2020–21 Bundesliga
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The 2020–21 Bundesliga was the 58th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 18 September 2020 and concluded on 22 May 2021.[1] The season was originally scheduled to begin on 21 August 2020 and conclude on 15 May 2021,[2] though this was delayed due to postponement of the previous season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[3]
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 18 September 2020 – 22 May 2021 |
Champions | Bayern Munich 30th Bundesliga title 31st German title |
Relegated | Werder Bremen Schalke 04 |
Champions League | Bayern Munich RB Leipzig Borussia Dortmund VfL Wolfsburg |
Europa League | Eintracht Frankfurt Bayer Leverkusen |
Europa Conference League | Union Berlin |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 928 (3.03 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Robert Lewandowski (41 goals) |
Biggest home win | Munich 8–0 Schalke |
Biggest away win | Dortmund 1–5 Stuttgart Köln 0–4 Leverkusen Schalke 0–4 Munich Bielefeld 1–5 Frankfurt Schalke 0–4 Dortmund |
Highest scoring | Munich 8–0 Schalke Wolfsburg 5–3 Bremen |
Longest winning run | 7 games Dortmund |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 games Leverkusen Munich |
Longest winless run | 14 games Schalke |
Longest losing run | 7 games Bielefeld Bremen |
Attendance | 163,705 (535 per match)[upper-alpha 1] |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
Bayern Munich were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, winning their record-extending 9th consecutive title and 31st title overall (30th in the Bundesliga era) on 8 May with three games to spare.[4] By winning their thirtieth Bundesliga title, Bayern Munich are honoured with a fifth gold star on their team badges and shirts.[5]
Bayern's Robert Lewandowski set a new record for goals scored in a season with 41, surpassing the previous record of 40 goals set by Gerd Müller in 1971–72.[6]