Leverkusen make Bundesliga history with unbeaten season, Cologne down

(L-R) Leverkusen's Jonas Hofmann, Granit Xhaka and Robert Andrich celebrate at the final whistle of the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Augsburg at BayArena. David Inderlied/dpa

Champions Bayer Leverkusen beat Augsburg 2-1 at home on Saturday to become the first Bundesliga team to go unbeaten over an entire season.

Victor Boniface and Robert Andrich scored as Leverkusen finished the campaign with 28 victories and six draws. They clinched a maiden league title with five games to spare and can also win the German Cup and Europa League where they are also unbeaten. So far their overall tally for the campaign is 51 games without defeat.

Bayern Munich had previously come closest in the 60-year history of the Bundesliga, losing just one game in 1986-87 and 2012-13.

Elsewhere, Cologne were relegated alongside bottom club Darmstadt, whose fate had already been sealed. Cologne were defeated 4-1 at Heidenheim while Bochum must now play in the relegation play-off, with Mainz winning to save themselves and Union scoring a winner in stoppage time to survive.

Sixth-placed Eintract Frankfurt are heading for the Europa League, or Champions League if Borussia Dortmund win this season's final, while Hoffenheim will be in Europe next term after beating third-placed Bayern 4-2, which also means VfB Stuttgart finish second.

If Leverkusen win the German Cup, Heideinheim will have a Conference League spot after their first ever Bundesliga season.

Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso celebrate on the touchline after the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Augsburg at BayArena. David Inderlied/dpa
Leverkusen's Victor Boniface (R) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with team mates Amine Adli and Jonas Hofmann during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Augsburg at BayArena. Marius Becker/dpa
Leverkusen players celebrate scoring their side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Augsburg at BayArena. Federico Gambarini/dpa
Leverkusen fans hold up a banner with the likeness of coach Xabi Alonso with the championship trophy ahead of the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Augsburg at BayArena. Federico Gambarini/dpa
Leverkusen fans cheer in the stands ahead of the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Augsburg at BayArena. Federico Gambarini/dpa
Heidenheim's Eren Dinkci (2nd L) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Heidenheim and 1. FC Cologne at Voith-Arena. Harry Langer/dpa
Dortmund's Marco Reus (C) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Darmstadt 98 at Signal Iduna Park. Bernd Thissen/dpa
Stuttgart's Silas Katompa Mvumpa (C) celebrates scoring his side's fourth goal with teammate Maximilian Mittelstaedt (R) during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfB Stuttgart and Bor. Moenchengladbach at MHPArena. Tom Weller/dpa
Mainz's Jonathan Burkardt (C) celebrates scoring his side's third goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and FSV Mainz 05 at Volkswagen Arena. Swen Pförtner/dpa
Frankfurt's Omar Marmoush celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig at Deutsche Bank Park. Arne Dedert/dpa
Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramaric (R) celebrates scoring his side's third goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich at PreZero Arena. Uwe Anspach/dpa
Union's Benedict Hollerbach celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and SC Freiburg at An der Alten Forsterei. Andreas Gora/dpa
Stuttgart's Woo-yeong Jeong (R) celebrates scoring his side's third goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfB Stuttgart and Bor. Moenchengladbach at MHPArena. Tom Weller/dpa
Mainz's Sepp van den Berg (L) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammate Dominik Kohr during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and FSV Mainz 05 at Volkswagen Arena. Swen Pförtner/dpa
Leipzig players celebrate their side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig at Deutsche Bank Park. Arne Dedert/dpa
Dortmund's Marco Reus (C) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with team mates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Darmstadt 98 at Signal Iduna Park. Bernd Thissen/dpa
Stuttgart's Serhou Guirassy (R) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with Stuttgart's mascot Fritzle (C) and teammate Enzo Millot during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfB Stuttgart and Bor. Moenchengladbach at MHPArena. Tom Weller/dpa
Munich players celebrate scoring their side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich at PreZero Arena. Uwe Anspach/dpa
Stuttgart's Serhou Guirassy (R) scores his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfB Stuttgart and Bor. Moenchengladbach at MHPArena. Tom Weller/dpa
Mainz's Brajan Gruda celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and FSV Mainz 05 at Volkswagen Arena. Swen Pförtner/dpa
Mainz players celebrate their side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and FSV Mainz 05 at Volkswagen Arena. Swen Pförtner/dpa
Wolfsburg's Kevin Paredes (L) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and FSV Mainz 05 at Volkswagen Arena. Swen Pförtner/dpa
Bremen's Marco Friedl celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SV Werder Bremen and VfL Bochum at wohninvest Weserstadion. Carmen Jaspersen/dpa