2015–16 Regionalliga#Regionalliga Nordost
{{short description|8th season of the Regionalliga}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Regionalliga
| season = 2015–16
| winners = {{ubl|VfL Wolfsburg II (Nord)|FSV Zwickau (Nordost)|Sportfreunde Lotte (West)|SV Waldhof Mannheim (Südwest)|SSV Jahn Regensburg (Bayern)}}
| promoted = {{ubl|FSV Zwickau|Sportfreunde Lotte|SSV Jahn Regensburg}}
| relegated = {{ubl|Goslarer SC 08|BV Cloppenburg|TSV Schilksee|FC Kray|FC Wegberg-Beeck|SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken|FSV Optik Rathenow|VfB Germania Halberstadt|Bahlinger SC|SSVg Velbert|TuS Erndtebrück|SpVgg Neckarelz|SV Spielberg|SC Freiburg II|Viktoria Aschaffenburg|FC Amberg|TSV Rain am Lech}}
| prevseason = 2014–15
| nextseason = 2016–17
}}
The 2015–16 Regionalliga was the eighth season of the Regionalliga, the fourth under the new format, as the fourth tier of the German football league system. The champions of Regionalliga Nord – SV Werder Bremen II, the champions of the Regionalliga Nordost – 1. FC Magdeburg, and the champions of Regionalliga Bayern – Würzburger Kickers were promoted to the 3. Liga. Borussia Dortmund II, SpVgg Unterhaching and SSV Jahn Regensburg were relegated from 3. Liga.
Regionalliga Nord
18 teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein competed in the fourth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord. 15 teams were retained from the last season and 3 teams were promoted from the Oberliga – Niedersachsenliga champions SV Drochtersen/Assel and the two Regionalliga North promotion playoff winners VfV 06 Hildesheim, Niedersachsenliga runners-up, and TSV Schilksee, Schleswig-Holstein-Liga champions.
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football
|source=[https://www.kicker.de/regionalliga-nord/spieltag/2015-16 kicker.de], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/germany/regionalliga/20152016/nord/r31896/ soccerway.com]
|show_limit=5
|update=complete
|team1=WOL|team2=OLD|team3=WEI|team4=DRO|team5=MEP|team6=HAV|team7=LÜB|team8=REH|team9=BRA|team10=HIL|team11=NOR|team12=HAN|team13=LÜN|team14=HAM|team15=STP|team16=GOS|team17=CLO|team18=SCH
|win_WOL=25|draw_WOL=4|loss_WOL=5|gf_WOL=87|ga_WOL=24|status_WOL=C
|win_OLD=22|draw_OLD=8|loss_OLD=4|gf_OLD=65|ga_OLD=21
|win_WEI=17|draw_WEI=13|loss_WEI=4|gf_WEI=57|ga_WEI=29
|win_DRO=18|draw_DRO=8|loss_DRO=8|gf_DRO=46|ga_DRO=31
|win_MEP=16|draw_MEP=7|loss_MEP=11|gf_MEP=57|ga_MEP=42
|win_HAV=13|draw_HAV=8|loss_HAV=13|gf_HAV=48|ga_HAV=60
|win_LÜB=12|draw_LÜB=9|loss_LÜB=13|gf_LÜB=50|ga_LÜB=46
|win_REH=11|draw_REH=12|loss_REH=11|gf_REH=47|ga_REH=45
|win_BRA=13|draw_BRA=6|loss_BRA=15|gf_BRA=36|ga_BRA=37
|win_HIL=12|draw_HIL=8|loss_HIL=14|gf_HIL=46|ga_HIL=50
|win_NOR=12|draw_NOR=8|loss_NOR=14|gf_NOR=45|ga_NOR=53
|win_HAN=10|draw_HAN=12|loss_HAN=12|gf_HAN=52|ga_HAN=46
|win_LÜN=10|draw_LÜN=11|loss_LÜN=13|gf_LÜN=49|ga_LÜN=51
|win_HAM=9|draw_HAM=14|loss_HAM=11|gf_HAM=43|ga_HAM=49
|win_STP=11|draw_STP=8|loss_STP=15|gf_STP=43|ga_STP=58
|win_GOS=11|draw_GOS=6|loss_GOS=17|gf_GOS=38|ga_GOS=56|status_GOS=R
|win_CLO=4|draw_CLO=11|loss_CLO=19|gf_CLO=27|ga_CLO=66|status_CLO=R
|win_SCH=1|draw_SCH=5|loss_SCH=28|gf_SCH=21|ga_SCH=93|status_SCH=R
|name_WOL=VfL Wolfsburg II
|name_OLD=VfB Oldenburg
|name_WEI=ETSV Weiche
|name_DRO=SV Drochtersen/Assel
|name_MEP=SV Meppen
|name_HAV=TSV Havelse
|name_BRA=Eintracht Braunschweig II
|name_NOR=FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03
|name_REH=BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden
|name_HAM=Hamburger SV II
|name_HAN=Hannover 96 II
|name_LÜB=VfB Lübeck
|name_LÜN=Lüneburger SK Hansa
|name_HIL=VfV 06 Hildesheim
|name_STP=FC St. Pauli II
|name_GOS=Goslarer SC 08
|name_CLO=BV Cloppenburg
|name_SCH=TSV Schilksee
|note_GOS=Goslarer SC 08 did not apply for an Oberliga licence for 2016–17 and was relegated to the tier six Landesliga instead.{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/goslarer-sc-stuerzt-in-die-landesliga---thoss-geht-652956/artikel |title=Goslarer SC stürzt in die Landesliga - Thoß geht|date=30 May 2016 |website=Kicker|publisher=kicker (sports magazine)|access-date= 1 June 2016|language=de|trans-title=Goslarer SC drops to the Landesliga - Thoß leaves}}
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
|result1=PO |result16=T |result17=R |result18=R
|res_col_header=QR
|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Qualification to promotion play-offs
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to Oberliga
|col_T=red1 |text_T=Relegation to Landesliga
}}
= Top goalscorers =
The top scorers of the league:{{cite web |url=http://www.weltfussball.de/torjaeger/regionalliga-nord-2015-2016/ |title=Regionalliga Nord 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste|website=weltfussball.de |access-date= 20 April 2016|language=de|trans-title=Regionalliga Nord 2015–16 goal scorers}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Player ! Club ! Goals |
1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUT}} Dino Međedović |align="left"|VfL Wolfsburg II |23 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Kwasi Okyere Wriedt |align="left"|Lüneburger SK Hansa |22 |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Roman Prokoph |align="left"|Hannover 96 II |18 |
rowspan=3|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|DR Congo}} Kifuta Makangu |align="left"|VfB Oldenburg |rowspan=3|16 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Muhamed Alawie
|align="left"|SV Meppen |
align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Deniz Undav
|align="left"|TSV Havelse |
Regionalliga Nordost
18 teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia competed in the fourth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost. 13 teams were retained from the last season and 5 teams that were promoted from the Oberliga. The league expanded to 18 teams from 16 as no other teams were relegated to Oberliga because of Union Berlin II's withdrawal and insolvency-stricken VFC Plauen's administrative relegation. FSV Optik Rathenow qualified by winning the NOFV-Oberliga Nord along with runners-up FC Schönberg 95, while RB Leipzig II also qualified by winning NOFV-Oberliga Süd along with runners-up FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf. FSV 63 Luckenwalde of the northern division won the promotion playoff between the third placers of the two NOFV-Oberliga divisions.
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football
|source=[https://www.kicker.de/regionalliga-nordost/spieltag/2015-16 kicker.de], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/germany/regionalliga/20152016/nordost/r31895/ soccerway.com]
|show_limit=5
|update=complete
|team1=ZWI|team2=BAK|team3=NOR|team4=DYN|team5=OBE|team6=BAB|team7=JEN|team8=NEU|team9=Aue|team10=HER|team11=LEI|team12=VIK|team13=BAU|team14=MEU|team15=SCH|team16=LUC|team17=HAL|team18=RAT
|win_ZWI=24|draw_ZWI=5|loss_ZWI=5|gf_ZWI=77|ga_ZWI=30|status_ZWI=CP
|win_BAK=23|draw_BAK=8|loss_BAK=3|gf_BAK=68|ga_BAK=22
|win_NOR=17|draw_NOR=10|loss_NOR=7|gf_NOR=59|ga_NOR=39
|win_DYN=17|draw_DYN=5|loss_DYN=12|gf_DYN=66|ga_DYN=48
|win_OBE=15|draw_OBE=9|loss_OBE=10|gf_OBE=52|ga_OBE=48
|win_BAB=13|draw_BAB=14|loss_BAB=7|gf_BAB=49|ga_BAB=29
|win_JEN=15|draw_JEN=8|loss_JEN=11|gf_JEN=43|ga_JEN=33
|win_NEU=15|draw_NEU=6|loss_NEU=13|gf_NEU=53|ga_NEU=42
|win_Aue=14|draw_Aue=8|loss_Aue=12|gf_Aue=52|ga_Aue=44
|win_HER=13|draw_HER=9|loss_HER=12|gf_HER=52|ga_HER=59
|win_LEI=12|draw_LEI=8|loss_LEI=14|gf_LEI=49|ga_LEI=48
|win_VIK=9|draw_VIK=11|loss_VIK=14|gf_VIK=46|ga_VIK=62
|win_BAU=8|draw_BAU=13|loss_BAU=13|gf_BAU=46|ga_BAU=47
|win_MEU=10|draw_MEU=7|loss_MEU=17|gf_MEU=34|ga_MEU=59
|win_SCH=9|draw_SCH=9|loss_SCH=16|gf_SCH=37|ga_SCH=52
|win_LUC=9|draw_LUC=2|loss_LUC=23|gf_LUC=33|ga_LUC=80
|win_HAL=6|draw_HAL=5|loss_HAL=23|gf_HAL=39|ga_HAL=80|status_HAL=R
|win_RAT=5|draw_RAT=7|loss_RAT=22|gf_RAT=33|ga_RAT=66|status_RAT=R
|name_ZWI=FSV Zwickau
|name_BAK=Berliner AK 07
|name_NOR=FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen
|name_DYN=BFC Dynamo
|name_OBE=FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf
|name_JEN=FC Carl Zeiss Jena
|name_BAB=SV Babelsberg 03
|name_HER=Hertha BSC II
|name_Aue=VfB Auerbach
|name_NEU=TSG Neustrelitz
|name_LEI=RB Leipzig II
|name_SCH=FC Schönberg 95
|name_VIK=FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin
|name_BAU=FSV Budissa Bautzen
|name_MEU=ZFC Meuselwitz
|name_LUC=FSV 63 Luckenwalde
|name_HAL=VfB Germania Halberstadt
|name_RAT=FSV Optik Rathenow
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
|result1=PO |result17=R |result18=R
|res_col_header=QR
|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Qualification to promotion play-offs
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to Oberliga
}}
= Top goalscorers =
The top scorers of the league:{{cite web |url=http://www.weltfussball.de/torjaeger/regionalliga-nordost-2015-2016/ |title=Regionalliga Nordost 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste|website=weltfussball.de |access-date= 20 April 2016|language=de|trans-title=Regionalliga Nordost 2015–16 goal scorers}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Player ! Club ! Goals |
rowspan=3|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Andis Shala |align="left"|SV Babelsberg 03 |rowspan=3|15 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Jonas Nietfeld
|align="left"|FSV Zwickau |
align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Marc Zimmermann
|align="left"|FSV Zwickau |
rowspan=2|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Paul Walther |align="left"|FSV Budissa Bautzen |rowspan=2|14 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Henry Haufei
|align="left"|FC Schönberg 95 |
6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Josef Němec |align="left"|FC Oberlausitz |13 |
Regionalliga West
19 teams from North Rhine-Westphalia competed in the fourth season of the reformed Regionalliga West; 14 teams were retained from the last season. FC Wegberg-Beeck won Oberliga Mittelrhein and SSVg Velbert the Oberliga Niederrhein. TuS Erndtebrück won the Oberliga Westfalen while Rot-Weiss Ahlen qualified as runners-up. Borussia Dortmund II was relegated from 3. Liga.
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football
|source=[https://www.kicker.de/regionalliga-west/spieltag/2015-16 kicker.de], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/germany/regionalliga/20152016/west/r31894/ soccerway.com]
|show_limit=5
|update=complete
|team1=LOT|team2=MÖN|team3=VIK|team4=DOR|team5=OBE|team6=DÜS|team7=AAC|team8=WAT|team9=SCH|team10=VER|team11=WIE|team12=ESS|team13=AHL|team14=RÖD|team15=KÖL|team16=VEL|team17=ERN|team18=KRA|team19=WEG
|win_LOT=25|draw_LOT=8|loss_LOT=3|gf_LOT=67|ga_LOT=23|status_LOT=CP
|win_MÖN=19|draw_MÖN=11|loss_MÖN=6|gf_MÖN=80|ga_MÖN=46
|win_VIK=17|draw_VIK=12|loss_VIK=7|gf_VIK=66|ga_VIK=36
|win_DOR=17|draw_DOR=9|loss_DOR=10|gf_DOR=57|ga_DOR=36
|win_OBE=17|draw_OBE=8|loss_OBE=11|gf_OBE=58|ga_OBE=44
|win_DÜS=17|draw_DÜS=8|loss_DÜS=11|gf_DÜS=63|ga_DÜS=51
|win_AAC=17|draw_AAC=5|loss_AAC=14|gf_AAC=52|ga_AAC=43
|win_WAT=15|draw_WAT=10|loss_WAT=11|gf_WAT=61|ga_WAT=52
|win_SCH=13|draw_SCH=12|loss_SCH=11|gf_SCH=44|ga_SCH=44
|win_VER=14|draw_VER=9|loss_VER=13|gf_VER=43|ga_VER=46
|win_WIE=13|draw_WIE=11|loss_WIE=12|gf_WIE=50|ga_WIE=45
|win_ESS=12|draw_ESS=12|loss_ESS=12|gf_ESS=48|ga_ESS=49
|win_AHL=13|draw_AHL=7|loss_AHL=16|gf_AHL=56|ga_AHL=60
|win_RÖD=9|draw_RÖD=16|loss_RÖD=11|gf_RÖD=43|ga_RÖD=42
|win_KÖL=10|draw_KÖL=11|loss_KÖL=15|gf_KÖL=44|ga_KÖL=51
|win_VEL=9|draw_VEL=9|loss_VEL=18|gf_VEL=38|ga_VEL=65|status_VEL=R
|win_ERN=8|draw_ERN=8|loss_ERN=20|gf_ERN=42|ga_ERN=68|status_ERN=R
|win_KRA=2|draw_KRA=12|loss_KRA=22|gf_KRA=36|ga_KRA=81|status_KRA=R
|win_WEG=4|draw_WEG=4|loss_WEG=28|gf_WEG=30|ga_WEG=96|status_WEG=R
|name_LOT=Sportfreunde Lotte
|name_MÖN=Borussia Mönchengladbach II
|name_VIK=FC Viktoria Köln
|name_DOR=Borussia Dortmund II
|name_OBE=Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
|name_DÜS=Fortuna Düsseldorf II
|name_WAT=SG Wattenscheid 09
|name_AAC=Alemannia Aachen
|name_SCH=FC Schalke 04 II
|name_VER=SC Verl
|name_WIE=SC Wiedenbrück
|name_AHL=Rot Weiss Ahlen
|name_ESS=Rot-Weiss Essen
|name_RÖD=SV Rödinghausen
|name_VEL=SSVg Velbert
|name_KÖL=1. FC Köln II
|name_ERN=TuS Erndtebrück
|name_KRA=FC Kray
|name_WEG=FC Wegberg-Beeck
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
|result1=PO |result16=R |result17=R |result18=R |result19=R
|res_col_header=QR
|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Qualification to promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal play-off
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to Oberliga
}}
=Westphalia DFB-Pokal play-off=
As the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association is one of three regional associations with the most participating teams in their league competitions, they were allowed to enter a second team for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal (in addition to the Westphalian Cup winners). A play-off took place between the best-placed eligible (non-reserve) Westphalian team of the Regionalliga West, Sportfreunde Lotte, and the best-placed eligible team of the 2015–16 Oberliga Westfalen, Sportfreunde Siegen, with the winners qualifying for the DFB-Pokal.
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2016|6|5|df=y}}
|time=15:00 CEST
|team1=Sportfreunde Lotte
|score=2–0
|report=http://www.fussball.de/spiel/vfl-sportfreunde-lotte-sportfreunde-siegen-/-/spiel/01S96H92FG000000VS54898EVTAHLVK3
|team2=Sportfreunde Siegen
|goals1=
- Tankulić {{goal|26}}
- Freiberger {{goal|67}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Sportpark am Lotter Kreuz, Lotte
|attendance=1,300
|referee=Fabian Maibaum
}}
= Top goalscorers =
The top scorers of the league:{{cite web |url=http://www.weltfussball.de/torjaeger/regionalliga-west-2015-2016/ |title=Regionalliga West 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste|website=weltfussball.de |access-date= 20 April 2016|language=de|trans-title=Regionalliga West 2015–16 goal scorers}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Player ! Club ! Goals |
1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Marlon Ritter |align="left"|Borussia Mönchengladbach II |23 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Kamil Bednarski |align="left"|SC Wiedenbrück |19 |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Hamadi Al Ghaddioui |align="left"|SC Verl |17 |
rowspan=2|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Güngör Kaya |align="left"|SG Wattenscheid 09 |rowspan=2|16 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Kamil Bednarski
|align="left"|SC Wiedenbrück |
rowspan=2|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Marvin Ducksch |align="left"|Borussia Dortmund II |rowspan=2|15 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Kevin Freiberger
|align="left"|Sportfreunde Lotte |
Regionalliga Südwest
18 teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland competed in the fourth season of the Regionalliga Südwest. 14 teams were retained from last season and 4 teams were promoted from the Oberliga: SV Spielberg won the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, Saar 05 Saarbrücken the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar and TSV Steinbach the Hessenliga. The second-placed teams of the other Oberligas had play-off matches which was won by Bahlinger SC.
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football
|source=[https://www.kicker.de/regionalliga-suedwest/spieltag/2015-16 kicker.de], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/germany/regionalliga/20152016/sudwest/r31893/ soccerway.com]
|show_limit=5
|update=complete
|team1=MAN|team2=ELV|team3=HOF|team4=OFF|team5=TRI|team6=HOM|team7=SAA|team8=KAS|team9=WOR|team10=KAI|team11=WAL|team12=STE|team13=PIR|team14=BAH|team15=FRE|team16=SPI|team17=NEC|team18=SSR
|win_MAN=22|draw_MAN=7|loss_MAN=5|gf_MAN=64|ga_MAN=19|status_MAN=C
|win_ELV=22|draw_ELV=6|loss_ELV=6|gf_ELV=69|ga_ELV=28
|win_HOF=20|draw_HOF=6|loss_HOF=8|gf_HOF=77|ga_HOF=39
|win_OFF=19|draw_OFF=7|loss_OFF=8|gf_OFF=67|ga_OFF=49
|win_TRI=19|draw_TRI=6|loss_TRI=9|gf_TRI=62|ga_TRI=33
|win_HOM=17|draw_HOM=8|loss_HOM=9|gf_HOM=59|ga_HOM=42
|win_SAA=15|draw_SAA=9|loss_SAA=10|gf_SAA=48|ga_SAA=36
|win_KAS=14|draw_KAS=11|loss_KAS=9|gf_KAS=42|ga_KAS=32
|win_WOR=15|draw_WOR=3|loss_WOR=16|gf_WOR=54|ga_WOR=54
|win_KAI=10|draw_KAI=13|loss_KAI=11|gf_KAI=47|ga_KAI=42
|win_WAL=12|draw_WAL=6|loss_WAL=16|gf_WAL=46|ga_WAL=53
|win_STE=11|draw_STE=9|loss_STE=14|gf_STE=36|ga_STE=56
|win_PIR=11|draw_PIR=6|loss_PIR=17|gf_PIR=43|ga_PIR=43
|win_BAH=9|draw_BAH=10|loss_BAH=15|gf_BAH=45|ga_BAH=58|status_BAH=R
|win_FRE=9|draw_FRE=7|loss_FRE=18|gf_FRE=50|ga_FRE=60|status_FRE=R
|win_SPI=7|draw_SPI=5|loss_SPI=22|gf_SPI=28|ga_SPI=70|status_SPI=R
|win_NEC=6|draw_NEC=8|loss_NEC=20|gf_NEC=32|ga_NEC=76|status_NEC=R
|win_SSR=2|draw_SSR=5|loss_SSR=27|gf_SSR=21|ga_SSR=100|status_SSR=R
|name_MAN=SV Waldhof Mannheim
|name_ELV=SV Elversberg
|name_HOF=TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
|name_TRI=SV Eintracht Trier 05
|name_OFF=Kickers Offenbach
|name_SAA=1. FC Saarbrücken
|name_KAS=KSV Hessen Kassel
|name_HOM=FC 08 Homburg
|name_WOR=Wormatia Worms
|name_KAI=1. FC Kaiserslautern II
|name_WAL=FC Astoria Walldorf
|name_PIR=FK Pirmasens
|name_STE=TSV Steinbach
|name_BAH=Bahlinger SC
|name_FRE=SC Freiburg II
|name_NEC=SpVgg Neckarelz
|name_SPI=SV Spielberg
|name_SSR=SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken
|note_NEC=SpVgg Neckarelz did not apply for a licence for the 2016–17 Regionalliga season and was relegated.{{cite web|title=Presseinformation der Regionalliga Südwest vom 15.04.2016|url=http://www.wormatia.de/news/aktuell/news-detailseite/artikel/presseinformation-der-regionalliga-suedwest-vom-15042016.html|access-date=10 May 2016|language=de|archive-date=22 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422015636/http://www.wormatia.de/news/aktuell/news-detailseite/artikel/presseinformation-der-regionalliga-suedwest-vom-15042016.html|url-status=dead}}
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
|result1=PO |result2=PO |result14=R |result15=R |result16=R |result17=R |result18=R
|res_col_header=QR
|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Qualification to promotion play-offs
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to Oberliga
}}
= Top goalscorers =
The top scorers of the league:{{cite web |url=http://www.weltfussball.de/torjaeger/regionalliga-suedwest-2015-2016/ |title=Regionalliga Südwest 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste|website=weltfussball.de |access-date= 20 April 2016|language=de|trans-title=Regionalliga Südwest 2015–16 goal scorers}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Player ! Club ! Goals |
1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Mijo Tunjic |align="left"|SV Elversberg |21 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Florian Treske |align="left"|Wormatia Worms |18 |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Felix Lohkemper |align="left"|TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II |17 |
4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Jannik Sommer |align="left"|Waldhof Mannheim |16 |
5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Robert Glatzel |align="left"|1. FC Kaiserslautern II |15 |
Regionalliga Bayern
18 teams from Bavaria competed in the fourth season of the Regionalliga Bayern. 13 teams were retained from the last season. SpVgg Unterhaching and SSV Jahn Regensburg were relegated from the 3. Liga. 3 teams were promoted from the Bayernliga. Viktoria Aschaffenburg won Bayernliga Nord, TSV Rain 1896 the Bayernliga Süd, and FC Amberg won the promotion play-off.
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football
|source=[https://www.kicker.de/regionalliga-bayern/spieltag/2015-16 kicker.de], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/germany/regionalliga/20152016/bayern/r31892/ soccerway.com]
|show_limit=5
|update=complete
|team1=REG|team2=BUR|team3=NÜR|team4=UNT|team5=ILL|team6=MUC|team7=BAY|team8=BUC|team9=FÜR|team10=MÜN|team11=ING|team12=MEM|team13=HEI|team14=SCH|team15=ASC|team16=AUG|team17=AMB|team18=RAI
|win_REG=19|draw_REG=7|loss_REG=8|gf_REG=61|ga_REG=36|status_REG=CP
|win_BUR=19|draw_BUR=6|loss_BUR=9|gf_BUR=58|ga_BUR=33
|win_NÜR=19|draw_NÜR=6|loss_NÜR=9|gf_NÜR=57|ga_NÜR=37
|win_UNT=15|draw_UNT=11|loss_UNT=8|gf_UNT=59|ga_UNT=32
|win_ILL=14|draw_ILL=11|loss_ILL=9|gf_ILL=53|ga_ILL=49
|win_MUC=14|draw_MUC=10|loss_MUC=10|gf_MUC=54|ga_MUC=38
|win_BAY=13|draw_BAY=10|loss_BAY=11|gf_BAY=52|ga_BAY=57
|win_BUC=12|draw_BUC=12|loss_BUC=10|gf_BUC=43|ga_BUC=46
|win_FÜR=13|draw_FÜR=8|loss_FÜR=13|gf_FÜR=53|ga_FÜR=56
|win_MÜN=11|draw_MÜN=13|loss_MÜN=10|gf_MÜN=48|ga_MÜN=38
|win_ING=11|draw_ING=13|loss_ING=10|gf_ING=55|ga_ING=54
|win_MEM=12|draw_MEM=6|loss_MEM=16|gf_MEM=52|ga_MEM=60
|win_HEI=11|draw_HEI=7|loss_HEI=16|gf_HEI=40|ga_HEI=62
|win_SCH=8|draw_SCH=14|loss_SCH=12|gf_SCH=44|ga_SCH=52
|win_ASC=8|draw_ASC=11|loss_ASC=15|gf_ASC=49|ga_ASC=63|status_ASC=R
|win_AUG=7|draw_AUG=12|loss_AUG=15|gf_AUG=52|ga_AUG=63
|win_AMB=6|draw_AMB=11|loss_AMB=17|gf_AMB=36|ga_AMB=57|status_AMB=R
|win_RAI=7|draw_RAI=6|loss_RAI=21|gf_RAI=44|ga_RAI=77|status_RAI=R
|name_REG=SSV Jahn Regensburg
|name_BUR=SV Wacker Burghausen
|name_NÜR=1. FC Nürnberg II
|name_ILL=FV Illertissen
|name_UNT=SpVgg Unterhaching
|name_FÜR=SpVgg Greuther Fürth II
|name_BUC=TSV Buchbach
|name_MUC=FC Bayern Munich II
|name_BAY=SpVgg Bayreuth
|name_ING=FC Ingolstadt 04 II
|name_MÜN=TSV 1860 München II
|name_MEM=FC Memmingen
|name_SCH=1. FC Schweinfurt 05
|name_ASC=Viktoria Aschaffenburg
|name_HEI=SV Schalding-Heining
|name_AUG=FC Augsburg II
|name_AMB=FC Amberg
|name_RAI=TSV Rain am Lech
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
|result1=PO |result15=RPO |result16=RPO |result17=R |result18=R
|res_col_header=QR
|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Qualification to promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification to relegation play-offs
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to Bayernliga
}}
= Top goalscorers =
The top scorers of the league:{{cite web |url=http://www.weltfussball.de/torjaeger/regionalliga-bayern-2015-2016/ |title=Regionalliga Bayern 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste|website=weltfussball.de |access-date= 20 April 2016|language=de|trans-title=Regionalliga Bayern 2015–16 goal scorers}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Player ! Club ! Goals |
1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Markus Ziereis |align="left"|Jahn Regensburg |19 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Stefan Maderer |align="left"|SpVgg Greuther Fürth II |18 |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|TUN}} Sammy Ammari |align="left"|FC Ingolstadt 04 II |17 |
4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Karl-Heinz Lappe |align="left"|FC Bayern Munich II |15 |
5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Ardian Morina |align="left"|FV Illertissen |14 |
Promotion play-offs
The draw for the 2015–16 promotion play-offs was held on 3 April,{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/aufstiegsspiele-zur-3-liga-ausgelost-143231/ |title=Aufstiegsspiele zur 3. Liga ausgelost |trans-title=Promotion play-offs to 3. Liga drawn |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=3 April 2016 |access-date=8 October 2017 |language=de}} with another draw between the Regionalliga Südwest teams held on 21 May 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/aufstiegsspiele-elversberg-gegen-zwickau-lotte-trifft-auf-mannheim-146518/ |title=Aufstiegsspiele: Elversberg gegen Zwickau, Lotte trifft auf Mannheim |trans-title=Promotion play-offs: Elversberg vs. Zwickau, Lotte meets Mannheim |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=21 May 2016 |access-date=8 October 2017 |language=de}}
=Summary=
The first legs were played on 25 May, and the second legs were played on 29 May 2016.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|VfL Wolfsburg II {{small|({{Abbr|N|Nord champions}})}}||1–2|Jahn Regensburg {{small|({{Abbr|B|Bayern champions}})}}||1–0|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|SV Elversberg {{small|({{Abbr|S2|Südwest runners-up}})}}||1–2|FSV Zwickau {{small|({{Abbr|NO|Nordost champions}})}}||1–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Sportfreunde Lotte {{small|({{Abbr|W|West champions}})}}||2–0|Waldhof Mannheim {{small|({{Abbr|S1|Südwest champions}})}}||0–0|2–0}}
|}
=Matches=
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
{{Football box
|id=VfL Wolfsburg II v Jahn Regensburg
|date={{Start date|2016|5|25|df=y}}
|time=19:00
|team1=VfL Wolfsburg II
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.dfb.de/regionalliga/aufstiegs-playoffs/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2233612
|team2=Jahn Regensburg
|goals1=Pläschke {{goal|13}}
|goals2=
|stadium=AOK-Stadion, Wolfsburg
|attendance=4,653
|referee=Martin Thomsen
}}
{{Football box
|id=Jahn Regensburg v VfL Wolfsburg II
|date={{Start date|2016|5|29|df=y}}
|time=13:30
|team1=Jahn Regensburg
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.dfb.de/regionalliga/aufstiegs-playoffs/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2233615
|team2=VfL Wolfsburg II
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Continental Arena, Regensburg
|attendance=14,189
|referee=Martin Petersen
}}
Jahn Regensburg won 2–1 on aggregate.
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{{Football box
|id=SV Elversberg v FSV Zwickau
|date={{Start date|2016|5|25|df=y}}
|time=19:00
|team1=SV Elversberg
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.dfb.de/regionalliga/aufstiegs-playoffs/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2233614
|team2=FSV Zwickau
|goals1=Oesterhelweg {{goal|66}}
|goals2=Mai {{goal|68}}
|stadium=Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde, Spiesen-Elversberg
|attendance=6,000
|referee=Christian Dietz
}}
{{Football box
|id=FSV Zwickau v SV Elversberg
|date={{Start date|2016|5|29|df=y}}
|time=15:05
|team1=FSV Zwickau
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.dfb.de/regionalliga/aufstiegs-playoffs/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2233617
|team2=SV Elversberg
|goals1=Wachsmuth {{goal|79}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Sternquell-Arena, Plauen
|attendance=4,775
|referee=Benjamin Cortus
}}
FSV Zwickau won 2–1 on aggregate.
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{{Football box
|id=Sportfreunde Lotte v Waldhof Mannheim
|date={{Start date|2016|5|25|df=y}}
|time=19:15
|team1=Sportfreunde Lotte
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.dfb.de/regionalliga/aufstiegs-playoffs/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2233613
|team2=Waldhof Mannheim
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Sportpark am Lotter Kreuz, Lotte
|attendance=5,373
|referee=René Rohde
}}
{{Football box
|id=Waldhof Mannheim v Sportfreunde Lotte
|date={{Start date|2016|5|29|df=y}}
|time=15:05
|team1=Waldhof Mannheim
|score=0–2
|report=https://www.dfb.de/regionalliga/aufstiegs-playoffs/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2233616
|team2=Sportfreunde Lotte
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Granatowski {{goal|25}}
- Rosinger {{goal|26}}
|stadium=Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim
|attendance=22,371
|referee=Harm Osmers
}}
Sportfreunde Lotte won 2–0 on aggregate.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.kicker.de/regionalliga/startseite Regionalliga] {{in lang|de}} kicker.de
- [https://www.dfb.de/regionalliga/ The Regionalligas] {{in lang|de}} DFB.de
{{Regionalliga seasons}}
{{2015–16 in German football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Regionalliga, 2015-16}}
Category:2015–16 in European fourth-tier association football leagues