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Frauen-Bundesliga
Frauen-Bundesliga logo (2019).svg
Founded 1990
Country Germany
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to 2. Frauen-Bundesliga
Domestic cup(s) DFB-Pokal
International cup(s) Champions League
Current champions Bayern Munich (6th title)
(2023–24)
Most championships 1. FFC Frankfurt/Eintracht Frankfurt
VfL Wolfsburg
(7 titles each)
TV partners DAZN
Magenta Sport

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. 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. VfL Wolfsburg has won the most championships. As the Bundesliga has become more professional women's-only teams have found it increasing difficult to support themselves without a massive financial backing.

Competition format

The Bundesliga consists of twelve teams. 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.

Clubs

2023–24 season


Team Home city Home ground Capacity
Werder Bremen Bremen Weserstadion Platz 11 5,500
MSV Duisburg Duisburg PCC-Stadion 3,000
SGS Essen Essen Stadion Essen 20,650
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Stadion am Brentanobad 5,650
SC Freiburg Freiburg Dreisamstadion 24,000
TSG Hoffenheim Hoffenheim Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion 6,350
1. FC Köln Cologne Franz-Kremer-Stadion 5,457
RB Leipzig Leipzig Sportanlage Gontardweg 1,300
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion 3,200
Bayern Munich Munich FC Bayern Campus 2,500
1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Max-Morlock-Stadion 50,000
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg AOK Stadium 5,200

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 FC 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 FC Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg
2015–16 FC Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg
2016–17 VfL Wolfsburg FC Bayern Munich
2017–18 VfL Wolfsburg FC Bayern Munich
2018–19 VfL Wolfsburg FC Bayern Munich
2019–20 VfL Wolfsburg FC Bayern Munich
2020–21 FC Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg
2021–22 VfL Wolfsburg FC Bayern Munich
2022–23 FC Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg
2023–24 FC Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg

Wins by club

Club Titles Runner-up
1. FFC Frankfurt 7 6
VfL Wolfsburg 7 6
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 6 4
FC Bayern Munich 5 6
TSV Siegen 4 1
FSV Frankfurt 2 1
FCR Duisburg 1 7
Grün-Weiß Brauweiler 1 3
TuS Niederkirchen 1 0

International competitions

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

2023/24 until 2026/27

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

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Bundesliga Femenina para niños

  • List of German women's football champions
  • DFB-Pokal (women)
  • Women's sports
  • List of foreign Frauen-Bundesliga players
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