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Bundesliga
Season2018–19
Dates24 August 2018 – 18 May 2019
2019–20

The 2018–19 Bundesliga will be the 56th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It will begin on 24 August 2018 and will conclude on 18 May 2019.[1] Bayern Munich are the defending champions.

Teams

A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2018–19 edition of the Bundesliga. As of 28 April 2018, 12 teams have confirmed their place in the league.

Team changes

Promoted from
2017–18 2. Bundesliga
Relegated from
2017–18 Bundesliga
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1. FC Köln

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [2]
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,475 [3]
Werder Bremen Bremen Weser-Stadion 42,100 [4]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,360 [5]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Esprit Arena 54,600
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Commerzbank-Arena 51,500 [6]
1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena 30,150 [7]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 42,558 [8]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,000 [9]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,014 [10]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [11]
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena 62,271 [12]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,449 [13]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager[14] Captain Kit manufacturer[15] Shirt sponsor[15]
FC Augsburg Germany Manuel Baum Germany Daniel Baier Nike WWK, baramundi software1
Hertha BSC Hungary Pál Dárdai Bosnia and Herzegovina Vedad Ibišević Nike bet-at-home.com, TEDi1
Werder Bremen Germany Florian Kohfeldt TBD Nike Wiesenhof, H-Hotels1
Borussia Dortmund Austria Peter Stöger Germany Marcel Schmelzer Puma Evonik, Opel1
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Friedhelm Funkel Germany Oliver Fink Uhlsport[16] Orthomol[17], Toyo Tires Reifen1
Eintracht Frankfurt TBD Germany Alexander Meier Nike Indeed.com, Deutsche Börse Group1
1899 Hoffenheim Germany Julian Nagelsmann Poland Eugen Polanski Lotto SAP, Prowin1
RB Leipzig Austria Ralph Hasenhüttl Germany Dominik Kaiser Nike Red Bull, CG Immobilien1
Bayer Leverkusen Germany Heiko Herrlich Germany Lars Bender Jako Barmenia Versicherungen, Westminster-Gruppe1
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany Dieter Hecking Germany Lars Stindl Puma Postbank, H-Hotels1
Bayern Munich Croatia Niko Kovač Germany Manuel Neuer Adidas Deutsche Telekom, Qatar Airways1
Schalke 04 Germany Domenico Tedesco Germany Ralf Fährmann Umbro Gazprom, AllyouneedFresh1
VfB Stuttgart Turkey Tayfun Korkut Germany Christian Gentner Puma Mercedes-Benz Bank, GAZİ1
1. ^ On the sleeves.

Managerial changes

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 [18]
Eintracht Frankfurt Croatia Niko Kovač Signed for Bayern Munich TBD [18]

League table

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
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[19]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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.

Number of teams by state

Position State Number of teams Teams
1  North Rhine-Westphalia 5 Borussia Dortmund, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Schalke 04
2  Baden-Württemberg 2 1899 Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart
 Bavaria 2 FC Augsburg and Bayern Munich
4  Berlin 1 Hertha BSC
 Bremen 1 Werder Bremen
 Hesse 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
 Saxony 1 RB Leipzig

References

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  16. ^ "Wer macht den Deal: Fortuna Düsseldorf und VfL Bochum buhlen um Millionen-Vertrag". derwesten.de. FUNKE MEDIEN NRW GmbH. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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