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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 association football trophy which has been awarded to the
''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, theGeschichte der Bundesliga-Meisterschale
(in German) '' Sueddeutsche Zeitung'', published: 11 May 2013, accessed: 30 December 2015
''DFB'' website
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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 association football trophy which has been awarded to the German champions
The German football champions are the annual winners of the highest Football in Germany, association football competition in Germany. The history of the German football championship is complex and reflects the turbulent history of the country thr ...
since 1949
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and the Bundesliga 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 only to resurface after the German reunification
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.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
The German Football Association (german: Deutscher Fußball-Bund ; DFB ) is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB has jurisdiction for the German football league system and is in charge of t ...
(''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
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