2024–25 Bundesliga

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The 2024–25 Bundesliga was the 62nd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier men's football competition. The season began on 23 August 2024, with Borussia Mönchengladbach hosting against defending champion Bayer Leverkusen and concluded on 17 May 2025. Bayer Leverkusen were the defending champions.

Season2024–25
Dates23 August 2024 – 17 May 2025
ChampionsBayern Munich
33rd Bundesliga title
34th German title
RelegatedHolstein Kiel
VfL Bochum
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Bundesliga
Season2024–25
Dates23 August 2024 – 17 May 2025
ChampionsBayern Munich
33rd Bundesliga title
34th German title
RelegatedHolstein Kiel
VfL Bochum
Champions LeagueBayern Munich
Bayer Leverkusen
Eintracht Frankfurt
Borussia Dortmund
Europa LeagueSC Freiburg
VfB Stuttgart (as DFB-Pokal winners)
Conference LeagueMainz 05
Matches306
Goals959 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorerHarry Kane
(26 goals)
Biggest home winDortmund 6–0 Berlin
Biggest away winKiel 1–6 Munich
Bochum 0–5 Munich
Bremen 0–5 Munich
Highest scoringFrankfurt 7–2 Bochum
Longest winning run8 games
Leverkusen
Longest unbeaten run22 games
Leverkusen
Longest winless run14 games
Bochum
Longest losing run7 games
Heidenheim
Highest attendance81,365
seventeen games
Lowest attendance13,923
Kiel v Hoffenheim
Attendance11,828,684 (38,656 per match)
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On 4 May 2025, Bayern Munich were crowned Bundesliga champions for a record-extending 33rd time (34th title overall) with two matches to spare following Bayer Leverkusen's 2–2 draw with SC Freiburg, reclaiming the league title after a third-place finish in the previous season.[1]

Season overview

The season began on 23 August 2024, and went into the winter break after the 15th matchday on 22 December. With the 16th matchday, the season continued on 10 January 2025. The final 34th matchday was scheduled for 17 May 2025.[2][3]

The regular season was played as a round-robin tournament. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away.

The fixtures were announced on 4 July 2024.[4]

Teams

Locations of the 2024–25 Bundesliga teams

A total of 18 teams participate in the 2024–25 edition of the Bundesliga, 16 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 2. Bundesliga.

Team changes

More information Promoted from 2023–24 2. Bundesliga, Relegated from 2023–24 Bundesliga ...
Promoted from
2023–24 2. Bundesliga		 Relegated from
2023–24 Bundesliga
FC St. Pauli
Holstein Kiel		 1. FC Köln
Darmstadt 98
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Holstein Kiel made its Bundesliga debut, making it the 58th different Bundesliga club and the first club from Schleswig-Holstein, and returning to the German top flight after 60 years of absence. The club also replaced Hansa Rostock as the northernmost club in league history.[5]

FC St. Pauli returned to the Bundesliga after a thirteen-year absence.[6] For the first time ever, FC St. Pauli plays in a season at a higher level than local rivals Hamburger SV.

Stadiums and locations

More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity R.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [7]
Union Berlin Berlin Stadion An der Alten Försterei 22,012 [8]
VfL Bochum Bochum Vonovia Ruhrstadion 26,000 [9]
Werder Bremen Bremen Weserstadion 42,100 [10]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,365 [11]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 58,000 [12]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Europa-Park Stadion 34,700 [13]
1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 15,000 [14]
TSG Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,150 [15]
Holstein Kiel Kiel Holstein-Stadion 15,034 [16]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 47,800 [17]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [18]
Mainz 05 Mainz Mewa Arena 33,305 [19]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,042 [20]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [21]
FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,546 [22]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart MHPArena 60,058 [23]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 28,917 [24]
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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 Netherlands Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Mizuno WWK Versicherung Siegmund
Union Berlin Germany Steffen Baumgart Austria Christopher Trimmel Adidas home to go_ JD Sports
VfL Bochum Germany Dieter Hecking France Anthony Losilla Mizuno[25] Vonovia MTEL Germany / Herbert Grönemeyer (in cup matches)
Werder Bremen Germany Ole Werner Austria Marco Friedl Hummel Matthäi Ammerländer / HARALD PIHL (in cup matches)
Borussia Dortmund Croatia Niko Kovač Germany Emre Can Puma 1&1 / Evonik (in cup and UEFA matches) GLS Group[26] / Pluto TV (in cup and UEFA matches)
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Dino Toppmöller Germany Kevin Trapp Nike Indeed.com Elotrans reload
SC Freiburg Germany Julian Schuster Germany Christian Günter Nike JobRad Lexware
1. FC Heidenheim Germany Frank Schmidt Germany Patrick Mainka Puma MHP Voith
TSG Hoffenheim Austria Christian Ilzer Germany Oliver Baumann Joma SAP hep global[27]
Holstein Kiel Germany Marcel Rapp Germany Lewis Holtby Puma Famila Lotto Schleswig-Holstein
RB Leipzig Hungary Zsolt Lőw Hungary Willi Orbán Puma Red Bull IHG Hotels & Resorts
Bayer Leverkusen Spain Xabi Alonso Finland Lukas Hradecky Castore[28] Barmenia Versicherungen Niedax / Talcid (in cup matches)
Mainz 05 Denmark Bo Henriksen Switzerland Silvan Widmer Jako Kömmerling iDM
Borussia Mönchengladbach Switzerland Gerardo Seoane Switzerland Jonas Omlin Puma Reuter Gruppe Sonepar
Bayern Munich Belgium Vincent Kompany Germany Manuel Neuer Adidas Deutsche Telekom Allianz / Audi (in cup and UEFA matches)
FC St. Pauli Germany Alexander Blessin Australia Jackson Irvine Puma Congstar Astra Brauerei
VfB Stuttgart Germany Sebastian Hoeneß Germany Atakan Karazor Jako Winamax hep solar
VfL Wolfsburg Germany Daniel Bauer Germany Maximilian Arnold Nike Volkswagen 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
Bayern Munich Germany Thomas Tuchel Mutual consent 21 February 2024 30 June 2024 Pre-season Belgium Vincent Kompany 29 May 2024 1 July 2024 [29][30]
SC Freiburg Germany Christian Streich 18 March 2024 Germany Julian Schuster 22 March 2024 [31][32]
VfL Bochum Germany Heiko Butscher (interim) End of caretaker spell 9 April 2024 Germany Peter Zeidler 3 June 2024 [33]
Union Berlin Germany Marco Grote (interim) 6 May 2024 Denmark Bo Svensson 23 May 2024 [34]
Borussia Dortmund Germany Edin Terzić Mutual consent 13 June 2024 Turkey Nuri Şahin 14 June 2024 [35][36]
FC St. Pauli Germany Fabian Hürzeler Signed by Brighton & Hove Albion 15 June 2024 Germany Alexander Blessin 27 June 2024 [37][38]
VfL Bochum Germany Peter Zeidler Sacked 20 October 2024 18th Germany Markus Feldhoff
Switzerland Murat Ural (interim)		 21 October 2024 [39][40]
Germany Markus Feldhoff
Switzerland Murat Ural (interim)		 End of caretaker 4 November 2024 Germany Dieter Hecking 4 November 2024 [41]
TSG Hoffenheim United States Pellegrino Matarazzo Sacked 11 November 2024 15th Austria Christian Ilzer 15 November 2024 [42][43]
Union Berlin Denmark Bo Svensson 27 December 2024 12th Germany Steffen Baumgart 30 December 2024 2 January 2025 [44][45]
Borussia Dortmund Turkey Nuri Şahin 22 January 2025 10th Denmark Mike Tullberg (interim) 22 January 2025 [46][47]
Denmark Mike Tullberg (interim) End of caretaker spell 30 January 2025 2 February 2025 Croatia Niko Kovač 30 January 2025 2 February 2025 [48]
RB Leipzig Germany Marco Rose Sacked 30 March 2025 6th Hungary Zsolt Lőw (interim) 30 March 2025 [49][50]
VfL Wolfsburg Austria Ralph Hasenhüttl 4 May 2025 12th Germany Daniel Bauer (interim) 4 May 2025 [51]
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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 25 7 2 99 32 +67 82 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 12 3 72 43 +29 69
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 17 9 8 68 46 +22 60
4 Borussia Dortmund 34 17 6 11 71 51 +20 57
5 SC Freiburg 34 16 7 11 49 53 −4 55 Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6 Mainz 05 34 14 10 10 55 43 +12 52 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 RB Leipzig 34 13 12 9 53 48 +5 51
8 Werder Bremen 34 14 9 11 54 57 −3 51
9 VfB Stuttgart 34 14 8 12 64 53 +11 50 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 13 6 15 55 57 −2 45
11 VfL Wolfsburg 34 11 10 13 56 54 +2 43
12 FC Augsburg 34 11 10 13 35 51 −16 43
13 Union Berlin 34 10 10 14 35 51 −16 40
14 FC St. Pauli 34 8 8 18 28 41 −13 32
15 TSG Hoffenheim 34 7 11 16 46 68 −22 32
16 1. FC Heidenheim (O) 34 8 5 21 37 64 −27 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Holstein Kiel (R) 34 6 7 21 49 80 −31 25 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 VfL Bochum (R) 34 6 7 21 33 67 −34 25
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Source: Bundesliga
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.[52]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    VfB Stuttgart qualified for the Europa League league phase by winning the 2024–25 DFB-Pokal.

Bayern de Munich VS st de pauli

Results

More information Home \ Away, AUG ...
Home \ Away AUG UNB BOC BRE DOR FRA FRE HEI HOF KIE LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN STP STU WOL
FC Augsburg — 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 0–2 2–3 2–1 1–3 3–1 0–1 1–0
Union Berlin 0–2 — 0–2[a] 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–4 1–0
VfL Bochum 1–2 1–1 — 0–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 1–4 0–2 0–5 1–0 0–4 1–3
Werder Bremen 0–2 4–1 1–0 — 0–0 2–0 0–1 3–3 1–3 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–4 0–5 0–0 2–2 1–2
Borussia Dortmund 0–1 6–0 4–2 2–2 — 2–0 4–0 4–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–3 3–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 4–0
Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 1–2 7–2 1–0 2–0 — 4–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–4 1–3 2–0 3–3 2–2 1–0 1–1
SC Freiburg 3–1 1–2 2–1 5–0 1–4 1–3 — 1–0 3–2 3–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–3 3–1 3–2
1. FC Heidenheim 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–4 1–2 0–4 0–3 — 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–3
TSG Hoffenheim 1–1 0–4 3–1 3–4 2–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 3–2 4–3 1–4 2–0 1–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–1
Holstein Kiel 5–1 0–2 2–2 0–3 4–2 2–4 1–2 1–0 1–3 — 0–2 0–2 0–3 4–3 1–6 1–2 2–2 0–2
RB Leipzig 4–0 0–0 1–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 — 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–3 2–0 2–3 1–5
Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 0–0 3–1 0–2 2–4 2–1 5–1 5–2 3–1 2–2 2–3 — 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 4–3
Mainz 05 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 — 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–2
Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 1–0 3–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 4–4 4–1 1–0 2–3 1–3 — 0–1 2–0 1–3 0–1
Bayern Munich 3–0 3–0 2–3 3–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 4–2 5–0 4–3 5–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 — 3–2 4–0 3–2
FC St. Pauli 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 — 0–1 0–0
VfB Stuttgart 4–0 3–2 2–0 1–2 5–1 2–3 4–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–4 3–3 1–2 1–3 0–1 — 1–2
VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–4 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 2–3 0–0 4–3 5–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 —
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Source: Bundesliga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The match, originally ended in a 1–1 draw, was counted as a 2–0 win for Bochum after their goalkeeper Patrick Drewes was hit by a lighter, thrown by a fan and was unable to play on.[53]

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 22 and 26 May 2025.[3]

Overview

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
1. FC Heidenheim (B) 4–3 SV Elversberg (2B) 2–2 2–1
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Matches

More information 1. FC Heidenheim, 2–2 ...
1. FC Heidenheim2–2SV Elversberg
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Attendance: 15,000
More information SV Elversberg, 1–2 ...
SV Elversberg1–21. FC Heidenheim
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Attendance: 9,105

1. FC Heidenheim won 4–3 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Harry Kane was the season's top scorer with 26 goals for Bayern Munich.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals[54]
1 England Harry Kane Bayern Munich 26
2 Guinea Serhou Guirassy Borussia Dortmund 21
Czech Republic Patrik Schick Bayer Leverkusen
4 Germany Jonathan Burkardt Mainz 05 18
5 Germany Tim Kleindienst Borussia Mönchengladbach 16
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ermedin Demirović VfB Stuttgart 15
France Hugo Ekitike Eintracht Frankfurt
Egypt Omar Marmoush[a] Eintracht Frankfurt
9 Slovenia Benjamin Šeško RB Leipzig 13
10 Germany Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich 12
France Michael Olise Bayern Munich
Germany Nick Woltemade VfB Stuttgart
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Notes
  1. [a]
    In January 2025, Marmoush transferred to Manchester City. He played his last match for Eintracht Frankfurt against SC Freiburg on 14 January 2025.

Hat-tricks

See also: List of Bundesliga hat-tricks
More information Player, Club ...
Player Club Against Result Date
Croatia Andrej Kramarić TSG Hoffenheim Holstein Kiel 3–2 (H) 24 August 2024
England Harry Kane Bayern Munich Holstein Kiel 6–1 (A) 14 September 2024
Denmark Jens Stage Werder Bremen TSG Hoffenheim 4–3 (A) 29 September 2024
England Harry Kane Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart 4–0 (H) 19 October 2024
England Harry Kane Bayern Munich FC Augsburg 3–0 (H) 22 November 2024
Czech Republic Patrik Schick Bayer Leverkusen 1. FC Heidenheim 5–2 (H) 23 November 2024
Czech Republic Patrik Schick4 Bayer Leverkusen SC Freiburg 5–1 (H) 21 December 2024
Netherlands Myron Boadu VfL Bochum RB Leipzig 3–3 (H) 18 January 2025
France Alexis Claude-Maurice FC Augsburg Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 (A) 22 February 2025
Guinea Serhou Guirassy4 Borussia Dortmund Union Berlin 6–0 (H)
France Alassane Pléa Borussia Mönchengladbach Werder Bremen 4–2 (A) 15 March 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ermedin Demirović VfB Stuttgart VfL Bochum 4–0 (A) 5 April 2025
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4 Player scored four goals.

Clean sheets

Péter Gulácsi kept the most clean sheets, recording 14 for RB Leipzig.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[55]
1 Hungary Péter Gulácsi RB Leipzig 14
2 Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich 13
3 Germany Noah Atubolu SC Freiburg 10
Germany Michael Zetterer Werder Bremen
5 Germany Finn Dahmen FC Augsburg 9
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Vasilj FC St. Pauli
Germany Robin Zentner Mainz 05
8 Denmark Frederik Rønnow Union Berlin 8
9 Switzerland Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund 7
Germany Kevin Müller 1. FC Heidenheim
Germany Alexander Nübel VfB Stuttgart
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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 N/a Germany Thomas Müller Bayern Munich [56][57][58]
September Egypt Omar Marmoush Eintracht Frankfurt Brazil Kauã Santos Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Aleksandar Pavlović
October England Harry Kane Bayern Munich France Michael Olise Bayern Munich France Kingsley Coman
November Egypt Omar Marmoush Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Nathaniel Brown Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Jamal Musiala
December Germany Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen Germany Joshua Kimmich
January France Chrislain Matsima FC Augsburg Germany Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen
February Guinea Serhou Guirassy Borussia Dortmund Germany Lukas Ullrich Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich
March Germany Nico Schlotterbeck France Chrislain Matsima FC Augsburg Portugal Raphaël Guerreiro
April France Michael Olise Bayern Munich Sweden Daniel Svensson Borussia Dortmund Germany Serge Gnabry
May N/a N/a Slovakia László Bénes Union Berlin
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Annual awards

Main article: Bundesliga Awards
More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club Ref.
Player of the Season England Harry Kane Bayern Munich [59]
Rookie of the Season France Michael Olise [60]
Goal of the Season Austria Leopold Querfeld Union Berlin [61]
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Team of the Season

More information Presenters, Goalkeeper ...
Presenters Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
EA Sports (official) Germany Robin Zentner (Mainz 05) Germany Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)

France Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich)
Germany Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund)
Canada Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)

 Germany Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)

Germany Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
France Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)

 France Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt)

England Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
Guinea Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)

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VDV Germany Finn Dahmen (FC Augsburg) Germany Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund)

Germany Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)
France Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich)
Germany Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)

 Switzerland Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)

Germany Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
Germany Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Germany Nadiem Amiri (Mainz 05)

 England Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

France Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)

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kicker Hungary Péter Gulácsi (RB Leipzig) Germany Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg)

Germany Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)
Ecuador Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen)

 Germany Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)

Germany Nadiem Amiri (Mainz 05)
France Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)
Germany Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart)
Germany Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)

 Guinea Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)

England Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

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Attendances

Borussia Dortmund drew the highest average home attendance in the 2024–25 Bundesliga.[65]

More information Rank, Team ...
RankTeamHome gamesAverage attendance
1Borussia Dortmund1781,365
2Bayern München1775,000
3VfB Stuttgart1759,265
4Eintracht Frankfurt1757,659
5Borussia Mönchengladbach1752,867
6RB Leipzig1745,045
7Werder Bremen1741,321
8SC Freiburg1734,253
9Mainz 051732,340
10Bayer Leverkusen1729,961
11FC Augsburg1729,923
12FC St. Pauli1729,507
13VfL Bochum1725,540
14TSG Hoffenheim1725,309
15VfL Wolfsburg1724,596
16Union Berlin1721,964
171. FC Heidenheim1715,000
18KSV Holstein1714,891
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