2015–16 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar

The 2015–16 season of the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, the highest association football league in the states of Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate, was the eighth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 38th season overall since establishment of the league in 1978, then as the Oberliga Südwest.[3]

2015–16 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar
Season2015–16
ChampionsTuS Koblenz
PromotedTuS Koblenz
RelegatedSpVgg EGC Wirges
SV Elversberg II
SV Mehring
SVN Zweibrücken
Matches played290
Top goalscorerBjörn Recktenwald (27 goals)[1]
Highest attendance2,650[2]
Lowest attendance50[2]
Total attendance81,440[2]
Average attendance281[2]
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The season began on 31 July 2015 and finished on 21 May 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 6 December to 27 February.[4]

2015–16 standings

The league featured six new clubs for the 2015–16 season with FSV Jägersburg promoted from the Saarlandliga, FK Pirmasens II from the Verbandsliga Südwest and FC Karbach and SV Mehring from the Rheinlandliga while SVN Zweibrücken and TuS Koblenz had been relegated from the Regionalliga Südwest.[5]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1TuS Koblenz (C, P)3223726823+4576Promotion to Regionalliga Südwest
2SC Hauenstein (Q)3219584929+2062Qualification to promotion playoffs
3FC Karbach3215985246+654
4Borussia Neunkirchen3214995144+751
5FC Hertha Wiesbach32145135551+447
6TSG Pfeddersheim32128125039+1144
7SV Röchling Völklingen321110114041−143
8FSV Jägersburg32126144958−942
9FSV Salmrohr32118134949041
10SpVgg EGC Wirges[a] (R)32118133846−841Relegation to Verbandsliga
11SV Gonsenheim32118135059−941
12Arminia Ludwigshafen32125154961−1241
13TSV Schott Mainz32123176564+139
14SpVgg Burgbrohl32123174961−1239
15FK Pirmasens II[b]32107154447−337
16SV Elversberg II[b] (R)32104185370−1734Relegation to Verbandsliga
17SV Mehring (R)3277184164−2328
18SVN Zweibrücken[c] (R)2562171786−6920Withdrawn to C-Klasse
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) head-to-head results; 5) goals scored away from home against opponent; 6) goals scored away from home; 7) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Top goalscorers

The top goal scorers for the season:[1]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Björn RecktenwaldFC Hertha Wiesbach27
2 Can ÖzerTSV Schott Mainz26
3 Fatjon CelaniTuS Koblenz20

Promotion play-off

Promotion play-off were held at the end of the season for both the Regionalliga above and the Oberliga.[8]

To the Regionalliga

The runners-up of the Hessenliga, Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar competed for one more spot in the Regionalliga Südwest, with each team playing the other just once:[9]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegationFCNRWFSCH
1FC Nöttingen (P)211076+14Promotion to Regionalliga3–2
2Rot-Weiss Frankfurt210155033–2
3SC Hauenstein201167−114–4
Source: Weltfussball.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Decider;
(P) Promoted

To the Oberliga

The runners-up of the Rheinlandliga, Verbandsliga Südwest and Saarlandliga played each other for one more spot in the Oberliga which SV Morlautern won.[10]

Team 1 Score Team 2
SV Morlautern4–2TuS Koblenz II
TuS Koblenz II0–2SV Mettlach
SV Mettlach1–3SV Morlautern

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