Season | 2016–17 |
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Dates | 26 August 2016 – 20 May 2017 |
Champions |
Bayern Munich 26th Bundesliga title 27th German title |
Relegated |
FC Ingolstadt Darmstadt 98 |
Champions League |
Bayern Munich RB Leipzig Borussia Dortmund 1899 Hoffenheim |
Europa League |
1. FC Köln Hertha BSC SC Freiburg |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 877 (2.87 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (31 goals) |
Biggest home win | Bayern Munich 8–0 Hamburger SV |
Biggest away win | VfL Wolfsburg 0–6 Bayern Munich |
Highest scoring | RB Leipzig 4–5 Bayern Munich |
Longest winning run | 8 games
[1] RB Leipzig |
Longest unbeaten run | 17 games
[1] 1899 Hoffenheim |
Longest winless run | 12 games
[1] Hamburger SV |
Longest losing run | 8 games
[1] Darmstadt 98 |
Highest attendance | 81,360
[1] 11 games |
Lowest attendance | 13,521
[1] FC Ingolstadt v VfL Wolfsburg |
Attendance | 12,704,627 (41,518 per match) |
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The 2016–17 Bundesliga was the 54th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 26 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017. [2] Bayern Munich were the defending champions. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 29 June 2016. [3]
Bayern Munich won their 26th Bundesliga title with three games to spare, becoming the first team to win 5 consecutive titles. [4] [5] RB Leipzig became the runners-up, only a year after its promotion last season from the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga.
A total of 18 teams participated in this edition of the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart and Hannover 96 were relegated to 2016–17 2. Bundesliga. Former Bundesliga champion Stuttgart were relegated to the second level after 39 years, whereas Hannover 96 finished a 14-year stint in the top level. They were replaced by 2. Bundesliga champion SC Freiburg and 2. Bundesliga runner-up RB Leipzig. Freiburg immediately returned to the Bundesliga, whereas RB Leipzig made its debut. Finally Eintracht Frankfurt, 16th of Bundesliga faced 1. FC Nürnberg, third of 2. Bundesliga in a Bundesliga play-off. Eintracht won 2–1 on aggregate and remained in the top level.
RB Leipzig was the first team from the former East Germany to play in the Bundesliga since the relegation of Energie Cottbus after the 2008–09 season.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
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FC Augsburg | Augsburg | WWK Arena | 30,660 | |
Bayer Leverkusen | Leverkusen | BayArena | 30,210 | |
Bayern Munich | Munich | Allianz Arena | 75,000 | |
Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund | Signal Iduna Park | 81,360 | [6] |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach | Borussia-Park | 54,057 | |
Darmstadt 98 | Darmstadt | Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Böllenfalltor | 17,000 | |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Commerzbank-Arena | 51,500 | |
SC Freiburg | Freiburg im Breisgau | Schwarzwald-Stadion | 24,000 | |
Hamburger SV | Hamburg | Volksparkstadion | 57,000 | |
Hertha BSC | Berlin | Olympiastadion | 74,475 | |
1899 Hoffenheim | Sinsheim | Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena | 30,150 | |
FC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Audi Sportpark | 15,000 | |
1. FC Köln | Cologne | RheinEnergieStadion | 49,968 | [7] |
RB Leipzig | Leipzig | Red Bull Arena | 42,959 | [8] |
Mainz 05 | Mainz | Opel Arena | 34,000 | |
Schalke 04 | Gelsenkirchen | Veltins-Arena | 62,271 | [9] |
Werder Bremen | Bremen | Weser-Stadion | 42,100 | |
VfL Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Volkswagen Arena | 30,000 |
Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
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Bayern Munich |
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End of contract | 20 December 2015 | 30 June 2016 | Pre-season |
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20 December 2015 | 1 July 2016 | [15] [24] |
FC Ingolstadt |
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Signed for RB Leipzig | 6 May 2016 |
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6 May 2016 | [21] | |||
RB Leipzig |
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Appointed as sporting director |
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[21] | |||||
Schalke 04 |
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Sacked | 14 May 2016 |
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2 June 2016 | [22] [25] | |||
FC Augsburg |
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Signed for Schalke 04 | 24 May 2016 |
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[10] [26] | ||||
Darmstadt 98 |
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Signed for FC Augsburg | 2 June 2016 |
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10 June 2016 | [10] [27] | |||
Werder Bremen |
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Sacked | 18 September 2016 | 18th |
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18 September 2016 | [28] [29] | ||
Hamburger SV |
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25 September 2016 | 16th |
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25 September 2016 | 26 September 2016 | [30] [31] | ||
VfL Wolfsburg |
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17 October 2016 | 14th |
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17 October 2016 | [32] [33] | |||
FC Ingolstadt |
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6 November 2016 | 17th |
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12 November 2016 | [34] [35] | |||
Darmstadt 98 |
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5 December 2016 | 16th |
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27 December 2016 | [36] [37] [38] | |||
FC Augsburg |
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14 December 2016 | 13th |
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14 December 2016 | [39] [40] | |||
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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21 December 2016 | 14th |
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21 December 2016 | [41] [42] | |||
VfL Wolfsburg |
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26 February 2017 | 14th |
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27 February 2017 | [43] [44] | |||
Bayer Leverkusen |
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5 March 2017 | 9th |
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6 March 2017 | [45] [46] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 89 | 22 | +67 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 67 | |
3 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 64 | |
4 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage [a] |
6 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 49 | |
7 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round [a] |
8 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 45 | |
9 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 45 | |
10 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 43 | |
11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 42 | |
12 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 41 | |
13 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 38 | |
14 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 61 | −28 | 38 | |
15 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 37 | |
16 | VfL Wolfsburg (O) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 37 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
17 | FC Ingolstadt (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 32 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
18 | Darmstadt 98 (R) | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 25 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
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Report |
VfL Wolfsburg won 2–0 on aggregate and both clubs therefore remained in their respective tiers for the 2017–18 season.
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen | 6–0 | 26 August 2016 |
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Bayer Leverkusen | Hamburger SV | 3–1 | 10 September 2016 |
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Bayer Leverkusen | Mainz 05 | 3–2 | 24 September 2016 |
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1. FC Köln | Hamburger SV | 3–0 | 30 October 2016 |
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Hertha BSC | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–0 | 4 November 2016 |
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Borussia Dortmund | Hamburger SV | 5–2 | 5 November 2016 |
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Mainz 05 | Hamburger SV | 3–1 | 17 December 2016 |
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Bayern Munich | Hamburger SV | 8–0 | 25 February 2017 |
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1. FC Köln | Hertha BSC | 4–2 | 18 March 2017 |
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Bayern Munich | FC Augsburg | 6–0 | 1 April 2017 |
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Werder Bremen | SC Freiburg | 5–2 | 1 April 2017 |
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VfL Wolfsburg | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–3 | 2 April 2017 |
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Werder Bremen | FC Ingolstadt | 4–2 | 22 April 2017 |
4 Player scored four goals
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets [49] |
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1 |
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Bayern Munich | 14 |
2 |
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1899 Hoffenheim | 12 |
3 |
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Hertha BSC | 11 |
4 |
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Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
6 |
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Borussia Dortmund | 9 |
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RB Leipzig | ||
8 |
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VfL Wolfsburg | 8 |
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Schalke 04 | ||
10 |
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FC Augsburg | 7 |
Season | 2016–17 |
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Dates | 26 August 2016 – 20 May 2017 |
Champions |
Bayern Munich 26th Bundesliga title 27th German title |
Relegated |
FC Ingolstadt Darmstadt 98 |
Champions League |
Bayern Munich RB Leipzig Borussia Dortmund 1899 Hoffenheim |
Europa League |
1. FC Köln Hertha BSC SC Freiburg |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 877 (2.87 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (31 goals) |
Biggest home win | Bayern Munich 8–0 Hamburger SV |
Biggest away win | VfL Wolfsburg 0–6 Bayern Munich |
Highest scoring | RB Leipzig 4–5 Bayern Munich |
Longest winning run | 8 games
[1] RB Leipzig |
Longest unbeaten run | 17 games
[1] 1899 Hoffenheim |
Longest winless run | 12 games
[1] Hamburger SV |
Longest losing run | 8 games
[1] Darmstadt 98 |
Highest attendance | 81,360
[1] 11 games |
Lowest attendance | 13,521
[1] FC Ingolstadt v VfL Wolfsburg |
Attendance | 12,704,627 (41,518 per match) |
←
2015–16
2017–18 → |
The 2016–17 Bundesliga was the 54th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 26 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017. [2] Bayern Munich were the defending champions. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 29 June 2016. [3]
Bayern Munich won their 26th Bundesliga title with three games to spare, becoming the first team to win 5 consecutive titles. [4] [5] RB Leipzig became the runners-up, only a year after its promotion last season from the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga.
A total of 18 teams participated in this edition of the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart and Hannover 96 were relegated to 2016–17 2. Bundesliga. Former Bundesliga champion Stuttgart were relegated to the second level after 39 years, whereas Hannover 96 finished a 14-year stint in the top level. They were replaced by 2. Bundesliga champion SC Freiburg and 2. Bundesliga runner-up RB Leipzig. Freiburg immediately returned to the Bundesliga, whereas RB Leipzig made its debut. Finally Eintracht Frankfurt, 16th of Bundesliga faced 1. FC Nürnberg, third of 2. Bundesliga in a Bundesliga play-off. Eintracht won 2–1 on aggregate and remained in the top level.
RB Leipzig was the first team from the former East Germany to play in the Bundesliga since the relegation of Energie Cottbus after the 2008–09 season.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
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FC Augsburg | Augsburg | WWK Arena | 30,660 | |
Bayer Leverkusen | Leverkusen | BayArena | 30,210 | |
Bayern Munich | Munich | Allianz Arena | 75,000 | |
Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund | Signal Iduna Park | 81,360 | [6] |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach | Borussia-Park | 54,057 | |
Darmstadt 98 | Darmstadt | Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Böllenfalltor | 17,000 | |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Commerzbank-Arena | 51,500 | |
SC Freiburg | Freiburg im Breisgau | Schwarzwald-Stadion | 24,000 | |
Hamburger SV | Hamburg | Volksparkstadion | 57,000 | |
Hertha BSC | Berlin | Olympiastadion | 74,475 | |
1899 Hoffenheim | Sinsheim | Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena | 30,150 | |
FC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Audi Sportpark | 15,000 | |
1. FC Köln | Cologne | RheinEnergieStadion | 49,968 | [7] |
RB Leipzig | Leipzig | Red Bull Arena | 42,959 | [8] |
Mainz 05 | Mainz | Opel Arena | 34,000 | |
Schalke 04 | Gelsenkirchen | Veltins-Arena | 62,271 | [9] |
Werder Bremen | Bremen | Weser-Stadion | 42,100 | |
VfL Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Volkswagen Arena | 30,000 |
Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
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Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
Bayern Munich |
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End of contract | 20 December 2015 | 30 June 2016 | Pre-season |
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20 December 2015 | 1 July 2016 | [15] [24] |
FC Ingolstadt |
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Signed for RB Leipzig | 6 May 2016 |
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6 May 2016 | [21] | |||
RB Leipzig |
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Appointed as sporting director |
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[21] | |||||
Schalke 04 |
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Sacked | 14 May 2016 |
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2 June 2016 | [22] [25] | |||
FC Augsburg |
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Signed for Schalke 04 | 24 May 2016 |
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[10] [26] | ||||
Darmstadt 98 |
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Signed for FC Augsburg | 2 June 2016 |
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10 June 2016 | [10] [27] | |||
Werder Bremen |
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Sacked | 18 September 2016 | 18th |
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18 September 2016 | [28] [29] | ||
Hamburger SV |
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25 September 2016 | 16th |
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25 September 2016 | 26 September 2016 | [30] [31] | ||
VfL Wolfsburg |
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17 October 2016 | 14th |
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17 October 2016 | [32] [33] | |||
FC Ingolstadt |
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6 November 2016 | 17th |
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12 November 2016 | [34] [35] | |||
Darmstadt 98 |
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5 December 2016 | 16th |
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27 December 2016 | [36] [37] [38] | |||
FC Augsburg |
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14 December 2016 | 13th |
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14 December 2016 | [39] [40] | |||
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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21 December 2016 | 14th |
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21 December 2016 | [41] [42] | |||
VfL Wolfsburg |
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26 February 2017 | 14th |
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27 February 2017 | [43] [44] | |||
Bayer Leverkusen |
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5 March 2017 | 9th |
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6 March 2017 | [45] [46] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 89 | 22 | +67 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 67 | |
3 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 64 | |
4 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage [a] |
6 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 49 | |
7 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round [a] |
8 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 45 | |
9 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 45 | |
10 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 43 | |
11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 42 | |
12 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 41 | |
13 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 38 | |
14 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 61 | −28 | 38 | |
15 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 37 | |
16 | VfL Wolfsburg (O) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 37 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
17 | FC Ingolstadt (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 32 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
18 | Darmstadt 98 (R) | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 25 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
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Gómez ![]() |
Report |
VfL Wolfsburg won 2–0 on aggregate and both clubs therefore remained in their respective tiers for the 2017–18 season.
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen | 6–0 | 26 August 2016 |
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Bayer Leverkusen | Hamburger SV | 3–1 | 10 September 2016 |
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Bayer Leverkusen | Mainz 05 | 3–2 | 24 September 2016 |
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1. FC Köln | Hamburger SV | 3–0 | 30 October 2016 |
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Hertha BSC | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–0 | 4 November 2016 |
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Borussia Dortmund | Hamburger SV | 5–2 | 5 November 2016 |
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Mainz 05 | Hamburger SV | 3–1 | 17 December 2016 |
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Bayern Munich | Hamburger SV | 8–0 | 25 February 2017 |
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1. FC Köln | Hertha BSC | 4–2 | 18 March 2017 |
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Bayern Munich | FC Augsburg | 6–0 | 1 April 2017 |
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Werder Bremen | SC Freiburg | 5–2 | 1 April 2017 |
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VfL Wolfsburg | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–3 | 2 April 2017 |
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Werder Bremen | FC Ingolstadt | 4–2 | 22 April 2017 |
4 Player scored four goals
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets [49] |
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1 |
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Bayern Munich | 14 |
2 |
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1899 Hoffenheim | 12 |
3 |
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Hertha BSC | 11 |
4 |
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Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
6 |
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Borussia Dortmund | 9 |
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RB Leipzig | ||
8 |
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VfL Wolfsburg | 8 |
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Schalke 04 | ||
10 |
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FC Augsburg | 7 |