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What is Bundesliga?

Germany’s premier football league is called the Bundesliga. The literal translation of the word Bundesliga is federal league. The league consists of 18 teams and they play in the home and away match format. The league operates on a system of promotion and relegation. Since the league began in 1963, 56 clubs have participated in it. Bayern Munich has won the Bundesliga title 29 times, which is the most among German clubs. Other prominent clubs to have won the title are Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and VfB Stuttgart.

Bundesliga displays one of the highest quality of football played anywhere in the world. Teams such as Bayern Munich, Dortmund are considered among Europe's elite. Bayern Munich has won Europe’s top club competition, UEFA Champions League 6 times. Only Liverpool, AC Milan or Real Madrid have matched or exceeded Bayern’s record till date. The league is ranked 3rd in Europe, according to UEFA’s league coefficient ranking for the 2019-20 season. In terms of matchday attendance at the stadium, Bundesliga is the most attended football league in the world. Out of all the sports, the German league is the most attended league in the world after America’s National Football League.

How did the Bundesliga start?

The Bundesliga started in 1963. It was founded in 1962 in Dortmund and has gone through many changes over the years. The league was founded by Deutscher Fußball-Bund or the German Football Association. Now, Deutsche Fußball Liga or the German Football League, manages the Bundesliga and all the other league divisions in Germany.
Prior to 1963, Germany had four regional leagues as well as Vertragsliga Berlin, but no national league. Vertragsliga Berlin was the highest level of German football league in the city of West Berlin.
The reason for the different regional league was World War II and the division of Germany into West and East Germany.
Till 1963, the Champion of Germany was decided with a final after a season-ending tournament among the winners of regional leagues.
Many in Germany wanted to bring the country’s football league in line with other European countries and thus the demand for a national league grew.
Finally in 1962, the German Football Association voted for a national league and the name Bundesliga was chosen. The term, however, does not exactly mean German league and the literal translation is federal league.

Latest Updates on Bundesliga

Detailed plans for a new rival to the Champions League the Unify League were released this week by Madrid-based A22 Sports Management

Updated On: 20 Dec 2024 | 1:38 PM IST
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The England captain has nine Bundesliga goals this season, making him the league's joint-top scorer with Eintracht Frankfurt's Omar Marmoush.

Updated On: 28 Oct 2024 | 11:05 AM IST

Kane, who hadn't scored in four games three for Bayern and one for England missed good chances before finally ending his barren spell with a shot from distance in the 57th minute

Updated On: 20 Oct 2024 | 10:13 AM IST

Dortmund slumped at Union Berlin to a 2-1 defeat without injured forward Karim Adeyemi, who starred in the team's 7-1 rout of Celtic in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Updated On: 06 Oct 2024 | 7:23 PM IST

Dortmund slumped at Union Berlin to a 2-1 defeat without injured forward Karim Adeyemi, who starred in the team's 7-1 rout of Celtic in the Champions League on Tuesday

Updated On: 06 Oct 2024 | 3:22 PM IST

The England captain clutched the ankle and appeared to be in pain after a tussle for the ball against Leverkusen's Amine Adli on Saturday

Updated On: 29 Sep 2024 | 4:04 PM IST

Dortmund had been demolished 5-1 by Stuttgart last week and the pressure on new coach Nuri Sahin seemed to be mounting when his team conceded two early goals against Bochum.

Updated On: 28 Sep 2024 | 3:42 PM IST

Bayern's Harry Kane has continued where he left off last season, already netting 5 goals and providing 4 assists in the league. Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz is following him with 4 goals.

Updated On: 29 Sep 2024 | 9:24 AM IST

Bayern has 20 goals in only its last three games after beating Holstein Kiel 6-1 last week and demolishing Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Updated On: 22 Sep 2024 | 9:57 AM IST

Teams from the top five European leagues will return to action later this week after a short seven-day international break.

Updated On: 10 Sep 2024 | 6:00 PM IST

Manchester City and PSG have both started their campaign with straight wins

Updated On: 25 Aug 2024 | 3:36 PM IST

Real Madrid was able to finally secure Kylian Mbappe's signature earlier this season after three years of push and pull with PSG

Updated On: 23 Aug 2024 | 8:48 PM IST

Coached by Xabi Alonso, Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title for the first time Sunday to end Bayern Munich's 11-year reign as champion

Updated On: 15 Apr 2024 | 5:03 PM IST

Tuchel said in the statement that I will of course continue to do everything I can with my coaching staff to achieve maximum success until he leaves the club. Bayern's next game is at home to Leipzig

Updated On: 22 Feb 2024 | 10:18 AM IST

Sancho fell out of favour with United coach Erik ten Haag and has made only three league appearances as a substitute this season. He hasn't played since August

Updated On: 04 Jan 2024 | 9:55 PM IST

German soccer clubs voted Monday to approve a plan to sell a share of its broadcast revenues to an outside investor, a plan which is bitterly opposed by many fans

Updated On: 12 Dec 2023 | 6:25 PM IST

In the Premier League, Arsenal would be up against Manchester United while Leonardo Bonucci will be available for Union Berlin in the Bundesliga

Updated On: 03 Sep 2023 | 3:37 PM IST

A look at what's happening in European soccer on Monday

Updated On: 21 Aug 2023 | 10:14 PM IST

Harry Kane has had an "immediate effect" on Bayern Munich's locker-room atmosphere and is expected to make his first start for the German champion against Werder Bremen on Friday

Updated On: 18 Aug 2023 | 4:24 PM IST

Bayern is next in action in the opening game of the Bundesliga season against Werder Bremen on Friday.

Updated On: 14 Aug 2023 | 9:17 AM IST