Season 2014–15 Dates 22 Aug 2014 – 23 May 2015 Goals scored 843 | Champion FC Bayern Munich Location Germany Matches played 306 | |
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Champions Bayern Munich
24th Bundesliga title
25th German title Champions League Bayern Munich
VfL Wolfsburg
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bayer Leverkusen Europa League FC Augsburg
Schalke 04
Borussia Dortmund Top goalscorer Alexander Meier
(19 goals) Biggest home win Bayern Munich 8–0 Hamburger SV
(14 February 2015) Relegated SC Freiburg, SC Paderborn 07 Similar 2014 DFL‑Supercup, 2015–16 La Liga, 2013 UEFA Super Cup | ||
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. Bayern Munich won their 25th German title on 26 April 2015.
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Background
Bayern Munich came into the season as defending champions, winning the championship on 25 March 2014 against Hertha BSC. Armin Veh announced that he was leaving Eintracht Frankfurt during the 2013–14 season. He had demanded that the club invest more money in the squad. Thomas Schaaf replaced Veh. Bayer Leverkusen sacked Sami Hyypiä during the 2013–14 season. Sascha Lewandowski was named interim manager. Lewandowski's interim reign lasted until the end of the season when Roger Schmidt took over. Other managerial changes include Kasper Hjulmand replacing Thomas Tuchel at 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Armin Veh replacing Huub Stevens at VfB Stuttgart. Every club received their licence. The league schedule came out on 24 June with Bayern Munich facing VfL Wolfsburg in the opening fixture on 22 August. 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
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.
Managerial changes
- Announced on 3 March 2014.
- Announced on 25 April 2014.
- Announced on 10 May 2014.
- Announced on 12 May 2014.
Positions by round
This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16. The final standings after matchday 34 in this table may not reflect what the clubs actually qualified for if a Bundesliga club wins the DFB-Pokal. If this occurs, that club will qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stage, unless they are in the top four of the table, as they would qualify for the UEFA Champions League. In that case, the team in 6th would qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stage, and the team in 7th would qualify for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. The same would occur if that club finished in 5th, as they already qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage.
Last updated: 23 May 2015
Source: Kicker
Results
Updated to games played on 23 May 2015.
Source: Bundesliga
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-offs
The team which finishes 16th, will face the 3rd-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.
Second leg
Hamburger SV won 3–2 on aggregate.
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals