2017–18 in German football

Football in Germany
Season	2017–18
Men's football
Bundesliga	Bayern Munich
2. Bundesliga	Fortuna Düsseldorf
3. Liga	1. FC Magdeburg
DFB-Pokal	Eintracht Frankfurt
DFL-Supercup	Bayern Munich
Women's football
Frauen-Bundesliga	VfL Wolfsburg
DFB-Pokal	VfL Wolfsburg

The 2017–18 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Germany.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Bundesliga	VfB Stuttgart Hannover 96	FC Ingolstadt Darmstadt 98
2. Bundesliga	MSV Duisburg Holstein Kiel Jahn Regensburg	1860 Munich¹ Würzburger Kickers Karlsruher SC
3. Liga	Carl Zeiss Jena SV Meppen SpVgg Unterhaching	Mainz 05 II FSV Frankfurt
Frauen-Bundesliga	Werder Bremen 1. FC Köln	Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Mönchengladbach
2. Frauen-Bundesliga	TV Jahn Delmenhorst FF USV Jena II 1. FC Köln II SG Andernach SC Freiburg II	Union Berlin Bramfelder SV SC Sand II SV 67 Weinberg TSV Crailsheim

^ 1860 Munich was relegated to the 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern due to not being able to obtain a license for the 2017–18 3. Liga, sparing SC Paderborn from relegation from the 2016–17 3. Liga.

Post-season

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Bundesliga	Fortuna Düsseldorf 1. FC Nürnberg	Hamburger SV 1. FC Köln
2. Bundesliga	1. FC Magdeburg SC Paderborn	Eintracht Braunschweig 1. FC Kaiserslautern
3. Liga	Energie Cottbus 1860 Munich KFC Uerdingen	Werder Bremen II Chemnitzer FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Frauen-Bundesliga	Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayer Leverkusen	USV Jena 1. FC Köln
2. Frauen-Bundesliga¹	SGS Essen II SV Weinberg	USV Jena II Arminia Bielefeld SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Jahn Delmenhorst Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf Herforder SV VfL Sindelfingen Schott Mainz SC Freiburg II 1. FFC Niederkirchen SG Andernach 1. FC Köln II

^ The 2. Frauen-Bundesliga was restructured for the following season, changing from two divisions to one.

National teams

Germany national football team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying UEFA Group C

Template:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C table

Win Draw Loss

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01) 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Czech Republic	1–2	Germany	Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Darida 78'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Werner 4' Hummels 88'	Stadium: Eden Arena Attendance: 18,093 Referee: Sergei Karasev

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04) 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Germany	6–0	Norway	Stuttgart, Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Özil 10' Draxler 17' Werner 21' 40' Goretzka 50' Gómez 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 53,814 Referee: Gediminas Mažeika

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05) 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Northern Ireland	1–3	Germany	Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)	Magennis 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Rudy 2' Wagner 21' Kimmich 86'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

8 October 2017 (2017-10-08) 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Germany	5–1	Azerbaijan	Kaiserslautern, Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)	Goretzka 8', 66' Wagner 54' Rüdiger 64' Can 81'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Sheydaev 34'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 37,613 Referee: Andris Treimanis

2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup Group F

Template:2018 FIFA World Cup Group F table

2018 FIFA World Cup fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss

17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group F	Germany	0–1	Mexico	Moscow, Russia
17:00 (18:00 UTC+3)		Report	Lozano 35'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 78,011 Referee: Alireza Faghani

23 June 2018 (2018-06-23) 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group F	Germany	2–1	Sweden	Sochi, Russia
20:00 (21:00 UTC+3)	Reus 48' Kroos 90+5'	Report	Toivonen 32'	Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 44,287 Referee: Szymon Marciniak

27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group F	South Korea	2–0	Germany	Kazan, Russia
16:00 (17:00 UTC+3)	Kim Young-gwon 90+3' Son Heung-min 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 41,835 Referee: Mark Geiger

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) Friendly	England	0–0	Germany	London, England
21:00 (20:00 UTC±0)		Report (DFB)		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 81,382 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14) Friendly	Germany	2–2	France	Cologne, Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)	Werner 56' Stindl 90+3'	Report (DFB)	Lacazette 34', 71'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 36,948 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır

23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) Friendly	Germany	1–1	Spain	Düsseldorf, Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)	Müller 35'	Report (DFB)	Rodrigo 6'	Stadium: ESPRIT arena Attendance: 50,653 Referee: William Collum

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27) Friendly	Germany	0–1	Brazil	Berlin, Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report (DFB)	Gabriel Jesus 37'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 72,717 Referee: Jonas Eriksson

2 June 2018 (2018-06-02) Friendly	Austria	2–1	Germany	Klagenfurt, Austria
19:40 (19:40 UTC+2)	Hinteregger 53' Schöpf 69'	Report (DFB)	Özil 11'	Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 29,200 Referee: Pavel Královec
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 18:00, but was delayed due to inclement weather.

8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) Friendly	Germany	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Leverkusen, Germany
19:30 (19:30 UTC+2)	Werner 8' Hawsawi 43' (o.g.)	Report (DFB)	Al-Jassim 85'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Slavko Vinčić

Germany women's national football team

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	8	7	0	1	38	3	+35	21	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
2	Iceland	8	5	2	1	22	6	+16	17
3	Czech Republic	8	4	2	2	20	8	+12	14
4	Slovenia	8	2	0	6	9	20	−11	6
5	Faroe Islands	8	0	0	8	1	53	−52	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Win Draw Loss

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification	Germany	6–0	Slovenia	Ingolstadt, Germany
14:00 (14:00 UTC+2)	Huth 15' Marozsán 18' (pen.) Handrich 35' Kemme 45+2', 80' Demann 88'	Report		Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 3,112 Referee: Volha Tsiareshka

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification	Czech Republic	0–1	Germany	Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
17:58 (17:58 UTC+2)		Report	Bartoňová 51' (o.g.)	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza

20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification	Germany	2–3	Iceland	Wiesbaden, Germany
16:00 (16:00 UTC+2)	Popp 42' Schüller 88'	Report	Brynjarsdóttir 15', 58' Jensen 47'	Stadium: BRITA-Arena Attendance: 4,292 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification	Germany	11–0	Faroe Islands	Großaspach, Germany
16:10 (16:10 UTC+2)	Popp 12', 45+1' Kemme 15', 27' Peter 30' Hendrich 33' Magull 48' Kayikçi 63', 76', 83', 89'	Report		Stadium: Mechatronik Arena Attendance: 2,207 Referee: Ana Aguiar

7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification	Germany	4–0	Czech Republic	Halle, Germany
16:15 (16:15 UTC+2)	Schüller 4', 31', 68', 79'	Report		Stadium: Erdgas Sportpark Attendance: 4,564 Referee: Kateryna Monzul

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10) 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification	Slovenia	0–4	Germany	Domžale, Slovenia
		Report	Magull 10' Golob 43' (o.g.) Popp 53' Dallmann 61'	Stadium: Domžale Sports Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Sarah Garratt

2018 SheBelieves Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States (H, C)	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
2	England	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
3	France	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
4	Germany	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: USSoccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Win Draw Loss

1 March 2018 (2018-03-01) 2018 SheBelieves Cup	United States	1–0	Germany	Columbus, Ohio, United States
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	Rapinoe 17'	Report		Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 14,591 Referee: Melissa Borjas

4 March 2018 (2018-03-04) 2018 SheBelieves Cup	Germany	2–2	England	Harrison, New Jersey, United States
15:00 EST (UTC−5)	Kayikçi 17' Bright 52' (o.g.)	Report	White 18', 73'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7,882 Referee: Karen Abt

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) 2018 SheBelieves Cup	France	3–0	Germany	Orlando, Florida, United States
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	Henry 10' Le Sommer 55' Gauvin 68'	Report		Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 6,525 Referee: Christina Unkel

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

24 November 2017 (2017-11-24) Friendly	Germany	4–0	France	Bielefeld, Germany
17:55 (17:55 UTC+2)	Popp 21', 44' Huth 39', 53'	Report		Stadium: Schüco Arena Attendance: 6,505 Referee: Lorraine Watson

10 June 2018 (2018-06-10) Friendly	Canada	2–3	Germany	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
21:00 (15:00 UTC−4)	Sinclair 59' Fleming 69'	Report	Huth 1' Däbritz 70' Knaak 84'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 22,826 Referee: Qin Lian

League season

Men

Bundesliga

Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich (C)	34	27	3	4	92	28	+64	84	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Schalke 04	34	18	9	7	53	37	+16	63
3	1899 Hoffenheim	34	15	10	9	66	48	+18	55
4	Borussia Dortmund	34	15	10	9	64	47	+17	55
5	Bayer Leverkusen	34	15	10	9	58	44	+14	55	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6	RB Leipzig	34	15	8	11	57	53	+4	53	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
7	VfB Stuttgart	34	15	6	13	36	36	0	51
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	14	7	13	45	45	0	49	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
9	Borussia Mönchengladbach	34	13	8	13	47	52	−5	47
10	Hertha BSC	34	10	13	11	43	46	−3	43
11	Werder Bremen	34	10	12	12	37	40	−3	42
12	FC Augsburg	34	10	11	13	43	46	−3	41
13	Hannover 96	34	10	9	15	44	54	−10	39
14	Mainz 05	34	9	9	16	38	52	−14	36
15	SC Freiburg	34	8	12	14	32	56	−24	36
16	VfL Wolfsburg (O)	34	6	15	13	36	48	−12	33	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	Hamburger SV (R)	34	8	7	19	29	53	−24	31	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18	1. FC Köln (R)	34	5	7	22	35	70	−35	22	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

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.^[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal.

2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga standings

Template:2017–18 2. Bundesliga table

3. Liga

3. Liga standings

Template:2017–18 3. Liga table

DFB-Pokal

2017–18 DFB-Pokal

Final

19 May 2018

20:00 CEST

Bayern Munich	1–3	Eintracht Frankfurt
Lewandowski 53'	Report	Rebić 11', 82' Gaćinović 90+6'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 74,322

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin)

DFL-Supercup

2017 DFL-Supercup

5 August 2017

20:30 CEST

Borussia Dortmund	2–2	Bayern Munich
Pulisic 12' Aubameyang 71'	Report	Lewandowski 18' Bürki 88' (o.g.)
Penalties
Dembélé Philipp Aubameyang Rode Castro Bartra	4–5	Lewandowski Ribéry Kimmich Rudy Vidal Süle

Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund

Attendance: 81,360

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin)

Women

Frauen-Bundesliga

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	VfL Wolfsburg (C)	22	18	2	2	56	8	+48	56	Qualification for Champions League
2	Bayern Munich	22	17	2	3	62	15	+47	53	Qualification for Champions League
3	SC Freiburg	22	15	3	4	50	15	+35	48
4	Turbine Potsdam	22	13	6	3	50	21	+29	45
5	SGS Essen	22	12	3	7	43	30	+13	39
6	1. FFC Frankfurt	22	10	1	11	29	25	+4	31
7	SC Sand	22	9	3	10	32	34	−2	30
8	1899 Hoffenheim	22	8	1	13	22	32	−10	25
9	MSV Duisburg	22	6	0	16	16	33	−17	18
10	Werder Bremen	22	3	5	14	26	59	−33	14
11	1. FC Köln (R)	22	3	2	17	8	78	−70	11	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
12	USV Jena (R)	22	2	4	16	12	56	−44	10	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

Source: Kicker
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

2. Frauen-Bundesliga

Nord

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Borussia Mönchengladbach (C, P)	22	15	4	3	75	25	+50	49	Promotion to 2018–19 Bundesliga
2	VfL Wolfsburg II^[a]	22	14	4	4	65	14	+51	46
3	SV Meppen	22	14	4	4	71	32	+39	46
4	Turbine Potsdam II^[a]	22	14	0	8	70	39	+31	42
5	BV Cloppenburg	22	12	4	6	53	29	+24	40
6	FSV Gütersloh	22	11	3	8	64	45	+19	36
7	USV Jena II^[a] (R)	22	11	3	8	40	35	+5	36	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
8	Arminia Bielefeld (R)	22	11	2	9	46	30	+16	35	Relegation to 2018–19 Regionalliga
9	SV Henstedt-Ulzburg (R)	22	5	1	16	36	90	−54	16
10	Jahn Delmenhorst (R)	22	4	2	16	25	81	−56	14
11	Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf (R)	22	2	4	16	18	76	−58	10
12	Herforder SV (R)	22	2	3	17	27	94	−67	9

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and therefore are ineligible for promotion.

Süd

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	1899 Hoffenheim II^[a] (C)	22	18	2	2	61	17	+44	56
2	Bayern Munich II^[a]	22	17	3	2	59	19	+40	54
3	Bayer Leverkusen (P)	22	13	2	7	47	37	+10	41	Promotion to 2018–19 Bundesliga
4	1. FC Saarbrücken	22	10	6	6	48	36	+12	36
5	1. FFC Frankfurt II^[a]	22	10	3	9	38	27	+11	33
6	Hessen Wetzlar	22	10	1	11	33	34	−1	31
7	VfL Sindelfingen (R)	22	6	9	7	26	31	−5	27	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
8	Schott Mainz (R)	22	7	5	10	31	49	−18	26	Relegation to 2018–19 Regionalliga
9	SC Freiburg II^[a] (R)	22	5	7	10	28	31	−3	22
10	1. FFC Niederkirchen (R)	22	4	4	14	18	54	−36	16
11	SG Andernach (R)	22	4	2	16	29	52	−23	14
12	1. FC Köln II^[a] (R)	22	2	8	12	23	54	−31	14

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and therefore are ineligible for promotion.

2017–18 DFB-Pokal (women)

German clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
1899 Hoffenheim	3–6	Liverpool	1–2	2–4

Group stage

Knockout phase

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bayern Munich	8–1	Beşiktaş	5–0	3–1

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sevilla	1–2	Bayern Munich	1–2	0–0

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bayern Munich	3–4	Real Madrid	1–2	2–2

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
SC Freiburg	1–2	Domžale	1–0	0–2

Group stage

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BRA	LUD	IBS	HOF
1	Braga	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10	Advance to knockout phase	—	0–2	2–1	3–1
2	Ludogorets Razgrad	6	2	3	1	7	5	+2	9	Advance to knockout phase	1–1	—	1–2	2–1
3	İstanbul Başakşehir	6	2	2	2	7	8	−1	8		2–1	0–0	—	1–1
4	1899 Hoffenheim	6	1	2	3	8	10	−2	5		1–2	1–1	3–1	—

Source: UEFA

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ARS	ZVE	KLN	BATE
1	Arsenal	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	0–0	3–1	6–0
2	Red Star Belgrade	6	2	3	1	3	2	+1	9	Advance to knockout phase	0–1	—	1–0	1–1
3	1. FC Köln	6	2	0	4	7	8	−1	6		1–0	0–1	—	5–2
4	BATE Borisov	6	1	2	3	6	16	−10	5		2–4	0–0	1–0	—

Source: UEFA

Group J

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ATH	OST	ZOR	HRT
1	Athletic Bilbao	6	3	2	1	8	5	+3	11^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	0–1	3–2
2	Östersund	6	3	2	1	8	4	+4	11^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	2–2	—	2–0	1–0
3	Zorya Luhansk	6	2	0	4	3	9	−6	6		0–2	0–2	—	2–1
4	Hertha BSC	6	1	2	3	6	7	−1	5		0–0	1–1	2–0	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: Östersund 2–2 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Östersund.

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Borussia Dortmund	4–3	Atalanta	3–2	1–1
Napoli	3–3 (a)	RB Leipzig	1–3	2–0

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
RB Leipzig	3–2	Zenit Saint Petersburg	2–1	1–1
Borussia Dortmund	1–2	Red Bull Salzburg	1–2	0–0

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
RB Leipzig	3–5	Marseille	1–0	2–5

UEFA Women's Champions League

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlético Madrid	2–15	VfL Wolfsburg	0–3	2–12
Chelsea	2–2 (a)	Bayern Munich	1–0	1–2

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Fiorentina	3–7	VfL Wolfsburg	0–4	3–3

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
VfL Wolfsburg	6–1	Slavia Praha	5–0	1–1

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chelsea	1–5	VfL Wolfsburg	1–3	0–2

Final

24 May 2018

19:00 EEST

Wolfsburg	1–4 (a.e.t.)	Lyon
Harder 93'	Report	Henry 98' Le Sommer 99' Hegerberg 103' Abily 116'

Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv

Attendance: 14,237^[2]

Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Sources

^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2017.
^ Garry, Tom (24 May 2018). "Women's Champions League final: Wolfsburg Ladies 1–4 Lyon Feminines (AET)". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

[table_note_res_ELGScup0.95209742288669-1] Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal.

[table_note_JEN0.57530231986907-3] Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and therefore are ineligible for promotion.

[table_note_FRA0.41243395181952-4] Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and therefore are ineligible for promotion.

[table_hth_ATH0.88066037924991-5] Head-to-head results: Östersund 2–2 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Östersund.

[2] "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2017.

[attendance-6] Garry, Tom (24 May 2018). "Women's Champions League final: Wolfsburg Ladies 1–4 Lyon Feminines (AET)". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

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Nazi Germany	1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45
Allied-occupied Germany	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49
West Germany	1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
Germany	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Germany national football team
General	German Football Association History Honours Managers Captains Kits
Venues	Home venues
Statistics	Football Records National Records Goal Records Hat-tricks Matches 1908–1929 1930–1942 1950–1990 1990–1999 2000–2019 2020–present
Players	20+ caps 5–19 caps 1–4 caps Born outside Germany Captains Previous squads Other categories
Goals	Miroslav Klose Gerd Müller Ernst Willimowski
World Finals	Summary 1934 1938 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 details 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
European Finals	Summary 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other tournaments	FIFA Confederations Cup Olympics Mundialito Azteca 2000 Four Nations U.S. Cup UEFA Nations League
Rivalries	Argentina Brazil England France Italy Netherlands West Germany–East Germany
Culture	Noted matches Paul the Octopus Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen
Other DFB teams	B team Olympic team U21 team U20 team Other youth teams Women Women's youth teams

v t e 2018 FIFA World Cup
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Bids Broadcasting rights Controversies Discipline Officials Opening ceremony Seeding Squads
Official symbols	Adidas Telstar 18 (ball) "Live It Up" (song) Zabivaka (mascot)

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

Post-season

National teams

Germany national football team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying UEFA Group C

2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup Group F

2018 FIFA World Cup fixtures and results

Friendly matches

Germany women's national football team

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

2018 SheBelieves Cup

Friendly matches

League season

Men

Bundesliga

Bundesliga standings

2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga standings

3. Liga

3. Liga standings

DFB-Pokal

2017–18 DFB-Pokal

Final

DFL-Supercup

2017 DFL-Supercup

Women

Frauen-Bundesliga

2. Frauen-Bundesliga

Nord

Süd

2017–18 DFB-Pokal (women)

German clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Group stage

Group B

Group G

Group H

Knockout phase

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

Group stage

Group C

Group H

Group J

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

UEFA Women's Champions League

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Sources