| 2015–16 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | René Weiler | |||
| Stadium | Frankenstadion | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | 3rd | |||
| DFB-Pokal | 3rd Round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Niclas Füllkrug (14) All: Niclas Füllkrug (15) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 50,000 vs St. Pauli | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 21,561 vs Braunschweig | |||
| Average home league attendance | 30,709 | |||
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The 2015–16 1. FC Nürnberg season is the 116th season in the club's football history.
Review and events
In 2015–16 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga.
The club also took part in the 2015–16 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.
Friendly matches
| 1 July 2015 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 2 – 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Neumarkt | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Attendance: 900 Referee: Florian Kornblum | 
| 4 July 2015 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1 – 2 | Bohemians 1905   | Nuremberg | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Steffen Mix | 
| 11 July 2015 | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 0 – 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Schweinfurt | 
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Stadium: Willy-Sachs-Stadion Attendance: 2,612 Referee: Johannes Hartmeier | 
| 14 July 2015 | FC Würzburger Kickers | 2 – 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Bad Kissingen | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Florian Badstübner | 
| 19 July 2015 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2 – 2 | Celta de Vigo   | Weismain | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Benjamin Cortus | 
| 8 October 2015 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2 – 0 | FC St. Gallen .svg.png.webp)  | Nuremberg | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Attendance: 300 Referee: Benjamin Brand | 
| 16 January 2016 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 0 – 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Darmstadt | 
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Stadium: Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Christof Günsch | 
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
2. Bundesliga
League table
| 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 | 
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results summary
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 65 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 
Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Bundesliga
Matches
| 27 July 2015 1 | SC Freiburg | 6–3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Freiburg | 
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02) | Petersen  8', 11', 13' Frantz  41' Philipp  61' Schuster  90' | Match Report |  44' Möhwald  47' Behrens  53' (pen.) Schöpf | Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 23,700 Referee: Tobias Stieler Man of the Match: Petersen | 
| 31 July 2015 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 3–2 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Nuremberg | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Blum  13' Leipertz  41', ogg.' Polák  87' | Match Report |  17' Leipertz  59' Morabit | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 24,850 Referee: Bastian Dankert Man of the Match: Blum | 
| 17 August 2015 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–2 | TSV 1860 München | Nuremberg | 
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02) | Burgstaller  54' Stark  63' | Match Report |  45' Bülow  74' Adlung | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 36,547 Referee: Robert Kampka Man of the Match: Adlung | 
| 23 August 2015 4 | VfL Bochum | 2–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Bochum | 
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Terodde  37' Haberer  64' | Match Report |  2' Burgstaller | Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 21,131 Referee: Tobias Welz Man of the Match: Celozzi | 
| 30 August 2015 5 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Nuremberg | 
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Behrens  67' | Match Report | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 26,379 Referee: Christian Dingert Man of the Match: Hovland | 
| 13 September 2015 6 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 3–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Fürth | 
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Berisha  39' Weilandt  58' Freis  90' | Match Report |  7' Burgstaller  85' Schöpf | Stadium: Stadion am Laubenweg Attendance: 17,200 (sell-out) Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Weilandt | 
| 19 September 2015 7 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–0 | SV Sandhausen | Nuremberg | 
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Behrens  18' Polák  82' | Match Report | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 23,378 Referee: Arne Aarnink Man of the Match: Behrens | 
| 22 September 2015 8 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Kaiserslautern | 
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Match Report |  42' Hovland  56' Schöpf  61' Burgstaller | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 21,459 Referee: René Rohde Man of the Match: Burgstaller | 
| 25 September 2015 9 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–2 | Arminia Bielefeld | Nuremberg | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Burgstaller  83', 89' | Match Report |  4', 48' Klos | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 24,184 Referee: Martin Thomsen Man of the Match: Burgstaller | 
| 4 October 2015 10 | RB Leipzig | 3–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Leipzig | 
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Kaiser  8' Selke  11', 16' | Match Report |  62' Bulthuis  76' Füllkrug | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 28,987 Referee: Christian Dingert Man of the Match: Selke | 
| 17 October 2015 11 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–1 | FSV Frankfurt | Nuremberg | 
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Schöpf  57' | Match Report |  90', pen.' Dedić | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 23,798 Referee: Florian Heft Man of the Match: Weis | 
| 24 October 2015 12 | MSV Duisburg | 0–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Duisburg | 
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Match Report | Stadium: MSV-Arena Attendance: 16,418 Referee: Timo Gerach Man of the Match: Brečko | 
| 2 November 2015 13 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–0 | Karlsruher SC | Nuremberg | 
| 20:15 CET (UTC+01) | Match Report | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 25,439 Referee: Arne Aarnink Man of the Match: Behrens | 
| 7 November 2015 14 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 3–3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Berlin | 
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+01) | Wood  21' Skrzybski  54' Punčec  58' | Match Report |  5', ogg.' Leistner  65' Schöpf  75' Erras | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,552 Referee: Robert Kampka Man of the Match: Wood | 
| 23 November 2015 15 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Nuremberg | 
| 20:15 CET (UTC+01) | Kerk  33' Burgstaller  84' | Match Report |  53' Omladič | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 21,561 Referee: Christian Dingert Man of the Match: Möhwald | 
| 29 November 2015 16 | FC St. Pauli | 0–4 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Hamburg | 
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+01) | Match Report |  18', 43' Füllkrug  53' Leibold  89' Erras | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 (sell-out) Referee: Sören Storks Man of the Match: Füllkrug | 
| 4 December 2015 17 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | SC Paderborn | Nuremberg | 
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01) | Füllkrug  34' Leibold  73' | Match Report |  89' Stöger | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 25,102 Referee: Marco Fritz Man of the Match: Füllkrug | 
| 13 December 2015 18 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | SC Freiburg | Nuremberg | 
| 13:30 CET (UTC+01) | Burgstaller  14' Föhrenbach  65', ogg.' | Match Report |  64' Höhn | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 28,198 Referee: Harm Osmers Man of the Match: Margreitter | 
| 19 December 2015 19 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0–3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Heidenheim | 
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+01) | Match Report |  16' Burgstaller  60' Schöpf  84' Behrens | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Florian Meyer Man of the Match: Behrens | 
| 6 February 2016 20 | TSV 1860 München | 0–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Munich | 
| 13:00 CET (UTC+01) | Match Report |  23' Erras | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 51,200 Referee: Thorsten Schriever Man of the Match: Schäfer | 
| 15 February 2016 21 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Nuremberg | 
| 20:15 CET (UTC+01) | Erras  75' | Match Report |  66' Terrazzino | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 24,355 Referee: Daniel Siebert Man of the Match: Erras | 
| 22 February 2016 22 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Düsseldorf | 
| 20:15 CET (UTC+01) | Demirbay  33' (pen.) | Match Report |  82' Füllkrug | Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 21,854 Referee: Tobias Stieler Man of the Match: Erras | 
| 26 February 2016 23 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Nuremberg | 
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01) | Kerk  40' Füllkrug  84' | Match Report |  7' Žulj | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 45,666 Referee: Günter Perl Man of the Match: Kerk | 
| 1 March 2016 24 | SV Sandhausen | 0–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Sandhausen | 
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01) | Match Report |  40' Füllkrug  84' Blum | Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 5,349 Referee: Harm Osmers Man of the Match: Margreitter | 
| 4 March 2016 25 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Nuremberg | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01) | Erras  19' Stieber  88' | Match Report | Böðvarsson  22' | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 31,457 Referee: Florian Meyer Man of the Match: Erras | 
| 11 March 2016 26 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–4 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Bielefeld | 
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01) | Match Report | Kerk  61' Füllkrug  65' (pen.) Burgstaller  88' Behrens  90' | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 15,003 Referee: Martin Petersen Man of the Match: Burgstaller | 
| 20 March 2016 27 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 3–1 | RB Leipzig | Nuremberg | 
| 13:30 CET (UTC+01) | Petrak  70' Füllkrug  75' Burgstaller  90' | Match Report | Selke  52' | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 40,860 Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Burgstaller | 
| 3 April 2016 28 | FSV Frankfurt | 0–3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Frankfurt | 
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+01) | Match Report | Füllkrug  67' Blum  87', 89' | Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang Attendance: 11,097 Referee: Timo Gerach Man of the Match: Blum | 
| 10 April 2016 29 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–2 | MSV Duisburg | Nuremberg | 
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+01) | Leibold  62' | Match Report | Wolze  35' Bohl  60' | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 40,169 Referee: Sören Storks Man of the Match: Ratajczak | 
| 16 April 2016 30 | Karlsruher SC | 2–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Karlsruhe | 
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+01) | Meffert  43' Torres  86' | Match Report | Kerk  3' | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 17,900 Referee: Sascha Stegemann Man of the Match: Meffert | 
| 23 April 2016 31 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 6–2 | 1. FC Union Berlin | Nuremberg | 
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+01) | Leibold  49' Füllkrug  60' (pen.), 67', 90' Burgstaller  74' Hovland  90' | Match Report | Nikçi  3' Kreilach  22' | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 30,384 Referee: Martin Thomsen Man of the Match: Füllkrug | 
| 30 April 2016 32 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Braunschweig | 
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+01) | Khelifi  43' Reichel  59' Sauer  66' | Match Report | Burgstaller  78' | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,145 Referee: Robert Kampka Man of the Match: Holtmann | 
| 8 May 2016 33 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–0 | FC St. Pauli | Nuremberg | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+01) | Füllkrug  22' | Match Report | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 50,000 (sell-out) Referee: Marco Fritz Man of the Match: Leibold | 
| 15 May 2016 34 | SC Paderborn | 0–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Paderborn | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+01) | Match Report | Teuchert  86' | Stadium: Benteler Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Patrick Ittrich Man of the Match: Schäfer | 
Promotion play-offs
| 19 May 2016 First leg | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Frankfurt | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Russ  56' Gaćinović  65' | Report | Russ  43' (o.g.) Schäfer  57' | Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 51,500 (sell-out) Referee: Daniel Siebert Man of the Match: Abraham | 
| 23 May 2016 Second leg | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–1 (1–2 agg.) | Eintracht Frankfurt | Nuremberg | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Kerk  56' Brečko  72' Burgstaller  90+2' | Report | Oczipka  24' Fabián  51' Seferovic  66',  76' Hrádecký  90+1' Abraham  90+4' | Stadium: Grundig Stadion Attendance: 50,000 (sell-out) Referee: Christian Dingert Man of the Match: Seferovic | 
DFB-Pokal
| 10 August 2015 Round 1 | VfR Aalen | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–2 p) | 1. FC Nürnberg | Aalen | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Klauß  36' Barth  75' Drexler  90' | Report | Burgstaller  61' Blum  70' | Stadium: Scholz Arena Attendance: 9,172 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Drexler  Schwabl  Klauß  Kienle  Menig  |  Behrens  Brečko  Schöpf  Hovland  Kutschke | |||
| 27 October 2015 Round 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 5–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Nuremberg | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Burgstaller  10' Behrens  17' Füllkrug  41' Leibold  43' Blum  69' | Report | Demirbay  72' | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 19,235 Referee: Marco Fritz | 
| 16 December 2015 Round 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–2 | Hertha BSC | Nuremberg | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01) | Match Report |  32' Darida  65' Brooks | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 35,2014 Referee: Tobias Stieler Man of the Match: Darida | 
Overall
| Matches played | 34 | 
| Matches won | 19 | 
| Matches drawn | 8 | 
| Matches lost | 7 | 
| Goals scored | 68 | 
| Goals conceded | 41 | 
| Goal difference | +27 | 
| Clean sheets | 13 | 
| Yellow cards | |
| Red cards | 5 | 
| Best result(s) | 6-2 vs Union Berlin; 4-0 vs St. Pauli and Bielefeld | 
| Worst result(s) | 3-6 vs Freiburg | 
| Points earned | 65/102 | 
Sources
External links
- 2015–16 1. FC Nürnberg season at Weltfussball.de (in German)
- 2015–16 1. FC Nürnberg season at kicker.de (in German)
- 2015–16 1. FC Nürnberg season at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
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