The 2024–25 Bundesliga was the 62nd season of the

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

, Germany's premier men's

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competition. The season began on 23 August 2024 and concluded on 17 May 2025.

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 ...

were the defending champions. On 4 May 2025,

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 crowned Bundesliga champions for a record 33rd time (34th time overall) with two matches to spare following Bayer Leverkusen's 2–2 draw with

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 ...

, reclaiming the league title after a third-place finish in the previous season.

Season overview

The season began on 23 August 2024, and went into the winter break after the 15th matchday on 22 December. With the 16th matchday, the season continued on 10 January 2025. The final 34th matchday was scheduled for 17 May 2025. The regular season is played as a

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. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. The fixtures were announced on 4 July 2024.

Teams

A total of 18 teams participate in the 2024–25 edition of the Bundesliga, 16 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 2. Bundesliga.

Team changes

Holstein Kiel made its Bundesliga debut, making it the 58th different Bundesliga club and the first club from

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...

, and returning to the German top flight after 60 years of absence. The club also replaced

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

as the northernmost club in league history.

FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St. Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St. Pauli (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg. The team plays in the Bundesliga from the 2024–25 Bundesli ...

returned to the Bundesliga after a thirteen-year absence. For the first time ever, FC St. Pauli plays in a season at a higher level than local rivals

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 ...

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The promotion/relegation play-offs took place on 22 and 26 May 2025.

Overview

Matches

''1. FC Heidenheim won 4–3 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.''

Statistics

Top goalscorers

;Notes

Hat-tricks

⁴ Player scored four goals.

Clean sheets

Awards

Monthly awards

Annual awards

Team of the season

kicker

EA Sports

VDV

References

External links

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