2018–19 in German football

Football in Germany
Season	2018–19
Men's football
Bundesliga	Bayern Munich
2. Bundesliga	1. FC Köln
3. Liga	VfL Osnabrück
DFB-Pokal	Bayern Munich
DFL-Supercup	Bayern Munich
Women's football
Frauen-Bundesliga	VfL Wolfsburg
2. Frauen-Bundesliga	Bayern Munich II
DFB-Pokal	VfL Wolfsburg

The 2018–19 season was the 109th season of competitive football in Germany.

Promotion and relegation[]

Pre-season[]

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Bundesliga	Fortuna Düsseldorf 1. FC Nürnberg	Hamburger SV 1. FC Köln
2. Bundesliga	1. FC Magdeburg SC Paderborn	Eintracht Braunschweig 1. FC Kaiserslautern
3. Liga	Energie Cottbus 1860 Munich KFC Uerdingen	Werder Bremen II Chemnitzer FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Frauen-Bundesliga	Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayer Leverkusen	USV Jena 1. FC Köln
2. Frauen-Bundesliga¹	SGS Essen II	USV Jena II Arminia Bielefeld SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Herforder SV VfL Sindelfingen Schott Mainz SC Freiburg II 1. FFC Niederkirchen SG Andernach 1. FC Köln II

^ The women's 2. Bundesliga was restructured for this season, changing from two divisions to one.

Post-season[]

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Bundesliga	1. FC Köln SC Paderborn Union Berlin	VfB Stuttgart Hannover 96 1. FC Nürnberg
2. Bundesliga	VfL Osnabrück Karlsruher SC Wehen Wiesbaden	FC Ingolstadt 1. FC Magdeburg MSV Duisburg
3. Liga	Chemnitzer FC Viktoria Köln Waldhof Mannheim Bayern Munich II	Energie Cottbus Sportfreunde Lotte Fortuna Köln VfR Aalen
Frauen-Bundesliga	1. FC Köln USV Jena	Werder Bremen Borussia Mönchengladbach
2. Frauen-Bundesliga	SG Andernach Arminia Bielefeld FC Ingolstadt	SGS Essen II

National teams[]

Germany national football team[]

Kits[]

Home

Away

Home alt.

Away alt.

2018–19 UEFA Nations League[]

2018–19 UEFA Nations League A Group 1[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification^[a]
1	Netherlands	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4	7^[b]	Qualification to Nations League Finals	—	2–0	3–0
2	France	4	2	1	1	4	4	0	7^[b]		2–1	—	2–1
3	Germany	4	0	2	2	3	7	−4	2		2–2	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head goal difference: Netherlands +1, France −1.

2018–19 UEFA Nations League fixtures and results[]

Win Draw Loss

6 September 2018 (2018-09-06) 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A	Germany	0–0	France	Munich, Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 67,485 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A	Netherlands	3–0	Germany	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	van Dijk 30' Depay 87' Wijnaldum 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,536 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A	France	2–1	Germany	Saint-Denis, France
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Griezmann 62', 80' (pen.)	Report	Kroos 14' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

19 November 2018 (2018-11-19) 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A	Germany	2–2	Netherlands	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)	Werner 9' Sané 20'	Report	Promes 85' van Dijk 90+1'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 42,186 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[]

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group C[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	8	7	0	1	30	7	+23	21	Qualify for final tournament	—	2–4	6–1	4–0	8–0
2	Netherlands	8	6	1	1	24	7	+17	19	Qualify for final tournament	2–3	—	3–1	4–0	5–0
3	Northern Ireland	8	4	1	3	9	13	−4	13	Advance to play-offs via Nations League	0–2	0–0	—	2–1	2–0
4	Belarus	8	1	1	6	4	16	−12	4	Advance to play-offs via Nations League	0–2	1–2	0–1	—	0–0
5	Estonia	8	0	1	7	2	26	−24	1		0–3	0–4	1–2	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying fixtures and results[]

Win Draw Loss

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	Netherlands	2–3	Germany	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)	de Ligt 48' Depay 63'	Report	Sané 15' Gnabry 34' Schulz 90'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,694 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

8 June 2019 (2019-06-08) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	Belarus	0–2	Germany	Barysaw, Belarus
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report	Sané 13' Reus 62'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

11 June 2019 (2019-06-11) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	Germany	8–0	Estonia	Mainz, Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Reus 10', 37' Gnabry 17', 62' Goretzka 20' Gündoğan 26' (pen.) Werner 79' Sané 88'	Report		Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 26,050 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Friendly matches[]

Win Draw Loss

9 September 2018 (2018-09-09) Friendly	Germany	2–1	Peru	Sinsheim, Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Brandt 25' Schulz 85'	Report	Advíncula 22'	Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 25,494 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

15 November 2018 (2018-11-15) Friendly	Germany	3–0	Russia	Leipzig, Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)	Sané 8' Süle 25' Gnabry 40'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 35,288 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

20 March 2019 (2019-03-20) Friendly	Germany	1–1	Serbia	Wolfsburg, Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)	Goretzka 69'	Report	Jović 12'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,101 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

Germany women's national football team[]

Kits[]

Old home

Old away

New home

New away

New home alt.

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[]

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Group 5[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	8	7	0	1	38	3	+35	21	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup	—	2–3	4–0	6–0	11–0
2	Iceland	8	5	2	1	22	6	+16	17		0–2	—	1–1	2–0	8–0
3	Czech Republic	8	4	2	2	20	8	+12	14		0–1	1–1	—	2–0	4–1
4	Slovenia	8	2	0	6	9	20	−11	6		0–4	0–2	0–4	—	5–0
5	Faroe Islands	8	0	0	8	1	53	−52	0		0–8	0–5	0–8	0–4	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification fixtures and results[]

Win Draw Loss

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iceland	0–2	Germany	Reykjavík, Iceland
16:55 (14:55 UTC±0)		Report	Huth 42', 74'	Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification	Faroe Islands	0–8	Germany	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
17:00 (16:00 UTC+1)		Report	Schüller 3' Magull 25', 68' Maier 27' Simon 58', 73' Popp 71', 90+2'	Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 651 Referee: Lizzy van der Helm (Netherlands)

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup[]

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Spain	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
3	China PR	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	South Africa	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup fixtures and results[]

Win Draw Loss

8 June 2019 (2019-06-08) Group B	Germany	1–0	China PR	Rennes, France
15:00 (15:00 UTC+2)	Gwinn 66'	Report		Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 15,283 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

12 June 2019 (2019-06-12) Group B	Germany	1–0	Spain	Valenciennes, France
18:00 (18:00 UTC+2)	Däbritz 42'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 20,761 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

17 June 2019 (2019-06-17) Group B	South Africa	0–4	Germany	Montpellier, France
18:00 (18:00 UTC+2)		Report	Leupolz 14' Däbritz 29' Popp 40' Magull 58'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,502 Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)

22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) Round of 16	Germany	3–0	Nigeria	Grenoble, France
17:30 (17:30 UTC+2)	Popp 20' Däbritz 27' (pen.) Schüller 82'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 17,988 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

29 June 2019 (2019-06-29) Quarter-final	Germany	1–2	Sweden	Rennes, France
18:30 (18:30 UTC+2)	Magull 16'	Report	Jakobsson 22' Blackstenius 48'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 25,301 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Friendly matches[]

Win Draw Loss

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) Friendly	Germany	3–1	Austria	Essen, Germany
14:00 (14:00 UTC+2)	Popp 8' Dallmann 56' Schüller 84'	Report	Billa 34'	Stadium: Stadion Essen Attendance: 3,569 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) Friendly	Germany	5–2	Italy	Osnabrück, Germany
16:00 (16:00 UTC+1)	Magull 6' Däbritz 18' Gwinn 50' Petermann 60' Maier 86'	Report	Bonansea 29' Sabatino 43'	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 5,900 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Friendly	Germany	0–0	Spain	Erfurt, Germany
16:00 (16:00 UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Steigerwaldstadion Attendance: 3,169 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

28 February 2019 (2019-02-28) Friendly	France	0–1	Germany	Laval, France
21:00 (21:00 UTC+1)		Report	Schüller 31'	Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 10,238 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) Friendly	Sweden	1–2	Germany	Solna, Sweden
13:45 (13:45 UTC+2)	Seger 72' (pen.)	Report	Hendrich 51' Dallmann 65'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 25,882 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) Friendly	Germany	2–2	Japan	Paderborn, Germany
16:00 (16:00 UTC+2)	Popp 53' Huth 72'	Report	Hasegawa 35' Yokoyama 69'	Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 4,804 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) Friendly	Germany	2–0	Chile	Regensburg, Germany
17:45 (17:45 UTC+2)	Popp 29' Simon 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Continental Arena Attendance: 10,135 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

League season[]

Men[]

Bundesliga[]

Bundesliga standings[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich (C)	34	24	6	4	88	32	+56	78	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	23	7	4	81	44	+37	76
3	RB Leipzig	34	19	9	6	63	29	+34	66
4	Bayer Leverkusen	34	18	4	12	69	52	+17	58
5	Borussia Mönchengladbach	34	16	7	11	55	42	+13	55	Qualification to Europa League group stage^[a]
6	VfL Wolfsburg	34	16	7	11	62	50	+12	55	Qualification to Europa League group stage^[a]
7	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	15	9	10	60	48	+12	54	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
8	Werder Bremen	34	14	11	9	58	49	+9	53
9	1899 Hoffenheim	34	13	12	9	70	52	+18	51
10	Fortuna Düsseldorf	34	13	5	16	49	65	−16	44
11	Hertha BSC	34	11	10	13	49	57	−8	43
12	Mainz 05	34	12	7	15	46	57	−11	43
13	SC Freiburg	34	8	12	14	46	61	−15	36
14	Schalke 04	34	8	9	17	37	55	−18	33
15	FC Augsburg	34	8	8	18	51	71	−20	32
16	VfB Stuttgart (R)	34	7	7	20	32	70	−38	28	Qualification to relegation play-offs
17	Hannover 96 (R)	34	5	6	23	31	71	−40	21	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18	1. FC Nürnberg (R)	34	3	10	21	26	68	−42	19	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

Source: DFB
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 goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.^[1]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Relegation play-offs[]

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

First leg[]

23 May 2019

20:30

VfB Stuttgart	2–2	Union Berlin
Gentner 41' Gómez 51'	Report	Abdullahi 43' Friedrich 68'

Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart

Attendance: 58,619

Referee: Bastian Dankert

Second leg[]

27 May 2019

20:30

Union Berlin	0–0	VfB Stuttgart
	Report

Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin

Attendance: 22,012

Referee: Christian Dingert

2–2 on aggregate. Union Berlin won on away goals and are promoted to the Bundesliga, while VfB Stuttgart are relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.

2. Bundesliga[]

2. Bundesliga standings[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	1. FC Köln (C, P)	34	19	6	9	84	47	+37	63	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	SC Paderborn (P)	34	16	9	9	76	50	+26	57	Promotion to Bundesliga
3	Union Berlin (O, P)	34	14	15	5	54	33	+21	57	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	Hamburger SV	34	16	8	10	45	42	+3	56
5	1. FC Heidenheim	34	15	10	9	55	45	+10	55
6	Holstein Kiel	34	13	10	11	60	51	+9	49
7	Arminia Bielefeld	34	13	10	11	52	50	+2	49
8	Jahn Regensburg	34	12	13	9	55	54	+1	49
9	FC St. Pauli	34	14	7	13	46	53	−7	49
10	Darmstadt 98	34	13	7	14	45	53	−8	46
11	VfL Bochum	34	11	11	12	49	50	−1	44
12	Dynamo Dresden	34	11	9	14	41	48	−7	42
13	Greuther Fürth	34	10	12	12	37	56	−19	42
14	Erzgebirge Aue	34	11	7	16	43	47	−4	40
15	SV Sandhausen	34	9	11	14	45	52	−7	38
16	FC Ingolstadt (R)	34	9	8	17	43	55	−12	35	Qualification to relegation play-offs
17	1. FC Magdeburg (R)	34	6	13	15	35	53	−18	31	Relegation to 3. Liga
18	MSV Duisburg (R)	34	6	10	18	39	65	−26	28	Relegation to 3. Liga

Source: DFB
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 goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.^[2]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs[]

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

First leg[]

24 May 2019

18:15

Wehen Wiesbaden	1–2	FC Ingolstadt
Kyereh 90+6'	Report	Lezcano 1', 47' (pen.)

Brita-Arena, Wiesbaden

Attendance: 7,698

Referee: Guido Winkmann

Second leg[]

28 May 2019

18:15

FC Ingolstadt	2–3	Wehen Wiesbaden
Kerschbaumer 13' Paulsen 68'	Report	Kyereh 11' Dittgen 30' Paulsen 43' (o.g.)

Audi Sportpark, Ingolstadt

Attendance: 12,420

Referee: Frank Willenborg

4–4 on aggregate. Wehen Wiesbaden won on away goals and are promoted to the 2. Bundesliga, while FC Ingolstadt are relegated to the 3. Liga.

3. Liga[]

3. Liga standings[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	VfL Osnabrück (C, P)	38	22	10	6	56	31	+25	76	Promotion to 2. Bundesliga
2	Karlsruher SC (P)	38	20	11	7	64	38	+26	71	Promotion to 2. Bundesliga
3	Wehen Wiesbaden (O, P)	38	22	4	12	71	47	+24	70	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	Hallescher FC	38	19	9	10	47	34	+13	66
5	Würzburger Kickers	38	16	9	13	56	45	+11	57
6	Hansa Rostock	38	14	13	11	47	46	+1	55
7	FSV Zwickau	38	14	10	14	49	47	+2	52
8	Preußen Münster	38	15	7	16	48	50	−2	52
9	1. FC Kaiserslautern	38	13	12	13	49	51	−2	51
10	SpVgg Unterhaching	38	11	15	12	53	46	+7	48
11	KFC Uerdingen	38	14	6	18	47	62	−15	48
12	1860 Munich	38	12	11	15	48	52	−4	47
13	SV Meppen	38	13	8	17	48	53	−5	47
14	Carl Zeiss Jena	38	11	13	14	48	57	−9	46
15	Sonnenhof Großaspach	38	9	18	11	38	39	−1	45
16	Eintracht Braunschweig	38	10	15	13	48	54	−6	45
17	Energie Cottbus (R)	38	12	9	17	51	58	−7	45	Relegation to Regionalliga
18	Sportfreunde Lotte (R)	38	9	13	16	31	46	−15	40
19	Fortuna Köln (R)	38	9	12	17	38	64	−26	39
20	VfR Aalen (R)	38	6	13	19	45	62	−17	31

Source: DFB
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 goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.^[3]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

DFB-Pokal[]

Final[]

25 May 2019

20:00 CEST

RB Leipzig	0–3	Bayern Munich
	Report	Lewandowski 29', 85' Coman 78'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 74,322

Referee: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)

DFL-Supercup[]

12 August 2018

20:30 CEST

Eintracht Frankfurt	0–5	Bayern Munich
	Report	Lewandowski 21', 26', 54' Coman 63' Thiago 85'

Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt

Attendance: 51,500

Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb)

Women[]

Frauen-Bundesliga[]

Bundesliga standings[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	VfL Wolfsburg (C)	22	19	2	1	94	11	+83	59	Qualification to Champions League
2	Bayern Munich	22	17	4	1	75	18	+57	55	Qualification to Champions League
3	Turbine Potsdam	22	12	6	4	59	25	+34	42
4	SGS Essen	22	11	8	3	50	28	+22	41
5	1. FFC Frankfurt	22	10	4	8	48	38	+10	34
6	1899 Hoffenheim	22	9	6	7	48	29	+19	33
7	SC Freiburg	22	7	5	10	41	33	+8	26
8	SC Sand	22	6	7	9	29	40	−11	25
9	MSV Duisburg	22	5	4	13	21	62	−41	19
10	Bayer Leverkusen	22	5	3	14	22	75	−53	18
11	Werder Bremen (R)	22	4	4	14	23	48	−25	16	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
12	Borussia Mönchengladbach (R)	22	0	1	21	7	110	−103	1	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

Source: DFB
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 goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.^[4]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

2. Frauen-Bundesliga[]

2. Bundesliga standings[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bayern Munich II^[a] (C)	26	16	5	5	67	27	+40	53
2	VfL Wolfsburg II^[a]	26	16	2	8	42	26	+16	50
3	1. FC Köln (P)	26	14	5	7	51	33	+18	47	Promotion to Bundesliga
4	USV Jena (P)	26	14	4	8	45	34	+11	46	Promotion to Bundesliga
5	SV Meppen	26	13	6	7	63	38	+25	45
6	1899 Hoffenheim II^[a]	26	11	5	10	40	35	+5	38
7	Turbine Potsdam II^[a]	26	11	4	11	56	46	+10	37
8	1. FC Saarbrücken	26	9	9	8	55	43	+12	36
9	FSV Gütersloh	26	9	6	11	37	42	−5	33
10	1. FFC Frankfurt II^[a]	26	9	5	12	27	42	−15	32
11	BV Cloppenburg	26	8	6	12	37	49	−12	30
12	(R)	26	9	3	14	29	45	−16	30	Relegation to
13	(R)	26	8	6	12	34	59	−25	30
14	SGS Essen II^[a] (R)	26	2	0	24	16	80	−64	6

Source: DFB
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 goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.^[5]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

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

DFB-Pokal Frauen[]

Final[]

1 May 2019

17:15 (UTC+2)

VfL Wolfsburg	1–0	SC Freiburg
Pajor 55'	Report

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 17,048

Referee: Susann Kunkel

German clubs in Europe[]

UEFA Champions League[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DOR	ATM	BRU	MON
1	Borussia Dortmund	6	4	1	1	10	2	+8	13^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	—	4–0	0–0	3–0
2	Atlético Madrid	6	4	1	1	9	6	+3	13^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	2–0	—	3–1	2–0
3	Club Brugge	6	1	3	2	6	5	+1	6	Transfer to Europa League	0–1	0–0	—	1–1
4	Monaco	6	0	1	5	2	14	−12	1		0–2	1–2	0–4	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head goal difference: Borussia Dortmund +2, Atlético Madrid –2.

Group D[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	POR	SCH	GAL	LOM
1	Porto	6	5	1	0	15	6	+9	16	Advance to knockout phase	—	3–1	1–0	4–1
2	Schalke 04	6	3	2	1	6	4	+2	11	Advance to knockout phase	1–1	—	2–0	1–0
3	Galatasaray	6	1	1	4	5	8	−3	4	Transfer to Europa League	2–3	0–0	—	3–0
4	Lokomotiv Moscow	6	1	0	5	4	12	−8	3		1–3	0–1	2–0	—

Source: UEFA

Group E[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BAY	AJX	BEN	AEK
1	Bayern Munich	6	4	2	0	15	5	+10	14	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–1	5–1	2–0
2	Ajax	6	3	3	0	11	5	+6	12	Advance to knockout phase	3–3	—	1–0	3–0
3	Benfica	6	2	1	3	6	11	−5	7	Transfer to Europa League	0–2	1–1	—	1–0
4	AEK Athens	6	0	0	6	2	13	−11	0		0–2	0–2	2–3	—

Source: UEFA

Group F[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MC	LYO	SHK	HOF
1	Manchester City	6	4	1	1	16	6	+10	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–2	6–0	2–1
2	Lyon	6	1	5	0	12	11	+1	8	Advance to knockout phase	2–2	—	2–2	2–2
3	Shakhtar Donetsk	6	1	3	2	8	16	−8	6	Transfer to Europa League	0–3	1–1	—	2–2
4	1899 Hoffenheim	6	0	3	3	11	14	−3	3		1–2	3–3	2–3	—

Source: UEFA

Knockout phase[]

Round of 16[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Schalke 04	2–10	Manchester City	2–3	0–7
Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Borussia Dortmund	3–0	1–0
Liverpool	3–1	Bayern Munich	0–0	3–1

UEFA Europa League[]

Qualifying phase and play-off round[]

Second qualifying round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
RB Leipzig	5–1	BK Häcken	4–0	1–1

Third qualifying round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
RB Leipzig	4–2	Universitatea Craiova	3–1	1–1

Play-off round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zorya Luhansk	2–3	RB Leipzig	0–0	2–3

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LEV	ZUR	AKL	LUD
1	Bayer Leverkusen	6	4	1	1	16	9	+7	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	4–2	1–1
2	Zürich	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10	Advance to knockout phase	3–2	—	1–2	1–0
3	AEK Larnaca	6	1	2	3	6	12	−6	5		1–5	0–1	—	1–1
4	Ludogorets Razgrad	6	0	4	2	5	7	−2	4		2–3	1–1	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group B[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SAL	CEL	RBL	ROS
1	Red Bull Salzburg	6	6	0	0	17	6	+11	18	Advance to knockout phase	—	3–1	1–0	3–0
2	Celtic	6	3	0	3	6	8	−2	9	Advance to knockout phase	1–2	—	2–1	1–0
3	RB Leipzig	6	2	1	3	9	8	+1	7		2–3	2–0	—	1–1
4	Rosenborg	6	0	1	5	4	14	−10	1		2–5	0–1	1–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group H[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FRA	LAZ	APL	MAR
1	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	6	0	0	17	5	+12	18	Advance to knockout phase	—	4–1	2–0	4–0
2	Lazio	6	3	0	3	9	11	−2	9	Advance to knockout phase	1–2	—	2–1	2–1
3	Apollon Limassol	6	2	1	3	10	10	0	7		2–3	2–0	—	2–2
4	Marseille	6	0	1	5	6	16	−10	1		1–2	1–3	1–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase[]

Round of 32[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Krasnodar	1–1 (a)	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	1–1
Shakhtar Donetsk	3–6	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–2	1–4

Round of 16[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Inter Milan	0–0	1–0

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Benfica	4–4 (a)	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–2	0–2

Semi-finals[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Eintracht Frankfurt	2–2 (3–4 p)	Chelsea	1–1	1–1 (a.e.t.)

UEFA Women's Champions League[]

Knockout phase[]

Round of 32[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Þór/KA	0–3	VfL Wolfsburg	0–1	0–2
Spartak Subotica	0–11	Bayern Munich	0–7	0–4

Round of 16[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zürich	0–5	Bayern Munich	0–2	0–3
VfL Wolfsburg	10–0	Atlético Madrid	4–0	6–0

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Slavia Praha	2–6	Bayern Munich	1–1	1–5
Lyon	6–3	VfL Wolfsburg	2–1	4–2

Semi-finals[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bayern Munich	0–2	Barcelona	0–1	0–1

References[]

^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 1 July 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 1 July 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

[1] Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.

[table_hth_NED0.51821320015854-2] Head-to-head goal difference: Netherlands +1, France −1.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.99461459275084-3] Since the winners of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

[table_note_ES20.70150142381969-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and therefore are ineligible for promotion.

[table_hth_DOR0.03972985317918-10] Head-to-head goal difference: Borussia Dortmund +2, Atlético Madrid –2.

[4] "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 1 July 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

[5] "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 1 July 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

[6] "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

[7] "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

[9] "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

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