2014–15 Bundesliga

The 2014–15 Bundesliga will be the 52nd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. The season will begin on 22 August 2014 and the final matchday is scheduled to take place sometime in May 2015. Bayern Munich are the defending champions, after winning their 23rd Bundesliga title last season with a record seven Matchdays to spare.
==Background==
Bayern Munich came into the season as defending champions, winning the championship on 25 March 2014 against Hertha BSC. Armin Veh announced that he was leaving Eintracht Frankfurt during the 2013–14 season. He had demanded that that the club invest more money in the squad. Thomas Schaaf replaced Veh. Bayer Leverkusen sacked Sami Hyypiä during the 2013–14 season. Sascha Lewandowski was named interim manager. Lewandowski's interim reign lasted until the end of the season when Roger Schmidt took over. Other managerial changes include Kasper Hjulmand at 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Armin Veh replacing Huub Stevens at VfB Stuttgart. Every club received their licence. The league schedule came out on 24 June with Bayern Munich facing VfL Wolfsburg in the opening fixture on 22 August.
==Teams==
A total of 18 teams will contest the league, 16 sides from the 2013–14 season and the two sides directly promoted from the 2013–14 2. Fußball-Bundesliga season: 1. FC Köln and SC Paderborn 07. The final participant was decided by a two-legged play-off, in which the 16th-placed Bundesliga club Hamburger SV defeated the team who finished third in 2. Bundesliga, SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
;2014–15 teams
* FC Augsburg
* Bayer Leverkusen
* Bayern Munich
* Borussia Dortmund
* Borussia Monchengladbach
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* SC Freiburg
* Hamburger SV (play-off winner)
* Hannover 96
* Hertha BSC
* TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
* 1. FC Köln (2013–14 2. Bundesliga champion)
* FSV Mainz 05
* SC Paderborn 07 (2013–14 2. Bundesliga runner-up)
* Schalke 04
* VfB Stuttgart
* Werder Bremen
* VfL Wolfsburg
===Stadiums and locations===
Team 	Location 	Stadium 	Capacity
FC Augsburg 	Augsburg 	SGL arena 	30,660
Bayer Leverkusen 	Leverkusen 	BayArena 	30,210
Bayern Munich 	Munich 	Allianz Arena 	71,000
Borussia Dortmund 	Dortmund 	Signal Iduna Park 	80,645
Borussia Mönchengladbach	[[Mönchengladbach	Stadion im Borussia-Park	54,010
 	Frankfurt 	Commerzbank-Arena 	51,500
 	Freiburg 	MAGE SOLAR Stadion 	24,000
Hamburger SV 	Hamburg 	Imtech Arena 	57,000
Hannover 96 	Hanover 	HDI-Arena 	49,000
Hertha BSC 	Berlin 	Olympiastadion 	74,244
 	Sinsheim 	Rhein-Neckar Arena 	30,150
 	Cologne 	RheinEnergieStadion 	50,000
 	Mainz 	Coface Arena 	34,000
 	Paderborn 	Benteler Arena 	15,000
 	Gelsenkirchen 	Veltins-Arena 	61,973
 	Stuttgart 	Mercedes-Benz Arena 	60,441
Werder Bremen 	Bremen 	Weserstadion 	42,100
 	Wolfsburg 	Volkswagen Arena 	30,000
===Personnel and kits===
Team 	Manager 	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
 	 	 	Nike 	AL-KO
Bayer Leverkusen 	Roger Schmidt	 	adidas 	LG
Bayern Munich 	 	 	adidas 	T-Mobile
Borussia Dortmund 	 	 	Puma 	Evonik
Borussia Mönchengladbach	 	 	Kappa 	Postbank
Eintracht Frankfurt 	 	TBA 	Nike 	Alfa Romeo
 	 	 	Nike 	Ehrmann
Hamburger SV 	 	 	adidas 	Emirates
Hannover 96 	 	TBA 	Jako 	Heinz von Heiden
Hertha BSC 	 	 	Nike 	Deutsche Bahn
 	 	 	Lotto 	SAP
 	 	 	Erima 	REWE
 	 	 	Nike 	Entega
 	 	TBA 	Saller 	kfzteile24
 	 	 	adidas 	Gazprom
 	 	 	Puma 	Mercedes-Benz Bank
Werder Bremen 	 	 	Nike 	Wiesenhof
 	 	 	Kappa 	Volkswagen
==Managerial changes==
Team 	Outgoing 	 	 	Position in table	Incoming 	 	
Eintracht Frankfurt	Armin Veh 	End of contract 	30 June 20141	Pre–season 	Thomas Schaaf 	21 May 2014 	
1. FSV Mainz 05 	Thomas Tuchel 	Stepped down 	11 May 2014 	Pre–season 	Kasper Hjulmand	15 May 2014 	
Bayer Leverkusen 	Sascha Lewandowski	End of caretaker assignment	30 June 2014 	Pre–season 	Roger Schmidt 	1 July 20142	
VfB Stuttgart 	Huub Stevens 	End of contract 	30 June 20143	Pre–season 	Armin Veh 	1 July 20144	
;Notes
# Announced on 3 March 2014.
# Announced on 25 April 2014.
# Announced on 10 May 2014.
# Announced on 12 May 2014.
==League table==
===Positions by round===
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
	Leader
	2015–16 UEFA Champions League Group stage
	2015–16 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
	2015–16 UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round
	Qualification to relegation playoffs
	Relegation to 2015–16 2. Bundesliga
==Results==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Statistics== 
===Number of teams by state===
 	State	Number of teams	Teams
1	 	6 	1. FC Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Schalke 04 and SC Paderborn 07
2	 	3 	1899 Hoffenheim, SC Freiburg and VfB Stuttgart
3	 	2 	FC Augsburg and Bayern Munich
3	 	2 	Hannover 96 and VfL Wolfsburg
5	 	1 	Hertha BSC
5	 	1 	Werder Bremen
5	 	1 	Hamburger SV
5	 	1 	Eintracht Frankfurt
5	 	1 	Mainz 05
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