2015–16 1. FC Nürnberg season

The 2015–16 1. FC Nürnberg season is the 116th season in the club's football history.

1. FC Nürnberg
2015–16 season
ManagerRené Weiler
StadiumFrankenstadion
2. Bundesliga3rd
DFB-Pokal3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Niclas Füllkrug (14)
All: Niclas Füllkrug (15)
Highest home attendance50,000 vs St. Pauli
Lowest home attendance21,561 vs Braunschweig
Average home league attendance30,709

Review and events

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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

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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 (2015-07-19) 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 (2015-10-08) 1. FC Nürnberg 2 – 0 FC St. Gallen   Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02) Attendance: 300
Referee: Benjamin Brand
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 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

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2. Bundesliga

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League table

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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
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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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

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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

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19 May 2016 (2016-05-19) 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 (2016-05-23) 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

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10 August 2015 (2015-08-10) 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

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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

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