The 2015–16 season was Feyenoord's 108th season of play, it marked its 60th season in the Eredivisie and its 94th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. It was the first season with manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst, a former player who played seven seasons for Feyenoord and who played 106 times for Dutch national team. The club started the season relatively well alternating between the second and third place until the halfway point of the season. They then hit a seven-game losing streak among a nine-game stretch without a win and dropped to seventh place. They followed this up with a six-game winning streak to get back to the third position for the final stretch of the season. They ended the season third in the league. Feyenoord entered the KNVB Cup in the second round. They started their campaign by beating both finalist of the 2013–14 edition. They were coupled to past cup winners in all their cup matches and beat FC Utrecht 2–1 in the final. The cup win qualified them to the group stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
| 2015–16 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Dick van Well | |||
| Manager | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | |||
| Stadium | De Kuip | |||
| Eredivisie | 3rd | |||
| KNVB Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dirk Kuyt (19) All: Dirk Kuyt (23) | |||
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Competitions edit
Overall edit
| Competition | Round started | Final result | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | — | Third | 8 August 2015 | 8 May 2016 |
| KNVB Cup | Second round | Winners | 24 September 2015 | 24 April 2016 |
Source: Competitions
Eredivisie edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven (C) | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 88 | 32 | +56 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Ajax | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 81 | 21 | +60 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
| 4 | AZ | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs[b] |
Source: Eredivisie, NUsport, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off (only if deciding champion, European competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off (only if deciding champion, European competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 KNVB Cup.
- ^ Four teams played for one spot in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | +3 |
Source: League matches
League matches edit
| 8 August 2015 1 | Feyenoord | 3 – 2 | FC Utrecht | Rotterdam |
Kazim-Richards  22'Vilhena 77'Kuyt 81' (pen.) |
Report | Haller 75', 90+6' (pen.) |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Blom |
| 16 August 2015 2 | SC Cambuur | 0 – 2 | Feyenoord | Leeuwarden |
| Report | Kramer 77' Kuyt 90+3' (pen.) |
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Van Boekel |
| 23 August 2015 3 | Feyenoord | 2 – 0 | Vitesse | Rotterdam |
| Kuyt 77' (pen.) Başaçıkoğlu 79' |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Gözübüyük |
| 30 August 2015 4 | PSV | 3 – 1 | Feyenoord | Eindhoven |
| Lestienne 37' Arias 50'Locadia 81' (pen.) |
Report | Bruma 4' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Kuipers |
| 13 September 2015 5 | Feyenoord | 1 – 0 | Willem II | Rotterdam |
| Elia 68' |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Liesveld |
| 20 September 2015 6 | Roda JC | 1 – 1 | Feyenoord | Kerkrade |
| Faik 27' |
Report | Kramer 20' |
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 17,142 Referee: Van Boekel |
| 27 September 2015 7 | Feyenoord | 2 – 0 | PEC Zwolle | Rotterdam |
| Kuyt 54' Elia 82' |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Kuipers |
| 4 October 2015 8 | De Graafschap | 1 - 2 | Feyenoord | Doetinchem |
| Van Beek 14' (o.g.) |
Report | Kramer 50' Elia 70' |
Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 12,145 Referee: Makkelie |
| 18 October 2015 9 | SC Heerenveen | 2 – 5 | Feyenoord | Heerenveen |
| Veerman 59', 81' |
Report | Kuyt 7', 32', 39' Kramer 16'Gustafson 28' |
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 25,350 Referee: Gözübüyük |
| 25 October 2015 10 | Feyenoord | 3 – 1 | AZ | Rotterdam |
| Kuyt 13', 59', 77' (pen.) |
Report | Van Overeem 18' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Kuipers |
| 1 November 2015 11 | ADO Den Haag | 1 – 0 | Feyenoord | The Hague |
| Van Beek 69' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Kyocera Stadion Attendance: 14,261 Referee: Blom |
| 8 November 2015 12 | Feyenoord | 1 – 1 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| Van Beek 38' |
Report | Klaassen 59' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Nijhuis |
| 22 November 2015 13 | Feyenoord | 5 – 0 | FC Twente | Rotterdam |
| Gustafson 7', 26' Kramer 46'El Ahmadi 50'Başaçıkoğlu 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Liesveld |
| 28 November 2015 14 | Excelsior | 2 – 4 | Feyenoord | Rotterdam |
| Van Mieghem 44' Van Weert 86' |
Report | Kuyt 2' Kramer 36', 55', 71' |
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 3,750 Referee: Braamhaar |
| 6 December 2015 15 | Feyenoord | 3 – 0 | Heracles Almelo | Rotterdam |
| Elia 31' Kuyt 83'Kramer 90' |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Nijhuis |
| 13 December 2015 16 | FC Groningen | 1 – 1 | Feyenoord | Groningen |
| De Leeuw 25' |
Report | Kuyt 50' |
Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,091 Referee: Van Boekel |
| 20 December 2015 17 | N.E.C. | 3 – 1 | Feyenoord | Nijmegen |
| Bikel 60' Limbombe 65'Santos 85' |
Report | Vilhena 20' |
Stadium: Stadion de Goffert Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Blom |
| 17 January 2016 18 | Feyenoord | 0 – 2 | PSV | Rotterdam |
| Report | Moreno 49' Narsingh 84' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Makkelie |
| 24 January 2016 19 | AZ | 4 – 2 | Feyenoord | Alkmaar |
| Henriksen 23' Janssen 26', 53', 55' |
Report | Kramer 12' Vilhena 72' |
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 15,217 Referee: Liesveld |
| 28 January 2016 20 | Feyenoord | 1 – 2 | SC Heerenveen | Rotterdam |
| Achahbar 71' |
Report | Veerman 39' Van den Berg 84' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Van Boekel |
| 31 January 2016 21 | Feyenoord | 0 – 2 | ADO Den Haag | Rotterdam |
| Report | Jansen 41' Zuiverloon 59' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Makkelie |
| 7 February 2016 22 | Ajax | 2 – 1 | Feyenoord | Amsterdam |
| Younes 21' Bazoer 65' |
Report | Toornstra 13' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,875 Referee: Blom |
| 14 February 2016 23 | PEC Zwolle | 3 – 1 | Feyenoord | Zwolle |
| Veldwijk 15', 50' Ehizibue 90+3' |
Report | Van Beek 41' |
Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Gözübüyük |
| 21 February 2016 24 | Feyenoord | 1 – 1 | Roda JC | Rotterdam |
| Kuyt 45' |
Report | Ngombo 69' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Liesveld |
| 28 February 2016 25 | FC Utrecht | 1 – 2 | Feyenoord | Utrecht |
| Haller 4' |
Report | Vilhena 19' Kuyt 44' |
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,512 Referee: Van Boekel |
| 6 March 2016 26 | Feyenoord | 3 – 1 | SC Cambuur | Rotterdam |
| Toornstra 36' Kuyt 79'Elia 85' |
Report | Barto 70' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Higler |
| 13 March 2016 27 | Vitesse | 0 – 2 | Feyenoord | Arnhem |
| Report | Kramer 73' Başaçıkoğlu 88' |
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 18,834 Referee: Kuipers |
| 19 March 2016 28 | Feyenoord | 3 – 1 | De Graafschap | Rotterdam |
| Kramer 55' Elia 76'Bouma 82' (o.g.) |
Report | Pröpper 26' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Nijhuis |
| 2 April 2016 29 | Feyenoord | 3 – 0 | Excelsior | Rotterdam |
| Kuyt 21', 59' Elia 33' |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 46,500 Referee: Liesveld |
| 10 April 2016 30 | FC Twente | 0 – 1 | Feyenoord | Enschede |
| Report | Kramer 13' |
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,600 Referee: Gözübüyük |
| 16 April 2016 31 | Feyenoord | 1 – 1 | FC Groningen | Rotterdam |
| Vilhena 65' |
Report | De Leeuw 24' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Higler |
| 20 April 2016 32 | Heracles Almelo | 2 – 2 | Feyenoord | Almelo |
| Gosens 11' Weghorst 49' |
Report | Kramer 39' Elia 73' |
Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 12,024 Referee: Makkelie |
| 1 May 2016 33 | Willem II | 0 – 1 | Feyenoord | Tilburg |
| Report | Achahbar 57' |
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,670 Referee: Vink |
| 8 May 2016 34 | Feyenoord | 1 – 0 | N.E.C. | Rotterdam |
| Kuyt 55' |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Janssen |
Source: Royal Dutch Football Association[2]
KNVB Cup edit
| 24 September 2015 Second round | Feyenoord | 3 – 0 | PEC Zwolle | Rotterdam |
| Marcellis 19' (o.g.) Kuyt 60', 69' |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Nijhuis |
| 28 October 2015 Third round | Feyenoord | 1 – 0 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| Veltman 90+5' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Van Boekel |
| 17 December 2015 Fourth round | Feyenoord | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Willem II | Rotterdam |
| Vilhena 88' Kuyt 119' (pen.) |
Report | Andersen 25' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Janssen |
| 3 February 2016 Quarter-final | Roda JC | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Feyenoord | Kerkrade |
| Report | Botteghin 105' |
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 12,595 Referee: Janssen |
| 3 March 2016 Semi-final | Feyenoord | 3 – 1 | AZ | Rotterdam |
| Henriksen 15' (o.g.) Kramer 78'Kuyt 85' (pen.) |
Report | Henriksen 46' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Makkelie |
| 24 April 2016 Final | Feyenoord | 2 – 1 | FC Utrecht | Rotterdam |
| Kramer 42' Bednarek 75' (o.g.) |
Report | Leeuwin 51' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 45,592 Referee: Kuipers |
Friendlies edit
| 4 July 2015 | SC Feyenoord | 0 – 3 | Feyenoord | Rotterdam |
| Report | Başaçıkoğlu 12' Achahbar 21'Immers 26' |
Stadium: Sportcomplex Varkenoord Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ruperti |
| 8 July 2015 | SV Kematen | 1 – 8 | Feyenoord | Kematen in Tirol |
| Kuen 86' |
Report | Schuurman 3', 31', 60' Te Vrede 30', 57', 67'Dammers 73'Manu 80' |
Stadium: Sportplatz Kematen |
| 12 July 2015 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 - 2 | Feyenoord | Kufstein |
| Report | Kazim-Richards 27' El Ahmadi 80' |
Stadium: Kufstein Arena |
| 18 July 2015 [a] | Feyenoord | Cancelled | FC Dordrecht | Halsteren |
| Stadium: Sportpark De Beek |
| 18 July 2015 [a] | VVV-Venlo | 2 – 1 | Feyenoord | Halsteren |
| Resida 18', 33' |
Report | Toornstra 19' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Beek Referee: Lindhout |
| 23 July 2015 | Feyenoord | 0 – 3 | Southampton F.C. | Rotterdam |
| Report | Pellè 40' Yoshida 61'Juanmi 83' |
Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Janssen |
| 1 August 2015 | Feyenoord | 1 – 3 | Olympiacos F.C. | Rotterdam |
| Kuyt 62' (pen.) |
Report | Jara 6' Pardo 24'Fortounis 45' |
Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Van Boekel |
| 8 January 2016 [b] | Feyenoord | 3 – 3 | Charleroi | Albufeira |
| Kuyt 46', ?' (pen.) Başaçıkoğlu ?' |
Report | Perbet ?', ?' (pen.) Benavente ?' |
Stadium: Amendoeira Golf Resort |
| 24 March 2016 Hartstichting charity match | Feyenoord | 2 – 0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Rotterdam |
| Gustafson 23' Toornstra 83' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Van Boekel |
- ^ a b This game was banned as originally planned, because of the objections of the mayor of Bergen op Zoom. The match was allowed to be played with the new opponent.[3]
- ^ Feyenoord played Charleroi in a game lasting three times 45 minutes.
References edit
- ^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal Seizoen 2015/'16" [Regulations professional football 2015–16 season] (pdf) (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. p. 44. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "PROGRAMMA BETAALD VOETBAL SEIZOEN 2015/'16 EREDIVISIE / JUPILER LEAGUE" [Schedule professional football 2015–16 season Eredivisie/Jupiler League] (PDF) (in Dutch). Zeist: Royal Dutch Football Association. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Feyenoord in Halsteren tegen VVV Venlo in plaats van FC Dordrecht" [Feyenoord in Halsteren against VVV-Venlo instead of FC Dordrecht]. feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 July 2015.