2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
There are other restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g., Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, Chelsea and Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United) in general do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams in certain countries (e.g., Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan) do not play at home on the last matchday (due to cold weather and simultaneous kick-off times).


2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. Therefore, Ukrainian clubs Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv (both Pot 3) and Russian clubs Zenit Saint Petersburg (Pot 1) and CSKA Moscow (Pot 3) could not be drawn into the same group.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage, Teams
Below are the 32 teams which qualified for the group stage (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They include 22 teams which enter in this stage, and the 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route).


2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage, Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the Europa League round of 32.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 17.01):


2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage, Groups
The matchdays are 15–16 September, 29–30 September, 20–21 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, and 8–9 December 2015. The match kickoff times are 20:45 CEST/CET, except for matchday 5 in Belarus and Russia and matchday 2 in Kazakhstan which are 18:00 CEST/CET, and matchdays 4 and 5 in Kazakhstan which are 16:00 CET.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage, Groups
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
The 2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase began on 16 February and concluded on 28 May 2016 with the final at San Siro in Milan, Italy, to decide the champions of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout phase.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The knockout phase involved the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule would be applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time would be played.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The away goals rule would be again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team would advance by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie would be decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time would be played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs shall not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw was held on 14 December 2015. The first legs were played on 16, 17, 23 and 24 February, and the second legs were played on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw was held on 18 March 2016. The first legs were played on 5 and 6 April, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 April 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw was held on 15 April 2016. The first legs were played on 26 and 27 April, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 May 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 28 May 2016 at San Siro in Milan, Italy.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
The 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 30 June and ended on 26 August 2015. A total of 56 teams competed in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 10 of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Round and draw dates
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round was not known at the time of the draw), the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
Prior to the draws, UEFA formed "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
There were two routes which the teams were separated into during qualifying:


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
A total of 56 teams (41 in Champions Route, 15 in League Route) were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) advanced to the group stage to join the 22 teams which entered in the group stage. The 15 losers of the third qualifying round entered the Europa League play-off round, and the 10 losers of the play-off round entered the Europa League group stage.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
Below are the participating teams (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
A total of eight teams played in the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 22 June 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 30 June and 1 July, and the second legs were played on 7 July 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 34 teams played in the second qualifying round: 30 teams which entered in this round, and the four winners of the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 22 June 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
The New Saints Dila Gori Trenčín Crusaders Milsami Orhei Fola Esch


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 14 and 15 July, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 July 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 30 teams played in the third qualifying round:


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Red Bull Salzburg Viktoria Plzeň APOEL BATE Borisov Dinamo Zagreb


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 28 and 29 July, and the second legs were played on 4 and 5 August 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
The play-off round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
A total of 20 teams played in the play-off round:


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Summary
The first legs were played on 18 and 19 August, and the second legs were played on 25 and 26 August 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Matches
3–3 on aggregate. Maccabi Tel Aviv won on away goals.


2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Statistics
There were 240 goals in 92 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.61 goals per match.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League
The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League was the 45th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the seventh season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League
The 2016 UEFA Europa League Final was played between Liverpool and Sevilla at the St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, and won by Sevilla, their fifth title (extending their own record) and third win in a row (also a tournament record).


2015–16 UEFA Europa League
Sevilla initially started the 2015–16 European club season in the Champions League as the Europa League title holders, but qualified for the Europa League by finishing third in the Champions League group stage, and successfully defended their title. As the winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, they qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, in the 2016 UEFA Super Cup.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Format changes
The UEFA Executive Committee held in May and September 2013 approved the following changes to the UEFA Europa League starting from the 2015–16 season (for the three-year cycle until the 2017–18 season):


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation
A total of 191 teams from all 54 UEFA member associations participated in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2014 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2009–10 to 2013–14.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below:


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Distribution
In the default access list, Sevilla enter the group stage (as the fifth-placed team of the 2014–15 La Liga). However, since they qualified for the Champions League as the Europa League title holders, the spot which they qualified for in the Europa League group stage is vacated, and the following changes to the default allocation system are made:


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Distribution, Redistribution rules
A Europa League place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualifies for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules (regulations Articles 3.03 and 3.04):


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Teams
Notably two teams took part in the competition that were not playing in their national top-division. They were Go Ahead Eagles (2nd tier) and UCD (2nd tier).


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Round and draw dates
Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2015 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draw for the first and second qualifying round was held on 22 June 2015. With 102 teams involved, it was UEFA's biggest ever tournament draw. The first legs were played on 30 June and 2 July, and the second legs were played on 7 and 9 July 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The first legs were played on 16 July, and the second legs were played on 21 and 23 July 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 17 July 2015. The first legs were played on 29 and 30 July, and the second legs were played on 6 August 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2015. The first legs were played on 20 August, and the second legs were played on 27 August 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 28 August 2015. The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2015 UEFA club coefficients.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage. The matchdays were 17 September, 1 October, 22 October, 5 November, 26 November, and 10 December 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
A total of 24 national associations were represented in the group stage. Augsburg, Belenenses, Gabala, Groningen, Midtjylland, Monaco, Sion and Skënderbeu Korçë made their debut appearances in the group stage (although Monaco have appeared in the UEFA Cup group stage). Skënderbeu Korçë were the first team from Albania to play in the group stage of any UEFA club competition.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2015. The first legs were played on 16 and 18 February, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 February 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 26 February 2016. The first legs were played on 10 March, and the second legs were played on 17 March 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2016. The first legs were played on 7 April, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 April 2016. The first legs were played on 28 April, and the second legs were played on 5 May 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 18 May 2016 at the St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Statistics, Squad of the Season
The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage
The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage was played from 17 September to 10 December 2015. A total of 48 teams competed in the group stage to decide 24 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
The draw was held on 28 August 2015, 13:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2015 UEFA club coefficients. Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) for maximum television coverage.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
The fixtures were decided after the draw. On each matchday, six groups play their matches at 19:00 CEST/CET, while the other six groups play their matches at 21:05 CEST/CET, with the two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) alternating between each matchday.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
There are other restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g., Sporting CP and Belenenses, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş) in general do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams in certain countries (e.g., Belarus, Russia) do not play at home on the last matchday (due to cold weather and simultaneous kick-off times).


2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. Therefore, Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Pot 1) and Russian clubs Rubin Kazan (Pot 1), Lokomotiv Moscow and Krasnodar (both Pot 3) could not be drawn into the same group.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage, Teams
Below are the 48 teams which qualified for the group stage (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They included sixteen teams which entered in this stage, the 22 winners of the play-off round, and the ten losers of the Champions League play-off round.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage, Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 16.01):


2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 17 September, 1 October, 22 October, 5 November, 26 November, and 10 December 2015. The match kickoff times were 19:00 and 21:05 CEST/CET, except for six matches (certain matches in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia and Turkey) which were 17:00 CEST/CET. Times up to 24 October 2015 (matchdays 1–3) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times were CET (UTC+1).


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
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2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 16 February and concluded on 18 May 2016 with the final at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Times up to 26 March 2016 (round of 32 and round of 16) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times were CEST (UTC+2).


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
Matches may have also been played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the twelve groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule would be applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time would be played.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
The away goals rule would be again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team would advance by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie would be decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time would be played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw was held on 14 December 2015. The first legs were played on 16 and 18 February, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 February 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw was held on 26 February 2016. The first legs were played on 10 March, and the second legs were played on 17 March 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw was held on 18 March 2016. The first legs were played on 7 April, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw was held on 15 April 2016. The first legs were played on 28 April, and the second legs were played on 5 May 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 18 May 2016 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round
The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round began on 20 August and ended on 27 August 2015. A total of 44 teams competed in the play-off round to decide 22 of the 48 places in the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Round and draw dates
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Round and draw dates
Matches could also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Format
In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Format
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Format
For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round was not known at the time of the draw), the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Format
Prior to the draws, UEFA formed "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
A total of 44 teams played in the play-off round: the 29 winners of the third qualifying round, and the 15 losers of the Champions League third qualifying round. The draw was held on 7 August 2015. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with 10 teams and another run for all groups with 12 teams.)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
Athletic Bilbao (1) Viktoria Plzeň (2) Steaua București (3) Legia Warsaw (4) Belenenses (5)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
Rosenborg (6) Zorya Luhansk (7) Žilina (8) Vojvodina (9) Rheindorf Altach (10)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
Ajax (1) PAOK (2) Young Boys (3) Standard Liège (4) Saint-Étienne (5)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
Qarabağ (6) Molde (7) Jablonec (8) Brøndby (9) Milsami Orhei (10)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
Rubin Kazan (1) Red Bull Salzburg (2) Fenerbahçe (3) Bordeaux (4) Lech Poznań (5) Slovan Liberec (6)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
Hajduk Split (7) Atromitos (8) Dinamo Minsk (9) Videoton (10) Rabotnički (11) Kairat (12)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
Borussia Dortmund (1) AZ (2) Sparta Prague (3) Panathinaikos (4) Southampton (5) Krasnodar (6)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
HJK (7) Thun (8) Astra Giurgiu (9) Midtjylland (10) Odd (11) Gabala (12)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Summary
The first legs were played on 20 August, and the second legs were played on 27 August 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase
The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase began on 30 June and ended on 6 August 2015. A total of 157 teams competed in the qualifying phase to decide which 44 teams would participate in the play-off round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, the final round before the group stage.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Round and draw dates
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Round and draw dates
Matches could also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Format
In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Format
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Format
For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round was not known at the time of the draw), the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Format
Prior to the draws, UEFA formed "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Teams
A total of 157 teams were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round (including the 15 losers of the Champions League third qualifying round which entered the play-off round). The 22 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 16 teams which entered in the group stage and the 10 losers of the Champions League play-off round.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Teams
Below are the participating teams (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 102 teams played in the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 22 June 2015. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and another run for the group with twelve teams.)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Sheriff Tiraspol (2) Litex Lovech (1) St Johnstone (3) Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino (5) Koper (4)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Odd (6) Kukësi (7) Víkingur Reykjavík (9) Jelgava (8) Alashkert (10)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
West Ham United (1) Dinamo Tbilisi (2) Spartak Trnava (3) Valletta (4) Dacia Chișinău (5)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Renova (7) Gabala (6) Lusitanos (8) Olimpic (10) Newtown (9)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Rosenborg (3) Shakhtyor Soligorsk (4) FH (1) Differdange 03 (2) Aberdeen (5)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Víkingur Gøta (10) Shkëndija (7) SJK (8) Glenavon (9) Bala Town (6)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Elfsborg (1) Brøndby (2) Vojvodina (5) Linfield (4) St Patrick's Athletic (3)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Skonto (10) MTK Budapest (7) Lahti (8) NSÍ Runavík (9) Juvenes/Dogana (6)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Hajduk Split (1) Debrecen (2) Željezničar (3) Beroe Stara Zagora (4) Beitar Jerusalem (5)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Sutjeska Nikšić (6) Ordabasy (7) Sillamäe Kalev (8) Atlantas (9) Balzan (10)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Apollon Limassol (1) Red Star Belgrade (2) Randers (3) Rabotnički (5) Budućnost Podgorica (4)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Flora Tallinn (7) Kairat (6) Saxan (8) Sant Julià (10) Spartaks Jūrmala (9)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Omonia (5) Aktobe (2) Jagiellonia Białystok (3) Shamrock Rovers (4) Zrinjski Mostar (1)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Nõmme Kalju (6) Shirak (8) Dinamo Batumi (7) Kruoja Pakruojis (10) Progrès Niederkorn (9)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
AIK (1) Go Ahead Eagles (2) KR (4) Inter Baku (3) HB (5)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Ferencváros (6) Laçi (10) VPS (8) Cork City (9) Trakai (7)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Neftchi Baku (1) Žilina (5) Strømsgodset (3) F91 Dudelange (4) Domžale (2)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Čukarički (6) Mladost Podgorica (8) Glentoran (7) UCD (9) Partizani (10)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Slovan Bratislava (2) Śląsk Wrocław (1) Botoșani (4) Lokomotiva (3) Birkirkara (6) Vaduz (5)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Seeding
Celje (8) Ulisses (7) Tskhinvali (12) La Fiorita (10) Airbus UK Broughton (11) Europa (9)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, First qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 30 June and 2 July, and the second legs were played on 7 and 9 July 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 66 teams played in the second qualifying round: 15 teams which entered in this round, and the 51 winners of the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 22 June 2015. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with 10 teams and another run for all groups with 12 teams.)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Seeding
PAOK (3) Slovan Bratislava (2) Mladost Podgorica (4) Nõmme Kalju (5) Ferencváros (1)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Željezničar (10) Lokomotiva (6) UCD (8) Kukësi (7) Vaduz (9)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Legia Warsaw (1) Rosenborg (3) AIK (2) Žilina (5) Brøndby (4)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Seeding
KR (6) Botoșani (10) Beroe Stara Zagora (7) Dacia Chișinău (9) Shirak (8)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Odd (4) Omonia (5) Thun (3) Kairat (2) Vojvodina (1)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Alashkert (8) Jagiellonia Białystok (9) Shamrock Rovers (7) Hapoel Be'er Sheva (6) Spartaks Jūrmala (10)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Trabzonspor (3) Elfsborg (6) Charleroi (5) Shakhtyor Soligorsk (4) Gabala (2) Jelgava (1)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Randers (8) Wolfsberger AC (12) Differdange 03 (9) Rabotnički (10) Beitar Jerusalem (7) Čukarički (11)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Seeding
West Ham United (3) Rijeka (4) Hajduk Split (6) Apollon Limassol (5) Dinamo Minsk (2) Mladá Boleslav (1)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Strømsgodset (10) Aberdeen (12) Koper (8) Trakai (7) Birkirkara (9) Cherno More Varna (11)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Copenhagen (3) Astra Giurgiu (2) Śląsk Wrocław (5) Debrecen (6) Spartak Trnava (4) FH (1)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Seeding
IFK Göteborg (7) Inter Baku (10) Linfield (12) Newtown (9) Skonto (8) Inverness CT (11)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 16 July, and the second legs were played on 21 and 23 July 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Second qualifying round, Matches
1–1 on aggregate. West Ham United won 5–3 on penalties.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Third qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 58 teams played in the third qualifying round: 25 teams which entered in this round, and the 33 winners of the second qualifying round. The draw was held on 17 July 2015. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for the group with 10 teams and another run for all groups with 12 teams.)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Third qualifying round, Seeding
AZ (2) Bordeaux (1) Zürich (3) Aberdeen (5) Vorskla Poltava (4)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Dinamo Minsk (6) Žilina (7) AEK Larnaca (8) İstanbul Başakşehir (9) Kairat (10)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Copenhagen (1) PAOK (3) Saint-Étienne (2) Belenenses (4) Rosenborg (6) Thun (5)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Jablonec (8) IFK Göteborg (7) Debrecen (9) Spartak Trnava (10) Târgu Mureș (12) Vaduz (11)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Rubin Kazan (1) Legia Warsaw (2) Sampdoria (3) Southampton (4) Elfsborg (5) Zorya Luhansk (6)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Vitesse (7) Sturm Graz (8) Charleroi (9) Vojvodina (10) Odd (11) Kukësi (12)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Borussia Dortmund (6) Standard Liège (5) Slovan Liberec (3) West Ham United (4) Apollon Limassol (2) Atromitos (1)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Astra Giurgiu (7) AIK (8) Ironi Kiryat Shmona (10) Wolfsberger AC (9) Željezničar (11) Gabala (12)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Athletic Bilbao (3) Trabzonspor (2) Vitória de Guimarães (1) Krasnodar (4) Hajduk Split (5) Omonia (6)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Slovan Bratislava (7) Strømsgodset (11) Brøndby (9) Inter Baku (10) Rheindorf Altach (8) Rabotnički (12)


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Third qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 29 and 30 July, and the second legs were played on 6 August 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Statistics
There were 693 goals in 270 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.57 goals per match.


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup
The 2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup was the 30th edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament, and the 15th edition under the current UEFA Futsal Cup format organized by UEFA.


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup
Kairat Almaty were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the elite round. In the final, Gazprom-Ugra Yugorsk defeated Inter FS to become the third Russian team, after MFK Dinamo Moskva and MFK Viz-Sinara Yekaterinburg, to win the title.


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Teams
A total of 49 teams from 48 of the 54 UEFA member associations entered the tournament, which included first-time entrants from Luxembourg. Each association could enter one team. Moreover, the winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup, Kairat Almaty, qualified automatically as title holders, and thus their association, Kazakhstan, could enter a second team.


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Teams
Teams were ranked according to their UEFA coefficients, computed based on results of the last three seasons, to decide on the round they entered. The top four teams (with the title holders being the automatic top seed) entered the elite round, the next 16 teams (ranked 5–20) entered the main round, and the bottom 29 teams (ranked 21–49) entered the preliminary round.


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Teams
For teams entering the preliminary round or main round, they were assigned a seeding position according to their ranking for the respective draw, with eight teams pre-selected as hosts for the preliminary round and six teams pre-selected as hosts for the main round (marked by (H) below).


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Teams
The draws for the preliminary round and main round were held on 2 July 2015, 13:30 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Format
In the preliminary round, main round and elite round, each group was played as a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts.


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Format
In the final tournament, the four qualified teams played in knockout format (semi-finals, third place match, and final), either at a host selected by UEFA from one of the teams, or at a neutral venue.


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Format, Tiebreakers
In the preliminary round, main round and elite round, the teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Preliminary round
The eight group winners advanced to the main round to join the 16 teams which received byes to the main round.


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Main round
The six group winners and the six group runners-up advanced to the elite round to join the four teams which received byes to the elite round.


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Elite round
The draw for the elite round was held on 14 October 2015, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, containing one team which received byes to the elite round, and either two group winners and one group runner-up from the main round, or one group winner and two group runners-up from the main round. First, the four teams which were pre-selected as hosts (marked by (H) below) were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions.


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Elite round
Next, the remaining 12 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions. Teams from the same main round group could not be drawn in the same group. For political reasons, Gazprom-Ugra Yugorsk from Russia and FC Lokomotiv Kharkiv from Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine) could not be drawn in the same group.


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Final tournament
The hosts of the final tournament was selected by UEFA from the four qualified teams on 11 December 2015, and was staged by Inter FS at the Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Spain, on 22 and 24 April 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Final tournament
The draw for the final tournament was held on 15 March 2016, 20:30 CET (UTC+1), at half-time of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg between Atlético Madrid and PSV Eindhoven, at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid, Spain. The four teams were drawn into two semi-finals without any restrictions.


2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup, Final tournament
In the final tournament, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary; however, no extra time would be used in the third place match.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 15th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 7th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League
The final was played at the Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia, Italy on 26 May 2016, two days before the final of the men's tournament played at San Siro, Milan.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League
Lyon defeated Wolfsburg 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win their third European title. Frankfurt were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Wolfsburg in the semi-finals.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation
A total of 56 teams from 47 of the 54 UEFA member associations participated in the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League. The ranking based on the UEFA Women's Champions League association coefficient was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League association coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2009–10 to 2013–14.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
Spain overtook the Czech Republic in the UEFA coefficient ranking and thus assured themselves a second entry.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association enters a team, and so the exact number of teams in each round can not be determined until the full entry list is known. For this season, the title holders, the champions and runners-up from associations 1–8 and the champions from associations 9–15 entered the round of 32, while the remaining teams entered the qualifying round.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
The following list the teams that qualified and enter this season's competition. Here TH denotes the title holders, CH denotes the national champion, RU the national runner-up, Ned 1 and Bel 1 the best placed Belgian and Dutch team in their joint league. Gibraltar's champions were still ineligible, as the 2014–15 national league season was again played with only nine players per side. After some years of hiatus Georgia played out a national champion in 2014. For the first time in 12 years Neulengbach from Austria missed out on qualification. Luxembourg entered a team for the competition for the first time since the 2011–12 season. Faroese club KÍ had entered every past edition.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland). In contrast to previous seasons, the round of 16 draw was held after the round of 32 was completed (separately from the round of 32 draw) and was seeded. Moreover, the quarter-finals were now moved back to be played in midweek, with only the semi-finals played on weekends.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round
The draw for the qualifying round was held on 25 June 2015. The 32 teams were allocated into four seeding positions based on their 2015 UEFA club coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2010–11 to 2014–15 plus 33% of their association coefficient from the same time span. They were drawn into eight groups of four (one from each seeding position), with the restriction that each group had to contain one of the eight teams which were pre-selected as hosts (which were allocated their own designated pot).


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round
In each group, teams played against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. The eight group winners advanced to the round of 32. The matchdays were 11, 13 and 16 August 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 20 August 2015. The first legs were played on 7 and 8 October, and the second legs were played on 14 and 15 October 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 19 October 2015. The first legs were played on 11 and 12 November, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 November 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held on 27 November 2015. The first legs were played on 23 March, and the second legs were played on 30 March 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 24 April, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 May 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 26 May 2016 at the Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, Statistics, Squad of the season
The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament:


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase
The 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase began on 7 October 2015 and concluded on 26 May 2016 with the final at Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia, Italy, which decided the champions of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase
Times from 25 October 2015 up to 26 March 2016 (round of 16 and quarter-finals first legs) were CET (UTC+1), all other times were CEST (UTC+2).


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Format
The knockout phase involved 32 teams: 24 teams which qualified directly, and the eight group winners from the qualifying round.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time was played.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Format
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Qualified teams
Below are the 32 teams which participated in the knockout phase (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2010–11 to 2014–15 plus 33% of their association coefficient from the same time span).


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 20 August 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Round of 32
The first legs were played on 7 and 8 October, and the second legs were played on 14 and 15 October 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 19 October 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 11 and 12 November, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 November 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held on 27 November 2015. The first legs were played on 23 March, and the second legs were played on 30 March 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 24 April, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 May 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 26 May 2016 at the Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia, Italy.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round
The 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round was played on 11, 13 and 16 August 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the qualifying round to decide eight of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Draw
The draw was held on 25 June 2015, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The 32 teams were allocated into four seeding positions based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season. They were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding positions. First, the eight teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 24 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Draw
Below are the 32 teams which participated in the qualifying round (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2010–11 to 2014–15 plus 33% of their association coefficient from the same time span), with the eight teams which were pre-selected as hosts marked by (H).


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Format
In each group, teams played against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. The eight group winners advanced to the round of 32 to join the 24 teams which qualified directly.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Groups
All times were CEST (UTC+2). All match attendances are provided by a source independent from UEFA.


2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Statistics
There were 235 goals in 48 matches in the qualifying round, for an average of 4.90 goals per match.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League
The 2015–16 UEFA Youth League was the third season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League
After a two-year trial period, the UEFA Youth League became a permanent UEFA competition starting from this season, with the tournament expanded from 32 to 64 teams.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League
Chelsea retained their title after defeating Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 in the final.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Format changes
The UEFA Executive Committee held on 18 September 2014 approved the following changes to the UEFA Youth League starting from the 2015–16 season:


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Teams
A total of 64 teams from 37 of the 54 UEFA member associations entered the tournament. They were split into two sections:


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Squads
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1997, with a maximum of three players per team born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1996 allowed.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, UEFA Champions League Path
For the UEFA Champions League Path, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. There was no separate draw held, with the group compositions identical to the draw for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held in Monaco on 27 August 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, UEFA Champions League Path
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight group winners advanced to the round of 16, while the eight runners-up advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path. The matchdays were 15–16 September, 29–30 September, 20–21 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, and 8–9 December 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Domestic Champions Path
For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw was held on 1 September 2015. There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into four groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Domestic Champions Path
The eight second round winners advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Domestic Champions Path
If the aggregate scores were level after full-time of the second leg, the away goals rule was used to decide the winner. If still tied, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Domestic Champions Path, First round
The first legs were played on 29 and 30 September, and the second legs were played on 7, 14, 20 and 21 October 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Domestic Champions Path, Second round
The first legs were played on 4, 5 November and 2 December, and the second legs were played on 24, 25 November and 6 December 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Play-offs
For the play-offs, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties played over one match. The draw was held on 14 December 2015. The eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were drawn against the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path, with the teams from the Domestic Champions Path hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Play-offs
The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path. The play-offs were played on 9 and 10 February 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Play-offs
If the scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase
For the knockout phase (round of 16 onwards), the 16 teams were drawn into a single-elimination tournament, with all ties played over one match. The draw was held on 15 February 2016. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase
If the scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The round of 16 matches were played on 23 and 24 February 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played on 8, 9 and 15 March 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on 15 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 18 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path
The 2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path were played from 29 September to 6 December 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the Domestic Champions Path to decide 8 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path
Times up to 24 October 2015 (first round) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (second round) times were CET (UTC+1).


2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path, Draw
The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2014 UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path. Associations without a youth domestic champion as well as domestic champions already included in the UEFA Champions League path were replaced by the next association in the UEFA ranking.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path, Draw
The 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw was held on 1 September 2015, 13:45 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into four groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path, Format
In the Domestic Champions Path, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path, Format
The eight second round winners advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path, First round
The first legs were played on 29 and 30 September, and the second legs were played on 7, 14, 20 and 21 October 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path, Second round
The first legs were played on 4, 5 November and 2 December, and the second legs were played on 24, 25 November and 6 December 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path, Second round
Anderlecht won 4−3 on aggregate. Anderlecht's home match against Servette was originally scheduled for 24 November 2015, 19:30, at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht, but was postponed due to the security threats around Brussels in the aftermath of the November 2015 Paris attacks. It was rescheduled for 6 December 2015, 14:00, at the Van Roy Stadium, Denderleeuw, after Servette's home match (initially the first leg with order of legs reversed after original draw) was played on 2 December 2015.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League group stage
The 2015–16 UEFA Youth League UEFA Champions League Path (group stage) was played from 15 September to 9 December 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the UEFA Champions League Path (group stage) to decide 16 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League group stage, Draw
The youth teams of the 32 clubs which qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the UEFA Champions League Path.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League group stage, Draw
The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. There was no separate draw held, with the group compositions identical to the draw for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 27 August 2015, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League group stage, Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight group winners advanced to the round of 16, while the eight runners-up advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 14.03):


2015–16 UEFA Youth League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 15–16 September, 29–30 September, 20–21 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, and 8–9 December 2015. Times up to 24 October 2015 (matchdays 1–3) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times were CET (UTC+1).


2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase
The 2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards) began on 9 February 2016 and concluded on 18 April 2016 with the final at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, which decided the champions of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League. A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase
Times up to 26 March 2016 (play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter times (semi-finals and final) were CEST (UTC+2).


2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).


2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Format
The knockout phase involved 24 teams: 16 teams which qualified from the UEFA Champions League Path (eight group winners and eight group runners-up), and eight teams which qualified from the Domestic Champions Path (eight second round winners):


2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase was played over one match. If the scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Format
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Play-offs
The draw for the play-offs was held on 14 December 2015. The play-offs were played on 9 and 10 February 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Bracket (round of 16 onwards)
The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 15 February 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Round of 16
The round of 16 matches were played on 23 and 24 February 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Round of 16
Match originally finished 0–2 in favour of Dinamo Zagreb, but was awarded by UEFA as 3–0 win for Anderlecht due to Dinamo Zagreb fielding suspended player Matija Fintić.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played on 8, 9 and 15 March 2016.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on 15 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.


2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 18 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.


2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team
The 2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Steve McClain, hired in the offseason to replace Howard Moore. The Flames played their home games at the UIC Pavilion and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 5–25, 3–15 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to Wright State.


2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team, Previous season
The Flames finished towards the bottom of the Horizon League standings with a record of 4–12 (10–24). Following a semifinal exit in the conference tournament, head coach Howard Moore was let go. He was replaced by Indiana assistant and former Wyoming head coach Steve McClain.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season
The 2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season was the first instance of the United Kingdom's Met Office and Ireland's Met Éireann naming extratropical cyclones. The season started on 10 November with the naming of Storm Abigail and ended on 28 March with the dissipation of Storm Katie. With a total of eleven named storms, the 2015–16 season is the most active to date.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season
Storms are named when they are forecast to cause hazards due to high winds by either organisation. The season is most notable for the amount of rainfall which fell over the UK and Ireland, causing the 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods; most of which is attributed to Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank. The strongest low-level gusts of the season came from storms Gertrude and Katie. On 29 January, Gertrude produced gusts of 105 mph (169 km/h) at Lerwick, Shetland Islands while Katie produced a gust of 106 mph (171 km/h) on 28 March at The Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season
The season preceded the 2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Background
Earlier in 2015, the Met Office and Met Éireann announced a pilot project to name wind storms and asked the public for suggestions. The full list of names for 2015, common to both the UK and Ireland, chosen for future selection are:


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Background
A storm will be named when it is deemed able to have a "substantial" impact on the UK or Ireland. They will be taken from the list, in alphabetical order, alternating between male and female names – the same naming convention used by the United States for tropical cyclones. In the case of storms resulting from ex-tropical storms and hurricanes, the original name allocated by the US National Hurricane Center will be used. Met Éireann name any storm which triggers a status orange or red weather warning for wind.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Background
The basis for such as outlined on their weather warning service are mean wind speeds in excess of 80 km/h (50 mph; 43 kn) or gusts over 130 km/h (81 mph; 70 kn). Similarly, the Met Office name storms that have the potential to cause medium (orange) or high (red) impacts to the UK. It describes the wind strength relative to observations such as "falling trees or tiles and other items like garden furniture being blown around."


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Seasonal summary
Comparison of strongest gusts associated with each storm in the UK and Ireland.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Abigail
Abigail was the first storm to be officially named (jointly) by the Met Office and Met Éireann on 10 November 2015. The Free University of Berlin named the cyclone Frank. A Met Office yellow warning for wind was issues to all of Scotland on 11 November; with amber warnings for the Western Isles, north west Highlands, parts of Argyll and Orkney. Initial forecasts on 12 November from a Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office warned of wind gusts widely reaching 60 to 70 mph (97 to 113 km/h) and 80 to 90 mph (130 to 140 km/h) in exposed locations. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency also warned of the risk of flooding due to the storm, as the weather system was anticipated to create a storm surge along the south-west and west coast, due to coincidence with a high tide.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Abigail
Abigail brought high winds, rain, lightning, and wintry showers across the north and northwest of Scotland. On 12 November, local ferries were affected by bad weather with many services cancelled. It was announced that every school in the Western Isles and Shetland were to be closed to pupils on 13 November. The storm left more than 20,000 homes without power, according to energy company SSE.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Barney
A yellow warning for wind was issued by the Met Office for Wales, along with southern, central and eastern England, with gusts of 70 to 80 mph (110 to 130 km/h) expected on 17 November.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Barney
It affected Ireland, Wales, southern and eastern England and the Midlands, where thousands of homes lost power and rail services were disrupted. The storm was named Heini by the Free University of Berlin adopt-a-vortex scheme.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Clodagh
The Met Office issued a statement on 26 November saying that despite a prediction of windy weather in the coming days, the weather system was unlikely to become a named storm. On 28 November, Met Éireann upgraded its warnings and named the storm Clodagh. The Danish Meteorological Institute christened the low as Gorm on the same evening. The Free University of Berlin named the low Nils II.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Clodagh
In the UK and Ireland, Clodagh's impact was most severe in Ireland and North West England. In the Republic of Ireland 6,000 people were left without power. In Northwest England 10,000 customers were without power. It also caused disruption to transport in the North of England and Scotland.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Desmond
Desmond was the fourth storm to be officially named, with heavy rain and severe gales forecast for 5–6 December across Ireland and the north of the UK. On 4 December, the Met Office issued yellow warnings for wind and rain across most of the north of the UK and an amber warning for rain in parts of central and southern Scotland, Tayside and Fife Met Éireann issued a status red rainfall warning for areas of Connacht, as well as counties Donegal, Clare and Kerry, with Clare County Council issuing a flood warning.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Desmond
On 5 December, the Met Office issued a red severe weather warning for rain in Cumbria. The Environment Agency had severe flood warnings in place for parts of the River Tyne in Northumberland and across Cumbria.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Desmond
The expected heavy rainfall was considered to be an extreme weather event by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, who named it Synne. The US National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center tweeted that the heavy rain was due to Desmond pulling a plume of moist air across the Atlantic Ocean to Western Europe, a weather phenomenon known as an atmospheric river.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Desmond
Approximately 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Hawick, Scottish Borders on 5 December, because the River Teviot flooded. Appleby and Keswick in the English county of Cumbria suffered blocked roads and some homes were evacuated; Cumbria Police declared the situation a "major incident". Homes left without electricity occurred in North Yorkshire (over 600) and in Wales (about 700); a further 2,000 people were without power in the Republic of Ireland. Landslides and flooding closed some main roads in Scotland and counties Down and Tyrone suffered road closures from fallen trees.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Eva
Eva was the fifth storm to be officially named by Met Éireann on 22 December 2015, with an orange wind warning being issued for counties Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal. Gales were also expected in the northwest of the UK, with storm force winds over parts of the Outer Hebrides. There were fears that the storm could cause further disruption to Cumbria in England, where areas were already dealing with the aftermath of flooding from Storm Desmond and in some cases had been flooded twice already. The army and Environment Agency staff were called in to be on stand-by to bolster flood defences.


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


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


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Eva
The media widely reported Storm Eva as being responsible for the flooding which occurred in Lancashire and Yorkshire on 25–27 December 2015. However, communications from the Met Office indicated that Eva's only direct impact on the UK was strong winds and a band of rain during 23–24 December 2015. By 26 December Storm Eva was located over the far north of Norway. The persistent heavy rain from 25 to 27 December was caused by a subsequent slow moving depression and frontal zone. Despite red warnings for rain being issued by the Met Office on 26 December 2015, no name was given to this depression since there were no warnings issued for wind.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Frank
Frank was the sixth storm to be officially named by the Met Office on 28 December 2015, and brought severe gales to western parts of the UK as well as persistent, heavy rainfall. It caused some disruption over Northern Ireland, west and southwest Scotland, northwest England and Wales on 30 December. Amber 'be prepared' rainfall warnings, meaning "danger to life," had been issued because of severe flooding reported in England and Scotland.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Frank
In Scotland, Frank caused floods in the towns of Dumfries, Peebles and Ballater flooded by the rivers Nith, Tweed and Dee.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Frank
The storm claimed three casualties across Cornwall, Moray and the Highlands.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Gertrude
On 28 January, the Met Office released news of the seventh named storm, Gertrude. In the release, they forecast a deepening area of low pressure to pass close to the north of Scotland on the night of 29 January, accompanied by a powerful jet stream from the Atlantic. It was anticipated that Scotland and Northern England would experience gales or severe gales (60–70 mph [97–113 km/h] widely; possible 80 mph [130 km/h]) with the Northern Isles "likely" to reach storm force winds (widely 70–80 mph [110–130 km/h], occasionally 90 mph [140 km/h]).


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Gertrude
They warned of impacts to transport, power supplies and structural damage. The extent of amber severe weather warnings spread across the Northern Isles, western and southern Scotland and the "far north" of England and Northern Ireland. The winds for the early morning of 29 January were forecast to widely reach 60–70 mph (97–113 km/h) and perhaps 80 mph (130 km/h) in places. The Met Office noted other hazards such as large waves on western coasts and surface water from heavy rain during the morning.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Gertrude
Winds were expected to strengthen and create the risk of blizzard conditions, especially over high ground in the north of Scotland. The Chief Operational Meteorologist said: "There remains some uncertainty over the exact track and intensity of the storm", however there was "higher confidence now" on the forecast of very strong winds and storm force winds in the Northern Isles. Press releases from Transport NI and Scotland's Transport Minister, Derek Mackay, reaffirmed the risk of strong winds and advised people to take care during the course of the storm. At 09:03 on 29 January, the Met Office upgraded the warning to red over the Shetland Islands (between 12:00 and 16:00), with gusts of around 100 mph (160 km/h) expected and warned of very large waves.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Gertrude
Gertrude caused the closures or restrictions on some bridges (Erskine Bridge, Tay Road Bridge, Forth Road Bridge and Severn Bridge) during the storm. On 29 January, 10% of Abellio ScotRail services were cancelled. There were also power cuts across Scotland and Northern Ireland.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Henry
On 30 January, the Met Office released news about the eighth named storm of the season, Henry. It was forecast to bring heavy rain and very strong gusts of wind across Scotland, northern England and northern Wales on 1–2 February, particularly into the night of 1 February. It was anticipated to bring gales across north Wales and north England, and severe gales across Scotland, most notably in the western isles, which was expected to bring gusts of up to 90 mph (140 km/h), resulting in amber wind warnings being issued. Localised flooding, transport disruption and issues with power supplies were expected, along with storm large waves being an additional concern.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Imogen
On 6 February Met Éireann issued an amber warning for strong winds and named Storm Imogen. At this stage the Met Office had issued a yellow warning for strong winds in south-west England and South Wales. On 7 February, the Met Office yellow warning area was enlarged and an amber warning added for winds across south-western England of 60–70 mph (97–113 km/h) and locally 80 mph (130 km/h) on 8 February. They warned of the risk to trees, structures, interruption of power supplies and transport, especially the M4 and M5 motorways. On 8 February Storm Imogen brought trees down, produced large coastal waves, caused power cuts and toppled high-sided vehicles across southern England and Wales.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Jake
Jake was named by Met Éireann on 1 March based on an amber warning of strong winds for counties Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick. Strong winds were experienced in much of the Republic of Ireland and also Wales and south-west England on 2 March. There were power cuts and trees blown down in parts of Wales. Disruption was also experienced in parts of south-west England.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Storms, Storm Katie
Katie, the eleventh storm of the season, was named by the Met Office on Good Friday, 25 March. During the first half of Easter Monday, 28 March strong winds were experienced widely across southern England with coastal gusts of 70–80 mph (110–130 km/h) and inland gusts of 50–70 mph (80–113 km/h) in many places. The peak gust of 106 mph (171 km/h) was recorded at the exposed site of The Needles Old Battery. Impacts were widespread across southern England including trees felled, wall, fence and roof damage, scaffolding collapses, bridge closures, flights, ferries and train cancellations and power outages.


2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Season effects
This table lists all known windstorms that affected the UK and Ireland during 2015–2016. It includes their name, duration, peak recorded gust (excluding mountain stations), lowest pressure, areas affected, deaths, and damage totals from the two nations. All damage figures are in 2015 pounds sterling and euros. The season's first half was more notable for rainfall and flooding, similar to that seen during the 2013–2014 Atlantic winter storms in Europe, which brought the 2013–2014 United Kingdom winter floods.


2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team  represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by fourth-year head coach Aki Thomas, played their home games at the Retriever Activities Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 3–13 in America East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the America East Tournament to Stony Brook.


2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
On March 3, head coach Aki Thomas was fired. He finished at UMBC with a four-year record of 28–95.


2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Retrievers finished the season 4–26, 2–14 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Vermont.


2015–16 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team
The 2015–16 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team will represent the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the America East Conference. The Retrievers were led by fourteenth year head coach Phil Stern and will once again play their home games in the Retriever Activities Center. They finished the season 18–14, 8–8 in America East play to finish in a 3-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Women's Tournament to Maine. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they defeated Fairfield in the first round before losing to Youngstown State in the quarterfinals.


2015–16 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team, Media
All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. Select games will be broadcast on the radio on WQLL-1370 AM.


2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team
The 2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos were led by third year head coach Kareem Richardson. They played their home games at the Municipal Auditorium and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Utah Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to New Mexico State.


2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team, Previous season
The Kangaroos finished the season 14–19, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC Tournament where they lost to Seattle.


2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos women's basketball team
The 2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Kangaroos are led by coach Marsha Frese. They will play most of their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center, with two taking place at Municipal Auditorium. UMKC entered the season as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–18, 5–9 in WAC play to finish sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Women's Tournament to Utah Valley.


2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by third year head coach Pat Duquette and played most of their home games at Costello Athletic Center, with five home games at the Tsongas Center. They were a member of the America East Conference.


2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
UMass Lowell was in the third year of a transition to Division I and thus ineligible for the postseason, including the America East Tournament.


2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
They finished the season 11–18, 7–9 in America East play to finish in fifth place.


2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The River Hawks finished the season 12–17, 6–10 in America East play to finish in sixth place.


2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team
The 2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The River Hawks were led by second year head coach Jenerrie Harris and will once again play most their home games in the Costello Athletic Center while select games will be played in the Tsongas Center and were members of the America East Conference. As part of their transition to Division I, they were ineligible for post season play until the 2017–18 season. They finished the season 4–24, 1–15 in America East play to finish in last place.


2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team, Media
All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website.


2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team
The 2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by eighth year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Rhode Island in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to VCU.


2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team, Previous season
The Minutemen finished the 2014–15 season 17–15, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to La Salle.


2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team
The 2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst  during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by sixth year head coach Sharon Dawley. The Minutewomen were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 12–18, 5–11 in A-10 to finish in a 4 way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Fordham.


2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team
On March 6, Sharon Dawley was fired. She finished at UMass with a six year record of 46–133.


2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team, 2015–16 media
All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Cody Chrusciel on the call.


2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team, Roster
Jen MacAulay (Vermont) Yolanda Griffith (Florida Atlantic) Chris Wielgus (Springfield)


2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Liberty, High Point, and Winthrop to become champions Big South Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were eliminated in the first round by Villanova.


2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2014–15 season 15–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Coastal Carolina in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament.


2015–16 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team
The 2015–16 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifth year head coach Wes Miller, play their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum, with two home games at Fleming Gymnasium, and are members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Furman. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Houston Baptist in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Ohio.


2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by second-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played their home games at the Trask Coliseum. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–8, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the CAA championship with Hofstra. They were champions of the CAA Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Duke.


2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Seahawks finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a four way tie for the CAA regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to Northeastern. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Sam Houston State.


2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team
The 2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by fourth year head coach Adell Harris, play their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–23, 3–15 CAA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Women's Tournament to College of Charleston.


2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team
The 2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team will represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by eighth year head coach Kathy Olivier. They play their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Women's Tournament where they lost to Fresno State.