| 2015–16 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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.
Competitions
Overall
| 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
League table
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 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[lower-alpha 2] | 
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
| 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
| 8 August 2015 1 | Feyenoord | 3 – 2 | FC Utrecht | Rotterdam | 
| Kazim-Richards  Vilhena Kuyt  | 
Report | Haller  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Blom  | 
| 16 August 2015 2 | SC Cambuur | 0 – 2 | Feyenoord | Leeuwarden | 
| Report | Kramer  Kuyt  | 
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Van Boekel  | 
| 23 August 2015 3 | Feyenoord | 2 – 0 | Vitesse | Rotterdam | 
| Kuyt  Başaçıkoğlu  | 
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Gözübüyük  | 
| 30 August 2015 4 | PSV | 3 – 1 | Feyenoord | Eindhoven | 
| Lestienne  Arias Locadia  | 
Report | Bruma  | 
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Kuipers  | 
| 13 September 2015 5 | Feyenoord | 1 – 0 | Willem II | Rotterdam | 
| Elia  | 
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Liesveld  | 
| 20 September 2015 6 | Roda JC | 1 – 1 | Feyenoord | Kerkrade | 
| Faik  | 
Report | Kramer  | 
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 17,142 Referee: Van Boekel  | 
| 27 September 2015 7 | Feyenoord | 2 – 0 | PEC Zwolle | Rotterdam | 
| Kuyt  Elia  | 
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Kuipers  | 
| 4 October 2015 8 | De Graafschap | 1 - 2 | Feyenoord | Doetinchem | 
| Van Beek  | 
Report | Kramer  Elia  | 
Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 12,145 Referee: Makkelie  | 
| 18 October 2015 9 | SC Heerenveen | 2 – 5 | Feyenoord | Heerenveen | 
| Veerman  | 
Report | Kuyt  Kramer Gustafson  | 
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 25,350 Referee: Gözübüyük  | 
| 25 October 2015 10 | Feyenoord | 3 – 1 | AZ | Rotterdam | 
| Kuyt  | 
Report | Van Overeem  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Kuipers  | 
| 1 November 2015 11 | ADO Den Haag | 1 – 0 | Feyenoord | The Hague | 
| Van Beek  | 
Report | Stadium: Kyocera Stadion Attendance: 14,261 Referee: Blom  | 
| 8 November 2015 12 | Feyenoord | 1 – 1 | Ajax | Rotterdam | 
| Van Beek  | 
Report | Klaassen  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Nijhuis  | 
| 22 November 2015 13 | Feyenoord | 5 – 0 | FC Twente | Rotterdam | 
| Gustafson  Kramer El Ahmadi Başaçıkoğlu  | 
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Liesveld  | 
| 28 November 2015 14 | Excelsior | 2 – 4 | Feyenoord | Rotterdam | 
| Van Mieghem  Van Weert  | 
Report | Kuyt  Kramer  | 
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 3,750 Referee: Braamhaar  | 
| 6 December 2015 15 | Feyenoord | 3 – 0 | Heracles Almelo | Rotterdam | 
| Elia  Kuyt Kramer  | 
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Nijhuis  | 
| 13 December 2015 16 | FC Groningen | 1 – 1 | Feyenoord | Groningen | 
| De Leeuw  | 
Report | Kuyt  | 
Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,091 Referee: Van Boekel  | 
| 20 December 2015 17 | N.E.C. | 3 – 1 | Feyenoord | Nijmegen | 
| Bikel  Limbombe Santos  | 
Report | Vilhena  | 
Stadium: Stadion de Goffert Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Blom  | 
| 17 January 2016 18 | Feyenoord | 0 – 2 | PSV | Rotterdam | 
| Report | Moreno  Narsingh  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Makkelie  | 
| 24 January 2016 19 | AZ | 4 – 2 | Feyenoord | Alkmaar | 
| Henriksen  Janssen  | 
Report | Kramer  Vilhena  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 15,217 Referee: Liesveld  | 
| 28 January 2016 20 | Feyenoord | 1 – 2 | SC Heerenveen | Rotterdam | 
| Achahbar  | 
Report | Veerman  Van den Berg  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Van Boekel  | 
| 31 January 2016 21 | Feyenoord | 0 – 2 | ADO Den Haag | Rotterdam | 
| Report | Jansen  Zuiverloon  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Makkelie  | 
| 7 February 2016 22 | Ajax | 2 – 1 | Feyenoord | Amsterdam | 
| Younes  Bazoer  | 
Report | Toornstra  | 
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,875 Referee: Blom  | 
| 14 February 2016 23 | PEC Zwolle | 3 – 1 | Feyenoord | Zwolle | 
| Veldwijk  Ehizibue  | 
Report | Van Beek  | 
Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Gözübüyük  | 
| 21 February 2016 24 | Feyenoord | 1 – 1 | Roda JC | Rotterdam | 
| Kuyt  | 
Report | Ngombo  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Liesveld  | 
| 28 February 2016 25 | FC Utrecht | 1 – 2 | Feyenoord | Utrecht | 
| Haller  | 
Report | Vilhena  Kuyt  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,512 Referee: Van Boekel  | 
| 6 March 2016 26 | Feyenoord | 3 – 1 | SC Cambuur | Rotterdam | 
| Toornstra  Kuyt Elia  | 
Report | Barto  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Higler  | 
| 13 March 2016 27 | Vitesse | 0 – 2 | Feyenoord | Arnhem | 
| Report | Kramer  Başaçıkoğlu  | 
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 18,834 Referee: Kuipers  | 
| 19 March 2016 28 | Feyenoord | 3 – 1 | De Graafschap | Rotterdam | 
| Kramer  Elia Bouma  | 
Report | Pröpper  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Nijhuis  | 
| 2 April 2016 29 | Feyenoord | 3 – 0 | Excelsior | Rotterdam | 
| Kuyt  Elia  | 
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 46,500 Referee: Liesveld  | 
| 10 April 2016 30 | FC Twente | 0 – 1 | Feyenoord | Enschede | 
| Report | Kramer  | 
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,600 Referee: Gözübüyük  | 
| 16 April 2016 31 | Feyenoord | 1 – 1 | FC Groningen | Rotterdam | 
| Vilhena  | 
Report | De Leeuw  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Higler  | 
| 20 April 2016 32 | Heracles Almelo | 2 – 2 | Feyenoord | Almelo | 
| Gosens  Weghorst  | 
Report | Kramer  Elia  | 
Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 12,024 Referee: Makkelie  | 
| 1 May 2016 33 | Willem II | 0 – 1 | Feyenoord | Tilburg | 
| Report | Achahbar  | 
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,670 Referee: Vink  | 
KNVB Cup
| 24 September 2015 Second round | Feyenoord | 3 – 0 | PEC Zwolle | Rotterdam | 
| Marcellis  Kuyt  | 
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Nijhuis  | 
| 28 October 2015 Third round | Feyenoord | 1 – 0 | Ajax | Rotterdam | 
| Veltman  | 
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  Kuyt  | 
Report | Andersen  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Janssen  | 
| 3 February 2016 Quarter-final | Roda JC | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Feyenoord | Kerkrade | 
| Report | Botteghin  | 
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 12,595 Referee: Janssen  | 
Friendlies
| 4 July 2015 | SC Feyenoord | 0 – 3 | Feyenoord | Rotterdam | 
| Report | Başaçıkoğlu  Achahbar Immers  | 
Stadium: Sportcomplex Varkenoord Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ruperti  | 
| 8 July 2015 | SV Kematen | 1 – 8 | Feyenoord | Kematen in Tirol | 
| Kuen  | 
Report | Schuurman  Te Vrede Dammers Manu  | 
Stadium: Sportplatz Kematen | 
| 12 July 2015 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 - 2 | Feyenoord | Kufstein | 
| Report | Kazim-Richards  El Ahmadi  | 
Stadium: Kufstein Arena | 
| 18 July 2015 [lower-alpha 1] | Feyenoord | Cancelled | FC Dordrecht | Halsteren | 
| Stadium: Sportpark De Beek | 
| 18 July 2015 [lower-alpha 1] | VVV-Venlo | 2 – 1 | Feyenoord | Halsteren | 
| Resida  | 
Report | Toornstra  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Beek Referee: Lindhout  | 
| 23 July 2015 | Feyenoord | 0 – 3 | Southampton F.C. | Rotterdam | 
| Report | Pellè  Yoshida Juanmi  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Janssen  | 
| 1 August 2015 | Feyenoord | 1 – 3 | Olympiacos F.C. | Rotterdam | 
| Kuyt  | 
Report | Jara  Pardo Fortounis  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Van Boekel  | 
| 8 January 2016 [lower-alpha 2] | Feyenoord | 3 – 3 | Charleroi | Albufeira | 
| Kuyt  Başaçıkoğlu  | 
Report | Perbet  Benavente  | 
Stadium: Amendoeira Golf Resort | 
| 24 March 2016 Hartstichting charity match | Feyenoord | 2 – 0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Rotterdam | 
| Gustafson  Toornstra  | 
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Van Boekel  | 
- 1 2 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
- ↑ "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.