Frauen-Bundesliga

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	Bayern Munich (3rd title) (2020–21)
Most championships	1. FFC Frankfurt (7 titles)
TV partners	Eurosport Magenta Sport DAZN
Website	dfb.de/flyeralarm-frauen-bundesliga/start/
Current: 2021–22 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. 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.

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[]

2021–22 season[]

Bremen

Essen

Frankfurt

Freiburg

Hoffenheim

Jena

Köln

Leverkusen

Munich

Potsdam

Sand

Wolfsburg

Locations of teams in the 2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga

Champions[]

Wins by club[]

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[]

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 (up to 3 matches per week) Eurosport 1 (1 match per week)
Nordics  Denmark  Finland  Norway  Sweden	NENT
Switzerland	Eurosport 1 (1 match per week)
Worldwide	DFB webstream (select matches)

See also[]

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

References[]

External links[]

• Official website