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The ''Meisterschale'' ("champions' bowl"), colloquially referred to as the ''Salatschüssel'' (salad bowl, despite of the fact that it more closely resembles a giant plate), is a German
''DFB'' website – The "Viktoria", accessed: 30 December 2015Meisterschale
''DFB'' website, accessed: 30 December 2015 The trophy has all German champions since 1903 engraved on it and has had to be enlarged twice, in 1981 and 2009. At its current size, it is estimated to have enough space for all champions until 2026. A number of copies of the trophy exist because, in the 1980s, the German Football Association (''DFB'') allowed clubs with multiple championships to create a slightly smaller replica for their trophy cabinets. These copies are now used when more than one club can still win the championship in the last round. The original trophy will then generally be sent to the Bundesliga leader at the time and, should another club win the league, a replica will be awarded until the original can be obtained.Geschichte der Bundesliga-Meisterschale
(in German) '' Sueddeutsche Zeitung'', published: 11 May 2013, accessed: 30 December 2015
''DFB'' website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meisterschale German football trophies and awards German football championship Bundesliga
The ''Meisterschale'' ("champions' bowl"), colloquially referred to as the ''Salatschüssel'' (salad bowl, despite of the fact that it more closely resembles a giant plate), is a German association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
trophy which has been awarded to the German champions since 1949 and the Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
champions since 1963–64. It replaced the '' Viktoria'', which was the original trophy since 1903
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but which disappeared during the final stages of the Second World War
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only to resurface after the German reunification.Die "Viktoria"''DFB'' website – The "Viktoria", accessed: 30 December 2015Meisterschale
''DFB'' website, accessed: 30 December 2015 The trophy has all German champions since 1903 engraved on it and has had to be enlarged twice, in 1981 and 2009. At its current size, it is estimated to have enough space for all champions until 2026. A number of copies of the trophy exist because, in the 1980s, the German Football Association (''DFB'') allowed clubs with multiple championships to create a slightly smaller replica for their trophy cabinets. These copies are now used when more than one club can still win the championship in the last round. The original trophy will then generally be sent to the Bundesliga leader at the time and, should another club win the league, a replica will be awarded until the original can be obtained.
(in German) '' Sueddeutsche Zeitung'', published: 11 May 2013, accessed: 30 December 2015
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''DFB'' website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meisterschale German football trophies and awards German football championship Bundesliga