# 1995–96 Bundesliga

The 1995–96 Bundesliga was the 33rd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 1995 and ended on 18 May 1996. Borussia Dortmund were the defending champions.

## Competition format

Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. This was the first season where teams received three points for a win (instead of two), and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the fewest points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga.

## Team changes to 1994–95

VfL Bochum and MSV Duisburg were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in 16th and 17th place respectively. Dynamo Dresden, who ended the season in last place, were denied a professional license by the DFB and thus relegated to the third-tier Regionalliga. All demoted teams were replaced by 2. Bundesliga sides FC Hansa Rostock, FC St. Pauli and Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Bayer 05 Uerdingen were renamed KFC Uerdingen 05 due to the retreat of main sponsor Bayer.

## Team overview

| Club | Location | Ground | Capacity |
| SV Werder Bremen | Bremen | Weserstadion | 30,000 |
| Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund | Westfalenstadion | 42,800 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf | Rheinstadion | 55,850 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Waldstadion | 62,000 |
| SC Freiburg | Freiburg | Dreisamstadion | 22,500 |
| Hamburger SV | Hamburg | Volksparkstadion | 62,000 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern | Fritz-Walter-Stadion | 38,500 |
| Karlsruher SC | Karlsruhe | Wildparkstadion | 40,000 |
| 1. FC Köln | Cologne | Müngersdorfer Stadion | 55,000 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Leverkusen | Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion | 26,800 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach | Bökelbergstadion | 34,500 |
| TSV 1860 Munich | Munich | Olympiastadion | 63,000 |
| FC Bayern Munich | Munich | Olympiastadion | 63,000 |
| FC Hansa Rostock | Rostock | Ostseestadion | 25,850 |
| FC Schalke 04 | Gelsenkirchen | Parkstadion | 70,000 |
| FC St. Pauli | Hamburg | Stadion am Millerntor | 20,550 |
| VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion | 53,700 |
| Bayer 05 Uerdingen | Krefeld | Grotenburg-Stadion | 34,500 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund (C) | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 76 | 38 | +38 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 62 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 56 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 53 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 50 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 49 | |
| 7 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 48 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 8 | 1860 Munich | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 45 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 44 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 10 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 11 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 42 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 40 | |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 40 | |
| 14 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 38 | |
| 15 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 38 | |
| 16 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (R) | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 36 | Cup Winners' Cup and relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 17 | Eintracht Frankfurt (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 32 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | KFC Uerdingen (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 26 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
* ↑ As Hansa Rostock did not apply for the UEFA Intertoto Cup, their place was transferred to Stuttgart.
* ↑ After being demoted by league place, Kaiserslautern won the DFB-Pokal 1995–96 and thus qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup.

## Results

| Home \ Away | SVW | BVB | F95 | SGE | SCF | HSV | FCK | KSC | KOE | B04 | BMG | M60 | FCB | ROS | S04 | STP | VFB | KFC |
| Werder Bremen | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 5–0 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| SC Freiburg | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Hamburger SV | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Karlsruher SC | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 1860 Munich | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Bayern Munich | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 |
| Hansa Rostock | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| Schalke 04 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| FC St. Pauli | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
| KFC Uerdingen | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–4 | — |

## Top goalscorers
### 17 goals

* Fredi Bobic (VfB Stuttgart)

### 16 goals

* Sean Dundee (Karlsruher SC)
* Giovane Élber (VfB Stuttgart)
* Jürgen Klinsmann (FC Bayern Munich)

### 15 goals

* Martin Dahlin (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
* Michael Zorc (Borussia Dortmund)

### 14 goals

* Olaf Bodden (TSV 1860 Munich)
* Harald Spörl (Hamburger SV)

### 11 goals

* Mario Basler (SV Werder Bremen)
* Stefan Beinlich (FC Hansa Rostock)
* Harry Decheiver (SC Freiburg)
* Martin Max (FC Schalke 04)
* Erik Meijer (KFC Uerdingen 05)
* Toni Polster (1. FC Köln)