Bundesliga (women)

Bundesliga

Country	Germany
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	1990
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	2. Bundesliga
Domestic cup(s)	DFB-Pokal
International cup(s)	Champions League
Current champions	Bayern Munich (2nd title) (2015–16)
Most championships	1. FFC Frankfurt (7 titles)
Website	Official website
2016–17 Bundesliga (women)

The Frauen-Bundesliga (English: Women Bundesliga) is the main league competition for women's association football in Germany. 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.

In the UEFA Women's Champions League, the Frauen-Bundesliga is the most successful league with a total of nine titles from four clubs, with 1. FFC Frankfurt winning the most titles of any club.

Format

In the Bundesliga are twelve teams. At the end of a season the clubs finishing 11th and 12th are replaced with the winners of the two 2. 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. Also due to the interference of World Cups the league might in certain years be suspended for a month.

The team in the 1st spot after the 22nd (last) day of play is the champion, gaining the title of Deutscher Meister. The champion as well as the second-place finisher qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League. As the winner of the UEFA Women's Champions League is automatically qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League in the next year, in 2009–10 the Bundesliga had three teams in the Champions League.

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 cannot be broken a tiebreaking game is held.

2016–17 teams

Main article: 2016–17 Bundesliga (women)

Locations of teams in the 2016–17 Bundesliga

Team	Home city	Home ground
Duisburg !MSV Duisburg	Duisburg	PCC-Stadion
Essen !SGS Essen	Essen	Stadion Essen
Frankfurt !1. FFC Frankfurt	Frankfurt	Stadion am Brentanobad
Freiburg !SC Freiburg	Freiburg	Möslestadion
Hoffenheim !TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Hoffenheim	Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion
Jena !FF USV Jena	Jena	Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Leverkusen	Jugendleistungszentrum Kurtekotten
Gladbach !Borussia Mönchengladbach	Mönchengladbach	Grenzlandstadion
Bayern Munich !FC Bayern Munich	Munich	Grünwalder Stadion
Turbine Potsdam !1. FFC Turbine Potsdam	Potsdam	Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion
Sand !SC Sand	Willstätt	Kühnmatt Stadion
Wolfsburg !VfL Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg	AOK Stadium

Past winners

For German football champions prior to the Bundesliga see the 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

Winners by team

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

¹ Two runners-up finishes as SG Praunheim. ² One runners-up finishes as FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen.

External links

German Football Association (DFB) section on women's football

Bundesliga (women)

16–17 teams	MSV Duisburg SGS Essen FFC Frankfurt Freiburg 1899 Hoffenheim Jena Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich Turbine Potsdam Sand Wolfsburg

Former teams	Ahrbach Bad Neuenahr Bergisch Gladbach Binzen Brauweiler Pulheim Werder Bremen Crailsheim BV Cloppenburg Jahn Delmenhorst FCR Duisburg KBC Duisburg Ederbergland Flaesheim-Hillen Fortuna Sachsenross FSV Frankfurt FSV Gütersloh 2009 Hamburg Herford Köln Lokomotive Leipzig Klinge Seckach Ludwigsburg Niederkirchen Heike Rheine Rot-Weiß Hillen Lövenich Neukölln Nürnberg Poppenbüttel Rostock Saarbrücken Schmalfeld Schwarzbach Sportfreunde Siegen Sindelfingen Tennis Borussia Berlin Ulm Wacker Munich Wattenscheid Wildeshausen Wilhelmshaven Wismut Aue Wörrstadt

Bundesliga (women) seasons

1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Women's football in Germany

League competitions	1. Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga Regionalliga German football league system

Cup competitions	DFB-Pokal (women)

National teams	National team U23 team U20 team Other youth teams

Lists	Champions Clubs Players Venues

German Football Association

Top level women's football leagues of Europe (UEFA)

Active	Albania Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct leagues	Azerbaijan Belgium & Netherlands Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Union

Top level women's association football leagues around the world

Africa (clubs)

Asia (clubs)

West Asia	Jordan Women's Football League (Jordan)

Central Asia	Kowsar Women Football League (Iran) Kyrgyzstan Women's Championship (Kyrgyzstan) Uzbek women's football championship (Uzbekistan)

South Asia	Indian Women's League (India) National Women Football Championship (Pakistan)

East Asia	Chinese Women's Super League (China PR) Chinese Taipei women's football championship (Chinese Taipei) Hong Kong Women League (Hong Kong) Nadeshiko League (Japan) WK League (Korea Republic)

Southeast Asia	W-League (Australia/New Zealand) Pertiwi Cup (Indonesia) PFF Women's League (Philippines) Thai Women's Premier League (Thailand) Vietnam women's football championship (Vietnam)

Europe (clubs)

North & Central America,
and the Caribbean (clubs)

North America	National Women's Soccer League (USA/Canada)

Caribbean	JFF/SDF Women’s League (Jamaica)

Oceania (clubs)

National Women's League (New Zealand)

South America (clubs)

Geography of women's association football

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