Season | 2014–15 |
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Dates | 22 August 2014 – 23 May 2015 |
Champions | Bayern Munich 24th Bundesliga title 25th German title |
Relegated | SC Freiburg SC Paderborn 07 |
Champions League | Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayer Leverkusen |
Europa League | FC Augsburg Schalke 04 Borussia Dortmund |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 843 (2.75 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alexander Meier (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Bayern Munich 8–0 Hamburger SV (14 February 2015) |
Biggest away win | SC Paderborn 07 0–6 Bayern Munich (21 February 2015) |
Highest scoring | Eintracht Frankfurt 4–5 VfB Stuttgart (25 October 2014) Bayer Leverkusen 4–5 VfL Wolfsburg (14 February 2015) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches[1] Bayern Munich |
Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches[1] Bayern Munich |
Longest winless run | 16 matches[1] Hannover 96 |
Longest losing run | 5 matches[1] Borussia Dortmund Hamburger SV |
Highest attendance | 80,667[1] Borussia Dortmund 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen (23 August 2014) |
Lowest attendance | 14,401[1] SC Paderborn 0–0 1899 Hoffenheim (21 March 2015) |
Average attendance | 43,527[1] |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
The 2014–15 Bundesliga was the 52nd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. The season started on 22 August 2014 and the final matchday took place on 23 May 2015.[2] Bayern Munich won their 25th German title on 26 April 2015.[3][4]
Background
[edit]Bayern Munich came into the season as defending champions, winning the championship on 25 March 2014 against Hertha BSC.[5] Armin Veh announced that he was leaving Eintracht Frankfurt during the 2013–14 season.[6] He had demanded that the club invest more money in the squad.[7] Thomas Schaaf replaced Veh.[8]
Bayer Leverkusen sacked Sami Hyypiä during the 2013–14 season.[9] Sascha Lewandowski was named interim manager.[9] Lewandowski's interim reign lasted until the end of the season when Roger Schmidt took over.[10] Other managerial changes include Kasper Hjulmand[11] replacing Thomas Tuchel[12] at 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Armin Veh[13] replacing Huub Stevens at VfB Stuttgart.[14] Every club received their licence.[15] The league schedule came out on 24 June with Bayern Munich facing VfL Wolfsburg in the opening fixture on 22 August.[16] The match ended 2–1 win for Bayern Munich, a record third straight win for the home team, on the opening matchday, in the last three seasons.
Teams
[edit]18 teams comprise the league. 15 sides qualified directly from the 2013–14 season and two sides were 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 16th-placed Bundesliga club Hamburger SV defeated third-place finisher in 2. Bundesliga, SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity[17] |
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FC Augsburg | Augsburg | SGL arena | 30,660 |
Bayer Leverkusen | Leverkusen | BayArena | 30,210 |
Bayern Munich | Munich | Allianz Arena | 75,000 |
Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund | Signal Iduna Park | 80,645 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach | Stadion im Borussia-Park | 54,010 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Commerzbank-Arena | 51,500 |
SC Freiburg | Freiburg | Schwarzwald-Stadion | 24,000 |
Hamburger SV | Hamburg | Imtech Arena | 57,000 |
Hannover 96 | Hanover | HDI-Arena | 49,000 |
Hertha BSC | Berlin | Olympiastadion | 74,244 |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Sinsheim | Rhein-Neckar Arena | 30,150 |
1. FC Köln | Cologne | RheinEnergieStadion | 50,000 |
1. FSV Mainz 05 | Mainz | Coface Arena | 34,000 |
SC Paderborn 07 | Paderborn | Benteler Arena | 15,000 |
Schalke 04 | Gelsenkirchen | Veltins-Arena | 61,973 |
VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 60,441 |
Werder Bremen | Bremen | Weserstadion | 42,100 |
VfL Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Volkswagen Arena | 30,000 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Position in table | Incoming | Date | Ref. |
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Eintracht Frankfurt | ![]() |
End of contract | 30 June 20141 | Pre–season | ![]() |
21 May 2014 | [6][8] |
Mainz 05 | ![]() |
Stepped down | 11 May 2014 | ![]() |
15 May 2014 | [11][12] | |
Bayer Leverkusen | ![]() |
End of caretaker assignment | 30 June 2014 | ![]() |
1 July 20142 | [9][10] | |
VfB Stuttgart | ![]() |
End of contract | 30 June 20143 | ![]() |
1 July 20144 | [13][14] | |
Hamburger SV | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 September 2014 | 18th | ![]() |
16 September 2014 | [19][20] |
Schalke 04 | ![]() |
Sacked | 7 October 2014 | 11th | ![]() |
7 October 2014 | [21] |
Werder Bremen | ![]() |
Sacked | 25 October 2014 | 18th | ![]() |
25 October 2014 | [22] |
VfB Stuttgart | ![]() |
Resigned | 24 November 2014 | 18th | ![]() |
25 November 2014 | [23][24] |
Hertha BSC | ![]() |
Sacked | 5 February 2015 | 17th | ![]() |
6 February 2015 | [25] |
Mainz 05 | ![]() |
Sacked | 17 February 2015 | 14th | ![]() |
17 February 2015 | [26] |
Hamburger SV | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 March 2015 | 16th | ![]() |
15 April 2015 | [27] |
Hannover 96 | ![]() |
Sacked | 20 April 2015 | 15th | ![]() |
20 April 2015 | [28][29] |
- Notes
- Announced on 3 March 2014.
- Announced on 25 April 2014.
- Announced on 10 May 2014.
- Announced on 12 May 2014.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 80 | 18 | +62 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 69 | |
3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 66 | |
4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
6 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 48 | |
7 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
8 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 44 | |
9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 43 | |
10 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 43 | |
11 | FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 40 | |
12 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 40 | |
13 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 37 | |
14 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 36 | |
15 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 35 | |
16 | Hamburger SV (O) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 35 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
17 | SC Freiburg (R) | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 34 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
18 | SC Paderborn 07 (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 31 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal, VfL Wolfsburg, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Schalke 04; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Borussia Dortmund.
Results
[edit]Relegation play-offs
[edit]The team which finishes 16th, will face the third-placed 2014–15 2. Bundesliga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earns entry into the 2015–16 Bundesliga. Hamburger SV prevailed for the second year in a row, avoiding their possible first relegation.
First leg
[edit]Hamburger SV | 1–1 | Karlsruher SC |
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Iličević ![]() |
Report | Hennings ![]() |
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Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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Second leg
[edit]Karlsruher SC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Hamburger SV |
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Yabo ![]() |
Report | Díaz ![]() Müller ![]() |
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Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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Hamburger SV won 3–2 on aggregate.
Season statistics
[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit] |
Hat-tricks[edit]
4 Player scored four goals
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "2014–15 German Bundesliga statistics". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Bundesliga 2014/2015 » Schedule". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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- ^ "Bayern Munich charge ahead to leave their German rivals playing catch-up". Guardian. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Der FC Bayern feiert die erste März-Meisterschaft". Die Welt (in German). 25 March 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ a b Weitbrecht, Ralf (3 March 2014). "Trainer Armin Veh verlässt Eintracht Frankfurt". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Trainer Veh bereitet in Frankfurt seinen Abgang vor". Die Welt (in German). 15 March 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ a b Marwedel, Jörg (21 May 2014). "Der ewige Bremer wird Frankfurter". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Leverkusen trennt sich von Trainer Hyypiä". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Bayer Leverkusen name Roger Schmidt as Sami Hyypia replacement". BBC Sports. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Hjulmand übernimmt Tuchels Job". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 16 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Mainz-Manager Heidel: Trainer Tuchel will zurücktreten". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Rückkehr zum VfB perfekt: Veh übernimmt bis 2016!" (in German). kicker. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ a b Plavec, Jan Georg (10 May 2014). "Huub Stevens verlässt den VfB". Suttgarter Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "DFL erteilt allen Klubs die Lizenz". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 27 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "FC Bayern eröffnet Saison gegen Wolfsburg" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
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- ^ "Fiat Group neuer Hauptsponsor von Eintracht Frankfurt" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Der Hamburger SV trennt sich von Mirko Slomka". bundesliga.de (in German). 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "HSV macht Zinnbauer gleich zum Cheftrainer" (in German). kicker. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Schalke trennt sich von Keller - di Matteo übernimmt". bundesliga.de (in German). 7 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Viktor Skripnik übernimmt – Robin Dutt freigestellt". bundesliga.de (in German). 25 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Nach Veh-Rücktritt: Viele Baustellen in Stuttgart". bundesliga.de (in German). 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Stevens: "Ich freue mich auf die Herausforderung"". bundesliga.de (in German). 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Hertha BSC trennt sich von Trainer Jos Luhukay". bundesliga.de (in German). 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Mainz trennt sich von Trainer Hjulmand, Schmidt übernimmt". dfb.de (in German). 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Bruno Labbadia ist neuer HSV-Trainer". dfb.de (in German). 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Hannover beurlaubt Tayfun Korkut". dfb.de (in German). 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Frontzeck neuer Trainer bei Hannover 96". dfb.de (in German). 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Torjäger" [Goalscorers] (in German). DFL. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English, German, Japanese, and Polish)