2017–18 Bundesliga

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Bundesliga
Season 2017–18
Champions Bayern Munich
27th Bundesliga title
28th German title
Relegated Hamburger SV
1. FC Köln
Champions League Bayern Munich
Schalke 04
1899 Hoffenheim
Borussia Dortmund
Europa League Bayer Leverkusen
RB Leipzig
Eintracht Frankfurt
Matches played 306
Goals scored 855 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorer Robert Lewandowski (29 goals)
Biggest home win Munich 6–0 Hamburger SV
1899 Hoffenheim 6–0 1. FC Köln
Munich 6–0 Dortmund[1]
Biggest away win Gladbach 1–5 Bayer Leverkusen
SC Freiburg 0–4 Munich
Hertha BSC 2–6 RB Leipzig[1]
Highest scoring Dortmund 4–4 Schalke 04
Hannover 96 4–4 Bayer Leverkusen
Hertha BSC 2–6 RB Leipzig[1]
Longest winning run 10 games[1]
Bayern Munich
Longest unbeaten run 13 games[1]
Bayern Munich
Longest winless run 16 games[1]
1. FC Köln
Longest losing run 5 games[1]
1. FC Köln
Hannover 96
SC Freiburg
Highest attendance 81,360[1]
Dortmund v Gladbach
Dortmund v Munich
Dortmund v SC Freiburg
Dortmund v Hamburger SV
Lowest attendance 22,827[1]
VfL Wolfsburg v RB Leipzig

The 2017–18 Bundesliga was the 55th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 18 August 2017 and concluded on 12 May 2018.[2] The fixtures were announced on 29 June 2017.[3][4]

Following an offline test phase in the previous season,[5] the video assistant referee system was used for the first time in the Bundesliga on a trial basis following approval from IFAB.[6]

Bayern Munich were the defending champions and won their 27th Bundesliga title on 7 April with five games to spare, winning a sixth consecutive title for the first time in their history.[7][8] 1. FC Köln and Hamburger SV were relegated at the end of the season, with Hamburg therefore losing their status as the only ever-present team in Bundesliga history.

Summary

One of the managerial changes before the start of the season was at Borussia Dortmund, who had finished third the previous season. After sacking Thomas Tuchel, they hired the Dutchman Peter Bosz in June 2017, after he had led Ajax to the 2017 UEFA Europa League Final.[9] Dortmund were also the German club involved in the biggest transfer of the summer, selling young French forward Ousmane Dembélé to Barcelona for an initial €105 million.[10] Meanwhile, reigning champions Bayern Munich prepared for the season by breaking the league's transfer record in their purchase of French midfielder Corentin Tolisso from Lyon for €41.5 million.[11]

On 28 September 2017, Bayern sacked manager Carlo Ancelotti amidst reports of player unrest, despite the club sitting in third place.[12] He was replaced by Jupp Heynckes in his fourth spell at the club.[13] On 28 October, a 2–0 win over RB Leipzig put Bayern on top of the table for the first time in the season.[14] In December, Dortmund sacked Bosz with the team in seventh, and replaced him with the Austrian Peter Stöger who himself had recently been dismissed by winless bottom team 1. FC Köln.[15]

In the January 2018 transfer window, Dortmund lost the season's second-top scorer, Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who moved to Arsenal for a €63 million fee.[16] They replaced him by bringing in Chelsea's Michy Batshuayi on loan.[17] From December to February, Bayern went on a 10-match winning streak that ended with a goalless draw with Hertha BSC at the Allianz Arena,[18] and managed 13 unbeaten until a 1–2 loss at Leipzig on 18 March.[19]

Dortmund remained unbeaten for 12 games between December and 31 March, when they lost 0–6 away to Bayern.[20] Schalke 04, who finished only 10th the previous season, were in the top 3 for most of the season. They were unbeaten for 11 games between September and January, putting together six consecutive victories in February and March before a 2–3 loss at bottom team Hamburg.[21]

Bayern won their 27th Bundesliga and 28th German title (6th consecutive) on 7 April 2018, with five games left to play after defeating fellow Bavarian club FC Augsburg 4–1.[8] Three weeks later, Köln were the first team relegated after a 2–3 loss to SC Freiburg.[22] On 5 May, Schalke secured second place and a return to the Champions League for the first time in four years, with a 2–1 win at Augsburg.[23] On the last matchday, 1899 Hoffenheim beat Dortmund 3–1 to finish ahead of the latter on goal difference at an all-time high third place and securing a spot in the Champions League group stage for the first time in their history.[24] Following VfL Wolfsburg's 4–1 win over Köln, Hamburg were relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time in their history.[25]

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski was the league's top scorer for the third time, a record for a foreign player. He scored 29 goals, 14 more than second-placed Nils Petersen of Freiburg.[26]

Teams

Locations of the 2017–18 Bundesliga teams

A total of 18 teams participated in this edition of the Bundesliga.

Team changes

Promoted from
2016–17 2. Bundesliga		 Relegated from
2016–17 Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart
Hannover 96		 FC Ingolstadt
Darmstadt 98

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [27]
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,475 [28]
Werder Bremen Bremen Weser-Stadion 42,100 [29]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,360 [30]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Commerzbank-Arena 51,500 [31]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Schwarzwald-Stadion 24,000 [32]
Hamburger SV Hamburg Volksparkstadion 57,000 [33]
Hannover 96 Hanover HDI-Arena 49,000 [34]
1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena 30,150 [35]
1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 49,698 [36]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 42,558 [37]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,000 [38]
Mainz 05 Mainz Opel Arena 34,000 [39]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,014 [40]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [41]
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena 62,271 [42]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,449 [43]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000 [44]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager[45] Captain Kit manufacturer[46] Shirt sponsor[46]
Front Sleeve
FC Augsburg Germany Manuel Baum Germany Daniel Baier Nike WWK baramundi software
Hertha BSC Hungary Pál Dárdai Bosnia and Herzegovina Vedad Ibišević Nike bet-at-home.com TEDi
Werder Bremen Germany Florian Kohfeldt Austria Zlatko Junuzović Nike Wiesenhof H-Hotels
Borussia Dortmund Austria Peter Stöger Germany Marcel Schmelzer Puma Evonik Opel
Eintracht Frankfurt Croatia Niko Kovač Germany Alexander Meier Nike Indeed.com Deutsche Börse Group
SC Freiburg Germany Christian Streich Germany Julian Schuster Hummel Schwarzwaldmilch None
Hamburger SV Germany Christian Titz Japan Gōtoku Sakai Adidas Fly Emirates Popp Feinkost
Hannover 96 Germany André Breitenreiter Germany Edgar Prib Jako Heinz von Heiden HDI
1899 Hoffenheim Germany Julian Nagelsmann Poland Eugen Polanski Lotto SAP Prowin
1. FC Köln Germany Stefan Ruthenbeck Germany Matthias Lehmann Erima REWE DEVK
RB Leipzig Austria Ralph Hasenhüttl Germany Dominik Kaiser Nike Red Bull CG Immobilien
Bayer Leverkusen Germany Heiko Herrlich Germany Lars Bender Jako Barmenia Versicherungen Westminster-Gruppe
Mainz 05 Germany Sandro Schwarz Germany Stefan Bell Lotto Kömmerling MFD Aviation
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany Dieter Hecking Germany Lars Stindl Kappa Postbank H-Hotels
Bayern Munich Germany Jupp Heynckes Germany Manuel Neuer Adidas Deutsche Telekom Hamad Airport
Schalke 04 Germany Domenico Tedesco Germany Ralf Fährmann Adidas Gazprom Allyouneed Fresh
VfB Stuttgart Turkey Tayfun Korkut Germany Christian Gentner Puma Mercedes-Benz Bank GAZİ
VfL Wolfsburg Germany Bruno Labbadia Spain Ignacio Camacho Nike Volkswagen UPS

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Mainz 05 Switzerland Martin Schmidt Sacked 22 May 2017 30 June 2017 Pre-season Germany Sandro Schwarz 31 May 2017 1 July 2017 [47]
Borussia Dortmund Germany Thomas Tuchel 30 May 2017 Netherlands Peter Bosz 6 June 2017 [48][49]
Bayer Leverkusen Turkey Tayfun Korkut End of contract 13 May 2017 Germany Heiko Herrlich 9 June 2017 [50][51]
Schalke 04 Germany Markus Weinzierl Sacked 9 June 2017 Germany Domenico Tedesco [52]
VfL Wolfsburg Netherlands Andries Jonker 18 September 2017 14th Switzerland Martin Schmidt 18 September 2017 [53]
Bayern Munich Italy Carlo Ancelotti 28 September 2017 3rd France Willy Sagnol (interim) 28 September 2017 [54]
France Willy Sagnol (interim) End of caretaker spell 6 October 2017 2nd Germany Jupp Heynckes 6 October 2017 [55]
Werder Bremen Germany Alexander Nouri Sacked 30 October 2017 17th Germany Florian Kohfeldt 30 October 2017 [56][57]
1. FC Köln Austria Peter Stöger 3 December 2017 18th Germany Stefan Ruthenbeck 3 December 2017 [58]
Borussia Dortmund Netherlands Peter Bosz 10 December 2017 7th Austria Peter Stöger 10 December 2017 [59]
Hamburger SV Germany Markus Gisdol 21 January 2018 17th Germany Bernd Hollerbach 22 January 2018 [60][61]
VfB Stuttgart Germany Hannes Wolf 28 January 2018 15th Turkey Tayfun Korkut 29 January 2018 [62][63]
VfL Wolfsburg Switzerland Martin Schmidt Resigned 19 February 2018 14th Germany Bruno Labbadia 20 February 2018 [64][65]
Hamburger SV Germany Bernd Hollerbach Sacked 12 March 2018 17th Germany Christian Titz 12 March 2018 [66]

League table

Template:2017–18 Bundesliga table

Results

Home \ Away AUG BSC BRE DOR FRA FRE HAM HAN HOF KÖL LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN SCH STU WOL
FC Augsburg — 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–0 3–3 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–4 1–2 0–1 2–1
Hertha BSC 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–6 2–1 0–2 2–4 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–0
Werder Bremen 0–3 0–0 — 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 3–1
Borussia Dortmund 1–1 2–0 1–2 — 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 5–0 2–3 4–0 1–2 6–1 1–3 4–4 3–0 0–0
Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–2 — 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 4–2 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–1
SC Freiburg 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–2 0–2
Hamburger SV 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–3 1–2 1–0 — 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 3–1 0–0
Hannover 96 1–3 3–1 2–1 4–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 — 2–0 0–0 2–3 4–4 3–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–1
1899 Hoffenheim 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 — 6–0 4–0 1–4 4–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0
1. FC Köln 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–3 0–1 3–4 1–3 1–1 0–3 — 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–3 1–0
RB Leipzig 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–5 1–2 — 1–4 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 4–1
Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 4–0 3–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 — 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–1 2–2
Mainz 05 1–3 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 0–1 2–3 1–0 3–0 3–1 — 0–0 0–2 0–1 3–2 1–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–3 1–0 0–1 1–5 1–1 — 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0
Bayern Munich 3–0 0–0 4–2 6–0 4–1 5–0 6–0 3–1 5–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 5–1 — 2–1 1–4 2–2
Schalke 04 3–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 — 3–1 1–1
VfB Stuttgart 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 — 1–0
VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 3–3 1–1 0–3 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 —
Source: DFB

Relegation play-offs

All times are UTC+2.

First leg

17 May 2018
20:30
VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 Holstein Kiel
https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/relegation/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2261009 Schindler Goal 34'
Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 28,800
Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Second leg

21 May 2018
20:30
Holstein Kiel 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg
https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/relegation/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2261010 Knoche Goal 75'
Holstein-Stadion, Kiel
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert

VfL Wolfsburg won 4–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Statistics

Top scorers

File:Robert Lewandowski Training 2017-03 FC Bayern Muenchen-3.jpg
Robert Lewandowski was the top scorer for the third time, with 29 goals
Rank Player Club Goals[67]
1 Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 29
2 Germany Nils Petersen SC Freiburg 15
3 Germany Niclas Füllkrug Hannover 96 14
Germany Mark Uth 1899 Hoffenheim
Germany Kevin Volland Bayer Leverkusen
6 Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang[lower-alpha 1] Borussia Dortmund 13
Austria Michael Gregoritsch FC Augsburg
Croatia Andrej Kramarić 1899 Hoffenheim
Germany Timo Werner RB Leipzig
10 Iceland Alfreð Finnbogason FC Augsburg 12
Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou Hertha BSC
Germany Sandro Wagner[lower-alpha 2] 1899 Hoffenheim
Bayern Munich
  1. ↑ Aubameyang transferred from Borussia Dortmund to Arsenal during the winter break.
  2. ↑ Wagner transferred from 1899 Hoffenheim to Bayern Munich during the winter break.

Hat-tricks

Player Club Against Result Date
Iceland Alfreð Finnbogason FC Augsburg 1. FC Köln 3–0 9 September 2017
Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund Borussia Mönchengladbach 6–1 23 September 2017
Germany Max Kruse Werder Bremen Hannover 96 4–0 19 November 2017
Germany Nils Petersen SC Freiburg 1. FC Köln 4–3 10 December 2017
Iceland Alfreð Finnbogason FC Augsburg SC Freiburg 3–3 16 December 2017
Germany Niclas Füllkrug Hannover 96 Mainz 05 3–2 13 January 2018
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Hamburger SV 6–0 10 March 2018
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund 6–0 31 March 2018
Germany Kevin Volland Bayer Leverkusen Eintracht Frankfurt 4–1 14 April 2018
Croatia Andrej Kramarić 1899 Hoffenheim Hannover 96 3–1 27 April 2018

Clean sheets

File:Sven Ulreich 2016.jpg
Four goalkeepers kept 12 clean sheets, among them Sven Ulreich, who played in the fewest matches (29)
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[68]
1 Switzerland Roman Bürki Borussia Dortmund 12
Germany Ralf Fährmann Schalke 04
Germany Sven Ulreich Bayern Munich
Germany Ron-Robert Zieler VfB Stuttgart
5 Germany Oliver Baumann 1899 Hoffenheim 10
Germany Bernd Leno Bayer Leverkusen
7 Switzerland Marwin Hitz FC Augsburg 9
Germany Alexander Schwolow SC Freiburg
9 Belgium Koen Casteels VfL Wolfsburg 8
Czech Republic Jiří Pavlenka Werder Bremen

Awards

Goal of the year (2017)

Sebastien Haller won that award for his goal for Eintracht Frankfurt.[69]

Number of teams by state

Rank State Number of teams Club(s)
1  North Rhine-Westphalia 5 Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Schalke 04
2  Baden-Württemberg 3 SC Freiburg, 1899 Hoffenheim, and VfB Stuttgart
3  Bavaria 2 FC Augsburg and Bayern Munich
 Lower Saxony Hannover 96 and VfL Wolfsburg
5  Berlin 1 Hertha BSC
 Bremen Werder Bremen
 Hamburg Hamburger SV
 Hesse Eintracht Frankfurt
 Rhineland-Palatinate Mainz 05
 Saxony RB Leipzig

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