Bundesliga

This article is about the German men's football league. For the German women's football league, see Frauen-Bundesliga. For other uses, see Bundesliga (disambiguation).

The Bundesliga (German: [ˈbʊndəsˌliːɡa] (listen); lit. 'Federal League'), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga ([ˌfuːsbal-]) or 1. Bundesliga ([ˌeːɐ̯stə-]), is a football league which is top division in Germany. The league has 18 teams, and the teams can be relegated to 2. Fußball-Bundesliga. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with some games being played during the week.

Bundesliga

Organising body	Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL)
Founded	24 August 1963 (1963-08-24)
Country	Germany
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	2. Bundesliga
Domestic cup(s)	DFB-Pokal DFL-Supercup
International cup(s)	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Europa Conference League
Current champions	Bayern Munich (30th title) (2020–21)
Most championships	Bayern Munich (30 titles)
Most appearances	Charly Körbel (602)
Top goalscorer	Gerd Müller (365)
TV partners	List of broadcasters
Website	www.bundesliga.com
Current: 2021–22 Bundesliga

Since 1963, FC Bayern Munich has almost completely dominated the league, winning 30 times. However, the league has seen other champions, such as Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg and so on. The Bundesliga is one of the top leagues, currently ranked 4th place in UEFA's UEFA coefficient. The league has a very high average attendance, the top association football league in the world.

Clubs

See the main article: 2021–22 Bundesliga

Club	Position in 2020–21	First Bundesliga season	Number of seasons in Bundesliga	First season of current spell	Number of seasons of current spell	Bundesliga titles	National titles	Last title
Arminia Bielefeld	15th	1970–71	19	2020–21	2	0	0	–
FC Augsburgb	13th	2011–12	11	2011–12	11	0	0	–
Bayer Leverkusenb	6th	1979–80	43	1979–80	43	0	0	–
Bayern Munichb	1st	1965–66	57	1965–66	57	31	32	2022
VfL Bochum	1st (2. B)	1971–72	35	2021–22	1	0	0	–
Borussia Dortmunda	3rd	1963–64	55	1976–77	46	5	8	2012
Borussia Mönchengladbach	8th	1965–66	54	2008–09	14	5	5	1977
Eintracht Frankfurta	5th	1963–64	53	2012–13	10	0	1	1959
SC Freiburg	10th	1993–94	22	2016–17	6	0	0	–
Greuther Fürth	2nd (2. B)	2012–13	2	2021–22	1	0	3	1929
Hertha BSCa	14th	1963–64	38	2013–14	9	0	2	1931
TSG 1899 Hoffenheimb	11th	2008–09	14	2008–09	14	0	0	–
1. FC Kölna	16th	1963–64	50	2019–20	3	2	3	1978
RB Leipzigb	2nd	2016–17	6	2016–17	6	0	0	–
Mainz 05	12th	2004–05	16	2009–10	13	0	0	–
VfB Stuttgarta	9th	1963–64	55	2020–21	2	3	5	2007
Union Berlinb	7th	2019–20	3	2019–20	3	0	0	–
VfL Wolfsburgb	4th	1997–98	25	1997–98	25	1	1	2009

^a Founding member of the Bundesliga
^b Never been relegated from the Bundesliga

Members for 2021–22

FC Augsburg

Hertha BSC

Union Berlin

Arminia Bielefeld

VfL Bochum

Borussia Dortmund

Eintracht Frankfurt

SC Freiburg

Greuther Fürth

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

1. FC Köln

RB Leipzig

Bayer Leverkusen

Mainz 05

Gladbach

Bayern Munich

VfB Stuttgart

VfL Wolfsburg

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Locations of the 2021–22 Bundesliga teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Ref.
Arminia Bielefeld	Bielefeld	Schüco-Arena	27,300
FC Augsburg	Augsburg	WWK Arena	30,660
Bayer Leverkusen	Leverkusen	BayArena	30,210
Bayern Munich	Munich	Allianz Arena	75,000
VfL Bochum	Bochum	Vonovia Ruhrstadion	27,599
Borussia Dortmund	Dortmund	Signal Iduna Park	81,359
Borussia Mönchengladbach	Mönchengladbach	Stadion im Borussia-Park	59,724
Eintracht Frankfurt	Frankfurt	Deutsche Bank Park	51,500
SC Freiburg	Freiburg im Breisgau	Europa-Park Stadion	34,700
Greuther Fürth	Fürth	Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer	16,626
Hertha BSC	Berlin	Olympiastadion	74,649
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Sinsheim	PreZero Arena	30,164
1. FC Köln	Cologne	RheinEnergieStadion	49,698
RB Leipzig	Leipzig	Red Bull Arena	47,069
Mainz 05	Mainz	Mewa Arena	34,000
VfB Stuttgart	Stuttgart	Mercedes-Benz Arena	60,449
Union Berlin	Berlin	Stadion An der Alten Försterei	22,012
VfL Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg	Volkswagen Arena	30,000

Champions

Season Champions 1963–64 1. FC Köln 1964–65 Werder Bremen 1965–66 1860 Munich (1) 1966–67 Eintracht Braunschweig (1) 1967–68 1. FC Nürnberg (1) 1968–69 Bayern Munich 1969–70 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1970–71 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1971–72 Bayern Munich 1972–73 Bayern Munich 1973–74 Bayern Munich 1974–75 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1975–76 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1976–77 Borussia Mönchengladbach (5) 1977–78 1. FC Köln (2)

Season Champions 1978–79 Hamburger SV 1979–80 Bayern Munich 1980–81 Bayern Munich 1981–82 Hamburger SV 1982–83 Hamburger SV (3) 1983–84 VfB Stuttgart 1984–85 Bayern Munich 1985–86 Bayern Munich 1986–87 Bayern Munich 1987–88 Werder Bremen 1988–89 Bayern Munich 1989–90 Bayern Munich 1990–91 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1991–92 VfB Stuttgart 1992–93 Werder Bremen

Season Champions 1993–94 Bayern Munich 1994–95 Borussia Dortmund 1995–96 Borussia Dortmund 1996–97 Bayern Munich 1997–98 1. FC Kaiserslautern (2) 1998–99 Bayern Munich 1999–2000 Bayern Munich 2000–01 Bayern Munich 2001–02 Borussia Dortmund 2002–03 Bayern Munich 2003–04 Werder Bremen (4) 2004–05 Bayern Munich 2005–06 Bayern Munich 2006–07 VfB Stuttgart (3) 2007–08 Bayern Munich

Season Champions 2008–09 VfL Wolfsburg (1) 2009–10 Bayern Munich 2010–11 Borussia Dortmund 2011–12 Borussia Dortmund (5) 2012–13 Bayern Munich 2013–14 Bayern Munich 2014–15 Bayern Munich 2015–16 Bayern Munich 2016–17 Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bayern Munich 2018–19 Bayern Munich 2019–20 Bayern Munich 2020–21 Bayern Munich 2021–22 Bayern Munich (31)

Performance by club

Clubs in bold currently play in the top division.

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning seasons	Runners-up seasons
Bayern Munich	31	10	1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22	1969–70, 1970–71, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1995–95, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2011–12
Borussia Dortmund	5	8	1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2011–12	1965–66, 1991–92, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
Borussia Mönchengladbach	5	2	1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77	1973–74, 1977–78
Werder Bremen	4	7	1964–65, 1987–88, 1992–93, 2003–04	1967–68, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1994–95, 2005–06, 2007–08
Hamburger SV	3	5	1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83	1975–76, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1986–87
VfB Stuttgart	3	2	1983–84, 1991–92, 2006–07	1978–79, 2002–03
1. FC Köln	2	5	1963–64, 1977–78	1964–65, 1972–73, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2	1	1990–91, 1997–98	1993–94
1860 Munich	1	1	1965–66	1966–67
VfL Wolfsburg	1	1	2008–09	2014–15
Eintracht Braunschweig	1		1966–67
1. FC Nürnberg	1		1967–68
Schalke 04	—	7		1971–72, 1976–77, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2017–18
Bayer Leverkusen	—	5		1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2010–11
RB Leipzig	—	2		2016–17, 2020–21
Meidericher SV	—	1		1963–64
Alemannia Aachen	—	1		1968–69
Hertha BSC	—	1		1974–75