Season | 2014–15 |
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Champions |
Bayern Munich 24th Bundesliga title 25th German title |
Relegated |
SC Freiburg SC Paderborn 07 |
Champions League |
Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayer Leverkusen |
Europa League |
FC Augsburg Schalke 04 Borussia Dortmund |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 843 (2.75 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Alexander Meier (19 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Bayern Munich 8–0 Hamburger SV (14 February 2015) |
Biggest away win |
SC Paderborn 07 0–6 Bayern Munich (21 February 2015) |
Highest scoring |
Eintracht Frankfurt 4–5 VfB Stuttgart (25 October 2014) Bayer Leverkusen 4–5 VfL Wolfsburg (14 February 2015) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches Bayern Munich |
Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches Bayern Munich |
Longest winless run | 16 matches Hannover 96 |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Borussia Dortmund Hamburger SV |
Highest attendance | 80,667 Borussia Dortmund 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen (23 August 2014) |
Lowest attendance | 14,401 SC Paderborn 0–0 1899 Hoffenheim (21 March 2015) |
Average attendance | 43,527 |
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The 2014–15 Bundesliga was the 52nd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. The season started on 22 August 2014 and the final matchday took place on 23 May 2015. Bayern Munich won their 25th German title on 26 April 2015.
Bayern Munich came into the season as defending champions, winning the championship on 25 March 2014 against Hertha BSC.Armin Veh announced that he was leaving Eintracht Frankfurt during the 2013–14 season. He had demanded that the club invest more money in the squad.Thomas Schaaf replaced Veh.Bayer Leverkusen sacked Sami Hyypiä during the 2013–14 season.Sascha Lewandowski was named interim manager. Lewandowski's interim reign lasted until the end of the season when Roger Schmidt took over. Other managerial changes include Kasper Hjulmand replacing Thomas Tuchel at 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Armin Veh replacing Huub Stevens at VfB Stuttgart. Every club received their licence. The league schedule came out on 24 June with Bayern Munich facing VfL Wolfsburg in the opening fixture on 22 August. The match ended 2–1 win for Bayern Munich, a record third straight win for the home team, on the opening matchday, in the last three seasons.
18 teams comprise the league. 15 sides qualified directly from the 2013–14 season and two sides were directly promoted from the 2013–14 2. Fußball-Bundesliga season: 1. FC Köln and SC Paderborn 07. The final participant was decided by a two-legged play-off, in which 16th-placed Bundesliga club Hamburger SV defeated third-place finisher in 2. Bundesliga, SpVgg Greuther Fürth.