The 2014–15 Bundesliga was the 52nd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. The season started on 22 August 2014, with two-time defending champion Bayern Munich hosting Wolfsburg, and the final matchday took place on 23 May 2015. Bayern Munich won their 25th German title on 26 April 2015.
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.
Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium CapacityFC AugsburgAugsburgSGL arena 30,660Bayer LeverkusenLeverkusenBayArena 30,210Bayern MunichMunichAllianz Arena 75,000Borussia DortmundDortmundSignal Iduna Park 80,645Borussia MönchengladbachStadion im Borussia-Park 54,010FrankfurtCommerzbank-Arena 51,500FreiburgSchwarzwald-Stadion 24,000Hamburger SVHamburgImtech Arena 57,000Hannover 96HanoverHDI-Arena 49,000 Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,244SinsheimRhein-Neckar Arena 30,150 Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 50,000 Mainz Coface Arena 34,000 Paderborn Benteler Arena 15,000GelsenkirchenVeltins-Arena 61,973StuttgartMercedes-Benz Arena 60,441Werder BremenBremenWeserstadion 42,100WolfsburgVolkswagen Arena 30,000
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor Nike AL-KOBayer Leverkusen Roger Schmidt adidas LG ElectronicsBayern Munich adidas Deutsche TelekomBorussia Dortmund Puma EvonikBorussia Mönchengladbach Kappa PostbankEintracht Frankfurt Nike Alfa Romeo Nike EhrmannHamburger SV adidas Fly EmiratesHannover 96 Jako Heinz von HeidenHertha BSC Nike Deutsche Bahn Lotto SAP Erima REWE Nike Entega Saller kfzteile24 adidas Gazprom Puma Mercedes-Benz BankWerder Bremen Nike Wiesenhof Kappa Volkswagen
Managerial changes Team Outgoing Position in table Incoming Eintracht Frankfurt Armin VehEnd of contract30 June 2014Pre–season Thomas Schaaf21 May 2014 Mainz 05 Thomas TuchelStepped down11 May 2014 Kasper Hjulmand15 May 2014 Bayer Leverkusen Sascha LewandowskiEnd of caretaker assignment30 June 2014 Roger Schmidt1 July 2014 VfB Stuttgart Huub StevensEnd of contract30 June 2014 Armin Veh1 July 2014 Hamburger SV Mirko SlomkaSacked15 September 201418th Josef Zinnbauer16 September 2014Schalke 04 Jens KellerSacked7 October 201411th Roberto Di Matteo7 October 2014Werder Bremen Robin DuttSacked25 October 201418th Viktor Skrypnyk25 October 2014VfB Stuttgart Armin VehResigned24 November 201418th Huub Stevens25 November 2014Hertha BSC Jos LuhukaySacked5 February 201517th Pál Dárdai 6 February 2015Mainz 05 Kasper HjulmandSacked17 February 201514th Martin Schmidt17 February 2015Hamburger SV Josef ZinnbauerSacked22 March 201516th Bruno Labbadia15 April 2015Hannover 96 Tayfun KorkutSacked20 April 201515th Michael Frontzeck20 April 2015 Notes
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs The team which finishes 16th, will face the third-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.
First leg
GK 15 René AdlerRB 4 Heiko Westermann CB 5 Johan Djourou (c)CB 32 Slobodan RajkovićLB 22 Matthias OstrzolekCM 40 Gojko Kačar CM 20 Marcelo DíazRW 8 Ivica Olić AM 18 Lewis Holtby LW 11 Ivo IličevićCF 10 Pierre-Michel LasoggaSubstitutes:GK 30 Alexander BrunstDF 2 Dennis Diekmeier DF 3 CléberMF 17 Zoltán Stieber MF 23 Rafael van der VaartMF 27 Nicolai MüllerFW 9 Maximilian Beister Manager: Bruno Labbadia GK 1 Dirk Orlishausen (c)RB 22 Enrico Valentini CB 3 Daniel GordonCB 14 Manuel GuldeLB 31 Philipp MaxCM 13 Dominic Peitz CM 23 Jonas MeffertRW 18 Manuel Torres JiménezAM 8 Reinhold Yabo LW 11 Dimitrij NazarovCF 17 Rouwen Hennings Substitutes:GK 24 René VollathDF 4 Martin StollDF 5 Dennis KempeDF 20 Ylli SallahiMF 15 Boubacar BarryMF 21 Gaëtan Krebs FW 19 Iliyan Mitsanski Manager: Markus Kauczinski
Assistant referees: Benjamin Brand Markus Hacker Fourth official: Michael WeinerMatch rules 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
Second leg
GK 1 Dirk Orlishausen (c)RB 22 Enrico ValentiniCB 3 Daniel Gordon CB 14 Manuel Gulde LB 31 Philipp Max CM 21 Gaëtan Krebs CM 23 Jonas Meffert RW 18 Manuel Torres JiménezAM 9 Hiroki Yamada LW 11 Dimitrij Nazarov CF 17 Rouwen HenningsSubstitutes:GK 24 René VollathDF 4 Martin Stoll DF 5 Dennis Kempe DF 20 Ylli SallahiMF 8 Reinhold Yabo MF 15 Boubacar BarryFW 19 Iliyan MitsanskiManager: Markus Kauczinski GK 15 René AdlerRB 2 Dennis DiekmeierCB 5 Johan DjourouCB 32 Slobodan Rajković LB 22 Matthias OstrzolekCM 20 Marcelo Díaz CM 23 Rafael van der Vaart (c) RW 8 Ivica Olić AM 18 Lewis Holtby LW 11 Ivo Iličević CF 10 Pierre-Michel LasoggaSubstitutes:GK 30 Alexander BrunstDF 3 Cléber DF 31 Ronny MarcosMF 17 Zoltán Stieber MF 19 Petr Jiráček MF 27 Nicolai Müller FW 9 Maximilian Beister Manager: Bruno Labbadia
Assistant referees: Guido Kleve René Rohde Fourth official: Marco FritzMatch rules 90 minutes of regular time. 30 minutes of extra time if tied on aggregate. Penalty shoot-out if no further goals are scored. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
Hamburger SV won 3–2 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Alexander Meier Eintracht Frankfurt192 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich17 Arjen Robben 4 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund16 Bas Dost VfL Wolfsburg6 Franco Di Santo Werder Bremen13 Thomas Müller Bayern Munich8 Shinji Okazaki Mainz 0512 Raffael Borussia Mönchengladbach10 Karim Bellarabi Bayer Leverkusen11 Patrick Herrmann Borussia Mönchengladbach Max Kruse Son Heung-min Bayer Leverkusen
Hat-tricks PlayerClubAgainstResultDate Thomas MüllerBayern MunichEintracht Frankfurt4–0 Klaas-Jan HuntelaarSchalke 041. FSV Mainz 054–1 Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingSchalke 04VfB Stuttgart4–0 Nils PetersenSC FreiburgEintracht Frankfurt4–1 Bas Dost4VfL WolfsburgBayer Leverkusen5–4 Son Heung-minBayer LeverkusenVfL Wolfsburg4–5
4 Player scored four goals
Awards Award Winner Club German Footballer of the Year Kevin De Bruyne VfL Wolfsburg VDV Player of the Season Kevin De Bruyne VfL Wolfsburg VDV Newcomer of the Season Leroy Sané Schalke 04 VDV Coach of the Season Lucien Favre Borussia Mönchengladbach Top scorer Alexander Meier Eintracht Frankfurt
Team of the Year Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) Defenders Ricardo Rodríguez (Wolfsburg) Naldo (Wolfsburg) Jérôme Boateng (Bayern Munich) Vieirinha (Wolfsburg) Midfielders David Alaba (Bayern Munich) Kevin De Bruyne (Wolfsburg) Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich) Forwards Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich) Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich)
Attendances Source:
No. Team Matches Total Average 1 Borussia Dortmund 17 1,367,871 80,463 2 Bayern München 17 1,239,000 72,882 3 Schalke 04 17 1,046,822 61,578 4 Hamburger SV 17 905,278 53,252 5 VfB Stuttgart 17 862,100 50,712 6 Borussia Mönchengladbach 17 861,218 50,660 7 Hertha BSC 17 853,140 50,185 8 1. FC Köln 17 821,600 48,329 9 Eintracht Frankfurt 17 809,500 47,618 10 Hannover 96 17 738,800 43,459 11 Werder Bremen 17 695,396 40,906 12 Mainz 05 17 527,139 31,008 13 Bayer Leverkusen 17 498,293 29,311 14 FC Augsburg 17 495,779 29,163 15 VfL Wolfsburg 17 479,387 28,199 16 1899 Hoffenheim 17 462,117 27,183 17 SC Freiburg 17 405,450 23,850 18 SC Paderborn 07 17 252,596 14,859
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