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2024–25 Bundesliga

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Bundesliga
Season2024–25
Dates23 August 2024 – 17 May 2025
Matches played135
Goals scored445 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorerHarry Kane
(14 goals)
Biggest home winEintracht Frankfurt 7–2 Bochum
Biggest away winHolstein Kiel 1–6 Bayern Munich
Bochum 0–5 Bayern Munich
Werder Bremen 0–5 Bayern Munich
Highest scoringEintracht Frankfurt 7–2 Bochum
Longest winning run5 games
Bayern Munich
Longest unbeaten run13 games
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich
Longest winless run14 games
Bochum
Longest losing run7 games
Heidenheim
Highest attendance81,365
eight games
Lowest attendance14,405
Holstein Kiel v Heidenheim
Attendance5,229,555 (38,737 per match)
All statistics correct as of 22 December 2024.

The 2024–25 Bundesliga is the 62nd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier men's football competition. The season began on 23 August 2024 and is scheduled to conclude on 17 May 2025.

Bayer Leverkusen are the defending champions.

Season overview

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The season began on 23 August 2024, and is scheduled to go into the winter break after the 15th matchday on 22 December. With the 16th matchday, the season will continue on 10 January 2025. The final 34th matchday is scheduled for 17 May 2025.[1][2]

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

The fixtures were announced on 4 July 2024.[3]

Teams

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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

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Promoted from
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 		Relegated from
2023–24 Bundesliga
FC St. Pauli
Holstein Kiel 		1. FC Köln
Darmstadt 98

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.[4]

FC St. Pauli returned to the Bundesliga after a thirteen-year absence.[5] For the first time ever, FC St. Pauli plays in a season at a higher level than local rivals Hamburger SV.

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity R.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [6]
Union Berlin Berlin Stadion An der Alten Försterei 22,012 [7]
VfL Bochum Bochum Vonovia Ruhrstadion 26,000 [8]
Werder Bremen Bremen Weserstadion 42,100 [9]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,365 [10]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 58,000 [11]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Europa-Park Stadion 34,700 [12]
1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 15,000 [13]
TSG Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,150 [14]
Holstein Kiel Kiel Holstein-Stadion 15,034 [15]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 47,800 [16]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [17]
Mainz 05 Mainz Mewa Arena 33,305 [18]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,042 [19]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [20]
FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,546 [21]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart MHPArena 60,058 [22]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 28,917 [23]

Personnel and kits

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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 None JD Sports
VfL Bochum Germany Dieter Hecking France Anthony Losilla Mizuno[24] 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 Turkey Nuri Şahin Germany Emre Can Puma 1&1 / Evonik (in cup and UEFA matches) GLS Group[25] / 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[26]
Holstein Kiel Germany Marcel Rapp Germany Lewis Holtby Puma Famila Lotto Schleswig-Holstein
RB Leipzig Germany Marco Rose Hungary Willi Orbán Puma Red Bull IHG Hotels & Resorts
Bayer Leverkusen Spain Xabi Alonso Finland Lukas Hradecky Castore[27] 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 Austria Ralph Hasenhüttl Germany Maximilian Arnold Nike Volkswagen Linglong Tire

Managerial changes

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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 [28][29]
SC Freiburg Germany Christian Streich 18 March 2024 Germany Julian Schuster 22 March 2024 [30][31]
VfL Bochum Germany Heiko Butscher (interim) End of caretaker spell 9 April 2024 Germany Peter Zeidler 3 June 2024 [32]
Union Berlin Germany Marco Grote (interim) 6 May 2024 Denmark Bo Svensson 23 May 2024 [33]
Borussia Dortmund Germany Edin Terzić Mutual consent 13 June 2024 Turkey Nuri Şahin 14 June 2024 [34][35]
FC St. Pauli Germany Fabian Hürzeler Signed by Brighton & Hove Albion 15 June 2024 Germany Alexander Blessin 27 June 2024 [36][37]
VfL Bochum Germany Peter Zeidler Sacked 20 October 2024 18th Germany Markus Feldhoff / Switzerland Murat Ural (interim) 21 October 2024 [38][39]
Germany Markus Feldhoff / Switzerland Murat Ural (interim) End of caretaker 4 November 2024 Germany Dieter Hecking 4 November 2024 [40]
TSG Hoffenheim United States Pellegrino Matarazzo Sacked 11 November 2024 15th Austria Christian Ilzer 15 November 2024 [41][42]
Union Berlin Denmark Bo Svensson 27 December 2024 12th Germany Steffen Baumgart 30 December 2024 2 January 2025 [43][44]

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich 15 11 3 1 47 13 +34 36 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Bayer Leverkusen 15 9 5 1 37 21 +16 32
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 15 8 3 4 35 23 +12 27
4 RB Leipzig 15 8 3 4 24 20 +4 27
5 Mainz 05 15 7 4 4 28 20 +8 25 Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6 Borussia Dortmund 15 7 4 4 28 22 +6 25 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Werder Bremen 15 7 4 4 26 25 +1 25
8 Borussia Mönchengladbach 15 7 3 5 25 20 +5 24
9 SC Freiburg 15 7 3 5 21 24 −3 24
10 VfB Stuttgart 15 6 5 4 29 25 +4 23
11 VfL Wolfsburg 15 6 3 6 32 28 +4 21
12 Union Berlin 15 4 5 6 14 19 −5 17
13 FC Augsburg 15 4 4 7 17 32 −15 16
14 FC St. Pauli 15 4 2 9 12 19 −7 14
15 TSG Hoffenheim 15 3 5 7 20 28 −8 14
16 1. FC Heidenheim 15 3 1 11 18 33 −15 10 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Holstein Kiel 15 2 2 11 19 38 −19 8 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 VfL Bochum 15 1 3 11 13 35 −22 6
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. 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.[45]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results

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Home \ Away AUG UNB BOC BRE DOR FRA FRE HEI HOF KIE LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN STP STU WOL
FC Augsburg — 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–3 2–1 3–1
Union Berlin — 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0
VfL Bochum — 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–3
Werder Bremen 4–1 — 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–5 2–2
Borussia Dortmund 4–2 — 2–0 4–0 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 7–2 1–0 — 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–3
SC Freiburg 3–1 2–1 — 0–0 3–1 0–3 3–1 3–2
1. FC Heidenheim 4–0 0–4 0–3 — 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–3
TSG Hoffenheim 3–1 3–4 1–1 — 3–2 4–3 1–4 1–2 0–2
Holstein Kiel 5–1 0–2 2–4 1–0 — 0–2 0–3 1–6 0–2
RB Leipzig 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 — 0–0 1–5
Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 5–1 5–2 2–2 2–3 — 2–1 0–0 4–3
Mainz 05 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 — 1–1 2–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 4–1 1–1 3–2 4–1 2–3 — 2–0 1–3
Bayern Munich 3–0 3–0 a 2–0 4–2 5–1 1–1 — 4–0
FC St. Pauli 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–0 0–3 0–1 — 0–0
VfB Stuttgart 3–2 2–0 5–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 3–3 0–1 —
VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 1–0 2–4 1–3 1–2 4–3 2–3 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. 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.

Relegation play-offs

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The relegation play-offs will take place on 22 and 26 May 2025.[2]

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of 22 December 2024[46]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Harry Kane Bayern Munich 14
2 Egypt Omar Marmoush Eintracht Frankfurt 13
3 Germany Jonathan Burkardt Mainz 05 10
4 Germany Tim Kleindienst Borussia Mönchengladbach 9
Germany Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich
Czech Republic Patrik Schick Bayer Leverkusen
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ermedin Demirović VfB Stuttgart 7
France Hugo Ekitiké Eintracht Frankfurt
Denmark Jens Stage Werder Bremen
Germany Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen

Hat-tricks

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See also: List of Bundesliga hat-tricks
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

4 Player scored four goals.

Clean sheets

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As of 22 December 2024[47]
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Hungary Péter Gulácsi RB Leipzig 8
2 Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich 6
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Vasilj FC St. Pauli 5
4 Germany Noah Atubolu SC Freiburg 4
Germany Kevin Müller 1. FC Heidenheim
Denmark Frederik Rønnow Union Berlin
Germany Robin Zentner Mainz 05
8 Poland Kamil Grabara VfL Wolfsburg 3
Switzerland Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund
Germany Moritz Nicolas Borussia Mönchengladbach
Germany Michael Zetterer Werder Bremen

Awards

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Monthly awards

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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 — Germany Thomas Müller Bayern Munich [48][49][50]
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 Niger Sigma Chad Alpha Chelsea Germany Teacher Ashton Athletic Germany Joshua Kimmich

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