The 2015–16 season of the

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, the highest association football league in the

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region of the state of

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

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and the 34th season overall since establishment of the league in 1978. The league went defunct from 2008 to 2012, when it was re-established. The season began on 14 August 2015 and finished on 29 May 2016.

Standings

The league featured four new clubs for the 2015–16 season with TSV Marl-Hüls promoted as champions of the

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I, SC Paderborn 07 II as champions of the Westfalenliga II and

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in the promotion round of the Westfalenliga runners-up while

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had been relegated from the

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Top goalscorers

The top goal scorers for the season:2015–16 Oberliga Westfalen goal scorers
Weltfussball.de, accessed: 21 October 2015

Promotion play-off

The runners-up of the two divisions of the

competed for one more spot in the Oberliga.

References

External links

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Oberliga Westfalen
on Fupa.net {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Oberliga Westfalen Oberliga Westfalen

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