Werder Bremen II had been promoted to the 3. Liga from the 2014/15 Regionalliga, and managed to avoid relegation by havi...ng scored more goals than Stuttgarter Kickers. Both teams were on 43 points and had a goal difference of -14, but Werder II had scored 42 goals compared to Stuttgarter Kickers' 38, meaning Werder II finished 17th in the league.