2018–19 Bundesliga

The 2018–19 Bundesliga was the 56th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's top football league. The season started on 24 August 2018 and ended on 18 May 2019. The defending champions were Bayern Munich. The champion was not decided until the last matchday, making this the first time since 2009 when this happened. FC Bayern Munich won the tournament the 7th time in a row, with a 2-point lead.

2018–19 Bundesliga

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Final positions
Champions	FC Bayern Munich (29th title)
Runners-up	Borussia Dortmund
Third place	RB Leipzig
Fourth place	Bayer Leverkusen
Tournament statistics
Matches played	306
Goals scored	973 (3.18 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Robert Lewandowski (22 goals)

Teams

Augsburg

Munich

Freiburg

Dortmund

Leverkusen

Gelsenkirchen

Mönchengladbach

Frankfurt a.M.

Berlin

Hannover

Wolfsburg

Mainz

Stuttgart

Nürnberg

Bremen

Hoffenheim

Leipzig

Düsseldorf

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Locations of the 2018–19 Fußball-Bundesliga teams

FC Augsburg FC Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayer 04 Leverkusen SC Freiburg Eintracht Frankfurt Hannover 96 Hertha BSC TSG Hoffenheim RB Leipzig 1. FSV Mainz 05 FC Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart Werder Bremen VfL Wolfsburg Fortuna Düsseldorf (winner of 2017-18 2. Bundesliga) 1. FC Nürnberg (runners-up of 2017-18 2. Bundesliga)

League table

Below is the table for the 2018–19 Fußball-Bundesliga season. Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Bayer 04 Leverkusen directly qualified for the UEFA Champions League, while Hannover 96 and 1. FC Nuremberg were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Bayern Munich (C, DFB, UCL)	34	24	6	4	88	32	+56	78
2	Borussia Dortmund (UCL)	34	23	7	4	81	44	+37	76
3	RB Leipzig (UCL)	34	19	9	6	63	29	+34	66
4	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (UCL)	34	18	4	12	69	52	+17	58
5	Borussia Mönchengladbach (UEL)	34	16	7	11	55	42	+1	55
6	VfL Wolfsburg (UEL)	34	16	7	11	62	50	+12	55
7	Eintracht Frankfurt (UEL)	34	15	9	10	60	48	+12	54
8	Werder Bremen	34	14	11	9	58	49	+9	53
9	1899 Hoffenheim	34	13	12	9	70	52	+18	51
10	Fortuna Düsseldorf	34	13	5	16	49	65	−16	44
11	Hertha BSC	34	11	10	13	49	57	–8	43
12	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	12	7	15	45	57	–12	43
13	SC Freiburg	34	8	12	14	46	61	–15	36
14	FC Schalke 04	34	8	9	17	37	55	–18	33
15	FC Augsburg	34	8	8	18	51	71	–20	32
16	VfB Stuttgart (R)	34	7	7	20	32	70	–38	28
17	Hannover 96 (R)	34	5	6	23	31	71	–40	21
18	1. FC Nuremberg (R)	34	3	10	21	26	68	–42	19

At the end of 2017-18 season:
(C)	2018–19 Fußball-Bundesliga Winner: FC Bayern Munich
(DFB)	2018-19 DFB-Pokal Winner: FC Bayern Munich
(UCL)	Teams Qualified For The 2019-20 UEFA Champions League: FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Bayer 04 Leverkusun
(UEL)	Teams Qualified For The 2019-20 UEFA Europa League: Borussia Mönchengladbach, VfL Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt
(R)	Relegated To 2019-20 2. Bundesliga: VfB Stuttgart (via Play-Offs), Hannover 96, 1. FC Nürnberg