Frauen-Bundesliga

The Frauen-Bundesliga (German for Women's Federal League), currently known as the FLYERALARM Frauen-Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of 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.^[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]

Frauen-Bundesliga

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	VfL Wolfsburg (7th title) (2021–22)
Most championships	1. FFC Frankfurt VfL Wolfsburg (7 titles each)
TV partners	Magenta Sport
Website	dfb.de/flyeralarm-frauen-bundesliga/start/
Current: 2022–23 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.

Competition format

The Bundesliga consists of twelve teams.^[7] 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

2022–23 season

Main article: 2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga

 

 

Bremen

 

Duisburg

 

Essen

 

Frankfurt

 

Freiburg

 

Hoffenheim

 

Köln

 

Leverkusen

 

Meppen

 

Munich

 

Potsdam

 

Wolfsburg

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Locations of teams in the 2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga

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
1899 Hoffenheim	Hoffenheim	Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion	6,350
1. FC Köln	Cologne	Franz-Kremer-Stadion	5,457
Bayer Leverkusen	Leverkusen	Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion	3,200
SV Meppen	Meppen	Hänsch-Arena	16,500
Bayern Munich	Munich	FC Bayern Campus	2,500
Turbine Potsdam	Potsdam	Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion	10,787
VfL Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg	AOK Stadium	5,200

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

Wins by club

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

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

2022/23 season

Country/Region	Broadcaster
Austria	Eurosport 1 (1 match per week)
Central America   Costa Rica   El Salvador   Guatemala   Honduras   Nicaragua   Panama	Sky Sports
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Germany	Magenta Sport Eurosport 1 (1 match per week) DAZN
Nordics   Denmark   Finland   Norway   Sweden	NENT
Switzerland	Eurosport 1 (1 match per week)
Albania Azerbajian Andorra Armenia Bulgaria Canada France Georgia Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Kazahstan Liechtenstein Malta Moldova Monaco Romenia Spain San Marino Turkey USA UK Ukraine Vatican City	ATA Football
Worldwide	DFB webstream (select matches)

2023/24 season

Country/Region	Broadcaster
Germany	Magenta Sport DAZN Sport1 (1 match per week)
Worldwide	DAZN

See also

•  Germany portal
•  Women's association football portal

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

References

1. "World Cup: German pro league brings success". ESPN.com. 18 June 2011.
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?" – via www.spiegel.de.
6. "Frauenfußball-Bundesliga: VfL Wolfsburg holt Meistertitel". www.zdf.de.
7. "Namensgeber: Allianz sponsert Frauen-Bundesliga". www.fr.de.

External links

• Official website