2015–16 FK Sarajevo 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 FK Vardar season
The 2015–16 season was FK Vardar's 24th consecutive season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all official matches that the club will play during the 2015–16 season.


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


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


2015–16 FK Vojvodina season
The 2015–16 season is FK Vojvodina's 11th season in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top-flight of Serbian football.


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


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


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


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


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


2015–16 FK Željezničar season
FK Željezničar FK is a football club in Bosnia. This article summarizes important statistics from the 2015–16 football season.


2015–16 FK Željezničar season, Squad statistics, From the youth system
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 FK Željezničar season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.


2015–16 FK Željezničar season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 15 May 2016Source: Competitive matches and Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2015–16 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by fifth year head coach Sydney Johnson, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Saint Peter's in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Monmouth. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to New Hampshire.


2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Greg Herenda. The Knights played their home games at the Rothman Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Saint Francis (PA), Mount St. Mary's, and Wagner to win the NEC Tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 16 seed, they lost to Florida Gulf Coast in the First Four.


2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team represents Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Knights are coached by Peter Cinella, who is in his eighth season, at the helm. The Knights compete in the Northeast Conference. They play their home games at the Rothman Center, which seats 5,000, in Hackensack, New Jersey.


2015–16 Falkirk F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Falkirk's sixth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10. Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2015–16 Falkirk F.C. season, Summary, Season
Falkirk finished as runners-up in the Scottish Championship and qualified for the Premiership play-off. Despite taking the lead in the 1st leg, Falkirk were beaten 4–1 by Kilmarnock on aggregate and remained in the Championship for another season.


2015–16 Falkirk F.C. season, Player statistics
During the 2015–16 season, Falkirk have used twenty-five different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
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2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
The 2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup was the qualifying competition for the 2015–16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.


2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Competition format
The competition was played in two stages, the Preliminary stage and the Final stage. Through the whole previous football season, each of the ten cantons in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina had its own cup competition with the winners advancing to the Federation Cup Preliminary stage.


2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Competition format
Teams from the Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (third level) and the lower leagues took part in the canton cups, while teams from the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina did not enter the canton cups, but relegated teams from the 2014–15 First League of FBiH season had the opportunity to qualify to the Federation cup in a playoff against the best team from their respective canton cup. The playoff had to be completed before 1 August 2015.


2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Competition format
The Preliminary stage was divided into two groups of five teams each and consisted of two rounds, the First preliminary round and the Second preliminary round. In the First preliminary round four teams in each group were drawn into two matches and the winners advanced to the next round along with one team given a bye to the next round. The Second preliminary round saw three teams in each group with two teams drawn into one match and one team given a bye to the Final stage - no team could have been given byes in both rounds. The byed team was joined by the winner of the Second preliminary round match.


2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Competition format
Group North was consisted of the next cantons: Posavina, Tuzla, Zenica-Doboj, Sarajevo and Bosnian-Podrinje.


2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Competition format
Group South was consisted of the next cantons: Herzegovina-Neretva, Canton 10, West Herzegovina, Una-Sana and Central Bosnia.


2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Competition format
The Final stage was consisted of 20 teams - four teams from the Preliminary stage and 16 teams from the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They were drawn into 10 matches with winners advancing to the 2015–16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.


2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Canton cups, Una-Sana Canton, First round
Mladost and Bratstvo failed to show up to game, Una NP and Vitez received a bye to next round respectively


2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Canton cups, Una-Sana Canton, Second round
Una NP failed to show up to game, Brekovica 78 received a bye to next round


2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Canton cups, Zenica-Doboj Canton, First round
Gradina and Borac failed to show up to game, Napredak and Kosmos received bye to next round respectively


2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Canton cups, Zenica-Doboj Canton, Second round
Krivaja and Stupčanica forfeited, Rudar and Rudar received a bye to next round respectively


2015–16 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Canton cups, Zenica-Doboj Canton, Quarter final
Rudar Zenica bye to next roundRudar Breza forfeited, Bosna received a bye to next round


2015–16 Fencing World Cup
The 45th FIE Fencing World Cup began in October 2015 and concluded in August 2016 at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro. The International Fencing Federation being allocated only ten events by the International Olympic Committee, as opposed to twelve in major fencing competitions, two team events – in this case, women's team foil and men's team sabre — will be disputed as World Championships, held in Rio in April 2016. They also serve as test event for the organisation of the Olympic events.


2015–16 Fenerbahçe Basketball season
The 2015–16 season was Fenerbahçe 102nd season in the existence of the club. The team played in the TBL and in the Euroleague.


2015–16 Fenerbahçe Basketball season, Competitions, Euroleague, Playoffs
In the playoffs, teams play against each other which must win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team win three games before all five games have been played, the games that remain are omitted. The team that finished in the higher Top 16 place will be played the first, the second and the fifth (if it is necessary) game of the series at home.


2015–16 Fenerbahçe Basketball season, Competitions, Euroleague, Playoffs
Game 1 was played on 12 April, while Game 2 was played on 14 April. Game 3 was played on 19 April 2016. This playoff series was a rematch of last season's Final Four match-up, where Fenerbahçe would officially be knocked out of championship contention that season.


2015–16 Fenerbahçe S.K. season
The 2015–16 season was Fenerbahçe's 58th consecutive season in the Süper Lig and their 108th year in existence.


2015–16 Fenerbahçe S.K. season, Kits, Kit information
Adidas and Fenerbahçe extended their kit deal in February 2014 at least until 2018–19, while it is reported that the Adidas Fenerbahçe is worth $8.5M  season. Adidas produces the new Fenerbahçe 2015–16 Kits which feature no shirt sponsor as of now. The new Fenerbahçe 15–16 Away and Third Kits were released on 7 July 2015.


2015–16 Feyenoord season
The 2015–16 season was Feyenoord's 108th season of play, it marked its 60th season in the Eredivisie and its 94th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. It was the first season with manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst, a former player who played seven seasons for Feyenoord and who played 106 times for Dutch national team. The club started the season relatively well alternating between the second and third place until the halfway point of the season. They then hit a seven-game losing streak among a nine-game stretch without a win and dropped to seventh place.


2015–16 Feyenoord season
They followed this up with a six-game winning streak to get back to the third position for the final stretch of the season. They ended the season third in the league. Feyenoord entered the KNVB Cup in the second round. They started their campaign by beating both finalist of the 2013–14 edition. They were coupled to past cup winners in all their cup matches and beat FC Utrecht 2–1 in the final. The cup win qualified them to the group stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.


2015–16 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2015–16 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the twenty-first season of the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the sixteenth as a unified federation-wide league. It began on 8 August 2015 and ended on 4 June 2016. Mladost Doboj Kakanj were the last champions, having won their first championship title in the 2014–15 season and earning a promotion to Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.


2015–16 First League of the Republika Srpska
The 2015–16 First League of the Republika Srpska was the twenty-first season of the First League of the Republika Srpska, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the fourteenth as a second tier league.


2015–16 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia
The 2015–16 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia is the 10th season of the First Women's Basketball League of Serbia, the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. It is also 72nd national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.


2015–16 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia
The first half of the season consists of 12 teams and 132-game regular season (22 games for each of the 12 teams).


2015–16 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia
Partizan is left the competition and moved in lower rank, and therefore stayed Bor in the league.


2015–16 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia, Regular season
The League of the season was played with 12 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with each one game at home and away. The four best teams at the end of the regular season were placed in the Play Off. The regular season began on 10 October 2015 and it will end on 10 March 2016.


2015–16 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia, Play Off
Play Off is played according to the cup system. Champion is received after the final was played. In the semifinals was played on 2 wins, in the Final at 3 wins. Play Off is played from 26 March 2015. to 16 April 2015.


2015–16 Fleetwood Town F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Fleetwood Town's 108th season in their history and second consecutive season in League One. Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, with competitive matches played between August and May.


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


2015–16 Fleetwood Town F.C. 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 Fleetwood Town F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
On 15 May 2015, Fleetwood Town announced they would travel to Germany as part of their pre-season schedule. They will play two matches during the week in Cologne, which one is against Borussia Dortmund B. A second friendly was confirmed on 6 June 2015, against Kilmarnock and a third against AFC Fylde. On 10 June 2015, it was announced Spanish side Getafe will visit on 31 July 2015. A day later they confirmed their second fixture during their time in Germany. On 12 June 2015, Fleetwood Town announced they will host Burnley on 28 July 2015.


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


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


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


2015–16 Fleetwood Town F.C. season, Competitions, Lancashire Senior Cup
On the Lancashire FA website the first round details were announced, Southport will face Fleetwood Town.


2015–16 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team
The 2015–16 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by second year head coach Byron Samuels, played their home games at the Teaching Gym and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Rattlers finished the season 8–21, 4–12 in MEAC play to finish in last place. Due to failing to meet APR requirements, the Rattlers were banned from postseason play including the MEAC Tournament.


2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second year head coach Michael Curry, played their home games at the FAU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–25, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They defeated UTSA in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Old Dominion.


2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team, Previous season
The Owls finished the 2014–15 season 9–20, 2–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament.


2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth year head coach Kellie Lewis-Jay, play their home games at FAU Arena and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–16, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to North Texas.


2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team, Roster
Richard Henderson (Oklahoma State) Danielle Maloney-Stoimenoff (Carroll College) Fitzroy Anthony (Florida Southern)


2015–16 Florida Gators men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Gators' first season since 1995-96 without long-time head coach Billy Donovan, as he left the Gators to become the new head coach of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder. The Gators, led by first year head coach Mike White, competed in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.


2015–16 Florida Gators men's basketball team
They finished the season 21–15, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost to Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated North Florida and Ohio State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to  George Washington.


2015–16 Florida Gators men's basketball team, Previous season
The Gators finished the 2014–15 season 16–17, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They did not participate in a postseason tournament for the first time in 17 years.


2015–16 Florida Gators women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2015–16 women's college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by ninth-year head coach Amanda Butler, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 22–9, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they were upset by Albany in the first round.


2015–16 Florida Gators women's basketball team, Previous season
The Gators finish the season 13–17, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of 2015 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament to Auburn.


2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. FGCU was a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They played their home games at Alico Arena and were led by third year head coach Joe Dooley. They finished the season 21–14, 8–6 in A-Sun play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Kennesaw State, North Florida, and Stetson to be champions of the A-Sun Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Four to advance to the first round where they lost to North Carolina.


2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team will represent Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finish the season 33–6, 14–0 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the A-Sun Women's Tournament where they lost to Jacksonville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the championship game where they lost to South Dakota.


2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road will be shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Road games will also be broadcast on the .


2015–16 Florida Panthers season
The 2015–16 Florida Panthers season was the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993. The Panthers' regular season began on October 10, 2015 against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 7–1 home win. The Panthers won the Atlantic Division but fell in six games in the opening round of the playoffs to the wild card entrant New York Islanders.


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


2015–16 Florida Panthers season, Player stats, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Panthers. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2015–16 Florida Panthers season, Transactions
The Panthers were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:


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


2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by fourteenth year head coach Leonard Hamilton and played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
The Seminoles finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They defeated Boston College in the first round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Virginia Tech. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Davidson in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Valparaiso.


2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, Previous season
Florida State finished the 2014–15 season 17–16, 8–10 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to top-seeded Virginia. The Seminoles missed the postseason for the first time since 2005.


2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, Schedule
Florida State was picked to finish sixth in the ACC while Xavier Rathan-Mayes was named to the preseason All-ACC team.


2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, Media
Florida State basketball is broadcast on the Florida State University Seminoles Radio Network.


2015–16 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Florida State competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles were led by nineteenth year head coach Sue Semrau and played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2015–16 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
The Seminoles achieved their fourth straight twenty-win season and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament in consecutive years for the first time in school history.


2015–16 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, Previous season
Florida State finished the 2014–15 season with a 32–5 record, 14–2 in ACC play, to finish in second place. They appeared in the finals of the ACC Tournament and reached the elite eight of the NCAA Tournament.


2015–16 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, Schedule
Florida State was picked to finish second in the ACC while Adut Bulgak and Leticia Romero were named to the preseason All-ACC team. Adut Bulgak was named a preseason All-American.


2015–16 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, Media
All Seminoles games will air on the Seminole IMG Sports Network.


2015–16 Foolad F.C. season
The 2015–16 season  are Foolad's 14th season in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They competed in the Hazfi Cup which they were eliminated by Esteghlal in Round 4. Foolad is captained by Leonard Mesaric.


2015–16 Football League
The 2015–16 Football League (known as the Sky Bet Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 117th season of The Football League. It began on 7 August 2015 and concluded on 30 May 2016, with the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium. The Football League was contested through three Divisions; Championship, League One and League Two. The winners of the Championship, Burnley and runner-up Middlesbrough were automatically promoted to the Premier League and on 28 May 2016 were joined by the winner of the Championship play-off, Hull City. The bottom two teams in League Two, Dagenham & Redbridge and York City, were relegated to the National League.


2015–16 Football League
It was the last season that the league would be known simply as The Football League; from the 2016–17 season onwards, it will be known as the English Football League.


2015–16 Football League, Championship, Play-offs
The four teams that finished from third to sixth played off, with the winning team, Hull City, gaining the final promotion spot to the Premier League.


2015–16 Football League, Championship, Play-offs
In the play-off semi-finals the third placed team played the sixth placed team and the fourth placed team played the fifth placed team. The team that finished in the higher league position played away in the first leg and played at home in the second leg. If the aggregate score was level after both legs, then extra time would be played. If the scores were still level, a penalty shoot-out decided the winner. The away goals rule did apply in the semi-finals. The semi-finals were held on 13–14 and 16–17 May.


2015–16 Football League, Championship, Play-offs
The winners from the two semi-finals, Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday, played at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2016 in the play-off final, where Hull City won 1–0. The game is known as the richest game in football as the winning club is guaranteed significantly increased payments e.g. in the 2016-17 season the minimum payment for participating in the Premier League was £95 million. Due to a new TV rights deal, the average payment for a newly promoted club stood at around £100 million.


2015–16 Football League (Greece)
The 2015–16 Football League is the second division of the Greek professional football system and the sixth season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. Its season began on 27 September 2015 and ended on 29 May 2016.


2015–16 Football League (Greece), Notes
OFI and Niki Volos  withdrew from the league. As a result of this they will participate in 2015–16 Gamma Ethniki.


2015–16 Football League (Greece), Structure
There are eighteen clubs that compete in the Football League, playing each other in a home and away series. At the end of the season, the bottom four teams are relegated to Gamma Ethniki. The top two teams gain automatic promotion for Super League. All teams in the Football League take part in the Greek Football Cup.


2015–16 Football League Championship
The 2015–16 Football League Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of the Football League Championship under its current title and it was the twenty-fourth season under its current league structure. The season started on 7 August 2015, and concluded on 7 May 2016. The fixtures were announced on 17 June 2015.


2015–16 Football League Championship, Teams
A total of 24 teams contested the league, including 18 sides from the 2014–15 season, three relegated from the 2014–15 Premier League and three promoted from the 2014–15 Football League One.


2015–16 Football League Championship, Teams, Team changes
The following teams changed division after the 2014–15 season. Blackpool were relegated on 6 April after Rotherham United won against Brighton & Hove Albion. Bristol City secured promotion to the Championship on 14 April after beating Bradford City 6–0. Watford secured promotion to the Premier League on 25 April. Rotherham United won against Reading on 28 April to also send Millwall and Wigan Athletic to League One. Bournemouth secured promotion to the Premier League on the final day on 2 May against Charlton Athletic and won the 2014–15 Football League Championship after Watford slipped up against Sheffield Wednesday.


2015–16 Football League Championship, Teams, Team changes
Milton Keynes Dons secured promotion to the Championship after beating Yeovil Town 5–1 after Preston North End slipped up against Colchester United. On 9 May, Burnley became the first team to be relegated from the Premier League despite winning away 1–0 against Hull City as results on the day went against them. On 10 May, Queens Park Rangers were the second team to be relegated from the Premier League after suffering a 6–0 defeat to Manchester City.


2015–16 Football League Championship, Teams, Team changes
On 24 May 2015, Hull City were the 3rd and final team to be relegated from the Premier League, finishing 18th in the Premier League. On the same day Preston North End achieved promotion at Wembley via the Play-Offs. On 25 May 2015, Norwich City won the playoff final, and were promoted to the Premier League.


2015–16 Football League Championship, Rule changes
The 2015–16 season was the last season under the initial Financial Fair Play rules before the switch to the new rules. Changes to the Championship's financial fair play system allow clubs:


2015–16 Football League Championship, Play-offs
The four teams that finished from third to sixth played off, with the winning team, Hull City, gaining the final promotion spot to the Premier League.


2015–16 Football League Championship, Play-offs
In the play-off semi-finals the third placed team played the sixth placed team and the fourth placed team played the fifth placed team. The team that finished in the higher league position played away in the first leg and played at home in the second leg. If the aggregate score was level after both legs, then extra time would be played. If the scores were still level, a penalty shoot-out decided the winner. The away goals rule did apply in the semi-finals. The semi-finals were held on 13–14 and 16–17 May.


2015–16 Football League Championship, Play-offs
The winners from the two semi-finals, Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday, played at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2016 in the play-off final, where Hull City won 1–0. The game is known as the richest game in football as the winning club is guaranteed significantly increased payments e.g. in the 2016-17 season the minimum payment for participating in the Premier League was £95 million. Due to a new TV rights deal, the average payment for a newly promoted club stood at around £100 million.


2015–16 Football League Championship, Attendances
Source: Notes:1: Team played in Premier League last season.2: Team played in League One last season.


2015–16 Football League Cup
The 2015–16 Football League Cup (known as the Capital One Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 56th season of the Football League Cup. It began on 11 August 2015 and concluded on 28 February 2016. It is a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system.


2015–16 Football League Cup
Chelsea were the defending champions, having beaten Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 in the previous season's final. However, they were eliminated in the fourth round by Stoke City on penalties.


2015–16 Football League Cup
Manchester City won the final on 28 February, defeating Liverpool 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the match had finished 1–1 after extra-time.


2015–16 Football League Cup
This was the final season in which the tournament was known as the Football League Cup, as it was renamed the EFL Cup in 2016 after the Football League was rebranded as the English Football League (EFL).


2015–16 Football League Cup, Format
The League Cup is open to all 92 members of the Premier League and the Football League and is divided into seven rounds, organised so that 32 teams remain by the third round. Teams involved in European competition during the season receive a bye to the third round, the remaining Premier League teams enter at the second round, and the remaining Football League teams enter at the first round.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Format
The League Cup is played as a knockout cup competition with each tie, except semi-finals, being played as a single match with the winner advancing to the next round. The semi-finals are played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home, and the team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the finals. If the score is level after 90 minutes, or if the aggregate score is level for semi-finals, then thirty minutes of extra time is played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. If the aggregate scores in semi-finals are still level at the end of extra time the tie shall be decided by goals scored away from home counting twice, according to away goals rule. If the tie has not been decided during extra time, it will be decided by penalty shoot-out.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Format
In the first five rounds, the team drawn first will play at home ground, and in the semi-finals the team drawn first will play the first leg at home. The final shall be played on a neutral ground.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Team allocation
92 teams from the top four English tiers (Premier League, Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two) participated.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Team allocation, Distribution
The tournament was organised so that 32 teams remained by the third round. Teams involved in European competition received a bye to the third round, the remaining Premier League teams entered at the second round, and the remaining Football League teams entered at the first round.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (the numbers are positions from previous league season meaning that teams promoted to Premier League is listed as Championship teams but ranked above the teams relegated to Football League Championship, and the same applies for all other promotions and relegations):


2015–16 Football League Cup, Round and draw dates
Note: Matches are played the week commencing on dates above, except the final which is fixed on the 28 February 2017.


2015–16 Football League Cup, First round, Seeding
A total of 72 teams played in the first round: 24 teams from League Two (tier 4), 24 teams from League One (tier 3), and 24 teams from the Championship (tier 2). The draw for the first round was held on 16 June 2015. (Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2015–16 season.)


2015–16 Football League Cup, First round, Seeding
Barnsley (3)Birmingham City (2)Blackburn Rovers (2)Blackpool (3)Bolton Wanderers (2)Bradford City (3)Brentford (2)Brighton & Hove Albion (2)Bristol City (2)Burnley (2)Cardiff City (2)Charlton Athletic (2)


2015–16 Football League Cup, First round, Seeding
Chesterfield (3)Derby County (2)Fleetwood Town (3)Fulham (2)Gillingham (3)Huddersfield Town (2)Hull City (2)Ipswich TownLeeds United (2)Middlesbrough (2)Millwall (3)Milton Keynes Dons (2)


2015–16 Football League Cup, First round, Seeding
Nottingham Forest (2)Peterborough United (3)Preston North End (2)Queens Park Rangers (2)Reading (2)Rochdale (3)Rotherham United (2)Sheffield United (3)Sheffield Wednesday (2)Swindon Town (3)Wigan Athletic (3)Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)


2015–16 Football League Cup, First round, Seeding
Accrington Stanley (4)AFC Wimbledon  (4)Barnet (4)Bristol Rovers (4)Burton Albion (3)Bury (3)Cambridge United (4)Carlisle United (4)Colchester United (3)Coventry City (3)Crawley Town (4)Crewe Alexandra (3)


2015–16 Football League Cup, First round, Seeding
Dagenham & Redbridge (4)Doncaster Rovers (3)Exeter City (4)Hartlepool United (4)Leyton Orient (4)Luton Town (4)Mansfield Town (4)Morecambe (4)Newport County (4)Northampton Town (4)Notts County (4)Oldham Athletic (3)


2015–16 Football League Cup, First round, Seeding
Oxford United (4)Plymouth Argyle (4)Port Vale (3)Portsmouth (4)Scunthorpe United (3)Shrewsbury Town (3)Southend United (3)Stevenage (4)Walsall (3)Wycombe Wanderers (4)Yeovil Town (4)York City (4)


2015–16 Football League Cup, First round, Matches
The matches were played in the week commencing 10 August 2015.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Second round, Seeding
A total of 48 teams play in the second round: 12 teams which enter in this round, and the 36 winners of the first round. The 12 teams entering this round are the teams from the 2015–16 Premier League not involved in any European competition. The draw for the second round was held on 13 August 2015. (Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2015–16 season.)


2015–16 Football League Cup, Second round, Seeding
AFC Bournemouth (1)Aston Villa (1)Birmingham City (2)Brighton & Hove Albion (2)Cardiff City (2)Charlton Athletic (2)Crystal Palace (1)Everton (1)Fulham (2)Hull City (2)Ipswich Town (2)Leicester City (1)


2015–16 Football League Cup, Second round, Seeding
Middlesbrough (2)Newcastle United (1)Norwich City (1)Queens Park Rangers (2)Reading (2)Sheffield Wednesday (2)Stoke City (1)Sunderland (1)Swansea City (1)Watford (1)West Bromwich Albion (1)Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)


2015–16 Football League Cup, Second round, Seeding
Barnet (4)Barnsley (3)Burton Albion (3)Bury (3)Carlisle United (4)Doncaster Rovers (3)Exeter City (4)Gillingham (3)Hartlepool United (4)Luton Town (4)Milton Keynes Dons (2)Northampton Town (4)


2015–16 Football League Cup, Second round, Seeding
Notts County (4)Oxford United (4)Peterborough United (3)Port Vale (3)Portsmouth (4)Preston North End (2)Rochdale (3)Rotherham United (2)Sheffield United (3)Shrewsbury Town (3)Walsall (3)York City (4)


2015–16 Football League Cup, Second round, Matches
The matches were played in the week commencing 24 August 2015.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Third round, Teams
A total of 32 teams play in the third round: 8 teams which enter in this round, and the 24 winners of the second round. The 8 teams entering this round are the teams from the  2015–16 Premier League involved in European competition in the 2015–16 season. There was no seeding in this round. The lowest ranked team in this round is Carlisle United who play in the Football League Two in the fourth division of English football.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Third round, Matches
The matches were played in the week commencing 21 September 2015.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Fourth round, Teams
A total of 16 teams play in the fourth round, all winners of the third round. There is no seeding in this round. The draw for the fourth round was held on 23 September 2015 after the North London derby. (Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2015–16 season.) The lowest ranked teams in this round are Hull City, Middlesbrough, and Sheffield Wednesday who all play in the Football League Championship in the second division of English football.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Fourth round, Matches
The matches were played in the week commencing 26 October 2015.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Fifth round, Teams
A total of 8 teams play in the fifth round, all winners of the fourth round. There is no seeding in this round. The draw for the fifth round was held on 28 October after the completion of the fourth round.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Fifth round, Matches
The matches were played in the week commencing 30 November 2015. The lowest ranked teams in this round are Hull City, Middlesbrough, and Sheffield Wednesday who all play in the Football League Championship in the second division of English football.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Semi-finals, Teams
A total of four teams played in the Semi-finals, all winners of the fifth round. There was no seeding in this round. The draw for the semi-final was held on 2 December 2015 and all of the teams were from Premier League (top tier).


2015–16 Football League Cup, Semi-finals, Matches
The semi-finals are played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home, and the team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the finals.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Semi-finals, Matches, First leg
The first leg matches were played on 5 and 6 January 2016.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Semi-finals, Matches, Second leg
The second leg were played on 26 and 27 January 2016.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Final
The League Cup Final was held on 28 February 2016 at Wembley Stadium.


2015–16 Football League Cup, Broadcasting rights
The live television rights for the competition were held by the subscription channel Sky Sports, who have held rights to the competition since 1996–97 apart from 2001-02 when the short-lived ITV Digital had exclusive coverage of that season's League Cup competition as part of the original three year TV deal with The Football League.


2015–16 Football League One
The 2015–16 Football League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of the Football League One under its current title and the 23rd season under its current league division format. The season began on 8 August 2015, and concluded on 8 May 2016.


2015–16 Football League One, Changes from last season, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2014–15 season.


2015–16 Football League Trophy
The 2015–16 Football League Trophy was the 32nd season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football. Barnsley of League One won the competition, defeating Oxford United of League Two 3–2 in the final. It was the last tournament to take place before the introduction of Category 1 Academy teams and an initial group stage before the knockout rounds.


2015–16 Football League Trophy
In all, 48 clubs entered the competition. It was split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at Wembley Stadium. Bristol City were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title following promotion to the Championship.


2015–16 Football League Two
The 2015–16 Football League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of the Football League Two under its current title and the 24th season under its current league division format. The season began on 8 August 2015 and concluded on 7 May 2016.


2015–16 Football League Two
Twenty-four clubs participated, eighteen of which played in League Two during the 2014–15 season. These teams were joined by Notts County, Crawley Town, Leyton Orient and Yeovil Town, who had been relegated from League One, and by Barnet and Bristol Rovers, who had been promoted from the Football Conference.


2015–16 Football League Two, Changes from last season, Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2014–15 season.


2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo
The 2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo was the sixteenth season of football in Kosovo. The season began on 22 August 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016; the relegation play-offs were on 1/2 June 2016. Feronikeli were the defending champions.


2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo
A total of 12 teams competed in the league: nine sides from the 2014–15 season and three promoted from the Liga e Parë campaign. Liria, Gjilani and Llapi were each promoted to the top-flight.


2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo, League table
With Kosovo's admittance to FIFA and UEFA on 3 May 2016, UEFA evaluated the Raiffeisen Superliga's readiness to enter the UEFA Champions League for its 2016–17 season. Later, UEFA decided not to allow them to play in the Champions League just yet.


2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo, Relegation play-offs
The ninth and tenth-placed teams (Drenica and Drita respectively) played the third and fourth-placed teams (Flamurtari and Dukagjini respectively) from the 2015–16 Liga e Parë; the two winners will play in the top-flight next season.


2015–16 Ford Trophy
The 2015–16 Ford Trophy was the 45th season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the fifth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 27 December 2015 to 30 January 2016, and was won by the Central Districts.


2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by first year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at Rose Hill Gymnasium as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to Richmond. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Boston University.


2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rams finished the 2014–15 season 10–21, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to VCU.


2015–16 Fordham Rams women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by fifth-year head coach Stephanie Gaitley. They were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Rose Hill Gymnasium. They finished the season 14–17, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Duquesne.


2015–16 Fordham Rams women's basketball team, 2015–16 media, Forham Rams Sports Network
Forham Rams games will be broadcast on WFUV Sports and streamed online through the . Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.


2015–16 Formula E Championship
The 2015–16 FIA Formula E Championship was the second season of the FIA Formula E championship, held from 24 October 2015 to 3 July 2016. The season saw seven new manufacturers, who were allowed to develop new power trains, specifically the e-motor, the inverter, the gearbox and the cooling system. Nelson Piquet Jr. was the defending Drivers' Champion and Renault e.dams the defending teams' champion.


2015–16 Formula E Championship
After ten rounds, Sébastien Buemi won the championship by just two points over Lucas di Grassi after setting the fastest lap in the final race, where neither driver finished following an opening lap crash and several attempts to set the fastest lap in their second cars. Renault e.dams retained the teams' championship.


2015–16 Formula E Championship, Teams and drivers
The second season was planned to again feature ten teams that were essentially identical from the inaugural season. But, the withdrawal of Trulli after failing to enter the first two races left nine teams competing for the 2015–16 season. Additionally, there were eight manufacturers of power trains that worked together with or were part of the individual teams. Initially only Team Aguri decided to keep the power train from the previous season, while Dragon used the Venturi power train. Due to the regulations, all teams used the same chassis as in the first season. The eight manufacturers were homologated by the FIA in August 2015. After troublesome preseason testing, Andretti decided to revert to the power train from the inaugural season. All teams used the mandated Spark chassis.


2015–16 Formula E Championship, Teams and drivers
‡ Drivers were present at the first two rounds of the championship, but the team failed to pass scrutineering both times.


2015–16 Formula E Championship, Calendar
The season was scheduled to include 11 races, held between October 2015 and July 2016. The final calendar was approved by the World Motor Sport Council in October 2015. However, in May 2016, the Moscow ePrix was cancelled "due to recent and unforeseen circumstances related to road closures", reducing the season to 10 races.


2015–16 Formula E Championship, Championship standings
Unlike the previous season, all results count towards the total.


2015–16 Formula E Championship, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.


2015–16 Formula E Championship, Championship standings, Teams' Championship
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.


2015–16 Four Hills Tournament
The 2015–16 Four Hills Tournament took place at the four traditional venues of Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen, located in Germany and Austria, between 29 December 2015 and 6 January 2016.


2015–16 Four Hills Tournament
Peter Prevc won the competition ahead of Severin Freund and Michael Hayböck. By winning the tournament, Prevc became the second ski jumper from Slovenia to win it after Primož Peterka in 1996–97. This was the first tournament since 2007–08 which was not won by an Austrian ski jumper, ending the seven-year streak of the Austrian team.


2015–16 Frauen-Bundesliga
The 2015–16 season of the Frauen-Bundesliga was the 26th season of Germany's premier women's football league. FC Bayern Munich successfully defended the title. This season started on 29 August 2015.


2015–16 Frauen-Bundesliga, Teams
1. FC Köln was promoted from the 2014–15 Women's 2. Bundesliga south and Werder Bremen from the north group.


2015–16 Frauen-Regionalliga
The 2015–16 season of the Regionalliga (women) is the ninth season of Germany's third-tier women's football league using the current format.


2015–16 French Basketball Cup
The 2015–16 French Basketball Cup season (French: 2015–16 Coupe de France de Basket) was the 39th season of the domestic cup competition of French basketball. The competition started on September 11, 2015 and ended on May 1, 2016. Le Mans Sarthe Basket won its 4th Cup.


2015–16 French Guiana Division d'Honneur
The 2015–16 French Guiana Division d'Honneur was the 43rd season of top-flight football in the French Guiana.


2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Rodney Terry's fifth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Save Mart Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They defeated UNLV, Colorado State and San Diego State to be champions of the Mountain West Tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Utah.


2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the season 15–17, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to Colorado State.


2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team represent California State University, Fresno during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Jaime White, play their home games at the Save Mart Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 15–3 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Mountain West Women's Tournament where they lost to Colorado State. They received an automatic big to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Santa Clara in the first round before losing to Oregon in the second round.


2015–16 Frosinone Calcio season
The 2015–16 season was Frosinone Calcio's first-ever season in Serie A. The team was promoted to the first division after finishing second in the 2014–15 Serie B, and competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia. They were relegated back down to Serie B after just one season in the top flight.


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


2015–16 Fulham F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Fulham's 118th professional season and second consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Fulham F.C. season, Fixtures and Results, Championship, Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2015–16 Fulham F.C. season, Fixtures and Results, Football League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Fulham were drawn away against Wycombe Wanderers. Fulham were drawn at home against Sheffield United in the second round.


2015–16 Fulham F.C. season, Squad statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.


2015–16 Fulham F.C. season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.


2015–16 Fulham F.C. season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 7 May 2016Source: Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2015–16 Furman Paladins men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by third year head coach Niko Medved, played their home games at Timmons Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated UNC Greensboro to advance to the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament where they lost to East Tennessee State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette.


2015–16 Furman Paladins women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Furman Paladins women's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Paladins, led by sixth-year head coach Jackie Carson, played their home games at Timmons Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 7–7 in SoCon play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SoCon Women's Tournament, where they lost to Mercer.


2015–16 GET-ligaen season
The 2015–16 GET-ligaen was the 77th and season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien (known as GET-ligaen for sponsorship reasons).


2015–16 GET-ligaen season
The regular season began play on September 12, 2015, and was concluded on March 8, 2016,.


2015–16 GET-ligaen season
The playoffs to determine the 2016 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions began March 11, and ended 22 April 2016.


2015–16 GET-ligaen season, Regular season, Standings
x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series


2015–16 GET-ligaen season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of March 8, 2016.


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


2015–16 GET-ligaen season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
The top five goaltenders based on goals against average. Updated as of March 8, 2016.


2015–16 GET-ligaen season, Playoffs
After the regular season, the top eight teams qualified for the playoffs. In the first and second rounds, the highest remaining seed chose which of the two lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team at home for games 2, 4 and (if necessary) 6.


2015–16 GET-ligaen season, Qualification
After the regular season has ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the league and the two highest ranked teams in the 2015–16 1. division competed for the right to play in the 2016–17 GET-ligaen. The tournament was organized according to a double round robin format, where each club played the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, was the same as in the GET-ligaen.


2015–16 GET-ligaen season, Qualification, Standings
q – qualified for next years GET-league; r – will play in next years 1. division


2015–16 GET-ligaen season, Awards
The following players were selected to the 2015–16 GET-ligaen All-Star team:


2015–16 GFA First Division League
The 2015–16 GFA First Division League is the  season of second-tier football in the Indian state of Goa. It began on 1 February 2016. Corps of Signals are the champions. They are promoted to Goa Professional League next season.


2015–16 GFA League First Division
The 2015–16 GFA League First Division is the 47th season of top-tier football in Gambia. The season began on 28 November 2015 and ended on 29 May 2016.


2015–16 GFA League First Division
The league comprises 12 teams. Gambia Ports Authority were the champions, so they earned a spot in the 2017 CAF Champions League. Wallidan and Banjul United were relegated to the GFA League Second Division.


2015–16 GFF Elite League
The 2015–16 GFF Elite League (known as the 2015–16 Stag Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season of the highest competitive football league in Guyana, and the 1st season of the Elite League. Eight FIFA licensed clubs participated in the inaugural Elite League season. The season was split into two parts (known as the Genesis and Finale rounds). Each half consisted of 14 rounds, with each team playing the other 7 teams twice each. In each round, the top 4 teams advanced to the playoffs. The winners of each half then faced off to determine the overall champion. The two half-season champions also advanced to the 2017 CFU Club Championship.


2015–16 GFF Elite League
Slingerz (the Genesis round champions) defeated Alpha United (the Finale round champions) to win the overall championship.


2015–16 GFF Elite League, Genesis round
The Genesis round consisted of 14 rounds from 18 September to 22 November 2015. Each team played the other 7 teams twice each. The top 4 teams advanced to the playoffs.


2015–16 GFF Elite League, Genesis round, Genesis playoff round
The top 4 teams from the Genesis regular season advanced to the playoffs. The semifinals were played on 25 November, and the final was played on 29 November.


2015–16 GFF Elite League, Genesis round, Genesis playoff round, Semifinals
The two semifinal winners advanced to the Genesis round final.


2015–16 GFF Elite League, Genesis round, Genesis playoff round, Final
The winners of the Genesis round final were assured of a spot in the 2017 CFU Club Championship and the Champion of Champions game.


2015–16 GFF Elite League, Finale round
The Finale round consisted of 14 rounds from 12 February to 4 June 2016. Each team played the other 7 teams twice each. The top 4 teams advanced to the playoffs.


2015–16 GFF Elite League, Finale round, Finale playoff round
The top 4 teams from the Finale regular season advanced to the playoffs.


2015–16 GFF Elite League, Finale round, Finale playoff round, Semifinals
The two semifinal winners advanced to the Finale round final.


2015–16 GFF Elite League, Finale round, Finale playoff round, Final
The winners of the Finale round final were assured of a spot in the 2017 CFU Club Championship and the Champion of Champions game.


2015–16 GFF Elite League, Champion of Champions
Slingerz (champions of the Genesis round) faced Alpha United (champions of the Finale round) in the Champion of Champions game to determine the season's overall champion.


2015–16 GMHL season
The 2015–16 GMHL season was the tenth season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The thirty-two teams of the GMHL played 42-game schedules.


2015–16 GMHL season
Starting in February 2016, the top teams of the league played down for the Russell Cup, emblematic of the grand championship of the GMHL. Since the GMHL is independent from Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League, this is where the GMHL's season ended.


2015–16 GMHL season, Current Standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Tie; OTL = Overtime Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; q = relegated to qualifier round; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title


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


2015–16 GMHL 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 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season
The 2015–16 season is Dinamo Zagreb's 25th season in the Croatian First Division and 104th year in existence as a football club.


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


2015–16 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 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 Gabala FC season
The 2015–16 season was Gabala FK's 11th season, and their 10th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football. Domestically, Gabala finished 3rd in the Premier League for the third season in a row and reached the Semifinals of the Azerbaijan Cup where they were defeated by Neftchi Baku. In Europe Gabala reached the Group Stages of the UEFA Europa League where they faced PAOK, Krasnodar and Borussia Dortmund before finishing bottom of the group.


2015–16 Gabala FC season, Season review
In September 2015, Gabala announced a new one-year shirt sponsorship deal with QafqaZ Hotels and Resorts.


2015–16 Gabala FC season, Season review, Transfers
The summer transfer window saw a lot of transfer movement from Gabala, with 14 players leaving the club and 9 players arriving. The most notable departures were the club's all-time leading goalscorer Victor Mendy returning to France, Ruslan Fomin moving to FC Atyrau in Kazakhstan, and Ekigho Ehiosun returning to parent club Gençlerbirliği S.K.. Alexandru Benga, Ruslan Abışov, Adrian Ropotan, Pavol Farkaš and Mikhail Sivakow also left the clubs at the end of their contracts.


2015–16 Gabala FC season, Season review, Transfers
Arif Dashdemirov, Magomed Mirzabekov, Asif Mammadov all joined from Inter Baku PIK permanently, whilst Vojislav Stanković also joined from Inter Baku on an 18-month loan deal. Andrey Popovich and Samir Zargarov also joined from other Azerbaijan Premier League clubs,  Sumgayit FK and Simurq PFC respectively. Sergei Zenjov moved from recently relegated Russian Premier League side FC Torpedo Moscow, Vitaliy Vernydub from FC Zorya Luhansk, Oleksiy Antonov from FC Aktobe, and George Florescu from Astra Giurgiu.


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


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


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


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


2015–16 Gabala FC 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 Gabon Championnat National D1
The 2015–16 Gabon Championnat National D1 is the 48th season in top-flight Gabonese football. AS Mangasport are the defending champions having won their eighth title.


2015–16 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 2015–16 season was Galatasaray's 112nd in existence and 58th consecutive season in the Süper Lig. They were aiming to lift an unprecedented 21st Turkish title, after winning the Süper Lig in the previous season.


2015–16 Galatasaray S.K. season
In Europe, Galatasaray competed in the UEFA Champions League for a fifteenth season. They also competed in the UEFA Europa League, the Turkish Cup and the Turkish Super Cup.


2015–16 Galatasaray S.K. season
This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played in the season. The season covered a period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Galatasaray S.K. season, Club, Kit
Chest Advertising's: United Nations Development Programme (for League) / Turkish Airlines (for CL)


2015–16 Galatasaray S.K. season, Sponsorship
Companies that Galatasaray S.K. had sponsorship deals with during the season included the following.


2015–16 Galatasaray S.K. season, Statistics, Goals
Includes all competitive matches. In the case of a tie in total number of goals, players with more goals in Europe are ranked higher, followed by Süper Lig, Super Cup and Turkish Cup goals respectively. If all stats are the same, then the younger player is ranked higher.


2015–16 Galatasaray S.K. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 26 May 2016Source: 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 Gamma Ethniki
The 2015–16 Gamma Ethniki was the 33rd season since the official establishment of the third tier of Greek football in 1983. It started on 27 September 2015 and ended on 8 May 2016.


2015–16 Gamma Ethniki
64 teams were separated into four groups, according to geographical criteria.


2015–16 Gamma Ethniki
Zakynthiakos and Paniliakos withdrew from the league before the group draw.


2015–16 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Tim Craft, played their home games at the Paul Porter Arena and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Campbell  and Coastal Carolina to advance to the semifinals of the Big South Tournament where they lost to Winthrop.


2015–16 Gazélec Ajaccio season
The 2015–16 Gazélec Ajaccio season is the 105th professional season of the club since its creation in 1910. This is Gazélec Ajaccio's first season in Ligue 1 after finishing second in the 2014–15 Ligue 2 season.


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


2015–16 Gazélec Ajaccio season, Players, Current squad
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2015–16 Genoa C.F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Genoa Cricket and Football Club's ninth consecutive season in Serie A. The club finished in 11th place in Serie A, and was surprisingly eliminated by Lega Pro side Alessandria in the Coppa Italia.


2015–16 Genoa C.F.C. season, Players, Squad information
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2015–16 Genoa C.F.C. season, Transfers, Out, Loans out
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2015–16 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
The 2015–16 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 50th season for the program. The Patriots were led by Dave Paulsen in his first season as head coach of the program following Paul Hewitt's dismissal. They played their home games at EagleBank Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They lost to Saint Louis in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.


2015–16 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team, Previous season
The Patriots finished the season with an overall record of 9–22, with a record of 4–14 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for thirteenth-place finish. In the 2015 Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Patriots were defeated by Fordham, 71–65 in the first round.


2015–16 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team, Recruiting
The following is a list of players signed for the 2016–17 season:


2015–16 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team
The 2015–16 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team  represented George Mason University during the 2015–2016 College Basketball season. The Patriots, led by third year head coach Nyla Milleson. The George Mason Patriots are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at EagleBank Arena. They finished the season 12–19, 6–10 A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to George Washington.


2015–16 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team, 2015–2016 Media, George Mason Patriots Sports Network
Patriots games will be broadcast on WGMU Radio and streamed online through . Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.


2015–16 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
The 2015–16 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by fifth year head coach Mike Lonergan, played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 28–10, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Saint Louis in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Saint Joseph's. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament. As a #4 seed, they defeated Hofstra, Monmouth, and Florida to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden. At MSG, they defeated San Diego State and Valparaiso to become the 2016 NIT champions.


2015–16 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
On September 17, 2016, following an investigation into allegations of verbal abuse of his players, head coach Mike Lonergan was fired. He finished at George Washington with a five-year record of 97–70.


2015–16 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team, Previous season
The Colonials finished the 2014–15 season 22–13, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to Rhode Island. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Pittsburgh in the first round before losing in the second round to Temple.


2015–16 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team
The 2015–16 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team will represent George Washington University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Colonials, led by fourth year head coach Jonathan Tsipis. The Colonials were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center. They finished the season 26–7, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with Duquense and Saint Louis. They won the A-10 tournament by defeating Duquense and  received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Kansas State in the first round.


2015–16 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team
On March 28, it was announced that Jonathan Tsipis resigned from George Washington to accept the head coaching job at Wisconsin. He finished with a 4-year record of 92–38.


2015–16 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team, 2015–16 media, George Washington Colonials Sports Network
WRGW will carry the Colonials games and broadcast them online at GWRadio.com. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Colonials home games and most conference road games through RaiseHigh Live.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hoyas, led by twelfth-year head coach John Thompson III, played their home games at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in Big East play to finish eighth place. They defeated DePaul in the first round of the Big East Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Villanova. For the first time in John Thompson III's twelve years as head coach, the Hoyas did not make a postseason tournament.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hoyas finished the season with an overall record of 22–11, with a record of 12–6 in the Big East regular season for a second-place finish. In the 2015 Big East Tournament, the Hoyas were defeated by Xavier, 65–63 in the semifinals. They were invited to the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a #4 seed, where they defeated Eastern Washington in the second round before losing to Utah in the third round.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Georgetown had lost five players to graduation since the conclusion of the previous season. Most notably, center Joshua Smith, one of the team′s top scorers for the past two seasons and an important presence in Georgetown′s inside game during his abbreviated one-and-a-half-season career with the Hoyas, was gone. The graduation of Mikael Hopkins and Aaron Bowen meant the loss of two veteran forwards, while that of Jabril Trawick left the Hoyas shorthanded  at guard.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Also gone was guard David Allen who, after three seasons as a walk-on, did not return to the team for his senior year, as well as center Tyler Adams, an inspiration to the team from the sidelines during his Georgetown years but limited by heart arrhythmia to only five games in his four seasons at Georgetown.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Five sophomores – guard Tre Campbell, small forward L. J. Peak, and forwards Isaac Copeland, Paul White, and Trey Mourning – returned for 2015-16, as did the team's only junior, power forward Reggie Cameron, and senior center Bradley Hayes. Senior guard Riyan Williams, the son of former Georgetown great Reggie Williams, also made the team as a walk-on for the third straight season. The most significant returnee was guard D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, the team's top scorer for two straight seasons.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
After the conclusion of the previous season, Georgetown had announced that Smith-Rivera had decided to forego his senior year of college and enter the 2015 National Basketball Association draft, a sudden move that surprised observers, who had not ranked him highly as a National Basketball Association prospect. Smith-Rivera did not hire an agent, however, and, with his final year of college eligibility therefore intact, he decided a week later to withdraw his name from the draft pool and return to Georgetown for his senior year.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Speaking publicly about his decision three weeks after that, Smith-Rivera had explained that he initially had decided to enter the NBA draft out of an abundance of confidence in himself and comfort with his abilities as a player, but that his parents had convinced him that returning to Georgetown and completing his education was a wiser choice.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Freshmen who arrived for the season were center Jesse Govan, power forward Marcus Derrickson, and small forward Kaleb Johnson. Another newcomer was redshirt sophomore forward Akoy Agau. After seeing little action in three semesters at Louisville, Agau had transferred to Georgetown in January 2015.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
NCAA rules required him to sit out two full semesters before beginning play at Georgetown, but the Hoyas hoped that once Agau joined the team at mid-season in January 2016, he would help fill the gap left by the graduation of Hoya "big men" Joshua Smith and Mikael Hopkins, whose departure left the team weaker on inside offense, defense, and rebounding.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Smith-Rivera′s decision to return for his senior year caused expectations for the 2015-16 Georgetown squad to soar. Although he was a shooting guard rather than a natural point guard, many observers thought that with him back to lead the team at point guard and with many other players also returning from the previous season, the Hoyas would have another successful season. They were projected as a Top 25 team that would finish second in the Big East and return to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Italy trip
Under NCAA rules, the Hoyas were allowed to make an overseas preseason trip to play exhibition games against foreign teams once every four years. Four years earlier, in August 2011, the Hoyas visited China to play three games against Chinese teams and one against a team from Taiwan, and during their second game had become involved in an ugly brawl with a Chinese professional team and Chinese fans in the stands, which resulted in John Thompson III pulling his team off the court and the game never being completed.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Italy trip
In August 2015, Georgetown made another overseas trip, this time a 10-day visit to Italy. None of the players on the 2015–2016 team had been on the 2011–2012 team that visited China, but they were aware of the fight in China and hoped for a more peaceful and less controversial experience this time. Before the team left for the trip, Thompson told the press that he intended to use the exhibition schedule to give his players experience, and with that in mind, he would not necessarily play each game to win.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Italy trip
The Hoyas played two games in Rome – against a team from Iceland and an Italian all-star team – and won both. After a stop in Pisa, they then traveled to Florence, where they lost to a team from Lithuania. Their final stop was Milan, from which they made a short drive across the border into Switzerland to defeat a Swiss team in a game played in Lugano, finishing their trip with a record of 3–1. Bradley Hayes made the trip but did not play because he was recovering from thumb surgery.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Italy trip
As the oldest Jesuit university in the United States, Georgetown had hoped that the team would be granted an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican, but this proved impossible to arrange. However, the trip to Italy went far more smoothly than the 2011 visit to China, and the Hoyas took breaks from play to visit the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, the Altare della Patria, the Spanish Steps, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
In late October 2015, only about three weeks before the 2015–2016 season began, Georgetown announced that Akoy Agau had suffered a knee injury that would force him to miss the entire season. His Georgetown debut thus was postponed until the following year. The loss of Agau was a blow to Georgetown, which now faced unexpected weakness in its inside game, but it did little to dampen the overall enthusiasm for the team′s prospects for success, even though Paul White, the team′s leading scorer off the bench the previous year, began the season sidelined by a hip injury.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
In November, Georgetown began its season by participating in the 2K Sports Classic, an annual tournament. The tournament′s format required the Hoyas to play a non-bracketed game at home against a mid-major opponent, then join three other major-conference schools in a bracketed tournament at Madison Square Garden to determine the tournament champion, and finally play a final, non-bracketed game at home against another mid-major team.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
For their opening mid-major opponent, the Hoyas faced Radford at the Verizon Center, and the Highlanders shocked the Hoyas by dealing them a double-overtime 82–80 loss, with Radford senior guard Rashaun Davis scoring a game-high and career-high 28 points. For Georgetown, Bradley Hayes had a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, both career highs, while D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 15 points, Isaac Copeland added 11, and Jesse Govan came off the bench to score 11.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Before departing for the championship portion of the tournament in New York City, Georgetown stepped away from the 2K Sports Classic to take part in the annual Gavitt Tipoff Games, a new series of eight games per year between teams of the Big East Conference and Big Ten Conference. This season, Georgetown′s Big Ten opponent was No. 3 Maryland, which the Hoyas met before a sellout crowd at the Xfinity Center on the University of Maryland campus.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The game renewed the series between the two schools, which had been long-time cross-town rivals, but since 1979 relations had soured between them and they since had met in a non-tournament game only once, in 1993. The Gavitt Tipoff Game also was their first meeting in the Washington, D.C., area since the 1993 game. The first half saw six lead changes and four ties, and the game was tied 33–33 at halftime.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
In the second half the Hoyas had pulled out to a 44–37 lead when the officials called D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera for his fourth foul, forcing him to go to the bench with 14 minutes left to play. Maryland steadily reduced the Hoyas′ lead to 55–54, but Isaac Copeland scored on a lay-up and a three-pointer to give Georgetown a 61–54 lead with 5:41 remaining. The Terrapins then scored seven unanswered points to tie the game at 61–61. Terrapin senior guard Rasheed Sulaimon hit a decisive three-pointer, his only basket of the second half, to break a 68–68 tie with 1:18 remaining.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Maryland sophomore guard Melo Trimble sank two free throws with 12 seconds left to stretch Maryland′s lead to five points, and the Terrapins hung on to win 75–71 and take a 37–27 lead in the all-time series between the teams.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Maryland took 32 free throws during the game compared with 12 for Georgetown, The Georgetown starters had a balanced attack, with Bradley Hayes scoring a team-high 16 points and grabbing eight rebounds, Smith-Rivera adding 14 points, Copeland and Marcus Derrickson each contributing 13 points, and L. J. Peak scoring 12, but Jesse Govan, who fouled out with three points, was the only Georgetown bench player to score in the game. Georgetown opened with an 0–2 record for the first time since the 1998-1999 season.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Three days later, the Hoyas were at Madison Square Garden and back in action in the 2K Sports Classic, seeking to avoid the first 0–3 start in Georgetown men's basketball history as they opened competition in the bracketed portion of the tournament with a game in the semifinal round. Georgetown met Wisconsin, which had defeated the Hoyas in their meeting in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament the previous season.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
This year Wisconsin had a young team with eight freshman on the roster, and this time it was the Hoyas who prevailed over the Badgers, holding them to 1-for-10 (10 percent) three-point shooting in the first half and 5-for-19 (26.3 percent) from beyond the arc for the game; overall, the Badgers made only one of their first 13 field-goal attempts and shot 31.7 percent from the field. Meanwhile, the Hoyas, who entered the game shooting 36.6 percent in three-pointers, made 50 percent of their three-point attempts against Wisconsin on 9-for-18 shooting.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Isaac Copeland led the Hoyas with 15 points, all scored in the second half, and D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, who shot 1-for-7 from the field in the first half, recovered to finish with 12 points. Reggie Cameron and Jesse Govan both came off the bench to score in double figures, Cameron with a career-high 14 points – all in the first half – on 4-for-6 three-point shooting and Govan with 13 points. Georgetown led by as many as 14 points and came away with its first victory of the season, 71–61.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The Hoyas advanced to the 2K Sports Classic championship game, held two days later, to meet their second Top 5 opponent in six days, No. 5 Duke, which had defeated VCU in the semifinals. It was only the second time in history, and the first time since the 1989 NCAA Tournament, that Georgetown and Duke met at a neutral site. Georgetown led 47–42 at halftime. The Blue Devils took the lead early in the second half, but the Hoyas moved ahead 54–53 on an L. J. Peak dunk with 17:10 left to play.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Duke responded with a 10–0 run that gave the Blue Devils a  63–54 lead. The Hoyas closed the gap again, reducing Duke′s advantage to 70–69, but a Duke 7–0 run put the Blue Devils ahead 77–69 with 2:46 left in the game. Again the Hoyas closed, and a three-pointer by Isaac Copeland reduced Duke′s lead to 86–84 with seven seconds left. Georgetown had one final chance to tie or win after Blue Devils freshman guard Derryck Thornton missed two free throws, but Copeland′s three-pointer at the buzzer fell short and Duke won the game 86–84 to take the tournament championship.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Duke sophomore guard Grayson Allen scored a career-high 32 points against the Hoyas on 9-for-12 shooting from the field, 5-for-6 in three-pointers, and 9-for-9 in free throws, along with five rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Georgetown shot 55 percent from the field, but Duke outrebounded the Hoyas 31–27 and held the advantage in scoring from the free throw line, going 28-for-36 in free throws compared to Georgetown′s 19-for-24.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
For Georgetown, Copeland led the team with 21 points, D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera added 14, and Kaleb Johnson also scored 14, coming off the bench to score in double figures for the first time in his college career. L. J. Peak contributed 13 points. The Hoyas settled for second place in the 2K Sports Classuc and the loss left Georgetown with its first 1–3 start since the 1971-1972 team opened 1–3 on the way to a 3–23 season.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Georgetown returned to the Verizon Center for a seven-game homestand. The first game of the homestand completed the Hoyas′ participation in the 2K Sports Classic with a non-bracketed game against Bryant, an easy win – giving Georgetown a 2–3 record to start a season for the first time since 1999-2000 – in which L. J. Peak scored 20 points, Isaac Copeland 12, Marcus Derrickson 11, and Bradley Hayes 10, and Paul White made his season debut after missing the first four games with a hip injury. Another easy home win followed against Maryland Eastern Shore in which D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 30 points and moved into 16th place all time in scoring for Georgetown with 1,480 career points, while Hayes had 11 points and nine rebounds. The Hoyas evened their record at 3–3.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
A driving force in the success of the original Big East Conference of 1979–2013 during its 34 seasons of play was Georgetown′s rivalry with Syracuse, but play between the teams had come to an end after the conclusion of the 2012-13 season when the conference broke up during the summer of 2013.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The original conference survived as the American Athletic Conference (marketed as "the American"), but Georgetown and Syracuse left it, the Hoyas to become a charter member of the new Big East Conference and the Orange to join the Atlantic Coast Conference, and they had gone two seasons without meeting. To renew the rivalry, the schools agreed to a home-and-home series in which Georgetown hosted Syracuse this season and would visit Syracuse the next season, with the hope that the teams would continue to meet annually after that.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
As a result, Georgetown's homestand continued with its first meeting with Syracuse since 2013. The No. 14 Orange were the Hoyas′ third ranked opponent of the season, and they arrived at the Verizon Center on December 5 with a record of 6–1, having lost their first game of the year to Wisconsin three days earlier. Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim, who had coached the Orange throughout the original Big East′s run, was not present, however, as he began serving a nine-game NCAA suspension that day because of various NCAA rules violations, and assistant coach Mike Hopkins led the Orange.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The Hoyas took a 36–24 lead at the half, and started the second half with an 11-2 run to pull ahead 47-26. The Orange battled back, closing to a six-point deficit in the last minute of the game, but the Hoyas held on for a 79–72 upset victory, their fifth defeat of Syracuse in the last seven meetings between the schools, and their first win of the season over a ranked opponent.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Bradley Hayes scored a career-high 21 points along with eight rebounds, while Isaac Copeland finished with 14 points, Marcus Derrickson finished with his first career double-double (13 points and 10 rebounds), and D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera added 11 points. For the first time in the 2015–2016 season, Georgetown had a winning record, at 4–3.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The Hoyas followed up their upset of Syracuse by stretching their winning streak to five with two more wins. They had an easy victory over Brown, in which Paul White had what turned out to be his best game of the season with four points and four rebounds, then made their second consecutive appearance in the annual BB&T Classic and staved off a late-game 19–3 scoring run by UNC Wilmington to deal the Seahawks their first loss of the season. Georgetown′s record improved to 6–3, but two surprising losses ensued to close the homestand.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
First, Monmouth shocked Georgetown in a 15-point upset, shooting 50 percent from three-point range, outrebounding the Hoyas, and never trailing after conceding the opening basket to Georgetown; it was the first time Monmouth had ever beaten a Big East opponent. Four days later, UNC Asheville upset Georgetown for its fifth straight win.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 12 points against Brown, 29 against UNC Wilmington, and 18 against Monmouth, and Bradley Hayes had double-doubles against Brown (12 points and 11 rebounds) and UNC Asheville (11 points and a career-high 18 rebounds), also recording six assists in the UNC Asheville game and grabbing 11 rebounds in the loss to Monmouth. L. J. Peak finished with 13 points in the Brown game and 10 against UNC Asheville. while Isaac Copeland scored 16 against Monmouth, 12 against UNC Asheville, and 10 in the UNC Wilmington game. Marcus Derrickson scored 15 points against UNC Wilmington, Kaleb Johnson scored a career-high 16 points against UNC Asheville, and Jesse Govan had 14 in the Monmouth game.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The Hoyas completed their non-conference schedule with a visit to Charlotte, and held on to beat the 49ers in a close game, with Isaac Copeland scoring 12 points, D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera adding 11, and L. J. Peak, Reggie Cameron, and Marcus Derrickson contributing 10 each. Paul White reaggravated his hip injury during the game, and it turned out to be his last one as a Hoya, as he soon underwent a season-ending abdominal procedure to treat the injury.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The Hoyas entered Big East Conference play with a record of 7–5, two of the losses coming against Top Five teams but the other three in surprising upsets by mid-major opponents. The Hoyas had one win against a ranked team – then-No. 14 Syracuse – to their credit, but when John Thompson III talked to the press about the team′s readiness for the Big East season after the Charlotte game, he said, "Our defense is not close to where it needs to be for us to have success against the toughest basketball conference in the country."


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Conference schedule
On December 30, 2015, the Hoyas opened the Big East season – one of four teams to play on the conference′s opening day – by visiting DePaul, and they defeated the Blue Demons for the 17th time in their past 18 meetings, with D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera and Isaac Copeland scoring 15 points each and L. J. Peak adding 14.


2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Conference schedule
A home win against Marquette followed in the first game of 2016, Marcus Derrickson scoring 16 points against the Golden Eagles and Smith-Rivera contributing 15 points and six assists, while Isaac Copeland added 11 and Jesse Govan and L. J. Peak both came off the bench to score in double figures, Govan contributing 11 and Peak 10.