2013–14 Bundesliga

The 2013–14 Bundesliga was the 51st season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season began on 9 August 2013 and the final matchday was on 10 May 2014. The winter break started on 23 December 2013 and ended on 24 January 2014.[2]

Bundesliga
Season2013–14
Dates9 August 2013 – 10 May 2014
ChampionsBayern Munich
23rd Bundesliga title
24th German title
Relegated1. FC Nürnberg
Eintracht Braunschweig
UEFA Champions LeagueBayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 04
Bayer Leverkusen
UEFA Europa LeagueVfL Wolfsburg
Borussia Mönchengladbach
FSV Mainz 05
Matches played306
Goals scored967 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Lewandowski
(20 goals)
Biggest home winHertha BSC 6–1 Eintracht Frankfurt
(10 August 2013)
Borussia Dortmund 5–0 SC Freiburg
(28 September 2013)
Borussia Dortmund 6–1 VfB Stuttgart
(1 November 2013) Bayern Munich 5–0 Eintracht Frankfurt
(2 February 2014)
Biggest away winWerder Bremen 0–7 Bayern Munich
(7 December 2013)
Highest scoringVfB Stuttgart 6–2 Hoffenheim
(1 September 2013)
Borussia Dortmund 6–2 Hamburger SV
(13 September 2013)
Bayer Leverkusen 5–3 Hamburger SV
(9 November 2013)
Hoffenheim 4–4 Werder Bremen
(30 November 2013)
Hoffenheim 6–2 VfL Wolfsburg
(2 March 2014)
Longest winning run19 games
Bayern Munich
Longest unbeaten run28 games
Bayern Munich
Longest winless run17 games
Nürnberg
Longest losing run8 games
VfB Stuttgart
Highest attendance80,645
Borussia Dortmund 6–2 Hamburger SV
(13 September 2013)
Lowest attendance23,000
Eintracht Braunschweig 0–1 Werder Bremen
(10 August 2013)
Average attendance43,502[1]

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.[3]

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

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity[4]
FC AugsburgAugsburgSGL arena30,660
Bayer LeverkusenLeverkusenBayArena30,210
Bayern MunichMunichAllianz Arena71,000
Borussia DortmundDortmundSignal Iduna Park80,645
Borussia MönchengladbachMönchengladbachStadion im Borussia-Park54,010
Eintracht BraunschweigBraunschweigEintracht-Stadion23,325[5]
Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurtCommerzbank-Arena51,500
SC FreiburgFreiburgMAGE SOLAR Stadion24,000
Hamburger SVHamburgImtech Arena57,000
Hannover 96HanoverHDI-Arena49,000
Hertha BSCBerlinOlympiastadion74,244
TSG 1899 HoffenheimSinsheimRhein-Neckar Arena30,150
1. FSV Mainz 05MainzCoface Arena34,000
1. FC NürnbergNurembergGrundig-Stadion50,000
Schalke 04GelsenkirchenVeltins-Arena61,973
VfB StuttgartStuttgartMercedes-Benz Arena60,441
Werder BremenBremenWeserstadion42,100
VfL WolfsburgWolfsburgVolkswagen Arena30,000

Personnel and kits

As of 19 February 2014.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturer[6]Shirt sponsor[7]
FC Augsburg Markus Weinzierl Paul VerhaeghJakoAL-KO
Bayer Leverkusen Sascha Lewandowski (caretaker) Simon RolfesadidasLG Electronics
Bayern Munich Pep Guardiola Philipp LahmadidasDeutsche Telekom
Borussia Dortmund Jürgen Klopp Sebastian KehlPumaEvonik
Borussia Mönchengladbach Lucien Favre Filip DaemsKappaPostbank
Eintracht Braunschweig Torsten Lieberknecht Dennis KruppkeNike[8]SEAT[9]
Eintracht Frankfurt Armin Veh Pirmin SchweglerJakoAlfa Romeo[7]
SC Freiburg Christian Streich Julian SchusterNikeEhrmann
Hamburger SV Mirko Slomka Rafael van der VaartadidasFly Emirates
Hannover 96 Tayfun Korkut Steve CherundoloJakoTUI
Hertha BSC Jos Luhukay Fabian LustenbergerNikeDeutsche Bahn
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Markus Gisdol Andreas BeckPumaSAP
1. FSV Mainz 05 Thomas Tuchel Nikolče NoveskiNikeEntega
1. FC Nürnberg Roger Prinzen Raphael SchäferadidasNKD
Schalke 04 Jens Keller Benedikt HöwedesadidasGazprom
VfB Stuttgart Huub Stevens Christian GentnerPumaMercedes-Benz Bank
Werder Bremen Robin Dutt Clemens FritzNikeWiesenhof
VfL Wolfsburg Dieter Hecking Diego BenaglioadidasVolkswagen

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing manager(s)Manner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming manager(s)Date of appointment
Werder Bremen Thomas SchaafMutual consent15 May 2013[10]14th (2012–13)1 Robin Dutt27 May 2013[11]
Bayern Munich Jupp HeynckesRetirement26 June 2013Pre-season Pep Guardiola26 June 2013[12]2
Bayer Leverkusen Sami Hyypiä &
Sascha Lewandowski
Lewandowski stepped down30 June 2013[13] Sami Hyypiä30 June 20133
VfB Stuttgart Bruno LabbadiaSacked26 August 2013[14]17th Thomas Schneider26 August 2013[15]
Hamburger SV Thorsten FinkSacked17 September 2013[16]15th Bert van Marwijk22 September 2013[17]
1. FC Nürnberg Michael WiesingerSacked7 October 2013[18]16th Gertjan Verbeek22 October 2013[19]
Hannover 96 Mirko SlomkaSacked27 December 2013[20]13th Tayfun Korkut31 December 2013[21]
Hamburger SV Bert van MarwijkSacked15 February 2014[22]17th Mirko Slomka17 February 2014[23]
VfB Stuttgart Thomas SchneiderSacked9 March 2014[24]15th Huub Stevens9 March 2014[24]
Bayer Leverkusen Sami HyypiäSacked5 April 2014[25]4th Sascha Lewandowski (caretaker)5 April 2014[25]
1. FC Nürnberg Gertjan VerbeekSacked23 April 201417th Roger Prinzen23 April 2014
Notes
  1. Werder Bremen and Thomas Schaaf terminated their contract after the penultimate matchday of the 2012–13 season. Robin Dutt was named as the new permanent manager in the off-season.
  2. Announced on 16 January 2013.[12]
  3. Announced on 15 May 2013.[13]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Bayern Munich (C)3429329423+7190Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Borussia Dortmund3422578038+4271
3Schalke 043419786343+2064
4Bayer Leverkusen34194116041+1961Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5VfL Wolfsburg34186106350+1360Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6Borussia Mönchengladbach34167115943+1655Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
7Mainz 0534165135254−253Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
8FC Augsburg34157124747052
91899 Hoffenheim341111127270+244
10Hannover 9634126164659−1342
11Hertha BSC34118154048−841
12Werder Bremen34109154266−2439
13Eintracht Frankfurt3499164057−1736
14SC Freiburg3499164361−1836
15VfB Stuttgart3488184962−1332
16Hamburger SV (O)3476215175−2427Qualification for the relegation play-offs
171. FC Nürnberg (R)34511183770−3326Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18Eintracht Braunschweig (R)3467212960−3125
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayFCABSCEBSSVWBVBSGESCFHSVH96TSGB04M05BMGFCBFCNS04VFBWOB
FC Augsburg0–04–13–10–42–12–13–11–12–01–32–12–21–00–11–22–11–2
Hertha BSC0–02–03–20–46–10–01–00–31–10–13–11–01–31–30–20–11–2
Eintracht Braunschweig0–10–20–11–20–20–14–23–01–01–03–11–10–21–12–30–41–1
Werder Bremen1–02–00–01–50–30–01–03–23–11–02–31–10–73–31–11–11–3
Borussia Dortmund2–21–22–11–04–05–06–21–03–20–14–21–20–33–00–06–12–1
Eintracht Frankfurt1–11–03–00–01–21–42–22–31–20–22–01–00–11–13–32–11–2
SC Freiburg2–41–12–03–10–11–10–32–11–13–21–24–21–13–20–21–30–3
Hamburger SV0–10–34–00–23–01–11–13–11–52–12–30–21–42–10–33–31–3
Hannover 962–11–10–01–20–32–03–22–11–41–14–13–10–43–32–10–02–0
1899 Hoffenheim2–02–33–14–42–20–03–33–03–11–22–42–11–22–23–34–16–2
Bayer Leverkusen2–12–11–12–12–20–13–15–32–02–30–14–21–13–01–22–13–1
Mainz 053–01–12–03–01–31–02–03–22–02–21–40–00–22–00–13–22–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach1–23–04–14–12–04–11–03–13–02–20–13–10–23–12–11–12–2
Bayern Munich3–03–22–05–20–35–04–03–12–03–32–14–13–12–05–11–01–0
1. FC Nürnberg0–12–22–10–21–12–50–30–50–24–01–41–10–20–20–02–01–1
Schalke 044–12–03–13–11–32–02–03–32–04–02–00–00–10–44–13–02–1
VfB Stuttgart1–41–22–21–12–31–12–01–04–26–20–11–20–21–21–13–11–2
VfL Wolfsburg1–12–00–23–02–12–12–21–11–32–13–13–03–11–64–14–03–1
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

Hamburger SV0–0SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Report
Attendance: 56,479
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin)
Hamburg
Fürth
GK1 Jaroslav Drobný
RB2 Dennis Diekmeier
CB5 Johan Djourou
CB3 Michael Mancienne
LB19 Petr Jiráček
CM37 Robert Tesche  60'
CM14 Milan Badelj
RW8 Tomás Rincón  90'
AM23 Rafael van der Vaart (c)
LW9 Hakan Çalhanoğlu
CF20 Pierre-Michel Lasogga
Substitutions:
GK30 Sven Neuhaus
DF4 Heiko Westermann  90'
DF28 Jonathan Tah
MF6 Ouasim Bouy
MF7 Marcell Jansen  60'
MF25 Ola John
MF27 Kerem Demirbay
Manager:
Mirko Slomka
GK1 Wolfgang Hesl (c)
RB20 Daniel Brosinski
CB5 Mërgim Mavraj
CB2 Benedikt Röcker
LB31 Niko Gießelmann  66'
CM8 Stephan Fürstner
CM6 Tim Sparv  19'
RW7 Zoltán Stieber  88'
LW18 Baba Rahman
CF33 Ilir Azemi  85'
CF10 Nikola Đurđić  71'
Substitutions:
GK39 Tom Mickel
DF3 Zsolt Korcsmár
MF14 Tom Weilandt  71'
MF16 Goran Šukalo
MF17 Thomas Pledl
MF27 Florian Trinks  88'
FW22 Niclas Füllkrug  85'
Manager:
Frank Kramer

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

Second leg

SpVgg Greuther Fürth1–1Hamburger SV
Fürstner 59'ReportLasogga 14'
Attendance: 17,500
Fürth
Hamburg
GK1 Wolfgang Hesl (c)
RB20 Daniel Brosinski  88'
CB5 Mërgim Mavraj
CB2 Benedikt Röcker
LB18 Baba Rahman
CM8 Stephan Fürstner
CM6 Tim Sparv  78'
RW7 Zoltán Stieber
LW14 Tom Weilandt
CF10 Nikola Đurđić  72'
CF33 Ilir Azemi
Substitutions:
GK30 Mark Flekken
DF3 Zsolt Korcsmár
MF16 Goran Šukalo  78'
MF17 Thomas Pledl
MF21 Robert Zillner
FW9 Ognjen Mudrinski  88'
FW22 Niclas Füllkrug  72'
Manager:
Frank Kramer
GK1 Jaroslav Drobný
RB2 Dennis Diekmeier
CB5 Johan Djourou  31'
CB4 Heiko Westermann
LB19 Petr Jiráček
CM14 Milan Badelj
CM18 Tolgay Arslan  64'
RW9 Hakan Çalhanoğlu
AM23 Rafael van der Vaart (c)  75'
LW7 Marcell Jansen
CF20 Pierre-Michel Lasogga
Substitutions:
GK30 Sven Neuhaus
DF3 Michael Mancienne  31'
DF28 Jonathan Tah
MF8 Tomás Rincón  64'
MF27 Kerem Demirbay
MF37 Robert Tesche  75'
FW31 Jacques Zoua
Manager:
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[26]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Lewandowski, RobertRobert LewandowskiBorussia Dortmund20
2 Mandžukić, MarioMario MandžukićBayern Munich18
3 Drmić, JosipJosip Drmić1. FC Nürnberg17
4 Firmino, RobertoRoberto Firmino1899 Hoffenheim16
Ramos, AdriánAdrián RamosHertha BSC
Reus, MarcoMarco ReusBorussia Dortmund
7 Kießling, StefanStefan KießlingBayer Leverkusen15
Okazaki, ShinjiShinji OkazakiMainz 05
, RaffaelRaffael Borussia Mönchengladbach
10 Olić, IvicaIvica OlićVfL Wolfsburg14

References