2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga
The defending champions were Heidelberger RK who defeated TV Pforzheim 53–27 in the 2015 final to take out its twelfth championship and sixth in a row. The club thereby also equaled a championship record, becoming the second club after TSV Victoria Linden to win six consecutive titles. The 2016 championship was won by TV Pforzheim, defeating Heidelberger RK 41–36 in the final. For Pforzheim it was the first national rugby union championship, an achievement seen as a surprise given the dominance of Heidelberg, having defeated Pforzheim in three previous finals.


2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga
The modus and size of the league had been altered from the 2014–15 season, with the number of clubs reduced from, nominally, 24 to 16.


2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
The Rugby-Bundesliga, which had been playing with 21 clubs in 2014–15, three less than the nominal strength of 24, was reduced to 16 clubs for 2015–16. The previous season, the league played a first round of four regional groups, followed by a second round with two regional groups of eight, and play-offs consisting of twelve teams, Instead, the 2015–16 season saw a reduction to just two regional groups of eight teams each.


2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
In the 2015–16 Bundesliga each team plays the other seven in their division twice, home and away, during the regular season. No games will be played between clubs from opposite divisions during this phase. The regular season will be followed by play-offs in which the winner of the south-west division plays the runners-up of the north-east and the winner of the north-east the runners-up of the south-west division. The two semi-final winners then contest the German championship final, scheduled for 21 May 2016.


2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
The remaining twelve teams enter the DRV-Pokal, whereby the clubs placed third and fourth receive a bye for the first round. The last placed team in each division will be automatically relegated to the 2. Rugby-Bundesliga. The second-last team in each division has to play the 2. Bundesliga semi-final losers for a place in the 2016–17 Rugby-Bundesliga.


2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
Compare to the 2014–15  season no team was promoted to the Bundesliga but five teams relegated from the league, TSV Victoria Linden, SG Siemensstadt/Grizzlies, Berliner SV 92 Rugby, RC Aachen and Heidelberger TV.


2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga, Play-off stage, Championship
The top two teams in each division qualified for the play-offs with the semi finals held on 30 April and the final on 7 May 2016:


2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga, Play-off stage, DRV-Pokal
The remaining twelve Bundesliga clubs not qualified for the championship play-off entered the DRV-Pokal, the premier rugby union cup competition in Germany. The teams placed third and fourth received a bye for the first round:


2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga, Play-off stage, DRV-Pokal
The first round will see the teams placed fifth to eighth drawn against each other:


2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga, Play-off stage, DRV-Pokal
For the quarter finals teams were not seeded, with the clubs placed third and fourth entering the competition. The quarter finals are scheduled for 4 and 5 June, the semi finals for 11 and 12 June and the final for 25 or 26 June:


2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga, Promotion round
The winners and runners-up of the four 2. Bundesliga divisions entered the promotion play-off to determine the two teams promoted directly and the two entering the play-off with Bundesliga seventh placed clubs. The promotion play-off will be conducted in two regional groups with the northern and eastern division clubs in one and the southern and western division ones in the other:


2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga, Promotion round, Promotion-Relegation round
The runners-up of the two regional promotion play-off were scheduled to compete with the seventh-placed Bundesliga teams for two more spots in the Bundesliga:


2015–16 Russian Bandy Super League
The 2015–16 Russian Bandy Super League is the 24rd season of the present highest Russian men's bandy top division, Russian Bandy Super League. The regular season began on 8 November 2015, and the final was played on 26 March 2016, when Yenisey beat Baykal-Energiya, thus becoming champions for the third season in a row.


2015–16 Russian Cup
The 2015–16 Russian Cup, known as the 2015–16 Pirelli–Russian Football Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.


2015–16 Russian Cup
The competition started on 15 July 2015. The cup champion won a spot in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage.


2015–16 Russian Cup
The final match was played on 2 May 2016 at the Kazan Arena in Kazan.


2015–16 Russian Cup, First round
The games were played on 15 and 16 July 2015.


2015–16 Russian Cup, Second round
Matches were played on 24, 26 and 31 July 2015


2015–16 Russian Cup, Third round
These matches were played on 6, 7 and 8 August 2015


2015–16 Russian Cup, Fourth round
Teams from the FNL enter the competition at this round. The matches were played on 26 and 27 August and 11 September 2015.


2015–16 Russian Cup, Round of 32
Teams from the Premier League enter the competition at this round. The matches were played on 23 and 24 September 2015.


2015–16 Russian Cup, Round of 16
The matches were played on 28 and 29 October 2015.


2015–16 Russian Cup, Quarter-finals
The matches were played from 28 February to 2 March 2016.


2015–16 Russian Football National League
The 2015–16 Russian National Football League was the 24th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 11 July 2015 and is due to end on 21 May 2016.


2015–16 Russian Premier League
The 2015–16 Russian Premier League was the 24th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 14th under the current Russian Premier League name.


2015–16 Russian Premier League
Zenit Saint Petersburg came into the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season. CSKA Moscow won the title on the final day.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Teams
As in previous season, 16 teams played in the 2015–16 season. After the 2014–15 season, FC Torpedo Moscow and FC Arsenal Tula were relegated to the 2015–16 Russian National Football League. They were replaced by two clubs who qualified automatically from the 2014–15 Russian National Football League, FC Krylia Sovetov Samara and FC Anzhi Makhachkala.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Tournament format and regulations, Basic
The 16 teams played a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams twice, once at home and once away. Thus, a total of 240 matches was played, with 30 matches played by each team.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Tournament format and regulations, Promotion and relegation
The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the FNL, while the top 2 in that league will be promoted to the Premier League for the 2016–17 season.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Tournament format and regulations, Promotion and relegation
The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL teams respectively in two playoff games with the winners securing Premier League spots for the 2016–17 season.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Relegation play-offs
The draw for relegation play-offs scheduling took place on 10 May 2016.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Relegation play-offs, Second leg
Anzhi Makhachkala won 3–0 on aggregate and remained in the 2016–17 Russian Premier League.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Relegation play-offs, Second leg
Tom Tomsk won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2016–17 Russian Premier League.


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


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Season events, Transfer bans
On 3 September 2015, FC Anzhi Makhachkala was banned from registering new players for debts to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg for Igor Denisov's transfer fee. Anzhi's debt was paid and the ban was lifted on 16 December 2015.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Season events, Transfer bans
On 9 September 2015, FC Dynamo Moscow was banned from registering new players for debts to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg for Igor Denisov's and Tomáš Hubočan's transfer fees and to FC Anzhi Makhachkala for Igor Denisov's, Vladimir Gabulov's and Christopher Samba's transfer fees. On 17 November 2015, the ban was re-confirmed due to new debts to former coaching staff (Stanislav Cherchesov, Miroslav Romaschenko and Vladimir Panikov). Dynamo's debts were paid and the ban was lifted on 15 December 2015.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Season events, Transfer bans
On 10 September 2015, FC Rostov was banned from registering new players for debts to former player Artyom Dzyuba. On 8 October 2015, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to FC Spartak Moscow for Artyom Dzyuba's transfer fee. On 29 October, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to FC Khimki for Ivan Novoseltsev's transfer fee. On 15 November 2015, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to former players Anton Amelchenko and Vitali Dyakov and to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg for Pavel Mogilevets's transfer fee.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Season events, Transfer bans
On 8 December 2015, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to former player Hrvoje Milić and to FC Rubin Kazan for Sardar Azmoun's transfer fee. On 11 February 2016, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to player Nemanja Nikolić. Rostov's debts were paid and the ban was lifted on 24 February 2016.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Season events, Transfer bans
On 24 September 2015, FC Kuban Krasnodar was banned from registering new players for debts to FC Lokomotiv Moscow for Sergei Tkachyov's transfer fee. On 15 November 2015, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to FC Krylia Sovetov Samara for Anton Sosnin's transfer fee and to PFC CSKA Moscow for Svyatoslav Georgiyevsky's transfer fee. On 25 December 2015, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to former manager Leonid Kuchuk and to FC Dynamo Moscow for Stanislav Manolev's transfer free. On 21 January 2016, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to player Yevgeni Frolov. Kuban's debts were paid and the ban was lifted on 26 February 2016, 7 hours before the winter player registration window would close.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Season events, Transfer bans
On 25 October 2015, FC Rubin Kazan was banned from registering new players for debts to former conditioning coach Yevgeni Bondarenko. Bondarenko and Rubin agreed on the debt settlement schedule and the ban was lifted on 17 February 2016.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Season events, Transfer bans
On 8 December 2015, FC Amkar Perm was banned from registering new players for debts to former manager Slavoljub Muslin. Amkar's debt was paid and the ban was lifted on 28 January 2016.


2015–16 Russian Premier League, Awards, Top 33
On 31 May 2016, Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:


2015–16 Russian Professional Football League
The 2015–16 Professional Football League is the third highest division in Russian football. The Professional Football League is geographically divided into 5 zones. The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the National Football League. The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.


2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by third year head coach Eddie Jordan, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center as second year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 1–17 in Big Ten play to finishing in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Nebraska.


2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
Following the season, head coach Eddie Jordan was fired. He finished at Rutgers with a three-year record of 29–68.


2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team, Previous season
The Scarlet Knights finished the 2014-15 Season 10–22, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Minnesota.


2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team will represent Rutgers University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by twenty-first year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, play their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as second year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Ohio State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing to Virginia in the second round.


2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team, Roster
Kelley Gibson (Maryland) Ervin Monier (Saint Mary's) Tim Eatman (Talladega)


2015–16 Rwanda National Football League
The 2015–16 Rwanda National Football League, known as the Azam Rwanda Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the 39th season of top-tier football in Rwanda. The season started on 18 September 2015 and concluded on 17 July 2016 with APR winning their third consecutive title and 16th overall, all in a span of 22 years.


2015–16 Rwanda National Football League
Rayon Sports finished second to qualify for the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup while Rwamagana City and Muhanga finished 15th and 16th, respectively, and will be relegated to the Rwandan Second Division for the 2016-17 season.


2015–16 Rwanda National Football League, Teams
A total of 16 teams will contest the league after it expanded from 14 teams in 2014-15. Isonga were relegated to the Second Division after finishing 14th. Bugesera, Muhanga and Rwamagana City are all new additions to the competition this year.


2015–16 Rwanda National Football League, Results
All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).


2015–16 S.C. Damash season
The 2015–16 season was the Damash's 4th season in the Azadegan League, and their 2nd consecutive season in the 1st division of Iranian Football and 6th year in existence as a football club. They competed in the Hazfi Cup. Damash was captained by Mohammad Reza Mahdavi and Mostafa Hajati.


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


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


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


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


2015–16 S.L. Benfica season
The 2015–16 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 112th season in existence and the club's 82nd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 9 August 2015 and concluded on 20 May 2016.


2015–16 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica played in the Primeira Liga as the two-time defending champions after being crowned for a record 34th time, in the previous campaign. On 15 May, Benfica won their third consecutive league title (for the sixth time in their history and first since 1977), and their 35th overall, with a Portuguese record of 88 points out of the possible maximum of 102 (34 matches). Five days later, Benfica won their third consecutive league cup title, their seventh overall in nine editions, beating Marítimo 6–2 in the final. Internationally, Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by Bayern Munich 2–3 on aggregate.


2015–16 S.L. Benfica season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Source:  and competitions above.Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2015–16 S.S. Lazio season
The 2015–16 season was Società Sportiva Lazio's 116th since their founding and the club's 28th consecutive season in the topflight of Italian football. The club competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League. Having finished 3rd the previous season, Lazio began in the play-off round but failed to qualify after a 3–1 loss on aggregate against Bayer Leverkusen.


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


2015–16 S.S.C. Napoli season
The 2015–16 season was Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli's 70th season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Europa League. In Serie A Napoli enjoyed an immense season, finishing in 2nd place and having been in 1st place for much of the mid-season period. Star striker Gonzalo Higuaín became the player with the most goals in a single season in all of Serie A history, with 36 goals, overtaking Gunnar Nordahl's long-standing record of 35. Napoli were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia by Inter.


2015–16 S.S.C. Napoli season
In the UEFA Europa League, Napoli finished with a perfect 6–0–0 record in the group stage, scoring 22 goals in the process. However, this form did not continue into the knockout phase, where they were eliminated in the round of 32, 2–1 on aggregate by Spanish side and eventual semi-finalists Villarreal.


2015–16 S.S.C. Napoli season
On 25 May 2015 coach Rafael Benítez was signed by Real Madrid to replace Carlo Ancelotti. Former Empoli manager Maurizio Sarri replaced Benítez on 12 June.


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


2015–16 S.S.D. Parma Calcio 1913 season
The 2015–16 season is Parma Calcio 1913's first season in the Serie D since 1969-70. After having been declared bankrupt and relegated from Serie A at the end of the 2014–15 season. The team competed in 2015–16 Serie D and the 2015–16 Coppa Italia Serie D. Parma finished the season in first place, immediately promoted to Lega Pro.


2015–16 S.S.D. Parma Calcio 1913 season, Players, Squad information
As of 24 February 2016Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 S.S.D. Parma Calcio 1913 season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 SAFA Second Division
The 2015–16 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of the SAFA Second Division, the third tier league for South African association football clubs, since its establishment in 1998. Due to the size of South Africa, the competition is split into nine divisions, one for each region. After the league stage of the regional competition has completed, the nine teams are placed into two 'streams', sometimes referred to as the Inland and Coastal streams.


2015–16 SAFA Second Division
The teams that finish in first place of the stream stage are promoted to the National First Division. They, then compete for an overall title with a substantial prize fund.


2015–16 SAFA Second Division, Championship
Magesi were awarded a cheque of R1 million for winning the tournament.


2015–16 SBV Vitesse season
During the 2015–16 season Vitesse Arnhem participated in the Dutch Eredivisie, in the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League.


2015–16 SBV Vitesse season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2015–16 SC Bastia season
The 2015–16 SC Bastia season is the 50th consecutive season of the club in the French professional leagues. The club competes in Ligue 1, the Coupe de la Ligue and the Coupe de France.


2015–16 SC Bastia season, Players
French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.


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


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


2015–16 SC Fortuna Köln season
The 2015–16 SC Fortuna Köln season is the 69th season (and 67th and 68th overall year) in the football club's history and 2nd consecutive season in the third tier of German football, the 3. Liga, having been promoted from the Regionalliga West in 2014. It is the 6th season overall in the third tier of German football. In addition to the 3. Liga, will also participate in this season's edition of the Middle Rhine Cup, part of the Verbandspokal. This will be the 37th season for the club in the Südstadion, located in Cologne, Germany. The stadium has a capacity of 14,944. For this season, the stadium will also be shared with the women's team of 1. FC Köln.


2015–16 SC Fortuna Köln season, Background
In the club's first season in the 3. Liga, they finished in 14th place. In the Middle Rhine Cup, they lost in the semifinals to eventual champions and fellow Cologne club FC Viktoria Köln.


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


2015–16 SD Eibar season
The 2015–16 season is Eibar's 2nd season in La Liga and 75th season in professional football. Eibar was reinstated to the first division even though they finished 18th and subsequently relegated during the 2014–15 season, due to Elche's administrative relegation by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP).


2015–16 SD Eibar season, Season
Thanks to their 2014 promotion and subsequent stay in La Liga, the club was able to expand the sitting of their stadium with the approval of the Eibar City Council. The addition of approximately 1,200 seats to the new North End raised the capacity to 6,267 of the stadium. For the new season, Eibar changed kits supplier from Hummel to Puma along with a new shirt sponsorship deal with Swiss oil company AVIA International.


2015–16 SD Eibar season, Season
On 18 July 2015, Eibar played its 75th Anniversary game against Scottish club Celtic in Ipurua (1–4). This included an inaugural ceremony on the pitch with a parade of 19th century clothed basque soldiers with a Saltire and bagpipes playing Scotland the Brave, with officials from both clubs shooting a 350 kg 19th century cannon. Eibar stated that they invited Celtic as their opponent for the game due to the strong connection between the Basque Country and Scotland, and also due to the Scottish presence in Eibar through the years (the main supporter group is named "Eskozia la Brava", meaning "Scotland the Brave").


2015–16 SD Eibar season, Season
After their opening weekend victory over Granada at Los Carmenes, Eibar lead La Liga's league table for the first time in their 75 years history. On 26 August, Eibar made official the transfer of Japanese international Takashi Inui from Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. The reported fee of 0.3 million euros is the most expensive transfer in Eibar's history. In response to the 2015 European migrant crisis, Eibar released a statement appealing to different government agencies, including the European Union, Government of Spain and Basque Government to find humanitarian  solutions to this crisis. Eibar also pledged to donate 5 euros to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for every ticket sold to their home match against Atlético Madrid.


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


2015–16 SD Huesca season
The 2015–16 season was the 63rd season in the existence of SD Huesca and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, SD Huesca participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.


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


2015–16 SEHA League
The 2015–16 season is the fifth season of the SEHA (South East Handball Association) League and second under the sponsorship of the Russian oil and gas company Gazprom. Ten teams from seven countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia and Belarus) will participate in this year's competition.


2015–16 SEHA League
Veszprém are the defending champions. The SEHA League consists of two phases – the first has 18 rounds in which all teams play one home and one away game against each other. After that the four best ranked clubs play the Final Four. The campaign began on 1 September 2015 with the match between the defending champions Veszprém and last year's runner-up Meshkov Brest. The regular season will end on 13 March 2016, while the Final Four tournament will be held in Varaždin from 1 to 3 April 2016.


2015–16 SEHA League, Regular season, Results
In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.


2015–16 SEHA League, Final four
The final four was held at the Varaždin Arena, in Varaždin, Croatia on 1 and 3 April 2016.


2015–16 SEHA League, Format
The first-placed team of the group faces the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team will play against the third-placed team from the other group in the final four.


2015–16 SHL season
The 2015–16 SHL season was the 41st season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began in September 2015 and ended in March 2016. The playoffs were played in March–April 2016.


2015–16 SHL season
Modo Hockey and Karlskrona HK were forced to play in the SHL qualifiers to defend their SHL status. Karlskrona won their series against AIK in five games while Modo lost to Leksands IF over seven games. Therefore, Leksand were promoted to the SHL on the expense of Modo.


2015–16 SHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.


2015–16 SHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2015–16 SHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.


2015–16 SHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2015–16 SHL season, Playoffs
The top six teams will qualify directly for the quarter-finals, while the four teams ranked 7–10 will play a best-of-three series and battle for the two remaining spots.


2015–16 SHL season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket
In the first round the 7th-ranked team will meet the 10th-ranked team and the 8th-ranked team will meet the 9th-ranked team for a place in the second round. In the second round, the top-ranked team will meet the lowest-ranked winner of the first round, the 2nd-ranked team will face the other winner of the first round, the 3rd-ranked team will face the 6th-ranked team, and the 4th-ranked team will face the 5th-ranked team. In the third round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home advantage.


2015–16 SHL season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket
The first round the meetings are played as best-of-three series and the rest is best-of-seven series that follows an alternating home team format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for game 2 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).


2015–16 SHL season, Playoffs, Play In Round
The teams ranked 7 and 10, and the teams ranked 8 and 9, respectively, will face each other in a best-of-three series in order to qualify for the quarter-finals. The better-ranked teams in the two series will receive home advantage, i.e. two home games, if necessary. The two winners will take the two remaining quarter-final spots.


2015–16 SHL season, Playoffs, Finals, (1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (2) Frölunda HC
Games in italics indicate games that will only be played if necessary to determine a winner of the series.


2015–16 SHL season, Playoffs, Statistics, Playoff scoring leaders
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the playoffs. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of April 24, 2016. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2015–16 SHL season, Playoffs, Statistics, Playoff leading goaltenders
These are the leaders in GAA and save percentage among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Updated as of April 24, 2016.


2015–16 SHL season, Playoffs, Statistics, Playoff leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team
The 2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by first year head coach Jon Harris, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 6–22, 3–13 in OVC play to finish in fifth place in the west division. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.


2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Off-season
A nationwide search for a new head coach began in March, 2015, and on April 3, Edwardsville native Jon Harris, an assistant coach for the California Golden Bears was introduced as the new Cougars head coach. Harris announced the addition of assistant coaches Kent Williams and Tarrence Crump on April 24. On May 28, Charles "Bubba" Wells was also added to the staff.


2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Preseason
Six players, all of whom saw major playing time, return from the 12–16 team of 2014–15. One recruit from high school signed by previous coach Lennox Forrester joined the team in addition to others recruited by new coach Harris and his staff, including three transfers from Southern Illinois junior colleges (one from local Lewis & Clark), a transferring graduate student with remaining eligibility, and a transfer who will be eligible after the semester break.


2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Preseason
Missing from the mix is Donovine Stewart, last season's leader in minutes played, assists, and steals and #2 in scoring and rebounding, who graduated with a year of eligibility remaining and was said to have been contacted about transferring by Illinois, Minnesota, USC, and others, with Illinois having requested his transcripts; Stewart eventually transferred to Portland State but sat out the PSU @ SIUE game on December 12.


2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Season
Although the final schedule was not released until August 2, SIUE's non-conference opponents for the upcoming campaign were announced in May. The Cougars will host Saint Louis (11–21 in 2014-15), Portland State (15–14), Campbell (10–22), and Grand Canyon (17–15) at the Vadalabene Center. They will take road trips  to play at  USC (12–20), Butler (23–11), Northwestern (15–17), SIU Carbondale (12–21), Milwaukee (14–16), and IPFW (16–15).


2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Season
Most games will be streamed online. Fox Sports Midwest will carry a package of SIUE games for the fourth consecutive season. Fox's broadcast/cablecasts of Cougars games began with five games in the  2012-2013 season, increasing to eight games in 2013-14 and nine games last season. The OVC is also has conference cablecast packages with American Sports Network and CBS Sports Network that will include Cougar games.


2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Postseason
The Ohio Valley Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments will again return to Nashville, Tennessee and the Nashville Municipal Auditorium on March 2–5, 2016.


2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Postseason
The 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament is scheduled to begin on March 15, 2016, and will conclude with the championship game on April 4 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.


2015–16 SK Rapid Wien season
The 2015–16 SK Rapid Wien season is the 118th season in club history.


2015–16 SK Rapid Wien season, Background, Background information
Rapid Wien finished the 2014–15 season in second place. Therefore, Rapid Wien will start in the 3rd qualifying round of the 2015/16 Champions League competition.


2015–16 SK Slavia Prague season
The 2015–16 season was SK Slavia Prague's 23rd season in the Czech First League. The team competed in Czech First League and the Czech Cup.


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


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


2015–16 SKNFA Super League
The 2015–16 Saint Kitts Premier Division or alternatively known as the SKNFA Digicel Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the 36th season of the Saint Kitts Premier Division. The regular season began on 10 October 2015 and concluded on 15 May 2016. The Final Four playoffs began on 21 May 2016, with the final series ending on 17 June 2016. Cayon Rockets won the title, earning their first SKNFA Super League title since 2003.


2015–16 SL Favorit Sport season
The 2015–16 SL Favorit Sport was the 1st season of the newly established Ukrainian top-tier basketball competition, the Ukrainian SL Favorit Sport. The season started on October 10, 2015.


2015–16 SL Favorit Sport season, Separation
At the start of the 2015–16 season, the SL Favorit Sport league was founded, and several teams from the Ukrainian SuperLeague, including the league's champions, Khimik, left the Ukrainian SuperLeague and joined the newly formed Ukrainian SL Favorit Sport league.


2015–16 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
The 2015–16 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by fourth year head coach Larry Brown and played their home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Mustangs finished the season with a record of 25–5, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in second place in conference.


2015–16 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Due to multiple violations, including academic fraud and unethical conduct, SMU was ineligible for all postseason play including the AAC Tournament and NCAA Tournament. Additionally, head coach Larry Brown was suspended for nine games.


2015–16 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Mustangs finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 27–7, 15–3 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship. They defeated East Carolina, Temple, and UConn to win the AAC Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #6 seed where they lost on a controversial goaltending call in the Second Round to UCLA.


2015–16 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team, Schedule
SMU has been invited to play in the Las Vegas Classic, where they will play against two the following three teams: Colorado, Penn State, Kent State. Two on-campus games will precede the Las Vegas-hosted games. The Mustangs will host Gonzaga, Michigan, Brown, and Yale. SMU will also play true road games at Stanford and TCU.


2015–16 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team, Schedule
SMU's American Athletic Conference schedule will include home-and-home matchups with Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, USF, Tulane, and Tulsa. The Mustangs will also host UCF and play a true road game at Temple during its conference schedule.


2015–16 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team, Rankings
SMU is ineligible to be ranked in the Coaches poll due to sanctions stemming from academic fraud and unethical conduct.


2015–16 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team, Midseason recognition
On February 1, 2016, Nic Moore was named one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. He was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11.


2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
The 2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs will play their home games at Moody Coliseum. The 2015–16 season will be the third season the Mustangs will participate in the American Athletic Conference. The Mustangs, led by twenty-fifth year head coach Rhonda Rompola, finished the season 13–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to South Florida.


2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
On February 22, Coach Rompola announced she will be retiring at the end of the season. She finished at SMU with a 25-year record of 438–314.


2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team, Media
All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on . Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, , and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.


2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team, Roster
Lisa Dark (SMU) Deneen Parker (Stephen F. Austin) Danny Hughes (TCU)


2015–16 SPFL Development League
The 2015–16 SPFL Development League was the 18th season of the highest youth Scottish football league and the second season under the "Development League" format. It began in August 2015 and ended in May 2016.


2015–16 SPFL Development League, Changes
The league remained at 17 teams. All twelve 2015–16 Scottish Premiership clubs participated in the league, with Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Hibernian, Rangers and St Mirren making up the numbers. Eligible players were those born in 1996 or later, but five players of any age were permitted in the matchday squad of 18.


2015–16 SPFL Development League, Development League table, Matches
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.


2015–16 SPHL season
The 2015–16 SPHL season was the 12th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The Pensacola Ice Flyers defeated the Peoria Rivermen in the President's Cup final 3 games to none to win their 3rd SPHL title in 4 years.


2015–16 SPHL season, Preseason
On May 4, 2015, the SPHL held an expansion draft in preparation for the Macon Mayhem to begin play as the league's 9th team.


2015–16 STOK Elite Division
The 2015–16 STOK Elite Division was the 1st season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league. Livadiakos/Salamina Livadion won their 1st title.


2015–16 STOK Elite Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2015–16 STOK Elite 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 Third Division and the last two teams were relegated to the regional leagues.


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


2015–16 SV Darmstadt 98 season
The 2015–16 SV Darmstadt 98 season is the club's 118th season. This will be the club's third season in the Bundesliga overall and its first since its most recent promotion.


2015–16 SV Darmstadt 98 season, Background
Darmstadt 98 will be playing in their 118th overall season, and third overall in the top-flight Bundesliga, after they were promoted following a 1–0 win over FC St. Pauli on the final matchday of the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga season. This is their second-straight promotion after they were promoted from the 3. Liga the previous year. The promotion finished a 33-year run outside of top-flight football. They had previously played in the Bundesliga in the 1978–79 and 1981–82 seasons.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen II season
The 2015–16 SV Werder Bremen II season is the 1st season back and 5th overall season in the 3. Liga, having been promoted from the Regionalliga Nord in 2015. It is their 37th overall year in the third tier of German football. The club's home stadium is the Weserstadion Platz 11, located in Bremen, Germany. The stadium has a capacity of 5,500 seats.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen II season, Background
In the club's previous season in the Regionalliga Nord, they finished in 1st place, earning themselves a spot in the promotion play-offs. In the play-offs, they faced Borussia Mönchengladbach II from the Regionalliga West. The first leg ended in a 0–0 draw at home. In the second leg, after regular time the score was 0–0 in Mönchengladbach. Werder Bremen II were able to score two goals in the last 11 minutes to win 2–0 on aggregate and secure a spot back in the 3. Liga.


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


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season
The 2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season is the 106th season in the club's football history. In 2015–16 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football league system. It is the clubs 33rd consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1981.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season
The club also is taking part in the 2015–16 edition of the DFB-Pokal.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, August
On 8 August, Werder Bremen started the season by winning against third division side Würzburger Kickers. Werder lost the opening match of Bundesliga to Schalke 04 at home by a margin of 0–3. Werder earned their first point in Bundesliga after 1–1 draw away at Hertha BSC. Bremen earned their first win of the season by beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 at home with impressive performance from goal scorer Jannik Vestergaard and Aron Jóhannsson


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, September
After the international break, Werder continued their winning form by beating TSG Hoffenheim 3–1. The game appeared to be headed to a draw, but a two injury time goals from Anthony Ujah and Zlatko Junuzović in a matter of two minutes sealed the victory for Werder. However, Werder lost their way and winning form by losing to newly promoted team FC Ingolstadt and Darmstadt 98. Werder also saw Philipp Bargfrede and Fin Bartels getting marching orders against Ingolstadt and Darmstadt respectively. Aron Jóhannsson suffered a hip injury during training with no timeline given by Werder's medical staff on his return. Werder lost their third-straight match with a defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. Head coach Viktor Skrypnyk conceded that losing three match in a row was a big disappointment for the team.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, October
Werder continued their losing trend by losing 1–0 to lowly-placed Hannover 96. This was the fourth consecutive loss for Werder, with unbeaten Bayern Munich looking to pounce on the team when they meet at Weserstadion after international break. Werder gave a fighting performance against league leaders Bayern and came close to securing a point through Anthony Ujah. Bremen, however, could not prevent Bayern from becoming the first-ever team to win nine opening matches Captain Clemens Fritz played his 250th match for Bremen but was not satisfied with the loss against Bayern after a spirited performance.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, October
Sporting Director Thomas Eichin, however, was at least pleased with the response of the team after having lost four-straight Bundesliga games. After losing five consecutive matches, The  Whites showed strength and character to outclass FSV Mainz 05 courtesy of an Ujah brace. The next match for Bremen was in DFB-Pokal, where they knocked off 1. FC Köln 1–0 to reach the last 16 of the competition. The month of October ended with a home match against second-placed Borussia Dortmund, which ended in 1–3 defeat. Sporting Director Eichin was happy with the spirited performance of Bremen and conceded that goal by Henrikh Mkhitaryan just before the half-time break changed the game in favour of Dortmund.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, November
The  Whites started the month with a hard-fought 2–1 victory away at struggling FC Augsburg. The match will be remembered for Claudio Pizzaro's first goal of his third stint at Werder and his 177th Bundesliga goal, the highest-ever total by foreign player in the Bundesliga. In the next match, however, Werder faced their worst defeat of the season when they were thrashed 6–0 at the hands of VfL Wolfsburg. After the humiliating loss, Werder Bremen next faces their fiercest northern neighbour Hamburger SV for the 103rd time in the Bundesliga. Despite Werder historically tallying more wins (37) over their opponent (32), Hamburg appeared more up-beat about facing Werder after its impressive win over Borussia Dortmund the week prior. Werder lost the match 1–3, increasing the mounting pressure on coach Viktor Skripnik.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, December
The month of December was received with positive news that forward Aron Jóhannsson, who has been out of action since October, has started  training sessions. The aim for Jóhannsson is to be in full training before the second half of the season begins after the winter break. On 6 December, Werder traveled to VfB Stuttgart and battled hard in the second half to rescue a point after Lukas Rupp put the hosts in front. Anthony Ujah scored the equaliser; his consistent goal-scoring performances have caught the attention of Stoke City for the upcoming winter transfer window.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, December
In Werder's next match, Ujah was again the centre of focus, missing a penalty in the next match against his former club, Köln. Werder were leading when Ujah missed the penalty, whereupon Köln compounded the misery for the Green Whites by leveling with a controversial goal. Werder are now without a win in their last six home games, and are desperate to win in their next match away at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the DFB-Pokal. The desperate Werder battled hard with courage and passion to come from behind to defeat Mönchengladbach 3–4 to earn a quarter-final spot in the DFB-Pokal.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, December
It was the night to remember for the Green-Whites, especially the young stars of Werder, such as Levin Öztunalı, Florian Grillitsch and Janek Sternberg, the latter who scored his first goal for Bremen. The DFB-Pokal win set up a quarter-final match away at Bayer Leverkusen, which will be played in the second week of February. Werder is set to face fellow Bundesliga strugglers Eintracht Frankfurt for the last game before the winter break commences. Head coach Viktor Skripnik is placing special importance to the match, terming it as "mini final" with players determined to give everything against Frankfurt. Werder ended 2015 with a loss against Frankfurt, thus ending the first half of the Bundesliga season in the relegation zone.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, January
The start of new year saw Werder Bremen sign 21-year-old Hungarian midfielder László Kleinheisler and Senegalese centre back Papy Djilobodji on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season. Meanwhile, long-serving Felix Kroos and Levent Ayçiçek has been loaned out to 1. FC Union Berlin and 1860 München respectively until the summer of 2016. The new year began with an impressive win for the Green Whites at Schalke 04, with captain Clemens Fritz leading from the front by scoring an equalizing goal and providing beautiful crosses for the next two goals.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, January
Unfortunately, Philipp Bargfrede suffered a meniscus tear in the game and will miss the remainder of the season. In the first home game of 2016, Werder played out a hard-earned draw against Hertha BSC. Despite going 2–0 down and later 3–1 down in the match, Werder fought valiantly to earn a 3–3 draw, with stunning goal by Fin Bartels and a superb header by Santiago García. Before the January transfer window closed, Bremen secured the services of midfielder Sambou Yatabaré from Olympiacos and centre back Miloš Veljković from Tottenham Hotspur.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, February
Bremen's next match was against Borussia Mönchengladbach, who were looking to end their losing streak. Bremen lost 5–1, pushing them down to the relegation play-off position in the table, whilst moving Gladbach up to sixth and pushing for a Champions League spot. It was disappointing team performance by the Green-Whites, despite striker Claudio Pizarro scoring a goal in his 400th game. Thomas Eichin was critical of the effort put by the players and stated his expectation for "100 percent" effort from his players. After the demoralising loss, Bremen returned to cup competition to face Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, February
Bremen continued its good fortune in the cup by coming from behind to beat Leverkusen 1–3 and secure their place in the semi-final against reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. On 13 February, Werder faced fellow league strugglers Hoffenheim at Weserstadion. Papy Djilobodji scored a crucial debut goal to earn a vital point for Werder, keeping them above Hoffenheim in the relegation battle. The game also saw a significant milestone when newly appointed Julian Nagelsmann of Hoffenheim became the youngest-ever Bundesliga coach at 28 years of age. On 20 February, Bremen suffered another defeat against newcomers FC Ingolstadt. The last match of the month saw Bremen hosting Darmstadt 98 for its 23rd league game. Eichin admitted that after the loss to Ingolstadt, the game against Darmstadt is like a must win encounter for Bremen. Bremen ultimately drew the match 2–2.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, March
With mediocre performance in the previous month and with mounting pressure to avoid relegation, Werder Bremen started the month of March with impressive   display of goal scoring to earn two vital victories against Leverkusen and Hannover. It was an important landmark for veteran goal scorer Pizarro who scored hat-trick against Bayer Leverkusen to become the oldest bundesliga player to score a hat-trick. Pizarro was also on target against Hannover, which moved him within one goal away from the record goal-scorer Marco Bode's tally of 101 goals for Werder Bremen. The next match saw Werder receive pounding from current champion and league leader Bayern Munich and losing 5-0 at Allianz Areana. The last match of the month saw Werder Bremen coming from behind to secure a point against high flying Mainz


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, April
The  month of April saw Werder Bremens ambition to be in Bundesliga receive a massive dent as Werder lost consecutive matches to Borrusia Dortmund and struggling Augsburg. However, Werder Bremen resumed their Bundesliga survival by beating Wolfsburg 3-2 at Weserstadion. Claudio Pizarro scored from the spot and thereby became Bremen's all-time leading goal scorer with 102 goals. Weder Bremen next assignment was semi-final of DFB pokal against Bayern Munich, which Bremen eventually lost 2-0 ending their any hope of silverware to an otherwise disappointing season. The last match of the month, saw Werder facing its fierce neighbour Hamburg. The game ended in 2-1 loss for Werder despite a goal from Anthony Ujah.


2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season, Season overview, May
Werder Bremen came out of relegation zone after an emphatic victory over fellow strugglers VfB Stuttgart. Fin Bartels scored a brace for the Green-Whites and revived the hopes of survival in the bundesliga next season. However, Bremen came down to the relegation zone after earning a draw against Cologne in the next match. The final match of 2015-16 Bundesliga sees Werder Bremen facing their closest rival Eintracht Frankfurt in the relegation battle to decide who is guaranteed a place in the Bundesliga next season. The final match ended in a dramatic fashion when Papy Djilobodji gave the Green-whites much needed goal in the 88th minute to ensure Werder Bremen continues to be in top-flight of German football.


2015–16 SVB Eerste Klasse
The 2015–16 Surinamese Eerste Klasse is the 60th season of the Eerste Klasse, the second highest football league competition of Suriname. The season will begin in November 2015, and will finish in June 2016.


2015–16 SVB Eerste Klasse, Changes from 2014–15
Nishan '42 and Robinhood was promoted to the Hoofdklasse. Bomastar and SNL was relegated from the Hoofdklasse.


2015–16 SVB Hoofdklasse
The 2015–16 Surinamese Hoofdklasse was the 83rd season of the SVB Hoofdklasse, the highest football league competition of Suriname. The season began in November 2015, and finished in June 2016.


2015–16 SVB Hoofdklasse, Changes from 2014–15
Bomastar and SNL was relegated to SVB Eerste Klasse. Nishan '42 and Robinhood was promoted from the SVB Eerste Klasse.


2015–16 Sacramento Kings season
The 2015–16 Sacramento Kings season was the 71st season of the franchise, its 67th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 31st in Sacramento. It was also their final season playing in the Sleep Train Arena (their home since 1988), as the Kings moved to the new Golden 1 Center in Downtown Sacramento the following season. It was also the final full–season for DeMarcus Cousins played for the Kings' before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans midway through next season.


2015–16 Sacramento Kings season
Following seven consecutive seasons with fewer than 30 victories, an ignominy previously suffered only by the Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies franchise between 1995–96 and 2002–03 and by the Kings themselves between 1986–87 and 1993–94, the Kings improved by four wins to finish 33–49. It was the first time since 2004–05 that the Kings were out of the bottom two in the Pacific Division, but the team remained eight wins short of a playoff berth. This season was also the first since 2007-08 where the Kings had won at least 40% of their games and prevented another 50 loss season. Following the season, veteran George Karl was fired as head coach, one game shy of his 2,000th NBA game as head coach, and replaced by Dave Joerger.


2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by eighth year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at Colberg Court. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Montana State in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Montana.


2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hornets finished the season 21–12, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Portland in the first round before losing in the second round to fellow Big Sky member Northern Arizona.


2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third year head coach Bunky Harkleroad and played their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 10–8 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals to the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington.


2015–16 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 17th season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers were led by third year head coach Anthony Latina and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center. They finished the season 12–18, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a three was tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to LIU Brooklyn.


2015–16 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's ice hockey season
The 2015-16 Pioneers represented Sacred Heart University as a Division I independent team during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2015–16 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by fourth year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at the DeGol Arena and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Fairleigh Dickinson.


2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 21st year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Hagan Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Hawks finished the season 28–8, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated George Washington, Dayton, and VCU to be champions of the A-10 Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #8 seed, they defeated Cincinnati in the first round, their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2004, to advance to the second round where they lost to Oregon. DeAndre' Bembry was named A-10 player of the year.


2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hawks finished the 2014–15 season 13–18, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to St. Bonaventure.


2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team will represent the Saint Joseph's University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Hawks, led by fifteenth year head coach Cindy Griffin. The Hawks were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at Hagan Arena. They finished the season 14–15, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to Rhode Island.


2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team, 2015–16 media
All non-televised Hawks home games will air on the A-10 Digital Network. All Hawks games will be streamed via the Saint Joseph's Sports Network on sjuhawks.com.


2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team, Roster
Susan Moran  (Saint Joseph's) John Hampton (Mansfield) Stephanie McCaffrey  (Saint Joseph's)


2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by fourth year head coach Jim Crews. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena. They were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season with an 11–22, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They defeated George Mason in the first round of the A-10 Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to George Washington.


2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
On March 10, following their exit in the A-10 tournament, head coach Jim Crews was released from his coaching duties by the school. He finished at Saint Louis with a four year record of 77–56.


2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team, Previous season
The Billikens finished the season with an overall record of 11–21, with a record of 3–15 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to end up in the bottom of the Atlantic 10 standings. In the 2015 Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Billikens lost to Duquesne in the first round.


2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team, Off season
After a terrible 2014-2015 campaign, three of Saint Louis's top players (Grandy Glaze, Austin McBroom, and Tanner Lanconca) decided to leave the program and John Manning graduated from the University. With these four leaving the program Saint Louis lost 303 games of experience and 95 starts from the combined group. This marked a second consecutive year with massive turnover in the players in the program.


2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team will represent the Saint Louis University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Billikens, led by fourth year head coach Lisa Stone. The Billikens were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Chaifetz Arena. They finished the season 26–8, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with Duquesne and George Washington. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Duquesne. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated Arkansas–Little Rock and Ball State in the first and second round before losing to WKU in the third round.


2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team, 2015–16 media
All non-televised Billikens home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network.


2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's fifteenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 29–6, 15–3 in WCC play to win a share of the WCC regular season conference championship. They defeated Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine to advance to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.


2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
As a regular season conference champion, and #1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a #2 seed, they defeated New Mexico State and Georgia to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to  before losing to Valparaiso.


2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team, Previous season
The Gaels finished the 2014–15 season 21–10, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to Portland. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Vanderbilt.


2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team will represent Saint Mary's College of California in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It will be head coach Paul Thomas's tenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 24–8, 14–4 in WCC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to San Francisco. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Eastern Michigan in the first round.


2015–16 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team
The 2015–16 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team represented Saint Peter's University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by ninth year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the Yanitelli Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament to Fairfield.


2015–16 Sale Sharks season
Sale Sharks signed four experienced players for the 2015–16 season: Springbok tighthead Brian Mujati, All Black second row Bryn Evans, Irish legend Peter Stringer, and former hooker Neil Briggs. These signings followed the departure of several Sharks such as Marc Jones and Will Cliff to Bristol, and Luke McLean at the end of the previous season, with Alberto DeMarchi returning to Treviso and Michael Paterson going to Northampton as well as the retirements of Nathan Hines and club legend, the all-time record Premiership try scorer Mark Cueto.


2015–16 Sale Sharks season
Due to the World Cup, the Aviva Premiership was delayed until mid-October. The 'Kings of the North' tournament was arranged between Sale Sharks, Newcastle and Leicester. Sale Sharks won the tournament on points difference over Leicester following two wins against Newcastle and a home win against Leicester.


2015–16 Sale Sharks season
The Premiership season started badly for Sale Sharks with a 41–3 defeat at the hands of reigning champions Saracens. However, in the following week, they earned a 27–13 bonus point win at home to newly promoted Worcester. Followed by a 20–13 home win over Northampton with 21 year-old Sharks center Sam James scoring a first Premiership try. The first set of Premiership fixtures concluded with a narrow 16–14 defeat at Harlequins, leaving Sale Sharks 7th in the league.


2015–16 Sale Sharks season
Sale Sharks were drawn in Pool 2 of the European Rugby Challenge Cup with Newport and French sides Pau and Castres, they rotated their squad and lost 30–12 at Newport before a four-try win 29–20 a week later at home to Pau.


2015–16 Sale Sharks season
Returning to Premiership action Sale Sharks drew at home 15–15 with Newcastle before another close defeat 23–19, despite two tries from new winger Nev Edwards away at Gloucester in the final league game before Christmas, with Sale Sharks 8th in the table.


2015–16 Sale Sharks season
In December, two wins away (17–10) and home (31–10) against Castres kept Sale Sharks in contention for a Challenge Cup quarter final place.


2015–16 Sale Sharks season
On Boxing Day, Sale Sharks lost 33–17 at Exeter following a strong last 20 minutes from the home side, before an excellent team performance resulted in a 15–9 win at home to top-six rivals Wasps.


2015–16 Sale Sharks season
During the Challenge Cup, Sale Sharks won away 27–3 against Pau (the same scoreline as their 2004–05 European Challenge Cup Final victory over the same opponent) securing a four-try bonus point and setting up a winner-takes-all clash with Newport to top the pool. Sale produced a performance scoring four tries in a comfortable 38–5 victory to qualify for a home quarter final against Montpellier.


2015–16 Sale Sharks season
Sale Shark's fine form continued with them easing to a 38–10 home win over relegation-threatened London Irish.


2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by sixth year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Nicholls State in the quarterfinals of the Southland Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Jackson State.


2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team, Preseason
The Bearkats were picked to finish fourth (4th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.


2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by tenth year head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Southland Women's Tournament where they lost to Central Arkansas.


2015–16 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Scott Padgett, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Chattanooga.


2015–16 San Antonio Spurs season
The 2015–16 San Antonio Spurs season was the 49th season of the franchise, 40th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 43rd in the San Antonio area.


2015–16 San Antonio Spurs season
Kawhi Leonard was selected to play in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game as a starter. This marked the first All-Star appearance for Leonard. With the acquisitions of David West and LaMarcus Aldridge, the Spurs finished with a 67–15 record, their best winning percentage in franchise history, earning them the Southwest Division title. The Spurs also set a franchise record for most wins in a season with 67 and tied the NBA record for most home wins in a season with 40 (tying the 1985–86 Boston Celtics 40–1 home record). On April 10, the Spurs' home winning streak came to an end with a loss to the defending NBA Champions Golden State Warriors.


2015–16 San Antonio Spurs season
In the first round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs, the Spurs faced the injury depleted Memphis Grizzlies, and swept them in four games. However, in the Conference Semifinals, the team was defeated 2–4 by the Oklahoma City Thunder. They would become the first team since the 2007 Dallas Mavericks to finish with 67 wins and be eliminated before the conference finals.


2015–16 San Antonio Spurs season
After 19 years, this season marked the end of the Tim Duncan era as he retired from the NBA following this season. Believed by many as the greatest Spur of all time, Duncan led the Spurs to 5 championships, a playoff appearance in every season of his 19 years in the league, and after winning their 5th ring in 2014, became the second player, after John Salley, to win championships in 3 different decades. Duncan was also the last remaining active player to win a championship in the 1990s, as he led the Spurs to their first-ever championship title in 1999.


2015–16 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
The 2015–16 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's seventeenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs played their home games at Viejas Arena. They were members in the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 28–10, 16–2 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated Utah State and Nevada to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Fresno State. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated IPFW, Washington, and Georgia Tech to advance to the semifinals where they lost to George Washington.


2015–16 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2014–15 San Diego State Aztecs finished the season with an overall record of 27–9, and 14–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for the Mountain West regular season championship with Boise State. They advanced to the championship game of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Wyoming. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as an 8-seed in the South Region, where they defeated St. John's in the second round before losing in the Round of 32 to Duke.


2015–16 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team, 2015 Recruiting class
In addition to two high school recruits, San Diego State received a commitment from Indiana transfer Max Hoetzel. The sophomore wing will sit out the 2015–16 season, after which he will have three years of remaining eligibility.


2015–16 San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team
The 2015–16 San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team represents San Diego State University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Aztecs, led by third year head coach Stacie Terry. The Aztecs played their home games at the Viejas Arena and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Women's Tournament where they lost to Colorado State.


2015–16 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
The 2015–16 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lamont Smith's first season at San Diego. The Toreros competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Loyola Marymount.


2015–16 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team, Previous season
The Toreros finished the season 15–16, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to Pepperdine.


2015–16 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team
The 2015–16 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team will represent the University of San Diego in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Toreros, members of the West Coast Conference, are led by head coach Cindy Fisher, in her eleventh season at the school. The Toreros play their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the university campus in San Diego, California. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament to San Francisco. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Northwestern and IUPUI in the first and rounds before losing to Michigan in the third round.


2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
The 2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Rex Walters eighth season at San Francisco. The Dons played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to Pepperdine.


2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
On March 9, 2016, head coach Rex Walters was fired. He finished at San Francisco with an eight year record of 126–125. On March 30, the school hired Kyle Smith as head coach.


2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team, Previous season
The Dons finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.


2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team
The 2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team will represent the University of San Francisco in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It was head coach Jennifer Azzi's sixth season at San Francisco. The Dons, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They won the WCC Women's Tournament and earn automatic trip to NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 1997. They lost to Stanford in the first round.


2015–16 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team
On September 15, 2016, Azzi resigns as head coach of the Dons to pursue new career opportunities. She finished with a 6 year record of 73–114.


2015–16 San Jose Sharks season
The 2015–16 San Jose Sharks season was the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990. The team began its regular season on October 7, 2015 against the Los Angeles Kings. The Sharks reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history, ultimately losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.


2015–16 San Jose Sharks season, Schedule and results, Pre-season
Notes: Game was played at The Q Centre in Colwood, British Columbia (Kraft Hockeyville game).


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


2015–16 San Jose Sharks season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's third seed and faced the second seed of the same division, the Los Angeles Kings, winning 4–1. In the second round they faced the Nashville Predators and advanced in seven games. In the Conference Finals, the Sharks met the St. Louis Blues, winning the series 4–2 and advancing to their first Stanley Cup final in history, where they lost in six games against the Pittsburgh Penguins.


2015–16 San Jose Sharks season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only. ‡Traded mid-season


2015–16 San Jose Sharks season, Transactions
The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:


2015–16 San Jose Sharks season, Draft picks
Below are the San Jose Sharks' 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 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
The 2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by third year head coach Dave Wojcik, played their home games at the Event Center Arena and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Colorado State.


2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the season 2–28, 0–18 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. During the season, the Spartans were invited and participated in the Wooden Legacy in Anaheim, California. They earned last place from not defeating any team they were against in the tournament. They failed to defeat a Division I opponent. Due to APR penalties, San Jose State was ineligible for postseason tournament play, including the Mountain West Tournament.


2015–16 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team
The 2015–16 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team represented San José State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by third year head coach Jamie Craighead, played their home games at the Event Center Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Women's Tournament to New Mexico.


2015–16 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team, Roster
Note: Junior guard Aniya Baker left the team in December for personal reasons.


2015–16 San Miguel Beermen season
The 2015–16 San Miguel Beermen season was the 41st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2015–16 San Miguel Beermen season, Statistics, Commissioner's Cup
*Stats after being acquired by the Beermen in an in-season transaction.


2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Kerry Keating's ninth season at Santa Clara. The Broncos played their home games at the Leavey Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to BYU.


2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
On March 7, 2016, head coach Kerry Keating was fired by Santa Clara. He finished at Santa Clara with a nine-year record of 139–159 and was the first coach to win both a College Basketball Invitational and a CollegeInsider.com Tournament titles. On March 29, the school hired Herb Sendek.


2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team, Previous season
The Broncos finished the 2014–15 season 14–18, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament where they lost to BYU.


2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team will represent Santa Clara University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Broncos, led by second year head coach JR Payne. The Broncos were members of the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the Leavey Center. They finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to BYU. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Fresno State in the first round.


2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
On March 28, 2016, Payne has accepted the head coaching job a Colorado. She finished at Santa Clara with a 2 year record of 34–27.


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


2015–16 Santos Laguna season, Squad, First-team squad
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2015.


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


2015–16 Santosh Trophy
The 2016 Santosh Trophy was the 70th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main state competition in Indian football. The qualifiers for the tournament took place from 6 February and the final of the tournament proper was held in Nagpur from 13 March 2016.


2015–16 Santosh Trophy, Qualified Teams
The following 10 teams have qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper.


2015–16 Santosh Trophy qualification, Format
Qualifiers are being held from 6 February to 23 February 2016 and consist of 35 teams. Top 2 teams from each zone will make it to the final round.


2015–16 Sapling Cup
2015–16 Hong Kong Sapling Cup (officially the 2015–16 Henderson Sapling Cup for sponsorship reasons)  is the 1st edition of the Sapling Cup. The Cup is contested by the 9 teams in the 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League.


2015–16 Sapling Cup
The objective of the Cup is to create more potential playing opportunities for youth players. In this Cup competition, each team must play a minimum of two players born on or after 1 January 1994 (U22) and six foreign players at most during every whole match, or to send at most four foreign players during every whole match.


2015–16 Sapling Cup
Hong Kong Pegasus won the title on 18 May 2016.


2015–16 Saski Baskonia season
The 2015–16 season was Laboral Kutxa Baskonia's 56th in existence and the club's 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball. Baskonia was involved in three competitions.


2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
The 2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 41st season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 30 teams, 14 teams from the Pro League, and 16 teams from the First Division.


2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
The holders were Al-Ahli who beat Al-Hilal 2–1 in the previous season's final on 13 February 2015.


2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
The 2016 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. In a rematch of the previous year's final, Al-Hilal defeated holders Al-Ahli 2–1 in the final to win their record-extending 13th Crown Prince Cup title.


2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, First stage, Preliminary round
The Preliminary round fixtures were played on 15, 16, 17 & 24 August 2015. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Second stage, Round of 16
The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 11 & 12 September 2015. The Al-Taawoun v Al-Hilal match was delayed to 30 November 2015 due to Al-Hilal's participation in the quarter-finals of the 2015 AFC Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Second stage, Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 22 & 23 October 2015. The Al-Hilal v Al-Qadisiyah match was delayed due to Al-Hilal's participation in the semi-finals of the 2015 AFC Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Second stage, Semi-finals
The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 31 December 2015 and 1 January 2016. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Second stage, Final
The final was held on 19 February 2016 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2015–16 Saudi First Division
2015–16 Saudi First Division was the 39th season of the Saudi First Division since its establishment in 1976.


2015–16 Saudi First Division
The season featured 11 teams from the 2014–15 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2014–15 Professional League: Al-Shoulla and Al-Orobah, and three new teams promoted from the 2014–15 Saudi Second Division: Damac as champions and group B winners, Al-Nojoom as runners-up and group A winners and Ohod as Third-place play-off winners. The league began on 21 August 2015 and concluded on 23 April 2016.


2015–16 Saudi First Division
On 23 April 2016, Al-Mojzel won the league title and promoted to 2016–17 Professional League along with Al-Ettifaq, while Al-Batin qualified to the promotion play-offs. Al-Nahda, Al-Riyadh and Al-Diriyah were relegated to the 2016–17 Saudi Second Division.


2015–16 Saudi First Division
On 21 July 2016, the SAFF announced the relegation of Al-Mojzel to Saudi Second Division due to match fixing. Few days later, on 3 August 2016, they announced that Al-Ettifaq are the champions and the promotion of Al-Batin to the 2016–17 Professional League instead of Al-Mojzel, and revoked the relegation of Al-Nahda.


2015–16 Saudi Professional League
The 2015–16 Saudi Professional League (known as the Abdul Latif Jameel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 19 August 2015 and ended on 14 May 2016. Al-Nassr were the two time defending champions having won their seventh title last season. The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2014–15 season as well as Al-Qadisiyah and Al-Wehda, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2014–15 First Division. They replace Al-Orobah and Al-Shoulla who were relegated to the 2015–16 First Division.


2015–16 Saudi Professional League
On 24 April, Al-Ahli secured their third league title and first since 1984 with two games to spare after defeating second-placed Al-Hilal 3–1 at home.


2015–16 Saudi Professional League
Hajer were the first team to be relegated following a 1–0 home defeat to Al-Ahli Al-Orobah on 17 April. Najran became the second and final team to be relegated following a 3–3 draw with Al-Raed on the final matchday.


2015–16 Saudi Professional League, Teams
Fourteen teams competed in the league – the twelve teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Al-Qadisiyah (returning to the top flight after three years) and Al-Wehda (returning to the top flight after two years). They replaced Al-Orobah (ending their two-year top-flight spell) and Al-Shoulla (ending their three-year top-flight spell).


2015–16 Saudi Professional League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is limited to 4 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.


2015–16 Saudi Professional League, Teams, Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.


2015–16 Saudi Professional League, League table, Positions by round
The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. If a club from the Saudi Professional League wins the King Cup, they will qualify for the AFC Champions League, unless they have already qualified for it through their league position. In this case, an additional AFC Champions League group stage berth will be given to the 3rd placed team, and the AFC Champions League play-off round spot will be given to 4th.


2015–16 Saudi Professional League, Relegation play-offs
Al-Raed who finished 12th faced Al-Batin who finished 3rd in the 2015–16 Saudi First Division for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score will take part in the 2016–17 Saudi Professional League. Al-Raed won 5–3 on aggregate and secured their place in the next season.


2015–16 Saudi Professional League, Season statistics, Scoring, Hat-tricks
(H) – Home; (A) – Away4 Player scored 4 goals


2015–16 Saudi Professional League, Attendances, By team
Updated to games played on 14 May 2016Source: Notes:† Teams played previous season in First Division.


2015–16 Saudi Second Division
The 2015–16 Saudi Second Division was the 20th season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1996.


2015–16 Saudi Second Division
The season featured 13 teams from the 2014–15 campaign, three new teams relegated from the 2014–15 First Division League: Al-Safa, Abha and Hetten, and four new teams promoted from the 2014–15 Saudi Third Division: Al Jabalain as champion and group A winner, Al-Qaisumah as runner-up and group B winner, Al-Washm as group B runner-up and Al-Qala as group A runner-up. The league began on 8 October 2015 and ended on 27 February 2016.


2015–16 Saudi Second Division
Al-Qaisumah won the league title after beating Al-Adalh 2–1 on aggregate in the final, both teams promoted to the 2016–17 Saudi First Division, also Wej promoted after defeating Al-Badaya 1–0 on aggregate in the third place play-off. While Al-Oyoon, Al-Akhdoud, Al-Tuhami and Al-Qala were relegated.


2015–16 Saudi Second Division, Third place play-off
Al-Badaya, who finished 2nd in group B faced Wej the 2nd of group A for a two-legged play-off to decide the third promotion team with Al-Adalh and Al-Qaisumah. Wej won 1–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2016–17 Saudi First Division.


2015–16 Saudi Second Division, Final
The winners of each group played two-legged matches to decide champions of the 2015–16 Saudi Second Division. Al-Qaisumah won 2–1 on aggregate against Al-Adalh.


2015–16 Savannah State Lady Tigers basketball team
The 2015–16 Savannah State Lady Tigers Basketball Team represents Savannah State University. The Tigers are currently coached by their 12th year coach, Mr. Cedric Baker. They play their home games in Tiger Arena.


2015–16 Savannah State Tigers basketball team
The 2015–16 Savannah State Tigers basketball team represented Savannah State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 11th year head coach Horace Broadnax, played their home games at Tiger Arena and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Delaware State and Bethune-Cookman to advance to the semifinals of the MEAC Tournament where they lost to Hampton. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas–Arlington.


2015–16 Scandinavian Cup
The 2015–16 Scandinavian Cup was a season of the Scandinavian Cup, a Continental Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began on 11 December 2015 in Vuokatti, Finland and concluded with a stage event 11–13 March 2016 in Otepää, Estonia.


2015–16 Scarlets season
The 2015–16 season was the 13th season in the history of the Scarlets, a Welsh rugby union regional side based in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. In this season, they competed in the Pro 12 and the European Champions Cup. It was head coach Wayne Pivac's second season in charge of the region, and Stephen Jones' first season as backs coach after joining from Wasps. In addition to this, Ioan Cunningham was promoted to forwards coach after being part of Llanelli RFC and the Scarlets academy coaching team.


2015–16 Scarlets season, Pre-season and friendlies
Despite being a home game, the friendly against Bedford was played at Llandovery RFC's Church Bank instead of at Parc y Scarlets.


2015–16 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga
The 2015–16 season of the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga, the highest association football league in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, was the eighth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system.


2015–16 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga
The season began on 31 July 2015 and finished on 21 May 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 5 December to 20 February.


2015–16 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga, 2015–16 standings
The 2015–16 season saw five new clubs in the league, FC Kilia Kiel, TSB Flensburg, Oldenburger SV and SG Reher-Puls, all four promoted from the Verbandsligas while VfR Neumünster was relegated from the Regionalliga Nord.


2015–16 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga, 2015–16 standings
Of the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga teams only SV Eichede, Eutin 08 and TSB Flensburg applied for a Regionalliga licence for the 2016–17 season, with the Northern German Football Association deciding on 9 May 2016 to grant all applicants a licence.


2015–16 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga, Promotion play-off
Promotion play-off were to be held at the end of the season to the Regionalliga Nord. The runners-up of the Niedersachsenliga and the champions or, in Hamburg's case, the only team applying for a licence, of the Bremen-Liga, Oberliga Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein-Liga played each other for two more spot in the Regionalliga. In the promotion round each team met the other just once with the two highest-placed teams in the final table promoted:


2015–16 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season
The 2015–16 season was the 47th campaign of the Scottish Men's National League, the national basketball league of Scotland. The league was rebranded as part of the Scottish Basketball Championships. 18 teams were split into Division 1, featuring 10 teams, and Division 2, featuring 8 teams. Boroughmuir Blaze won their 10th league title and their first in 38 years.


2015–16 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season, Teams
The line-up for the 2015-2016 season features the following teams:


2015–16 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season, Teams, Division 2
Prior to the start of the season, Leuchars and Glasgow Rocks II withdrew from the league, leaving Division 2 with 6 teams.


2015–16 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season, Format
In Division 1, each team played each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 18 games.


2015–16 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season, Format
In Division 2, each team played each other three times, once home, once away, and once home or away, for a total of 15 games.