2016–17 Bundesliga
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.
Teams[edit]
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.
Stadiums and locations[edit]
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 |
Bayern
League table[edit]
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[10]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Hertha BSC; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, SC Freiburg.
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Results[edit]
Relegation play-offs[edit]
First leg[edit]
Second leg[edit]
VfL Wolfsburg won 2–0 on aggregate and both clubs therefore remained in their respective tiers for the 2017–18 season.
Statistics[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
Hat-tricks[edit]
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen | 6–0 | 26 August 2016 |
Joel Pohjanpalo | Bayer Leverkusen | Hamburger SV | 3–1 | 10 September 2016 |
Javier Hernández | Bayer Leverkusen | Mainz 05 | 3–2 | 24 September 2016 |
Anthony Modeste | 1. FC Köln | Hamburger SV | 3–0 | 30 October 2016 |
Salomon Kalou | Hertha BSC | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–0 | 4 November 2016 |
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang4 | Borussia Dortmund | Hamburger SV | 5–2 | 5 November 2016 |
Danny Latza | Mainz 05 | Hamburger SV | 3–1 | 17 December 2016 |
Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | Hamburger SV | 8–0 | 25 February 2017 |
Anthony Modeste | 1. FC Köln | Hertha BSC | 4–2 | 18 March 2017 |
Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | FC Augsburg | 6–0 | 1 April 2017 |
Thomas Delaney | Werder Bremen | SC Freiburg | 5–2 | 1 April 2017 |
Mario Gómez | VfL Wolfsburg | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–3 | 2 April 2017 |
Max Kruse4 | Werder Bremen | FC Ingolstadt | 4–2 | 22 April 2017 |
4 Player scored four goals
Clean sheets[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[12] |
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1 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 14 |
2 | Oliver Baumann | 1899 Hoffenheim | 12 |
3 | Rune Jarstein | Hertha BSC | 11 |
4 | Lukáš Hrádecký | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 |
Yann Sommer | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
6 | Roman Bürki | Borussia Dortmund | 9 |
Péter Gulácsi | RB Leipzig | ||
8 | Koen Casteels | VfL Wolfsburg | 8 |
Ralf Fährmann | Schalke 04 | ||
10 | Marwin Hitz | FC Augsburg | 7 |
References[edit]
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- ^ "Scorer". Bundesliga (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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