The club have claimed that the 52-year-old has ended his 14-year reign by mutual consent following his side's 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Sports director Thomas Eichin has stated that the club are looking for a "new beginning" that doesn't involve Schaaf, who secured the Bundesliga title with Bremen in 1994.
Schaaf is the longest-serving manager in Germany's top flight.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Bayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 19 | 55 | 79 |
| 2 | Bayern MunichBayern | 29 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 82 | 36 | 46 | 63 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 29 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 67 | 34 | 33 | 63 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 33 | 34 | 56 |
| 5 | Borussia DortmundDortmund | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 57 | 34 | 23 | 56 |
| 6 | Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 45 |
| 7 | Augsburg | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 39 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 52 | -11 | 39 |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 36 |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 34 |
| 11 | Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 31 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 31 |
| 13 | Union BerlinUnion Berlin | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 29 |
| 14 | Wolfsburg | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 50 | -16 | 28 |
| 15 | VfL BochumVfL Bochum | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 59 | -25 | 27 |
| 16 | Mainz 05Mainz | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 26 |
| 17 | FC Koln | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 51 | -28 | 22 |
| 18 | SV Darmstadt 98Darmstadt | 29 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 72 | -44 | 14 |
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