This is a list of the seasons played by Werder Bremen from 1900 when the club was represented at the founding of the German Football Association (DFB) at Leipzig to the most recent seasons. The club's achievements in all major national and international competitions as well as the top scorers are listed. Top scorers in bold and colored background were also top scorers of Bundesliga. The list is separated into three parts, coinciding with the three major episodes of German football:
Werder have won the Bundesliga four times. The club have also won the DFB-Pokal six times, and have won one European title, the Cup Winner's Cup in 1992.
Bremen have been relegated twice, in 1979–80 and 2020–21; on both occasions, they were promoted back to the first tier at the first attempt.
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Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player(s) | Goals |
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League | Top goalscorer(s) [1] | ||||||||||
1902–03 | Verband Bremer Fußball-Vereine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st [2] | N/A | - |
1903–04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - [3] | N/A | - | |
1904–05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - | |
1905–06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st [4] | N/A | - | |
1906–07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - | |
1907–08 | NDFM Bezirk Bremen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - |
1908–09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - | |
1909–10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st [5] | N/A | - | |
1910–11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - | |
1911–12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - | |
1912–13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - | |
1913–14 | Northern German football championship | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 66 | 2 | 10th | N/A | - |
1914–15 | World War I | ||||||||||
1915–16 | |||||||||||
1916–17 | |||||||||||
1917–18 | |||||||||||
1918–19 | |||||||||||
1919–20 | NDFM Bezirk Bremen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | - |
1920–21 | NDFM Südkreisliga | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 35 | 20 | 4th | N/A | - |
1921–22 | NDFM Westkreisliga | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 7th | N/A | - |
1922–23 | NDFM Westkreis Staffel Jade | 12 | - | - | - | 26 | 6 | 18 | 1st [6] | N/A | - |
1923–24 | NDFM Westkreis Staffel Weser | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 5th | N/A | - |
1924–25 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 17 | 2nd | N/A | - | |
1925–26 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 16 | 24 | 1st [7] | N/A | - | |
1926–27 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 31 | 18 | 1st [8] | N/A | - | |
1927–28 | NDFM Westkreis Staffel Jade | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 23 | 26 | 1st [9] | N/A | - |
1928–29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st [10] | N/A | - | |
1929–30 | NDFM Westkreis Staffel Weser/Jade | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 4th | N/A | - |
1930–31 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 18 | 2nd [11] | N/A | - | |
1931–32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 4th | N/A | - | |
1932–33 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 21 | 2nd [12] | N/A | - | |
1934–35 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 57 | 23 | 29 | 2nd | N/A | - | |
1935–36 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 29 |
Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | DFB-Pokal | Player(s) | Goals |
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League | Top goalscorer(s) [13] | |||||||||||
1933–34 | Gauliga Niedersachsen | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 31 | 27 | 1st [14] | Not played | N/A | - |
1934–35 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 57 | 23 | 29 | 2nd | N/A | - | ||
1935–36 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 29 | 1st [15] | 1R | N/A | - | |
1936–37 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 31 | 30 | 1st [16] | QF | N/A | - | |
1937–38 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 32 | 27 | 3rd | R32 | N/A | - | |
1938–39 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 25 | 4th | DNE | N/A | - | |
1939–40 | Gauliga Niedersachsen Gruppe Nord | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2nd | DNE | N/A | - |
1940–41 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 2nd | R32 | N/A | - | |
1941–42 | Gauliga Niedersachsen Gruppe Nord | 10 10 | 6 10 | 4 0 | 0 0 | 43 36 | 13 7 | 16 20 | 1st 1st [17] | R32 | N/A | - |
1942–43 | Gauliga Weser-Ems | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 107 | 22 | 31 | 2nd | SF | N/A | - |
1943–44 | Gauliga Weser-Ems Gruppe Bremen | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 23 | 14 | 4th | DNE | N/A | - |
1944–45 | World War II |
Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | DFB-Pokal | Cup | Result | Name(s) | Goals |
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League | UEFA – FIFA | Top goalscorer(s) [18] | ||||||||||||
1945–46 | World War II | |||||||||||||
1946–47 | ||||||||||||||
1947–48 | Oberliga Nord | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 26 | 4th | Not played | Horst Gernhardt | 13 | ||
1948–49 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 50 | 19 | 8th | Heinz Rath | 15 | ||||
1949–50 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 78 | 44 | 36 | 4th | Hans Hagenacker | 25 | ||||
1950–51 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 79 | 59 | 36 | 6th | N/A | – | ||||
1951–52 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 85 | 52 | 33 | 7th | Karl-Heinz Preuße | 24 | ||||
1952–53 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 55 | 37 | 3rd | DNE | N/A | – | |||
1953–54 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 43 | 31 | 5th | DNE | N/A | – | |||
1954–55 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 68 | 46 | 38 | 3rd | DNE | Karl-Heinz Preuße | 21 | |||
1955–56 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 74 | 54 | 32 | 6th | DNE | Willi Schröder | 27 | |||
1956–57 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 31 | 5th | DNE | Willi Schröder | 18 | |||
1957–58 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 76 | 70 | 31 | 7th | DNE | Willi Schröder | 20 | |||
1958–59 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 89 | 57 | 42 | 2nd [19] | DNE | Arnold Schütz | 29 | |||
1959–60 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 71 | 47 | 41 | 2nd [20] | DNE | Willi Schröder | 20 | |||
1960–61 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 47 | 43 | 2nd [21] | W | Arnold Schütz | 28 | |||
1961–62 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 87 | 33 | 44 | 2nd [22] | DNE | CWC | QF | Horst Barth | 9 | |
1962–63 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 102 | 44 | 49 | 2nd [23] | SF | Dieter Meyer ♦ | 40 |
Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | DFB-Pokal | DFL-Supercup | Cup | Result | Player(s) | Goals |
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League | UEFA – FIFA | Top goalscorer(s) [24] | |||||||||||||
1963–64 | Bundesliga | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 62 | 28 | 10th | R32 | Arnold Schütz | 11 | |||
1964–65 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 54 | 29 | 41 | W | R32 | Klaus Matischak | 12 | ||||
1965–66 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 76 | 40 | 45 | 4th | QF | EC | R16 | Arnold Schütz | 23 | ||
1966–67 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 56 | 29 | 16th | R16 | Arnold Schütz | 9 | ||||
1967–68 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 51 | 44 | 2nd | R32 | Werner Görts | 17 | ||||
1968–69 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 9th | QF | Werner Görts | 19 | ||||
1969–70 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 47 | 31 | 11th | R16 | Werner Görts | 9 | ||||
1970–71 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 10th | R32 | Arnold Schütz | 6 | ||||
1971–72 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 63 | 58 | 31 | 11th | SF | Werner Weist | 18 | ||||
1972–73 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 52 | 31 | 11th | SF | Werner Weist | 16 | ||||
1973–74 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 56 | 31 | 11th | R16 | Werner Weist | 9 | ||||
1974–75 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 69 | 25 | 15th | QF | Werner Weist | 13 | ||||
1975–76 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 55 | 30 | 13th | R128 | Jurgen Rober | 10 | ||||
1976–77 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 59 | 33 | 11th | R16 | Jurgen Rober | 13 | ||||
1977–78 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 57 | 31 | 15th | SF | Jurgen Rober | 14 | ||||
1978–79 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 60 | 31 | 11th | R64 | Jurgen Rober | 13 | ||||
1979–80 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 52 | 93 | 25 | 17th↓ | R64 | Werner Dreßel | 12 | ||||
1980–81 | 2. Bundesliga Nord | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 97 | 33 | 68 | 1st↑ | R16 | Erwin Kostedde | 33 | |||
1981–82 | Bundesliga | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 5th | QF | Uwe Reinders | 21 | |||
1982–83 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 76 | 38 | 52 | 2nd | R32 | UC | R16 | Rudi Völler ♦ | 30 | ||
1983–84 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 79 | 46 | 45 | 5th | SF | UC | R32 | Rudi Völler | 20 | ||
1984–85 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 87 | 51 | 46 | 2nd | QF | UC | R64 | Rudi Völler | 26 | ||
1985–86 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 83 | 41 | 49 | 2nd | R16 | UC | R64 | Frank Neubarth | 24 | ||
1986–87 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 65 | 54 | 40 | 5th | R64 | UC | R64 | Rudi Völler | 22 | ||
1987–88 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 22 | 52 | W | SF | UC | SF | Karl-Heinz Riedle | 24 | ||
1988–89 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 32 | 46 | 3rd | RU | W | EC | QF | Karl-Heinz Riedle | 21 | |
1989–90 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 49 | 41 | 34 | 7th | RU | UC | SF | Wynton Rufer | 19 | ||
1990–91 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 42 | 3rd | W | Wynton Rufer | 19 | ||||
1991–92 | 34 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 44 | 45 | 38 | 9th | SF | RU | CWC | W | Marco Bode | 15 | |
1992–93 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 63 | 30 | 48 | W | QF | USC | Wynton Rufer | 27 | |||
1993–94 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 44 | 36 | 8th | W | W | UCL | GS | Wynton Rufer | 24 | |
1994–95 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 39 | 48 | 2nd | R64 | RU | CWC | R16 | Mario Basler ♦ | 22 | |
1995–96 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 9th | R16 | UC | R16 | Mario Basler | 15 | ||
1996–97 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 8th | R16 | Andreas Herzog | 16 | ||||
1997–98 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 7th | R32 | Marco Bode | 9 | ||||
1998–99 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 47 | 38 | 13th | W | UC | R32 | Marco Bode | 9 | ||
1999–2000 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 52 | 47 | 9th | RU | UC | QF | Marco Bode | 18 | ||
2000–01 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 48 | 53 | 7th | R32 | UC | R32 | Claudio Pizarro | 23 | ||
2001–02 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 43 | 56 | 6th | R32 | Ailton | 18 | ||||
2002–03 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 6th | SF | UC | 2R | Ailton | 17 | ||
2003–04 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 38 | 74 | W | W | Ailton ♦ | 34 | ||||
2004–05 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 68 | 37 | 59 | 3rd | SF | UCL | R16 | Ivan Klasnić | 19 | ||
2005–06 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 79 | 37 | 70 | 2nd | QF | UCL | R16 | Miroslav Klose ♦ | 31 | ||
2006–07 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 40 | 66 | 3rd | R64 | UCL | GS | Diego | 15 | ||
2007–08 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 75 | 45 | 66 | 2nd | R16 | UCL | GS | Diego | 18 | ||
2008–09 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 50 | 45 | 10th | W | UCL | GS | Claudio Pizarro | 28 | ||
2009–10 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 40 | 61 | 3rd | RU | UEL | R16 | Claudio Pizarro | 28 | ||
2010–11 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 61 | 41 | 13th | R32 | UCL | GS | Claudio Pizarro | 14 | ||
2011–12 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 58 | 42 | 9th | R64 | Claudio Pizarro | 18 | ||||
2012–13 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 66 | 34 | 14th | R64 | Aaron Hunt | 11 | ||||
2013–14 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 66 | 39 | 12th | R64 | Aaron Hunt | 7 | ||||
2014–15 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 65 | 43 | 10th | R16 | Franco Di Santo | 14 | ||||
2015–16 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 65 | 38 | 13th | SF | Claudio Pizarro | 16 | ||||
2016–17 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 61 | 64 | 45 | 8th | R64 | Max Kruse | 15 | ||||
2017–18 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 11th | QF | Max Kruse | 8 | ||||
2018–19 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 58 | 49 | 53 | 8th | SF | Max Kruse | 12 | ||||
2019–20 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 69 | 31 | 16th [25] | QF | Milot Rashica | 11 | ||||
2020–21 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 57 | 31 | 17th↓ | SF | Josh Sargent | 7 | ||||
2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 65 | 43 | 63 | 2nd↑ | R1 | Marvin Ducksch | 20 | |||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 64 | 36 | 13th | R2 | Niclas Füllkrug | 16 |
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