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Frauen-Bundesliga

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This article is about the women's league. For the men's league, see Bundesliga.

Frauen-Bundesliga
Founded1990
CountryGermany
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to2. Frauen-Bundesliga
Domestic cup(s)DFB-Pokal
DFB-Supercup Frauen
International cup(s)Champions League
Current championsBayern Munich (6th title)
(2023–24)
Most championships1. FFC Frankfurt/Eintracht Frankfurt
VfL Wolfsburg
(7 titles each)
TV partnersDAZN
Magenta Sport
Websitewww.dfb.de/google-pixel-frauen-bundesliga/start/
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.

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

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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

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2024–25 season

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Main article: 2024–25 Frauen-Bundesliga
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Locations of teams in the 2024–25 Frauen-Bundesliga
Team Home city Home ground Capacity
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-Stadion 5,457
RB Leipzig Leipzig Trainingszentrum am Cottaweg 2,015
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion 3,200
Bayern Munich Munich FC Bayern Campus 2,500
Turbine Potsdam Potsdam Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion 10,787
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg AOK Stadium 5,200

Champions

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Further information on German women's football champions before Frauen-Bundesliga's establishment: List of German women's football champions
Season Champions Runners-up
1990–91 TSV Siegen FSV Frankfurt
1991–92 TSV Siegen Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
1992–93 TuS Niederkirchen TSV Siegen
1993–94 TSV Siegen Grün-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 Frankfurt SG Praunheim
1998–99 1. FFC Frankfurt FCR Duisburg
1999–00 FCR Duisburg 1. FFC Frankfurt
2000–01 1. FFC Frankfurt 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2001–02 1. FFC Frankfurt 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2002–03 1. FFC Frankfurt 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2003–04 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 1. FFC Frankfurt
2004–05 1. FFC Frankfurt FCR Duisburg
2005–06 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam FCR Duisburg
2006–07 1. FFC Frankfurt FCR Duisburg
2007–08 1. FFC Frankfurt FCR Duisburg
2008–09 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Bayern Munich
2009–10 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam FCR Duisburg
2010–11 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 1. FFC Frankfurt
2011–12 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam VfL Wolfsburg
2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2013–14 VfL Wolfsburg 1. FFC Frankfurt
2014–15 Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg
2015–16 Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg
2016–17 VfL Wolfsburg Bayern Munich
2017–18 VfL Wolfsburg Bayern Munich
2018–19 VfL Wolfsburg Bayern Munich
2019–20 VfL Wolfsburg Bayern Munich
2020–21 Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg
2021–22 VfL Wolfsburg Bayern Munich
2022–23 Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg
2023–24 Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg

Wins by club

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Club Titles Runner-up
1. FFC Frankfurt 7 6[n 1]
VfL Wolfsburg 7 6
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 6 4
Bayern Munich 5 6
TSV Siegen 4 1
FSV Frankfurt 2 1
FCR Duisburg 1 7[n 2]
Grün-Weiß Brauweiler 1 3
TuS Niederkirchen 1 0
  1. ^ Two runners-up finishes as SG Praunheim.
  2. ^ One runners-up finish as FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen.

International competitions

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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

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2023/24 until 2026/27

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Country/Region Broadcaster
 Germany Magenta Sport
Baltics Viaplay Group
Netherlands
Nordics
Poland
Brazil DAZN[11]
Canada
EuropeEUR
Japan
Central America Sky Sports[12]
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

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References

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  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. ^ She Kicks Magazine (7 June 2023). "DAZN ACQUIRES BROADCASTING RIGHTS TO THE FRAUEN-BUNDESLIGA". OneFootball.
  12. ^ Lingeswaran, Susan (15 September 2023). "DFB nets four major broadcasters for Frauen-Bundesliga". Sportcal. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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