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Bundesliga

Bundesliga

national league

The Bundesliga is the highest category of professional football championships in Germany.  This championship consists of 18 teams and operates with a system of promotion and relegation in interaction with Bundesliga 2. Each team plays 17 matches at home and 17 away.

At the end of the season, the 4 teams ranked above qualify for participation in the next edition of UEFA Champions League, while the 5th and 6th place in the next edition of the UEFA Europa League. As for the bottom of the ranking, the last 2 teams move to Bundesliga 2 and are replaced by the first 2 teams of this championship. Also, the 16th place of the Bundesliga faces the 3rd place of the Bundesliga 2 in the play-off and the winner plays in the next edition of the Bundesliga.

In terms of titles won, the absolute record holders of this championship are the Bavarians of Bayern Munich. 30 times champions of Germany, 29 of these titles in the championship era. Among the other big German football teams, it is worth mentioning Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Munchengladbach, Bayer Leverkusen, Schalke 04.

During the last decade, this championship has been totally dominated by Bayern Munich who have won the last 8 editions. In the 2019/20 season they managed to win every competition they took part in, an undoubtedly historic achievement. Even this season, Bayern Munich are the main favorites to win the championship, but teams like Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund will try to break their hegemony.

The record of goals scored in this championship is held by the former striker of Bayern Munich and the German national team, Gerd Muller, with 365 goals in 427 games. While the record of games played is held by Charly Korbel who recorded 602 appearances with the shirt of Eintracht Frankfurt.