Hoffenheim stun Dortmund to contest play-off

Hoffenheim stun Dortmund to contest play-off

TFG Hoffenheim will now contest a relegation play-off with Kaiserslautern after beating Borrusia Dortmund 2-1.

Bundesliga 2012/13

League Overview

The Bundesliga is Germany’s top flight football division and features 18 teams.

It was founded in 1963, replacing the old system which was semi-professional and divided up amongst different regions of the country.

Bayern Munich have traditionally dominated the Bundesliga, winning it 21 times, though the current reigning champions are Borussia Dortmund.

The new 2011/12 season kicks-off on 5 August 2011 and ends on 5 May 2012.

Standings

Standings Matches Goals  
 Pos  Team MP Won Drawn Lost GF GA Pts
1 Bayern Munich Bayern Munich 34 29 4 1 98 18 91
2 Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 8 7 65 39 66
3 Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund 34 18 9 7 80 43 61
4 Schalke 04 Schalke 04 34 17 7 10 60 48 58
5 Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt 33 14 9 10 49 42 51
6 SC Freiburg SC Freiburg 34 14 9 11 45 40 51
7 Mainz Mainz 34 11 12 11 43 43 49
8 Hamburg Hamburg 34 14 6 14 42 53 48
9 Hannover 96 Hannover 96 34 13 6 15 60 62 47
10 Borussia M'gladbach Borussia M'gladbach 34 12 11 11 45 49 47
11 Nurnberg FC Nurnberg FC 34 11 11 12 39 47 44
12 Wolfsburg Wolfsburg 34 10 13 11 47 52 43
13 VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart 34 11 7 16 35 57 40
14 Werder Bremen Werder Bremen 34 8 10 16 50 66 35
15 FC Augsburg FC Augsburg 34 8 9 17 33 51 33
16 TSG Hoffenheim TSG Hoffenheim 34 8 7 19 42 67 32
17 Fortuna Dusseldorf Fortuna Dusseldorf 33 6 9 18 35 57 27
18 Greuther Furth Greuther Furth 34 4 9 21 26 60 22
LEGEND  POS: Position  PTS: Points  MP: Matches Played  GF: Goals For  GA: Goals Against