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 have played in the 61 seasons of the Bundesliga since its introduction in 1963. The placings section is split into two periods, before and after 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 2026–27 season (64 seasons total).[1][2]
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Club Sea-
sons		 Cons.
seas.		 First
season		 Last
season		 Best
result		 Titles Seasons of best result Curr.
level
Bayern Munich 62 62 1965–66 Present 1st 34 34 seasons[a] I
Werder Bremen 62 5 1963–64 Present 1st 4 1964–65, 1987–88, 1992–93, 2003–04 I
Borussia Dortmund 60 51 1963–64 Present 1st 5 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2011–12 I
VfB Stuttgart 60 7 1963–64 Present 1st 3 1983–84, 1991–92, 2006–07 I
Borussia Mönchengladbach 59 19 1965–66 Present 1st 5 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77 I
Eintracht Frankfurt 58 15 1963–64 Present 3rd — 1963–64, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93 I
Hamburger SV 57 2 1963–64 Present 1st 3 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83 I
Schalke 04 55 1 1963–64 Present 2nd — 7 seasons[b] I
1. FC Köln 54 2 1963–64 Present 1st 2 1963–64, 1977–78 I
Bayer Leverkusen 48 48 1979–80 Present 1st 1 2023–24 I
1. FC Kaiserslautern 44 – 1963–64 2011–12 1st 2 1990–91, 1997–98 II
Hertha BSC 40 – 1963–64 2022–23 2nd — 1974–75 II
VfL Bochum 38 – 1971–72 2024–25 5th — 1996–97, 2003–04 II
1. FC Nürnberg 33 – 1963–64 2018–19 1st 1 1967–68 II
Hannover 96 30 – 1964–65 2018–19 4th — 2010–11 II
VfL Wolfsburg 29 – 1997–98 2025–26 1st 1 2008–09 II
MSV Duisburg 28 – 1963–64 2007–08 2nd — 1963–64 III
SC Freiburg 27 11 1993–94 Present 3rd — 1994–95 I
Fortuna Düsseldorf 25 – 1966–67 2019–20 3rd — 1972–73, 1973–74 III
Karlsruher SC 24 – 1963–64 2008–09 6th — 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97 II
Mainz 05 21 18 2004–05 Present 5th — 2010–11 I
Eintracht Braunschweig 21 – 1963–64 2013–14 1st 1 1966–67 II
1860 Munich 20 – 1963–64 2003–04 1st 1 1965–66 IV
TSG Hoffenheim 19 19 2008–09 Present 3rd — 2017–18 I
Arminia Bielefeld 19 – 1970–71 2021–22 8th — 1982–83, 1983–84 II
FC Augsburg 16 16 2011–12 Present 5th — 2014–15 I
KFC Uerdingen 14 – 1975–76 1995–96 3rd — 1985–86 V
Hansa Rostock 12 – 1991–92 2007–08 6th — 1995–96, 1997–98 III
RB Leipzig 11 11 2016–17 Present 2nd — 2016–17, 2020–21 I
FC St. Pauli 10 – 1977–78 2025–26 10th — 1988–89 II
Union Berlin 8 8 2019–20 Present 4th — 2022–23 I
Waldhof Mannheim 7 – 1983–84 1989–90 6th — 1984–85 III
Kickers Offenbach 7 – 1968–69 1983–84 7th — 1972–73 IV
Rot-Weiss Essen 7 – 1966–67 1976–77 8th — 1975–76 III
Energie Cottbus 6 – 2000–01 2008–09 13th — 2001–02, 2006–07 II
Darmstadt 98 5 – 1978–79 2023–24 14th — 2015–16 II
1. FC Saarbrücken 5 – 1963–64 1992–93 14th — 1976–77 III
Alemannia Aachen 4 – 1967–68 2006–07 2nd — 1968–69 III
Dynamo Dresden 4 – 1991–92 1994–95 13th — 1993–94 II
Wattenscheid 09 4 – 1990–91 1993–94 11th — 1990–91 IV
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 4 – 1969–70 1972–73 14th — 1969–70 IV
SC Paderborn 3 1 2014–15 Present 18th — 2014–15, 2019–20 I
1. FC Heidenheim 3 – 2023–24 2025–26 8th — 2023–24 II
FC 08 Homburg 3 – 1986–87 1989–90 16th — 1986–87 IV
Wuppertaler SV 3 – 1972–73 1974–75 4th — 1972–73 V
Borussia Neunkirchen 3 – 1964–65 1967–68 10th — 1964–65 VII
Greuther Fürth 2 – 2012–13 2021–22 18th — 2012–13, 2021–22 II
FC Ingolstadt 2 – 2015–16 2016–17 11th — 2015–16 III
SpVgg Unterhaching 2 – 1999–2000 2000–01 10th — 1999–2000 IV
Stuttgarter Kickers 2 – 1988–89 1991–92 17th — 1988–89, 1991–92 IV
Tennis Borussia Berlin 2 – 1974–75 1976–77 17th — 1974–75, 1976–77 V
SV Elversberg 1 1 2025–26 Present — — — I
Holstein Kiel 1 — 2024–25 2024–25 17th — 2024–25 II
SSV Ulm 1 – 1999–2000 1999–2000 16th — 1999–2000 IV
VfB Leipzig[c] 1 – 1993–94 1993–94 18th — 1993–94 IV
Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin[d] 1 – 1986–87 1986–87 18th — 1986–87 VI
Fortuna Köln 1 – 1973–74 1973–74 17th — 1973–74 III
Tasmania Berlin[e] 1 – 1965–66 1965–66 18th — 1965–66 IV
Preußen Münster 1 – 1963–64 1963–64 15th — 1963–64 III
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  1. [a]
    Seasons Bayern Munich finished 1st: 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, 2022–23, 2024–25, 2025–26
  2. [b]
    Seasons Schalke 04 finished 2nd: 1971–72, 1976–77, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2017–18
  3. [c]
    Club became defunct, but was re-founded as Lokomotive Leipzig.
  4. [d]
    Club became defunct, but was re-founded as SpVg Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin.
  5. [e]
    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 of best result Seasons best result occurred in
Curr. level Current level (2026–27) in German league system

Placings

Placings from 1963 to 1991

The placings in the Bundesliga from its inception to the last season before German reunification:[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
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
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 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 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 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
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
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
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
1860 Munich 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
Fortuna Köln 17
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 14 16 15 18
Alemannia Aachen 11 2 18
Borussia Neunkirchen 10 17 17
Tasmania Berlin 18
Preußen Münster 15

Placings from 1991 to the present season

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

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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 24 25 26
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 3 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 5 4 2
RB Leipzig 2 6 3 3 2 4 3 4 7 3
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 2 9 4
TSG Hoffenheim 7 11 11 11 16 9 8 15 4 3 9 6 11 9 12 7 15 5
Bayer 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 1 2 6
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 10 5 7
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 6 3 8
FC Augsburg 14 15 8 5 12 13 12 15 15 13 14 15 11 12 9
Mainz 05 11 11 16 9 5 13 13 7 11 6 15 14 12 13 12 8 9 13 6 10
Union Berlin 11 7 5 4 15 13 11
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 14 10 12
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 13
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 17 14
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 9 8 15
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 12 11 16
1. FC Heidenheim 8 16 17
FC St. Pauli 15 18 18 18 14 18
Holstein Kiel 17
VfL Bochum 15 16 16 5 12 17 18 9 5 16 8 12 14 17 13 14 16 18
Darmstadt 98 14 18 18
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
Greuther Fürth 18 18
Fortuna Düsseldorf 20 13 16 17 10 17
SC Paderborn 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
FC Ingolstadt 11 17
Eintracht Braunschweig 18
1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 8 2 4 16 1 5 5 8 7 14 15 12 16 7 18
Energie Cottbus 14 13 18 13 14 16
Karlsruher SC 8 6 6 8 7 6 16 11 17
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
1860 Munich 14 8 7 13 9 4 11 9 10 17
SpVgg Unterhaching 10 16
SSV Ulm 16
KFC Uerdingen 17 15 18
Dynamo Dresden 14 15 13 18
SG Wattenscheid 16 13 17
VfB Leipzig 18
1. FC Saarbrücken 18
Stuttgarter Kickers 17
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Key for placings

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

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