The 2015–16 season of the

Schleswig-Holstein-Liga The Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein, formerly referred to as ''Schleswig-Holstein-Liga'', is the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in Germ ...

, 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 5 December to 20 February.Match calendar
fupa.net, accessed: 17 December 2015

2015–16 standings

The 2015–16 season saw five new clubs in the league, FC Kilia Kiel, TSB Flensburg, Oldenburger SV and SG Reher-Puls, all four promoted from the Verbandsligas while

VfR Neumünster VfR Neumünster is a German association football club based in Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein. The club was established on 3 March 1910 as FV Neumünster by members of FC Germania 1907 Neumünster and FC Viktoria 1909 Neumünster. In 1924, FV w ...

was 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 ...

. Of the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga teams only SV Eichede, Eutin 08 and TSB Flensburg 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 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga 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 ...

, Oberliga Hamburg and

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

Schleswig-Holstein-Liga
on Fupa.net {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga Schleswig-Holstein-Liga

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