2015–16 Red Bull Salzburg season

The 2015-16 Red Bull Salzburg season was the 83rd season in club history. They were able to defend their titels in the championship and in the Cup. It was the third double win in a row. In the Championsleague they were defeatet by Malmö FF. In the Europa League play off they lost versus Dinamo Minsk. The U19 team played for the first time in the UEFA Youth League.

Squad

2015/16	Goalkeepers:1 Cican Stankovic (5/0) 33 Alexander Walke (31/0), 31Airton (0/0) Defenders:2 Benno Schmitz (24/0), 4 Dayot Upamecano (2/0) 6 Christian Schwegler (25/1), 17 Andreas Ulmer (34/2), 5 Duje Caleta-Car (31/2), 3 Paulo Miranda (30/0), 22 Stefan Lainer (21/1), 28 Asger Sörensen (2/0)), 95 Bernardo (13/0) Midfielders: 7 Reinhold Yabo (0/0), 8 Naby Keita (29/12),14 Valon Berisha (33/5), 20 David Atanga (6/0), 23 Hany Mukhtar (14/1), 24 Christoph Leitgeb (3/0), 37 Valentino Lazaro (17/2), 27 Konrad Laimer (18/1), 55 Xaver Schlager (2/0), 55 Yasin Pehlivan (16/0) Forwards:18 Takumi Minamino (32/10), 26 Jonatan Soriano (27/21) , 16 Omer Damari (16/4), 15 Yordy Reyna (16/3), 37 Dimitri Oberlin (12/3) 46 Smail Prevljak (7/1), 48 Hee-Chan Hwang (13/0) Coaching staff:Peter Zeidler (Head coach till December 2015), Thomas Letsch (Head coach December 2015), Oscar Garcia (Head coach), Ruben Martinez, René Aufhauser (Assistance coaches), Herbert Ilsanker, Heinz Arzberger (Goalkeeper coaches)

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Matches

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1 25 July 2015	SV Mattersburg	2-1	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Mattersburg
16ː00	Pink 1' Ibser 93'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150725sv_mfc_r0.htm	Keita 83'	Stadium: Pappelstadion Attendance: 8.500 Referee: Harald Lechner

2 1 August 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	1-2	SK Rapid Wien	Salzburg
16:00	Oberlin 66'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150801fc_rrapi0.htm	Petsos 15' Schwab 33'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17.500 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer

3 8 August 2015	FC Admira Wacker Mödling	2-2	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Südstadt
18ː30	Starkl 17' Lackner 32'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150808fc_afc_r0.htm	Reyna 7' Keita 34'	Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 2.900 Referee: Andreas Heiss

4 11 August 2015	SV Ried	1-4	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Ried
18ː30	Schubert 89'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150811sv_rfc_r0.htm	Minamino 10', 38' Damari 26', 43'	Stadium: Josko Arena Attendance: 4.720 Referee: Andreas Kollegger

5 15 August 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-0	SCR Altach	Salzburg
18ː30	Damari 5' Keita 90'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150815fc_rsc_r0.htm		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7.539 Referee: Harald Lechner

6 23 August 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-2	FK Austria Wien	Salzburg
16ː30	Prevljak 25' Lainer 75'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150823fc_raust1.htm	Grünwald 17' Kayode 49'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 9.292 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer

7 30 August 2015	SK Sturm Graz	2-3	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Graz
16ː30	Hadzic 70' Tadic 88'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150830sturfc_r1.htm	Spendlhofer 2' (o.g.) Reyna 53' Minamino 66'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 11.176 Referee: Markus Hameter

8 12 September 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	4-2	SV Grödig	Salzburg
18ː30	Minamino 34', 71' Keita 51' Soriano 74' (pen.)	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150912fc_rsv_g0.htm	Venuto 19' Ulmer 26' (o.g.)	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8.365 Referee: Oliver Drachta

9 19 September 2015	Wolfsberger AC	1-1	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Wolfsberg
18ː30	Ouedraogo 39'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150919wolffc_r0.htm	Soriano 47'	Stadium: Lavanttalarena Attendance: 3.850 Referee: Harald Lechner

10 19 September 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	4-2	SV Mattersburg	Salzburg
17:00	Soriano 5', 51', 67', 85' (pen.)	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150926fc_rsv_m0.htm	Farkas 21' Jano 25'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 6.271 Referee: Alexander Harkam

11 4 October 2015	SK Rapid Wien	1-2	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Vienna
16ː30	Stangl 18'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20151004rapifc_r1.htm	Minamino 43' Schwegler 65'	Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 23.200 Referee: Dominik Ouschan

12 17 October 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	8-0	FC Admira Wacker Mödling	Salzburg
16ː00	Soriano 31', 53' v. Berisha 44', 70' Keita 56' Minamino 64' Damari 75' Mukhtar 86'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20151017fc_rfc_a0.htm		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7.715 Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer

13 24 October 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-1	SV Ried	Salzburg
18ː30	̈*Soriano 8' Keita 32'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20151024fc_rsv_r0.htm	̈*Möschl 27'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10.581 Referee: Andreas Kollegger

14 31 October 2015	SCR Altach	1-0	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Altach
18ː30	Roth 64'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20151031sc_rfc_r0.htm		Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Attendance: 5.372 Referee: Julian Weinberger

15 7 November 2015	FK Austria Wien	1-1	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Vienna
16:00	Friesenbichler 79'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20151107austfc_r0.htm	Miranda 24'	Stadium: Viola Park Attendance: 11.858 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer

16 22 November 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	3-1	SK Sturm Graz	Salzburg
16:30	Soriano 21', 93' Keita 87'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20151122fc_rstur1.htm	Lykogiannis 77'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 9.623 Referee: Alain Bieri

17 28 November 2015	SV Grödig	1-1	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Grödig
18ː30	Rasner 55'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20151128sv_gfc_r0.htm	Soriano 16'	Stadium: Untersberg-Arena Attendance: 2.036 Referee: Oliver Drachta

18 1 December 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	1-1	Wolfsberger AC	Salzburg
19:00	Soriano 63'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20151201fc_rwolf0.htm	Wernitznig 34'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 4.632 Referee: Harald Lechner

19 6 December 2015	SV Mattersburg	0-0	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Mattersburg
16ː30		http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20151206sv_mfc_r1.htm		Stadium: Pappelstadion Attendance: 5.200 Referee: Julian Weinberger

20 13 December 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-0	SK Rapid Wien	Salzburg
16ː30	Soriano 36' Keita 56'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20151213fc_rrapi1.htm		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14.150 Referee: Alexander Harkam

21 7 February 2016	FC Admira Wacker Mödling	1-2	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Südstadt
16ː30	Spiridonovic 51'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160207fc_afc_r1.htm	V. Berisha 50' Soriano 74'	Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 3.000 Referee: Dominik Ouschan

22 13 February 2016	SV Ried	1-0	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Ried
16ː00	Fröschl 62'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160213sv_rfc_r0.htm		Stadium: Josko Arena Attendance: 5.120 Referee: Andreas Kollegger

23 20 February 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-0	SCR Altach	Salzburg
18ː30	Miranda 70' Oberlin 83'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160220fc_rsc_r0.htm		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 5.749 Referee: Markus Hameter

24 28 February 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg	4-1	FK Austria Wien	Salzburg
16ː30	Keita 12', 33' Soriano 35' Minamino 70'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160228fc_raust1.htm	Kayode 17'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10.657 Referee: Oliver Drachta

25 2 March 2016	SK Sturm Graz	0-0	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Graz
20:30		http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160302sturfc_r1.htm		Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 5.900 Referee: Julian Weinberger

26 5 March 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg	3-0	SV Grödig	Salzburg
16ː00	Soriano 6' Minamino 54' Ulmer 68'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160305fc_rsv_g0.htm		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7.100 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer

27 12 March 2016	Wolfsberger AC	1-1	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Hartberg
16ː00	Jacobo 85' (pen.)	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2020/20200617wolffc_r0.htm	Soriano 13' (pen.)	Stadium: Lavanttalarena Attendance: 5.050 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber

28 19 March 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-1	SV Mattersburg	Salzburg
18ː30	V. Berisha 16' Soriano 24' (pen.)	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160319fc_rsv_m0.htm	Ibser 56'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 6.494 Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer

29 3 April 2016	SK Rapid Wien	1-1	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Vienna
15ː00	Schaub 46'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160403rapifc_r1.htm	Caleta-Car 75'	Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 24.800 Referee: Markus Hameter

30 10 April 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg	1-0	FC Admira Wacker Mödling	Salzburg
16ː30	Soriano 61'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160410fc_rfc_a1.htm		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8.100 Referee: Dominik Ouschan

31 16 April 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-1	SV Ried	Salzburg
16ː00	Keita 35' Soriano 92'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160416fc_rsv_r0.htm	Elsneg 54'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 9.400 Referee: Julian Weinberger

32 23 April 2016	SCR Altach	1-3	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Altach
18ː30	Aigner 22'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2021/20210522fc_rwsg_0.htm	Keita 3' Caleta-Car 19' Laimer 96'	Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Attendance: 5.117 Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer

33 1 May 2016	FK Austria Wien	0-2	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Vienna
16ː30		http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160501austfc_r1.htm	Lazaro 36' Reyna 93'	Stadium: Viola Park Attendance: 7.500 Referee: Alexander Harkam

34 7 May 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg	1-1	SK Sturm Graz	Salzburg
18ː30	Berisha 15'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2021/20210522fc_rwsg_0.htm	Edomwonyi 70'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 11.327 Referee: Dominik Ouschan

35 11 May 2016	SV Grödig	1-2	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Grödig
20ː30	Schütz 15'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160511sv_gfc_r0.htm	Minamino 31' Oberlin 72'	Stadium: Untersberg-Arena Attendance: 2.207 Referee: Christopher Jäger

36 15 May 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg	1-0	Wolfsberger AC	Salzburg
17:30	Lazaro 56'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160515fc_rwolf0.htm		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14.138 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber

Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Points
1.	FC Red Bull Salzburg	36	21	11	4	71ː33	74
2.	SK Rapid Wien	36	20	5	11	66ː42	65
3.	FK Austria Wien	36	17	8	11	65ː48	59
4.	FC Admira Wacker	36	13	11	12	45ː51	50
5.	SK Sturm Graz	36	12	12	12	40ː40	48
6.	Wolfsberger AC	36	11	10	15	33ː36	43
7.	SV Ried	36	11	9	16	36ː52	42
8.	SCR Altach	36	11	7	18	39ː49	40
9.	SV Mattersburg	36	10	9	17	40ː70	39
10.	SV Grödig	36	9	8	19	42ː56	35

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Austrian Cup

1 18 July 2015	Deutschlandsberger SC	0-7	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Deutschlandsberg
17		http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150718deutfc_r1.htm	Soriano 12', 51', 77' Djuricin 54', 58', 61' Minamino 88'	Stadium: Koralmstadion Attendance: 3.500 Referee: Markus Hameter

22 September 2015 {{{date}}}	SV Horn	2-3	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Horn
19ː30	Sakaki 8' Rakowitz 86'		Minamino 19' Prevljak 41' Soriano 92'	Stadium: Arena Horn Attendance: 3.520 Referee: Andreas Kollegger

Round of 16 27 October 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	4-2	SV Ried	Salzburg
19:00	Soriano 31', 72' V. Berisha 88' Keita 90'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20151027fc_rsv_r0.htm	Kragl 5' Gavilán 11'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 3.911 Referee: Alexander Harkam

Quarterfinals 10 February 2016	SK Sturm Graz	0-1	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Graz
20ː30		http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160210sturfc_r1.htm	Lainer 29'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 6.248 Referee: Harald Lechner

Semifinals 20 April 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg	5-2	FK Austria Wien	Salzburg
20ː30	Soriano 57' Ulmer 60' Larsen 72' (o.g.) Laimer 81', 87'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2020/20200305fc_rlinz1.htm	Venuto 12' Grünwald 82'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 6.173 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber

Final 19 May 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg	5-0	FC Admira Wacker Mödling	Klagenfurt
20:30	Soriano 7', 65', 86' (pen.) Keita 28' Laimer 73'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160519fc_rfc_a0.htm		Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 10.200 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer

Champions League qualification

3 1st leg 29 July 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-0	Malmö FF	Salzburg
19ː00	Ulmer 51' Hinteregger 89' (pen.)	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150729fc_rmalm0.htm		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15.027 Referee: Luca Banti

3 2nd leg 5 August 2015	Malmö FF	3-0	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Malmö
20ː30	Djurdic 7' Rosenberg 14' Rodic 42'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150805malmfc_r1.htm		Stadium: Malmö stadium Attendance: 19.522 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis

Europa League qualification

Play-off, 1st leg 20 August 2015	FC Dinamo Minsk	2-0	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Brest
18:00	Rassadkin 57' Adamovic 93'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150820dinafc_r1.htm		Stadium: Brestsky Stadion Attendance: 9.500 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka

Play off, 2nd leg 27 August 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-0 (2-3 pen)	FC Dinamo Minsk	Salzburg
20ː30	Minamino 11' Soriano 58'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2021/20210218fc_rfc_v0.htm		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7.849 Referee: Kevin Blom
		Penalties
	*Hinteregger Soriano Minamino Atanga V.Berisha		*Beciraj Korytko Begunov Politevich

UEFA Youth League

1, 1st leg 30 September 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg U19	4-0	FK Željezničar Sarajevo U19	Grödig
18:00	Oberlin 19' Raischl 26' Hödl 67' Grabovac 75'	http://wiki.salzburg12.at/FC_Salzburg_gegen_FK_%C5%BDeljezni%C4%8Dar_Sarajevo		Stadium: Untersberg-Arena Attendance: 882 Referee: Zbynek Proske

1, 2nd leg 14 October 2015	FK Željezničar Sarajevo U19	2-1	FC Red Bull Salzburg U19	Sarajevo
20ː00	Mujagic 7' Hajdarevic 26'	http://wiki.salzburg12.at/FK_%C5%BDeljezni%C4%8Dar_Sarajevo_gegen_FC_Salzburg	Hödl 82'	Stadium: Grbavica Stadion Referee: Bartosz Frankowski

2, 1st leg 4 November 2015	Besiktas Istanbul U19	1-0	FC Red Bull Salzburg U19	Istanbul
12:00	Basaran 69'	http://wiki.salzburg12.at/Besiktas_Istanbul_gegen_FC_Salzburg		Stadium: Maltepe Stadion Attendance: 100 Referee: Dejan Jakimovski

2, 2nd leg 24 November 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg U19	5-1	Besiktas Istanbul U19	Grödig
18ː00	Oberlin 13', 74', 77' Upamecano 59' Schlager 66'	http://wiki.salzburg12.at/FC_Salzburg_gegen_Besiktas_Istanbul	Afkan 36'	Stadium: Untersberg-Arena Attendance: 800 Referee: Sandor Ando-Szabo

Play off 10 February 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg U19	0-4	AS Roma U19	Salzburg
18ː00	Oberlin 13', 74', 77' Upamecano 59' Schlager 66'	http://wiki.salzburg12.at/FC_Salzburg_gegen_Besiktas_Istanbul	Marchizza 8' (pen.) Umar 17' Soleri 39' Di Livio 72'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 1.080 Referee: Radu Marian Petrescu

Friendly matches

Friendly 8 July 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	3-1	West Bromwich Albion F.C.	Schladming
18:00	Soriano 28', 39' Minamino 65'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150708fc_rwest0.htm	Nabi 67'	Stadium: Athletic Area Referee: Rene Eisner

Friendly 11 July 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-0	Southampton F.C.	Salzburg
18ː10	Nielsen 20' Oberlin 24'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150711fc_rfc_s1.htm		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10.832 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

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Friendly 11 July 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	0-4	Werder Bremen	Salzburg
16:00		http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2015/20150711fc_rwerd0.htm	Bargfrede 16' Ujah 22' Garcia 27' Di Santo 45'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10.832 Referee: Christopher Jäger

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Friendly 21 July 2015	FC Red Bull Salzburg	1-1	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Salzburg
19ː00	Atanga 19'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2020/20200822fc_rajax0.htm	Mehmedi 64'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 11.427 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

Friendly 23 January 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg	0-1	FSV Frankfurt	Belek
14ː30		http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2020/20200825fc_rfc_l0.htm	Dedic 37'	Stadium: Arcadia Sport Resort

Friendly 29 January 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg	0-1	Mlada Boleslav	Salzburg
14:00		http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160129fc_rmlad0.htm	Skalak 78'	Stadium: Akedemie Liefering Attendance: 400 Referee: Bernd Hirschbichler

Friendly 30 January 2016	FC Red Bull Salzburg	1-1	SV Sandhausen	Salzburg
14:00	Atanga 34'	http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/2016/20160130fc_rsv_s0.htm	Roßbach 32'	Stadium: Akedemie Liefering Attendance: 400 Referee: Christian Struz

Topscorer

	Goals	Name
1	21	Jonatan Soriano
2	12	Naby Keita
3	5	Valon Berisha

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References

↑ FC Salzburg Wiki
↑ Austria Soccer
↑ Austria Soccer
↑ Playing time: 45 min. without changing sides
↑ Playing time: 45 min. without changing sides
↑ Bundesliga.at

[1] FC Salzburg Wiki

[2] Austria Soccer

[3] Austria Soccer

[4] Playing time: 45 min. without changing sides

[5] Playing time: 45 min. without changing sides

[6] Bundesliga.at

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