2020–21 Bundesliga

The 2020–21 Bundesliga was the 58th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 18 September 2020 and concluded on 22 May 2021.[1] The season was originally scheduled to begin on 21 August 2020 and conclude on 15 May 2021,[2] though this was delayed due to postponement of the previous season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[3]

Bundesliga
Season2020–21
Dates18 September 2020 – 22 May 2021
ChampionsBayern Munich
30th Bundesliga title
31st German title
RelegatedWerder Bremen
Schalke 04
Champions LeagueBayern Munich
RB Leipzig
Borussia Dortmund
VfL Wolfsburg
Europa LeagueEintracht Frankfurt
Bayer Leverkusen
Europa Conference LeagueUnion Berlin
Matches played306
Goals scored928 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Lewandowski
(41 goals)
Biggest home winMunich 8–0 Schalke
Biggest away winDortmund 1–5 Stuttgart
Köln 0–4 Leverkusen
Schalke 0–4 Munich
Bielefeld 1–5 Frankfurt
Schalke 0–4 Dortmund
Highest scoringMunich 8–0 Schalke
Wolfsburg 5–3 Bremen
Longest winning run7 games
Dortmund
Longest unbeaten run12 games
Leverkusen
Munich
Longest winless run14 games
Schalke
Longest losing run7 games
Bielefeld
Bremen
Attendance160,321 (524 per match)[A]

Bayern Munich were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, winning their record-extending 9th consecutive title and 31st title overall (30th in the Bundesliga era) on 8 May with three games to spare.[4] By winning their thirtieth Bundesliga title, Bayern Munich are honoured with a fifth gold star on their team badges and shirts.[5]

Bayern's Robert Lewandowski set a new record for goals scored in a season with 41, surpassing the previous record of 40 goals set by Gerd Müller in 1971–72.[6]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

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On 3 September 2020, the DFL General Assembly voted to extend the use of five substitutions in matches to the 2020–21 season, which was implemented at the end of the previous season to lessen the impact of fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The use of five substitutes, based on the decision of competition organisers, had been extended by IFAB until 2021.[8] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season began with matches behind closed doors or at reduced capacity due to restrictions across German states. Leipzig allowed up to 8,500 spectators to begin the season, while regulations in Berlin allowed for up to 5,000 supporters.[9]

Summary

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Bayern Munich began the season less than a month after defeating Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final, as the match had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In their first game, they beat Schalke 04 8–0, and were the dominant side early on in the season. After a 3–2 away victory over title contenders Borussia Dortmund in November, many pundits praised Bayern as the best team in Europe.[10][11][12][13] This praise continued all season long, with former Bayern manager Pep Guardiola proclaiming them the best club in Europe in March.[14] Bayern mathematically confirmed their ninth consecutive Bundesliga title on 8 May 2021 with three matches to spare, following closest contender RB Leipzig's 2–3 loss to Dortmund.[15] The title was Bayern's 30th Bundesliga and 31st German championship overall, which would see them add a fifth star to their badge in the following season.[16]

Meanwhile, Schalke 04 endured a disaster season, failing to win a game in nine consecutive months dating back to the previous season, before defeating a fourth-tier club in the German Cup.[17] They failed to win thirty Bundesliga matches in a row, falling one short of the all-time record set by Tasmania Berlin in 1965–66, before a 4–0 win against 1899 Hoffenheim in January.[18] Schalke had announced before the season that they had debts of over 200 million, which led them to slash spending.[19] The poor results led to departures for executives and managers.[20] Former Schalke star Klaas-Jan Huntelaar returned to Schalke from Ajax in January in an attempt to stave off relegation, but he was unable to prevent Schalke from being relegated for the first time in over thirty years.[21][22]

A hot start to the season for Robert Lewandowski led to early talk that he could break Gerd Müller's 49-year-old record of 40 goals scored in one Bundesliga season, with teammate Thomas Müller suggesting it could happen back in October.[23] Lewandowski capped off a successful year in December by winning his first FIFA Men's Player of the Year award.[24] As Lewandowski continued his strong performances, interest in him overtaking Müller's record grew from various media outlets.[25] However, a knee injury suffered whilst on international duty on 31 March threatened Lewandowski's record-chase and kept him out of action for a month.[26] Lewandowski returned to action in April, just five goals away from equalling the single-season goal record.[27] On 15 May 2021, Lewandowski scored his 40th goal of the season against SC Freiburg with one match to spare, therefore equalling Gerd Müller's record tally from 1971–72.[28] In the last match of the season the following week, Lewandowski scored his 41st league goal in the final minute of the match against FC Augsburg to break Müller's record.[6]

Teams

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A total of 18 teams participated in the 2020–21 edition of the Bundesliga.

Team changes

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Promoted from
2019–20 2. Bundesliga
Relegated from
2019–20 Bundesliga
Arminia Bielefeld
VfB Stuttgart
Fortuna Düsseldorf
SC Paderborn

Stadiums and locations

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TeamLocationStadiumCapacityRef.
FC AugsburgAugsburgWWK Arena30,660[29]
Hertha BSCBerlinOlympiastadion74,649[30]
Union BerlinStadion An der Alten Försterei22,012[31]
Arminia BielefeldBielefeldSchüco-Arena27,300[32]
Werder BremenBremenWohninvest Weserstadion42,100[33]
Borussia DortmundDortmundSignal Iduna Park81,365[34]
Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurtDeutsche Bank Park51,500[35]
SC FreiburgFreiburg im BreisgauSchwarzwald-Stadion24,000[36]
1899 HoffenheimSinsheimPreZero Arena30,150[37]
1. FC KölnCologneRheinEnergieStadion49,698[38]
RB LeipzigLeipzigRed Bull Arena42,558[39]
Bayer LeverkusenLeverkusenBayArena30,210[40]
Mainz 05MainzOpel Arena34,000[41]
Borussia MönchengladbachMönchengladbachBorussia-Park54,057[42]
Bayern MunichMunichAllianz Arena75,000[43]
Schalke 04GelsenkirchenVeltins-Arena62,271[44]
VfB StuttgartStuttgartMercedes-Benz Arena60,449[45]
VfL WolfsburgWolfsburgVolkswagen Arena30,000[46]

Personnel and kits

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TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
FrontSleeve
FC Augsburg Markus Weinzierl Jeffrey GouweleeuwNikeWWKSiegmund
Hertha BSC Pál Dárdai Dedryck BoyataNikeHomeday[47]Hyundai
Union Berlin Urs Fischer Christopher TrimmelAdidasAroundtownwefox
Arminia Bielefeld Frank Kramer Fabian KlosMacronSchücoJAB Anstoetz Textilien
Werder Bremen Thomas Schaaf Niklas MoisanderUmbroWiesenhof188bet
Borussia Dortmund Edin Terzić (interim) Marco ReusPuma1&1/Evonik (in cup and UEFA matches)Opel
Eintracht Frankfurt Adi Hütter Makoto HasebeNikeIndeed.comdpd
SC Freiburg Christian Streich Christian GünterHummelSchwarzwaldmilchROSE Bikes
1899 Hoffenheim Sebastian Hoeneß Benjamin HübnerJomaSAPSNP
1. FC Köln Friedhelm Funkel Jonas HectorUhlsportREWEDEVK
RB Leipzig Julian Nagelsmann Marcel SabitzerNikeRed BullCG Immobilien
Bayer Leverkusen Hannes Wolf (interim) Charles AránguizJakoBarmenia VersicherungenKieser Training
Mainz 05 Bo Svensson Danny LatzaKappaKömmerlingfb88.com
Borussia Mönchengladbach Marco Rose Lars StindlPumaflatex/DEGIRO (in UEFA matches)Sonepar
Bayern Munich Hansi Flick Manuel NeuerAdidasDeutsche TelekomQatar Airways
Schalke 04 Dimitris Grammozis Sead KolašinacUmbroGazpromHarfid
VfB Stuttgart Pellegrino Matarazzo Gonzalo CastroJakoMercedes-Benz BankMercedes-EQ
VfL Wolfsburg Oliver Glasner Josuha GuilavoguiNikeVolkswagenLinglong Tire

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoingMannerExit datePosition in tableIncomingIncoming dateRef.
Announced onDeparted onAnnounced onArrived on
1899 Hoffenheim Matthias Kaltenbach [de]
Marcel Rapp
Kai Herdling (interim)
End of caretaker spell9 June 202030 June 2020Pre-season Sebastian Hoeneß27 July 2020[48][49][50]
Schalke 04 David WagnerSacked27 September 202018th Manuel Baum30 September 2020[51][52]
Mainz 05 Achim Beierlorzer28 September 202017th Jan-Moritz Lichte (interim)28 September 2020[53]
Borussia Dortmund Lucien Favre13 December 20205th Edin Terzić (interim)13 December 2020[54]
Schalke 04 Manuel Baum18 December 202018th Huub Stevens (interim)18 December 2020[55]
Huub Stevens (interim)End of caretaker spell22 December 2020 Christian Gross27 December 2020[56]
Mainz 05 Jan-Moritz Lichte (interim)Sacked28 December 202017th Jan Siewert (interim)28 December 2020[57]
Jan Siewert (interim)End of caretaker spell4 January 2021 Bo Svensson4 January 2021[58]
Hertha BSC Bruno LabbadiaSacked24 January 202113th Pál Dárdai25 January 2021[59][60]
Schalke 04 Christian Gross28 February 202118th Dimitris Grammozis2 March 2021[61][62]
Arminia Bielefeld Uwe Neuhaus1 March 202116th Frank Kramer2 March 2021[63][64]
Bayer Leverkusen Peter Bosz23 March 20216th Hannes Wolf (interim)23 March 2021[65]
1. FC Köln Markus Gisdol11 April 202117th Friedhelm Funkel12 April 2021[66][67]
FC Augsburg Heiko Herrlich26 April 202113th Markus Weinzierl26 April 2021[68]
Werder Bremen Florian Kohfeldt16 May 202116th Thomas Schaaf (interim)16 May 2021[69]

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Bayern Munich (C)3424649944+5578Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2RB Leipzig3419876032+2865
3Borussia Dortmund34204107546+2964
4VfL Wolfsburg34171076137+2461
5Eintracht Frankfurt34161266953+1660Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6Bayer Leverkusen341410105339+1452
7Union Berlin34121485043+750Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8Borussia Mönchengladbach341310116456+849
9VfB Stuttgart34129135655+145
10SC Freiburg34129135252045
111899 Hoffenheim341110135254−243
12Mainz 0534109153956−1739
13FC Augsburg34106183654−1836
14Hertha BSC34811154152−1135
15Arminia Bielefeld3498172652−2635
161. FC Köln (O)3489173460−2633Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17Werder Bremen (R)34710173657−2131Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18Schalke 04 (R)3437242586−6116
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.[70]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results

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Home \ AwayAUGBSCUNBBIEBREDORFRAFREHOFKÖLLEILEVMAIMÖNMUNSCHSTUWOL
FC Augsburg0–32–10–02–02–00–21–12–12–30–21–13–13–10–12–21–40–2
Hertha BSC2–13–10–01–42–51–33–00–30–00–33–00–02–20–13–00–21–1
Union Berlin1–31–15–03–12–13–31–11–12–12–11–04–01–11–10–02–12–2
Arminia Bielefeld0–11–00–00–20–21–51–01–11–00–11–22–10–11–41–03–00–3
Werder Bremen2–01–40–21–01–22–10–01–11–11–40–00–12–41–31–11–21–2
Borussia Dortmund3–12–02–03–04–11–24–02–21–23–23–11–13–02–33–01–52–0
Eintracht Frankfurt2–03–15–21–11–11–13–12–12–01–12–11–13–32–13–11–14–3
SC Freiburg2–04–10–12–01–12–12–21–15–00–32–41–32–22–24–02–11–1
1899 Hoffenheim3–12–11–30–04–00–11–31–33–00–10–01–23–24–14–23–32–1
1. FC Köln0–10–01–23–11–12–21–11–42–32–10–42–31–31–21–00–12–2
RB Leipzig2–12–11–02–12–01–31–13–00–00–01–03–13–20–14–02–02–2
Bayer Leverkusen3–10–01–11–21–12–13–11–24–13–01–12–24–31–22–15–20–1
Mainz 050–11–11–01–10–11–30–21–01–10–13–20–12–32–12–21–40–2
Borussia Mönchengladbach1–11–11–15–01–04–24–02–11–21–21–00–11–23–24–11–21–1
Bayern Munich5–24–31–13–31–14–25–02–14–15–13–32–05–26–08–04–02–1
Schalke 041–01–21–10–11–30–44–30–24–01–20–30–30–00–30–41–10–2
VfB Stuttgart2–11–12–20–21–02–32–22–32–01–10–11–12–02–21–35–11–3
VfL Wolfsburg0–02–03–02–15–30–22–13–02–11–02–20–02–30–02–35–01–0
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Overview

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
1. FC Köln (B)5–2Holstein Kiel (2B)0–15–1

Matches

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1. FC Köln0–1Holstein Kiel
Report
  • Lorenz 59'
Holstein Kiel1–51. FC Köln
Report
Attendance: 2,334
Referee: Deniz Aytekin

1. FC Köln won 5–2 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Statistics

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Top scorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals[71]
1 Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich41
2 André SilvaEintracht Frankfurt28
3 Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund27
4 Andrej Kramarić1899 Hoffenheim20
Wout WeghorstVfL Wolfsburg
6 Saša KalajdžićVfB Stuttgart16
7 Lars StindlBorussia Mönchengladbach14
8 Lucas AlarioBayer Leverkusen11
Max KruseUnion Berlin
Thomas MüllerBayern Munich
SilasVfB Stuttgart

Hat-tricks

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PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Serge GnabryBayern MunichSchalke 048–0 (H)18 September 2020
Andrej Kramarić1899 Hoffenheim1. FC Köln3–2 (A)19 September 2020
Niclas FüllkrugWerder BremenSchalke 043–1 (A)26 September 2020
Robert Lewandowski4Bayern MunichHertha BSC4–3 (H)4 October 2020
Robert LewandowskiBayern MunichEintracht Frankfurt5–0 (H)24 October 2020
Erling Haaland4Borussia DortmundHertha BSC5–2 (A)21 November 2020
Jean-Philippe MatetaMainz 05SC Freiburg3–1 (A)22 November 2020
Lars StindlBorussia MönchengladbachEintracht Frankfurt3–3 (A)15 December 2020
Matthew HoppeSchalke 041899 Hoffenheim4–0 (H)9 January 2021
Robert LewandowskiBayern MunichBorussia Dortmund4–2 (H)6 March 2021
Robert LewandowskiBayern MunichVfB Stuttgart4–0 (H)20 March 2021
Joel PohjanpaloUnion BerlinWerder Bremen3–1 (H)24 April 2021
Josip BrekaloVfL WolfsburgUnion Berlin3–0 (H)8 May 2021
Robert LewandowskiBayern MunichBorussia Mönchengladbach6–0 (H)8 May 2021
  • 4 Player scored four goals.

Assist providers

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RankPlayerClubAssists[72]
1 Thomas MüllerBayern Munich18
2 Filip KostićEintracht Frankfurt14
3 Daichi Kamada12
4 Jonas HofmannBorussia Mönchengladbach11
Jadon SanchoBorussia Dortmund
6 Raphaël Guirreiro10
Joshua KimmichBayern Munich
Kingsley Coman
Moussa DiabyBayer Leverkusen
Vincenzo GrifoSC Freiburg

Clean sheets

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RankPlayerClubClean
sheets[73]
1 Péter GulácsiRB Leipzig15
2 Koen CasteelsVfL Wolfsburg14
3 Stefan OrtegaArminia Bielefeld11
4 Manuel NeuerBayern Munich9
5 Lukáš HrádeckýBayer Leverkusen8
Alexander SchwolowHertha BSC
7 Rafał GikiewiczFC Augsburg7
Marwin HitzBorussia Dortmund
9 Oliver Baumann1899 Hoffenheim6
Florian MüllerSC Freiburg
Jiří PavlenkaWerder Bremen
Yann SommerBorussia Mönchengladbach

Awards

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Monthly awards

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MonthPlayer of the MonthRookie of the MonthGoal of the MonthRef.
PlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub
September Andrej Kramarić1899 Hoffenheim Jude BellinghamBorussia Dortmund Joshua KimmichBayern Munich[74][75][76]
October Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich Mateo KlimowiczVfB Stuttgart Yussuf PoulsenRB Leipzig
November Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund Silas Valentino LazaroBorussia Mönchengladbach
December Lars StindlBorussia Mönchengladbach Leon BaileyBayer Leverkusen
January André SilvaEintracht Frankfurt Matthew HoppeSchalke 04 Nadiem Amiri
February Jadon SanchoBorussia Dortmund SilasVfB Stuttgart Marcel SabitzerRB Leipzig
March Filip KostićEintracht Frankfurt Ritsu DōanArminia Bielefeld Deyovaisio ZeefuikHertha BSC
April Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund Jamal MusialaBayern Munich Ondrej Duda1. FC Köln
May Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich

Annual awards

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AwardWinnerClubRef.
Player of the Season Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund
Rookie of the Season Silas Katompa MvumpaVfB Stuttgart[75]
Goal of the Season Valentino LazaroBorussia Mönchengladbach
Team of the Season
Pos.PlayerClub
GK Manuel NeuerBayern Munich
DF Alphonso Davies
AngeliñoRB Leipzig
Mats HummelsBorussia Dortmund
Ridle BakuVfL Wolfsburg
MF Leon GoretzkaBayern Munich
Joshua Kimmich
Thomas Müller
FW André SilvaEintracht Frankfurt
Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich
Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allowed a different number of spectators.
  2. ^ The relegation play-offs are being played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

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