We take a look at every winner of the Bundesliga since it was introduced as Germany's top professional football league in 1963.
Over the history of the German football championship, Bayern Munich are the most successful club with 33 titles, of which 32 have been won in the Bundesliga era.
Bayern's trophy haul includes a remarkable stint between 2012 and 2023 where they held aloft the Meisterschale in 11 consecutive seasons.
A total of 30 different clubs have been crowned champions of Germany, with Bayer Leverkusen the latest to join the illustrious list in 2024.
Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen, Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart, 1. FC Koln and 1. FC Kaiserslautern have all won the Bundesliga title on multiple occasions.
1. FC Koln were triumphant in the inaugural Bundesliga campaign in 1963/64.
Bundesliga winners list
1963-1970
Year | Champions | Runners-up |
1963/64 | 1. FC Köln | Meidericher SV |
1964/65 | Werder Bremen | 1. FC Köln |
1965/66 | TSV 1860 Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
1966/67 | Eintracht Braunschweig | TSV 1860 Munich |
1967/68 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Werder Bremen |
1968/69 | Bayern Munich | Alemannia Aachen |
1969/70 | Borussia Monchengladbach | Bayern Munich |
1971-1980
Year | Champions | Runners-up |
1970/71 | Borussia Monchengladbach | Bayern Munich |
1971/72 | Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 |
1972/73 | Bayern Munich | 1. FC Köln |
1973/74 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Monchengladbach |
1974/75 | Borussia Monchengladbach | Hertha Berlin |
1975/76 | Borussia Monchengladbach | Hamburger SV |
1976/77 | Borussia Monchengladbach | Schalke 04 |
1977/78 | 1. FC Köln | Borussia Monchengladbach |
1978/79 | Hamburger SV | VfB Stuttgart |
1979/80 | Bayern Munich | Hamburger SV |
1981-1990
Year | Champions | Runners-up |
1980/81 | Bayern Munich | Hamburger SV |
1981/82 | Hamburger SV | 1. FC Köln |
1982/83 | Hamburger SV | Werder Bremen |
1983/84 | VfB Stuttgart | Hamburger SV |
1984/85 | Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen |
1985/86 | Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen |
1986/87 | Bayern Munich | Hamburger SV |
1987/88 | Werder Bremen | Bayern Munich |
1988/89 | Bayern Munich | 1. FC Köln |
1989/90 | Bayern Munich | 1. FC Köln |
1991-2000
Year | Champions | Runners-up |
1990/91 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Bayern Munich |
1991/92 | VfB Stuttgart | Borussia Dortmund |
1992/93 | Werder Bremen | Bayern Munich |
1993/94 | Bayern Munich | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
1994/95 | Borussia Dortmund | Werder Bremen |
1995/96 | Borussia Dortmund | Bayern Munich |
1996/97 | Bayern Munich | Bayer Leverkusen |
1997/98 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Bayern Munich |
1998/99 | Bayern Munich | Bayer Leverkusen |
1999/00 | Bayern Munich | Bayer Leverkusen |
2001-2010
Year | Champions | Runners-up |
2000/01 | Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 |
2001/02 | Borussia Dortmund | Bayer Leverkusen |
2002/03 | Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart |
2003/04 | Werder Bremen | Bayern Munich |
2004/05 | Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 |
2005/06 | Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen |
2006/07 | VfB Stuttgart | Schalke 04 |
2007/08 | Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen |
2008/09 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bayern Munich |
2009/10 | Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 |
2011-2020
Year | Champions | Runners-up |
2010/11 | Borussia Dortmund | Bayer Leverkusen |
2011/12 | Borussia Dortmund | Bayern Munich |
2012/13 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
2013/14 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
2014/15 | Bayern Munich | VfL Wolfsburg |
2015/16 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
2016/17 | Bayern Munich | RB Leipzig |
2017/18 | Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 |
2018/19 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
2019/20 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
2021-2024
Year | Champions | Runners-up |
2020/21 | Bayern Munich | RB Leipzig |
2021/22 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
2022/23 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
2023/24 | Bayer Leverkusen | VfB Stuttgart |
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