2019–20 SV Werder Bremen season

The 2019–20 season was SV Werder Bremen's 121st season in existence and the club's 39th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Werder Bremen participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

Werder Bremen
2019–20 season
ChairmanMarco Bode
Head coachFlorian Kohfeldt
StadiumWeser-Stadion
Bundesliga16th (play-off winners)
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Milot Rashica (8)

All:
Milot Rashica (11)
Highest home attendance42,100
(vs Fortuna Düsseldorf, 17 August 2019)
(vs Schalke 04, 23 November 2019)
Lowest home attendance37,720
(vs Mainz 05, 17 December 2019)
Average home league attendance40,604
Biggest winAtlas Delmenhorst 1–6 Werder Bremen
Biggest defeatBayern Munich 6–1 Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen 0–5 Mainz 05

Players

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Current squad

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As of 31 January 2020[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CZE Jiří Pavlenka
3 DF   GER Kevin Vogt (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim)
4 DF   SUI Michael Lang (on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach)
5 DF   SWE Ludwig Augustinsson
6 MF   GER Kevin Möhwald
7 MF   KOS Milot Rashica
8 FW   JPN Yuya Osako
9 FW   GER Davie Selke (on loan from Hertha BSC)
10 MF   GER Leonardo Bittencourt (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim)
11 FW   GER Niclas Füllkrug
13 DF   SRB Miloš Veljković
14 FW   PER Claudio Pizarro
15 DF   GER Sebastian Langkamp
17 MF   TUR Nuri Şahin
18 DF   FIN Niklas Moisander (captain)
19 FW   USA Josh Sargent
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   TUR Ömer Toprak (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
22 MF   GER Fin Bartels
23 DF   CZE Theodor Gebre Selassie (vice-captain)
24 FW   GER Johannes Eggestein
26 MF   ITA Simon Straudi
27 GK   GRE Stefanos Kapino
28 MF   BUL Ilia Gruev
29 FW   GER Luc Ihorst
30 MF   NED Davy Klaassen
32 DF   AUT Marco Friedl
35 MF   GER Maximilian Eggestein
36 DF   GER Christian Groß
39 MF   GER Benjamin Goller
40 GK   GER Luca Plogmann
41 FW   GER Nick Woltemade
44 MF   GER Philipp Bargfrede

Players out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
34 MF   GER Jean-Manuel Mbom (to KFC Uerdingen until 30 June 2020)
36 DF   GER Thore Jacobsen (to Magdeburg until 30 June 2020)
FW   AUT Martin Harnik (to Hamburger SV until 30 June 2020)
GK   GER Michael Zetterer (to PEC Zwolle until 30 June 2020)
DF   GER Jan-Niklas Beste (to FC Emmen until 30 June 2020)
MF   GER Niklas Schmidt (to VfL Osnabrück until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   GER Jannes Vollert (to Hallescher FC until 30 June 2021)
MF   GER Ole Käuper (to Carl Zeiss Jena until 30 June 2020)
MF   GER Boubacar Barry (to KFC Uerdingen until 30 June 2020)
MF   AUT Romano Schmid (to Wolfsberger AC until 30 June 2020)
DF   SWE Felix Beijmo (to Greuther Fürth until 30 June 2020)
FW   GHA Jonah Osabutey (to Royal Excel Mouscron until 30 June 2021)

Friendly matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

13 July 2019 Friendly Werder Bremen 1–1 Darmstadt 98 Zell am Ziller, Austria
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Goller   76'
Stadium: Parkstadion Zell am Ziller
20 July 2019 Friendly Werder Bremen 1–0 1. FC Köln Lohne, Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Heinz-Dettmer-Stadion
28 July 2019 Friendly Werder Bremen 4–0 Eibar Grassau, Germany
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportzentrum Brandstätt
Attendance: 1,000
3 August 2019 Friendly Werder Bremen 0–0 Everton Bremen, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Weser-Stadion
12 January 2020 Friendly Werder Bremen 3–1 Hannover 96 Bremen, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 17 August 2019 27 June 2020 Matchday 1 16th 34 8 7 19 42 69 −27 023.53
Bundesliga relegation play-offs 2 July 2020 6 July 2020 First leg Winners 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00
DFB-Pokal 10 August 2019 4 March 2020 First round Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 13 6 +7 075.00
Total 40 11 9 20 57 77 −20 027.50

Last updated: 6 July 2020
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 1. FC Köln 34 10 6 18 51 69 −18 36
15 FC Augsburg 34 9 9 16 45 63 −18 36
16 Werder Bremen (O) 34 8 7 19 42 69 −27 31 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Fortuna Düsseldorf (R) 34 6 12 16 36 67 −31 30 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 SC Paderborn (R) 34 4 8 22 37 74 −37 20
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 8 7 19 42 69  −27 31 2 3 12 15 36  −21 6 4 7 27 33  −6

Last updated: 27 June 2020.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultLLWWLDDDDDLLWLLLLWLLLLLLDLWDWLWLLW
Position15151310101211121212141412141516171616161717171717171717171717171716
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2020. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The Bundesliga schedule was announced on 28 June 2019.[3]

17 August 2019 1 Werder Bremen 1–3 Fortuna Düsseldorf Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Felix Zwayer
24 August 2019 2 1899 Hoffenheim 3–2 Werder Bremen Hoffenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 27,333
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
1 September 2019 3 Werder Bremen 3–2 FC Augsburg Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 40,041
Referee: Sören Storks
14 September 2019 4 Union Berlin 1–2 Werder Bremen Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Tobias Welz
21 September 2019 5 Werder Bremen 0–3 RB Leipzig Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 40,550
Referee: Tobias Stieler
28 September 2019 6 Borussia Dortmund 2–2 Werder Bremen Dortmund
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
6 October 2019 7 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 Werder Bremen Frankfurt
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Guido Winkmann
19 October 2019 8 Werder Bremen 1–1 Hertha BSC Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 41,447
Referee: Felix Brych
26 October 2019 9 Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Martin Petersen
2 November 2019 10 Werder Bremen 2–2 SC Freiburg Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
10 November 2019 11 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,022
Referee: Tobias Stieler
23 November 2019 12 Werder Bremen 1–2 Schalke 04 Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
1 December 2019 13 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 26,012
Referee: Robert Kampka
8 December 2019 14 Werder Bremen 0–1 SC Paderborn Bremen
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 39,870
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
14 December 2019 15 Bayern Munich 6–1 Werder Bremen Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Robert Schröder
17 December 2019 16 Werder Bremen 0–5 Mainz 05 Bremen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 37,720
Referee: Frank Willenborg
21 December 2019 17 1. FC Köln 1–0 Werder Bremen Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager
18 January 2020 18 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–1 Werder Bremen Düsseldorf
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Felix Brych
26 January 2020 19 Werder Bremen 0–3 1899 Hoffenheim Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Martin Petersen
1 February 2020 20 FC Augsburg 2–1 Werder Bremen Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 29,432
Referee: Marco Fritz
8 February 2020 21 Werder Bremen 0–2 Union Berlin Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Daniel Schlager
15 February 2020 22 RB Leipzig 3–0 Werder Bremen Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 41,308
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
22 February 2020 23 Werder Bremen 0–2 Borussia Dortmund Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Marco Fritz
7 March 2020 25 Hertha BSC 2–2 Werder Bremen Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 58,028
Referee: Guido Winkmann
18 May 2020 26 Werder Bremen 1–4 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Tobias Stieler
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[5] and rescheduled to 18 May.[6]
23 May 2020 27 SC Freiburg 0–1 Werder Bremen Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Robert Hartmann
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[5] and rescheduled to 23 May.[6]
26 May 2020 28 Werder Bremen 0–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 26 May.[6]
30 May 2020 29 Schalke 04 0–1 Werder Bremen Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Felix Zwayer
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 30 May.[6]
3 June 2020 24 Werder Bremen 0–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
Note: The match was postponed due to the postponement of Frankfurt's UEFA Europa League match.[8] It was then rescheduled to 3 June due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany.[6]
7 June 2020 30 Werder Bremen 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg Bremen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 7 June.[6]
13 June 2020 31 SC Paderborn 1–5 Werder Bremen Paderborn
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Christian Dingert
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 13 June.[6]
16 June 2020 32 Werder Bremen 0–1 Bayern Munich Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Harm Osmers
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 16 June.[6]
20 June 2020 33 Mainz 05 3–1 Werder Bremen Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 20 June.[6]
27 June 2020 34 Werder Bremen 6–1 1. FC Köln Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Bastian Dankert
Note: The match was postponed on 7 May due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 27 June.[6]

Relegation play-offs

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As a result of their 16th-place finish in the regular season, the club qualified for the play-off match with the third-place team in the 2019–20 2. Bundesliga to determine whether the club would remain in the 2020–21 Bundesliga.

2 July 2020 First leg Werder Bremen 0–0 1. FC Heidenheim Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Felix Zwayer
6 July 2020 Second leg 1. FC Heidenheim 2–2
(2–2 (a) agg.)
Werder Bremen Heidenheim
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Felix Brych

DFB-Pokal

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10 August 2019 First round Atlas Delmenhorst 1–6 Werder Bremen Bremen[9]
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
30 October 2019 Second round Werder Bremen 4–1 1. FC Heidenheim Bremen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager
4 February 2020 Round of 16 Werder Bremen 3–2 Borussia Dortmund Bremen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Guido Winkmann
4 March 2020 Quarter-finals Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Werder Bremen Frankfurt
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Felix Zwayer

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Relegation play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   CZE Jiří Pavlenka 39 0 33 0 4 0 2 0
27 GK   GRE Stefanos Kapino 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   GER Luca Plogmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   GER Kevin Vogt 17 0 14 0 2 0 1 0
4 DF   SUI Michael Lang 10 0 6+3 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF   SWE Ludwig Augustinsson 15 1 10+2 0 1 0 1+1 1
13 DF   SRB Miloš Veljković 28 0 23+1 0 2 0 2 0
15 DF   GER Sebastian Langkamp 7 0 3+2 0 1 0 0+1 0
18 DF   FIN Niklas Moisander 26 1 22 0 3 1 1 0
21 DF   TUR Ömer Toprak 12 0 9+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
23 DF   CZE Theodor Gebre Selassie 32 2 28 2 2 0 2 0
32 DF   AUT Marco Friedl 32 2 24+3 1 3 1 2 0
36 DF   GER Christian Groß 17 0 10+4 0 1 0 0+2 0
Midfielders
6 MF   GER Kevin Möhwald 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
7 MF   KOS Milot Rashica 34 11 27+1 8 4 3 2 0
10 MF   GER Leonardo Bittencourt 32 6 23+5 4 3 2 0+1 0
17 MF   TUR Nuri Şahin 17 0 16 0 1 0 0 0
22 MF   GER Fin Bartels 17 0 1+13 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
26 MF   ITA Simon Straudi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   BUL Ilia Gruev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF   NED Davy Klaassen 39 9 33 7 4 2 2 0
31 MF   GER David Philipp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   GER Maximilian Eggestein 38 1 32 1 4 0 2 0
39 MF   GER Benjamin Goller 11 0 2+8 0 0+1 0 0 0
44 MF   GER Philipp Bargfrede 17 0 6+9 0 1 0 1 0
Forwards
8 FW   JPN Yuya Osako 34 9 22+6 8 2+2 1 2 0
9 FW   GER Davie Selke 13 1 5+6 0 2 1 0 0
11 FW   GER Niclas Füllkrug 11 4 4+4 4 0+1 0 1+1 0
14 FW   PER Claudio Pizarro 19 2 0+18 0 0+1 2 0 0
19 FW   USA Josh Sargent 34 4 15+13 4 2+2 0 1+1 0
24 FW   GER Johannes Eggestein 15 1 4+10 1 0+1 0 0 0
29 FW   GER Luc Ihorst 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
41 FW   GER Nick Woltemade 6 0 1+4 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF   SWE Felix Beijmo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   AUT Martin Harnik 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 6 July 2020
Source: Soccerway

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Spieler". Werder.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Bundesliga-Spielplan: Alle Spieltage im Überblick". Sportbuzzer (in German). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Coronavirus: Germany's Bundesliga to resume behind closed doors on 16 May". BBC Sport. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Latest developments in connection with the coronavirus". bundesliga.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Saison-Fortsetzung am 16. Mai – Rückkehr von Bundesliga und 2. Bundesliga startet mit dem 26. Spieltag". dfl.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Executive Committee of the DFL recommends suspension of Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until at least 30 April". dfl.de. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Werder Bremen vs. Eintracht Frankfurt cancelled". bundesliga.com. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  9. ^ The Atlas Delmenhorst v Werder Bremen took take place at the Wohninvest Weserstadion in Bremen instead of Atlas Delmenhorst's home stadium.
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