2015–16 season | |||
Chairman | Tom Werner | ||
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Manager |
Brendan Rodgers (until 4 October 2015) Jürgen Klopp (from 8 October 2015) |
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Stadium | Anfield | ||
Premier League | 8th | ||
FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | Runner-up | ||
UEFA Europa League | Runner-up | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Roberto Firmino (10 goals) All: Daniel Sturridge (13 goals) |
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The 2015–16 season is Liverpool's 124th season in existence, and their 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It's also the club's 24th consecutive season in the Premier League. Along with the Premier League, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
On 10 July 2015, Jordan Henderson was announced as the new captain of Liverpool following the departure of Steven Gerrard. The next day, Liverpool travelled to Asia for four pre-season matches with a 30-man squad. They played their first match of the pre-season on 14 July against Thai Premier League XI and won the match comfortably with the score of 4–0 in which Lazar Marković, Mamadou Sakho, Adam Lallana and Divock Origi scored a goal each. On 17 July, Adam Lallana and James Milner scored a goal apiece in a 2–1 win over Brisbane Roar. On 20 July, Liverpool won 2–0 against Adelaide United with goals from James Milner and Danny Ings.
For the fourth game, Liverpool travelled to Malaysia to face Malaysia XI and the match finished a goal apiece with goals from Patrick Wleh and Jordon Ibe. On 1 August, Liverpool played against the Finnish side HJK Helsinki and won the match 2–0 with goals from Divock Origi and Philippe Coutinho. Liverpool played their last match of the pre-season against Swindon Town and won the game 2–1 with goals from debutant Christian Benteke and youngster Sheyi Ojo, who scored the winning goal.