German football is about one club, Bayern München or Bayern Munich in English. The 'Ger' column on the chart to the right shows domestic success and the 'Tot' column adds European competitions. BM wins easily on both counts. Borussia Dortmund is the closest to rivaling BM.
So how do the points work? In the Bundesliga (Division 1) the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The DFB-Pokal Cup 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. The DFB-ligapokal Cup (League Cup) was a brief affair but still scored 3 and 1 for the finalists.
In Europe, the Champions League (European Cup) 8, 4 and two from the semi finals forward. The Europa League (UEFA Cup) got 6, 3 and 1. The new Conference League I added to the long defunct Cup Winner's Cup. They get 4 and 2 for the finalists.
Bayern München won the league every year from 2013/14 to 2022/23 which was eleven consecutive times! In the 1960's and late 1970's it wasn't dominant but otherwise it always has been.
2023/24 hurt when Bayer Leverkusen went on a freakish unbeaten run to take the title. BM's pride was dented further when VfB Stuttgart pipped them for second place. However since there has been a resumption of normality with BM taking the title.
The DFB-Pokal Cup is another one sided competition although not to quite an extreme. In fact, Bayern Munich hadn't won it since 2019/20. Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig (twice in a row) and Bayer Leverkusen are the more recent winners. So B Leverkusen got the double. Bayern München are current holders.
The League Cup was held in 1972/73 and again from 1996/97 to 2006/07. They were smart enough to spare their players from excess matches, something the powers that be in England haven't cottoned on to yet. Bayern won it six times and was the last club to win it, therefore the current holders.
In Europe, Bayern München has been successful. It has been Champions League winners six times, Europa League and Cup Winner's Cup once. Bayern München has not won a title since 2019/20. SC Freiburg made a final this season.
All put together, the clubs are below. The grand total is shown for each club, divided into regions with a ranking number (Rk) which gives their place compared to all the other clubs.
The West of Germany is the most successful with 41.9% of the total, due to having the most population and clubs. The South cannot be saved by one club although 38.2% is a fine effort. North and East make up the other regions. The East region isn't helped in that it only joined in 1990 and the RB Leipzig club only joined in 2009/10.
