List of clubs in the Bundesliga

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This is a list of clubs in the Bundesliga. It records all 57 clubs who played in the 61 seasons of the Bundesliga since its introduction in 1963. The placings section is split in two periods, before and after the German reunification, which took place during the league's 1990–91 season, in October 1990. For the following season, clubs from former East Germany joined the league.

List of clubs

The list of clubs of the Bundesliga from its inception to the present season, sorted by the number of seasons a club played in the league.

As of 2023–24 season (61 seasons total).[1][2]
Club Sea-
sons
Cons.
seas.
First
season
Last
season
Best
result
Titles Seasons won Curr.
level
FC Bayern Munich 59 59 1965–66 Present 1st 32 32 seasons won[a] I
SV Werder Bremen 59 2 1963–64 Present 1st 4 1964–65, 1987–88, 1992–93, 2003–04 I
Borussia Dortmund 57 48 1963–64 Present 1st 5 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2011–12 I
VfB Stuttgart 57 4 1963–64 Present 1st 3 1983–84, 1991–92, 2006–07 I
Borussia Mönchengladbach 56 16 1965–66 Present 1st 5 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77 I
Eintracht Frankfurt 55 11 1963–64 Present 3rd I
Hamburger SV 55 1963–64 2017–18 1st 3 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83 II
FC Schalke 04 54 1963–64 2022–23 2nd II
1. FC Köln 52 5 1963–64 Present 1st 2 1963–64, 1977–78 I
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 45 45 1979–80 Present 2nd I
1. FC Kaiserslautern 44 1963–64 2011–12 1st 2 1990–91, 1997–98 II
Hertha BSC 40 1963–64 2022–23 2nd II
VfL Bochum 37 3 1971–72 Present 5th I
1. FC Nürnberg 33 1963–64 2018–19 1st 1 1967–68 II
Hannover 96 30 1964–65 2018–19 4th II
MSV Duisburg 28 1963–64 2007–08 2nd III
VfL Wolfsburg 27 27 1997–98 Present 1st 1 2008–09 I
Fortuna Düsseldorf 25 1966–67 2019–20 3rd II
SC Freiburg 24 8 1993–94 Present 3rd I
Karlsruher SC 24 1963–64 2008–09 6th II
Eintracht Braunschweig 21 1963–64 2013–14 1st 1 1966–67 II
TSV 1860 München
20 1963–64 2003–04 1st 1 1965–66 III
Arminia Bielefeld 19 1970–71 2021–22 8th III
1. FSV Mainz 05 18 15 2004–05 Present 5th I
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 16 16 2008–09 Present 3rd I
KFC Uerdingen 05 14 1975–76 1995–96 3rd V
FC Augsburg 13 13 2011–12 Present 5th I
FC Hansa Rostock 12 1991–92 2007–08 6th II
RB Leipzig 8 8 2016–17 Present 2nd I
FC St. Pauli 8 1977–78 2010–11 10th II
SV Waldhof Mannheim 7 1983–84 1989–90 6th III
Kickers Offenbach 7 1968–69 1983–84 7th IV
Rot-Weiss Essen 7 1966–67 1976–77 8th III
FC Energie Cottbus 6 2000–01 2008–09 13th IV
1. FC Union Berlin 5 5 2019–20 Present 4th I
SV Darmstadt 98 5 1 1978–79 Present 14th I
1. FC Saarbrücken 5 1963–64 1992–93 14th III
Alemannia Aachen 4 1967–68 2006–07 2nd IV
Dynamo Dresden 4 1991–92 1994–95 13th III
SG Wattenscheid 09 4 1990–91 1993–94 11th V
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 4 1969–70 1972–73 14th IV
FC 08 Homburg 3 1986–87 1989–90 16th IV
Wuppertaler SV 3 1972–73 1974–75 4th IV
Borussia Neunkirchen 3 1964–65 1967–68 10th VI
SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2 2012–13 2021–22 18th II
SC Paderborn 07 2 2014–15 2019–20 18th II
FC Ingolstadt 04 2 2015–16 2016–17 11th III
SpVgg Unterhaching 2 1999–2000 2000–01 10th III
Stuttgarter Kickers 2 1988–89 1991–92 17th IV
Tennis Borussia Berlin 2 1974–75 1976–77 17th V
1. FC Heidenheim 1 1 2023–24 Present I
SSV Ulm 1846 1 1999–2000 1999–2000 16th III
VfB Leipzig[b] 1 1993–94 1993–94 18th IV
Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin[c] 1 1986–87 1986–87 18th V
SC Fortuna Köln 1 1973–74 1973–74 17th IV
SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin[d] 1 1965–66 1965–66 18th V
SC Preußen Münster 1 1963–64 1963–64 16th III
  1. ^ Seasons Bayern Munich won the title: 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1978–79, 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, 2022–23
  2. ^ Club became defunct, but was re-founded as 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig.
  3. ^ Club became defunct, but was re-founded as SpVg Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin.
  4. ^ Club became defunct, but was re-founded as SV Tasmania Berlin.

Key

Club Name of club
Seasons Number of seasons in league
Cons. seas. Number of consecutive seasons in league
First season First season in league
Last season Last season in league
Best result Best result in league
Titles Number of league titles won
Seasons won Seasons league titles were won in
Curr. level Current level (2023–24) in German league system

Placings

Placings from 1963 to 1991

The placings in the Bundesliga from its interception to the last season before the German reunion:[3][4]

Club 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91
1. FC Kaiserslautern 12 13 15 5 16 15 10 8 7 9 6 13 7 13 8 3 3 4 4 6 12 11 11 7 14 9 12 1
FC Bayern Munich 3 6 5 1 2 2 1 1 1 10 3 7 12 4 1 1 3 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
SV Werder Bremen 10 1 4 16 2 9 11 10 11 11 11 15 13 11 15 11 17 5 2 5 2 2 5 1 3 7 3
Eintracht Frankfurt 3 8 7 4 6 8 8 15 5 8 4 3 9 4 7 5 9 5 8 10 16 12 15 15 9 16 3 4
Hamburger SV 6 11 9 14 13 6 6 5 10 14 12 4 2 6 10 1 2 2 1 1 2 5 7 2 6 4 11 5
VfB Stuttgart 5 12 11 12 8 5 7 12 8 6 9 16 4 2 3 3 9 3 1 10 5 12 4 5 6 6
1. FC Köln 1 2 5 7 4 13 4 11 4 2 5 5 4 5 1 6 5 8 2 5 6 3 13 10 3 2 2 7
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 12 11 16 11 7 13 6 6 8 8 5 8
Borussia Mönchengladbach 13 8 3 3 1 1 3 5 2 1 1 1 2 10 7 6 7 12 3 4 4 3 7 6 15 9
Borussia Dortmund 4 3 2 3 14 16 5 13 17 8 11 12 6 7 6 7 13 14 16 4 13 7 4 10
SG Wattenscheid 09 11
Fortuna Düsseldorf 17 13 3 3 6 12 12 5 7 11 13 15 9 14 15 14 17 9 12
Karlsruher SC 13 15 16 13 18 15 16 10 14 17 17 15 11 10 13
VfL Bochum 9 12 14 11 14 15 14 8 10 9 10 13 15 9 9 11 12 15 16 14
1. FC Nürnberg 9 6 6 10 1 17 17 14 13 14 18 12 9 5 14 8 15
FC St. Pauli 18 10 13 16
KFC Uerdingen 05 18 15 18 10 7 3 8 11 13 14 17
Hertha BSC 14 14 14 3 3 6 13 8 2 11 10 3 14 16 18 18
SV Waldhof Mannheim 11 6 8 14 16 12 17
FC 08 Homburg 16 17 18
Stuttgarter Kickers 17
Hannover 96 5 12 9 10 11 13 9 16 16 18 16 18 10 18
FC Schalke 04 8 16 14 15 15 7 9 6 2 15 7 7 6 2 9 15 8 17 16 8 10 13 18
Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin 18
1. FC Saarbrücken 16 14 17 17
Arminia Bielefeld 14 18 16 15 12 8 8 16
Eintracht Braunschweig 11 9 10 1 9 4 16 4 12 17 9 5 3 13 9 18 11 15 9 18
Kickers Offenbach 18 17 7 10 8 17 17
SV Darmstadt 98 18 17
MSV Duisburg 2 7 8 11 7 12 15 7 14 10 15 14 10 9 6 13 14 12 18
TSV 1860 München
7 4 1 2 12 10 17 16 13 16
Tennis Borussia Berlin 17 17
Rot-Weiss Essen 18 12 18 13 12 8 18
Wuppertaler SV 4 16 18
SC Fortuna Köln 17
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 14 16 15 18
Alemannia Aachen 11 2 18
Borussia Neunkirchen 10 17 17
SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 18
SC Preußen Münster 15

Placings from 1991 to the present season

The placings in the Bundesliga from the German reunion to the present season:[4]

Club 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
FC Bayern Munich 10 2 1 6 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Borussia Dortmund 2 4 4 1 1 3 10 4 11 3 1 3 6 7 7 9 13 6 5 1 1 2 2 7 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 2
RB Leipzig 2 6 3 3 2 4 3
1. FC Union Berlin 11 7 5 4
SC Freiburg 15 3 11 17 12 12 6 16 13 18 14 9 12 5 14 17 7 15 13 8 10 6 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 5 3 7 14 2 3 2 2 4 2 15 3 6 5 5 7 9 4 2 5 3 4 4 3 12 5 4 5 6 3 6
Eintracht Frankfurt 3 3 5 9 17 15 14 17 16 14 14 9 13 10 17 6 13 9 16 11 8 7 9 5 11 7
VfL Wolfsburg 14 6 7 9 10 8 10 9 15 15 5 1 8 15 8 11 5 2 8 16 16 6 7 4 12 8
1. FSV Mainz 05 11 11 16 9 5 13 13 7 11 6 15 14 12 13 12 8 9
Borussia Mönchengladbach 13 9 10 5 4 11 15 18 12 12 11 15 10 18 15 12 16 4 8 6 3 4 9 9 5 4 8 10 10
1. FC Köln 4 12 11 10 12 10 17 10 17 18 17 12 13 10 17 12 9 5 18 14 16 7 11
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 7 11 11 11 16 9 8 15 4 3 9 6 11 9 12
SV Werder Bremen 9 1 8 2 9 8 7 13 9 7 6 6 1 3 2 3 2 10 3 13 9 14 12 10 13 8 11 8 16 17 13
VfL Bochum 15 16 16 5 12 17 18 9 5 16 8 12 14 17 13 14
FC Augsburg 14 15 8 5 12 13 12 15 15 13 14 15
VfB Stuttgart 1 7 7 12 10 4 4 11 8 15 8 2 4 5 9 1 6 3 6 12 6 12 15 14 17 7 16 9 15 16
FC Schalke 04 11 10 14 11 3 12 5 10 13 2 5 7 7 2 4 2 3 8 2 14 3 4 3 6 5 10 2 14 12 18 17
Hertha BSC 11 3 6 5 4 5 12 4 6 10 10 4 18 16 11 15 7 6 10 11 10 14 16 18
Arminia Bielefeld 14 18 17 16 13 13 12 15 18 15 17
SpVgg Greuther Fürth 18 18
Fortuna Düsseldorf 20 13 16 17 10 17
SC Paderborn 07 18 18
Hannover 96 11 14 10 12 11 8 11 15 4 7 9 10 13 18 13 17
1. FC Nürnberg 7 14 16 16 15 17 14 8 6 16 16 6 10 10 17 18
Hamburger SV 12 11 12 13 5 13 9 7 3 13 11 4 8 8 3 7 4 5 7 8 15 7 16 16 10 14 17
FC Ingolstadt 04 11 17
SV Darmstadt 98 14 18
Eintracht Braunschweig 18
1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 8 2 4 16 1 5 5 8 7 14 15 12 16 7 18
FC St. Pauli 15 18 18 18
FC Energie Cottbus 14 13 18 13 14 16
Karlsruher SC 8 6 6 8 7 6 16 11 17
FC Hansa Rostock 18 6 15 6 14 15 12 14 13 9 17 17
MSV Duisburg 19 9 17 9 8 8 18 18 18
Alemannia Aachen 17
TSV 1860 München
14 8 7 13 9 4 11 9 10 17
SpVgg Unterhaching 10 16
SSV Ulm 1846 16
KFC Uerdingen 05 17 15 18
Dynamo Dresden 14 15 13 18
SG Wattenscheid 09 16 13 17
VfB Leipzig 18
1. FC Saarbrücken 18
Stuttgarter Kickers 17


Key for placings

German Champions German Cup winner German Champions and Cup winner
  • The two digit year is the year in which the season finishes.

References

  1. ^ "Die Ewige Tabelle". Fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Bundesliga – All-time league table". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. kicker Sportmagazin
    , published: 1993
  4. ^ a b "Bundesliga football seasons". resultsfromfootball.com. Retrieved 6 July 2011.

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