Frauen-Bundesliga


The Frauen-Bundesliga, currently known as the FLYERALARM Frauen-Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of league competition for women's association football in Germany. In 1990 the German Football Association created the German Women's Bundesliga, based on the model of the men's Bundesliga. It was first played with north and south divisions, but in 1997 the groups were merged to form a uniform league. The league currently consists of twelve teams and the seasons usually last from late summer to the end of spring with a break in the winter.
In the UEFA Women's Champions League, the Frauen-Bundesliga is the most successful league with a total of nine titles from four clubs, with 1. FFC Frankfurt winning the most titles of any club.

Competition format

The Bundesliga consists of twelve teams. At the end of a season, the club in the top spot is the champion, gaining the title of Deutscher Meister, and the clubs finishing 11th and 12th are replaced with the respective top-placed teams of the two 2. Frauen-Bundesliga divisions. A Bundesliga season consists of two rounds, with 22 games combined. In a round every club plays against each other, having a home game against a specific club in one round and an away game in the other. The seasons typically start in August or September, with the first round finishing in December. The second round typically starts in February and ends in May or June, though sometimes the first games of the second round are held in December. In World Cup years, the league might alter its schedule to accommodate the tournament.
The Bundesliga ranking is determined by points a club has gained during a season. A win is worth 3 points, a draw 1, and a loss 0. The tiebreakers are in descending order goal difference, goals for, and head-to-head results. If the tie in the league table cannot be broken, a tie-breaking game is held.

Clubs

2020–21 season

TeamHome cityHome ground
BremenWeserstadion Platz 12
DuisburgPCC-Stadion
EssenStadion Essen
FrankfurtStadion am Brentanobad
FreiburgMöslestadion
HoffenheimDietmar-Hopp-Stadion
LeverkusenJugendleistungszentrum Kurtekotten
MeppenHänsch-Arena
MunichGrunwalder Stadion
PotsdamKarl-Liebknecht-Stadion
WillstättKühnmatt Stadion
WolfsburgAOK Stadium

Champions

SeasonChampionsRunners-up
1990–91TSV SiegenFSV Frankfurt
1991–92TSV SiegenGrün-Weiß Brauweiler
1992–93TuS NiederkirchenTSV Siegen
1993–94TSV SiegenGrün-Weiß Brauweiler
1994–95FSV FrankfurtGrün-Weiß Brauweiler
1995–96TSV SiegenSG Praunheim
1996–97Grün-Weiß BrauweilerFC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen
1997–98FSV FrankfurtSG Praunheim
1998–991. FFC FrankfurtFCR Duisburg
1999–00FCR Duisburg1. FFC Frankfurt
2000–011. FFC Frankfurt1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2001–021. FFC Frankfurt1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2002–031. FFC Frankfurt1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2003–041. FFC Turbine Potsdam1. FFC Frankfurt
2004–051. FFC FrankfurtFCR Duisburg
2005–061. FFC Turbine PotsdamFCR Duisburg
2006–071. FFC FrankfurtFCR Duisburg
2007–081. FFC FrankfurtFCR Duisburg
2008–091. FFC Turbine PotsdamFC Bayern Munich
2009–101. FFC Turbine PotsdamFCR Duisburg
2010–111. FFC Turbine Potsdam1. FFC Frankfurt
2011–121. FFC Turbine PotsdamVfL Wolfsburg
2012–13VfL Wolfsburg1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2013–14VfL Wolfsburg1. FFC Frankfurt
2014–15FC Bayern MunichVfL Wolfsburg
2015–16FC Bayern MunichVfL Wolfsburg
2016–17VfL WolfsburgFC Bayern Munich
2017–18VfL WolfsburgFC Bayern Munich
2018–19VfL WolfsburgFC Bayern Munich
2019–20VfL WolfsburgFC Bayern Munich

Wins by club

ClubTitlesRunner-up
1. FFC Frankfurt76
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam64
VfL Wolfsburg63
TSV Siegen41
FC Bayern Munich25
FSV Frankfurt21
FCR Duisburg17
Grün-Weiß Brauweiler13
TuS Niederkirchen10

International competitions

Each season's champion as well as the second-place finisher qualifies for the next season's UEFA Women's Champions League.

Broadcasting