Bayern Munich are no longer at the top of the Bundesliga table for the first time in 67 matchdays, with Augsburg leading the standings after the opening two rounds of the German championship.
The change came after Bayern Munich were held by Schalke, who have returned to the Bundesliga. It was the first time this season that the Munich club had dropped points, leaving them in sixth place and allowing Augsburg to move into first.
Bayern Munich had held the lead continuously since the third matchday of the 2024-25 Bundesliga season. From that point onwards, they had remained at the summit through 67 successive matchdays, without another club taking their place at the top of the table.
That sequence has now ended following their failure to beat Schalke. Although the result was Bayern Munich’s first loss of points in the current campaign, its wider significance was the effect on the standings: the defending leaders have slipped to sixth, while Augsburg have taken advantage to occupy first place.
The result means Bayern Munich must now respond to an unfamiliar position in the table. Their long period of dominance had made them permanent leaders of the Bundesliga standings since the early stages of the 2024-25 season, but the latest round has brought a different name to the top.
Their next fixture will be against Elversberg, described as an eye-catching newcomer to the Bundesliga. It will give Bayern Munich an immediate opportunity to recover ground after being forced to surrender first place.
Elversberg’s presence in the next round adds another distinctive element to Bayern Munich’s schedule. While Augsburg currently lead the championship, Bayern Munich will face a side making an impression as a bright Bundesliga debutant.
For now, however, the notable statistic belongs to Augsburg and the end of Bayern Munich’s 67-matchday spell at the summit. The Munich side’s position in sixth underlines the scale of the change after only two rounds, while Schalke’s return to the Bundesliga has already produced one of the early campaign’s most significant results.
Bayern Munich had been the constant reference point at the top of the German championship since taking first place after three matchdays in the 2024-25 season. That uninterrupted run has finally been broken, and the club have been forced to make way for a new leader in Augsburg.