Under 17 Bundesliga

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Under 17 Bundesliga
DFB Junioren BL.svg
Founded1976 (Championship)
2007 (Bundesliga)
CountryGermany
Confederation UEFA
Divisions3
Number of teams42
Level on pyramid1
Current champions Borussia Dortmund (8th title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsBorussia Dortmund (8 titles)

The Under 17 Bundesliga (German: B-Junioren Bundesliga) is the highest level of play in German football for male juniors between the ages of 15 and 17. [1] It was formed in 2007 and operates in three regional divisions with 14 clubs each. At the end of season, the three division champions and one of the runners-up determine the German champions for this age group.

Contents

History

The league was formed in 2007, when the five U 17 Regionalligas merged to form the three Bundesligas as follows:

As such, the German Football Association followed the example it had set with the Under 19 Bundesliga in 2003, which were reorganised in the same fashion.

The Regionalligas themselves had only been formed in 2000, to replace an even more regionalised system with separate leagues for every regional football association. [2]

Mode

The clubs in each of the three divisions play a home-and-away round whereby there is no inter-league play. Every club plays therefore 26 regular season games. The bottom three teams in each division are relegated to the next level below, in turn, the best three teams from the region are promoted.

The winner of each league plus the runners-up of the South/Southwest region play in the finals round for the German Under 17 championship. The semi-finals are played in a home-and-away format. If the two semi-final teams playing each other are level on points and goals after the second game, there will be a penalty shoot-out. No extra time will be played.

The two semi-final winners reach the final, which is held at the location of the winner of the predetermined semi-final A, unless the team's stadium does not comply with DFB requirement, in which case an alternative venue will be determined. In the final, which is one game only, in case of a draw after normal time, a 20-minute extra time will be played. If the game is still a draw, a penalty shoot-out will determine the winner. [2]

Geography

Bundesliga North/Northeast Deutschland Lage der Regionalliga Nord (from 2008).png
Bundesliga North/Northeast
Bundesliga South/Southwest Deutschland Lage der Jugendbundesliga Sud Sudwest.png
Bundesliga South/Southwest
Bundesliga West Deutschland Lage von Westdeutschland.png
Bundesliga West

The three Bundesligas are not geographically balanced, North/Northeast covers a large area while West a rather small one, but in population terms, the arrangement is much more level. The three leagues cover the following states:

League pyramid

Below the three Bundesligas, a number of second-tier leagues exist which teams are promoted from and relegated to. The league system operates as follows for the 2008–09 season. [3]

Under 17 Bundesliga North/Northeast

The league has two second divisions as the tier below, these being:

The league champions are directly promoted while the two runners-ups play each other for a third promotion spot

Under 17 Bundesliga South/Southwest

The league has four second divisions as the tier below, these being:

The winners of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and Bayernliga are directly promoted. A third promoted team is determined between the winners of the Hessenliga and the Regionalliga Southwest.

Under 17 Bundesliga West

The league has three second divisions as the tier below, these being:

The three league champions are directly promoted.

Levels of youth football

German football recognises seven levels of junior football, determined by age and labeled with letters, whereby A is the oldest. In the A level, mixed teams of male and females are not permitted while in B and C mixed teams are allowed if the parents or guardians of the children permit it. Below the C level, mixed teams are generally permitted without restrictions. [4]

NameAge
A-JuniorenUnder 19
B-JuniorenUnder 17
C-JuniorenUnder 15
D-JuniorenUnder 13
E-JuniorenUnder 11
F-JuniorenUnder 9
G-JuniorenUnder 7

Division champions

The champions of the three divisions:

SeasonNorth/NortheastSouth/SouthwestWest
2007–08 Hertha BSC TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Borussia Dortmund
2008–09 VfL Wolfsburg FC Bayern Munich Borussia Mönchengladbach
2009–10Hertha BSC Eintracht Frankfurt Bayer Leverkusen
2010–11 Werder Bremen VfB Stuttgart 1. FC Köln
2011–12Hertha BSC 1. FC Nürnberg 1. FC Köln
2012–13Hertha BSCVfB Stuttgart FC Schalke 04
2013–14 RB Leipzig 1. FSV Mainz 05 Borussia Dortmund
2014–15RB LeipzigVfB StuttgartBorussia Dortmund
2015–16VfL WolfsburgVfB StuttgartBorussia Dortmund
2016–17Werder BremenFC Bayern MunichFC Schalke 04
2017–18RB LeipzigFC Bayern MunichBorussia Dortmund
2018–19VfL WolfsburgFC Bayern MunichBorussia Dortmund

Championship winners

The German under 17 football championship begun in 1977, with the first final being played on 3 July 1977 in Niefern. [5]

Pre-Bundesliga era

SeasonWinnerFinalistResult
1976–77Eintracht FrankfurtFC Schalke 042–1
1977–78FC Schalke 04Hertha Zehlendorf6–0
1978–79Blau-Weiß 1890 BerlinFC Augsburg1–1 aet (5–4 pen)
1979–80Eintracht Frankfurt(2)FC Schalke 042–1
1980–81Borussia MönchengladbachEintracht Frankfurt1–0
1981–82SG Wattenscheid 09Eintracht Frankfurt3–1
1982–831. FC KaiserslauternWerder Bremen2–1
1983–84Borussia DortmundTSV 1860 Munich1–0
1984–85VfL BochumKickers Offenbach3–0
1985–86VfB StuttgartSchwarz-Weiß Essen5–0
1986–87Bayer Uerdingen1. FC Nürnberg4–0
1987–88Hertha ZehlendorfVfB Stuttgart2–1
1988–89FC Bayern MunichHertha Zehlendorf1–1 aet (5–4 pen)
1989–901. FC KölnVfB Stuttgart2–1
1990–91Eintracht Frankfurt(3)Hertha BSC8–4 aet
1991–92Bayer Leverkusen1. FC Kaiserslautern2–1
1992–93Borussia Dortmund(2)FC Carl Zeiss Jena5–1
1993–94VfB Stuttgart(2)Hannover 963–0
1994–95VfB Stuttgart(3)Hannover 963–1
1995–96Borussia Dortmund(3)1. FC Saarbrücken6–1
1996–97FC Bayern Munich(2)Werder Bremen3–0
1997–98Borussia Dortmund(4)VfB Stuttgart2–2 aet (3–2 pen)
1998–99VfB Stuttgart(4)Borussia Dortmund3–1
1999-00Hertha BSCFC Bayern Munich1–0
2000–01FC Bayern Munich(3)Borussia Dortmund4–0
2001–02FC Schalke 04(2)VfB Stuttgart3–1 aet
2002–03Hertha BSC(2)VfB Stuttgart4–1
2003–04VfB Stuttgart(5)Energie Cottbus2–1
2004–05Hertha BSC(3)Hansa Rostock2–0
2005–06TSV 1860 MunichBorussia Dortmund2–0
2006–07FC Bayern Munich(4)Borussia Dortmund1–0

Bundesliga era

SeasonSemi-finalsLeg 1Leg 2FinalResult
2007–08Hertha BSC – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim1–63–1TSG 1899 Hoffenheim – Borussia Dortmund6–4
1. FC Kaiserlslautern – Borussia Dortmund1–31–0
2008–09FC Bayern Munich – VfL Wolfsburg3–00–1VfB Stuttgart(6) – FC Bayern Munich3–1 aet
VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Mönchengladbach2–11–1
2009–10VfB Stuttgart – Bayer Leverkusen1–20–1Eintracht Frankfurt(4) – Bayer Leverkusen1–0
Eintracht Frankfurt – Hertha BSC2–13–1
2010–11VfB Stuttgart – Werder Bremen2–2 aet (8–9 pen)1. FC Köln(2) – Werder Bremen3–2 aet
1. FC Köln – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim3–2
2011–121. FC Köln – Hertha BSC1–24–4Hertha BSC(4) – VfB Stuttgart2–0
VfB Stuttgart – 1. FC Nürnberg0–24–1
2012–13FC Schalke 04 – Hertha BSC0–12–2VfB Stuttgart(7) – Hertha BSC1–0
Werder Bremen – VfB Stuttgart1–70–4
2013–141. FSV Mainz 05 – RB Leipzig1–11–2RB Leipzig – Borussia Dortmund(5)1–2
Borussia Dortmund – Hertha BSC1–24–0
2014–15VfB Stuttgart – Hannover 962–01–1VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Dortmund(6)0–4
Borussia Dortmund – RB Leipzig2–02–1
2015–16VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Dortmund2–31–5Borussia Dortmund – Bayer Leverkusen(2)0–2
Bayer Leverkusen – VfL Wolfsburg2–23–2
2016–17FC Bayern Munich – FC Schalke 043–00–1FC Bayern Munich(5) – Werder Bremen2–0
Werder Bremen – Borussia Dortmund1–13–0
2017–18FC Bayern Munich – RB Leipzig3–02–0FC Bayern Munich – Borussia Dortmund(7)2–3
Bayer Leverkusen – Borussia Dortmund1–10–2
2018–19FC Bayern Munich – 1. FC Köln0–10–4Borussia Dortmund – 1. FC Köln(3)2–3
Borussia Dortmund – VfL Wolfsburg2–12–0
2021–22FC Schalke 04 – Fortuna Düsseldorf3–03–1FC Schalke 04(3) – VfB Stuttgart1–1 aet (3–2 pen)
VfB Stuttgart – Hertha BSC1–02–1
2022–23Arminia Bielefeld – FC Schalke 040–13–1Arminia Bielefeld – VfL Wolfsburg2–1
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim – VfL Wolfsburg4–32–3 (4–5 pen)
2023–24Borussia Dortmund – RB Leipzig0–03–2Borussia Dortmund(8) – Bayer Leverkusen3–2 aet
Bayer Leverkusen – Eintracht Frankfurt2–22–2 (6–5 pen)

Winners & Finalists

As of 2024, this is the standing in the all-time winners list:

ClubChampionshipsFinals
Borussia Dortmund 815
VfB Stuttgart 715
FC Bayern Munich 58
Eintracht Frankfurt 46
Hertha BSC 46
FC Schalke 04 35
1. FC Köln 33
Bayer Leverkusen 24
Hertha Zehlendorf 13
1. FC Kaiserslautern 12
TSV 1860 Munich 12
Arminia Bielefeld 11
Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin 11
VfL Bochum 11
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 11
Borussia Mönchengladbach 11
Bayer Uerdingen 11
SG Wattenscheid 09 11
Werder Bremen 04
Hannover 96 02
VfL Wolfsburg 01
RB Leipzig 01
FC Augsburg 01
Energie Cottbus 01
Schwarz-Weiß Essen 01
FC Carl Zeiss Jena 01
1. FC Nürnberg 01
Kickers Offenbach 01
Hansa Rostock 01
1. FC Saarbrücken 01

Clubs & league finishes

The clubs and their league finishes in the Under 17 Bundesliga since 2007–08. Also shown are the final placing of the qualifying season 2006–07 and the Regionalliga or region, in color, the clubs qualified from:

North/Northeast

Club0708091011121314151617181920
VfL Wolfsburg 5212524441441x
Hertha BSC 1131211263522x
RB Leipzig 117112213x
Hamburger SV 1465956535334x
Werder Bremen 2323142354155x
FC St. Pauli 912710101196676x
1. FC Union Berlin 1312121110117x
Hannover 96 3697633821268x
Energie Cottbus 61086118871289x
Chemnitzer FC 910x
Dynamo Dresden 7128611141091011x
Eintracht Braunschweig 71410891113x
FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1211101261013x
Hallescher FC x
Holstein Kiel 4111113759137912
Tennis Borussia Berlin 28510413781313
SC Borgfeld 14
1. FC Magdeburg 8117812
Eimsbütteler TV 14
FC Hansa Rostock 45441212
Niendorfer TSV 14
VfL Osnabrück 67783991314
Concordia Hamburg 8131414
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 591091312
Eintracht Norderstedt 13
VfL Oldenburg 14
Hertha Zehlendorf 1414
SC Weyhe 1414
Sachsen Leipzig 313
LTS Bremerhaven 10
Braunschweiger SC 11
Schleswig 06 12
SC Langenhagen 13
1. FC Neubrandenburg 04 10
Tasmania Gropiusstadt 11
Frankfurter FC Viktoria 14

South/Southwest

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FC Bayern Munich 1616448652111x
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 5168285423832x
Eintracht Frankfurt 2410133911118553x
1. FSV Mainz 05 3712867179444x
FC Augsburg 101110101346105x
VfB Stuttgart 3322121211226x
Stuttgarter Kickers 12611117x
1. FC Nürnberg 8554613891368x
SV Wehen Wiesbaden 9x
Karlsruher SC 7881197115353910x
SpVgg Unterhaching 121210811x
SV Darmstadt 98 x
SC Freiburg 611955929811913x
SpVgg Greuther Fürth 77101143412x
1. FC Heidenheim 712
FC Ingolstadt 04 1413
SSV Ulm 1846 111110131314
1. FC Kaiserslautern 124914121067712
SV Elversberg 1414
SV Sandhausen 12
TSV 1860 Munich 410337567101013
Kickers Offenbach 91414
1. FC Saarbrücken 291314
FSV Frankfurt 1412
SSV Jahn Regensburg 1313
SV Waldhof Mannheim 1214
SGV Freiberg 13
SV Wacker Burghausen 12
FK Pirmasens 13
TuS Ergenzingen 14
SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach 14
TSG Backnang 12
Borussia Neunkirchen 4
TuS Koblenz 5
SSV Bachem 6
SV Gonsenheim 7
Ludwigshafener SC 8
Eintracht Trier 9
TuS Mayen 10
SV Thalexweiler 11
Hassia Bingen 12
SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf 13
SG Betzdorf 14

West

Club0708091011121314151617181920
Borussia Dortmund 2145235111211x
1. FC Köln 4724116739452x
Bayer Leverkusen 5331453422323x
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1213942546644x
FC Schalke 04 3662621353135x
VfL Bochum 7513364295566x
Fortuna Düsseldorf 14131012710887x
Arminia Bielefeld 947951296111078x
Preußen Münster 911810811101299x
FC Hennef 05 81310x
SG Unterrath 1111x
Alemannia Aachen 61110101291414x
SV Lippstadt 08 x
Wuppertaler SV Borussia 1214x
MSV Duisburg 1185687768471012
Rot-Weiss Essen 121087791081171213
SC Paderborn 07 13101214
Hombrucher SV 1112
FC Viktoria Köln 13913
1. FC Mönchengladbach 14
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1313
Sportfreunde Siegen 1414
Euskirchner TSC 1114
Bonner SC 10121211812
BV 04 Düsseldorf 13
SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 1114
SG Wattenscheid 09 8131113
Sportfreunde Troisdorf 914
TSC Eintracht 48/95 Dortmund 14

Key

League champions
League runners-up
Region of origin
North
Northeast
South
Southwest
West

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:

North/Northeast

The top scorers of the North/Northeast division: [6]

SeasonPlayerClubGoals
2007–08 Flag of Germany.svg Abu-Bakarr Kargbo Hertha BSC 17
2008–09 Flag of Germany.svg Lennart Thy Werder Bremen 28
2009–10 Flag of Germany.svg Moritz Göttel VfL Wolfsburg 21
2010–11 Flag of Germany.svg Malte Nieweler VfL Osnabrück 16
2011–12 Flag of Germany.svg Federico Palacios-Martinez VfL Wolfsburg 26
2012–13 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Empen Holstein Kiel 18
2013–14 Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Eggestein Werder Bremen 20
2014–15 Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Eggestein Werder Bremen 22
2015–16 Flag of Germany.svg David Nieland VfL Wolfsburg 21
2016–17 Flag of Germany.svg Jann-Fiete Arp Hamburger SV 26
2017–18 Flag of Germany.svg Lazar Samardžić Hertha BSC 24
2018–19 Flag of Germany.svg Emincan Tekin Hertha BSC 26

South/Southwest

The top scorers of the South/Southwest division: [7]

SeasonPlayerClubGoals
2007–08 Flag of Germany.svg Marco Terrazzino TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 20
2008–09 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Breier VfB Stuttgart 21
2009–10 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Schmidt VfB Stuttgart 23
2010–11 Flag of Turkey.svg Kenan Karaman TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 14
2011–12 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Werner VfB Stuttgart 24
2012–13 Flag of Austria.svg Adrian Grbic VfB Stuttgart 21
2013–14 Flag of Germany.svg Prince Owusu VfB Stuttgart 23
2014–15 Flag of Germany.svg Meris Skenderović TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 30
2015–16 Flag of Germany.svg Manuel Wintzheimer FC Bayern Munich 22
2016–17 Flag of Germany.svg Maurice Malone FC Augsburg 24
2017–18 Flag of Germany.svg Leon Dajaku VfB Stuttgart 23
2018–19 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Beier TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 18

West

The top scorers of the West division: [8]

SeasonPlayerClubGoals
2007–08 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Ginczek Borussia Dortmund 26
2008–09 Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mandiangu Borussia Mönchengladbach 17
2009–10 Flag of Germany.svg Kolja Pusch Bayer Leverkusen 20
2010–11 Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Ducksch Borussia Dortmund 33
2011–12 Flag of Germany.svg Julien Rybacki MSV Duisburg 10
2012–13 Flag of Germany.svg Donis Avdijaj FC Schalke 04 44
2013–14 Flag of Germany.svg Cagatay Kader VfL Bochum 20
2014–15 Flag of Germany.svg Felix Käfferbitz FC Schalke 04 21
2015–16 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Krüger FC Schalke 04 35
2016–17 Flag of Germany.svg Roberto Massimo Arminia Bielefeld 16
2017–18 Flag of Germany.svg Youssoufa Moukoko Borussia Dortmund 37
2018–19 Flag of Germany.svg Youssoufa Moukoko Borussia Dortmund 46

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  2. 1 2 Rund um die B-Junioren-Meisterschaft (in German) DFB website: Explanations to the league system
  3. ↑ DFB Jugendordnung – § 19 – Aufstieg in die Junioren-Bundesligen (in German) DFB website – Promotion to the Bundesligas, accessed: 27 November 2008
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