Points by season (UEFA coefficient) [1] | |
Season | Points |
1998–99 | 6.357 |
1999–2000 | 11.071 |
2000–01 | 11.062 |
2001–02 | 13.500 |
2002–03 | 9.142 |
2003–04 | 4.714 |
2004–05 | 10.571 |
2005–06 | 10.437 |
2006–07 | 9.500 |
2007–08 | 13.500 |
2008–09 | 12.687 |
2009–10 | 18.083 |
2010–11 | 15.666 |
2011–12 | 15.250 |
2012–13 | 17.928 |
2013–14 | 14.714 |
2014–15 | 15.857 |
2015–16 | 16.428 |
2016–17 | 14.571 |
2017–18 | 9.857 |
2018–19 | 15.214 |
2019–20 | 18.714 |
2020–21 | 15.214 |
2021–22 | 16.214 |
2022–23 | 17.125 |
2023–24 | 19.357 |
German football clubs hold the fourth place in UEFA ranking and are represented by four clubs in the UEFA Champions League, two clubs in the UEFA Europa League and one club in the UEFA Conference League. [2] Over the last few years German football has risen, and that can be confirmed from the appearance of two German clubs in the final of the 2012–13 Champions League. German football has won interest in all of Europe because the majority of associations are financially healthy and the number of spectators in stadiums has been rising. [3] [4]
During the first years of European competitions, Germany was divided into West and East Germany, so initially German football was represented by two countries and two different championships, the Bundesliga and the DDR-Oberliga. After the German reunification in October 1990, the Bundesliga became the league for all of Germany. West German football clubs have entered European association football competitions since the 1955–56 season, when Rot-Weiss Essen took part in European Cup competition. East German football clubs entered European association football competitions two years later, since the 1957–58 season, when FC Erzgebirge Aue took part in European Cup competition.
So far, German clubs have won the Champions League/European Cup eight times (Bayern, Dortmund and Hamburg), the Europa League/UEFA Cup seven times (Mönchengladbach, Bayern, Eintracht Frankfurt, Leverkusen, Schalke), the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup five times (Bayern, Bremen, Dortmund, Hamburg, Magdeburg), the UEFA Super Cup twice (Bayern) and the UEFA Intertoto Cup nine times (Karlsruhe, Schalke, Stuttgart, Bremen, Hamburg and Hertha). [5]
Club | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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Bayern Munich | 6 | 5 | 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 2020 | 1982, 1987, 1999, 2010, 2012 |
Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 2 | 1997 | 2013, 2024 |
Hamburger SV | 1 | 1 | 1983 | 1980 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | 1 | — | 1960 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 | 1 | — | 1977 |
Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | 1 | — | 2002 |
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 | 2 | 1975, 1979 | 1973, 1980 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 0 | 1980, 2022 | — |
Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 1988 | 2024 |
Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | 1996 | — |
Schalke 04 | 1 | 0 | 1997 | — |
Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 2 | — | 1993, 2002 |
Hamburger SV | 0 | 1 | — | 1982 |
1. FC Köln | 0 | 1 | — | 1986 |
VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 1 | — | 1989 |
Werder Bremen | 0 | 1 | — | 2009 |
Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Years Won | Years Runners-Up |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hamburger SV | 1 | 1 | 1977 | 1968 |
Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 0 | 1966 | — |
Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | 1967 | — |
Magdeburg | 1 | 0 | 1974 | — |
Werder Bremen | 1 | 0 | 1992 | — |
1860 Munich | 0 | 1 | — | 1965 |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 | 1 | — | 1979 |
Carl Zeiss Jena | 0 | 1 | — | 1981 |
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 0 | 1 | — | 1987 |
VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 1 | — | 1998 |
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bayern Munich | 2 | 3 | 2013, 2020 | 1975, 1976, 2001 |
Hamburger SV | 0 | 2 | — | 1977, 1983 |
Werder Bremen | 0 | 1 | — | 1992 |
Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 1 | — | 1997 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bayern Munich | 2 | 0 | 1976, 2001 | — |
Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 0 | 1997 | — |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 | 1 | — | 1977 |
Hamburger SV | 0 | 1 | — | 1983 |
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bayern Munich | 2 | 0 | 2013, 2020 | — |
Season | Team | Progress | Score | Opponents | Venue(s) |
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1992–93 | Borussia Dortmund | Final | 1–6 | Juventus | 1–3 home, 0–3 away |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | Third round | 0–3 | Ajax | 0–1 home, 0–2 away | |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Second round | 0–1 | Galatasaray | 0–0 home, 0–1 away | |
1993–94 | Karlsruher SC | Semi-finals | 1–1 | Austria Salzburg | 1–1 home, 0–0 away |
Borussia Dortmund | Quarter-finals | 3–4 | Internazionale | 1–3 home, 2–1 away | |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Austria Salzburg | 1–0 home, 0–1 away | ||
Bayern Munich | Second round | 2–3 | Norwich City | 1–2 home, 1–1 away | |
1994–95 | Bayer Leverkusen | Semi-finals | 1–5 | Parma | 1–2 home, 0–3 away |
Borussia Dortmund | 3–4 | Juventus | 1–2 home, 2–2 away | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt | Quarter-finals | 1–4 | 1–1 home, 0–3 away | ||
1. FC Kaiserslautern | Second round | 1–1 | Odense BK | 1–1 home, 0–0 away | |
1995–96 | Bayern Munich | Winners | 5–1 | Bordeaux | 2–0 home, 3–1 away |
Werder Bremen | Third round | 1–2 | PSV Eindhoven | 0–0 home, 1–2 away | |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | Second round | 1–4 | Real Betis | 1–3 home, 0–1 away | |
SC Freiburg | First round | 1–2 | Slavia Prague | 1–2 home, 0–0 away | |
1996–97 | Schalke 04 | Winners | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Internazionale | 1–0 home, 0–1 away |
Hamburger SV | Third round | 0–5 | Monaco | 0–2 home, 0–3 away | |
Karlsruher SC | 3–6 | Brøndby | 0–5 home, 3–1 away | ||
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Second round | 3–4 | Monaco | 2–4 home, 1–0 away | |
Bayern Munich | First round | 1–3 | Valencia | 1–0 home, 0–3 away | |
1997–98 | Schalke 04 | Quarter-finals | 1–2 | Internazionale | 1–1 home, 0–1 away |
VfL Bochum | Third round | 4–6 | Ajax | 2–2 home, 2–4 away | |
Karlsruher SC | 0–1 | Spartak Moscow | 0–0 home, 0–1 away | ||
1860 Munich | Second round | 2–4 | Rapid Wien | 2–1 home, 0–3 away | |
1998–99 | Bayer Leverkusen | Second round | 2–3 | Rangers | 1–2 home, 1–1 away |
VfB Stuttgart | 3–4 | Club Brugge | 1–1 home, 2–3 away | ||
Werder Bremen | 3–4 | Marseille | |||
Schalke 04 | First round | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Slavia Prague | 1–0 home, 0–1 away | |
1999–2000 | Werder Bremen | Quarter-finals | 2–6 | Arsenal | 2–4 home, 0–2 away |
Borussia Dortmund | Fourth round | 0–2 | Galatasaray | 0–2 home, 0–0 away | |
Bayer Leverkusen | Third round | 2–2 | Udinese | 1–2 home, 1–0 away | |
2000–01 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Semi-finals | 2–9 | Alavés | 1–4 home, 1–5 away |
VfB Stuttgart | Fourth round | 1–2 | Celta Vigo | 0–0 home, 1–2 away | |
1860 Munich | Third round | 2–4 | Parma | 0–2 home, 2–2 away | |
Bayer Leverkusen | 4–6 | AEK Athens | 4–4 home, 0–2 away | ||
Hamburger SV | 0–4 | Roma | 0–3 home, 0–1 away | ||
Hertha BSC | 1–2 | Internazionale | 0–0 home, 1–2 away | ||
Werder Bremen | 1–4 | Bordeaux | 0–0 home, 1–4 away | ||
2001–02 | Borussia Dortmund | Final | 2–3 | Feyenoord | |
SC Freiburg | Third round | 2–3 | 2–2 home, 0–1 away | ||
Hertha BSC | 0–3 | Servette | 0–3 home, 0–0 away | ||
Union Berlin | Second round | 0–2 | Litex Lovech | 0–2 home, 0–0 away | |
2002–03 | Hertha BSC | Fourth round | 3–3 | Boavista | 3–2 home, 0–1 away |
VfB Stuttgart | 4–5 | Celtic | 3–2 home, 1–3 away | ||
Schalke 04 | Third round | 2–5 | Wisła Kraków | 1–4 home, 1–1 away | |
Werder Bremen | Second round | 4–5 | Vitesse | 3–3 home, 1–2 away | |
2003–04 | Borussia Dortmund | Second round | 2–6 | Sochaux | 2–2 home, 0–4 away |
Schalke 04 | 3–3 (1–3 p) | Brøndby | 2–1 home, 1–2 away | ||
Hamburger SV | First round | 2–4 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2–1 home, 0–3 away | |
Hertha BSC | 0–1 | Groclin | 0–0 home, 0–1 away | ||
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–3 | Teplice | 1–2 home, 0–1 away | ||
2004–05 | Alemannia Aachen | Round of 32 | 1–2 | AZ | 0–0 home, 1–2 away |
Schalke 04 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–1 home, 1–1 away | |||
VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | Parma | 0–2 home, 0–0 away | ||
VfL Bochum | First round | 1–1 | Standard Liège | 1–1 home, 0–0 away | |
2005–06 | Schalke 04 | Semi-finals | 0–1 | Sevilla | 0–0 home, 0–1 away |
Hamburger SV | Round of 16 | 3–3 | Rapid București | 3–1 home, 0–2 away | |
Hertha BSC | Round of 32 | 0–3 | 0–1 home, 0–2 away | ||
VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 | Middlesbrough | 1–2 home, 0–1 away | ||
Bayer Leverkusen | First round | 0–2 | CSKA Sofia | 0–1 home, 0–1 away | |
Mainz 05 | First round | 0–2 | Sevilla | 0–2 home, 0–0 away | |
2006–07 | Werder Bremen | Semi-finals | 1–5 | Espanyol | 1–2 home, 0–3 away |
Bayer Leverkusen | Quarter-finals | 0–4 | Osasuna | 0–3 home, 0–1 away | |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 5th in Group Stage | N/A | Newcastle United, Celta Vigo, Fenerbahçe, Palermo | ||
Hertha BSC | First round | 2–3 | Odense | 2–2 home, 0–1 away | |
Schalke 04 | 2–3 | Nancy | 1–0 home, 1–3 away | ||
2007–08 | Bayern Munich | Semi-finals | 1–5 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–1 home, 0–4 away |
Bayer Leverkusen | Quarter-finals | 2–4 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–4 home, 1–0 away | |
Hamburger SV | Round of 16 | 3–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–2 home, 0–1 away | |
Werder Bremen | 1–2 | Rangers | 1–0 home, 0–2 away | ||
1. FC Nürnberg | 2–3 | Benfica | 2–2 home, 0–1 away | ||
2008–09 | Werder Bremen | Final | 1–2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | |
Hamburger SV | Semi-finals | 3–3 | Werder Bremen | 2–3 home, 0–1 away | |
VfB Stuttgart | Round of 32 | 2–4 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–2 home, 1–2 away | |
VfL Wolfsburg | 1–5 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–3 home, 0–2 away | ||
Hertha BSC | 4th in Group Stage | N/A | Metalist Kharkiv, Galatasaray, Olympiacos, Benfica | ||
Schalke 04 | 5th in Group Stage | N/A | Manchester City, Twente, Paris Saint-Germain, Racing Santander | ||
Borussia Dortmund | First round | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Udinese | 0–2 home, 2–0 away | |
2009–10 | Hamburger SV | Semi-finals | 1–2 | Fulham | 0–0 home, 1–2 away |
VfL Wolfsburg | Quarter-finals | 1–3 | Fulham | 0–1 home, 1–2 away | |
Werder Bremen | Round of 16 | 5–5 | Valencia | 4–4 home, 1–1 away | |
Hertha BSC | Round of 32 | 1–5 | Benfica | 1–1 home, 0–4 away | |
2010–11 | Bayer Leverkusen | Round of 16 | 3–5 | Villarreal | 2–3 home, 1–2 away |
VfB Stuttgart | Round of 32 | 1–4 | Benfica | 0–2 home, 1–2 away | |
Borussia Dortmund | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | Paris Saint-Germain, Sevilla, Karpaty Lviv | ||
2011–12 | Hannover 96 | Quarter-finals | 2–4 | Atlético Madrid | 1–2 home, 1–2 away |
Schalke 04 | 4–6 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–4 home, 2–2 away | ||
Mainz 05 | Third qualifying round | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 1–1 home, 1–1 away | |
2012–13 | VfB Stuttgart | Round of 16 | 1–5 | Lazio | 0–2 home, 1–3 away |
Bayer Leverkusen | Round of 32 | 1–3 | Benfica | 0–1 home, 1–2 away | |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–5 | Lazio | 3–3 home, 0–2 away | ||
Hannover 96 | 2–4 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 1–1 home, 1–3 away | ||
2013–14 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Round of 32 | 5–5 | Benfica | 3–3 home, 2–2 away |
SC Freiburg | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | Sevilla, Slovan Liberec, Estoril | ||
VfB Stuttgart | Play-off round | 3–4 | Rijeka | 2–2 home, 1–2 away | |
2014–15 | VfL Wolfsburg | Quarter-finals | 3–6 | Napoli | 1–4 home, 2–2 away |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Round of 32 | 2–4 | Sevilla | 2–3 home, 0–1 away | |
Mainz 05 | Third qualifying round | 2–3 | Asteras Tripoli | 1–0 home, 1–3 away | |
2015–16 | Borussia Dortmund | Quarter-finals | 4–5 | Liverpool | 1–1 home, 3–4 away |
Bayer Leverkusen | Round of 16 | 0–2 | Villarreal | 0–0 home, 0–2 away | |
FC Augsburg | Round of 32 | 0–1 | Liverpool | 0–0 home, 0–1 away | |
Schalke 04 | 0–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–3 home, 0–0 away | ||
2016–17 | Schalke 04 | Quarter-finals | 3–4 | Ajax | 3–2 home, 0–2 away |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Round of 16 | 3–3 | Schalke 04 | 2–2 home, 1–1 away | |
Mainz 05 | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | Saint-Étienne, Anderlecht, Gabala | ||
Hertha BSC | Third qualifying round | 2–3 | Brøndby | 1–0 home, 1–3 away | |
2017–18 | RB Leipzig | Quarter-finals | 3–5 | Marseille | 1–0 home, 2–5 away |
Borussia Dortmund | Round of 16 | 1–2 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–2 home, 0–0 away | |
1. FC Köln | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | Arsenal, Red Star Belgrade, BATE Borisov | ||
TSG Hoffenheim | 4th in Group Stage | N/A | Braga, Ludogorets Razgrad, İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
SC Freiburg | Third qualifying round | 1–2 | Domžale | 1–0 home, 0–2 away | |
2018–19 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Semi-finals | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Chelsea | 1–1 home, 1–1 away |
Bayer Leverkusen | Round of 32 | 1–1 | Krasnodar | 1–1 home, 0–0 away | |
RB Leipzig | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | Red Bull Salzburg, Celtic, Rosenborg | ||
2019–20 | Bayer Leverkusen | Quarter-finals | 1–2 | Internazionale | |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Round of 16 | 0–4 | Basel | 0–3 home, 0–1 away | |
VfL Wolfsburg | 1–5 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–2 home, 0–3 away | ||
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | İstanbul Başakşehir, Roma, Wolfsberger AC | ||
2020–21 | Bayer Leverkusen | Round of 32 | 3–6 | Young Boys | 0–2 home, 3–4 away |
TSG Hoffenheim | 3–5 | Molde | 0–2 home, 3–3 away | ||
VfL Wolfsburg | Play-off round | 1–2 | AEK Athens | 1–2 away | |
2021–22 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Winners | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Rangers | |
RB Leipzig | Semi-finals | 2–3 | Rangers | 1–0 home, 1–3 away | |
Bayer Leverkusen | Round of 16 | 2–4 | Atalanta | 0–1 home, 2–3 away | |
Borussia Dortmund | Knockout round play-offs | 4–6 | Rangers | 2–4 home, 2–2 away | |
2022–23 | Bayer Leverkusen | Semi-finals | 0–1 | Roma | 0–0 home, 0–1 away |
SC Freiburg | Round of 16 | 0–3 | Juventus | 0–2 home, 0–1 away | |
Union Berlin | 3–6 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–3 home, 0–3 away | ||
2023–24 | Bayer Leverkusen | Final | 0–3 | Atalanta | |
SC Freiburg | Round of 16 | 1–5 | West Ham United | 1–0 home, 0–5 away |
Season | Team | Progress | Score | Opponents | Venue(s) |
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2021–22 | Union Berlin | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | Feyenoord, Slavia Prague, Maccabi Haifa | |
2022–23 | 1. FC Köln | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | Nice, Partizan, Slovácko | |
2023–24 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Knockout round play-offs | 3–4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–2 home, 2–2 away |
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