The 2015–16 season of the

Oberliga Hamburg The Oberliga Hamburg, sometimes referred to as ''Hamburg-Liga'', is the highest league in the German state of Hamburg, incorporating some of its surrounding districts. It is one of fourteen Oberligen in German football, the fifth tier of the Germa ...

, 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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. The season began on 31 July 2015 and finished on 21 May 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 19 December to 31 January.Match calendar
fupa.net, accessed: 17 December 2015

2015–16 standings

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

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, FC Türkiye and WTSV Concordia, all promoted from the

Landesliga The Landesliga ( en, Football State League) is a tier of football in some states of the German football league system. In Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Hamburg, the Landesligas are set right below the Oberliga and therefore ...

s while no club had been relegated from the

Regionalliga Nord The Regionalliga Nord ( en, Regional League North) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Hamburg. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regional ...

to the league. Of the Oberliga Hamburg teams only Altona 93 applied for a Regionalliga licence for the 2016–17 season, with the

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deciding on 9 May 2016 to grant all applicants a licence.

Top goalscorers

The top goal scorers for the season:2015–16 Oberliga Hamburg Goal scorers
Weltfussball.de, accessed: 17 December 2015

Promotion play-off

Promotion play-off were to be held at the end of the season to the

.Ausschreibung für den Spielbetrieb des Spieljahres 2015/16 der Oberliga Niedersachsen
Lower Saxony Football Federation, Promotion and relegation rules, accessed: 17 December 2015 The runners-up of the

Niedersachsenliga The Oberliga Niedersachsen ( en, Upper League Lower Saxony), sometimes referred to as ''Niedersachsenliga'' (Lower Saxony league), is the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Lower Saxony (ge ...

and the champions or, in Hamburg's case, the only team applying for a licence, of the

Bremen-Liga The Bremen-Liga, sometimes also referred to as ''Oberliga Bremen'', is a fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football ...

and

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played each other for two more spot in the Regionalliga. In the promotion round each team met the other just once with the two highest-placed teams in the final table promoted:

References

External links

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

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