Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | 16 August 2019 – 16 May 2020 |
Matches played | 224 |
Goals scored | 728 (3.25 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Robert Lewandowski (25 goals) |
Biggest home win | Leipzig 8–0 Mainz |
Biggest away win | Hoffenheim 0–6 Munich |
Highest scoring | |
Longest winning run |
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Longest unbeaten run |
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Longest winless run | |
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Highest attendance | 81,365 Dortmund v Augsburg[1] |
Lowest attendance | 14,217 Paderborn v Mainz[1] |
Attendance | 9,112,950 (40,683 per match) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 11 March 2020. |
The 2019–20 Bundesliga is the 57th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 16 August 2019 and will conclude on 16 May 2020.[2] Bayern Munich are the seven-time defending champions.
The number of substitutes allowed on the bench was increased from seven to nine for the 2019–20 season.[3]
On 13 March 2020, the DFL suspended the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4]
Due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Germany, on 8 March 2020 the Federal Minister of Health, Jens Spahn recommended cancelling events with more than 1,000 people.[5] The following day, the DFL announced that the Bundesliga season would be completed to ensure planning for the following season, and that any postponements would be to matchdays en bloc.[6] On 10 March, it was announced that the catch-up match between Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Köln on 11 March would be played behind closed doors, the first such occurrence in league history.[7] All fixtures on matchday 26 (13–16 March) were planned to be played without spectators due to local restrictions on public gatherings,[8] but the round was subsequently postponed on 13 March due to safety issues.[4] On 16 March, the DFL General Assembly suspended the league until at least 2 April, and scheduled another meeting for the last week of March to discuss how the competition should proceed.[9] The DFL Executive Committee later recommended that the General Assembly, at their meeting on 31 March, extend the suspension until at least 30 April, which was confirmed after that meeting.[10][11]
On 13 March 2020, Luca Kilian of SC Paderborn was the first Bundesliga player to test positive for COVID-19.[12] By 21 March 2020, several clubs, including Eintracht Frankfurt and Hertha BSC, were under quarantine after multiple players and staff had tested positive, and training was made impossible for most others by curfews or the closure of facilities.[13] The DFL are looking into possible scenarios to finish the season regularly.[13] However, several virologists raised doubts, stating that any professional football matches in Germany, including those behind closed doors, were unrealistic for at least the next 12 months.[14][15] In his report for the 31 March DFL meeting, virologist Alexander Kekulé recommended to write off the current season.[16] On 4 April 2020, he clarified that matches behind closed doors were possible in principle, but would require extensive measures, including a total of about 20,000 tests for COVID-19 for the players and staff (testing every player before the start of each game), and an extended quarantine for everyone involved. Kekulé was doubtful though that those measures could be justified at a time when tests for the general population were in short supply.[17][16]
On 3 April 2020, the DFL reported that the financial situation of most teams was more serious than thought. 13 of the 36 professional football clubs from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, including four Bundesliga clubs, would have to declare bankruptcy by May or June unless league operations resumed by then. Twelve of those clubs had already used the outstanding license fees (which are dependent on the season to be continued) to pay their March debts to creditors.[18][19] At their 31 March meeting, the DFL had decided that clubs that enter insolvency proceedings this season would not suffer the usual deduction of points, and clubs that enter proceedings next season only lose three instead of the usual nine points.[20]
A total of 18 teams participate in the 2019–20 edition of the Bundesliga.
Promoted from 2018–19 2. Bundesliga |
Relegated from 2018–19 Bundesliga |
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1. FC Köln SC Paderborn Union Berlin |
VfB Stuttgart Hannover 96 1. FC Nürnberg |
Following a victory against VfB Stuttgart on away goals in the relegation/promotion play-offs, Union Berlin were promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history, becoming the 56th club to feature in the Bundesliga.[21]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
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FC Augsburg | Augsburg | WWK Arena | 30,660 | [22] |
Hertha BSC | Berlin | Olympiastadion | 74,649 | [23] |
Union Berlin | Berlin | Stadion An der Alten Försterei | 22,012 | [24] |
Werder Bremen | Bremen | Wohninvest Weserstadion | 42,100 | [25] |
Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund | Signal Iduna Park | 81,365 | [26] |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf | Merkur Spiel-Arena | 54,600 | [27] |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Commerzbank-Arena | 51,500 | [28] |
SC Freiburg | Freiburg im Breisgau | Schwarzwald-Stadion | 24,000 | [29] |
1899 Hoffenheim | Sinsheim | PreZero Arena | 30,150 | [30] |
1. FC Köln | Cologne | RheinEnergieStadion | 49,698 | [31] |
RB Leipzig | Leipzig | Red Bull Arena | 42,558 | [32] |
Bayer Leverkusen | Leverkusen | BayArena | 30,210 | [33] |
Mainz 05 | Mainz | Opel Arena | 34,000 | [34] |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach | Borussia-Park | 59,724 | [35] |
Bayern Munich | Munich | Allianz Arena | 75,000 | [36] |
SC Paderborn | Paderborn | Benteler-Arena | 15,000 | [37] |
Schalke 04 | Gelsenkirchen | Veltins-Arena | 62,271 | [38] |
VfL Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Volkswagen Arena | 30,000 | [39] |
Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
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Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
1899 Hoffenheim | ![]() |
Signed for RB Leipzig | 21 June 2018 | 30 June 2019 | Pre-season | ![]() |
19 March 2019 | 1 July 2019 | [42][43] |
RB Leipzig | ![]() |
Appointed as sporting director | 9 July 2018 | ![]() |
21 June 2018 | [44][42] | |||
VfL Wolfsburg | ![]() |
End of contract | 12 March 2019 | ![]() |
23 April 2019 | [45][46] | |||
Schalke 04 | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 14 March 2019 | ![]() |
9 May 2019 | [47][48] | |||
Borussia Mönchengladbach | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 April 2019 | ![]() |
10 April 2019 | [49][50] | |||
Hertha BSC | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 16 April 2019 | ![]() |
12 May 2019 | [51][52] | |||
1. FC Köln | ![]() ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 27 April 2019 | ![]() |
13 May 2019 | [53][54] | |||
Bayern Munich | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 3 November 2019 | 4th | ![]() |
3 November 2019 | [55][56] | ||
1. FC Köln | ![]() |
Sacked | 9 November 2019 | 17th | ![]() |
18 November 2019 | [57][58] | ||
Mainz 05 | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 10 November 2019 | 16th | ![]() |
18 November 2019 | [59][60] | ||
Hertha BSC | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 27 November 2019 | 15th | ![]() |
27 November 2019 | [61][62] | ||
Fortuna Düsseldorf | ![]() |
Sacked | 29 January 2020 | 18th | ![]() |
29 January 2020 | [63][64] | ||
Hertha BSC | ![]() |
Resigned | 11 February 2020 | 14th | ![]() |
11 February 2020 | [65] | ||
FC Augsburg | ![]() |
Sacked | 9 March 2020 | 14th | ![]() |
10 March 2020 | [66][67] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bayern Munich | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 55 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 51 | |
3 | RB Leipzig | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 50 | |
4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 49 | |
5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 47 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
6 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 37 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 36 | |
8 | SC Freiburg | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 36 | |
9 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 35 | |
10 | 1. FC Köln | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 32 | |
11 | Union Berlin | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 30 | |
12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 28 | |
13 | Hertha BSC | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 28 | |
14 | FC Augsburg | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 27 | |
15 | Mainz 05 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 26 | |
16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 22 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
17 | Werder Bremen | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
18 | SC Paderborn | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 16 |
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 | 3–0 (A) | 24 August 2019 |
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RB Leipzig | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–1 (A) | 30 August 2019 |
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RB Leipzig | Mainz 05 | 8–0 (H) | 2 November 2019 |
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Fortuna Düsseldorf | Schalke 04 | 3–3 (A) | 9 November 2019 |
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Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen | 6–1 (H) | 14 December 2019 |
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Mainz 05 | Werder Bremen | 5–0 (A) | 17 December 2019 |
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Borussia Dortmund | FC Augsburg | 5–3 (A) | 18 January 2020 |
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Mainz 05 | Hertha BSC | 3–1 (A) | 8 February 2020 |
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VfL Wolfsburg | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–2 (A) | 15 February 2020 |
Position | State | Number | Teams |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | Borussia Dortmund, Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1. FC Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, SC Paderborn and Schalke 04 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | SC Freiburg and 1899 Hoffenheim |
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2 | FC Augsburg and Bayern Munich | |
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2 | Hertha BSC and Union Berlin | |
5 | ![]() |
1 | Werder Bremen |
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1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
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1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
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1 | Mainz 05 | |
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1 | RB Leipzig |
Month | Player of the Month | Rookie of the Month | Goal of the Month | Ref. | |||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | ![]() |
Bayern Munich | ![]() |
Schalke 04 | ![]() |
Bayern Munich | [72][73][74] |
September | ![]() |
Schalke 04 | ![]() |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | ![]() |
Hertha BSC | |
October | ![]() |
Bayern Munich | ![]() |
Mainz 05 | |||
November | ![]() |
RB Leipzig | ![]() |
1899 Hoffenheim | |||
December | ![]() |
1. FC Köln | ![]() |
Bayern Munich | |||
January | ![]() |
Borussia Dortmund | ![]() |
Borussia Dortmund | ![]() |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
February | ![]() |
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Borussia Dortmund |