2022–23 Bundesliga

60th season of Germany top-tier football league

The 2022–23 Bundesliga is the 60th season of the Bundesliga. It began on 5 August 2022 and will end on 27 May 2023.[1]

Bundesliga
Season2022–23
Dates5 August 2022 – 27 May 2023
2023–24

Bayern Munich are the ten-time consecutive defending champions.

As the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held between 21 November and 18 December 2022 due to the climatic conditions of the host country Qatar, the league will feature an extended pause during the season. As national team players must be released by their clubs on 14 November 2022, the last Bundesliga matchday before the break is scheduled from 11–13 November (matchday 15). The league will resume ten weeks later on 20 January 2023.[1] Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund,red Bull Leipzig have Qualified for champions league 2023-24.

Teams change

A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2022–23 edition of the Bundesliga.

Team changes change

Promoted from
2021–22 2. Bundesliga
Relegated from
2021–22 Bundesliga
Schalke 04
Werder Bremen
Arminia Bielefeld
Greuther Fürth

Stadiums and locations change

Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [2]
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,649 [3]
Union Berlin Berlin Stadion An der Alten Försterei 22,012 [4]
VfL Bochum Bochum Vonovia Ruhrstadion 27,599 [5]
Werder Bremen Bremen Wohninvest Weserstadion 42,100 [6]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,365 [7]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 51,500 [8]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Europa-Park Stadion 34,700 [9][10]
1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,150 [11]
1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 49,698 [12]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 47,069 [13]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [14]
Mainz 05 Mainz Mewa Arena 34,000 [15]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,057 [16]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [17]
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena 62,271 [18]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,449 [19]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000 [20]

Personnel and kits change

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve
FC Augsburg TBD   Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Nike WWK Siegmund
Hertha BSC TBD   Dedryck Boyata Nike Autohero[21] Hyundai
Union Berlin   Urs Fischer   Christopher Trimmel Adidas Aroundtown wefox
VfL Bochum   Thomas Reis   Anthony Losilla Mizuno[22] Vonovia Viactiv Betriebskrankenkasse
Werder Bremen   Ole Werner   Ömer Toprak Umbro Wiesenhof Ammerländer
Borussia Dortmund   Edin Terzić   Marco Reus Puma 1&1 TBD[23]
Eintracht Frankfurt   Oliver Glasner   Sebastian Rode Nike Indeed.com dpd
SC Freiburg   Christian Streich   Christian Günter Nike Cazoo ROSE Bikes
1899 Hoffenheim   André Breitenreiter   Benjamin Hübner Joma SAP SNP
1. FC Köln   Steffen Baumgart   Jonas Hector Hummel REWE DEVK
RB Leipzig   Domenico Tedesco   Péter Gulácsi Nike Red Bull CG Immobilien
Bayer Leverkusen   Gerardo Seoane   Lukáš Hrádecký Castore[24] Barmenia Versicherungen Floki
Mainz 05   Bo Svensson   Moussa Niakhaté Kappa Kömmerling fb88.com
Borussia Mönchengladbach TBD   Lars Stindl Puma flatex Sonepar
Bayern Munich   Julian Nagelsmann   Manuel Neuer Adidas Deutsche Telekom Qatar Airways
Schalke 04 TBD   Danny Latza Adidas Vivawest Harfid
VfB Stuttgart   Pellegrino Matarazzo   Wataru Endo Jako Mercedes-Benz Bank Mercedes-Benz EQ
VfL Wolfsburg   Niko Kovač   Koen Casteels Nike Volkswagen Linglong Tire

Managerial changes change

Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Schalke 04   Mike Büskens (interim) End of caretaker spell 7 March 2022 30 June 2022 Pre-season TBD 1 July 2022 [25]
Hertha BSC   Felix Magath (interim) 13 March 2022 TBD [26]
FC Augsburg   Markus Weinzierl End of contract 14 May 2022 TBD [27]
Borussia Mönchengladbach   Adi Hütter Mutual consent TBD [28]
VfL Wolfsburg   Florian Kohfeldt 15 May 2022   Niko Kovač 24 May 2022 [29][30]
1899 Hoffenheim   Sebastian Hoeneß 17 May 2022   André Breitenreiter 24 May 2022 [31][32]
Borussia Dortmund   Marco Rose 20 May 2022   Edin Terzić 23 May 2022 [33][34]

League table change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Augsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Hertha BSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Union Berlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 VfL Bochum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Werder Bremen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa League group stage
6 Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 SC Freiburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 1. FC Köln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 RB Leipzig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Bayer Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 VfB Stuttgart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 5 August 2022. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[35]

Bayern Munich

Results change

Home \ Away AUG BSC UNB BOC BRE DOR FRA FRE HOF KÖL LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN SCH STU WOL
FC Augsburg
Hertha BSC a
Union Berlin a
VfL Bochum
Werder Bremen
Borussia Dortmund a a
Eintracht Frankfurt
SC Freiburg
1899 Hoffenheim
1. FC Köln
RB Leipzig
Bayer Leverkusen
Mainz 05
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bayern Munich a
Schalke 04 a
VfB Stuttgart
VfL Wolfsburg
First match(es) will be played on 5 August 2022. Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-offs change

The relegation play-offs will take place on 31 May or 1 June and 5 or 7 June 2023.[1]

References change

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