2024–25 Bundesliga
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 August 2024 – 17 May 2025 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Bundesliga will be the 62nd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier men's football competition. A total of 306 league and two relegation games are to be played.
Bayer Leverkusen are the defending champions.
Season overview[edit]
The season is scheduled to begin on 23 August 2024 and go into the winter break after the 15th matchday on 22 December. With the 16th matchday, the season will continue on 10 January 2025. The final 34th matchday is scheduled for 17 May 2025.[1][2]
The regular season is played as a round-robin tournament. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away.
Teams[edit]
Locations of the 2024–25 Bundesliga teams
A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2024–25 edition of the Bundesliga.
Team changes[edit]
| Promoted from 2023–24 2. Bundesliga |
Relegated from 2023–24 Bundesliga |
|---|---|
| FC St. Pauli Holstein Kiel |
1. FC Köln Darmstadt 98 |
Holstein Kiel will make its debut, making it the 58th Bundesliga club and the first club from Schleswig-Holstein. The club will also replace Hansa Rostock as the northernmost club in league history.[3]
FC St. Pauli returned to the Bundesliga after a thirteen-year absence.[4] For the first time ever, FC St. Pauli is playing in a season at a higher level than local rivals Hamburger SV. In addition, the city of Hamburg is back in the Bundesliga again for the first time since the relegation of Hamburger SV in the 2017–18 season.
Stadiums and locations[edit]
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | R. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Augsburg | Augsburg | WWK Arena | 30,660 | [5] |
| Union Berlin | Berlin | Stadion An der Alten Försterei | 22,012 | [6] |
| Werder Bremen | Bremen | Wohninvest Weserstadion | 42,100 | [7] |
| Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund | Signal Iduna Park | 81,365 | [8] |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Deutsche Bank Park | 58,000 | [9] |
| SC Freiburg | Freiburg im Breisgau | Europa-Park Stadion | 34,700 | [10] |
| 1. FC Heidenheim | Heidenheim | Voith-Arena | 15,000 | [11] |
| TSG Hoffenheim | Sinsheim | PreZero Arena | 30,150 | [12] |
| Holstein Kiel | Kiel | Holstein-Stadion | 15,034 | [13] |
| RB Leipzig | Leipzig | Red Bull Arena | 47,069 | [14] |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Leverkusen | BayArena | 30,210 | [15] |
| Mainz 05 | Mainz | Mewa Arena | 33,305 | [16] |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach | Borussia-Park | 54,042 | [17] |
| Bayern Munich | Munich | Allianz Arena | 75,000 | [18] |
| FC St. Pauli | Hamburg | Millerntor-Stadion | 29,546 | [19] |
| VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart | MHPArena | 60,449 | [20] |
| VfL Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Volkswagen Arena | 28,917 | [21] |
Personnel and kits[edit]
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front | Sleeve | ||||
| FC Augsburg |  Jess Thorup
|
 Ermedin Demirović
|
Mizuno | WWK Versicherung | Siegmund |
| Union Berlin |  Marco Grote
|
 Christopher Trimmel
|
Adidas | Paramount+ | JD Sports |
| Werder Bremen | Ole Werner
|
Marco Friedl
|
Hummel | Matthäi | Ammerländer |
| Borussia Dortmund | Edin Terzić
|
Emre Can
|
Puma | 1&1/Evonik | GLS Group[22] |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Dino Toppmöller
|
Sebastian Rode
|
Nike | Indeed.com | Elotrans reload |
| SC Freiburg | Julian Schuster
|
Christian Günter
|
Nike | JobRad | Lexware |
| 1. FC Heidenheim | Frank Schmidt
|
Patrick Mainka
|
Puma | MHP | Voith |
| TSG Hoffenheim |  Pellegrino Matarazzo
|
Oliver Baumann
|
Joma | SAP | hep global[23] |
| Holstein Kiel | Marcel Rapp
|
Philipp Sander
|
Puma | Famila | Lotto Schleswig-Holstein |
| RB Leipzig | Marco Rose
|
 Willi Orbán
|
Puma | Red Bull | AOC Die Stadtentwickler[24]/IHG Hotels & Resorts (in cup and UEFA matches) |
| Bayer Leverkusen |  Xabi Alonso
|
 Lukas Hradecky
|
Castore[25] | Barmenia Versicherungen | Trive/Kumho Tyres (in cup matches) |
| Mainz 05 | Bo Henriksen
|
 Silvan Widmer
|
Jako | Kömmerling | iDM |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Gerardo Seoane
|
Jonas Omlin
|
Puma | Flatex | Sonepar |
| Bayern Munich |  TBD
|
Manuel Neuer
|
Adidas | Deutsche Telekom | Audi (in cup and UEFA matches) |
| FC St. Pauli | Fabian Hürzeler
|
 Jackson Irvine
|
Puma | Congstar | Astra Brauerei |
| VfB Stuttgart | Sebastian Hoeneß
|
Waldemar Anton
|
Jako | Winamax | hep global |
| VfL Wolfsburg | Ralph Hasenhüttl
|
Maximilian Arnold
|
Nike | Volkswagen | Linglong Tire |
Managerial changes[edit]
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced on | Departs on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
| Bayern Munich | Thomas Tuchel
|
Mutual consent | 21 February 2024 | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season | TBD
|
[26] | ||
| SC Freiburg | Christian Streich
|
18 March 2024 | Julian Schuster
|
22 March 2024 | 1 July 2024 | [27][28] | |||
League table[edit]
| 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 for the Champions League league phase |
| 2 | Union Berlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase |
| 6 | SC Freiburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
| 7 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | TSG Hoffenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Holstein Kiel | 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 | FC St. Pauli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | VfL Wolfsburg | 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: 23 August 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[29]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[29]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Rahmenterminkalender 2024/2025" (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Holstein Kiel promoted to the Bundesliga for first time!". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Nach 13 Jahren: Der FC St. Pauli ist zurück in der Bundesliga!". bundesliga.com (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "WWK Arena". fcaugsburg.de (in German). FC Augsburg. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Our home since 1920". fc-union-berlin.de. 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "The wohninvest WESERSTADION". werder.de. SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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- ^ "Voith Arena – Daten und Fakten". voith-arena.de (in German). Voith Arena. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "The PreZero Arena in numbers". tsg-hoffenheim.de. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Fußball-Spielbetriebs GmbH. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Holstein-Stadion – Zahlen, Daten, Fakten". holstein-kiel.de. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Red Bull Arena". rbleipzig.com. RasenBallsport Leipzig. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "BayArena". bayer04.de. Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Mewa Arena". mainz05.de (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05 e. V. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Borussia-Park". borussia.de (in German). Borussia Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Allgemeine Informationen zur Allianz Arena". allianz-arena.com (in German). FC Bayern München AG. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Millerntor-Stadion". fcstpauli.com (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "MHP Arena – Daten & Fakten". mercedes-benz-arena-stuttgart.de (in German). VfB Stuttgart Arena Betriebs GmbH. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Wolfsburg präsentiert "echte" Stadionkapazität und neue Kampagne" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "GLS to be shirt sponsor in the Bundesliga going forward". www.bvb.de. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Hoffenheim, TSG 1899. "hep global become new sleeve sponsor of TSG Hoffenheim". www.tsg-hoffenheim.de. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Neue Partnerschaft: RB Leipzig und AOC". rbleipzig.com (in German). 29 July 2022. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Castore is the new Bayer 04 kit partner until 2027". bayer04.de. Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH. 10 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Bayern Munich manager Tuchel to exit at end of season". espn.com. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Nach über zwölf Jahren als Cheftrainer: Streich verlässt Freiburg zum Saisonende". kicker.de. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Julian Schuster wird neuer Cheftrainer beim SC Freiburg". swr.de. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
