The 2015–16 season of the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga, the highest association football league in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, was the eighth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system.[3]
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SV Eichede |
| Promoted | SV Eichede |
| Relegated | Preetzer TSVSV Henstedt-UlzburgTuRa MeldorfSG Reher-Puls |
| Matches played | 306[1] |
| Top goalscorer | Morten Liebert (37 goals)[2] |
| Total attendance | 68,532[1] |
| Average attendance | 224[1] |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The season began on 31 July 2015 and finished on 21 May 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 5 December to 20 February.[4]
2015–16 standings edit
The 2015–16 season saw five new clubs in the league, FC Kilia Kiel, TSB Flensburg, Oldenburger SV and SG Reher-Puls, all four promoted from the Verbandsligas while VfR Neumünster was relegated from the Regionalliga Nord.
Of the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga teams only SV Eichede, Eutin 08 and TSB Flensburg applied for a Regionalliga licence for the 2016–17 season, with the Northern German Football Association deciding on 9 May 2016 to grant all applicants a licence.[5][6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SV Eichede (C, P) | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 92 | 31 | +61 | 81 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Eutin 08 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 108 | 46 | +62 | 76 | |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel II[a] | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 76 | 31 | +45 | 68 | |
| 4 | TSB Flensburg | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 38 | +35 | 65 | |
| 5 | SV Todesfelde | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 78 | 55 | +23 | 62 | |
| 6 | Heider SV | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 58 | |
| 7 | Flensburg 08 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 90 | 68 | +22 | 52 | |
| 8 | TSV Kropp | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 50 | |
| 9 | TSV Altenholz | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 50 | |
| 10 | VfR Neumünster[b] | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 46 | |
| 11 | Union Neumünster | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 43 | |
| 12 | Oldenburger SV | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 76 | 80 | −4 | 42 | |
| 13 | FC Kilia Kiel | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 39 | |
| 14 | TuS Hartenholm | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 36 | 90 | −54 | 30 | |
| 15 | Preetzer TSV (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 76 | −31 | 28 | Relegation to Verbandsligas |
| 16 | SV Henstedt-Ulzburg[c] (R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 98 | −60 | 26 | |
| 17 | TuRa Meldorf (R) | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 88 | −50 | 24 | |
| 18 | SG Reher-Puls (R) | 34 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 40 | 105 | −65 | 15 |
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Reserve teams of 3. Liga clubs are ineligible for Regionalliga promotion.
- ^ VfR Neumünster deducted nine points.
- ^ SV Henstedt-Ulzburg deducted three points.
Top goalscorers edit
The top goal scorers for the season:[2]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Morten Liebert
|
SV Todesfelde | 37 |
| 2 | Florian Stahl
|
Eutin 08 | 36 |
| 3 | Freddy Kaps
|
Oldenburger SV | 25 |
| 4 | Arnold Lechler
|
SV Eichede | 22 |
Promotion play-off edit
Promotion play-off were to be held at the end of the season to the Regionalliga Nord.[7] The runners-up of the Niedersachsenliga and the champions or, in Hamburg's case, the only team applying for a licence, of the Bremen-Liga, Oberliga Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein-Liga played each other for two more spot in the Regionalliga. In the promotion round each team met the other just once with the two highest-placed teams in the final table promoted:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | GER | SVE | ALT | BSV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germania Egestorf (P) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Promotion to Regionalliga Nord | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | |
| 2 | SV Eichede (P) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | — | — | — | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Altona 93 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | — | 1–1 | — | — | ||
| 4 | Bremer SV | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Decider;
(P) Promoted
References edit
- ^ a b c 2015–16 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga spectators (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 17 December 2015
- ^ a b 2015–16 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga Goal scorers (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 17 December 2015
- ^ Schleswig-Holstein-Liga tables (in German) Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 17 December 2015
- ^ Match calendar (in German) fupa.net, accessed: 17 December 2015
- ^ "Regionalliga: 28 clubs apply for admission" (in German). Amateurfußball Hamburg. April 2016.
- ^ "Regionalliga Nord 2016/2017: Zulassung für 28 Vereine erteilt" (in German). 9 May 2016.
- ^ Ausschreibung für den Spielbetrieb des Spieljahres 2015/16 der Oberliga Niedersachsen (in German) Lower Saxony Football Federation, Promotion and relegation rules, accessed: 17 December 2015
External links edit
- Schleswig-Holstein-Liga on Fupa.net (in German)