The 2015–16 1. FC Nürnberg season is the 116th season in the club's football history.
| 2015–16 season | ||||
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| 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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Review and events edit
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 edit
| 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  | 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 edit
Win Draw Loss
2. Bundesliga edit
League table edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 |
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| 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 edit
| 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 edit
External links edit
- 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)