The 2015–16 season of the

Hessenliga The Hessenliga (until 2008 ''Oberliga Hessen'') is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system. ...

, the highest association football league in the German state of

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, was the eighth season of the league at tier five (V) of the

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and the 38th season overall since establishment of the league in 1978, then as the Oberliga Hessen. The season began on 24 July 2015 and finished on 21 May 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 12 December to 20 February.Match calendar
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Standings

The 2015–16 season saw five new clubs in the league,

Borussia Fulda Borussia Fulda is a German association football club from Fulda, Hesse. The club was founded 4 July 1904 as ''FC Borussia 1904 Fulda'' and underwent a number of changes in 1923 when they were first joined by ''Radsportclub 1907 Fulda'' in July, ...

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, SC Hessen Dreieich and

Rot-Weiss Frankfurt SG Rot-Weiss Frankfurt 01 is a German association football club from Frankfurt am Main. The association was founded on 11 November 1901 as FV Amicitia 1901 Bockenheim in what is today the city district of Bockenheim. History Early years The Fr ...

, all four promoted from the

Verbandsliga The Verbandsliga ( en, Football Association League) is usually a tier-six football league in the German football league system, covering the area of a '' Bundesland'' or a regional part of such Bundesland.KSV Baunatal was relegated from the

Regionalliga Südwest The Regionalliga Südwest ( en, Regional League Southwest) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together wit ...

Top goalscorers

The top goal scorers for the season:2015–16 Hessenliga Goal scorers
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Promotion play-off

Promotion play-off will be held at the end of the season for both the Regionalliga above and the Oberliga.

To the Regionalliga

The runners-up of the

Oberliga Baden-Württemberg The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest association football league in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German foot ...

and Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar competed for one more spot in the

, with each team playing the other just once:

To the Oberliga

The runners-up of the

Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord The Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord, until 2008 named ''Landesliga Hessen-Nord'', is currently the sixth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the league system, and until the in ...

Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd, until 2008 named ''Landesliga Hessen-Süd'', is currently the sixth tier of the German football league system. Before the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994, the "Verbandsliga Hessen-S" served as the fourth tie ...

and

Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte, until 2008 named ''Landesliga Hessen-Mitte'', is currently the sixth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the intro ...

compete for two more spots in the Oberliga which FC Ederbergland and Rot-Weiß Darmstadt won.

References

External links

Hessenliga
on Fupa.net {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Hessenliga Hessenliga seasons