The Bundesliga, sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga or 1. Bundesliga, is a professional football league in Germany located at the top of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with a focus on Saturdays. All of the Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal cup competition. The winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup.
The 2. Bundesliga is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below the Bundesliga and above the 3. Liga in the German football league system. All of the 2. Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal, the annual German Cup competition. A total of 127 clubs have competed in the 2. Bundesliga since its foundation.
Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e.V., commonly known as Holstein Kiel or KSV Holstein, is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. From the 1900s through the 1960s, the club was one of the most dominant sides in northern Germany. Some notable honors from that period include the German football championship in 1912, and being vice-champions 1910 and 1930. Holstein also won six regional titles and finished as runners-up another nine times. They remained a first-division side until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. They made their debut in the Bundesliga in the 2024–25 season after gaining promotion from the 2. Bundesliga in 2024.
The DFL-Supercup or German Super Cup is a one-off football match in Germany that features the winners of the Bundesliga championship and the DFB-Pokal. The DFL-Supercup is run by the Deutsche Fußball Liga.
Eduardo Correia Piller Filho, or simply Eduardo Ratinho, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a right back. Eduardo Ratinho was known for his speed, technique, dribbling skills and free kick ability.
Lothar "Emma" Emmerich was a German football player and manager who played as a forward. He was born in Dortmund-Dorstfeld and died in Hemer.
Florian Meyer is a former German football referee who is based in Burgdorf. He refereed for RSV Braunschweig of the Lower Saxony Football Association.
The 2007–08 Bundesliga was the 45th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 10 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. VfB Stuttgart were the defending champions.
Edson Ramos Silva, nicknamed Ratinho, is a Brazilian football player currently playing as a right back for Joinville.
Luciano Ferreira Gabriel, known as Luciano Ratinho, is a Brazilian footballer. He plays for Anapolina.
Claus-Dieter Wollitz is a German football coach and former player, who manages FC Energie Cottbus.
Ludwig "Bubi" Bründl is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward, spending eight seasons in the Bundesliga between 1965 and 1975. 1860 Munich won their first and only Bundesliga title in 1966 during Bründl's first season with the senior team, although he made no appearance on the field. Bründl enjoyed the most successful spell of his career with Eintracht Braunschweig, where he scored a total of 67 goals in 148 games in all official competitions between 1971 and 1975. This includes ten goals in six games in the 1971–72 UEFA Cup, which made Bründl the tournament's first top scorer.
Robert Hartmann is a German football referee who is based in Wangen im Allgäu. He referees for SV Krugzell of the Bavarian Football Association.
Sascha Stegemann is a German football referee who is based in Niederkassel. He referees for 1. FC Niederkassel of the Middle Rhine Football Association. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee.
Niklas Bernd Dorsch is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.
Carlos Roberto Massa Júnior, best known as Ratinho Júnior, is a Brazilian politician and the son of television host and former politician Ratinho. Ratinho Júnior is the current governor of the state of Paraná, having won the 2018 election.
Manuel Schüttengruber is an Austrian football referee who officiates in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. He has been a FIFA referee since 2014, and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee.
The 2021–22 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th season of top-tier football in Austria. The title was won by Red Bull Salzburg for the sixteenth time in their history, and ninth time in a row.
Ratinho is the Portuguese word for "little rat". Ratinho may refer to:
Carlos Roberto Massa, better known as Ratinho, is a Brazilian television presenter, businessman, comedian, radio personality, and politician, and being one of the best-known presenters of the Brazilian Television System and father of the Governor of the State of Paraná, Ratinho Júnior.
