2020–21 Bundesliga
Appearance
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | TBD |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 Bundesliga will be the 58th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. The season was scheduled to begin on 21 August 2020 and conclude on 15 May 2021.[1] However, due to postponement of the previous season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the season is not expected to begin before 11 September 2020.[2] Bayern Munich are the defending champions.
Teams
A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2020–21 edition of the Bundesliga. As of 20 June 2020, 16 teams have confirmed their place in the league.
Team changes
Promoted from 2019–20 2. Bundesliga |
Relegated from 2019–20 Bundesliga |
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Arminia Bielefeld | SC Paderborn |
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
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FC Augsburg | Augsburg | WWK Arena | 30,660 | [3] |
Hertha BSC | Berlin | Olympiastadion | 74,649 | [4] |
Union Berlin | Berlin | Stadion An der Alten Försterei | 22,012 | [5] |
Arminia Bielefeld | Bielefeld | Schüco-Arena | 27,300 | |
Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund | Signal Iduna Park | 81,365 | [6] |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Commerzbank-Arena | 51,500 | [7] |
SC Freiburg | Freiburg im Breisgau | Schwarzwald-Stadion | 24,000 | [8] |
1899 Hoffenheim | Sinsheim | PreZero Arena | 30,150 | [9] |
1. FC Köln | Cologne | RheinEnergieStadion | 49,698 | [10] |
RB Leipzig | Leipzig | Red Bull Arena | 42,558 | [11] |
Bayer Leverkusen | Leverkusen | BayArena | 30,210 | [12] |
Mainz 05 | Mainz | Opel Arena | 34,000 | [13] |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach | Borussia-Park | 59,724 | [14] |
Bayern Munich | Munich | Allianz Arena | 75,000 | [15] |
Schalke 04 | Gelsenkirchen | Veltins-Arena | 62,271 | [16] |
VfL Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Volkswagen Arena | 30,000 | [17] |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
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Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
1899 Hoffenheim | Marcel Rapp (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 9 June 2020 | 30 June 2020 | Pre-season | TBD | [18] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 99 | 44 | +55 | 78 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 65 | |
3 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 75 | 46 | +29 | 64 | |
4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 61 | |
5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 52 | |
7 | Union Berlin | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a] |
8 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 49 | |
9 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 45 | |
10 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 45 | |
11 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 43 | |
12 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 39 | |
13 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 36 | |
14 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 35 | |
15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 35 | |
16 | 1. FC Köln (O) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
17 | Werder Bremen (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 31 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
18 | Schalke 04 (R) | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 86 | −61 | 16 |
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; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, 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 Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.
References
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- ^ "Zahlen und Fakten". fcaugsburg.de (in German). FC Augsburg. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Das Berliner Olympiastadion". herthabsc.de (in German). Hertha BSC. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Unsere Heimat seit 1920". fc-union-berlin.de (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Signal Iduna Park". bvb.de (in German). Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Eckdaten". eintracht.de (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Schwarzwald-Stadion". scfreiburg.com (in German). SC Freiburg. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Die Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Zahlen". achtzehn99.de (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Fußball-Spielbetriebs GmbH. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "RheinEnergieSTADION". Rheinenergiestadion.de. Kölner Sportstätten GmbH. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Daten und Fakten". dierotenbullen.com (in German). RasenBallsport Leipzig. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Die BayArena". bayer04.de (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Unsere Arena". mainz05.de (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05 e. V. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Das ist Der Borussia-Park". borussia.de (in German). Borussia Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Allgemeine Informationen zur Allianz Arena". allianz-arena.com (in German). FC Bayern München AG. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Die VELTINS-Arena". schalke04.de (in German). FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Daten und Fakten". vfl-wolfsburg.de (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Differenzen bei Zukunftsplanung: Hoffenheim trennt sich von Trainer Schreuder". kicker.de (in German). 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.