2023–24 Bundesliga

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The 2023–24 Bundesliga was the 61st season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 18 August 2023 and concluded on 18 May 2024.[3][4] The fixtures were announced on 30 June 2023.[5]

Season2023–24
Dates18 August 2023 – 18 May 2024
ChampionsBayer Leverkusen
1st Bundesliga title
1st German title
Relegated1. FC Köln
Darmstadt 98
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Bundesliga
Season2023–24
Dates18 August 2023 – 18 May 2024
ChampionsBayer Leverkusen
1st Bundesliga title
1st German title
Relegated1. FC Köln
Darmstadt 98
Champions LeagueBayer Leverkusen
VfB Stuttgart
Bayern Munich
RB Leipzig
Borussia Dortmund
Europa LeagueEintracht Frankfurt
TSG Hoffenheim
Conference League1. FC Heidenheim
Matches306
Goals985 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorerHarry Kane
(36 goals)
Biggest home winMunich 8–0 Darmstadt
Biggest away winDarmstadt 0–6 Augsburg
Darmstadt 0–6 Hoffenheim
Highest scoringMunich 8–1 Mainz
Longest winning run10 games
Leverkusen[1]
Longest unbeaten run34 games
Leverkusen[1]
Longest winless run22 games
Darmstadt[1]
Longest losing run9 games
Union[1]
Highest attendance81,365
Sixteen games[2]
Lowest attendance15,000
Seventeen games
Attendance11,925,726 (38,973 per match)
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On 14 April 2024, Bayer Leverkusen were crowned champions for the first time with five matches to spare following a 5–0 win over Werder Bremen, becoming the thirteenth different champion in Bundesliga history and ending previous holders Bayern Munich's run of eleven consecutive titles.[6][7]

Bayer Leverkusen became the first Bundesliga team to finish an entire season unbeaten, with a record of 28 wins and six draws.[8][9]

Teams

Locations of the 2023–24 Bundesliga teams

A total of 18 teams participated in the 2023–24 edition of the Bundesliga.

Team changes

More information Promoted from 2022–23 2. Bundesliga, Relegated from 2022–23 Bundesliga ...
Promoted from
2022–23 2. Bundesliga		 Relegated from
2022–23 Bundesliga
1. FC Heidenheim
Darmstadt 98		 Schalke 04
Hertha BSC
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SV Darmstadt 98 returned to the Bundesliga after a six-year absence[10] while 1. FC Heidenheim competed in the Bundesliga for the first time in the club's history became 57th Bundesliga club.[11]

Stadiums and locations

More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity R.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [12]
Union Berlin Berlin Stadion An der Alten Försterei 22,012 [13]
VfL Bochum Bochum Vonovia Ruhrstadion 26,000 [14]
Werder Bremen Bremen Wohninvest Weserstadion 42,100 [15]
Darmstadt 98 Darmstadt Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor 17,810 [16]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,365 [17]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 58,000 [18]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Europa-Park Stadion 34,700 [19][20]
1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 15,000 [21]
TSG Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,150 [22]
1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 50,000 [23]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 47,069 [24]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [25]
Mainz 05 Mainz Mewa Arena 33,305 [26]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,042 [27]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [28]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart MHPArena 60,058 [29]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 28,917 [30]
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Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve
FC Augsburg Denmark Jess Thorup Bosnia and Herzegovina Ermedin Demirović Mizuno WWK Versicherung Siegmund
Union Berlin Germany Marco Grote Austria Christopher Trimmel Adidas Paramount+ JD Sports
VfL Bochum Germany Heiko Butscher France Anthony Losilla Mizuno[31] Vonovia Think about IT
Moritz Fiege (in cup matches)
Werder Bremen Germany Ole Werner Austria Marco Friedl Hummel Matthäi Ammerländer
Darmstadt 98 Germany Torsten Lieberknecht Germany Fabian Holland Craft HAIX 28 Black
Borussia Dortmund Germany Edin Terzić Germany Emre Can Puma 1&1
Evonik (in cup and UEFA matches)		 GLS Group[32]
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Dino Toppmöller Germany Sebastian Rode Nike Indeed.com Elotrans reload
SC Freiburg Germany Christian Streich Germany Christian Günter Nike JobRad Lexware
1. FC Heidenheim Germany Frank Schmidt Germany Patrick Mainka Puma MHP Voith
TSG Hoffenheim United States Pellegrino Matarazzo Germany Oliver Baumann Joma SAP hep global[33]
1. FC Köln Germany Timo Schultz Austria Florian Kainz Hummel REWE DEVK
RB Leipzig Germany Marco Rose Hungary Willi Orbán Nike Red Bull AOC Die Stadtentwickler[34]
IHG Hotels & Resorts (in cup and UEFA matches)
Bayer Leverkusen Spain Xabi Alonso Finland Lukas Hradecky Castore[35] Barmenia Versicherungen Trive
Kumho Tyres (in cup matches)
Mainz 05 Denmark Bo Henriksen Switzerland Silvan Widmer Jako Kömmerling iDM
Borussia Mönchengladbach Switzerland Gerardo Seoane Switzerland Jonas Omlin Puma Flatex Sonepar
Bayern Munich Germany Thomas Tuchel Germany Manuel Neuer Adidas Deutsche Telekom Audi (in cup and UEFA matches)
VfB Stuttgart Germany Sebastian Hoeneß Germany Waldemar Anton Jako Winamax hep global
VfL Wolfsburg Austria Ralph Hasenhüttl Germany Maximilian Arnold Nike Volkswagen/Tiguan Linglong Tire
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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
Eintracht Frankfurt Austria Oliver Glasner Mutual consent 9 May 2023 30 June 2023 Pre-season Germany Dino Toppmöller 12 June 2023 1 July 2023 [36][37]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany Daniel Farke Sacked 2 June 2023 Switzerland Gerardo Seoane 6 June 2023 [38][39]
FC Augsburg Germany Enrico Maaßen 9 October 2023 15th Denmark Jess Thorup 15 October 2023 [40][41]
Mainz 05 Denmark Bo Svensson Mutual consent 2 November 2023 18th Germany Jan Siewert[note 1] 2 November 2023 [42][43]
Union Berlin Switzerland Urs Fischer 15 November 2023 Germany Marco Grote (interim) 15 November 2023 [44]
Germany Marco Grote End of interim spell 26 November 2023 17th Croatia Nenad Bjelica 26 November 2023 [45]
1. FC Köln Germany Steffen Baumgart Mutual consent 21 December 2023 Germany Timo Schultz 4 January 2024 [46][47]
Mainz 05 Germany Jan Siewert Sacked 12 February 2024 Denmark Bo Henriksen 13 February 2024 [48][49]
VfL Wolfsburg Croatia Niko Kovač 17 March 2024 14th Austria Ralph Hasenhüttl 17 March 2024 [50][51]
VfL Bochum Germany Thomas Letsch 8 April 2024 15th Germany Heiko Butscher (interim) 9 April 2024 [52][53]
Union Berlin Croatia Nenad Bjelica 6 May 2024 15th Germany Marco Grote (interim) 6 May 2024 [54]
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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayer Leverkusen (C) 34 28 6 0 89 24 +65 90 Qualification for the Champions League league phase[a]
2 VfB Stuttgart 34 23 4 7 78 39 +39 73
3 Bayern Munich 34 23 3 8 94 45 +49 72
4 RB Leipzig 34 19 8 7 77 39 +38 65
5 Borussia Dortmund 34 18 9 7 68 43 +25 63
6 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 11 14 9 51 50 +1 47 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[b]
7 TSG Hoffenheim 34 13 7 14 66 66 0 46
8 1. FC Heidenheim 34 10 12 12 50 55 −5 42 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[b]
9 Werder Bremen 34 11 9 14 48 54 −6 42
10 SC Freiburg 34 11 9 14 45 58 −13 42
11 FC Augsburg 34 10 9 15 50 60 −10 39
12 VfL Wolfsburg 34 10 7 17 41 56 −15 37
13 Mainz 05 34 7 14 13 39 51 −12 35
14 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 7 13 14 56 67 −11 34
15 Union Berlin 34 9 6 19 33 58 −25 33
16 VfL Bochum (O) 34 7 12 15 42 74 −32 33 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 1. FC Köln (R) 34 5 12 17 28 60 −32 27 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 Darmstadt 98 (R) 34 3 8 23 30 86 −56 17
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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.[55]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The Bundesliga gained an additional Champions League place as a result of Germany finishing as one of the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points in 2023–24.
  2. [b]
    Since the 2023–24 DFB-Pokal winners, Bayer Leverkusen, qualified for the Champions League via league position, the spot reserved for the DFB-Pokal winners (Europa League league phase) was passed to the seventh-placed team, and the Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the eighth-placed team.

Results

More information Home \ Away, AUG ...
Home \ Away AUG UNB BOC BRE DAR DOR FRA FRE HEI HOF KÖL LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN STU WOL
FC Augsburg — 2–0 2–2 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 4–4 2–3 0–1 3–2
Union Berlin 1–1 — 3–4 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–3 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–1 4–1 3–1 1–5 0–3 1–0
VfL Bochum 1–1 3–0 — 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–4 0–5 2–2 1–3 3–2 1–0 3–1
Werder Bremen 2–0 2–0 4–1 — 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 4–0 2–2 0–4 2–1 0–2
Darmstadt 98 0–6 1–4 1–2 4–2 — 0–3 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–6 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–0 3–3 2–5 1–2 0–1
Borussia Dortmund 5–1 4–2 3–1 1–0 4–0 — 3–1 3–0 2–2 2–3 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–4 0–1 1–0
Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 — 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–5 1–0 2–1 5–1 1–2 2–2
SC Freiburg 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 — 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–3 1–2
1. FC Heidenheim 2–5 1–0 0–0 4–2 3–2 0–0 1–2 3–2 — 2–3 4–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1
TSG Hoffenheim 3–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–3 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 4–3 4–2 0–3 3–1
1. FC Köln 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–4 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–3 — 1–5 0–2 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 1–2
RB Leipzig 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 6–0 — 2–3 0–0 2–0 2–2 5–1 3–0
Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 4–0 4–0 5–0 5–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 — 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 2–0
Mainz 05 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 4–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 — 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 0–0 5–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–3 0–1 0–3 2–2 — 1–2 3–1 4–0
Bayern Munich 3–1 1–0 7–0 0–1 8–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 4–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 8–1 3–1 — 3–0 2–0
VfB Stuttgart 3–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 5–0 3–3 2–3 1–1 5–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 — 3–1
VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–2 2–3 —
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Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 23 and 27 May 2024.[4][56]

Overview

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
VfL Bochum (B) 3–3 (6–5 p) Fortuna Düsseldorf (2B) 0–3 3–0 (a.e.t.)
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Matches

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VfL Bochum0–3Fortuna Düsseldorf
Report
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Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Robert Schröder
More information Fortuna Düsseldorf, 0–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Fortuna Düsseldorf0–3 (a.e.t.)VfL Bochum
Report
Penalties
 5–6
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Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Deniz Aytekin

3–3 on aggregate. VfL Bochum won 6–5 on penalties, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[57]
1 England Harry Kane Bayern Munich 36
2 Guinea Serhou Guirassy VfB Stuttgart 28
3 Belgium Loïs Openda RB Leipzig 24
4 Germany Deniz Undav VfB Stuttgart 18
5 Germany Maximilian Beier TSG Hoffenheim 16
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ermedin Demirović FC Augsburg 15
Croatia Andrej Kramarić TSG Hoffenheim
8 Nigeria Victor Boniface Bayer Leverkusen 14
Slovenia Benjamin Šeško RB Leipzig
10 Netherlands Donyell Malen Borussia Dortmund 13
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Hat-tricks

See also: List of Bundesliga hat-tricks
More information Player, Club ...
Player Club Against Result Date
Germany Kevin Behrens Union Berlin Mainz 05 4–1 (H) 20 August 2023
Guinea Serhou Guirassy VfB Stuttgart Mainz 05 3–1 (A) 16 September 2023
England Harry Kane Bayern Munich VfL Bochum 7–0 (H) 23 September 2023
Guinea Serhou Guirassy VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 (H) 7 October 2023
England Harry Kane Bayern Munich Darmstadt 98 8–0 (H) 28 October 2023
Borussia Dortmund 4–0 (A) 4 November 2023
Czech Republic Patrik Schick Bayer Leverkusen VfL Bochum 4–0 (H) 20 December 2023
Germany Deniz Undav VfB Stuttgart RB Leipzig 5–2 (H) 27 January 2024
Germany Niclas Füllkrug Borussia Dortmund VfL Bochum 3–1 (H) 28 January 2024
England Harry Kane Bayern Munich Mainz 05 8–1 (H) 9 March 2024
Germany Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen Werder Bremen 5–0 (H) 14 April 2024
Germany Robin Hack Borussia Mönchengladbach TSG Hoffenheim 3–4 (A) 20 April 2024
Croatia Andrej Kramarić TSG Hoffenheim Bayern Munich 4–2 (H) 18 May 2024
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Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[58]
1 Finland Lukas Hradecky Bayer Leverkusen 15
2 Germany Alexander Nübel VfB Stuttgart 11
3 Germany Noah Atubolu SC Freiburg 10
4 Switzerland Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund 7
Denmark Frederik Rønnow Union Berlin
Germany Kevin Trapp Eintracht Frankfurt
Germany Robin Zentner Mainz 05
8 Germany Kevin Müller 1. FC Heidenheim 6
Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Germany Michael Zetterer Werder Bremen
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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 Nigeria Victor Boniface Bayer Leverkusen Nigeria Victor Boniface Bayer Leverkusen Germany Jan-Niklas Beste 1. FC Heidenheim [59][60][61]
September Guinea Serhou Guirassy VfB Stuttgart Netherlands Xavi Simons RB Leipzig
October Germany Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen England Harry Kane Bayern Munich
November Germany Deniz Undav VfB Stuttgart
December Germany Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen Netherlands Xavi Simons RB Leipzig
January Germany Deniz Undav VfB Stuttgart Netherlands Ian Maatsen Borussia Dortmund Netherlands Xavi Simons RB Leipzig
February Germany Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen Germany Maximilian Beier TSG Hoffenheim England Harry Kane Bayern Munich
March Guinea Serhou Guirassy VfB Stuttgart Germany Jamal Musiala
April Spain Álex Grimaldo Bayer Leverkusen Netherlands Xavi Simons RB Leipzig England Harry Kane
May N/a N/a Germany Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund
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Annual awards

Main article: Bundesliga Awards
More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club Ref.
Player of the Season Germany Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen [62]
Rookie of the Season Nigeria Victor Boniface [63]
Goal of the Season England Harry Kane Bayern Munich [64]
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Team of the season

kicker

More information Pos., Player ...
Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK Switzerland Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund [65]
DF Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong Bayer Leverkusen
Germany Waldemar Anton VfB Stuttgart
Germany Jonathan Tah Bayer Leverkusen
Spain Álex Grimaldo
MF Germany Florian Wirtz
Argentina Exequiel Palacios
Switzerland Granit Xhaka
Germany Jan-Niklas Beste 1. FC Heidenheim
FW Guinea Serhou Guirassy VfB Stuttgart
England Harry Kane Bayern Munich
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EA Sports

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Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK Switzerland Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund [66]
DF Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong Bayer Leverkusen
Germany Jonathan Tah
Germany Waldemar Anton VfB Stuttgart
Spain Álex Grimaldo Bayer Leverkusen
MF Germany Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich
Switzerland Granit Xhaka Bayer Leverkusen
Germany Florian Wirtz
FW Guinea Serhou Guirassy VfB Stuttgart
England Harry Kane Bayern Munich
Nigeria Victor Boniface Bayer Leverkusen
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Attendances

Borussia Dortmund drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023–24 Bundesliga.[67]

More information Rank, Team ...
RankTeamHome gamesAverage attendance
1Borussia Dortmund1781,305
2Bayern Munich1775,000
3Eintracht Frankfurt1756,900
4VfB Stuttgart1755,118
5Borussia Mönchengladbach1751,371
61. FC Köln1749,829
7RB Leipzig1744,634
8Werder Bremen1741,721
9SC Freiburg1734,196
10Mainz 051730,690
11Bayer Leverkusen1729,994
12FC Augsburg1729,144
13VfL Wolfsburg1725,546
14VfL Bochum1725,393
15TSG Hoffenheim1724,559
16Union Berlin1721,829
17Darmstadt 981717,730
181. FC Heidenheim1715,000
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Siewert was initially named as interim head coach, before being appointed on a permanent basis on 22 December 2023.

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