This is a list of all clubs that have taken part in the
German football champions
The German football champions are the annual winners of the highest association football competition in Germany. The history of the German football championship is complex and reflects the turbulent history of the country through the course of t ...
hip from 1903 to 1963, in the era when the national championship was decided by a finals round with a national title game at the end.
The German football championship was first held in 1903 and won by