2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Maryland v. Kulbicki
The Court ruled that it found no support for the lower court's conclusion that Kulbicki's defense attorneys were constitutionally required to predict the demise of CBLA: "Counsel did not perform deficiently by dedicating their time and focus to elements of the defense that did not involve poking methodological holes in a then-uncontroversial mode of ballistics analysis."


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Mullenix v. Luna
577 U.S. ___ Decided November 9, 2015. Fifth Circuit reversed.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Mullenix v. Luna
The Court granted qualified immunity to Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Chadrin Mullenix, who killed suspect Israel Leija, Jr. as he was fleeing officers during a high-speed chase. During the pursuit which reached up to 110 miles per hour, Leija twice called police stating that he had a gun and threatened to shoot anyone who tried to stop him. As several officers set up spike strips along the route, Mullenix decided to shoot at Leija's car as an alternative attempt to disable it.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Mullenix v. Luna
He radioed his superior officer as to his plans, but took his shooting position before receiving a response. His superior told Mullenix to "stand by" and wait to see if the spike strips work, but he claimed that he did not hear this order. Mullenix ended up killing Leija instead, and it was later found that the suspect was actually unarmed. Beatrice Luna, representing Leija's family and estate, then sued Mullenix on grounds that he violated Leija's Fourth Amendment right by using excessive force.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Mullenix v. Luna
The Court however ruled that Mullenix is entitled to qualified immunity, stating that the Court has "never found the use of deadly force in connection with a dangerous car chase to violate the Fourth Amendment, let alone to be a basis for denying qualified immunity." Furthermore, it was not clearly established the Mullenix "[selected] one dangerous alternative over another."


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Mullenix v. Luna
Scalia filed a concurrence, arguing that any use of force that eventually kills a suspect should not automatically be classified as "deadly force". He stated that in this case, "though it was force sufficient to kill, it was not applied with the object of harming the body of the felon."


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Mullenix v. Luna
Sotomayor filed a dissent, citing the fact that Mullenix was not properly trained to use a rifle in this type of situation, he fired less than a second before the car hit the spike strip, and did not follow the order to "stand by." She wrote, "by sanctioning a 'shoot first, think later' approach to policing, the Court renders the protections of the Fourth Amendment hollow."


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, White v. Wheeler
577 U.S. ___ Decided December 14, 2015. Sixth Circuit reversed and remanded.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, White v. Wheeler
The Sixth Circuit overturned a death sentence in Kentucky, ruling that excusing "Juror 638" during jury selection violated the Sixth Amendment. The juror in question was excused on the basis that he could not provide sufficient answers as to whether he could be neutral or impartial in considering the death penalty in the case. The Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Circuit unreasonably applied Witherspoon v. Illinois and Wainwright v. Witt, and should have instead applied the Court's interpretations of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, James v. Boise
577 U.S. ___ Decided January 25, 2016. Supreme Court of Idaho reversed and remanded.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, James v. Boise
It, like any other state or federal court, is bound by the Supreme Court's interpretation of federal law. In this case, the Idaho Supreme Court concluded that it was not bound by the Supreme Court's interpretation in Hughes v. Rowe, regarding awarding attorney's fees to a prevailingdefendant.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Amgen Inc. v. Harris
577 U.S. ___ Decided January 25, 2016. Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Amgen Inc. v. Harris
The Ninth Circuit did not properly apply the standard established in Fifth Third v. Dudenhoeffer regarding provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Wearry v. Cain
577 U.S. ___ Decided March 7, 2016. District Court of Louisiana, Livingston Parish, reversed and remanded.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Wearry v. Cain
Louisiana prosecutors violated Michael Wearry's due process rights when they failed to disclose evidence supporting his innocence in a murder case.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Wearry v. Cain
Justice Alito filed a dissent, joined by Justice Thomas, arguing that the majority should not have made the unusual step of deciding this case without hearing oral arguments or even allowing the parties to file briefs. Alito wrote "that the prosecution should have disclosed this information, but whether the information was sufficient to warrant reversing petitioner's conviction is another matter."


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, V.L. v. E.L.
577 U.S. ___ Decided March 7, 2016. Supreme Court of Alabama reversed and remanded.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, V.L. v. E.L.
Under the Full Faith and Credit Clause, the State of Alabama must recognize the adoption decree granted by a Georgia state court in 2007, regardless of how that court came to its conclusion granting the decree.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Caetano v. Massachusetts
577 U.S. ___ Decided March 21, 2016. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts vacated and remanded.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Caetano v. Massachusetts
The Massachusetts court erred in upholding a law that prohibited the possession of stun guns.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Caetano v. Massachusetts
Alito filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, joined by Thomas.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Woods v. Etherton
578 U.S. ___ Decided April 4, 2016. Sixth Circuit reversed.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Woods v. Etherton
The Sixth Circuit did not properly apply the standard of review under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Zubik v. Burwell
578 U.S. ___ Decided May 16, 2016. Third, Fifth, Tenth, and District of Columbia Circuits vacated and remanded for reconsideration, in light of the "positions asserted by the parties in their supplemental briefs", on whether religious institutions other than churches should be exempt from the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Zubik v. Burwell
Sotomayor filed a concurrence, joined by Ginsburg, cautioning lower courts not to read any signals in the Supreme Court's actions in this case.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Kernan v. Hinojosa
578 U.S. ___ Decided May 16, 2016. Ninth Circuit reversed.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Kernan v. Hinojosa
The lower court misapplied the test in Ylst v. Nunnemaker that states that if a state court order denies a habeas petition without explanation, it is presumed that the order agrees with the "last reasoned state court opinion" in the case unless there is "strong evidence" to the contrary.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Kernan v. Hinojosa
Sotomayor filed a dissent, joined by Ginsburg, arguing that applying the Ylst test should have affirmed the Ninth Circuit ruling.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Johnson v. Lee
578 U.S. ___ Decided May 31, 2016. Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Johnson v. Lee
The Ninth Circuit previously held that California's "Dixon Bar" (which states that a defendant procedurally defaults a claim raised for the first time on state collateral review if he could have raised it earlier on direct appeal) is inadequate to bar federal habeas review. The Court reversed the Ninth Circuit on grounds that this procedural bar "is longstanding, oft-cited, and shared by habeas courts across the nation".


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Lynch v. Arizona
578 U.S. ___ Decided May 31, 2016. Supreme Court of Arizona reversed and remanded.


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Lynch v. Arizona
The Arizona court misapplied the test in Simmons v. South Carolina (1994), which states "where a capital defendant's future dangerousness is at issue, and the only sentencing alternative to death available to the jury is life imprisonment without possibility of parole," the Due Process Clause entitles the defendant 'to inform the jury of [his] parole ineligibility, either by a jury instruction or in arguments by counsel.'"


2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Lynch v. Arizona
Thomas filed a dissent, joined by Alito. Thomas repeated what he wrote in his dissent in Simmons, and then stated that "today’s decision imposes a magic-words requirement" and "is a remarkably aggressive use of our power to review the States' highest courts".


2015 timeline of the Somali Civil War
This is a 2015 timeline of events in the Somali Civil War (2009–present).


2015 visit by Pope Francis to North America
Pope Francis visited North America—Cuba and the United States—from 19 to 27 September 2015. It was his first state visit to both Cuba and the U.S., as well as the third official papal visit to Cuba and the seventh to the United States since the U.S. established full diplomatic relations with the Holy See in 1984.


2015 visit by Pope Francis to North America
The published itinerary from the Vatican described the trip: "Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Francis to Cuba and the United States of America, and Visit to the United Nations Organization Headquarters, on the occasion of his participation at the Eighth World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia."


2015 visit by Pope Francis to North America, Visit, Cuba
The pope's visit began with a tour of Cuba – the third by a reigning Pope (after Pope John Paul II's 1998 visit, and the subsequent visit in 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI) – where he visited Havana, Holguín, and Santiago de Cuba.


2015 visit by Pope Francis to North America, Visit, United States
The visit to the United States consisted of three cities: Washington, D.C., New York City (including his visit to the United Nations), and Philadelphia which hosted the World Meeting of Families. Tickets to attend public events with the pope were hard to obtain or sold out very quickly.


2015 visit by Pope Francis to North America, Visit, United States
During his visit, it was announced that he would be releasing a rock album titled Wake Up! in November 2015.


2015 visit by Pope Francis to North America, Visit, United States, 23 September (Washington, D.C.)
Pope Francis met with Little Sisters of the Poor after mass; a Vatican spokesman stated that this was a sign of his support for them in their opposition to a contraception mandate for Catholic hospitals.


2015 visit by Pope Francis to North America, Visit, United States, 24 September (Washington, D.C.; New York City)
In his speech to Congress and other dignitaries, he devoted most of the time discussing immigration, protection for persecuted religious groups including Christians, poverty, capital punishment, and climate change.


2015 visit by Pope Francis to North America, Visit, United States, 24 September (Washington, D.C.; New York City)
Kim Davis and her husband met briefly with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington (Embassy of the Holy See) with "several dozen" other people. The Vatican issued a statement saying the Pope's meeting with Davis "should not be considered a form of support of her position in all of its particular and complex aspects." According to Father Thomas Rosica, a Vatican spokesman, Davis was not invited to the nunciature, and "the meeting may have been manipulated by her and her lawyer."


2015 visit by Pope Francis to North America, Commemorations
Philadelphia breweries released nine special, papal-themed beers in anticipation of the visit. The Delaware County Keystone Mint crafted a coin commemorating the pope's visit to the United States and the World Meeting of Families. Two Philadelphia radio stations introduced "pop-up stations" dedicated to extended coverage of the visit and its associated events, including WZMP-HD3's "Popecast", and WDAS's "Pope Info Radio".


2015 visit by Pope Francis to North America, Commemorations
Swyft Media released a sticker keyboard app to commemorate the visit, Popemoji, which featured cartoon images of Pope Francis for use in messaging apps (including nods to U.S. landmarks and Philadelphia).


2015 Ålandic legislative election
Legislative elections were held in the Åland Islands on 18 October 2015, alongside elections for 16 municipal councils: Mariehamn town, 9 rural socken on the main island, Fasta Åland, and 6 skerries socken.


2015 Ålandic legislative election, Electoral system
The 30 members of the Parliament of Åland were elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.


2015 Ålandic legislative election, Campaign
Seven parties contested the legislative elections, and the municipal elections in most municipalities, although the Liberals for Åland will be the only party to contest all municipalities.


2015 Ålandic legislative election, Campaign
During the 2011–2015 parliamentary term the four MPs from the independent centre-right party Non-aligned Coalition (ObS) merged into the conservative Moderates to become Moderate Coalition for Åland, but the rump of ObS will contest the 2015 elections, and has taken a critical stance against Syrian refugees with a "no to refugees" campaign movie. Another anti-refugee list, the populist Ålandic Democracy, which is led by Stephan Toivonen and also supports equal rights for Finnish speakers, will also be on the ballot.


2015 Ålandic legislative election, Campaign
The regionalist and centrist Åland Centre has called for Åland to establish its own foreign ministry and for the Ålandic healthcare board being appointed solely by the governing coalition rather than the existing system of being proportionally divided between parties.


2015 Ålandic legislative election, Campaign
Other parties contesting the elections were the Åland Social Democrats, the social-liberal centre-right Liberals for Åland, the centrist and separatist Future of Åland.


2015 Étoile de Bessèges
The 2015 Étoile de Bessèges  (English: Star of Bessèges) was the 45th running of the Étoile de Bessèges road cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and took place from 4 to 8 February 2015 in southern France, near the town of Bessèges. It was the first stage race of the 2015 European season.


2015 Étoile de Bessèges
The race consisted of five stages, four of which were road stages and the last of which was an individual time trial. The 2014 champion was Tobias Ludvigsson, but his Team Giant–Alpecin was not selected to take part in the 2015 edition.


2015 Étoile de Bessèges
The race was won by Bob Jungels (Trek Factory Racing), who won the time trial on the final day. He finished nine seconds ahead of the second placed rider, Lotto–Soudal's Tony Gallopin, with Gallopin's teammate Kris Boeckmans a further second back in third place. Edward Theuns (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise) won the points competition, while Julien Loubet (Team Marseille 13 KTM) won the mountains competition. The best young rider was Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale). Trek Factory Racing were the best team.


2015 Étoile de Bessèges, Teams
Twenty-one teams competed in the 2015 Étoile de Bessèges. These included four UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI Professional Continental and eight UCI Continental teams.


2015 Étoile de Bessèges, Classification leadership table
In the 2015 Étoile de Bessèges, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints and at the finish of mass-start stages, the leader received an orange jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2015 Étoile de Bessèges, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.


2015 Étoile de Bessèges, Classification leadership table
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a yellow jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a mass-start stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 13 for fourth, 11 for fifth with a point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a blue jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.


2015 Étoile de Bessèges, Classification leadership table
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1992 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.


2015 Íþróttabandalag Akraness season
Íþróttabandalag Akraness (ÍA) competed in Úrvalsdeild in the 2015 season after finishing in 2nd place in 1. deild karla in 2014.


2015 Íþróttabandalag Akraness season
The 2015 season was ÍA's 63rd season in the top-flight of Icelandic football.


2015 Íþróttabandalag Akraness season
Gunnlaugur Jónsson head coached the team for the second season running. He was assisted by Jón Þór Hauksson.


2015 Íþróttabandalag Akraness season
ÍA finished the season in 7th place in the league. Garðar Gunnlaugsson took home the bronze shoe with 9 goals in 17 games.


2015 Íþróttabandalag Akraness season, First Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 Íþróttabandalag Akraness season, Pre-season, Fótbolti.net Cup
ÍA took part in the 2015 Fótbolti.net Cup, a pre-season tournament for clubs outside of Reykjavík. The team played in Group 1 along with Breiðablik, FH and Þróttur R. ÍA finished third in the group and played ÍBV in the 5th place final. The game ended 2–2 and went to penalties where ÍA won 4–1.


2015 Íþróttabandalag Akraness season, Lengjubikarinn
ÍA were drawn in group 3 in the Icelandic league cup, Lengjubikarinn, along with Valur, Stjarnan, Keflavík, Grindavík, Haukar, Fjarðabyggð and Þór. ÍA won their first four games against Haukar, Stjarnan, Þór, and Grindavík but eventually lost in the fifth round 3–1 to Valur. On 21 March ÍA secured their place in the quarter-finals by defeating Keflavík 2–1. ÍA secured the 1st place in the group on 29 March by defeating Fjarðabyggð 4–3, with a hat trick from Arsenij Buinickij.


2015 Íþróttabandalag Akraness season, Lengjubikarinn
ÍA defeated Fjölnir in the quarter finals 5–1, with Arsenij Buinickij scoring his second hat trick of the competition. Garðar scored the other two goals while former ÍA player Ragnar Leósson scored Fjölnir's only goal.


2015 Íþróttabandalag Akraness season, Lengjubikarinn
On 19 April ÍA lost in the semi finals to KA after a penalty shootout. The game had ended 1–1 after 90 min with Jón Vilhelm scoring ÍA's only goal.


2015 Íþróttabandalag Akraness season, Borgunarbikarinn
ÍA came into the Icelandic cup, Borgunarbikarinn, in the 32nd finals and were drawn against Fjölnir. ÍA lost the game 0–3.


2015 Örebro SK season
Örebro SK are a Swedish football team which based in Örebro. During the 2014/15 campaign they competed in the Allsvenkan, Swedish Cup.


2015 Úrvalsdeild
The 2015 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 104th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league; the defending champions were Stjarnan, who had won their first ever league title in 2014 going unbeaten in the league.


2015 Úrvalsdeild
On 26 September FH were crowned champions after a 2–1 win over Fjölnir with one game to spare. This was FH's 7th league title.


2015 Úrvalsdeild
Keflavík and Leiknir R were relegated from the league. Keflavík had been in the league since 2004 but this was Leiknir R's first ever season in the top flight.


2015 Úrvalsdeild
The season started on 3 May 2015 and was conclude on 4 October 2015.


2015 Úrvalsdeild, Teams
A total of 12 teams contested the league. 10 teams from the 2014 season and the 2 promoted teams from 2014 1. deild karla. On 4 September 2014 both Leiknir R. and ÍA earned promotion from 1. deild, they replaced the relegated teams Fram and Þór.


2015 Úrvalsdeild, Awards, Player of the Year
The player of the season was awarded to Emil Pálsson who played for both Fjölnir and FH during the season.


2015 Úrvalsdeild, Awards, Young Player of the Year
The young player of the year was awarded to Breiðablik's winger Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson.


2015 Úrvalsdeild, Awards, Golden Boot
Patrick Pedersen was awarded the golden boot after scoring 13 goals in 20 games (4 penalties)Jonathan Glenn was awarded the silver boot after scoring 12 goals in 20 games (2 penalties)Garðar Gunnlaugsson was awarded the bronze boot after scoring 9 goals in 17 games (0 penalties)


2015 Úrvalsdeild, Awards, Referee of the year
Gunnar Jarl Jónsson was voted the referee of the year by Úrvalsdeild players.


2015 Ýokary Liga
The 2015 Turkmenistan Higher League (Ýokary Liga) season is the 23rd season of Turkmenistan's professional football league. It began on 5 March 2015 with the first round of games and will end in November 2015.


2015 Červený Kameň mid-air collision
On 20 August 2015, two L-410 Turbolet aircraft on a skydiving formation flight collided mid-air and crashed near the village of Červený Kameň, Slovakia. The aircraft were carrying 17 parachutists and 2 crew each. All four crew members and three skydivers were killed, but the other 31 parachutists managed to jump safely before the aircraft crashed to the ground.


2015 Červený Kameň mid-air collision, Aircraft
The two aircraft involved were both twin-turboprop L-140 (registrations OM-SAB and OM-ODQ) operated by  Dubnica Air.


2015 Červený Kameň mid-air collision, Accident
On 20 August 2015 at 9:23 (local time), the two aircraft collided and crashed in a forest near Červený Kameň in the district of Ilava, north-western Slovakia. Both aircraft were carrying parachutists who were training for the Slavnica 2015 Air Show. Both aircraft came down in a wooded area after they hit each other at an altitude of around 1,500 m (4,900 ft) under unknown circumstances. All four crew members, two from each aircraft, and three parachutists were killed, but 31 others survived by jumping out of the aircraft. Five of the parachutists were treated for minor injuries. There  was a video shot showing that OM-SAB was consumed by fire.


2015 Červený Kameň mid-air collision, Accident
The wreckage of the two aircraft was difficult to access due to the forest terrain near the village where they were found. All victims of the disaster were of Slovakian nationality. One of the crew members was a former Slovak ice hockey player Michal Česnek.


2015 İstanbul Cup
The 2015 İstanbul Cup (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place in İstanbul, Turkey, from July 20 through July 27, 2015.


2015 İstanbul Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 İstanbul Cup – Doubles
Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina were the defending champions, but Doi decided not to participate. Svitolina partnered Daria Gavrilova and successfully defended the title, defeating Çağla Büyükakçay and Jelena Janković in the final, 5–7, 6–1, [10–4].


2015 İstanbul Cup – Singles
Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but she chose not to participate this year.


2015 İstanbul Cup – Singles
Lesia Tsurenko won the title, defeating Urszula Radwańska in the final 7–5, 6–1.


2015–16 1. FC Köln season, Background
1. FC Köln finished the 2014–15 Bundesliga in 12th place, thus ensuring a place in the 2015–16 Bundesliga. The 2015–16 season is the 45th season for the club in the Bundesliga and the second season in their current spell. The percentage of possible seasons in the Bundesliga amounts to 84.9% for the club. At the start of the season the club was on 16th place in the German TV money table.


2015–16 1. FC Köln season, Review
After matchday 31 the club achieved the goal to play in the Bundesliga in the season 2016/2017 by avoiding relegation. The 2016/2017 season will be the third succeeding season in the Bundesliga for the club since the promotion in 2014. At the end of the season the club will climb in the German TV money table from 16th to the 14th place. Finishing on the 9th position was the best club finish in the Bundesliga since the 1991/1992 season. During the season 1. FC Köln overtook the clubs Hamburger SV and Borussia Mönchengladbach to become the fourth largest club in Germany with 78.518 members in May 2016. Worldwide the club is the 14th largest football club at the moment.


2015–16 1. FC Köln season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 1. FC Köln season, Players, Squad
Players who left the club during the 2015–16 seasonNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 1. FC Köln season, Players, Squad
Players who joined the club during the 2015–16 seasonNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 1. FC Köln season, Statistics, Attendance figures
The average attendance in the 2015-2016 Bundesliga season was 48.676. So the utilisation of the stadium amounts to 97.35%. As of 14 May 2016


2015–16 1. FC Magdeburg season
The 2015–16 1. FC Magdeburg season is their first season in the 3. Liga.


2015–16 1. FC Magdeburg season, Events
In June 2015, the club announced their pre-season plan. Later they confirmed that the friendly match against Berliner AK 07 would be played on a training pitch at MDCC-Arena, while they would face FC Viktoria Köln at the Sparkassen-Arena in nearby Bernburg. Magdeburg took part in the Kaiserstuhl-Cup where the side faced hosts Bahlinger SC and French 2014–15 Ligue 2 winners ES Troyes AC, eventually winning the cup. They would also play a match against FSV Havelberg, a club from north-eastern Saxony-Anhalt, who won the right to host in a poll held by regional newspaper Volksstimme.


2015–16 1. FC Magdeburg season, 3. Liga
On 2 July 2015, the German football association DFB published the preliminary schedule for the new 3. Liga season. 1. FC Magdeburg were awarded the opening game of the season to be held on Friday, 24 July, at 8.30 pm. The match will be broadcast live on television channel MDR.


2015–16 1. FC Magdeburg season, Saxony-Anhalt Cup, Saxony-Anhalt Cup review
In the Saxony-Anhalt Cup, Magdeburg was drawn to face Kreveser SV in the first round. This is a repeat of last season's second-round pairing which ended with a clear 9-1 victory for then-Regionalliga side.


2015–16 1. FC Nürnberg season
The 2015–16 1. FC Nürnberg season is the 116th season in the club's football history.


2015–16 1. FC Nürnberg season, Review and events
The club also took part in the 2015–16 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.


2015–16 1. FC Union Berlin season
The 2015–16 1. FC Union Berlin season was the 50th season in the football club's history. For the 6th consecutive season, Union Berlin played in the 2. Bundesliga, where they finished 6th. They also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the first round by Viktoria Köln. The season covers a period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 1. FC Union Berlin season, Season summary
Union started the season poorly, picking up just four points from their first five games, and as a result, manager Norbert Düwel was sacked on 31 August 2015. Sascha Lewandowski was appointed as his replacement on 2 September 2015, and the club saw a gradual improvement in results, with the club in 13th place with 23 points from 19 games at the time of the winter break. However, due to health problems, Lewandowski stepped down as manager in March 2016, with André Hofschneider appointed as his replacement on a temporary basis. Union finished the season in 6th place on 49 points.


2015–16 1. FSV Mainz 05 II season
The 2015–16 1. FSV Mainz 05 II season is the 2nd consecutive season in the 3. Liga, having been promoted from the Regionalliga Südwest in 2014. The club's home stadium is the Stadion am Bruchweg, located in Mainz, Germany. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 seats.


2015–16 1. FSV Mainz 05 II season, Background
In the club's previous season in the 3. Liga, they finished in 16th place, 3 points from the relegation zone.


2015–16 1. FSV Mainz 05 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 1. FSV Mainz 05 season
The 2015–16 1. FSV Mainz 05 season is the 111th season in the football club's history and 7th consecutive and 10th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2009. In addition to the domestic league, Mainz will also participate in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This will be the 5th season for the club in the Coface Arena, located in Mainz, Germany. The stadium has a capacity of 34,034. The season covers a period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 1. FSV Mainz 05 season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 1. FSV Mainz 05 season, Squad, On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 1. Liga Promotion
The 2015–16 season of the 1. Liga Promotion, the third tier of the Swiss football league system, was the fourth season of the league.


2015–16 1. Liga Promotion
The season started on 5 August 2015 and finished on 28 May 2016. The league was won by Servette FC	who made an immediate return to the Challenge League while FC St. Gallen II and Étoile Carouge were relegated to the 1. Liga Promotion.


2015–16 1. Liga Promotion, Table
The 2015–16 season saw three new clubs in the league, SC Cham and SC Kriens, both promoted from the 1. Liga Classic, while Servette FC had been relegated from the Challenge League.


2015–16 1. Liga Promotion, Promotion round
The best eight teams of the three divisions of the 1. Liga Classic competed for three spots in the 2016–17 1. Liga Promotion:


2015–16 2. Bundesliga
The 2015–16 2. Bundesliga was the 42nd season of the 2. Bundesliga.


2015–16 2. Bundesliga, Teams
A total of 18 teams participated in the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga. These include 14 teams from the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga, together with SC Freiburg and SC Paderborn, who directly relegated from the 2014–15 Bundesliga, and Arminia Bielefeld and MSV Duisburg, who directly promoted from the 2014–15 3. Liga. The 16th-placed 2014–15 2. Bundesliga team, 1860 Munich, defeated the third-place finisher in the 2014–15 3. Liga, Holstein Kiel, in a two-legged play-off and avoided relegation.


2015–16 2. Bundesliga, Promotion play-offs
The team which finished 16th faced the third-placed 2015–16 2. Bundesliga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn entry into the 2016–17 Bundesliga.


2015–16 2. Bundesliga, Promotion play-offs, Second leg
Assistant referees:Tobias Christ (Münchweiler an der Rodalb)Arne Aarnink (Nordhorn)Fourth official:Bastian Dankert (Rostock)


2015–16 2. Bundesliga, Relegation play-offs
The team which finished sixteenth faced the third-placed 2015–16 3. Liga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga.


2015–16 2. Frauen-Bundesliga
The 2015–16 season of the 2. Bundesliga (women) was the twelfth season of Germany's second-tier women's football league. This season will start on August 30, 2015.


2015–16 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, Changes
VfL Bochum did not apply for this season's license due to financial problems, thus automatically relegating them back to the Regionalliga. SV Henstedt-Ulzburg was promoted from the Regionalliga Nord and will play in the north group. Borussia Mönchengladbach was promoted from the Regionalliga West. TSV Schott Mainz was promoted from the Regionalliga Südwest. Eintracht Wetzlar was promoted from the Regionalliga Süd. Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf was promoted from the Regionalliga Nordost.


2015–16 2. Liga (Slovakia)
2. liga, currently named DOXXbet liga due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Slovak football league system after the Fortuna Liga. The 2015–16 season of the DOXXbet liga will be the 23rd season of the second-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993.


2015–16 2. Liga (Slovakia)
For the second time in history, twenty-four teams will compete in two groups, with top six sides from each of groups will advance to a further round.


2015–16 3. Liga
The 2015–16 3. Liga was the eighth season of the 3. Liga.


2015–16 3. Liga, Teams
A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2014–15 3. Liga. Arminia Bielefeld and MSV Duisburg were directly promoted to the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2014–15 season. Bielefeld made an immediate return to the 2. Bundesliga after being relegated in 2013–14. Duisburg returned to the 2. Bundesliga after two seasons in the third tier. The two promoted teams were replaced by FC Erzgebirge Aue and VfR Aalen, who finished in the bottom two places of the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga table.


2015–16 3. Liga, Teams
At the other end of the table, Borussia Dortmund II, SpVgg Unterhaching and SSV Jahn Regensburg were relegated to the 2015–16 Regionalliga. The three relegated teams were replaced by the three winners of the 2014–15 Regionalliga promotion playoffs. SV Werder Bremen II from the Regionalliga Nord returned to the national level after three seasons in the fourth tier, while 1. FC Magdeburg from the Regionalliga Nordost and Würzburger Kickers from the Regionalliga Bayern are playing their debut seasons in the 3. Liga.


2015–16 3. Liga, Teams
A further place in the league was available via a two-legged play-off between third-placed 2014–15 3. Liga team Holstein Kiel and 16th-placed 2014–15 2. Bundesliga side TSV 1860 München. The tie ended 2–1 on aggregate and saw Kiel remaining in the 3. Liga.


2015–16 3. Liga (Slovakia)
The 2015–16 3. Liga was the 23rd 3. liga season in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993. The league was composed of 66 teams divided in four different groups of 16 each and 3. liga Západ (West) includes 18 teams. Teams are divided into four divisions: 3. liga Bratislava, 3. liga Západ (West), 3. liga Stred (Central), 3. liga Východ (Eastern), according to geographical separation.


2015–16 A Group
The 2015–16 A Group was the 92nd season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, and 68th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid. The season has started on 17 July 2015 and is expected to end in May 2016. The league is contested by ten teams. Ludogorets Razgrad were the defending champions, and successfully defended the title after Levski Sofia's home loss against Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the 29th round. The title is Ludogorets' fifth consecutive and overall.


2015–16 A Group, Competition format
The league is contested by ten teams and will be played in a quadruple round robin format, with each team playing every other team four times over 36 rounds.


2015–16 A Group, Teams
A total of 12 teams were set to contest the league, including the best 10 sides from the previous season, plus two promoted clubs from the lower  division B Group.


2015–16 A Group, Teams
On 22 June 2015, the BFU announced the final list of participants for the 2015–16 season. CSKA Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia were both denied a professional license for the following season due to outstanding debts and would have to compete in the V AFG or fold. The group was kept at 10 teams. Marek Dupnitsa and Haskovo, who finished in the bottom two places of the table at the end of previous season, also failed to receive professional license, and were relegated to V Group.


2015–16 A Group, Teams
The relegated teams were replaced by Montana, the 2014–15 B Group champions and Pirin Blagoevgrad, the 2014–15 B Group runner-up. While Montana returns to the top division after two years, Pirin reaches again the highest class after 4 years.


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


2015–16 A-1 League
The 2015–16 A-1 League (Croatian: A-1 liga 2015./16.) was the 25th season of the A-1 League, the highest professional basketball league in Croatia.


2015–16 A-1 League
The first half of the season consists of 11 teams and 110-game regular season. For second half of the season clubs will be divided into two groups. Championship group will consist of 3 teams from ABA League and the best 5 teams from first half of the season. Relegation group will consist of bottom 6 teams from first half of the season.


2015–16 A-1 League, Relegation and promotion rounds, Relegation round
Teams "carried" the results of the matches played between them from the regular season.


2015–16 A-1 League, Relegation and promotion rounds, Relegation/Promotion Play-off
Relegation league 5th-placed team Škrljevo faces the 2nd-placed Promotion league side Jazine in a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2016–17 A-1 League.


2015–16 A-League
The 2015–16 A-League was the 39th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 11th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. Melbourne Victory were both the defending A-League Premiers and Champions. The regular season schedule was released on 29 June 2015. The season commenced on 8 October 2015 and concluded on 10 April 2016. The finals series commenced on 15 April 2016 and concluded with the 2016 Grand Final, held on 1 May 2016.


2015–16 A-League
The 2016 Grand Final took place on 1 May 2016, with Adelaide United claiming their first Championship with a 3–1 win against Western Sydney Wanderers.


2015–16 A-League, Clubs, Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (and New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);2Australian citizens (and New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games)


2015–16 A-League, Clubs, Salary cap exemptions and captains
The following concessions to the salary cap were introduced for this season:


2015–16 A-League, Finals series
The Grand Final winner (Champion) qualified for the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage


2015–16 A-League, Statistics, Attendances, By club
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.


2015–16 A-League, Statistics, Discipline
During the season each club is given fair play points based on the number of cards they received in games. A yellow card is worth 1 point, a second yellow card is worth 2 points, and a red card is worth 3 points. At the annual awards night, the club with the fewest points wins the Fair Play Award.


2015–16 A-League, Awards, NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award
The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award was awarded to the finest U-23 player talent throughout the Hyundai A-League 2015–16 competition, based on a monthly nominee


2015–16 A-League, Awards, End-of-season awards
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2015–16 Dolan Warren Awards night held at the Carriageworks in Sydney on 26 April 2016.


2015–16 A.C. ChievoVerona season
The 2015–16 season was Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona's 9th consecutive season in Serie A. The club competed in Serie A, finishing 9th, and in the Coppa Italia, where Chievo was eliminated in the third round by Salernitana (0-1 after extra time).


2015–16 A.C. ChievoVerona season
ChievoVerona made a good start to the season, taking 10 points from the first five games, and ultimately ended up fluctuating in mid-table throughout most of the season. The 9th-place finish was the club's best placement since 2006 and would be their best result in the club's 11-year stay in Serie A between 2008 and 2019.


2015–16 A.C. ChievoVerona season
Valter Birsa, whose loan became permanent, and Simone Pepe were amongst the club's signings before the start of the year.


2015–16 A.C. ChievoVerona season, Players, Squad information
In italics players who left the club during the season. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season
In the 2015–16 season, Associazione Calcio Milan competed in the Serie A for the 82nd time, as well as the Coppa Italia. It was their 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season
Milan finished in seventh place in Serie A, failing to qualify for European competition for a third season in a row. Milan also reached the final of the Coppa Italia, losing to rivals Juventus after extra time.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season, Pre-season and friendlies
Milan began their pre-season campaign taking on Italian lower division sides A.S.D. Alcione and A.S.D. Legnano in Solbiate Arno. Milan won both these first matches, with Nigel de Jong scoring the first goal of the season.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season, Pre-season and friendlies
Milan was then involved in matches against several European top level cubs, including Lyon, Internazionale and Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup, and Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur in the 2015 Audi Cup.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season, Pre-season and friendlies
On 12 August, Milan won the 2015 TIM trophy after again defeating Inter and Sassuolo (the later after penalties) after two matches of 45 minutes each.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season, Pre-season and friendlies
After the start of the season, Milan played other friendlies, mainly during October and November, including the Berlusconi Trophy and the Trofeo ‘San Nicola.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season, Competitions, Serie A
The 2015–16 Serie A season will begin on 22 August 2015 and will conclude on 15 May 2016.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season, Competitions, Coppa Italia
The 2015–16 Coppa Italia began in August with Milan entering the competition in the third round. Their first match was against Serie B side Perugia and was played on 17 August 2015, following a request by Milan to delay the match by two days due to other pre-season obligations. Milan opened the score early through Keisuke Honda and then within 20 minutes, scored again through Luiz Adriano, who scored his first official goal for the club.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season, Competitions, Coppa Italia
Milan then advanced into the fourth round where Crotone was defeated after extra time. Luiz Adriano during regular time, and Giacomo Bonaventura and M'Baye Niang during extra time were the scorers. Further in December, Milan also ruled out Sampdoria in an emotions limited match, thanks to Niang and Carlos Bacca goals, earning the right to face Carpi in the quarter-finals.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season, Competitions, Coppa Italia
Milan played its first Coppa Italia match in 2016 against Carpi on 13 January. The Rossoneri progressed to the semi-finals by beating Reggio Emilia side with 2−1 at a moderately attended San Siro. Bacca gave Milan the lead after 14 minutes of play with a fine rabona, then Niang found himself on the scoresheet just before the half-hour mark. Milan will face Alessandria in a two-legged semi-final encounter.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season, Competitions, Coppa Italia
In a rather tedious match, Milan came out victorious against Alessandria in the first leg of the Coppa's semi-finals. Mario Balotelli converted a penalty kick into a game-winning goal just before half-time. In the second leg, played at San Siro, Milan easily outplayed Alessandria and won the semi-finals 6–0 on aggregate. Jérémy Ménez scored a doppietta, while Alessio Romagnoli and Balotelli scored one goal each. Alessandria's Roberto Sabato also scored an own goal.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season, Competitions, Coppa Italia
Milan then traveled to Rome to meet Juventus in the final on 21 May at Stadio Olimpico. The Rossoneri were defeated by Álvaro Morata's goal during the second period of extra time, despite being arguably the better opponent in the final, controlling the ball possession and the pace of the match and creating more scoring chances.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for A.C. Milan first squad during the season.


2015–16 A.C. Milan season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 21 May 2015.Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2015–16 A.S. Roma season
The 2015–16 season was Associazione Sportiva Roma's 88th in existence and 87th season in the top flight of Italian football. The team began the season competing in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the Champions League, but were knocked out in the Round of 16 in the latter two competitions. After a run of 14 wins and 3 draws in their last 17 games Roma managed to finish third, qualifying for the play-off round of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.


2015–16 A.S. Roma season
French coach Rudi Garcia began the season as Roma's manager for the third consecutive campaign, but was sacked on 13 January after a run of poor results. Former Roma coach Luciano Spalletti, who was at the club from 2005 to 2009, was hired to replace Garcia.


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


2015–16 A1 Ethniki (men's water polo)
The 2015–16 A1 Ethniki is the 85th season of the Greek premier Water polo league and the 30th of A1 Ethniki.


2015–16 A1 Ethniki (men's water polo), Team information
The following 12 clubs compete in the A1 Ethniki during the 2015–16 season:


2015–16 A1 Ethniki (men's water polo), Regular season, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2015–16 ABA League
The 2015–16 ABA League was the 15th season of the ABA League, with 14 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia participating in it.


2015–16 ABA League
Regular season started on October 1, 2015, and finished on March 7, 2016 followed by playoffs of the four best placed teams.


2015–16 ABA League, Regular season, Schedule and results
The regular season began on October 1, 2015, and ended on March 7, 2016.


2015–16 ABA League, The ideal five of the season
The ideal five of the season were selected by head coaches, fans and the ABA League Commission, with the coaches contributing 60%, the fans 30% and the Commission 10% of the votes for the final result.


2015–16 ABA season
The 2015–16 ABA season was the fifteenth season of the American Basketball Association. The season began in November 2015 and ended in March 2016. The playoffs were played in March 2016, with the finals in April 2016.


2015–16 ABL season
The 2015–16 ASEAN Basketball League season was the sixth season of competition of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The regular season started on 27 October 2015 and ended on 21 February 2016. Two Indonesian teams, the Indonesia Warriors and Laskar Dreya South Sumatra did not return to the league.


2015–16 ABL season
The Westports Malaysia Dragons defeated first-time finalist Singapore Slingers in the finals, earning the Dragons its first ever championship in franchise history since joining the league in 2009.


2015–16 ABL season, Imports
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once. In the left are the World Imports, and in the right are the ASEAN/Heritage Imports. Flags indicate the citizenship/s the player holds.


2015–16 ABL season, Awards
The awarding ceremony was held before the Game 2 of the ABL Finals on March 13, 2016 held at the MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


2015–16 AC Omonia season
The 2015–16 season is Omonia's 61st season in the Cypriot First Division and 67th year in existence as a football club.


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


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


2015–16 AC Omonia season, Squad stats, Top scorers
Last updated: 27 April 2016Source: Match reports in Competitive matches,


2015–16 ACB season
The 2015–16 ACB season was the 33rd season of the Spanish basketball league, also called Liga Endesa in its sponsored identity. The regular season started on October 10, 2015, and ended on May 22, 2016. The playoffs was played from May 26 to June 26, 2016.


2015–16 ACB season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 16 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 LEB Oro.


2015–16 ACB season, Regular season, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.


2015–16 ACF Fiorentina season
The 2015–16 season was the 89th season in ACF Fiorentina's history and their 78th in the top-flight of Italian football. Fiorentina finished the season in 5th place in Serie A, having topped the table early in the season. In the Coppa Italia, the club was eliminated in the round of 16, losing at home to newly promoted Carpi 1–0. Competing in the UEFA Europa League for the third season in a row, Fiorentina limped into second place in their group with a 3–1–2 record, and were eliminated in the Round of 32 by Tottenham Hotspur, 4–1 on aggregate. The 2015–16 season was also notable for being the first season since the 2011–12 season in which the club was not managed by Vincenzo Montella, who had achieved 4th-place finishes in each of his seasons with the club. Montella was replaced by Basel coach Paulo Sousa.


2015–16 AD Alcorcón season
The 2015–16 season is the 44th season in AD Alcorcón ’s history and the 6th in the second-tier.


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


2015–16 AD Alcorcón 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 ADO Den Haag season
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑləs doːr ˈufənɪŋ dɛn ˈɦaːx]), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag [ˈaːdoː dɛn ˈɦaːx], is a Dutch [association football] club from the city of The Hague. During the 2015-16 campaign they competed in the Eredivisie and KNVB Beker competitions.


2015–16 ADO Den Haag season, Competitions, Eredivisie, Matches
These are the matches scheduled for ADO Den Haag in the 2015-2016 Eredivisie season.


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


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


2015–16 AEK Athens F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was AEK Athens' 55th competitive season in the top flight of Greek football, 7th season in the Super League Greece, and 91st year in existence as a football club. They also competed in the Greek Cup.


2015–16 AEK Athens F.C. season
On 20 October 2015, Traianos Dellas quits as AEK Athens coach after 2 and a half years and 21 October 2015 Stelios Manolas AEK Athens' under-20 coach will take up the post on an interim basis until a new coach is found. On 29 October 2015, Gus Poyet reached an agreement with AEK Athens and on 30 October sign contract with AEK Athens F.C., the agreement is until the summer of 2016 with renewal option for two years, a discussion that will take place towards the end of the period.


2015–16 AEK Athens F.C. season, Players, Squad statistics
NOTE: The players are the ones that have been announced by the AEK Athens' press release. No edits should be made unless a player arrival or exit is announced. Updated 30 June 2016, 23:59 UTC +2.


2015–16 AEK Athens F.C. season, Statistics, Starting 11
Last updated: 2016-07-31Source: Squad stats and Start formations. Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


2015–16 AEK Athens F.C. season, Statistics, International players
Last updated: 29-11-2015Source: Squad stats and Start formations. Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


2015–16 AEK B.C. season
The 2015–16 AEK B.C. season was AEK's 59th season in the top-tier level Greek Basket League. AEK played in three different competitions during the season.


2015–16 AEL Kalloni F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was AEL Kalloni's third season in the Super League Greece, the first tier of Greek football. They relegated to the Football League, while they reached the Round of 16 in the Greek Cup.


2015–16 AEL Kalloni F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
The basic stadium of the preparation took place from July 19 to 31 to Peio, Trentino, Italy.


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


2015–16 AEL Kalloni F.C. season, Players, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 17 April 2016Competitive matches only * indicates a second yellow card ( )Source:


2015–16 AEL Kalloni F.C. season, Players, Squad statistics, Injuries
Players in bold are still out from their injuries. Players listed will/have miss(ed) at least one competitive game (missing from whole matchday squad).


2015–16 AEL Kalloni F.C. season, Infrastructure leagues, U20
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points


2015–16 AEL Kalloni F.C. season, Infrastructure leagues, U17
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points


2015–16 AFA Senior Male League
The 2015–16 AFA Senior Male League is the seventeenth season of the AFA Senior Male League, the only football league in Anguilla. The season began on 15 November 2015. The league was won by Salsa Ballers FC for the first time.


2015–16 AFA Senior Male League, Teams
Five teams began the season. From the seven teams in the league in the previous season Kicks United FC withdrew on 22 October 2015 claiming maltreatment from the Anguillan Football Association. Roaring Lions FC withdrew claiming stagnation and a lack of viable chances for their players in Anguillan football.


2015–16 AFC Ajax season
The 2015–16 AFC Ajax season saw the club participate in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The first training took place on 6 July 2015 while the traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on 20 July.


2015–16 AFC Ajax season, Pre-season
The first training for the 2015–16 season was held on 6 June 2015. In preparation for the new season, Ajax organized a training stage in Neustift, Austria. The squad, with manager Frank de Boer, remained there from 15 to 24 June. During this training stage, a friendly match was played against Dynamo Moscow, whereupon the club then traveled back to the Netherlands, residing at De Lutte for additional training. The squad stayed there from 30 June to 5 July, when further friendly matches were played against Nordsjælland, Panathinaikos and VfL Wolfsburg. Traveling to France, a further friendly match was played against Saint-Étienne.


2015–16 AFC Ajax season, Transfers for 2015–16, Summer transfer window
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2015 to 31 August 2015) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2015.


2015–16 AFC Ajax season, Transfers for 2015–16, Winter transfer window
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2016 to 1 February 2016) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2015–16.


2015–16 AFC Bournemouth season
The 2015–16 season was Bournemouth's first season in the Premier League (and their first ever season in the top-flight of English football) after gaining promotion in the previous season in their 126th year in existence. This season Bournemouth participate in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 AFC Bournemouth season, Pre-season friendlies
On 2 June 2015, AFC Bournemouth announced they would travel to the United States to face the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer on 14 July 2015. A day later the club announced they would face French Ligue 1 side Nantes and German Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim. Also confirmed was a home friendly against Cardiff City. On 8 June, friendlies against Exeter City and Yeovil Town were confirmed.


2015–16 AFC Bournemouth season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2015–16 AFC Bournemouth season, Competitions, League Cup
Bournemouth entered in the second round and were drawn away against Hartlepool United. The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Bournemouth were drawn away to Preston North End.


2015–16 AFC Bournemouth season, Competitions, Hampshire Senior Cup
On the Hampshire FA website, the second round details were announced; Bournemouth faced Havant & Waterlooville.


2015–16 AFC Wimbledon season
The 2015–16 season was AFC Wimbledon's 14th season in their history and 5th consecutive season in League Two. Despite getting the season off to a mediocre start, good spells of form in the latter half of the season ensured that The Dons would confirm their highest ever League Two finish with 7th place and qualification to the 2016 Football League play-offs. AFC Wimbledon went on to beat 4th placed Accrington Stanley 3–2 on aggregate, earning them a place in the Play-off Final at Wembley Stadium against Plymouth Argyle. The Dons went on to win the play-off final on 30 May 2016 in front of a crowd of 57,956, earning them promotion to Football League One for the first time in their history.


2015–16 AFC Wimbledon season, Matches, London Senior Cup
On 8 February 2016, it was announced that AFC Wimbledon had decided to withdraw from the competition after being unable to agree with Second Round opponents London Bari on a suitable date to play the match after the original fixture had been cancelled on 9 January due to a waterlogged pitch.


2015–16 AGF season
Aarhus Gymnastikforening (AGF or AGF Aarhus) is one of the oldest sport clubs in Denmark. The club was founded in 1880, mainly with Gymnastics but also Fencing as the main sports, though AGF later introduced a variety of other activities in both individual and team sports.


2015–16 AHL season
The 2015–16 AHL season was the 80th season of the American Hockey League. The regular season began on October 9, 2015, and ended on April 17, 2016. The 2016 Calder Cup playoffs follow the conclusion of the regular season. An attendance record was set with a league average of 5,982 spectators per game, surpassing the record set in 2004–05.


2015–16 AHL season, Regular season
On May 12, 2015, the AHL unveiled a new, major realignment of its conferences and divisions for the 2015–16 season, a move made as a result of the relocations of seven franchises, including five teams moving to California, one to Manitoba, and one to Newfoundland and Labrador. Mirroring a change the National Hockey League had taken prior to its 2013–14 season, the AHL moved back to having four divisions of seven or eight teams. The Eastern Conference consists of the Atlantic and North Divisions, while the Western Conference consists of the Central and Pacific Divisions.


2015–16 AHL season, Regular season
On June 13, the league commissioner, David Andrews, disclosed that the five California teams would each play 68-game schedule; the other 25 teams (including the two Texas-based teams that share the Pacific division with the California teams) would play 76 games apiece. The implementation of an unbalanced format was seen as a way to ease the California teams' travel costs as well as reducing stretches of 3 games in 3 nights, which can impede player development and hamper attractive forms of play.


2015–16 AHL season, Regular season
To alleviate the 68/76-game imbalance, the AHL began using an alternative method of ranking its teams and determining playoff seeds. As before, standings points are still awarded (two points for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss, none for a regulation loss) but rather than ranking teams by the total number of points earned, they are positioned by their points percentage, determined as the number of points earned divided by points available to them. For example, a team earning one win and one overtime loss after two games would have a .750 points percentage (3 points earned divided by 4 points available).


2015–16 AHL season, Regular season
In support of the new division, the AHL played an outdoor game called the Golden State Hockey Rush at Raley Field in West Sacramento, California on December 18, 2015. The Stockton Heat defeated the Bakersfield Condors 3–2 in front of 9,357 fans.


2015–16 AHL season, Team and NHL affiliation changes, Relocations
Under a plan approved by the league on January 29, 2015, the league established a Pacific Division, with five teams based in the state of California. All five teams are affiliated with NHL franchises based in western North America. In the season prior to the realignment, the league had no teams west of Texas (and only one western team, the Abbotsford Heat, had played in the AHL in the five seasons prior to that), causing call-up issues for western NHL teams. In return, the three ECHL franchises already based in the cities where the AHL franchises were relocated, went east and took the place of AHL teams that had left those cities.


2015–16 AHL season, Team and NHL affiliation changes, Relocations
On March 12, 2015, the AHL announced that the True North Sports & Entertainment-owned franchise, the St. John's IceCaps, was relocating back to Winnipeg, Manitoba, to make it easier for their NHL team, the Winnipeg Jets, to call-up players. In order to fulfill their arena contact in St. John's, they negotiated with the Montreal Canadiens to move the Hamilton Bulldogs to St. John's and take on the IceCaps identity; in turn, the Bulldogs fulfilled their arena obligation by transferring their lease and intellectual property rights to the former Belleville Bulls, a junior hockey team.


2015–16 AHL season, Team and NHL affiliation changes, Relocations
The franchise changes for the 2015–16 season are listed as follows:


2015–16 AHL season, Team and NHL affiliation changes, Rule changes, Overtime
During the regular season, the sudden-death overtime period is reduced to five minutes (5:00) in length but full playing strength is 3-on-3 (plus goaltenders) for the entire period. Overtime will be preceded by a "dry scrape" of the entire ice surface. Teams will change ends at the start of overtime. If the game is still tied following overtime, a winner will be determined by a three-player shootout.


2015–16 AHL season, Team and NHL affiliation changes, Rule changes, Overtime
This change mimics the change made in the National Hockey League for the 2015–16 season. In the previous season, the AHL first experimented with 3-on-3 overtime but had three minutes of 4-on-4 play before reducing the number of players on the ice. This change caused 75 percent of games tied at the end of regulation to end in overtime in the 2014–15 season. This was reduced from just 35 percent in the 2013–14 season, decreasing the number of games decided by shootout.


2015–16 AHL season, Team and NHL affiliation changes, Rule changes, Video Review
A team may use a "coach's challenge" to initiate an official video review; only those situations which are subject to review by rule may be challenged. A team may only request a coach's challenge if it has its timeout available, and the coach's challenge must be effectively initiated prior to the resumption of play. If the coach's challenge does not result in the original call on the ice being overturned, the team exercising such challenge will be charged with a timeout. This change is identical to the rule change implemented by the NHL for its 2015–16 season.


2015–16 AHL season, Team and NHL affiliation changes, Rule changes, Face-offs
For face-offs conducted on any of the 8 face-off dots outside center ice, the defending team's player (i.e. the player closer to his team's goal) shall place his stick on the ice first, followed immediately by the attacking team's player. For face-offs at the center ice dot, the order of stick placement shall proceed as before, with the player from the visiting team placing his stick on the ice first, followed immediately by the home team's player. This rule change mirrors one the NHL also implemented for 2015–16; previously in both leagues, the visiting team's player placed his stick on the ice first regardless of the face-off location.


2015–16 AHL season, Playoff format
The 2016 playoff format changed as a result of the realignment and unbalanced regular season schedules. The new playoff format was finalized at the Annual Board of Governors meeting that took place July 6–9, 2015. During the regular season, teams receive two points for a win and one point for an overtime or shootout loss.


2015–16 AHL season, Playoff format
The top four teams in each division ranked by points percentage (points earned divided by points available) qualify for the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs, with one exception in each conference: if the fifth-place team in the Atlantic or Central Division finishes with a better points percentage than the fourth-place team in the North or Pacific Division, it would cross over and compete in the other division's bracket.


2015–16 AHL season, Playoff format
The 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs will feature a divisional playoff format, leading to conference finals and ultimately the Calder Cup Finals. The division semifinals are best-of-five series; all subsequent rounds are best-of-seven.


2015–16 AHL season, Standings
y–  indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot x–  indicates team has clinched a playoff spot e–  indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention


2015–16 AHL season, Statistical leaders, Leading skaters
The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of April 17, 2016.


2015–16 AHL season, Statistical leaders, Leading skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


2015–16 AHL season, Statistical leaders, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders with a minimum 1500 minutes played lead the league in goals against average. Updated as of April 16, 2016.


2015–16 AHL season, Statistical leaders, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss


2015–16 AIA Premier T20 Tournament
The 2015-16 AIA Premier T20 Tournament was a Twenty20 cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka. It was played between domestic teams in Sri Lanka, with the tournament starting on 22 December 2015 and concluding on 24 January 2016.


2015–16 AIA Premier T20 Tournament
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, Sri Lanka Army Sports Club and Sinhalese Sports Club progressed to the semi-finals. Sri Lanka Army won the tournament, after they beat Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club by five wickets in the final.


2015–16 AJIHL season
The 2015–16 AJIHL season is the fourth season of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. It ran from 29 October 2015 until 21 February 2016, with the finals running from 27 February 2016 until 28 February 2016. The AJIHL is the highest Australian national junior ice hockey competition.


2015–16 AJIHL season, League business
Ice Hockey Australia made the announcement that the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League would be expanding in the 2015-16 season. It planned to include teams from Queensland, South Australia and Australian Capital Territory. This did not happen, however, and the league remains at 6 teams.


2015–16 AJIHL season, League business
On 21 January it was announced that an "AJIHL Tier 2" tournament would take place, involving a state team representing Queensland, Australian Capital Territory and South Australia. This tournament gives one of these teams a chance to enter into the AJIHL finals as a wild card team. The team names are: Brisbane Blitz, Canberra Junior Brave and Adelaide Generals.


2015–16 AJIHL season, League business
Tournament FormatWhen ice time is available, the first 2 periods are 15 mins running time and the third period is stop time. These games are indicated on the schedule by having 1.5 hrs. The ice is to be resurfaced between the 2nd & 3rd period of each game. When a game cannot have the 3rd period as stop time, the last 5 mins of the 3rd period is stop time, these games are indicated by 1.0hr. Games that result in a tied score go straight to penalty shootout.


2015–16 AJIHL season, League business
Game points will be applied as follows:a) Win = 3 pointsb) Shootout win = 2 pointsc) Shootout loss = 1 pointd) Tie = 1 pointe) Loss = 0 pointsThe top 2 teams at the end of the round robin will play a final with the winning team receiving the wild card entry into the AJIHL finals.


2015–16 AJIHL season, Regular season
The regular season will begin on 29 October 2015 and ran through to 21 February 2015 before the teams compete in the playoff series.


2015–16 AJIHL season, Standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; SW = Shootout Wins; SL = Shootout Losses; L = Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; GDF = Goal Differential; PTS = Points


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


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


2015–16 AJIHL season, AJIHL Tier 2 Wild Card Tournament, AJIHL Tier 2 Tournament Standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; SW = Shootout Wins; SL = Shootout Losses; L = Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; GDF = Goal Differential; PTS = Points


2015–16 ANDRA Drag Racing Series
2015/16 ANDRA Drag Racing Series was an Australian National Drag Racing Association sanctioned drag racing series in Australia. The championship started in Darwin at Hidden Valley Raceway and finished in Adelaide in April.


2015–16 ANDRA Drag Racing Series
The series was televised on SBS Speedweek on Sundays 2 pm, Shows will also air on Fox Sports. Replays of all shows can watched via SBS On Demand or online through Motorsports TV, ANDRA Catch Up TV and Speedweek.com.au. MAVTV will show ANDRA Drag Racing in the US and Motors TV in Europe.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was APOEL's 76th season in the Cypriot First Division and 88th year in existence as a football club.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Head coach changes
August 2015: On 28 August 2015, APOEL terminated Domingos Paciência's contract, following the team's failure to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage after being eliminated by FC Astana in the play-offs of the competition. At the same day, Paciência was replaced by Georgian coach Temur Ketsbaia, who signed a two-year contract with the club.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Head coach changes
April 2016: On 21 April 2016, one day after APOEL's elimination in the Cypriot Cup semi-finals by Apollon Limassol, Temur Ketsbaia's contract with APOEL was mutually terminated, although at that moment the team were four points clear at the top of the league with only four matches remaining. The same day, APOEL's assistant coach Georgios Kostis, took over as caretaker manager for the team's remaining four crucial league games of the season.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season and friendlies
The first training session for the season took place on 18 June 2015 at APOEL's training centre. On 23 June 2015 the team flew to Gniewino in Poland to perform the main stage of their pre-season training and returned to Cyprus on 5 July 2015. During the pre-season training stage in Poland, APOEL played five friendly matches. They won 2–0 FK Atlantas, drew 0–0 with Lech Poznań and lost three times against Lechia Gdańsk (1–4), Arka Gdynia (1–2) and Lech Poznań (0–3).


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season and friendlies
After their return to Cyprus, APOEL played one friendly match, beating Doxa Katokopias 4–0 at Makario Stadium on 8 July 2015. In between their UEFA Champions League qualifying campaign APOEL played three more friendly matches, beating 2–1 Ermis Aradippou, drawing 1–1 with Olympiakos Nicosia and winning Greek side Asteras Tripoli 3–2.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot Super Cup
APOEL's double success last season meant that Cypriot cup runners-up AEL Limassol would be their super cup opponents.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot Super Cup
On 12 August 2015, APOEL was defeated 4–3 by AEL Limassol in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw at GSP Stadium. It was a match of few chances with both sides unable to muster any clear cut opportunity to get the breakthrough. The Cypriot Super Cup has no extra-time and so the match went straight to the lottery of a penalty shootout. After four accurate spot-kicks, Marios Antoniades shot wide at 2–2, while another miss for APOEL through Georgios Efrem turned the odds further into AEL’s favour. An excellent save by Boy Waterman and a successful spot kick from Tomás De Vincenti gave APOEL hope but at 3–3, AEL's captain Marios Nicolaou tuck away the decisive penalty and hand AEL the first trophy of the campaign.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
On 22 August 2015, APOEL opened their competitive season with an impressive 5–1 win at Ammochostos Stadium against Ermis Aradippou. Tomás De Vincenti gave APOEL the lead after nine minutes and ten minutes later Luís Leal registered his first goal for the club to make it 2–0. Semir Štilić also got his first goal for the club in the 26th minute and Luís Leal grabbed his second goal of the game six minutes later.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
Andreas Vasilogiannis scored Ermis' consolation goal in the 56th minute and Constantinos Charalambides added a fifth goal for APOEL on 63 minutes with a finish from close range. On 30 August 2015, APOEL thrashed Pafos FC 6–2 at GSP Stadium in Temur Ketsbaia's debut as APOEL's head coach. Vinícius broke the deadlock after 33 minutes with a close range header from a Constantinos Charalambides' corner. Joël Damahou leveled the proceedings in the 39th minute after beating Boy Waterman with a powerful strike, but Tomás De Vincenti regained APOEL's lead two minutes later.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
Constantinos Charalambides scored his team's third goal at the hour mark, before Vinícius score his second from close range after a Nektarios Alexandrou's cross. Fernando Cavenaghi got his debut on 75 minutes and ten minutes later grabbed his first goal for APOEL with an amazing back-heel, before scoring his second goal deep into stoppage time after receiving Vander's pass. Georgian defender Gia Grigalava had scored for Pafos at the other end moments earlier with a sublime free-kick. On 12 September 2015, APOEL dropped their first league points of the season as they drew 2–2 away to AEK Larnaca.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
AEK took the lead late in the first half when José Kanté headed past APOEL goalkeeper Boy Waterman. AEK's former winger Vander levelled the score in the 68th minute with a powerful shot from the edge of the box, but parity lasted only seven minutes as Juanma Ortiz crossed for the unmarked Jorge Monteiro to score at the far post. APOEL's star signing Fernando Cavenaghi equalised with virtually his first touch after coming on as a substitute nine minutes from the end.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
On 21 September 2015, APOEL claimed a hard-fought 1–0 win over Doxa Katokopias at Makario Stadium and moved to the top of the standings, although the three points came at a price after Carlão, Iñaki Astiz and Pieros Sotiriou all suffered injuries. APOEL secured the victory in the 13th minute when Fernando Cavenaghi – who was celebrating his 32nd birthday –  won and converted a penalty, firing beyond Alexandre Negri for his fourth goal in three games.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
On 26 September 2016, APOEL put their injury problems aside after putting on a dominant performance in a 4–0 thrashing of Aris Limassol at GSP Stadium. Fernando Cavenaghi opened the scoring from the penalty spot midway through the first half, while a goal by Georgios Efrem doubled APOEL's advantage before the break. Argentinian Tomás De Vincenti wrapped up the scoring with a brace, netting his goals at the beginning and end of the second half. On 5 October 2015, APOEL stayed top of the table alongside AEK Larnaca after breezing to a 5–0 win away to Enosis Neon Paralimni.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
APOEL took the lead on 12 minutes through a Tomás De Vincenti free-kick and Vander made it 2–0 at the half-hour mark with a shot from outside the area. Georgios Efrem scored the third on 51 minutes, before Fernando Cavenaghi score twice in 62nd and 65th minute. On 17 October 2015, APOEL continued their free-scoring league form under Temur Ketsbaia after thrashing AEL Limassol 6–0 at home and remained alone atop league standings. Georgios Efrem scored twice from outside the box in the first fifteen minutes to give his team an early two-goal lead.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
Fernando Cavenaghi grabbed his first hat-trick in Cyprus, while Kostakis Artymatas scored his first ever goal for APOEL. On 26 October 2015, APOEL stretched their lead at the top of the table to three points after an astonishing 9–0 win against Nea Salamina at Ammochostos Stadium. The carnage began early, as in the 2nd minute Georgios Efrem opened the scoring and it was already 4–0 by half-time after goals by Semir Štilić, Tomás De Vincenti and Dragan Žarković (own goal).


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
Tomás De Vincenti netted another one early in the second half, while Vinícius and Piątkowski also scored to increase APOEL's lead. Fernando Cavenaghi scored twice in the last ten minutes, snatching a total of twelve goals in seven league matches. On 31 October 2015, APOEL maintained their lead atop the standings with a difficult 3–0 victory over Ethnikos Achnas at GSP Stadium. APOEL managed to break the deadlock after 69 minutes, when Constantinos Charalambides received a Fernando Cavenaghi's pass and from close range riffled the ball past Ethnikos' goalkeeper.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
Tomás De Vincenti doubled the advantage six minutes from time, while Vinícius added a third goal for APOEL in the last minute of the match. On 9 November 2015, APOEL's six-game winning streak came to an end after a thrilling 2–2 away draw against rivals Omonia. Omonia got off to the perfect start as Renato Margaça took advantage of a lapse in APOEL's defence and slid the ball under the advancing Boy Waterman. APOEL were level in the 15th minute after Fernando Cavenaghi created space for himself outside the box and sidefooted the ball past Omonia keeper.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
Fernando Cavenaghi gave APOEL the lead in the 51st minute after some great approach play involving Tomás De Vincenti and Vander, but Omonia equalized 15 minutes from time when Cillian Sheridan converted a penalty won by Nuno Assis. On 21 November 2015, APOEL suffered their first league defeat of the season, losing 0–2 at home to Anorthosis, but remained at the top of the table level on points with AEK Larnaca.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
In a game of few chances, especially in the opening 45 minutes, Anorthosis took the lead in the 69th minute through João Victor and made certain of the three points after Dino Ndlovu converted a late penalty. On 30 November 2015, a Fernando Cavenaghi penalty in the half hour mark was enough for APOEL to clinch all three points against bottom of the table Ayia Napa and move two points clear at the top the table after a difficult 1–0 away win.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
On 5 December 2015, APOEL suffered their consecutive home defeat after losing 0–1 to Apollon Limassol and dropped from the first place for the first time in the season. Abraham Gneki Guié's goal in the 58th minute was enough to give Apollon the three points and to drop APOEL to the third place of the league table, one point behind the leading duo AEK Larnaca and Anorthosis. On 14 December 2015, APOEL claimed a hard-fought 2–0 win over Ermis Aradippou at GSP Stadium and remained one point behind leaders AEK and Anorthosis.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
Fernando Cavenaghi scored his 16th league goal from the penalty spot in the 64th minute and eight minutes before the end Tomás De Vincenti scored from inside the box to seal the win for APOEL. On 19 December 2015, APOEL maintained the pressure on the leading duo after a difficult but deserved 1–0 win against Pafos FC at Pafiako Stadium. Vander scored the all-important goal in the 14th minute with a close range header after a Georgios Efrem cross.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
On 22 December 2015, APOEL fell to their third league defeat of the season after losing 1–2 at home to leaders AEK Larnaca and remained to the third place, four points behind AEK. João Guilherme gave APOEL a dream start when he scored after only three minutes, but AEK hit back after 31 minutes through David Català. The score remained 1–1 until the 72nd minute when André Alves hit the winner for AEK after an accurate low cross from Tete.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
On 3 January 2016, APOEL suffered a second consecutive home defeat after losing 1–2 to Doxa Katokopias and dropped to the fourth place, seven points behind leaders AEK Larnaca. Doxa took the lead in the 10th minute through Edmar, while APOEL drew level twenty minutes from the end when substitute Pieros Sotiriou beat Evagoras Hadjifrangiskou from close range. Doxa nicked the three points at the fifth minute of added time when APOEL defender Mário Sérgio handled in the box and Paulinho thumped the ball past Boy Waterman from the penalty spot.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
On 10 January 2016, APOEL bounced back from two consecutive league defeats by beating Aris Limassol 2–1 at Tsirion Stadium and moved up to the third place, seven points off top spot. Tomás De Vincenti scored on incredible solo effort to give APOEL the lead after 31 minutes, netting his tenth league goal of the season. Pieros Sotiriou doubled his team's advantage with a nice header in the 52nd minute, while Aris only managed to pull one goal back twenty minutes before the end with Mathew Boniface.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
On 17 January 2016, APOEL claimed a convincing 3–0 home win over Enosis Neon Paralimni and remained in third place, four points behind leaders AEK Larnaca. Nuno Morais broke the deadlock after 41 minutes when he tried to cross the ball toward the center of the box and tricked Enosis goalkeeper and four minutes later Fernando Cavenaghi scored from the penalty spot to double APOEL's lead. Giannis Gianniotas added a third one with a powerful shot from outside the area in the 63rd minute, to score his first goal for APOEL.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
On 24 January 2016, APOEL continued their surge back to the top with a convincing 1–0 win over AEL Limassol at Tsirion Stadium and closed the gap on league leaders AEK Larnaca to two points. The only goal of the game came early in the second half from Portuguese captain Nuno Morais who beat Matías Degra from just inside the area with a fierce drive. On 30 January 2016, APOEL continued their surge to the top with an impressive 6–1 home win against Nea Salamina and moved up to the second place, two points behind AEK Larnaca.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
The teams were level at half time after an early opener by Pieros Sotiriou and a penalty by Dimitar Makriev in the 14th minute. In the second half APOEL poured forward, proving too strong for Nea Salamina. Argentinian Tomás De Vincenti started and finished the second-half rout with Vander, Vinícius and Fernando Cavenaghi scoring in between. On 7 February 2016, APOEL beat Ethnikos Achna 3–1 at Dasaki Stadium and returned to top of the table, one point ahead of AEK Larnaca who lost 3–1 to Omonia.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
Pieros Sotiriou opened the scoring in the 17th minute, heading home from close range and three minutes before the break he doubled his side's lead, after taking the ball past Martin Bogatinov to finish into an empty net. Fernando Cavenaghi added a third from the penalty spot on 67 minute, while Marios Elia managed just to put Ethnikos on the scoresheet with a fine goal in the 90th minute. On 13 February 2016, APOEL easily beat arch-rivals Omonia 2–0 and remained atop league standings, one point ahead of AEK Larnaca.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
Former Omonia skipper Georgios Efrem haunted his old club after scoring twice in the first half. In the 9th minute, Tomás De Vincenti's cross from the right wing met by the Cypriot winger who finished well with his left inside the six-yard-box. Three minutes before the break Efrem grabbed his second, firing past the helpless Constantinos Panagi after receiving Giannis Gianniotas' low cross from the right side of the area.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
On 21 February 2016, APOEL beat Anorthosis 2–1 at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in the big match of the weekend to maintain their one-point lead over AEK Larnaca at the top of the table. Two first-half goals by Pieros Sotiriou and Tomás De Vincenti were enough to give APOEL the three points. Despite reducing the deficit early in the second half through Dino Ndlovu, Anorthosis did little else with APOEL always looking the more likely team to score. On 27 February 2016, APOEL had few problems against Ayia Napa as they defeated the already relegated team 3–0 at home.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Regular season
Georgios Efrem opened the score early in the game, with Vander and Efstathios Aloneftis completing the score. On 2 March 2016, APOEL won Apollon Limassol 1–0 at Tsirion Stadium and ended the regular season atop the league standings, one point ahead of AEK Larnaca. Georgios Efrem scored the winning goal just six minutes into the match, while Apollon missed a great chance to equalize five minutes later, when Alex da Silva's penalty hit the bar.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Play-offs
On 5 March 2016, in the opening round of the championship play-offs, APOEL managed a narrow 1–0 win away to Nea Salamina thanks to Carlão's strike late in the first half and opened up a three-point lead at the top, following AEK Larnaca's 2–2 draw with Apollon Limassol. On 12 March 2016, APOEL came from behind to beat arch-rivals Omonia 2–1 at GSP Stadium and preserved their three-point lead at the top of the table.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Play-offs
Against the run of play, Omonia took the lead in 35th minute when a mix up in the APOEL defence allowed Bebê to weave past a couple of players and curl the ball past Urko Pardo. The lead lasted just seven minutes as APOEL piled on the pressure and were rewarded when Georgios Efrem blasted the ball past keeper from inside the box after receiving Zhivko Milanov's low cross from the right.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Play-offs
The winner came just six minutes from time from Brazilian winger Vander who rolled the ball into an empty net after taking the rebound of Tomás De Vincenti's shoot which rattled the woodwork. On 20 March 2016, APOEL took a huge step towards their fourth consecutive league title after crushing challengers AEK Larnaca 3–0 at GSZ Stadium and opened up a six-point gap at the top of the table. It took APOEL just eight minutes to breach AEK's defense as Tomás De Vincenti raced clear and beat the advancing Toño with a clever chip.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Play-offs
Six minutes before the break, Georgios Efrem received the ball on the edge of the penalty box and curled the ball into the top-left corner for a memorable goal. AEK had a chance of getting back into the game in the 50th minute after referee awarded them a controversial penalty, but APOEL's keeper Urko Pardo managed to block André Alves shot from the spot. While AEK had no answers to APOEL's relentless pressure and quick attacks, Pieros Sotiriou provided the icing on the cake in the 74th minute when he beat the keeper from close range.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Play-offs
On 2 April 2016, APOEL's twelve-game winning streak came to an end after a 2–2 home draw against Apollon Limassol and AEK Larnaca took advantage to move to within four points of the top of the table. Apollon took the lead after 22 minutes through Anton Maglica, but the advantage lasted just two of minutes as Carlão headed past keeper Bruno Vale after a Georgios Efrem cross.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Play-offs
Alex da Silva put Apollon back in the lead before the break with a well-taken free-kick, but APOEL were  fortunate to salvage a point thanks to a last-minute equaliser by former Apollon captain, Giorgos Merkis. On 9 April 2016, APOEL dropped points for the second straight match after a 1–1 away draw against Anorthosis and allowed second placed AEK Larnaca to move to within two points of the top.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Play-offs
Constantinos Laifis beat APOEL keeper Urko Pardo from 20 metres out to give Anorthosis the lead in the 70th minute, but APOEL managed to equalize two minutes from time thanks to a well-taken free-kick by Giannis Gianniotas. On 16 April 2016, APOEL moved a step closer to their third consecutive championship title as they increased their lead at the top to four points, following their 4–1 home win against Nea Salamina and AEK Larnaca's 2–2 draw against Apollon Limassol.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Play-offs
APOEL had few problems in defeating Nea Salamina with Semir Štilić, Pieros Sotiriou, Nuno Morais and Constantinos Charalambides getting on the scoresheet, with ex-APOEL player Aldo Adorno getting Salamina's consolation goal. On 23 April 2016, under caretaker coach Giorgos Kostis, APOEL beat arch-rivals Omonia 2–0 at GSP Stadium and moved a step closer to their fourth consecutive league title, as they maintained their four points advantage from AEK Larnaca, only three matches before the end. Greek winger Giannis Gianniotas was the hero for APOEL who scored both goals, after taking advantage of poor Omonia defending.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Play-offs
The first goal came midway through the first half when he headed past Omonia keeper after Nektarios Alexandrou's cross from the left. A minute before the break, Pieros Sotiriou stole the ball from Omonia's defenders and passed to Gianniotas who slotted the ball past the oncoming goalkeeper from inside the area. On 28 April 2016, APOEL claimed their fourth consecutive league title after overcoming second placed AEK Larnaca 2–0 at a packed GSP Stadium.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Play-offs
APOEL, which a few days ago parted ways with coach Temur Ketsbaia, had headed into the game four points ahead of AEK with caretaker manager Giorgos Kostis on charge. André Alves had missed the game's first big chance before a mistake by AEK defender led to a quick counter-attack involving Giannis Gianniotas and Vander and finished off by Pieros Sotiriou who had rounded the goalkeeper before scoring into an empty net just before halftime.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Play-offs
Twenty minutes after the break APOEL made it 2–0, when Giannis Gianniotas was fouled in the area and the Greek winger picked himself up to score the penalty to secure APOEL's 25th Cypriot First Division title. On 7 May 2016, champions APOEL decided to rest many first-team players and saw their 17-match unbeaten run ended after suffering a 1–0 loss at Apollon Limassol thanks to a Luka Stojanović strike at the half-hour mark.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot First Division, Play-offs
On 15 May 2016, APOEL drew 2–2 at home against Anorthosis to break the club's best league scoring record with 91 goals and collect 83 points, the most points ever collected in a single season. Pieros Sotiriou put the champions ahead in the 12th minute but Efthimis Koulouris levelled just before the break. APOEL took the lead again through Tomás De Vincenti amazing free-kick with 56 minutes on the clock, but seven minutes later Anorthosis equalized via Andreas Makris. After the end of the match, celebrations followed as the APOEL's captain Constantinos Charalambides lifted the Cypriot First Division trophy in front of jubilant APOEL fans in the packed GSP Stadium.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot Cup, Second round
APOEL won the Cypriot cup last season and as such entered the second round of this season competition. APOEL were drawn to face Cypriot First Division side Nea Salamina.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot Cup, Second round
On 13 January 2016, APOEL secured a narrow 1–0 advantage over Nea Salamina at Ammochostos Stadium, thanks to a long-range goal from Nuno Morais goal just after the hour mark. On 27 January 2016, APOEL secured their place in Cypriot cup quarter-finals after beating again Nea Salamina 3–2 at Nicosia, to seal a 4–2 aggregate victory. APOEL got off to a flying start, as Argentine striker Fernando Cavenaghi opened the scoring after just nine minutes and Tomás De Vincenti doubled his team's advantage in the 36th minute.