2015–16 Austrian Cup Explained

Austrian Cup
Year:2015–16
Other Title:ÖFB Cup (German)
Num Teams:64
Champions:Red Bull Salzburg
Runner-Up:Admira Wacker Mödling
Matches:32
Goals:139
Top Goal Scorer:Jonathan Soriano (10)
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015–16 Austrian Cup (German: ÖFB-[[Samsung]]-Cup) was the 82nd season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. It began with the matches of the First Round on 17 July 2015 and ended on 20 May 2016 with the final at Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt. Red Bull Salzburg won the title for the third consecutive time by beating Admira Wacker Mödling 5–0. As Salzburg had also won the 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga and therefore qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League spot reserved for the cup winners went to the domestic league runners-up Rapid Wien.

First round

The matches took place between 17 and 19 July 2015. The draw was made on 24 June 2015.[1]

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Second round

The matches took place on 22 and 23 September 2015. The draw was made on 2 August 2015.[2]

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Third round

The matches took place between 27 October and 4 November 2015. The draw was made on 27 September 2015.[3]

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Quarter-finals

The matches took place on 9 and 10 February 2016. The draw was made on November 8, 2015.[4] [5]

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Semi-finals

The matches took place on 19 and 20 April 2016.[6] The draw was made on 14 February 2016.[7] |-| colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"||-| colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"||}

Final

The final was played on 19 May 2016 at the Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt.

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Details

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GK 28 Jörg Siebenhandl
RB 4 Stephan Zwierschitz
CB 6 Markus Lackner
CB 21
LB 25 Patrick Wessely
CM 10
CM 8
RW 17
AM 11
LW 93
CF 14
Substitutes:
GK 29 Manuel Kuttin
DF 15
DF 20 Markus Pavić
MF 27
MF 44 Markus Blutsch
MF 12
FW 7 Maximilian Sax
Manager:
Ernst Baumeister
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GK 33 Alexander Walke
RB 22 Stefan Lainer
CB 3
CB 5 Duje Ćaleta-Car
LB 5
CM 95 Bernardo
CM 8
CM 27
RW 10 Valentino Lazaro
LW 14 Valon Berisha
CF 39
Substitutes:
GK 1 Cican Stankovic
DF 2
DF 4 Dayot Upamecano
MF 47 Xaver Schlager
MF 18
MF 37 Dimitri Oberlin
CF 35
Manager:
Óscar García

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ÖFB-Cup: Austria muss wieder nach Oberwart. 4 July 2015. de.
  2. Web site: 2. RUNDE SAMSUNG CUP STEHT FEST. 15 September 2015. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20171028003239/http://www.oefb.at/teamspieler-aleksandar-dragovic-zog-news24816. 28 October 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: PAARUNGEN FÜR ACHTELFINALE AUSGELOST. 29 September 2015. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20171028000950/http://www.oefb.at/samsung-cup-achtelfinalspiele-stehen-news25011. 28 October 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: FÜNF TEAMS STEHEN BEREITS FEST. 2 November 2015. de.
  5. Web site: AUSLOSUNG SAMSUNG CUP. 10 November 2015. de.
  6. Web site: FÜNF TEAMS STEHEN BEREITS FEST. 2 November 2015. de.
  7. Web site: Samsung Cup . 2016-02-14 . 2016-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160215002345/http://www.oefb.at/admira-st-poelten-und-salzburg-austria-news25381 . dead .