2017–18 Bundesliga

One of the managerial changes before the start of the season was at Borussia Dortmund, who had finished third the previous season. After sacking Thomas Tuchel, they hired the Dutchman Peter Bosz in June 2017, after he had led Ajax to the 2017 UEFA Europa League Final.{{cite news |title=Why Peter Bosz is the right man for Dortmund |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/023a-0e973c1810ab-77ae1e75652f-1000--why-peter-bosz-is-the-right-man-for-dortmund/ |access-date=8 April 2018 |publisher=UEFA |date=6 June 2017}} Dortmund were also the German club involved in the biggest transfer of the summer, selling young French forward Ousmane Dembélé to Barcelona for an initial €105 million.{{cite news |last1=Uersfeld |first1=Stephan |title=Ousmane Dembele to join Barcelona as Dortmund agree €105m initial fee |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/soccer-transfers/story/3188117/ousmane-dembele-to-join-barcelona-as-dortmund-agree-105-million-euro-initial-fee |access-date=8 April 2018 |publisher=ESPN FC |date=25 August 2017}} Meanwhile, reigning champions Bayern Munich prepared for the season by breaking the league's transfer record in their purchase of French midfielder Corentin Tolisso from Lyon for €41.5 million.{{cite news |last1=Devin |first1=Eric |title=Corentin Tolisso: the €41.5m player who broke Bayern Munich's transfer record |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/21/corentin-tolisso-lyon-bayern-munich-transfer-record-bundesliga |access-date=8 April 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=21 June 2017}}

On 28 September 2017, Bayern sacked manager Carlo Ancelotti amidst reports of player unrest, despite the club sitting in third place.{{cite news |last1=Valente |first1=Allan |title=Bayern Munich sack Carlo Ancelotti after PSG defeat |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11890/11057470/bayern-munich-sack-carlo-ancelotti-after-psg-defeat |access-date=8 April 2018 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=28 September 2017}} He was replaced by Jupp Heynckes in his fourth spell at the club.{{cite news |last1=Burnton |first1=Simon |title=An ageing profession? Jupp Heynckes's Bayern return strengthens grey brigade |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/oct/12/jupp-heynckes-bayern-munich-roy-hodgson-old-managers |access-date=8 April 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=12 October 2017}} On 28 October, a 2–0 win over RB Leipzig put Bayern on top of the table for the first time in the season.{{cite news |title=Bayern Munich 2–0 RB Leipzig |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41789554 |access-date=8 April 2018 |date=28 October 2017}} In December, Dortmund sacked Bosz with the team in seventh, and replaced him with the Austrian Peter Stöger who himself had recently been dismissed by winless bottom team 1. FC Köln.{{cite news |title=Borussia Dortmund sack Peter Bosz & appoint Peter Stoger |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42300037 |access-date=8 April 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 December 2017}}

In the January 2018 transfer window, Dortmund lost the season's second-top scorer, Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who moved to Arsenal for a €63 million fee.{{cite news |last1=Fifield |first1=Dominic |title=Arsenal agree £55.5m Aubameyang fee as Dortmund eye Batshuayi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jan/29/arsenal-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-dortmund-fee-agreed |access-date=8 April 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=29 January 2018}} They replaced him by bringing in Chelsea's Michy Batshuayi on loan.{{cite news |last1=Stone |first1=Simon |title=Michy Batshuayi: Borussia Dortmund agree loan deal for Chelsea striker |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42886255 |access-date=8 April 2018 |date=31 January 2018}} From December to February, Bayern went on a 10-match winning streak that ended with a goalless draw with Hertha BSC at the Allianz Arena,{{cite news |title=Bayern Munich's winning run ends with draw vs. Hertha Berlin |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=487049 |access-date=8 April 2018 |agency=PA Sport |publisher=ESPN FC |date=24 February 2018}} and managed 13 unbeaten until a 1–2 loss at Leipzig on 18 March.{{cite news |title=RB Leipzig 2–1 Bayern Munich |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43452686 |access-date=8 April 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 March 2018}}

Dortmund remained unbeaten for 12 games between December and 31 March, when they lost 0–6 away to Bayern.{{cite news |last1=Brewin |first1=John |title=Robert Lewandowski hit a hat-trick as the Bundesliga leaders ran riot against their rivals |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/mar/31/bayern-munich-v-borussia-dortmund-bundesliga-live?page=with:block-5abfb983e4b06ca6b916354d |access-date=8 April 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=10 March 2018}} Schalke 04, who finished only 10th the previous season, were in the top 3 for most of the season. They were unbeaten for 11 games between September and January, putting together six consecutive victories in February and March before a 2–3 loss at bottom team Hamburg.{{cite news |title=Hamburg upset Schalke 3-2 in German Bundesliga |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/08/c_137094973.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408055804/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/08/c_137094973.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 April 2018 |access-date=8 April 2018 |publisher=Xinhua |date=8 April 2018}}

Bayern won their 27th Bundesliga and 28th German title (6th consecutive) on 7 April 2018, with five games left to play after defeating fellow Bavarian club FC Augsburg 4–1. Three weeks later, Köln were the first team relegated after a 2–3 loss to SC Freiburg.{{cite news|last1=Chandler|first1=Michael J.|title=FC Koln's calamitous campaign capped off with relegation|url=https://www.thescore.com/news/1535664|access-date=28 April 2018|publisher=The Score|date=28 April 2018}} On 5 May, Schalke secured second place and a return to the Champions League for the first time in four years, with a 2–1 win at Augsburg.{{cite news|last1=Kehrer|first1=Thilo|title=Schalke secure Champions League return after win at Augsburg|work=FourFourTwo|date=5 May 2018}} On the last matchday, 1899 Hoffenheim beat Dortmund 3–1 to finish ahead of the latter on goal difference at an all-time high third place and securing a spot in the Champions League group stage for the first time in their history.{{cite news |title=Dortmund Clinch UCL Spot, Hamburg Relegated on Final Matchday of Bundesliga Play |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2775663-dortmund-clinch-ucl-spot-hamburg-relegated-on-final-matchday-of-bundesliga-play |access-date=12 May 2018 |publisher=Bleacher Report |date=12 May 2018}} Following VfL Wolfsburg's 4–1 win over Köln, Hamburg were relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time in their history.{{cite news |title=Hamburg relegated from Bundesliga as flares delay end of match |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44088547 |access-date=12 May 2018 |publisher=BBC |date=12 May 2018}}

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski was the league's top scorer for the third time, a record for a foreign player. He scored 29 goals, 14 more than second-placed Nils Petersen of Freiburg.{{cite news|title=Lewandowski claims Bundesliga history as Bayern celebrate sixth consecutive title|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/lewandowski-tops-scoring-charts-again-to-achieve-bundesliga/2xkt0p1vzybd1f5jh4e3qgsls|access-date=12 May 2018|publisher=Goal.com|date=12 May 2018}}

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A total of 18 teams participated in this edition of the Bundesliga.

{{2017–18 Bundesliga table}}

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

| source = [https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/?spieledb_path=%2Fcompetitions%2F12%2Fseasons%2F17683%2Fmatchday%2F34 DFB]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

| team1 = AUG | name_AUG = FC Augsburg

| team2 = BSC | name_BSC = Hertha BSC

| team3 = BRE | name_BRE = Werder Bremen

| team4 = DOR | name_DOR = Borussia Dortmund

| team5 = FRA | name_FRA = Eintracht Frankfurt

| team6 = FRE | name_FRE = SC Freiburg

| team7 = HAM | name_HAM = Hamburger SV

| team8 = HAN | name_HAN = Hannover 96

| team9 = HOF | name_HOF = 1899 Hoffenheim

| team10 = KÖL | name_KÖL = 1. FC Köln

| team11 = LEI | name_LEI = RB Leipzig

| team12 = LEV | name_LEV = Bayer Leverkusen

| team13 = MAI | name_MAI = Mainz 05

| team14 = MÖN | name_MÖN = Borussia Mönchengladbach

| team15 = MUN | name_MUN = Bayern Munich

| team16 = SCH | name_SCH = Schalke 04

| team17 = STU | name_STU = VfB Stuttgart

| team18 = WOL | name_WOL = VfL Wolfsburg

| match_AUG_BSC = 1–1

| match_AUG_BRE = 1–3

| match_AUG_DOR = 1–2

| match_AUG_FRA = 3–0

| match_AUG_FRE = 3–3

| match_AUG_HAM = 1–0

| match_AUG_HAN = 1–2

| match_AUG_HOF = 0–2

| match_AUG_KÖL = 3–0

| match_AUG_LEI = 1–0

| match_AUG_LEV = 1–1

| match_AUG_MAI = 2–0

| match_AUG_MÖN = 2–2

| match_AUG_MUN = 1–4

| match_AUG_SCH = 1–2

| match_AUG_STU = 0–1

| match_AUG_WOL = 2–1

| match_BSC_AUG = 2–2

| match_BSC_BRE = 1–1

| match_BSC_DOR = 1–1

| match_BSC_FRA = 1–2

| match_BSC_FRE = 0–0

| match_BSC_HAM = 2–1

| match_BSC_HAN = 3–1

| match_BSC_HOF = 1–1

| match_BSC_KÖL = 2–1

| match_BSC_LEI = 2–6

| match_BSC_LEV = 2–1

| match_BSC_MAI = 0–2

| match_BSC_MÖN = 2–4

| match_BSC_MUN = 2–2

| match_BSC_SCH = 0–2

| match_BSC_STU = 2–0

| match_BSC_WOL = 0–0

| match_BRE_AUG = 0–3

| match_BRE_BSC = 0–0

| match_BRE_DOR = 1–1

| match_BRE_FRA = 2–1

| match_BRE_FRE = 0–0

| match_BRE_HAM = 1–0

| match_BRE_HAN = 4–0

| match_BRE_HOF = 1–1

| match_BRE_KÖL = 3–1

| match_BRE_LEI = 1–1

| match_BRE_LEV = 0–0

| match_BRE_MAI = 2–2

| match_BRE_MÖN = 0–2

| match_BRE_MUN = 0–2

| match_BRE_SCH = 1–2

| match_BRE_STU = 1–0

| match_BRE_WOL = 3–1

| match_DOR_AUG = 1–1

| match_DOR_BSC = 2–0

| match_DOR_BRE = 1–2

| match_DOR_FRA = 3–2

| match_DOR_FRE = 2–2

| match_DOR_HAM = 2–0

| match_DOR_HAN = 1–0

| match_DOR_HOF = 2–1

| match_DOR_KÖL = 5–0

| match_DOR_LEI = 2–3

| match_DOR_LEV = 4–0

| match_DOR_MAI = 1–2

| match_DOR_MÖN = 6–1

| match_DOR_MUN = 1–3

| match_DOR_SCH = 4–4

| match_DOR_STU = 3–0

| match_DOR_WOL = 0–0

| match_FRA_AUG = 1–2

| match_FRA_BSC = 0–3

| match_FRA_BRE = 2–1

| match_FRA_DOR = 2–2

| match_FRA_FRE = 1–1

| match_FRA_HAM = 3–0

| match_FRA_HAN = 1–0

| match_FRA_HOF = 1–1

| match_FRA_KÖL = 4–2

| match_FRA_LEI = 2–1

| match_FRA_LEV = 0–1

| match_FRA_MAI = 3–0

| match_FRA_MÖN = 2–0

| match_FRA_MUN = 0–1

| match_FRA_SCH = 2–2

| match_FRA_STU = 2–1

| match_FRA_WOL = 0–1

| match_FRE_AUG = 2–0

| match_FRE_BSC = 1–1

| match_FRE_BRE = 1–0

| match_FRE_DOR = 0–0

| match_FRE_FRA = 0–0

| match_FRE_HAM = 0–0

| match_FRE_HAN = 1–1

| match_FRE_HOF = 3–2

| match_FRE_KÖL = 3–2

| match_FRE_LEI = 2–1

| match_FRE_LEV = 0–0

| match_FRE_MAI = 2–1

| match_FRE_MÖN = 1–0

| match_FRE_MUN = 0–4

| match_FRE_SCH = 0–1

| match_FRE_STU = 1–2

| match_FRE_WOL = 0–2

| match_HAM_AUG = 1–0

| match_HAM_BSC = 1–2

| match_HAM_BRE = 0–0

| match_HAM_DOR = 0–3

| match_HAM_FRA = 1–2

| match_HAM_FRE = 1–0

| match_HAM_HAN = 1–1

| match_HAM_HOF = 3–0

| match_HAM_KÖL = 0–2

| match_HAM_LEI = 0–2

| match_HAM_LEV = 1–2

| match_HAM_MAI = 0–0

| match_HAM_MÖN = 2–1

| match_HAM_MUN = 0–1

| match_HAM_SCH = 3–2

| match_HAM_STU = 3–1

| match_HAM_WOL = 0–0

| match_HAN_AUG = 1–3

| match_HAN_BSC = 3–1

| match_HAN_BRE = 2–1

| match_HAN_DOR = 4–2

| match_HAN_FRA = 1–2

| match_HAN_FRE = 2–1

| match_HAN_HAM = 2–0

| match_HAN_HOF = 2–0

| match_HAN_KÖL = 0–0

| match_HAN_LEI = 2–3

| match_HAN_LEV = 4–4

| match_HAN_MAI = 3–2

| match_HAN_MÖN = 0–1

| match_HAN_MUN = 0–3

| match_HAN_SCH = 1–0

| match_HAN_STU = 1–1

| match_HAN_WOL = 0–1

| match_HOF_AUG = 2–2

| match_HOF_BSC = 1–1

| match_HOF_BRE = 1–0

| match_HOF_DOR = 3–1

| match_HOF_FRA = 1–1

| match_HOF_FRE = 1–1

| match_HOF_HAM = 2–0

| match_HOF_HAN = 3–1

| match_HOF_KÖL = 6–0

| match_HOF_LEI = 4–0

| match_HOF_LEV = 1–4

| match_HOF_MAI = 4–2

| match_HOF_MÖN = 1–3

| match_HOF_MUN = 2–0

| match_HOF_SCH = 2–0

| match_HOF_STU = 1–0

| match_HOF_WOL = 3–0

| match_KÖL_AUG = 1–1

| match_KÖL_BSC = 0–2

| match_KÖL_BRE = 0–0

| match_KÖL_DOR = 2–3

| match_KÖL_FRA = 0–1

| match_KÖL_FRE = 3–4

| match_KÖL_HAM = 1–3

| match_KÖL_HAN = 1–1

| match_KÖL_HOF = 0–3

| match_KÖL_LEI = 1–2

| match_KÖL_LEV = 2–0

| match_KÖL_MAI = 1–1

| match_KÖL_MÖN = 2–1

| match_KÖL_MUN = 1–3

| match_KÖL_SCH = 2–2

| match_KÖL_STU = 2–3

| match_KÖL_WOL = 1–0

| match_LEI_AUG = 2–0

| match_LEI_BSC = 2–3

| match_LEI_BRE = 2–0

| match_LEI_DOR = 1–1

| match_LEI_FRA = 2–1

| match_LEI_FRE = 4–1

| match_LEI_HAM = 1–1

| match_LEI_HAN = 2–1

| match_LEI_HOF = 2–5

| match_LEI_KÖL = 1–2

| match_LEI_LEV = 1–4

| match_LEI_MAI = 2–2

| match_LEI_MÖN = 2–2

| match_LEI_MUN = 2–1

| match_LEI_SCH = 3–1

| match_LEI_STU = 1–0

| match_LEI_WOL = 4–1

| match_LEV_AUG = 0–0

| match_LEV_BSC = 0–2

| match_LEV_BRE = 1–0

| match_LEV_DOR = 1–1

| match_LEV_FRA = 4–1

| match_LEV_FRE = 4–0

| match_LEV_HAM = 3–0

| match_LEV_HAN = 3–2

| match_LEV_HOF = 2–2

| match_LEV_KÖL = 2–1

| match_LEV_LEI = 2–2

| match_LEV_MAI = 2–0

| match_LEV_MÖN = 2–0

| match_LEV_MUN = 1–3

| match_LEV_SCH = 0–2

| match_LEV_STU = 0–1

| match_LEV_WOL = 2–2

| match_MAI_AUG = 1–3

| match_MAI_BSC = 1–0

| match_MAI_BRE = 1–2

| match_MAI_DOR = 0–2

| match_MAI_FRA = 1–1

| match_MAI_FRE = 2–0

| match_MAI_HAM = 3–2

| match_MAI_HAN = 0–1

| match_MAI_HOF = 2–3

| match_MAI_KÖL = 1–0

| match_MAI_LEI = 3–0

| match_MAI_LEV = 3–1

| match_MAI_MÖN = 0–0

| match_MAI_MUN = 0–2

| match_MAI_SCH = 0–1

| match_MAI_STU = 3–2

| match_MAI_WOL = 1–1

| match_MÖN_AUG = 2–0

| match_MÖN_BSC = 2–1

| match_MÖN_BRE = 2–2

| match_MÖN_DOR = 0–1

| match_MÖN_FRA = 0–1

| match_MÖN_FRE = 3–1

| match_MÖN_HAM = 3–1

| match_MÖN_HAN = 2–1

| match_MÖN_HOF = 3–3

| match_MÖN_KÖL = 1–0

| match_MÖN_LEI = 0–1

| match_MÖN_LEV = 1–5

| match_MÖN_MAI = 1–1

| match_MÖN_MUN = 2–1

| match_MÖN_SCH = 1–1

| match_MÖN_STU = 2–0

| match_MÖN_WOL = 3–0

| match_MUN_AUG = 3–0

| match_MUN_BSC = 0–0

| match_MUN_BRE = 4–2

| match_MUN_DOR = 6–0

| match_MUN_FRA = 4–1

| match_MUN_FRE = 5–0

| match_MUN_HAM = 6–0

| match_MUN_HAN = 3–1

| match_MUN_HOF = 5–2

| match_MUN_KÖL = 1–0

| match_MUN_LEI = 2–0

| match_MUN_LEV = 3–1

| match_MUN_MAI = 4–0

| match_MUN_MÖN = 5–1

| match_MUN_SCH = 2–1

| match_MUN_STU = 1–4

| match_MUN_WOL = 2–2

| match_SCH_AUG = 3–2

| match_SCH_BSC = 1–0

| match_SCH_BRE = 1–2

| match_SCH_DOR = 2–0

| match_SCH_FRA = 1–0

| match_SCH_FRE = 2–0

| match_SCH_HAM = 2–0

| match_SCH_HAN = 1–1

| match_SCH_HOF = 2–1

| match_SCH_KÖL = 2–2

| match_SCH_LEI = 2–0

| match_SCH_LEV = 1–1

| match_SCH_MAI = 2–0

| match_SCH_MÖN = 1–1

| match_SCH_MUN = 0–3

| match_SCH_STU = 3–1

| match_SCH_WOL = 1–1

| match_STU_AUG = 0–0

| match_STU_BSC = 1–0

| match_STU_BRE = 2–0

| match_STU_DOR = 2–1

| match_STU_FRA = 1–0

| match_STU_FRE = 3–0

| match_STU_HAM = 1–1

| match_STU_HAN = 1–1

| match_STU_HOF = 2–0

| match_STU_KÖL = 2–1

| match_STU_LEI = 0–0

| match_STU_LEV = 0–2

| match_STU_MAI = 1–0

| match_STU_MÖN = 1–0

| match_STU_MUN = 0–1

| match_STU_SCH = 0–2

| match_STU_WOL = 1–0

| match_WOL_AUG = 0–0

| match_WOL_BSC = 3–3

| match_WOL_BRE = 1–1

| match_WOL_DOR = 0–3

| match_WOL_FRA = 1–3

| match_WOL_FRE = 3–1

| match_WOL_HAM = 1–3

| match_WOL_HAN = 1–1

| match_WOL_HOF = 1–1

| match_WOL_KÖL = 4–1

| match_WOL_LEI = 1–1

| match_WOL_LEV = 1–2

| match_WOL_MAI = 1–1

| match_WOL_MÖN = 3–0

| match_WOL_MUN = 1–2

| match_WOL_SCH = 0–1

| match_WOL_STU = 1–1

}}

All times are UTC+2.

{{Football box

|date = 17 May 2018

|time = 20:30

|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg

|score = 3–1

|report = https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/relegation/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2261009

|team2 = Holstein Kiel

|goals1 =

• Origi {{goal|13}}
• Brekalo {{goal|40}}
• Mallı {{goal|56}}

|goals2 = Schindler {{goal|34}}

|stadium = Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg

|attendance = 28,800

|referee = Deniz Aytekin

}}

{{Football box

|date = 21 May 2018

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Holstein Kiel

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/relegation/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2261010

|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Knoche {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Holstein-Stadion, Kiel

|attendance = 12,000

|referee = Daniel Siebert

}}

VfL Wolfsburg won 4–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

File:Robert Lewandowski Training 2017-03 FC Bayern Muenchen-3.jpg was the top scorer for the third time, with 29 goals]]

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{{see also|List of Bundesliga hat-tricks}}

File:Sven Ulreich 2016.jpg, who played in the fewest matches (29)]]

Sébastien Haller won the award for his goal for Eintracht Frankfurt.{{cite news|title=Bundesliga Goal of the Year 2017!|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/goal-of-the-year-vote-2017-467751.jsp|access-date=23 March 2021|publisher=Bundesliga|language=en}}

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