The 2013–14 Bundesliga was the 51st season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season began on 9 August 2013, with defending champion Bayern Munich hosting Borussia Mönchengladbach, and the final matchday was on 10 May 2014. The winter break started on 23 December 2013 and ended on 24 January 2014.

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.

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.

2013–14 Teams

Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen Schalke 04 SC Freiburg Eintracht Frankfurt Hamburger SV Borussia Mönchengladbach Hannover 96 1. FC Nürnberg VfL Wolfsburg VfB Stuttgart FSV Mainz 05 Werder Bremen FC Augsburg TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (winner of the promotion-relegation play-off) Hertha BSC (2012–13 2. Bundesliga champion) Eintracht Braunschweig (2012–13 2. Bundesliga runner-up)

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium CapacityFC AugsburgAugsburgSGL arena 30,660Bayer LeverkusenLeverkusenBayArena 30,210Bayern MunichMunichAllianz Arena 71,000Borussia DortmundDortmundSignal Iduna Park 80,645Borussia MönchengladbachStadion im Borussia-Park 54,010 Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 23,325FrankfurtCommerzbank-Arena 51,500FreiburgMAGE SOLAR Stadion 24,000Hamburger SVHamburgImtech Arena 57,000Hannover 96HanoverHDI-Arena 49,000 Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,244SinsheimRhein-Neckar Arena 30,150MainzCoface Arena 34,000NurembergGrundig-Stadion 50,000GelsenkirchenVeltins-Arena 61,973StuttgartMercedes-Benz Arena 60,441Werder BremenBremenWeserstadion 42,100WolfsburgVolkswagen Arena 30,000

Personnel and kits As of 19 February 2014. TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor Jako AL-KOBayer Leverkusen (caretaker) adidas LG ElectronicsBayern Munich adidas Deutsche TelekomBorussia Dortmund Puma EvonikBorussia Mönchengladbach Kappa PostbankEintracht Braunschweig Nike SEATEintracht Frankfurt Jako Alfa Romeo Nike EhrmannHamburger SV adidas Fly EmiratesHannover 96 Jako TUIHertha BSC Nike Deutsche Bahn Puma SAP Nike Entega adidas NKD adidas Gazprom Puma Mercedes-Benz BankWerder Bremen Nike Wiesenhof adidas Volkswagen/e-Up!

Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager(s) Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager(s) Date of appointmentWerder Bremen Thomas SchaafMutual consent15 May 201314th (2012–13) Robin Dutt27 May 2013 Bayern Munich Jupp Heynckes Retirement 26 June 2013Pre-season 26 June 2013Bayer Leverkusen Sami Hyypiä & Sascha LewandowskiLewandowski stepped down30 June 2013 Sami Hyypiä30 June 2013VfB Stuttgart Bruno LabbadiaSacked26 August 201317th Thomas Schneider26 August 2013Hamburger SV Thorsten Fink17 September 201315th Bert van Marwijk22 September 20131. FC Nürnberg Michael Wiesinger7 October 201316th Gertjan Verbeek22 October 2013Hannover 96 Mirko Slomka27 December 201313th Tayfun Korkut31 December 2013Hamburger SV Bert van Marwijk15 February 201417th Mirko Slomka17 February 2014VfB Stuttgart Thomas Schneider9 March 201415th Huub Stevens9 March 2014Bayer Leverkusen Sami Hyypiä5 April 20144th Sascha Lewandowski (caretaker)5 April 20141. FC Nürnberg Gertjan Verbeek23 April 201417th Roger Prinzen23 April 2014 Notes

League table

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

GK 1 Jaroslav Drobný RB 2 Dennis Diekmeier CB 5 Johan Djourou CB 3 Michael Mancienne LB 19 Petr Jiráček CM 37 Robert Tesche CM 14 Milan Badelj RW 8 Tomás Rincón AM 23 Rafael van der Vaart (c) LW 9 Hakan Çalhanoğlu CF 20 Pierre-Michel LasoggaSubstitutions: GK 30 Sven Neuhaus DF 4 Heiko Westermann DF 28 Jonathan Tah MF 6 Ouasim Bouy MF 7 Marcell Jansen MF 25 Ola John MF 27 Kerem DemirbayManager: Mirko Slomka GK 1 Wolfgang Hesl (c) RB 20 Daniel Brosinski CB 5 Mërgim Mavraj CB 2 Benedikt Röcker LB 31 Niko Gießelmann CM 8 Stephan Fürstner CM 6 Tim Sparv RW 7 Zoltán Stieber LW 18 Baba Rahman CF 33 Ilir Azemi CF 10 Nikola Đurđić Substitutions: GK 39 Tom Mickel DF 3 Zsolt Korcsmár MF 14 Tom Weilandt MF 16 Goran Šukalo MF 17 Thomas Pledl MF 27 Florian Trinks FW 22 Niclas Füllkrug Manager: Frank Kramer

Assistant referees: Florian Steuer Marcel Pelgrim Fourth official: Daniel Siebert

Second leg

GK 1 Wolfgang Hesl (c) RB 20 Daniel Brosinski CB 5 Mërgim Mavraj CB 2 Benedikt Röcker LB 18 Baba Rahman CM 8 Stephan Fürstner CM 6 Tim Sparv RW 7 Zoltán Stieber LW 14 Tom Weilandt CF 10 Nikola Đurđić CF 33 Ilir AzemiSubstitutions: GK 30 Mark Flekken DF 3 Zsolt Korcsmár MF 16 Goran Šukalo MF 17 Thomas Pledl MF 21 Robert Zillner FW 9 Ognjen Mudrinski FW 22 Niclas Füllkrug Manager: Frank Kramer GK 1 Jaroslav Drobný RB 2 Dennis Diekmeier CB 5 Johan Djourou CB 4 Heiko Westermann LB 19 Petr Jiráček CM 14 Milan Badelj CM 18 Tolgay Arslan RW 9 Hakan Çalhanoğlu AM 23 Rafael van der Vaart (c) LW 7 Marcell Jansen CF 20 Pierre-Michel LasoggaSubstitutions: GK 30 Sven Neuhaus DF 3 Michael Mancienne DF 28 Jonathan Tah MF 8 Tomás Rincón MF 27 Kerem Demirbay MF 37 Robert Tesche FW 31 Jacques ZouaManager: Mirko Slomka

Assistant referees: Robert Kempter Thorsten Schiffner Fourth official: Guido Winkmann

1–1 on aggregate. Hamburg won on away goals.

Statistics Top scorers As of 10 May 2014

Rank Player Club Goals 1 Borussia Dortmund 20 2 Bayern Munich 18 3 1. FC Nürnberg 174 1899 Hoffenheim 16 Hertha BSC Borussia Dortmund7 Bayer Leverkusen 15 Mainz 05 Borussia Mönchengladbach 10 VfL Wolfsburg 14 Awards Annual awards AwardWinnerClubRef.VDV Player of the Season Marco ReusBorussia DortmundVDV Coach of the Season Markus WeinzierlFC AugsburgVDV Newcomer of the Season André HahnFC AugsburgTop scorer Robert LewandowskiBorussia DortmundGerman Footballer of the Year Manuel NeuerBayern Munich Team of the Year Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer(Bayern Munich) Defenders Atsuto Uchida(Schalke 04) Sokratis(Borussia Dortmund) Mats Hummels(Borussia Dortmund) David Alaba(Bayern Munich) Midfielders Nuri Şahin(Borussia Dortmund) Arjen Robben(Bayern Munich) Philipp Lahm(Bayern Munich) Forwards Marco Reus(Borussia Dortmund) Robert Lewandowski(Borussia Dortmund) Franck Ribéry(Bayern Munich)

Attendances Source:

No. Team Matches Total Average 1 Borussia Dortmund 17 1,365,050 80,297 2 Bayern München 17 1,207,000 71,000 3 Schalke 04 17 1,046,677 61,569 4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 17 888,062 52,239 5 Hertha BSC 17 882,120 51,889 6 Hamburger SV 17 881,027 51,825 7 VfB Stuttgart 17 858,469 50,498 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 17 799,900 47,053 9 Hannover 96 17 776,300 45,665 10 Werder Bremen 17 691,162 40,657 11 1. FC Nürnberg 17 687,006 40,412 12 Mainz 05 17 526,722 30,984 13 FC Augsburg 17 498,018 29,295 14 Bayer Leverkusen 17 483,689 28,452 15 VfL Wolfsburg 17 476,374 28,022 16 1899 Hoffenheim 17 457,411 26,907 17 SC Freiburg 17 397,700 23,394 18 Eintracht Braunschweig 17 387,583 22,799

References

External links

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