| Season | 1995–96 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 August 1995 – 18 May 1996 |
| Champions | Borussia Dortmund 2nd Bundesliga title 5thGerman title |
| Relegated | Kaiserslautern Eintracht Frankfurt KFC Uerdingen 05 |
| Champions League | Borussia Dortmund |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Kaiserslautern |
| UEFA Cup | Bayern Munich Schalke 04 Borussia Mönchengladbach Hamburg |
| Intertoto Cup | Karlsruhe 1860 Munich Werder Bremen Stuttgart |
| Goals | 815 |
| Average goals/game | 2.66 |
| Top goalscorer | Fredi Bobic (17) |
| Biggest home win | Dortmund 6–0Frankfurt (23 March 1996) |
| Biggest away win | Uerdingen 1–6Bayern (25 February 1996) Stuttgart 0–5Dortmund (16 March 1996) |
| Highest scoring | Dortmund 6–3Stuttgart (9 goals) (16 September 1995) |
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The1995–96 Bundesliga was the 33rd season of theBundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 1995[1] and ended on 18 May 1996.[2]Borussia Dortmund were the defending champions.
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. This was the first season where teams received three points for a win (instead of two), and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined bygoal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the fewest points were relegated to2. Bundesliga.
VfL Bochum andMSV Duisburg were relegated to the2. Bundesliga after finishing in 16th and 17th place respectively.Dynamo Dresden, who ended the season in last place, were denied a professional license by theDFB and thus relegated to the third-tierRegionalliga. All demoted teams were replaced by 2. Bundesliga sidesFC Hansa Rostock,FC St. Pauli andFortuna Düsseldorf.
Bayer 05 Uerdingen were renamedKFC Uerdingen 05 due to the retreat of main sponsorBayer.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund(C) | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 76 | 38 | +38 | 68 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 62 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 56 | |
| 4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 53 | |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 50 | |
| 6 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 49 | |
| 7 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 48 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup group stage[a] |
| 8 | 1860 Munich | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 45 | |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 44 | |
| 10 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 43 | |
| 11 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 42 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 40 | |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 40 | |
| 14 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 38 | |
| 15 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 38 | |
| 16 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern[b](R) | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 36 | Cup Winners' Cup and relegation to2. Bundesliga |
| 17 | Eintracht Frankfurt(R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 32 | Relegation to2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | KFC Uerdingen(R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 26 |
| Home \ Away | SVW | BVB | F95 | SGE | SCF | HSV | FCK | KSC | KOE | B04 | BMG | M60 | FCB | ROS | S04 | STP | VFB | KFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werder Bremen | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 5–0 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| SC Freiburg | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Hamburger SV | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Karlsruher SC | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 1860 Munich | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Bayern Munich | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 |
| Hansa Rostock | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| Schalke 04 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| FC St. Pauli | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
| KFC Uerdingen | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–4 | — |