2015–16 FC Luzern season
FC Luzern Football team season
Chairman | Rudolf Stäger | ||
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Manager | Markus Babbel | ||
Stadium | swissporarena | ||
Swiss Super League | 3rd | ||
Swiss Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Marco Schneuwly (16) All: Marco Schneuwly (22) | ||
Average home league attendance | 11,292[1] | ||
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The 2015–16 season was the 91st season in the history of Fussball-Club Luzern and the club's tenth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football.
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Transfers
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Luzern v Schaffhausen
27 June 2015 Friendly | Luzern | 2–1 | Schaffhausen | Switzerland |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
Luzern v Spartak Moscow
3 July 2015 Friendly | Luzern | 2–1 | Spartak Moscow | Switzerland |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
Luzern v Winterthur
7 July 2015 Friendly | Luzern | 3–0 | Winterthur | Switzerland |
18:35 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
Biel-Bienne v Luzern
13 July 2015 Friendly | Biel-Bienne | 1–0 | Luzern | Switzerland |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
Luzern v Borussia Dortmund
21 July 2015 Friendly | Luzern | 1–4 | Borussia Dortmund | Lucerne, Switzerland |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: swissporarena Attendance: 12,258 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni |
Luzern v 1. FC Kaiserslautern
4 September 2015 Friendly | Luzern | 5–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Switzerland |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
Luzern v Austria Lustenau
13 November 2015 Friendly | Luzern | 1–2 | Austria Lustenau | Switzerland |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
Luzern v Schaffhausen
13 January 2016 Friendly | Luzern | 2–2 | Schaffhausen | Switzerland |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
Greuther Fürth v Luzern
16 January 2016 Friendly | Greuther Fürth | 0–1 | Luzern | Switzerland |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
SC Freiburg v Luzern
18 January 2016 Friendly | SC Freiburg | 1–1 | Luzern | Switzerland |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
Luzern v Dynamo Kyiv
21 January 2016 Friendly | Luzern | 1–2 | Dynamo Kyiv | Switzerland |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
Luzern v Borussia Mönchengladbach
17 May 2016 Friendly | Luzern | 1–6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Lucerne, Switzerland |
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: swissporarena |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Swiss Super League | 18 July 2015 | 25 May 2016 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 041.67 |
Swiss Cup | 16 August 2015 | 2 March 2016 | Round 1 | Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 080.00 |
Total | 41 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 046.34 |
Source: Competitions
Swiss Super League
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Basel (C) | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 38 | +50 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Young Boys | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Luzern | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
4 | Grasshopper | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
5 | Sion | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 50 |
Source: Swiss Super League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points 5) Draw.[2]
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points 5) Draw.[2]
(C) Champions
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 54 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | −4 |
Source: Swiss Super League
Results by round
Source: Swiss Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Luzern v Sion
18 July 2015 Round 1 | Luzern | 2–2 | Sion | Lucerne |
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: swissporarena Attendance: 10,116 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
Young Boys v Luzern
25 July 2015 Round 2 | Young Boys | 1–1 | Luzern | Bern |
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 16,865 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni |
Thun v Luzern
2 August 2015 Round 3 | Thun | 0–1 | Luzern | Thun |
13:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Stockhorn Arena Attendance: 6,527 Referee: Sébastien Pache |
Luzern v Basel
8 August 2015 Round 4 | Luzern | 1 – 3 | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
20:00 | Lezcano 3' (1:0) Sarr 50' Jantscher 78' | FCB summary | 27' (1:1) Embolo 29' Bjarnason 33' (1:2) Embolo 43' Safari 53' Degen 76' Callà 78' Embolo 90' (1:3) Delgado | Attendance: 14,748 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
Luzern v St. Gallen
12 August 2015 Round 5 | Luzern | 0–1 | St. Gallen | Lucerne |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Zürich v Luzern
22 August 2015 Round 6 | Zürich | 2–5 | Luzern | Zürich |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund |
Lugano v Luzern
29 August 2015 Round 7 | Lugano | 0–1 | Luzern | Lugano |
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium |
Luzern v Grasshopper
13 September 2015 Round 8 | Luzern | 3–3 | Grasshopper | Lucerne |
13:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Vaduz v Luzern
23 September 2015 Round 9 | Vaduz | 1–2 | Luzern | Vaduz |
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion |
Luzern v Zürich
27 September 2015 Round 10 | Luzern | 1–0 | Zürich | Lucerne |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Luzern v Lugano
3 October 2015 Round 11 | Luzern | 2–2 | Lugano | Lucerne |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Grasshopper v Luzern
17 October 2015 Round 12 | Grasshopper | 1–0 | Luzern | Zürich |
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund |
Luzern v Vaduz
24 October 2015 Round 13 | Luzern | 1–1 | Vaduz | Lucerne |
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
St. Gallen v Luzern
1 November 2015 Round 14 | St. Gallen | 1–0 | Luzern | St. Gallen |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: AFG Arena |
Sion v Luzern
8 November 2015 Round 15 | Sion | 2–0 | Luzern | Sion |
13:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon |
Luzern v Thun
21 November 2015 Round 16 | Luzern | 1–0 | Thun | Lucerne |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Basel v Luzern
29 November 2015 Round 17 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
13:45 | Bjarnason 7' (1:0) Bjarnason 25' Callà 26' (2:0) Elneny 32' (3:0) Elneny 84' Zuffi 90+2' | FCB summary | 1' Lezcano 30' Affolter 58' Basha 84' Lustenberger 90' Freuler | Attendance: 29,691 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
Luzern v Young Boys
5 December 2015 Round 18 | Luzern | 3–1 | Young Boys | Lucerne |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Basel v Luzern
7 February 2016 Round 19 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
16:00 | Safari 43' Bjarnason 50' (1:0) Delgado 72' (2:0) Steffen 85' (3:0) Steffen 90+1' | FCB summary | 67' Jantscher 82' Lustenberger 90+2' Rogulj | Attendance: 25,821 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
Luzern v Zürich
14 February 2016 Round 20 | Luzern | 1–2 | Zürich | Lucerne |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Luzern v St. Gallen
21 February 2016 Round 21 | Luzern | 0–1 | St. Gallen | Lucerne |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Sion v Luzern
27 February 2016 Round 22 | Sion | 3–1 | Luzern | Sion |
17:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon |
Young Boys v Luzern
6 March 2016 Round 23 | Young Boys | 5–2 | Luzern | Bern |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Luzern v Lugano
12 March 2016 Round 24 | Luzern | 2–1 | Lugano | Lucerne |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Thun v Luzern
19 March 2016 Round 25 | Thun | 1–1 | Luzern | Thun |
17:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stockhorn Arena |
Luzern v Vaduz
2 April 2016 Round 26 | Luzern | 5–1 | Vaduz | Lucerne |
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Grasshopper v Luzern
9 April 2016 Round 27 | Grasshopper | 1–1 | Luzern | Zürich |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund |
Zürich v Luzern
16 April 2016 Round 28 | Zürich | 0–1 | Luzern | Zürich |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund |
Luzern v Young Boys
20 April 2016 Round 29 | Luzern | 2–3 | Young Boys | Lucerne |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Luzern v Thun
24 April 2016 Round 30 | Luzern | 3–0 | Thun | Lucerne |
13:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Lugano v Luzern
1 May 2016 Round 31 | Lugano | 1–1 | Luzern | Lugano |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio di Cornaredo |
Vaduz v Luzern
8 May 2016 Round 32 | Vaduz | 1–2 | Luzern | Vaduz |
13:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion |
Luzern v Grasshopper
11 May 2016 Round 33 | Luzern | 3–0 | Grasshopper | Lucerne |
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Luzern v Basel
16 May 2016 Round 34 | Luzern | 4 – 0 | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
16:00 | Schneuwly 7' (1:0) Jantscher 10' (2:0) Hyka 48' (3:0) Affolter 56' Haas 60' (4:0) | FCB summary | 79' Steffen 85' Aliji | Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
St. Gallen v Luzern
22 May 2016 Round 35 | St. Gallen | 1–4 | Luzern | St. Gallen |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AFG Arena |
Luzern v Sion
25 May 2016 Round 36 | Luzern | 2–2 | Sion | Lucerne |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Swiss Cup
Statistics
Goalscorers
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Super League | Swiss Cup | Total |
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1 | 15 | FW | Marco Schneuwly | 16 | 6 | 22 | |
2 | 17 | FW | Dario Lezcano | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
3 | 10 | MF | Jakob Jantscher | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
Totals | 59 | 17 | 76 |