2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season

The 2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season is the 106th season in the club's football history. In 2015–16 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football league system. It is the clubs 33rd consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1981.

Werder Bremen
2015–16 season
PresidentHubertus Hess-Grunewald
Head coachViktor Skripnik
StadiumWeserstadion
Bundesliga13th
DFB-PokalSemi-finals
Top goalscorerClaudio Pizarro

The club also is taking part in the 2015–16 edition of the DFB-Pokal.

Season overview edit

August edit

On 8 August, Werder Bremen started the season by winning against third division side Würzburger Kickers.[1] Werder lost the opening match of Bundesliga to Schalke 04 at home by a margin of 0–3.[2] Werder earned their first point in Bundesliga after 1–1 draw away at Hertha BSC.[3] Bremen earned their first win of the season by beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 at home with impressive performance from goal scorer Jannik Vestergaard and Aron Jóhannsson[4]

September edit

After the international break, Werder continued their winning form by beating TSG Hoffenheim 3–1. The game appeared to be headed to a draw, but a two injury time goals from Anthony Ujah and Zlatko Junuzović in a matter of two minutes sealed the victory for Werder.[5] However, Werder lost their way and winning form by losing to newly promoted team FC Ingolstadt and Darmstadt 98. Werder also saw Philipp Bargfrede and Fin Bartels getting marching orders against Ingolstadt and Darmstadt respectively.[6] Aron Jóhannsson suffered a hip injury during training with no timeline given by Werder's medical staff on his return.[7] Werder lost their third-straight match with a defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.[8][9] Head coach Viktor Skrypnyk conceded that losing three match in a row was a big disappointment for the team.[10]

October edit

Werder continued their losing trend by losing 1–0 to lowly-placed Hannover 96. This was the fourth consecutive loss for Werder, with unbeaten Bayern Munich looking to pounce on the team when they meet at Weserstadion after international break.[11] Werder gave a fighting performance against league leaders Bayern and came close to securing a point through Anthony Ujah. Bremen, however, could not prevent Bayern from becoming the first-ever team to win nine opening matches[12] Captain Clemens Fritz played his 250th match for Bremen but was not satisfied with the loss against Bayern after a spirited performance. Sporting Director Thomas Eichin, however, was at least pleased with the response of the team after having lost four-straight Bundesliga games.[13] After losing five consecutive matches, The Whites showed strength and character to outclass FSV Mainz 05 courtesy of an Ujah brace.[14] The next match for Bremen was in DFB-Pokal, where they knocked off 1. FC Köln 1–0 to reach the last 16 of the competition.[15] The month of October ended with a home match against second-placed Borussia Dortmund, which ended in 1–3 defeat. Sporting Director Eichin was happy with the spirited performance of Bremen and conceded that goal by Henrikh Mkhitaryan just before the half-time break changed the game in favour of Dortmund.[16]

November edit

The Whites started the month with a hard-fought 2–1 victory away at struggling FC Augsburg.[17] The match will be remembered for Claudio Pizzaro's first goal of his third stint at Werder and his 177th Bundesliga goal, the highest-ever total by foreign player in the Bundesliga.[18] In the next match, however, Werder faced their worst defeat of the season when they were thrashed 6–0 at the hands of VfL Wolfsburg.[19] After the humiliating loss, Werder Bremen next faces their fiercest northern neighbour Hamburger SV for the 103rd time in the Bundesliga. Despite Werder historically tallying more wins (37) over their opponent (32), Hamburg appeared more up-beat about facing Werder after its impressive win over Borussia Dortmund the week prior.[20] Werder lost the match 1–3, increasing the mounting pressure on coach Viktor Skripnik.[21]

December edit

The month of December was received with positive news that forward Aron Jóhannsson, who has been out of action since October, has started training sessions. The aim for Jóhannsson is to be in full training before the second half of the season begins after the winter break.[22] On 6 December, Werder traveled to VfB Stuttgart and battled hard in the second half to rescue a point after Lukas Rupp put the hosts in front.[23] Anthony Ujah scored the equaliser; his consistent goal-scoring performances have caught the attention of Stoke City for the upcoming winter transfer window.[24] In Werder's next match, Ujah was again the centre of focus, missing a penalty in the next match against his former club, Köln. Werder were leading when Ujah missed the penalty, whereupon Köln compounded the misery for the Green Whites by leveling with a controversial goal.[25] Werder are now without a win in their last six home games, and are desperate to win in their next match away at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the DFB-Pokal. The desperate Werder battled hard with courage and passion to come from behind to defeat Mönchengladbach 3–4 to earn a quarter-final spot in the DFB-Pokal.[26] It was the night to remember for the Green-Whites, especially the young stars of Werder, such as Levin Öztunalı, Florian Grillitsch and Janek Sternberg, the latter who scored his first goal for Bremen.[27] The DFB-Pokal win set up a quarter-final match away at Bayer Leverkusen, which will be played in the second week of February. Werder is set to face fellow Bundesliga strugglers Eintracht Frankfurt for the last game before the winter break commences. Head coach Viktor Skripnik is placing special importance to the match, terming it as "mini final" with players determined to give everything against Frankfurt.[28] Werder ended 2015 with a loss against Frankfurt, thus ending the first half of the Bundesliga season in the relegation zone.[29]

January edit

The start of new year saw Werder Bremen sign 21-year-old Hungarian midfielder László Kleinheisler and Senegalese centre back Papy Djilobodji on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season.[30][31] Meanwhile, long-serving Felix Kroos and Levent Ayçiçek has been loaned out to 1. FC Union Berlin and 1860 München respectively until the summer of 2016.[32][33] The new year began with an impressive win for the Green Whites at Schalke 04, with captain Clemens Fritz leading from the front by scoring an equalizing goal and providing beautiful crosses for the next two goals.[34] Unfortunately, Philipp Bargfrede suffered a meniscus tear in the game and will miss the remainder of the season.[35] In the first home game of 2016, Werder played out a hard-earned draw against Hertha BSC. Despite going 2–0 down and later 3–1 down in the match, Werder fought valiantly to earn a 3–3 draw, with stunning goal by Fin Bartels and a superb header by Santiago García.[36] Before the January transfer window closed, Bremen secured the services of midfielder Sambou Yatabaré from Olympiacos and centre back Miloš Veljković from Tottenham Hotspur.[37][38]

February edit

Bremen's next match was against Borussia Mönchengladbach, who were looking to end their losing streak. Bremen lost 5–1, pushing them down to the relegation play-off position in the table, whilst moving Gladbach up to sixth and pushing for a Champions League spot.[39] It was disappointing team performance by the Green-Whites, despite striker Claudio Pizarro scoring a goal in his 400th game. Thomas Eichin was critical of the effort put by the players and stated his expectation for "100 percent" effort from his players.[40] After the demoralising loss, Bremen returned to cup competition to face Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals. Bremen continued its good fortune in the cup by coming from behind to beat Leverkusen 1–3 and secure their place in the semi-final against reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.[41] On 13 February, Werder faced fellow league strugglers Hoffenheim at Weserstadion. Papy Djilobodji scored a crucial debut goal to earn a vital point for Werder, keeping them above Hoffenheim in the relegation battle. The game also saw a significant milestone when newly appointed Julian Nagelsmann of Hoffenheim became the youngest-ever Bundesliga coach at 28 years of age.[42] On 20 February, Bremen suffered another defeat against newcomers FC Ingolstadt. The last match of the month saw Bremen hosting Darmstadt 98 for its 23rd league game. Eichin admitted that after the loss to Ingolstadt,[43] the game against Darmstadt is like a must win encounter for Bremen. Bremen ultimately drew the match 2–2.[44]

March edit

With mediocre performance in the previous month and with mounting pressure to avoid relegation, Werder Bremen started the month of March with impressive display of goal scoring to earn two vital victories against Leverkusen and Hannover.[45][46] It was an important landmark for veteran goal scorer Pizarro who scored hat-trick against Bayer Leverkusen to become the oldest bundesliga player to score a hat-trick. Pizarro was also on target against Hannover, which moved him within one goal away from the record goal-scorer Marco Bode's tally of 101 goals for Werder Bremen.[47] The next match saw Werder receive pounding from current champion and league leader Bayern Munich and losing 5-0 at Allianz Areana.[48] The last match of the month saw Werder Bremen coming from behind to secure a point against high flying Mainz[49]

April edit

The month of April saw Werder Bremens ambition to be in Bundesliga receive a massive dent as Werder lost consecutive matches to Borrusia Dortmund and struggling Augsburg. However, Werder Bremen resumed their Bundesliga survival by beating Wolfsburg 3-2 at Weserstadion. Claudio Pizarro scored from the spot and thereby became Bremen's all-time leading goal scorer with 102 goals.[50] Weder Bremen next assignment was semi-final of DFB pokal against Bayern Munich, which Bremen eventually lost 2-0 ending their any hope of silverware to an otherwise disappointing season.[51] The last match of the month, saw Werder facing its fierce neighbour Hamburg. The game ended in 2-1 loss for Werder despite a goal from Anthony Ujah.

May edit

Werder Bremen came out of relegation zone after an emphatic victory over fellow strugglers VfB Stuttgart. Fin Bartels scored a brace for the Green-Whites and revived the hopes of survival in the bundesliga next season.[52] However, Bremen came down to the relegation zone after earning a draw against Cologne in the next match.[53] The final match of 2015-16 Bundesliga sees Werder Bremen facing their closest rival Eintracht Frankfurt in the relegation battle to decide who is guaranteed a place in the Bundesliga next season. The final match ended in a dramatic fashion when Papy Djilobodji gave the Green-whites much needed goal in the 88th minute to ensure Werder Bremen continues to be in top-flight of German football.

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Lose

Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 FC Ingolstadt 34 10 10 14 33 42 −9 40
12 FC Augsburg 34 9 11 14 42 52 −10 38
13 Werder Bremen 34 10 8 16 50 65 −15 38
14 Darmstadt 98 34 9 11 14 38 53 −15 38
15 1899 Hoffenheim 34 9 10 15 39 54 −15 37
Source: DFB
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) Away goals scored; 8) Play-offs.[54]

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 10 8 16 50 65  −15 38 5 5 7 27 30  −3 5 3 9 23 35  −12

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLDWWLLLLLWLWLLDDLWDLDLDWWLDLLWLWDW
Position161511691313141614161414151514161616161616161513151415161616151613
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 1 Werder Bremen 0–3 Schalke 04 Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Gebre Selassie   34' (o.g.)
Choupo-Moting   68'
Aogo   77'
Höger   80'
Huntelaar   85'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Daniel Siebert
21 August 2015 (2015-08-21) 2 Hertha BSC 1–1 Werder Bremen Berlin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stocker   6' Report Ujah   26'
Fritz   60'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 56,376
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
30 August 2015 (2015-08-30) 3 Werder Bremen 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bremen
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) S. García   30'
Jóhannsson   39' (pen.)
Vestergaard   53'
U. Garcia   62'
Wiedwald   90+4'
Report Xhaka   24'   87'
Stindl   45'
Nordtveit   66'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Felix Zwayer
13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 4 TSG Hoffenheim 1–3 Werder Bremen Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vargas   49'
Volland   53'
Polanski   60'
Report Junuzović   18',   45', 90+3'
Lukimya   66'
Fritz   69'
Ujah   90+2',   90+2'
Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 28,312
Referee: Jochen Drees
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 5 Werder Bremen 0–1 FC Ingolstadt Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gebre Selassie   56'
Lukimya   66'
Pizarro   86'
Bargfrede   90+4'
Report Hübner   26'
Groß   28'
Suttner   39'
Morales   82'
Hartmann   90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,500
Referee: Bastian Dankert
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) 6 Darmstadt 98 2–1 Werder Bremen Darmstadt
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Holland   28'
Wagner   31' (pen.), 84'
Niemeyer   40'
Díaz   88'
Report Bartels   10'   88'
Jóhannsson   19'
Wiedwald   30'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Guido Winkmann
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 7 Werder Bremen 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) S. García   39' Report Mehmedi   31'
Bellarabi   43'
Brandt   58'
Kampl   65'
Donati   83'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,005
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 8 Hannover 96 1–0 Werder Bremen Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sané   19',   55'
Schulz   51'
Gülselam   89'
Zieler   90+2'
Report Bartels   36' Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Peter Sippel
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9 Werder Bremen 0–1 Bayern Munich Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) S. García   60'
Bargfrede   80'
Report Müller   23'
Rafinha   42'
Kimmich   82'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Christian Dingert
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 10 Mainz 05 1–3 Werder Bremen Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Balogun   62'
Jairo   79'
Muto   90'
Report Fritz   11'
Ujah   39', 44'
Bartels   45+3'
Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 30,837
Referee: Robert Hartmann
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 11 Werder Bremen 1–3 Borussia Dortmund Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ujah   32'
Sternberg   55'
Fritz   60'
Gálvez   64'
Report Reus   9', 72'
Mkhitaryan   44'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Tobias Welz
8 November 2015 (2015-11-08) 12 FC Augsburg 1–2 Werder Bremen Augsburg
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kohr   3'
Verhaegh   90+1' (pen.)
Report S. García   11'
Pizarro   58'
Bartels   69'
Vestergaard   77'
Junuzović   90+3'
Wiedwald   90+4'
Stadium: WWK ARENA
Attendance: 28,122
Referee: Tobias Stieler
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 13 VfL Wolfsburg 6–0 Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Gálvez   11' (o.g.)
Kruse   44', 87'
Vieirinha   56'
Guilavogui   67'
Dost   78'
Report Gálvez   26'
Fritz   43'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Peter Sippel
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 14 Werder Bremen 1–3 Hamburger SV Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bartels   30'
Lukimya   54'
Ujah   62'
Report Iličević   3'
Sakai   18'
Gregoritsch   26'
N. Müller   68'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Knut Kircher
6 December 2015 (2015-12-06) 15 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Werder Bremen Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Die   25'
Rupp   33'
Kostić   49'
Report Bargfrede   30'
Fritz   53'
Ujah   71'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 46,590
Referee: Florian Meyer
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 16 Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Köln Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Vestergaard   4'
Bartels   70'
Öztunalı   70'
Fritz   83'
Report Vogt   45+1'
Gerhardt   50'
Švento   79'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,727
Referee: Guido Winkmann
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 17 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Werder Bremen Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kadlec   10'
Meier   31'
Aigner   42',   48'
Ignjovski   79'
Report Fritz   14'
Pizarro   29'
Sternberg   78'
Zetterer   79'
Öztunalı   86'
U. Garcia   87'
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
24 January 2016 (2016-01-24) 18 Schalke 04 1–3 Werder Bremen Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Matip   4'
Kolašinac   77'
Report Grillitsch   35'
Fritz   43'
Pizarro   53',   80'
Junuzović   58'
Ujah   89'
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,271
Referee: Christian Dingert
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 19 Werder Bremen 3–3 Hertha BSC Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) S. García   40'
Fritz   48'
Djilobodji   53'
Bartels   67'
Pizarro   75' (pen.), 77'
Report Haraguchi   9'
Darida   29'
Plattenhardt   41'
Skjelbred   46'
Weiser   68'
Kalou   71'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,141
Referee: Bastian Dankert
5 February 2016 (2016-02-05) 20 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–1 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Stindl   12'
Hazard   30'
Christensen   31', 50'
Raffael   70' (pen.)
Nordtveit   88'
Report Pizarro   56' (pen.)
Vestergaard   69'
Junuzović   74'
Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 51,569
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 21 Werder Bremen 1–1 TSG Hoffenheim Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Djilobodji   13'
S. García   56'
Report Kramarić   10',   49'   77'
Volland   45'
Schmid   73'
Vargas   90+2'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 38,454
Referee: Benjamin Brand
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 22 FC Ingolstadt 2–0 Werder Bremen Ingolstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hübner   12'
Cohen   22'
da Costa   59'
Hinterseer   90' (pen.)
Report Djilobodji   36'
Pizarro   72'
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 23 Werder Bremen 2–2 Darmstadt 98 Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ujah   33'
Wiedwald   43'
Yatabaré   45+1'
S. García   47'
Pizarro   89'
Report Rajković   36'
Wagner   44' (pen.)
Sulu   57',   82'
Niemeyer   71'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,396
Referee: Robert Hartmann
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) 24 Bayer Leverkusen 1–4 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Hernández   43'
Djilobodji   69' (o.g.)
Report Bartels   5'
Pizarro   55', 65' (pen.), 83'
Djilobodji   62'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,506
Referee: Marco Fritz
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 25 Werder Bremen 4–1 Hannover 96 Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bartels   18'
Pizarro   26'
Gebre Selassie   56'
Junuzović   67',   85'
Fritz   69'
Report Karaman   38',   45'
Gülselam   40'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Felix Zwayer
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 26 Bayern Munich 5–0 Werder Bremen Munich
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Thiago   9', 90'
Müller   31', 65'
Ribéry   35'
Lewandowski   86'
Report Gebre Selassie   25'
Djilobodji   67'
U. Garcia   83'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Guido Winkmann
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 27 Werder Bremen 1–1 Mainz 05 Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Fritz   38'
Pizarro   45+3' (pen.)
Djilobodji   62'
Report Baumgartlinger   38'
Jairo   61'
Bell   89'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 38,416
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 28 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Werder Bremen Dortmund
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Aubameyang   53'
Kagawa   77'
Ramos   82'
Castro   90+1'
Report S. García   15'
Yatabaré   50'
Gálvez   53',   69'
Junuzović   74'
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,359
Referee: Tobias Welz
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 29 Werder Bremen 1–2 FC Augsburg Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Grillitsch   43'
Gebre Selassie   68'
Fritz   90'
Report Caiuby   12'
Opare   50'
Finnbogason   53',   70'
Max   72'
Janker   82'
Hong   87'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 30 Werder Bremen 3–2 VfL Wolfsburg Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) S. García   26'
Pizarro   32' (pen.)
Bartels   64'
Yatabaré   83'
Report Schürrle   17'
Vieirinha   31'
Guilavogui   36'
Luiz Gustavo   77'
Benaglio   83'
Dost   86'
Arnold   88'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,557
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
22 April 2016 (2016-04-22) 31 Hamburger SV 2–1 Werder Bremen Hamburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lasogga   5', 32',   26'
Gregoritsch   46'
Drobný   79'
Report Yatabaré   15'
Fritz   35'
Ujah   65'
Djilobodji   76'
Bartels   90+5'
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
2 May 2016 (2016-05-02) 32 Werder Bremen 6–2 VfB Stuttgart Bremen
20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bartels   10', 80'
Barba   33' (o.g.)
Öztunalı   42'
Pizarro   64'
Ujah   86'
Gebre Selassie   90'
Report Insúa   9'
Didavi   26'
Barba   53'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Felix Brych
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 33 1. FC Köln 0–0 Werder Bremen Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Maroh   24'
Hector   51'
Sørensen   61'
Report Grillitsch   38'
Bartels   79'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) 34 Werder Bremen 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Grillitsch   50'
Gebre Selassie   78'
Djilobodji   88'
Ujah   89'
Junuzović   90+2'
Report Oczipka   64'
Russ   90'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Deniz Aytekin

DFB-Pokal edit

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Round 1 Würzburger Kickers 0–2 (a.e.t.) Werder Bremen Würzburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Shapourzadeh   22'
Russ   105'
Fennell   111'
Report Ujah   79',   102'
Bargfrede   90'
Bartels   108'
Gálvez   113'
Stadium: flyeralarm Arena
Attendance: 9,706
Referee: Rene Rohde
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Round 2 Werder Bremen 1–0 1. FC Köln Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ujah   23' Report Modeste   39' Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,052
Referee: Felix Brych
15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) Round of 16 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–4 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
19:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Stindl   32',   63'
Dahoud   48'
Hrgota   74', 90+3'
Report Sternberg   51'
Vestergaard   58'
U. Garcia   71'
Pizarro   75'
Ujah   78'
Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 53,106
Referee: Günter Perl
9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) Quarter-finals Bayer Leverkusen 1–3 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Hernández   22' (pen.)
Wendell   41'
Çalhanoğlu   52'
Report Gálvez   21'
S. García   31',   34'
Pizarro   42' (pen.)
Grillitsch   82'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 24,104
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) Semi-finals Bayern Munich 2–0 Werder Bremen Munich
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Müller   30', 71' (pen.) Report Fritz   24' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler

Squad and statistics edit

Sources:[55] As of 23 January 2016

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   GER Felix Wiedwald 20 0 17 0 3 0
2 FW   NGA Anthony Ujah 20 10 17 7 3 3
3 DF   DEN Jannik Vestergaard 19 3 16 2 3 1
4 DF   CZE Theodor Gebre Selassie 19 0 16 0 3 0
5 MF   GER Fin Bartels 18 3 16 2 2 1
6 MF   GER Clemens Fritz 17 0 15 0 2 0
7 MF   AUT Zlatko Junuzović 16 2 14 2 2 0
8 MF   GER Philipp Bargfrede 16 0 13 0 3 0
9 FW   PER Claudio Pizarro 16 3 14 2 2 1
11 DF   ESP Álex Gálvez 15 0 13 0 2 0
14 DF   COD Assani Lukimya 15 0 12 0 3 0
15 DF   ARG Santiago García 14 0 13 0 1 0
16 MF   GER Levin Öztunali 12 0 10 0 2 0
17 MF   AUT Florian Grillitsch 12 0 9 0 3 0
18 DF   SUI Ulisses Garcia 11 0 9 0 2 0
19 DF   GER Janek Sternberg 8 1 5 0 3 1
20 FW   USA Aron Jóhannsson 6 2 6 2 0 0
21 MF   GER Maximilian Eggestein 5 0 4 0 1 0
22 FW   GER Melvyn Lorenzen 4 0 4 0 0 0
23 MF   GER Lukas Fröde 3 0 2 0 1 0
25 DF   GER Luca-Milan Zander 2 0 2 0 0 0
26 MF   GER Marcel Hilßner 1 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF   GER Özkan Yildirim 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   GER Felix Kroos 9 0 8 0 1 0
30 MF   GER Julian von Haacke 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK   GER Raphael Wolf 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK   GER Michael Zetterer 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF   SEN Papy Djilobodji 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF   CRO Mateo Pavlović 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   GER Oliver Hüsing 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF   GER Marnon Busch 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF   HUN László Kleinheisler 0 0 0 0 0 0

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