2018–19 Bundesliga

The 2018–19 Bundesliga was the 56th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 24 August 2018 and concluded on 18 May 2019. It also marked the first season without Hamburger SV, previously the only team to have played in the top tier of German football in every season since the end of World War I.

Bundesliga
Season2018–19
Dates24 August 2018 – 18 May 2019
ChampionsBayern Munich
28th Bundesliga title
29th German title
RelegatedVfB Stuttgart (via play-off)
Hannover 96
1. FC Nürnberg
Champions LeagueBayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
RB Leipzig
Bayer Leverkusen
Europa LeagueBorussia Mönchengladbach
VfL Wolfsburg
Eintracht Frankfurt
Matches played306
Goals scored973 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Lewandowski
(22 goals)
Biggest home winDortmund 7–0 Nürnberg
Wolfsburg 8–1 Augsburg
Biggest away winStuttgart 0–4 Dortmund
Bremen 2–6 Leverkusen
Hannover 0–4 Munich
Düsseldorf 0–4 Leipzig
Mainz 1–5 Leverkusen
Gladbach 1–5 Munich
Augsburg 0–4 Hoffenheim
Freiburg 0–4 Dortmund
Nürnberg 0–4 Gladbach
Highest scoringWolfsburg 8–1 Augsburg
Longest winning run7 games
Bayern Munich
Longest unbeaten run15 games
Borussia Dortmund
Longest winless run20 games
1. FC Nürnberg
Longest losing run6 games
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Highest attendance81,365
Dortmund v Augsburg
Dortmund v Munich
Dortmund v Freiburg
Dortmund v Bremen
Dortmund v Gladbach
Dortmund v Hannover
Lowest attendance19,205
Mainz v Wolfsburg
Attendance13,294,139 (43,445 per match)

Following a trial phase in the previous season, the video assistant referee system was officially approved for use in the Bundesliga after being added to the Laws of the Game by IFAB.

Bayern Munich were the defending champions, and won their 28th Bundesliga title (and 29th German title) and seventh consecutive Bundesliga on the final matchday.

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