The 2019–20 season of the Frauen-Bundesliga was the 30th season of Germany's premier women's football league. It ran from 17 August 2019 to 28 June 2020.

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won their fourth straight and sixth overall title.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the

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, on 8 March 2020 the Federal Minister of Health,

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recommended cancelling events with more than 1,000 people. On 13 March, the

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announced that a match scheduled for 15 March, was postponed. On 16 March, it was announced that the league will be suspended until 19 April. After a meeting on 31 March, the suspension was extended until 30 April. A decision on the resumption of the competition, similar to the

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and

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, was taken at an extraordinary meeting of the

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on 25 May 2020. On 20 May, it was announced that the league will be continued on 29 May. That was confirmed on 25 May. All matches were played behind closed doors. In addition, five substitutions were permitted for the remaining matches, following a proposal from FIFA and approval by

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to lessen the impact of fixture congestion.

Teams

Team changes

Stadiums

League table

Results

Top scorers

Notes

References

External links

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