2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein Explained

Competition:Oberliga Niederrhein
Season:2015–16
Winners:Wuppertaler SV
Relegated:MSV Duisburg II1. FC MönchengladbachRW Oberhausen IITV Kalkum-Wittlaer
Matches:306[1]
League Topscorer:Philipp Goris (20 goals)
Attendance:136,769
Average Attendance:450
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein was the 60th season of the Oberliga Niederrhein, one of three state association league systems in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, covering its northwestern part. It was the fourth season of the league as a fifth level of the German football league system.

League table

The league featured five new clubs for the 2015–16 season with TV Kalkum-Wittlaer, 1. FC Mönchengladbach, SpVg Schonnebeck and SC Düsseldorf-West promoted from the Landesliga Niederrhein while KFC Uerdingen 05 had been relegated from the Regionalliga West.

Top goalscorers

The top goal scorers:[2]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Philipp Goris1. FC Bocholt20
2 Danny RanklKFC Uerdingen 05
TV Jahn Hiesfeld
19
3 Chamdin SaidSchwarz-Weiß Essen16
Alexander LipinskiVfR Fischeln
5 Kevin WeggenMSV Duisburg II14
Ercan AydogmusWuppertaler SV
Andre TrienenjostSV Hönnepel-Niedermörmter
Boran SezenRot-Weiß Oberhausen II
9 Keisuke OtaSC Kapellen-Erft13
10 Stefan SchaumburgVfB 03 Hilden12
Kevin BreuerVfR Fischeln

Promotion play-off

The runners-up of the two divisions of the Landesliga Niederrhein compete for one more spot in the Oberliga.[3] |}

Notes and References

  1. http://www.weltfussball.de/zuschauer/oberliga-niederrhein-2015-2016/1/ 2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein spectators
  2. Web site: Oberliga Niederrhein 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste. 20 April 2016. German.
  3. Web site: Wetzels schießt Kleve in die Relegation. 5 June 2016. fupa.net . 6 June 2016. German. Wetzels fires Kleve into the promotion round.