2015–16 FC Red Bull Salzburg season

The 2015–16 FC Red Bull Salzburg season was the 83rd season in club history. Red Bull Salzburg finished the season as champions of the Bundesliga and the ÖFB-Cup for the third season in a row. In Europe, Salzburg where knocked out of the Champions League by Malmö in the Third Qualifying Round, dropping into the Europa League where they were knocked out by Dinamo Minsk in the Playoff Round.

Red Bull Salzburg
2015–16 season
Sporting DirectorJochen Sauer
ManagerPeter Zeidler
(until 3 December)
Thomas Letsch
(3-28 December)
Óscar García
(from 28 December)
StadiumRed Bull Arena
Bundesliga1st
ÖFB-CupChampions
Champions LeagueThird Qualifying Round vs Malmö
Europa LeaguePlayoff Round vs Dinamo Minsk
Top goalscorerLeague: Jonathan Soriano (21)
All: Jonathan Soriano (32)
Alternate colours
Away colours

Season events

Bundesliga

On matchday one,[1] on 25 July,[2] Red Bull lost 2–1 to Mattersburg.[3] Markus Pink and Alexander Ibser scored for Mattersburg and Naby Keïta scored for Red Bull.[3] Red Bull finished the matchday tied for seventh place.[2] Red Bull lost 2–1 to Rapid Wien on Matchday two, on 1 August.[4] Athanasios Petsos and Stefan Schwab scored for Rapid Wien and Dimitri Oberlin scored for Red Bull.[5] Red Bull finished the matchday in ninth place.[6] On matchday three,[7] on 8 August,[8] Red Bull and Admira Wacker finished in a 2–2 draw.[9] Yordy Reyna and Naby Keïta scored for Red Bull and Dominik Starkl and Markus Lackner scored for Admira Wacker.[9] Red Bull finished the matchday in seventh place.[8]

Austrian Cup

Red Bull opened up their season on 18 July[10] with three goals each from Jonathan Soriano and Marco Djuricin and a goal from Takumi Minamino.[11]

Champions League

Red Bull enterted the competition in the third qualifying round. They were drawn against the winner of the fixture between Malmö and Žalgiris.[12] Malmö advanced to face Red Bull.[13] The first leg took place on 29 July.[14] Red Bull won 2–0 with goals from Andreas Ulmer and Martin Hinteregger.[15] Hinteregger scored from the penalty spot.[15] The second leg was played on 5 August.[16] Red Bull lost 3–0[16] to get knocked out 3–2 on aggregate.[17] Nikola Đurđić, Markus Rosenberg, and Vladimir Rodić scored for Malmö.[16]

Europa League

Red Bull were knocked out of Champions League by Malmö[17] and entered the Europa League playoff round. Red Bull were drawn against Dinamo Minsk.[18] The first leg was played on 20 August.[19] Dinamo Minsk won the match 2–0 with goals from Gleb Rassadkin and Nenad Adamović.[20]

Squad
As of match played 19 May 2016
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Cican Stankovic [lower-alpha 1] GK (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 23) SV Grödig 2015[21] 2020[21] 9 0
31 Airton GK (1994-05-29)29 May 1994 (aged 21) Juventude 2015[22] 2020[22] 0 0
33 Alexander Walke GK (1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 32) Hansa Rostock 2010 2017[23]
34 Lawrence Ati-Zigi GK (1996-11-29)29 November 1996 (aged 19) Red Bull Ghana 2015 0 0
Defenders
2 Benno Schmitz DF (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 21) Bayern Munich II 2014 60 0
3 Paulo Miranda DF (1988-08-16)16 August 1988 (aged 27) São Paulo 2015[24] 2019[24] 38 2
4 Dayot Upamecano DF (1998-10-27)27 October 1998 (aged 17) Valenciennes 2015[25] 2018[25] 2 0
5 Duje Ćaleta-Car DF (1996-09-17)17 September 1996 (aged 19) Pasching 2014 2020[26] 46 2
6 Christian Schwegler DF (1984-06-06)6 June 1984 (aged 31) Young Boys 2009
17 Andreas Ulmer DF (1985-10-30)30 October 1985 (aged 30) SV Ried 2009
22 Stefan Lainer DF (1992-08-27)27 August 1992 (aged 23) SV Ried 2015[23] 2018[23] 28 2
28 Asger Sørensen DF (1996-06-05)5 June 1996 (aged 19) Academy 2014 5 0
95 Bernardo DF (1995-05-14)14 May 1995 (aged 21) Red Bull Brasil 2016[26] 2020[26] 16 0
Midfielders
7 Reinhold Yabo MF (1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 24) Karlsruher 2015[22] 2018[22] 0 0
8 Naby Keïta MF (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 21) Istres 2014[27] 2019[27] 81 20
10 Valentino Lazaro MF (1996-03-24)24 March 1996 (aged 20) Academy 2012 72 8
14 Valon Berisha [lower-alpha 2] MF (1993-02-07)7 February 1993 (aged 23) Viking 2012 [23] 142 24
23 Hany Mukhtar MF (1995-03-21)21 March 1995 (aged 21) loan from Benfica 2015[28] 2016[28] 15 1
24 Christoph Leitgeb MF (1985-04-14)14 April 1985 (aged 31) Sturm Graz 2007
27 Konrad Laimer MF (1997-05-27)27 May 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2014 29 4
47 Xaver Schlager MF (1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2015 2 0
55 Yasin Pehlivan MF (1989-01-05)5 January 1989 (aged 27) Kayseri Erciyesspor 2015[29] 2016(+2)[29] 17 0
88 Diadie Samassékou MF (1996-01-11)11 January 1996 (aged 20) Real Bamako 2015[30] 2019[30] 0 0
Forwards
15 Yordy Reyna FW (1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 22) Alianza Lima 2013[31] 2017[31] 31 3
16 Omer Damari FW (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 27) loan from RB Leipzig 2015[32] 2016[32] 16 4
18 Takumi Minamino FW (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 21) Cerezo Osaka 2015[33] 2018[33] 57 16
20 David Atanga FW (1996-12-25)25 December 1996 (aged 19) Red Bull Ghana 2015 2020[23] 10 0
26 Jonathan Soriano FW (1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 30) Barcelona B 2012 179 158
37 Dimitri Oberlin [lower-alpha 3] FW (1997-09-27)27 September 1997 (aged 18) Zürich 2015 2020[34] 15 3
46 Smail Prevljak FW (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 21) loan from RB Leipzig 2015[35] 11 0
48 Hwang Hee-chan FW (1996-01-26)26 January 1996 (aged 20) Pohang Steelers 2015 14 0
Out on loan
9 Marco Djuricin FW (1992-12-12)12 December 1992 (aged 23) Sturm Graz 2015 21 6
21 Taxiarchis Fountas FW (1995-09-04)4 September 1995 (aged 20) AEK Athens 2013 1 0
36 Martin Hinteregger DF (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 23) Academy 2010
44 Ante Roguljić MF (1996-03-11)11 March 1996 (aged 20) Academy 2014 2 1
Peter Ankersen DF (1990-09-22)22 September 1990 (aged 25) Esbjerg 2014 33 1
13 Michael Brandner MF (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 21) Academy 2013 0 0
Left during the season
11 Felipe Pires FW (1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (aged 21) Academy 2014 15 2
19 Håvard Nielsen FW (1993-07-15)15 July 1993 (aged 22) Vålerenga 2012 57 5
  1. Cican Stankovic was born in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but qualified to represent Austria internationally, representing the Austrian U-21 team in 2014.
  2. Valon Berisha was born in Malmö, Sweden to Kosovo Albanian parents. Berisha qualified to represent Norway internationally, representing them at various levels until September 2016, when he switched to representing Kosovo.
  3. Dimitri Oberlin was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon but qualified to represent Switzerland internationally, representing them at various youth levels before making his senior debut in 2018.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
9 FW Marco Djuricin (at Brentford)
13 MF Michael Brandner (at SV Ried)
21 FW Taxiarchis Fountas (at Asteras Tripolis)
No. Position Player
36 DF Martin Hinteregger (at Borussia Mönchengladbach)
44 MF Ante Roguljić (at Hajduk Split)
DF Peter Ankersen (at Copenhagen)

Left during the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
11 FW Felipe Pires (to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)
No. Position Player
16 FW Håvard Nielsen (to SC Freiburg)

Transfers

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015GKCican StankovicSV GrödigUndisclosed[21]
1 July 2015GKAirtonJuventudeUndisclosed[22]
1 July 2015DFStefan LainerSV RiedUndisclosed[23]
1 July 2015DFPaulo MirandaSão PauloUndisclosed[24]
1 July 2015MFReinhold YaboKarlsruherFree[22]
1 July 2015MFMasaya OkugawaKyoto SangaUndisclosed[23]
1 July 2015FWSmail PrevljakRB LeipzigUndisclosed[35]
1 July 2015FWDimitri OberlinZürichUndisclosed[34]
11 July 2015DFDayot UpamecanoValenciennesUndisclosed[25]
17 August 2015MFDiadie SamassékouReal BamakoFree[30]
22 August 2015MFYasin PehlivanKayseri ErciyessporFree[29]
1 January 2016DFBernardoRed Bull BrasilUndisclosed[26]

Loans in
Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
1 July 2015FWOmer DamariRB LeipzigEnd of Season[32]
28 August 2015MFHany MukhtarBenficaEnd of Season[28]

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015GKPéter GulácsiRB LeipzigUndisclosed[23]
1 July 2015MFStefan IlsankerRB LeipzigUndisclosed[23]
1 July 2015FWNils QuaschnerRB LeipzigUndisclosed[23]
25 August 2015FWFelipe PiresTSG 1899 HoffenheimUndisclosed[36]
1 January 2016FWHåvard NielsenSC FreiburgUndisclosed[37]

Loans out
Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 July 2015DFPeter AnkersenCopenhagenEnd of Season[23]
1 July 2015MFAnte RoguljićHajduk SplitEnd of Season[38]
1 July 2015FWTaxiarchis FountasAsteras TripolisEnd of Season[23]
31 August 2015FWMarco DjuricinBrentfordEnd of Season[39]
1 January 2016MFMichael BrandnerSV RiedEnd of 2016/17 Season[40]
8 January 2016FWMartin HintereggerBorussia MönchengladbachEnd of Season[41]

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
30 June 2016MFYasin PehlivanSpartak Trnava

Friendlies
3 July 2015 Red Bull Salzburg0 – 1KapfenbergerWals-Siezenheim
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Imbongo  8' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
8 July 2015 Red Bull Salzburg 3 – 1 West Bromwich AlbionSchladming, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Djuricin  33'
Soriano  39'
Minamino  65'		 Report Nabi  67' Stadium: Athletic Area
11 July 2015 Red Bull Salzburg 0 – 4 Werder BremenWals-Siezenheim
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Bargfrede  16'
Ujah  22'
Garcia  27'
di Santo  45'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
11 July 2015 Red Bull Salzburg 2 – 0 SouthamptonWals-Siezenheim
18:10 CEST (UTC+2) Nielson  19'
Oberlin  23'		 Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
21 July 2015 Red Bull Salzburg 1 – 1 Werder BremenWals-Siezenheim
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Atanga  19' Report Mehmedi  74' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 11,427
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
8 October 2015 Greuther Fürth 1 – 1 Red Bull SalzburgMunich, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Gjasula  50' Report Soriano  39' (pen.) Stadium: Sportpark Heimstetten
Referee: Christian Diez
16 January 2016 Red Bull Salzburg2 – 1LASKWals-Siezenheim
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Prevljak  10'
Berisha  47'		 Report Dovedan  5' Stadium: Red Bull Fussball- & Eishockey-Akademie
Attendance: 300
23 January 2016 Red Bull Salzburg 0 – 1 FSV FrankfurtWals-Siezenheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Dedić  37' Stadium: Trainingszentrum
29 January 2016 Red Bull Salzburg 0 – 1 Mladá BoleslavWals-Siezenheim
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Skalák  78'
Šćuk  89'		 Stadium: Red Bull Fussball- & Eishockey-Akademie
Attendance: 400
30 January 2016 Red Bull Salzburg 1 – 1 SV SandhausenWals-Siezenheim
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Atanga  34' Report Roßbach  32' Stadium: Red Bull Fussball- & Eishockey-Akademie
Attendance: 400

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 25 July 2015 15 May 2016 Matchday 1 Winners 36 21 11 4 71 33 +38 058.33
Austrian Cup 18 July 2015 19 May 2016 First round Winners 6 6 0 0 25 6 +19 100.00
Champions League 29 July 2015 5 August 2015 Third Qualifying round Third Qualifying round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Europa League 20 August 2015 27 August 2015 Playoff Round Playoff Round 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Total 46 29 11 6 100 44 +56 063.04

Last updated: 15 May 2016

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga
Main article: 2015–16 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Red Bull Salzburg (C) 36 21 11 4 71 33 +38 74 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Rapid Wien 36 20 5 11 66 42 +24 65 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
3 Austria Wien 36 17 8 11 65 48 +17 59 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Admira Wacker Mödling 36 13 11 12 45 51 −6 50 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5 Sturm Graz 36 12 12 12 40 40 0 48
Source: weltfussball.de (in German), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less matches awarded against; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Head-to-head points; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored.[42]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2015–16 Austrian Cup, Red Bull Salzburg, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Austrian Cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, the spot awarded to the second-placed team was passed to the third-placed team, and the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 21 11 4 71 33  +38 74 14 3 1 45 15  +30 7 8 3 26 18  +8

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHAH
ResultLLDWWDWWDWWWWLDWDDDWWLWWDWDWDWWWWDWW
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
25 July 2015 1SV Mattersburg2 – 1Red Bull SalzburgMattersburg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Pink  1'
Sprangler  54'
Ibser  90+3'		 Report Keïta  83'
Schmitz  87'		 Stadium: Pappelstadion
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Harald Lechner
1 August 2015 2Red Bull Salzburg1 – 2Rapid WienWals-Siezenheim
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Schmitz  19'
Atanga  34'
Pires  45'
Oberlin  66'		 Report Petsos  15'
Schwab  33'
Schaub  76'
Kainz  83'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer
8 August 2015 3Admira Wacker2 – 2Red Bull SalzburgMaria Enzersdorf
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Starkl  17'  60'
Lackner  32'
Ebner  74'
Wessely  90+4'		 Report Reyna  7'
Keïta  34'		 Stadium: BSFZ-Arena
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Andreas Heiß
11 August 2015 4SV Ried1 – 4Red Bull SalzburgRied im Innkreis
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Ziegl  60'
Schubert  89'		 Report Minamino  10'  38'
Damari  26', 43'
Lainer  40'		 Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena
Attendance: 4,720
Referee: Andreas Kollegger
15 August 2015 5Red Bull Salzburg2 – 0Rheindorf AltachWals-Siezenheim
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Damari  5'
Atanga  66'
Keïta  90'		 Report Luxbacher  26'
Harrer  30'
Jäger  51'
César Ortiz  73'
Prokopič  76'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 7,539
Referee: Harald Lechner
23 August 2015 6Red Bull Salzburg2 – 2Austria WienWals-Siezenheim
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Prevljak  25'
Ulmer  58'
Lainer  75'		 Report Grünwald  17'
Šikov  44'
Kayode  48'
Rotpuller  69'  72'
Meilinger  73'
Koch  90+4'
Holzhauser  90+4'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 9,292
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer
30 August 2015 7Sturm Graz2 – 3Red Bull SalzburgGraz
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Madl  42'
Hadžić  70'
Tadić  88'		 Report Spendlhofer  3' (o.g.)
Schwegler  20'
Reyna  53'
Lainer  56'
Minamino  66'		 Stadium: UPC Arena
Attendance: 11,100
Referee: Markus Hameter
12 September 2015 8Red Bull Salzburg4 – 2SV GrödigWals-Siezenheim
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Minamino  34', 71'
Berisha  39'
Keïta  51'
Soriano  74'		 Report Venuto  19'
Ulmer  26' (o.g.)
Maak  74'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,365
Referee: Oliver Drachta
19 September 2015 9Wolfsberger AC1 – 1Red Bull SalzburgKlagenfurt
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Berisha  13'
Soriano  47'
Ulmer  86'		 Report Ouédraogo  39'
Palla  43'
Berger  72'		 Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: Harald Lechner
26 September 2015 10Red Bull Salzburg2 – 4SV MattersburgWals-Siezenheim
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Keïta  2'
Soriano  5', 51', 67', 85' (pen.)		 Report Farkas  21'
Jano  25'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 6,271
Referee: Alexander Harkam
4 October 2015 11Rapid Wien1 – 2Red Bull SalzburgVienna
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stangl  17'
Hofmann  62'
Auer  90'
Jelić  90'		 Report Minamino  43'
Schwegler  64'  89'
Soriano  90+1'
Reyna  90+4'		 Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 23,200
Referee: Dominik Ouschan
17 October 2015 12Red Bull Salzburg8 – 0Admira WackerWals-Siezenheim
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Soriano  31', 53'
Ćaleta-Car  44'
Berisha  44', 70'
Keïta  56'
Minamino  64'
Damari  75'
Mukhtar  86'		 Report Ebner  17'
Schicker  73'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 7,715
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer
24 October 2015 13Red Bull Salzburg2 – 1SV RiedWals-Siezenheim
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Soriano  8'
Keïta  32'
Miranda  67'		 Report Polverino  14'
Trauner  17'
Möschl  27'
Elsneg  60'
Gavilán  81'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,581
Referee: Andreas Kollegger
31 October 2015 14Rheindorf Altach1 – 0Red Bull SalzburgAltach
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Netzer  56'
Roth  64'
Schreiner  78'
Seeger  90+3'		 Report Keïta  56'
Hinteregger  63'
Schwegler  64'		 Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Attendance: 5,372
Referee: Julian Weinberger
7 November 2015 15Austria Wien1 – 1Red Bull SalzburgVienna
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Holzhauser  37'
Zulechner  53'
de Paula  63'
Friesenbichler  80'
Kahat  87'		 Report Miranda  24'  38'
Lainer  84'		 Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 11,858
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer
22 November 2015 16Red Bull Salzburg3 – 1Sturm GrazWals-Siezenheim
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Soriano  21', 90+3'
Hinteregger  28'
Schmitz  69'
Damari  76'
Keïta  87'		 Report Esser  21'
Kamavuaka  52'
Lykogiannis  77'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 9,623
Referee: Alain Bieri
28 November 2015 17SV Grödig1 – 1Red Bull SalzburgGrödig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Brauer  15'
Rasner  22'  55'
Strasser  90+3'		 Report Soriano  15'
Schwegler  37'
Schmitz  65'
Hinteregger  90'		 Stadium: Untersberg-Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Oliver Drachta
1 December 2015 18Red Bull Salzburg1 – 1Wolfsberger ACWals-Siezenheim
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Schwegler  37'
Pehlivan  40'
Soriano  63'		 Report Wernitznig  34'
Dobnik  89'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 4,632
Referee: Harald Lechner
6 December 2015 19SV Mattersburg0 – 0Red Bull SalzburgMattersburg
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Höller  90+2' Report Soriano  84'
Ćaleta-Car  90+1'
Paulo Miranda  90+2'		 Stadium: Pappelstadion
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Julian Weinberger
13 December 2015 20Red Bull Salzburg2 – 0Rapid WienWals-Siezenheim
16:0 CET (UTC+1) Soriano  36'
Keïta  56'
Schwegler  78'		 Report Hofmann  22'
Schwab  82'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 14,150
Referee: Alexander Harkam
7 February 2016 21Admira Wacker1 – 2Red Bull SalzburgMaria Enzersdorf
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Spiridonović  51'
Grozurek  73'		 Report Pehlivan  45'
Berisha  50'
Soriano  74'		 Stadium: BSFZ-Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Dominik Ouschan
13 February 2016 22SV Ried1 – 0Red Bull SalzburgRied im Innkreis
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Fröschl  62'
Hart  86'		 Report Paulo Miranda  32'
Pehlivan  72'
Schmitz  83'		 Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena
Attendance: 5,120
Referee: Andreas Kollegger
20 February 2016 23Red Bull Salzburg2 – 0Rheindorf AltachWals-Siezenheim
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Bernardo  24'  65'
Miranda  70'
Oberlin  83'		 Report Hofbauer  41' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 5,749
Referee: Markus Hameter
28 February 2016 24Red Bull Salzburg4 – 0Austria WienWals-Siezenheim
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Keïta  12', 33'
Soriano  35'
Minamino  70'
Pehlivan  77'		 Report Vukojević  14'
Kayode  17'
Windbichler  57'
Grünwald  85'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,657
Referee: Oliver Drachta
2 March 2016 25Sturm Graz0 – 0Red Bull SalzburgGraz
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Potzmann  63'
Spendlhofer  87'		 Report Laimer  65' Stadium: UPC Arena
Attendance: 5,873
Referee: Julian Weinberger
5 March 2016 26Red Bull Salzburg3 – 0SV GrödigWals-Siezenheim
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Soriano  6'
Minamino  54'
Ulmer  68'
Mukhtar  89'		 Report Kerschbaum  65'
Denner  76'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 7,100
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer
12 March 2016 27Wolfsberger AC1 – 1Red Bull SalzburgKlagenfurt
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Standfest  11'
Jacobo  85'
Schmerböck  90+2'		 Report Soriano  13' (pen.)  67'
Paulo Miranda  83'		 Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 5,050
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber
19 March 2016 28Red Bull Salzburg2 – 1SV MattersburgWals-Siezenheim
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Berisha  16'
Soriano  24' (pen.)
Laimer  36'
Hwang  61'		 Report Ibser  56' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 6,494
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer
3 April 2016 29Rapid Wien1 – 1Red Bull SalzburgVienna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Pavelic  40'
Schaub  46'
Grahovac  72'		 Report Ćaleta-Car  75'
Soriano  81'
Keïta  90+1'		 Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 24,800
Referee: Markus Hameter
10 April 2016 30Red Bull Salzburg1 – 0Admira WackerWals-Siezenheim
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Soriano  61' Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,109
Referee: Dominik Ouschan
16 April 2016 31Red Bull Salzburg2 – 1SV RiedWals-Siezenheim
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Keïta  35'  90'
Pehlivan  38'
Soriano  90+2'		 Report Janeczek  53'
Elsneg  54'
Ziegl  90'
Möschl  90+4'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 9,427
Referee: Julian Weinberger
23 April 2016 32Rheindorf Altach1 – 3Red Bull SalzburgAltach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Aigner  22' Report Keïta  3'
Ćaleta-Car  19'
Schwegler  34'
Lazaro  78'
Ulmer  82'
Laimer  90+6'		 Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Attendance: 5,117
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer
1 May 2016 33Austria Wien0 – 2Red Bull SalzburgVienna
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Martschinko  26' Report Schwegler  27'
Lazaro  36'
Ulmer  70'
Reyna  90+3'		 Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 7,513
Referee: Alexander Harkam
7 May 2016 34Red Bull Salzburg1 – 1Sturm GrazWals-Siezenheim
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Berisha  15'
Reyna  21'		 Report Edomwonyi  70' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 11,327
Referee: Dominik Ouschan
11 May 2016 35SV Grödig1 – 2Red Bull SalzburgGrödig
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Schütz  15'
Maak  64'		 Report Minamino  31'
Oberlin  72'
Miranda  89'		 Stadium: Untersberg-Arena
Attendance: 2,207
Referee: Christopher Jäger
15 May 2016 36Red Bull Salzburg1 – 0Wolfsberger ACWals-Siezenheim
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Lazaro  56' Report Tschernegg  87' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 14,138
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber

Austrian Cup
Main article: 2015–16 Austrian Cup
18 July 2015 First RoundDeutschlandsberger0 – 7Red Bull SalzburgDeutschlandsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Soriano  12', 50', 77'
Djuricin  55', 58', 61'
Minamino  87'		 Stadium: Venue Koralmstadion
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Markus Hameter
22 September 2015 Second RoundSV Horn2 – 3 (a.e.t.)Red Bull SalzburgHorn
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Sakaki  8'
Jurić  39'
Ljubic  49'
Rakowitz  83'  85'
Weinwurm  88'  100'
Milošević  106'
Vujanović  118'		 Report Minamino  19'
Ulmer  33'
Lazaro  37'
Prevljak  41'
Ćaleta-Car  45'
Schwegler  90+1'
Soriano  92'
Schmitz  97'
Nielsen  113'		 Stadium: Waldviertler Volksbank Arena
Attendance: 3,520
Referee: Andreas Kollegger
27 October 2015 Round of 16Red Bull Salzburg4 – 2SV RiedWals-Siezenheim
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Sørensen  3'
Soriano  4'  31', 72'
Reyna  39'
Berisha  88'
Keïta  90+5'		 Report Kragl  5' (pen.)
Gavilán  11'
Hart  29'
Trauner  42'
Gebauer  58'
Janeczek  66'
Reifeltshammer  90+3'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 3,911
Referee: Alexander Harkam
10 February 2016 QuarterfinalSturm Graz0 – 1Red Bull SalzburgGraz
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Jeggo  18'
Kamavuaka  60'
Offenbacher  69'		 Report Lainer  29'
Schwegler  54'
Bernardo  80'		 Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Harald Lechner
20 April 2016 SemifinalRed Bull Salzburg5 – 2Austria WienWals-Siezenheim
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Soriano  57'
Ulmer  60'
Larsen  72' (o.g.)
Laimer  81', 87'		 Report Lucas Venuto  12'  50'
Holzhauser  60'
Kayode  65'
Serbest  71'
Grünwald  79'  83'
Friesenbichler  85'
Martschinko  90'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 6,173
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber

Final
19 May 2016 Wolfsberger AC0 – 5Red Bull SalzburgKlagenfurt
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Toth  61'
Starkl  72'		 Report Soriano  7', 65', 86' (pen.)
Keïta  28'
Laimer  73'		 Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
29 July 2015 3rd qualifying round 1st legRed Bull Salzburg 2 – 0 Malmö FFWals-Siezenheim, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ulmer  51'
Hinteregger  89' (pen.)
Keïta  90+2'		 Report Árnason  3'
Rosenberg  45'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 15,027[43]
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
5 August 2015 3rd qualifying round 2nd legMalmö FF 3 – 0
(3 – 2 agg.)		 Red Bull SalzburgMalmö, Sweden
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Đurđić  7'
Rosenberg  14'  82'
Adu  35'  64'
Rodić  42'
Tinnerholm  74'		 Report Keïta  27'
Ulmer  57'
Leitgeb  67'		 Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 19,522[43]
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round
20 August 2015 Playoff round 1st legDinamo Minsk 2 – 0 Red Bull SalzburgBrest, Belarus
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Begunov  44'
Rassadkin  57'
Korzun  72'
Adamović  90+3'		 Report Keïta  67'
Miranda  75'
Walke  90+3'
Schwegler  90+4'		 Stadium: OSK Brestskiy
Attendance: 9,952[44]
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
27 August 2015 Playoff round 2nd legRed Bull Salzburg 2 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 2 agg.)
(2 – 3 p)		 Dinamo MinskWals-Siezenheim, Austria
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Minamino  11'
Soriano  58'
Schmitz  65'		 Report Bangura  42'
Begunov  89'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 7,849[44]
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Penalties
Hinteregger
Soriano
Minamino
Atanga
Berisha 		Bećiraj
Karytska
Begunov
Palitsevich

Statistics
As of match played 19 May 2016

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaAustrian CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Cican Stankovic 9050202000
2 DF Benno Schmitz 32022+204+102010
3 DF Paulo Miranda 382302502010
4 DF Dayot Upamecano 2020000000
5 DF Duje Ćaleta-Car 372312400020
6 DF Christian Schwegler 30123+2130001+10
8 MF Naby Keïta 371424+5124+122010
10 MF Valentino Lazaro 2229+822+20000+10
14 MF Valon Berisha 43632+155+112020
15 FW Yordy Reyna 2239+732+100+1020
16 FW Omer Damari 16415+14000000
17 DF Andreas Ulmer 44333+11612120
18 FW Takumi Minamino 401322+10103+320021
20 FW David Atanga 1003+200+10200+20
22 DF Stefan Lainer 28214+713+110+2010
23 MF Hany Mukhtar 1513+1011+100000
24 MF Christoph Leitgeb 702+10002020
26 FW Jonathan Soriano 343225+2216100011
27 MF Konrad Laimer 21414+41330000
28 DF Asger Sørensen 400+2010000+10
33 GK Alexander Walke 370310400020
37 FW Dimitri Oberlin 1535+73002010
46 FW Smail Prevljak 1023+411+110+1000
47 MF Xaver Schlager 201+10000000
48 FW Hwang Hee-chan 1405+800+100000
55 MF Yasin Pehlivan 17010+600+100000
95 DF Bernardo 1607+60300000
Players away on loan :
9 FW Marco Djuricin 532+10131000
11 FW Felipe Pires 4020001+1000
36 DF Martin Hinteregger 13180202110
Players who left Red Bull Salzburg during the season:
19 FW Håvard Nielsen 1204+401+200+1000

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Bundesliga Austrian Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total
1FW26Jonathan Soriano21100132
2MF8Naby Keïta1220014
3FW18Takumi Minamino1020113
4MF14Valon Berisha51006
5FW16Omer Damari40004
MF27Konrad Laimer13004
7FW15Yordy Reyna30003
FW37Dimitri Oberlin30003
DF17Andreas Ulmer11103
FW9Marco Djuricin03003
11MF10Valentino Lazaro20002
DF3Paulo Miranda20002
DF5Duje Ćaleta-Car20002
DF22Stefan Lainer11002
DF46Smail Prevljak11002
Own goal11002
17MF23Hany Mukhtar10001
DF6Christian Schwegler10001
DF36Martin Hinteregger00101
TOTALS 712522100

Clean sheets
Place Position Nation Number Name Bundesliga Austrian Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total
1GK33Alexander Walke820111
2GK1Cican Stankovic21104
TOTALS 1031115

Disciplinary Record
Number Nation Position Name Bundesliga Austrian Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total
2DFBenno Schmitz5010001070
3DFPaulo Miranda6000001070
5DFDuje Ćaleta-Car2010000030
6DFChristian Schwegler80200010110
8MFNaby Keïta4000201070
10MFValentino Lazaro1010000020
14MFValon Berisha2000000020
15FWYordy Reyna2010000030
16FWOmer Damari1000000010
17DFAndreas Ulmer4010100060
20FWDavid Atanga2000000020
22DFStefan Lainer3000000030
23MFHany Mukhtar1000000010
24MFChristoph Leitgeb0000100010
26FWJonathan Soriano4010000050
27MFKonrad Laimer2000000020
28DFAsger Sørensen0010000010
33GKAlexander Walke0000001010
48FWHwang Hee-chan1000000010
55MFYasin Pehlivan5000000050
95DFBernardo2110000031
Players away on loan:
11FWFelipe Pires1000000010
36DFMartin Hinteregger3000000030
Players who left Red Bull Salzburg during the season:
19FWHåvard Nielsen0010000010
TOTALS 59 1 11 0 3 0 5 0 78 1

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