lost to Seattle  in the Second round.


2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buffaloes, led by six-year head coach Linda Lappe, play their home games at the Coors Events Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 2–26 in Pac-12 play to finish in the last place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament to Washington.


2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
On March 7, Linda Happe resigned. She finished with a six-year record at Colorado of 105–92.


2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team, Roster
Julian Assibey (William Penn) Jamie Carey (Texas)Kelly Rae Finley (Colorado State)


2015–16 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Eustachy in his fourth season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated San Jose State and Boise State to advance to the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Fresno State. They did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2015–16 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rams finished the season 27–7, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to San Diego State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.


2015–16 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team represents Colorado State University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Rams, led by fourth year head coach Ryun Williams. The Rams played their home games at Moby Arena and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finish the season 31–2, 18–0 in Mountain West play to win the regular season championship. They also won the Mountain West Women's Tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to South Florida in the first round.


2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by sixth year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 25–10, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Norfolk State, Ball State, NJIT and UC Irvine to become CIT champions.


2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
On March 30, one day after winning the CIT, head coach Kyle Smith resigned to become the head coach at San Francisco. He finished at Columbia with a six-year record of 101–82.


2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team, Previous season
The Lions finished the season 13–15, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.


2015–16 Columbus Blue Jackets season
The 2015–16 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 16th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. Columbus hired head coach John Tortorella following the firing of Todd Richards, who started the season 0–8–0. The team began its regular season games on October 9, 2015 against the New York Rangers.


2015–16 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Regular season
After a seven game losing streak to start the season, the Blue Jackets fired head coach Todd Richards and hired John Tortorella on October 21.


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


2015–16 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets. Statistics reflect time with the Blue Jackets only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Blue Jackets only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2015–16 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Transactions
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Draft picks
Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.


2015–16 Combined Counties Football League
The 2015–16 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the 2015–16 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 38th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.


2015–16 Combined Counties Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division was increased from 21 to 22 clubs, and featured three new teams after the promotion of Molesey to the Isthmian League, and the relegation of Frimley Green to Division One:


2015–16 Combined Counties Football League, Premier Division
Five clubs applied for promotion to Step 4: Ashford Town, Camberley Town, Epsom & Ewell, Hartley Wintney and Horley Town. Hartley Wintney failed the ground grading requirements.


2015–16 Combined Counties Football League, Division One
Division One was increased from 16 to 17 clubs, and featured four new teams after AFC Croydon Athletic were promoted and transferred to the Southern Counties East League, Chessington & Hook United were promoted to the Premier Division, and Alton Town transferred to the Wessex League:


2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball season
The 2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November.


2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball season, Conference schedules, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.


2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball season, Honors and awards, Players of the Week
Throughout the conference regular season, the C-USA offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.


2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball season, Postseason, Conference USA Tournament
The conference tournament is scheduled for March 8–12 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season
The 2015–16 season was Irish provincial rugby union side Connacht Rugby's fifteenth season competing in the Pro12, and the team's twentieth season as a professional side. It was Pat Lam's third season in charge of the side. Connacht finished the season as league champions after defeating Leinster in the 2016 Pro12 Grand Final, the team's first trophy in its 131-year history.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season
As well as playing in the Pro12, Connacht competed in the Challenge Cup in Europe, having lost a play-off to enter the Champions Cup. The second-tier side the Connacht Eagles competed in the 2015–16 British and Irish Cup.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Background, Competition schedule
Having finished seventh in the 2014–15 Pro12 Connacht were entered into a play-off to qualify for the 2015–16 Champions Cup, but were beaten by Gloucester after extra time. Following this defeat, Connacht were entered into the Challenge Cup. On 17 June 2015, Connacht were drawn into Pool 1 of the tournament along with French Top 14 side Brive, Newcastle Falcons from the English Premiership and Russian side Enisey-STM, who had entered the tournament through a qualifying competition.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Background, Competition schedule
The early stages of the season were interrupted by the 2015 Rugby World Cup leading to a congested fixture list after the tournament ended. Due to this fixture pile up, Connacht were scheduled to play a game each week for 16 straight weeks after the tournament ended.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Background, Personnel changes
The team came into the season without their long-serving forwards coach Dan McFarland, following his move to Glasgow Warriors. McFarland had joined Connacht as a player in 2000, where he retired and moved into coaching with the side. He was replaced in the role by Jimmy Duffy, who had previously worked for the province's academy.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Background, Personnel changes
On the playing front, the close season saw the retirement of Michael Swift, the team's former captain who had made a record 269 appearances for the province, 184 of these coming in the league, a competition record. The close season also saw the departure of New Zealand centurion Mils Muliaina to Zebre one season after joining Connacht, and the previous season's loan transfers of John Cooney and Quinn Roux made permanent, while lock Mick Kearney re-joined his home province of Leinster with Ben Marshall going in the opposite direction.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, Pre-season
Connacht players returned to training for pre-season on 29 June 2015. Robbie Henshaw and Kieran Marmion were not involved, having returned to training with the Ireland squad earlier in the month, ahead of the World Cup in September. Nathan White was later called into the squad, following an injury to Marty Moore. Marmion did not make the final squad for the tournament.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, Pre-season
Connacht played three friendlies in the run up to the season. On 7 August they faced French Top 14 side FC Grenoble, coached by former Connacht player Bernard Jackman, and were beaten 19–52 at home. The following week saw another friendly against Top 14 side, with the team travelling to France to face Castres. Connacht were beaten again, this time by a score of 19–5. The side's final pre-season game came on 21 August, when they faced Irish rivals Munster in Thomond Park. Putting out a near full strength side, Connacht won their final warm up game 12–28.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, September
The opening game of the season was a home game Pro12 game against the Newport Gwent Dragons, with Connacht winning 29–23. The following week saw the team travel to Scotland to face reigning champions Glasgow Warriors. After being down 23–6 at half-time, Connacht battled back in the second half but were ultimately to 33–32, earning two bonus points for the performance. Following the second round, the league took a two-week break.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, October
The competition resumed in October, with Connacht facing Cardiff Blues in Galway, earning a try bonus point with a 36–31 victory. The following week saw the team face Zebre, which yielded another bonus point win. On 26 October, Connacht traveled to the Liberty Stadium to face the Ospreys who had been champions four times in the past. A 16–21 victory saw Connacht win away to the Welsh side for the first time since 2004. On Halloween night, the team hosted Edinburgh at the Sportsgrounds, with a 14–9 victory the result.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, November
On 6 November, Connacht faced Benetton Treviso in Galway, winning 33–19 without collecting a try bonus. The league then took a hiatus to allow European competitions, which had been delayed by the World Cup, to take place. Connacht's opening game in the Challenge Cup saw them face Russian side Enisei-STM in Krasnoyarsk. This meant a near 6,000 kilometre trip to the Siberian city, taking nine hours across two flights for the 24 man squad that traveled. The game was played in temperatures below –20 °C, but Connacht ultimately emerged as 14–31 victors, taking all five points in the process.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, November
However, after the game Connacht's return home was delayed. A fault was found with the charter plane before takeoff. This meant alternate plans had to be made, and the travelling party was split into three, with the groups arriving back in Ireland via Amsterdam, London and Paris. Having planned to leave on the night of the game, the latest returning players had been delayed by three days, arriving on Tuesday night with a game against French side Brive to come on Saturday. Despite the travel chaos and delayed return, Connacht defeated Brive 21–17 to go top of their pool.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, November
Connacht returned to Pro12 action on 28 November in their first inter-provincial derby of the season, facing Munster in Thomond Park. Having not won at the venue for 29 years, Connacht pulled off a 12–18 upset, their seventh win from the eight league games played. This left the team top of both the league and their European pool going into December.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, December
Connacht's first game in December was away to Cardiff Blues, which ended in a 20–16 defeat. On 11 December, Connacht faced the Newcastle Falcons in Galway in the Challenge Cup, winning 25–10. A week later saw the return fixture take place in Kingston Park, with Connacht losing 29–5. This left Connacht top of the pool on 13 points, with Newcastle two points behind. In the final game of 2015 Connacht faced Ulster in Galway on St. Stephen's Day, losing 3–10.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, January
Connacht's first game of 2016 took place on New Year's Day, when they traveled to the RDS Arena to take on Leinster, a game which ended in a 13–0 defeat. On 10 January, the team faced Scarlets in Wales, and were beaten 21–19, taking their Pro12 losing streak to four games. The following week saw a return to European competition, with Connacht travelling to France to face Brive in a game they lost 21–18. The following week, they faced Enisei-STM in Galway, winning 47–5 to top the group.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, January
The losses to Brive and Newcastle meant that the team qualified for the quarter-finals with the lowest points tally of the group winners, meaning they would be the away team in their quarter-final, being drawn to face Grenoble, the fourth-highest finishing group winner. On 30 January, Connacht faced Scarlets in the Sportsgrounds and won 30–17, their first Pro12 victory since November.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, February
There was no game in the first week of February due to the beginning of the Six Nations Championship. On 11 February, Connacht faced Newport Gwent Dragons in Rodney Parade, beating them 21–26 and earning a try bonus point to go back to the top of the table. The following week saw the team play Zebre in Italy, a game they won 34–51. In their final game of the month, Connacht faced the Ospreys in the Sportsground, winning 30–22 to extend their lead at the top of the league table.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, March
On 4 March, Connacht faced Edinburgh in Murrayfield and won with a bonus point to maintain their position as league leaders. A break for the end of the Six Nations meant that only two games were played in March. In the second game, Connacht faced second-placed Leinster at home in an inter-provincial derby on 26 March, with a 7–6 victory seeing them extend their lead.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, April
On 1 April, Connacht faced Ulster in Kingspan Stadium with an 18–10 defeat ending their six-game winning streak in the league. The following week saw a return to European action, with the Challenge Cup quarter-final against Grenoble taking place. Despite scoring four tries, Connacht were on the wrong side of a 33–32 scoreline. The team returned to league action on 16 April with another inter-provincial game, this time against Munster. A bonus point win left the team in second place ahead of Glasgow with two rounds to go.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, April
Connacht then traveled to Italy to face bottom side Treviso, but in a shocking upset, the Italians won by a score of 22–21 thanks to a last gasp penalty from Jayden Hayward. However, the losing bonus point was enough to guarantee Connacht a top four finish and a first ever spot in the end-of-year playoffs.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, May
On 7 May, Connacht faced Glasgow Warriors in a game that would decide home advantage for the playoff round. Connacht won 14–7 thanks to tries from Bundee Aki and Tiernan O'Halloran, to set up a home semi-final against the same opposition. That semi-final took place on 21 May, with Connacht finishing 16–11 victors to set up a final against Leinster, the province's first final in the professional era.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Season, May
The final took place on 28 May in Murrayfield. Connacht won the game 20–10, with tries from O'Halloran, Niyi Adeolokun and Matt Healy. Captain and man-of-the-match on the day John Muldoon lifted the trophy, the team's first title in its 131-year history.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Coaching and Management Team
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Individuals may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Players, Senior Playing Squad
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


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


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Playing kit
Connacht's official kit supplier for the season was Australian manufacturer BLK sport, in the third year of a four-year agreement to supply apparel for all of Connacht Rugby's representative teams and support staff in 2013. Connacht's main shirt sponsors were Irish sporting retailer Lifestyle Sports. Lifestyle Sports signed a four-season deal with the province, to see their logo feature on the jersey until the end of the 2017–18 season.


2015–16 Connacht Rugby season, Results, Pro12, Play-offs
Touch judges:Ian Davies (WRU)Ben Whitehouse (WRU)Television Match Official:Jon Mason (WRU)


2015–16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season
The 2015–16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season was the first in franchise history and the National Women's Hockey League's inaugural season.


2015–16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season, Statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Whale. Stats reflect time with the Whale only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Whale only.


2015–16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season, Draft
The following were the Whale’s selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.


2015–16 Copa Argentina
The 2015–16 Copa Argentina was the seventh edition of the Copa Argentina, and the fifth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on January 29, 2016. Defending champions Boca Juniors were eliminated by Rosario Central in the Quarterfinals. By winning the competition, River Plate won the right to play in the 2017 Copa Libertadores and the 2016 Supercopa Argentina.


2015–16 Copa Argentina, Teams
Seventy-five teams took part in this competition: All teams from the Primera División (30); twelve teams of the Primera B Nacional; five from the Primera B Metropolitana, four from the Primera C; two from the Primera D; ten teams from Federal A and twelve (12) from Torneo Federal B.


2015–16 Copa Argentina, Teams, Third Level, Primera B Metropolitana
The champion and the four teams that reached the semifinals of the Torneo Reducido qualified.


2015–16 Copa Argentina, Teams, Third Level, Torneo Federal A
The two teams promoted, the losing team of the seventh stage, two losing teams of the sixth stage, four losing teams of the fifth stage, and the best losing team of the fourth stage of the 2015 tournament qualified.


2015–16 Copa Argentina, Teams, Fourth Level, Torneo Federal B
The three teams promoted, the three losing teams of the fifth stage, and six losing teams of the fourth stage of the 2015 tournament qualified.


2015–16 Copa Argentina, Teams, Fifth Level, Primera D Metropolitana
The champion and the runners-up of the 2015 tournament qualified.


2015–16 Copa Argentina, Regional Round, Group A
In this first round, 7 teams from the Torneo Federal A and 9 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between January 31 and February 20, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.


2015–16 Copa Argentina, Regional Round, Group B
In this round, 3 teams from the Torneo Federal A and 3 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between January 29 and February 17, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 3 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.


2015–16 Copa Argentina, Final Round, Round of 64
This round will have 11 qualified teams from the Regional Round, 11 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (5 teams from Primera B Metro; 4 teams from Primera C and 2 teams from Primera D), 12 teams from Primera B Nacional and 30 teams from Primera División. The round was played between May 4 and July 31, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32. The draw took place on April 7, 2016.


2015–16 Copa Argentina, Final Round, Round of 32
This round will have the 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between August 2 and August 31, in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round of 16.


2015–16 Copa Argentina, Final Round, Round of 16
This round will have the 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. The round was played between September 3 and October 19, in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Quarterfinals.


2015–16 Copa Argentina, Final Round, Quarterfinals
This round will have the 8 qualified teams from the Round of 16. The round was played between October 5 and November 17, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Semifinals.


2015–16 Copa Argentina, Final Round, Semifinals
This round will have the 4 qualified teams from the Quarterfinals. The round was played between November 30 and December 1, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya
The 2015–16 Copa Catalunya was the 27th staging of the Copa Catalunya. The competition began on 1 and 2 August 2015 and was played by teams in Segunda División, Segunda División B, Tercera División and the top teams of Primera Catalana.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya, Tournament, First round
The first round was drawn on June 30 and was played on July 31, August 1 and 2.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya, Tournament, Second round
The second round was drawn on June 30 and was played on August 8, 9 and 11.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya, Tournament, Third round
The third round was drawn on June 30 and was played on August 15 and 16.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya, Tournament, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals round was drawn on August 31 and was played on September 30 and October 7.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya, Tournament, Semifinals
The semifinals round was drawn on October 13 and played on November 11 and December 8.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya basketball season
The 2015–16 Copa Catalunya was the 17th season of Copa Catalunya.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya basketball season
The Final Four was played at the Pavelló Municipal in Sant Adrià de Besós. UB Sant Adrià won the title.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya basketball season
Copa Federació was played at Podium Joan Masgrau in Viladecans. UB Sant Adrià won the title.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Format, Regular season
32 teams are divided in two groups by geographical criteria.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Format, Final Stage
The Final Stage will be played in play-off ties in a two-legged format, with the exception of the final four.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Format, Relegation PlayOffs
In the relegation playoffs, teams played against each other must win two games to win the series. The winners remain at Copa Catalunya for the next season.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Regular season, Group 1
1 CB Viladecans resigned to its place in Liga EBA. 2 CB Valls achieved a vacant berth in Liga EBA. 3 AB El Vendrell exchanges a place on CC 2ª Categoria with AD Torreforta.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Regular season, Group 2
1 UE Mataró achieved a vacant berth in Liga EBA2 CB Cerdanyola achieved a vacant berth in Liga EBA


2015–16 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Relegation PlayOffs
The first legs were played on 15 May 2016, the second legs on 22 May 2016 and the third legs, if necessary, on 29 May 2016.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Final round, Quarter-finals
The first legs was played on 14–15 May, and the second legs was played on 21–22 May 2016.


2015–16 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Final round, Final four
Games played at the Pavelló Municipal in Sant Adrià de Besós


2015–16 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Copa Federació
The Copa Federació was played on 2–3 January 2016, by the four best teams after the end of the year (round 13) in both groups. Games was played at Podium Joan Masgrau in Viladecans.


2015–16 Copa Federación de España
The 2015–16 Copa Federación de España was the 23rd edition of the Copa Federación de España, also known as Copa RFEF, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs in Segunda División B and Tercera División. At. Baleares defeated Rayo Majadahonda 3–2 on aggregate in the final.


2015–16 Copa Federación de España
The champion won the trophy, a cash prize of €90,152 and the qualification for the next year tournament. The runner-up received a cash prize of €30,051 and every semifinalist €12,020. Additionally, each winner of autonomous community tournament received €3,005.


2015–16 Copa Federación de España
The competition started 29 July 2015 with Asturias tournament and finished 13 April 2016 with the final of national phase.


2015–16 Copa Federación de España, National phase
-(3) Team playing in 2015–16 Segunda División B (third level in Spanish football)


2015–16 Copa Federación de España, National phase
-(4) Team playing in 2015–16 Tercera División (fourth level in Spanish football)


2015–16 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Round of 32
The draw for the first round was held on November 3. Round of 32 was played between 2 and 17 December 2015.


2015–16 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Round of 32
Condal (4),  SD Logroñés (4),  Villa Santa Brígida (4) and  Lorca (4) received a bye.


2015–16 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Round of 32, Second leg
Rápido de Bouzas won 3–1 on aggregate after extra time


2015–16 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 was held on December 18. This round was played between 6 and 21 January 2016.


2015–16 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Round of 16, Second leg
Rápido de Bouzas won 3–3 on aggregate on away goals rule


2015–16 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Quarter-finals
The draw was held 22 January. Quarter-finals round was played between 3 and 10 February 2016.


2015–16 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Quarter-finals, Second leg
At. Baleares won 3–3 on aggregate on away goals rule


2015–16 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Semi-finals
The draw was held 12 February. Semi-finals were played between 3 and 16 March 2016.


2015–16 Copa de la Reina de Balonmano
The 2015–16 Copa de la Reina de Balonmano was the 37th edition of the Copa de la Reina de Balonmano. The tournament began in November 2015 with First round matches, following Second round to finish with the Final8.


2015–16 Copa de la Reina de Balonmano
The Final8 took place in O Porriño, Galicia, from 15 to 17 April. The matches will be played at Pavillón Polideportivo de Porriño, with 2,500 capacity seating. It was hosted by Federación Galega de Balonmán, Xunta de Galicia, O Porriño concello & RFEBM. O Porriño hosted Copa de la Reina for the last time in 2013.


2015–16 Copa de la Reina de Balonmano
Bera Bera won its fifth title after defeating newcomer's Prosetecnisa Zuazo in the Final 33–17.


2015–16 Copa del Rey
The 2015–16 Copa del Rey was the 114th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). Going into the tournament, the winners were assured a place for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group stage. However, since the two finalists, Barcelona and Sevilla, both qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, respectively by winning the 2015–16 La Liga title and the 2015–16 Europa League, the cup winner's place in the 2016–17 Europa League group stage instead passed to the fifth-place team in La Liga, Athletic Bilbao.


2015–16 Copa del Rey
Barcelona entered as the defending champions after winning the 2014–15 edition. They defeated Sevilla 2–0 in the final, winning their 28th title.


2015–16 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
The following teams competed in the 2015–16 Copa del Rey.


2015–16 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
21 teams of 2014–15 Segunda División (Barcelona B was excluded for being a reserve team):


2015–16 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
24 teams of 2014–15 Segunda División B: the top five teams of each of the four groups (excluding reserve teams) and the four with the highest number of points out of the remaining non-reserve teams:


2015–16 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
Eighteen teams of 2014–15 Tercera División, champions of each one of the eighteen groups (or at least the ones with the highest number of points within their group since reserve teams were excluded):


2015–16 Copa del Rey, First round
The draw for First and Second round was held on 21 July 2015 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol, RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas, Madrid. In this round, 37 teams from 2015–16 Segunda División B and 5 from 2015–16 Tercera División teams gained entry. In the draw, firstly six teams from Segunda División B received a bye and then, the remaining teams in the league and teams from Tercera División faced according to proximity criteria by next groups:


2015–16 Copa del Rey, Second round
In the second round teams from Segunda División played among themselves and teams from Segunda División B and Tercera played separately. Zaragoza received a bye for the third round.


2015–16 Copa del Rey, Final phase
The draw for the Round of 32 was held on October 16, 2015, in La Ciudad del Fútbol. In this round, all La Liga teams entered the competition.


2015–16 Copa del Rey, Final phase
Round of 32 pairings were as follows: the seven remaining teams participating in Segunda División B faced the La Liga teams which qualified for European competitions. The five remaining teams participating in Segunda División faced five La Liga teams which did not qualify for European competitions. The remaining eight La Liga teams faced each other. In matches involving teams from different league tiers, the team in the lower tier played the first leg at home. This rule was also applied in the Round of 16, but not for the Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, in which the order of legs was based on the luck of the draw.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Balonmano
The 2015–16 Copa del Rey de Balonmano was the 41st edition of this tournament, organized by Liga ASOBAL. The tournament began on October 3 and 4, 2015, with the matches of the first round.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Balonmano
FC Barcelona Lassa won its 17th Copa del Rey title after defeating host team Helvetia Anaitasuna in the Final 33–30.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, First round
Matches were played on 1, 3 and 4 October 2015.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Second round
The second round was drawn with the first one. Matches were played on 27 and 28 October 2015.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Round of 16
The draw took place on 29 October 2015 at RFEBM's headquarters.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Quarter-finals
The draw took place on 19 December 2015 at Palacio de los Deportes de León's press room.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Quarter-finals
The matches were played on 9 March (1st leg) and 12 March (2nd leg).


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Final four
The Final Four was played on 7/8 May at Pabellón Anaitasuna in Pamplona, Navarre. The draw was conducted on 18 April. Helvetia Anaitasuna's win over Naturhouse La Rioja in semifinals qualified it for 2016–17 EHF Cup as FC Barcelona, Naturhouse La Rioja and ABANCA Ademar León are already qualified for European competitions via Liga ASOBAL.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Futsal
The 2015–16 Copa del Rey was the 6th staging of the Copa del Rey de Futsal. The competition started on 22 September with First Round matches. The Final was held in Seville at Pabellón de San Pablo on 1 May 2016.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Futsal
Movistar Inter was the defending champion but lost in Quarter-finals to Palma Futsal.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Futsal
Eventually, ElPozo Murcia won its first ever Copa del Rey title after defeating Palma Futsal 3–2 in the Final.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Futsal, First round
Draw was held on Tuesday, 8 September. Matches to be played on 22–23 September 2015.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Second round
Draw will take place on 24 September at RFEF headquarters. Draw included ten winners from the first round plus all Primera División and 6 remaining Segunda División teams.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Second round, Matches
All times are CEST except for Canary Islands which are WEST.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Round of 16
Round of 16 draw was held on Friday 2 October at RFEF headquarters. This round draw includes the 16 winners from the Second Round, which in summary are 11 teams from Primera División, 3 from Segunda División and 2 from Segunda División B.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Quarter finals
Quarter-finals draw took place on 16 October 2015, at the RFEF headquarters.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Semifinals
Semi-finals draw took place on 29 October 2015, at the RFEF headquarters.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Semifinals
First leg matches to be played on 4 November 2015 and second leg on 24 February 2016.


2015–16 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Final
The final will be played on 7 May at the Pabellón San Pablo located in Seville.


2015–16 Coppa Italia
The 2015–16 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons was the 69th edition of the national cup in Italian football. It began on 2 August 2015 and ended with the final match on 21 May 2016. Juventus successfully defended their title after beating Milan 1–0 by Morata's goal after extra time. They secured a record eleventh title in the competition.


2015–16 Coppa Italia, First stage, First round
A total of 36 teams from Lega Pro and Serie D competed in this round, 18 of which advanced to second round. The matches were played on 2 August 2015.


2015–16 Coppa Italia, First stage, Second round
A total of 40 teams from Serie B and Lega Pro competed in the second round, 20 of which advanced to joining the 12 teams from Serie A in the third round. The matches were played between 8 and 10 August 2015.


2015–16 Coppa Italia, First stage, Third round
A total of 32 teams from Serie A, Serie B and Lega Pro competed in the third round, 16 of which advanced to the fourth round. The matches were played between 14 and 20 August 2015.


2015–16 Coppa Italia, First stage, Fourth round
Fourth round matches were played between 1 and 3 December 2015.


2015–16 Coppa Italia, Final stage, Bracket, Round of 16
Round of 16 were played between 15 and 17 December 2015.


2015–16 Coppa Italia, Final stage, Bracket, Semi-finals
Semi-finals were played on 26–27 January and 1–2 March 2016.


2015–16 Coppa Titano
The 2015–16 Coppa Titano were the 58th season in the cup's history. The tournament began on 15 September 2015 and ended on 1 May 2016.


2015–16 Coppa Titano
La Fiorita won the tournament and qualified for the Europa League.


2015–16 Coppa Titano, Format
The format of the cup changed from previous years. The fifteen teams from San Marino were drawn into four groups. The winners and runners-up in each group advance to the knockout stage.


2015–16 Coppa Titano, Group stage
Each team played a total of six matches against the teams in their group. In groups A, B, and C teams played each other twice. In group D teams played each other three times. The top two from each group advance to the Knockout stage.


2015–16 Coppa Titano, Knockout stage
The knockout stage involved the eight teams that qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage.


2015–16 Coppa Titano, Knockout stage
All matches were decided over one leg with extra time and then penalties used to break ties.


2015–16 Coppa Titano, Knockout stage
In the quarter-finals, teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other. In the draws for the semi-finals all teams could be drawn against each other. In all rounds, home team was decided in the draw.


2015–16 Coppa Titano, Knockout stage
The draw was announced on 8 April 2016, with the entire knockout stage being known.


2015–16 Coppa Titano, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
This round involved all eight teams that qualified for the knockout stage.


2015–16 Coppa Titano, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
This round involved the four teams that advance from the quarter-finals.


2015–16 Coppa Titano, Knockout stage, Final
The semi-final winners competed in one match to be the cup winner.


2015–16 Coppa Titano, Knockout stage, Final
Winners, La Fiorita, earned a spot in the 2016–17 Europa League first qualifying round.


2015–16 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team represented Coppin State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Michael Grant, played their home games at the Physical Education Complex and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for ninth place. They defeated North Carolina A&T in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to South Carolina State.


2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by sixth year head coach Bill Courtney, played their home games at Newman Arena and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 10–18, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.


2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
On March 14, 2016, Cornell fired head coach Bill Courtney. He finished at Cornell with a six-year record of 60–113. On April 18, the school hired Brian Earl as head coach.


2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team, Previous season
The Big Red finished the season 13–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.


2015–16 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season
The Cornell Big Red represented Cornell University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Big Red had the challenge of trying to find success despite the graduation of stars Brianne Jenner, Emily Fulton and Jillian Saulnier.


2015–16 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season, Offseason
Three 2015 graduates, Brianne Jenner (Calgary Inferno), Emily Fulton (Toronto Furies) and Jillian Saulnier (Calgary Inferno), were all selected in the CWHL draft.


2015–16 Coupe de France
The 2015–16 Coupe de France was the 99th season of the most prestigious football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was opened to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (Hienghène Sport, winner of 2015 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (A.S. Pirae, winner of 2015 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, and Saint Martin).


2015–16 Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, defeated Auxerre in the previous season's final. They defended their title after defeating Marseille 4–2 in the final.


2015–16 Coupe de France, Teams, Round 1 to 6
The first six rounds, and any preliminaries, are organised by the Regional Leagues and the Overseas Territories, who allow teams from within their league structure to enter at any point up to the Third round. Teams from CFA 2 enter at the Third round, those from CFA enter at the Fourth round and those from Championnat National enter at the Fifth round.


2015–16 Coupe de France, Teams, Round 7 onwards
In the Seventh round, the 156 qualifying teams from the Regional Leagues and the Overseas Territories are joined by the 20 teams from Ligue 2. The 20 Ligue 1 clubs enter in the Ninth round.


2015–16 Coupe de France, Teams, Round 7 onwards
The teams qualifying for Seventh round, by region and level, are:


2015–16 Coupe de France, Seventh Round
These matches were originally scheduled to take place on 13, 14 and 15 November, although some matches were postponed to the following weekdue to the November 2015 Paris attacks.


2015–16 Coupe de France, Eighth Round
The draw was held on 18 November 2015. The matches were played on 5 and 6 December 2015


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds
The 2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds made up the qualifying competition to decide which teams take part in the main competition from Round 7. This was the 99th season of the most prestigious football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (qualification via 2015 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (qualification via 2015 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, and Saint Martin).


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds
PSG were the defending champions, having defeated AJ Auxerre in the previous season's final.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds
The qualifying rounds took place between March and October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Teams, Round 1 to 6
The first six rounds and preliminaries were organised by the Regional Leagues and the Overseas Territories, which allow teams from within their league structure to enter at any point up to the third round. Teams from CFA 2 enter at the third round, those from CFA enter at the fourth round and those from Championnat National enter at the fifth round. Teams entering in each round, by region:


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Guadeloupe
These matches were played on 21, 22, 23 and 29 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Réunion
These matches were played on 21 and 22 March 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Alsace
These matches were played on 15, 16, 18, 19 and 20 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Aquitaine
These matches were played on 29 and 30 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Auvergne
These matches were played 22, 23 and 30 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Lower Normandy
These matches were played on 21, 22 and 23 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Bourgogne
These matches were played on 23 and 30 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Brittany
These matches were played on 22 and 23 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Centre-Val de Loire
These matches were played on 22, 23 and 30 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Centre-West
These matches were played on 22 and 23 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Champagne-Ardenne
These matches were played on 21 and 23 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Franche-Comté
These matches were played on 22 and 23 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Languedoc-Roussillon
These matches were played between 22 and 30 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Méditerranée
These matches were played on 29 and 30 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, First round, Rhône-Alpes
These matches were played on 21, 22, 23 and 30 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Guadeloupe
These match  played on 28, 29, 30 August and 12, 13 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Réunion
These matches were played on 2 and 3 May 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Aquitaine
These matches were played between 5 and 13 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Auvergne
These matches were played 29 and 30 August, and 6 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Lower Normandy
These matches were played on 29 and 30 August 2015, and 2 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Bourgogne
These matches were played on 30 August and 6 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Centre-Val de Loire
These matches were played on 29 and 30 August, and 6 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Centre-West
These matches were played on 29 and 30 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Franche-Comté
These matches were played on 29 and 30 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Languedoc-Roussillon
These matches were played between 22 and 30 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Lorraine
The second round is in effect a preliminary tournament, with the main competition starting in the third round.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Méditerranée
These matches were played on 5 and 6 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Paris-Île-de-France
These matches were played from 27 May to 28 June 2015. Second Round Results: Paris Île-de-France (incomplete)


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Guadeloupe
These matches were played on 12, 13 and 26 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Réunion
These matches were played on 11 and 12 July 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Aquitaine
These matches were played between 12 and 20 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Lower Normandy
These matches were played on 12 and 13 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Bourgogne
These matches were played on 12, 13 and 20 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Centre-Val de Loire
These matches were played on 12 and 13 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Centre-West
These matches were played on 12 and 13 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Corsica
The competition starts at the third round in Corsica, due to the small number of team participating.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Corsica
These matches were played on 12, 13 and 20 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Franche-Comté
These matches were played on 12 and 13 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Languedoc-Roussillon
These matches were played between 12 and 20 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Lorraine
These matches were played on 12 and 13 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Méditerranée
These matches were played on 12 and 13 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Mayotte
Four matches were played on 16 June 2015 and one match played on 17 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Réunion
These matches were played on 22 and 23 August 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Aquitaine
These matches were played between 25 and 27 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Lower Normandy
These matches were played on 26 and 27 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Bourgogne
These matches were played on 26 and 27 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Centre-Val de Loire
These matches were played on 26 and 27 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Centre-West
These matches were played on 26 and 27 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Corsica
These matches were played on 26 and 27 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Franche-Comté
These matches were played on 26 and 27 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Languedoc-Roussillon
These matches were played on 26 and 27 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Lorraine
These matches were played on 26 and 27 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Maine
These matches were played on 26 and 27 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Guadeloupe
The fifth round is the final round of qualifying in Guadeloupe. The winners of the two ties qualify for the seventh round.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Guadeloupe
These matches were played on 21 and 24 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Réunion
These matches was played on 12 and 13 September 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Aquitaine
These matches were played on 9, 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Lower Normandy
These matches were played on 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Bourgogne
These matches were played on 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Brittany
These matches were played on 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Centre-Val de Loire
These matches were played on 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Centre-West
These matches were played on 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Corsica
These matches were played on 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Franche-Comté
These matches were played on 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Languedoc-Roussillon
These matches were played on 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Lorraine
These matches were played on 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Méditerranée
These matches were played on 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Midi-Pyrénées
These matches were played on 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
These matches were played on 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth round, Champagne-Ardennes
These matches were played on 10 and 11 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Réunion
These matches was played on 3 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Bourgogne
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Brittany
The match US Châteaugiron-US Saint-Malo was broadcast on Eurosport 2 France.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Brittany
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Centre-West
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Corsica
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Franche-Comté
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Languedoc-Roussillon
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Lorraine
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Méditerranée
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Midi-Pyrénées
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Nord-Pas de Calais
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Normandy
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Paris Île-de-France
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Picardie
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth round, Rhône-Alpes
These matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue
The 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue was the 22nd French league cup competition. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the 44 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization.


2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue
Paris Saint-Germain were the two-time reigning champions, having defeated Bastia 4–0 in the previous season's final and their win in this competition 2–1 against Lille put the club at six wins, extending their record.


2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, First round
First round matches were held over 1 day; 11 August 2015. The 12 winners secured places in the second round. All times in Central European Time.


2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, Second round
The round featured the 12 winners of the first-round matches. The matches were held over 1 day; 25 August 2015. The 6 winners secured places in the third round. All games in Central European Time.


2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, Third round
The Third Round, also known as the Round of 32, featured the 6 winners of the second round matches in addition to 14 Ligue 1 clubs who were not participating in the European competitions. The matches were played 27 and 28 October 2015, and 25 November 2015. All games in Central European Time.


2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, Round of 16
The Fourth Round, also known as the Round of 16, featured the 10 winners of the third round matches in addition to 6 Ligue 1 clubs who were participating in the European competitions. The matches were played on 15 and 16 December 2015.


2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, Quarter-finals
The Fifth Round, also known as the quarter-finals, featured the 8 winners of the Round of 16 matches. The four matches were played on 12 and 13 January 2016.


2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were drawn after the quarter-finals and were played on 26 and 27 January 2016.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Coventry City's 132nd season in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Review and events, July
8 players were released on 1 July 2015 with Al Bangura, Adam Barton, Frank Nouble, Shaun Miller, Simeon Jackson, Andy Webster, Danny Pugh and Blair Turgott all leaving the club. Five players from the academy signed professional contracts on 1 July 2015 as Cian Harries, Devon Kelly-Evans, Dion Kelly-Evans, Ben Stevenson and George Thomas all signing contracts alongside Chris Stokes, who signed a one-year contract on a free transfer from Forest Green Rovers. On 6 July 2015, Sam Ricketts joined Coventry City on a free transfer signing a one-year deal with the club.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Review and events, July
Romain Vincelot signed for the Sky Blues on 8 July 2015. On the same date, Coventry City owners Sisu earned the right to appeal against a Court's decision, which ruled that Coventry City Council's £14.4million loan to the Ricoh Arena operators ACL in 2012 was not state aid with the two-day appeal hearing taking place in February 2016. Réda Johnson extended his time at Coventry City on 10 July 2015, signing a new one-year deal. On 24 July 2015, Rúben Lameiras signed a contract at the club after a successful trial. Adam Armstrong signed a 6-month loan deal from Newcastle United on 28 July 2015. On 31 July 2015, the club announced that assistant manager Neil MacFarlane left the club by mutual agreement.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Review and events, August
On 1 August 2015, Coventry City ended their pre-season campaign with a 0–0 draw against Oxford United. They played a total of five games, failing to win a single game after three draws and two losses. A Coventry City XI side also drew 0–0 with Leamington during pre-season. Sam Ricketts was named as captain for the season on 3 August 2015. Bryn Morris was signed on season-long youth loan deal from Middlesbrough on 6 August 2015. Norwich City's Jacob Murphy was signed on loan on 15 August 2015 in a deal which will last till the end of the season.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Review and events, August
On 18 August, Ivor Lawton was loaned out to Nuneaton Town for one month. The club finished the month in fifth place after winning their first three league games but were defeated by Walsall 2–1 and drew at home to Southend United. Coventry were also knocked out the League Cup when they lost on penalties to Rochdale away from home in the first round. Adam Armstrong was awarded with League One's Player of the month award for August.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Review and events, September
Transfer deadline day saw Danny Swanson and Kyle Spence leave the club with just one player coming the other way as Lateef Elford-Alliyu signed a four-month contract with the Sky Blues. Marc-Antoine Fortuné signed for Coventry City on a free transfer, signing on 4 September. Ryan Kent became Coventry's fourth loan signing of the season on 10 September, arriving from Liverpool. Adam Jackson signed on loan for the club on 14 September from Middlesbrough. The Sky Blues finished the month in fourth place after two wins and two defeats, beating Burton Albion and Chesterfield but losing to Scunthorpe United and Bury.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Review and events, October
Former England-International midfielder Joe Cole was signed by Tony Mowbray on 16 October, signing for 35 days with the club. George Thomas was loaned out to Yeovil Town on 24 October until 21 November. On 24 October, Reice Charles-Cook broke a post-war club record as he went 578 minutes without conceding a goal overtaking Steve Ogrizovic's 572 minutes without conceding. Coventry City were in fourth place by the end of the month without losing a game in the league winning three of the six fixtures. However, they were knocked out the Football League Trophy in the second round by League Two side Yeovil Town on penalties after drawing the game 0–0.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Review and events, November
Steve Waggott left his position at the club as chief executive on 5 November. This was followed by the appointment of Chris Anderson as executive vice-chairman and Managing director on the next day. Ryan Kent was temporarily recalled back to Liverpool after a change in managers saw Jürgen Klopp take charge and on 18 November, Klopp revealed he was happy for Kent to resume his loan spell after believing he was at the right place.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Review and events, November
A further two loan signings was made with Newcastle United midfielder Gaël Bigirimana and Cardiff City defender Ben Turner returning to the club until 3 January 2016 after signing on 16 November and 18 November. It was announced on 19 November that Joe Cole will be staying at the Ricoh Arena until 3 January after a loan extension. Yeovil Town extended their loan deal for George Thomas, meaning he will remain at the club till January. On 22 November, Jacob Murphy became only the second-ever player to score a hat-tick at the Ricoh Arena.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Review and events, November
Coventry had another undefeated month in the league meaning the Sky Blues were unbeaten in their last eleven matches, the best run at the club since 1967. This meant that the club ended the month in first place with three wins and two draws in November. However, Coventry City were defeated when they were knocked out the FA Cup in the first round after a home defeat to Northampton Town on 7 November.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Competitions, Preseason friendlies
On 7 May 2015, Coventry City announced their first pre-season friendly away to Luton Town on 25 July 2015. On 18 May 2015, Coventry City announced a pre-season friendly against Oxford United on 1 August 2015. On 21 May 2015, Coventry City announced their third pre-season friendly against Cambridge United. On 1 June 2015, a friendly against Nuneaton Town was confirmed for 11 July 2015.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Competitions, Preseason friendlies
On 3 July 2015, it was revealed that Coventry City's fixture against Oxford United will be played at Liberty Way as Oxford United want to make sure that their pitch is at the highest quality for the start of the season. A fixture against Portsmouth was announced on 11 July 2015, which will take place at Havant and Waterlooville's West Leigh Park. On 22 July 2015, the Sky Blues announced a XI side will face Leamington on 29 July 2015.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Competitions, League One
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
Coventry City will begin their FA Cup campaign in the first round with ties being played on 6 November 2015 to 9 November 2015.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Coventry City were drawn away against Rochdale. On 11 August 2015, the fixture was played at Spotland with Coventry City exiting the competition on penalties.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Competitions, Football League Trophy
Coventry City will play in Southern Section of the competition. Their first match of the Football League Trophy will be during the week commencing 5 October after receiving a bye, which means they automatically qualify for the second round, where they will play away at Yeovil Town.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Competitions, Birmingham Senior Cup
On the Birmingham FA website the first round details of the Birmingham Senior Cup were announced, with Coventry City to face Stratford Town.


2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season, Squad information, Squad details
* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Crawley Town F.C. season
The 2015–16 season will be Crawley Town's 120th season in their history and their first season back in League Two since being relegated from League One the previous season. Along with League Two, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Crawley Town F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 5 May 2015, Crawley Town announced a friendly against Brighton & Hove Albion on 22 July 2015. On 6 May 2015, Crawley added a trip to Burgess Hill Town on 15 July 2015 as part of their pre-season schedule. On 12 May 2015, Crawley Town announced a third friendly, they will visit Maidstone United on 25 July 2015. On 27 May 2015, Crawley Town announced another two friendlies against Reading and Nuneaton Town. A day later the club confirmed Fulham will visit on 18 July 2015. On 16 June 2015, Crawley Town announced they will visit Whitehawk during pre-season.


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


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


2015–16 Crawley Town F.C. season, Competitions, Football League Trophy
On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Crawley are to host Southend United.


2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by sixth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where, as a #4 seed, they defeated Alabama and Wagner to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to BYU.


2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bluejays finished the 2014–15 season 14–19, 4–14 in Big East play to finish last in the conference. They defeated DePaul in the first round of the Big East Tournament and lost to Georgetown in the quarterfinals. The Bluejays finished with a losing record for the first time in 18 years, dating back to the 1995–96 season.


2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team will represent Creighton University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Bluejays, led by thirteenth year head coach Jim Flanery and were members of the Big East Conference. The Bluejays play their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena. They finished the season 17–18, 8–10 in Big East to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to South Dakota in the first round.


2015–16 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Crewe Alexandra's 139th season in their history, their 92nd in the English Football League and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances and goals
Source:  and Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked  left the club during the playing season.


2015–16 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 7 May 2015, Crewe Alexandra announced they would travel to Nantwich Town for a pre-season friendly on 19 July 2015. On 13 May 2015, a further six friendlies were announced against, Congleton Town, Alsager Town, Newcastle Town, Kidsgrove Athletic, Altrincham and Kirby Muxloe. On 18 June 2015, a friendly against Chester was announced.


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


2015–16 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Crewe Alexandra were drawn at home against Preston North End.


2015–16 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Competitions, Football League Trophy
On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Crewe will host Wigan Athletic.


2015–16 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Competitions, Cheshire Senior Cup
On the Cheshire FA website the preliminary round details were announced, Crewe Alex will face Witton Albion.


2015–16 Croatian First Football League
The 2015–16 Croatian First Football League (officially known as MAXtv Prva Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 10 July 2015 and ended on 14 May 2016.


2015–16 Croatian First Football League
The league was contested by ten teams and played in a quadruple round robin format, with each team playing every other team four times over 36 rounds. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their tenth consecutive title in 2014–15. At the end of the previous season Zadar were relegated, ending their eight-season spell in top flight. They were replaced by Inter Zaprešić, who returned to the top level after two seasons in the second division.


2015–16 Croatian First Football League, Teams
On 20 April 2015, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2015–16 season was complete. For the 2015–16 Prva HNL, only six clubs were issued a top level license: Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Lokomotiva, Rijeka, Slaven Belupo and NK Zagreb. These clubs were also issued a license for participation in UEFA competitions. In the second stage of licensing, clubs that were not licensed in the first stage appealed the decision. On 20 May 2015, all remaining Prva HNL clubs were granted top level license. Additionally, Istra 1961 and RNK Split obtained a license for UEFA competitions. Only three teams from Druga HNL acquired the top level license: Inter Zaprešić, Sesvete and Hrvatski Dragovoljac.


2015–16 Croatian First Football League, Relegation play-offs
At the end of the season, ninth placed Istra 1961 qualified for a two-legged relegation play-off tie against Šibenik, runners-up of the 2015–16 Croatian Second Football League.


2015–16 Croatian Football Cup
The 2015–16 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-fifth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their thirteenth title the previous year by defeating RNK Split in the final.


2015–16 Croatian Football Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 4 August 2015 at 10:00 in Zagreb. The matches were played on 26 August 2015.


2015–16 Croatian Football Cup, First round
First round consisted of 16 single-legged matches, with 16 winners from the preliminary round joined by 16 clubs with the highest cup coefficients. The matches were played on 23 September 2015.


2015–16 Croatian Football Cup, Second round
Second round consisted of eight single-legged ties, with 16 winners from the first round. The pairings were determined by cup coefficients. The matches were played on 28 October 2015.


2015–16 Croatian Football Cup, Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals consisted of four single-legged ties and included eight winners from the second round. The pairings were determined by cup coefficients. The matches were played on 2 December 2015.


2015–16 Croatian Football Cup, Semi-finals
Semi-final were played over two legs on 16 March and 6 April 2016. The round featured four winners from the quarter-final. The unseeded draw for semi-final pairings was held on 15 February.


2015–16 Croatian Football Cup, Final
The final was played over one leg on 10 May 2016 at Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek.


2015–16 Croatian Second Football League
The 2015–16 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL or 2. HNL) is the 25th season of the Croatian Second Football League, the second level football competition for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 14 August 2015 and will end on 21 May 2016.


2015–16 Croatian Second Football League
The league is contested by twelve teams and played in a triple round robin format, with each team playing every other team three times over 33 rounds. At the end of the previous season Inter Zaprešić were promoted, returning to the top flight after two seasons, while Bistra were relegated in their début season. Pomorac were also relegated due to financial insolvency. Bistra and Pomorac were replaced by Dinamo II and Šibenik, after winning their respective Croatian Third Football League divisions.


2015–16 Croatian Second Football League, Teams
On 20 April 2015, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2015–16 season was completed. For the 2015–16 Druga HNL, only nine clubs were issued a second level license: Dinamo II, Gorica, Hajduk Split II, Imotski, Istra 1961, Mosor, Rijeka II, Rudeš and Sesvete. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision. On 20 May 2015, all remaining Druga HNL were granted second division license, along with third level clubs Šibenik and Dinamo II.


2015–16 Croatian Second Football League, Top scorers
As of 21 May 2016; Source:   23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine


2015–16 Croatian Third Football League
The 2015–16 Treća HNL season is the 25th since its establishment. The first matches of the season will be played on 22 August 2015, and the season will end on 4 June 2016.


2015–16 Croatian Third Football League, Overview before the season
50 teams will join the league, including one relegated from the 2014–15 Druga HNL and six promoted from the lower leagues.


2015–16 Croatian Women's First Football League
The 2015–16 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) was the twenty fifth season of Croatian Women's First Football League, the national championship for women's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992.


2015–16 Croatian Women's First Football League
The league was contested by 10 teams. ŽNK Osijek were the defending champions, having won their nineteenth title in 2014–15.


2015–16 Croatian Women's First Football League, Teams
The following is a complete list of teams who are contesting the 2015–16 Croatian Women's First Football League.


2015–16 Crystal Palace F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Crystal Palace's third consecutive season in the Premier League and their 110th year in existence. The club participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. They finished 15th in the Premier League and were runners-up in the FA Cup for the second time in their history. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 28 May 2015, Crystal Palace announced their first pre-season friendly ahead of the 2015–16 season against Fulham. On 8 June 2015, a second fixture against Dagenham & Redbridge was added to the schedule. On 12 June 2015, Palace announced they will travel to Germany to play Union Berlin on 18 July 2015. A fourth friendly against Barnet was announced on 19 June 2015.


2015–16 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
The fixtures for the 2015–16 season were announced on 18 June 2015 at 9am.


2015–16 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In the third round of the 2015–16 FA Cup, Crystal Palace were drawn to play away against fellow Premier League side Southampton on 9 January 2016. At St Mary's Stadium, Crystal Palace won 2–1 with goals from Joel Ward and Wilfried Zaha. In the fourth round, they were drawn at home against Premier League Stoke City. At Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park, they won 1–0 with a goal from Zaha. in the fifth round they were drawn away at Premier League Tottenham Hotspur. At White Hart Lane, Crystal Palace won 1–0 with a goal from Martin Kelly.


2015–16 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In the quarter final, Crystal Palace were drawn away at Football League Championship team Reading. At the Madjeski Stadium, Crystal Palace won 2–0 with goals from Yohan Cabaye and Fraizer Campbell to reach the semi-final for the first time in 21 years. Crystal Palace drew Premier League Watford in the Wembley semi-final, in a repeat of the 2013 Football League Championship play-off Final. Crystal Palace won 2–1 due to goals from Yannick Bolasie and Connor Wickham.


2015–16 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In the final, Crystal Palace opened the scoring through Jason Puncheon after 78 minutes, though Juan Mata equalised for Manchester United within 3 minutes to send the game to extra-time. Although United had Chris Smalling sent off, Palace could not force a winner, instead conceding the winning goal to Jesse Lingard with 10 minutes left.


2015–16 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
Crystal Palace entered the competition in the second round and were drawn at home against Shrewsbury Town. The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Palace were drawn at home to Charlton Athletic.


2015–16 Cuban National Series
The 2015–16 Cuban National Series was the 55th season of the league. Ciego de Ávila defeated Pinar del Río in the series' final round. This was the first time a reigning Cuban National Series champion had retained their title for 8 years.


2015–16 Cupa Ligii
The 2015–16 Cupa Ligii was the second official season of the Cupa Ligii. Steaua București won the tournament for the second time in a row after defeating Concordia Chiajna in the final.


2015–16 Cupa Ligii, Qualifying Round
At this stage, all teams participate in 2015–16 Liga I season except for No. 1 (FC Steaua București) and 2 (ASA Târgu Mureș) 2014–15 Liga I season which directly qualified for the quarterfinals. Thus in this phase will be 12 teams will be divided in 6 games. The winners of those matches will qualify for the quarterfinals.


2015–16 Cupa Ligii, Quarter-finals
FC Steaua București – 1st place 2014–15 Liga I season


2015–16 Cupa Ligii, Quarter-finals
ASA Târgu Mureș – 2nd place 2014–15 Liga I season


2015–16 Cupa Ligii, Quarter-finals
These teams will be divided in four matches. The winners of those matches will qualify for the semifinals. All matches were played on 14–15 October 2015


2015–16 Cupa Ligii, Semi-finals
In the semifinals qualified 4 teams, namely the winners of the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals winners are:


2015–16 Cupa Ligii, Semi-finals
These teams will be divided in two matches. Matches will be played roundtrip. The winners of those matches will qualify for the League Cup final.


2015–16 Cupa României
The 2015–16 Cupa României was the seventy-eighth season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament.


2015–16 Cupa României, Second round
The matches were played on 28 and 29 July 2015.


2015–16 Cupa României, Fourth round
The matches were played on 25 and 26 August 2015.


2015–16 Cupa României, Fifth Round
The matches were played on 8 and 9 September 2015.


2015–16 Cupa României, Round of 32
The matches were played on 22, 23, and 24 September 2015.


2015–16 Cupa României, Round of 16
All matches were played on October 27, 28 and 29, 2015.


2015–16 Cupa României, Quarter-finals
The matches were played on 15, 16, and 17 December 2015.


2015–16 Cupa României, Semi-finals
The semi-final matches are played in a round-trip system. The first legs were played on 2 and 3 March 2016 and the return legs were played on 20 and 21 April 2016.


2015–16 Cyclo-cross Superprestige
The 2015–2016 Cyclo-cross Superprestige events and season-long competition started on 4 October 2015 and concluded on 13 February 2016. Due to injury, defending champion Mathieu van der Poel missed the start of the season.


2015–16 Cyclo-cross Superprestige, Season standings
In each race, the top 15 riders gain points, going from 15 points for the winner decreasing by one point per position to 1 point for the rider finishing in 15th position. In case of ties in the total score of two or more riders, the following tie breakers exist: most races started, most races won, best result in the last race.


2015–16 Cymru Alliance League Cup
The 2015–16 Cymru Alliance League Cup (also known as the Huws Gray Cup) is the 26th edition of the competition.


2015–16 Cypriot Cup
The 2015–16 Cypriot Cup was the 74th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 28 clubs entered the competition. It began on 28 October 2015 with the first round and concluded on 18 May 2016 with the final which was held at Tsirion Stadium. Apollon clinched their 8th Cypriot Cup trophy after a 2–1 victory over Omonia.


2015–16 Cypriot Cup, First round
The first round draw took place on 19 October 2015 and the matches played on 28 October, 4 November and 2 December 2015.


2015–16 Cypriot Cup, Second round
The second round draw took place on 21 December 2015 and the matches played on 6, 13, 20, 26 and 27 January 2016.


2015–16 Cypriot Cup, Second round
The following four teams advanced directly to second round and will meet the twelve winners of the first round ties:


2015–16 Cypriot Cup, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals draw took place on 28 January 2016 and the matches played on 3, 10, 17 and 24 February 2016.


2015–16 Cypriot Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-finals draw took place on 3 March 2016 and the matches played on 6 and 20 April 2016.


2015–16 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions
The 2015–16 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions was the 8th edition of the Cypriot Cup for lower divisions. A total of 8 clubs entered the competition. It began on 18 November 2015 with the semi finals and concluded on 4 May 2016 with the final which was held at Dasaki Stadium. Alki Oroklini won their 1st cup trophy after beating P.O. Xylotymbou 2–1 in the final.


2015–16 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
Only teams from the Cypriot Third Division and STOK Elite Division could participate. Participation was not compulsory. 8 of 30 participated that season.


2015–16 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
The competition consisted of three rounds. In the first round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2015–16 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
The next round were played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


2015–16 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


2015–16 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals draw took place on 2 November 2015 and the matches played on 18 November 2015.


2015–16 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Semi-finals
The semi-finals draw took place on 1 December 2015 and the matches played on 9 December 2015 and 20 January 2016.


2015–16 Cypriot First Division
The 2015–16 Cypriot First Division was the 77th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 22 August 2015 and ended on 15 May 2016. APOEL were the defending champions.


2015–16 Cypriot First Division
The league expanded from 12 to 14 teams this season, comprised eleven teams from the 2014–15 season and three promoted teams from the 2014–15 Second Division. APOEL were crowned champions for the 25th time and a fourth time in a row, securing the title after beating title rivals AEK Larnaca 2–0 at home on 28 April 2016.


2015–16 Cypriot First Division, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Othellos Athienou was relegated at the end of the second-phase of the 2014–15 season after finishing in the last place of the relegation group table.


2015–16 Cypriot First Division, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
The relegated team was replaced by 2014–15 Second Division champions Enosis Neon Paralimni, runners-up Pafos FC and third-placed team Aris Limassol.


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


2015–16 Cypriot Second Division
The 2015–16 Cypriot Second Division was the 61st season of the Cypriot second-level football league. It began on 18 September 2015 and ended on 26 March 2016. Karmiotissa won their first title.


2015–16 Cypriot Third Division
The 2015–16 Cypriot Third Division was the 45th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. Akritas Chlorakas won their 3rd title.


2015–16 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Sixteen teams participated in the 2015–16 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2016–17 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2016–17 STOK Elite Division. However, after the end of the season Nikos & Sokratis Erimis withdrew from the 2016–17 Cypriot Third Division, and so the 14th-placed team remained to Third Division.


2015–16 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2015–16 Cyprus Basketball Division A
The 2015–16 Cyprus Basketball Division A was the 49th season of the Cyprus Basketball Division A, the top-tier level professional basketball league on Cyprus. The season started on November 6, 2015, and ended on May 3, 2016. AEK Larnaca won the previous championship, and successfully defended its title.


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


2015–16 Cyprus Basketball Division A, Competition format
The four teams of the top group will join the championship playoffs.


2015–16 Czech 1. Liga season
The 2015-16 Czech 1. liga season was the 22nd season of the Czech 1. liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 14 teams participated in the league.


2015–16 Czech 1. Liga season
HC Slavia Praha and HC Dukla Jihlava have won this season of the league, neither succeeded in the Extraliga qualification.


2015–16 Czech 1. Liga season
HC Sumperk was relegated to the Czech 2. liga after 5 years in the Czech 1. Liga. They have been replaced by HC Frýdek-Místek, who have been promoted from the 2. Liga.


2015–16 Czech 1. Liga season, Format
14 teams compete in the league, with the top 6 teams at the end of the regular season play qualifying for the playoffs. The teams that finish 7th through 10th play a play-in series (best-of-five) to determine who will join the top six into the playoff quarter-finals (best-of-seven). No final is played. Instead, two teams which win the semifinals are declared co-champions and both advance to the qualifying group against two worst placed teams at the end of the Extraliga regular season.


2015–16 Czech 1. Liga season, Format
The four lowest ranked teams (11–14) after the regular season play in a play-out group (12 games, all regular-season matches are counted into the ranking). The worst team after 12 rounds is relegated to the Czech 2. Liga.


2015–16 Czech 1. Liga season, 2016-17 Extraliga qualification
HC Litvinov have qualified to the Extraliga for the 2016-17 season.


2015–16 Czech 1. Liga season, 2016-17 Extraliga qualification
HC Karlovy Vary have qualified to the Extraliga for the 2016-17 season.


2015–16 Czech 1. Liga season, 2016-17 Extraliga qualification
HC Slavia Praha failed to qualify for the 2016-17 Czech Extraliga season. They will resume playing in the Czech 1. Liga.


2015–16 Czech 1. Liga season, 2016-17 Extraliga qualification
HC Dukla Jihlava failed to qualify for the 2016-17 Czech Extraliga season. They will resume playing in the Czech 1. Liga.


2015–16 Czech Cup
The 2015–16 Czech Cup, known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 23nd season of the annual knockout football tournament of the Czech Republic. It began with the preliminary round on 18 July 2015 and ended with the final on 18 May 2016. As winners of the cup, FK Mlada Boleslav gained the right to play in the third qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.