2019–20 Bundesliga

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The 2019–20 Bundesliga was the 57th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 16 August 2019 and concluded on 27 June 2020.[2][3] Bayern Munich were the defending champions, and won their record-extending 8th consecutive title and 30th title overall (29th in the Bundesliga era) on 16 June with two games to spare.[4] With 100 goals scored in 34 matches, Bayern became the second side to reach this milestone in a Bundesliga season, after the record 101 goals the club previously managed to score in 1971–72.[5]

Season2019–20
Dates16 August 2019 – 27 June 2020
ChampionsBayern Munich
29th Bundesliga title
30th German title
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Bundesliga
Season2019–20
Dates16 August 2019 – 27 June 2020
ChampionsBayern Munich
29th Bundesliga title
30th German title
RelegatedFortuna Düsseldorf
SC Paderborn
Champions LeagueBayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
RB Leipzig
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Europa LeagueBayer Leverkusen
1899 Hoffenheim
VfL Wolfsburg
Matches306
Goals982 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Lewandowski
(34 goals)
Biggest home winRB Leipzig 8–0 Mainz
(19 November 2019)
Biggest away winHoffenheim 0–6 Bayern Munich
(29 February 2020)
Highest scoring
  • RB Leipzig 8–0 Mainz
    (29 February 2020)
  • Augsburg 3–5 Dortmund
Longest winning run
  • Bayern Munich
  • (13 games)[1]
Longest unbeaten run
  • Bayern Munich
  • (20 games)[1]
Longest winless run
Longest losing run5 games[1]
Bremen
Hertha BSC
Paderborn
Frankfurt
Highest attendance81,365
Dortmund v Augsburg[1]
Lowest attendancePre-spectatorless matches:[A]
14,217
Paderborn v Mainz[1]
Attendance9,116,701 (29,793 per match)[B]
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The number of substitutes allowed on the bench was increased from seven to nine for the 2019–20 season.[6]

On 13 March 2020, the DFL suspended the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] After consultation with the German government, the league resumed behind closed doors on 16 May 2020.[8] Due to the postponement, the final matchday on 27 June was the second latest date any Bundesliga season has concluded, after the 1971–72 season (which concluded a day later).[9]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, on 8 March 2020 the Federal Minister of Health, Jens Spahn recommended cancelling events with more than 1,000 people.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] All fixtures on matchday 26 (13–16 March) were planned to be played without spectators due to local restrictions on public gatherings,[13] but the round was subsequently postponed on 13 March due to safety issues.[7] 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.[14] The DFL General Assembly, at their meeting on 31 March, chose to extend the suspension until at least 30 April per the recommendation of the executive committee.[15][16] At the meeting, the DFL established a sports medicine and special match operations task force responsible for examining a safe method to resume league play.[17]

On 13 March 2020, Luca Kilian of SC Paderborn was the first Bundesliga player to test positive for COVID-19.[18] 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.[19] The DFL looked into possible scenarios to finish the season regularly.[19] 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.[20][21] In his report for the 31 March DFL meeting, virologist Alexander Kekulé recommended to write off the current season.[22] 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.[23][22]

On 3 April 2020, the DFL reported that the financial situation of most teams was more serious than thought. Of the 36 professional football clubs in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, 13 would have to declare bankruptcy by May or June unless league operations resumed by then, including four teams from the Bundesliga. 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.[24][25] 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.[26]

By 23 April 2020, the DFL had targeted 9 May as a possible resumption date for the Bundesliga.[27] However, this goal suffered a setback when 1. FC Köln announced on 1 May that three people at the club tested positive, without showing any symptoms.[28] This was done as part of a wave of 1,724 tests carried out involving personnel of the 36 Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga clubs, in coordination with the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, which resulted in seven further positive results in addition to those of Köln.[29] After consultation with the German government, chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of the states of Germany approved the resumption of the leagues for the second half of May, with matches behind closed doors.[30][31] The following day, the DFL confirmed that the Bundesliga would resume on 16 May, a Saturday, with matchday 26.[32] The final matchday of the season (round 34), originally scheduled for 16 May, took place on 27 June,[3] making it the second latest date any Bundesliga season has concluded. Only the 1971–72 season finished later (due to UEFA Euro 1972), concluding on 28 June.[9]

The relegation play-offs between Werder Bremen, the 16th-placed team of the Bundesliga, and the 3rd-placed team of the 2. Bundesliga take place as planned. Per the competition regulations, clubs in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga were required to compete in all matches following the restart, even if some players test positive, provided the team has enough healthy players available.[33] On 14 May, after a meeting of all clubs, five substitutions were permitted, which has been temporarily allowed by IFAB following a proposal by FIFA to lessen the impact of fixture congestion.[34][35][36] The broadcaster Sky Sport announced that for the first two weeks after the restart, the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga simulcast ("conference") would be shown on free-to-air television in Germany, in order to prevent gatherings of people without pay TV subscriptions.[37]

More information Round, Original dates ...
Bundesliga schedule changes
Round Original dates[38][39] Revised dates[40][41]
26 13–16 March 16–18 May
27 20–22 March 22–24 May
28 3–5 April 26–27 May (midweek)
29 11–13 April 29 May – 1 June
24 (Bremen v Frankfurt catch-up) 3 June
30 17–20 April 5–7 June
31 24–27 April 12–14 June
32 2–4 May 16–17 June (midweek)
33 9 May 20 June
34 16 May 27 June
Relegation play-offs[42]
1st leg 20/21 May 2 July
2nd leg 25/27 May 6 July
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Teams

A total of 18 teams participated in the 2019–20 edition of the Bundesliga.

Team changes

More information Promoted from 2018–19 2. Bundesliga, Relegated from 2018–19 Bundesliga ...
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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, and the first from the former East Berlin.[43][44]

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

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
1899 Hoffenheim Germany Julian Nagelsmann Signed for RB Leipzig 21 June 2018 30 June 2019 Pre-season Netherlands Alfred Schreuder 19 March 2019 1 July 2019 [63][64]
RB Leipzig Germany Ralf Rangnick Appointed as sporting director 9 July 2018 Germany Julian Nagelsmann 21 June 2018 [65][63]
VfL Wolfsburg Germany Bruno Labbadia End of contract 12 March 2019 Austria Oliver Glasner 23 April 2019 [66][67]
Schalke 04 Netherlands Huub Stevens End of caretaker spell 14 March 2019 United States David Wagner 9 May 2019 [68][69]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany Dieter Hecking Sacked 2 April 2019 Germany Marco Rose 10 April 2019 [70][71]
Hertha BSC Hungary Pál Dárdai Mutual consent 16 April 2019 Croatia Ante Čović 12 May 2019 [72][73]
1. FC Köln Germany André Pawlak / Austria Manfred Schmid (interim) End of caretaker spell 27 April 2019 Germany Achim Beierlorzer 13 May 2019 [74][75]
Bayern Munich Croatia Niko Kovač Mutual consent 3 November 2019 4th Germany Hansi Flick[C] 3 November 2019 [76][77]
1. FC Köln Germany Achim Beierlorzer Sacked 9 November 2019 17th Germany Markus Gisdol 18 November 2019 [78][79]
Mainz 05 Germany Sandro Schwarz Mutual consent 10 November 2019 16th Germany Achim Beierlorzer 18 November 2019 [80][81]
Hertha BSC Croatia Ante Čović 27 November 2019 15th Germany Jürgen Klinsmann 27 November 2019 [82][83]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Friedhelm Funkel Sacked 29 January 2020 18th Germany Uwe Rösler 29 January 2020 [84][85]
Hertha BSC Germany Jürgen Klinsmann Resigned 11 February 2020 14th Germany Alexander Nouri (interim) 11 February 2020 [86][87]
FC Augsburg Switzerland Martin Schmidt Sacked 9 March 2020 14th Germany Heiko Herrlich 10 March 2020 [88][89]
Hertha BSC Germany Alexander Nouri (interim) End of caretaker spell 9 April 2020 14th Germany Bruno Labbadia 9 April 2020 13 April 2020 [90]
1899 Hoffenheim Netherlands Alfred Schreuder Mutual consent 9 June 2020 7th Germany Matthias Kaltenbach [de] / Germany Marcel Rapp / Germany Kai Herdling (interim) 9 June 2020 [91][92][93]
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League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C) 34 26 4 4 100 32 +68 82 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 21 6 7 84 41 +43 69
3 RB Leipzig 34 18 12 4 81 37 +44 66
4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 20 5 9 66 40 +26 65
5 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 6 9 61 44 +17 63 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 1899 Hoffenheim 34 15 7 12 53 53 0 52
7 VfL Wolfsburg 34 13 10 11 48 46 +2 49 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8 SC Freiburg 34 13 9 12 48 47 +1 48
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 13 6 15 59 60 1 45
10 Hertha BSC 34 11 8 15 48 59 11 41
11 Union Berlin 34 12 5 17 41 58 17 41
12 Schalke 04 34 9 12 13 38 58 20 39
13 Mainz 05 34 11 4 19 44 65 21 37
14 1. FC Köln 34 10 6 18 51 69 18 36
15 FC Augsburg 34 9 9 16 45 63 18 36
16 Werder Bremen (O) 34 8 7 19 42 69 27 31 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Fortuna Düsseldorf (R) 34 6 12 16 36 67 31 30 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 SC Paderborn (R) 34 4 8 22 37 74 37 20
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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.[94]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2019–20 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 UNB BRE DOR DÜS FRA FRE HOF KÖL LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN PAD SCH WOL
FC Augsburg 4–0 1–1 2–1 3–5 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–3 2–2 0–0 2–3 1–2
Hertha BSC 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–4 1–0 2–3 0–5 2–4 2–0 1–3 0–0 0–4 2–1 0–0 0–3
Union Berlin 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–4 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–2
Werder Bremen 3–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–3 2–2 0–3 6–1 0–3 1–4 0–5 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1
Borussia Dortmund 5–1 1–0 5–0 2–2 5–0 4–0 1–0 0–4 5–1 3–3 4–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–3 4–0 3–0
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–1 3–3 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 0–3 1–3 1–0 1–4 0–4 0–0 2–1 1–1
Eintracht Frankfurt 5–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–3 1–0 2–4 2–0 3–0 0–2 1–3 5–1 3–2 2–1 0–2
SC Freiburg 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–3 0–2 4–0 1–0
1899 Hoffenheim 2–4 0–3 4–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–5 0–3 0–6 3–0 2–0 2–3
1. FC Köln 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–4 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–4 3–0 3–0 3–1
RB Leipzig 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 1–1 8–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1
Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 4–3 3–0 4–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–4 3–2 2–1 1–4
Mainz 05 0–1 2–1 2–3 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 0–5 0–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 0–0 0–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 4–2 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–0
Bayern Munich 2–0 2–2 2–1 6–1 4–0 5–0 5–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 0–0 1–2 6–1 2–1 3–2 5–0 2–0
SC Paderborn 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–5 1–6 2–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–4 1–2 1–3 2–3 1–5 2–4
Schalke 04 0–3 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–3 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–4
VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 4–0 2–1 0–4 1–1 1–1
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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).[95]

Overview

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Werder Bremen (B) 2–2 (a) 1. FC Heidenheim (2B) 0–0 2–2
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Matches

More information Werder Bremen, 0–0 ...
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Attendance: 0[D]
Referee: Felix Zwayer
More information 1. FC Heidenheim, 2–2 ...
1. FC Heidenheim2–2Werder Bremen
Kleindienst 85', 90+7' (pen.) Report
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Attendance: 0[D]
Referee: Felix Brych

2–2 on aggregate. Werder Bremen won on away goals, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

More information Player, Club ...
Player Club Against Result Date
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Schalke 04 3–0 (A) 24 August 2019
Germany Timo Werner RB Leipzig Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 (A) 30 August 2019
Germany Timo Werner RB Leipzig Mainz 05 8–0 (H) 2 November 2019
Germany Rouwen Hennings Fortuna Düsseldorf Schalke 04 3–3 (A) 9 November 2019
Brazil Philippe Coutinho Bayern Munich Werder Bremen 6–1 (H) 14 December 2019
Sweden Robin Quaison Mainz 05 Werder Bremen 5–0 (A) 17 December 2019
Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund FC Augsburg 5–3 (A) 18 January 2020
Sweden Robin Quaison Mainz 05 Hertha BSC 3–1 (A) 8 February 2020
Netherlands Wout Weghorst VfL Wolfsburg 1899 Hoffenheim 3–2 (A) 15 February 2020
Germany Timo Werner RB Leipzig Mainz 05 5–0 (A) 24 May 2020
England Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund SC Paderborn 6–1 (A) 31 May 2020
Croatia Andrej Kramarić4 1899 Hoffenheim Borussia Dortmund 4–0 (A) 27 June 2020
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4 Player scored four goals.

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  • 4 Player scored four goals.

Clean sheets

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 Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich England Jonjoe Kenny Schalke 04 Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [99][100][101]
September Morocco Amine Harit Schalke 04 France Marcus Thuram Borussia Mönchengladbach Netherlands Javairô Dilrosun Hertha BSC
October Germany Serge Gnabry Bayern Munich Sweden Robin Quaison Mainz 05
November Germany Timo Werner RB Leipzig Denmark Robert Skov 1899 Hoffenheim
December Germany Ismail Jakobs 1. FC Köln Brazil Philippe Coutinho Bayern Munich
January Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund Germany Florian Neuhaus Borussia Mönchengladbach
February England Jadon Sancho Germany Emre Can Borussia Dortmund
March N/a N/a Belgium Thorgan Hazard Borussia Dortmund
May Germany Kai Havertz Bayer Leverkusen Canada Alphonso Davies Bayern Munich Germany Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich
June N/a N/a Portugal André Silva Eintracht Frankfurt
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Annual awards

More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club Ref.
Player of the Season Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [102]
Rookie of the Season Canada Alphonso Davies [100]
Goal of the Season Germany Emre Can Borussia Dortmund [103]
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Notes

  1. All 83 matches played after 8 March 2020 were played behind closed doors without any spectators.
  2. The average league attendance was 40,865 after 223 matches prior to fixtures being played behind closed doors.
  3. Flick was initially appointed as interim coach, but the move was made permanent on 22 December 2019.
  4. The relegation play-offs were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

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