2020–21 Bundesliga

The 2020–21 Bundesliga will be the 58th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It will begin on 18 September 2020 and conclude 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.

Bundesliga
Season2020–21
Dates18 September 2020 – 22 May 2021
2021–22 →

The fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[3]

Teams
Locations of the 2020–21 Bundesliga teams

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

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

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [4]
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,649 [5]
Union Berlin Berlin Stadion An der Alten Försterei 22,012 [6]
Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld Schüco-Arena 27,300
Werder Bremen Bremen Wohninvest Weserstadion 42,100 [7]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,365 [8]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 51,500 [9]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Schwarzwald-Stadion 24,000 [10]
1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,150 [11]
1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 49,698 [12]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 42,558 [13]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [14]
Mainz 05 Mainz Opel Arena 34,000 [15]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 59,724 [16]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [17]
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena 62,271 [18]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,449 [19]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000 [20]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve
FC Augsburg Heiko Herrlich TBD Nike WWK Siegmund
Hertha BSC Bruno Labbadia TBD Nike Hyundai
Union Berlin Urs Fischer Christopher Trimmel Adidas Aroundtown wefox
Arminia Bielefeld Uwe Neuhaus Fabian Klos Macron Schüco JAB Anstoetz Textilien
Werder Bremen Florian Kohfeldt Niklas Moisander Umbro Wiesenhof H-Hotels
Borussia Dortmund Lucien Favre Marco Reus Puma 1&1 Ionos Opel
Eintracht Frankfurt Adi Hütter David Abraham Nike Indeed.com
SC Freiburg Christian Streich TBD Hummel Schwarzwaldmilch Badenova
1899 Hoffenheim Sebastian Hoeneß Benjamin Hübner Joma SAP SNP
1. FC Köln Markus Gisdol Jonas Hector Uhlsport REWE DEVK
RB Leipzig Julian Nagelsmann Willi Orban Nike Red Bull CG Immobilien
Bayer Leverkusen Peter Bosz Lars Bender Jako Barmenia Versicherungen Kieser Training
Mainz 05 Achim Beierlorzer Danny Latza Kappa Kömmerling QQ288
Borussia Mönchengladbach Marco Rose Lars Stindl Puma flatex H-Hotels
Bayern Munich Hans-Dieter Flick Manuel Neuer Adidas Deutsche Telekom Qatar Airways
Schalke 04 David Wagner Omar Mascarell Umbro Gazprom Harfid
VfB Stuttgart Pellegrino Matarazzo Marc-Oliver Kempf Jako Mercedes-Benz Bank Mercedes-Benz EQ
VfL Wolfsburg Oliver Glasner Josuha Guilavogui Nike Volkswagen Linglong Tire

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
1899 Hoffenheim Matthias Kaltenbach / Marcel Rapp / Kai Herdling (interim) End of caretaker spell 9 June 2020 30 June 2020 Pre-season Sebastian Hoeneß 27 July 2020 [21][22][23]

League table
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 to Champions League group stage
2 Hertha BSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Union Berlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Arminia Bielefeld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Werder Bremen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa League group stage
6 Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 SC Freiburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 1. FC Köln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 RB Leipzig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Bayer Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 VfB Stuttgart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18 September 2020. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[24]

Results
Home \ Away AUG BSC UNB BIE BRE DOR FRA FRE HOF KÖL LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN SCH STU WOL
FC Augsburg —
Hertha BSC — a
Union Berlin a —
Arminia Bielefeld —
Werder Bremen —
Borussia Dortmund — a a
Eintracht Frankfurt —
SC Freiburg —
1899 Hoffenheim —
1. FC Köln —
RB Leipzig —
Bayer Leverkusen —
Mainz 05 —
Borussia Mönchengladbach —
Bayern Munich a —
Schalke 04 a —
VfB Stuttgart —
VfL Wolfsburg —
First match(es) will be played on 18 September 2020. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs will take place on 26 and 29 May 2021.[1]

Number of teams by state
Position State Number Teams
1  North Rhine-Westphalia6Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Schalke 04
2  Baden-Württemberg3SC Freiburg, 1899 Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart
3  Bavaria2FC Augsburg and Bayern Munich
 Berlin2Hertha BSC and Union Berlin
5  Bremen1Werder Bremen
 Hesse1Eintracht Frankfurt
 Lower Saxony1VfL Wolfsburg
 Rhineland-Palatinate1Mainz 05
 Saxony1RB Leipzig

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