2015–16 in German football explained

Country:	Germany
Season:	2015–16
Division1:	Bundesliga
Champions1:	Bayern Munich
Division2:	2. Bundesliga
Champions2:	SC Freiburg
Division3:	3. Liga
Champions3:	Dynamo Dresden
Domestic:	DFB-Pokal
Dchampions:	Bayern Munich
Supercup:	DFL-Supercup
Schampions:	VfL Wolfsburg
Wdivision1:	Frauen-Bundesliga
Wchampions1:	Bayern Munich
Wdomestic:	DFB-Pokal
Wdchampions:	VfL Wolfsburg
Prevseason:	2014–15
Nextseason:	2016–17

The 2015–16 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Germany.

Promotion and relegation

Pre–season

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Bundesliga	FC Ingolstadt Darmstadt 98	SC Freiburg SC Paderborn
2. Bundesliga	Arminia Bielefeld MSV Duisburg	Erzgebirge Aue VfR Aalen
3. Liga	Werder Bremen II 1. FC Magdeburg Würzburger Kickers	Borussia Dortmund II SpVgg Unterhaching Jahn Regensburg
Bundesliga (women)	1. FC Köln Werder Bremen	MSV Duisburg Herforder SV
2. Bundesliga (women)	SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Borussia Mönchengladbach TSV Schott Mainz Eintracht Wetzlar BW Hohen Neuendorf	VfL Bochum 1. FC Union Berlin Magdeburger FFC 1. FFC Montabaur 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen

Post–season

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Bundesliga	SC Freiburg RB Leipzig	VfB Stuttgart Hannover 96
2. Bundesliga	Dynamo Dresden Erzgebirge Aue Würzburger Kickers	MSV Duisburg FSV Frankfurt SC Paderborn
3. Liga	FSV Zwickau Sportfreunde Lotte Jahn Regensburg	Stuttgarter Kickers Energie Cottbus VfB Stuttgart II
Bundesliga (women)	MSV Duisburg Borussia Mönchengladbach	Werder Bremen 1. FC Köln
2. Bundesliga (women)	Bramfelder SV 1. FC Union Berlin Arminia Bielefeld 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen SC Sand II	ETSV Würzburg Alemannia Aachen Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf FFV Leipzig Holstein Kiel

National teams

Germany national football team

See main article: Germany national football team.

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

See main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D.

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying fixtures and results

UEFA Euro 2016

See main article: UEFA Euro 2016.

UEFA Euro 2016 fixtures and results

Friendly matches

Germany women's national football team

See main article: Germany women's national football team.

UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

See main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5.

2016 SheBelieves Cup

See main article: 2016 SheBelieves Cup.

League season

Men

Bundesliga

See main article: 2015–16 Bundesliga.

Bundesliga standings

2. Bundesliga

See main article: 2015–16 2. Bundesliga.

2. Bundesliga standings

3. Liga

See main article: 2015–16 3. Liga.

3. Liga standings

German clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.

Play-off round

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Group stage

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage.

Group F

Knockout phase

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

Qualifying phase

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.

Third qualifying round

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Play-off round

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Group stage

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage.

Group L

Knockout phase

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Round of 32

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Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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UEFA Women's Champions League

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Round of 32

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Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final.