The 2014–15 season was the 105th season of competitive

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Promotion and relegation

Pre–Season

Post–Season

National teams

Germany national football team

After Germany won the

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, team

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Philipp Lahm Philipp Lahm (; born 11 November 1983) is a German former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Full back (association football), full-back. Widely regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time, Lahm was the longt ...

announced his retirement from international football. Germany's record goalscorer

Miroslav Klose Miroslav Josef Klose (, ; born Mirosław Marian Klose; 9 June 1978) is a German professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who currently serves as head coach of 1. FC Nürnberg. A Forward (as ...

also announced his retirement from international football.

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would join Lahm and Klose in retiring from international duty. On ,

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 ...

was announced as the new captain for Germany.

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

=UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying review

= Germany were drawn into

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for

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on . The group also contains

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Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

, and

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. Qualifying opened on with a match against Scotland in

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. Germany won the match 2–1.

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 ...

scored both goals for Germany and Ikechi Anya scored for Scotland. A foul from Charlie Mulgrew caused an injury to the left foot of

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 ...

. This foot is the same one that was injured and kept him from attending the World Cup. During stoppage time, Mulgrew was shown a second yellow card and sent off. After the first round of matches, Germany and Ireland were tied for second place in the group. Germany suffered their first competitive defeat since winning the World Cup on when Poland defeated Germany for the first time. The final score was 0–2. Germany were in third place after this matchday. A

stoppage time Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the ga ...

goal from Ireland's

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cancelled out an earlier goal from

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 ...

to cause Germany and Ireland to finish the match on tied 1–1. Germany remained in third place. On Germany defeated Gibraltar 4–0. Thomas Müller scored two goals before

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 ...

scored one goal to make the score 3–0 at half time. The final goal of the match was an

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. After this matchday, Germany moved to second place in the group. The fifth matchday took place on . Germany defeated Georgia 2–0 due to one goal each from Reus and Müller before half-time. After this round of matches, Germany were one point behind group leaders Poland.

=UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D table

=UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying fixtures and results

Friendly matches

Germany women's national football team

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

The draw for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was held on . Germany were placed in Group B along with

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Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

, and

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

2015 Algarve Cup

On it was announced that Germany were placed in Group A along with

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, and

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=Ranking of teams for placement matches

Friendly matches

League season

Men

Bundesliga

The Bundesliga kicked off its season on with a match between

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and

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 ...

2. Bundesliga

The 2. Bundesliga kicked off its season on .

3. Liga

The 3. Liga season kicked off on .

German clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

Bayer Leverkusen

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 ...

qualified for the

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of the Champions League by finishing in fourth place in the

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. The draw for the play-off round was held on . Bayer Leverkusen were paired with F.C. Copenhagen. The first leg was played on at Telia Parken in

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. Bayer Leverkusen won the match 3–2. The second leg was played on 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 ...

Leverkusen Leverkusen () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf. The city is part of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan ...

. Bayer Leverkusen won the match 4–0 which resulted in an

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of 7–2. The draw for the group stage was on . Leverkusen were drawn into

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. The first group stage match wias played on against

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. Leverkusen lost the match 0–1. After this matchday, Leverkusen were in third place in Group C. The second group stage match was against Benfica on at

. Bayer Leverkusen won the match 3–1. Leverkusen were in third place in Group C after the second matchday. Leverkusen played

Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (, ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Pr ...

on at BayArena. Despite being reduced to ten men in the 79th minute, Leverkusen won the match 2–0. Leverkusen moved into first place in the group after this round of matches. Zenit and Leverkusen played on at

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. Leverkusen won this match 2–1. They remained in first place after this matchday. Bayer Leverkusen lost to Monaco 0–1 on at BayArena. After this matchday, Bayer Leverkusen's group lead shrank to one point. A goalless draw on at

Estádio da Luz The Estádio da Luz (), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, Ben ...

resulted in Bayer Leverkusen finishing in second place in the group stage. The draw for the

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was on . Bayer Leverkusen were drawn against

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. The first leg was won by Bayer Leverkusen on by the score 1–0. After Atletico won the second leg 1–0 on , the aggregate score was tied 1–1. After thirty minutes of

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were played, the aggregate score remained tied. During the

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, Ateltico made three successful kicks while Bayer Leverkusen were successful only twice and were thus eliminated from the competition.

Bayern Munich

As champions of the

qualified 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 ...

of the Champions League. The draw for the group stage took place on . Bayern were drawn into

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. Their first group stage match was played on against

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at the

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. Bayern won the match 1–0. After this matchday, Bayern were in second place in Group E. Their second group game was played on against

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 ...

. Bayern won the match 1–0. The match was played in an empty

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. After this matchday, Bayern were in first place in Group E. The third match of the group stage was against

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on . Bayern won the match 7–1. They were still in first place after this matchday. The two teams met again on . Bayern won the match 2–0. This victory secured first place in the group for Bayern with two matches remaining. The only defeat of the group stage came on at

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. Manchester City won the match 3–2. The final match of the group stage was played on at Allianz Arena. Bayern defeated CSKA 3–0. The draw for the

was on and resulted in Bayern Munich being paired with

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 ...

. The first leg ended goalless on . The match was played in

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instead of

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due to unrest in Ukraine.

Xabi Alonso Xabier Alonso Olano (, ; born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the head coach of La Liga club Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid. He is regarded as o ...

, who made his 100th appearance in the competition, was sent off in the 66th minute. Bayern won the second leg on . The final score, as well as

was 7–0.

Borussia Dortmund

As runners-up of the

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qualified for the

of the Champions League. The draw for the group stage took place on . Dortmund were drawn into

. Their first match of the group stage was played on against

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Westfalenstadion Westfalenstadion (, ) is a football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which is the home stadium of Borussia Dortmund. Officially called Signal Iduna Park for sponsorship reasons and BVB Stadion Dortmund in UEFA competitions, ...

. Borussia Dortmund won the match 2–0. Dortmund were in first place in Group D after this matchday. The second group stage match was played on against

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. Dortmund won the match 3–0. They were in first place in Group D after the second matchday. Dortmund defeated

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4–0 on . After this round, Dortmund remained in first place in Group D. Dortmund and Galatasaray met again on . Dortmund won the match 4–1 and secured a place in the round of 16. Borussia Dortmund lost to Arsenal on by a score of 0–2. The last match of the group stage was played on . The match finished as a 1–1 draw between Anderlecht and Dortmund. On , Borussia Dortmund were drawn against

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for the

. On , Dortmund lost the first leg 2–1. Dortmund suffered another defeat in the second leg on . This time the score was 3–0 in favor of Juventus. The

after both legs was 1–5 which eliminated Borussia Dortmund.

Schalke 04

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finished in third place in the

which qualified them for the

of the Champions League. At the group-stage draw on , Schalke were drawn into

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. Their first group stage match was on against Chelsea at

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. The match ended as a 1–1 draw. All four teams were tied for first place in Group G after this matchday. The second group stage match was played on against

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. This match also ended as a 1–1 draw. After the second matchday, Schalke were tied with Maribor for second place in Group G. Schalke defeated

Sporting Lisbon Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

on 4–3. Schalke were now solely in second place. Schalke and Sporting Lisbon met again on . Schalke lost the match 2–4. Even with the loss, Schalke remained in second place in the group Matchday 5 ended with a 0–5 loss to Chelsea on . After this matchday, Schalke fell to third place in the group. A victory over Maribor by the score 1–0 on secured second place in the group and a place in the round of 16. The

draw on paired Schalke with defending champions

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. The first leg was played on . Schalke lost the match 0–2. Schalke won the second leg on by the score 4–3. However, due to an

of 4–5, they were eliminated from the competition.

UEFA Europa League

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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 ...

qualified for the

of the Europa League by finishing in sixth place in the

. The draw for the play-off round took place on . Mönchengladbach were paired with

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. The first leg was played on at

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Borussia Mönchengladbach won the match 3–2. The second leg was played on . Gladbach won the match 7–0. The

of 10–2 allowed Gladbach to advance to the group stage. The draw for the group stage took place on . Gladbach were placed in

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. The first group stage match was against

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on at

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. The match ended as a 1–1 draw. Gladbach were tied for second place in Group A after this matchday. Their second group stage match was against

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Letzigrund Letzigrund () is a stadium in Zurich, Switzerland, the home of the football (soccer), football clubs FC Zürich and Grasshopper Club Zürich, as well as the Sport of athletics, athletics club . The original stadium was constructed by members of FC ...

on . The match ended as a 1–1 draw. After the matchday, Gladbach were in third place in Group A.

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played Gladbach on at Borussia-Park. Gladbach won the match 5–0 and moved to second place in the group. Gladbach and Apollon met again on . Borussia Mönchengladbach won the match 2–0 to move to first place in the group. The match between Villarreal and Gladbach on ended as a 2–2 draw. Gladbach remained in first place after this matchday. The final match of the group stage was played on . Gladbach defeated Zürich 3–0. This victory secured first place in the group. The draw for the

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was on . Borussia Mönchengladbach were paired with

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. Gladbach lost the first leg 0–1 on .

Mainz 05

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finished in seventh place in the

and were qualified for the

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of the Europa League. The draw for the third qualifying round was held on . Mainz were paired with Asteras Tripoli F.C. The first leg was played on at

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. Mainz won the match 1–0. The second leg was played at

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on . Mainz lost the match 1–3. The

of 2–3 resulted in Mainz being eliminated from the competition.

VfL Wolfsburg

finished the

in fifth place which earned them a berth in the

of the Europa League. The group-stage draw took place on and resulted in Wolfsburg being placed in

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. Their first group stage match was against Everton on at

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. Wolfsburg lost the match 1–4. They were in last place in Group H after this matchday. The second group stage match was against

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at the

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on . The match ended as a 1–1 draw. Wolfsburg were still at the bottom of the group after this matchday.

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played Wolfsburg on at

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. Wolfsburg won the match 4–2. Wolfsburg were in third place in the group after this matchday. Wolfsburg were again victorious when they defeated Krasnodar 5–1 on . Wolfsburg remained in second place after this matchday. Everton defeated Wolfsburg 0–2 on . Despite the defeat, Wolfsburg remained in second place in the group after this matchday. Wolfsburg defeated Lille 3–0 on to finish the group stage in second place. The draw for the

on paired Wolfsburg with

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. The first leg was won by Wolfsburg 2–0 on .

UEFA Women's Champions League

FFC Frankfurt

1. FFC Frankfurt finished as runners-up in the

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and earned a berth in the Round of 32 of the Women's Champions League. On , Frankfurt were drawn against

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for the round of 32. The first leg was played in

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, Kazakhstan on . The match ended as a 2–2 draw. The second leg was played on . Frankfurt won the match 4–0. With an

of 6–2, Frankfurt advanced to the Round of 16 where they were paired with

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. Frankfurt won the first leg against Torres on by the score 5–0. The second leg was played on . Frankfurt won this match 4–0 which resulted in an aggregate score of 9–0. The draw for the quarter-finals resulted in Frankfurt facing Bristol Academy.

VfL Wolfsburg

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won both the

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and

. These championships qualified them for the Round of 32 of the Women's Champions League. Wolfsburg were drawn against Stabæk on for the round of 32. The first leg was played on at

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, Norway. Wolfsburg won the match 1–0. The second leg was played on . Wolfsburg were victorious as the match ended 2–1. They advanced to the Round of 16 with an

of 3–1. They will play against

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in the Round of 16. The first leg was played on . Wolfsburg won the match 4–0. The second leg was won by Wolfsburg 7–0 on . The aggregate score for this round was 11–0. Wolfsburg was paired with

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for the quarter-finals.

Managerial changes

Deaths

* July 2014 – Burkhardt Öller, 73, goalkeeper for

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 ...

and

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. * 3 July 2014 – Volkmar Groß, 66, goalkeeper for

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, and

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. * 14 July 2014 – Horacio Troche, 79, defender for

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and

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. * 18 July 2014 – Andreas Biermann, 33, defender for

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, and

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among others. * 3 August 2014 – Helmut Faeder, 79, striker for Hertha BSC and

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who earned one cap for West Germany. * 11 August 2014 –

Vladimir Beara Vladimir Beara ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Беара; ; 26 August 1928 – 11 August 2014) was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper and manager. He played the vast majority of his professional club career for Hajduk Split and Red Star Belgrade in the ...

, 85, former goalkeeper for

FC Viktoria Köln FC Viktoria Köln 1904 e. V., commonly known as Viktoria Köln () or Viktoria Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based on the right bank of the river Rhine in the Kalk, Cologne# ...

who also managed

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and Viktoria Köln. * 13 August 2014 –

Kurt Tschenscher Kurt Waldemar Tschenscher (5 October 1928 – 13 August 2014) was a German football referee. Career Born in Schimischow, Weimar Germany (today Szymiszów, Poland), Tschenscher took up refereeing in 1948 and by 1953 he was part of the German ...

, 85, a German referee who was the first referee to show a

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when he did so at the

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. * 6 October 2014 –

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, 81, forward for

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* 27 December 2014 – Erich Retter, 89, defender for

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and West Germany. * 10 January 2015 – Junior Malanda, 20, midfielder for

* 11 January 2015 – Fritz Pott, 75, defender for

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who earned three caps for West Germany. * 1 February 2015 –

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, 80, striker for

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and others who also was manager for

and

among others. * 1 February 2015 –

Julius Ludorf Julius Ludorf (2 December 1919 – 1 February 2015) was a German footballer who played as a forward for SpVgg Erkenschwick, Hannover 96 and Kickers Offenbach Offenbacher Fussball-Club Kickers, commonly known as Kickers Offenbach, is a Germa ...

, 95, forward for

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. * 9 February 2015 – Horst Borcherding, 84, goalkeeper for VfL Osnabrück and

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who earned 3 caps for

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. * 10 February 2015 – Manfred Wagner, 76, defender for

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