2015–16 in German football

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

Football in Germany
Season2015–16
Men's football
BundesligaBayern Munich
2. BundesligaSC Freiburg
3. LigaDynamo Dresden
DFB-PokalBayern Munich
DFL-SupercupVfL Wolfsburg
Women's football
Frauen-BundesligaBayern Munich
DFB-PokalVfL Wolfsburg
← 2014–15 Germany 2016–17 →

Promotion and relegation

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Pre–season

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League Promoted to League Relegated from League
Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
3. Liga
Bundesliga (women)
2. Bundesliga (women)

Post–season

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League Promoted to League Relegated from League
Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
3. Liga
Bundesliga (women)
2. Bundesliga (women)

National teams

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Germany national football team

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UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

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UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Germany 10 7 1 2 24 9 +15 22 Qualify for final tournament 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–0
2   Poland 10 6 3 1 33 10 +23 21 2–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 8–1
3   Republic of Ireland 10 5 3 2 19 7 +12 18 Advance to play-offs 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 7–0
4   Scotland 10 4 3 3 22 12 +10 15 2–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 6–1
5   Georgia 10 3 0 7 10 16 −6 9 0–2 0–4 1–2 1–0 4–0
6   Gibraltar 10 0 0 10 2 56 −54 0 0–7 0–7 0–4 0–6 0–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying fixtures and results
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  Win   Draw   Loss

4 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Germany   3–1   Poland Frankfurt, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  • Müller   12'
  • Götze   19', 82'
Report Lewandowski   36' Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
7 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Scotland   2–3   Germany Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,753
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
8 October 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Republic of Ireland   1–0   Germany Dublin, Ireland
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Long   70' Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 50,604
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
11 October 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Germany   2–1   Georgia Leipzig, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Kankava   53' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 43,630
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

UEFA Euro 2016

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UEFA Euro 2016 Group C table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7[a] Advance to knockout stage
2   Poland 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7[a]
3   Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4   Ukraine 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Germany 0–0 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
UEFA Euro 2016 fixtures and results
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  Win   Draw   Loss

12 June 2016 Group C Germany   2–0   Ukraine Lille, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
DFB Report
UEFA Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 43,035
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
16 June 2016 Group C Germany   0–0   Poland Saint-Denis, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) DFB Report
UEFA Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 73,648
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
21 June 2016 Group C Northern Ireland   0–1   Germany Paris, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) DFB Report
UEFA Report
Gómez   30' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,125
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
26 June 2016 Round of 16 Germany   3–0   Slovakia Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 44,312
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
2 July 2016 Quarter-final Germany   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
  Italy Bordeaux, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Özil   65' Report Bonucci   78' (pen.) Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux
Attendance: 38,764
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Penalties
7 July 2016 Semi-final Germany   0–2   France Marseille, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Griezmann   45+2' (pen.), 72' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Friendly matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

13 November 2015 Friendly France   2–0   Germany Saint-Denis, France
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
17 November 2015 Friendly Germany   Cancelled   Netherlands Hanover, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Note: The match was cancelled one hour before kick-off due to security issues.
26 March 2016 Friendly Germany   2–3   England Berlin, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 71,413
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
29 March 2016 Friendly Germany   4–1   Italy Munich, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report El Shaarawy   83' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 62,653
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)
29 May 2016 Friendly Germany   1–3   Slovakia Augsburg, Germany
17:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gómez   13' (pen.) Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 22,110
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
4 June 2016 Friendly Germany   2–0   Hungary Gelsenkirchen, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 52,104
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

Germany women's national football team

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UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 8 8 0 0 35 0 +35 24 Final tournament
2   Russia 8 4 2 2 14 9 +5 14
3   Hungary 8 2 2 4 8 20 −12 8
4   Croatia 8 2 1 5 8 15 −7 7
5   Turkey 8 1 1 6 3 24 −21 4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

18 September 2015 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Q Germany   12–0   Hungary Halle (Saale), Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Stadium: Erdgas Sportpark
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
22 September 2015 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Q Croatia   0–1   Germany Zagreb, Croatia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Popp   7', 66' Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Sabine Bonnin (France)
22 October 2015 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Q Germany   2–0   Russia Wiesbaden, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Stadium: BRITA-Arena
Attendance: 4,516
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
25 October 2015 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Q Germany   7–0   Turkey Sandhausen, Germany
14:15 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion
Referee: Rhona Daly (Republic of Ireland)
8 April 2016 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Q Turkey   0–6   Germany Istanbul, Turkey
17:00 TRT (UTC+03:00) Report
Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)
12 April 2016 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Q Germany   2–0   Croatia Osnabrück, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Stadium: Osnatel-Arena
Attendance: 8,276
Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)

2016 SheBelieves Cup

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   United States (H, C) 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
2   Germany 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3   England 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
4   France 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: US Soccer
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 number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.[1]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 March 2016 2016 SheBelieves Cup Germany   1–0   France Tampa
17:00 (EST (UTC−5) Maier   83' Report Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
6 March 2016 2016 SheBelieves Cup Germany   2–1   England Nashville
16:45 (CST (UTC−6)
Report Duggan   9' Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 25,363
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
9 March 2016 2016 SheBelieves Cup United States   2–1   Germany Boca Raton
19:45 (EST (UTC−5)
Report Mittag   30' Stadium: FAU Stadium
Attendance: 13,501
Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)

League season

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Bundesliga

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Bundesliga standings
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C) 34 28 4 2 80 17 +63 88 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 24 6 4 82 34 +48 78
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 18 6 10 56 40 +16 60
4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 17 4 13 67 50 +17 55 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Schalke 04 34 15 7 12 51 49 +2 52 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Mainz 05 34 14 8 12 46 42 +4 50
7 Hertha BSC 34 14 8 12 42 42 0 50 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
8 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 9 13 47 49 −2 45
9 1. FC Köln 34 10 13 11 38 42 −4 43
10 Hamburger SV 34 11 8 15 40 46 −6 41
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
16 Eintracht Frankfurt (O) 34 9 9 16 34 52 −18 36 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 VfB Stuttgart (R) 34 9 6 19 50 75 −25 33 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 Hannover 96 (R) 34 7 4 23 31 62 −31 25
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.[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Mainz 05; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Hertha BSC.

2. Bundesliga

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2. Bundesliga standings
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SC Freiburg (C, P) 34 22 6 6 75 39 +36 72 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 RB Leipzig (P) 34 20 7 7 54 32 +22 67
3 1. FC Nürnberg 34 19 8 7 68 41 +27 65 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 FC St. Pauli 34 15 8 11 45 39 +6 53
5 VfL Bochum 34 13 12 9 56 40 +16 51
6 Union Berlin 34 13 10 11 56 50 +6 49
7 Karlsruher SC 34 12 11 11 35 37 −2 47
8 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 12 10 12 44 38 +6 46
9 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 34 13 7 14 49 55 −6 46
10 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 12 9 13 49 47 +2 45
11 1. FC Heidenheim 34 11 12 11 42 40 +2 45
12 Arminia Bielefeld 34 8 18 8 38 39 −1 42
13 SV Sandhausen[a] 34 12 7 15 40 50 −10 40
14 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 9 8 17 32 47 −15 35
15 1860 Munich 34 8 10 16 32 46 −14 34
16 MSV Duisburg (R) 34 7 11 16 32 54 −22 32 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 FSV Frankfurt (R) 34 8 8 18 33 59 −26 32 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 SC Paderborn (R) 34 6 10 18 28 55 −27 28
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ SV Sandhausen were deducted three points for license violation.[3]

3. Liga

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3. Liga standings
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Dresden (C, P) 38 21 15 2 75 35 +40 78 Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
2 Erzgebirge Aue (P) 38 19 13 6 42 21 +21 70
3 Würzburger Kickers (O, P) 38 16 16 6 43 25 +18 64 Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
4 1. FC Magdeburg 38 14 14 10 49 37 +12 56 Qualification for DFB-Pokal
5 VfL Osnabrück 38 14 14 10 46 41 +5 56
6 Chemnitzer FC 38 15 10 13 52 46 +6 55
7 Sonnenhof Großaspach 38 14 12 12 58 47 +11 54
8 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 38 14 8 16 47 50 −3 50
9 Preußen Münster 38 12 13 13 43 41 +2 49
10 Hansa Rostock 38 12 13 13 42 48 −6 49
11 Fortuna Köln 38 14 7 17 56 69 −13 49
12 Mainz 05 II[a] 38 12 12 14 48 47 +1 48
13 Hallescher FC 38 13 9 16 48 48 0 48
14 Holstein Kiel 38 12 12 14 44 47 −3 48
15 VfR Aalen 38 10 14 14 35 40 −5 44
16 Wehen Wiesbaden 38 9 16 13 35 48 −13 43
17 Werder Bremen II[a] 38 11 10 17 42 56 −14 43
18 Stuttgarter Kickers (R) 38 11 10 17 38 52 −14 43 Relegation to Regionalliga
19 Energie Cottbus (R) 38 9 14 15 32 52 −20 41
20 VfB Stuttgart II[a] (R) 38 7 10 21 38 63 −25 31
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.

German clubs in Europe

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UEFA Champions League

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Play-off round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lazio   1–3   Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 0–3

Group stage

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WOL PSV MUN CSKA
1   VfL Wolfsburg 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 12 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 3–2 1–0
2   PSV Eindhoven 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 2–0 2–1 2–1
3   Manchester United 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 Transfer to Europa League 2–1 0–0 1–0
4   CSKA Moscow 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 0–2 3–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI JUV SEV BMG
1   Manchester City 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–2 2–1 4–2
2   Juventus 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 1–0 2–0 0–0
3   Sevilla 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 1–0 3–0
4   Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5 1–2 1–1 4–2
Source: UEFA
Group E
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR ROM LEV BATE
1   Barcelona 6 4 2 0 15 4 +11 14 Advance to knockout phase 6–1 2–1 3–0
2   Roma 6 1 3 2 11 16 −5 6 1–1 3–2 0–0
3   Bayer Leverkusen 6 1 3 2 13 12 +1 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–1 4–4 4–1
4   BATE Borisov 6 1 2 3 5 12 −7 5 0–2 3–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
Group F
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY ARS OLY DZG
1   Bayern Munich 6 5 0 1 19 3 +16 15 Advance to knockout phase 5–1 4–0 5–0
2   Arsenal 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9 2–0 2–3 3–0
3   Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 6 13 −7 9 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 0–3 2–1
4   Dinamo Zagreb 6 1 0 5 3 14 −11 3 0–2 2–1 0–1
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gent   2–4   Wolfsburg 2–3 0–1
Juventus   4–6   Bayern Munich 2–2 2–4 (a.e.t.)
Quarter-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wolfsburg   2–3   Real Madrid 2–0 0–3
Bayern Munich   3–2   Benfica 1–0 2–2
Semi-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Madrid   2–2 (a)   Bayern Munich 1–0 1–2

UEFA Europa League

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Qualifying phase

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Third qualifying round
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wolfsberger AC   0–6   Borussia Dortmund 0–1 0–5
Play-off round
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Odd   5–11   Borussia Dortmund 3–4 2–7

Group stage

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Group C
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KRA DOR PAOK QAB
1   Krasnodar 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 2–1 2–1
2   Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 2–1 0–1 4–0
3   PAOK 6 1 4 1 3 3 0 7 0–0 1–1 0–0
4   Gabala 6 0 2 4 2 12 −10 2 0–3 1–3 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Group K
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCH SPP AT APO
1   Schalke 04 6 4 2 0 15 3 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 4–0 1–0
2   Sparta Prague 6 3 3 0 10 5 +5 12 1–1 1–0 2–0
3   Asteras Tripolis 6 1 1 4 4 12 −8 4 0–4 1–1 2–0
4   APOEL 6 1 0 5 3 12 −9 3 0–3 1–3 2–1
Source: Soccerway
Group L
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATH AUG PAR AZ
1   Athletic Bilbao 6 4 1 1 16 8 +8 13 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 5–1 2–2
2   FC Augsburg 6 3 0 3 12 11 +1 9 2–3 1–3 4–1
3   Partizan 6 3 0 3 10 14 −4 9 0–2 1–3 3–2
4   AZ 6 1 1 4 8 13 −5 4 2–1 0–1 1–2
Source: Soccerway

Knockout phase

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Round of 32
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Borussia Dortmund   3–0   Porto 2–0 1–0
Augsburg   0–1   Liverpool 0–0 0–1
Shakhtar Donetsk   3–0   Schalke 04 0–0 3–0
Sporting CP   1–4   Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 1–3
Round of 16
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Villarreal   2–0   Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 0–0
Borussia Dortmund   5–1   Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 2–1
Quarter-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Borussia Dortmund   4–5   Liverpool 1–1 3–4

UEFA Women's Champions League

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Round of 32

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Standard Liège   0–8   Frankfurt 0–2 0–6
Twente   3–3 (a)   Bayern Munich 1–1 2–2
Spartak Subotica   0–4   Wolfsburg 0–0 0–4

Round of 16

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea   1–4   Wolfsburg 1–2 0–2
Lillestrøm SK   2–2 (4–5 p)   Frankfurt 0–2 2–0 (a.e.t.)

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wolfsburg   6–0   Brescia 3–0 3–0
Rosengård   1–1 (4–5 p)   Frankfurt 0–1 1–0 (a.e.t.)

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wolfsburg   4–1   Frankfurt 4–0 0–1

Final

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Wolfsburg  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Lyon
Popp   88' Report Hegerberg   12'
Penalties
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Sources

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  1. ^ Rules for classification
  2. ^ "Bundesliga 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Verstoß gegen Lizenzierungsordnung: Punktabzug für Sandhausen". dfb.de (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.