Bundesliga: See full list of all past winners
The German Bundesliga, is the highest football division in Germany since 1963. It was established to promote professionalism in the sport and increase competition. The league delivered on its promise in its first seven years, producing seven different winners.
The league is competed by 18 teams and each plays 34 matches. The team that tops the table at the end of the of the season is considered as the winner.
A relegation play-off round is required for the third-lowest team in the league table, while the bottom two teams are demoted. Two teams from the second division are promoted to the Bundesliga.
The most successful team in German Bundesliga is Bayern Munich. They have won 32 titles and finished second 11 times. Monchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund have each won five titles while is behind them with four league titles.
Bayer Leverkusen won their first ever Bundesliga title under Xabi Alonso in the 2023-24 season. They secured the league in matchweek 29 with games left to play and with an unbeaten record.
Gerd Muller is the highest goal-scorer with 365 goals while Robert Lewandowski follows him with 312 goals and is the highest goal-scoring foreign player in the league.
Charly Korbel has the record of most appearances in the league with 602 appearances.
List of all past Bundesliga winners:
1963-64: FC Koln
1964-65: Werder Bremen
1965-66: 1860 Munich
1966-67: Eintracht Braunschweig
1967-68: FC Nurnberg
1968-69: Bayern Munich
1969-70: Borussia Monchengladbach
1970-71: Borussia Monchengladbach
1971-72: Bayern Munich
1972-73: Bayern Munich
1973-74: Bayern Munich
1974-75: Borussia Monchengladbach
1975-76: Borussia Monchengladbach
1976-77: Borussia Monchengladbach
1977-78: FC Koln
1978-79: Hamburger SV
1979-80: Bayern Munich
1980-81: Bayern Munich
1981-82: Hamburger SV
1982-83: Hamburger SV
1983-84: VfB Stuttgart
1984-85: Bayern Munich
1985-86: Bayern Munich
1986-87: Bayern Munich
1987-88: Werder Bremen
1988-89: Bayern Munich
1989-90: Bayern Munich
1990-91: FC Kaiserslautern
1991-92: VfB Stuttgart
1992-93: Werder Bremen
1993-94: Bayern Munich
1994-95: Borussia Dortmund
1995-96: Borussia Dortmund
1996-97: Bayern Munich
1997-98: FC Kaiserslautern
1998-99: Bayern Munich
1999-2000: Bayern Munich
2000-01: Bayern Munich
2001-02: Borussia Dortmund
2002-03: Bayern Munich
2003-04: Werder Bremen
2004-05: Bayern Munich
2005-06: Bayern Munich
2006-07: VfB Stuttgart
2007-08: Bayern Munich
2008-09: VfL Wolfsburg
2009-10: Bayern Munich
2010-11: Borussia Dortmund
2011-12: Borussia Dortmund
2012-13: Bayern Munich
2013-14: Bayern Munich
2014-15: Bayern Munich
2015-16: Bayern Munich
2016-17: Bayern Munich
2017-18: Bayern Munich
2018-19: Bayern Munich
2019-20: Bayern Munich
2020-21: Bayern Munich
2021-22: Bayern Munich
2022-23: Bayern Munich
2023-24: Bayer Leverkusen
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