The 2013–14 season is the 104th season of competitive football in Germany.
Promotion and relegation
Pre Season League Promoted to League Relegated from League Bundesliga Hertha BSC Eintracht Braunschweig SpVgg Greuther Fürth Fortuna Düsseldorf 2. Bundesliga Karlsruher SC Arminia Bielefeld MSV Duisburg SSV Jahn Regensburg 3. Liga RB Leipzig SV Elversberg Holstein Kiel Kickers Offenbach SV Babelsberg 03 Alemannia Aachen Bundesliga (women) BV Cloppenburg (women) TSG 1899 Hoffenheim SC 07 Bad Neuenahr FSV Gütersloh 2009 2. Bundesliga (women) FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin VfL Bochum SV 67 Weinberg TuS Wörrstadt Wolfsburg II Holstein Kiel FFC Oldesloe 1. FFC Recklinghausen SV RW Bardenbach Bad Neuenahr II
Post Season League Promoted to League Relegated from League Bundesliga 1. FC Köln SC Paderborn 1. FC Nürnberg Eintracht Braunschweig 2. Bundesliga 1. FC Heidenheim RB Leipzig SV Darmstadt 98 Dynamo Dresden Energie Cottbus Arminia Bielefeld 3. Liga Mainz 05 II Sonnenhof Großaspach Fortuna Köln SV Elversberg SV Wacker Burghausen 1. FC Saarbrücken Bundesliga (women) Herforder SV SC Sand VfL Sindelfingen BV Cloppenburg 2. Bundesliga (women) Alemannia Aachen TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II Holstein Kiel 1. FFC Montabaur 1. FC Union Berlin TuS Wörrstadt FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin SC 07 Bad Neuenahr USV Jena II BW Hohen Neuendorf
National teams
Germany national football team
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Germany secured qualification for the 2014 World Cup on after defeating Ireland 3–0 in Cologne.
2014 FIFA World Cup
Group stage
Knockout stage
Friendly matches
Germany women's national football team
UEFA Women's Euro 2013
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Algarve Cup
Friendly matches
League season
Men
Bundesliga
Bundesliga review The 2013–14 Bundesliga season started on . After the first round of matches, Hertha BSC was in first place and Eintracht Frankfurt was in 18th place. After 17 rounds, the season reached its halfway mark. Bayern Munich were in first place seven points ahead of second place Bayer Leverkusen. 1. FC Nürnberg and Eintracht Braunschweig were in the automatic relegation spots with 11 points each. Bayern Munich clinched their 24th championship after the 27th round of matches when they led second place Borussia Dortmund by 25 points. The final matches of the season were played on A 1–4 defeat to Schalke 04 confirmed relegation for Nürnberg on the final day of the season. Eintracht Braunschweig were relegated after a 1–3 loss to 1899 Hoffenheim on the final day. Despite losing 2–3 to FSV Mainz 05 on the final day, Hamburger SV still have a chance of remaining in the Bundesliga when they face SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the relegation play-offs. VfL Wolfsburg's defeat of Borussia Mönchengladbach secured a spot for the Wolves in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage. Gladbach's defeat meant they would be placed in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League play-off round. Mainz will be competing in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round due to their victory over Hamburg. Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, runners-up Borussia Dortmund, and third placed Schalke 04 will all enter the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage. Bayer Leverksuen, who finished in fourth place, will enter the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League play-off round. The first leg of the relegation play-offs between 16th placed Hamburg and Greuther Fürth who placed 3rd in the 2. Bundesliga was played on 15 May. It ended as a goalless draw. The second leg was played on 18 May. Greuther Fürth hosted Hamburg in the second leg of the play-off. Pierre-Michel Lasogga scored the first goal of the match to give Hamburg a 1–0 lead. Stephan Fürstner scored for Fürth to make the score 1–1. The aggregate score over the two legs was 1–1. Hamburg remained in the Bundesliga thanks to the away goals rule.
Bundesliga standings
2. Bundesliga
3. Liga
Women
Bundesliga
Standings
2. Bundesliga
North standings
South standings
DFB–Pokal
The 2013–14 DFB-Pokal had sixty-four teams participate in the competition. Participants included all clubs from the 2012–13 Bundesliga and 2012–13 2. Bundesliga, except Dynamo Dresden who were banned from this season's competition. The best four teams of the 2012–13 3. Liga and twenty-five teams from the twenty-one regional associations completed the entrants to the tournament. The first round matches were played from 2 August to 5 August. SC Wiedenbrück 2000 were the only 4th division club to make it past the first round. They were paired with 2. Bundesliga side SV Sandhausen. Only two matches in the second round were between Bundesliga clubs. The second round matches were played on 24 and 25 September. 1. FC Saarbrücken were the only third division club to make it to the third round. They were drawn against Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. The third round matches were played on 3 and 4 December. After the third round, 1. FC Kaiserslautern were the last 2. Bundesliga club in the competition. They were paired with Bayer Leverkusen. The quarter-finals were played on 11 and 12 February. Kaiserslautern beat Leverkusen in the quarter-finals to be the only 2. Bundesliga club in the semi-finals along with three Bundesliga clubs. Title holders Bayern Munich were paired with Kaiserslautern and last season's runners-up Borussia Dortmund were paired with VfL Wolfsburg in the semi-finals. The semi-finals matches were played on 15 and 16 April. Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund played each other in the 2014 DFB-Pokal Final on 17 May. After 90 minutes of regulation time, no goals had been scored. Extra time was needed for the first time since 1992 to decide a winner. Goals from Arjen Robben and Thomas Müller during extra time gave Bayern Munich a 2–0 victory. This title, along with the Bundesliga title, completed a domestic double for Bayern.
German clubs in Europe
Champions League
For the first time, four German clubs made it through the group stage into the Round of 16. Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, and Schalke 04 all qualified for the knockout stage.
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen finished third in the 2012–13 Bundesliga which led to a berth in the Champions League group stage. The group-stage draw on saw Leverkusen placed in Group A along with Manchester United, Real Sociedad and Shakhtar Donetsk. On , Manchester United defeated Leverkusen 2–4 at Old Trafford. Simon Rolfes and Ömer Toprak scored for Leverkusen. The match on saw goals from Rolfes and Jens Hegeler lead to a 2–1 win over Real Sociedad at BayArena. A brace from Stefan Kießling along with goals from Rolfes and Sidney Sam led to a 4–0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on at BayArena. The result on was a goalless draw at Donbas Arena against Shakhtar Donetsk. The match at BayArena against Manchester United on resulted in a 0–5 loss. A 1–0 win over Real Sociedad due to a goal from Toprak on at Anoeta Stadium. This win plus a win by Manchester United over Shakhtar Donetsk led to a second-place finish in Group A and advancement to the Round of 16.
The draw for the Round of 16 took place on . Bayer Leverkusen were drawn against Paris Saint-Germain. The first leg was played on at BayArena and resulted in a 0–5 defeat for Leverkusen. PSG scored four goals before Leverkusen were reduced to ten men in the 59th minute when Emir Spahić received a second yellow card. The second leg was played on at Parc des Princes Sam scored for Leverkusen in the sixth minute. PSG later scored two goals resulting in a 1–2 defeat for Leverkusen. The aggregate score of 1–6 saw Bayer Leverkusen eliminated from the competition.
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich won both the 2012–13 Bundesliga and 2012–13 UEFA Champions League and was given a berth in the Champions League group stage. The group-stage draw on saw Bayern placed in Group D with CSKA Moscow, Manchester City and Viktoria Plzeň. Bayern's first match took place on against CSKA Moscow. Goals from David Alaba, Mario Mandžukić, and Arjen Robben resulted in a 3–0 victory for Bayern at Allianz Arena. The match against Manchester City on at Etihad Stadium resulted in a 3–1 win. Franck Ribéry, Thomas Müller and Robben scored the goals for Bayern and Jérôme Boateng earned a red card leaving Bayern with 10 men from the 86th minute. Bayern defeated Viktoria Plzeň 5–0 on at Allianz Arena. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mario Götze and Alaba contributed one goal each while Ribéry scored two goals. On Bayern defeated Viktoria Plzeň at Doosan Arena by a score of 1–0. Mandžukić scored the game's only goal. Bayern secured its place in the round of 16 with this win and a win by Manchester City over CSKA Moscow. This win was Bayern's ninth consecutive win in Champions League play which tied a record with Barcelona. Bayern's fifth match of the group stage took place at Luzhniki Stadium on was a 3–1 defeat of CSKA Moscow with goals from Robben, Götze, and Müller. This win set a new record undefeated streak in Champions League play at ten games. The final group match for Bayern took place on with a 2–3 defeat to Manchester City at Allianz Arena. Bayern's goals were scored by Müller and Götze. The win was not enough for Manchester City to take over first place in Group D from Bayern Munich. This loss ended Bayern's record win streak end at ten games.
The draw for the Round of 16 took place on . Bayern Munich were drawn against Arsenal. The first leg was played on at Emirates Stadium. During the 8th minute, Manuel Neuer stopped a penalty kick from Arsenal's Mesut Özil. Wojciech Szczęsny was sent-off in the 37th minute after taking down Arjen Robben in the penalty area. David Alaba missed the penalty kick that followed. A goal scored by Toni Kroos in the 54th minute and one scored by Thomas Müller in the 88th minute gave Bayern a 2–0 victory. The second leg was played on at Allianz Arena and ended as a 1–1 draw. Schweinsteiger scored a goal in the 54th minute to give Bayern the lead before Lukas Podolski tied the game in the 57th minute. Bayern Munich advanced with a 3–1 aggregate score.
The draw for the quarter-finals took place on . Bayern Munich were drawn against Manchester United F.C. The first leg was played on at Old Trafford. Nemanja Vidić scored for United in the 58th minute. Bastian Schweinsteiger scored for Bayern in the 66th minute. The game ended as a 1–1 draw. The second leg was played at the Allianz Arena on . Patrice Evra of Manchester United scored the first goal of the match in the 57th minute. This lead lasted for 22 seconds before Mandžukić scored Bayern's first goal. Müller and Robben also scored for Bayern resulting in a 3–1 victory. An aggregate score of 4–2 saw Bayern advance to the semi-finals.
The draw for the semi-finals took place on . Bayern were drawn against Real Madrid C.F. The first leg was played at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on and resulted in a 0–1 defeat for Bayern Munich due to a goal in the 19th minute from Karim Benzema. The second leg at the Allianz Arena on was a 0–4 defeat for Bayern. Sergio Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored two goals for Real Madrid. The aggregate score of 0–5 saw Bayern eliminated from the competition.
Borussia Dortmund