2018–19 Bundesliga

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The 2018–19 Bundesliga was the 56th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 24 August 2018 and concluded on 18 May 2019.[2] It also marked the first season without Hamburger SV, previously the only team to have played in the top tier of German football in every season since the end of World War I.[3]

Season2018–19
Dates24 August 2018 – 18 May 2019
ChampionsBayern Munich
28th Bundesliga title
29th German title
RelegatedVfB Stuttgart (via play-off)
Hannover 96
1. FC Nürnberg
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Bundesliga
Season2018–19
Dates24 August 2018 – 18 May 2019
ChampionsBayern Munich
28th Bundesliga title
29th German title
RelegatedVfB Stuttgart (via play-off)
Hannover 96
1. FC Nürnberg
Champions LeagueBayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
RB Leipzig
Bayer Leverkusen
Europa LeagueBorussia Mönchengladbach
VfL Wolfsburg
Eintracht Frankfurt
Matches306
Goals973 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Lewandowski
(22 goals)
Biggest home winDortmund 7–0 Nürnberg
Wolfsburg 8–1 Augsburg
Biggest away winStuttgart 0–4 Dortmund
Bremen 2–6 Leverkusen
Hannover 0–4 Munich
Düsseldorf 0–4 Leipzig
Mainz 1–5 Leverkusen
Gladbach 1–5 Munich
Augsburg 0–4 Hoffenheim
Freiburg 0–4 Dortmund
Nürnberg 0–4 Gladbach
Highest scoringWolfsburg 8–1 Augsburg
Longest winning run7 games[1]
Bayern Munich
Longest unbeaten run15 games[1]
Borussia Dortmund
Longest winless run20 games[1]
1. FC Nürnberg
Longest losing run6 games[1]
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Highest attendance81,365[1]
Dortmund v Augsburg
Dortmund v Munich
Dortmund v Freiburg
Dortmund v Bremen
Dortmund v Gladbach
Dortmund v Hannover
Lowest attendance19,205[1]
Mainz v Wolfsburg
Attendance13,292,989 (43,441 per match)
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Following a trial phase in the previous season, the video assistant referee system was officially approved for use in the Bundesliga after being added to the Laws of the Game by IFAB.[4]

Bayern Munich were the defending champions, and won their 28th Bundesliga title (and 29th German title) and seventh consecutive Bundesliga on the final matchday.

Teams

Locations of the 2018–19 Bundesliga teams

A total of 18 teams participated in the 2018–19 edition of the Bundesliga.

Team changes

More information Promoted from 2017–18 2. Bundesliga, Relegated from 2017–18 Bundesliga ...
Promoted from
2017–18 2. Bundesliga		 Relegated from
2017–18 Bundesliga
Fortuna Düsseldorf
1. FC Nürnberg		 1. FC Köln
Hamburger SV
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Stadiums and locations

More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [5]
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,649 [6]
Werder Bremen Bremen Weser-Stadion 42,100 [7]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,365 [8]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Merkur Spiel-Arena 54,600 [9]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Commerzbank-Arena 51,500 [10]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Schwarzwald-Stadion 24,000 [11]
Hannover 96 Hanover HDI-Arena 49,000 [12]
1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,150 [13]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 42,558 [14]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [15]
Mainz 05 Mainz Opel Arena 34,000 [16]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,022 [17]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,024 [18]
1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Max-Morlock-Stadion 49,923 [19]
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena 62,271 [20]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,449 [21]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000 [22]
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Personnel and kits

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More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer[23] Shirt sponsor[23]
Front Sleeve
FC Augsburg Switzerland Martin Schmidt Germany Daniel Baier Nike WWK Siegmund
Hertha BSC Hungary Pál Dárdai Bosnia and Herzegovina Vedad Ibišević Nike TEDi Hyundai Motor Company
Werder Bremen Germany Florian Kohfeldt Germany Max Kruse Umbro Wiesenhof H-Hotels
Borussia Dortmund Switzerland Lucien Favre Germany Marco Reus Puma Evonik Opel
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Friedhelm Funkel Germany Oliver Fink Uhlsport[24] Henkel Toyo Tires
Eintracht Frankfurt Austria Adi Hütter Argentina David Abraham Nike Indeed.com Deutsche Börse Group
SC Freiburg Germany Christian Streich Germany Mike Frantz Hummel Schwarzwaldmilch Badenova
Hannover 96 Germany Thomas Doll Germany Marvin Bakalorz Jako Heinz von Heiden HDI
1899 Hoffenheim Germany Julian Nagelsmann Germany Kevin Vogt Lotto SAP Prowin
RB Leipzig Germany Ralf Rangnick Hungary Willi Orban Nike Red Bull CG Immobilien
Bayer Leverkusen Netherlands Peter Bosz Germany Lars Bender Jako Barmenia Versicherungen Kieser Training
Mainz 05 Germany Sandro Schwarz Germany Stefan Bell Lotto Kömmerling None
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany Dieter Hecking Germany Lars Stindl Puma Postbank H-Hotels
Bayern Munich Croatia Niko Kovač Germany Manuel Neuer Adidas Deutsche Telekom Qatar Airways
1. FC Nürnberg Germany Boris Schommers Germany Hanno Behrens Umbro Nürnberger Versicherung Godelmann Betonstein
Schalke 04 Netherlands Huub Stevens Germany Ralf Fährmann Umbro Gazprom DHL Express
VfB Stuttgart Germany Nico Willig Germany Christian Gentner Puma Mercedes-Benz Bank GAZİ
VfL Wolfsburg Germany Bruno Labbadia France Josuha Guilavogui Nike Volkswagen UPS
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing ...
Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Bayern Munich Germany Jupp Heynckes End of contract 13 April 2018 30 June 2018 Pre-season Croatia Niko Kovač 13 April 2018 1 July 2018 [25]
Eintracht Frankfurt Croatia Niko Kovač Signed for Bayern Munich Austria Adi Hütter 16 May 2018 [25][26]
Borussia Dortmund Austria Peter Stöger End of contract 12 May 2018 Switzerland Lucien Favre 22 May 2018 [27][28]
RB Leipzig Austria Ralph Hasenhüttl Resigned 16 May 2018 Germany Ralf Rangnick 9 July 2018 [29][30]
VfB Stuttgart Turkey Tayfun Korkut Sacked 7 October 2018 18th Germany Markus Weinzierl 9 October 2018 [31][32]
Bayer Leverkusen Germany Heiko Herrlich 23 December 2018 9th Netherlands Peter Bosz 23 December 2018 [33]
Hannover 96 Germany André Breitenreiter 27 January 2019 17th Germany Thomas Doll 27 January 2019 [34][35]
1. FC Nürnberg Germany Michael Köllner 12 February 2019 18th Germany Boris Schommers (interim) 12 February 2019 [36]
Schalke 04 Germany Domenico Tedesco 14 March 2019 14th Netherlands Huub Stevens (interim) 14 March 2019 [37]
FC Augsburg Germany Manuel Baum 9 April 2019 15th Switzerland Martin Schmidt 9 April 2019 [38][39]
VfB Stuttgart Germany Markus Weinzierl 20 April 2019 16th Germany Nico Willig (interim) 20 April 2019 [40]
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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C) 34 24 6 4 88 32 +56 78 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 23 7 4 81 44 +37 76
3 RB Leipzig 34 19 9 6 63 29 +34 66
4 Bayer Leverkusen 34 18 4 12 69 52 +17 58
5 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 16 7 11 55 42 +13 55 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 VfL Wolfsburg 34 16 7 11 62 50 +12 55
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 15 9 10 60 48 +12 54 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8 Werder Bremen 34 14 11 9 58 49 +9 53
9 1899 Hoffenheim 34 13 12 9 70 52 +18 51
10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 13 5 16 49 65 −16 44
11 Hertha BSC 34 11 10 13 49 57 −8 43
12 Mainz 05 34 12 7 15 46 57 −11 43
13 SC Freiburg 34 8 12 14 46 61 −15 36
14 Schalke 04 34 8 9 17 37 55 −18 33
15 FC Augsburg 34 8 8 18 51 71 −20 32
16 VfB Stuttgart (R) 34 7 7 20 32 70 −38 28 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Hannover 96 (R) 34 5 6 23 31 71 −40 21 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 1. FC Nürnberg (R) 34 3 10 21 26 68 −42 19
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Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off[41]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Since the winners of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results

More information Home \ Away, AUG ...
Home \ Away AUG BSC BRE DOR DÜS FRA FRE HAN HOF LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN NÜR SCH STU WOL
FC Augsburg — 3–4 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–3 4–1 3–1 0–4 0–0 1–4 3–0 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–1 6–0 2–3
Hertha BSC 2–2 — 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–3 0–3 1–5 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–1
Werder Bremen 4–0 3–1 — 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–6 3–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–0
Borussia Dortmund 4–3 2–2 2–1 — 3–2 3–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 4–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 3–2 7–0 2–4 3–1 2–0
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–2 4–1 4–1 2–1 — 0–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–4 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–4 2–1 0–2 3–0 0–3
Eintracht Frankfurt 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 7–1 — 3–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–2
SC Freiburg 5–1 2–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 2–4 3–0 0–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 5–1 1–0 3–3 3–3
Hannover 96 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–3 3–0 — 1–3 0–3 2–3 1–0 0–1 0–4 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–1
1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 — 1–2 4–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–4
RB Leipzig 0–0 5–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 — 3–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 6–0 0–0 2–0 2–0
Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 3–1 1–3 2–4 2–0 6–1 2–0 2–2 1–4 2–4 — 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3
Mainz 05 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 5–0 1–1 4–2 3–3 1–5 — 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 — 1–5 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–3
Bayern Munich 1–1 1–0 1–0 5–0 3–3 5–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 6–0 0–3 — 3–0 3–1 4–1 6–0
1. FC Nürnberg 3–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 0–2
Schalke 04 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–4 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–5 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 5–2 — 0–0 2–1
VfB Stuttgart 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–4 0–0 0–3 2–2 5–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–3 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–3 — 3–0
VfL Wolfsburg 8–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 5–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–3 3–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–0 —
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Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

First leg

More information VfB Stuttgart, 2–2 ...
VfB Stuttgart2–2Union Berlin
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Attendance: 58,619

Second leg

More information Union Berlin, 0–0 ...
Union Berlin0–0VfB Stuttgart
Report
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Attendance: 22,012

2–2 on aggregate. Union Berlin won on away goals and were promoted to the Bundesliga, while VfB Stuttgart were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.

Statistics

Top scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals[42]
1 Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 22
2 Spain Paco Alcácer Borussia Dortmund 18
3 Germany Kai Havertz Bayer Leverkusen 17
Serbia Luka Jović Eintracht Frankfurt
Croatia Andrej Kramarić 1899 Hoffenheim
Germany Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund
Netherlands Wout Weghorst VfL Wolfsburg
8 Algeria Ishak Belfodil 1899 Hoffenheim 16
Germany Timo Werner RB Leipzig
10 France Sébastien Haller Eintracht Frankfurt 15
Denmark Yussuf Poulsen RB Leipzig
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Hat-tricks

See also: List of Bundesliga hat-tricks
More information Player, Club ...
Player Club Against Result Date
Iceland Alfreð Finnbogason FC Augsburg SC Freiburg 4–1 30 September 2018
Spain Paco Alcácer Borussia Dortmund FC Augsburg 4–3 6 October 2018
Serbia Luka Jović5 Eintracht Frankfurt Fortuna Düsseldorf 7–1 19 October 2018
Germany Jonas Hofmann Borussia Mönchengladbach Mainz 05 4–0 21 October 2018
France Alassane Pléa Borussia Mönchengladbach Werder Bremen 3–1 10 November 2018
Belgium Dodi Lukebakio Fortuna Düsseldorf Bayern Munich 3–3 24 November 2018
Iceland Alfreð Finnbogason FC Augsburg Mainz 05 3–0 3 February 2019
Netherlands Wout Weghorst VfL Wolfsburg Fortuna Düsseldorf 5–2 16 March 2019
Colombia James Rodríguez Bayern Munich Mainz 05 6–0 17 March 2019
Denmark Yussuf Poulsen RB Leipzig Hertha BSC 5–0 30 March 2019
France Jean-Philippe Mateta Mainz 05 SC Freiburg 5–0 5 April 2019
Algeria Ishak Belfodil 1899 Hoffenheim FC Augsburg 4–0 7 April 2019
Argentina Lucas Alario Bayer Leverkusen Hertha BSC 5–1 18 May 2019
Netherlands Wout Weghorst VfL Wolfsburg FC Augsburg 8–1 18 May 2019
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5 Player scored five goals

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[43]
1 Hungary Péter Gulácsi RB Leipzig 16
2 Switzerland Yann Sommer Borussia Mönchengladbach 13
3 Switzerland Roman Bürki Borussia Dortmund 10
Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
5 Finland Lukáš Hrádecký Bayer Leverkusen 9
6 Belgium Koen Casteels VfL Wolfsburg 8
Norway Rune Jarstein Hertha BSC
Germany Kevin Trapp Eintracht Frankfurt
9 Germany Ron-Robert Zieler VfB Stuttgart 6
10 Germany Oliver Baumann TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 5
Germany Michael Esser Hannover 96
Germany Florian Müller Mainz 05
Czech Republic Jiří Pavlenka Werder Bremen
Germany Michael Rensing Fortuna Düsseldorf
Germany Alexander Schwolow SC Freiburg
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Awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, Player of the Month ...
Month Player of the Month Rookie of the Month Goal of the Month Ref.
Player Club Player Club Player Club
August N/a N/a Belgium Axel Witsel Borussia Dortmund [44][45][46]
September Germany Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund Morocco Achraf Hakimi Borussia Dortmund Denmark Jacob Bruun Larsen Borussia Dortmund [44][45][46]
October England Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund England Reiss Nelson 1899 Hoffenheim Spain Paco Alcácer Borussia Dortmund [44][45][46]
November Germany Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund Morocco Achraf Hakimi Borussia Dortmund Germany Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund [44][45][46]
December Belgium Dodi Lukebakio Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Jean Zimmer Fortuna Düsseldorf [44][45][46]
January Germany Leon Goretzka Bayern Munich Argentina Nicolás González VfB Stuttgart Germany Maximilian Eggestein Werder Bremen [44][45][46]
February Germany Julian Brandt Bayer Leverkusen France Evan Ndicka Eintracht Frankfurt England Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund [44][45][46]
March Germany Max Kruse Werder Bremen Turkey Ozan Kabak VfB Stuttgart Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [44][45][46]
April Germany Kai Havertz Bayer Leverkusen Brazil Matheus Pereira 1. FC Nürnberg Brazil Matheus Cunha RB Leipzig [44][45][46]
May N/a France Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich [44][45][46]
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Goal of the year (2018)

Jonas Hector won the award for his goal for 1. FC Köln against VfL Wolfsburg.[47]

Attendances

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RankTeamHome gamesAverage attendance[48]
1Borussia Dortmund1780,841
2Bayern München1775,000
3Schalke 041760,941
4VfB Stuttgart1754,551
5Eintracht Frankfurt1749,765
6Borussia Mönchengladbach1749,668
7Hertha BSC1749,259
8Fortuna 951743,857
9Werder Bremen1741,256
101. FC Nürnberg1740,372
11RB Leipzig1738,380
12Hannover 961738,365
13FC Augsburg1728,618
14TSG Hoffenheim1728,456
15Bayer Leverkusen1727,990
16Mainz 051726,246
17VfL Wolfsburg1724,481
18SC Freiburg1723,894
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