2018–19 Bundesliga

Bundesliga
Season 2018–19
Dates 24 August 2018 – 18 May 2019
Matches played 63
Goals scored 189 (3 per match)
Top goalscorer Paco Alcácer
(6 goals)
Biggest home win Dortmund 7–0 Nürnberg
Biggest away win Stuttgart 0–3 Munich
Munich 0–3 Mönchengladbach
Highest scoring Dortmund 7–0 Nürnberg
Dortmund 4–3 Augsburg
Longest winning run 4 games[1]
Bayern Munich
Longest unbeaten run 7 games[1]
Borussia Dortmund
Longest winless run 6 games[1]
Hannover 96
Longest losing run 5 games[1]
Schalke 04
Highest attendance 81,365[1]
Dortmund v Augsburg
Lowest attendance 19,205[1]
Mainz v Wolfsburg
Attendance 2,720,449 (43,182 per match)
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 7 October 2018.

The 2018–19 Bundesliga is the 56th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 24 August 2018 and will conclude on 18 May 2019.[2] It also marked the first season without Hamburger SV, the only team to have played in the top tier of the German football system in every season from the end of World War I.[3] Bayern Munich are the defending champions.

Teams

A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2018–19 edition of the Bundesliga.

Team changes

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

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [4]
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,649 [5]
Werder Bremen Bremen Weser-Stadion 42,100 [6]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,360 [7]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Merkur Spiel-Arena 54,600 [8]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Commerzbank-Arena 51,500 [9]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Schwarzwald-Stadion 24,000 [10]
Hannover 96 Hanover HDI-Arena 49,000 [11]
1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena 30,150 [12]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 42,558 [13]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [14]
Mainz 05 Mainz Opel Arena 34,000 [15]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 59,724 [16]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [17]
1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Max-Morlock-Stadion 49,923 [18]
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena 62,271 [19]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,449 [20]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000 [21]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager[22] Captain Kit manufacturer[23] Shirt sponsor[23]
FC Augsburg Germany Manuel Baum Germany Daniel Baier Nike WWK, baramundi software1
Hertha BSC Hungary Pál Dárdai Bosnia and Herzegovina Vedad Ibišević Nike TEDi, Hyundai Motor Company1
Werder Bremen Germany Florian Kohfeldt Germany Max Kruse Umbro Wiesenhof, H-Hotels1
Borussia Dortmund Switzerland Lucien Favre Germany Marco Reus Puma Evonik, Opel1
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Friedhelm Funkel Germany Oliver Fink Uhlsport[24] Henkel, Toyo Tires Reifen1
Eintracht Frankfurt Austria Adi Hütter Argentina David Abraham Nike Indeed.com, Deutsche Börse Group1
SC Freiburg Germany Christian Streich Germany Mike Frantz Hummel Schwarzwaldmilch, Badenova1
Hannover 96 Germany André Breitenreiter Germany Waldemar Anton Jako Heinz von Heiden, HDI1
1899 Hoffenheim Germany Julian Nagelsmann Germany Kevin Vogt Lotto SAP, Prowin1
RB Leipzig Germany Ralf Rangnick Germany Willi Orban Nike Red Bull, CG Immobilien1
Bayer Leverkusen Germany Heiko Herrlich Germany Lars Bender Jako Barmenia Versicherungen, Kieser Training1
Mainz 05 Germany Sandro Schwarz Germany Stefan Bell Lotto Kömmerling, MFD Aviation1
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
1. FC Nürnberg Germany Michael Köllner Germany Hanno Behrens Umbro Nürnberger Versicherung, Godelmann Betonstein1
Schalke 04 Germany Domenico Tedesco Germany Ralf Fährmann Umbro Gazprom, AllyouneedFresh1
VfB Stuttgart Germany Markus Weinzierl Germany Christian Gentner Puma Mercedes-Benz Bank, GAZİ1
VfL Wolfsburg Germany Bruno Labbadia France Josuha Guilavogui Nike Volkswagen, UPS1
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 [25]
Eintracht Frankfurt Croatia Niko Kovač Signed for Bayern Munich Austria Adi Hütter 16 May 2018 [25][26]
Borussia Dortmund Austria Peter Stöger End of contract 12 May 2018 Switzerland Lucien Favre 22 May 2018 [27][28]
RB Leipzig Austria Ralph Hasenhüttl Resigned 16 May 2018 Germany Ralf Rangnick 9 July 2018 [29][30]
VfB Stuttgart Turkey Tayfun Korkut Sacked 7 October 2018 18th Germany Markus Weinzierl 9 October 2018 [31][32]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Borussia Dortmund 7 5 2 0 23 8 +15 17 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 RB Leipzig 7 4 2 1 16 9 +7 14
3 Borussia Mönchengladbach 7 4 2 1 15 9 +6 14
4 Werder Bremen 7 4 2 1 13 8 +5 14
5 Hertha BSC 7 4 2 1 12 7 +5 14 Qualification to Europa League group stage
6 Bayern Munich 7 4 1 2 12 8 +4 13 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 7 3 1 3 12 11 +1 10
8 Mainz 05 7 2 3 2 4 4 0 9
9 VfL Wolfsburg 7 2 3 2 10 11 −1 9
10 FC Augsburg 7 2 2 3 14 13 +1 8
11 SC Freiburg 7 2 2 3 9 13 −4 8
12 1. FC Nürnberg 7 2 2 3 7 16 −9 8
13 1899 Hoffenheim 7 2 1 4 11 12 −1 7
14 Bayer Leverkusen 7 2 1 4 7 13 −6 7
15 Schalke 04 7 2 0 5 5 9 −4 6
16 Hannover 96 7 1 2 4 8 14 −6 5 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 Fortuna Düsseldorf 7 1 2 4 5 11 −6 5 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 VfB Stuttgart 7 1 2 4 6 13 −7 5
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: DFB
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.[33]

Results

Home \ Away AUG BSC BRE DOR DÜS FRA FRE HAN HOF LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN NÜR SCH STU WOL
FC Augsburg — 2–3 4–1 1–1
Hertha BSC — 4–2 2–0 1–0
Werder Bremen 3–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–0
Borussia Dortmund 4–3 — 3–1 4–1 a 7–0 a
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–2 — 2–1 1–2 0–2
Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 — 4–1 1–1
SC Freiburg 0–2 — 0–0 1–0 3–3
Hannover 96 0–0 — 1–3 3–1
1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 1–2 3–1 — 1–2
RB Leipzig 1–1 3–2 — 6–0 2–0
Bayer Leverkusen 2–4 — 1–0 1–3
Mainz 05 2–1 0–0 — 1–0 0–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 2–0 — 2–1
Bayern Munich 1–1 a 3–1 3–1 0–3 — a
1. FC Nürnberg 3–0 2–0 1–1 a —
Schalke 04 0–2 a 1–0 0–2 —
VfB Stuttgart 2–1 0–0 0–3 —
VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: DFB
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 7 October 2018
Rank Player Club Goals[34]
1 Spain Paco Alcácer Borussia Dortmund 6
2 Slovakia Ondrej Duda Hertha BSC 5
France Alassane Pléa Borussia Mönchengladbach
4 Iceland Alfreð Finnbogason FC Augsburg 4
Bosnia and Herzegovina Vedad Ibišević Hertha BSC
Denmark Yussuf Poulsen RB Leipzig
Germany Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund
Germany Timo Werner RB Leipzig
9 France Jean-Kévin Augustin RB Leipzig 3
Germany Mario Gómez VfB Stuttgart
France Sébastien Haller Eintracht Frankfurt
Belgium Thorgan Hazard Borussia Mönchengladbach
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
Croatia Ante Rebić Eintracht Frankfurt
Netherlands Arjen Robben Bayern Munich
Hungary Ádám Szalai 1899 Hoffenheim

Hat-tricks

Player Club Against Result Date
Iceland Alfreð Finnbogason FC Augsburg SC Freiburg 4–1 30 September 2018
Spain Paco Alcácer Borussia Dortmund FC Augsburg 4–3 6 October 2018

Clean sheets

As of 7 October 2018
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[35]
1 Norway Rune Jarstein Hertha BSC 3
2 Germany Fabian Bredlow 1. FC Nürnberg 2
Switzerland Roman Bürki Borussia Dortmund
Germany Ralf Fährmann Schalke 04
Hungary Péter Gulácsi RB Leipzig
Finland Lukáš Hrádecký Bayer Leverkusen
Germany Florian Müller Mainz 05
Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Germany Alexander Schwolow SC Freiburg
Switzerland Yann Sommer Borussia Mönchengladbach

Number of teams by state

Position State Number of teams Teams
1  North Rhine-Westphalia5Borussia Dortmund, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Schalke 04
2  Baden-Württemberg3SC Freiburg, 1899 Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart
 Bavaria3FC Augsburg, Bayern Munich and 1. FC Nürnberg
4  Lower Saxony2Hannover 96 and VfL Wolfsburg
5  Berlin1Hertha BSC
 Bremen1Werder Bremen
 Hesse1Eintracht Frankfurt
 Rhineland-Palatinate1Mainz 05
 Saxony1RB Leipzig

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