2015–16 Serie A
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The 2015–16 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 114th season of top-tier Italian football, the 84th in a round-robin tournament, and the 6th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. Juventus were the defending champions. The campaign began on 22 August 2015 and ended on 15 May 2016.
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Season | 2015–16 |
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Dates | 22 August 2015 – 15 May 2016 |
Champions | Juventus 32nd title |
Relegated | Carpi Frosinone Hellas Verona |
Champions League | Juventus Napoli Roma |
Europa League | Internazionale Fiorentina Sassuolo |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 979 (2.58 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gonzalo Higuaín (36 goals)[1] |
Best goalkeeper | Gianluigi Buffon (21 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | Napoli 6–0 Bologna (19 April 2016)[2] |
Biggest away win | Goal difference of 4 6 games[2] |
Highest scoring | Sampdoria 5–2 Carpi (23 August 2015)[2] Lazio 5–2 Hellas Verona (11 February 2016)[2] |
Longest winning run | 15 games[2] Juventus |
Longest unbeaten run | 26 games[2] Juventus |
Longest winless run | 22 games[2] Hellas Verona |
Longest losing run | 5 games[2] Genoa |
Highest attendance | 79,154 Internazionale 1–0 Milan (13 September 2015)[2] Internazionale 0–0 Juventus (18 October 2015)[3] |
Lowest attendance | 0 (behind closed doors) Palermo 2–2 Atalanta (20 April 2016)[2][4][5] |
Average attendance | 22,199[2] |
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On 25 April 2016, Juventus succeeded in defending their title for the fifth consecutive season, after second placed Napoli lost to Roma, giving Juventus a 12-point lead with only three games left.[6]