List of German women's football champions
This is a list of all German women's football champions. TuS Wörrstadt won the first championship, held in 1974. SSG Bergisch Gladbach is the club with the most championships, winning the trophy nine times. The women's football department of the club has since moved to Bayer Leverkusen.
| German women's football champions |
|---|
| Founded |
| 1974 |
| Number of teams |
| 12 |
| Current champions |
| VfL Wolfsburg |
| Country |
 Germany |
| Most successful club |
| SSG Bergisch Gladbach (9 times champions) |
West German champions (1973–1997)
The German women's football championship was first held in 1973–74. Until 1989–90 the German championship was held as a single-elimination tournament. A nationwide league, the Bundesliga was incepted in 1990–91. As the league consisted of two divisions playoffs were still held at the end of the season. In 1991–92 one club from former East Germany was admitted to each division of the Bundesliga, both were relegated at the end of the season, though.
- Key
| # | Match played over two legs |
| * | Match went to extra time |
| † | Champion also won DFB-Pokal |
| Year[1] | Champions[1] | Score[1] | Runners-up[1] | Venue[1] | Attendance[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | TuS Wörrstadt | 4–0 | DJK Eintracht Erle | Mainz | 3,500 |
| 1975 | Bonner SC | 4–2 | Bayern Munich | Bad Godesberg | 2,400 |
| 1976 | Bayern Munich | 4 – 2 * | Tennis Borussia Berlin | Siegen | |
| 1977 | SSG Bergisch Gladbach | 0 – 0 # 1 – 0 |
FC Oberst Schiel 1902 Niederrad | Bergisch Gladbach Niederrad |
8,000 3,000 |
| 1978 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 2 – 0 # 0 – 1 |
FC Hellas Marpingen | Bad Neuenahr Eppelborn |
1,500 4,000 |
| 1979 | SSG Bergisch Gladbach | 2 – 3 # 1 – 0 |
Bayern Munich | Munich Bergisch Gladbach |
800 12,000 |
| 1980 | SSG Bergisch Gladbach | 5–0 | KBC Duisburg | Bergisch Gladbach | 5,000 |
| 1981 | SSG Bergisch Gladbach † | 4–0 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | Bergisch Gladbach | 4,000 |
| 1982 | SSG Bergisch Gladbach † | 6–0 | Bayern Munich | Bergisch Gladbach | 3,500 |
| 1983 | SSG Bergisch Gladbach | 6–0 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | Bergisch Gladbach | 3,200 |
| 1984 | SSG Bergisch Gladbach † | 3–1 | FSV Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 2,200 |
| 1985 | KBC Duisburg | 1–0 | Bayern Munich | Duisburg | 5,500 |
| 1986 | FSV Frankfurt | 5–0 | SSG Bergisch Gladbach | Bergisch Gladbach | |
| 1987 | TSV Siegen † | 2–1 | FSV Frankfurt | Siegen | 6,400 |
| 1988 | SSG Bergisch Gladbach | 0 – 0 * (5 – 4 pso) |
KBC Duisburg | Bergisch Gladbach | 3,800 |
| 1989 | SSG Bergisch Gladbach | 2–0 | TuS Ahrbach | Montabaur | 6,000 |
| 1990 | TSV Siegen | 3–0 | SSG Bergisch Gladbach | Siegen | 3,700 |
| Two divisional Bundesliga play-off finals: | |||||
| 1991 | TSV Siegen | 4–2 | FSV Frankfurt | Siegen | 4,500 |
| 1992 | TSV Siegen | 2–0 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | Siegen | |
| 1993 | TuS Niederkirchen | 2 – 1 * | TSV Siegen | Limburgerhof | 5,000 |
| 1994 | TSV Siegen | 1–0 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | Pulheim | 2,600 |
| 1995 | FSV Frankfurt † | 2–0 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | Pulheim | |
| 1996 | TSV Siegen | 1–0 | SG Praunheim | Frankfurt/Main | |
| 1997 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler † | 1 – 1 * (5 – 3 pso) |
FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen | Duisburg-Homberg | |
Single division Bundesliga (1997–present)
In 1997–98 the two Bundesliga divisions were merged into a uniform league of twelve teams.
- Key
| † | Champion also won DFB-Pokal |
| * | Champions also won the DFB-Pokal and UEFA Women's Champions League that season |
East German champions
Turbine Potsdam won six championships in the East Germany, making them the team with the most titles. The only other team to win more than one championship were the 1987 and 1988 title holders Rotation Schlema.
Championships won by club
Thirteen different club have won at least one women's football championship. SSG Bergisch Gladbach won the most titles with nine championships. In addition to their six all-German championships Turbine Potsdam has won six East German championships. Tennis Borussia Berlin finished second three times, making them the club that came in most often second without ever winning a championship.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| SSG Bergisch Gladbach | 9 | 2 |
| FFC Frankfurt | 7 | 6 |
| Turbine Potsdam | 6 | 4 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 3 |
| TSV Siegen | 6 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | 3 | 9 |
| FSV Frankfurt | 3 | 3 |
| FCR 2001 Duisburg | 1 | 7 |
| Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | 1 | 3 |
| KBC Duisburg | 1 | 2 |
| SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 1 | 0 |
| Bonner SC | 1 | 0 |
| TuS Niederkirchen | 1 | 0 |
| TuS Wörrstadt | 1 | 0 |
Titles by region
| Region | Titles | Winning clubs |
|---|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 19 | SSG Bergisch Gladbach (9), TSV Siegen (6), FCR 2001 Duisburg (1), Grün-Weiß Brauweiler (1), KBC Duisburg (1), Bonner SC (1) |
| Hesse | 10 | FFC Frankfurt (7), FSV Frankfurt (3) |
| Brandenburg | 6 | Turbine Potsdam (6) |
| Lower Saxony | 6 | VfL Wolfsburg (6) |
| Bavaria | 3 | Bayern Munich (3) |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 3 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr (1), TuS Niederkirchen (1), TuS Wörrstadt (1) |
See also
- German football champions
- Women's Bundesliga
References
- "(West) Germany – List of Women Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.