2015–16 1. FC Magdeburg season 2015–16 1. FC Magdeburg season The 2015–16 1. FC Magdeburg season is their first season in the 3. Liga. In June 2015, the club announced their pre-season plan. Later they confirmed that the friendly match against Berliner AK 07 would be played on a training pitch at MDCC-Arena, while they would face FC Viktoria Köln at the Sparkassen-Arena in nearby Bernburg. Magdeburg took part in the Kaiserstuhl-Cup where the side faced hosts Bahlinger SC and French 2014–15 Ligue 2 winners ES Troyes AC, eventually winning the cup. They would also play a match against FSV Havelberg, a club from north-eastern
2015–16 FC Basel season 10 May, Basel also announced that they had signed Egyptian defender Omar Gaber from Zamalek on a four-year deal. Basel's priority aim for the season is to win the league championship for the seventh time in a row. Basel's 2015–16 Swiss Super League season began well with a home victory on 18 July against Vaduz. In fact, they started the season very well, winning each of their first eight games, scoring 22 goals conceding 7. They suffered their first defeat in the Stade de Suisse 3–4 against Young Boys. Four of the next five games were won; the away game