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.

Frauen-Bundesliga
Founded1990
CountryGermany
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to2. Frauen-Bundesliga
Domestic cup(s)DFB-Pokal
International cup(s)Champions League
Current championsBayern Munich (4th title)
(2022–23)
Most championships1. FFC Frankfurt/Eintracht Frankfurt
VfL Wolfsburg
(7 titles each)
TV partnersDAZN
Magenta Sport
Websitewww.dfb.de/google-pixel-frauen-bundesliga/start/
Current: 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga

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] As the Bundesliga has become more professional women's-only teams have found it increasing difficult to support themselves without a massive financial backing.[7][8]

Competition format

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.

Clubs

2023–24 season
Main article: 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga
Locations of teams in the 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga
Team Home city Home ground Capacity
Werder BremenBremenWeserstadion Platz 115,500
MSV DuisburgDuisburgPCC-Stadion3,000
SGS EssenEssenStadion Essen20,650
Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurtStadion am Brentanobad5,650
SC FreiburgFreiburgDreisamstadion24,000
1899 HoffenheimHoffenheimDietmar-Hopp-Stadion6,350
1. FC KölnCologneFranz-Kremer-Stadion5,457
RB LeipzigLeipzigSportanlage Gontardweg1,300
Bayer LeverkusenLeverkusenUlrich-Haberland-Stadion3,200
Bayern MunichMunichFC Bayern Campus2,500
1. FC NürnbergNurembergMax-Morlock-Stadion50,000
VfL WolfsburgWolfsburgAOK Stadium5,200

Champions
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 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

Wins by club
Club Titles Runner-up
1. FFC Frankfurt76[n 1]
VfL Wolfsburg75
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam64
FC Bayern Munich46
TSV Siegen41
FSV Frankfurt21
FCR Duisburg17[n 2]
Grün-Weiß Brauweiler13
TuS Niederkirchen10
  1. Two runners-up finishes as SG Praunheim.
  2. One runners-up finish as FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen.

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[10]
Canada
EuropeEUR
Japan
Central America Sky Mexico[11]
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

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