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Bundesliga

FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2020-2021

Location

Germany

Abbreviation

GER1

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Summary

The Fußball-Bundesliga (GER1), or Bundesliga, is the top league in the German football league system. At the end of the 2020-2021 season, the GER1 teams listed below qualify for the following 2021-2022 non-league play:

2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place 2020-2021 GER1 teams
2021-2022 UEFA Europa League - Group Stage:
- 5th place 2020-2021 GER1 team
2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - Playoff Round:
- 6th place 2020-2021 GER1 team

The winner of the 2020-2021 DFB-Pokal (DFB Cup), typically a GER1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2021-2022 UEFA Europa League.

Leagues Pyramid - Germany

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
GER1	Bundesliga	18
GER2	2. Bundesliga	18
GER3	3. Fußball-Liga (3.Liga)	20
GER4A	Regionalliga Nord	22
GER4B	Regionalliga Nordost	20
GER4C	Regionalliga West	18
GER4D	Regionalliga Südwest	19
GER4E	Regionalliga Bayern	18

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
18 Sep 2020 - 22 May 2021			18: GER1 (15 minimum), GER2 (3 maximum)

Season Format

Each GER1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 17 GER1 teams for a total of 34 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head away goals scored, (6) away goals scored, then (7) a playoff.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2020-2021 GER1 season, the 17th and 18th place GER1 teams will be relegated directly to the GER2, and the 16th place GER1 team plays Home-Away highest aggregate score win playoff against the 3rd place GER2 team. The playoff winner and the 1st and 2nd place GER2 teams play in the 2021-2022 GER1. The playoff loser plays in the 2021-2022 GER2.

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Relegation Playoff

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

Aggregate

FC Köln (GER1)

Holstein Kiel (GER2)

26.05.21

FC Köln

Holstein Kiel

RheinEnergieStadion

29.05.21

Holstein Kiel

FC Köln

Holstein-Stadion

		League							Home						Road
POS		MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	FC Bayern München	34	24 -6-4	78	-	99	44	55	17	13 -4-0	43	64	21	43	17	11 -2-4	35	35	23	12
2	RB Leipzig	34	19 -8-7	65	-	60	32	28	17	11 -4-2	37	29	13	16	17	8 -4-5	28	31	19	12
3	Borussia Dortmund	34	20 -4-10	64	-	75	46	29	17	11 -2-4	35	40	20	20	17	9 -2-6	29	35	26	9
4	Vfl Wolfsburg	34	17 -10-7	61	-	61	37	24	17	10 -4-3	34	32	16	16	17	7 -6-4	27	29	21	8
5	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	16 -12-6	60	-	69	53	16	17	10 -7-0	37	37	20	17	17	6 -5-6	23	32	33	-1
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	14 -10-10	52	-	53	39	14	17	8 -5-4	29	34	22	12	17	6 -5-6	23	19	17	2
7	1. FC Union Berlin	34	12 -14-8	50	-	50	43	7	17	8 -8-1	32	32	18	14	17	4 -6-7	18	18	25	-7
8	Borussia M'gladbach	34	13 -10-11	49	-	64	56	8	17	8 -4-5	28	32	19	13	17	5 -6-6	21	32	37	-5
9	Vfb Stuttgart	34	12 -9-13	45	-	56	55	1	17	5 -6-6	21	27	26	1	17	7 -3-7	24	29	29	0
10	SC Freiburg	34	12 -9-13	45	-	52	52	0	17	7 -6-4	27	33	23	10	17	5 -3-9	18	19	29	-10
11	1899 Hoffenheim	34	11 -10-13	43	-	52	54	-2	17	8 -3-6	27	32	24	8	17	3 -7-7	16	20	30	-10
12	FSV Mainz 05	34	10 -9-15	39	-	39	56	-17	17	4 -4-9	16	16	26	-10	17	6 -5-6	23	23	30	-7
13	FC Augsburg	34	10 -6-18	36	-	36	54	-18	17	6 -4-7	22	21	25	-4	17	4 -2-11	14	15	29	-14
14	Hertha Berlin	34	8 -11-15	35	-	41	52	-11	17	5 -5-7	20	21	26	-5	17	3 -6-8	15	20	26	-6
15	DSC Arminia Bielefeld	34	9 -8-17	35	-	26	52	-26	17	6 -2-9	20	13	23	-10	17	3 -6-8	15	13	29	-16
16	FC Köln	34	8 -9-17	33	-	34	60	-26	17	3 -5-9	14	20	31	-11	17	5 -4-8	19	14	29	-15
17	SV Werder Bremen	34	7 -10-17	31	-	36	57	-21	17	3 -5-9	14	16	28	-12	17	4 -5-8	17	20	29	-9
18	FC Schalke 04	34	3 -7-24	16	-	25	86	-61	17	3 -3-11	12	14	34	-20	17	0 -4-13	4	11	52	-41
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