Bundesliga

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Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (German: [ˈbʊndəsˌliːɡa] ⓘ;
lit. 'Federal League'), sometimes referred to
Bundesliga
as the Fußball-Bundesliga ([ˌfuːsbal-]) or 1. Bundesliga ([ˌeːɐ̯ stə-]), is a professional
association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the
Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams
and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run
from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. All of the
Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal cup competition. The winner of the Bundesliga
qualifies for the DFL-Supercup.
Fifty-six clubs have competed in the Bundesliga since its founding. Bayern Munich has won
32 of 60 titles, as well as the last eleven seasons, which is a European record.[1] The
Bundesliga has also seen other champions, with Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Organising body Deutsche Fußball Liga
Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and VfB Stuttgart most prominent among (DFL)
them. The Bundesliga is one of the top national leagues, ranked fourth in Europe according
Founded 24 August 1963
to UEFA's league coefficient ranking for the current 2023–24 season, based on
performances in European competitions over the past five seasons.[2] The Bundesliga led Country Germany
the UEFA ranking from 1976 to 1984 and in 1990. It has also produced the continent's top- Confederation UEFA
rated club seven times. Bundesliga clubs have won eight UEFA Champions League, seven
Number of 18 (since 1992–93)
UEFA Europa League, four European Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cup, two FIFA
Club World Cup, and three Intercontinental Cup titles. Its players have accumulated nine teams
Ballon d'Or awards, two The Best FIFA Men's Player awards, four European Golden Shoe, Level on 1
and three UEFA Men's Player of the Year awards including UEFA Club Footballer of the pyramid
Year.
Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
The Bundesliga is the number one association football league in the world in terms of Domestic cup(s) DFB-Pokal
average attendance; out of all sports, its average of 45,134 fans per game during the 2011–12 DFL-Supercup
season was the second-highest of any sports league in the world after the American National
Football League.[3] The Bundesliga is broadcast on television in over 200 countries.[4] International UEFA Champions
cup(s) League
UEFA Europa League
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The Bundesliga was founded in 1962 in Dortmund[5]

and the first season started in 1963– UEFA Europa
64. The structure and organisation of the Bundesliga, along with Germany's other football Conference League
leagues, have undergone frequent changes. The Bundesliga was founded by the Deutscher
Current Bayern Munich (32nd
Fußball-Bund (English: German Football Association), but is now operated by the Deutsche
champions title)
Fußball Liga (English: German Football League).
(2022–23)
Structure Most Bayern Munich (32 titles)

championships
The Bundesliga is composed of two divisions: the 1. Bundesliga (although it is rarely Most Charly Körbel (602)
referred to with the First prefix), and, below that, the 2. Bundesliga (2nd Bundesliga), which appearances
has been the second tier of German football since 1974. The Bundesligen (plural) are Top goalscorer Gerd Müller (365)
professional leagues. Since 2008, the 3. Liga (3rd League) in Germany has also been a
professional league, but may not be called Bundesliga because the league is run by the TV partners List of broadcasters
German Football Association (DFB) and not, as are the two Bundesligen, by the German Website bundesliga.com (https://w
Football League (DFL). ww.bundesliga.com)
Below the level of the 3. Liga, leagues are generally subdivided on a regional basis. For Current: 2023–24 Bundesliga
example, the Regionalligen are currently made up of Nord (North), Nordost (Northeast),
Süd (South), Südwest (Southwest) and West divisions. Below this are thirteen parallel divisions, most of which are called Oberligen
(upper leagues) which represent federal states or large urban and geographical areas. The levels below the Oberligen differ between the
local areas. The league structure has changed frequently and typically reflects the degree of participation in the sport in various parts of
the country. In the early 1990s, changes were driven by the reunification of Germany and the subsequent integration of the national
league of East Germany.
Every team in the two Bundesligen must have a licence to play in the league, or else they are relegated into the regional leagues. To
obtain a licence, teams must be financially healthy and meet certain standards of conduct as organisations.
As in other national leagues, there are significant benefits to being in the top division:
A greater share of television broadcast licence revenues goes to 1. Bundesliga sides.

1. Bundesliga teams draw significantly greater levels of fan support. Average attendance in the first league is 42,673 per game—
more than twice the average of the 2. Bundesliga.
Greater exposure through television and higher attendance levels helps 1. Bundesliga teams attract the most lucrative
sponsorships.
1. Bundesliga teams develop substantial financial muscle through the combination of television and gate revenues, sponsorships
and marketing of their team brands. This allows them to attract and retain skilled players from domestic and international sources
and to construct first-class stadium facilities.
The 1. Bundesliga is financially strong, and the 2. Bundesliga has begun to evolve in a similar direction, becoming more stable
organizationally and financially, and reflecting an increasingly higher standard of professional play.
Internationally, the most well-known German clubs include Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund,
Schalke 04, RB Leipzig, Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart, 1. FC Köln, Borussia Mönchengladbach,
Eintracht Frankfurt, Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen.[6] Hamburger SV was the only club to
have played continuously in the Bundesliga since its foundation, until 12 May 2018, when the club
was relegated for the first time.
In the 2008–09 season, the Bundesliga reinstated an earlier German system of promotion and
relegation, which had been in use from 1981 until 1991:
The bottom two finishers in the Bundesliga are automatically relegated to the 2. Bundesliga,
with the top two finishers in the 2. Bundesliga taking their places. Borussia Dortmund against rivals
The third-from-bottom club in the Bundesliga will play a two-legged tie with the third-place team Schalke, known as the Revierderby, in
from the 2. Bundesliga, with the winner taking up the final place in the following season's the Bundesliga in 2009
Bundesliga.
From 1992 until 2008, a different system was used, in which the bottom three finishers of the Bundesliga were automatically relegated,
to be replaced by the top three finishers in the 2. Bundesliga. From 1963 until 1981 two, or later three, teams were relegated from the
Bundesliga automatically, while promotion was decided either completely or partially in promotion play-offs.
The season starts in early August[7] and lasts until late May, with a winter break of six weeks (mid-December through to the end of
January). Starting with the 2002-03 season, opening matches were introduced to feature defending champions on Friday nights on the
first match day. Defending champions have not lost the opening matches since then, winning 16 of the 21 matches (up to the 2022-23
season). Starting with the 2021–22 season, kick off times were changed with Friday matches starting at 8:30 pm, Saturdays at 3:30 pm
and 6:30 pm, and Sundays at 3:30 pm, 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm.[8]
History
Origins
Before the formation of the Bundesliga, German football was played at an amateur level in a large number of sub-regional leagues until,
in 1949, part-time (semi-) professionalism was introduced and only five regional Oberligen (Premier Leagues) remained. Regional
champions and runners-up played a series of playoff matches for the right to compete in a final game for the national championship. On
28 January 1900, a national association, the Deutscher Fußball Bund (DFB) had been founded in Leipzig with 86 member clubs. The
first recognised national championship team was VfB Leipzig, who beat DFC Prague 7–2 in a game played at Altona on 31 May 1903.
Through the 1950s, there were continued calls for the formation of a central professional league, especially as professional leagues in
other countries began to draw Germany's best players away from the semi-professional domestic leagues. At the international level, the
German game began to falter as German teams often fared poorly against professional teams from other countries. A key supporter of
the central league concept was national team head coach Sepp Herberger who said, "If we want to remain competitive internationally,
we have to raise our expectations at the national level."
Meanwhile, in East Germany, a separate league was established with the formation of the DS-Oberliga (Deutscher Sportausschuss
Oberliga) in 1950. The league was renamed the Football Oberliga DFV in 1958 and was generally referred to simply as the DDR-Liga or
DDR-Oberliga. The league fielded 14 teams with two relegation spots.
Foundation
The defeat of the national team by Yugoslavia (0–1) in a 1962 World Cup quarter-final game in Chile
was one impetus (of many) towards the formation of a national league. At the annual DFB
convention under new DFB president Hermann Gösmann (elected that very day) the Bundesliga was
created in Dortmund at the Westfalenhallen on 28 July 1962 to begin play starting with the 1963–64
season.[9]
At the time, there were five Oberligen (premier leagues) in place representing West Germany's
North, South, West, Southwest, and Berlin. East Germany, behind the Iron Curtain, maintained its The Bundesliga was founded at the
annual DFB convention at the
separate league structure. 46 clubs applied for admission to the new league. 16 teams were selected
Westfalenhallen in Dortmund on 28
based on their success on the field, economic criteria and representation of the various Oberligen.
July 1962
From Oberliga Nord: Eintracht Braunschweig, Werder Bremen, Hamburger SV
From Oberliga West: Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Köln, Meidericher SV (now MSV Duisburg), Preußen Münster, Schalke 04
From Oberliga Südwest: 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 1. FC Saarbrücken
From Oberliga Süd: Eintracht Frankfurt, Karlsruher SC, 1. FC Nürnberg, 1860 Munich, VfB Stuttgart
From Oberliga Berlin: Hertha BSC
The first Bundesliga games were played on 24 August 1963. Early favourite 1. FC Köln was the first Bundesliga champion (with 45:15
points) over second place clubs Meidericher SV and Eintracht Frankfurt (both 39:21).
Reunification
Following German reunification, the East German leagues were merged into the West German system. Dynamo Dresden and FC Hansa
Rostock were seeded into the top-tier Bundesliga division ahead of the 1991–92 Bundesliga, with other clubs being sorted into lower
tiers.
Competition format
The German football champion is decided strictly by play in the Bundesliga. Each club plays every other club once at home and once
away. Originally, a victory was worth two points, with one point for a draw and none for a loss. Since the 1995–96 season, a victory has
been worth three points, while a draw remains worth a single point, and zero points are given for a loss. The club with the most points at
the end of the season becomes German champion. Currently, the top four clubs in the table qualify automatically for the group phase of
the UEFA Champions League. The two teams at the bottom of the table are relegated into the 2. Bundesliga, while the top two teams in
the 2. Bundesliga are promoted. The 16th-placed team (third-last) in the 1. Bundesliga and the third-placed team in the 2. Bundesliga
play a two-leg play-off match. The winner of this match plays the next season in the 1. Bundesliga, and the loser in the 2. Bundesliga.
If teams are level on points, tie-breakers are applied in the following order:
1. Goal difference for the entire season

2. Total goals scored for the entire season
3. Head-to-head results (total points)
4. Head-to-head goals scored
5. Head-to-head away goals scored
6. Total away goals scored for the entire season
If two clubs are still tied after all of these tie-breakers have been applied, a single match is held at a
neutral site to determine the placement. However, this has never been necessary in the history of the
Bundesliga.
In terms of team selection, matchday squads must have no more than five non-EU representatives.
Nine substitutes are permitted to be selected, from which five can be used in the duration of the game.
Son Heung-min of Hamburger
SV against Eljero Elia of Werder
Changes in league structure Bremen in the Nordderby
Number of teams:
1963–64 to 1964–65: 16
1965–66 to 1990–91: 18
1991–92: 20, while the East German league was being included after German reunification
Since 1992–93: 18
Number of teams relegated (automatic relegation except as noted):
1963–64 to 1973–74: 2
1974–75 to 1980–81: 3
1981–82 to 1990–91: 2 automatic plus the 16th-place team in the First Bundesliga played a two-leg relegation match against the
third-place team of the Second Bundesliga for the final spot in the First Bundesliga
1991–92: 4
1992–93 to 2007–08: 3
Since 2008–09: 2 automatic plus the 16th-place team in the First Bundesliga playing a two-leg relegation match against the
third-place team of the Second Bundesliga for the final spot in the First Bundesliga
Qualification for European competitions

1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place: Group stage of UEFA Champions League
5th place: Group stage of UEFA Europa League

6th place: Play-off round of UEFA Europa Conference League
Until the 2016–17 season, an additional place in the Europa League could also be granted via the UEFA Fair Play mechanism. This
rule was maintained from the UEFA Cup. The last Bundesliga team to gain entry to the UEFA Cup via the fair play rule was Mainz 05
in 2005–06.
DFB-Pokal (German Cup) winner: Qualifies for the group stage of Europa League regardless of league position.
Until 2015–16, if the Cup winner qualified for the Champions League or Europa League by more than one method, the cup
winner's place in the Europa League went to the losing cup finalist if it had not already qualified for European competition,
entering the competition a stage earlier than if it had won the Cup. This rule was retained from the Europa League's
predecessor, the UEFA Cup. From 2015–16, the runners-up no longer qualified for the Europa League, and the Europa League
berth reserved for the DFB-Pokal winners is transferred to the highest finisher below the european qualification places.
Prior to 2015–16, the team that benefited from that rule did not necessarily have to be a Bundesliga member. For example,
although 2. Bundesliga sides Alemannia Aachen lost to Werder Bremen in the 2004 DFB-Pokal Final, Alemannia secured an
entry in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, because Werder qualified for the Champions League as First Bundesliga champions.
The number of German clubs which may participate in UEFA competitions is determined by UEFA coefficients, which takes into
account the results of a particular nation's clubs in UEFA competitions over the preceding five years.
History of European qualification
European Cup/Champions League:

Up to and including 1996–97: German champion only.
1997–99: Top two teams; champions automatically into group phase, runners-up entered the qualifying round.
1999–2008: Top two teams automatically into first group phase (only one group phase starting in 2003–04). Depending on the
DFB's UEFA coefficients standing, either one or two other clubs (most recently one) entered at the third qualifying round;
winners at this level entered the group phase.
2008–11: Top two teams automatically into group phase. Third placed team had to play in the play-off round for the right to play
in the group stage.
UEFA Cup/Europa League:
From 1971–72 to 1998–99, UEFA member nations could send between one and four teams to the UEFA Cup. Germany was
always entitled to send at least three teams to the competition and often as many as four. From 1978–79, the number of
participants was determined by the DFB's UEFA coefficient standing, prior to this the method for deciding the number of
participants is unknown. The best performing teams in the league other than the champion would qualify, although if one of
these teams was also winner of the DFB-Pokal then they would enter the Cup Winners' Cup instead and their UEFA Cup place
would be taken by the next highest-placed team in the league (5th or 6th place). Briefly in the mid-1970s the DFB decided to
allocate the last UEFA Cup place to the DFB-Pokal runner-up instead of a third or fourth team qualified by performance in the
league, meaning that at this point the DFB-Pokal qualified two teams for European competition (winners for the Cup Winners'
Cup, runners-up for the UEFA Cup). This policy was unique amongst UEFA member associations and was dropped after only a
few seasons. Starting with the 1999–2000 season and the abolition of the Cup Winners' Cup (which was then folded into the
UEFA Cup), the DFB-Pokal winner now automatically qualified for the UEFA Cup alongside, depending on the DFB's UEFA
coefficients standing, between one and three extra participants (if the DFB-Pokal winner also qualified for the Champions
League, they were replaced by the DFB-Pokal runner-up; if they were also qualified for the Champions League, the UEFA Cup
place went to the next best placed team in the league not otherwise qualified for European competition). Since 1999, the DFB
has always been entitled to enter a minimum of three clubs in the UEFA Cup/Europa League, and at times as many as four (the
maximum for any European federation). Teams that entered via UEFA's Fair Play mechanism, or those that entered through the
now-defunct Intertoto Cup, did not count against the national quota. From 2006 through the final Intertoto Cup in 2008, only one
First Bundesliga side was eligible to enter the Intertoto Cup and possibly earn a UEFA Cup berth. For the 2005–06 season, the
DFB earned an extra UEFA Cup place via the Fair Play draw; this place went to Mainz 05 as the highest-ranked club in the Fair
Play table of the First Bundesliga not already qualified for Europe.
Cup Winners' Cup (abolished after 1999):
The winner of the DFB-Pokal entered the Cup Winners' Cup, unless that team was also league champion and therefore
competing in the European Cup/Champions League, in which case their place in the Cup Winners' Cup was taken by the DFB-
Pokal runner-up. Today, the DFB-Pokal winner (if not otherwise qualified for the Champions League) enters the UEFA Europa
League.
Clubs
First
Position First Number of Number of
season of Bundesliga National Last
Club in 2022– Bundesliga seasons in seasons of
current titles titles title
23 season Bundesliga current spell
spell
FC Augsburgb 15th 2011–12 13 2011–12 13 0 0 –
Bayer Leverkusenb 6th 1979–80 45 1979–80 45 0 0 –
Bayern Munichb 1st 1965–66 59 1965–66 59 32 33 2023
VfL Bochum 14th 1971–72 37 2021–22 3 0 0 –

Borussia
2nd 1963–64 57 1976–77 48 5 8 2012
Dortmunda
Borussia
10th 1965–66 56 2008–09 16 5 5 1977
Mönchengladbach
Darmstadt 98 2nd (2. B) 1978–79 5 2023–24 1 0 0 –
First
Position First Number of Number of
season of Bundesliga National Last
Club in 2022– Bundesliga seasons in seasons of
current titles titles title
23 season Bundesliga current spell
spell
Eintracht Frankfurta 7th 1963–64 55 2012–13 12 0 1 1959
SC Freiburg 5th 1993–94 24 2016–17 8 0 0 –
1. FC Heidenheimb 1st (2. B) 2023–24 1 2023–24 1 0 0 –
TSG Hoffenheimb 12th 2008–09 16 2008–09 16 0 0 –
1. FC Kölna 11th 1963–64 52 2019–20 5 2 3 1978
RB Leipzigb 3rd 2016–17 8 2016–17 8 0 0 –
Mainz 05 9th 2004–05 18 2009–10 15 0 0 –
VfB Stuttgarta 16th 1963–64 57 2020–21 4 3 5 2007
Union Berlinb 4th 2019–20 5 2019–20 5 0 0 –
Werder Bremena 13th 1963–64 59 2022–23 2 4 4 2004
VfL Wolfsburgb 8th 1997–98 27 1997–98 27 1 1 2009
a
Founding member of the Bundesliga
b
Never been relegated from the Bundesliga
Members for 2023–24
Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [10]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [10]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [10]
Bremen
VfL Bochum Bochum Vonovia Ruhrstadion 27,599 [10]
Wohninvest [10] VfL Union Berlin

Werder Bremen Bremen 42,100
Weserstadion Wolfsburg
Merck-Stadion am [10]
Darmstadt 98 Darmstadt 17,650
Böllenfalltor VfL Bochum Borussia RB Leipzig
Dortmund
Borussia [11] Gladbach Bayer
Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,359
Dortmund Leverkusen
Borussia [10] 1. FC Köln

Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 59,724
Mönchengladbach Mainz 05
Eintracht
Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 51,500 [10] Darmstadt
Freiburg im 1899
SC Freiburg Europa-Park Stadion 34,700 [10] Hoffenheim
Breisgau
VfB Stuttgart
Heidenheim
1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 15,000 [10]
FC
Bayern
[12] Augsburg
1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,164 SC Freiburg Munich
1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 49,698 [10]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 47,069 [13]

Locations of the 2023–24 Bundesliga teams
Mainz 05 Mainz Mewa Arena 34,000 [10]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart MHPArena 60,449 [10]
Stadion An der Alten [10]

Union Berlin Berlin 22,012
Försterei
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000 [10]
Business model
In the 2009–10 season the Bundesliga's turnover was €1.7bn, broken down into match-day revenue (€424m), sponsorship receipts
(€573m) and broadcast income (€594m). That year it was the only European football league where clubs collectively made a profit.
Bundesliga clubs paid less than 50% of revenue in players wages, the lowest percentage out of the European leagues. The Bundesliga has
the lowest ticket prices and the highest average attendance among Europe's five major leagues.[14]
Bundesliga clubs tend to form close associations with local firms, several of which have since grown into big global companies; in a
comparison of leading Bundesliga and Premiership clubs, Bayern Munich received 55% of its revenue from company sponsorship deals,
while Manchester United got 37%.[14][15][16][17]
Bundesliga clubs are required to be majority-owned by German club members (known as the 50+1 rule to discourage control by a single
entity) and operate under tight restrictions on the use of debt for acquisitions (a team only receives an operating licence if it has solid
financials), as a result 11 of the 18 clubs were profitable after the 2008–09 season. By contrast, in the other major European leagues
numerous high-profile teams have come under ownership of foreign billionaires and a significant number of clubs have high levels of
debt.[16][17]
Exceptions to the 50+1 rule allow Bayer Leverkusen, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, and VfL Wolfsburg to be owned by corporations or
individual investors. In the cases of Bayer Leverkusen and Wolfsburg, the clubs were founded by major corporations (respectively Bayer
AG and Volkswagen) as sports clubs for their employees, while Hoffenheim has long received its primary support from SAP co-founder
Dietmar Hopp, who played in the club's youth system.[18]
After 2000 the German Football Association and the Bundesliga required every club to run a youth academy with the aim of developing
local talent for the club and the national team. As of 2010 the Bundesliga and second Bundesliga spend €75m a year on these youth
academies, which train five thousand players aged 12–18. This increased the percentage of under-23-year-olds in the Bundesliga from
6% in 2000 to 15% in 2010. This in turn allows more money to be spent on the smaller number of players that are bought.[14][16][17]
In the 2000s, the Bundesliga was regarded as competitive, as five teams won the league title. This contrasted with the English Premier
League, then dominated by a "Big Four" (Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Arsenal), as well as France's Ligue 1, won seven
consecutive years by Lyon.[19] Since then, however, a resurgent Bayern Munich has won each year from 2013 to 2023.[20][21]
Financial regulations
For a number of years, the clubs in the Bundesliga have been subject to regulations not unlike the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations
agreed upon in September 2009.
At the end of each season, clubs in the Bundesliga must apply to the German Football Federation (DFB) for a licence to participate again
the following year; only when the DFB, who have access to all transfer documents and accounts, are satisfied that there is no threat of
insolvency do they give approval.[22] The DFB have a system of fines and points deductions for clubs who flout rules and those who go
into the red can only buy a player after selling one for at least the same amount. In addition, no individual is allowed to own more than
49 per cent of any Bundesliga club, the only exceptions being VfL Wolfsburg, Bayer Leverkusen and current Regionalliga Nordost
member FC Carl Zeiss Jena should they ever be promoted to the Bundesliga as they were each founded as factory teams.[15]
Despite the good economic governance, there have still been some instances of clubs getting
into difficulties. In 2004, Borussia Dortmund reported a debt of €118.8 million
(£83 million).[23] Having won the Champions League in 1997 and a number of Bundesliga
titles, Dortmund had gambled on maintaining their success with an expensive group of
largely foreign players but failed, narrowly escaping liquidation in 2006. In subsequent
years, the club went through extensive restructuring to return to financial health, largely
with young home-grown players. In 2004 Hertha BSC reported debts of £24.7 million and The Commerzbank Arena, is the home ground
were able to continue in the Bundesliga only after proving they had long term credit with of Eintracht Frankfurt.
their bank.[23]
The leading German club Bayern Munich made a net profit of just €2.5 million in 2008–09 season (group accounts),[24] while Schalke
04 made a net loss of €30.4 million in 2009 financial year.[25] Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, made a net loss of just
€2.9 million in 2008–09 season.[26]
Attendances
Based on its per-game average, the Bundesliga is the best-attended association football league in the world; out of all sports, its average
of 45,116 fans per game during the 2011–12 season was the second highest of any professional sports league worldwide, behind only the
National Football League of the United States.[3] Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund has the highest average attendance of any football
club in the world.[27]
Out of Europe's five major football leagues (Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, and Serie A ), the Bundesliga has the lowest ticket prices
and the highest average attendance. Many club stadia have large terraced areas for standing fans (by comparison, stadia in the English
Premier League are all-seaters due to the Taylor Report). Teams limit the number of season tickets to ensure everyone has a chance to
see the games live, and the away club has the right to 10% of the available capacity. Match tickets often double as free rail passes which
encourages supporters to travel and celebrate in a relaxed atmosphere. According to Bundesliga chief executive Christian Seifert, tickets
are inexpensive (especially for standing room) as "It is not in the clubs' culture so much [to raise prices]. They are very fan
orientated".[14][16][17] Uli Hoeneß, president of Bayern Munich, was quoted as saying "We do not think the fans are like cows to be
milked. Football has got to be for everybody."[15]
The spectator figures for league for the last ten seasons:
Bundesliga Spectator Statistics
Season Overall Average Best supported club Average
2011–12[28] 13,805,514 45,116 Borussia Dortmund 80,521
2014–15[31] 13,323,031 43,539 Borussia Dortmund 80,463 The Bundesliga has the highest
average attendance of any football
league in the world. Borussia
2016–17[33] 12,703,167 41,514 Borussia Dortmund 79,653 Dortmund has the highest average
attendance at Signal Iduna Park of
2017–18[34] 13,661,796 44,646 Borussia Dortmund 79,496 any football club in the world.
2019–20[36] 9,112,950 29,781 Bayern Munich[37] 57,353
2020–21[38] 163,705 535 Borussia Dortmund[39] 1,282
2021–22[40] 4,641,988 21,039 Borussia Dortmund[41] 41,789
Media coverage
Domestic
The Bundesliga TV, radio, internet, and mobile broadcast rights are distributed by DFL Sports Enterprises, a subsidiary of the Deutsche
Fußball Liga. The Bundesliga broadcast rights are sold along with the broadcast rights to the relegation playoffs, 2. Bundesliga and DFL-
Supercup.[43]
From 2017 to 2018 to 2018–19, Bundesliga matches were broadcast on TV in Germany on Sky Deutschland and Eurosport. Prior to the
2019–20 season, Eurosport sublicensed its broadcast rights to sports streaming service DAZN, which will broadcast games previously
allocated to Eurosport until the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.[44] Three Friday night matches – the openers of the first and second
halves of the season, and on the final matchday before the winter break – are broadcast to all Germans on Sat. 1.
Starting with the 2018–19 season, Sky began arranging simulcasts of high-profile Saturday games on free TV to promote its coverage of
the league. The April 2019 Revierderby was broadcast on Das Erste, and two additional games during the 2019–20 season were
broadcast on ZDF.[45][46]
Day Time (CET) Broadcaster
DAZN
Friday 20:30 Sat.1 (1st, 17th, and 18th matchdays)
(1 match)
15:30 Sky Sport Bundesliga (5 matches)

Saturday
18:30 Sky Sport Bundesliga (1 match)
15:30 DAZN (1 match)
Sunday 17:30 DAZN (1 match)

19:30 DAZN (1 match on 5 matchdays)
Radio coverage includes the national Konferenz (whip-around coverage) on the stations of ARD and full match coverage on local radio
stations.
Global
The Bundesliga is broadcast on TV in over 200 countries. ESPN has held rights in the United States
since the beginning of the 2020–21 season. 4 matches per season are reserved for linear television
with the rest appearing on ESPN+.[47][48] In Canada, the Bundesliga is broadcast live on DAZN[49]
In the United Kingdom and in Ireland, the Bundesliga is broadcast live on Sky Sports.[50] In Spain,
the Bundesliga is broadcast live on Movistar+.[51]
In 2015, digital TV operator StarTimes acquired exclusive television rights for Sub-Saharan Africa
The Bundesliga is broadcast on TV
for five years starting from 2015 to 2016 season.[52]
in over 200 countries
Champions
In total, 43 clubs have won the German championship, including titles won before the Bundesliga's inception and those in the East
German Oberliga. The record champions are Bayern Munich with 33 titles,[53] ahead of Berliner FC Dynamo with 10 (all in the DDR-
Oberliga) and 1. FC Nürnberg with 9.
List of champions
The number in parentheses is for Bundesliga titles won.
Season Champions[54] Season Champions Season Champions Season Champions
1963–64 1. FC Köln 1978–79 Hamburger SV 1993–94 Bayern Munich 2012–13 Bayern Munich
1964–65 Werder Bremen 1979–80 Bayern Munich 1994–95 Borussia Dortmund 2013–14 Bayern Munich
1965–66 1860 Munich (1) 1980–81 Bayern Munich 1995–96 Borussia Dortmund 2014–15 Bayern Munich
1966–67 Eintracht Braunschweig (1) 1981–82 Hamburger SV 1996–97 Bayern Munich 2015–16 Bayern Munich
1967–68 1. FC Nürnberg (1) 1982–83 Hamburger SV (3) 1997–98 1. FC Kaiserslautern (2) 2016–17 Bayern Munich
1968–69 Bayern Munich 1983–84 VfB Stuttgart 1998–99 Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bayern Munich
1969–70 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1984–85 Bayern Munich 1999–2000 Bayern Munich 2018–19 Bayern Munich
1970–71 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1985–86 Bayern Munich 2000–01 Bayern Munich 2019–20 Bayern Munich
1971–72 Bayern Munich 1986–87 Bayern Munich 2001–02 Borussia Dortmund 2020–21 Bayern Munich
1972–73 Bayern Munich 1987–88 Werder Bremen 2002–03 Bayern Munich 2021–22 Bayern Munich
1973–74 Bayern Munich 1988–89 Bayern Munich 2003–04 Werder Bremen (4) 2022–23 Bayern Munich (32)
1974–75 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1989–90 Bayern Munich 2004–05 Bayern Munich 2023–24
1975–76 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1990–91 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2005–06 Bayern Munich
1976–77 Borussia Mönchengladbach (5) 1991–92 VfB Stuttgart 2006–07 VfB Stuttgart (3)
1977–78 1. FC Köln (2) 1992–93 Werder Bremen 2007–08 Bayern Munich

2008–09 VfL Wolfsburg (1)
2009–10 Bayern Munich

2010–11 Borussia Dortmund
2011–12 Borussia Dortmund (5)
Performance by club
Clubs in bold currently play in the top division. The DDR-Oberliga champions are not included in table below.
Runners-
Club Winners Winning seasons Runners-up seasons
up
1932, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979–80,

1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1987–88,
1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002– 1990–91, 1992–93, 1995–96,
Bayern Munich 33 10
03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013– 1997–98, 2003–04, 2008–09,
14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019– 2011–12
20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
1. FC Nürnberg 9 3 1920, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1936, 1948, 1961, 1967–68 1934, 1937, 1962
1949, 1961, 1965–66, 1991–
1956, 1957, 1963, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2010–11, 92, 2012–13, 2013–14,
Borussia Dortmund 8 11
2011–12 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20,
2021–22, 2022–23
1933, 1938, 1941, 1971–72,

Schalke 04 7 10 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1958 1976–77, 2000–01, 2004–05,
2006–07, 2009–10, 2017–18
1924, 1957, 1958, 1975–76,

Hamburger SV 6 8 1923, 1928, 1960, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84,
1986–87
1935, 1953, 1978–79, 2002–
VfB Stuttgart 5 4 1950, 1952, 1983–84, 1991–92, 2006–07
03
Borussia
5 2 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77 1973–74, 1977–78
Mönchengladbach
1967–68, 1982–83, 1984–85,

Werder Bremen 4 7 1964–65, 1987–88, 1992–93, 2003–04 1985–86, 1994–95, 2005–06,
2007–08
1. FC Kaiserslautern 4 4 1951, 1953, 1990–91, 1997–98 1948, 1954, 1955, 1993–94
1960, 1963, 1964–65, 1972–

1. FC Köln 3 7 1962, 1963–64, 1977–78 73, 1981–82, 1988–89,
1989–90
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 3 2 1903, 1906, 1913 1911, 1914

Greuther Fürth 3 1 1914, 1926, 1929 1920
1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28,

Hertha BSC 2 5 1930, 1931
1928–29, 1974–75
FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin 2 2 1908, 1911 1907, 1909

Dresdner SC 2 1 1943, 1944 1940
Runners-
up
Hannover 96 2 — 1938, 1954
Karlsruher FV 1 2 1910 1905, 1912

Holstein Kiel 1 2 1912 1910, 1930
1860 Munich 1 2 1965–66 1931, 1966–67
SpVg Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin 1 1 1905 1921

Karlsruher SC 1 1 1909 1956
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 1 1933 1936
Eintracht Frankfurt 1 1 1959 1932

VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 2008–09 2014–15
Freiburger FC 1 — 1907
Rapid Wien 1 — 1941

VfR Mannheim 1 — 1949
Rot-Weiss Essen 1 — 1955
Eintracht Braunschweig 1 — 1966–67

1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–
Bayer Leverkusen — 5
2000, 2001–02, 2010–11
1. FC Saarbrücken — 2 1943, 1952

Kickers Offenbach — 2 1950, 1959
RB Leipzig — 2 2016–17, 2020–21
Deutscher FC Prag — 1 1903

1. CfR Pforzheim — 1 1906
Stuttgarter Kickers — 1 1908
Duisburger SpV — 1 1913

1. FC Union Berlin — 1 1923
FSV Frankfurt — 1 1925
FC Admira Wacker Mödling — 1 1939
Runners-
up
First Vienna — 1 1942
LSV Hamburg — 1 1944

Preußen Münster — 1 1951
MSV Duisburg — 1 1963–64
Alemannia Aachen — 1 1968–69
Honours
In 2004, the honour of "Verdiente Meistervereine" (roughly "distinguished champion clubs") was
introduced, following a custom first practised in Italy[55] to recognise sides that have won three or
more championships since 1963 by the display of gold stars on their team badges and jerseys. Each
country's usage is unique, with the following rules applying in Germany:[56]
3 Bundesliga titles: 1 star

5 Bundesliga titles: 2 stars
10 Bundesliga titles: 3 stars Oliver Kahn won eight Bundesliga
20 Bundesliga titles: 4 stars championships
30 Bundesliga titles: 5 stars
The former East German side BFC Dynamo laid claim to the three stars of a 10-time champion. The club asked for equal rights and
petitioned the DFL and the DFB to have their DDR-Oberliga titles recognised. BFC Dynamo received support from SG Dynamo Dresden
and 1. FC Magdeburg in its attempts to achieve recognition for East German titles.[57] The DFL eventually answered that it was not the
responsible body and pointed to the DFB, but the DFB remained silent for long time. BFC Dynamo eventually took matters into their
own hands and emblazoned its jerseys with three stars, while a decision was still pending.[58] This caused some debate because the club
had been the favourite club of Erich Mielke during the East German era. There were rumours that the ten titles won by the club were
also due to alleged manipulation of the game by Erich Mielke, while there is no proof that referees stood under direct instructions from
the Stasi and no document has ever been found in the archives that gave the Stasi a mandate to bribe referees.[59][60][61] Critics in the
DFB environment pointed to politically influenced championships in East Germany.[62] BFC Dynamo had been supported by the Stasi
and had been advantaged.[62] The club had enjoyed privileged access to talents and access to a permanent training camp at Uckley in
Königs Wusterhausen. However, also other clubs in East Germany had enjoyed similar advantages, which put the DFB in a difficult
situation.[62] Additionally, former East German referee and CDU parliamentarian Bernd Heynemann spoke out for recognition of all
East German titles.[59]

The issue of recognition for titles outside the Bundesliga also affected pre-Bundesliga champions, such as Hertha
BSC. The DFB finally decided in November 2005 to allow all former champions to display a single star inscribed with the number of
titles, including all German men's titles since 1903, women's titles since 1974 and East German titles.[63]
The DFB format only applies to teams playing below the Bundesliga (below the top two divisions), since the DFL conventions apply in
the Bundesliga. Greuther Fürth unofficially display three (silver) stars for pre-war titles in spite of being in the Bundesliga. These stars
are a permanent part of their crest. However, Fürth has to leave the stars out of their jersey.
Since June 2010, the following clubs have been officially allowed to wear stars while playing in the Bundesliga. The number in
parentheses is for Bundesliga titles won.
Bayern Munich (32)

Borussia Dortmund (5)
Borussia Mönchengladbach (5)
Werder Bremen (4)
Hamburger SV (3)
VfB Stuttgart (3)
In addition, a system of one star designation was adopted for use. This system is intended to take into account not only Bundesliga titles
but also other (now defunct) national championships. As of July 2014, the following clubs are allowed to wear one star while playing
outside the Bundesliga. The number in parentheses is for total league championships won over the course of German football history,
and would be displayed within the star. Some teams listed here had different names while winning their respective championships,
these names are also noted in parentheses.
Bayern Munich* (33) 1. FC Köln* (3) Karlsruher FV (1)

BFC Dynamo (10) 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (as VfB Holstein Kiel** (1)
1. FC Nürnberg** (9) Leipzig) (3) 1860 Munich*** (1)
Borussia Dortmund* (8) 1. FC Magdeburg** (3) Blau Weiss Berlin (as SpVgg Blau-
Dynamo Dresden*** (8) Greuther Fürth** (3) Weiß 1890 Berlin) (1)
Schalke 04** (7) Hertha BSC** (2) Karlsruher SC** (1)
Hamburger SV** (7) (1921–22, Title FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin (as Berliner Fortuna Düsseldorf** (1)
declined per DFB) TuFC Viktoria 89)*** (2) Eintracht Frankfurt* (1)
1. FC Frankfurt (as ASK Vorwärts FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt (as BSG Turbine VfL Wolfsburg* (1)
Berlin and FC Vorwärts Berlin in the Erfurt and SC Turbine Erfurt in the DDR-
Oberliga) (2) Chemnitzer FC (as FC Karl-Marx-
DDR-Oberliga) (6) Stadt in the DDR-Oberliga) (1)
VfB Stuttgart* (5) Dresdner SC (2) Freiburger FC (1)

Borussia Mönchengladbach* (5) BSG Chemie Leipzig (as BSG VfR Mannheim (1)
Werder Bremen* (4) Chemie Leipzig in the DDR-Oberliga) (2) Rot-Weiss Essen*** (1)
1. FC Kaiserslautern** (4) Hannover 96** (2) Eintracht Braunschweig** (1)
FC Erzgebirge Aue*** (include 1955 FSV Zwickau*** (as ZSG Horch
DDR-Oberliga unofficial fall Zwickau in the DDR-Oberliga) (2)
championship) (as SC Wismut Karl- Turbine Halle (as BSG Turbine Halle
Marx-Stadt) (4) in the DDR-Oberliga) (2)
FC Carl Zeiss Jena (3) Hansa Rostock** (in the DDR-
Oberliga) (1)
* currently member of 1. Bundesliga

** currently member of 2. Bundesliga
*** currently member of 3. Liga
Logo history
For the first time in 1996, the Bundesliga was given its own logo to distinguish itself. Six years later, the logo was revamped into a
portrait orientation, which was used until 2010. A new logo was announced for the 2010–11 season in order to modernise the brand logo
for all media platforms.[64] To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bundesliga, a special logo was developed for the 2012–13 season,
featuring a "50" and "1963–2013".[65] Following the season, the 2010 logo was restored. In December 2016, it was announced that a
new logo would be used for the 2017–18 season, modified slightly for digitisation requirements, featuring a matte look.[66]
Influence and criticism

The Dutch football schools, which existed and developed the Netherlands into one of Europe and the world's major football forces, have
been strongly influenced and galvanised with German football philosophy, in particular by experiences of Dutch players and managers
in Bundesliga.[67] Former England international Owen Hargreaves hailed the Bundesliga alongside Pep Guardiola for its positive impact
on nurturing young talents, noting that the Bundesliga is the best league in the world to promote young footballers.[68] Many young
English talents have sought refuge in Germany in order to regain fitness and football skills.[69] Outside Europe, the J.League of Japan,
which was founded in 1992, was strongly influenced by the philosophy of the Bundesliga. Since then, the J.League has managed to
establish itself as one of the best football leagues in Asia, in which it shares a beneficial relationship with its German exemplar.[70]
The Bundesliga has earned praise for its reputation on good financial management and the physical fitness of players.[71]
The Bundesliga outperformed the English Premier League in 2017 in online influence in China, having been accredited for its open
embrace of live-streaming and fast-forward visions.[72]
The Bundesliga has at times been criticised for a perceived lack of competitiveness due to the continued dominance of FC Bayern
Munich. The club has won a record 32 titles (of 59 available) in the modern Bundesliga era since 1963; a greater level of success than
that of all their rivals combined. Indeed, the Bavarian club has won every consecutive title since the 2011–12 season.[73] Former
Germany international Stefan Effenberg has suggested that the league be restructured in order to end Bayern's dominance.[74]
Records
Appearances
As of 1 June 2016[75]
Charly Körbel
Top ten players with most appearances

Rank Player Apps Years Club(s)
1 Charly Körbel 602 1972–1991 Eintracht Frankfurt 602
2 Manfred Kaltz 581 1971–1991 Hamburger SV 581
3 Oliver Kahn 557 1987–2008 Karlsruher SC 128, Bayern Munich 429
4 Klaus Fichtel 552 1965–1988 Schalke 04 477, Werder Bremen 75
5 Miroslav Votava 546 1976–1996 Borussia Dortmund 189, Werder Bremen 357
6 Klaus Fischer 535 1968–1988 1860 Munich 60, Schalke 04 295, 1. FC Köln 96, VfL Bochum 84
7 Eike Immel 534 1978–1995 Borussia Dortmund 247, VfB Stuttgart 287
8 Willi Neuberger 520 1966–1983 Borussia Dortmund 148, Werder Bremen 63, Wuppertaler SV 42, Eintracht Frankfurt 267
9 Michael Lameck 518 1972–1988 VfL Bochum 518
10 Uli Stein 512 1978–1997 Arminia Bielefeld 60, Hamburger SV 228, Eintracht Frankfurt 224
Top scorers
As of 14 May 2022.[76]
Gerd Müller
Top ten goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Club(s)
1 Gerd Müller 365 427 0.85 1965–1979 Bayern 365/427
2 Robert Lewandowski 312 384 0.82 2010–2022 Dortmund 74/131, Bayern 238/253
3 Klaus Fischer 268 535 0.50 1968–1988 1860 Munich 28/60, Schalke 182/295, Köln 31/96, Bochum 27/84
4 Jupp Heynckes 220 369 0.60 1965–1978 M’gladbach 195/283, Hannover 25/86
5 Manfred Burgsmüller 213 447 0.48 1969–1990 Essen 32/74, Dortmund 135/224, Nürnberg 12/34, Bremen 34/115
6 Claudio Pizarro 197 490 0.40 1999–2020 Bremen 109/250, Bayern 87/224, Köln 1/16
7 Ulf Kirsten 181 350 0.52 1990–2003 Leverkusen 181/350
8 Stefan Kuntz 179 449 0.40 1983–1999 Bochum 47/120, Uerdingen 32/94, K'lautern 75/170, Bielefeld 25/65
Dieter Müller 177 303 0.58 1973–1986 Offenbach 0/2, Köln 159/248, Stuttgart 14/30, Saarbrücken 4/23
9
Klaus Allofs 177 424 0.42 1975–1993 Düsseldorf 71/169, Köln 88/177, Bremen 18/78
Boldface indicates a player still active in the Bundesliga.
See also
DFL (operator of the league)
Promotion to the Bundesliga
All-time Bundesliga table
List of foreign Bundesliga players
List of football clubs in Germany by major honours won
List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues – the Bundesliga in a worldwide context
German football clubs in European competitions
UAE German Supercup
90elf – defunct German internet radio station that covered Bundesliga matches
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1/31/24, 3:56 PM Bundesliga - Wikipedia

The Bundesliga was founded in 1962 in Dortmund[5]

Structure Most Bayern Munich (32 titles)

A greater share of television broadcast licence revenues goes to 1. Bundesliga sides.

1. Goal difference for the entire season

Qualification for European competitions

5th place: Group stage of UEFA Europa League

History of European qualification

European Cup/Champions League:

FC Augsburgb 15th 2011–12 13 2011–12 13 0 0 –

Bayer Leverkusenb 6th 1979–80 45 1979–80 45 0 0 –

Bayern Munichb 1st 1965–66 59 1965–66 59 32 33 2023

VfL Bochum 14th 1971–72 37 2021–22 3 0 0 –

Darmstadt 98 2nd (2. B) 1978–79 5 2023–24 1 0 0 –

Eintracht Frankfurta 7th 1963–64 55 2012–13 12 0 1 1959

SC Freiburg 5th 1993–94 24 2016–17 8 0 0 –

1. FC Heidenheimb 1st (2. B) 2023–24 1 2023–24 1 0 0 –

TSG Hoffenheimb 12th 2008–09 16 2008–09 16 0 0 –

1. FC Kölna 11th 1963–64 52 2019–20 5 2 3 1978

RB Leipzigb 3rd 2016–17 8 2016–17 8 0 0 –

Mainz 05 9th 2004–05 18 2009–10 15 0 0 –

VfB Stuttgarta 16th 1963–64 57 2020–21 4 3 5 2007

Union Berlinb 4th 2019–20 5 2019–20 5 0 0 –

Werder Bremena 13th 1963–64 59 2022–23 2 4 4 2004

VfL Wolfsburgb 8th 1997–98 27 1997–98 27 1 1 2009

Members for 2023–24

Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.

FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [10]

Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [10]

Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [10]

Wohninvest [10] VfL Union Berlin

Borussia [10] 1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 49,698 [10]

RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 47,069 [13]

VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart MHPArena 60,449 [10]

Stadion An der Alten [10]

VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000 [10]

Bundesliga Spectator Statistics

Season Overall Average Best supported club Average

2011–12[28] 13,805,514 45,116 Borussia Dortmund 80,521

2012–13[29] 13,042,263 42,622 Borussia Dortmund 80,520

2013–14[30] 13,311,145 43,500 Borussia Dortmund 80,297

2019–20[36] 9,112,950 29,781 Bayern Munich[37] 57,353

2020–21[38] 163,705 535 Borussia Dortmund[39] 1,282

2021–22[40] 4,641,988 21,039 Borussia Dortmund[41] 41,789

2022–23[42] 13,147,701 42,966 Borussia Dortmund 81,228

Day Time (CET) Broadcaster

15:30 Sky Sport Bundesliga (5 matches)

15:30 DAZN (1 match)

Sunday 17:30 DAZN (1 match)

The number in parentheses is for Bundesliga titles won.

Season Champions[54] Season Champions Season Champions Season Champions

1975–76 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1990–91 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2005–06 Bayern Munich

1977–78 1. FC Köln (2) 1992–93 Werder Bremen 2007–08 Bayern Munich

2009–10 Bayern Munich

2011–12 Borussia Dortmund (5)

1932, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979–80,

1933, 1938, 1941, 1971–72,

1924, 1957, 1958, 1975–76,

1967–68, 1982–83, 1984–85,

1960, 1963, 1964–65, 1972–

1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 3 2 1903, 1906, 1913 1911, 1914

1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28,