"Eishockey-Bundesliga The Eishockey-Bundesliga (""Federal Ice Hockey League"") was formed in 1958 as the elite hockey competition in the Federal Republic of Germany, replacing the ""Oberliga"" in this position. From the 1994-95 season, it was in turn replaced by the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, which now also carries the name 1st Bundesliga in its logo. The DEL, originally administrated by the ""DEB"", the German Ice Hockey Federation, became an independent league in 1997. With the German reunion, the Bundesliga became a truly nationwide league, initially including two teams from the former East Germany. Ice hockey was first played in Germany in 1887,"
"the Bundesliga, a special logo was developed for the 2012–13 season, featuring a ""50"" and ""1963–2013"". Following the season, the 2010 logo was restored. In December 2016, it was announced that a new logo would be used for the 2017–18 season, modified slightly for digitisation requirements, featuring a matte look. Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; lit. , sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga or 1. Bundesliga ) is a professional association football league in Germany and the football league with the highest average stadium attendance worldwide. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football"
"Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; lit. , sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga or 1. Bundesliga ) is a professional association football league in Germany and the football league with the highest average stadium attendance worldwide. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played on weekdays. All of the Bundesliga clubs qualify for the DFB-Pokal. The"
"Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ""Federal Basketball League""), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage. At the end of the league stage, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff stage, and the teams positioned in the 17th and 18th places are relegated to a lower tier league. The playoffs are played in a ""Best of five"" format. The winning team of the final round are crowned the German"
"of average attendance; out of all sports, its average of 45,134 fans per game during the 2011–12 season was the second highest of any sports league in the world after the American National Football League. The Bundesliga is broadcast on television in over 200 countries. The Bundesliga was founded in 1962 in Dortmund and the first season started in 1963. The structure and organisation of the Bundesliga along with Germany's other football leagues have undergone frequent changes. The Bundesliga was founded by the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (English: German Football Association), but is now operated by the Deutsche Fußball Liga (English: German"
"Introduction of the Bundesliga The Introduction of the Bundesliga was the long-debated step of establishing a top-level association football league in Germany in 1963. The new league, the Bundesliga, played its first season in 1963–64 and continues to be the highest league in the country. Its introduction reduced the number of first division teams in Germany from 74 to 16 and finally eliminated the problem of the top-teams having to play uncompetitive teams in regional leagues. While the league was only finally introduced in 1963, plans and suggestions for a national league date back as far as the early 1930s,"
"the Official Betting and Premium Sponsor of the league; the sponsorship agreement results in advertising activities throughout the arenas and online, and runs until 2018. Currently, all Bundesliga clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 3,000 people. Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ""Federal Basketball League""), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage. At the end of the league stage, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff"
"Football League). The Bundesliga is composed of two divisions: the 1. Bundesliga (although it is rarely referred to with the ""First"" prefix), and, below that, the 2. Bundesliga (2nd Bundesliga), which has been the second tier of German football since 1974. The Bundesligen (plural) are professional leagues. Since 2008, the 3. Liga (3rd League) in Germany has also been a professional league, but may not be called Bundesliga because the league is run by the German Football Association (DFB) and not, as are the two Bundesligen, by the German Football League (Deutsche Fußball-Liga or DFL). Below the level of the"
"the Bundesliga has carried its own responsibility as a separate association, and organises the championships of the two highest divisions in Austria. Both are named after their sponsors; since 2014 the Bundesliga is named after sports-betting company, Tipico. The second division, called the ""Erste Liga"" or ""First League,"" is sponsored by Sky Go. In addition the Bundesliga is responsible for the Toto Jugendliga, leagues for under 15/17/19 Teams of professional Clubs and academies. The Bundesliga also represents professional football in Austria, in co-operation with the football clubs themselves. The Bundesliga is legally a non-profit organisation. The twenty teams of the"
"winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup. 54 clubs have competed in the Bundesliga since its founding. Bayern Munich has won the Bundesliga the most, winning the title 27 times. However, the Bundesliga has seen other champions with Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfB Stuttgart most prominent among them. The Bundesliga is one of the top national leagues, ranked fourth in Europe according to UEFA's league coefficient ranking for the 2017–18 season, based on performances in European competitions over the past five seasons. The Bundesliga is the number-one football league in the world in terms"
"Promotion to the Bundesliga The Promotion to the Bundesliga () was an end-of-season competition, held annually to determine the clubs that were promoted from the ""Regionalligas"", later the ""2. Bundesligas"" to the ""Bundesliga"". Originally, it was necessary because there were more second division champions than promotion spots available. From 1974 onwards, it involved only two clubs who determined the third possible promotion spot to the ""Bundesliga"". When the ""Bundesliga"" was formed in 1963, the ""German Football Association"" established five regional second divisions below it, the ""Regionalligas"", these being: Because the boundaries of these five leagues went along historical lines, determined"
"Bundesliga since its inception (in the 2016–17 season, RB Leipzig joined the Bundesliga to become the league's 55th team). Hamburger SV is the only club to have participated in all seasons, but they were relegated after the 2017–18 season. Highlighted clubs play in the Bundesliga in the 2018–19 season, which marks the 56th season since inception. VfL Wolfsburg determined the 18th club in a relegation play-off. This list is current as of 22 May 2018: Key Years includes current season Number of consecutive seasons in the Bundesliga, counting the current one Number of championships Number of days at the top"
"Chess Bundesliga The term Chess Bundesliga () normally refers to the premier league of team chess in Germany established in 1980. It is arguably the strongest league of its kind and attracts many high-rated grandmasters. Austria also has a Bundesliga for chess, usually described as the Bundesliga OST (for Österreich). Sixteen teams face each other in a single round robin format, each match-day team formed of eight players. The season runs between October and April. Team members may be male or female, but there is also a separate Bundesliga restricted to female players (""Frauen-Schach-Bundesliga""). Each playing weekend normally comprises two"
"2017–18 Bundesliga The 2017–18 Bundesliga was the 55th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 18 August 2017 and concluded on 12 May 2018. The fixtures were announced on 29 June 2017. Bayern Munich were the defending champions and won their 27th Bundesliga title on 7 April with five games to spare, winning a sixth consecutive title for the first time in their history. 1. FC Köln and Hamburger SV were relegated at the end of the season, with the latter therefore losing their status as the only ever-presents in Bundesliga history. One of the managerial"
"November 2010. At the meeting itself, it was agreed to add an All Star Game for the 2012 season. Bundesliga (baseball) The Baseball-Bundesliga is the elite competition for the sport of baseball in Germany. In it, the men's German championship is determined annually. Like most European sports leagues, the Bundesliga uses a system of promotion and relegation. The highest division of the Bundesliga currently consists of sixteen teams in two divisions, with each team playing four games against each other team. The league is regulated by the German Baseball and Softball Association (DBV). After a 28-game regular season (8 teams"
"changed with the formation of the Deutsche Fußball-Liga (DFL or German Football League) when the Bundesligen came under the auspices of this new body. The DFL, while remaining subordinate to the DFB, manages Germany's professional leagues and is responsible for the issuing of licences to clubs, general fiscal oversight of the Bundesligen, and marketing rights for the two upper leagues. Since the launch of the Bundesliga on 24 August 1963 fifty-five clubs have played in the league ranks. To help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the league, two clubs with distinguished Bundesliga histories met in a game on 24 August"
"the first Bundesliga champion (with 45:19 points) over second place clubs Meidericher SV and Eintracht Frankfurt (both 39:25). Following German reunification, the East German leagues were merged into the West German system. Dynamo Dresden and F.C. Hansa Rostock were seeded into the top-tier Bundesliga division, with other clubs being sorted into lower tiers. The German football champion is decided strictly by play in the Bundesliga. Each club plays every other club once at home and once away. Originally, a victory was worth two points, with one point for a draw and none for a loss. Since the 1995–96 season, a"
"Der Klassiker Der Klassiker, also known as the ""German Clasico"", is the name given in football to any match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. Since the foundation of the Bundesliga in 1963, they are two of the most successful teams in German football, having combined for 21 of the past 24 Bundesliga titles as of 2018. The two teams fought closely for the Bundesliga title in the early 2010s, and met in the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final. However, the nature of the rivalry has been called into question, with many disputing the fixture being a ""classic"" due to"
"Bundesliga (baseball) The Baseball-Bundesliga is the elite competition for the sport of baseball in Germany. In it, the men's German championship is determined annually. Like most European sports leagues, the Bundesliga uses a system of promotion and relegation. The highest division of the Bundesliga currently consists of sixteen teams in two divisions, with each team playing four games against each other team. The league is regulated by the German Baseball and Softball Association (DBV). After a 28-game regular season (8 teams per division), the first four teams in the North and the South make the playoff quarterfinals. The team with"
"clubs without clearly mentioning the word Bundesliga, a step that was approved but its execution procrastinated. Disillusioned with the slow process of implementing this reduction, the clubs from the West once more raised a motion, to introduce the Bundesliga in 1963, which was approved. Germany's poor performance at the 1962 FIFA World Cup greatly helped the cause, like it did in 1938. On 28 July 1962, at the annual convention of the DFB in the Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, at 17:45, the introduction of the Bundesliga was officially approved with 103 votes for the league and 26 against. Parallel to this, new"
"is for total league championships won over the course of German football history, and would be displayed within the star. Some teams listed here had different names while winning their respective championships, these names are also noted in parentheses. <nowiki>*</nowiki> <nowiki>**</nowiki> <nowiki>***</nowiki> For the first time in 1996, the Bundesliga was given its own logo to distinguish itself. Six years later, the logo was revamped into a portrait orientation, which was used until 2010. A new logo was announced for the 2010–11 season in order to modernise the brand logo for all media platforms. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of"
"""All times are UTC+2"". ""VfL Wolfsburg won 4–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues."" 2017–18 Bundesliga The 2017–18 Bundesliga was the 55th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 18 August 2017 and concluded on 12 May 2018. The fixtures were announced on 29 June 2017. Bayern Munich were the defending champions and won their 27th Bundesliga title on 7 April with five games to spare, winning a sixth consecutive title for the first time in their history. 1. FC Köln and Hamburger SV were relegated at the end of the"
"2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga (""Zweite Bundesliga"", ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below the Bundesliga and above the 3. Liga in the German football league system. All of the 2. Bundesliga clubs qualify for the DFB-Pokal, the annual German Cup competition. A total of 125 clubs have competed in the 2. Bundesliga since its foundation. The decision to establish the league as the second level of football in West Germany was made in May 1973. The league started operating in August 1974, then with two divisions of 20 clubs. It"
"All-time Bundesliga table The All-time Fußball-Bundesliga table () is a ranking of all German football clubs based on their performance in the Bundesliga, the top division of German football. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss, although the Bundesliga awarded 2 points for a win until the 1994–95 season. In the 1983–84 season the FC Bayern Munich took the lead from 1. FC Köln, which had led the standings since the inception of the Bundesliga in 1963. The ranking includes the 55 teams which have played in the"
"champions are determined by a final (except in 2001-02), currently contested by the two top teams of the Bundesliga: As of 2016, this is the standing in the all-time winners list of the Bundesliga: Since 1998, the following clubs have played in the league. From 1999 to 2001, the league consisted of two regional divisions of six teams each. After an autumn (A) round, the top three from each group would reach the championship finals round in spring (S). The bottom three, together with the top three from each of the two 2nd Bundesligas would play a promotion round in"
"Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. The league has been sponsored by Toyota since 2007 and therefore the league was called the ""Toyota Handball-Bundesliga"". Since 2012 it is sponsorsed by the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) and therefore the name has changed into ""DKB Handball-Bundesliga"". The winners of the Handball-Bundesliga are recognised as the German handball champions. The HBL headquarters are in Dortmund. The Bundesliga was installed with the 1966/67 season and initially operated with two regional sections, North and South. Since 1977 the Bundesliga has operated with a single section first division, currently composed of"
"the northern division; ""Regionalliga Südwest"" and ""Regionalliga Süd"" below the southern division. The twelfth-placed team of each Bundesliga division is automatically relegated to the appropriate regional league. The eleventh-placed team competes together with the two top teams of each regional league for two spots in next year's Bundesliga. Below the regional leagues, there are leagues managed by each ""Landesverband"" (in northern Germany, these generally follow the state borders, while the large states in the south are divided into several ""Landesverbände""). The following clubs have become German champions since the inception of the Bundesliga. The following clubs are qualified for the"
"Bundesliga (wrestling) The top division of team wrestling in Germany, is the Bundesliga (German: Bundesliga-Ringen). Every year since 1964, championships have been held by Bundesliga-Ringen. Each time a team competes, then a number of the matches will be contested by rules of Greco-Roman wrestling, and the rest of the matches will be fought by the rules of Freestyle wrestling. The ""Vorrunde"" consists of 20 teams (2010–11) competing for a slot in the play-offs, which consists of quarter-finals and semi-finals. The finals are held around the month of February. The finals consist of one set of matches (in different weight classes)"
"the Bundesliga, was formed, with HSV one of 16 clubs invited to join that first season. Hamburger SV held the distinction of being the only original Bundesliga side to have played continuously in the top flight – without ever having been relegated – from when the league was formed in 1963, until they were relegated in the 2017–18 season, finishing in 17th place. They had shared that special status with Eintracht Frankfurt and 1. FC Kaiserslautern until 1996, and with 1. FC Köln until 1998. Altogether, 49 other sides have come and gone since the league's inception. The Bundesliga celebrated"
"Frauen-Bundesliga The Frauen-Bundesliga (English: Women's Federal League), currently known as the Allianz Frauen-Bundesliga due to sponsorship by Allianz, 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"
"through the 2017 season. In Spain, the Bundesliga is broadcast live on Movistar+. In 2015, digital TV operator StarTimes acquired exclusive television rights for Sub-Saharan Africa for 5 years starting from 2015-2016 season. In total, 43 clubs have won the ""German championship"", including titles won before the Bundesliga's inception and those in the East German Oberliga. The record champions are Bayern Munich with 27 titles, ahead of BFC Dynamo Berlin with 10 (all in East Germany) and 1. FC Nürnberg with 9. The following 12 clubs have won the ""Bundesliga"": Bayern Munich (27 titles), Borussia Mönchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund (5),"
"""Bundesligen"", was introduced in 2008. The German Cup (German: ""DFB-Pokal"", Deutscher Fußball Bund-Pokal) is a national football tournament held annually since 1952. It is the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. Each football club which participates in the German football league system is entitled to enter the tournament. The clubs of the lower leagues play in regional qualification rounds, with the winners joining the teams of the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga in the main round of the tournament in the following year. Each elimination is determined by a single game held on the ground of"
"World Cup title in 1990 and third European Championships title in 1996). The Bundesliga also began to take a more deliberate approach to marketing and promoting itself and its member clubs, following the example of other more widely recognized European leagues. In 1998, 1. FC Kaiserslautern became the first (and so far, only) team in Bundesliga and German history to win the league championship as a newly promoted team, having won the 2. Bundesliga title the previous year. Until 2001, the Bundesliga was directly under the control German football's governing body the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB or German Football Association). This"