| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wuppertaler SV |
| Relegated | MSV Duisburg II1. FC MönchengladbachRW Oberhausen IITV Kalkum-Wittlaer |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Top goalscorer | Philipp Goris (20 goals) |
| Total attendance | 136,769 |
| Average attendance | 450 |
| ← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein was the 60th season of the Oberliga Niederrhein, one of three state association league systems in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, covering its northwestern part. It was the fourth season of the league as a fifth level of the German football league system.
League table
The league featured five new clubs for the 2015–16 season with TV Kalkum-Wittlaer, 1. FC Mönchengladbach, SpVg Schonnebeck and SC Düsseldorf-West promoted from the Landesliga Niederrhein while KFC Uerdingen 05 had been relegated from the Regionalliga West.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wuppertaler SV (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 25 | +44 | 74 | Promotion to Regionalliga West |
| 2 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 62 | |
| 3 | TV Jahn Hiesfeld | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 58 | |
| 4 | TuRU Düsseldorf | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 52 | |
| 5 | SpVg Schonnebeck | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 50 | |
| 6 | VfR Fischeln | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 49 | |
| 7 | SC Kapellen-Erft | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 48 | |
| 8 | TSV Meerbusch | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 48 | |
| 9 | SC Düsseldorf-West | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 47 | |
| 10 | SV Hönnepel-Niedermörmter | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 46 | |
| 11 | Ratinger SV | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 45 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Bocholt | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 45 | |
| 13 | MSV Duisburg II | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 43 | Withdrawn from competition |
| 14 | VfB 03 Hilden | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 41 | |
| 15 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 40 | |
| 16 | 1. FC Mönchengladbach (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 33 | Relegation to Landesliga Niederrhein |
| 17 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen II (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 72 | −29 | 31 | |
| 18 | TV Kalkum-Wittlaer (R) | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 69 | −33 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- MSV Duisburg II withdrawn from competition at the end of season.
Top goalscorers
The top goal scorers:
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Philipp Goris
|
1. FC Bocholt | 20 |
| 2 | Danny Rankl
|
KFC Uerdingen 05 TV Jahn Hiesfeld |
19 |
| 3 | Chamdin Said
|
Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 16 |
| Alexander Lipinski
|
VfR Fischeln | ||
| 5 | Kevin Weggen
|
MSV Duisburg II | 14 |
 Ercan Aydogmus
|
Wuppertaler SV | ||
| Andre Trienenjost
|
SV Hönnepel-Niedermörmter | ||
| Boran Sezen
|
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen II | ||
| 9 |  Keisuke Ota
|
SC Kapellen-Erft | 13 |
| 10 | Stefan Schaumburg
|
VfB 03 Hilden | 12 |
| Kevin Breuer
|
VfR Fischeln |
Promotion play-off
The runners-up of the two divisions of the Landesliga Niederrhein compete for one more spot in the Oberliga.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Kleve | 1–4 | Cronenberger SC | 1–0 | 0–4 |
References
- ^ 2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein spectators (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 23 February 2016
- ^ "Oberliga Niederrhein 2015/2016 » Torschützenliste" (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- "Finanzielle Gründe: MSV Duisburg meldet U23 ab" [Financial reasons: MSV Duisburg de-registers reserve team]. liga3-online.de (in German). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- "Wetzels schießt Kleve in die Relegation" [Wetzels fires Kleve into the promotion round]. fupa.net (in German). 5 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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