2015–16 Hessenliga
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Teutonia Watzenborn |
| Promoted | Teutonia Watzenborn |
| Relegated | 1. FC Eschborn SV Wiesbaden Spvgg 05 Oberrad SV Buchonia Flieden |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Top goalscorer | Raffael Szymanski (26 goals)[1] |
| Highest attendance | 7,200[2] |
| Lowest attendance | 50[2] |
| Total attendance | 93,131[2] |
| Average attendance | 342[2] |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 season of the Hessenliga, the highest football league in the German state of Hesse, marked its eighth season at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 38th season overall since establishment of the league in 1978, then as the Oberliga Hessen.[3]
The season began on 24 July 2015 and finished on 21 May 2016, with a winter break between 12 December and 20 February.[4]
Standings
The 2015–16 season saw five new clubs in the league, Borussia Fulda, Teutonia Watzenborn-Steinberg, SC Hessen Dreieich and Rot-Weiss Frankfurt, all four promoted from the Verbandsligas, while KSV Baunatal was relegated from the Regionalliga Südwest.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teutonia Watzenborn (C, P) | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 81 | 40 | +41 | 68 | Promotion to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 2 | Rot-Weiss Frankfurt (Q) | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 64 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | TSV Lehnerz[a] | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 57 | |
| 4 | FSC Lohfelden | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 57 | |
| 5 | TSV Eintracht Stadtallendorf | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 54 | |
| 6 | 1. FC Eschborn[b] (X) | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 49 | Withdrawn to Gruppenliga |
| 7 | SV Wiesbaden[c] (X) | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 48 | |
| 8 | SC Viktoria Griesheim | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 42 | |
| 9 | Sportfreunde Seligenstadt | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 42 | |
| 10 | SV Rot-Weiß Hadamar | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 41 | |
| 11 | Borussia Fulda | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 39 | |
| 12 | KSV Baunatal | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 39 | |
| 13 | SC Hessen Dreieich | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 38 | |
| 14 | OSC Vellmar | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 35 | |
| 15 | FC Bayern Alzenau | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 34 | |
| 16 | Spvgg 05 Oberrad (R) | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 31 | Relegation to Verbandsliga |
| 17 | SV Buchonia Flieden (R) | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) head-to-head results; 5) goals scored away from home against opponent; 6) goals scored away from home; 7) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (X) Team withdrew
Notes:
- ^ TSV Eintracht Stadtallendorf 0–3 loss to TSV Lehnerz was awarded 3–0 to Stadtallendorf but later changed back to a win for Lehnerz.
- ^ 1. FC Eschborn withdrawn to the Gruppenliga for the following season for financial reasons.[5]
- ^ SV Wiesbaden withdrawn to the Gruppenliga for the following season for financial reasons.[6]
Top goalscorers
The top goal scorers for the season:[1]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Raffael Szymanski
|
Teutonia Watzenborn | 26 |
| 2 | Varol Akgöz
|
Rot-Weiss Frankfurt | 24 |
| 3 |  Younes Bahssou
|
SV Wiesbaden | 21 |
| Denis Weinecker
|
Teutonia Watzenborn | ||
| 5 |  Serdar Bayrak
|
FSC Lohfelden | 19 |
| Cem Kara
|
Rot-Weiss Frankfurt |
Promotion play-off
Promotion play-off will be held at the end of the season for both the Regionalliga above and the Oberliga.[7]
To the Regionalliga
The runners-up of the Hessenliga, Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar competed for one more spot in the Regionalliga Südwest, with each team playing the other just once:[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | FCN | RWF | SCH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Nöttingen (P) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Promotion to Regionalliga Südwest | — | 3–2 | — | |
| 2 | Rot-Weiss Frankfurt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | SC Hauenstein | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 1 | 4–4 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Decider;
(P) Promoted
To the Oberliga
The runners-up of the Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord, Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd and Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte compete for two more spots in the Oberliga which FC Ederbergland and Rot-Weiß Darmstadt won.[9]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Rot-Weiß Darmstadt | 3–0 | 1. FC Schwalmstadt |
| FC Ederbergland | 2–0 | Rot-Weiß Darmstadt |
| 1. FC Schwalmstadt | 1–1 | FC Ederbergland |
References
- ^ a b 2015–16 Hessenliga Goal scorers (in German) fupa.net, accessed: 17 December 2015
- ^ a b c d 2015–16 Hessenliga spectators (in German) fupa.net, accessed: 17 December 2015
- ^ Hessenliga tables (in German) Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 17 December 2015
- ^ Match calendar (in German) fupa.net, accessed: 17 December 2015
- ^ "Der Rückzug des 1. FC Eschborn und die Folgen..." [1. FC Eschborn's withdrawal and its consequences...]. Frankfurter Neue Presse. 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Gruppenliga statt Hessenliga: Neuanfang des SV Wiesbaden mit freiwilligem Abstieg" [Gruppenliga instead of Hessenliga: New start for the SV Wiesbaden through voluntary relegation]. wiesbadener-Kurier.de (in German). Wiesbadener Kurier. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Verbandsebene Archived 2 August 2012 at archive.today (in German) Hesse Football Federation website, Promotion & relegation rules, accessed: 17 December 2015
- ^ "High Noon in Hauenstein" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "AUFSTIEG LOTTO HESSENLIGA" [Promotion play-off to the Hessenliga]. fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
External links
- Hessenliga on Fupa.net (in German)