2015–16 Hertha BSC season

Hertha BSC
2015–16 season
Sporting DirectorMichael Preetz
Head coachPál Dárdai
StadiumOlympic Stadium
Bundesliga7th
DFB-PokalSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Salomon Kalou (14)
All: Salomon Kalou (17)

The 2015–16 Hertha BSC season was the 123rd season in club history.

Background

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Background information

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Hertha BSC finished the 2014–15 Bundesliga in fifteenth place, thus ensuring a place in the 2015–16 Bundesliga.[1] It was confirmed on May 25, 2015, that Pál Dárdai will continue his role as Hertha's head coach for this season.[2]

Transfers

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In

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Pos. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer Window Contract ends Transfer fee Ref.
MF Germany Niklas Stark 20 1. FC Nürnberg Transfer Summer 2019 Undisclosed [3]
MF Czech Republic Vladimír Darida 24 SC Freiburg Transfer Summer 2019 Undisclosed [4]
MF Germany Sinan Kurt 19 Bayern Munich Transfer Winter 2019 Undisclosed [5]
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Vedad Ibišević 31 VfB Stuttgart Transfer Summer Undisclosed [6]
MF Germany Mitchell Weiser 21 Bayern Munich Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed [7]
GK Germany Nils Körber 18 Hertha BSC Youth Transfer Summer 2017 [8]

Out

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Pos. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer Window Transfer fee Ref.
MF Germany Marcel Ndjeng 32 SC Paderborn Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
DF Netherlands John Heitinga 31 Ajax Amsterdam Transfer Summer Undisclosed [10]
MF Germany Fabian Holland 24 SV Darmstadt 98 Transfer Summer €300,000 [11]
GK Germany Sascha Burchert 25 Vålerenga Fotball Loan Summer [12]
MF Germany Peter Niemeyer 31 SV Darmstadt 98 Transfer Summer Undisclosed [13]
FW Germany Sandro Wagner 27 SV Darmstadt 98 Transfer Summer Undisclosed [14]
DF Germany Nico Schulz 22 Borussia Mönchengladbach Transfer Summer Undisclosed [15]
MF Japan Hajime Hosogai 29 Bursaspor Loan Summer [16]
GK Germany Marius Gersbeck 20 Chemnitzer FC Loan Winter [17]
DF Germany Yanni Regäsel 20 Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Winter Undisclosed [18]
MF Germany Änis Ben-Hatira 27 Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Winter Undisclosed [19]

Friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Date Kickoff1 Venue City Opponent Res.2 Att. Goalscorers Ref.
Hertha BSC Opponent
1 July 2015 18:30 A Berlin 1. FC Lübars 7–2 1,248 Hegeler 29', 41'
Langkamp 48'
Blumberg 68'
Mittelstädt 73', 82'
Lustenberger 84'
Fell 2'
Morlang 30'
[20]
3 July 2015 17:30 A Ludwigsfelde DB-Nationalmannschaft 10–2 745 Mittelstädt 13', 77'
Hegeler 14', 32'
Allagui 17', 45', 85', 86'
Lustenberger 37'
Kauter 62'
56'
72'
[21]
8 July 2015 18:30 A Fürstenwalde FSV Union Fürstenwalde 2–0 1,637 Pekarík 13', 77' [22]
11 July 2015 18:00 A Neustrelitz TSG Neustrelitz 2–2 1,079 Allagui 39'
Niemeyer 60'
Albrecht 58'
Brinkmann 75'
[23]
15 July 2015 19:00 A Neuruppin Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Clavería 84' [24]
21 July 2015 18:00 A Grödig SV Grödig 2–2 Ronny 54'
Kalou 68'
Gschweidl 6'
Wallner 64'
[25]
22 July 2015 18:30 A Schladming Fulham F.C. 2–2 Darida 5'
Hegeler 14' (pen.)
Taggart 30'
Woodrow 71'
[26]
25 July 2015 18:00 A Schladming Akhisar Belediyespor 1–0 Schulz 56' [27]
1 August 2015 17:30 A Berlin Genoa C.F.C. 0–2 5,823 Laxalt 6'
Lazović 79'
[28]
11 January 2016 17:30 A Belek Hannover 96 1–0 Ibišević 56' [29]
12 January 2016 18:30 A Belek Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 Plattenhardt 60'
Haraguchi 69'
Johnson 34'
Raffael 47'
[30]
13 January 2016 20:00 A Belek VfL Bochum 1–4 Baumjohann 7' Mlapa 49', 75'
Sağlam 57'
Novikovas 61'
[31]
16 January 2016 16:00 A Belek FC Vaduz 1–0 Ibišević 36' [32]
24 March 2016 A Berlin Hertha BSC II 1–3 Beerens Henning
Owusu
Ronny
[33]

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Schalke 04 34 15 7 12 51 49 +2 52 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Mainz 05 34 14 8 12 46 42 +4 50
7 Hertha BSC 34 14 8 12 42 42 0 50 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
8 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 9 13 47 49 −2 45
9 1. FC Köln 34 10 13 11 38 42 −4 43
Source: DFB
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) Away goals scored; 8) Play-offs.[34]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Mainz 05; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Hertha BSC.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 14 8 12 42 42  0 50 9 5 3 24 15  +9 5 3 9 18 27  −9

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Bundesliga

Bundesliga fixtures & results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

MD Date
Kickoff1
H/A Opponent Res.
F–A
Att. Goalscorers Table Ref.
Hertha BSC Opponent Pos. Pts.
1 15 August 2015
15:30
A FC Augsburg 1–0 30,000 Kalou 48' (pen.) 7th 3 [35]
2 21 August 2015
20:30
H Werder Bremen 1–1 56,376 Stocker 6' Ujah 26' 7th 4 [36]
3 30 August 2015
15:30
A Borussia Dortmund 1–3 80,500 Kalou 78' Hummels 27'
Aubameyang 51'
Ramos 90+3'
10th 4 [37]
4 12 September 2015
15:30
H VfB Stuttgart 2–1 45,994 Haraguchi 14'
Lustenberger 45+3'
Šunjić 36' 7th 7 [38]
5 19 September 2015
15:30
A VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 30,000 Dost 76', 89' (pen.) 11th 7 [39]
6 22 September 2015
20:00
H 1. FC Köln 2–0 40,181 Ibišević 43', 90+4' 5th 10 [40]
7 27 September 2015
15:30
A Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 46,000 Darida 82' Meier 22' 6th 11 [41]
8 3 October 2015
15:30
H Hamburger SV 3–0 65,427 Kalou 17'
Ibišević 77', 79'
4th 14 [42]
9 17 October 2015
15:30
A Schalke 04 1–2 61,336 Kalou 73' Höwedes 27'
Meyer 90+2'
5th 14 [43]
10 24 October 2015
18:30
A FC Ingolstadt 04 1–0 15,000 Weiser 11' 5th 17 [44]
11 31 October 2015
15:30
H Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–4 58,566 Baumjohann 82' (pen.) Wendt 26'
Raffael 28'
Xhaka 55'
Nordtveit 90+1'
6th 17 [45]
12 6 November 2015
20:30
A Hannover 96 3–1 40,200 Kalou 33', 60', 87' (pen.) Kiyotake 70' (pen.) 4th 20 [46]
13 22 November 2015
15:30
H TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–0 37,045 Polanski 30' (o.g.) 4th 23 [47]
14 28 November 2015
15:30
A Bayern Munich 0–2 75,000 Müller 34'
Coman 41'
5th 23 [48]
15 5 December 2015
15:30
H Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 41,819 Darida 7'
Brooks 60'
Hernández 29' 4th 26 [49]
16 12 December 2015
15:30
A SV Darmstadt 98 4–0 17,000 Ibišević 12', 50'
Plattenhardt 26'
Kalou 77'
3rd 29 [50]
17 20 December 2015
15:30
H 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–0 39,835 Darida 34'
Kalou 54'
3rd 32 [51]
18 23 January 2016
15:30
H FC Augsburg 0–0 35,196 3rd 33 [52]
19 30 January 2016
15:30
A Werder Bremen 3–3 40,141 Darida 29'
Plattenhardt 42'
Kalou 71'
Bartels 67'
Pizarro 75', 77'
3rd 34 [53]
20 6 February 2016
15:30
H Borussia Dortmund 0–0 74,244 3rd 35 [54]
21 13 February 2016
15:30
A VfB Stuttgart 0–2 45,465 Die 51'
Kostić 84'
4th 35 [55]
22 20 February 2016
15:30
H VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 40,126 Kalou 60' Schäfer 53' 3rd 36 [56]
23 26 February 2016
20:30
A 1. FC Köln 1–0 48,900 Ibišević 43' 3rd 39 [57]
24 2 March 2016
20:00
H Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 36,608 Weiser 63'
Kalou 78'
3rd 42 [58]
25 6 March 2016
17:30
A Hamburger SV 0–2 46,136 Müller 58', 75' 3rd 42 [59]
26 11 March 2016
20:30
H FC Schalke 04 2–0 52,000 Ibišević 42'
Stark 65'
3rd 45 [60]
27 19 March 2016
15:30
H FC Ingolstadt 2–1 40,385 Haraguchi 54'
Kalou 69'
Hinterseer 75' 3rd 48 [61]
28 3 April 2016
15:30
A Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–5 53,114 Hazard 14', 80'
Hahn 60'
Herrmann 76'
Traoré 85'
3rd 48 [62]
29 8 April 2016
20:30
H Hannover 96 2–2 45,229 Ibišević 3'
Kalou 72'
Sobiech 18'
Schmiedebach 58'
3rd 49 [63]
30 16 April 2016
15:30
A TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–2 27,745 Stark 27' Schär 33'
Uth 85'
4th 49 [64]
31 23 April 2016
15:30
H FC Bayern München 0–2 76,233 Vidal 48'
Douglas Costa 79'
4th 49 [65]
32 30 April 2016
18:30
A Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 30,210 Ibišević 21' Brandt 2'
Bender 16'
5th 49 [66]
33 7 May 2016
15:30
H SV Darmstadt 98 1–2 60,280 Darida 14' Gondorf 24'
Wagner 83'
6th 49 [67]
34 14 May 2016
15:30
A 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–0 33,800 7th 50 [68]

DFB-Pokal

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

RD Date Kickoff1 Venue City Opponent Result2 Attendance Goalscorers Ref.
Hertha BSC Opponent
Round 1 10 August 2015 18:30 A Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld 2–0 21,484 Kalou 73'
Darida 88'
[69]
Round 2 27 October 2015 19:00 A Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt 2–1 (aet) 8,177 Kalou 56', 99' (pen.) Golley 47' [70]
Round of 16 16 December 2015 19:00 A Nuremberg 1. FC Nürnberg 2–0 35,204 Darida 32'
Brooks 65'
[71]
Quarter-finals 10 February 2016 19:00 A Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim 3–2 11,900 Ibišević 14', 21'
Haraguchi 58'
Feick 10'
Schnatterer 82' (pen.)
[72]
Semi-finals 20 April 2016 20:30 H Berlin Borussia Dortmund 0–3 76,233 Castro 21'
Reus 75'
Mkhitaryan 83'
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Player information

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As of 15 May 2016

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB–Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Germany GER Thomas Kraft 7 0 6 0 1 0
2 DF Slovakia SVK Peter Pekarík 13 0 12 0 1 0
3 MF Norway NOR Per Ciljan Skjelbred 36 0 31 0 5 0
5 MF Germany GER Niklas Stark 23 2 21 2 2 0
6 MF Czech Republic CZE Vladimír Darida 35 7 31 5 4 2
8 FW Ivory Coast CIV Salomon Kalou 37 17 32 14 5 3
9 MF Germany GER Alexander Baumjohann 27 1 24 1 3 0
11 FW Tunisia TUN Sami Allagui 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF Brazil BRA Ronny 1 0 1 0 0 0
13 DF Germany GER Jens Hegeler 21 0 16 0 5 0
14 MF Switzerland SUI Valentin Stocker 24 1 22 1 2 0
15 DF Germany GER Sebastian Langkamp 26 0 22 0 4 0
16 FW Germany GER Julian Schieber 6 0 5 0 1 0
17 MF Germany GER Tolga Ciğerci 19 0 18 0 1 0
18 MF Germany GER Sinan Kurt 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Vedad Ibišević 30 12 26 10 4 2
20 MF Germany GER Mitchell Weiser 33 2 29 2 4 0
21 DF Germany GER Marvin Plattenhardt 37 2 33 2 4 0
22 GK Norway NOR Rune Jarstein 33 0 29 0 4 0
23 DF Germany GER Johannes van den Bergh 16 0 13 0 3 0
24 MF Japan JPN Genki Haraguchi 37 3 32 2 5 1
25 DF United States USA John Brooks 27 2 23 1 4 1
27 MF Netherlands NED Roy Beerens 3 0 2 0 1 0
28 DF Switzerland SUI Fabian Lustenberger 34 1 30 1 4 0
29 GK Germany GER Nils Körber 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Germany GER Florian Kohls 1 0 1 0 0 0
34 DF Germany GER Maximilian Mittelstädt 3 0 3 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the 2015–16 season
7 MF Japan JPN Hajime Hosogai (on loan to Bursaspor) 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Tunisia TUN Änis Ben-Hatira 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Germany GER Peter Niemeyer 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Germany GER Nico Schulz 2 0 1 0 1 0
30 GK Germany GER Sascha Burchert (on loan to Vålerenga Fotball) 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Germany GER Sandro Wagner 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK Germany GER Marius Gersbeck (on loan to Chemnitzer FC) 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF Germany GER Yanni Regäsel 6 0 6 0 0 0

Notes

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  • 1.^ Kickoff time in Central European Time/Central European Summer Time.
  • 2.^ Hertha BSC's goals first.

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