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. Bayern Munich were the defending champions.
Bayern Munich officially clinched the championship on 25 March 2014 after defeating Hertha BSC, on the 27th match day of the season. This broke their previous record from last season, where Bayern clinched the Bundesliga on match day 28.

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
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
FC AugsburgAugsburgSGL arena30,660
Bayer LeverkusenLeverkusenBayArena30,210
Bayern MunichMunichAllianz Arena71,000
Borussia DortmundDortmundSignal Iduna Park80,645
Borussia MönchengladbachStadion im Borussia-Park54,010
Eintracht BraunschweigBraunschweigEintracht-Stadion23,325
FrankfurtCommerzbank-Arena51,500
FreiburgMAGE SOLAR Stadion24,000
Hamburger SVHamburgImtech Arena57,000
Hannover 96HanoverHDI-Arena49,000
Hertha BSCBerlinOlympiastadion74,244
SinsheimRhein-Neckar Arena30,150
MainzCoface Arena34,000
NurembergGrundig-Stadion50,000
GelsenkirchenVeltins-Arena61,973
StuttgartMercedes-Benz Arena60,441
Werder BremenBremenWeserstadion42,100
WolfsburgVolkswagen Arena30,000

Personnel and kits

As of 19 February 2014.
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
JakoAL-KO
Bayer Leverkusen adidasLG
Bayern Munich adidasDeutsche Telekom
Borussia Dortmund PumaEvonik
Borussia Mönchengladbach KappaPostbank
Eintracht Braunschweig NikeSEAT
Eintracht Frankfurt JakoAlfa Romeo
NikeEhrmann
Hamburger SV adidasEmirates
Hannover 96 JakoTUI
Hertha BSC NikeDeutsche Bahn
PumaSAP
NikeEntega
adidasNKD
adidasGazprom
PumaMercedes-Benz Bank
Werder Bremen NikeWiesenhof
adidasVolkswagen

Managerial changes

;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.
  3. Announced on 15 May 2013.

    League table

Results

Relegation play-offs

, 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

Second leg

1–1 on aggregate. Hamburg won on away goals.

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 10 May 2014
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Borussia Dortmund20
2 Bayern Munich18
3 1. FC Nürnberg17
4 1899 Hoffenheim16
4 Hertha BSC16
4 Borussia Dortmund16
7 Bayer Leverkusen15
7 Mainz 0515
7 Borussia Mönchengladbach15
10 VfL Wolfsburg14

Top assists

As of 10 May 2014
RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Borussia Dortmund14
2 1899 Hoffenheim12
2 Borussia Mönchengladbach12
4 VfB Stuttgart11
4 Bayern Munich11
6 Bayern Munich10
6 Borussia Dortmund10
6 Bayern Munich10
9 Bayer Leverkusen9
9 Werder Bremen9
9 VfL Wolfsburg9
9 FC Augsburg9

Number of teams by state