Frauen-Bundesliga

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Frauen-Bundesliga
Frauen-Bundesliga logo (2019).svg
Founded1990
CountryGermany
Confederation UEFA
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to 2. Frauen-Bundesliga
Domestic cup(s) DFB-Pokal
DFB-Supercup Frauen
International cup(s) Champions League
Current champions Bayern Munich (6th title)
(2023–24)
Most championships 1. FFC Frankfurt/Eintracht Frankfurt
VfL Wolfsburg
(7 titles each)
TV partners DAZN
Magenta Sport
Website dfb.de/frauen-bundesliga
Current: 2024–25 Frauen-Bundesliga

The Frauen-Bundesliga (German for Women's Federal League), currently known as the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of league competition for women's association football in Germany.

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In the UEFA Women's Champions League, the Frauen-Bundesliga is the most successful league with a total of nine titles from four clubs.

In 1990 the German Football Association (DFB) created the German Women's Bundesliga, based on the model of the men's Bundesliga. [1] [2] 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. Despite the league's competitiveness, it has been semi-professional. [3] [4] [5] VfL Wolfsburg has won the most championships. [6] Although the league has become more professional, women's-only teams have found it difficult to support themselves without corporate financial backing. [7] [8]

Competition format

The Bundesliga consists of twelve teams. [9] 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.

In June 2024, the DFB announced that from the 2025–26 season on, it will be played with 14 teams. [10]

Clubs

2024–25 season

TeamHome cityHome groundCapacity
Werder Bremen Bremen Weserstadion Platz 11 5,500
SGS Essen Essen Stadion an der Hafenstraße 20,650
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Stadion am Brentanobad 5,650
SC Freiburg Freiburg Dreisamstadion 24,000
TSG Hoffenheim Hoffenheim Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion 6,350
Carl Zeiss Jena Jena Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld 15,100
1. FC Köln Cologne Franz-Kremer-Stadion5,457
RB Leipzig Leipzig Trainingszentrum am Cottaweg2,015
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion3,200
Bayern Munich Munich FC Bayern Campus 2,500
Turbine Potsdam Potsdam Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion 10,787
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg AOK Stadium5,200

Champions

SeasonChampionsRunners-up
1990–91 TSV Siegen FSV Frankfurt
1991–92 TSV Siegen Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
1992–93 TuS Niederkirchen TSV Siegen
1993–94 TSV SiegenGrün-Weiß Brauweiler
1994–95 FSV Frankfurt Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
1995–96 TSV Siegen SG Praunheim
1996–97 Grün-Weiß Brauweiler FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen
1997–98 FSV FrankfurtSG Praunheim
1998–99 1. FFC Frankfurt FCR Duisburg
1999–00 FCR Duisburg1. FFC Frankfurt
2000–01 1. FFC Frankfurt 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2001–02 1. FFC Frankfurt1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2002–03 1. FFC Frankfurt1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2003–04 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 1. FFC Frankfurt
2004–05 1. FFC FrankfurtFCR Duisburg
2005–06 1. FFC Turbine PotsdamFCR Duisburg
2006–07 1. FFC FrankfurtFCR Duisburg
2007–08 1. FFC FrankfurtFCR Duisburg
2008–09 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Bayern Munich
2009–10 1. FFC Turbine PotsdamFCR Duisburg
2010–11 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam1. FFC Frankfurt
2011–12 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam VfL Wolfsburg
2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2013–14 VfL Wolfsburg1. FFC Frankfurt
2014–15 Bayern MunichVfL Wolfsburg
2015–16 Bayern MunichVfL Wolfsburg
2016–17 VfL WolfsburgBayern Munich
2017–18 VfL WolfsburgBayern Munich
2018–19 VfL WolfsburgBayern Munich
2019–20 VfL WolfsburgBayern Munich
2020–21 Bayern MunichVfL Wolfsburg
2021–22 VfL WolfsburgBayern Munich
2022–23 Bayern MunichVfL Wolfsburg
2023–24 Bayern MunichVfL Wolfsburg

Wins by club

ClubTitlesRunner-up
1. FFC Frankfurt76 [n 1]
VfL Wolfsburg76
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam64
Bayern Munich56
TSV Siegen41
FSV Frankfurt21
FCR Duisburg17 [n 2]
Grün-Weiß Brauweiler13
TuS Niederkirchen10
  1. ↑ Two runners-up finishes as SG Praunheim.
  2. ↑ One runners-up finish as FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen.

International competitions

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

Starting with the 2021–22 edition, as determined by the UEFA women's coefficient, the top three teams will qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Broadcasting

2023/24 until 2026/27

Country/RegionBroadcaster
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Magenta Sport, [11] ARD, [12] ZDF [12]
Baltics Viaplay Group
Netherlands
Nordics
Poland
Italy DAZN [13]
Spain
Brazil
Canada
EuropeEUR
Japan
Central America Sky Sports [14]
United Kingdom TNT Sports, [15] DAZN [16]
Worldwide (unsold markets)DFB Play

EUR - Frauen-Bundesliga on DAZN coverage is not available in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland,Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden

See also

References

  1. ↑ "World Cup: German pro league brings success". ESPN.com. 18 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl". www.zeit.de.
  3. ↑ "Frauen-Bundesliga endlich mehr im Fokus? | DW | 14.09.2022". DW.COM.
  4. ↑ "Meinung: Quantensprung für Frauenfußball? Da geht noch mehr! | DW | 13.10.2022". DW.COM.
  5. ↑ Göbel, Jan (16 September 2022). "Fußball-Bundesliga der Frauen beginnt: Was bleibt vom EM-Hype?". Der Spiegel– via www.spiegel.de.
  6. ↑ "Frauenfußball-Bundesliga: VfL Wolfsburg holt Meistertitel". www.zdf.de. 8 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Das Los der SGS Essen: "Man merkt, dass die Lizenzklubs immer mehr auffahren"". kicker.
  8. ↑ "Corona-Krise: Frauenfußball im Schatten der Konzern-Klubs".
  9. ↑ "Namensgeber: Allianz sponsert Frauen-Bundesliga". www.fr.de. 10 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga ab der Saison 2025/2026 mit 14 Teams". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Die GPFBL live". MagentaSport (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Frauen-Fußball-Bundesliga live im ZDF: VfL Wolfsburg – Eintracht Frankfurt". ZDF Presseportal (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "DAZN ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE ACQUISITION OF FRAUEN-BUNDESLIGA INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS IN KEY MARKETS". DAZN. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  14. ↑ Lingeswaran, Susan (15 September 2023). "DFB nets four major broadcasters for Frauen-Bundesliga". Sportcal. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  15. ↑ Clifford, Flo. "TNT Sports to deliver a season of unmissable live sport". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 February 2025. Also during the 2024-25 season, TNT Sports will screen one game a week from three of Europe's domestic women's top-flight leagues from, Division 1 (France), Liga F (Spain) and the Frauen Bundesliga (Germany).
  16. ↑ Miller, Max. "TNT Sports & DAZN to co-broadcast women's football". Broadcast. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
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