2015–16 RB Leipzig season explained

Club:RB Leipzig
Season:2015–16
Manager:Ralf Rangnick
Chairman:Ralf Rangnick
Chrtitle:Sporting Director
Stadium:Red Bull Arena
League:2. Bundesliga
League Result:2nd (Promoted)
Cup1:DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:Round 2
League Topscorer:Davie Selke (10 goals)
Season Topscorer:Davie Selke (10 goals)
Highest Attendance:42,559 vs. Karlsruher SC, 8 May 2016
Lowest Attendance:19,119 vs. FSV Frankfurt, 13 December 2015
Average Attendance:29,440
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17
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The 2015–16 RB Leipzig season was the 7th season in club history and their 2nd season competing in the 2. Bundesliga.

Kits

Background

Events

On May 29, 2015, Ralf Rangnick was appointed to replace Achim Beierlorzer as the head coach.[1] On June 9, 2015, it was confirmed they will play against Southampton F.C. on July 8, 2015.[2] [3]

Transfers

In

No.Pos.NameAgeEUMoving fromTypeTransfer WindowContract endsTransfer fee
4DF Willi OrbanYes1. FC KaiserslauternTransferSummer2019Undisclosed[4]
5DF Atınç NukanNoBeşiktaş J.K.TransferSummer2020€6,000,000[5]
13MF Stefan IlsankerYesFC Red Bull SalzburgTransferSummer2018Undisclosed
17FW Nils QuaschnerYesFC Red Bull SalzburgTransferSummer2018Undisclosed[6]
20MF Ken GipsonYesVfB StuttgartTransferSummer2018Free[7]
21DF Dmitri SkopintsevNoFC Zenit Saint PetersburgTransferSummer2019Undisclosed[8]
23DF Marcel HalstenbergYesFC St. PauliTransferSummer2019Undisclosed[9]
27FW Davie SelkeYesSV Werder BremenTransferSummer2020€8,000,000[10] [11]
32GK Péter GulácsiYesFC Red Bull SalzburgTransferSummer2019Undisclosed
MF Gino FechnerYesVfL BochumTransferSummerUndisclosed[12]
MF Kamil WojtkowskiYesPogoń SzczecinTransferSummer2017

Out

No.Pos.NameAgeEUMoving toTypeTransfer WindowTransfer fee
MF Joshua KimmichYesBayern MunichTransferSummer€1,500,000[13]
MF Henrik ErnstYesRB Leipzig IITransferSummerFree
DF Fabian FrankeYesSV Wehen WiesbadenTransferSummerUndisclosed
FW Daniel FrahnYes1. FC HeidenheimTransferSummerReleased
MF Sebastian HeidingerYes1. FC HeidenheimTransferSummerUndisclosed
DF Niklas HohenederYesSC Paderborn 07TransferSummerReleased
GK Thomas DähneYesTransferSummerReleased
GK Fabian BredlowYesHallescher FCTransferSummerUndisclosed[14]
FW Omer DamariYesRed Bull SalzburgLoanSummerUndisclosed[15]
FW Matthias MorysYesVfR AalenTransferSummerUndisclosed[16]
MF Clemens FandrichYesFC LuzernTransferSummerUndisclosed
DF Tim SebastianYesSC Paderborn 07TransferWinterUndisclosed[17]
MF Zsolt KalmárYesFSV FrankfurtLoanWinterUndisclosed[18]

Friendlies

DateKickoffVenueCityOpponentGoalscorers
RB LeipzigOpponent
20 June 201515:30AHerzberg (Elster)Berliner AK 072–0894[19]
27 June 201515:30AMarkranstädtKickers 94 Markkleeberg15–01,032[20]
1 July 201517:30AGrimmaFSV Budissa Bautzen2–1877[21]
4 July 201516:30AGrimma3–0648 [22]
8 July 201518:00ALeogangSouthampton F.C.5–4[23]
12 July 201515:00ALeogangFC Rubin Kazan1–0[24]
18 July 201519:00HLeipzigHapoel Tel Aviv F.C.3–05,519[25]
29 July 201518:00HLeipzigFC Ingolstadt 042–07,119 [26]
4 September 201516:30AMarkranstädtFK Dukla Prague1–1725[27]
10 January 201615:30HLeipzigFC Eilenburg13–01,012[28]
14 January 201616:00HLeipzigBischofswerdaer FV 085–0432[29]
20 January 201614:30ABelekFC St. Gallen3–1[30]
24 January 201614:30ABelekFC Thun3–1[31]
31 January 201613:30HLeipzigFK Teplice5–02,087[32]

2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga fixtures & results

Date
Kickoff		Opponent
GoalscorersTable
LeipzigOpponent
125 July 2015
15:30		AFSV Frankfurt1–07,021 3rd3+1[33]
23 August 2015
20:15		HSpVgg Greuther Fürth2–227,2164th4+1[34]
315 August 2015
13:30		AEintracht Braunschweig2–021,3152nd7+3[35]
423 August 2015
13:30		HFC St. Pauli0–141,7956th7+2[36]
528 August 2015
18:30		A1. FC Union Berlin1–121,2835th8+2[37]
611 September 2015
18:30		HSC Paderborn2–025,3944th11+4[38]
718 September 2015
18:30		A1. FC Heidenheim1–112,4864th12+4[39]
824 September 2015
20:15		HSC Freiburg1–125,8696th13+4[40]
927 September 2015
13:30		ATSV 1860 München2–221,6006th14+4[41]
104 October 2015
13:30		H1. FC Nürnberg3–228,9875th17+5[42]
1118 October 2015
13:30		AVfL Bochum1–020,7043rd20+6[43]
1223 October 2015
18:30		HFortuna Düsseldorf2–124,0952nd23+7[44]
131 November 2015
13:30		ASV Sandhausen2–15,8111st26+8[45]
148 November 2015
13:30		H1. FC Kaiserslautern0–233,5983rd26+6[46]
1521 November 2015
13:00		AArminia Bielefeld1–018,6642nd29+7[47]
1630 November 2015
20:15		AKarlsruher SC1–015,5752nd32+8[48]
176 December 2015
13:30		HMSV Duisburg4–227,4772nd35+10[49]
1813 December 2015
13:30		HFSV Frankfurt3–119,1191st38+12[50]
1919 December 2015
13:00		ASpVgg Greuther Fürth2–110,0701st41+13[51]
207 February 2016
13:30		HEintracht Braunschweig2–028,1121st44+15[52]
2112 February 2016
18:30		AFC St. Pauli0–125,0001st44+14[53]
2219 February 2016
18:30		HUnion Berlin3–030,9641st47+17 [54]
2326 February 2016
18:30		ASC Paderborn1–08,8381st50+18[55]
242 March 2016
17:30		H1. FC Heidenheim3–122,1341st53+20[56]
257 March 2016
20:15		ASC Freiburg1–223,5001st53+19[57]
2613 March 2016
13:30		HTSV 1860 München2–125,5511st56+20[58]
27 20 March 2016
13:30		A1. FC Nürnberg1–340,8602nd56+18[59]
282 April 2016
13:00		HVfL Bochum3–132,2442nd59+20[60]
2911 April 2016
20:15		AFortuna Düsseldorf3–125,4742nd62+22[61]
3015 April 2016
18:30		HSV Sandhausen0–130,2792nd62+21[62]
3125 April 2016
20:15		A1. FC Kaiserslautern1–127,3322nd63+21[63]
3229 April 2016
18:30		HArminia Bielefeld1–135,1022nd64+21[64]
338 May 2016
15:30		HKarlsruher SC2–042,5592nd67+23[65]
3415 May 2016
15:30		AMSV Duisburg0–127,0002nd67+22[66]

Results summary

DFB-Pokal

DateKickoffVenueCityOpponentResultAttendanceGoalscorers
LeipzigOpponent
Round 110 August 201518:30AOsnabrückVfL Osnabrück2–0
Awarded		[67]
Round 227 October 201520:30AUnterhachingSpVgg Unterhaching0–35,000[68]

Squad statistics

[69] |-|colspan="10"|Players who left the club during the 2015–16 season|-|}

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RALF RANGNICK ÜBERNIMMT TRAINERAMT DER ROTEN BULLEN!. 29 May 2015. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20150602002812/http://www.dierotenbullen.com/rbl/neuigkeiten/Saison_2014_15/Rangnick-Trainerposten.html. 2 June 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Saints head to Austria and Holland in pre-season. 9 June 2015. 26 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124516/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150605-southampton-pre-season-2015-austria-holland-2486196.aspx. dead.
  3. Web site: AKTUALISIERT: DER SOMMERFAHRPLAN DER ROTEN BULLEN 2015!. 12 June 2015. German.
  4. Web site: DEFENSIV-VERSTÄRKUNG: WILLI ORBAN WIRD EIN ROTER BULLE!. 29 May 2015. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20150529222304/http://www.dierotenbullen.com/rbl/neuigkeiten/Saison_2014_15/Neuzugang-Willi-Orban.html. 29 May 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Leipzig holt Abwehrtalent Nukan. 30 June 2015. German.
  6. Web site: DREI NEUE: GULÁCSI, ILSANKER & QUASCHNER KOMMEN AUS SALZBURG!. 5 June 2015. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20150703005723/http://www.dierotenbullen.com/neuigkeiten/Saison_2014_15/Neuzugang-Ilsanker-Gulacsi-Quaschner.html. 3 July 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: Rangnick holt VfB-Talent Gipson. 23 May 2015. German.
  8. Web site: LINKSVERTEIDIGER DMITRII SKOPINTCEV WIRD EIN LEIPZIGER BULLE!. 10 July 2015. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711111553/http://www.dierotenbullen.com/rbl/neuigkeiten/Saison_2014_15/Neuzugang-Dmitrii-Skopintcev.html. 11 July 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: NEUZUGANG: MARCEL HALSTENBERG VERSTÄRKT RB LEIPZIG!. 1 September 2015. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923214937/http://www.dierotenbullen.com/rbl/neuigkeiten/Saison_2015_16/Neuzugang-Marcel-Halstenberg.html. 23 September 2015. dead.
  10. Web site: 1. SOMMERNEUZUGANG: STURMTALENT DAVIE SELKE WECHSELT ZU RB LEIPZIG!. 12 April 2015. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20150407010526/http://www.dierotenbullen.com/rbl/neuigkeiten/Saison_2014_15/Neuzugang-Davie-Selke.html. 7 April 2015. dead.
  11. Web site: Medien: RB Leipzig verpflichtet Timo Werner vom VfB Stuttgart. 12 June 2016. German.
  12. Web site: RB Leipzig: Zwei Talente im Anflug – Gino Fechner und Kamil Wojtkowski kommen. 29 June 2015. German.
  13. Web site: DANKE FÜR ALLES, JUNGS! AUCH FABIAN FRANKE VERLÄSST RBL!. 2 June 2015. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20150603010955/http://www.dierotenbullen.com/rbl/neuigkeiten/Saison_2014_15/Verabschiedung-Spieler.html. 3 June 2015. dead.
  14. Web site: Hallescher FC mit zwei Neuen für Tor und Verteidigung. 29 June 2015. German. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923173416/http://www.arcor.de/content/aktuell/regional_news/sachsen_anhalt/3763012,1,Hallescher-FC-mit-zwei-Neuen-f%C3%BCr-Tor-und-Verteidigung,content.html. dead.
  15. Web site: RBL-Kurzpass . redbulls . 2015-06-30 . German . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150628184107/http://www.dierotenbullen.com/rbl/neuigkeiten/Saison_2014_15/RBL-Kurzpass.html . 2015-06-28 .
  16. Web site: RB Leipzig trennt sich von Fandrich und Morys. lvz.de. 3 July 2015. German. 4 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704192130/http://www.lvz.de/Sport/RB-Leipzig/News/RB-Leipzig-trennt-sich-von-Fandrich-und-Morys. dead.
  17. Web site: MACH'S GUT, KOGGE!. 16 January 2016. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20160118004950/http://www.dierotenbullen.com/rbl/neuigkeiten/Saison_2015_16/Transfer-Tim-Sebastian.html. 18 January 2016. dead.
  18. Web site: ZSOLT KALMÁR WECHSELT LEIHWEISE BIS ZUM SAISONENDE ZUM FSV FRANKFURT!. 28 January 2016. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204204205/http://www.dierotenbullen.com/rbl/neuigkeiten/Saison_2015_16/Leihe-Zsolt-Kalmar.html. 4 February 2016. dead.
  19. Web site: ERSTER TESTSPIEL-ERFOLG! DIE ROTEN BULLEN BESIEGEN DEN BAK 2:0!. 21 June 2015. German.
  20. Web site: Torreicher Test! Die Roten Bullen schlagen Markkleeberg mit 15:0!. 27 June 2015. German.
  21. Web site: DRITTER SIEG IM DRITTEN TEST! RBL SCHLÄGT BAUTZEN MIT 2:1!. dierotenbullen.com. 3 July 2015. German.
  22. Web site: RBL GEWINNT HITZETEST GG. LIBEREC MIT 3:0!. 4 July 2015. German.
  23. Web site: OFFENSIV-SPEKTAKEL MIT 5:4-SIEG GEGEN SOUTHAMPTON!. 8 July 2015. german.
  24. Web site: RBL TRIFFT EINMAL, KASAN SIEHT DOPPELT ROT!. 12 July 2015. German.
  25. Web site: GELUNGENE RBL-GENERALPROBE MIT 3:0-SIEG GEGEN TEL AVIV!. 19 July 2015. German.
  26. Web site: HEIM-VOR-PREMIERE GEGLÜCKT: RBL SIEGT 2:0 GEGEN INGOLSTADT!. 30 July 2015. German.
  27. Web site: 1:1! TESTSPIELREMIS GEGEN DUKLA PRAG!. 8 September 2015. German.
  28. Web site: TESTSPIEL-AUFTAKT: DIE ROTEN BULLEN BESIEGEN EILENBURG ZWEISTELLIG!. 11 January 2016. German.
  29. Web site: 5:0-ERFOLG IM TESTSPIEL GEGEN BISCHOFSWERDA!. 16 January 2016. German.
  30. Web site: HEIM-VOR-PREMIERE GEGLÜCKT: RBL SIEGT 2:0 GEGEN INGOLSTADT!. 22 January 2016. German.
  31. Web site: 4. TEST, 4. SIEG! 3:1-ERFOLG GEGEN DEN FC THUN!. 26 January 2016. German.
  32. Web site: GENERALPROBE NACH MASS! RBL GEWINNT 5:0 GEGEN TEPLICE. 7 February 2016. German.
  33. Web site: WIN TO KICK OFF! THE RED BULLS WIN IN FRANKFURT WITH 1: 0!. 25 July 2015. German.
  34. Web site: 2:2 GEGEN STARKE FÜRTHER! SELKE & FORSBERG TREFFEN!. 3 August 2015. German.
  35. Web site: 2. DREIER! DIE ROTEN BULLEN BESIEGEN BRAUNSCHWEIG MIT 2:0!. 15 August 2015. German.
  36. Web site: Thy macht St. Paulis Traumstart perfekt. 24 August 2015. German.
  37. Web site: Brandys Flugkopfball ist nicht genug - 1:1. 1 September 2015. German.
  38. Web site: 2:0 - Leipzig fertigt den SCP ab. 13 September 2015. German.
  39. Web site: Frahn ärgert seinen Ex-Klub - 1:1. 18 September 2015. German.
  40. Web site: Selke kontert Petersen - SCF erkämpft sich Remis. 1 October 2015. German.
  41. Web site: Rückkehrer Okotie rettet München einen Punkt. 1 October 2015. German.
  42. Web site: RB zittert sich gegen dezimierten FCN zum Sieg. 4 October 2015. German.
  43. Web site: Sabitzer stürzt den Tabellenführer. 19 October 2015. German.
  44. Web site: 2:1! Leipzig holt dank Matchwinner Forsberg neuen Rekord. 26 October 2015. German.
  45. Web site: Halstenberg beendet die Sandhäuser Heimserie. 2 November 2015. German.
  46. Web site: Joker Deville sorgt für die Entscheidung. 9 November 2015. German.
  47. Web site: Selke trifft trocken zum RB-Sieg. 22 November 2015. German.
  48. Web site: Leipzig liefert: Sabitzer tütet den Sieg ein. 4 December 2015. German.
  49. Web site: Irre Schlussphase und Poulsen bringen RB-Sieg. 6 December 2015. German.
  50. Web site: Dosenöffner Sabitzer trifft doppelt. 14 December 2015. German.
  51. Web site: Wahnsinn in Fürth: Ilsanker antwortet Röcker postwendend. 21 December 2015. German.
  52. Web site: Leipzig furios - Gikiewicz pariert und patzt. 7 February 2016. German.
  53. Web site: Rzatkowskis Treffer spielt St. Pauli in die Karten. 12 February 2016. German.
  54. Web site: Kaiser geht bei Leipzigs souveränem Sieg voran. 21 February 2016. German.
  55. Web site: Compper schockt leidenschaftlichen SCP. 1 March 2016. German.
  56. Web site: Kaiser und Poulsen drehen das Spiel. 4 March 2016. German.
  57. Web site: Niederlechner entscheidet die Schneeschlacht. 9 March 2016. German.
  58. Web site: Niederlechner entscheidet die Schneeschlacht. 13 March 2016. German.
  59. Web site: 3:1! Burgstaller vollendet famose Club-Aufholjagd. 21 March 2016. German.
  60. Web site: Bruno wird vom Joker zum Doppelpacker. 2 April 2016. German.
  61. Web site: RB-Comeback dank Doppelpacker Poulsen . 10 April 2016 . German.
  62. Web site: Vollmans Debüttor bremst Leipziger Euphorie . 15 April 2016. German.
  63. Web site: Orban fliegt nach Fan-Attacke. 25 April 2016. German.
  64. Web site: Bielefeld mit Mega-Abwehr-Bock!. 29 April 2016. German.
  65. Web site: Forsberg legt den Grundstein für den Aufstieg. 8 May 2016. German.
  66. Web site: Chanturia dribbelt und schießt Duisburg in die Relegation. 15 May 2016. German.
  67. Web site: DFB-GERICHT WERTET ABGEBROCHENES POKALSPIEL FÜR RB LEIPZIG!. 16 August 2015. German.
  68. Web site: Unterhachings Tempofußball überrennt Leipzig. 27 October 2015. German.
  69. Web site: Die Roten Bullen - Mannschaft. The Red Bulls - Team. 13 March 2015. German. RasenBallsport Leipzig.

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