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Bundesliga 2023/24

The Bundesliga, Germany’s premier football league, was founded in 1963 and comprises 18 teams. Seasons run from August to May, with games being played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Some 56 clubs have competed in the Bundesliga since its founding. Bayern München (Munich) has won 32 of 60 Bundesliga titles, including the last eleven.

 

Season 2023/24

Matchday 31: 26 to 28 April 2024

(Matchday 32: 3 to 5 May 2024)

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Darmstadt leaves the Bundesliga after just one year

28 April 2024: After losing at home 0:1 to Heidenheim, SV Darmstadt 98 is the first team in 2024 to be relegated from the Football Bundesliga. Meanwhile, the FC Heidenheim have a small chance to play in Europe in the 2024/25 season. A year ago, both Heidenheim and Darmstadt were promoted to the Bundesliga, but yesterday’s game against each other has now determined that their paths will part after this season. After its 1-0 defeat and three matchdays before the end of this season, Darmstadt can no longer be saved. The gap to the FSV Mainz, in 16th place, is now an unsurmountable eleven points.

 

"It's very difficult for me, it hurts a lot to be relegated in front of our home fans," said Darmstadt midfielder Tobias Kempe in an interview. "The team threw everything into it again and we received great support, I'm proud to be a part of this club. It's incredibly bitter, but we can move on."

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Bayer Leverkusen win Bundesliga title

21 April 2024: Bayer 04 Leverkusen are German champions 2023/24! After their victory against Werder Bremen, Leverkusen can no longer be denied the first championship title in the club's history and replaces the serial champion FC Bayern after eleven years. This makes Bayer 04 Leverkusen the 13th Bundesliga club in total to win the German championship - and with impressive numbers! Xabi Alonso's team have remained unbeaten in all 29 Bundesliga matches to date, setting a new record. As if that wasn't enough, Leverkusen has also gone 43 competitive games without defeat - meaning the team has now equalled Juventus Torino's long unbeaten streak (from May 2011 to May 2012), which was a record in Europe's top five leagues. After several runner-up finishes and narrowly missing out on titles, the Rhinelanders can now celebrate their first German championship, which is adorned with numerous records and milestones.

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Results

Matchday 31: 26 to 28 April 2024

VfL Bochum 3-2 1899 Hoffenheim

RB Leipzig 4-1 Borussia Dortmund

Bayern München (Munich) 2-1 Eintracht Frankfrurt

SC Freiburg 1-2 VfL Wolfsburg

FC Augsburg 0-3 Werder Bremen

Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 VfB Stuttgart

Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-0 Union Berlin

FSV Main 1-1 FC Köln (Cologne)

SV Darmstadt 0-1 FC Heidenheim

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Table

After 31 matches played

) Bayer Leverkusen 81 pts

2) Bayern München (Munich) 69 pts

3) VfB Stuttgart 64 pts

4) RB Leipzig 62 pts

5) Borussia Dortmund 57 pts

6) Eintracht Frankfurt 45 pts

7) SC Freiburg 40 pts

8) FC Augsburg 39 pts

9) 1899 Hoffenheim 39 pts

10) FC Heidenheim 37 pts

11) Werder Bremen 37 pts

12) VfL Wolfsburg 34 pts

13) Borussia Mönchengladbach 32 pts

14) FC Union Berlin 30 pts

15) VfL Bochum 30 pts

16) FSV Mainz 28 pts

17) FC Köln (Cologne) 23 pts

18) SV Darmstadt 98 17 pts

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Top Scorers

1) Harry Kane (Bayern München) 35 goals in 31 matches

2) Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) 25 goals in 25 matches

3) Loïs Penda (RB Leipzig) 24 goals in 31 matches

4) Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) 18 goals in 27 matches

5) Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) 15 goals in 30 matches

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On other pages: Christian Streich,the Bundesliga’s best-loved football coach is stepping down

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