Total German Football Championships Won
Over the history of the German football championship 28 different teams have won the title. The most successful side is FC Bayern Munich with 22 titles to its credit, most of those coming in Bundesliga competition. The most successful pre-Bundesliga side is 1. FC Nuremberg who took 8 titles in the era of knockout play amongst regional champions.
Former German champions are recognized through the Verdiente Meistervereine system which permits the display of a star or stars on a club's jersey. This system allows for the recognition of both German and East German titles, although only German titles are listed in the table below.
Club | Winners | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
Bayern Munich | 22 | 10 |
1. FC Nuremberg | 9 | 3 |
Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 4 |
Schalke 04 | 7 | 9 |
Hamburger SV | 6 | 8 |
VfB Stuttgart | 5 | 4 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5 | 2 |
Werder Bremen | 4 | 7 |
Kaiserslautern | 4 | 4 |
FC Köln | 3 | 7 |
VfB Leipzig | 3 | 2 |
SpVgg Fürth | 3 | 1 |
Hertha Berlin | 2 | 5 |
Viktoria 89 Berlin | 2 | 2 |
Dresdner SC | 2 | 1 |
Hannover 96 | 2 | 0 |
Karlsruher FV | 1 | 2 |
Holstein Kiel | 1 | 2 |
1860 Munich | 1 | 2 |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 | 1 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 1 |
SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin | 1 | 0 |
Eintracht Braunschweig | 1 | 0 |
Rot-Weiss Essen | 1 | 0 |
Freiburger FC | 1 | 0 |
Phönix Karlsruhe | 1 | 0 |
VfR Mannheim | 1 | 0 |
Rapid Wien | 1 | 0 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 0 |
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