The 2016–17 Bundesliga was the 54th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 26 August 2016, with 4-time defending champion Bayern Munich hosting Werder Bremen, and ended on 20 May 2017. Bayern Munich were the defending champions. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 29 June 2016.
Bayern Munich won their record-extending 26th Bundesliga title with three games to spare, becoming the first team to win 5 consecutive titles. RB Leipzig became the runners-up, only a year after its promotion last season from the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga.
Teams A total of 18 teams participated in this edition of the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart and Hannover 96 were relegated to 2016–17 2. Bundesliga. Former Bundesliga champion Stuttgart were relegated to the second level after 39 years, whereas Hannover 96 finished a 14-year stint in the top level. They were replaced by 2. Bundesliga champion SC Freiburg and 2. Bundesliga runner-up RB Leipzig. Freiburg immediately returned to the Bundesliga, whereas RB Leipzig made its debut. Finally Eintracht Frankfurt, 16th of Bundesliga faced 1. FC Nürnberg, third of 2. Bundesliga in a Bundesliga play-off. Eintracht won 2–1 on aggregate and remained in the top level.
RB Leipzig was the first team from the former East Germany to play in the Bundesliga since the relegation of Energie Cottbus after the 2008–09 season.
Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref. Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,360 Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,057 Darmstadt 98 Darmstadt Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Böllenfalltor 17,000 Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Commerzbank-Arena 51,500 SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Schwarzwald-Stadion 24,000 Hamburger SV Hamburg Volksparkstadion 57,000 Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,475 Sinsheim Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena 30,150 Ingolstadt Audi Sportpark 15,000 Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 49,968 RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 42,959 Mainz 05 Mainz Opel Arena 34,000 Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena 62,271 Werder Bremen Bremen Weser-Stadion 42,100 Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Ref. Nike WWK Bayer Leverkusen Jako Barmenia Versicherungen Bayern Munich Adidas Deutsche Telekom Borussia Dortmund Puma Evonik Borussia Mönchengladbach Kappa Postbank Darmstadt 98 Jako Software AG Eintracht Frankfurt Nike Krombacher SC Freiburg Hummel Schwarzwaldmilch Hamburger SV Adidas Fly Emirates Hertha BSC Nike bet-at-home.com Lotto SAP Adidas Media Markt Erima REWE RB Leipzig Nike Red Bull Mainz 05 Lotto Kömmerling Schalke 04 Adidas Gazprom Werder Bremen Nike Wiesenhof Nike Volkswagen
Coaching changes Team Outgoing Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on Bayern Munich Pep Guardiola End of contract 20 December 2015 30 June 2016 Pre-season Carlo Ancelotti 20 December 20151 July 2016 FC Ingolstadt Ralph Hasenhüttl Signed for RB Leipzig 6 May 2016 Markus Kauczinski 6 May 2016 RB Leipzig Ralf Rangnick Appointed as sporting director Ralph Hasenhüttl Schalke 04 André Breitenreiter Sacked 14 May 2016 Markus Weinzierl 2 June 2016 FC Augsburg Markus Weinzierl Signed for Schalke 04 24 May 2016 Dirk Schuster Darmstadt 98 Dirk Schuster Signed for FC Augsburg 2 June 2016 Norbert Meier 10 June 2016 Werder Bremen Viktor Skrypnyk Sacked18 September 2016 18th Alexander Nouri18 September 2016 Hamburger SV Bruno Labbadia25 September 2016 16th Markus Gisdol 25 September 2016 26 September 2016 VfL Wolfsburg Dieter Hecking17 October 2016 14th Valérien Ismaël17 October 2016 FC Ingolstadt Markus Kauczinski6 November 2016 17th Maik Walpurgis12 November 2016 Darmstadt 98 Norbert Meier5 December 2016 16th Torsten Frings27 December 2016 FC Augsburg Dirk Schuster14 December 2016 13th Manuel Baum14 December 2016 Borussia Mönchengladbach André Schubert21 December 2016 14th Dieter Hecking21 December 2016 VfL Wolfsburg Valérien Ismaël26 February 2017 14th Andries Jonker27 February 2017 Bayer Leverkusen Roger Schmidt5 March 2017 9th Tayfun Korkut6 March 2017
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs First leg
Second leg
VfL Wolfsburg won 2–0 on aggregate and both clubs therefore remained in their respective tiers for the 2017–18 season.
Statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Pierre-Emerick AubameyangBorussia Dortmund 31 2 Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich 30 3 Anthony Modeste1. FC Köln 25 4 Timo WernerRB Leipzig 21 5 Mario GómezVfL Wolfsburg 166 Andrej Kramarić1899 Hoffenheim15 Max KruseWerder Bremen 8 Arjen RobbenBayern Munich 13 9 Vedad IbiševićHertha BSC 1210 Serge GnabryWerder Bremen11 Florian NiederlechnerSC Freiburg Javier HernándezBayer Leverkusen Lars StindlBorussia Mönchengladbach Sandro Wagner1899 Hoffenheim
Hat-tricks Player Club AgainstResult Date Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Werder Bremen 6–0 Joel Pohjanpalo Bayer Leverkusen Hamburger SV 3–1 Javier Hernández Bayer Leverkusen Mainz 05 3–2 Anthony Modeste 1. FC Köln Hamburger SV 3–0 Salomon Kalou Hertha BSC Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang4 Borussia Dortmund Hamburger SV 5–2 Danny Latza Mainz 05 Hamburger SV 3–1 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Hamburger SV 8–0 Anthony Modeste 1. FC Köln Hertha BSC 4–2 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich FC Augsburg 6–0 Thomas Delaney Werder Bremen SC Freiburg 5–2 Mario Gómez VfL Wolfsburg Bayer Leverkusen 3–3 Max Kruse4 Werder Bremen FC Ingolstadt 4–2 4 Player scored four goals
Clean sheets Rank Player Club Cleansheets 1 Manuel NeuerBayern Munich 14 2 Oliver Baumann1899 Hoffenheim 12 3 Rune JarsteinHertha BSC 114 Lukáš HrádeckýEintracht Frankfurt10 Yann SommerBorussia Mönchengladbach6 Roman BürkiBorussia Dortmund9 Péter GulácsiRB Leipzig8 Koen CasteelsVfL Wolfsburg8 Ralf FährmannSchalke 04 10 Marwin HitzFC Augsburg 7 Awards Annual Awards Award Winner Club / Details Rookie of the Season Ousmane Dembélé Borussia Dortmund Top Scorer (Torjägerkanone) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund (31 goals) Top Assist Provider Emil Forsberg RB Leipzig (22 assists) Footballer of the Year (Germany) Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich VDV Player of the Season Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund VDV Manager of the Season Julian Nagelsmann Hoffenheim
Team of the Year Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer(Bayern Munich) Defenders Łukasz Piszczek(Borussia Dortmund) Mats Hummels(Bayern Munich) Niklas Süle(Hoffenheim) Sead Kolašinac(Schalke 04) Midfielders Ousmane Dembélé(Borussia Dortmund) Thiago(Bayern Munich) Naby Keïta(RB Leipzig) Emil Forsberg(RB Leipzig) Forwards Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang(Borussia Dortmund) Robert Lewandowski(Bayern Munich)
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