The 2015–16 season of the 2. Bundesliga (women) was the twelfth season of Germany's second-tier women's football league. This season started on 30 August 2015.[1]
VfL Bochum did not apply for this season's license due to financial problems, thus automatically relegating them back to the Regionalliga.[2] SV Henstedt-Ulzburg was promoted from the Regionalliga Nord and played in the north group.[3] Borussia Mönchengladbach was promoted from the Regionalliga West.[4] TSV Schott Mainz was promoted from the Regionalliga Südwest.[5] Eintracht Wetzlar was promoted from the Regionalliga Süd.[6] Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf was promoted from the Regionalliga Nordost.[7]