This is a list of clubs in the Bundesliga. It records all 57 clubs who have played in the 61 seasons of the

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

since its introduction in 1963. The placings section is split into two periods, before and after

German reunification German reunification () was the process of re-establishing Germany as a single sovereign state, which began on 9 November 1989 and culminated on 3 October 1990 with the dissolution of the East Germany, German Democratic Republic and the int ...

, which took place during the league's 1990–91 season, in October 1990. For the following season, clubs from former

East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

joined the league.

List of clubs

The list of clubs of the Bundesliga from its inception to the present season, sorted by the number of seasons a club played in the league.

Key

Placings

Placings from 1963 to 1991

The placings in the Bundesliga from its inception to the last season before German reunification:''30 Jahre Bundesliga'' 30th Anniversary special, publisher: '' kicker Sportmagazin'', published: 1993

Placings from 1991 to the present season

The placings in the Bundesliga from German reunificaton to the present season:

Key for placings

* The two digit year is the year in which the season finishes.

References

External links

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DFB – Deutscher Fußball Bund
(German Football Association) {{Bundesliga

List de:Liste der Vereine der Fußball-Bundesliga