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Bundesliga: Know history, champions and top scorers from every season
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The Bundesliga, also known as Fußball-Bundesliga, is the top-tier football league in Germany where 18 teams compete every season. Theofficial Bundesliga organising body is know as Deutsche Fußball Liga.
Like theEnglishPremier League andLa Liga, there is a promotion and relegation system here as well. However, only two football clubs get relegated in Bundesliga every season. Founded in 1963, the Bundesliga has seen 56 different clubs competing in it so far. The league size has been limited to 18 teams since it was first decided in 1992, prior to which Bundesliga had 20 teams for a season.
The most successful team in the league has been FC Bayern Munich – the 30-time Bundesliga champions – although others like Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen and others have experienced from time to time.
Bundesliga Winners List: From Every Season
Season
Champion
1963-64
1. FC Koln
1964-65
Werder Bremen
1965-66
1860 Munich
1966-67
Eintracht Braunschweig
1967-68
1. FC Nutmeg
1968-69
Bayern Munich
1969-70
Borussia Monchengladbach
1970-71
Borussia Monchengladbach
1971-72
Bayern Munich
1972-73
Bayern Munich
1973-74
Bayern Munich
1974-75
Borussia Monchengladbach
1975-76
Borussia Monchengladbach
1976-77
Borussia Monchengladbach
1977-78
1. FC Koln
1978-79
Hamburger SV
1979-80
Bayern Munich
1980-81
Bayern Munich
1981-82
Hamburger SV
1982-83
Hamburger SV
1983-84
BIB Stuttgart
1984-85
Bayern Munich
1985-86
Bayern Munich
1986-87
Bayern Munich
1987-88
Werder Bremen
1988-89
Bayern Munich
1989-90
Bayern Munich
1990-91
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1991-92
VIB Stuttgart
1992-93
Werder Bremen
1993-94
Bayern Munich
1994-95
Borussia Dortmund
1995-96
Borussia Dortmund
1996-97
Bayern Muncih
1997-98
1. FC Kaiserlautern
1998-99
Bayern Munich
1999-2000
Bayern Munich
2000-01
Bayern Munich
2001-02
Borussia Dortmund
2002-03
Bayern Munich
2003-04
Werder Bremen
2004-05
Bayern Munich
2005-06
Bayern Munich
2006-07
VIB Stuttgart
2007-08
Bayern Munich
2008-09
VfL Wolfsburg
2009-10
Bayern Munich
2010-11
Borussia Dortmund
2011-12
Borussia Dortmund
2012-13
Bayern Munich
2013-14
Bayern Munich
2014-15
Bayern Munich
2015-16
Bayern Munich
2016-17
Bayern Munich
2017-18
Bayern Munich
2018-19
Bayern Munich
2019-20
Bayern Munich
2020-21
Bayern Munich
FC Koln were the first-ever Bundesliga champions with Meidericher SV finishing as the runners-up. Bayern Munich were the Bundesliga champions for the first time in the 1968-69 season with the 1970s in Bundesliga pretty much a two-horse race between the Bavarians and Borussia Mönchengladbach. While Borussia Mönchengladbach gradually fizzled out thereafter, Bayern Munich remained in contention with a league title-win win at regular intervals.
Over the past 58 years, Bundesliga has seen 29 different football clubs. Following Bayern Munich, Borussia Monchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund are the second-most successful teams in Bundesliga. Both the clubs have won five league titles each.
Bundesliga: All-time top scorers
Season
Player
Club
Goals
1963–64
Uwe Seeler
Hamburger SV
30
1964–65
Rudolf Brunnenmeier
1860 Munich
24
1965–66
Lothar Emmerich
Borussia Dortmund
31
1966–67
Lothar EmmerichGerd Müller
Borussia DortmundBayern Munich
28
1967–68
Johannes Löhr
1. FC Köln
27
1968–69
Gerd Müller
Bayern Munich
30
1969–70
Gerd Müller
Bayern Munich
38
1970–71
Lothar Kobluhn
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
24
1971–72
Gerd Müller
Bayern Munich
40
1972–73
Gerd Müller
Bayern Munich
36
1973–74
Jupp HeynckesGerd Müller
Borussia MönchengladbachBayern Munich
30
1974–75
Jupp Heynckes
Borussia Mönchengladbach
27
1975–76
Klaus Fischer
Schalke 04
29
1976–77
Dieter Müller
1. FC Köln
34
1977–78
Dieter MüllerGerd Müller
1. FC KölnBayern Munich
24
1978–79
Klaus Allofs
Fortuna Düsseldorf
22
1979–80
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Bayern Munich
26
1980–81
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Bayern Munich
29
1981–82
Horst Hrubesch
Hamburger SV
27
1982–83
Rudi Völler
Werder Bremen
23
1983–84
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Bayern Munich
26
1984–85
Klaus Allofs
1. FC Köln
26
1985–86
Stefan Kuntz
VfL Bochum
22
1986–87
Uwe Rahn
Borussia Mönchengladbach
24
1987–88
Jürgen Klinsmann
VfB Stuttgart
19
1988–89
Thomas AllofsRoland Wohlfarth
1. FC KölnBayern Munich
17
1989–90
Jørn Andersen
Eintracht Frankfurt
18
1990–91
Roland Wohlfarth
Bayern Munich
21
1991–92
Fritz Walter
VfB Stuttgart
22
1992–93
Ulf KirstenAnthony Yeboah
Bayer LeverkusenEintracht Frankfurt
20
1993–94
Stefan KuntzAnthony Yeboah
1. FC KaiserslauternEintracht Frankfurt
18
1994–95
Mario BaslerHeiko Herrlich
Werder BremenBorussia Mönchengladbach
20
1995–96
Fredi Bobic
VfB Stuttgart
17
1996–97
Ulf Kirsten
Bayer Leverkusen
22
1997–98
Ulf Kirsten
Bayer Leverkusen
22
1998–99
Michael Preetz
Hertha BSC
23
1999–2000
Martin Max
1860 Munich
19
2000–01
Sergej BarbarezEbbe Sand
Hamburger SVSchalke 04
22
2001–02
Márcio AmorosoMartin Max)
Borussia Dortmund1860 Munich
18
2002–03
Thomas ChristiansenGiovane Élber
VfL BochumBayern Munich
21
2003–04
Aílton
Werder Bremen
28
2004–05
Marek Mintál
1. FC Nürnberg
24
2005–06
Miroslav Klose
Werder Bremen
25
2006–07
Theofanis Gekas
VfL Bochum
20
2007–08
Luca Toni
Bayern Munich
24
2008–09
Grafite
VfL Wolfsburg
28
2009–10
Edin Džeko
VfL Wolfsburg
22
2010–11
Mario Gómez
Bayern Munich
28
2011–12
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Schalke 04
29
2012–13
Stefan Kießling
Bayer Leverkusen
25
2013–14
Robert Lewandowski
Borussia Dortmund
20
2014–15
Alexander Meier
Eintracht Frankfurt
19
2015–16
Robert Lewandowski
Bayern Munich
30
2016–17
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Borussia Dortmund
31
2017–18
Robert Lewandowski
Bayern Munich
29
2018–19
Robert Lewandowski
Bayern Munich
22
2019–20
Robert Lewandowski
Bayern Munich
34
2020–21
Robert Lewandowski
Bayern Munich
41
The most successful striker in Bundesliga has been Gerd Muller, who has scored over an unparalleled 365 goals in the league in 427 appearances to becomeBundesliga top scorer. The German international was the joint top-scorer alongside Lothar Emmerich for the first time in 1966-67 and has since been the Bundesliga top scorere seven times.
Gerd Muller is followed by another Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski, who trails the German forward by 65 goals in goal-tally. The towering Polish striker broke Muller’s record of scoring 40 goals a season when he ended the 2021-21 season with 41 goals to his tally and is currently the favourite to topple the German legend in the next few seasons.
Lewandowski has won the Bundesliga Golden Boot six times so far and is followed by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Ulf Kirsten who has won the award thrice.
Bundesliga: Title-winning managers
Managers
Number of titles
Clubs Managed
Udo Lattek
8
Bayern Munich (6), Borussia Mönchengladbach
Ottmar Hitzfeld
7
Bayern Munich (5), Borussia Dortmund (2)
Jupp Heynckes
4
Bayern Munich (4)
Hennes Weisweiler
4
Borussia Mönchengladbach (3), 1. FC Köln (1)
Pep Guardiola
3
Bayern Munich (3)
Felix Magath
3
Bayern Munich (2), VfL Wolfsburg (1)
Otto Rehhagel
3
Werder Bremen (2), 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1)
Pál Csernai
2
Bayern Munich (2)
Hansi Flick
2
Bayern Munich (2)
Ernst Happel
2
Hamburger SV (2)
Jürgen Klopp
2
Borussia Dortmund (2)
Max Merkel
2
1860 Munich (1), 1. FC Nürnberg (1)
Branko Zebec
2
Bayern Munich (1), Hamburger SV (1)
Carlo Ancelotti
1
Bayern Munich (1)
Franz Beckenbauer
1
Bayern Munich (1)
Helmut Benthaus
1
VfB Stuttgart (1)
Christoph Daum
1
VfB Stuttgart (1)
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp
1
1. FC Kaiserslautern (1)
Helmuth Johannsen
1
Eintracht Braunschweig (1)
Georg Knöpfle
1
1. FC Köln (1)
Niko Kovač
1
Bayern Munich (1)
Willy Multhaup
1
Werder Bremen (1)
Matthias Sammer
1
Borussia Dortmund (1)
Thomas Schaaf
1
Werder Bremen (1)
Giovanni Trapattoni
1
Bayern Munich (1)
Louis van Gaal
1
Bayern Munich (1)
Armin Veh
1
VfB Stuttgart (1)
Udo Lattek has been the most successful manager in Bundesliga with as many as eight titles to his name. He managed Bayern Munich and Borussia Monchengladbach during his Bundesliga managerial stint. He won six Bundesliga titles with the Bavarians and two with Monchengladbach.
The second-most successful manager in Bundesliga is Ottmar Hitzfeld with seven league titles to his name. He had managed Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, winning five titles with the former and two with Dortmund.
Jupp Heynckes and Hennes Weisweiler have won four titles each, with Pep Guardiola, Felix Magath and Otto Rehhagel having three to their names as managers.
Bundesliga clubs in UEFA Champions League
There have only been three Bundesliga clubs who have been Champions League winners. Unsurprisingly, Bayern Munich have been the most successful with six titles to their name. Apart from them, Borussia Dortmund and Hamburg have one title each.
Bundesliga is also the fourth most successful league in the European competition as per UEFA coefficient rankings.
