2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season

Werder Bremen
2015–16 season
PresidentHubertus Hess-Grunewald
Head coachViktor Skripnik
StadiumWeserstadion
Bundesliga13th
DFB-PokalSemi-finals
Top goalscorerClaudio Pizarro

The 2015–16 SV Werder Bremen season is the 106th season in the club's football history. In 2015–16 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football league system. It is the clubs 33rd consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1981.

The club also is taking part in the 2015–16 edition of the DFB-Pokal.

Season overview

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August

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On 8 August, Werder Bremen started the season by winning against third division side Würzburger Kickers.[1] Werder lost the opening match of Bundesliga to Schalke 04 at home by a margin of 0–3.[2] Werder earned their first point in Bundesliga after 1–1 draw away at Hertha BSC.[3] Bremen earned their first win of the season by beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 at home with impressive performance from goal scorer Jannik Vestergaard and Aron Jóhannsson[4]

September

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After the international break, Werder continued their winning form by beating TSG Hoffenheim 3–1. The game appeared to be headed to a draw, but a two injury time goals from Anthony Ujah and Zlatko Junuzović in a matter of two minutes sealed the victory for Werder.[5] However, Werder lost their way and winning form by losing to newly promoted team FC Ingolstadt and Darmstadt 98. Werder also saw Philipp Bargfrede and Fin Bartels getting marching orders against Ingolstadt and Darmstadt respectively.[6] Aron Jóhannsson suffered a hip injury during training with no timeline given by Werder's medical staff on his return.[7] Werder lost their third-straight match with a defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.[8][9] Head coach Viktor Skrypnyk conceded that losing three match in a row was a big disappointment for the team.[10]

October

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Werder continued their losing trend by losing 1–0 to lowly-placed Hannover 96. This was the fourth consecutive loss for Werder, with unbeaten Bayern Munich looking to pounce on the team when they meet at Weserstadion after international break.[11] Werder gave a fighting performance against league leaders Bayern and came close to securing a point through Anthony Ujah. Bremen, however, could not prevent Bayern from becoming the first-ever team to win nine opening matches[12] Captain Clemens Fritz played his 250th match for Bremen but was not satisfied with the loss against Bayern after a spirited performance. Sporting Director Thomas Eichin, however, was at least pleased with the response of the team after having lost four-straight Bundesliga games.[13] After losing five consecutive matches, The Whites showed strength and character to outclass FSV Mainz 05 courtesy of an Ujah brace.[14] The next match for Bremen was in DFB-Pokal, where they knocked off 1. FC Köln 1–0 to reach the last 16 of the competition.[15] The month of October ended with a home match against second-placed Borussia Dortmund, which ended in 1–3 defeat. Sporting Director Eichin was happy with the spirited performance of Bremen and conceded that goal by Henrikh Mkhitaryan just before the half-time break changed the game in favour of Dortmund.[16]

November

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The Whites started the month with a hard-fought 2–1 victory away at struggling FC Augsburg.[17] The match will be remembered for Claudio Pizzaro's first goal of his third stint at Werder and his 177th Bundesliga goal, the highest-ever total by foreign player in the Bundesliga.[18] In the next match, however, Werder faced their worst defeat of the season when they were thrashed 6–0 at the hands of VfL Wolfsburg.[19] After the humiliating loss, Werder Bremen next faces their fiercest northern neighbour Hamburger SV for the 103rd time in the Bundesliga. Despite Werder historically tallying more wins (37) over their opponent (32), Hamburg appeared more up-beat about facing Werder after its impressive win over Borussia Dortmund the week prior.[20] Werder lost the match 1–3, increasing the mounting pressure on coach Viktor Skripnik.[21]

December

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The month of December was received with positive news that forward Aron Jóhannsson, who has been out of action since October, has started training sessions. The aim for Jóhannsson is to be in full training before the second half of the season begins after the winter break.[22] On 6 December, Werder traveled to VfB Stuttgart and battled hard in the second half to rescue a point after Lukas Rupp put the hosts in front.[23] Anthony Ujah scored the equaliser; his consistent goal-scoring performances have caught the attention of Stoke City for the upcoming winter transfer window.[24] In Werder's next match, Ujah was again the centre of focus, missing a penalty in the next match against his former club, Köln. Werder were leading when Ujah missed the penalty, whereupon Köln compounded the misery for the Green Whites by leveling with a controversial goal.[25] Werder are now without a win in their last six home games, and are desperate to win in their next match away at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the DFB-Pokal. The desperate Werder battled hard with courage and passion to come from behind to defeat Mönchengladbach 3–4 to earn a quarter-final spot in the DFB-Pokal.[26] It was the night to remember for the Green-Whites, especially the young stars of Werder, such as Levin Öztunalı, Florian Grillitsch and Janek Sternberg, the latter who scored his first goal for Bremen.[27] The DFB-Pokal win set up a quarter-final match away at Bayer Leverkusen, which will be played in the second week of February. Werder is set to face fellow Bundesliga strugglers Eintracht Frankfurt for the last game before the winter break commences. Head coach Viktor Skripnik is placing special importance to the match, terming it as "mini final" with players determined to give everything against Frankfurt.[28] Werder ended 2015 with a loss against Frankfurt, thus ending the first half of the Bundesliga season in the relegation zone.[29]

January

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The start of new year saw Werder Bremen sign 21-year-old Hungarian midfielder László Kleinheisler and Senegalese centre back Papy Djilobodji on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season.[30][31] Meanwhile, long-serving Felix Kroos and Levent Ayçiçek has been loaned out to 1. FC Union Berlin and 1860 München respectively until the summer of 2016.[32][33] The new year began with an impressive win for the Green Whites at Schalke 04, with captain Clemens Fritz leading from the front by scoring an equalizing goal and providing beautiful crosses for the next two goals.[34] Unfortunately, Philipp Bargfrede suffered a meniscus tear in the game and will miss the remainder of the season.[35] In the first home game of 2016, Werder played out a hard-earned draw against Hertha BSC. Despite going 2–0 down and later 3–1 down in the match, Werder fought valiantly to earn a 3–3 draw, with stunning goal by Fin Bartels and a superb header by Santiago García.[36] Before the January transfer window closed, Bremen secured the services of midfielder Sambou Yatabaré from Olympiacos and centre back Miloš Veljković from Tottenham Hotspur.[37][38]

February

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Bremen's next match was against Borussia Mönchengladbach, who were looking to end their losing streak. Bremen lost 5–1, pushing them down to the relegation play-off position in the table, whilst moving Gladbach up to sixth and pushing for a Champions League spot.[39] It was disappointing team performance by the Green-Whites, despite striker Claudio Pizarro scoring a goal in his 400th game. Thomas Eichin was critical of the effort put by the players and stated his expectation for "100 percent" effort from his players.[40] After the demoralising loss, Bremen returned to cup competition to face Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals. Bremen continued its good fortune in the cup by coming from behind to beat Leverkusen 1–3 and secure their place in the semi-final against reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.[41] On 13 February, Werder faced fellow league strugglers Hoffenheim at Weserstadion. Papy Djilobodji scored a crucial debut goal to earn a vital point for Werder, keeping them above Hoffenheim in the relegation battle. The game also saw a significant milestone when newly appointed Julian Nagelsmann of Hoffenheim became the youngest-ever Bundesliga coach at 28 years of age.[42] On 20 February, Bremen suffered another defeat against newcomers FC Ingolstadt. The last match of the month saw Bremen hosting Darmstadt 98 for its 23rd league game. Eichin admitted that after the loss to Ingolstadt,[43] the game against Darmstadt is like a must win encounter for Bremen. Bremen ultimately drew the match 2–2.[44]

March

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With mediocre performance in the previous month and with mounting pressure to avoid relegation, Werder Bremen started the month of March with impressive display of goal scoring to earn two vital victories against Leverkusen and Hannover.[45][46] It was an important landmark for veteran goal scorer Pizarro who scored hat-trick against Bayer Leverkusen to become the oldest bundesliga player to score a hat-trick. Pizarro was also on target against Hannover, which moved him within one goal away from the record goal-scorer Marco Bode's tally of 101 goals for Werder Bremen.[47] The next match saw Werder receive pounding from current champion and league leader Bayern Munich and losing 5-0 at Allianz Areana.[48] The last match of the month saw Werder Bremen coming from behind to secure a point against high flying Mainz[49]

April

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The month of April saw Werder Bremens ambition to be in Bundesliga receive a massive dent as Werder lost consecutive matches to Borrusia Dortmund and struggling Augsburg. However, Werder Bremen resumed their Bundesliga survival by beating Wolfsburg 3-2 at Weserstadion. Claudio Pizarro scored from the spot and thereby became Bremen's all-time leading goal scorer with 102 goals.[50] Weder Bremen next assignment was semi-final of DFB pokal against Bayern Munich, which Bremen eventually lost 2-0 ending their any hope of silverware to an otherwise disappointing season.[51] The last match of the month, saw Werder facing its fierce neighbour Hamburg. The game ended in 2-1 loss for Werder despite a goal from Anthony Ujah.

May

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Werder Bremen came out of relegation zone after an emphatic victory over fellow strugglers VfB Stuttgart. Fin Bartels scored a brace for the Green-Whites and revived the hopes of survival in the bundesliga next season.[52] However, Bremen came down to the relegation zone after earning a draw against Cologne in the next match.[53] The final match of 2015-16 Bundesliga sees Werder Bremen facing their closest rival Eintracht Frankfurt in the relegation battle to decide who is guaranteed a place in the Bundesliga next season. The final match ended in a dramatic fashion when Papy Djilobodji gave the Green-whites much needed goal in the 88th minute to ensure Werder Bremen continues to be in top-flight of German football.

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Lose

Bundesliga

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Main article: 2015–16 Bundesliga

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 FC Ingolstadt 34 10 10 14 33 42 −9 40
12 FC Augsburg 34 9 11 14 42 52 −10 38
13 Werder Bremen 34 10 8 16 50 65 −15 38
14 Darmstadt 98 34 9 11 14 38 53 −15 38
15 1899 Hoffenheim 34 9 10 15 39 54 −15 37
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.[54]

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 10 8 16 50 65  −15 38 5 5 7 27 30  −3 5 3 9 23 35  −12

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLDWWLLLLLWLWLLDDLWDLDLDWWLDLLWLWDW
Position161511691313141614161414151514161616161616161513151415161616151613
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 1 Werder Bremen 0–3 Schalke 04 Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Gebre Selassie 34' (o.g.)
Choupo-Moting 68'
Aogo Yellow card 77'
Höger Yellow card 80'
Huntelaar 85'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Daniel Siebert
21 August 2015 (2015-08-21) 2 Hertha BSC 1–1 Werder Bremen Berlin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stocker 6' Report Ujah 26'
Fritz Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 56,376
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
30 August 2015 (2015-08-30) 3 Werder Bremen 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bremen
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) S. García Yellow card 30'
Jóhannsson 39' (pen.)
Vestergaard 53'
U. Garcia Yellow card 62'
Wiedwald Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Xhaka Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 87'
Stindl 45'
Nordtveit Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Felix Zwayer
13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 4 TSG Hoffenheim 1–3 Werder Bremen Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vargas 49'
Volland Yellow card 53'
Polanski Yellow card 60'		 Report Junuzović Yellow card 18', 45', 90+3'
Lukimya Yellow card 66'
Fritz Yellow card 69'
Ujah 90+2', Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 28,312
Referee: Jochen Drees
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 5 Werder Bremen 0–1 FC Ingolstadt Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gebre Selassie Yellow card 56'
Lukimya Yellow card 66'
Pizarro Yellow card 86'
Bargfrede Red card 90+4'		 Report Hübner Yellow card 26'
Groß Yellow card 28'
Suttner Yellow card 39'
Morales Yellow card 82'
Hartmann 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,500
Referee: Bastian Dankert
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) 6 Darmstadt 98 2–1 Werder Bremen Darmstadt
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Holland Yellow card 28'
Wagner 31' (pen.), 84'
Niemeyer Yellow card 40'
Díaz Yellow card 88'		 Report Bartels Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 88'
Jóhannsson 19'
Wiedwald Yellow card 30'		 Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Guido Winkmann
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 7 Werder Bremen 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) S. García Yellow card 39' Report Mehmedi 31'
Bellarabi Yellow card 43'
Brandt 58'
Kampl 65'
Donati Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,005
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 8 Hannover 96 1–0 Werder Bremen Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sané Yellow card 19', 55'
Schulz Yellow card 51'
Gülselam Yellow card 89'
Zieler Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Bartels Yellow card 36' Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Peter Sippel
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9 Werder Bremen 0–1 Bayern Munich Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) S. García Yellow card 60'
Bargfrede Yellow card 80'		 Report Müller 23'
Rafinha Yellow card 42'
Kimmich Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Christian Dingert
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 10 Mainz 05 1–3 Werder Bremen Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Balogun Yellow card 62'
Jairo Yellow card 79'
Muto 90'		 Report Fritz Yellow card 11'
Ujah 39', 44'
Bartels 45+3'		 Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 30,837
Referee: Robert Hartmann
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 11 Werder Bremen 1–3 Borussia Dortmund Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ujah 32'
Sternberg Yellow card 55'
Fritz Yellow card 60'
Gálvez Yellow card 64'		 Report Reus 9', 72'
Mkhitaryan 44'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Tobias Welz
8 November 2015 (2015-11-08) 12 FC Augsburg 1–2 Werder Bremen Augsburg
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kohr Yellow card 3'
Verhaegh 90+1' (pen.)		 Report S. García Yellow card 11'
Pizarro 58'
Bartels 69'
Vestergaard Yellow card 77'
Junuzović Yellow card 90+3'
Wiedwald Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: WWK ARENA
Attendance: 28,122
Referee: Tobias Stieler
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 13 VfL Wolfsburg 6–0 Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Gálvez 11' (o.g.)
Kruse 44', 87'
Vieirinha 56'
Guilavogui 67'
Dost 78'		 Report Gálvez Yellow card 26'
Fritz Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Peter Sippel
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 14 Werder Bremen 1–3 Hamburger SV Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bartels Yellow card 30'
Lukimya Yellow card 54'
Ujah 62'		 Report Iličević 3'
Sakai Yellow card 18'
Gregoritsch 26'
N. Müller 68'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Knut Kircher
6 December 2015 (2015-12-06) 15 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Werder Bremen Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Die Yellow card 25'
Rupp 33'
Kostić Yellow card 49'		 Report Bargfrede Yellow card 30'
Fritz Yellow card 53'
Ujah 71'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 46,590
Referee: Florian Meyer
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 16 Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Köln Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Vestergaard 4'
Bartels Yellow card 70'
Öztunalı Yellow card 70'
Fritz Yellow card 83'		 Report Vogt Yellow card 45+1'
Gerhardt Yellow card 50'
Švento 79'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,727
Referee: Guido Winkmann
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 17 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Werder Bremen Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kadlec Yellow card 10'
Meier 31'
Aigner Yellow card 42', 48'
Ignjovski Yellow card 79'		 Report Fritz Yellow card 14'
Pizarro 29'
Sternberg Yellow card 78'
Zetterer Yellow card 79'
Öztunalı Yellow card 86'
U. Garcia Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
24 January 2016 (2016-01-24) 18 Schalke 04 1–3 Werder Bremen Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Matip 4'
Kolašinac Yellow card 77'		 Report Grillitsch Yellow card 35'
Fritz 43'
Pizarro 53', Yellow card 80'
Junuzović Yellow card 58'
Ujah 89'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,271
Referee: Christian Dingert
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 19 Werder Bremen 3–3 Hertha BSC Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) S. García Yellow card 40'
Fritz Yellow card 48'
Djilobodji Yellow card 53'
Bartels 67'
Pizarro 75' (pen.), 77'		 Report Haraguchi Yellow card 9'
Darida 29'
Plattenhardt 41'
Skjelbred Yellow card 46'
Weiser Yellow card 68'
Kalou 71'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,141
Referee: Bastian Dankert
5 February 2016 (2016-02-05) 20 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–1 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Stindl 12'
Hazard Yellow card 30'
Christensen 31', 50'
Raffael 70' (pen.)
Nordtveit 88'		 Report Pizarro 56' (pen.)
Vestergaard Yellow card 69'
Junuzović Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 51,569
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 21 Werder Bremen 1–1 TSG Hoffenheim Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Djilobodji 13'
S. García Yellow card 56'		 Report Kramarić 10', Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 77'
Volland Yellow card 45'
Schmid Yellow card 73'
Vargas Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 38,454
Referee: Benjamin Brand
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 22 FC Ingolstadt 2–0 Werder Bremen Ingolstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hübner 12'
Cohen Yellow card 22'
da Costa Yellow card 59'
Hinterseer 90' (pen.)		 Report Djilobodji Yellow card 36'
Pizarro Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 23 Werder Bremen 2–2 Darmstadt 98 Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ujah 33'
Wiedwald Yellow card 43'
Yatabaré Yellow card 45+1'
S. García Yellow card 47'
Pizarro 89'		 Report Rajković Yellow card 36'
Wagner 44' (pen.)
Sulu Yellow card 57', 82'
Niemeyer Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,396
Referee: Robert Hartmann
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) 24 Bayer Leverkusen 1–4 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Hernández Yellow card 43'
Djilobodji 69' (o.g.)		 Report Bartels 5'
Pizarro 55', 65' (pen.), 83'
Djilobodji Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,506
Referee: Marco Fritz
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 25 Werder Bremen 4–1 Hannover 96 Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bartels 18'
Pizarro 26'
Gebre Selassie 56'
Junuzović 67', Yellow card 85'
Fritz Yellow card 69'		 Report Karaman Yellow card 38', 45'
Gülselam Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Felix Zwayer
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 26 Bayern Munich 5–0 Werder Bremen Munich
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Thiago 9', 90'
Müller 31', 65'
Ribéry Yellow card 35'
Lewandowski 86'		 Report Gebre Selassie Yellow card 25'
Djilobodji Yellow card 67'
U. Garcia Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Guido Winkmann
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 27 Werder Bremen 1–1 Mainz 05 Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Fritz Yellow card 38'
Pizarro 45+3' (pen.)
Djilobodji Yellow card 62'		 Report Baumgartlinger 38'
Jairo Yellow card 61'
Bell Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 38,416
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 28 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Werder Bremen Dortmund
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Aubameyang 53'
Kagawa 77'
Ramos 82'
Castro Yellow card 90+1'		 Report S. García Yellow card 15'
Yatabaré Yellow card 50'
Gálvez Yellow card 53', 69'
Junuzović 74'		 Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,359
Referee: Tobias Welz
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 29 Werder Bremen 1–2 FC Augsburg Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Grillitsch 43'
Gebre Selassie Yellow card 68'
Fritz Yellow card 90'		 Report Caiuby Yellow card 12'
Opare Yellow card 50'
Finnbogason 53', Yellow card 70'
Max Yellow card 72'
Janker Yellow card 82'
Hong 87'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 30 Werder Bremen 3–2 VfL Wolfsburg Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) S. García Yellow card 26'
Pizarro 32' (pen.)
Bartels 64'
Yatabaré 83'		 Report Schürrle Yellow card 17'
Vieirinha Yellow card 31'
Guilavogui 36'
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 77'
Benaglio Yellow card 83'
Dost 86'
Arnold Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,557
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
22 April 2016 (2016-04-22) 31 Hamburger SV 2–1 Werder Bremen Hamburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lasogga 5', 32', Yellow card 26'
Gregoritsch Yellow card 46'
Drobný Yellow card 79'		 Report Yatabaré Yellow card 15'
Fritz Yellow card 35'
Ujah 65'
Djilobodji Yellow card 76'
Bartels Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
2 May 2016 (2016-05-02) 32 Werder Bremen 6–2 VfB Stuttgart Bremen
20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bartels 10', 80'
Barba 33' (o.g.)
Öztunalı 42'
Pizarro 64'
Ujah 86'
Gebre Selassie Yellow card 90'		 Report Insúa Yellow card 9'
Didavi 26'
Barba 53'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Felix Brych
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 33 1. FC Köln 0–0 Werder Bremen Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Maroh Yellow card 24'
Hector Yellow card 51'
Sørensen Yellow card 61'		 Report Grillitsch Yellow card 38'
Bartels Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) 34 Werder Bremen 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Grillitsch Yellow card 50'
Gebre Selassie Yellow card 78'
Djilobodji 88'
Ujah Yellow card 89'
Junuzović Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Oczipka Yellow card 64'
Russ Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Deniz Aytekin

DFB-Pokal

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Main article: 2015–16 DFB-Pokal
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Round 1 Würzburger Kickers 0–2 (a.e.t.) Werder Bremen Würzburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Shapourzadeh Yellow card 22'
Russ Yellow card 105'
Fennell Yellow card 111'		 Report Ujah Yellow card 79', 102'
Bargfrede Yellow card 90'
Bartels 108'
Gálvez Yellow card 113'		 Stadium: flyeralarm Arena
Attendance: 9,706
Referee: Rene Rohde
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Round 2 Werder Bremen 1–0 1. FC Köln Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ujah 23' Report Modeste Yellow card 39' Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,052
Referee: Felix Brych
15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) Round of 16 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–4 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
19:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Stindl 32', Yellow card 63'
Dahoud Yellow card 48'
Hrgota 74', 90+3'		 Report Sternberg 51'
Vestergaard 58'
U. Garcia Yellow card 71'
Pizarro 75'
Ujah 78'		 Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 53,106
Referee: Günter Perl
9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) Quarter-finals Bayer Leverkusen 1–3 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Hernández 22' (pen.)
Wendell Red card 41'
Çalhanoğlu Yellow card 52'		 Report Gálvez Yellow card 21'
S. García 31', Yellow card 34'
Pizarro 42' (pen.)
Grillitsch 82'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 24,104
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) Semi-finals Bayern Munich 2–0 Werder Bremen Munich
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Müller 30', 71' (pen.) Report Fritz Yellow card 24' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler

Squad and statistics

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Sources:[55] As of 23 January 2016

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Germany GER Felix Wiedwald 20 0 17 0 3 0
2 FW Nigeria NGA Anthony Ujah 20 10 17 7 3 3
3 DF Denmark DEN Jannik Vestergaard 19 3 16 2 3 1
4 DF Czech Republic CZE Theodor Gebre Selassie 19 0 16 0 3 0
5 MF Germany GER Fin Bartels 18 3 16 2 2 1
6 MF Germany GER Clemens Fritz 17 0 15 0 2 0
7 MF Austria AUT Zlatko Junuzović 16 2 14 2 2 0
8 MF Germany GER Philipp Bargfrede 16 0 13 0 3 0
9 FW Peru PER Claudio Pizarro 16 3 14 2 2 1
11 DF Spain ESP Álex Gálvez 15 0 13 0 2 0
14 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Assani Lukimya 15 0 12 0 3 0
15 DF Argentina ARG Santiago García 14 0 13 0 1 0
16 MF Germany GER Levin Öztunali 12 0 10 0 2 0
17 MF Austria AUT Florian Grillitsch 12 0 9 0 3 0
18 DF Switzerland SUI Ulisses Garcia 11 0 9 0 2 0
19 DF Germany GER Janek Sternberg 8 1 5 0 3 1
20 FW United States USA Aron Jóhannsson 6 2 6 2 0 0
21 MF Germany GER Maximilian Eggestein 5 0 4 0 1 0
22 FW Germany GER Melvyn Lorenzen 4 0 4 0 0 0
23 MF Germany GER Lukas Fröde 3 0 2 0 1 0
25 DF Germany GER Luca-Milan Zander 2 0 2 0 0 0
26 MF Germany GER Marcel Hilßner 1 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF Germany GER Özkan Yildirim 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Germany GER Felix Kroos 9 0 8 0 1 0
30 MF Germany GER Julian von Haacke 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Germany GER Raphael Wolf 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK Germany GER Michael Zetterer 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Senegal SEN Papy Djilobodji 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF Croatia CRO Mateo Pavlović 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF Germany GER Oliver Hüsing 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF Germany GER Marnon Busch 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Hungary HUN László Kleinheisler 0 0 0 0 0 0

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