The 2019–20 season of the Frauen-Bundesliga was the 30th season of Germany's premier women's football league. It ran from 17 August 2019 to 28 June 2020.
VfL Wolfsburg won their fourth straight and sixth overall title.
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, on 8 March 2020 the Federal Minister of Health, Jens Spahn recommended cancelling events with more than 1,000 people. On 13 March, the DFB announced that a match scheduled for 15 March, was postponed. On 16 March, it was announced that the league will be suspended until 19 April. After a meeting on 31 March, the suspension was extended until 30 April. A decision on the resumption of the competition, similar to the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, was taken at an extraordinary meeting of the DFB-Bundestag on 25 May 2020. On 20 May, it was announced that the league will be continued on 29 May. That was confirmed on 25 May. All matches were played behind closed doors. In addition, five substitutions were permitted for the remaining matches, following a proposal from FIFA and approval by IFAB to lessen the impact of fixture congestion.
Teams
Team changes Promoted from 2018–19 2. Bundesliga Relegated from 2018–19 Bundesliga 1. FC KölnUSV Jena Werder BremenBorussia Mönchengladbach
Stadiums Team Home city Home ground Capacity MSV Duisburg Duisburg PCC-Stadion 3,000 SGS Essen Essen Stadion Essen 20,000 1. FFC Frankfurt Frankfurt Stadion am Brentanobad 5,500 SC Freiburg Freiburg Möslestadion 18,000 1899 Hoffenheim Hoffenheim Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion 6,350 USV Jena Jena Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld 10,800 1. FC Köln Cologne Südstadion 11,748 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Leverkusen Jugendleistungszentrum Kurtekotten 1,140 Bayern Munich Munich Grünwalder Stadion 12,500 Turbine Potsdam Potsdam Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion 10,786 SC Sand Willstätt Kühnmatt Stadion 2,000 VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg AOK Stadium 5,200
League table
Results
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Pernille HarderVfL Wolfsburg 27 2 Nicole Billa1899 Hoffenheim 183 Laura Freigang1. FFC Frankfurt16 Ewa PajorVfL Wolfsburg Lea SchüllerSGS Essen 6 Lara PrašnikarTurbine Potsdam 157 Isabella Hartig1899 Hoffenheim12 Tabea Waßmuth1899 Hoffenheim9 Klara BühlSC Freiburg11 Jovana DamnjanovićBayern Munich Alexandra PoppVfL Wolfsburg
Notes
References
External links Weltfussball.de DFB.de