The 2014–15 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Germany.

Promotion and relegation

Pre–Season League Promoted to League Relegated from League Bundesliga 1. FC Köln SC Paderborn 1. FC Nürnberg Eintracht Braunschweig 2. Bundesliga 1. FC Heidenheim RB Leipzig SV Darmstadt 98 Dynamo Dresden Energie Cottbus Arminia Bielefeld 3. Liga Mainz 05 II Sonnenhof Großaspach Fortuna Köln SV Elversberg SV Wacker Burghausen 1. FC Saarbrücken Bundesliga (women) Herforder SV SC Sand VfL Sindelfingen BV Cloppenburg 2. Bundesliga (women) Alemannia Aachen TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II Holstein Kiel 1. FFC Montabaur 1. FC Union Berlin TuS Wörrstadt FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin SC 07 Bad Neuenahr USV Jena II BW Hohen Neuendorf

Post–Season League Promoted to League Relegated from League Bundesliga FC Ingolstadt 04 SV Darmstadt 98 SC Freiburg SC Paderborn 07 2. Bundesliga Arminia Bielefeld MSV Duisburg FC Erzgebirge Aue VfR Aalen 3. Liga Werder Bremen II 1. FC Magdeburg Würzburger Kickers Borussia Dortmund II SpVgg Unterhaching SSV Jahn Regensburg Bundesliga (women) 1. FC Köln Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg Herforder SV 2. Bundesliga (women) SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Borussia Mönchengladbach TSV Schott Mainz Eintracht Wetzlar BW Hohen Neuendorf VfL Bochum 1. FC Union Berlin Magdeburger FFC 1. FFC Montabaur 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen

National teams

Germany national football team

After Germany won the 2014 FIFA World Cup, team captain Philipp Lahm announced his retirement from international football. Germany's record goalscorer Miroslav Klose also announced his retirement from international football. Per Mertesacker would join Lahm and Klose in retiring from international duty. On , Bastian Schweinsteiger was announced as the new captain for Germany.

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying review Germany were drawn into Group D for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying on . The group also contains Georgia, Gibraltar, Ireland, Poland, and Scotland. Qualifying opened on with a match against Scotland in Dortmund. Germany won the match 2–1. Thomas Müller scored both goals for Germany and Ikechi Anya scored for Scotland. A foul from Charlie Mulgrew caused an injury to the left foot of Marco Reus. This foot is the same one that was injured and kept him from attending the World Cup. During stoppage time, Mulgrew was shown a second yellow card and sent off. After the first round of matches, Germany and Ireland were tied for second place in the group. Germany suffered their first competitive defeat since winning the World Cup on when Poland defeated Germany for the first time. The final score was 0–2. Germany were in third place after this matchday. A stoppage time goal from Ireland's John O'Shea cancelled out an earlier goal from Toni Kroos to cause Germany and Ireland to finish the match on tied 1–1. Germany remained in third place. On Germany defeated Gibraltar 4–0. Thomas Müller scored two goals before Mario Götze scored one goal to make the score 3–0 at half time. The final goal of the match was an own goal by Yogan Santos. After this matchday, Germany moved to second place in the group. The fifth matchday took place on . Germany defeated Georgia 2–0 due to one goal each from Reus and Müller before half-time. After this round of matches, Germany were one point behind group leaders Poland.

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D table

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying fixtures and results

Friendly matches

Germany women's national football team

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

The draw for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was held on . Germany were placed in Group B along with Ivory Coast, Norway, and Thailand.

2015 Algarve Cup

On it was announced that Germany were placed in Group A along with Brazil, China, and Sweden.

Ranking of teams for placement matches

Friendly matches

League season

Men

Bundesliga

The Bundesliga kicked off its season on with a match between Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg.

2. Bundesliga

The 2. Bundesliga kicked off its season on .

3. Liga

The 3. Liga season kicked off on .

German clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen qualified for the play-off round of the Champions League by finishing in fourth place in the 2013–14 Bundesliga. The draw for the play-off round was held on . Bayer Leverkusen were paired with F.C. Copenhagen. The first leg was played on at Telia Parken in Copenhagen. Bayer Leverkusen won the match 3–2. The second leg was played on at BayArena in Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen won the match 4–0 which resulted in an aggregate score of 7–2. The draw for the group stage was on . Leverkusen were drawn into Group C. The first group stage match wias played on against Monaco at Stade Louis II. Leverkusen lost the match 0–1. After this matchday, Leverkusen were in third place in Group C. The second group stage match was against Benfica on at BayArena in Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen won the match 3–1. Leverkusen were in third place in Group C after the second matchday. Leverkusen played Zenit Saint Petersburg on at BayArena. Despite being reduced to ten men in the 79th minute, Leverkusen won the match 2–0. Leverkusen moved into first place in the group after this round of matches. Zenit and Leverkusen played on at Petrovsky Stadium. Leverkusen won this match 2–1. They remained in first place after this matchday. Bayer Leverkusen lost to Monaco 0–1 on at BayArena. After this matchday, Bayer Leverkusen's group lead shrank to one point. A goalless draw on at Estádio da Luz resulted in Bayer Leverkusen finishing in second place in the group stage. The draw for the round of 16 was on . Bayer Leverkusen were drawn against Atlético Madrid. The first leg was won by Bayer Leverkusen on by the score 1–0. After Atletico won the second leg 1–0 on , the aggregate score was tied 1–1. After thirty minutes of extra time were played, the aggregate score remained tied. During the penalty shootout, Ateltico made three successful kicks while Bayer Leverkusen were successful only twice and were thus eliminated from the competition.

Bayern Munich

As champions of the 2013–14 Bundesliga, Bayern Munich qualified for the group stage of the Champions League. The draw for the group stage took place on . Bayern were drawn into Group E. Their first group stage match was played on against Manchester City at the Allianz Arena. Bayern won the match 1–0. After this matchday, Bayern were in second place in Group E. Their second group game was played on against CSKA Moscow. Bayern won the match 1–0. The match was played in an empty Arena Khimki. After this matchday, Bayern were in first place in Group E. The third match of the group stage was against Roma on . Bayern won the match 7–1. They were still in first place after this matchday. The two teams met again on . Bayern won the match 2–0. This victory secured first place in the group for Bayern with two matches remaining. The only defeat of the group stage came on at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City won the match 3–2. The final match of the group stage was played on at Allianz Arena. Bayern defeated CSKA 3–0. The draw for the round of 16 was on and resulted in Bayern Munich being paired with Shakhtar Donetsk. The first leg ended goalless on . The match was played in Lviv instead of Donetsk due to unrest in Ukraine. Xabi Alonso, who made his 100th appearance in the competition, was sent off in the 66th minute. Bayern won the second leg on . The final score, as well as aggregate score was 7–0.

Borussia Dortmund

As runners-up of the 2013–14 Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund qualified for the group stage of the Champions League. The draw for the group stage took place on . Dortmund were drawn into Group D. Their first match of the group stage was played on against Arsenal at Westfalenstadion in Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund won the match 2–0. Dortmund were in first place in Group D after this matchday. The second group stage match was played on against Anderlecht at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium. Dortmund won the match 3–0. They were in first place in Group D after the second matchday. Dortmund defeated Galatasaray 4–0 on . After this round, Dortmund remained in first place in Group D. Dortmund and Galatasaray met again on . Dortmund won the match 4–1 and secured a place in the round of 16. Borussia Dortmund lost to Arsenal on by a score of 0–2. The last match of the group stage was played on . The match finished as a 1–1 draw between Anderlecht and Dortmund. On , Borussia Dortmund were drawn against Juventus for the round of 16. On , Dortmund lost the first leg 2–1. Dortmund suffered another defeat in the second leg on . This time the score was 3–0 in favor of Juventus. The aggregate score after both legs was 1–5 which eliminated Borussia Dortmund.

Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04 finished in third place in the 2013–14 Bundesliga which qualified them for the group stage of the Champions League. At the group-stage draw on , Schalke were drawn into Group G. Their first group stage match was on against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The match ended as a 1–1 draw. All four teams were tied for first place in Group G after this matchday. The second group stage match was played on against Maribor. This match also ended as a 1–1 draw. After the second matchday, Schalke were tied with Maribor for second place in Group G. Schalke defeated Sporting Lisbon on 4–3. Schalke were now solely in second place. Schalke and Sporting Lisbon met again on . Schalke lost the match 2–4. Even with the loss, Schalke remained in second place in the group Matchday 5 ended with a 0–5 loss to Chelsea on . After this matchday, Schalke fell to third place in the group. A victory over Maribor by the score 1–0 on secured second place in the group and a place in the round of 16. The round of 16 draw on paired Schalke with defending champions Real Madrid. The first leg was played on . Schalke lost the match 0–2. Schalke won the second leg on by the score 4–3. However, due to an aggregate score of 4–5, they were eliminated from the competition.

UEFA Europa League

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach qualified for the play-off round of the Europa League by finishing in sixth place in the 2013–14 Bundesliga. The draw for the play-off round took place on . Mönchengladbach were paired with FK Sarajevo. The first leg was played on at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Borussia Mönchengladbach won the match 3–2. The second leg was played on . Gladbach won the match 7–0. The aggregate score of 10–2 allowed Gladbach to advance to the group stage. The draw for the group stage took place on . Gladbach were placed in Group A. The first group stage match was against Villarreal on at Borussia-Park. The match ended as a 1–1 draw. Gladbach were tied for second place in Group A after this matchday. Their second group stage match was against Zürich at Letzigrund on . The match ended as a 1–1 draw. After the matchday, Gladbach were in third place in Group A. Apollon Limassol played Gladbach on at Borussia-Park. Gladbach won the match 5–0 and moved to second place in the group. Gladbach and Apollon met again on . Borussia Mönchengladbach won the match 2–0 to move to first place in the group. The match between Villarreal and Gladbach on ended as a 2–2 draw. Gladbach remained in first place after this matchday. The final match of the group stage was played on . Gladbach defeated Zürich 3–0. This victory secured first place in the group. The draw for the round of 32 was on . Borussia Mönchengladbach were paired with Sevilla. Gladbach lost the first leg 0–1 on .

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