Publication date: 01 Sep 2022
About the Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (the Fußball-Bundesliga) is a professional football league among German clubs. There are 18 clubs in the Bundesliga. The championship runs from August to May according to a relegation and promotion system. All Bundesliga teams participate in the DFB-Pokal. The winner of the tournament qualifies for the DFL-Supercup.
2024-25 Bundesliga
The 62nd season of the German Bundesliga will begin on August 23, 2024 and end on May 17, 2025. Two new clubs will take part in the tournament – St. Pauli and Holstein.
History of the Bundesliga
The history of football in Germany began in the mid-19th century. At that time, sports clubs began to appear in the German Empire where people could engage in various sports. Since then, football as a sport began to gain popularity.
The German Football Association (DFB) was founded in 1900, and became a member of FIFA in 1904.
Regional football leagues began to appear at the beginning of the 20th century. This later led to the formation of a single championship known as the Bundesliga.
The year of 1963 is famous in German football as the year of the first German Football Championship (Bundesliga). The team from Cologne became the first champions.
In the history of the Bundesliga, FC Bayern have won the league title 32 times.
Previous winners of the Bundesliga
| The year | Venue | Results/ Winning team |
| 2023/2024 | Germany | FC Bayer 04 |
| 2022/2023 | Germany | FC Bayern Munich |
| 2021/2022 | Germany | FC Bayern Munich |
2025/2026 Bundesliga
Information about the dates and venue of the next season of the German football championship is not yet known.
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