2024 �25 IN GERMAN FOOTBALL

The 2024–25 season is the 115th season of competitive football in Germany.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Bundesliga	Holstein Kiel FC St. Pauli	1. FC Köln Darmstadt 98
2. Bundesliga	SSV Ulm Preußen Münster Jahn Regensburg	Wehen Wiesbaden Hansa Rostock VfL Osnabrück
3. Liga	Alemannia Aachen Energie Cottbus Hannover 96 II VfB Stuttgart II	Hallescher FC MSV Duisburg VfB Lübeck SC Freiburg II
Frauen-Bundesliga	Turbine Potsdam Carl Zeiss Jena	1. FC Nürnberg MSV Duisburg¹
2. Frauen-Bundesliga	SC Freiburg II VfL Bochum Union Berlin	VfL Wolfsburg II TSG Hoffenheim II

^ MSV Duisburg did not take their spot in the 2024–25 2. Frauen-Bundesliga and were therefore relegated further to the 2024–25 Frauen-Regionalliga West, sparing SV 67 Weinberg from relegation from the 2023–24 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.^[1]

National teams

Win Draw Loss

Germany national football team

Kits

Home

Away

UEFA Euro 2024

UEFA Euro 2024 fixtures and results

5 July 2024 (2024-07-05) Quarter-finals	Spain	2–1 ( a.e.t.)	Germany	Stuttgart, Germany
18:00 (18:00 UTC+2)	Olmo 51' Merino 119'	Report	Wirtz 89'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Anthony Taylor ( England)

2024–25 UEFA Nations League

2024–25 UEFA Nations League A Group 3

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
1	Netherlands	Qualification for quarter-finals	—	16 Nov	10 Sep	7 Sep
2	Hungary	Qualification for quarter-finals	11 Oct	—	19 Nov	10 Sep
3	Germany	Qualification for relegation play-offs	14 Oct	7 Sep	—	16 Nov
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Relegation to League B	19 Nov	14 Oct	11 Oct	—

First match(es) will be played: 7 September 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2024–25 UEFA Nations League fixtures and results

7 September 2024 (2024-09-07) 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A	Germany	v	Hungary	Düsseldorf
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A	Netherlands	v	Germany	Amsterdam
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A	Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Germany	Zenica
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium

14 October 2024 (2024-10-14) 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A	Germany	v	Netherlands	Munich
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena

16 November 2024 (2024-11-16) 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A	Germany	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Freiburg im Breisgau
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A	Hungary	v	Germany	Budapest
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Puskás Aréna

Germany women's national football team

Kits

Home

Away

2024 Summer Olympics

2024 Summer Olympics Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	United States	Advance to knockout stage
2	Zambia	Advance to knockout stage
3	Germany	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	Australia

First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

2024 Summer Olympics fixtures and results

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25) 2024 Summer Olympics	Germany	v	Australia	Marseille, France
19:00 (19:00 UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Marseille Referee: Katia García ( Mexico)

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28) 2024 Summer Olympics	United States	v	Germany	Marseille, France
21:00 (21:00 UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Marseille

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31) 2024 Summer Olympics	Zambia	v	Germany	Saint-Étienne, France
19:00 (19:00 UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	6	5	0	1	17	8	+9	15	Qualify for final tournament	—	3–1	4–0	4–1
2	Iceland	6	4	1	1	11	5	+6	13	Qualify for final tournament	3–0	—	2–1	3–0
3	Austria	6	2	1	3	10	12	−2	7	Advance to play-offs (seeded)	2–3	1–1	—	3–1
4	Poland (R)	6	0	0	6	4	17	−13	0	Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B	1–3	0–1	1–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated

UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying fixtures and results

12 July 2024 (2024-07-12) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying	Iceland	3–0	Germany	Reykjavík
18:15 (16:15 UTC+0)	Sigurðardóttir 14' Jóhannsdóttir 52' Jónsdóttir 83'	Report		Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 5,243 Referee: Cheryl Foster ( Wales)

16 July 2024 (2024-07-16) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying	Germany	4–0	Austria	Hanover
19:00 (19:00 UTC+2)	Bühl 11', 90+3' Brand 39' Schüller 53'	Report		Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion Attendance: 43,953 Referee: Shona Shukrula ( Netherlands)

League season

Men

Bundesliga

Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Augsburg	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2	Union Berlin
3	VfL Bochum
4	Werder Bremen
5	Borussia Dortmund	Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6	Eintracht Frankfurt	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7	SC Freiburg
8	1. FC Heidenheim
9	TSG Hoffenheim
10	Holstein Kiel
11	RB Leipzig
12	Bayer Leverkusen
13	Mainz 05
14	Borussia Mönchengladbach
15	Bayern Munich
16	FC St. Pauli	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	VfB Stuttgart	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18	VfL Wolfsburg	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

First match(es) will be played: 23 August 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[2]

2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Eintracht Braunschweig	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	Hertha BSC	Promotion to Bundesliga
3	Darmstadt 98	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Fortuna Düsseldorf
5	SV Elversberg
6	Greuther Fürth
7	Hamburger SV
8	Hannover 96
9	1. FC Kaiserslautern
10	Karlsruher SC
11	1. FC Köln
12	1. FC Magdeburg
13	Preußen Münster
14	1. FC Nürnberg
15	SC Paderborn
16	Jahn Regensburg	Qualification for relegation play-offs
17	Schalke 04	Relegation to 3. Liga
18	SSV Ulm	Relegation to 3. Liga

First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[3]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

3. Liga

3. Liga standings

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Alemannia Aachen	Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
2	Erzgebirge Aue	Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
3	Arminia Bielefeld	Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
4	Energie Cottbus	Qualification for DFB-Pokal
5	Borussia Dortmund II^[a]
6	Dynamo Dresden
7	Rot-Weiss Essen
8	Hannover 96 II^[a]
9	FC Ingolstadt
10	Viktoria Köln
11	Waldhof Mannheim
12	1860 Munich
13	VfL Osnabrück
14	Hansa Rostock
15	1. FC Saarbrücken
16	SV Sandhausen
17	VfB Stuttgart II^[a]	Relegation to Regionalliga
18	SpVgg Unterhaching
19	SC Verl
20	Wehen Wiesbaden

First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[4]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.

Women

Frauen-Bundesliga

Frauen-Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
1	Werder Bremen	Qualification for Champions League group stage
2	SGS Essen	Qualification for Champions League second round
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Qualification for Champions League first round
4	SC Freiburg
5	TSG Hoffenheim
6	Carl Zeiss Jena
7	1. FC Köln
8	RB Leipzig
9	Bayer Leverkusen
10	Bayern Munich
11	Turbine Potsdam
12	VfL Wolfsburg	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

First match(es) will be played: 30 August 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[5]

2. Frauen-Bundesliga

2. Frauen-Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
1	SG Andernach	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	Union Berlin
3	VfL Bochum
4	Eintracht Frankfurt II^[a]
5	SC Freiburg II^[a]
6	FSV Gütersloh
7	Hamburger SV
8	FC Ingolstadt
9	SV Meppen
10	Borussia Mönchengladbach
11	Bayern Munich II^[a]
12	1. FC Nürnberg	Relegation to Regionalliga
13	SC Sand
14	SV 67 Weinberg

First match(es) will be played: 24 August 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[6]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and are therefore ineligible for promotion.

Cup competitions

Men

DFB-Pokal

DFL-Supercup

17 August 2024

20:30 CEST

Bayer Leverkusen	v	VfB Stuttgart
	Report

BayArena, Leverkusen

Women

DFB-Pokal Frauen

German clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

League phase

UEFA Europa League

League phase

UEFA Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Play-off round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
1. FC Heidenheim			22 Aug	29 Aug

UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Round 1

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Eintracht Frankfurt	4 Sep	Sporting CP

Final / Third-place play-off

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Eintracht Frankfurt	7 Sep

Round 2

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
VfL Wolfsburg			18/19 Sep	25/26 Sep

Group stage

Bayern Munich

References

^ "MSV Duisburg zieht Bewerbung für die 2. Frauen-Bundesliga zurück". dfb.de (in German). German Football Association (DFB). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.
^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). German Football Association (DFB). p. 71. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). German Football Association (DFB). 1 January 2024. p. 71. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). DFB. 1 January 2024. p. 71.

[table_note_DOR0.27418371768397-4] Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.

[table_note_FR20.50567457336265-7] Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and are therefore ineligible for promotion.

[1] "MSV Duisburg zieht Bewerbung für die 2. Frauen-Bundesliga zurück". dfb.de (in German). German Football Association (DFB). Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[2] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[3] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.

[5] "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). German Football Association (DFB). p. 71. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[6] "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). German Football Association (DFB). 1 January 2024. p. 71. Retrieved 25 February 2024.

[8] "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). DFB. 1 January 2024. p. 71.

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v t e Seasons in German football
German Empire	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18
Weimar Republic	1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33
Nazi Germany	1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45
Allied-occupied Germany	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49
West Germany	1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
Germany	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Seasons in German football
German Empire	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18
Weimar Republic	1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33
Nazi Germany	1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45
Allied-occupied Germany	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49
West Germany	1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
Germany	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25