The 2013–14 season is the 104th season of competitive

football in Germany Association football, Football is the most popular sport in Germany with 57% of the population declaring interest in watching it. The German Football Association ( or ) is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members (ro ...

Promotion and relegation

Pre Season

Post Season

National teams

Germany national football team

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Germany secured qualification for the

2014 World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...

on after defeating

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

3–0 in

Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...

2014 FIFA World Cup

=Group stage

=Knockout stage

Friendly matches

Germany women's national football team

UEFA Women's Euro 2013

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Algarve Cup

Friendly matches

League season

Men

Bundesliga

=Bundesliga review

= The 2013–14 Bundesliga season started on . After the first round of matches,

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German footbal ...

was in first place and

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...

was in 18th place. After 17 rounds, the season reached its halfway mark.

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

were in first place seven points ahead of second place

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It competes in the B ...

. 1. FC Nürnberg and

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

were in the automatic relegation spots with 11 points each. Bayern Munich clinched their 24th championship after the 27th round of matches when they led second place

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

by 25 points. The final matches of the season were played on A 1–4 defeat to

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

confirmed relegation for Nürnberg on the final day of the season. Eintracht Braunschweig were relegated after a 1–3 loss to

1899 Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. (), commonly known as TSG Hoffenheim (), are a German professional football club based in Sinsheim. Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into being in their modern for ...

on the final day. Despite losing 2–3 to

FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05 or simply Mainz 05 (), is a German professional sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top tie ...

on the final day,

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ...

still have a chance of remaining in the Bundesliga when they face

SpVgg Greuther Fürth Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following r ...

in the

relegation play-offs Promotion and relegation is used by sports leagues as a process where teams can move up and down among divisions in a league system, based on their performance over a season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are sometimes call ...

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. I ...

's defeat of

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...

secured a spot for the Wolves in the

2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage was played from 18 September to 11 December 2014. A total of 48 teams competed in the group stage to decide 24 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. Draw The draw ...

. Gladbach's defeat meant they would be placed in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League play-off round. Mainz will be competing in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round due to their victory over Hamburg. Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, runners-up Borussia Dortmund, and third placed Schalke 04 will all enter the

2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage was played from 16 September to 10 December 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. Draw The draw ...

. Bayer Leverksuen, who finished in fourth place, will enter the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League play-off round. The first leg of the relegation play-offs between 16th placed Hamburg and Greuther Fürth who placed 3rd in the 2. Bundesliga was played on 15 May. It ended as a goalless draw. The second leg was played on 18 May. Greuther Fürth hosted Hamburg in the second leg of the play-off.

Pierre-Michel Lasogga Pierre-Michel Lasogga (born 15 December 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for German club Schalke 04 II. He represented Germany U21s at international level, and was also called up to the German senior na ...

scored the first goal of the match to give Hamburg a 1–0 lead. Stephan Fürstner scored for Fürth to make the score 1–1. The

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over the two legs was 1–1. Hamburg remained in the Bundesliga thanks to the

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=Bundesliga standings

2. Bundesliga

3. Liga

Women

Bundesliga

=Standings

2. Bundesliga

=North standings

=South standings

DFB–Pokal

The 2013–14 DFB-Pokal had sixty-four teams participate in the competition. Participants included all clubs from the

2012–13 Bundesliga The 2012–13 Bundesliga was the 50th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season began on 24 August 2012 with the season opening match at Westfalenstadion involving defending champions Borussia Dortmund and SV Werde ...

and

2012–13 2. Bundesliga The 2012–13 2. Bundesliga was the 39th season of the 2. Bundesliga, Football in Germany, Germany's second-level Association football, football league. The season began on 3 August 2012 and ended with the last games on 19 May 2013, with a winte ...

, except

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who were banned from this season's competition. The best four teams of the

2012–13 3. Liga The 2012–13 3. Liga was the fifth season of the 3. Liga, Germany's third-level football league. The season began on the weekend of 21 July 2012 and ended with the last games on 18 May 2013, with a winter break held between the weekends around ...

and twenty-five teams from the twenty-one regional associations completed the entrants to the tournament. The first round matches were played from 2 August to 5 August.

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were the only 4th division club to make it past the first round. They were paired with 2. Bundesliga side

SV Sandhausen Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 e.V., commonly known as simply SV Sandhausen or Sandhausen, is a Football in Germany, German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg. It is Ger ...

. Only two matches in the second round were between Bundesliga clubs. The second round matches were played on 24 and 25 September.

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken () is a German Football in Germany, football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. History The club began its existence as the footbal ...

were the only third division club to make it to the third round. They were drawn against Bundesliga side

. The third round matches were played on 3 and 4 December. After the third round,

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern (), K'lautern or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to Association football, football ...

were the last 2. Bundesliga club in the competition. They were paired with

. The quarter-finals were played on 11 and 12 February. Kaiserslautern beat Leverkusen in the quarter-finals to be the only 2. Bundesliga club in the semi-finals along with three Bundesliga clubs. Title holders

were paired with Kaiserslautern and last season's runners-up Borussia Dortmund were paired with

in the semi-finals. The semi-finals matches were played on 15 and 16 April. Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund played each other in the 2014 DFB-Pokal Final on 17 May. After 90 minutes of regulation time, no goals had been scored.

Extra time Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required t ...

was needed for the first time since 1992 to decide a winner. Goals from

Arjen Robben Arjen Robben (; born 23 January 1984) is a Dutch former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Winger (association football), winger. Known for his Dribbling#Association football, dribbling skills, speed, and long-range s ...

and

Thomas Müller Thomas Müller (; born 13 September 1989) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays for club FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. Widely regarded as one o ...

during extra time gave Bayern Munich a 2–0 victory. This title, along with the Bundesliga title, completed a

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for Bayern.

German clubs in Europe

Champions League

For the first time, four German clubs made it through the group stage into the Round of 16.

, and

all qualified for the knockout stage.

Bayer Leverkusen

finished third in the

which led to a berth in the Champions League group stage. The group-stage draw on saw Leverkusen placed in

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along with

Manchester United Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

and

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...

. On , Manchester United defeated Leverkusen 2–4 at

Old Trafford Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and is the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,197, it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after W ...

Simon Rolfes Simon Rolfes (born 21 January 1982) is a German professional Association football, football official and a former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the Sporting director, managing director of sport for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer ...

and

Ömer Toprak Ömer Toprak (born 21 July 1989) is a former professional footballer. Born in Germany, he played for the Turkey national team. Club career Toprak began his career with TSB Ravensburg in 1994. In 2001, he moved to FV Ravensburg. SC Freiburg ...

scored for Leverkusen. The match on saw goals from Rolfes and Jens Hegeler lead to a 2–1 win over Real Sociedad at

BayArena BayArena () is a Association football, football stadium in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which has been the home ground of Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen since 1958. History The stadium was originally known as ''Ulrich-Haber ...

. A

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from

Stefan Kießling Stefan Kießling (born 25 January 1984) is a German former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), striker for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Nürnberg. Born in Lichtenfels, B ...

along with goals from Rolfes and Sidney Sam led to a 4–0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on at BayArena. The result on was a goalless draw at

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against Shakhtar Donetsk. The match at BayArena against Manchester United on resulted in a 0–5 loss. A 1–0 win over Real Sociedad due to a goal from Toprak on at

Anoeta Stadium Anoeta Stadium (), currently known as the Reale Arena for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain that was inaugurated in 1993. The stadium lies at the Anoeta Sports Complex, and is mostly used for ...

. This win plus a win by Manchester United over Shakhtar Donetsk led to a second-place finish in Group A and advancement to the Round of 16. The draw for the

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took place on . Bayer Leverkusen were drawn against

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain () or simply PSG, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris. They compete in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top d ...

. The first leg was played on at BayArena and resulted in a 0–5 defeat for Leverkusen. PSG scored four goals before Leverkusen were reduced to ten men in the 59th minute when

Emir Spahić Emir Spahić (; born 18 August 1980) is a Bosnian football executive and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current director of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. During his club career, Spahić represented teams in his ...

received a second yellow card. The second leg was played on at

Parc des Princes The Parc des Princes (, ) is an all-seater stadium, all-seater football stadium in Paris, France. It is located in the south-west of the French capital, inside the 16th arrondissement of Paris, 16th arrondissement, near the Stade Jean-Bouin (P ...

Sam scored for Leverkusen in the sixth minute. PSG later scored two goals resulting in a 1–2 defeat for Leverkusen. The aggregate score of 1–6 saw Bayer Leverkusen eliminated from the competition.

Bayern Munich

won both the

and

2012–13 UEFA Champions League The 2012–13 UEFA Champions League was the 58th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 21st season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. The final was p ...

and was given a berth in the Champions League group stage. The group-stage draw on saw Bayern placed in

Group D Group D may refer to: * FIA Group D - International Formula racing cars: ** Formula Two ** Formula Three ** Formula 3000 * One of six or eight groups of four teams competing at the FIFA World Cup ** 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D ** 2018 FIFA Worl ...

with

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

and

Viktoria Plzeň Viktoria usually refers to Viktoria, a name which is the same as Victoria (name), but may also refer to: Places * FK Viktoria Stadion, stadium of Viktoria Žižkov * Viktoria-Luise-Platz, building in Berlin * Viktoriastadt, now known as Victor ...

. Bayern's first match took place on against CSKA Moscow. Goals from

David Alaba David Alaba (; born 24 June 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the Austria national team. He was previously primarily a left-back, and was considered one of the best ...

Mario Mandžukić Mario Mandžukić (; born 21 May 1986) is a Croatian association football, football coach and a former player who was most recently an assistant coach for the Croatia national football team, Croatia national team. As a player, he played as a for ...

, and

resulted in a 3–0 victory for Bayern at

Allianz Arena Allianz Arena (; known as Munich Football Arena for UEFA competitions) is a Association football, football stadium in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, with a 70,000 seating capacity for international matches and 75,000 for domestic matches. Widely kno ...

. The match against Manchester City on at

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resulted in a 3–1 win.

Franck Ribéry Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry (; born 7 April 1983) is a French former professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, preferably on the left side, and was known for his pace, energy, skill, and precise passing. He is regarded as one ...

and Robben scored the goals for Bayern and

Jérôme Boateng Jérôme Agyenim Boateng (; born 3 September 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK. Boateng started his career at Hertha BSC where he developed from the youth ranks to the first team. After his deb ...

earned a

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leaving Bayern with 10 men from the 86th minute. Bayern defeated Viktoria Plzeň 5–0 on at Allianz Arena.

Bastian Schweinsteiger Bastian Schweinsteiger ( , ; born 1 August 1984) is a German former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Earlier in his career, he primarily played as a wide midfielder before later switching to a central mi ...

Mario Götze Mario Götze (; born 3 June 1992) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays for club Eintracht Frankfurt. Although his favoured position is that of an attacking or central midfielder, he has also played as a Winger (f ...

and Alaba contributed one goal each while Ribéry scored two goals. On Bayern defeated Viktoria Plzeň at

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by a score of 1–0. Mandžukić scored the game's only goal. Bayern secured its place in the round of 16 with this win and a win by Manchester City over CSKA Moscow. This win was Bayern's ninth consecutive win in Champions League play which tied a record with

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. Bayern's fifth match of the group stage took place at

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on was a 3–1 defeat of CSKA Moscow with goals from Robben, Götze, and Müller. This win set a new record undefeated streak in Champions League play at ten games. The final group match for Bayern took place on with a 2–3 defeat to Manchester City at Allianz Arena. Bayern's goals were scored by Müller and Götze. The win was not enough for Manchester City to take over first place in Group D from Bayern Munich. This loss ended Bayern's record win streak end at ten games. The draw for the

took place on . Bayern Munich were drawn against

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. The first leg was played on at

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. During the 8th minute,

Manuel Neuer Manuel Peter Neuer (; born 27 March 1986) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for and captain (association football), captains club FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munic ...

stopped a penalty kick from Arsenal's

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was sent-off in the 37th minute after taking down Arjen Robben in the penalty area. David Alaba missed the penalty kick that followed. A goal scored by

Toni Kroos Toni Kroos (born 4 January 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, he was known for his vision, pinpoint precision passing, crossing, and set-p ...

in the 54th minute and one scored by Thomas Müller in the 88th minute gave Bayern a 2–0 victory. The second leg was played on at Allianz Arena and ended as a 1–1 draw. Schweinsteiger scored a goal in the 54th minute to give Bayern the lead before

Lukas Podolski Lukas Josef Podolski (; born Łukasz Józef Podolski, , 4 June 1985) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward or attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze. He is kno ...

tied the game in the 57th minute. Bayern Munich advanced with a 3–1 aggregate score. The draw for the

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took place on . Bayern Munich were drawn against

Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. They compete in the Premier League, t ...

The first leg was played on at

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scored for United in the 58th minute. Bastian Schweinsteiger scored for Bayern in the 66th minute. The game ended as a 1–1 draw. The second leg was played at the Allianz Arena on .

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of Manchester United scored the first goal of the match in the 57th minute. This lead lasted for 22 seconds before Mandžukić scored Bayern's first goal. Müller and Robben also scored for Bayern resulting in a 3–1 victory. An aggregate score of 4–2 saw Bayern advance to the semi-finals. The draw for the

semi-finals A single-elimination knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of a match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, ...

took place on . Bayern were drawn against

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The first leg was played at

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on and resulted in a 0–1 defeat for Bayern Munich due to a goal in the 19th minute from

Karim Benzema Karim Mostafa Benzema (born 19 December 1987) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for and Captain (association football), captains Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad Clu ...

. The second leg at the Allianz Arena on was a 0–4 defeat for Bayern.

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and

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both scored two goals for Real Madrid. The aggregate score of 0–5 saw Bayern eliminated from the competition.

Borussia Dortmund

finished as runners-up in the

which earned a berth in the Champions League group stage. The group-stage draw on saw Dortmund placed in

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with

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and

Napoli Naples ( ; ; ) is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its province-level municipality is the thir ...

. Dortmund opened its campaign with a 1–2 loss to Napoli on at

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earned a

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of the first half leaving Dortmund a man short for the second half of the game. Dortmand got its first win of the group stage on against Marseille at

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by a score of 3–0. Manager

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was banned from the sideline after an incident with the fourth official in the first match.

Robert Lewandowski Robert Lewandowski (; born 21 August 1988) is a Polish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for club FC Barcelona, Barcelona. Widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers of a ...

scored two goals, including one

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, and

Marco Reus Marco Reus (; born 31 May 1989) is a German professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Reus spent his youth career at Borussia Dortmund, prior to l ...

scored the other goal. The win streak continued on at

with a 2–1 win over Arsenal. Henrik Mkhitaryan scored the first goal in the 16th minute and Lewandowski scored the game winner in the 82nd minute. Arsenal defeated Dortmund 0–1 on at Signal Iduna Park. Dortmund returned to winning ways on against Napoli by winning 3–1 at Signal Iduna Park. Dortmund's goals came from a Reus penalty, as well as goals from

Jakub Błaszczykowski Jakub "Kuba" Błaszczykowski (; born 14 December 1985) is a Polish businessman and former professional Association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), winger. He is a part owner of Polish football club Wisła Krak� ...

and

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. The final matchday saw Dortmund face Marseille on at

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. Dortmund won the match 2–1 due to goals from Lewandowski and

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. This win moved Dortmund to first place in the group. The draw for the

took place on . Borussia Dortmund were drawn against

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. The first leg played on at

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was won by Dortmund 4–2. Mkhitaryan scored in the fourth minute, Reus scored in the fifth minute and Lewandowski scored in the 61st and 71st minutes. The second leg was played on at Signal Iduna Park. Zenit won the match 2–1.

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's goal in the 38th minute was the only one scored for Dortmund. Dortmund advanced to the quarter-finals due to an aggregate score of 5–4. The draw for the

took place on and saw Dortmund drawn against

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...

. The first leg was played at

on . Real Madrid won the match 3–0 due to goals from

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, and

. Dortmund won the second leg 2–0 on at Signal Iduna Park due to two goals from Reus. Despite the victory, the aggregate score of 2–3 saw Real Madrid advance instead of Borussia Dortmund.

Schalke 04

finished in fourth place in the

, which earned them a berth in the Champions League play-off round. The draw for the play-off round took place on and saw Schalke paired with

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. On , however, Metalist were banned from UEFA competition.

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

were chosen to replace Metalist in the play-off round and face Schalke. The first leg tie was played on at

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. It ended as a 1–1 draw with

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scoring for Schalke. The second leg was played at

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on resulting in a 3–2 win for Schalke despite a

for

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in the 64th minute. Julian Draxler scored one goal and

Ádám Szalai Ádám Csaba Szalai (born 9 December 1987) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career in Germany, signing in 2004 with VfB Stuttgart and going on to represent Mainz 05, Schalke 04, 1899 H ...

scored two goals including the game winner which was scored in the 90th minute. The

of 4–3 saw Schalke advance to the group stage. The draw for the

group stage A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...

took place on and resulted in Schalke drawn into

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along with Chelsea,

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, and Steaua București. Schalke's first group stage match was on at

against Steaua București. Schalke won the match 3–0 due to goals from

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, and Julian Draxler. On , Schalke defeated Basel 1–0 at

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due to a goal from Draxler. The first loss in the group came on to Chelsea at Veltins-Arena by a score of 0–3. Another 0–3 loss to Chelsea came on at

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. The winless streak continued on with a goalless draw to Steaua București at

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. The final group match was played on at Veltins-Arena against Basel. Two second half goals scored by Draxler and Joël Matip gave Schalke a 2–0 win over a Basel team reduced to ten men after a 31st minute red card for Ivan Ivanov. This win put Schalke two points above Basel in second place in the group therefore advancing to the round of 16. The draw for the

took place on . Schalke 04 were drawn against

. The first leg was played on at Veltins-Arena. Real Madrid won the match 6–1 with Schalke's only goal coming from

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. The second leg was played on at

. Tim Hoogland scored for Schalke in the 31st minute, however Real Madrid won the match 3–1. The aggregate score of 2–9 saw Schalke eliminated from the competition.

Europa League

Three German clubs participated in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. They were

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions ...

, and

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...

. Stuttgart was eliminated from the competition in the play-off round. Freiburg was eliminated after finishing third in their group during the group stage. Eintracht Frankfurt was eliminated the round of 32.

Eintracht Frankfurt

finished 6th in the

which earned a berth in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round. The draw for the play-off round took place on and resulted in Frankfurt being drawn against

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. The first leg took place on at

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. Frankfurt won the match 2–0 with both goals scored by

Alexander Meier Alexander Meier (born 17 January 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. He was the 2014–15 Bundesliga top scorer with 19 goals in 26 games. Career Early career Meier began his prof ...

. The second leg was won by Frankfurt 2–1 on at

Commerzbank-Arena The Waldstadion (, ''Forest Stadium''), currently known as Deutsche Bank Park for sponsorship purposes, is a retractable roof sports stadium in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. The home stadium of the football club Eintracht Frankfurt, it was opened ...

. Meier and

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both scored on goal in the match. The

of 4–1 moved Frankfurt on to the

. The group-stage draw took place on and placed Frankfurt in

with APOEL,

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

and

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...

. Frankfurt opened their group stage against Bordeaux on at

. Goals from Václav Kadlec, Marco Russ and Constant Djakpa resulted in a 3–0 win for Frankfurt. Bordeaux were reduced to ten men in the 62nd minute when Lucas Orban received a

, however Frankfurt did not extend their lead. On , Frankfurt defeated APOEL 3–0 at

GSP Stadium The GSP Stadium () is a association football, football stadium in Strovolos, Nicosia District, Cyprus. Although small by international standards, it is the largest stadium in Cyprus, with a capacity of 22,859 and was opened in 1999. It serves as ...

. The match's goals were scored by

Srđan Lakić Srđan Lakić (born 2 October 1983) is a Croatian former professional football who played as a forward. Club career Early career and move to Hertha BSC Lakić started his professional career with Croatian teams GOŠK Dubrovnik, Hrvatski Dra ...

and Sebastian Jung along with an

own goal An own goal occurs in sports when a player performs actions that result in scoring points for the opposition, such as when a Association football, footballer puts a ball into their own net. In some parts of the world, the term has become a met ...

from Nektarios Alexandrou. The win streak continued on against Maccabi Tel Aviv at Commerzbank-Arena. Kadlec scored in the 12th minute. Maccabi Tel Aviv was reduced to ten men after a red card for

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in the 34th minute. Meier added another goal in the 53rd minute. The only loss of the group stage came on against Maccabi Tel Aviv at

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. Goals from Lakić and Meier were not enough as Frankfurt were defeated 2–4. The next game against Bordeaux on at

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was won by Frankfurt 1–0. The match's only goal was scored by Martin Lanig. This win and a draw by Maccabi Tel Aviv against APOEL made Frankfurt group winners with one match remaining. Frankfurt wrapped up the group stage with another win over APOEL on at Commerzbank-Arena. Goals from

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and Constant Djakpa led to a 2–0 victory for Frankfurt. The first-place finish in the group stage allowed Frankfurt to move on to the

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. The draw for the

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took place on . Eintracht Frankfurt were drawn against

Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...

. The first leg was played on at

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. After trailing 0–2, a goal from

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in the 72nd minute and an own goal from

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finished the match a 2–2 draw. The second leg was played on at Commerzbank-Arena. The match ended as a 3–3 draw. Stefan Aigner contributed one goal for Frankfurt and Meier scored the other two. Frankfurt were eliminated due to the

due to Porto having three away goals to Frankfurt's two.

SC Freiburg

finished 5th in the

which earned a berth in the

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. The group-stage draw took place on and placed Freiburg in Group H with

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Sevilla Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville ...

, and

Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech professional association football, football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won thr ...

. Freiburg started their group campaign with a 2–2 draw to Slovan Liberec on at Mage Solar Stadion. Julian Schuster scored a

penalty kick A penalty shot or penalty kick is a play used in several sports whereby a goal is attempted during untimed play. Depending on the sport, when a player commits certain types of penalties, the opposition is awarded a penalty shot or kick attempt. ...

and

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scored the other goal for Freiburg.

Karim Guédé Karim Abdul-Jabbar Guédé (born 7 January 1985) is a former professional footballer who works as a scout for SC Freiburg. He started his career at the amateur level with SC Concordia and Hamburger SV II. After impressing at Slovakian clubs Petr ...

of Freiburg earned a

in the 77th minute and

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of Slovan Liberec earned a red card in at the 90+1 minute mark. The second matchday on ended with a 0–2 defeat to Sevilla at

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. Freiburg was reduced to ten men after Diagné Fallou earned a red card in the 62nd minute after which Sevilla scored both goals of the match. Freiburg earned their second point of the group stage via a 1–1 draw with Estoril on at Mage Solar Stadion.

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scored the goal for Freiburg in this match. The club remained winless after a goalless draw with Estoril on at

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. Two Freiburg players were sent off during the match:

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in the 87th minute and Guédé in the 89th minute. The only win of the campaign came for Freiburg on against Slovan Liberec at

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. Goals from

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and

Francis Coquelin Francis Joseph Coquelin (; born 13 May 1991) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club FC Nantes, Nantes. He has also featured for Valencia CF, Valencia, Arsenal F.C., Arsenal, ...

resulted in a 2–1 for Freiburg. The group stage ended with a 0–2 loss to Sevilla on at Mage Solar Stadion. This loss combined with a win by Slovan Liberec over Estoril left Freiburg in third place in the group and eliminated from the competition.

VfB Stuttgart

were runners-up to Champions League qualified

in the

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therefore earning a berth in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. The draw for the third qualifying round took place on and paired Stuttgart with

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The first leg was played on at

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. The match ended in a 1–1 draw with

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scoring Stuttgart's goal. The second leg ended as a goalless draw on at Comtech Arena. The

was tied 1–1. Via the

, Stuttgart advanced to the

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. The play-off draw took place on and paired Stuttgart with

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. The first leg was played at

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on . Despite a goal by Ibišević in the 89th minute the match ended as a 1–2 defeat for Stuttgart. The second leg saw one goal from

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and an

from Luka Marić lead to a 2–2 draw on at Mercedes-Benz Arena. The

of 3–4 eliminated Stuttgart from the competition.

Managerial changes

;Notes # Announced on 16 January 2013. # Announced on 15 May 2013.

Transfers

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* List of German football transfers winter 2013–14

Deaths

* 19 July 2013 –

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, 89, manager for

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and

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. * 2 August 2013 – Kurt Ehrmann, 91, forward for

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, and 1. FC Pforzheim who earned one cap for Germany. * 7 September 2013 – Wolfgang Frank, 62, striker for

, and others. He was also manager for

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and others. * 15 March 2014 – Jürgen Kurbjuhn, 73, defender for

and member of 1962 West Germany World Cup squad. * 4 April 2014 – Klaus Meyer, 76, defender for

. * 1 May 2014 –

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, 83, midfielder for

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and member of 1958 West Germany World Cup squad.

Retirements

Mid-season

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, 35, captain for

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who won 87 caps for

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retired 19 March 2014. * Jens Wissing, 26, defender who made three Bundesliga appearances with

and eleven 2. Bundesliga appearances for

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retired due to an ankle injury.

Post-season

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, 34, midfielder for

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

and

who earned 19 caps for

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. *

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, 36, defender for

and

who earned 100 caps for

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. * Markus Krösche, 33, defender and captain for

. * Stefan Kühne, 33, captain for

who also played for

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, and

. *

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, 35, defender/midfielder for VfL Bochum,

, and

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. * Daniel Van Buyten, 36, defender for

and Hamburger SV.

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