2015–16 Serie A

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.

Serie A
Season2015–16
Dates22 August 2015 –
15 May 2016
ChampionsJuventus
32nd title
RelegatedCarpi
Frosinone
Hellas Verona
Champions LeagueJuventus
Napoli
Roma
Europa LeagueInternazionale
Fiorentina
Sassuolo
Matches played380
Goals scored979 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerGonzalo Higuaín
(36 goals)
Best goalkeeperGianluigi Buffon
(21 clean sheets)
Biggest home winNapoli 6–0 Bologna
(19 April 2016)
Biggest away winGoal difference of 4
6 games
Highest scoringSampdoria 5–2 Carpi
(23 August 2015)
Lazio 5–2 Hellas Verona
(11 February 2016)
Longest winning run15 games
Juventus
Longest unbeaten run26 games
Juventus
Longest winless run22 games
Hellas Verona
Longest losing run5 games
Genoa
Highest attendance79,154
Internazionale 1–0 Milan
(13 September 2015)
Internazionale 0–0 Juventus
(18 October 2015)
Lowest attendance0 (behind closed doors)
Palermo 2–2 Atalanta
(20 April 2016)
Average attendance22,199

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.

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