2013–14 Bundesliga
The 2013–14 Bundesliga was the 51st season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season began on 9 August 2013 and the final matchday was on 10 May 2014. The winter break started on 23 December 2013 and ended on 24 January 2014.[2]
Bayern Munich were the defending champions and officially clinched the championship on 25 March 2014 after defeating Hertha BSC, on the 27th matchday of the season. This broke their previous record from last season, where Bayern clinched the Bundesliga on matchday 28.[3]
Teams
A total of 18 teams were contesting the league, including 15 sides from the 2012–13 season and two sides promoted directly from the 2012–13 2. Bundesliga season. Fortuna Düsseldorf and Greuther Fürth were relegated from the Bundesliga after a single season and were replaced by Hertha Berlin, 2. Bundesliga champions and runners-up Eintracht Braunschweig. Hertha made an immediate return to the top level, but Eintracht made their first appearance after 28 years in the second and third levels. The final participant was determined in the two-legged play-off, in which 16th placed Bundesliga side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern, who finished third in 2. Bundesliga.
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Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity[4] |
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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 |
Eintracht Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Eintracht-Stadion | 23,325[5] |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Commerzbank-Arena | 51,500 |
SC Freiburg | 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 |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Sinsheim | Rhein-Neckar Arena | 30,150 |
1. FSV Mainz 05 | Mainz | Coface Arena | 34,000 |
1. FC Nürnberg | Nuremberg | Grundig-Stadion | 50,000 |
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
As of 19 February 2014.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager(s) | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager(s) | Date of appointment |
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Werder Bremen | Thomas Schaaf | Mutual consent | 15 May 2013[10] | 14th (2012–13)1 | Robin Dutt | 27 May 2013[11] |
Bayern Munich | Jupp Heynckes | Retirement | 26 June 2013 | Pre-season | Pep Guardiola | 26 June 2013[12]2 |
Bayer Leverkusen | Sami Hyypiä & Sascha Lewandowski |
Lewandowski stepped down | 30 June 2013[13] | Sami Hyypiä | 30 June 20133 | |
VfB Stuttgart | Bruno Labbadia | Sacked | 26 August 2013[14] | 17th | Thomas Schneider | 26 August 2013[15] |
Hamburger SV | Thorsten Fink | Sacked | 17 September 2013[16] | 15th | Bert van Marwijk | 22 September 2013[17] |
1. FC Nürnberg | Michael Wiesinger | Sacked | 7 October 2013[18] | 16th | Gertjan Verbeek | 22 October 2013[19] |
Hannover 96 | Mirko Slomka | Sacked | 27 December 2013[20] | 13th | Tayfun Korkut | 31 December 2013[21] |
Hamburger SV | Bert van Marwijk | Sacked | 15 February 2014[22] | 17th | Mirko Slomka | 17 February 2014[23] |
VfB Stuttgart | Thomas Schneider | Sacked | 9 March 2014[24] | 15th | Huub Stevens | 9 March 2014[24] |
Bayer Leverkusen | Sami Hyypiä | Sacked | 5 April 2014[25] | 4th | Sascha Lewandowski (caretaker) | 5 April 2014[25] |
1. FC Nürnberg | Gertjan Verbeek | Sacked | 23 April 2014 | 17th | Roger Prinzen | 23 April 2014 |
- Notes
- Werder Bremen and Thomas Schaaf terminated their contract after the penultimate matchday of the 2012–13 season. Robin Dutt was named as the new permanent manager in the off-season.
- Announced on 16 January 2013.[12]
- Announced on 15 May 2013.[13]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 94 | 23 | +71 | 90 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 71 | |
3 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | |
4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 61 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 60 | Qualification to Europa League group stage[a] |
6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 55 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a] |
7 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 53 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
8 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 52 | |
9 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 70 | +2 | 44 | |
10 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 42 | |
11 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 41 | |
12 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 39 | |
13 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 36 | |
14 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 36 | |
15 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 32 | |
16 | Hamburger SV (O) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 51 | 75 | −24 | 27 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
17 | 1. FC Nürnberg (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 26 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
18 | Eintracht Braunschweig (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b c The 2013–14 DFB-Pokal finalists (Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich) qualified for the UEFA Champions League, thus the three Europa League places were distributed through league positions.
Results
Relegation play-offs
Hamburger SV, who finished 16th, faced SpVgg Greuther Fürth, the 3rd-placed 2013–14 2. Bundesliga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2014–15 Bundesliga. Hamburger SV prevailed, avoiding their possible first relegation.
First leg
Hamburg
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Fürth
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Assistant referees:
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Second leg
SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1–1 | Hamburger SV |
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Fürstner 59' | Report | Lasogga 14' |
Fürth
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Hamburg
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Assistant referees:
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1–1 on aggregate. Hamburg won on away goals.
Statistics
Top scorersAs of 10 May 2014[26]
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Number of teams by state
References
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