Review of German Bundesliga I (Div 1)
Overview - There are 18 teams playing 2 round-robin.
Total 34 rounds. This week, it is playing Round 28.
There are 7 rounds to go.
Champions Lg -- Top 2 qualify for Group Stag
of Champions Lg ). The 3rd-paced team qualifies
for Play-Off Stage (of Champions Lg).
Europa Lg -- There are 3 spots.
German Cup Winners gets 1 spots.
The other 2 spots go to the 4th and 5th-placed team.
Relegation -- There are some changes in
Relegation rules this season (17th, and
18th-placed team) relegated direct.
The 16th-placed team will be in Play-off with
the 3rd-placed team of Div 2.
Table (as of 4/17) All teams have played 27 games
(except Schalke and Cottbus 28 games).
Pts
1. Wolfsburg 54
2. B.Munich 51
--------------- (Champions League Grp Stage line)
3. Hamburg 51
---------------- (Champions Lg Play-Off Stage line)
4. Hertha 49
5. Stuttgart 48
---------------- (Europa Lg line)
6. Schalke 46
7. Hoffenheim 44
8. Dortmund 43
9. Leverkusen 42
12. Frankfurt 29
13. Hannover 29
14. Bochum 28
15. Bielefeld 24
---------------- (Relegation Play-off line)
16. M'gladbach 23
---------------- (Direct Relegation line)
17. Cottbus 23
18. Karlsruhe 18
Comment
1. It is very tight at top of the Table The top 5 teams
can switch their places in a single round of
matches. The championship could only be
decided on the final day of the season.
2. Same can be said on the Europa Lg spots
and the chasing pack. Schalke, Hoffenheim,
Dortmund and Leverkusen can all figure in the finish.
3. Relegation -- It may be 4-way battle between
Bielefeld, M'gladbach, Cottbus and Karlsruhe.
Bochum, Hannover, and Frankfurt can be dragged
into the battle too. |