2020–21 Bundesliga

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.

Bundesliga
Season2020–21
DatesTBD
2021–22 →

Teams
Locations of the 2020–21 Bundesliga 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
Arminia Bielefeld Fortuna Düsseldorf
SC Paderborn

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
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
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve
FC Augsburg Heiko Herrlich Daniel Baier Nike WWK Siegmund
Hertha BSC Bruno Labbadia Vedad Ibišević Nike TEDi Hyundai Motor Company
Union Berlin Urs Fischer Christopher Trimmel Adidas Aroundtown ONE Versicherung AG
Arminia Bielefeld Uwe Neuhaus Fabian Klos Macron Schüco JAB Anstoetz Textilien
Borussia Dortmund Lucien Favre Marco Reus Puma 1&1 Ionos Opel
Eintracht Frankfurt Adi Hütter David Abraham Nike Indeed.com Deutsche Börse Group
SC Freiburg Christian Streich Mike Frantz Hummel Schwarzwaldmilch Badenova
1899 Hoffenheim TBD Benjamin Hübner Joma SAP SNP
1. FC Köln Markus Gisdol Jonas Hector Uhlsport REWE DEVK
RB Leipzig Julian Nagelsmann Willi Orban Nike Red Bull CG Immobilien
Bayer Leverkusen Peter Bosz Lars Bender Jako Barmenia Versicherungen Kieser Training
Mainz 05 Achim Beierlorzer Danny Latza Lotto Kömmerling QQ288
Borussia Mönchengladbach Marco Rose Lars Stindl Puma Postbank H-Hotels
Bayern Munich Hans-Dieter Flick Manuel Neuer Adidas Deutsche Telekom Qatar Airways
Schalke 04 David Wagner Omar Mascarell Umbro Gazprom DHL
VfL Wolfsburg Oliver Glasner Josuha Guilavogui Nike Volkswagen Linglong Tire

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
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
1 FC Augsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Hertha BSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Union Berlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Arminia Bielefeld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa League group stage
6 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round
7 SC Freiburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 1. FC Köln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 RB Leipzig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Bayer Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 21 August 2020. 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 away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[19]

References
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  2. Ebert, Michael (8 June 2020). "DFL plant Lockerungen und den "Re-Start 2"" [DFL plans relaxations and "Restart 2"]. kicker (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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  4. "Das Berliner Olympiastadion". herthabsc.de (in German). Hertha BSC. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. "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.
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  7. "Eckdaten". eintracht.de (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  8. "Schwarzwald-Stadion". scfreiburg.com (in German). SC Freiburg. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. "Die Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Zahlen". achtzehn99.de (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Fußball-Spielbetriebs GmbH. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  10. "RheinEnergieSTADION". Rheinenergiestadion.de. Kölner Sportstätten GmbH. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  11. "Daten und Fakten". dierotenbullen.com (in German). RasenBallsport Leipzig. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  12. "Die BayArena". bayer04.de (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  13. "Unsere Arena". mainz05.de (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05 e. V. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  14. "Das ist Der Borussia-Park". borussia.de (in German). Borussia Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  15. "Allgemeine Informationen zur Allianz Arena". allianz-arena.com (in German). FC Bayern München AG. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  16. "Die VELTINS-Arena". schalke04.de (in German). FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  17. "Daten und Fakten". vfl-wolfsburg.de (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  18. "Differenzen bei Zukunftsplanung: Hoffenheim trennt sich von Trainer Schreuder". kicker.de (in German). 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  19. "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.
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