Bundesliga 2020–21 Champions, point table, fact and achievement

Bundesliga 2020–21 was the 58th season of the Bundesliga, Germany’s premier football competition. It began on 18 September 2020 and concluded on 22 May 2021. 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. By winning their thirtieth Bundesliga title, Bayern Munich are honored with a fifth gold star on their team badges and shirts.
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.

Champions: Bayern Munich (30th title)

Bundesliga 2020–21 Award

Player of the Season	Rookie of the Season	Top Goal Scorer	Goal of the Season
Erling Haaland	Silas Katompa Mvumpa	Robert Lewandowski, 41 goal	Valentino Lazaro

Bundesliga 2020–21 Point table

Position	Team	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	GF	GA	GD	Point	Qualification | Relegation
1	Bayern Munich	34	24	6	4	99	44	+55	78	Qualify to UCL
2	RB Leipzig	34	19	8	7	60	32	+28	65	Qualify to UCL
3	Borussia Dortmund	34	20	4	10	75	46	+29	64	Qualify to UCL
4	VfL Wolfsburg	34	17	10	7	61	37	+24	61	Qualify to UCL
5	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	16	12	6	69	53	+16	60	Qualify to Europa League
6	Bayer Leverkusen	34	14	10	10	53	39	+14	52	Qualify to Europa League
7	Union Berlin	34	12	14	8	50	43	+7	50	Qualify to Europa Conference League
8	Borussia Mönchengladbach	34	13	10	11	64	56	+8	49
9	VfB Stuttgart	34	12	9	13	56	55	+1	45
10	SC Freiburg	34	12	9	13	52	52	0	45
11	TSG Hoffenheim	34	11	10	13	52	54	−2	43
12	Mainz 05	34	10	9	15	39	56	−17	39
13	FC Augsburg	34	10	6	18	36	54	−18	36
14	Hertha BSC	34	8	11	15	41	52	−11	35
15	Arminia Bielefeld	34	9	8	17	26	52	−26	35
16	1. FC Köln	34	8	9	17	34	60	−26	33	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	Werder Bremen (R)	34	7	10	17	36	57	−21	31	Relegated to 2. Bundesliga
18	Schalke 04 (R)	34	3	7	24	25	86	−61	16	Relegated to 2. Bundesliga

Arminia Bielefeld

VfB Stuttgart

Fortuna Düsseldorf

SC Paderborn

Bundesliga 2020–21 top goal scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	41
2	André Silva	Eintracht Frankfurt	28
3	Erling Haaland	Borussia Dortmund	27
4	Andrej Kramarić	TSG Hoffenheim	20
5	Wout Weghorst	VfL Wolfsburg	20
6	Saša Kalajdžić	VfB Stuttgart	16
7	Lars Stindl	Borussia Mönchengladbach	14
8	Lucas Alario	Bayer Leverkusen	11
9	Max Kruse	Union Berlin	11
10	Thomas Müller	Bayern Munich	11
11	Silas	VfB Stuttgart	11

Bundesliga 2020–21 most assist provider list

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Thomas Müller	Bayern Munich	18
2	Filip Kostić	Eintracht Frankfurt	14
3	Daichi Kamada	Eintracht Frankfurt	12
4	Jadon Sancho	Borussia Dortmund	11
5	Jonas Hofmann	Borussia Mönchengladbach	11
6	Raphaël Guirreiro	Borussia Dortmund	10
7	Joshua Kimmich	Bayern Munich	10
8	Kingsley Coman	Bayern Munich	10
9	Moussa Diaby	Bayer Leverkusen	10
10	Vincenzo Grifo	SC Freiburg	10

Bundesliga 2020–21 most clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean Sheets
1	Péter Gulácsi	RB Leipzig	15
2	Koen Casteels	VfL Wolfsburg	14
3	Stefan Ortega	Arminia Bielefeld	11
4	Manuel Neuer	Bayern Munich	9
5	Lukáš Hrádecký	Bayer Leverkusen	8
6	Alexander Schwolow	Hertha BSC	8
7	Rafał Gikiewicz	FC Augsburg	7
8	Marwin Hitz	Borussia Dortmund	7

Bundesliga 2020–21 Team of the Season

Goalkeeper	Defender	Midfielder	Forward
Manuel Neuer	Alphonso Davies	Leon Goretzka	André Silva
	Angeliño	Joshua Kimmich	Robert Lewandowski
	Mats Hummels	Thomas Müller	Erling Haaland
	Ridle Baku

Bundesliga 2020–21 Team information and Sponsor

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit Manufacturer
FC Augsburg	Markus Weinzierl	Jeffrey Gouweleeuw	Nike
Hertha BSC	Pál Dárdai	Dedryck Boyata	Nike
Union Berlin	Urs Fischer	Christopher Trimmel	Adidas
Arminia Bielefeld	Frank Kramer	Fabian Klos	Macron
Werder Bremen (R)	Thomas Schaaf	Niklas Moisander	Umbro
Borussia Dortmund	Edin Terzić (interim)	Marco Reus	Puma
Eintracht Frankfurt	Adi Hütter	Makoto Hasebe	Nike
SC Freiburg	Christian Streich	Christian Günter	Hummel
TSG Hoffenheim	Sebastian Hoeneß	Benjamin Hübner	Joma
1. FC Köln	Friedhelm Funkel	Jonas Hector	Uhlsport
RB Leipzig	Julian Nagelsmann	Marcel Sabitzer	Nike
Bayer Leverkusen	Hannes Wolf (interim)	Charles Aránguiz	Jako
Mainz 05	Denmark Bo Svensson	Danny Latza	Kappa
Borussia Mönchengladbach	Marco Rose	Lars Stindl	Puma
Bayern Munich	Hansi Flick	Manuel Neuer	Adidas
Schalke 04 (R)	Dimitris Grammozis	Sead Kolašinac	Umbro
VfB Stuttgart	Pellegrino Matarazzo	Gonzalo Castro	Jako
VfL Wolfsburg	Oliver Glasner	Josuha Guilavogui	Nike

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On September 3, 2020, the DFL General Assembly voted to extend the use of five substitutions per match for the 2020–21 season. This rule, initially implemented at the end of the previous season to mitigate the impact of fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, was extended by IFAB until 2021, based on the decision of competition organizers.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season began with matches either behind closed doors or at reduced capacity, depending on restrictions across German states. For example, Leipzig allowed up to 8,500 spectators at the start of the season, while regulations in Berlin permitted up to 5,000 supporters.

Bundesliga 2020–21 Summary
Bayern Munich began the season less than a month after defeating Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final, as the match had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In their first game, they beat Schalke 04 8–0 and dominated early in the season. After a 3–2 away victory over title contenders Borussia Dortmund in November, many pundits praised Bayern as the best team in Europe. This praise continued throughout the season, with former Bayern manager Pep Guardiola proclaiming them the best club in Europe in March. Bayern mathematically secured their ninth consecutive Bundesliga title on May 8, 2021, with three matches to spare, following closest contender RB Leipzig’s 2–3 loss to Dortmund. This title was Bayern’s 30th Bundesliga and 31st German championship overall, leading them to add a fifth star to their badge in the following season.
Meanwhile, Schalke 04 endured a disastrous season, failing to win a game in nine consecutive months dating back to the previous season, before defeating a fourth-tier club in the German Cup. They failed to win thirty Bundesliga matches in a row, falling one short of the all-time record set by Tasmania Berlin in 1965–66, before a 4–0 win against 1899 Hoffenheim in January. Schalke had announced before the season that they had debts of over 200 million euros, leading to significant spending cuts. The poor results led to departures for executives and managers. Former Schalke star Klaas-Jan Huntelaar returned to the club from Ajax in January in an attempt to stave off relegation, but he was unable to prevent Schalke from being relegated for the first time in over thirty years.
Robert Lewandowski had a hot start to the season, leading to early speculation that he could break Gerd Müller’s 49-year-old record of 40 goals in one Bundesliga season. Teammate Thomas Müller suggested it could happen as early as October. Lewandowski capped off a successful year in December by winning his first FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award. As he continued his strong performances, media interest in him overtaking Müller’s record grew. However, a knee injury suffered while on international duty on March 31 threatened Lewandowski’s record chase and kept him out of action for a month. Lewandowski returned to action in April, just five goals away from equalling the single-season goal record. On May 15, 2021, Lewandowski scored his 40th goal of the season against SC Freiburg with one match to spare, equalling Gerd Müller’s record tally from 1971–72. In the last match of the season the following week, Lewandowski scored his 41st league goal in the final minute of the match against FC Augsburg to break Müller’s record.