List of German women's football champions


German women's football champions
Founded
1974
Number of teams
12
Current champions
VfL Wolfsburg
Country
Most successful club
SSG Bergisch Gladbach

This is a list of all German women's football champions. TuS Wörrstadt won the first championship, held in 1974. SSG Bergisch Gladbach is the club with the most championships, winning the trophy nine times. The women's football department of the club has since moved to Bayer Leverkusen.

West German champions (1973–1997)

The German women's football championship was first held in 1973–74. Until 1989–90 the German championship was held as a single-elimination tournament. A nationwide league, the Bundesliga was incepted in 1990–91. As the league consisted of two divisions playoffs were still held at the end of the season. In 1991–92 one club from former East Germany was admitted to each division of the Bundesliga, both were relegated at the end of the season, though.
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#Match played over two legs
*Match went to extra time
†Champion also won DFB-Pokal

Single division Bundesliga (1997–present)

In 1997–98 the two Bundesliga divisions were merged into a uniform league of twelve teams.
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†Champion also won DFB-Pokal
*Champions also won the DFB-Pokal and UEFA Women's Champions League that season

SeasonChampionsRunners-upThirdTop scorerGoals
1997–98FSV FrankfurtSG PraunheimFCR Duisburg23
1998–99FFC Frankfurt †FCR DuisburgSportfreunde Siegen25
1999–00FCR DuisburgFFC FrankfurtSportfreunde Siegen38
2000–01FFC Frankfurt †Turbine PotsdamFCR Duisburg24
2001–02FFC Frankfurt *Turbine PotsdamFCR 2001 Duisburg27
2002–03FFC Frankfurt †Turbine PotsdamFCR 2001 Duisburg20
2003–04Turbine Potsdam †FFC FrankfurtHeike Rheine26
2004–05FFC FrankfurtFCR 2001 DuisburgTurbine Potsdam30
2005–06Turbine Potsdam †FCR 2001 DuisburgFFC Frankfurt36
2006–07FFC Frankfurt †FCR 2001 DuisburgTurbine Potsdam28
2007–08FFC Frankfurt *FCR 2001 DuisburgTurbine Potsdam26
2008–09Turbine PotsdamBayern MunichFCR 2001 Duisburg29
2009–10Turbine PotsdamFCR 2001 DuisburgFFC Frankfurt28
2010–11Turbine PotsdamFFC FrankfurtFCR 2001 Duisburg25
2011–12Turbine PotsdamVfL WolfsburgFFC Frankfurt22
2012–13VfL Wolfsburg *Turbine PotsdamFFC Frankfurt18
2013–14VfL WolfsburgFFC FrankfurtTurbine Potsdam20
2014–15Bayern MunichVfL WolfsburgFFC Frankfurt21
2015–16Bayern MunichVfL WolfsburgFFC Frankfurt17
2016–17VfL Wolfsburg †Bayern MunichFFC Turbine Potsdam19
2017–18VfL Wolfsburg †Bayern MunichSC FreiburgPernille Harder17
2018–19VfL Wolfsburg †Bayern MunichFFC Turbine PotsdamEwa Pajor24
2019–20VfL WolfsburgBayern Munich1899 HoffenheimPernille Harder27

East German champions

won six championships in the East Germany, making them the team with the most titles. The only other team to win more than one championship were the 1987 and 1988 title holders Rotation Schlema.

Championships won by club

Thirteen different club have won at least one women's football championship. SSG Bergisch Gladbach won the most titles with nine championships. In addition to their six all-German championships Turbine Potsdam has won six East German championships. Tennis Borussia Berlin finished second three times, making them the club that came in most often second without ever winning a championship.
ClubWinnersRunners-up
SSG Bergisch Gladbach92
FFC Frankfurt76
Turbine Potsdam64
VfL Wolfsburg63
TSV Siegen61
Bayern Munich37
FSV Frankfurt33
FCR 2001 Duisburg17
Grün-Weiß Brauweiler13
KBC Duisburg12
SC 07 Bad Neuenahr10
Bonner SC10
TuS Niederkirchen10
TuS Wörrstadt10

Titles by region