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 Austrian Cup for the third season in a row. In Europe, Salzburg were knocked out of the Champions League by Malmö FF in the third qualifying round, dropping into the Europa League, where they were eliminated by Dinamo Minsk in the play-off round.
Season events Bundesliga On matchday one, on 25 July, Red Bull lost 2–1 to Mattersburg. Markus Pink and Alexander Ibser scored for Mattersburg and Naby Keïta scored for Red Bull. Red Bull finished the matchday tied for seventh place. Red Bull lost 2–1 to Rapid Wien on Matchday two, on 1 August. Athanasios Petsos and Stefan Schwab scored for Rapid Wien and Dimitri Oberlin scored for Red Bull. Red Bull finished the matchday in ninth place. On matchday three, on 8 August, Red Bull and Admira Wacker finished in a 2–2 draw. Yordy Reyna and Naby Keïta scored for Red Bull and Dominik Starkl and Markus Lackner scored for Admira Wacker. Red Bull finished the matchday in seventh place.
Austrian Cup Red Bull opened up their season on 18 July with three goals each from Jonathan Soriano and Marco Djuricin and a goal from Takumi Minamino.
Champions League Red Bull entered the competition in the third qualifying round. They were drawn against the winner of the fixture between Malmö and Žalgiris. Malmö advanced to face Red Bull. The first leg took place on 29 July. Red Bull won 2–0 with goals from Andreas Ulmer and Martin Hinteregger. Hinteregger scored from the penalty spot. The second leg was played on 5 August. Red Bull lost 3–0 to get knocked out 3–2 on aggregate. Nikola Đurđić, Markus Rosenberg, and Vladimir Rodić scored for Malmö.
Europa League Red Bull were knocked out of Champions League by Malmö and entered the Europa League playoff round. Red Bull were drawn against Dinamo Minsk. The first leg was played on 20 August. Dinamo Minsk won the match 2–0 with goals from Gleb Rassadkin and Nenad Adamović.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Cican Stankovic GK SV Grödig 2015 2020 9 0 31 Airton GK Juventude 2015 2020 0 0 33 Alexander Walke GK Hansa Rostock 2010 2017 34 Lawrence Ati-Zigi GK Red Bull Ghana 2015 0 0 Defenders 2 Benno Schmitz DF Bayern Munich II 2014 60 0 3 Paulo Miranda DF São Paulo 2015 2019 38 2 4 Dayot Upamecano DF Valenciennes 2015 2018 2 0 5 Duje Ćaleta-Car DF Pasching 2014 2020 46 2 6 Christian Schwegler DF Young Boys 2009 17 Andreas Ulmer DF SV Ried 2009 22 Stefan Lainer DF SV Ried 2015 2018 28 2 28 Asger Sørensen DF Academy 2014 5 0 95 Bernardo DF Red Bull Brasil 2016 2020 16 0 Midfielders 7 Reinhold Yabo MF Karlsruher SC 2015 2018 0 0 8 Naby Keïta MF Istres 2014 2019 81 20 10 Valentino Lazaro MF Academy 2012 72 8 14 Valon Berisha MF Viking 2012 142 24 23 Hany Mukhtar MF loan from Benfica 2015 2016 15 1 24 Christoph Leitgeb MF Sturm Graz 2007 27 Konrad Laimer MF Academy 2014 29 4 47 Xaver Schlager MF Academy 2015 2 0 55 Yasin Pehlivan MF Kayseri Erciyesspor 2015 2016(+2) 17 0 88 Diadie Samassékou MF Real Bamako 2015 2019 0 0 Forwards 15 Yordy Reyna FW Alianza Lima 2013 2017 31 3 16 Omer Damari FW loan from RB Leipzig 2015 2016 16 4 18 Takumi Minamino FW Cerezo Osaka 2015 2018 57 16 20 David Atanga FW Red Bull Ghana 2015 2020 10 0 26 Jonathan Soriano FW Barcelona B 2012 179 158 37 Dimitri Oberlin FW Zürich 2015 2020 15 3 46 Smail Prevljak FW loan from RB Leipzig 2015 11 0 48 Hwang Hee-chan FW Pohang Steelers 2015 14 0 Out on loan 9 Marco Djuricin FW Sturm Graz 2015 21 6 21 Taxiarchis Fountas FW AEK Athens 2013 1 0 36 Martin Hinteregger DF Academy 2010 44 Ante Roguljić MF Academy 2014 2 1 Peter Ankersen DF Esbjerg 2014 33 1 13 Michael Brandner MF Academy 2013 0 0 Left during the season 11 Felipe Pires FW Academy 2014 15 2 19 Håvard Nielsen FW Vålerenga 2012 57 5
Out on loan
Left during the season
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.1 July 2015GKCican StankovicSV GrödigUndisclosed1 July 2015GKAirtonJuventudeUndisclosed1 July 2015DFStefan LainerSV RiedUndisclosed1 July 2015DFPaulo MirandaSão PauloUndisclosed1 July 2015MFReinhold YaboKarlsruher SCFree1 July 2015MFMasaya OkugawaKyoto SangaUndisclosed1 July 2015FWSmail PrevljakRB LeipzigUndisclosed1 July 2015FWDimitri OberlinZürichUndisclosed11 July 2015DFDayot UpamecanoValenciennesUndisclosed17 August 2015MFDiadie SamassékouReal BamakoFree22 August 2015MFYasin PehlivanKayseri ErciyessporFree1 January 2016DFBernardoRed Bull BrasilUndisclosed
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.1 July 2015FWOmer DamariRB LeipzigEnd of Season28 August 2015MFHany MukhtarBenficaEnd of Season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.1 July 2015GKPéter GulácsiRB LeipzigUndisclosed1 July 2015MFStefan IlsankerRB LeipzigUndisclosed1 July 2015FWNils QuaschnerRB LeipzigUndisclosed25 August 2015FWFelipe PiresTSG 1899 HoffenheimUndisclosed1 January 2016FWHåvard NielsenSC FreiburgUndisclosed
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.1 July 2015DFPeter AnkersenCopenhagenEnd of Season1 July 2015MFAnte RoguljićHajduk SplitEnd of Season1 July 2015FWTaxiarchis FountasAsteras TripolisEnd of Season31 August 2015FWMarco DjuricinBrentfordEnd of Season1 January 2016MFMichael BrandnerSV RiedEnd of 2016/17 Season8 January 2016FWMartin HintereggerBorussia MönchengladbachEnd of Season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.30 June 2016MFYasin PehlivanSpartak Trnava
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Austrian Cup
Final
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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|colspan="14"|Players who left Red Bull Salzburg during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameBundesligaAustrian CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 FW26Jonathan Soriano211001322 MF8 Naby Keïta12200143 FW18Takumi Minamino10201134 MF14Valon Berisha510065 FW16Omer Damari40004MF27Konrad Laimer130047 FW15Yordy Reyna30003FW37Dimitri Oberlin30003DF17Andreas Ulmer11103FW9 Marco Djuricin0300311MF10Valentino Lazaro20002DF3 Paulo Miranda20002DF5 Duje Ćaleta-Car20002DF22Stefan Lainer11002DF46Smail Prevljak11002 Own goal1100217MF23Hany Mukhtar10001DF6 Christian Schwegler10001DF36Martin Hinteregger00101TOTALS712522100
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameBundesligaAustrian CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 GK33Alexander Walke8201112 GK1 Cican Stankovic21104TOTALS1031115
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameBundesligaAustrian CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa LeagueTotal2 DFBenno Schmitz50100010703 DFPaulo Miranda60000010705 DFDuje Ćaleta-Car20100000306 DFChristian Schwegler802000101108 MFNaby Keïta400020107010MFValentino Lazaro101000002014MFValon Berisha200000002015FWYordy Reyna201000003016FWOmer Damari100000001017DFAndreas Ulmer401010006020FWDavid Atanga200000002022DFStefan Lainer300000003023MFHany Mukhtar100000001024MFChristoph Leitgeb000010001026FWJonathan Soriano401000005027MFKonrad Laimer200000002028DFAsger Sørensen001000001033GKAlexander Walke000000101048FWHwang Hee-chan100000001055MFYasin Pehlivan500000005095DFBernardo2110000031Players away on loan:11FWFelipe Pires100000001036DFMartin Hinteregger3000000030Players who left Red Bull Salzburg during the season:19FWHåvard Nielsen0010000010TOTALS5911103050781
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