2018–19 Bundesliga
The 2018–19 Bundesliga was the 56th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 24 August 2018 and concluded on 18 May 2019.[2] It also marked the first season without Hamburger SV, previously the only team to have played in the top tier of German football in every season since the end of World War I.[3]
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 24 August 2018 – 18 May 2019 |
Champions | Bayern Munich 28th Bundesliga title 29th German title |
Relegated | VfB Stuttgart Hannover 96 1. FC Nürnberg |
Champions League | Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen |
Europa League | Borussia Mönchengladbach VfL Wolfsburg Eintracht Frankfurt |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 973 (3.18 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Robert Lewandowski (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Dortmund 7–0 Nürnberg Wolfsburg 8–1 Augsburg |
Biggest away win | Stuttgart 0–4 Dortmund Bremen 2–6 Leverkusen Hannover 0–4 Munich Düsseldorf 0–4 Leipzig Mainz 1–5 Leverkusen Gladbach 1–5 Munich Augsburg 0–4 Hoffenheim Freiburg 0–4 Dortmund Nürnberg 0–4 Gladbach |
Highest scoring | Wolfsburg 8–1 Augsburg |
Longest winning run | 7 games[1] Bayern Munich |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 games[1] Borussia Dortmund |
Longest winless run | 20 games[1] 1. FC Nürnberg |
Longest losing run | 6 games[1] Fortuna Düsseldorf |
Highest attendance | 81,365[1] Dortmund v Augsburg Dortmund v Munich Dortmund v Freiburg Dortmund v Bremen Dortmund v Gladbach Dortmund v Hannover |
Lowest attendance | 19,205[1] Mainz v Wolfsburg |
Attendance | 13,294,139 (43,445 per match) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
Following a trial phase in the previous season, the video assistant referee system was officially approved for use in the Bundesliga after being added to the Laws of the Game by IFAB.[4]
Bayern Munich were the defending champions, and won their 28th Bundesliga title (and 29th German title) and seventh consecutive Bundesliga on the final matchday.
Teams
A total of 18 teams participated in the 2018–19 edition of the Bundesliga.
Team changes
Promoted from 2017–18 2. Bundesliga |
Relegated from 2017–18 Bundesliga |
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Fortuna Düsseldorf 1. FC Nürnberg |
1. FC Köln Hamburger SV |
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
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FC Augsburg | Augsburg | WWK Arena | 30,660 | [5] |
Hertha BSC | Berlin | Olympiastadion | 74,649 | [6] |
Werder Bremen | Bremen | Weser-Stadion | 42,100 | [7] |
Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund | Signal Iduna Park | 81,365 | [8] |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf | Merkur Spiel-Arena | 54,600 | [9] |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Commerzbank-Arena | 51,500 | [10] |
SC Freiburg | Freiburg im Breisgau | Schwarzwald-Stadion | 24,000 | [11] |
Hannover 96 | Hanover | HDI-Arena | 49,000 | [12] |
1899 Hoffenheim | Sinsheim | PreZero Arena | 30,150 | [13] |
RB Leipzig | Leipzig | Red Bull Arena | 42,558 | [14] |
Bayer Leverkusen | Leverkusen | BayArena | 30,210 | [15] |
Mainz 05 | Mainz | Opel Arena | 34,000 | [16] |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach | Borussia-Park | 54,022 | [17] |
Bayern Munich | Munich | Allianz Arena | 75,024 | [18] |
1. FC Nürnberg | Nuremberg | Max-Morlock-Stadion | 49,923 | [19] |
Schalke 04 | Gelsenkirchen | Veltins-Arena | 62,271 | [20] |
VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 60,449 | [21] |
VfL Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Volkswagen Arena | 30,000 | [22] |
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 | ||||||
Bayern Munich | Jupp Heynckes | End of contract | 13 April 2018 | 30 June 2018 | Pre-season | Niko Kovač | 13 April 2018 | 1 July 2018 | [26] |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Niko Kovač | Signed for Bayern Munich | Adi Hütter | 16 May 2018 | [26][27] | ||||
Borussia Dortmund | Peter Stöger | End of contract | 12 May 2018 | Lucien Favre | 22 May 2018 | [28][29] | |||
RB Leipzig | Ralph Hasenhüttl | Resigned | 16 May 2018 | Ralf Rangnick | 9 July 2018 | [30][31] | |||
VfB Stuttgart | Tayfun Korkut | Sacked | 7 October 2018 | 18th | Markus Weinzierl | 9 October 2018 | [32][33] | ||
Bayer Leverkusen | Heiko Herrlich | 23 December 2018 | 9th | Peter Bosz | 23 December 2018 | [34] | |||
Hannover 96 | André Breitenreiter | 27 January 2019 | 17th | Thomas Doll | 27 January 2019 | [35][36] | |||
1. FC Nürnberg | Michael Köllner | 12 February 2019 | 18th | Boris Schommers (interim) | 12 February 2019 | [37] | |||
Schalke 04 | Domenico Tedesco | 14 March 2019 | 14th | Huub Stevens (interim) | 14 March 2019 | [38] | |||
FC Augsburg | Manuel Baum | 9 April 2019 | 15th | Martin Schmidt | 9 April 2019 | [39][40] | |||
VfB Stuttgart | Markus Weinzierl | 20 April 2019 | 16th | Nico Willig (interim) | 20 April 2019 | [41] |
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 | 88 | 32 | +56 | 78 | Qualification to 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 to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 55 | |
7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 54 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
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 to 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 |
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 goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.[42]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- 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.
Results
Relegation play-offs
First leg
Second leg
2–2 on aggregate. Union Berlin won on away goals and are promoted to the Bundesliga, while VfB Stuttgart are relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.
Statistics
Top scorers
Top assists
Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Alfreð Finnbogason | FC Augsburg | SC Freiburg | 4–1 | 30 September 2018 |
Paco Alcácer | Borussia Dortmund | FC Augsburg | 4–3 | 6 October 2018 |
Luka Jović5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 7–1 | 19 October 2018 |
Jonas Hofmann | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mainz 05 | 4–0 | 21 October 2018 |
Alassane Pléa | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Werder Bremen | 3–1 | 10 November 2018 |
Dodi Lukebakio | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bayern Munich | 3–3 | 24 November 2018 |
Alfreð Finnbogason | FC Augsburg | Mainz 05 | 3–0 | 3 February 2019 |
Wout Weghorst | VfL Wolfsburg | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 5–2 | 16 March 2019 |
James Rodríguez | Bayern Munich | Mainz 05 | 6–0 | 17 March 2019 |
Yussuf Poulsen | RB Leipzig | Hertha BSC | 5–0 | 30 March 2019 |
Jean-Philippe Mateta | Mainz 05 | SC Freiburg | 5–0 | 5 April 2019 |
Ishak Belfodil | 1899 Hoffenheim | FC Augsburg | 4–0 | 7 April 2019 |
Lucas Alario | Bayer Leverkusen | Hertha BSC | 5–1 | 18 May 2019 |
Wout Weghorst | VfL Wolfsburg | FC Augsburg | 8–1 | 18 May 2019 |
5 Player scored five goals
Clean sheets
Number of teams by state
Monthly awards
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