2015–16 Feyenoord season
| 2015–16 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Dick van Well |
| Manager | Giovanni van Bronckhorst |
| Stadium | De Kuip |
| Eredivisie | 3rd |
| KNVB Cup | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: Dirk Kuyt (19) All: Dirk Kuyt (23) |
The 2015–16 season was Feyenoord's 108th season of play, it marked its 60th season in the Eredivisie and its 94th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. It was the first season with manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst, a former player who played seven seasons for Feyenoord and who played 106 times for Dutch national team. The club started the season relatively well alternating between the second and third place until the halfway point of the season. They then hit a seven-game losing streak among a nine-game stretch without a win and dropped to seventh place. They followed this up with a six-game winning streak to get back to the third position for the final stretch of the season. They ended the season third in the league. Feyenoord entered the KNVB Cup in the second round. They started their campaign by beating both finalist of the 2013–14 edition. They were coupled to past cup winners in all their cup matches and beat FC Utrecht 2–1 in the final. The cup win qualified them to the group stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
Competitions
[edit ]Overall
[edit ]| Competition | Round started | Final result | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | — | Third | 8 August 2015 | 8 May 2016 |
| KNVB Cup | Second round | Winners | 24 September 2015 | 24 April 2016 |
Source: Competitions
Eredivisie
[edit ]League table
[edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven (C) | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 88 | 32 | +56 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Ajax | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 81 | 21 | +60 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage [a] |
| 4 | AZ | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs [b] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off (only if deciding champion, European competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 KNVB Cup.
- ^ Four teams played for one spot in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
Results summary
[edit ]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | +3 |
Source: League matches
League matches
[edit ]Van Weert 86' Report Kuyt 2'
Kramer 36', 55', 71' Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 3,750
Referee: Braamhaar
Van den Berg 84' Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Van Boekel
Kuyt 44' Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 18,512
Referee: Van Boekel
Source: Royal Dutch Football Association [2]
KNVB Cup
[edit ]Friendlies
[edit ]Achahbar 21'
Immers 26' Stadium: Sportcomplex Varkenoord
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ruperti
- ^ a b This game was banned as originally planned, because of the objections of the mayor of Bergen op Zoom. The match was allowed to be played with the new opponent.[3]
- ^ Feyenoord played Charleroi in a game lasting three times 45 minutes.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal Seizoen 2015/'16" [Regulations professional football 2015–16 season] (pdf) (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. p. 44. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "PROGRAMMA BETAALD VOETBAL SEIZOEN 2015/'16 EREDIVISIE / JUPILER LEAGUE" [Schedule professional football 2015–16 season Eredivisie/Jupiler League] (PDF) (in Dutch). Zeist: Royal Dutch Football Association. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015年06月30日. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Feyenoord in Halsteren tegen VVV Venlo in plaats van FC Dordrecht" [Feyenoord in Halsteren against VVV-Venlo instead of FC Dordrecht]. feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 July 2015.